JPH07108065A - Health promoting tool stuck to skin - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a health promoting tool stuck to a skin which never damage the skin of a human body such as acupuncture and moxibustion, is never protruded onto the skin as a magnet, and directly gives an electric stimulation to the subcutaneous tissue to provide a remarkable therapeutic effect. CONSTITUTION:A skin adhesive layer 2a is provided on one surface of a flexible sheet 1 such as cloth, an electrode 3a consisting of a first metal, for example, aluminium and an electrode 4a consisting of a second metal, for example, copper are arranged with a space on its surface, and their upper faces are covered with a releasable protecting sheet 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health-improving device which is applied to the skin in order to promote physical or chemical stimulation of cells, blood, etc. subcutaneously on the outer skin of the human body to promote health.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, needles, moxibustion, massage, acupressure, sticking of a permanent magnet, and a mixture substance of an outer skin drug and an adhesive are used as means for stimulating subcutaneous tissue from the outer skin of the human body to improve health. It is known to attach pasted sheets.

[0003] However, acupuncture requires an extremely advanced technical expert, and if the needle-punching site is mistaken, the therapeutic effect cannot be obtained and there is a great risk that the person to be treated will be disabled and moxibustion therapy will be the same. Has the disadvantage of requiring a highly skilled specialist and leaving permanent damage to the skin. Massage and acupressure therapy also have drawbacks that cannot be realized without the effort of a highly skilled worker.

The application of a permanent magnet does not damage the skin, but the static magnetic field has a weak influence on the subcutaneous tissue,
In order to obtain a therapeutic effect, a large number of permanent magnets that emit strong magnetic lines of force must be arranged in parallel and attached, and the magnets are rigid, so they have the drawback that they do not fit comfortably on the undergarment and cause a foreign object.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a health promoting tool for physical therapy based on a new principle different from the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and damages skin or subcutaneous tissue like acupuncture and moxibustion. It is safe and flexible, does not feel foreign, does not stick to the skin surface like a permanent magnet due to its ultra-thin shape, is easy to manufacture and is inexpensive to manufacture, and it can be electrically connected to the subcutaneous tissue. It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel health-promoting device to be applied to the skin, which has a remarkable therapeutic effect by acting on the skin.

[0006]

In the health promoting tool to be applied to the skin of the present invention, one side of a flexible sheet as a base material is
A first electrode occupying portion made of a first metal, for example, copper, and a second electrode occupying portion made of a second metal, for example, aluminum and provided apart from the first electrode occupying portion, and a skin adhesive agent. It is characterized by having an occupied portion.

The first sheet of the base material of the present invention is
It may be divided into a structure that supports the second metal and a structure that supports the second metal. The first and second metals of the present invention are
It is composed of a plate, a foil, a plating layer on the surface of another metal serving as a core, or a thin film or a thick film formed by vapor deposition or sputtering on the surface of a plastic sheet serving as a core.

The first and second metals of the present invention may be solid, dissimilar metals such as K, Na, Ba and C.
a, Mg, Al, Mn, Zn, Cr, Cd, Fe, C
o, Ni, Sn, Pb, Sb, Bi, Cn, Ag, P
It can be selected from t, Au, and their alloys.

In the present invention, the conventional medicinal effect of the drug for the outer skin may be used together with the pair of electrodes made of a solid dissimilar metal, and the conventional magnetic treatment using a permanent magnet may be used together.

[0010]

When the product of the present invention is applied to the skin, a battery is constituted by the first metal, the subcutaneous tissue and the second metal, and the subcutaneous tissue is placed in the electric field. Alternatively, a weak current may flow through the subcutaneous tissue. Such electric action activates subcutaneous tissues such as cells and capillaries.

A skin adhesive having an action of analgesic, antipruritic, astringent, anti-inflammatory, etc. on the skin adhesive, for example, methyl salicylate, l
-When menthol is included, the electrical action of the dissimilar metals and the action of the drug on the external drug act synergistically.

When a pair of electrodes made of different metals and a permanent magnet are arranged side by side on the same base material, the electric action of the different metals and the subcutaneous tissue stimulating action of magnetism act synergistically.

[0013]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of an example of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a front view with the protective sheet 5 removed.

The flexible sheet 1 serving as a base material is made of a cloth or a non-woven fabric, and a skin adhesive layer 2a is provided on one surface of the sheet 1, and a first metal foil 3a and a second metal foil 4 are provided on the surface thereof.
a is arranged at a predetermined interval. When this state is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 2, it is divided into a first electrode occupying portion 3, a second electrode occupying portion 4, and a skin adhesive occupying portion 2. This skin adhesive contains a drug for the outer skin such as methyl salicylate, 1-menthol and dl-camphor. The surfaces of the skin adhesive layer 2a, the first metal foil 3a, and the second metal foil 4a are covered with a peelable protective sheet 5.

FIG. 3 shows a usage state of the product of the present invention. The first metal foil 3a and the second metal foil 3b are in close contact with the skin surface S of the human body, an electric field E is formed therebetween, and at the same time, the outer skin drug component of the adhesive layer 2a penetrates subcutaneously.

FIG. 4 shows a front view of the other embodiment of the present invention with the protective sheet removed, and FIG. 5 shows the usage state.
A first part A comprising a first electrode occupying part 6 and a first substrate 8 having a skin adhesive occupying part 7 around the first part A, a second part
The electrode occupying portion 9 and the second portion B including the second base material 11 having the skin adhesive occupying portion 10 around the electrode occupying portion 9 are separately configured before use. In addition, when the first part A and the second part B are in the form of a roll of a long object and are used,
It can also be cut into a desired length before use.

The shape of the electrode of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned strip shape, but can be made into a circular shape, a square shape, or any other shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the row 12 of the first electrodes A may be arranged in the center, and the rows 13 and 14 of the second electrodes B may be arranged on both sides thereof, as shown in FIG. The first electrode A and the second electrode B may be alternately arranged so that the dissimilar metals are arranged next to each other in the closest proximity. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of strip-shaped first and second electrodes A and B may be arranged.

FIG. 9 shows a front view of still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 shows a schematic sectional view thereof. One permanent magnet 17 is arranged substantially in the center of the first electrode A and the second electrode B. The permanent magnet 17 is magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the base material 1, that is, the skin surface S. There is.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the electrode of the present invention. The one shown in the figure (a) is composed of a single metal plate or metal foil 12. (B) shows, for example, a copper foil having a thickness of 0.01 mm and a gold plating having a thickness of 0.002 mm, and a metal material layer 14 serving as an electrode is formed on the entire circumference of the metal material 13 serving as a core. Are formed.
(C) What is shown in the figure is, for example, a plastic sheet having a thickness of 0.005 mm to 0.01 mm, which is sputtered with aluminum, gold, silver, copper or the like having a thickness of 300 angstroms, for example. A metal material layer 16 serving as an electrode is formed on one surface of the non-metal material 15.

When using the product of the present invention, a conductive cream or liquid may be applied to improve the electric conduction between the skin surface and the electrode.

[0021]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is no possibility of damaging the skin of the human body, and it is possible to activate the subcutaneous tissue by applying electrical stimulation to the subcutaneous tissue in a very safe and stable manner for a long time. Moreover, this electrical stimulation directly uses the subcutaneous tissue as a constituent element of the battery, and therefore has a very high efficiency and a remarkable health promoting effect.

Further, according to the present invention, since it is constituted by a laminated body of flexible and ultrathin electrodes such as a metal thin film or a metal foil having a plastic sheet as a core, a base material such as a cloth, as a whole. It is extremely thin and flexible, fits well on human skin and does not stick out.

Further, the skin adhesive has analgesic, antipruritic, astringent,
Since a drug for the outer skin such as anti-inflammatory can be contained, a synergistic effect of the drug effect by the drug for the outer skin and the therapeutic effect by electrical stimulation can be obtained.

Further, since the skin adhesive occupying portion having a sufficient area is provided around the electrode of the different metal of the present invention, it is easy to provide a permanent magnet having a diameter of several mm in the skin adhesive occupying portion. In that case, the synergistic effect of the magnetic therapeutic effect, which has been recognized in the past, and the therapeutic effect of the electrical stimulation of the present invention can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with a protective sheet 5 removed.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view showing a usage state of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of another embodiment of the present invention with a protective sheet removed.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view showing a usage state of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a further embodiment of the present invention with a protective sheet removed.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a further embodiment of the present invention with a protective sheet removed.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a further embodiment of the present invention with a protective sheet removed.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a further embodiment of the present invention with a protective sheet removed.

FIG. 10 is a schematic sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing various aspects of the electrode structure of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Base material 2 ... Skin adhesive occupying portion 3 ... First electrode occupying portion 4 ... Second electrode occupying portion 5 ... Protective sheet 12 ...・ Single metal plate or metal foil 13 ・ ・ ・ ・ Metal material serving as core 14 ・ ・ ・ ・ Metal material layer serving as electrode 15 ・ ・ ・ ・ Material serving as core 16 ・ ・ ・ Metal material layer serving as electrode E ... Electric field

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A flexible sheet serving as a base material has one side of a first side.
A first electrode occupying portion made of the above metal, a second electrode occupying portion made of a second metal and provided apart from the first electrode occupying portion, and a skin adhesive occupying portion. A health promotion device to be applied to the skin. 2. The health promoting device applied to the skin according to claim 1, wherein the first and second electrode occupying portions are made of a metal plate or a metal foil. 3. The first and second electrode occupying portions are:
The health promoting device for sticking to the skin according to claim 1, comprising a metal film deposited or sputtered on the surface of a flexible sheet such as a plastic sheet. 4. The analgesic, antipruritic, astringent,
The health-improving device to be applied to the skin according to claim 1, which contains a drug for outer skin such as anti-inflammatory. 5. A first substrate having the first electrode occupying portion and the skin adhesive occupying portion around the first electrode, and the second substrate.
A health promoting tool applied to the skin, characterized in that the second substrate having the electrode occupying portion and the skin adhesive occupying portion in the periphery thereof are separately stored before use. 6. The health promoting tool applied to the skin according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the electrode occupying portion and the permanent magnet are provided on the same base material.