KR100883171B1 - Skin care apparatus using xenon flash arc lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a skin care device using a xenon lamp, and more particularly, to a xenon lamp having different filters according to the type of skin care, and automatically checking whether a filter is suitable for a desired skin care mode by automatically recognizing a selected filter. The present invention relates to a skin care device used, whereby it is possible to prevent exposure to a burn or the like by using a filter that does not fit the desired skin care mode.

The present invention includes a key input unit including a treatment mode setting key for setting a treatment mode; A controller configured to generate a ramp voltage control signal from an output signal of the key input unit; A high voltage inducing unit generating a high voltage signal for driving the lamp according to the lamp voltage control signal received from the control unit; A lamp driver driving the xenon lamp by the high voltage signal received from the high voltage induction part; A light irradiation unit for irradiating light generated from the xenon lamp of the lamp driving unit; A skin care device using a xenon lamp having a light source, the light irradiation unit comprising: a handpiece for adjusting light radiated from the xenon lamp through an optical cable; And a filter for selectively emitting light incident from the handpiece only light of a specific wavelength band.

In addition, the skin care device further includes a filter inspection unit for inspecting whether a filter suitable for the mode set by the key input unit is mounted.

Skin care device, xenon lamp, filter, automatic inspection

Description

Skin care apparatus using xenon lamp

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a skin care device using a xenon lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the skin care apparatus of FIG. 1.

3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the optical cable connector of FIG.

Figure 4 is a general structure of the aperture to adjust the irradiation radius of the light.

5 is a schematic flowchart of the controller of FIG. 1.

The present invention relates to a skin care device using a xenon lamp, and more particularly, to a xenon lamp having different filters according to the type of skin care, and automatically checking whether a filter is suitable for a desired skin care mode by automatically recognizing a selected filter. It relates to a used skin care device.

In general, the skin should be treated or managed at different wavelengths according to the treatment of erythematosis, cell activation, hair follicle formation, increased blood flow, sterilization, pain relief, atopic treatment, and the like.

However, the conventional skin care device does not cover all of them, and has only a certain wavelength band, and is made to only perform certain treatments and cares accordingly.

In particular, the skin care device should output the wavelength band according to each skin care type, and the operation mode is also different according to each skin care type, so there is not much skin care device capable of such multiple management.

Conventional phototherapy devices use only xenon lamps or UV lamps to improve cell activation or blood circulation. In addition, such a conventional phototherapy device has a risk of accompanying various side effects including an image by irradiating a high amount of energy, and also uses a pulse wave type light or a laser having a specific wavelength rather than continuous light.

Therefore, the present invention provides a skin care apparatus using xenon lamps that can be used not only for simple skin trouble treatment, but also for vitiligo, atopy treatment, wound regeneration, acne, pain relief, hair follicle formation, and scalp care treatment.

In addition, the present invention provides a skin care device using a xenon lamp having various filters suitable for these treatments and automatically recognizing the selected filter and automatically checking whether the filter is suitable for a desired skin care mode. This prevents exposure to burns and the like by using filters that do not fit the desired skin care mode.

This is because Xe-non flash arc lamps generate wavelengths similar to that of ordinary sunlight, and by applying a filter that selectively transmits only the required wavelength bands, the effect of “principle of selective light thermal fusion” can be achieved. It was conceived by the fact that it can be obtained.

In addition, the present invention uses a continuous light of the xenon lamp, there is little risk of side effects including the image, and can use the wavelength band of all areas of UV / visible / infrared, the light irradiation area through the lens movement method of the handpiece It provides a skin care device that can adjust.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is a skin care device using a xenon lamp that can treat not only simple skin troubles as a skin care device, but also vitiligo, atopy treatment, wound regeneration, acne, pain relief, hair follicle formation, scalp management, etc. To provide a device.

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a skin care device using a xenon lamp having various filters for various treatments and automatically recognizing the selected filter and automatically checking whether the filter is suitable for a desired skin care mode. .

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to use the continuous light of the xenon lamp, less risk of side effects including burns, can use the wavelength band of all areas of UV / visible / infrared, lens movement of the handpiece The present invention provides a skin care device that can adjust a light irradiation area through a method.

Hereinafter, a configuration and an operation of a skin care apparatus using a xenon lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a skin care apparatus using a xenon lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source body (100, 200, 400) is provided with a xenon lamp and the xenon light generated from the xenon lamp Consists of a light irradiation unit 500 for transmitting to a position, the light source body is a key input unit 110, a display unit 130, a control unit 210, a power supply device 290, a high voltage induction unit 310, a lamp driver 410 ), An optical cable connector 480, and a filter inspection unit 460, and the light irradiation unit 500 includes a handpiece 510 and a filter 560.

The key input unit 110 and the display unit 130 are located in the external panel unit 100.

The key input unit 110 is an input unit for inputting ON / OFF, time setting, intensity setting, mode setting, and the like. An ON / OFF key (not shown) and a time setting key (not shown) ), A key input signal such as a strength setting key (not shown) and a mode setting key (not shown) is transmitted to the controller 210.

The ON / OFF key is for turning the power on and off.

The time setting key is a key for setting an irradiation time for treatment and transmits the set key input signal to the controller 210.

The intensity setting key is a key for setting the intensity of light to be treated, and transmits the set key input signal to the controller 210.

The mode setting key is a key for setting the treatment mode, and transmits the set key input signal to the controller 210. The mode setting key may set treatment modes such as skin trouble treatment, vitiligo treatment, atopy treatment, wound regeneration treatment, acne treatment, pain relief treatment, hair follicle treatment treatment, and scalp management treatment.

The control unit 210, the power supply unit 290, and the high voltage induction unit 310 form the control signal generator 200.

The controller 210 is responsible for the overall control of the skin care apparatus. Receiving a key input signal for the intensity, irradiation time, treatment mode, etc. from the key input unit 110 generates a lamp voltage control signal accordingly, and transmits it to the high voltage induction unit 310. The controller 210 adjusts the duty ratio of the high voltage generated from the high voltage inducing unit to adjust the intensity of irradiation, thereby controlling the brightness of the xenon lamp.

The controller 210 may be a microprocessor or a microcontroller. That is, the control unit 210 adjusts the irradiation time and the intensity of the light beam when irradiating light, recognizes the type of filter mounted on each handpiece to prevent a medical accident, and selects a treatment type according thereto, and sets a treatment mode. Verifies that the filter is applied according to the and transmits the result to the display unit 13 to inform the user.

The high voltage induction unit 310 generates a high voltage for driving the lamp according to the lamp voltage control signal received from the control unit 210. This is transmitted to the lamp driver 410. The high voltage induction unit 310 controls the brightness of the xenon lamp by adjusting the duty ratio of the high voltage according to the lamp voltage control signal received from the controller 210.

The power supply 290 supplies main power to the skin care device.

The lamp driving unit 410, the optical cable connector 480, and the filter inspecting unit 460 form the lamp unit 400.

The lamp driver 410 includes a xenon lamp and a xenon lamp driving circuit, and turns on and drives the xenon lamp by the high voltage received from the high voltage induction unit 310. Light emitted from the xenon lamp is light in the wavelength band between 200 nm and 1100 nm.

The optical cable connector 480 transmits the light from the xenon lamp driven by the lamp driver 410 to the optical fiber of the optical cable 501. In order to connect the optical cable connector 480 to the xenon lamp which is a light source, the optical cable connector 480 includes a plurality of pins in addition to the optical cable connection part, and predetermined two pins are connected to each other according to the type of each filter. The optical cable connector 480 is configured to be detachable from the lamp driver 410 of the skin care device.

The filter inspecting unit 460 flows a current to the coupling portion of the two pins of the optical cable connector 480 according to the set mode, detects short circuit and opening of the two pins, and transmits the detected current to the control unit 210.

The handpiece 510 and the filter 560 form the light irradiation part 500.

The handpiece 510 is coupled to the filter 560 to irradiate light from the xenon lamp to a portion to be treated. The handpiece 510 is integrated with the filter 560 and receives light from the xenon lamp through the optical cable 501. In addition, the lens is provided with a lens and the aperture in the handpiece 510, by adjusting the range of light irradiation through them to focus the desired size can maximize the therapeutic effect by focusing the output energy to the treatment site.

The filter 560 is mounted on the handpiece 510 to selectively emit only light of a predetermined wavelength band from the light incident from the xenon lamp. In the present invention, a plurality of filters 560 are provided. In other words, the filter 560 converts the light from the xenon lamp into a predetermined ultraviolet (UV) wavelength band, a predetermined visible wavelength band, or a predetermined infrared wavelength band. Light from 200nm to 1100nm from the lamp is largely applied to six specific filters and used for medical purposes such as hair follicle formation, cell activation, blood flow increase, sterilization, atopic treatment, and melanocyte stimulation.

For example, the filter 560 is a filter for converting the wavelength range from 280nm to 320nm, a filter for converting the wavelength range from 308nm to 312nm, a filter for converting the wavelength range from 410nm to 420nm, a filter for converting the wavelength range from 650nm to 670nm, a wavelength range of 640nm to 960nm. It can be made of one of the filter, the filter for converting the wavelength band of 930nm ~ 950nm.

Therefore, the present invention is equipped with various filters such as vitiligo / atopic therapy using UV as well as simple skin trouble treatment, wound regeneration using visible ray, acne, pain relief, hair follicle formation and scalp care treatment using infrared ray. Should be replaced accordingly.

In other words, the present invention consists of a light source body provided with a xenon lamp, and a handpiece incorporating a specific filter for transferring the xenon light from the xenon lamp to the treatment position.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the skin care apparatus of FIG. 1.

In the skin care device of FIG. 2, the outer panel unit 100 is positioned at the top thereof, and a control signal generator 200 is positioned below the lamp unit 400, and a lamp unit 400 is positioned below the lamp unit 400. The light irradiation part 500 is connected through the optical cable connector 480 and the optical cable 501. A support of the skin care device may be positioned under the lamp unit 400.

 The external panel unit 100 is located outside of the skin care apparatus to input a setting key and displays a set time, a set intensity, a set mode, a current progress, and the like. The external panel unit 100 includes a key input unit 110 and a display unit 130. The key input unit 110 may be configured as a touch screen or a switch, and sets light intensity, irradiation time, treatment mode, and the like.

The control signal generator 200 generates a driving control signal of the lamp according to the input signals of the key input unit 110 and the filter inspecting unit 460. The control signal generator 200 includes a controller 210, a power supply 290, and a high voltage induction unit 310. That is, the control signal generator 200 adjusts the irradiation time and the intensity of the light beam when irradiating light, and recognizes the type of filter mounted on each handpiece by using the signal input from the filter inspector 460 to treat the treatment accordingly. It selects the type, verifies whether the filter corresponding to the set treatment mode is applied, and displays the result to notify the user.

The lamp unit 400 generates light by driving the xenon lamp by the high voltage input from the high voltage induction unit 310. The lamp unit 400 includes a lamp driver 410, an optical cable connector 480, and a filter inspector 460.

The light irradiator 500 irradiates the treatment position with the light generated from the xenon lamp of the lamp driver 410. The light irradiation part 500 includes a handpiece 510 and a filter 560.

3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the optical cable connector of FIG.

An optical cable connector 480 is mounted at one end of the optical cable 501, and a handpiece 510 is mounted at the other end of the optical cable 501.

The optical cable connector 480 is configured to be detachably attached to the coupling part 502 of the lamp driver 410 in order to transmit light of the xenon lamp of the lamp driver 410, and an optical cable is connected to the center of the lamp driver 410. It is made to have a plurality of pins around.

The optical cable connector 480 of FIG. 3 has an optical cable positioned at the center thereof, and 10 pins (ie, 1) for fixing and mounting the optical cable connector 480 to the coupling part 502 of the lamp driver 410 around the optical cable. Pins 1 through 10). By internally connecting two of the ten pins, the type of each filter is identified according to how many times and how many pins are connected.

For example, if the mode setting key is set to the first mode for irradiating the treatment light in the wavelength range of 280 nm to 320 nm, the optical cable connector 480 of the optical cable connector 480 indicates that the filter is configured to emit only the treatment light in the wavelength range of 280 nm to 320 nm. It is checked whether the cable connector 480, which is connected internally between pins 1 and 2, is mounted. The inspection is a coupling unit 502 of the lamp driver 410 when a mode is set in the key input unit 110. A current flows in the insertion part of the two pins according to the mode, and a short circuit between the two pins means that the optical cable connector 480 having a filter suitable for the first mode is mounted.

That is, if the first mode (280 nm to 320 nm) is to be applied, the mode setting key sets the first mode, and the optical cable connector 480 provided with a predetermined filter is attached to the coupling part 502 of the lamp driver 410. do.

Then, the controller 210 receives the signal from the key input unit 110 and accordingly transmits the filter inspection signal to the filter inspection unit 460. The filter inspecting unit 460 applies a current to an insertion part of two predetermined pins of the coupling unit 502 of the lamp driver 410 and transmits the result to the controller 210 according to the received filter inspecting signal. The controller 210 transmits the test result to the display 130 and displays the test result.

In the present invention, by combining the lens and the aperture in the handpiece 510 to adjust the radius of the light is irradiated to focus a certain amount of energy to the desired size, to maximize the therapeutic effect by focusing the output energy to the treatment site Can be.

To this end, the lens uses an illumination lens (condensing lens) and the other is to use the aperture commonly applied to the camera system to adjust the irradiation radius of the light with a constant amount of energy to be irradiated.

The illumination lens (condensing lens) is made of quartz and can transmit to the wavelength of UV band that ordinary lens cannot transmit.

The general structure of the stop to adjust the irradiation radius of light is shown in FIG.

In order to help the understanding of the present invention, Figure 4 is taken of the aperture of a general camera, the aperture used in the present invention may be much smaller than this. Wings that block light are composed of 12 pieces, and the use of such an aperture has the advantage that the irradiated light energy within the irradiation range can be made constant irrespective of the irradiation radius of the light.

5 is a schematic flowchart of the control unit of FIG. 1, which includes an initialization step S100, a mode signal transmission step S130, a filter check signal reception step S140, a filter determination step S150, a filter determination step S150, The control method of the skin care apparatus according to the present invention is performed including the lamp control signal generation step S170 and the lamp control signal output step S180.

In the initialization step (S100), and receives the time, intensity, mode signal from the key input unit (S100).

In the mode signal transmission step (S130), and transmits the mode signal received in the initialization step (S100) to the filter inspection unit (S130).

In the filter inspection signal receiving step (S140), the filter inspection signal output from the filter inspection unit is received (S140).

In the filter determination step (S150), it is determined whether or not the filter conforms to the mode from the filter inspection signal received in the filter inspection signal receiving step (S140) (S150).

If the filter does not match the mode in the filter determination step (S150), it is notified that the filter is different from the mode (S160), and returns to the initialization (S100) step.

In the ramp control signal generation step S170, if the filter is suitable for the mode in the filter determination step S150, the ramp control signal is generated according to the time, intensity, and mode signal (S170).

In the lamp control signal output step (S180), the lamp control signal is output to the high voltage induction unit (S180).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be done.

As described above, the skin care device using the xenon lamp of the present invention is not only a simple skin trouble treatment as a skin care device, but also vitiligo, atopic treatment, wound regeneration, acne, pain relief, hair follicle formation, scalp management, etc. Treatment is possible.

In addition, the skin care device using the xenon lamp of the present invention is equipped with a variety of filters for various treatments, by automatically recognizing the selected filter to check whether it is a filter suitable for the desired skin care mode, using a filter that does not fit the desired skin care mode By doing so, exposure to a risk such as a burn can be prevented.

In addition, the skin care apparatus using the xenon lamp of the present invention uses the continuous light of the xenon lamp, has a low risk of side effects including burns, and can use the wavelength band of all areas of UV / Visible / Infrared rays, The light irradiation area can be adjusted by the lens shift method.

That is, the present invention uses a xenon lamp as a light source and selectively applies the continuous light from the lamp to a treatment using a specific filter. The hair follicle is generated by applying a specific filter to the light from 200 nm to 1100 nm from the lamp. It is used for the treatment of cell activation, blood flow increase, sterilization, atopic treatment, and melanocyte stimulation.

The present invention, as well as simple skin trouble treatment using 400nm ~ 500nm wavelength of the conventional skin care device, as well as vitiligo / atopy treatment using UV, wound regeneration, acne, pain relief treatment using the visible region, and Various filters for hair follicle generation and scalp care treatment using infrared range are developed and can be replaced according to treatment type.

By providing two lenses in the handpiece of the present invention, the effective range of the treatment area may be more effective by expanding and reducing the range of light irradiation through the distance adjusting method of the two lenses.

In addition, the present invention is configured to be able to adjust the irradiation time and the intensity of the light when irradiating light, and has a system for recognizing each filter in order to prevent medical accidents configured to check whether the treatment type and the appropriate filter is applied thereto It is.

Claims (12)

A key input unit including a treatment mode setting key for setting a treatment mode; A controller configured to generate a ramp voltage control signal from an output signal of the key input unit; A high voltage inducing unit generating a high voltage signal for driving the lamp according to the lamp voltage control signal received from the controller; A lamp driver driving the xenon lamp by the high voltage signal received from the high voltage induction part; A light irradiation unit for irradiating light generated from the xenon lamp of the lamp driving unit; In the skin care device using a xenon lamp having a, The light irradiation unit A handpiece configured to receive a xenon light generated from a xenon lamp of the lamp driver through an optical cable and to adjust a range to be irradiated of the xenon light; A filter for selectively outputting light incident from the handpiece only light of a specific wavelength band; Skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, One end of the optical cable is equipped with a handpiece, The other end of the optical cable is equipped with an optical cable connector that can be coupled corresponding to the coupling portion of the lamp driver, The optical cable connector is a skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that detachable to the coupling portion of the lamp driving unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the optical cable connector, The optical cable is located in the center, It is provided with a plurality of pins around the optical cable, The plurality of pins is a skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that the two specific pins are connected to each other according to the type of filter. According to claim 3, The skin care device, In the state in which the optical cable connector is coupled to the coupling part of the lamp driving unit, the filter test signal generated by the controller is received and current flows to two specific pins of the corresponding optical cable connector, and a short circuit to the two specific pins is performed. And a filter inspection unit which detects a test result of whether the opening is opened and transmits it to the control unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the control unit, The skin care device using the xenon lamp, characterized in that for outputting a filter test signal for checking whether the corresponding filter is mounted according to the treatment mode set in the key input unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the high voltage induction unit, Skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that for controlling the brightness of the xenon lamp in the lamp driver by adjusting the duty ratio of the high voltage. The method of claim 1, The treatment mode setting key Skin trouble treatment mode, vitiligo treatment mode, atopy treatment mode, wound regeneration treatment mode, acne treatment mode, pain relief treatment mode, hair follicle treatment mode, scalp management skin characterized by setting one of the treatment mode Management device. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 5, Skin inspection apparatus using a xenon lamp, characterized in that the result of the inspection in the filter inspection unit is displayed through the display unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The filter is a skin that is converted to one of the wavelength range of 280nm ~ 320nm, 308nm ~ 312nm, 410nm ~ 420nm, 650nm ~ 670nm, 640nm ~ 960nm, 930nm ~ 950nm Management device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The handpiece is provided with a lens and an aperture therein, the skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that for adjusting the light irradiation site through these lenses and the aperture. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The handpiece is provided with a lens (condensing lens) and the aperture for the skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that for adjusting the light irradiation radius. An initialization step of receiving a time, intensity, and mode signal set by the key input unit; A filter check signal receiving step of receiving a result of inspecting a filter by transmitting a mode signal received in the initializing step to a filter check unit; A filter judging step of judging whether or not the filter conforms to the setting mode from the filter check signal received in the filter check signal receiving step; A filter error step of notifying that a filter different from the setting mode is installed and returning to an initialization step if the filter does not fit the setting mode in the filter determining step; A ramp control signal generation step of generating a ramp control signal according to a time, intensity, and mode signal if the filter is a filter suitable for a setting mode in the filter determination step; A lamp control signal outputting step of outputting the lamp control signal to a high voltage inducing unit to turn on a lamp; Control method of a skin care device using a xenon lamp, characterized in that consisting of.

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