JP2019129908A - Electric potential treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electric potential treatment apparatus capable of performing a treatment by applying a DC potential and an AC potential simultaneously.SOLUTION: An electric potential treatment apparatus includes a DC power source, a DC power source control unit for controlling a DC power source independently of an AC power source mentioned later, a first resistor connected to the DC power source for suppressing current, a first treatment electrode to be brought into contact with a body surface together with a second treatment electrode mentioned later connected to the first resistor, which is spaced from the second treatment electrode, the AC power source, an AC power source control unit for controlling the AC power source independently of the DC power source, a second resistor connected to the AC power source for suppressing current, and the second treatment electrode to be brought into contact with a body surface together with the above-mentioned first treatment electrode connected to the second resistor, which is spaced from the first treatment electrode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a potential treatment apparatus that performs treatment by simultaneously applying a direct current potential and an alternating current potential to a human body.

  Conventionally, there are many potential treatment devices that perform treatment by applying a potential to the human body. Some of them use a DC potential and others use an AC potential. Although there is no potential treatment device intended to apply a direct current potential and an alternating current potential to the human body at the same time, there has been one intended to use both the direct current potential and the alternating current potential alternately.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a potential treatment device capable of applying a DC or AC high potential to a human body by switching. In this treatment device, a patient is seated on an electric cloth equipped with a treatment conductor that outputs a high potential, and treatment is performed by selecting direct current or alternating current output. Patent Document 2 discloses a potential treatment device that enhances the therapeutic effect by alternately applying direct current and alternating current. Specifically, the direct current and the alternating current are switched at regular intervals based on the time measured by a timer and output to the electrode surface in contact with the human body.

JP-A-10-300673 JP 10-230065

  The device disclosed in the above document performs treatment by switching application of a DC potential and an AC potential, and does not apply a DC potential and an AC potential at the same time. On the other hand, common sense that it is dangerous for the human body to apply a DC potential and an AC potential at the same time exists in industries such as the medical community, the nether world, and the mechanics. However, the present inventor thought that there is a therapeutic effect superior to the therapeutic effect of the DC potential alone or the AC potential alone by simultaneously applying the DC potential and the AC potential to the human body.

  In the present invention, the DC power source, a DC power source control unit that controls the DC power source independently of the AC power source, a first resistor connected to the DC power source, and a first resistor for current suppression, A first treatment lead for separating the second treatment lead connected to the resistor and contacting the body surface at the same time, an alternating current power supply, and an alternating current power supply controller for controlling the alternating current power supply independently of the direct current power supply And a second resistor for current suppression connected to an AC power source, and a second treatment lead for contacting the body surface at the same time apart from the first treatment lead connected to the second resistor. An electric potential treatment device is provided.

In addition to the above features, the DC power supply control unit provides a potential treatment device capable of controlling the voltage of the first treatment lead to a maximum of 450 volts.

In addition to the above features, the AC power supply controller provides a potential treatment device capable of controlling the voltage of the second treatment lead up to a maximum of 1500 volts.

Furthermore, in addition to the above features, there is provided an electric potential treatment apparatus having a lead temporary fixing portion for temporarily fixing the first therapeutic lead or / and the second therapeutic lead in contact with the body surface.

Furthermore, in addition to the above features, there is provided an electric potential treatment device provided with a plurality of the first treatment leads.

Furthermore, in addition to the above features, there is provided an electric potential treatment apparatus provided with a plurality of the second treatment leads.

  In the electric potential treatment apparatus of the present invention, a high therapeutic effect can be obtained by applying a direct current potential and an alternating current potential at the same time as compared with the case where only the direct current potential or only the alternating current potential is applied.

  In addition to stiff shoulders, headaches, insomnia, chronic constipation, etc., the potential treatment device of the present invention is effective for sequelae of vaccines, diabetes, various tumors, and the like.

The figure which shows the outline | summary of the utilization scene of the electric potential treatment apparatus concerning an Example. The figure which shows an example of a functional structure of the electric potential treatment apparatus concerning an Example The figure which shows an example of the control panel of the electric potential treatment apparatus concerning an Example The figure which shows an example of the conductor of the electric potential treatment apparatus concerning an Example The figure which shows an example of the circuit of the electric potential treatment apparatus concerning an Example Diagram that mimics protein molecules in the body A graph showing the force that a protein molecule receives from an electric field when a potential is applied to the human body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention should not be limited to the examples, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the invention.

<Overview>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a usage scene of the electric potential therapy apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the practitioner (0101) is performing treatment on the patient (0102). The bed (0103) on which the patient (0102) lies has an insulator, and prevents current from being generated in the human body of the patient (0102) due to current flowing on the floor surface. The practitioner performs the treatment using the two treatment leads connected to the treatment device (0104). In this figure, the practitioner holds the first treatment lead (0105) by hand and performs the treatment by contacting it with the human body of the patient (0102). The second treatment lead (0106) is in contact with the human body by being attached to a position away from the first treatment lead, for example, at a position 30 cm away.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the electric potential therapy apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the electric potential treatment apparatus (0200) of the present example includes a DC power supply (0201), a DC power supply control unit (0202), a first resistance (0203), and a first treatment lead (0204). ), An AC power supply (0205), an AC power supply control unit (0206), a second resistance (0207), and a second treatment lead (0208).

  The “DC power supply” (0201) provides a voltage for applying a DC potential to the human body. Specifically, it is connected to a household electric power line provided with AC 100V or the like via an outlet (0209), and converted into DC by rectification. The converted direct current applies a direct current potential to the human body through the first treatment lead (0204). In FIG. 2, the positive side of the DC power source (0201) is grounded and a negative potential is applied, but a mode in which the negative side is grounded and a positive potential is applied may be used.

  The “DC power supply control unit” (0202) has a function of controlling the DC power supply independently of the AC power supply described later. Specifically, control such as adjusting the output voltage on the control panel or managing the treatment time with a timer or the like is performed. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control panel of the potential therapy apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the control system is divided into direct current (0301) and alternating current (0302), and control is possible independently. Further, an adjustment knob (0303) for adjusting the output voltage using a variable resistor or the like, meters (0304, 0305) for displaying the output voltage and current, and the like are arranged on the control panel. Further, an output jack (0306, 0307) for outputting a potential to the treatment lead or a timer setting knob (0308) may be arranged.

  Regarding the output voltage, the DC power supply controller (0202) is preferably capable of controlling the voltage of the first treatment lead up to 450 volts. The reason why the voltage is set to 450 volts or less is that not only the therapeutic effect does not increase even if the voltage is higher than 450 volts, but also the possibility of adversely affecting the human body cannot be denied.

  The “first resistor” (0203) is connected to the DC power source and has a function of suppressing current. It is placed between the DC power supply and the first treatment lead, preventing overcurrent from occurring due to some cause and large current flowing through the human body. The resistance value is in the order of mega ohms. For example, in order to suppress the current to 1 mA or less, a resistance of 5 MΩ to 15 MΩ is used for a voltage of 500 V to 1500 V.

  The “first treatment lead” (0204) is connected to the first resistance, and has a function of being separated from the second treatment lead and simultaneously contacting the body surface. Here, the “conductor” refers to an instrument that is brought into contact with the patient's skin in order to apply a DC potential. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to (c), the conductor is made of metal (0401) or rubber (0402) and attached to the skin. There is a mode of contact (0403). The difference between a metal conductor and a rubber conductor is that a rubber conductor has a minute resistance compared to a metal conductor having almost no resistance. Thereby, when it makes it contact with skin, a different electric field distribution can be comprised with respect to a human body, and it is possible to select a conductor according to a patient's state. Note that a plurality of first treatment guides (0204) may be provided and a plurality of patients can be treated simultaneously.

  Furthermore, the electric potential treatment apparatus of the present embodiment has a lead temporary fixing portion (not shown) for temporarily fixing the first treatment lead and the second treatment lead described later in contact with the body surface. Also good. “Temporary fixing” means that the conductor is fixed so as not to be separated from the human body by using an adhesive or a sucker, and is fixed in such a manner that it can be easily removed at the time of removal.

  In the first treatment guide and the second treatment guide described later, a contact treatment mode in which the substantially rod-shaped guide is held and the skin surface is spotted is also effective. In particular, the therapeutic effect is significant when an alternating potential is applied using the second therapeutic lead.

  "AC power supply" (0205) provides a voltage for applying an AC potential to the human body. In general, in the case of a household power line, an alternating current of 100 volts, an alternating current of 200 volts, or the like is supplied, but the potential treatment apparatus of this embodiment applies a voltage higher than that to the human body. For this reason, a transformation process is required and a transformer or the like is provided. Although it is the frequency of an alternating current power supply, it may be 50 Hz or 60 Hz as it is the frequency of a household power line.

  The “AC power supply controller” (0206) controls the AC power supply independently of the DC power supply. Similar to the DC power supply control unit (0202), control such as adjustment of voltage by a variable resistor or the like from a control panel or the like, or management of treatment time by a timer or the like is performed.

  By controlling the AC power supply control unit (0206), if the voltage of the second treatment lead is set to a maximum of 1500 volts or less, the therapeutic effect on the treatment is enhanced. Even if a voltage higher than 1500 volts is employed, the effect is difficult to increase, and the patient's skin may be damaged, which is not suitable.

  The “second resistor” (0207) is connected to the AC power source and has a function for suppressing current. Similar to the first resistance (0203), it is arranged between the AC power supply and the second treatment lead to prevent a situation in which an overcurrent occurs due to some factor and a current flows through the human body.

  The “second treatment lead” (0208) is connected to the second resistance, and has a function of separating from the first treatment lead and simultaneously contacting the body surface. Here, the “conductor” refers to an instrument that is brought into contact with the patient's skin in order to apply an alternating potential. As the form of the lead, like the first treatment lead (0204), there are a mode of attaching to the skin and a mode of locally contacting the skin with a pen type. A plurality of second treatment guides (0208) may be provided.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit diagram of the potential therapy apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, a DC circuit and an AC circuit are branched from an AC power source (0501) (100 V, 50 Hz, or 60 Hz). A voltage step-up transformer (0502, 0503) is connected to the power source to increase the voltage from 100V. A rectifying diode (0504) is connected to the DC circuit, and a voltage smoothing capacitor (0505) is also provided. The output voltage can be adjusted by variable resistors (0506, 0507), respectively. Limiting resistors (0510, 0511) are connected in front of the output terminals (0508, 0509) to avoid overcurrent.

  As described above, the present invention obtains a therapeutic effect by simultaneously applying a DC potential and an AC potential. The action mechanism that brings about the effect will be described below.

  Most of the human body is made up of proteins. Saccharification and oxidation are factors that cause protein degradation. In recent studies, it is considered that this saccharification and oxidation cause various diseases. Due to the saccharification reaction or oxidation reaction, molecules that cause deterioration adhere to the protein. Therefore, in the present invention, it has been considered to physically remove these deposits by applying a potential to the protein and physically vibrating the protein.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram simulating protein molecules in the body. As shown in this figure, the protein molecule (0601) in the body is considered to be polarized for some reason or the electric field caused by the DC potential. For this reason, when a DC potential is applied to generate an electric field, it is considered that a force is received from the electric field in a certain direction. When an alternating potential is further applied to the molecule in this state, a force that causes a vibration that greatly shakes the molecule works. It is considered that the combined substances (0602, 0603) that cause saccharification and oxidation can be removed by this vibration.

  FIGS. 7A and 7B are graphs showing the force that a protein molecule receives from an electric field when a potential is applied to the human body. FIG. 7A shows the magnitude of the force that the protein molecules receive from the electric field when only an alternating potential is applied to the human body. FIG. 7B shows the magnitude of the force that the protein molecule receives from the electric field when a DC potential is applied in addition to the AC potential. In this way, by applying the AC potential and the DC potential at the same time, the protein molecules can be vibrated by receiving a larger force from the electric field, and the harmful binding substances can be effectively removed. In addition, since the first treatment conductor for applying the direct current potential and the second treatment conductor for applying the alternating current potential are separated from each other and in contact with the human body, the voltage applied by both conductors should be relatively low. It is also a feature of the present invention that the danger of applying a high voltage to one conductor to contact the human body can be eliminated.

0200 Electric potential treatment device 0201 DC power supply 0202 DC power supply control unit 0203 First resistance 0204 First treatment lead 0205 AC power supply 0206 AC power supply control unit 0207 Second resistance 0208 Second treatment lead

Claims (6)

DC power supply,
A DC power supply control unit that controls the DC power supply independently of the AC power supply described later;
A first resistor for current suppression connected to the DC power supply;
A first treatment lead for separating and contacting the body surface at the same time as a second treatment lead connected to the first resistor;
AC power supply,
An AC power supply controller that controls the AC power supply independently of the DC power supply;
A second resistor for current suppression connected to an AC power source;
An electric potential treatment device comprising a second treatment lead for separating from the first treatment lead connected to a second resistance and simultaneously contacting the first treatment lead.   The potential therapy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the DC power supply control unit can control the voltage of the first treatment lead up to 450 volts.   The electric potential treatment apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the AC power supply control unit can control the voltage of the second treatment lead to a maximum of 1500 volts.   Furthermore, the electric potential as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3 which has a conductor temporary fixing | fixed part which temporarily fixes the said 1st treatment lead or / and the said 2nd treatment lead in the state which contacted the body surface. Therapeutic device.   The electric potential treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of the first treatment guides are provided.   The electric potential treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of the second treatment guides are provided.