JP2011078472A - Phototherapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a phototherapeutic apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The phototherapeutic apparatus includes an affected part disposing part 6 and upper and lower gas injection bodies 7 and 8 disposed to face the affected part disposing part 6. A plurality of light emitting elements 9 are disposed in areas facing the affected part disposing part 6 in the upper and lower gas injection bodies 7 and 8. The affected part disposing part 6 is composed of a space formed, for example, between a lower case 1 and an upper case 2 which is openably/closably disposed on the lower case 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a phototherapy device.

The phototherapy device performs treatment by irradiating the affected area with light.
In general, the affected area where phototherapy is performed is not limited to a single point, but often extends to a certain extent. Therefore, conventionally, by providing a light emitting element at the tip of a plurality of probes, and moving each of the probes independently to the vicinity of the affected area, it is possible to irradiate a wide range of affected areas with light. (For example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-21069

The problem with the conventional example is that the operation becomes complicated.
That is, according to the above-described conventional example, it is necessary to set each of the plurality of probes according to the situation of the affected part, which is an extremely complicated operation, and the patient does not set it himself. In reality, it is difficult.
Therefore, the present invention aims to improve operability.

  And in order to achieve this object, the present invention comprises an affected part arrangement part and a gas injection body provided facing the affected part arrangement part, and a part of the gas injection body facing the affected part arrangement part, A plurality of light emitting elements are provided, thereby achieving the intended purpose.

  As described above, the present invention includes an affected part arrangement part and a gas injector provided so as to face the affected part arrangement part, and a plurality of light emitting elements are provided in a part of the gas injector facing the affected part arrangement part. Since it is provided, the operability is extremely good. In other words, according to the present invention, the gas injection body expands and deforms in accordance with the shape of the affected area simply by arranging the affected area in the affected area arrangement section and injecting gas into the gas injection body, whereby a plurality of light emitting elements are formed. It will contact along the affected part. That is, by simply injecting gas into the gas injector, a plurality of light emitting elements can be appropriately arranged in accordance with the form of the affected part, so that the operability is extremely good. In addition, since a plurality of light emitting elements can be disposed in contact with the affected part form, the therapeutic effect can be enhanced.

Front view of phototherapy device according to (Embodiment 1) of the present invention Side view Cross-sectional side view Cross-sectional side view Cross section of the main part Same control block diagram Same control flowchart

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
1 to 3 show (Embodiment 1) of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a lower case having a cylindrical shape and having an upper surface opened. The hinge 3 can be opened and closed. Further, an opening / closing button 4 is provided on the opposite side of the upper case 2 from the hinge 3, and when the opening / closing button 4 is pressed, the hook 5 provided on the upper case 2 is detached from the lower case 1, thereby the upper case 2. Is opened on the lower case 1 with the hinge 3 side down and the hook 5 side up.

  Further, when the hook 5 side of the upper case 2 is pushed downward from this open state, the hook 5 engages with the lower case 1, and the closed state is brought about as shown in FIGS. Further, in the closed state of the upper case 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the affected part placement portion 6 is formed by a space formed between the lower case 1 and the upper case 2 provided on the lower case 1 so as to be opened and closed. Is configured. Further, a lower gas injection body 7 is provided on the upper surface of the lower case 1 in contact with the affected area arrangement portion 6, and an upper gas injection body 8 is provided on the lower surface of the upper case 2 in contact with the affected area arrangement portion 6. The lower gas injection body 7 and the upper gas injection body 8 are formed by forming a soft and elastic material such as rubber or soft resin into a bag shape, and are opposed to the affected part arrangement part 6. A light emitting element 9 such as an LED is mounted on each side.

  Furthermore, a pump (10 in FIG. 6) for injecting the gas (for example, air) shown in FIG. 6 is connected to the lower gas injecting body 7 and the upper gas injecting body 8, and this pump 10 is driven. If it does so, gas will be inject | poured into the lower gas injection body 7 and the upper gas injection body 8, and the lower gas injection body 7 and the upper gas injection body 8 will swell like FIG. 4, FIG.

  In addition, liquid (water as an example) is injected into the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 using the pump 10, and the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 are used as shown in FIGS. You may make it swell. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressure sensor 11 faces the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8, and the inside of the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 detected by the pressure sensor 11. When the pressure exceeds a predetermined value, the control unit 12 stops driving the pump 10.

 Returning to FIGS. 1 to 4 again, the description is continued. On the opposite side (front side) of the lower case 1 and the hinge 3 of the upper case 2, an affected part insertion port 13 for the affected part placement part 6 is provided. Further, a light shielding cloth 14 is provided on the back side of the affected part insertion port 13, and a pad 15 for supporting the wrist is provided below the affected part insertion port 13. On the other hand, a display unit 16 is provided on the upper surface of the upper case 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a power switch 17, a power lamp 18, an irradiation lamp 19, a warning lamp 20, and manual pressurization are provided below the display unit 16. A switch 21, a manual pressure reducing switch 22, and a pump stop switch 23 are arranged. The display unit 16, the power switch 17, the power lamp 18, the irradiation lamp 19, the warning lamp 20, the manual pressurization switch 21, the manual decompression switch 22, and the pump stop switch 23 are connected to the control unit 12 as shown in FIG. Has been.

  In addition to the above, the control unit 12 includes an infrared sensor 24 for detecting the affected part arrangement on the affected part arranging part 6, a timer 25 for setting the light irradiation time from the light emitting element 9, a buzzer 26 for emitting an alarm sound, and the affected part arrangement. A pump 27 for sending ventilation air from the section 6 is connected. Each of the above components is configured to be supplied with power from the power supply device 28.

In the above configuration, an example operation when performing phototherapy on the finger indirect portion will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the power switch 17 in FIG. 1 is turned on (S1 in FIG. 7), and then a hand 29 is inserted from the affected part insertion port 13 into the affected part placement part 6 as shown in FIG. 3 (S2 in FIG. 7).
When the infrared sensor 24 detects that the hand 29 has been inserted and placed in the affected part placement part 6, the pump 10 is driven (S 3 in FIG. 7), whereby gas is introduced into the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8. When the internal pressure of the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 detected by the pressure sensor 11 exceeds a predetermined value, the controller 12 The driving of the pump 10 is stopped (S4 in FIG. 7). When the pump 10 is stopped, the plurality of light emitting elements 9 are energized and treatment with light is started (S5 in FIG. 7).

At this time, the plurality of light emitting elements 9 provided in the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 are in contact with the front and back surfaces of the hand 29 as shown in FIG. The light is irradiated on the front and back surfaces. In other words, by simply injecting gas into the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8, a plurality of light emitting elements 9 can be appropriately arranged in accordance with the shape of the hand 29 (an example of the affected part), which is extremely easy to operate. It becomes a good thing.
In addition, since a plurality of light emitting elements 9 can be disposed in contact with the affected part form, the therapeutic effect can be enhanced.

 Further, when the hand 10 feels pain in the state where the pump 10 is stopped, the manual pressure reducing switch 22 is pushed (S6 in FIG. 7), for example, the pump 10 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the lower gas injecting body 7 and the upper gas injecting. When the pressure of the body 8 is reduced and it is just right, the pump 10 is stopped by the pump stop switch 23 (S7 in FIG. 7). When it is felt that the pressures of the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 have been reduced too much, the manual pressurization switch 21 is pushed (S8 in FIG. 7). Stop (S9 in FIG. 7).

The treatment with the light from the plurality of light emitting elements 9 is continued during the time set by the timer 25 after the plurality of light emitting elements 9 are energized and the treatment with light is started (S5 in FIG. 7) (FIG. 7). S10). The remaining time of the timer 25 is displayed on the display unit 16.
During this phototherapy period, the surface temperature of the hand 29 is measured by the infrared sensor 24 (S11 in FIG. 7). When the detected temperature exceeds 40 degrees, the warning lamp 20 blinks and an alarm is sounded by the buzzer 26. (S12 in FIG. 7). When the time set by the timer 25 elapses, the pump 10 is reversely rotated (S13 in FIG. 7), and when the pump 10 is stopped for a predetermined time, the light emission of the light emitting element 9 is also stopped (S14 in FIG. 7), and the process is ended. (S15 in FIG. 7).

  In this state, since the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 are contracted as shown in FIG. 3, the hand 29 can be easily extracted from the affected part insertion port 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8 are inflated and light therapy is being performed, a pumping air is sent around the hand 29 from the pump 27, and the hand 29 is steamed. In addition, heat generation of the light emitting element 9 is prevented.

In addition, you may make it perform the awakening function by the pump 27 by switching the gas supply path | route from the pump 10 to the lower gas injection body 7 and the upper gas injection body 8 with a valve (not shown).
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lower gas injecting body 7 and the upper gas injecting body 8 are inflated and light therapy is being performed, since the space around the hand 29 is a narrow space, a high resistance to ventilation and a propeller fan are sufficient. However, if the pump 10 is used, a sufficient blast can be sent. In the case of injecting liquid from the pump 10 to the lower gas injector 7 and the upper gas injector 8, the injected liquid prevents heat generation of the light emitting element 9, and the urging wind from the pump 27 causes the hand 29 to Can prevent stuffiness. In the above embodiment, the hand 29 is used for phototherapy, but it can also be applied to the foot.

  As described above, the present invention includes an affected part arrangement part and a gas injector provided so as to face the affected part arrangement part, and a plurality of light emitting elements are provided in a part of the gas injector facing the affected part arrangement part. Since it is provided, the operability is extremely good. That is, according to the present invention, the gas injection body expands and deforms in accordance with the form of the affected area simply by arranging the affected area in the affected area arrangement section and injecting the gas into the gas injection body. It will contact | abut so that an affected part may be met. That is, by simply injecting gas into the gas injector, a plurality of light emitting elements can be appropriately arranged in accordance with the shape of the affected part, so that the operability is extremely good. In addition, since a plurality of light emitting elements can be disposed in contact with the affected part form, the therapeutic effect can be enhanced. Therefore, it is expected to be widely used as a phototherapy treatment device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lower case 2 Upper case 3 Hinge 4 Opening / closing button 5 Hook 6 Affected part arrangement | positioning part 7 Lower gas injection body 8 Upper gas injection body 9 Light emitting element 10, 27 Pump 11 Pressure sensor 12 Control part 13 Affected part insertion port 14 Light shielding cloth 15 Pad 16 Display unit 17 Power switch 18 Power lamp 19 Irradiation lamp 20 Warning lamp 21 Manual pressurization switch 22 Manual decompression switch 23 Pump stop switch 24 Infrared sensor 25 Timer 26 Buzzer 28 Power supply 29 Hand

Claims (8)

A phototherapy apparatus comprising an affected part arrangement part and a gas injection body provided opposite to the affected part arrangement part, and a plurality of light emitting elements provided in a part of the gas injection body facing the affected part arrangement part. The affected part arrangement part is constituted by a space formed between a lower case and an upper case provided on the lower case so as to be openable and closable. A lower gas injecting body is provided on the upper surface of the lower case, and an upper gas is provided on the lower surface of the upper case. The phototherapy device according to claim 1, wherein an injection body is provided, and a plurality of light emitting elements are provided on an upper surface of the lower gas injection body and a lower surface of the upper gas injection body, respectively. The phototherapy device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the lower case and the upper case is provided with an affected part insertion port into the affected part placement part. The light according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a lower gas injector and a pump for injecting gas into the upper gas injector are provided, and ventilation air is sent between the lower case and the upper case from the pump. Therapeutic device. The phototherapy device according to claim 4, wherein when the pressure of at least one of the lower gas injector and the upper gas injector exceeds a predetermined value, the gas injection operation by the pump is stopped. When the pressure of at least one of the lower gas injection body and the upper gas injection body exceeds a predetermined value, the gas injection operation by the pump is stopped, and the ventilation air flow from the pump to the lower case and the upper case continues. The phototherapy device according to claim 4, wherein the phototherapy device is configured. The infrared sensor which detects the affected part arrangement | positioning to an affected part arrangement | positioning part is provided between a lower case and an upper case, and after having detected the affected part arrangement | positioning by this infrared sensor, it was set as the structure made to light-emit a light emitting element. The phototherapy device according to one. An infrared sensor is provided between the lower case and the upper case for detecting the affected part arrangement on the affected part arrangement part, and after the affected part arrangement is detected by the infrared sensor, the light emitting element emits light and the pump is driven. 6. The phototherapy device according to any one of 6 above.

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