JPH105347A - Low frequency therapy equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve handlability and to enable operation while confirming it with the naked eyes by fitting a controller linked to the extension band part of main body of a base sheet, to which an electrode is fitted, through a tongue sheet to the main body of the base sheet so as to use it. SOLUTION: A conductive adhesive pad 2 is fitted so as to cover the electrode fitted to main body 1 of base sheet in the shape of hand. Electric stimuli generated from the electrode are directly transmitted onto the skin by the conductive adhesive pad 2. Besides, the main body 1 of base sheet is provided with suitable slit parts, etc., so as to be easily fitted with ruggedness on the skin. Then, a controller 3 is fitted through a tongue sheet 3 to a central part on the rear side of main body 1 of base sheet and a base sheet terminal 5 is connected. Slit parts or the like are formed at the intermediate part of this tongue sheet 3 fitting the main body 1 of base sheet and the controller 3 so that fitness with ruggedness on the body can be improved. Thus, a dedicated space is reduced and handling is made convenient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a low-frequency therapeutic device comprising a base sheet main body, electrodes attached thereto, and a pendant controller for controlling the electrodes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a low-frequency therapeutic device according to the present invention, electrodes for generating electrical stimulation are mounted on a base sheet body, and a controller, a power supply, an output circuit, and operation buttons are housed in a controller. The applicant of the present application filed a patent
Japanese Patent Application No. 5220 and 1995 Patent Application No. 202342 propose a low-frequency treatment device related thereto. The electrode and the controller are connected by a lead wire or the like, or the controller is connected to the back side of the base sheet main body to which the electrode is attached by a conductive snap button or the like. In addition, since the conductive adhesive pad is attached to the electrode, the base sea body to which the electrode is attached can be attached to the treatment site of the body for use. Further, the base sheet body is provided with a cut so as to easily fit a curved surface of the body when sticking to the body.

[0003]

When a conventional low-frequency treatment device is attached to, for example, a shoulder, the base sheet body fits the curved surface of the shoulder due to the cut, but the controller is hung and the lead wires are entangled in the way. This is inconvenient because the controller cannot be seen because the controller is out of sight and the operation of the controller cannot be confirmed with the eyes. Therefore, the controller is mounted on the back side of the electrode mounting surface of the base sheet body via the tongue sheet,
The base sheet including the electrodes and the controller can be handled integrally, which reduces the occupied space and makes it easier to handle the low frequency treatment device, and furthermore, when the controller is mounted out of sight. If necessary, the controller can be removed from the base sheet main body so that the operation of the controller can be placed at a position where it can be visually checked, and a low-frequency treatment device that can be reliably operated while being checked with the naked eye is to be provided. .

[0004] In the above, the tongue sheet also fits the curved surface of the body like the base sheet body,
It is necessary that the base sheet body does not hinder proper fitting of the body, and that the massage effect is not impaired. Furthermore, it is necessary that the attachment between the tongue sheet and the base sheet main body be simple and robust, and at the same time, no foreign object sensation occurs when attached to the body.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a low frequency treatment device according to the present invention is connected to an extension band of a base sheet main body to which electrodes are attached. It is characterized in that the controller can be used by attaching it to the base sheet main body via the tongue sheet. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to the first aspect, the attachment between the tongue sheet and the base sheet body is fixed, and the attachment between the controller and the tongue sheet is detachable. Features.

[0006] Further, the invention according to claim 3 is based on claim 1.
The tongue sheet and the base sheet main body are detachably attached to the low-frequency treatment device described in the above, and the attachment between the controller and the tongue sheet is fixed. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to any one of the first to third aspects, an attachment portion between the tongue sheet and the base sheet body and an intermediate portion between an attachment portion between the tongue sheet and the controller. Is provided with one or more cutouts or one or more cutouts.

[0007] The invention described in claim 5 is the first invention.
The low-frequency treatment device according to claim 3, wherein one or more cutouts or one or more cutouts are provided at an intermediate portion between the attachment portions of the tongue sheet and the base sheet body. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to any one of the first to third aspects, two or more cutouts are formed in the tongue sheet so as to surround each attachment portion with the base sheet body. And these disassembled parts are connected by connecting elements.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the low frequency treatment device according to the first or second aspect, wherein at least one spot welding is used as means for attaching the tongue sheet to the base sheet body. Or one or more eyelet fittings are used. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to any one of the first and second aspects, one or more mounting brackets or one or more mounting brackets are used as means for mounting the controller to the tongue sheet.
It is characterized by using at least one snap button or at least one magic tape.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to any one of the first and third aspects, one or more mounting brackets are used as means for mounting the tongue sheet to the base sheet body. Or one or more snap buttons or one or more magic tapes. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the low frequency treatment device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the controller connected to the extension band of the base sheet main body to which the electrode is attached is a base sheet main body. It is characterized in that it can be used by being attached so as to be located at the base of the extension band portion.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the low-frequency treatment device according to the present embodiment, which is a view of a portion corresponding to a palm. A conductive adhesive pad 2 is attached so as to cover an electrode attached to a base sheet body 1 imitated in the shape of a hand. The conductive adhesive pad 2 can directly transmit the electric stimulus emitted from the electrode to the skin and can adhere the low-frequency treatment device to the skin. The base sheet main body 1 is provided with, for example, a notch or the like, so that the shape of the base sheet main body 1 is easily fitted to the uneven portion of the body.
Five conductive adhesive pads 2 are arranged at a position corresponding to the center of the hand of the base sheet main body 1 and five such adhesive pads are formed substantially in the shape of a finger. In FIG. 2, the controller 3 is provided with a tongue sheet
Attached through. A base sheet terminal 5 is connected to the controller 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, if a notch or a cutout is provided at the intermediate portion between the tongue sheet 3 and the base sheet main body 1 and the place where the tongue sheet 3 is attached to the controller 3, the tongue sheet 3 becomes similar to the base sheet main body 1. It is easy to fit in the uneven part of. Base sheet body 1 of tongue sheet 3
A notch or a cutout may be provided also in the middle of each attachment point. A cut may be made in the tongue sheet 3 so as to surround each attachment portion to the base sheet main body 1, and the tongue sheet 3 may be disassembled into two or more parts, and the disassembled parts may be connected by a connecting element. The tongue sheet may be made of an elastic material, which has the effect of making it easier to fit the uneven portion of the body.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 4 can be positioned substantially below the center of the base sheet main body 1. In this case, the controller is located at a portion corresponding to the wrist separated from the conductive adhesive pad 2 at the center. It is possible to avoid the close contact with the unevenness of the body. The tongue sheet 3 is fixed to the base sheet body by eyelets 6.
Spot welding may be used instead of the eyelet fitting 6. The controller 4 is detachably attached to the tongue sheet 3 by a snap button 7. A button having a convex portion on the tongue sheet 3 side and a button having a concave portion on the controller 4 side are attached. Instead of the snap button 7, a mounting bracket or a magic tape may be used. Further, the attachment between the tongue sheet 3 and the base sheet body 1 may be made detachable, and the attachment between the controller 4 and the tongue sheet 3 may be fixed.

[0013]

As described above, according to the low frequency treatment apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the controller connected to the extension band of the base sheet body to which the electrode is attached is connected to the base sheet body via the tongue sheet. Since it can be attached and used, the entire low-frequency treatment device can be used as a single unit, and the occupied space is reduced, so that handling is convenient. Further, according to the low frequency treatment device according to the second or third aspect, the entire low frequency treatment device can be used collectively and the occupied space is reduced, so that the handling is convenient. Furthermore, when the low-frequency treatment device is attached to the outside of the field of view, the controller can be easily removed from the base sheet main body, and the operation can be performed while looking at the controller, thereby ensuring the operation.

Further, according to the low frequency treatment device of the fourth or fifth aspect, the low frequency treatment device is provided with a convex portion of a body such as a shoulder,
Or, when the tongue sheet is fitted to the body together with the base sheet body when attached to the recess, the notch or cutout of the tongue sheet absorbs the movement of the tongue sheet, and the tongue sheet and the base sheet body fit correctly to the body So that the massage effect is not impaired. Further, according to the low-frequency treatment device according to claim 6, the low-frequency treatment device is a convex portion of a body such as a shoulder,
Or, when attached to the recess, when the tongue sheet fits the body together with the base sheet body, absorbs the mutual movement of the tongue sheet pieces because the tongue sheet is separated into two or more and connected by the connecting element, The tongue sheet and the base sheet body can be properly fitted to the body so that the massage effect is not impaired.

According to the low frequency treatment device of the present invention, the fixed attachment between the tongue sheet and the base sheet body is simple and strong, and at the same time, the foreign-body sensation when the low frequency treatment device is attached to the body. It can be one that does not occur. According to the low frequency treatment device of the eighth aspect, the controller and the tongue sheet can be detachably attached to each other, and when the low frequency treatment device is attached to the outside of the field of view, the controller and the tongue sheet are separated from the base sheet body. The controller can be easily removed and operated while looking at the controller so that the operation can be ensured. Further, the attachment and detachment can be performed reliably and efficiently by simple means.

According to the low frequency treatment device of the ninth aspect, the tongue sheet and the base sheet main body can be detachably attached to each other, and when the low frequency treatment device is attached to the outside of the field of view, the controller and the tongue sheet are provided. Can be easily removed from the base sheet body, and the operation can be performed while looking at the controller, so that the operation can be ensured. Also, the attachment and detachment can be performed reliably and efficiently by simple means. According to the low frequency treatment device of the tenth aspect, the controller can be attached to the base sheet body at a position separated from the close contact portion of the base sheet body with the body, and the effect of reducing the occupied space is small. It also has the effect of not hindering smooth close contact with the body and not impairing the massage effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a low-frequency treatment device according to an embodiment, showing a portion corresponding to a palm.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the low frequency treatment device according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view of the low-frequency treatment device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which a controller is removed from a tongue sheet.

FIG. 4 is a partial view of the low-frequency treatment device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 when the controller is attached to the tongue sheet as viewed from the back side of the tongue sheet.

FIG. 5 is a view of an embodiment of the low-frequency treatment device in which the controller is mounted so as to be located on the back side of the base of the extension band of the base sheet body.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base sheet main body, 2 ... Conductive adhesive pad, 3 ... Tongue sheet, 4 ... Controller, 5
... Base sheet terminal, 6 ... Mounting bracket, 7
..Snap buttons, 8 ... cut-out parts

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A low-frequency treatment device wherein a controller connected to an extension band of a base sheet main body to which electrodes are attached can be used by being attached to the base sheet main body via a tongue sheet. 2. The low-frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment of the tongue sheet and the base sheet body is fixed, and the attachment of the controller and the tongue sheet is detachable. 3. The low-frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment between the tongue sheet and the base sheet body is detachable, and the attachment between the controller and the tongue sheet is fixed. 4. One or more cutouts or one or more cutouts are provided in a mounting portion between the tongue sheet and the base sheet main body and an intermediate portion between a mounting portion between the tongue sheet and the controller. The low-frequency treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more cutouts or one or more cutouts are provided at an intermediate portion between the mounting portions of the tongue sheet and the base sheet body. The low-frequency treatment device according to any one of the above. 6. The tongue sheet is provided with a notch so as to surround each attachment portion with the base sheet body and disassembled into two or more parts, and these disassembled parts are connected by connecting elements. The low-frequency treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more spot welding or one or more eyelet fittings are used as means for attaching the tongue sheet to the base sheet body. Low frequency treatment device. 8. The device according to claim 1, wherein one or more mounting brackets, one or more snap buttons, or one or more magic tapes are used as means for mounting the controller to the tongue sheet. 3. The low-frequency treatment device according to any one of 2. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more mounting brackets, one or more snap buttons, or one or more magic tapes are used as means for attaching the tongue sheet to the base sheet body. The low-frequency treatment device according to claim 3. 10. A controller connected to the extension band of the base sheet main body to which the electrode is attached can be attached and used so as to be located on the back side of the base of the extension band of the vest sheet main body. The low frequency treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.