JPS5858101B2 - Pulse electric therapy device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electric therapy device that applies electricity to treat diseases of the human body.

It is already known that passing a small amount of electric current through the human body can have certain therapeutic effects.

Especially the channels and acupuncture points that exist in each part of the human body.
The effect is even more pronounced when electrical stimulation is applied.

Conventionally, there are various types of devices available to perform this type of electrical therapy, but all of them have the problem that they are large and cannot be used in hospitals or homes that have such equipment. .

In order to solve these problems, the applicant has previously proposed
A photovoltaic element, such as a solar cell or a selenium photovoltaic cell, which generates an electromotive force by light is used, and this is attached to a desired position on the human body, and the terminal of the conductor connected to the photovoltaic element is connected to the human body. We proposed a super-heavy electric therapy device (Japanese Patent Application No. 56-162732, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-65172) that can be easily attached to the human body during contact or anywhere to increase the therapeutic effect. did.

However, since the electromotive force of this electric therapy device usually does not have pulse-like changes, there is a problem that the electrical stimulation acting on the human body is weak.

The present invention has been made to further improve these problems, and includes the following: an electromotive force generated by a photovoltaic element is applied to the human body through a terminal connected to the photovoltaic element; A shutter activated by vibration is installed to change the light that enters the photovoltaic element, making the electromotive force pulse-like and acting on the human body, thereby increasing electrical stimulation and further increasing the therapeutic effect. The purpose is to

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 and 2 are electrically insulating plates such as plastic plates, Bakelite plates, or cardboard; 3 is a solar cell;
A photovoltaic element such as a selenium photovoltaic cell, 4 a thin conducting wire such as an enameled wire, and 5 a terminal formed by rounding or soldering the end of the conducting wire 4.

In this embodiment, a photovoltaic element 3 is attached to an electrically insulating plate material 1, and the ends of conductive wires 4 connected to both ends of the photovoltaic element 30 are led out to the back surface of the plate material 1.
Terminals 5 are formed at each of the projecting ends so as to be able to contact the human body, and a plate material 2 into which the photovoltaic element 3 is fitted is attached to the upper surface of this plate material 1 via an adhesive or the like.

Further, as shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5, a hollow shutter box 6 having a slightly curved oval planar shape and a slight thickness is formed from a material such as a transparent plastic film. A disk-shaped shutter 7 having a light-shielding property is inserted into the photovoltaic device 6 so as to be removable, and is attached to the plate material 2 with an adhesive or the like so as to cover the surface of the photovoltaic element 3.

Next, a method of using the pulsed electric therapy device of the present invention configured as described above will be explained.

This treatment device is applied to a desired part of the human body, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, and both ends of the plate 20 are adhered to the human body using adhesive tape 8 or the like.

If this is done, the voltage generated when the optical superpower element 3 receives light will be applied between the terminals 5 and 5 on both sides, and as a result, a minute current will flow through the human body and exert a therapeutic effect. Since the pulse electric therapy device of the invention has a shutter mechanism, if this is attached to the arm of a human body, the arm will move as shown in a, b, and c when walking, etc., as shown in Fig. 7. When the robot moves like this, a pulse-like electromotive force is generated.

That is, in case a, the shutter 7 is located at the left end of the shutter box 6 due to the action of gravity, so the photovoltaic element 3 is in the exposed state, and in case C, the shutter 7 is located at the right end of the shutter box 6. Therefore, the photovoltaic element 3 is in the exposed state, or in the case of b in between, the shutter 7 is located in the center of the shutter box 6 and momentarily blocks the photovoltaic element 3, so that the light is not exposed at this time. The electromotive force of the electromotive force element 3 decreases.

FIG. 8 shows an example of an electromotive force waveform diagram of the photovoltaic element 3 of the pulsed electric therapy device of the present invention during walking as explained in FIG. The electromotive force is taken as

As can be seen from Fig. 8, the pulse-type electric therapy device of the present invention can generate a pulsed electromotive force by using vibrations caused by the movement of the human body, so that the electrical stimulation can be further increased. This has the excellent effect of further increasing the effectiveness of electrical therapy.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiment shows one example mode of carrying out the present invention, and it goes without saying that various other structures and shapes of each part are possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the pulsed electric therapy device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the shutter box, and Fig. 5. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line C--C, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which the treatment device of the present invention is used, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of its operation, and FIG. 8 is a waveform diagram of the generated electromotive force. 1.2...Plate material having electrical insulation properties, 3...
... Photovoltaic element, 4 ... Conductor wire, 5 ...
...Terminal, 6...Shutter, -box 7.
...Shutter 8...Adhesive tape.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a device in which the electromotive force generated by the photovoltaic element 3 acts on the human body via the terminal 5 connected to the photovoltaic element 3, a transparent hollow shutter box 6 is placed on the surface of the photovoltaic element 30. At the same time as the shutter box 6 is inflated, a light-shielding plate-shaped shutter 7 is movably inserted into the shutter box 6, and the shutter 7 is moved by vibration to change the light entering the photovoltaic element 3, thereby reducing the electromotive force. A pulse-type electric therapy device that is characterized by being applied to the human body in the form of pulses.