JP2601100Y2 - Plaster-shaped low frequency treatment device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a low-frequency current having the same properties as a bioelectric current flowing through the human body through the skin to the body to stimulate nerves to stimulate muscle movement.
The present invention relates to a plaster-shaped (skin-integrated adhesive type) low-frequency treatment device that promotes blood circulation and alleviates symptoms such as stiffness, pain, paralysis, and fatigue.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pair of electrodes are brought into contact with the surface of the skin of a human body, and a high-frequency pulse of a low frequency is applied between the electrodes, so that a human body is electrically stimulated to obtain a therapeutic effect. A low-frequency treatment device is used.

[0003] This type of low-frequency treatment device is composed of a treatment element that adheres to the surface of the human skin and a controller for controlling the treatment element. The treatment element is connected via a conductor. There was a side that was in the way and difficult to use.

Therefore, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 3-5445, there is provided a cordless type low-frequency therapeutic device in which an adhesive conductor is stretched on the bottom of a therapeutic device main body in which a power source is incorporated. Is being developed.

[0005]

However, although the low frequency treatment device described in the above-mentioned publication is cordless type and lightweight, the adhesive lead is adjusted to the size of the bottom surface of the treatment device main body. It is extremely difficult to completely adhere to the skin part of the human body that needs to be constantly moved (for example, shoulders, neck muscles, etc., where movement is severe) because the therapeutic device itself has extremely low flexibility. Sticking was bad.

[0006] When the size of the therapeutic device body is reduced, the above-mentioned problems are further increased, and the contact resistance between the viscous conductor and the human skin is increased due to the small area of the viscous conductor. In conjunction with this, it sometimes gave the user unpleasant and unpleasant pain.

[0007] In low-frequency treatment, when a pair of electrodes formed by an adhesive conductor are respectively applied to different pots of a human body, an electric current flows inside the human body,
Although comfortable and effective treatment can be performed, when the pair of electrodes is not on another pot of the human body, when an electric pulse is output therefrom, the current does not pass through the inside of the human body and the human skin The reason for this is that the above-mentioned discomfort may be given to the user due to the flow on the surface of the object.

Further, a conventional low frequency treatment device is, for example,
Modes such as "tapping", "fumbling", and "vibration" can be output by changing the cycle of the output electric pulse, but such a mode is performed by the user operating the operation changeover switch one by one. Otherwise, there is a problem that the user cannot obtain the operation stimulus of the desired mode.

In addition, it is inconvenient to carry the low frequency treatment device because there is no treatment device storage case that can simply and compactly store the low frequency treatment device.

[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide a plaster-shaped low-frequency treatment device capable of solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a treatment device case is formed from a main body case having a built-in low frequency pulse output means and a battery case in which a battery is detachably housed. The case is detachably mounted by locking and sliding the slide locking pieces respectively formed on both cases, and has a larger area than the bottom surface of the treatment device case in the same battery case, and has a heart-shaped flexible shape. The present invention relates to a plaster-shaped low-frequency treatment device, wherein a sheet electrode in the form of a conductive sheet is attached, and a pair of adhesive pads are stretched over the sheet electrode at intervals.

[0012]

When performing treatment using the low-frequency treatment device according to the present invention, the sheet electrode attached to the treatment device body is attached to the affected part of the user via an adhesive pad, and the low-frequency pulse built into the treatment device body is used. By generating and outputting the low-frequency electric pulse from the output means, the electric pulse can be applied to the user from the sheet electrode to stimulate the user's affected nerve.

At this time, since the sheet electrode is formed in the shape of a flexible sheet and in the shape of a heart having a larger area than the bottom surface of the treatment device main body, a portion of the human body skin which always needs to move, for example, a shoulder, is required. Also, it can be completely adhered to a sharply moving part such as a neck via an adhesive pad.

Since the sheet electrode has a larger area than the bottom surface of the treatment device main body and a large conduction area with the human body, the sheet electrodes are easily applied to different pots of the human body, so that the sheet electrodes are squeezed without being particular about the pot. A simple and effective treatment can be performed without giving the user a tingling unpleasant sensation at the time of output of the electric pulse only by sticking on the part.

The treatment device body, the sheet electrode, and the adhesive pad are detachable, so that only the defective component can be repaired or replaced, thereby reducing the cost and ensuring a satisfactory treatment function. be able to.

[0016] In particular, when the adhesive pad is repeatedly applied or peeled and used, the adhesion deteriorates with time. However, by replacing such an adhesive pad with a new one, the adhesive pad is applied to the human body skin. Perfect adhesion can always be improved.

[0017] Furthermore, the shape of the sheet electrode is made into a heart shape, so that the design is designed to stimulate women's willingness to purchase.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 is a low-frequency treatment device according to the present invention. The low-frequency treatment device A is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the treatment device main body 1, the sheet electrode 2, and the adhesive pad 3 are detachably attached to each other, and can be stored in the treatment device storage case B.

Hereinafter, each component will be described.

[Therapeutic Device Body] As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 7, the therapeutic device body 1 has an ON / UP switch 5 and a DOWN switch 6 on the surface of a body case 4.
And a display unit 7, and a low-frequency pulse output means 8 is built in the main body case 4. The output means 8 receives the ON / UP switch 5 and the DOWN switch 6 as shown in FIG. And a booster circuit 10 and an output circuit 11 connected to the output side of the control section 9 and a display section 7 connected to the output side. The electrodes 21 and 22 of the electrode 2 are connected.

Here, the ON / UP switch 5 uses a membrane switch, and when the basic clock provided in the control unit 9 is stopped, it is input to the control unit 9 as an ON signal (output signal). In addition, when oscillation occurs, the signal can be input to the control unit 9 as an UP signal (output increase signal).

The DOWN switch 6 uses a membrane switch so that it can be input to the control unit 9 as a DOWN signal (output decrease signal).

When the control section 9 receives an ON signal from the ON / UP switch 5, the control section 9 starts transmitting a basic clock, outputs a boost pulse to the boost circuit 10, and outputs a gate pulse to the output circuit 11. Is started, and the UP signal is input, so that the number of times of outputting the boosting pulse is increased until the next gate pulse is output.

Conversely, by inputting the DOWN signal, the number of times the boosting pulse is output is reduced.

The UP signal is transmitted a predetermined number of times (for example,
(5 to 15 times), and the DOWN signal can be received as many times as the number of times the UP signal is received.

Also, when the UP signal and the DOWN signal are received at the same time, or when the DOWN signal is received the same number of times as the UP signal.
When a signal is received, transmission of the basic clock of the control unit 9 is stopped, and all outputs are stopped.

Furthermore, for a certain period of time (for example, 5 minutes to 30 minutes)
After the elapse of (minutes), the timer provided in the control unit 9 is activated to stop the output.

The display section 7 blinks the LED according to the output pulse.

The boosting circuit 10 performs a switching operation of the inductance in accordance with the boosting pulse, and stores the back electromotive force from the inductance in the capacitor.

Therefore, if the number of times of the boost pulse increases,
The final output voltage increases.

When the output circuit 11 receives the gate pulse,
The charge stored in the capacitor of the booster circuit 10 is discharged, and an output pulse is output to the sheet electrode 2.

Therefore, the output frequency is determined by the interval of the gate pulse.

The control section 9 of the low-frequency pulse output means 8 configured as described above can apply the seven types of stimuli, which will be described later, to the affected part of the user by the output pulse output from the output circuit 11. By operating the ON / UP switch 5 by incorporating a program as described above, each mode can be output continuously at regular time intervals.

That is, when the ON / UP switch 5 is turned on, a tapping mode with a heavy tactile sensation is output for several minutes, a shaking mode with a strong vibration sensation is output for a few minutes, and a continuous tapping mode with a light and fast tapping sensation is output. Output for a few minutes, output for a few minutes the mode that has the sensation of squeezing and grabbing, output for a few minutes the mode for relaxing the sensation of softening, After outputting the tapping mode of tapping feeling for a few minutes, the timer of the control unit 9 is operated and the output is automatically stopped.

The low-frequency pulse output means 8 is provided with the above-mentioned fixed time (for example, 5 to 30 minutes) as a safety measure.
In addition to stopping the energization after elapse, in the case of transmission / stop and failure of the output circuit 11, a method is used in which a capacitor is charged once with a counter electromotive force generated by giving a pulse to the inductance and then discharged. Due to the adoption, the output can be stopped to protect the human body.

Further, since the inductance and the capacitance of the capacitor are limited, the maximum output current is naturally limited and does not exceed the limited current of 20 mA.

Furthermore, since the output at the start of the operation is always a step-up operation for every one push of the ON / UP switch 5 from the weakest state, no sudden stimulation is given to the human body of the user. .

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the main body case 4 is removably mounted by sliding on a battery case 18 mounted on the sheet electrode 2 described later. 7 can be formed. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the battery connection fittings 12, 13 and the output terminals 14, 15 are attached to the inner wall of the main body case 4, as shown in FIGS. The battery connection fittings 12 and 13 are connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery D as a power supply attached to the sheet electrode 2.
Are supplied to supply power to the low-frequency pulse output means 8, and the output terminals 14, 15 are brought into contact with the input terminals 16, 17 attached to the sheet electrode 2. 4a is a slide engagement piece formed on the front and rear side edges of the main body case 4, 4b is a locking claw receiving portion, 18a is a locking claw, 8a is a board, and 8b is a pointing plate.

The input terminals 16 and 17 are connected to the sheet electrode 2
It also functions as a rivet for fixing the battery case 18 to the battery.

As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 11 and 12, the sheet electrode 2 has the same structure as the sheet body 20 and a pair of left and right electrode portions 21 and 22 formed on the back surface of the sheet body 20. The battery case 18 includes a battery case 18 attached to a central portion on the left side of the surface of the seat body 20, and a battery D removably accommodated in the battery case 18.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the sheet main body 20 is made of a flat rectangular treatment device case 19 formed by the main body case 4 and the battery case 18 as described above so as to meet the taste of a woman. The treatment device case 19 is formed in a heart shape having a width that is approximately three times as large as the left and right width of the treatment device case 19, while increasing the length.

The sheet body 20 can be formed of a flexible and insulating material, for example, a material of polyurethane, vinyl chloride, or a laminate of polyester and polyvinyl chloride.

As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of left and right electrode portions 21 and 22 are provided on the back and front sides of the back surface of the sheet main body 20 with a predetermined interval w in the front and rear direction, respectively, and have a fixed width t on the peripheral surface.
Is opened to form a thin rectangular film.
2 can be formed, for example, by mixing carbon or silver or the like or printing a pattern with conductive ink.

As shown in FIG. 10, the electrode portions 21 and 22 are connected to the input terminals 16 and 17, respectively,
The output pulses output from the output circuit 11 of the therapeutic device body 1 are input to the output terminals 14 and 15 via the input terminals 16 and 17 at 21,22.

In FIGS. 2 and 4, 9 and 10, a translucent insulating cover 23 covers the input terminals 16, 17 and insulates the input terminals 16, 17 from the human body. . The insulating cover 23 can be formed of, for example, polyester or polyvinyl chloride.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 9, the battery case 18 has a battery mounting piece for detachably mounting the battery D.
18b, and slide locking pieces 18 formed on the front and rear side edges.
The slide locking piece 18c is locked to the slide locking piece 18c so that the slide locking piece 4a can be detachably mounted by sliding.

The battery case 18 and the main body case 4
Molded with BS resin.

As the battery D, for example, a button type battery,
Sheet-type batteries, coin-type batteries, cylindrical batteries and bottle-type batteries having a voltage of about 1.5 to 3.0 V can be used.

Sticking Pad The sticking pad 3 is formed in a thin plate shape having substantially the same shape as the above-mentioned electrode portions 21 and 22 as shown in FIGS. It is detachably attached to each of the electrode sections 21 and 22 so that the lower surface can be attached to the human skin.
The output pulse output from 2 can be transmitted to the human body.

Examples of such an adhesive pad 3 include polyacrylic acid, polyacrylate, a polyacrylic acid cross-linking compound,
Isobutylene-maleic anhydride copolymer or the like as an essential component, more preferably glycerin, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, ethylene glycol,
Polyhydric alcohols as tackifiers such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and polyethylene glycol; electrolytes such as polyhydric sodium and potassium chloride; pH adjusters such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and organic amines; water and flexible An adhesive pad containing a property imparting agent or the like is preferable for use because it exhibits good conductivity.

The thickness of the adhesive pad 3 is 0.3 to 5 m because of the ease of replacement when replacing the adhesive pad with a new adhesive pad when the adhesion and the adhesion to the human skin are deteriorated.
m, preferably in the range of 0.5 to 2 mm.

Method of Use (1) Take out the low frequency treatment device A from the treatment device storage case (not shown), and attach the sheet electrode 2 of the low frequency treatment device A to the affected part m of the human body M as shown in FIG. Paste through.

(2) Press the ON / UP switch 5 to activate the low frequency output means 8.

At this time, since the display section 7 is turned on, the user can visually recognize that the low frequency output means 8 is operating.

(3) Further, when the ON / UP switch 5 is pressed,
Each time the switch is pressed, the output increases one step, and when the DOWN switch 6 is pressed, the output decreases one step at a time, so that the output is adjusted so as to have a comfortable intensity.

As described above, according to the strength of the user's preference, the seven types of modes described above, namely, the tapping mode, the shaking mode, the continuous hitting mode, and the crushing mode,
The loosening mode, the fumbling mode, and the tapping mode can be continuously output at regular intervals by operating a timer.

When all the modes are completed, the timer is activated and the output is automatically stopped.

(4) The low-frequency treatment device A is removed by putting a finger on the sheet electrode 2 and peeling off the sheet electrode 2 from the affected part m of the human body M.

(5) The low frequency treatment device A is stored in the treatment device storage case B again.

[0061]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the sheet electrode is formed of a flexible sheet and has a larger area than the bottom surface of the treatment device main body, the adhesion to the human skin is improved, and the low frequency treatment effect is secured. can do.

As described above, since the area of the sheet electrode is large, it is possible to obtain a comfortable and effective treatment simply by sticking the sheet electrode on the stiffened portion without sticking to the pot, and it is easy to use.

Since the treatment device case is formed of a main body case having a built-in low-frequency pulse output means and a battery case in which a battery is detachably stored, the main body case and the battery case can be easily separated and assembled. In addition, replacement of batteries and repair / maintenance of the treatment device case can be easily performed.

Since the battery case is detachably attached to the main body case by locking the slide locking pieces formed on both cases and sliding them, operability when attaching the battery case to the main body case is improved. In addition to the simple structure, it is possible to secure a strong holding force between the main body case and the battery case.

Since a pair of adhesive pads are stretched on the sheet electrode with an interval therebetween, the sheet electrode can be easily bent between the two adhesive pads, without impairing the flexibility of the sheet electrode. The adhesive pad can be stuck to the affected part corresponding to any shape of the affected part.

By making the shape of the sheet electrode into a heart shape, it is also designed to stimulate women's willingness to purchase.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a low-frequency treatment device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the low frequency treatment device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the low-frequency treatment device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the low-frequency treatment device.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the low frequency treatment device.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the low frequency treatment device.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the low frequency treatment device.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the low-frequency treatment device.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 3;

10 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 3.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the low-frequency treatment device.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the treatment device main body.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a low-frequency pulse output unit.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of the low frequency treatment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A low frequency treatment device 1 treatment device main body 2 sheet electrode 3 sticking pad

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tomoko Kondo 408, Tashiro, Tashiro, Tosu City, Saga Prefecture Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (56) References Japanese Utility Model 1988-1988 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Hei 3- 96855 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 57-205231 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A61N 1/32-1/36 A61N 1/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] And 1. A main body case with a built-in low-frequency pulse output means, to form a therapeutic device case and a battery case that is removably accommodating a battery, slide engagement forming respectively a battery case in the main body case, to both cases Attachment is made detachable by locking and sliding the stopper pieces together, and a flexible sheet-like sheet electrode having a larger area than the bottom surface of the treatment device case and formed in a heart shape is attached to the battery case. A plaster-shaped low-frequency treatment device, further comprising a pair of adhesive pads stretched on the sheet electrode at intervals.