JPH0529552U - Health skin abutment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A skin contact device for health, characterized in that the surface of a molded body 1 made of ceramics is coated with a thin film of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor 2 in a film thickness of 0.1 μm to less than 1 μm. .. [Effect] The far-infrared effect of the ceramic molded body, the electrical stimulating effect of the silicon-based amorphous semiconductor, and the effect of the thin film effect of the semiconductor are combined, so blood circulation is increased, pain and lumps are eliminated, and the autonomic nerve is normalized. , Strengthen muscle strength. In particular, since the thickness of the thin film of the amorphous semiconductor is limited, it is possible to manufacture at low cost without hindering the far infrared ray effect of the ceramic molded body.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a skin-contacting tool for health, which is percutaneously stimulated for the treatment of stiff shoulders, low back pain, joint pain, muscle pain, toothache and the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, a skin contact device for health used for treatment of stiff shoulders, low back pain, etc., which uses magnetic particles or germanium semiconductor particles (Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-38706), or the surface of a metal molding is made of silicon. , Germanium, tin coated (Shokai 62-33848).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Magnetic particles have the effect of promoting blood circulation and are widely used as a treatment tool for stiff shoulders, low back pain, etc., but since they have a muscle relaxing effect, their strength weakens over a long period of use, and the body's overall balance is lost. There is a risk. Germanium particles have the effect of normalizing the autonomic nervous system and activating muscles to strengthen muscle strength by attaching them to acupuncture points, etc., but have a short-lasting effect, and may be very expensive. is there.

A metal molded body coated with a thin film of silicon, germanium, tin or the like has a problem that the thin film is peeled off or the metal molded body is corroded. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by enhancing blood circulation and treating stiff shoulders, low back pain, arthralgia, myalgia, normalizing autonomic nerves, strengthening muscular strength, and having a long-lasting effect. It is an object of the present invention to provide a skin contact device for health use that can be manufactured at low cost without causing the corrosion of the skin.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, in this invention, a surface of a molded body made of ceramics is coated with a thin film of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor to form a skin contact device for health. As the shape of the molded body, a conical shape, a hemispherical shape, a convex shape, a disk shape as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a ring shape, a crater shape, or the like is used. The thickness is between 0.5 and 3 mm, and is appropriately selected depending on the attachment site. A particularly preferred shape is conical or convex, with a diameter of 5 to 7 mm and a thickness of 1.5 to 2.5 mm.

[0006] The material of the molded body should have moldability, durability, adhesiveness of the semiconductor film, therapeutic effect, safety, price, etc., in particular, a therapeutic effect by far infrared rays emitted from itself. Use loose ceramics. Ceramics include Al ₂ O ₃ , MgO, SiO ₂ , TiO ₂ , ZrO ₂ , LiO ₂ , Fe ₂ O ₃ MnO ₂ , SnO ₂ , Sb ₂ O ₅ , BeO, Y ₂ O ₃ , CuO, CoO, NiO. , Si ₃ N ₄ , SiC, etc. may be used alone or as a mixture.

Among these, particularly, TiO ₂ , 2MgO · 2Al ₂ O ₃ / 5SiO ₂ , Li ₂ O · Al ₂ O ₃ · 4SiO ₂ , Al ₂ O ₃ · TiO ₂ , MnO ₂ 60% · Fe ₂ O _{3 20% · CuO 10% ·} CoO 10%, single body or a mixture of equal is preferred. As shown in FIG. 1, the health-care skin contactor is formed by coating the surface of a molded body 1 with a thin film 2 of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, a CVD method, or the like.

If the thickness of the thin film made of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor is thinner than 0.001 μm, the durability is poor, and if it is thicker than 10 μm, the productivity is poor and the cost is high. Therefore, the thickness is selected from 0.001 μm to 10 μm, but from the viewpoints of effect, durability, price, etc., the most suitable value is from 0.1 μm to less than 1 μm. Examples of the silicon-based amorphous semiconductor include amorphous (hereinafter referred to as a-) Si simple substance or a multi-element material including Si and IIIB group element, IVB group element, and VB group element, for example, a-Si: B, a. -SiC, a-SiN, a-SiGe, a-Si: As, and a-Si: P can be used, and further hydrides and fluorides of these, such as a-Si: H and a-Si: B, can be used. : H, a-SiC: H, a-SiN: H, a-SiGe: H, a-Si: As: H, a-Si: P: H, a-Si: H: F, a-Si: B : H: F, a-SiC: H: F, a-SiN: H: F, a-SiGe: H: F, a-Si: As: H: F, a-Si: P: H: F, etc. Can be used. It is also effective to stack several types of thin films made of these silicon-based amorphous semiconductors.

As these silicon-based amorphous semiconductors, a-Si, a-SiC, a-SiN, and a-SiGe are particularly suitable from the viewpoints of therapeutic effect by electrical stimulation, durability, safety, price, and the like. Further, in the case of these hydrides and fluorinated compounds, it is preferable that the hydrogen content is 40 atomic% or less, or the fluorine content is 40 atomic% or less. As a method of coating a thin film made of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor, a vapor deposition method (ion plating, cluster ion beam, ion beam deposition, etc.), a sputtering method (magnetron sputtering, ion beam sputtering, sputtering) can be used depending on the composition of the film to be formed. The optimum method can be used from known methods such as gun, reactive sputtering, etc.), CVD method (photoexcitation, thermal excitation, plasma, etc.).

In order to soften the feeling of contact with the human body and to enhance the adhesiveness of the thin film made of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor, the surface of the ceramic molded body is coated with an organic polymer such as plastic to form a film. It is also effective to coat a thin film of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor on it. It is also effective to mix ferrite and ferroelectric powder in the organic polymer film to have an electromagnetic wave absorbing effect.

[0011]

[Action]

 The device for contacting healthy skin of the present invention has a combined action of far-infrared ray action of ceramics, electrical stimulation action of silicon-based amorphous semiconductor and action of thin film effect of the semiconductor. The far-infrared effect of ceramics is that by applying an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 5 μm to 1000 μm to a living body, it directly excites the rotation of molecules of a biological tissue component or excites nuclear vibration, and secondarily. The thermal effect is caused.The electrical stimulation of the silicon-based amorphous semiconductor is the electric field stimulation due to the contact potential difference caused by the contact of the semiconductor with the skin.The thin film effect of the semiconductor is the thin film. The surface electron scattering effect and the light interference effect due to the peculiar pseudo-two-dimensionality are enhanced by the distortion of the internal energy contained in the thin film and the high internal energy contained in the amorphous structure.

Further, the silicon-based amorphous semiconductor is a far infrared ray transmitting substance, and Since the thin film has a thickness of 1 μm to less than 1 μm, the far infrared ray emitted from the ceramic molded body has a small transmission attenuation amount, so that the far infrared ray effect by the ceramic molded body is not hindered. Therefore, when the health skin abutment device of the present invention is used by being affixed to a pained part of a living body or an acupuncture point (acupuncture point), an acupuncture point that is very sensitive to electromagnetic (electric field, electromagnetic wave, light, etc.) is generated. In response to the stimulation of the above combined actions, it affects the flow of “Qi” (electromagnetic energy) of oriental medicine, which is said to come in and out through the acupuncture points, and balances the living body, and cures various diseases and complaints. It significantly promotes blood circulation, eliminating pain and stiffness, normalizing autonomic nerves, and reducing muscle fatigue.

[0013]

【Example】

(Example 1: Change in body surface temperature) Measuring device: Infrared thermography TVS-5000 (accuracy 0.1 ° C) manufactured by Avionics Co., Ltd. Measuring method: Healthy skin contact tool (molded body ... Al ₂ O ₃ , coating ... A melamine resin, a thin film ... a-Si) was attached, and the whole image was observed by color and the temperature at the fixed point was measured. Measurement site-Back of both hands (overall view), right third fingernail hairline ... Center hole ... (fixed point) Application site-Right or left acupuncture point (one of hiju, gekimon, and Tenso) Measurement time-before application , Immediately after application, 5 minutes after application, and 25 minutes after application: 6 subjects

[0014]

[Table 1]

FIGS. 5 and 6 show graphs of changes in body surface temperature at fixed measurement points. The measurement results show that the temperature decreased immediately after application, but increased after that, and even 25 minutes later, the temperature was higher than before application and blood flow increased. (Example 2: Spectral change of blood flow fluctuation) Measuring device: Laser speckle blood flow meter (manufactured by Mr. Fujii, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido University) NEC PC-9801VM (Analysis software development, Mr. Mizuno, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University) Measuring method: A skin contact device for health (molded body: Al ₂ O ₃ , coating: melamine resin, thin film: a-Si) was attached, and the time-dependent change in blood flow measured by a laser speckle blood flowmeter was measured as the maximum entropy. Frequency analysis was performed by the method. Measurement site ... A site with pain. Adhesion site: Painful site or related acupuncture point. Timing of measurement: Before attachment and 5 minutes after attachment. Measurement time ... 512 seconds. Subjects: 7 persons Measurement result:

[0016]

[Table 2]

FIG. 7 shows a graph of the spectrum change of the blood flow fluctuation of the subject D. The measurement results show that the application of the patch brings the fluctuation spectrum closer to f ⁻¹ and normalizes the blood flow. (Example 3: Clinical experiments) Health skin contact member (molded body ... Al ₂ O _3, coating ... melamine resins, films ... a-Si) by subjecting bonded were investigated to improve the results of the pain and stiffness ..

[0018]

[Table 3]

(Example 4: Muscle Strength Test) The effect on the muscle strength of sticking a skin contactor for health (molded body ... Al ₂ O ₃ , film: melamine resin, thin film: a-Si) was investigated. Method: ・ Subjects are divided into the following three groups.

Group A: No pasting Group B: pasting Group C: placebo pasting ・ Attachment site, number: 2 near the first hole of the sacrum (1 each on the left and right) ・ Muscular strength measurement: Pull back muscle dynamometer with full effort for 3 seconds Rest for 10 seconds, repeat 15 times to make 1Set.

5 minutes rest after the end of 1stSet Groups B and C are put on immediately after the end of 1stSet and rested for 5 minutes 2ndSet start ・ Evaluation: 1stSet is for warming up and getting accustomed to measurement, and 2ndSet is an evaluation target. At that time, the maximum value in the 1st and 2nd both Sets (measured 30 times in total) is defined as the maximum muscle strength of the subject, and the maximum muscle strength is compared as a percentage. result:

[0022]

[Table 4]

FIG. 8 shows a graph of changes in back muscle strength. The measurement results suggest that the attachment of the skin contact device for health has an effect of reducing muscle fatigue.

[0024]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the health skin abutment device of the present invention enhances blood circulation because it combines the far infrared ray action of the ceramic molded body, the electrical stimulating action of the silicon-based amorphous semiconductor, and the action of the thin film effect of the semiconductor. It can treat stiff shoulders, low back pain, arthralgia, muscle soreness, normalize autonomic nerves, strengthen muscle strength, have a long-lasting effect, and do not corrode the molded body. Since it is a thin film, it can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the shape of a health skin contact device, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view.

2A and 2B are explanatory views of a shape of a skin contact device for health, in which FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a longitudinal sectional view.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of the shape of the skin contact device for health, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG. 3B is a longitudinal sectional view.

4A and 4B are shape explanatory views of a skin contact device for health, in which FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. 4B is a vertical sectional view.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing changes in body surface temperature.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing changes in body surface temperature.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing a spectrum change of blood flow fluctuation due to application.

FIG. 8 is a graph of changes in back muscle strength.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 molded body 2 thin film of silicon-based amorphous semiconductor

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A surface of a molded body made of ceramics,
A skin contact device for health, characterized by coating a thin film of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor with a film thickness of 0.1 μm to less than 1 μm. 2. The ceramic is Al ₂ O ₃ , MgO, Si.
O ₂ , TiO ₂ , ZrO ₂ , LiO ₂ , Fe ₂ O ₃ MnO ₂ , Sb ₂ O ₅ , BeO, Y ₂
The skin contactor for health according to claim 1, which contains O ₃ , CuO, CoO, NiO, Si ₃ N ₄ , or SiC alone or in a mixture as a main component. 3. The health-care skin contact device according to claim 1, wherein an organic polymer film is formed on the surface of the molded body, and a thin film of a silicon-based amorphous semiconductor is coated on the organic polymer film. .. 4. The health-care skin contact device according to claim 3, wherein the organic polymer film contains ferrite or ferroelectric powder.