KR101135723B1 - Portable treatment appliance for lumen disease - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable treatment device for lumen disease is provided to efficiently arrange each part inserted into an insertion stick. CONSTITUTION: A portable treatment device for lumen disease comprises a control main body(11) and an insertion stick(12). The control main body comprises a laser generator, a heat generator, and a low frequency generator for electrostimulation, supplies electricity to each part equipped within the insertion stick, and controls the electricity. The insertion stick is equipped with a laser generator(12a), a heat generator(12c), and a low frequency generator for electrostimulation(12b).

Description

Portable Treatment Appliance For Lumen Disease

The present invention relates to a device for treating a luminal disease, and more particularly, an electronic therapy for stimulating a combination of low frequency potential, heat, and a laser beam by an insertion rod that can be inserted into a luminal system of a human body. In the luminal disease treatment device for, the present invention relates to a new portable luminal disease treatment device configured to be easy to manufacture while being able to efficiently place various functional parts installed inside a rod which is generally cylindrical and of limited size.

Recently, in order to treat luminal diseases such as chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome, prostatic hyperplasia, and / or urinary incontinence, local thermotherapy, electrical stimulation, and treatment with low activity laser have been tried.

Low activity laser therapy enhances biological activity without damaging tissue, promotes fibroblast proliferation, facilitates prostate penetration of antibiotics, and terminal nerve receptors with anti-edema effects It is known to have a pain relieving effect through blocking.

Local thermotherapy aims at hyperthermia by applying a lower temperature of 42-43.5 ° C, unlike thermotherapy, which raises the temperature in the prostate to 45-60 ° C or more and destroys prostate tissue. As a result, it has been proved to have an effect of reducing the symptoms of the patient by 50 to 70 and reducing the amount of residual urine, and also proves to be a very safe treatment.

Low frequency (LFC) electrostimulation therapy is known to have an effect of suppressing the contraction of pelvic floor muscles and urination reflex. Low currents have the effect of contracting the pelvic floor muscles and strong currents suppress urinary reflexes by activating the sympathetic nerve with the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. For example, if the blockage occurs due to an enlarged prostate gland, secondary activity of the detrusor muscle occurs. As a result, patients complain of storage symptoms such as frequent urination, nocturia, urinary urge, and urinary incontinence, which are the most uncomfortable symptoms of patients with prostatic hyperplasia. Therefore, low frequency electrostimulation therapy is expected to improve the storage symptoms caused by enlarged prostate.

Since the various therapies can be implemented using an electronic apparatus, a therapeutic apparatus for treating diseases such as prostatitis or prostatic hyperplasia has been proposed. For example, the registered publication of the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0310738 "Lumergic System Disease Treatment Device" includes an electromagnet assembly for generating heat in the insert rod insertable through the anus of the human body, and two contact electrodes for generating low frequency potential. Disclosed is a luminal disease treatment device having tubular components and a medical laser beam generating element located at the tip. According to the conventional luminal disease treatment device, it is possible to perform a combination of thermal therapy, laser beam therapy, and low frequency electric stimulation therapy using a single rod.

By the way, in the structure of the insertion rod according to the prior art described above, the components constituting the cylindrical appearance of the insertion rod is composed of a tube end portion, an intermediate end portion, an annular body and a rear tube end portion, as well as a tube forming two contact electrodes. Since a structure for insulating the end and the annular body from each other is formed on the outer surfaces of the extension portions of the intermediate end, there is a problem that the electrical connection structure becomes complicated. In addition, since heat generated from the electromagnet assembly located at the inner center of the insertion rod is transferred to the cylindrical tube through the circuit board, there is a problem that the treatment device may fail due to the heat applied to the connection structure of the electrical components. In addition, there was a problem that it is difficult to firmly fix the laser generating element and its internal components that are located at the tip of the insertion rod simply because the structure is fixed to the tube.

Therefore, a luminal disease including an electromagnet assembly for generating heat in a narrow, long cylindrical insert, a pair of contact electrodes for conducting electricity at a remote location, and an insert rod having an element for generating a laser beam. In the treatment device, it would be advantageous if the components embedded in the insertion rod were efficiently disposed so as not to interfere with each other, so that the number of components could be reduced and thus easy to manufacture.

The present invention has been invented to improve and supplement the lumen-based disease treatment device provided with the conventional insertion rod as described above and to provide various additional advantages. The present invention provides a tube including an insertion rod body having an electromagnet assembly for generating heat in a narrow and long cylindrical insertion rod, a pair of contact electrodes for conducting electricity at a position separated from each other, and an element for generating a laser beam. In a strong disease treatment device, it is an object of the present invention to provide a luminal disease treatment device configured to be easy to manufacture because the number of parts can be reduced if each of the parts embedded in the insertion rods are effectively disposed so as not to interfere with each other.

In another aspect, the present invention is to provide a portable luminal disease treatment device that can be easily manipulated by the user at home without any special knowledge in use by allowing the user to easily operate and know the operating state at a glance.

These objects are achieved by a portable luminal disease treatment device provided according to the present invention.

The portable luminal disease treatment device provided according to an aspect of the present invention includes a laser generator, a heat generator, and a low frequency generator for electric stimulation in a narrow cylindrical rod for insertion into a lumen of the human body. In the luminal disease treatment device having a control body for supplying and controlling electricity to each part provided in the rod body, the insertion rod is open at both ends and the tubular front end portion and the rear end tube portion of the conductive material cylindrical bobbin of insulating material The inner space is inserted into both ends of the coupled to the inner space, the rear end of the inner space is closed by the plug portion and the front end is closed by the light emitting portion, the one end of the printed circuit board is supported by the plug portion Fixed to the other end and electrically connected, and the printed circuit board has a narrow width at which the light emitting part is fixed And the side supported by the stopper forms a wide miner and the angle between the miner and the narrow part forms an angled shoulder. The narrow part of the printed circuit board is inserted into a cylindrical core in which a coil is wound around its outer circumferential surface. One end of the cylindrical core is wrapped by an insulating tape covering the coil from the outside in a state supported by the shoulder of the printed circuit board and attached to the light part of the printed circuit board.

In one embodiment, the front end portion and the rear end portion of the insertion rod is provided with an insulating coating layer except for a portion of the outer peripheral surface, respectively, a portion without the insulating coating layer constitutes an annular contact electrode.

In another embodiment, the control body includes a power supply unit for supplying power, a control unit for controlling the electricity supplied to each portion in the insertion rod body, and the operation of the control unit for controlling each portion in the insertion rod body An operation panel for setting and operating, and a display unit for displaying the operation state of the control unit to the user, and is connected to the insertion rod body in a connector structure electrically connected.

The present invention having the above-described configuration includes an electromagnet assembly for generating heat in a narrow and long cylindrical insert, a pair of contact electrodes for conducting electricity at a position separated from each other, and an element for generating a laser beam. In a luminal disease treatment device including an insertion rod, the number of parts may be reduced if the components embedded in the insertion rod are effectively disposed so as not to interfere with each other, thereby making it easy to manufacture. In addition, the present invention provides a remarkable effect, such as providing a portable treatment device that can be easily manipulated by the user at home without special expertise in use, by allowing the user to easily operate and know the operating state at a glance.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing a functional configuration of a portable luminal disease treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the internal structure of the insertion rod of the portable luminal disease treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 schematically shows the appearance of the portable luminal disease treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the present invention with a specific example as follows.

The present invention relates to a luminal disease treatment device (10) that can be implemented in combination with heat therapy, electrostimulation therapy (ie low frequency therapy), and laser therapy. The luminal disease treatment device 10 includes a control body 11 and an insertion rod 12. The two can be electrically connected, for example, via a removable cable. Substantial therapeutic function is provided in the insertion rod 12, the control body 11 controls the treatment function implemented by the insertion rod 12 by controlling the electricity delivered to the insertion rod (12).

Insertion rod 12 is a therapeutic conductor for insertion and treatment in the lumen, such as the anus or vaginal cavity of the human body, for example, has a narrow, long cylindrical appearance of about 10 mm in diameter and about 85 mm in length.

The insertion rod 12 includes a laser generating portion 12a, a heat generating portion 12b, and a low frequency generating portion 12c for electric stimulation, as shown in FIG. The laser generating unit 12a includes a light emitting unit which is usually composed of a diode for outputting laser light of a low frequency, and the heat generating unit 12b is formed by winding an enamel coated copper wire around a cylindrical core, for example, and the low frequency generating unit 12c It includes two contact electrodes provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion rod (12). The electrical signal from the control body 11 transmitted through the cable from the outside of the insertion rod 12 may be connected to each of these parts via a printed circuit board provided in the insertion rod 12.

Referring to Figure 2, the insertion rod body 12 provided in accordance with the present invention has an inner space formed by the front end pipe portion 131 and the rear end pipe portion 130 is connected to each other. Both the front end pipe part 131 and the rear end pipe part 130 are both tube-shaped members of which both ends are open and are made of a conductive material such as metal. The front end pipe part 131 and the rear end pipe part 130 are inserted into and coupled to both ends of the cylindrical bobbin 127 made of an insulating material.

The bobbin 127 has a function of fixing the rear end pipe part 131 and the front end pipe part 130 and at the same time plays a role of supporting the structure in the insertion rod body 12 in a fixed position. The bobbin 127 has the cylindrical surface 127a arrange | positioned in the longitudinal direction of the insertion rod 12, and the flange 127b protruded outward perpendicularly from the middle part of this cylindrical surface 127a. The flange 127b may have a thickness sufficient to electrically insulate the front end tube 131 and the rear end tube 130 of a conductive material, and may be, for example, about 0.1 mm to about 0.2 mm thick. The outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical surface 127a is divided into two areas by the flange 127b, and the front end pipe part 131 and the rear end pipe part 130 may be press-fitted to the two areas. At this time, the two divided outer circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical surface 127a may be attached with conductive plates 128 and 129 made of, for example, thin copper thin films to facilitate electrical connection from the printed circuit board 123. .

The rear end pipe part 131 and the front end pipe part 130 coupled to each other on the outer side surface of the bobbin 127 form one inner space, and define the overall appearance of the insertion rod 12. As described in detail below, the bobbin 127 passes through a structure for generating heat and a printed circuit board. The bobbin 127 supports, on its side, a structure for generating these heat and a printed circuit board.

The rear end of the inner space of the insertion rod 12, that is, one side of the rear end pipe part 131, is tightly closed by a plug portion 121 made of urethane material through which electric wires are embedded. The front end of the inner space, that is, one side of the front end tube part 130 is closed by the light emitting part 132 which may be, for example, a diode that outputs laser light.

The light emitting part 132 of the front end is fixed to the printed circuit board 123, and the printed circuit board 123 is physically supported since it is seated on one surface 121a of the stopper 121 at the rear end.

In particular, the printed circuit board 123 has two portions having different widths in the longitudinal direction thereof. That is, it has the wide light part 123a and the narrow narrow part 123c. In other words, the side where the light emitting portion 132 is fixed forms a narrow narrow portion 123c, and the side supported by the stopper 121 forms a wide light portion 123a, and the light portion 123a and the narrow portion 123c. Between is a shape forming an angled shoulder portion (123b).

The narrow portion 123c of the printed circuit board 123 is inserted into the cylindrical core 124 of, for example, silicon steel and a hollow tube. The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical core 124 is provided with a coil 125 formed by winding a plurality of thin enamel coated copper wires, for example. According to the present invention, the cylindrical core 124 on which the coil 125 is wound is supported from the inside while the printed circuit board 123 passes through the coil core 124, and one end of the cylindrical core 124 is wound on the shoulder 123b of the printed circuit board 123. It can be supported so that it can be firmly supported in the longitudinal direction.

The coil 125 wound around the cylindrical core 124 is wound with an insulating tape 126 to insulate. At this time, the insulating tape 126 wraps and insulates the coil 125, and also wraps one end of the cylindrical core 124, that is, one end supported by the shoulder 123b of the printed circuit board 123, and further prints. It wraps up to a part of the light portion 123a of the circuit board 123 so that the cylindrical core 124 is attached to the light portion 123a on the printed circuit board 123.

The rear end of the printed circuit board 123 is connected to the cable buried in the form of the letter B through the plug portion 121 can be supplied with electrical and control signals from the control body (11). 2, a conductive line connected to the rear end tube 130 and a conductive line connected to the coil 125 may be connected to the light unit 123a at the rear end of the printed circuit board 123. In the narrow part 123c at the tip of the printed circuit board 123, a conductive wire connected to the tip tube part 131 may be connected. The light emitting unit 132 may be directly fixed by inserting a lead wire into a hole formed at the front end of the printed circuit board 123.

According to the structure of the insertion rod 12 according to the present invention as described above, for example, in the lumen of the human body such as the anus or vaginal cavity while pressing the pressing plate 122 formed on the outside of the stopper 121 of the insertion rod 12 by hand. When inserted, a rigid mechanical structure capable of withstanding the pressure applied toward the rear end from the front end of the insertion rod 12, that is, the light emitting part 132 and the front end tube part 131, can be easily provided. Furthermore, since the cylindrical core 124 generating heat may be spaced apart from the metallic pipe parts 130 and 131 at regular intervals through the insulating bobbin 127, the unpleasant feeling due to a sudden rise in temperature during heating operation. It is possible to provide a structure capable of reducing the

In addition, according to the present invention, since the rear end tube part 131 and the front end tube part 130 are heat transfer medium and a medium capable of electric conduction, the touch electrode functions to apply low-frequency electric signals to the skin of the human body. Can be in charge of However, in this case, since there is a problem that the surface giving the electrical stimulation is too wide, it is preferable to use only a part of the outer peripheral surface of the front end tube 131 and the rear end tube 130 of the insertion rod 12 as the contact electrode. To this end, these pipe parts 131 and 130 may be provided with an insulating coating layer except for a part of the outer peripheral surface, respectively. As in the example shown in FIG. 3, the portion without the insulating coating layer constitutes the annular contact electrodes 130a and 131a.

According to one embodiment of the invention, as shown in block diagram in FIG. 1 and its appearance is shown in FIG. 3, the control body 11 includes a power supply 112 for supplying power and an insertion rod 12. Control panel 114 for controlling the electricity supplied to the respective parts in the inside, operation panel 116 for the user to set and operate the operation of the control unit 114 for controlling each part in the insertion rod body 12, and the control unit 114 It includes a display unit 118 for displaying the operating state of the) to the user, it can be connected to the insertion rod body 12 in an electrically connectable connector structure. At this time, the control body 11 is accommodated in a case consisting of a lower case 13 having a free space in addition to a space to accommodate the control body 11 and a cover 14 for opening and closing the upper portion of the lower case 13. Can be. The free space excluding the control body 11 may form the accommodating part 15, and the insertion rod 12 may be accommodated in the accommodating part 15.

The power supply unit 112 of the control body 11 may be a power conversion unit for converting the power supplied from the outside. For example, 220V, 50 / 60Hz AC can be input and converted into the required DC voltage and frequency. Additionally or alternatively, the power supply 112 may be a direct current supply including a rechargeable battery or a disposable battery.

The operation panel 116 allows the user to start / stop the thermal therapy function, the laser therapy function, and the low frequency therapy function, respectively, and / or set the temperature and duration, and / or pre-stored therapy. Operation buttons and / or operation dials for various purposes, such as allowing a mode to be selected, may be provided. The display unit 118 is composed of display means such as a display such as an LCD and / or a light emitting diode, and can display an operation state of the device to a user.

In the above, the present invention has been described through specific embodiments, but those skilled in the art can refer to and combine various features described in the present disclosure, and various and modified construction methods are possible. Therefore, it is intended that the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be interpreted by the appended claims.

10: treatment device 11: control body
112: power supply unit 114: control unit
116: operation panel 118: display unit
12: insertion rod 12a: laser generating unit
12b: heat generator 12c: low frequency generator
121: stopper 121a: support surface
122: pressing plate 123: printed circuit board
124: cylindrical core 125: coil
126: insulating tape 127: bobbin
127a: cylindrical surface 127b: flange
128: first conductive plate 129: second conductive plate
130: rear end tube 130a: contact electrode
131: tip tube portion 131a: contact electrode
132: light emitting unit

Claims (3)

A laser generator, a heat generator, and a low frequency generator for electric stimulation are provided in a narrow and long cylindrical rod 12 for insertion into the lumen of the human body, and for supplying and controlling electricity to each part provided in the rod. In the luminal disease treatment device 10 having a control body 11,
The insertion rod 12 has an inner space in which both ends are opened and the front end pipe part 131 and the rear end pipe part 130 of a conductive material are inserted into and coupled to both ends of the cylindrical bobbin 127 of an insulating material.
The rear end of the inner space is closed by the stopper 121 and the front end is closed by the light emitting part 132,
One end of the light emitting part 132 is fixed to the other end of the printed circuit board 123 supported by the stopper 121 and electrically connected thereto.
The printed circuit board 123 forms a narrow portion 123c having a narrow width where the light emitting portion 132 is fixed, and a wide portion of the light portion 123a supported by the stopper 121. Between the 123a and the narrow portion 123c is a shape forming an angled shoulder portion 123b,
The narrow portion 123c of the printed circuit board 123 is inserted into the cylindrical core 124 in which the coil 125 is wound on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and one end of the cylindrical core 124 is inserted into the printed circuit board 123. It is attached to the light portion 123a of the printed circuit board 123 by being wrapped by an insulating tape 126 covering the coil 125 from the outside while being supported by the shoulder portion 123b of the
In addition, the light emitting unit 132 is physically supported by the printed circuit board 123, the printed circuit board 123 is physically supported by the plug portion 121, the light emitting unit 132, The printed circuit board 123 and the stopper 121 are arranged in a line along the longitudinal axis of the insertion rod 12.
The rear end of the printed circuit board 123 is a portable tube, characterized in that the cable is buried in the form of the letter B through the plug portion 121 is supplied with electricity and control signals from the control body (11) Clinic disease treatment device. The front end pipe part 131 and the rear end pipe part 130 of the inserting rod 12 each have an insulating coating layer except for a part of the outer circumferential surface thereof, and the part without the insulating coating layer has an annular contact electrode ( Portable luminal disease treatment device, comprising 130a, 131a). The method according to claim 1, wherein the control body 11 is a power supply unit 112 for supplying power, a control unit 114 for controlling the electricity supplied to each portion in the insertion rod body 12, and the insertion rod body ( 12) an operation panel 116 for setting and operating an operation of the control unit 114 for controlling each unit within the display unit, and a display unit 118 for displaying an operation state of the control unit 114 to the user; Portable luminal disease treatment device, characterized in that connected to the insertion rod 12 in an electrically connectable connector structure.

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