KR101861308B1 - Scalp stimulator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a scalp stimulator comprising a body, a light irradiating unit, a medicinal fluid spraying unit, an electricity stimulating unit, and a controlling unit. The body is formed in a cap shape to correspond to a head shape of a user. The light irradiating unit is installed inside the body and irradiates laser light to a scalp. The medicinal fluid spraying unit sprays and applies, to the scalp, a medicinal fluid for preventing and treating alopecia. The electricity stimulating unit generates an electric stimulus by supplying fine current to the scalp, and injects the sprayed medicinal fluid into the inside of the scalp. The controlling unit controls driving of the light irradiating unit, the medicinal fluid spraying unit, and the electricity stimulating unit. The present invention is provided to stimulate the scalp by supplying low output laser light of an infrared wavelength, and the fine current to the scalp, thereby injecting the medicinal fluid for preventing and treating the alopecia, which is sprayed to the scalp, into the inside of the scalp.

Description

Scalp stimulator {SCALP STIMULATOR}

The present invention relates to a scalp stimulator, and more particularly, to a scalp stimulator for stimulating a scalp of a patient with hair loss to prevent and treat hair loss.

Since human capillaries and nerves are extended to the papillae at the base of the hair follicle, composed of the human hair and the hair follicle, the supply of nutrients and oxygen can be used to generate mock and growth.

Hair loss occurs when the function of the hair follicle and hair follicle is deteriorated and the connected blood vessels are damaged.

The cause of such hair loss is known to be caused by genetic factors, male hormone action or stress, and it has also been revealed as a result of simulated stress caused by dyeing, dry or perm.

As a general hair removal prevention therapy, laser light is irradiated on the scalp, and light energy penetrates into the dermal tissue and subcutaneous tissue, thereby activating various cellular tissues including the hair follicle, promoting metabolism, and stimulating mock growth. There is a way to prolong life.

For example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 described below disclose a hair loss treatment apparatus technology in which a laser diode or the like is provided on a projection of a therapeutic apparatus in order to irradiate a laser close to a scalp so as to emit light at a wavelength optimum for scalp growth have.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0995427 (Announcement on Nov. 18, 2010) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0671943 (issued on January 24, 2007)

However, since the hair loss treatment apparatus according to the related art relies solely on laser treatment with light, the therapeutic effect is not high.

Therefore, vibration therapy or ultrasonic therapy is added to activate the biotissue of the scalp through sound pressure to promote hair growth and hair loss prevention. However, a method of activating the scalp tissue through the vibration or ultrasonic wave method And the combined effects of vibration and ultrasonic waves are not so great.

Therefore, it is required to develop a compound stimulator that utilizes light and electric stimulation rather than a hair loss therapeutic apparatus using light.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a scalp stimulator which combines laser light and electric stimulation to stimulate scalp to prevent and treat hair loss.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a scalp stimulator capable of infiltrating a drug solution for prevention and treatment of hair loss into the scalp using micro currents.

In order to achieve the above object, a scalp stimulator according to the present invention includes a body formed in a cap shape corresponding to a shape of a user's head, a light irradiation part provided on an inner surface of the body, for irradiating a scalp with laser light, An electric stimulation unit for applying a microcurrent to the scalp to generate electric stimulation to apply the applied drug solution to the inside of the scalp, and an electric stimulation unit for applying the drug solution for preventing and treating the chemical solution dispensing unit and the electric stimulation unit And a control unit for controlling the driving.

Wherein the body is provided with a substrate on which the light irradiating unit and the electric stimulating unit are provided, and a protective film for protecting the light irradiating unit and the electric stimulating unit, wherein the protective film is made of a transparent vinyl material, And the conductive material is mixed so that current can be supplied to a portion where the tip of the stimulation pin provided at the tip is in contact.

Wherein the light irradiation unit includes a plurality of laser diodes mounted on the substrate in a plurality of rows and columns and a drive circuit for driving each laser diode based on a control signal of the control unit, And a low-power laser beam of a wavelength is irradiated.

Wherein the electric stimulation portion includes a plurality of stimulation pins provided on the substrate along a plurality of rows and columns and a current supply portion for supplying a fine current having a predetermined current level to each stimulation pin, And a pogo pin which is provided inside the upper body and which provides an elastic force to the lower body and is provided with a pogo pin to stimulate the scalp by generating minute vibrations in the course of supplying micro current to the scalp .

Further comprising a display unit for displaying an operation state of each device provided in the scalp stimulator and an input unit for receiving a user's operation command for controlling driving of each device, The wavelength and output of the laser diode provided in the light irradiation part, the lighting and blinking operation, the injection amount of the chemical liquid injected from the injection nozzle provided in the chemical liquid injecting part, the injection time and the pressure, A driving environment including current level and operation time information is set, and the configuration of each device is controlled based on the set information.

As described above, according to the scalp stimulator of the present invention, by supplying the laser light and the micro-current of low output of the infrared wavelength to the scalp to stimulate the scalp, the drug solution for preventing and treating hair loss applied to the scalp can be penetrated into the scalp .

According to the present invention, it is possible to transmit infrared rays deep within the skin by using the infrared effect of the infrared ray to prevent heat loss and to promote blood circulation by promoting the scalp and peripheral capillary motion, thereby promoting blood circulation, It is possible to obtain an effect that it can be dissolved.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to activate water molecules by using infrared rays to discharge waste materials by sweat, to remove subcutaneous dirt by using infrared cell tissue activation, to activate skin respiration, and to regenerate skin Is obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, a fine current is supplied to the scalp along with the laser light after spraying the drug solution, effectively penetrating the drug solution applied to the scalp into the scalp, thereby achieving the effect of maximizing the effect of preventing and treating hair loss .

According to the present invention, it is possible to further enhance the penetration effect of the drug solution by stimulating the scalp by generating minute vibrations in the process of supplying the micro current to the scalp using the stimulation pin.

Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide treatment and management opportunities for more hair loss patients by reducing the cost of treatment such as hair loss treatment or hair transplantation of a patient suffering from hair loss, and relieving stress on the procedure , An effect of preventing hair loss can be obtained before hair loss occurs.

1 is a block diagram of a scalp stimulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the scalp stimulator shown in FIG. 1,
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the stimulation pin,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a stepwise operation method of a scalp stimulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a process in which a chemical solution is injected into the scalp by a microcurrent. FIG.

Hereinafter, a scalp stimulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a scalp stimulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the scalp stimulator shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, terms indicating directions such as 'left', 'right', 'forward', 'rearward', 'upward' and 'downward' are defined as indicating respective directions based on the states shown in the respective drawings do.

1 and 2, a scalp stimulator 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a body 11 formed in a cap shape corresponding to a shape of a user's head, A light irradiating unit 20 for irradiating the scalp with a laser beam, a chemical solution injecting unit 30 for spraying and applying a chemical solution for prevention and treatment of hair loss to the scalp, an electric stimulus is generated by supplying a micro current to the scalp, And a control unit 50 for controlling the driving of the light irradiating unit 20, the chemical liquid injecting unit 30, and the electric stimulating unit 40. [

The body 11 may be provided with an approximately hemispherical or quarter-spherical cap corresponding to the shape of the head of the user.

The body 11 may be made of a lightweight synthetic resin material so as to prevent pain or discomfort when the wearer wears it.

A protective film 13 for protecting the light irradiation part 20 and the electric stimulation part 40 is provided in the body 11 together with the substrate 12 on which the light irradiation part 20 and the electric stimulation part 40 are provided, Can be installed.

The protective film 13 prevents the chemical solution from being applied to the light irradiating unit 20 and the electric stimulating unit 40 so that it is not necessary to perform the washing operation and the laser light irradiated from the light irradiating unit 20 and the electric stimulating unit 40 to the scalp.

For this purpose, the protective film 13 is made of a transparent plastic material such as ferrite or the like so that electric current can be supplied to a portion of the entire surface of the substrate 12 or the portion of the stimulating pin 41 provided in the electric stimulating portion 40, Or by mixing a conductive material such as copper.

The substrate 12 may be formed to correspond to the shape of the scalp region to be stimulated.

For example, the substrate 13 may be formed into a curved rectangular plate shape corresponding to the curvature of the body 11, as shown in Fig.

Of course, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the substrate 12 may be formed to correspond to the entire inner surface of the body 11, or a plurality of curved rectangular plates may be provided.

The light irradiating unit 20 may include a plurality of laser diodes 21 and a driving circuit 22 for driving the respective laser diodes 21 on the substrate 12 in a plurality of rows and columns.

The drive circuit 22 transmits a drive signal to each laser diode 21 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 50 and each laser diode 21 can irradiate laser light of an infrared wavelength optimized for hair loss treatment .

For example, each laser diode 21 can emit laser light with a wavelength of about 600 to 940 nm and a low output power of about 3 to 10 kPa (Low Level Laser Therapy).

Infrared rays have a strong heating effect as they have a frequency range almost equal to the natural frequencies of molecules constituting the material. That is, as infrared rays cause electromagnetic resonance phenomenon when they hit a material, the energy of the infrared wave can be effectively absorbed by the material.

Since infrared rays have a long wavelength, scattering effect due to fine particles is less than ultraviolet rays or visible rays, so that penetration effect to the human body is high and the surface and inside of the subject are uniformly heated at the same time.

As described above, the present invention utilizes the thermal effect of infrared rays to transmit infrared rays deep in the skin, prevent heat loss, and promote blood circulation by promoting scalp and peripheral capillary motion, thereby promoting blood circulation, It can dissolve.

In addition, the present invention activates water molecules by using infrared rays, discharges waste materials by sweat, removes subcutaneous dirt, activates skin respiration, and regenerates skin by using cellular tissue activation of infrared rays.

Of course, the wavelength and the output of the laser light emitted from the laser diode 21 can be variously changed according to the hair loss state of the user.

The chemical liquid injecting section 30 includes a chemical liquid reservoir 31 provided on one side of the body 11 and a plurality of injection nozzles 32 and a chemical liquid reservoir 31 provided at predetermined intervals on the inner surface of the body 11, And a connection line 33 connecting the nozzles 32 to form a passage through which the chemical liquid moves.

Each injection nozzle 32 can inject the chemical liquid one time or plural times according to the control signal of the control unit 50 by the set injection amount.

The chemical solution reservoir 31 may be provided to be able to replenish the chemical solution when the stored chemical solution is consumed or to be replaceable with a new chemical solution reservoir 31. [

The electric stimulation unit 40 may include a plurality of stimulation pins 41 provided on the substrate 11 along a plurality of rows and columns and a current supply unit 42 for supplying a fine current to each stimulation pin 41 have.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a stimulation pin, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a process of putting a chemical solution into a scalp by a microcurrent.

2 and 3, the stimulation pin 41 includes an upper body 43 and a lower body 44 coupled to each other along the vertical direction, a lower body 44 disposed inside the upper body 43, And may be provided as a pogo pin including an elastic spring 45 that provides an elastic force.

Thus, the lower body 44 can elastically reciprocate linearly along the inner and outer sides of the upper body 43, that is, the up and down directions, by the elastic force of the elastic spring 45.

Therefore, when the scalp stimulator 10 is operated, the stimulation pin 41 can elastically support the load of the scalp stimulator 10 while the lower end of the lower body 44 is in contact with the scalp.

As shown in FIG. 4, as the micro current is supplied to the scalp by the stimulation pin 41, the drug solution applied to the scalp can be deeply inserted into the scalp.

In particular, the stimulation pin 41 generates fine vibration in the process of supplying a micro current to the scalp to stimulate the scalp, thereby enhancing the penetration effect of the drug solution.

1, the control unit 50 controls the wavelength, output, lighting, and flicker operation of each laser diode 21 provided in the scalp stimulator 10, and controls the injection amount of the chemical liquid injected from the injection nozzle 32, And the pressure can be controlled.

The control unit 50 can control the current level of the microcurrent supplied to the stimulation pin 41.

For example, the microcurrent may be set to about 10 to 50 μA.

Of course, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the current level of the microcurrent supplied to the scalp can be variously changed according to the hair loss state of the user.

As described above, according to the present invention, fine current is supplied to the scalp along with the laser light after spraying the drug solution, effectively penetrating the drug solution applied to the scalp into the scalp, thereby maximizing the effect of preventing and treating hair loss.

The scalp stimulator 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a display unit 60 for displaying an operation state of each device and an input unit 70 for receiving a user's operation command for controlling driving of each device .

The display unit 60 may be provided with a display panel such as a liquid crystal display device or a plurality of light emitting diodes that indicate operation states of the respective devices.

The input unit 70 may include a plurality of switches or buttons for receiving operation commands to control the driving of each device.

Next, a method of operating the scalp stimulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating steps of operating the scalp stimulator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5, when power is supplied from the commercial power source or a battery (not shown) provided at one side of the body 11 to the scalp stimulator 10, the controller 50 initializes each device, To be controlled.

In step S12, the input unit 70 receives an operation command for setting the driving environment condition of each apparatus from the user, and the controller 50 sets the driving environment of each apparatus according to the input operation command.

Here, the driving environment setting is performed by setting the wavelength and output of the laser diode 21, the lighting and flashing operation, the amount of the chemical liquid injected from the injection nozzle 32, the injection time and pressure, Current level and operating time information.

In step S14, each injection nozzle 32 of the chemical liquid injecting section 30 injects the chemical liquid of the injection amount set in accordance with the control signal of the control section 50 onto the scalp.

In step S16, each laser diode 21 is turned on or blinked in accordance with the driving signal of the driving circuit 22 to irradiate the scalp with a low-power laser beam having an infrared wavelength.

Then, each of the stimulation pins 41 of the electric stimulation unit 40 supplies a fine current to the scalp in a state where the lower end is in contact with the scalp (S18).

At this time, each stimulation pin 41 generates fine vibration in the process of supplying a microcurrent to the scalp to stimulate the scalp, so that the drug solution applied to the scalp can penetrate deeply into the scalp.

In step S20, the controller 50 checks whether the counted operation time has reached the operation time set in step S12 using the timer, and repeats steps S12 to S20 until the set operation time is reached do.

If the operation time reaches the set operation time in step S20, the control unit 50 stops driving the devices provided in the scalp stimulator 10 and ends the operation.

Through the process as described above, the present invention can penetrate into the scalp the drug solution for preventing and treating hair loss applied to the scalp by supplying low-power laser light and micro current to the scalp by stimulating the scalp.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been described concretely with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The present invention is applied to a scalp stimulator technique for infiltrating the scalp with a drug solution for preventing and treating hair loss applied to the scalp by stimulating the scalp by supplying a laser beam with a low output of infrared rays and a micro current to the scalp.

10: scalp stimulator 11: body
12: substrate 13: protective film
20: light irradiation part 21: laser diode
22: drive circuit 30: chemical liquid dispensing part
31: chemical liquid reservoir 32: injection nozzle
33: connection line 40: electrical stimulation part
41: Stimulation pin 42: Current supply
43: upper body 44: lower body
45: elastic spring 50:
60: display section 70: input section

Claims (5)

A body formed in a cap shape to correspond to the shape of the user's head,
A light irradiation part provided on the inner surface of the body and irradiating the scalp with laser light,
A chemical liquid spraying part for spraying and applying a chemical solution for hair loss prevention and treatment to the scalp,
An electric stimulation unit for supplying a microcurrent to the scalp to generate an electric stimulus to inject the applied drug into the scalp,
A control unit for controlling driving of the light irradiating unit, the chemical liquid injecting unit, and the electric stimulating unit,
A display unit for displaying an operation state of each device provided in the scalp stimulator,
And an input unit for receiving a user's operation command for controlling driving of each device,
The control unit controls the wavelength and output of the laser diode provided in the light irradiation unit, the lighting and blinking operation, the injection amount of the chemical liquid injected from the injection nozzle provided in the chemical liquid injecting unit, the injection time and pressure, A driving environment including current level and operation time information of a minute current supplied to the magnetic pole pin provided in the electric magnetic pole part, and controls the configuration of each device based on the set information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the body is provided with a substrate on which the light irradiation unit and the electric stimulation unit are provided, and a protective film for protecting the light irradiation unit and the electric stimulation unit,
Wherein the protective film is manufactured by mixing a conductive material so that a current can be supplied to a transparent vinyl material and a portion of the entire surface of the substrate or a portion of the stimulating pin provided at the electric stimulating portion is in contact with the tip. 3. The method of claim 2,
The light irradiating unit includes a plurality of laser diodes and a plurality of laser diodes
And a drive circuit for driving each of the laser diodes based on a control signal of the control unit,
Wherein each of the laser diodes irradiates a low-power laser beam having an infrared wavelength set for hair loss treatment. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the electric stimulation unit includes a plurality of stimulation pins provided on the substrate along a plurality of rows and columns,
And a current supply unit for supplying a fine current of a predetermined current level to each stimulation pin,
The stimulation pin may include an upper body and a lower body coupled along the vertical direction,
And a pogo pin installed inside the upper body and including an elastic spring for providing an elastic force to the lower body
Characterized in that the scalp stimulates the scalp by generating minute vibrations in the process of supplying micro current to the scalp. delete

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