KR101564431B1

KR101564431B1 - Microneedle therapy apparatus

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Publication number: KR101564431B1
Application number: KR1020130112741A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 강응천
Original assignee: (주)센트로닉스
Priority date: 2013-09-23
Filing date: 2013-09-23
Publication date: 2015-10-29
Also published as: KR20150033134A; WO2015041391A1

Abstract

A micro-needle treatment apparatus is disclosed. A micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a body portion having a receiving hole formed in an opened shape, a power portion provided inside the body portion to provide a reciprocating force along a longitudinal direction of the receiving hole, And a fine needle module part which is accommodated in the accommodation hole with the other end thereof being coupled to the power part and the fine needle can protrude to the outside of the accommodation hole by the reciprocating force of the power part.

Description

[0001] MICRONEEDLE THERAPY APPARATUS [0002]

The present invention relates to a micro-needle treatment apparatus.

The microneedle therapy system stimulates fibroblasts to induce collagen remodeling by causing small needles to be physically damaged, and provides a passage through which a drug having a large molecular weight or a polarizing agent can penetrate effectively into the skin, .

Such micro-acupuncture treatment is a method of stimulating the skin using a device having a minute needle attached thereto, and is widely used for improving wrinkles, wrinkles, stretch marks, widened pores, acne scar treatment, and hair loss treatment.

Meanwhile, a microneedle roller system (MICRONEEDLE THERAPY SYSTEM ROLLER) having fine needles is mainly used as a conventional microneedle treatment apparatus, but it takes a long time to generate minute damage on a large skin area.

In addition, although a micro-acupuncture treatment device incorporating a power transmission device has been developed, a complicated structure has been used, so that a cost burden is large in using a disposable micro-needle, noise is generated due to the structure of an internal spring, There is a problem in that the user can feel the rejection feeling.

Korean Public Utility Model No. 20-2010-0010105 (Published on October 15, 2010)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a micro-acupuncture treatment device which can be used easily and stably and can simplify the structure.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal comprising: a main body portion having a receiving hole of an opened shape; a power portion provided inside the main body portion to provide a reciprocating force along the longitudinal direction of the receiving hole; And a fine needle module part accommodated in the accommodation hole in a state of being coupled to the power part and protruding out of the accommodation hole by the reciprocating force of the power part.

The power unit includes a power motor provided inside the main body to generate a reciprocating force, a power shaft having one end coupled to the power motor to transmit the reciprocating force of the power motor to the receiving hole, and a power shaft coupled to the power motor, And the fine needle module part may include an insertion hole into which the insertion rod is inserted and can be fastened to the insertion rod.

The micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus may further include a guide part interposed between the receiving hole and the micro-needle module part so as to prevent the micro-needle module from moving in a direction other than the axial direction of the power shaft.

The guide portion may be formed in a shape in which a part of the circular shape of the inner circumferential surface is deformed, and the outer surface of the fine needle module portion may be formed in a shape corresponding to the inner circumferential surface shape of the guide portion.

The guide portion may be detachably coupled to the main body portion.

The insertion hole may have a fastening protrusion formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a fastening groove may be formed so that the insertion rod corresponds to the fastening protrusion.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the fine needle module housed in the housing hole of the main body is driven by the reciprocating force of the power section, it is possible to use the micro needle treatment apparatus more easily and stably and simplify the structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.
2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a micro-needle treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing a decomposition state of a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an inner circumferential surface shape of a guide portion and an outer circumferential surface shape of a micro-needle module portion in a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding elements, The description will be omitted.

1 is a view showing a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a micro-needle treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view showing a decomposition state of the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a view showing the inner circumferential surface shape of the guide portion and the outer circumferential surface shape of the micro-needle module portion in the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, a micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 100, a power unit 200, and a micro-needle module unit 300, And may further include a guide unit 400.

The main body 100 is a main body of the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, in which a receiving hole 110 having an open end is formed. Here, the receiving hole 110 may be formed to have a predetermined length to accommodate the entire micro-needle module unit 300, which will be described later.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body 100 may be formed to be elongated so as to be easily grasped by a user, or may have a separate external switch, Lt; / RTI >

The power unit 200 is provided inside the main body 100 and provides a reciprocating force along the longitudinal direction of the accommodation hole 110. The power unit 200 supplies power for driving the fine needle module unit 300 can do. In this case, the power unit 200 may be connected to a separate external power source or may be connected to a separate charging unit (not shown) installed inside the main unit 100 and may be automatically driven.

The fine needle module unit 300 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 110 with the fine needle 310 at one end and the other end coupled to the power unit 200, The needle 310 may protrude out of the receiving hole 110.

1 through 3, the fine needle module 300 is inserted into the receiving hole 110 and the fine needle 310 is inserted into the receiving hole 110 as the power unit 200 is driven. It is possible to reciprocate to a range where it protrudes to the outside. Accordingly, when the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment is brought into contact with the user's skin, the micro-needle module unit 300 can repeatedly stimulate the user's skin.

As described above, the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the micro-needle module unit 300 accommodated in the receiving hole 110 of the main body 100 is automatically driven by the reciprocating force of the power unit 200 So that it can be used more easily and stably.

In addition, it is possible to simplify the structure of the micro acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, such that the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 can be simplified to a structure that can be grasped by a user's hand and the driving force transmission mechanism can be simplified have.

The power unit 200 includes a power motor 210, a power shaft (not shown) and an insertion rod 220, and the micro-needle module unit 300 includes a micro- And may include an insertion port 320.

The power motor 210 is provided inside the main body 100 to generate a reciprocating force and can provide a driving force for driving the micro-ache treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment.

One end of the power shaft 210 is coupled to the power motor 210 so as to transmit the reciprocating force of the power motor 210 to the receiving hole 110, 110). In this case, between the power motor 210 and the power shaft (not shown), a structure such as a separate gear and a rotation cam may be interposed so as to convert the rotational force into an axial movement force.

The insertion rod 220 is coupled to the other end of a power shaft (not shown) so as to protrude from the inside of the main body 100 in the direction of the receiving hole 110. The insertion port 320 is inserted into the insertion rod 220 The insertion rod 220 can be fastened to the insertion port 320 and the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320 can move integrally with each other. That is, the reciprocating force of the power motor 210 is transmitted to the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320 through the power shaft (not shown), and the micro-needle module unit 300 can be reciprocated.

In this case, the outer diameter of the insertion rod 220 and the inner diameter of the insertion port 320 are made to correspond to each other, so that they can be integrally moved through the adhesive force between the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320.

As described above, the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment includes the power unit 200 including the power motor 210, the power shaft (not shown) and the insertion rod 220, 300 may include the insertion port 320 to transmit the reciprocating force of the power unit 200 to the micro-needle module unit 300 through a simpler structure.

Particularly, since the bi-directional movement of the micro-needle module unit 300 can be realized only by the structure in which the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320 are fastened to each other, a separate spring structure or the like is unnecessary, The noise that can be generated can be minimized.

Since the micro needle module 310 can be replaced only by separating the insertion needle 220 from the insertion hole 320, it is possible to use most of the disposable micro needle 310 The cost burden can be reduced.

The guide part 400 is provided with a portion interposed between the accommodation hole 110 and the fine needle module part 300 so as to prevent the fine needle module part 300 from moving in a direction other than the axial direction of the power shaft The guide path of the fine needle module part 300 can be guided.

2 and 3, since the power unit 200 and the micro-needle module unit 300 are coupled to each other only by the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320, And a motion in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement may occur. Such movement in directions other than the axial direction may be undesirable in that it may cause problems in stable use.

Accordingly, the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment can be used more stably through the guide part 400 between the receiving hole 110 and the micro-needle module part 300.

Particularly, in the microneedle treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, even when the fine needle 310 needs to be replaced, the guide unit 400 need not be replaced, so that the cost burden can be reduced.

In the micro needle medical treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, the guide portion 400 is formed in a shape in which a part of the circular shape is deformed, and the outer surface of the micro needle module portion 300 has an inner peripheral surface And may be formed in a shape corresponding to the shape.

4, the guide unit 400 is formed in a shape such that the inner circumferential surface thereof is circular and a part of the guide unit 400 is flatly deformed, and the fine needle module unit 300 having the outer circumferential surface corresponding thereto is guided by the guide unit 400 So that it can be prevented that the fine needle module unit 300 is rotated during reciprocating motion.

Although the inner circumferential surface of the guide section 400 and the outer circumferential surface of the micro-needle module section 300 are partially circular in shape, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, Or may be configured to prevent the fine needle module part 300 from rotating within the guide part 400, or the like.

In the micro-acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, the guide unit 400 may be detachably coupled to the main body 100. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the guide portion 400 may be threaded and the body portion 100 may be threaded together with a threaded portion.

Accordingly, when it is necessary to disassemble the microdermabrasion treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, as in the case where replacement of the microspheres 310 is required, the guide unit 400 is detached from the main body 100 And can be used and maintained more easily.

2 and 3, the guide part 400 and the body part 100 are coupled to each other so as to be detachable through a screw connection. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, And a structure in which the protrusion is inserted into a groove formed in the main body 100 and then the guide part 400 is rotated and fixed.

The insertion needle 320 has a fastening protrusion 321 formed on the inner circumferential surface thereof and a fastening groove 221 is formed in the insertion rod 220 so as to correspond to the fastening protrusion 321. In the microet8 treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment, . As described above, the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320 can move integrally with each other through an adhesive force between the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320. However, when an external force equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied, the insertion rod 220 may unexpectedly separate from each other.

Accordingly, the micro-needle acupuncture treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment allows the fastening protrusion 321 and the fastening groove 221 to be engaged with each other, so that the insertion rod 220 and the insertion port 320 can be fastened more stably .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and it is also within the scope of the present invention.

100:
110: receiving hole
200:
210: Power motor
220: Insertion rod
221: fastening groove
300: fine needle module part
310: fine needle
320:
321: fastening projection
400: guide portion
1000: Micro-needle treatment device

Claims

A body portion having a receiving hole formed in an opened shape;
A power unit installed inside the main body and providing a reciprocating force along the longitudinal direction of the receiving hole; And
A fine needle module part in which a fine needle is installed at one end and the other end is coupled to the power part and is received in the receiving hole and the fine needle is protruded out of the receiving hole by the reciprocating force of the power part;
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The power unit
A power motor provided inside the main body and generating a reciprocating force,
A power shaft having one end coupled to the power motor to transmit the reciprocating force of the power motor to the receiving hole;
And an insertion rod formed at the other end of the power shaft so as to protrude from the inside of the body portion in the direction of the receiving hole,
The micro-
And an insertion port into which the insertion rod is inserted and can be coupled with the insertion rod,
Wherein an outer diameter of the insertion rod and an inner diameter of the insertion port are formed to correspond to each other so that the insertion rod and the insertion port can be coupled through an adhesive force between an outer circumferential surface of the insertion rod and an inner circumferential surface of the insertion port.

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The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a guide portion interposed between the receiving hole and the micro-needle module to inhibit movement of the micro-needle module in a direction other than the axial direction of the power shaft,

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the guide portion is formed in a shape in which a part of the inner circumferential surface is deformed,
Wherein the fine needle module part has an outer peripheral surface formed in a shape corresponding to an inner peripheral surface shape of the guide part.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the guide portion is detachably coupled to the main body portion.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the insertion port has a fastening protrusion formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof,
Wherein the insertion rod has a fastening groove formed to correspond to the fastening protrusion.