JPH0454975A - Low frequency therapy apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow no discomfort to a person to be treated by a method wherein a control terminal is provided on an outer circumference of each low frequency therapy apparatus while a memory is included for a control data inputted from a switching section and a treatment timing is inputted from a switching section to permit synchronous use of a plurality of low frequency therapy apparatuses. CONSTITUTION:Control terminal ports 8x and 8y provided in a charger 8 are connected electrically with a lead (l) or the like. Low frequency therapy apparatuses X and Y are set at specified positions of the charger 8 with detaching buttons 8x and 8y and control terminals 6 and 6 are connected to the respective control terminals 8 and 8. Under such a condition, for example, control data such as treatment patterns and operation timings are inputted from a switching section 1 of the low frequency therapy apparatus X. The control data are stored into a memory 7 through a control section 2 while being stored into a memory 7 of the low frequency therapy apparatus Y through the lead (l). Thus, the treatment patterns and the treatment timings are set for other low frequency therapy apparatuses by the control data inputted from the switching section of one low frequency therapy apparatus.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a low-frequency treatment device that applies electrical stimulation to the human body using low-frequency, high-voltage pulses.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, low-frequency treatment devices have been designed to electrically stimulate the human body and obtain therapeutic effects by bringing a pair of conductors into contact with the surface of the human body and applying low-frequency, high-voltage pulses between the conductors. is widely used.

A block diagram of such a low frequency treatment device is shown in FIG.

Data input from the switch unit 1 is input to the control unit 2, and is discriminated into treatment patterns such as on/off of treatment, treatment mode (kneading, tapping, vibration, etc.), intensity of treatment, speed of treatment, etc. The control unit 2 causes the booster circuit 3 to increase the voltage until it reaches a constant voltage according to the treatment pattern, and when the voltage reaches the constant voltage, causes the pulse discharge circuit 4 to discharge the conductors A and B. . Conductors A and B are attached to the skin surface of the human body, and treatment is performed by electrically stimulating nerves and muscles with pulsed current. Note that 5 is a power supply circuit that supplies power to the control section 2 and the booster circuit 3.

Here, the treatment pattern is controlled by a person himself operating the switch section 1.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, when using a plurality of low frequency treatment devices in which conductors A and B are integrated as shown in FIG. 6, each treatment device is not synchronized at all. However, there was a problem in that each low-frequency treatment device automatically generated low-frequency pulses, causing discomfort to the therapist.

In addition, in order to synchronize each treatment device, there are devices that electrically connect each treatment device with conductive wires, but the wiring gets in the way, making it difficult to use and causing discomfort to the therapist. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to easily achieve synchronization when using a plurality of low-frequency treatment devices in synchronization, and to provide a system that does not require the therapist to use the devices in a synchronized manner. The purpose is to provide a low frequency treatment device that does not give pleasure.

[Means to solve the problem]

The low frequency treatment device of the present invention includes a control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to a treatment pattern input from a switch unit, and a pair of conductors that are attached to a human body and apply a voltage to the human body that corresponds to the control signal. In the low-frequency treatment device, a control terminal for synchronizing each treatment device when a plurality of the low-frequency treatment devices are used is provided on the outer periphery of each low-frequency treatment device, and a control terminal is provided on the outer periphery of each low-frequency treatment device, and a control terminal for synchronizing each treatment device when a plurality of the low-frequency treatment devices is used. The apparatus is characterized in that it includes a memory for storing control data, and the treatment timing is inputted from the switch section.

(Function) The present invention is a low-frequency treatment device that uses a plurality of low-frequency treatment devices in synchronization, in which a control terminal for synchronization is provided on the outer periphery of each low-frequency treatment device, and a switch portion is provided. The control terminals of multiple low-frequency treatment devices are connected to each other, and the treatment pattern, treatment timing, etc. input from the switch section of one low-frequency treatment device can be stored. The treatment patterns and treatment timings of other low-frequency treatment devices are set by the control data.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Since the parts related to the basic operation of this embodiment are the same as those of the conventional example shown in FIG. 5, the same parts are given the same numbers and the explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the main body of the low frequency treatment device X according to this embodiment.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a switch section, which is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the low-frequency treatment device main body X, and includes switches for setting treatment patterns such as kneading, tapping, and vibration, and switches for setting the operation timing of each treatment pattern.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a control terminal connected to the control unit 2, which is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body of the low-frequency treatment device , control data can be received and passed.

A memory 7 stores control data such as treatment patterns and operation timings input from the switch unit 1 or from other low-frequency treatment devices via the control terminal 6.

Next, in this embodiment, two low frequency treatment devices X and Y are used, and how to set the treatment pattern and operation timing of each low frequency treatment device X and Y, and how to synchronize them will be explained.

FIG. 3 shows a case where the control terminals 6 of each low frequency treatment device XY are connected to each other using a charger. 8 is a charger, and a control terminal port 8. ．． 8. are provided, and each control terminal 8. ．． By is electrically connected by a conductive wire 1 or the like. Attach each low frequency treatment device X, Y to a predetermined position on the charger 8 using the attachment/detachment button 8, . 8b, each low frequency treatment device X.

The control terminals 6.6 of Y are connected to the control terminal ports 8. ．． Connect to 8y. In this state, for example, control data such as a treatment pattern and operation timing are input from the switch section 1 of the low-frequency treatment device X. This control data is transmitted via the control unit 2 to
As well as being stored in memory 7, the conductor! It is also stored in the memory 7 of the low frequency treatment device Y via the.

Here, control data such as treatment patterns and operation timings were input from the switch unit 1 of the low-frequency treatment device X with each of the low-frequency treatment devices X and Y set in the charger 8. Control data may be input in advance to the low frequency treatment device χ. Then, when each low frequency treatment device X, Y is removed from the charger 8, a trigger is activated and each low frequency treatment device X2Y is set. Based on the motion timing determined, the motion according to the treatment pattern is started. Therefore, each low frequency treatment device X, Y must be removed from the charger 8 at the same time. As for how to apply the trigger, for example, when each low frequency treatment device X, Y is set in the charger 8, a current flows through the control terminal 6, and each low frequency treatment device This can be done by making sure that no current flows when it is removed, and then detecting this current.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the two low frequency treatment devices XY can operate in a synchronized state.

FIG. 4 shows a case where the control terminals 66 of the low frequency treatment devices X and Y are directly connected to each other. Action is the third
Since this is the same as the case shown in the figure, the explanation will be omitted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a low frequency treatment device in which a plurality of low frequency treatment devices are used in synchronization, and a control terminal for synchronization is provided on the outer periphery of each low frequency treatment device. In addition, it is equipped with a memory for storing control data input from the switch unit, and connects each control terminal of a plurality of low-frequency treatment devices to each other to store a treatment pattern input from the switch unit of one low-frequency treatment device. Since the treatment pattern and treatment timing of other low-frequency treatment devices are set using control data such as information and treatment timing, it is easy to synchronize when using multiple low-frequency treatment devices in synchronization. We have been able to provide a low-frequency treatment device that does not cause discomfort to the therapist.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of a low frequency treatment device, and FIG. 3 is a method for connecting control terminals of a plurality of low frequency treatment devices according to the present invention. They are a schematic diagram showing an example, a schematic diagram showing another example same as the above, a block diagram showing a conventional example, and a side view and a bottom view showing the external appearance of the same. Switch part booster circuit/power supply circuit Memory B - Conductor wire 2 - Control part 4 - Pulse discharge circuit 6 . . . - Control terminal 8 - Charger X, Y - Low frequency treatment device 8, . 8. ---1 Control terminal port Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 1"l Fig. 2, Patent applicant: Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd., agent, patent attorney, Toshimaru Takemoto (and two others), No. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A low-frequency treatment device that includes a control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to a treatment pattern input from a switch unit, and a pair of conductors that are attached to the human body and apply a voltage to the human body according to the control signal. A control terminal for synchronizing each of the low-frequency treatment devices when a plurality of the low-frequency treatment devices are used is provided on the outer periphery of each low-frequency treatment device, and control data input from the switch section is stored. 1. A low-frequency treatment device, characterized in that the treatment timing is input from the switch section.