KR102113199B1 - Hyperthermia medical apparatus using high frequency electromagnetic wave - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a thermotherapy device that prevents high temperature from being applied to a specific portion by changing high frequency application to a plurality of electrodes, the high frequency power generating unit generating high frequency energy; An electrode unit electrically connected to the high-frequency power generating unit to apply the high-frequency energy to the skin; And a control unit controlling the high-frequency power generating unit to control the high-frequency energy applied to the electrode unit.

Description

High-frequency thermal therapy device {HYPERTHERMIA MEDICAL APPARATUS USING HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE}

The present invention relates to a high-frequency heat treatment device, specifically, to a heat device that prevents high temperature from being applied to a specific portion by changing a high frequency application to a plurality of electrodes.

The high-frequency treatment device converts high-frequency power into bio-energy by applying high-frequency power to the human body, and promotes fat metabolism and muscle movement through deep heat generated using the bio-energy, thereby treating obesity, strengthening muscles, skin care, and hair. It is a medical device used for palpation or pain relief.

When high-frequency power is energized in the human body, molecules constituting tissues vibrate and vibrate each time the direction of electric current changes. As a result, heat is generated in the corresponding body tissue, which is called deep heat or deep heat.

Unlike other types of current, high-frequency electric current can heat a specific region within the body tissue without stimulating the sensory nerves or motor nerves and causing no muscle contraction. In addition, the high-frequency energy converted into biothermal energy increases the temperature of the corresponding body tissues to enhance the function of cells and increase blood flow through the expansion of arteries and capillaries, thereby promoting circulation of blood and lymph fluids and enhancing metabolism.

It is known that treatment using this high frequency is effective for lifting, wrinkle improvement, whitening, hair loss treatment, and obesity management (abdomen, etc.).

Various types of prior art related to the high-frequency treatment device, such as registration electrode No. 1068761 "electrode unit for high-frequency treatment", Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0101420, "treatment and skin care device interlocked with microneedle and vibration generating device" Has been launched

In order to see the optimal treatment effect through such a high-frequency treatment device, it is important that the high-frequency power amount corresponding to the optimal treatment value for the patient's skin is irradiated with an accurate value. However, the conventional high-frequency treatment device is configured to allow the user to set a value of a predetermined high-frequency power by manual operation and irradiate the set high-frequency power to the skin for a manual time, and thus corresponds to an optimal treatment value for the patient's skin. There was a disadvantage in that it was impossible for the high frequency power to be irradiated with an accurate value.

That is, even when irradiating the high-frequency power of the same condition, the high-frequency treatment device is a high-frequency incident on the skin, depending on the area where the electrode irradiating the high-frequency irradiates the skin, the patient's physical condition (skin impedance), and the patient's health condition. There is a problem that it is difficult to see the optimal treatment effect because the amount of power is different and the amount of heat generated in the body is different.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technique that can control the amount of high-frequency power incident to the skin according to the patient's condition, so that the high-frequency power corresponding to the optimal treatment value for the skin can be irradiated by the set amount of energy. In addition, the conventional high frequency treatment device has a disadvantage that there is no structure that can accurately check the temperature of the affected area during high frequency treatment. In other words, there is a difference in deep heat generated according to the size of the electrode, the intensity of high frequency, etc., and also because the patient does not directly use it, but uses it with the help of others, the patient does not recognize the temperature of the deep heat generated in the affected area, so the patient burns There was a problem in that wearing frequently occurs.

Patent Literature 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0127921 Publication Date December 7, 2010 Patent Document 2: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0008094 Publication Date January 24, 2018

An object of the present invention is to provide a thermotherapy device that prevents high temperature from being applied to a specific portion by changing high frequency application to a plurality of electrodes.

In order to achieve the above object, a high-frequency thermal treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a high-frequency power generator for generating high-frequency energy; An electrode unit electrically connected to the high-frequency power generating unit to apply the high-frequency energy to the skin; And a control unit controlling the high-frequency power generating unit to control the high-frequency energy applied to the electrode unit.

At this time, the electrode portion includes a plurality of electrode plates contacting the skin to apply the high-frequency energy, and the controller may sequentially apply high-frequency energy under a control condition to the plurality of electrode plates.

In this case, the electrode unit may further include an electrode plate protruding module that protrudes the electrode plate in close contact with the skin when the high-frequency energy is applied.

At this time, the electrode unit, the electrode plate further includes a pressure measurement module for measuring the pressure in contact with the skin, the control unit, if the measured pressure corresponds to a predetermined value to apply the high-frequency energy under the control condition have.

Meanwhile, the electrode plate protruding module may protrude only the electrode plate to which high-frequency energy is applied by the control condition.

In addition, the electrode portion, a plurality of electrode plates provided on the handpiece; And a plate-to-electrode plate paired with the electrode plate but separately provided from the handpiece.

In addition, the plurality of electrode plates provided in the handpiece may be driven to be protruded by the electrode plate protruding modules, respectively.

In addition, the control unit may control the electrode plates provided in the handpiece to be paired sequentially.

In this case, the control unit may control such that at least one of the electrode plates provided in the handpiece and the counter electrode plate are sequentially paired.

According to the high-frequency thermal treatment apparatus according to the present invention,

First, since high-frequency energy is applied in a state where the electrode plate is in close contact with the skin, contact resistance between the skin and the electrode plate can be reduced, thereby preventing high temperature from being applied to a portion having a low contact force with the electrode.

Second, rather than simultaneously applying high-frequency energy to a plurality of electrode plates, high-frequency energy is sequentially applied to two electrode plates according to control, thereby preventing high temperatures from being applied to specific portions.

Third, the electrode plate protrusion module protrudes only the electrode plate to which high-frequency energy is applied, thereby improving the adhesion of the electrode plate. In addition, it is possible to secondaryly obtain a massage effect according to the protrusion of the electrode plate.

Fourth, since the plate-shaped counter electrode plate is provided separately from the electrode plate provided in the handpiece, it is possible to apply the high-frequency energy not only to the skin surface, but also to a deep portion requiring treatment.

1 is a block diagram of a high-frequency thermal therapy apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a handpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view of the handpiece shown in FIG. 2.
4 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the electrode plate and the electrode plate protrusion module for driving the electrode plate.
5 illustrates a driving state of the high frequency thermal therapy apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated.

1 is a block diagram of a high-frequency thermal therapy apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a handpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the handpiece shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the electrode plate and the electrode plate protruding module for driving the electrode plate, and FIG. 5 illustrates a driving state of the high-frequency thermotherapy device according to the present invention.

1 to 5, the high-frequency thermal treatment apparatus 1000 according to the present invention includes a high-frequency power generating unit 100, a control unit 200, an electrode unit 300 and a handpiece (H).

The high frequency power generator 100 is a device that generates high frequency energy used for treatment, and is provided with a power supply unit (not shown) and a high frequency generator (not shown) for generating high frequency energy using power supplied from the supply unit. .

The high frequency generator includes a plurality of high frequency generator modules. Here, the plurality of high-frequency generating modules may be provided to correspond to the plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8 described above, respectively. A separate high-frequency transmission circuit is configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding electrode plate through a non-shown).

Each high-frequency generating module is configured to vary the frequency of the high frequency in the range of 300KHz to 5MHz, and further is configured to vary the output of the high frequency. In addition, each high-frequency generating module is independently controlled by the control unit 200.

The electrode unit 300 is electrically connected to the high frequency power generator 100 to apply high frequency energy to the skin.

The control unit 200 controls the high-frequency power generator 100 to control high-frequency energy applied to the electrode unit 300.

Specifically, the electrode portion 300 is a plurality of electrode plates (310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8 and 390) that contact the skin to apply high-frequency energy, each electrode plate (310-1, 310-) 2, ... 310-8) and includes an electrode plate protrusion module 330 and temperature sensors 320-1, 320-2, ... 320-9.

The control unit 200 sequentially applies high-frequency energy under the control conditions to the plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8 and 390. That is, the control unit 200 controls each high frequency generation module so that high frequency energy required for treatment is applied.

The electrode unit 300 includes a plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8 provided on the handpiece H, and a plate-shaped counter electrode plate 390 provided separately from the handpiece H. It includes. In addition, the electrode unit 300, the electrode plate protruding module 330 for protruding the electrode plate (310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8) in close contact with the skin (S) when applying high-frequency energy Includes.

3 is a plan view of a handpiece H according to an embodiment of the present invention. The handpiece (H) is formed to have a structure that can be gripped by the user during the procedure, but is briefly illustrated in FIG. 3.

The handpiece H is provided with a plurality of electrode plates. In the illustrated example, eight electrode plates 310 are provided (310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8), but this is for convenience of description, and the shape and arrangement of the electrode plate 310 And the shape of the handpiece (H) is not limited to the illustrated, it can be variously modified according to the operator.

The electrode plate protruding module 330 protrudes the electrode plate 310 to be in close contact with the skin S when high-frequency energy is applied. The electrode plate protruding module 330 drives one electrode plate 310 and is provided as many as the number of electrode plates 310. That is, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, since the electrode plates 310 are provided with eight (310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8), the electrode plate protrusion module 330 also corresponds to each electrode plate. It is preferable that eight are provided.

Since the handpiece H is provided with a plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8, each electrode plate (depending on the operating angle of the handpiece H and the curvature of the contacting part ( 310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8) may be different in pressure.

That is, when applying high-frequency energy, if the pressure applied to each electrode plate (310-1, 310-2, ... 310-8) is different, the contact resistance between each electrode plate and the skin (S) also Since it is different, heat may be concentrated in a portion where the contact force with the electrode plate is low.

Therefore, in order to prevent high temperature from being applied to the skin contacting the electrode plate having a low contact pressure, it is necessary to apply high-frequency energy in a state in which a constant contact pressure is applied.

To this end, the electrode unit 300 includes a pressure measurement module 340 for measuring the pressure of the electrode plate 310 in contact with the skin. When the pressure measured by the pressure measurement module 340 corresponds to a predetermined value, the controller 200 applies high-frequency energy under the control condition to the electrode plate 310.

Referring to Figure 4, the pressure measurement module 340 is supposed to be provided on the lower surface of the electrode plate 310, but this is only one of the possible embodiments, and the position where the pressure measurement module 340 is provided can be changed. have.

The pressure measurement module 340 and the electrode plate protruding module 330 are provided on the electrode plate, respectively, although not shown, the pressure measurement module provided on the electrode plate 310-1 for convenience of description is identified by an identification number (340). -1), the electrode plate protruding module for driving the electrode plate 310-1 will be described with reference numeral 330-1.

The control unit 200 drives the electrode plate protruding module 330 to protrude only the electrode plate to which high-frequency energy is applied under control conditions.

For example, in the case of a control condition for driving by pairing the electrode plate 310-1 with a (+) electrode and pairing the electrode plate 310-2 with a (-) electrode, the control unit 200 controls the electrode plate 310- 1) driving the electrode plate protrusion module 330-1 driving the electrode plate 310-2 and driving the electrode plate protrusion module 330-2 driving the electrode plate 310-1 and the electrode plate 310 -2) is extruded. The electrode plate 310-1 and the electrode plate 310-2 are protruded until pressure values corresponding to predetermined values are respectively received from the pressure measurement module 340-1 and the pressure measurement module 340-2. Thereafter, a high frequency edge according to the control conditions is applied to the electrode plate 310-1 and the electrode plate 310-2.

In other words, the control unit 200 drives the electrode plate protruding module to protrude only the electrode plate to which high-frequency energy is applied under control conditions.

At this time, the control unit 200 may control the electrode plate protruding module 330, thereby protruding the protrusion of the electrode plate 310 to a selected value within a value of 10 Hz to 500 Hz to additionally obtain a massage effect.

Referring to FIG. 4, the electrode plate 310 may be formed to have a 凸 shape. It has a form including a contact surface 311 and a driving shaft 312 in contact with the skin (S). A magnet is provided on the surface of the drive shaft 312 and protrudes according to application of a driving current to the induction coil 331 of the electrode plate protrusion module 330.

The electrode unit 300 may include a plate-shaped counter electrode plate 390 provided separately from the plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, .., 310-8 provided in the handpiece H. .

The counter electrode plate 390 is an electrode plate that is paired with any one of a plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, .., 310-8 provided in the handpiece H.

For example, the control condition may be a control that operates by pairing the electrode plate 310-1 with a (+) electrode and the counter electrode plate 390 with a (-) electrode, or the electrode plate 310-1 ( -) It may be a control that operates as an electrode and pairs the counter electrode plate 390 with a (+) electrode. As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, a plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, .., 310-8 provided with a high-frequency energy P 'in the handpiece H and a counter electrode ( 390) it is possible to effectively apply heat to the deep portion of the skin (S).

At this time, as described above, the electrode plate provided on the handpiece H paired with the counter electrode plate 390 is protruded and driven by the electrode plate protrusion module, and when a predetermined pressure is received from the pressure measurement module, high-frequency energy is generated. It can be controlled to be applied.

FIG. 5 (a) sequentially pairs only a plurality of electrode plates 310-1, 310-2, .., 310-8 provided in the handpiece H without using the counter electrode plate 390. This is an example to use. In FIG. 5A, the electrode plate 310-1 and the electrode plate 310-2 are paired, and the electrode plate 310-2 and the electrode plate 310-3 are illustrated as being paired, but this is As only a schematic illustration, the combination of paired electrode plates can be carried out by various modifications depending on the practitioner.

On the other hand, the electrode unit 300 includes a plurality of temperature sensors (320-1, 320-2, ... 320-9) to prevent the high temperature is applied by a specific electrode. The control unit 200 measures the skin (S) temperature of each electrode part from each temperature sensor (320-1, 320-2, ..., 320-9), and when the measured temperature corresponds to a predetermined value Temperature control is performed by downward or upward the high-frequency energy applied to the electrode under the control condition.

As shown, each temperature sensor (320-1, 320-2, ... 320-9) is disposed between the plurality of electrode plates (310-1, 310-2, .., 310-8), This is only one of the possible embodiments, and the number and placement of the temperature sensors can be modified depending on the operator.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely to provide a specific example to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to understand the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is obvious to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

1000: High-frequency heat treatment device
100: high-frequency power generation unit
200: control unit
300: electrode part

Claims (8)

A high-frequency power generator for generating high-frequency energy;
An electrode unit electrically connected to the high-frequency power generating unit to apply the high-frequency energy to the skin; And
It includes a control unit for controlling the high-frequency power generation unit to control the high-frequency energy applied to the electrode unit,
The electrode portion,
A plurality of electrode plates contacting the skin to apply the high-frequency energy;
An electrode plate protruding module that protrudes the electrode plate in close contact with the skin when the high-frequency energy is applied;
A pressure measurement module that measures the pressure at which the electrode plate comes into contact with the skin; And
It includes a plurality of temperature sensors disposed between the plurality of electrode plates,
The electrode plate,
It includes a contact surface and a drive shaft in contact with the skin,
A magnet is provided on the surface of the driving shaft, and protrudes upon application of a driving current to the induction coil of the electrode plate projecting module,
The control unit,
High-frequency energy under a control condition is sequentially applied to a plurality of the electrode plates,
When the measured pressure corresponds to a predetermined value, high-frequency energy according to the control conditions is applied,
The electrode plate protrusion module,
A high-frequency thermal treatment apparatus characterized in that only the electrode plate to which high-frequency energy is applied protrudes under the control conditions. delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The electrode portion,
A plurality of electrode plates provided on the handpiece; And
It includes a plate-to-electrode plate that is paired with the electrode plate but is provided separately from the handpiece,
The plurality of electrode plates provided in the handpiece is a high-frequency thermotherapy device, characterized in that the protruding drive by each electrode plate protruding module. The method according to claim 6,
The control unit,
High-frequency thermal treatment apparatus characterized in that the control to be sequentially paired between the electrode plates provided in the handpiece. The method according to claim 6,
The control unit,
A high-frequency thermotherapy device characterized in that at least one of the electrode plates provided in the handpiece and the counter electrode plate are controlled to be sequentially paired.

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