KR101915697B1 - Patch-type eletrical stimulation apparatus capable of delivering drug and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The patch type electric stimulation device includes a body portion, a conductive pattern formed on a first region of the body portion and transmitting an electric signal generated by the electric signal generation portion to the electrode portion, An electrode portion for generating electrical stimulation, and a drug portion formed in the second region of the body portion and including a drug.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a patch type electric stimulation apparatus capable of delivering drugs, and a control method thereof. [0002]

The present invention relates to a patch-type electrode, a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus, and a control method thereof.

In the patch type electric stimulation device, electricity generated from the electric stimulation device is transmitted to the user's body through the adhesive layer in the form of a gel between the patch and the skin, so that the electric stimulation is performed. Such a patch type electric stimulation device is widely used for treating obesity or pain in a form stimulating the body's acupuncture through micro currents.

However, such a patch type electric stimulation apparatus can not expect effects other than the therapeutic effect caused by the transmission of the electric stimulus to the user's body. In addition, the treatment effect may be insignificant merely by applying a simple electric stimulation according to the purpose of treatment or lesion.

The background technology of this application is disclosed in Korean Registered Utility Model Registration No. 20-0301714.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a patch type electrode, a patch type electric stimulation device and a control method thereof.

The present invention also provides a patch-type electrode, a patch-type electric stimulation device, and a control method thereof that enable both passive drug delivery and active drug delivery.

In addition, the present invention provides a patch-type electrode, a patch-type electric stimulation device, and a control method thereof that can operate an electric signal for electric stimulation and an electric signal necessary for drug delivery by ionospheric migration together.

The present invention also provides an effective coupling structure between a patch-type electrode capable of electrical stimulation and drug stimulation, and an electrical signal generating unit for generating electrical signals required for electrical stimulation and drug stimulation, respectively.

It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a patch type electric stimulation apparatus including a body portion, a first region of the body portion, and an electric signal generated by the electric signal generating portion, An electrode portion for generating electrical stimulation based on the electrical signal, and a drug portion formed in the second region of the body portion and including a drug.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the conductive pattern may be a first conductive pattern, and may further include a second conductive pattern formed between the second region of the body portion and the drug portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signal is a first electrical signal, and the second conductive pattern can transmit a second electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generator. In addition, the second electrical signal may cause the drug to be released by iontophoresis.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the drug is a first drug, and the drug portion may further comprise a second drug portion formed in a third region of the body portion, the second drug portion including a second drug, .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a third conductive pattern formed between the third region of the body portion and the second drug portion, for transferring a third electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating portion have. In addition, the first drug may be cationized to be released by the second electrical signal, and the second drug may be anionized to be released by the third electrical signal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electrode unit includes a plurality of sub-electrode units, and each of the first drug unit and the second drug unit may include a plurality of sub drug units. At this time, at least two of the plurality of sub-electrode portions and the plurality of sub-drug portions may be physically or electrically separated from each other.

According to one example of this embodiment, the plurality of sub drug portions may be formed to be arranged adjacent to (or in parallel with) each other at an interval.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the conductive pattern is formed so as to be laminated on the first region on one side of the body portion, and the drug portion may be formed on the second region on one side of the body portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first region may be an intermediate region of the body portion, and the second region may be an area surrounding the first region.

According to an example of this embodiment, at least two of the first conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern, and the three conductive patterns may be electrically separated from each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a connection unit for transmitting the electric signal generated by the electric signal generating unit to the conductive pattern may be further included.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connection part is exposed at one side of the body part, the other end of the body part is exposed at the other side, and is connected to a part of the electric signal generating part through the one end, May be connected to a portion of the conductive pattern.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the connection portion has magnetism and can be connected to a part of the electric signal generation by the magnetism.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connection portion includes at least one or more sub connection portions, and each of the at least one sub connection portions may be connected to the conductive pattern or the electrode portion.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an electric signal generator for generating the electric signal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, any one of the type, size, period, or polarity of the first electrical signal may be different from any one of the type, size, period, or polarity of the second electrical signal.

According to an example of this embodiment, the second electrical signal may be determined based on the first electrical signal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electric signal generator may determine on or off of at least one of the sub connection units. At this time, the electric signal generating unit may periodically or sequentially determine on or off of at least one of the sub connection units.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electric signal generating unit determines on or off of any one of the sub connection units based on the other of the sub connection units On or Off .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first electric signal may be an AC electric signal, and the second electric signal may be a DC electric signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a patch-type electrode according to one embodiment of the present invention, which includes a body portion, a first region of the body portion, and an electric signal generated by the electric signal generating portion, A conductive pattern formed on the second region of the body portion, and a drug portion including a drug, the electrode portion generating an electrical stimulation based on the electrical signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for a patch-type electret stimulating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a first electric signal corresponding to an electrode portion of the patch- And transmitting the first electrical signal to the electrode unit through a first conductive pattern formed in a first region of the body portion of the patch-type electric stimulator, wherein the patch- And a medicament portion formed in the region and containing the drug.

According to an example of this embodiment, a method is provided for generating a second electrical signal corresponding to a drug section of a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus, and generating a second electric signal corresponding to the second electric signal through a second conductive pattern formed in a second region of the body portion of the patch- And transmitting a signal to the drug unit.

The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present invention, by including the electrode portion for generating the electric stimulation and the drug portion including the drug, the treatment by the electric stimulation and the treatment by the drug can be simultaneously performed.

In addition, the present application can include both a first drug moiety including an active drug and a second drug moiety for iontophoresis, thereby enabling both passive drug delivery and active drug delivery.

In addition, the present invention can generate an electrical signal for electrical stimulation and an electrical signal necessary for drug delivery by ion -phore migration through the electrical signal generating unit, and can transmit the electrical signal to each of the electrode unit and the drug unit.

In addition, the present invention can provide an effective coupling structure between a patch-type electrode capable of electrical stimulation and drug stimulation, and an electrical signal generating unit for generating electrical signals required for electrical stimulation and drug stimulation, respectively. .

Further, the effects obtainable here are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description There will be.

1 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.
3 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.
5 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a view for explaining an example of a connection part and an electric signal generating part of the present invention.
8 is a view showing a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining an example of the arrangement of the first drug part and the second drug part of the present application.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. It should be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, the same reference numbers are used throughout the specification to refer to the same or like parts.

Throughout this specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it is not limited to a case where it is "directly connected" but also includes the case where it is "electrically connected" do.

Throughout this specification, when a member is " on " another member, it includes not only when the member is in contact with the other member, but also when there is another member between the two members.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "including " an element, it is understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terms "about "," substantially ", etc. used to the extent that they are used throughout the specification are intended to be taken to mean the approximation of the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated sense, Accurate or absolute numbers are used to help prevent unauthorized exploitation by unauthorized intruders of the referenced disclosure. The word " step (or step) "or" step "used to the extent that it is used throughout the specification does not mean" step for.

Throughout the description of the present application, "part" or "means" includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

Throughout this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, device, or device may be performed instead in a server connected to the terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, device or device connected to the server.

The patch type electrical stimulation apparatus of the present application may be adhered to a subject to provide electrical stimulation and drug stimulation to the subject. To this end, the patch type electric stimulation apparatus of the present application may include an electrode portion for generating electric stimulation based on an electric signal and a drug portion including a drug. In addition, the patch type electric stimulation apparatus of the present application may further include a conductive pattern for transmitting an electric signal to the electrode portion. In addition, the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus may further include an electric signal generating unit for generating an electric signal. In this case, the patch-type electric stimulation device may be expressed as a patch-type electrode, and according to one embodiment of the present application, the patch-type electrode includes the electrode portion, the drug portion and the conductive pattern described above, And an electric signal generating unit.

Various embodiments of the patch type electric stimulation apparatus of the present application will be described with reference to the following drawings. However, the patch type electric stimulation apparatus of the present application is not limited to the following description of the drawings. For example, according to various embodiments of the present application, the shape and number of conductive patterns, the shape of the electrode portion, the shape and function of the drug portion, the number and arrangement of connection portions to be described later, Can be variously determined.

Each of the various embodiments to be described with reference to the following drawings may be distinguished based on the types and combinations of the electrode portion and the drug portion. For example, a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an electrode portion and a passive drug portion. In addition, the patch-type electric stimulation device according to another embodiment of the present invention may include an electrode portion and an active (or ion -phore) drug portion. In addition, the patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention may include an electrode unit, a first drug unit, and a second drug unit. In this case, the first drug moiety may be a passive drug moiety and the second drug moiety may be an active drug moiety, the first drug moiety may be the first active drug moiety, the second drug moiety may be the second active drug moiety, The second drug moiety may be the second passive drug moiety.

1 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1. Fig. Hereinafter, a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a body 110, a conductive pattern 121, an electrode unit 140, and a drug unit 130.

The conductive pattern 121 may be formed in the first region 111 of the body 110. The conductive pattern 121 may transmit the electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating unit (not shown) to the electrode unit 140. Such a conductive pattern 121 may include a pair of sub-conductive patterns. The conductive pattern 121 may be patterned directly on the rear surface of the electrode unit 140 or may be printed on a region of the body 110 through a paste such as carbon, (Or in the form of a pattened thin film), or may be plated through a metallic material such as gold, copper, nickel, zinc, nickel silver, silver, or the like. As another example, the conductive pattern 121 may be one in which conductive plastic, conductive rubber, or conductive fabric is directly cut to form a pattern and bonded to the body 110.

The electrode unit 140 may generate electrical stimulation based on the electrical signal. The electrode portion 140 may include an adhesive layer for adhering (or contacting) the skin of a subject (e.g., a body) to one side. At this time, the adhesive layer may be in the form of a gel, and an example of the gel may be a hydrogel. Also, the electrode unit 140 may be made of a metal having an excellent electrical conductivity. One example of the material of the electrode unit 140 may be a conductive metal such as gold, copper, nickel, zinc, nickel silver, silver, but is not limited thereto. Meanwhile, the electrode unit 140 may be a patch type electrode patch.

The drug moiety 130 may comprise a drug. The drug unit 130 may be formed in the second region 112 of the body 110. According to one embodiment of the invention, the drug portion 130 may be passive. At this time, the passive type may mean that the drug is naturally diffused into the target body. An example of a drug included (or applied) in the passive drug moiety may be a parse related drug such as plasmas or plasma, and such drug may diffuse into the skin of the subject by concentration. On the other hand, the drug section 130 may be a patch type of drug patch.

The conductive pattern 121, the electrode unit 140, and the drug unit 130 may be formed on one side of the body 110. The body 110 may be formed in a patch shape, and its shape, thickness, material and the like may be variously determined depending on the portion of the object to be applied or adhered thereto. An example of the material of the body portion 110 may be a fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a paper such as a silicone such as silicone elastomer, a rubber such as polyurethane, a plastic such as liquid crystal polymer, polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

2, the conductive pattern 121 may be formed in a first region 111 of the body portion 110 and the drug portion 130 may be formed in a second region 112 of the body portion 110. [ have. Specifically, the conductive pattern 121 is formed so as to be laminated on the first area 111 on one side of the body 110 (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the subject), and the drug part 130 May be formed to be laminated on the second region 112 on one side of the body portion 110 (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the object). At this time, the first region 111 may be physically or electrically separated from the second region 112. The first region 111 may be an intermediate region of one side of the body 110 or the body 110 and the second region 112 may be an area surrounding the first region 111.

Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 100 may further include an electric signal generating unit (not shown) for generating an electric signal. An electric signal generating unit (not shown) supplies an electric signal to the conductive pattern 121 or the electrode unit 140, and can determine various types, sizes, times, and cycles of the electric signal.

The electric signal generating unit (not shown) may generate various electric signals corresponding to the stimulation mode (or type, kind) of the electric stimulus generated through the electrode unit 140. At this time, an example of the stimulation mode may be tapping, kneading, strong kneading, and combination stimulation, and various stimulation signals may be different for each stimulation mode.

The electrical signal generator (not shown) may include residual electrical discharge, electrode detachment detection, and gradual sensitivity increasing function. At this time, the residual electrical discharge may mean a function of eliminating the residual electricity when the power of the patch type electric stimulation device 100 or the electric signal generating part (not shown) is turned off to prevent the shock due to the residual electricity during the next use have. In addition, the electrode detachment detection can be performed by monitoring an electrical connection between at least two of an electric signal generating unit (not shown), a connection unit (not shown), an electrode unit 140, or a skin of a target to be described later, Such as a separation between a generating part (not shown) and a connection part (not shown), or a break of an electrical connection such as an end of adhesion of the skin of the object and the electrode part 140, a warning sound may be generated. This can prevent discomfort and shock of the user due to movement of the electrode unit 140 or disconnection of the electrode unit 140 due to an unintended situation.

In the case where the stimulation is stopped by the detachment detection function, the electric signal generating unit (not shown) or the main body memorizes the stimulation mode and the setting intensity and waits for reconnection, May mean a function of gradually increasing the intensity of the stimulus (for example, about one second per 1.5 seconds) from the zero stage to the previous setting stage without stimulating the set stimulus intensity. Thus, surprise of the user due to sudden electric stimulation due to resumption of stimulation can be prevented.

An electrical signal generator (not shown) may include a battery therein, and the battery may be charged based on a USB cable or wireless connection between an electrical signal generator (not shown) and a computer or mobile phone charger . Such a battery can be a safe polymer battery, and can be used several times by only one charge, and can have a lifetime that can be charged and discharged from 500 times to several thousands times.

The electric signal generating unit (not shown) may be magnetically connected to a connection unit (not shown) to be described later. As a result, it is easy to attach and detach between the electric signal generating unit (not shown) and the connection unit (not shown), and various types of electrodes can be applied according to the desired attachment site of the user.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 100 may further include a connection unit (not shown) for transmitting an electric signal generated by an electric signal generation unit (not shown) to the conductive pattern 121. The connection part (not shown) is exposed at one end of the body part 110 (for example, the lower face or the face in contact with the skin of the object) (Not shown) through one end and connected to a part of the conductive pattern 121 through the other end of the conductive pattern 121. In this case, . According to one embodiment of the present invention, the connection portion (not shown) has magnetism and may be electrically or physically connected to a part of the electric signal generating portion (not shown) by magnetism. The connection part (not shown) may include at least one sub-connection part, and each of the at least one sub-connection part may be connected to the conductive pattern 121 or the electrode part 140.

3 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3. FIG. Hereinafter, a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. In the following description omitted from the description, the contents described above with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 can be used as it is. For example, in the following description of the connection unit 250, description of the connection unit described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 can be applied as it is.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a body portion 210, a conductive pattern 220, a drug portion 230 and an electrode portion 240. At this time, the conductive pattern 220 may include the first conductive pattern 221 and the second conductive pattern 222.

The first conductive pattern 221 may be formed in the first region 211 of the body 110. The first conductive pattern 221 may transmit the first electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating unit (not shown) to the electrode unit 240. The first conductive pattern 221 may include a pair of sub-conductive patterns. The description of the first conductive pattern 221 and the second conductive pattern 222 is replaced with a description of the conductive pattern 111 as described above.

The second conductive pattern 222 may be formed between the second region 212 of the body portion and the drug portion 230. The second conductive pattern 222 may transmit a second electrical signal generated by an electrical signal generator (not shown). At this time, the second conductive pattern 222 may transmit the second electrical signal to the drug unit 230. In addition, the second electrical signal can cause the drug contained in the drug unit 230 to be released by iontophoresis.

The electrode unit 240 can generate electrical stimulation based on the first electrical signal. The electrode portion 240 may include an adhesive layer for adhering (or contacting) the skin of a subject (e.g., a body) to one side. At this time, the adhesive layer may be in the form of a gel, and an example of the gel may be a hydrogel. The electrode unit 240 is replaced with a description of the electrode unit 140.

The drug portion 230 may comprise a drug. The drug unit 130 may be formed to be laminated on the second conductive pattern 222. According to another embodiment of the invention, the drug portion 230 may be active. At this time, the active type can be expressed as an ion-exchange type. In addition, the iontophoretic drug moiety may be a patch applied or contained with an ionized material (e.g., drug) to enable iontophoresis. Ion migration can mean that the ionized drug diffuses into the interior of the subject in response to an electrical signal. In one example, a drug ionized into the anode may diffuse into the interior of the subject (e.g., into the skin) upon iontophoresis by an electrical signal of the anode. On the other hand, the drug section 230 may be a patch type of drug patch.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, any one of the type (e.g., ac or dc type), size, period, or polarity of the first electrical signal is a type of second electrical signal (e.g., ac or dc type) ≪ / RTI > For example, the first electrical signal may be an alternating current (or pulsed) electrical signal and the second electrical signal may be a direct current (or unipolar) electrical signal.

According to another embodiment of the present application, the second electrical signal can be determined based on the first electrical signal. Either type (e.g., ac or dc type), magnitude, period, or polarity of the second electrical signal may be a type of first electrical signal (e.g., ac or dc type) And the polarity. For example, the type of the second electrical signal may be determined to be of a DC type when the first electrical signal is of an AC type, and may be determined to be of an AC type if the first electrical signal is of a DC type. As another example, the magnitude of the second electrical signal may be determined based on the magnitude of the first electrical signal. As another example, the time interval at which the second electrical signal is generated may be determined so as to partially overlap or not overlap the time interval at which the first electrical signal is generated, in consideration of the time interval at which the first electrical signal is generated. Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present application, the first electrical signal may be determined based on the second electrical signal.

The first conductive pattern 221, the second conductive pattern 222, the electrode portion 240, and the drug portion 230 may be formed on one side of the body portion 210. The body 210 may be formed in a patch shape, and its shape, thickness, material, etc. may be variously determined depending on the portion of the object to be applied or adhered thereto. An example of the material of the body portion 210 may be a fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a paper, a plastic such as silicone elastomer, a rubber such as polyurethane, for example a liquid crystal polymer, a polyimide, a polyethylene terephthalate However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

4, the first conductive pattern 221 is formed in a first region 211 of the body portion 210 and the second conductive pattern 222 is formed in a second region 212 of the body portion 210, As shown in FIG. Specifically, the first conductive pattern 221 is formed so as to be laminated on the first region 211 on one surface (for example, a surface in contact with the lower surface or the skin of the object) of the body portion 210, The conductive pattern 222 may be formed so as to be laminated on the second region 212 of one side of the body portion 210 (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the object). At this time, the second region 211 may be physically or electrically separated from the second region 212. The first region 211 may be an intermediate region of one side of the body 210 or the body 210 and the second region 212 may be an area surrounding the first region 211.

Although not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 200 may further include an electric signal generator (not shown) for generating an electric signal. The electric signal generating unit (not shown) supplies a first electric signal or a second electric signal to the first conductive pattern 221 or the second conductive pattern 222. The type, size, And so on. The electrical signal generator (not shown) may be further described with respect to the electrical signal generator (not shown) described above with reference to FIG.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 200 may include a connection portion 250. The connection part 250 is exposed at one end of the body part 210 (for example, the lower face or the face in contact with the skin of the object), and the other face of the body part 210 (for example, (Not shown) through one end, and the other end of the first conductive pattern 221 and the second conductive pattern 222 (not shown in the figure) ). ≪ / RTI > According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connection unit 250 has magnetism and can be electrically or physically connected to a part of an electric signal generator (not shown) by magnetism. The connection portion 250 may include at least one sub connection portion and each of the at least one sub connection portion may be connected to the first conductive pattern 221, the second conductive pattern 222, or the electrode portion 140, respectively. Referring to FIG. 4, the connection part 250 includes three sub connection parts, the first sub connection part is connected to the first sub first conductive pattern, the second sub connection part is connected to the second sub first conductive pattern, The three sub connection portions may be connected to the second conductive pattern 222.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signal generator (not shown) may determine on or off of at least one of the sub connection units. In other words, the electrical signal generator (not shown) may determine whether at least one of the electrical signals provided to the sub connection units is on or off. For example, the electric signal generator (not shown) may generate a first electric signal related to the operation of the first sub-electrode portion of the pair of sub-electrode portions of the electrode portion 240, or a pair of sub- The first electrical signal involved in the operation of the first first sub-conductive pattern of the first conductive pattern may be turned off and the second electrical signal involved in the operation of the second conductive pattern 222 or the drug unit 230 may be turned on .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signal generator (not shown) can periodically or sequentially determine the on or off state of at least one of the sub connection units. In other words, the electrical signal generator (not shown) may periodically or sequentially determine at least one of On / Off of the electrical signals provided to each of the sub connection units. In addition, the electric signal generating unit (not shown) may determine that at least one of the sub connection units is alternately turned on or off.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an electric signal generating unit (not shown) may turn on or off any one of the sub connection units on or off the other of the sub connection units Can be determined on the basis of. For example, the electrical signal generator (not shown) can turn off the second sub-connection while the first sub-connection is on, and turn on the second sub-connection while the first sub-connection is off. Alternatively, the electrical signal generator may determine whether the first sub-connection is on, and may turn on the second sub-connection when the first sub-connection is on. In another example, the electrical signal generator (not shown) determines whether the ON state of the first sub connection exceeds the threshold time interval. If the ON state of the first sub connection exceeds the critical time interval, The sub connection unit can be turned on.

5 is a view showing a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5. FIG. Hereinafter, a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. The contents omitted from the following description can be applied mutatis mutandis to the contents described with reference to Fig. 1 through Fig. For example, in the following description of the connection unit 350, description of the connection unit described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 may be applied as it is.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a body portion 310, a conductive pattern 320, a drug portion 330, an electrode portion 340 and a connection portion 350. Here, the conductive pattern 320 may include a first conductive pattern 321, a second conductive pattern 322, and a third conductive pattern 323. In addition, the drug section 330 may include a first drug section 322 and a second drug section 323.

The first conductive pattern 321 may be formed in the first region 311 of the body portion 310. The first conductive pattern 321 may transmit the first electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generator (not shown) to the electrode unit 340. The first conductive pattern 321 may include a pair of sub-conductive patterns. The description of the first conductive pattern 321 and the third conductive pattern 323 is replaced with the description of the various conductive patterns described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 above.

The second conductive pattern 322 may be formed between the second region 312 of the body portion 310 and the first drug portion 322. The second conductive pattern 322 may transmit a second electrical signal generated by an electrical signal generator (not shown). At this time, the second conductive pattern 322 may transmit the second electric signal to the first drug portion 332. [ In addition, the second electrical signal may cause the drug contained in the first drug portion 332 to be released by iontophoresis.

The third conductive pattern 323 may be formed between the third region 313 of the body 310 and the second drug portion 323. The third conductive pattern 323 may transmit a third electrical signal generated by an electrical signal generator (not shown). At this time, the third conductive pattern 323 may transmit the third electrical signal to the second drug portion 333. Also, the third electrical signal can cause the drug contained in the second drug portion 333 to be released by iontophoresis.

At least two of the first conductive pattern 321, the second conductive pattern 322, and the third conductive pattern 323 may be physically or electrically separated from each other.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, either the second conductive pattern 322 or the third conductive pattern 323 in FIGS. 5 and 6 may be omitted. In this case, any one of the first drug portion 332 corresponding to the second conductive pattern 322 or the second drug portion 333 corresponding to the third conductive pattern 323 is a passive drug portion, The other of the first drug portion 332 corresponding to the pattern 322 or the second drug portion 333 corresponding to the third conductive pattern 323 may be an active drug portion.

The electrode unit 340 can generate an electric stimulus based on the first electric signal. The electrode portion 340 may include an adhesive layer for adhering (or contacting) the skin of the object (e.g., the body) to the skin on one side. The description of the electrode unit 340 is the same as the description of the various electrode units described above with reference to FIGS.

The drug section 330 may comprise a drug. Specifically, the first drug portion 332 may comprise a first drug and the second drug portion 333 may comprise a second drug. The first drug portion 332 may be formed to be laminated on the second conductive pattern 322 and the second drug portion 333 may be laminated on the third conductive pattern 323. In this case, According to another embodiment of the invention, both the first drug portion 332 and the second drug portion 333 may be active. However, the first drug and the second drug may be different from each other. In one example, the first drug may be cationized to be released by the second electrical signal and the second drug may be anionized to be released by the third electrical signal. As described above, the active type can be expressed as an iontophoretic type. In addition, the iontophoretic drug moiety may be a patch applied or contained with an ionized material (e.g., drug) to enable iontophoresis. On the other hand, the first drug portion 332 and the second drug portion 333 may be a patch type of drug patch.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the first drug portion 332 may be a passive drug portion and the second drug portion 333 may be an active drug portion. In this case, the first drug portion 332 includes a first drug that is released naturally, and the second drug portion 333 may include a second drug that is released by iontophoresis.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 333 may be a second electrode unit. In this case, the second electrode unit may include a drug, unlike the electrode unit 340. In addition, the second electrode unit may be configured to have a relatively small area so as to have a low electrical impedance, as distinguished from the first drug unit 332. In addition, the type of the third electrical signal of the second electrode portion may be different from the type of the second electrical signal corresponding to the first drug portion 332. [ For example, the third electrical signal may be of the AC type and the second electrical signal may be of the DC type.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, any one of the type (e.g., ac or dc type), size, period, or polarity of the first electrical signal may be used to determine the type of second electrical signal ) Or the type of the third electrical signal (e.g., AC or DC type). For example, the first electrical signal may be an alternating (or pulsed) electrical signal, and the second and third electrical signals may be a direct current (or monopolar) electrical signal. In another example, the second electrical signal may be a DC (or monopolar) electrical signal of the anode, and the third electrical signal may be a DC (or monopolar) electrical signal of the cathode. According to such an example, the first drug may be a cationized drug to be released by a direct current electrical signal of the anode, and the second drug may be an anionized drug which may be released by a direct current electrical signal of the cathode have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, any one of the first to third electrical signals may be determined based on another one of the first to third electrical signals. Specifically, any one of the types (for example, AC type or DC type), size, cycle, or polarity of the first to third electrical signals may be any one of the first to third electrical signals May be determined based on either type (e. G., Ac or dc type), magnitude, period, or polarity. For example, the type of the third electric signal may be determined to be a direct current type when the first electric signal is an alternating current type, and may be determined to be an alternating current type when the first electric signal is a direct current type. As another example, the magnitude of the second electrical signal may be determined based on the magnitude of the first electrical signal. As another example, the time interval at which the third electrical signal is generated may be determined so as to partially overlap or not completely overlap the time interval at which the second electrical signal is generated, taking into account the time interval at which the second electrical signal is generated.

The first conductive pattern 321, the second conductive pattern 322, the third conductive pattern 323, the electrode portion 340, the first drug portion 332, and the third conductive pattern 333 are formed on one side of the body portion 310, A second drug portion 333 may be formed. The body 310 may be formed in a patch shape, and its shape, thickness, material, and the like may be variously determined depending on the portion of the object to be applied or adhered thereto.

6, the first conductive pattern 321 is formed in the first region 311 of the body portion 310 and the second conductive pattern 322 is formed in the second region 312 of the body portion 310, And the third conductive pattern 323 may be formed in the third region 313 of the body portion 310. [ Specifically, the first conductive pattern 321 is formed so as to be laminated on the first region 311 on one surface (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the object) of the body portion 310, The conductive pattern 322 is formed to be laminated on the second region 312 on one side of the body portion 310 (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the object), and the third conductive pattern 323, May be formed to be laminated on the third region 313 of one side of the body portion 310 (for example, the lower face or the face in contact with the skin of the object). At this time, the first to third regions 311 to 313 may be physically or electrically separated from each other. The first region 311 and the third region 313 are intermediate regions of one surface of the body portion 310 or the body portion 310 and the second region 312 is an intermediate region of the first region 311 and the third region 313, And may be an area surrounding the area 313.

7 is a view for explaining an example of a connection part and an electric signal generating part of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the patch type electric stimulation apparatus 300 may further include an electric signal generation unit 370 for generating an electric signal. The electrical signal generator 370 supplies the first electrical signal to the third electrical signal to the first conductive pattern 321 to the third conductive pattern 323, respectively, and the type, size, time, And the like can be variously determined. The electric signal generating unit 370 may be further described with respect to the electric signal generating unit 370 described above with reference to FIGS.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 300 may include a connection portion 350. The connection part 350 is exposed at one end of the body part 310 (for example, the lower surface or the surface in contact with the skin of the object), and the other end of the body part 310 (for example, The other end is exposed through the one end to the portion 361 of the electric signal generating portion 370 and the other end of the first conductive pattern 321 to the third conductive pattern 321 is connected to the other end through the other end, (Not shown).

At this time, the portion 361 may be coupled with the connection portion 350. In one example, the connection portion 350 includes a male button-shaped portion of a snap button (or a snap button), and the portion 361 may include a shape of a female cape that is a concave surface. According to another embodiment of the present application, the connection portion 350 has magnetism and may be electrically or physically connected to a portion 361 of the electric signal generating portion 360 by magnetism. As such, the electric signal generating unit 360 may be of a physical coupling type or a magnet coupling type. The magnetically coupled type may be that the connection portion 350 is formed in a metal rivet shape and the magnet is included in a portion (or a connector) of the electrical signal generating portion 360 And may be electrically connected by magnetic force.

The connection portion 350 may include at least one or more sub-connection portions, and each of the at least one sub-connection portion may be connected to each of the sub-portions of the portion 361. At this time, each of the sub-connections may be in the form of a male-like button of a snap button (or a snap button), and each of the sub-portions may be in the form of a barbell, which is a face of a snap button (or a snap button). Each of the at least one subconnections may be connected to the first conductive pattern 321, the second conductive pattern 322, the third conductive pattern 323, or the electrode portion 140, respectively.

The connection portion 350 includes four sub connection portions, the first sub connection portion is connected to the first sub first conductive pattern, the second sub connection portion is connected to the second sub first conductive pattern, the third sub connection portion is connected to the second sub connection portion, Conductive pattern 322 and the fourth subconnections may be connected to the third conductive pattern 323. [

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signal generator 360 may determine whether at least one of the sub connection units is on or off. In other words, the electrical signal generator 360 may determine whether at least one of the electrical signals provided to the sub connection units is on or off. For example, the electrical signal generator 360 may generate a first electrical signal that is related to the operation of the first sub-electrode portion of the pair of sub-electrode portions of the electrode portion 340, A first electrical signal that is involved in the operation of the first first sub-conductive pattern of the first conductive pattern is turned off and a second electrical signal that is involved in the operation of the second conductive pattern 322 or the first drug portion 332, The third electrical signal involved in the operation of the conductive pattern 323 or the second drug portion 333 can be turned on.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electrical signal generator 360 may periodically or sequentially determine the on or off state of at least one of the sub connection units. In addition, the electric signal generating unit 360 may determine that at least one of the sub connection units is on or off alternately. According to another embodiment of the present application, the electric signal generating unit 360 may be configured to turn on or off any one of the sub connection units based on the other of the sub connection units On or Off . An example of this will be replaced with the example described above with reference to Figures 3 and 4 above. The description related to the electric signal generator 360 may be applied to the electric signal generator described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

8 is a view showing a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a patch type electric stimulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The contents which are omitted from the following description can be applied mutatis mutandis to the contents described in Figs. 1 to 6 above.

The patch type electric stimulation apparatus 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a body 410, a first conductive pattern 421, a second conductive pattern 422, an electrode portion 440, and a connection portion 450 can do. In this case, the drug unit 430 may include a first drug unit 431 and a second drug unit 432.

The first conductive pattern 421 may be formed in the first region of the body portion 410. The first conductive pattern 421 may transmit a first electrical signal generated by an electrical signal generator (not shown) to the electrode unit 440. The first conductive pattern 421 may include a pair of sub-conductive patterns. The description of the first conductive pattern 421 and the second conductive pattern 422 is replaced with a description of the various conductive patterns described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 6 above.

The second conductive pattern 422 may be formed between the second region of the body portion 410 and the first drug portion 321. The second conductive pattern 422 may transmit a second electrical signal generated by an electrical signal generator (not shown). At this time, the second conductive pattern 422 can transfer the second electrical signal to the first drug portion 431. In addition, the second electrical signal may cause the drug contained in the first drug portion 431 to be released by iontophoresis.

The electrode unit 440 can generate electrical stimulation based on the first electrical signal. The electrode portion 440 may include an adhesive layer for adhering (or contacting) the skin of a subject (e.g., a body) to one side. At this time, the adhesive layer may be in the form of a gel, and an example of the gel may be a hydrogel. The electrode unit 440 may be replaced with a description of the various electrode units described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

Specifically, the first drug portion 431 may comprise a first drug and the second drug portion 432 may comprise a second drug. At this time, the first drug portion 431 may be formed to be laminated on the second conductive pattern 422. However, the second drug portion 432 may be formed in the third region of the body portion 410. For example, the second drug portion 432 may be formed to be stacked on the third region of the body portion 410.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the first drug portion 431 may be an active drug portion and the second drug portion 432 may be a passive drug portion. In this case, the first drug portion 431 comprises a first drug released by iontophoresis, and the second drug portion 432 may comprise a first drug that is released naturally.

The first conductive pattern 321, the second conductive pattern 322, the electrode portion 440, the first drug portion 431, and the second drug portion 432 are formed on one side of the body portion 410 . The body 410 may be formed in a patch shape, and its shape, thickness, material, and the like may be variously determined depending on the portion of the object to be applied or adhered thereto.

In addition, the contents not described for the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 400 of FIG. 8 can be easily devised by those skilled in the art from the description of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatuses of FIGS. 1 to 7, .

According to various embodiments of the present application, the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus may include a plurality of electrode portions and a plurality of drug portions. In this case, at least two of the plurality of electrode portions and the plurality of drug portions may be physically or electrically separated from each other.

According to various embodiments of the present application, the plurality of electrode portions and the plurality of drug portions may be formed so as to be arranged adjacent to each other with intervals or side by side. In one example, the first drug portion may be formed adjacent to the second drug portion at an interval. As another example, the first drug portion may be formed in parallel with the second drug portion at an interval.

9 is a view for explaining an example of the arrangement of the first drug part and the second drug part of the present application. As an example, as in the reference numeral (a), the first drug portion and the second drug portion may be arranged next to each other like a lattice pattern. As another example, as in the case of reference numeral b, the first drug portion and the second drug portion may be disposed adjacent to each other or side by side, such as a stripe. Such an example can be applied between the electrode portion and the drug portion, and is also applicable between the passive drug portion and the active drug portion. In one example, referring to reference numeral b, an active drug moiety comprising a passive drug moiety comprising a first drug and another active moiety comprising a second drug moiety is arranged, and such arrangement is repeated in the drug moiety . Meanwhile, the electrode portion and the active drug portion have a conductive pattern formed between the body portion and the electrode portion (or the active drug portion), while the passive type drug portion can be formed by directly abutting the body portion and the passive drug portion.

According to various embodiments of the present application, the electrode portion may include a plurality of sub-electrode portions. Further, each of the drug moiety, the first drug moiety and the second drug moiety of the present invention may comprise a plurality of sub-drug moieties. In this case, at least two of the plurality of sub-electrode portions and the plurality of sub-drug portions may be physically or electrically separated from each other.

According to various embodiments of the present application, the plurality of sub-electrode portions and the plurality of sub-drug portions may be formed so as to be arranged adjacent to each other at intervals or side by side. In one example, the first sub-drug moiety included in the drug moiety may be formed adjacent to the second sub-drug moiety at an interval. As another example, the first sub-drug moiety included in the drug moiety may be formed in parallel with the second sub-drug moiety.

Referring to FIG. 9, the first sub drug part and the second sub drug part may be disposed adjacent to each other like a grid pattern, as shown in (a). As another example, as in the case of reference numeral b, the first sub drug part and the second sub drug part may be disposed adjacent to each other or side by side, such as a stripe. Such an example is also applicable between the sub-electrode portion and the sub-drug portion, and also between the sub-passive drug portion and the sub-active drug portion. In one example, referring to reference numeral (b), a sub passive drug moiety comprising a first drug and a sub active drug moiety including a second drug moiety is arranged in a row, Can be repeated. Meanwhile, the sub-electrode portion and the sub-active drug portion may have a conductive pattern formed between the body portion and the sub-electrode portion (or the sub-active drug portion), while the sub passive drug portion may be formed by directly abutting the body portion and the sub passive drug portion . At this time, the sub passive drug portion spreads naturally as the passive drug portion, while the sub active drug portion spreads by iontophoresis like the active drug portion.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control method of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 is the same as that of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 200, the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 300, and the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus 400 described with reference to FIGS. And includes steps in which the time is thermally processed. Therefore, even though the contents are omitted from the following description, the description about the patch type electric stimulation device 200, the patch type electric stimulation device 300 and the patch type electric stimulation device 400 described above with reference to Figs. The present invention can also be applied to a control method of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

In step S1010, the electric signal generating unit may generate a first electric signal corresponding to the electrode portion of the patch-type electric stimulating apparatus. In step S1020, the first electrical signal may be transmitted to the electrode unit through the first conductive pattern formed in the first region of the body portion of the patch-type electric stimulator. In step S1030, a second electrical signal corresponding to the drug section of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus can be generated. In step S1040, the second electrical signal can be transferred to the drug section through the second conductive pattern formed in the second region of the body portion of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus.

The control method described above can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The present invention may also be embodied in the form of a computer program stored on a recording medium for executing the control method described above. For example, the present invention can be implemented in the form of an application stored in a recording medium included in a server held by a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet, or the like, or an application store providing an application to such a mobile device.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing description of the embodiments is for illustrative purposes and that those skilled in the art can easily modify the invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (20)

In the patch type electric stimulation apparatus,
A body portion;
A first conductive pattern formed on a first region of the body portion and transmitting a first electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating portion to the electrode portion;
An electrode unit for generating an electric stimulus based on the first electric signal;
A first drug portion formed in a second region of the body portion, the first drug portion including a first drug;
A second drug portion formed in a third region of the body portion, the second drug portion including a second drug;
A second conductive pattern formed between a second region of the body portion and the first drug portion; And
And a third conductive pattern formed between the third region of the body portion and the second drug portion and transmitting a third electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating portion,
Wherein the second conductive pattern transmits a second electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generator,
Wherein the second electrical signal causes the drug to be released by iontophoresis,
Wherein the first electric signal is one of an AC electric signal and a DC electric signal, and the second electric signal is another one of the AC electric signal and the DC electric signal. delete delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first drug is released by being electrophoretically moved by the second electrical signal, and the second drug is released naturally. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first drug is cationized to be released by the second electrical signal and the second drug is anionized to be released by the third electrical signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the conductive pattern is formed so as to be laminated on the first region on one side of the body portion, and the drug portion is formed to be laminated on the second region on one side of the body portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first region is an intermediate region of the body portion,
And the second region is an area surrounding the first region. The method according to claim 1,
And a connection unit for transmitting the electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generator to the conductive pattern,
The connection part is exposed at one end of the body part and is exposed at the other end of the body part and connected to a part of the electric signal generating part through the one end and connected to a part of the conductive pattern through the other end Lt; / RTI > electric stimulation device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the connection portion has a magnetic property and is connected to a portion of the electric signal generating portion by the magnetism. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an electric signal generating unit generating the electric signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein one of the type, size, period, or polarity of the first electrical signal is different from any of the type, size, period, or polarity of the second electrical signal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second electrical signal is determined based on the first electrical signal. delete delete In the patch-type electrode,
A body portion;
A first conductive pattern formed on a first region of the body portion and transmitting a first electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generating portion to the electrode portion;
An electrode unit for generating an electric stimulus based on the first electric signal;
A first drug portion formed in a second region of the body portion, the first drug portion including a first drug;
A second drug portion formed in a third region of the body portion, the second drug portion including a second drug;
A second conductive pattern formed between a second region of the body portion and the first drug portion; And
And a third conductive pattern formed between the third region of the body portion and the second drug portion and transferring a third electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generation portion to the second drug portion,
Wherein the second conductive pattern transmits a second electrical signal generated by the electrical signal generator,
Wherein the second electrical signal causes the drug to be released by iontophoresis, wherein the first electrical signal is one of an alternating current electrical signal and a direct current electrical signal, Type electric signal, and the other one of the direct current type electric signals. A control method for a patch-type electric stimulating apparatus,
Generating a first electrical signal corresponding to an electrode portion of the patch-type electric stimulating apparatus in the electrical signal generating portion;
Transmitting the first electrical signal to the electrode unit through a first conductive pattern formed in a first region of a body portion of the patch-type electric stimulating apparatus;
Generating a second electrical signal corresponding to a first drug portion of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus;
Transferring the second electrical signal to the first drug unit through a second conductive pattern formed in a second region of the body portion of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus;
Generating a third electrical signal corresponding to a second drug portion of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus; And
And transmitting the third electrical signal to the second drug unit via a third conductive pattern formed in a third region of the body portion of the patch-type electric stimulation apparatus,
Wherein the second electrical signal causes the drug to be released by iontophoresis,
Wherein the first electrical signal is one of an ac type electrical signal and a dc type electrical signal and the second electrical signal is another one of the ac type electrical signal and the dc type electrical signal. delete

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