KR101639952B1 - Apparatus for promoting circulation of cerebrospinal fluid based on the anatomy data - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for promoting cerebrospinal fluid circulation using anatomical data. By applying the anatomical data, the selective stimulation on muscles around the neck associated with cerebrospinal fluid circulation promotes the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, thereby effectively relieving fatigue on the neck muscles.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for promoting cerebrospinal fluid circulation using anatomical data,

The present invention relates to a device for promoting the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, and more particularly, it relates to an apparatus for stimulating the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid by selectively stimulating the muscles of the neck part related to cerebrospinal fluid circulation by utilizing anatomical data, The present invention relates to an apparatus for promoting CSF circulation using anatomical data.

In the human brain, cerebrospinal fluid (Cerebro Spinal Fluid) (CSF) circulates around the inside and outside of the brain. This cerebrospinal fluid is secreted through the blood vessels in the inner ventricle of the brain and through the subcirculatory space. And then absorbed into the veins of the two governments.

It is known that about 500 ml of cerebrospinal fluid is circulated normally, and the total amount of cerebrospinal fluid around the brain and spinal cord is about 50 ml for neonate, about 100 ml for pediatrician, and about 150 ml for adult.

The function of CSF is to buffer the brain and spinal cord from external shocks, to supply proteins and nutrients to brain tissue, to treat wastes, and to control the pressure of the brain.

However, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid may be disturbed, and major causes include various physical and psychological stresses, temporomandibular joint disorders, head and neck trauma, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, flare, aging, metabolic stress syndrome, anxiety, depression, There are various environmental factors that can be experienced in everyday life.

Cerebral infarction caused by these causes causes various symptoms due to failure of control of cerebral pressure, deficiency of brain nutrition and elimination of waste products. Structurally, a rise in the intracranial pressure may cause a brain disease such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction, which may be a cause of a similar disease such as cerebral atrophy, and may result in loss of concentration due to malnutrition, weakening of immunity, It is difficult to remove and it can cause neuropsychiatric diseases such as various hormone imbalance, headache, insomnia and nervousness.

Control of cerebrospinal fluid flow is achieved through a unique rhythm in the skull and sacral location. In physiotherapy, the cerebrospinal fluid circulation can be improved in a balanced manner by the frequency treatment technique which stimulates the muscles of the neck with bare hands. However, it has been developed as a pillow type of fixation protuberance limited to the occipital region without consideration of different physical characteristics of each user. Thus, But only limited to inducing relaxation of muscle and fascia, and it was insufficient to promote the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0926484 (issued Nov. 12, 2009)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for stimulating cerebrospinal fluid flow through selective stimulation of muscles that promote cerebrospinal fluid circulation utilizing anatomical data, And to provide an apparatus for promoting CSF circulation using anatomical data that relieves fatigue effectively.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a medical device comprising: a body supporting a neck and a head including a neck of a subject; A magnetic pole portion for applying a magnetic pole to a rear portion of the body supported by the body portion; A moving unit that moves the magnetic-pole unit within a set range; A control unit for controlling operations of the magnetic pole unit and the moving unit according to a set control command; An interface unit receiving control information, generating a control command through the input control information, and applying the generated control command to the control unit; .

The left and right magnetic pole portions are respectively divided into a left magnetic pole portion located on the left side of the back of the subject and a right side magnetic pole portion located on the right side of the back of the subject. The left and right magnetic pole portions include protrusions, And a sensor unit for measuring a pressure applied to the protrusion, wherein the control unit controls the vibrating unit and the height adjusting unit so that the height of the protruding unit is reduced, And controls the height adjusting unit so as to maintain the pressure applied to the protruding unit within the set range.

It is also preferable that the moving part comprises a longitudinal moving part configured to move the magnetic pole part in a longitudinal direction within a set range and a transverse moving part configured to move the magnetic pole part in a lateral direction within a set range.

An outer shape scanning unit for obtaining outer shape information of a part of a head and a shoulder including a neck supported by the body part; A storage unit for storing muscle information at a neck; A corresponding unit reading muscle information from the storage unit and outputting the muscle information through the interface unit in correspondence with the external information; As shown in FIG.

The body part may further include a heating part for emitting heat inward to maintain a predetermined temperature and a light output part for outputting light having a wavelength set by the skin of the user, The optical output unit can be controlled.

By utilizing the anatomical data of the neck part according to the body characteristics of the user through the present invention, selective stimulation of the muscles located in the nape of the back part is performed, thereby promoting circulation of cerebrospinal fluid to supply proteins and nutrients to brain tissue, , And controlling the intracranial pressure.

In addition, it can relieve the fatigue of the neck muscles effectively, release the high-brightness light with the set wavelength, and stimulate the skin of the neck area through the thermal stimulation.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a neck part serving as a main magnetic pole part in the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outer shape according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a stimulating part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration and a connection relationship according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the structure of an apparatus for promoting CSF circulation using anatomical data according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a neck part serving as a main stimulation part in the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a muscle part requiring intense stimulation for the purpose of accelerating the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and specific main muscles include a suboccipital triangle, (Dura mater) associated with the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid by the head of the lower back of the head, the back of the head,

In the conventional pillow-type product having the similar purpose, it is stimulated through the acupressure of the neck muscles simply without taking this into consideration. However, in the present invention, considering the specific muscle position, the main point of the stimulation for promoting the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid I will.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration and a connection relationship according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 110, a stimulating unit 120, a moving unit, a control unit 150, and an interface unit 160 are provided.

The body part 110 is configured to form an outer shape of the CSF circulation promoting device of the present invention. The body part 110 can support a part of the shoulder and head including the neck so that the subject, that is, the user's nape, .

 The body 110 may have a shape such as a pillow or a cushion that can support the neck, as shown in the attached drawings. The body 110 may be fixed to the floor It can be used by the subject lying down or sitting on the chair cushion part.

The stimulation unit 120 selectively applies physical stimulation to the muscles associated with the stimulation of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation mentioned above among the back neck of the user. The stimulation unit 120 vibrates the protrusions 124, which stimulate the muscles by physically pressing them, In particular, according to the present invention, the stimulation unit 120 moves within a predetermined range through the movement unit, and moves along the muscular part formed on the user's neck, thereby stimulating the user.

The moving unit is configured to move the magnetic pole unit 120 within a predetermined range. Specifically, the moving unit includes a longitudinal moving unit 130 configured to move the magnetic pole unit 120 in a longitudinal direction within a predetermined range, 120 are configured to move in the lateral direction within a predetermined range, so that accurate position calculation that reflects the position of the muscles and movement along the muscles can be performed so that stimulation can be applied.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a stimulation unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the stimulation unit 120 includes a left stimulation unit positioned on the left side of the back of the subject, And is divided into a stimulating portion. In other words, the magnetic pole part 120 is formed on the upper side of the body part 110, that is, on the side where the user's nape is positioned, and the center is conventionally formed on the left side and the right side, so that the left and right sides of the user's back side can be selected, The left and right magnetic pole portions are symmetrical and substantially identical in configuration only to the left and right mounting positions.

First, the concrete structure of the magnetic pole part 120 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. Each of the left and right magnetic pole parts incorporates a vibration unit 123 composed of a vibration motor, The protrusion 124 is provided to contact the body of the subject so that the generated vibration can be transmitted to the muscles.

A plurality of small protrusions are literally formed on the protrusions 124 so that the protrusions 124 can exhibit muscle relaxation and blood flow promoting effects through acupressure and vibration. The protrusions 124 pressurize the muscles of the subject, The elastic body 125 is installed below the protruding portion 124 so that the buffering action of the protruding portion 124 is performed.

In addition, a height regulating unit (not shown) for adjusting the height of the protrusion 124 by lifting or lowering the elastic body 125 so as to adjust the height and the contact pressure of the protrusion 124, And a sensor unit 127 for measuring a pressure applied by the protruding unit 124 when the protruding unit 124 contacts the subject's body.

The height adjuster 126 is a small actuator of a motorized type and adjusts the height of the elastic body 125 coupled to the protrusion 124 within a predetermined range. The controller adjusts the height of the elastic body 125, And controls the height adjusting unit 126 so as to maintain the pressure applied to the protruding unit 124 within a predetermined range.

In addition, the moving unit may include a longitudinal moving unit 130 and a transverse moving unit 140 to move the magnetic pole within a predetermined range. First, the longitudinal moving unit 130 moves the moving unit The stimulation unit 120 is configured to move in a longitudinal direction while pressing the neck muscles of a user. The stimulation unit 120 crosses the neck of the user in the longitudinal direction with respect to the position where the stimulation of the muscles is performed, And a moving means for causing the magnetic-pole portion 120 to move along the guide structure together with a guide structure configured to be movable.

The longitudinal direction grooves may be formed in the body 110 in a specific shape and the magnetic pole parts 120 may be moved along the grooves. However, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, The moving part 130 is a wire or a plate-like structure formed inside the body part 110 so as to cross the neck part of the user in the longitudinal direction, and the obliqueness part 120, And a first moving means 132 composed of an electric motor for moving along the structure 131.

Similarly, the transverse direction moving part 140 moves the magnetic pole part 120 in the left and right direction within a predetermined range. The lateral direction moving part 140 forms a transverse groove inside the body part 110, and the magnetic pole part 120 In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, however, the transverse direction movement unit 140 may be disposed inside the body part 110 in the longitudinal direction of the moving unit 130, And a second moving means for moving the magnetic pole portion 120 along the transverse structural body 141. The transverse structural body 141 is a wire or a plate- 142).

To this end, the second moving means 142 constituted by an electric motor is provided at a portion where the oblique structure 131 and the transverse structure 141 intersect with each other so that the obverse structure 131 moves along the transverse structure 141 And the magnetic pole portion 120 can move freely along the muscles of the neck through the construction of the longitudinal portion 130 and the lateral direction movement portion 140 so as to be able to be searched in the present invention The stimulation can be applied by moving along the muscles for promoting the CSF circulation.

The control unit 150 receives power from the outside and operates the magnetic pole unit 120 and the moving units such as the longitudinal and transverse moving units 130 and 140 according to the set control command, A light source unit 111, and a light output unit 112 are controlled. More specifically, the control unit 150 controls the vibrating unit 123 and the height adjusting unit 126 of the magnetic pole unit 120, the first moving unit 132 of the longitudinal moving unit 130, The temperature control of the thermal stimulating portion 120 and the on / off operation of the light output portion 112 are controlled together with the operation of the second moving means 142 of the moving portion 140.

The interface unit 160 receives the control information, generates a control command through the input control information, and applies the same configuration as the touch screen to the control unit 150, thereby allowing the user to confirm the control information And an outputting means for outputting the image data.

As described above, the present invention focuses on the stimulation according to the position of the muscles formed on the nape of the navel. Therefore, the expert can use the movement path of the stimulation unit 120 according to the muscle position of the user as the control information, And controls the first moving means 132 of the longitudinal moving unit 130 and the second moving means 142 of the lateral moving unit 140 through the input of the control information, The light output unit 112 and the warming unit 111 are operated to cause muscle relaxation and muscle relaxation through the operation of the vibration means 123, Thereby maximizing the effect of relieving fatigue.

In addition, a scan unit 170 scans a part of a head and a shoulder including an inserted neck to obtain appearance information, inside the body 110, so as to enable more efficient muscle positioning and stimulation according to the user, A storage unit 180 for storing muscle information necessary for intensive stimulation, which is located in the neck of the user, and the muscle information is read from the storage unit 180 and is combined with the appearance information and output through the interface unit 160 A counterpart 190 is provided.

In other words, general muscle information based on professional anatomical data is stored in the storage unit in advance in correspondence with the shape of the neck, and is stored in the storage unit through the scan unit 170 including the plurality of pressure sensors, The outer shape of the neck of the user, which is supported on the body 110, is grasped through the physical reference point to be imaged. Then, the scan unit 170 superimposes the image of the adjusted muscle information through the corresponding unit 190 corresponding to the image of the user's neck, which is imaged by the scan unit 170, and outputs the superimposed image through the interface unit 160, The user can easily identify the muscles formed on the neck of the user output to the interface and input a control signal indicating the movement path of the stimulation unit 120 correspondingly to the user, An environment in which the present invention can be easily used is provided.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a heating unit 111 and an optical output unit 112, which are controlled according to a set control command of the control unit, are provided on the body 110 to activate tissue cells and muscle cells of the skin, .

The heating unit 111 is a heater configured to emit heat toward the upper side of the body 110. The heating unit 111 is made up of a surface or a line, So that the warm stimulation is performed.

The light output unit 112 may be a lamp configured to output light having a wavelength set by a user's skin. The light output unit 112 may emit light of various wavelengths used for phototherapy. As a light source and a wavelength band used for ordinary phototherapy, a blue LED (400 to 470 nm), a green LED (470 to 572 nm), a yellow LED (572 to 630 nm), a red LED (700 to 1,400 nm).

When the light of such wavelength is irradiated to the skin, the photon penetrates into the skin tissue, the absorbed light turns into heat energy, the heat energy causes the effect of the hyperthermia treatment, and the production of nitric oxide And activated. This stimulates the giant cells and fibroblasts of the skin to increase collagen and elastin production, and produces hormones that release active liquid factors, vasoconstriction and vasoconstriction. In addition, it stimulates the cells to heal and accelerate wound healing, and increases oxygen in the blood stream to remove toxins, which can be effective for the health of the wrist.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but is capable of many modifications and variations within the scope of the appended claims. It is self-evident.

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127: sensor part 130: longitudinal direction moving part
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Claims (5)

A body for supporting a neck and a part of the head including the subject's neck;
A magnetic pole portion for applying a magnetic pole to a rear portion of the body supported by the body portion;
A moving portion configured to move the magnetic pole portion in a longitudinal direction within a set range, and a transverse moving portion configured to move the magnetic pole portion in a lateral direction within a set range;
A control unit for controlling operations of the magnetic pole unit and the moving unit according to a set control command;
An interface unit receiving control information, generating a control command through the input control information, and applying the generated control command to the control unit; Wherein the cerebrospinal fluid circulation promoting device uses the anatomical data.
The method according to claim 1,
The stimulating portion is divided into a left stimulating portion located on the left side of the back of the subject and a right stimulating portion located on the right side of the backing,
Wherein the left and right magnetic pole portions include vibrating means and a protrusion contacting the body of the subject, an elastic body for pressing the body of the subject, a height adjusting portion for adjusting the height of the protrusion, And a sensor unit for measuring a pressure applied to the protrusion,
Wherein the control unit is configured to control the vibrating means and the height adjusting unit so as to control the height adjusting unit to maintain the pressure applied to the protruding unit in a predetermined range.
delete The method according to claim 1,
An outer shape scanning unit for obtaining outer shape information of a part of a head and a shoulder including a neck supported on the body part;
A storage unit for storing muscle information at a neck;
A corresponding unit reading muscle information from the storage unit and outputting the muscle information through the interface unit in correspondence with the external information; Further comprising an anatomical data acquisition unit for acquiring anatomical data of the cerebrospinal fluid.
The method according to claim 1,
The body part further includes a heating part for emitting heat inward to maintain a predetermined temperature and a light output part for outputting light having a wavelength set by the skin of the user,
Wherein the control unit controls the heating unit and the optical output unit according to the set control command.

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