JPS63147476A - Low frequency remedy device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a low frequency therapy device used for treating stiff shoulders, muscle pain, and the like.

[Prior Art] Generally, the human body generates weak electricity, and the electrical signals are used to adjust the movements of the muscles, internal organs, nerves, etc. throughout the body. The signal is disrupted and the body becomes unbalanced.

When in such a state, stimulating the body by focusing on acupuncture points (treatment points) corrects the imbalance, relieves pain such as stiff shoulders and muscle pain, and improves blood circulation.

By utilizing this effect, instead of stimulating the hands and fingers using acupressure or massage, low-frequency therapy equipment is used as a treatment device that aims to achieve the same effect as acupressure by applying rhythmically fluctuating electrical stimulation to the human body. be.

The low frequency treatment device is as shown in Fig. 5, in which electrodes 3, 3 are connected to the outside via wiring 2, 2 from a box-shaped main body 1 containing a power source such as a dry battery and a low frequency oscillator, etc. Treatment was performed by extending the electrodes 3, 3 to the affected area and applying low frequency waves to the affected area.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the above-mentioned low-frequency treatment device usually performs treatment by applying low-frequency waves to the affected area by pressing the electrodes 3, 3 against the affected area while the patient is lying down or sitting. However, it could not be said that the main body 1 is suitable for use in situations where there is a relatively large amount of movement, such as at work.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and includes a low frequency oscillation section and a battery that supplies power to the low frequency oscillation section. A low-frequency oscillator unit consisting of a switch mechanism for starting the supply of battery power, and both electrodes that transmit the low-frequency waves emitted from the low-frequency oscillator to the affected area is attached to a pasting base coated with an insulating adhesive. It is characterized by being integrated into the.

[Operation: The co-switch mechanism allows current to flow from the battery to the low frequency oscillator,
After generating low frequency waves from the electrodes, when the adhesive-coated surface of the adhesive base is applied to the affected area, the low-frequency waves are transmitted to the affected area via the conductive layer formed on the adhesive-coated surface.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a low frequency oscillator 4 such as an IC
A frequency adjustment section 5 for adjusting the oscillation frequency of the low frequency oscillation section 4 is connected to the low frequency oscillation section 4, and a battery 6 for supplying power to the low frequency oscillation section 4 is provided with a switch 7 interposed therebetween. Electrodes 8.9 that transmit the emitted low frequency waves to the affected area are connected to the low frequency oscillator 4 to constitute a thin low frequency oscillator unit 0, and the low frequency oscillator unit IO is connected only to the electrodes 8.9 to the outside. It is airtightly packaged with a moisture-resistant film 11 so as to be exposed. Incidentally, before the low frequency oscillator unit hlO is airtightly packaged, the oscillation frequency of the low frequency oscillator 4 is adjusted by the frequency adjustment section 5.

The switch 7 is disposed between the low frequency oscillation unit 4 and the battery 6, and a conductive liquid (not shown) and an insulator such as highly absorbent paper are housed inside in a separated state, and the switch 7 is arranged between the low frequency oscillation unit 4 and the battery 6. When pressure is applied to the conductive liquid, the conductive liquid permeates the insulator, thereby establishing electrical continuity between the low frequency oscillator 4 and the battery 6.

The low frequency oscillator unit IO is placed on the back surface of a pasting base 12 such as cloth, and an insulating adhesive 13 containing a drug such as salicylic acid is applied over the entire surface of the pasting base 12 on the low frequency oscillator unit 10. The adhesive 13 and the electrode 8,
Conductive layers 14 and 15 that do not short-circuit are formed over the required ranges at the contact portions with 9, respectively.

A protective sheet (not shown) is removably attached to the surface of the adhesive 13.

Since the structure is as described above, in use, first, pressure is applied to the switch 7 portion with a finger to cause the conductive liquid inside the switch 7 to penetrate into the insulator.
Current flows from the battery B to the low frequency oscillator 4 and the electrode 8.9
low frequency is output.

Next, the protective sheet (not shown) is peeled off and the application base 12 is applied to the affected area of stiff shoulders, muscle pain, etc. with the adhesive 13 side in contact with the skin. The low frequency output stimulates the affected area, and
The drug contained in the adhesive 13 penetrates into the affected area.

That is, two treatments can be performed at the same time, and it can also be used during work or while sleeping, just like a general drape.

3 and 4 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the battery 6 and switch 7 of the previous embodiment are replaced by
The battery electrode section [6 and the electrolyte sealing section 17 connected to the low frequency oscillation section 4 are provided separately in a battery chamber 18 that is further airtightly or liquidtightly defined within the moisture-resistant film 11, and the above-mentioned It also has a switch mechanism in which when pressure is applied to the electrolyte sealing part 17, the electrolyte flows out into the battery chamber 18, the battery electrode part 16 is immersed in the electrolyte, and current flows to the low frequency oscillation part 4. There is.

Furthermore, the adjustment screw 19 of the frequency adjustment unit 5 is airtightly protruded outside the moisture-resistant film 1, and the lower surfaces of the electrodes 8 and 9 are sharpened.
In other respects, the low frequency oscillator unit 10 is configured in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and the low frequency oscillator unit 10 is placed on the surface of the pasted base 12, and the lower surfaces of the electrodes 8 and 9 are on the pasted base 1.
It is fixedly provided so as to protrude from the conductive layer 14, 15 of the adhesive 13 applied to the 2M surface.

In the configuration of the other embodiment, when in use, the electrolytic solution enclosing section 17 is crushed with a finger to cause the electrolytic solution to flow into the battery chamber 18, and when the battery electrode section 16 is immersed in the electrolytic solution, the low frequency oscillating section 4 A current flows through the electrodes 8 and 9, and low frequency waves are outputted to the electrodes 8 and 9.

Here, the frequency is adjusted by turning the adjustment screw 19 of the frequency adjustment section 5 as necessary, and the application base 12 is applied to the affected area in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.

That is, in this other embodiment, in addition to the effects of the previous embodiment, it is possible to select the optimal frequency for the affected area.

In the above two embodiments, the adhesive 13 containing a drug was used for the purpose of treating stiff shoulders, muscle pain, etc., but the adhesive 13 was not mixed with any drug and was further output. By making the low frequency into a pulse waveform having a desired amplitude, it may be used as a thin and stick-on cardiac pacemaker.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but if a low frequency oscillation section equipped with a cored inductance or the like is used, an external magnetic field can be applied to the low frequency oscillation section or a small cast iron can be applied to the low frequency oscillation section. The frequency can be changed even during use by moving the pieces closer to each other or farther apart, and a frequency adjustment section is not required; the electrodes may be exposed on the surface of the adhesive without forming a conductive layer on the adhesive; Of course, various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention, such as the possibility of selecting various types of batteries and switch mechanisms.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the application base in which the low-frequency oscillator unit is integrated can be applied to the affected area using the adhesive applied to the application base. It can be easily used while sleeping, and by mixing a drug or the like into the adhesive, it exhibits excellent effects such as being able to simultaneously perform two treatments using the drug and low frequency waves.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view from the ■-■ arrow in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a general low-frequency treatment device. 4 is a low frequency oscillator, 5 is a frequency adjuster, 6 is a battery, 7 is a switch, 8.9 is an electrode, 1o is a low frequency oscillator unit, 12 is a pasting substrate, 13 is an adhesive, 14.15 is a conductive layer shows.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A low frequency oscillator, a battery that supplies power to the low frequency oscillator, a switch mechanism that starts supplying the battery power, and both electrodes that transmit the low frequency generated from the low frequency oscillator to the affected area. A low-frequency treatment device characterized in that a low-frequency oscillator unit configured as above is integrated into an adhesive base coated with an insulating adhesive.