KR101620962B1 - An ultrasound handpiece - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic hand piece cartridge and an ultrasonic hand piece equipped with the same. According to the present invention, subcutaneous fat deterioration and lipolysis can be maximized within a non-overlapping range while a hand piece movement is minimized. The present invention includes a cartridge (20) and a handler (10). The cartridge (20) is provided with a cartridge main body (21), a liquid medium (Lq) with which the cartridge main body (21) is filled, and ultrasonic vibrators (22) arranged in the cartridge main body (21) in a square or rectangular form, performing ultrasonic focusing on subcutaneous fat by a non-skin contact method, performing subcutaneous fat deterioration and lipolysis, and operated in a sequential manner. The handler (10) is provided with a handler main body (11) and a first pusher (12). The handler main body (11) is provided with an accommodating portion and a locking jaw (11a) therein such that the cartridge (20) is inserted and coupled by a medium of an elastic piece (21b-1). The first pusher (12) is disposed in the handler main body (11) and presses the elastic piece (21b-1) so that the elastic piece (21b-1) is separated from the locking jaw (11a). According to this embodiment, the ultrasonic vibrators that are arranged in the square or rectangular form are individually operated in the sequential manner, and thus no great power is required when the present invention is used and power consumption can be reduced. In addition, the subcutaneous fat deterioration and lipolysis can be maximized within the non-overlapping range even when an operator does not move the ultrasonic hand piece, and thus a highly convenient and effective operation can be performed.

Description

An ultrasonic handpiece cartridge and an ultrasonic handpiece comprising the same

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic handpiece cartridge and an ultrasonic handpiece having the same.

As is well known, subcutaneous fat is composed of granules surrounded by cellulite. These subcutaneous fat are not well decomposed by exercise, because the body's lipolytic enzyme is blocked by cellulite.

Therefore, in the prior art, a procedure of physically inserting an adipocyte by inserting a catheter called acupuncture needle has been practiced. Such a procedure involves general anesthesia because it entails pain to the recipient. However, general anesthesia can not be ruled out as a risk factor for the recipient, and it is inevitable that the internal bleeding and subsequent recovery of the tissue are prolonged if the cardiac catheter is inserted.

On the other hand, in recent years, subcutaneous fat is degraded or pulverized through an apparatus for applying strong ultrasonic waves in a direction perpendicular to the skin surface (hereinafter referred to as an ultrasonic device).

The configuration for generating ultrasonic waves in the ultrasonic apparatus is referred to as a 'probe'. The probe is composed of a plurality of piezoelectric elements, and has a hemispherical shape or a bullet shape.

Particularly, since the distribution of the subcutaneous fat (depth) is different for each person, when the probe is simply placed in close contact with the surface of the skin as in the prior art, the muscle may be unnecessarily stimulated rather than burning the subcutaneous fat, Therefore, there is a serious problem that the accuracy of the procedure is lowered and the procedure is avoided.

1. Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1227286 (Jan. 21, 2013) 2. Korean Patent No. 10-0804129 (Feb. 11, 2008)

An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic handpiece cartridge and an ultrasonic handpiece having the same which can degrade and dissolve subcutaneous fat as much as possible without being overlapped while minimizing movement of the handpiece.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an ultrasonic handpiece cartridge and an ultrasonic handpiece having the same which can easily adjust the height of the focal point manually.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A cartridge body, a liquid medium filled in the inside of the cartridge body, and a square or rectangular shape disposed inside the cartridge body to condense the subcutaneous fat by focusing the ultrasound waves on the subcutaneous fat in a noncontact manner to sequentially decompose the ultrasonic vibrator A cartridge equipped with;

A handler provided on the handler body and having a first pusher for pressing the elastic piece and releasing the elastic piece from the latching jaw;

And an operation switch accommodated in the hand-held body to control operation of the ultrasonic vibrator.

In the present invention, the main body of the cartridge is further provided with a transducer lifting unit for lifting and lowering the ultrasonic transducer;

The vibrator lifting unit includes:

A cam having a shaft hole formed on one side and an inclined slot formed on the other side;

A vibrator fixture installed on the inner surface of the cartridge body so as to be able to move up and down in a guide groove formed to be opposed to each other and to be fixed to the long hole of the cam through a connection bar and to fix the ultrasonic vibrator in a square or rectangular shape;

A shaft pin rotatably fitted in the cartridge body and engaged with a shaft hole of the cam;

And a knob which is fixed to the shaft pin and rotates the cam via an axial pin.

According to the present embodiment, since the ultrasonic transducers arrayed in a square or rectangular shape are sequentially operated individually, the ultrasonic handpiece does not need to be subjected to large power consumption and thus consumes less electric power. Therefore, The fat can be degraded and degraded, which is advantageous in that it is possible to perform a convenient and effective treatment.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the vibrator lifting unit is further reinforced, the height of the ultrasonic vibrator can be easily and easily adjusted to the focus of the ultrasonic vibrator. Therefore, even if the positions of the subcutaneous fat in the skin are different for each person, The operation is possible, and the procedure is advantageously advantageous.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view showing an ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are a front sectional view and a side sectional view, respectively, showing a recessed portion in a joined state in the ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention;
Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the ultrasonic handpiece cartridge of Fig. 2 taken separately. Fig.
6 to 8 are an assembled perspective view, an exploded perspective view and a sectional view showing another embodiment of the ultrasonic handpiece cartridge according to the present invention.
9 is a view showing an operation relationship of the cartridge shown in Fig.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to avoid redundancy description as much as possible, the ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention will be described together with the cartridges.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an ultrasonic handpiece according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are views Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the ultrasonic handpiece cartridge of Fig. 2 taken separately. Fig.

1 to 5, the ultrasonic handpiece according to the present embodiment includes a handler 10, a cartridge 20, and an operation switch 30 to effectively deteriorate subcutaneous fat through the ultrasonic transducer 22 .

Here, the handler 10 and the cartridge 20 are configured to be detachable from each other, so that the consumable cartridge 20 can be easily replaced.

For reference, although not specifically shown, the handler 10 is electrically connected to a main controller (not shown) and receives power from a main controller (not shown).

The handler 10 includes a handler body 11 and a first pusher 12 and a second pusher 13. In the case of this embodiment, the handler 10 is electrically connected to the cartridge 20, .

The handholder H is substantially curved to one side so that it can be easily handled by a user. A main body (not shown) is attached to the distal end of the handhold H, (See Figs. 1 and 2) are provided.

Terminals are provided on the inside of the handler body 11 and on the upper surface of the cover 21b of the cartridge 20 so as to be electrically connected to each other (refer to FIG. 3).

On the other hand, in the inside of the handler body 11, a locking protrusion 11a for locking the elastic piece 21b-1 of the cover 21b inside from the inside when the cover 21b of the cartridge 20 is inserted Respectively.

The first pusher 12 and the second pusher 13 are formed on both outer sides of the handler body 11 so that the first pusher 12 and the second pusher 13 can be respectively installed, And the second pusher 13 is disposed in the operation switch 30 disposed in the handler body 11. It is preferable that a spring S is installed between the handler body 11 and the first pusher 12 so that the first pusher 12 can be automatically returned.

For reference, the first pusher 12 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a pressing portion 12a protruding to one side is provided at the center, and a protrusion 12b is integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface.

Here, the projection 12b is fitted in the guide groove 11b formed around the hole of the handler body 11. [

As shown in FIG. 3, when the elastic piece 21b-1 of the cover 21b caught by the engagement protrusion 11a is pushed by the first pusher 12, the elastic piece 21b-1 The cartridge 20 can be easily separated from the handler body 11 by pulling the cartridge 20 downward at this time.

On the other hand, the handler body 11 is further reinforced with the operation confirmation part 14 which is turned on by the operation switch 30, and is installed on the upper surface of the handle H in this embodiment.

Here, the operation confirming unit 14 is an LED (Light Emitting Diode), and is electrically connected to the operation switch 30, so that the user can easily check the current operation state through the lighting of the operation confirming unit 14 However, it is possible to make the image of the product which can be seemed to be rough and tidy.

1 to 5, the cartridge 20 includes a cartridge body 21, a liquid medium Lq, and an ultrasonic vibrator 22. In this embodiment, the cartridge 20 is detachably coupled to the handler 10, And is operatively controlled by the operation switch 30.

The cartridge main body 21 is composed of a main body portion 21a, a cover 21b, a sealing film 21c, and a cap 21d.

The main body portion 21a is a pipe having an approximately trapezoidal shape in which the interior passes vertically.

The cover 21b is a member having a substantially rectangular barrel shape. In the present embodiment, the cover 21b covers and covers the opened upper portion of the main body portion 21a. The cover 21b has an elastic piece 21b- (11).

A second circuit board PCB2 having a terminal is provided on the upper surface of the cover 21b and is electrically connected to the terminal of the first circuit board PCB1 of the handler body 11.

In addition, the wires exposed from the ultrasonic transducer 22 are connected to the second circuit board PCB2 formed on the upper surface of the cover 21b.

For example, when the operation switch 30 inserted in the handler 10 is pressed, the ultrasonic transducer 22, which is arranged in a square or rectangular shape through the first and second circuit boards PCB1 and PCB2 while being connected to the power source, At this time, the ultrasonic transducers 22 are controlled to individually operate by the first and second circuit boards PCB1 and PCB2 sequentially (for example, clockwise or counterclockwise, randomly).

The sealing film 21c covers the open bottom of the main body 21a and functions to prevent the liquid medium Lq, which is filled in the inside, from leaking to the outside.

For the reference, the sealing pad 21c may be a capton-based film (tape) or a silicone material.

The cap 21d is coupled to the lower side of the main body 21a to function to overlap the sealing film 21c.

As a method of fixing the cap 21d to the main body 21a, for example, the cap 21d may be inserted and fixed in a state in which an adhesive is applied to the peripheral surface of the main body 21a, The cap 21d may be inserted into the recess 21a, and then the cap 21d may be thermally fused and fixed. In addition, it may be fixed by various known fixing methods.

The liquid medium Lq is filled in the cartridge main body 21. By filling the liquid medium Lq in the cartridge main body 21 as described above, the output of ultrasonic energy can be improved.

Here, the liquid medium Lq is one or more selected from the group consisting of water or alcohol, preferably distilled water, ethanol, methanol, and butanol, and various well-known liquid mediums may be used .

The ultrasonic transducer 22 is a known member having a concave lens-shaped groove on the oscillating surface and oscillating an ultrasonic wave by receiving a power source. The ultrasonic transducer 22 is arranged and fixed to the main body 21a in a square or rectangular shape, And functions to decompose subcutaneous fat by decomposing ultrasound into the subcutaneous fat in a noncontact manner.

In this embodiment, the ultrasonic transducer 22 is mounted on the vibrator fixture 23b in a square or rectangular shape and is fixed to the main body 21a, and the first and second circuit boards (not shown) electrically connected to the operation switch 30 (Individually, for example, in clockwise or counterclockwise direction, randomly in separate operation) by the PCB1, PCB2.

The ultrasonic transducer 22 has a focus F as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. The viewing angle of the edges of the ultrasonic transducer 22 from the focal point F is related to focusing in a very general manner, and in particular, the larger the viewing angle, the greater the focusing. (See Patent Document 10-1227286)

Since the ultrasonic transducer 22 having the above-described structure is well known in the related art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the present embodiment, since the ultrasonic transducer 22 arranged in a square or rectangular shape is sequentially and individually operated by the operation switch 30 and the first and second circuit boards PCB1 and PCB2, The power consumption is small and the operator can disassemble and disassemble the subcutaneous fat as much as possible within a range that does not overlap the ultrasonic handpiece without moving the ultrasonic handpiece, which is advantageous in that a convenient and effective operation can be performed.

The operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.

When the operation switch 30 is pressed by the second pusher 13 in the state where the lower end portion of the cartridge 20 is in contact with the surface of the skin and the operation switch 30 inserted in the handle 110 is pressed by using the second pusher 13, Power is supplied to the first circuit board PCB1 connected to the first circuit board PCB1 through the intermediary of the first circuit board PCB1 and electrically connected to the terminals of the first circuit board PCB1 and power is supplied to the second circuit board PCB2 of the cartridge 20 And the ultrasonic transducer 22 is sequentially operated while power is supplied to the ultrasonic transducer 22 connected to the second circuit board PCB2 through a wire (not shown). At this time, the ultrasonic transducer 22, The ultrasonic wave is focused and the focus F is obtained.

According to the present embodiment, since the ultrasonic transducer 22 arranged in a square or rectangular shape is sequentially and individually operated by the operation switch 30 and the first and second circuit boards PCB1 and PCB2, The power consumption is small and the operator can disassemble and disassemble the subcutaneous fat as much as possible within a range that does not overlap the ultrasonic handpiece without moving the ultrasonic handpiece, which is advantageous in that a convenient and effective operation can be performed.

On the other hand, since the positions (depths) of the subcutaneous fat are different from person to person, when the ultrasonic transducer 22 is operated as in the previous embodiment, the muscles may be unnecessarily stimulated rather than burning the subcutaneous fat , There is a serious problem that the accuracy of the procedure is deteriorated and the procedure is avoided.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the vibrator lifting unit 23, which can adjust the height of the ultrasonic vibrator 22, is further reinforced to the cartridge main body 21 to solve the above-mentioned problem.

FIGS. 6 to 8 are an assembled perspective view, an exploded perspective view, and a cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the ultrasonic handpiece cartridge according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a view showing an operation relationship of the cartridge shown in FIG.

The cartridge 20 according to this alternative embodiment is configured as follows.

Guide grooves 21a-1 are formed on the inner surface of the main body portion 21a of the cartridge body 21 constituting the cartridge 20 so as to be opposed to each other. 21a-2 are formed, and an engagement groove 21a-3 having an approximately dumbbell shape is formed on the upper side of the through hole 21a-2.

Here, the guide portion 23a-1 of the vibrator fastener 23a is movably coupled to the guide groove 21a-1 and the rubber packing 23f is inserted into the through hole 21a-2, The engaging groove 23d-1 of the knob 23d is engaged with the engaging groove 21a-3.

For reference, the packing 23f is enclosed by a packing fixture 23g, and the packing fixture 23g is fixed to the inside of the main body 21a via a screw.

The vibrator lifting and lowering unit 23 is constituted by an oscillator fixture 23a, a cam 23b, an axial pin 23c and a knob 23d and further includes a packing 23f and a packing fixture 23g.

The vibrator fixture 23a has a guide portion 23a-1 which is opened downward and whose outer surface is movably coupled to the guide groove 21a-1.

In the present embodiment, four ultrasonic transducers 22 are provided in a square or rectangular shape. Therefore, four grooves for accommodating the ultrasonic transducers 22 are formed at the bottom, and an ultrasonic transducer 22 is inserted in correspondence with the grooves .

The cam 23b has a substantially H shape, and has a shaft hole 23b-1 formed at one side thereof and an inclined slot 23b-2 formed at the other side thereof.

One end of the shaft pin 23c is fixed to the shaft hole 23b-1 and the connection bar CB is fixed to the long hole 23b-2. The connection bar CB is simply inserted into the slot 23b- 2, it is preferable that the snap ring SR is fastened to both ends of the connecting bar CB to prevent it from being detached from the long hole 23b-2.

The vibrator fixture 23a is connected to the cam 23b through a connecting bar CB.

According to this embodiment, even if the cam 23b is rotated by the shaft pin 23c, the connecting bar CB is inserted into the slanting slot 23b-2 and smoothly slides. Therefore, (23a-1) can be stably raised and lowered along the guide groove (21a-1).

The shaft pin 23c penetrates through a packing 23f fitted in the through hole 21a-2 and a packing fixture 23g which encloses and seals the packing 23f and is inserted into the shaft hole 23b-1 of the cam 23b. And the other end is exposed to the outside of the main body portion 21a.

Since the end of the shaft pin 23c may be separated from the shaft hole 23b-1 of the cam 23b, it is preferable to fasten the snap ring SR so as to prevent it from coming off the shaft hole 23b-1.

The knob 23d is fixed to the other end of the shaft pin 23c via a screw.

Particularly, on one side of the knob 23d, a latching protrusion 23d-1 inserted into the latching groove 21a-3 is provided. The latching protrusion 23d-1 is positioned at a position corresponding to the rotation of the knob 23d And is moved to the left and right of the latching groove 21a-3.

The operation of the vibrator lifting unit 23 will be described below.

When the knob 23d exposed to the outside is rotated counterclockwise as shown in Figs. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the knob 23d 1 is moved to the right side of the engaging groove 21a-3, thereby limiting the rotation of the knob 23d.

Simultaneously, the cam 23b connected via the knob 23d and the shaft pin 23c rotates about the axis of the shaft pin 23c. At this time, the connecting bar 23b provided on the elongated hole 23b-2 of the cam 23b The vibrator fixture 23a and the ultrasonic transducer 22 connected to the cam 23b via the connection bar CB are also guided in the guide grooves 21a-2b, 1).

Since the height of the fingers 22 of the ultrasonic transducer 22 can be adjusted easily and easily, it is possible to operate the ultrasonic transducer 22 without replacing the ultrasonic transducer 22 even if the positions of the subcutaneous fat in the skin are different from person to person There is an advantage that the procedure becomes considerably convenient.

The operation switch 30 is installed in the handler 10 and functions to connect the power source so that the ultrasonic transducer 22 and the operation confirmation unit 14 can be operated.

The operation switch 30 is pressed and operated by the second pusher 13 so that the power source is operated while being applied to the ultrasonic transducer 22 and the operation confirmation unit 14. In particular, The ultrasonic transducers 22 are sequentially and individually operated by the first and second circuit boards PCB1 and PCB2.

In addition, when the second pusher 13 is released from the pressurized state, the ultrasonic transducer 22 and the operation confirming unit 14 stop operating.

It is preferable that any one of the operation switches 30 provided on both sides of the handler 10 is operable even if it is operated. Accordingly, both the left hand and the right hand can be used.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: Handler 11: Handler body 12: First pusher
13: second pusher 14: operation check section 20: cartridge
21: cartridge body 21a: main body part 21a-1: guide groove
21a-2: through hole 21a-3: engagement groove 21b: cover
21b-1: elastic piece 21c: sealing film 21d: cap
22: ultrasonic vibrator 23: vibrator lifting unit 23a:
23a-1: guide portion 23b: cam 23b-1:
23b-2: a long hole 23c: an axial pin 23d: a knob
23d-1: stopper 23f: packing 23g: packing fixture
30: Operation switch CB: Connection bar SR: Snap ring
H: Handle Lq: Liquid medium 30: Operation switch
PCB1: first circuit board PCB2: second circuit board

Claims (4)

A cartridge body;
A liquid medium filled in the cartridge body;
An ultrasonic transducer disposed in the inside of the cartridge body in a square or rectangular shape to condense the subcutaneous fat to decompose the ultrasound waves by focusing the subcutaneous fat in the skin noncontact manner;
And a vibrator lifting unit having a knob that is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body and rotates the knob exposed to the outside to raise and lower the fixed ultrasonic vibrator,
The vibrator lifting unit includes:
A cam having a shaft hole formed on one side thereof and an inclined slot formed on the other side thereof,
An oscillator fixture installed in the slot of the cam through a connecting bar to fix the ultrasonic vibrator in a square or a rectangle shape, and a guide part which is vertically coupled to a guide groove formed on the inner surface of the cartridge body,
A shaft pin rotatably fitted in the cartridge body and engaged with a shaft hole of the cam,
And a knob which is fixed to the shaft pin and rotates the cam via an axial pin.
A cartridge body, a liquid medium filled in the inside of the cartridge body, an ultrasonic vibrator arranged in a square or rectangular shape inside the cartridge body to condense the subcutaneous fat by focusing the ultrasonic waves in the subcutaneous fat in a noncontact manner, A cartridge having a knob which is exposed to the outside of the cartridge body and which has an oscillator lifting unit for lifting and lowering the fixed ultrasonic vibrator by turning a knob exposed to the outside;
A handler provided on the handler body and having a first pusher for pressing the elastic piece and releasing the elastic piece from the latching jaw;
And an operation switch accommodated in the handler body for controlling operation of the ultrasonic vibrator,
The vibrator lifting unit includes:
A cam having a shaft hole formed on one side thereof and an inclined slot formed on the other side thereof,
An oscillator fixture installed in the slot of the cam through a connecting bar to fix the ultrasonic vibrator in a square or a rectangle shape, and a guide part which is vertically coupled to a guide groove formed on the inner surface of the cartridge body,
A shaft pin rotatably fitted in the cartridge body and engaged with a shaft hole of the cam,
And a knob which is fixed to the shaft pin and rotates the cam via an axial pin.
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