KR102211495B1 - Pain reduction device for cosmetic procedure - Google Patents

Abstract

A pain reduction device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a tip having one end coupled to a main body and the other end coming into contact with one area of the body of a subject to be treated, thereby transmitting the temperature and vibration transmitted from the main body to the contacted body part of the subject; and the main body having a groove into which the tip is inserted so that one end of the tip is inserted and fixed, thereby performing an operation for reducing pain of the subject to be treated while the main body is coupled with the tip. Additionally, the main body may include: a cooling unit cooling the temperature of the tip to a set value; a vibrating unit vibrating the tip to vibrate the skin of the subject to be treated in contact with the tip; and a control unit controlling the cooling set value of the cooling unit and a vibration set value of the vibrating unit.

Description

Pain reduction device for cosmetic procedure

The present invention relates to a pain reduction device for plastic surgery. Specifically, the present invention relates to a pain reduction device that provides cooling and vibration to a treatment site in order to reduce pain to be sensed by a subject during plastic surgery.

Recently, treatments for the purpose of beauty have become popular. Compared to plastic surgery, these procedures are often performed without sleep anesthesia within a relatively short time, and have advantages in that the cost is low and the procedure is very simple.

Such a procedure for cosmetic purposes can be performed by injecting a substance into the body by using injection, or by irradiating a part of the body with a laser. During this procedure, the subject may feel a tingling pain, and local anesthesia using drugs is sometimes performed to alleviate the pain generated during the procedure.

However, in the case of anesthesia using drugs, there is a risk of causing an allergic reaction or shock reaction. In addition, in some cases, the reaction to the treatment site may need to be confirmed by the treatment target, but in the case of anesthesia using drugs, it takes time to remove the drug, and accordingly, whether or not the treatment target is abnormal in the treatment There is a problem that it is difficult to confirm.

As mentioned, in the case of a procedure for cosmetic purposes, there is a difficulty in using drugs to reduce pain. Accordingly, there is a need for a method for reducing pain that can effectively reassure a subject to be treated without using drugs.
In connection with the above-described pain reduction device, there are Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0131351, European Patent Application Publication No. EP2705866, which are prior documents.

The present invention is designed to alleviate pain generated during a procedure without using an anesthetic drug.

An apparatus for reducing pain according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a tip having one end coupled to a body and the other end contacting a region of the body of the subject to transmit temperature and vibration transmitted from the body to the contacted body part of the subject; And a main body having a groove into which the tip is inserted so that one end of the tip is inserted and fixed, and performs an operation for reducing pain of a subject to be treated in a state coupled to the tip. And the main body is a cooling unit that cools the temperature of the tip to a set value, a vibration unit that vibrates the tip to vibrate the skin of a subject to be treated in contact with the tip, a cooling set value of the cooling unit, and a vibration setting of the vibration unit. A control unit for controlling the value may be provided.

The present invention can alleviate pain generated during cosmetic procedures without using an anesthetic drug.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 4 show the appearance of a tip mounted on the pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining a procedure method using a pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a body of a pain reduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mode setting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing the configuration of an automatic conversion unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, It is provided to fully inform the technician of the scope of the present invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used in the specification, “comprises” and/or “comprising” do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the mentioned elements. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements, and “and/or” includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned elements. Although "first", "second", and the like are used to describe various elements, it goes without saying that these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical idea of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

The term "unit" or "module" used in the specification refers to a hardware component such as software, FPGA or ASIC, and the "unit" or "module" performs certain roles. However, "unit" or "module" is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. The “unit” or “module” may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium, or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, "sub" or "module" refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, It includes procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. Components and functions provided within "sub" or "module" may be combined into a smaller number of components and "sub" or "modules" or into additional components and "sub" or "modules". Can be further separated.

Spatially relative terms "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper", etc., as shown in the figure It can be used to easily describe the correlation between a component and other components. Spatially relative terms should be understood as terms including different directions of components during use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the drawings. For example, if a component shown in a drawing is turned over, a component described as "below" or "beneath" of another component will be placed "above" the other component. I can. Accordingly, the exemplary term “below” may include both directions below and above. Components may be oriented in other directions, and thus spatially relative terms may be interpreted according to orientation.

In the present specification, a computer refers to all kinds of hardware devices including at least one processor, and may be understood as encompassing a software configuration operating in a corresponding hardware device according to embodiments. For example, the computer may be understood as including all of a smartphone, a tablet PC, a desktop, a laptop, and a user client and an application running on each device, but is not limited thereto.

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

1 is a view showing the appearance of a pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The pain reduction device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is a non-surgical therapy, especially when performing a procedure that applies pain to a point of the skin of the subject to be treated, such as a procedure using injection or a laser procedure, without using medical drugs. You can perform an operation to alleviate the pain of the child. The pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a tip 20 that contacts the skin of a subject to be treated, and a body 10 that controls the operation of the tip 20.

The tip 20 may have various types of models, and may be used as a method of being inserted into the body 10. The tip 20 may be replaced with a different type depending on the application. A description of the classification by type of the tip 20 will be described later.

The main body 10 may include a plurality of buttons and a display unit 12 for controlling the operation of the pain reduction device 100.

First, the display unit 12 may display information such as a power On/Off state of the pain reduction device 100, a selected mode type, and output intensity.

In addition, a plurality of input buttons 13 including a power button 11 may be present in the main body 10, and the input button 13 may include, for example, an intensity adjustment button, a mode selection button, an operation selection button, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the body 10 may be designed in a cylindrical shape so that a user (operator) can hold it in one hand. In addition, the main body 10 may be designed such that the connection portion of the tip 20 is inserted by having a groove on one central surface of the upper portion.

Further, when the connecting portion of the tip 20 is inserted and coupled to the body 10, a fixing device may be included in the groove of the body 10 so that the inserted tip 20 is fixed. For example, a groove into which a fixing protrusion is inserted may be present on one surface of the connecting portion of the tip 20, and a protrusion that is inserted into contact with the connecting portion of the tip 20 may exist in the groove of the body 10. In addition, the main body 10 may include a button for adjusting the degree of protrusion of the protrusion present in the groove. Accordingly, the pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the coupling between the tip 20 and the body 10 to be fixed, and the fixed state between the tip 20 and the body 10 may be released according to a button operation by the user.

In addition, although not shown in detail in FIG. 1, a sensing module or the like may be further installed on the surface of the main body 10 to determine the proximity of the subject.

2 to 4 show the appearance of a tip mounted on the pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a circular tip among tips mounted on a pain reduction device.

20A of FIG. 2 shows a front view of the circular tip. As shown in 20A of FIG. 2, the tip may include a contact portion 21 that contacts the skin of a subject and a connection portion 22 that is mounted on the body. In this case, the tips may include, for example, a cylindrical connection part 22, and the cylindrical diameter of the connection part 22 may be designed to be the same in order to be compatible with the same device. That is, each tip may be configured to have different types of contact portions 21 on the same connection portion 22.

The tip shown in FIG. 2 is a circular tip, and the contact part 21 is formed in a circular shape, and the shape of the contact part 21 may also be formed in a quadrangle.

In addition, the circular tip may be implemented in a form in which the contact part 21 and the connection part 22 are bent at a predetermined angle when viewed from the side as shown in 2b. This is a design to limit the area in contact with the skin to the contact part 21, and accordingly, the user (the operator) can more accurately check and control the position where the device contacts the skin of the subject to be treated.

In addition, the contact portion 21 of the circular tip may be implemented in the form of a donut having a central area. It is designed to enable scanning or laser treatment to be performed in the central area that is open. In some cases, the diameter of the drilled central area is reduced than that shown in the drawing, and accordingly, the area of the contact area to be in contact with the user's skin may be further expanded.

In this case, it is preferable that the contact part 21 of the circular tip is made of a metal material capable of effectively transmitting the cooled temperature.

And FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a shooting type tip among tips mounted on the pain reduction device.

In Fig. 3, 30A shows the front side of the square tip, and 30B shows the side view of the square tip.

As shown in 30a, the contact portion of the square tip is formed in a square shape, and like the circular tip, the connection portion and the contact portion may be bent at a predetermined angle.

Since the pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used to blunt the sensation of the skin at the periphery of the injection treatment position, the square tip may be designed to have a hole in the center so as to contact the skin at the periphery of the treatment position like a circular tip. have. Accordingly, the syringe or laser treatment tool passes through the open space in the central part of the square formed by the contact part 31 of the square tip and comes into contact with the skin of the subject.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a T-shaped tip among tips mounted on a pain reduction device.

In FIG. 4, 40A is a front view of the T-shaped tip, and 40B is a side view of the T-shaped tip. In the case of the T-shaped tip, it can be seen that it is implemented in the form of a horizontal straight line instead of a closed shape such as a circular tip or a square tip. As described above, the tip 20 of the pain reduction device may be designed to have a straight or curved contact portion, as well as a closed figure with a central portion opening according to various embodiments.

As shown in 40b, the T-shaped tip may also be designed to have an angle of 180 degrees or less between the contact portion and the connection portion viewed from the side. Accordingly, the temperature and vibration that the pain reduction device of the present invention intends to transmit to the subject may be limited to the skin region of the subject who is in contact with the contact portions 21, 31, and 41.

5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining a procedure method using a pain reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram for explaining a procedure when using a circular tip.

As shown in FIG. 5, the procedure using the circular tip may be performed in such a manner that the injection needle passes through the central region of the circular tip to reach a point on the subject's skin.

Typically, since the operator marks the treatment point so that it can be identified using a tool such as a pen, when the operator uses the pain reduction device, the point marked on the subject's skin is a circular tip as shown in FIG. It can be performed by placing it in the center of the. Accordingly, the operator can use the pain reduction device to desensitize the skin sensation around the treatment point of the person to be treated, thereby reducing pain during the treatment.

6 is a diagram for describing a procedure performed using a square tip. Similar to the circular tip, the square tip passes through the central area of the tip and reaches the skin of the subject to be treated (eg, syringe, laser device). As shown in 60a, the procedure may be performed in one central region of the square tip, or as illustrated in 60b, the procedure may be performed in multiple points in the central region of the square tip.

According to various embodiments, as in 60b, as the number of procedures per the same area increases, the pain reduction device may control the cooling of the tip for pain reduction or to further increase the intensity of vibration.

7 is a view for explaining a procedure operation using a T-shaped tip.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the case of a T-shaped tip, when a practitioner performs an operation on the skin of a subject to be treated, the procedure may be performed along a straight line above the T-shaped tip.

8 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a body of a pain reduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The body 10 of the pain reduction apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a cooling unit 110, a vibration unit 120, a storage unit 130, a sensor unit 140, and a control unit 150. In addition, the control unit 150 may include a mode setting unit 151, an individual setting unit 152, and an automatic conversion unit 153.

The cooling unit 110 may perform an operation for controlling the temperature of the tip 20. Specifically, the cooling unit 110 may cool the temperature of the tip 20 to feel cold when the tip touches the skin of the subject to be treated. At this time, the subject of the treatment can obtain the effect of becoming insensitive to pain during injection because the cooled tip comes into contact with the skin. According to an embodiment, the cooling unit 110 may set the cooling temperature of the tip 20 in the range of -10 to 0°C. However, the cooling temperature is not limited thereto, and may be set in a more diverse range.

The cooling unit 110 may perform a cooling operation using a semiconductor IC.

The vibrating unit 120 may perform an operation for vibrating the skin of the subject to which the tip 20 is in contact. According to an embodiment, the vibrating unit 120 may generate vibration using a vibrator motor, and may vibrate the tip 20 itself. In addition, the vibration unit 120 may apply an electrical output (eg, EMS low frequency) to the tip 20 to vibrate the muscles of the subject's body part in contact with the tip.

The vibration unit 120 may stop only a vibration operation for vibrating a point of the subject's body in a specific mode under the control of the controller 150.

The storage unit 130 may store algorithms and data related to an overall operation for pain reduction of the pain reduction apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment, the storage unit 130 may store data related to an output setting value for each mode. In addition, the storage unit 130 may store set value information such as set values for each body part and set values for each type of treatment.

The sensor unit 140 may perform a sensing operation of proximity to a subject to determine whether to use the pain reduction device 100. Alternatively, the sensor unit 140 may sense a contact in order to determine a maintenance time of a contact with a point of the subject's body. According to an embodiment, the pain reduction device 100 of the present invention temporarily suspends the cooling function in consideration of skin irritation due to the cooling temperature, or causes the practitioner to temporarily stop the cooling function when the reference time elapses while contacting the skin of a subject. A notification sound notifying that the pain reduction device 100, which is in contact with the body of the subject to be treated, may be separated may be output.

In this way, in order to protect the skin of the subject and prevent the occurrence of pain due to the use of the pain reduction device 100, the sensor unit 140 senses whether the tip 20 of the pain reduction device 100 and the body of the patient are in contact with each other and the contact maintenance time. I can.

In addition, the sensor unit 140 may sense whether or not the treatment tool is close to the pain reduction device 100 in a situation where the tip 20 and the subject's skin are kept in contact. According to various embodiments, when the tip 20 and the subject's skin are in contact with each other and both cooling and vibration functions are in operation, when it is determined that the treatment tool is approaching, the pain reduction device 100 has a specific function ( Yes, it can be controlled to stop only the vibration function). In order to stop only a specific function considering the stability of the procedure as described above, the sensor unit 140 may sense whether the subject's skin and the tip 20 are in contact, and whether the treatment tool is close to the tip 20 periphery.

The controller 150 may control overall pain reduction operations performed by the pain reduction apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 150 may control a vibration operation of the vibration unit and a cooling operation of the cooling unit to perform a pain reduction operation with a set value corresponding to an attribute of a subject and type of treatment. Specifically, the control unit 150 may include a mode setting unit 151, an individual setting unit 152, and an automatic conversion unit 153.

First, the mode setting unit 151 may set an output value for a pain reduction operation in response to a selected mode. According to an embodiment, the mode setting unit 151 may include a mode for each type of treatment, and when a practitioner selects one mode, it may output a cooling and vibration setting value corresponding to the mode.

The mode setting unit 151 may include a pain reduction mode corresponding to a type of treatment (whether a syringe is used and a type of injection substance). In addition, the mode setting unit 151 may include a pain reduction mode according to a treatment site. In addition, the pain reduction mode that can be provided by the mode setting unit 151 may be set according to the characteristics of the subject (eg, age, sex, experience of the treatment, and the degree of fear of the subject). In addition, the mode setting unit 151 may include a pain reduction mode classified by combining the aforementioned items. A specific example of the pain reduction mode will be described later with reference to FIG. 9.

The mode setting unit 151 may request a practitioner to select a pain reduction mode when using the pain reduction device. The practitioner may check at least one of a treatment type, a treatment site, and a user attribute to be performed by the treatment target, and select one of modes for each treatment type provided by the mode setting unit 151.

The mode setting unit 151 may display, on the display unit 12, a screen requesting to select a pain reduction mode when the power is turned on, for example. In addition, the mode setting unit 151 may display a list of items of the previously held pain reduction mode on the display unit 12.

Alternatively, the mode setting unit 151 may select and apply one of the previously held pain reduction modes in response to the user inputting the button 13 for mode selection.

A more detailed description of the configuration of the mode setting unit 151 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mode setting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the mode setting unit 151 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a configuration for supporting selection of a pain reduction mode according to a treatment type and a treatment site. Further, the mode setting unit 151 may include a mode setting unit 151a for each procedure and a mode setting unit 151b for each region.

The mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may provide a pain reduction mode according to a type of procedure. At this time, the treatment type may be classified based on whether or not a syringe is used, and accordingly, the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may provide a pain reduction mode classified into a laser treatment mode and an injection treatment mode.

In addition, the type of treatment can be divided into botox treatment, filler treatment, contour injection (lipolytic agent), and fat transplantation, depending on the type of injection material.In the case of laser treatment, wavelength (e.g., 755nm wavelength, 808nm wavelength, etc.), The type can be classified according to the ratio of treatment per area (dot removal procedure, hair removal procedure), etc. Accordingly, the pain reduction mode provided by the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may include a Botox mode, a filler mode, a contour injection mode, a fat graft mode, etc., and a 755 nm mode, 808 nm mode, or a pain reduction mode in which the treatment ratio per area is less than the reference value. Wow, a pain reduction mode in which the treatment ratio per area is greater than or equal to the reference value may be included.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may group procedures according to two or more classification criteria (eg, whether to use an injection, or a treatment rate per area), and may set a pain reduction mode for each group. For example, the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure classifies a laser mode and a scanning mode, and in both the laser mode and the scanning mode, a procedure in which the ratio of pain occurrence points per area is less than a reference value (e.g., A), and a procedure above the reference value (e.g., By categorizing B), 4 types of pain reduction modes can be set.

In each pain reduction mode, each set value for the cooling temperature of the tip 20 and the degree of vibration provided through the tip 20 is set differently according to the type of treatment, and a specific type of treatment is generally considered to have strong pain intensity. If known, the pain reduction mode corresponding to the corresponding procedure may be set to be strong in proportion to the intensity of the pain reduction operation (at least one of cooling intensity and vibration intensity). In this case, that the intensity of the pain reduction action is strong may mean that the output value for cooling and vibration is adjusted upward. In addition, the criterion for determining the intensity of the pain reduction operation may further include an amount of a substance to be injected, a time required for the procedure, and a depth of an injection needle to be inserted in addition to the pain intensity of the procedure.

According to an embodiment, when the pain reduction mode is classified, the mode setting unit 151a classifies a laser mode and an injection mode, and in both the laser mode and the injection mode, a procedure in which the ratio of pain occurrence points per area is less than a reference value (e.g., A). And, it is possible to set four types of pain reduction modes by classifying procedures (eg, B) that are above the reference value. At this time, the ratio of the pain occurrence points may be determined based on the number of treatment points in the central region of the circular tip or the square tip, for example, less than the reference value when there are less than three treatment points in the central region of the square tip (A) And, when there are three or more, it may be set to be greater than or equal to the reference value (B). Accordingly, the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may generate and support four types of pain reduction modes: laser A, laser B, scan A, and scan B mode. In addition, the pain reduction intensity of each pain reduction mode supported by the mode setting unit 151a for each procedure may be set proportionally to the pain intensity of two items (cooling, vibration) or as an output value of an optimized combination according to the experimental results. May be.

Table 1 shows the pain reduction setting values that can be set, assuming that the pain intensity becomes stronger in the order of laser A <laser B <scanning A <scanning B mode. As shown in Table 1, the output intensity of cooling operation and vibration operation for each pain reduction mode according to an embodiment of the present invention increases proportionally as the pain intensity increases in the order of laser A <laser B <scanning A <scanning B. can do.

Laser A Laser B Injection A Injection B Cooling temperature 0℃ -2℃ -4℃ -6℃ Vibration degree Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

According to various embodiments, the output value for each pain reduction mode is as shown in Table 2, in the case of the same procedure, either the cooling or vibration operation setting value is set equally, and only the remaining operation setting values can be differentially set. have.

Laser A Laser B Injection A Injection B Cooling temperature -2℃ -2℃ -4℃ -6℃ Vibration degree Step 1 Step 2 Step 1 Step 1

According to various embodiments, the pain reduction modes supported by the mode setting unit 151 may be classified according to treatment sites. The mode setting unit 151b for each region of FIG. 9 may support a pain reduction mode classified for each treatment region.

Typically, the body parts where cosmetic procedures are performed include nose tip (filler), chin (filler), eye area (botox), chin tip (filler), under eyes (filler), forehead (filler), brow (botox), Forearm, abdomen (contour injection, fat division injection), and calves (botox).

Botox is not used for cosmetic purposes, but is also used to treat hyperhidrosis, and in this case, the treatment range can be extended to the palms, soles of the feet, and underarms. There are many types of classification according to each body part, so it may be difficult to construct a pain reduction mode for each body part. Accordingly, the mode setting unit 151 may distinguish between a face mode and a body mode, and may have different pain reduction action setting values for a procedure performed within the face and a procedure performed in an area other than the face.

For facial treatments for cosmetic purposes, the accuracy of the treatment location is as important as pain reduction. The pain reduction device 100 of the present invention uses a vibration function in addition to a cooling function to blunt the sensation of the subject's treatment area, and this vibration function may hinder fine adjustment of the accuracy of the facial treatment position. For this reason, the mode setting unit 151 may switch the vibration operation immediately before the procedure to OFF in the face mode. On the other hand, in the body mode, the mode setting unit 151b for each region may not operate a vibration intensity reduction function during a procedure or may reduce the vibration intensity to a certain level.

At this time, even if the vibration intensity is reduced or the vibration is stopped, there is a possibility that the subject's muscle movement may not be stabilized until the injection material is injected. Therefore, the mode setting unit 151b for each part is the reference time after stopping the vibration operation in the , 3 seconds), a notification sound indicating that the procedure is possible, or a notification operation such as flashing a lamp of the display unit 12 may be performed. After confirming that the notification operation is performed, the operator may perform the procedure on the body part of the subject whose skin movement is stabilized.

In addition, according to various embodiments, the mode setting unit 151b for each part may adjust the cooling intensity upward by a reference value after stopping the vibration in the face mode according to various embodiments, so as to maintain the level of the pain reduction operation even when the vibration is stopped.

In addition to the mode setting unit 151, the control unit 150 may further include an individual setting unit 152 and an automatic conversion unit 153. Hereinafter, the individual setting unit 152 will be described.

The individual setting unit 152 may not select a specific mode and may manually adjust the intensity of the cooling and vibration operation through communication between the operator and the subject. The individual setting unit 152 checks the value of the intensity control button input by the user (operator) in order to individually adjust the output intensity of the cooling and vibration operation, and adjusts the cooling intensity or the vibration intensity in response to the input value. I can.

In addition, according to various embodiments, the individual setting unit 152 may support to directly set a set value of a pain reduction intensity by looking at a reaction of a subject to be treated in real time.

According to an embodiment, the individual setting unit 152 automatically changes and outputs each set value of the cooling strength and the vibration strength from the lowest value to the highest value in order to check the set value of the pain reduction intensity suitable for a person to be treated. You can perform a search operation. Through such an operation, the practitioner can find a combination of cooling intensity and vibration intensity that has a pain-reducing effect suitable for a person to be treated, and saves the combination of the set value in a separate mode (e.g., child mode, Adult mode).

In addition, according to various embodiments, the individual setting unit 152 may support performing a pain test in order to measure set values of cooling intensity and vibration intensity suitable for one user.

For example, the individual setting unit 152 may perform a test in which only pain is given to a subject under the operation of the sensor unit 140, in a state in which the procedure is not performed. Specifically, the sensor unit 140 may determine whether a pain test operation has been performed through motion detection and sensing. In this case, the operation performed for the pain test includes an operation of applying pain to the skin of the subject by flicking a finger, It may include an action of piercing the subject's skin with a fingertip. In this way, the sensor unit 150 determines whether a pain test operation is performed near the tip 20 of the pain reduction device 100 through motion detection sensing (proximity sensor, etc.), and when the pain test operation is detected, the individual setting unit 152 Can change the individual setting values (cooling intensity setting value, vibration intensity setting value) of the pain reduction operation step by step. In this case as well, when the combination of the cooling intensity setting value and the vibration intensity setting value that the subject deems is most suitable is confirmed, the combination of the setting value can be stored in a separate mode and used later.

Finally, the automatic conversion unit 153 may perform an operation of automatically converting a set value of the pain reduction operation based on a value sensed by the sensor unit 140. A description of the automatic conversion unit 153 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 10.

10 is a diagram showing the configuration of an automatic conversion unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The automatic conversion unit 153 may include a proximity-based control unit 153a and a motion-based control unit 153b.

The proximity-based controller 153a may determine whether the pain reduction device 100 is actually being used, and prevent unnecessary cooling or vibration operations from being performed. To this end, the proximity-based controller 153a may determine whether the tip 20 of the pain reduction device 100 is in contact with the skin of the subject through a sensor unit 140 such as a proximity sensor or an image sensor provided in the pain reduction device 100. In addition, the proximity-based control unit 153a restricts cooling and vibration when it is determined that the skin of the subject is not in contact with the tip 20 or the state where the skin of the subject is not in contact with the tip 20 is maintained for a predetermined time or longer. can do.

In addition, when it is determined that the treatment tool is approaching in a situation where the tip 20 and the subject's skin are in contact with each other and both cooling and vibration functions are operating, a specific function (e.g., vibration function ) Can be controlled to stop.

In addition, the proximity-based control unit 153a determines the maintenance time of the tip 20 in contact with one point of the subject's body, and when the contact maintenance time between the subject's skin and the tip 20 exceeds the reference value, at least one function of the pain reduction device 100 It can be controlled to stop (vibrating function or cooling function). All. According to an embodiment, when the proximity-based control unit 153a sensor unit 140 senses that the reference time has elapsed while the tip 20 is in contact with the skin of a subject, skin irritation due to cooling temperature and occurrence of additional pain are considered. Thus, the cooling function may be temporarily stopped, or a notification sound may be output to inform the operator to separate the tip 20 of the pain reduction device 100 in contact with the body of the subject.

In this way, the proximity-based control unit 153a uses the sensor unit 140 to protect the skin of the subject and prevent additional pain due to the use of the pain reducing device 100, so that the tip 20 of the pain reducing device 100 and the body of the subject to be treated contact. It is possible to check the result of sensing whether or not the contact holding time. In addition, the proximity-based controller 153a may stop at least one function of the pain reduction device 100 or change a set value of the one function (intensity decrease) in response to a sensing result (whether or not the tip 20 is in contact with the body and the contact maintenance time). .

The motion-based controller 153b detects whether or not to use the pain reduction device 100 based on the movement, and when it is determined that the unused state is maintained for a reference time or longer, the operation of the function may be stopped. At this time, the motion-based control unit 153b may operate in combination with the proximity-based control unit 153a, and a proximity event is not detected (when the proximity of the operator or the subject is not detected), and at the same time, the motion of the pain reduction device is not confirmed. In this case, it is possible to stop the pain reduction operation of the pain reduction device 100 by determining that it is not in use.

According to various embodiments, when the motion-based control unit 153b detects a shaking motion of more than a reference number of times of the pain reduction device 100 (when the motion to shake the pain reduction device 100 is performed), the highest intensity pain among output values that can be provided. The output value can be changed (e.g., adjusted to the maximum vibration and cooling intensity) to perform a reduction operation. If the patient's pain level is excessively unexpected during the procedure, there is no room for resetting the mode, so it is necessary to quickly increase the intensity of the pain reduction motion. In preparation for such a situation, the motion-based controller 153b may quickly change both the cooling intensity setting value and the vibration intensity setting value to the maximum value by detecting a user motion shaking the device instead of a button operation.

In addition to the above-described contents, the pain reduction device 100 may further include various additional functions. For example, the pain reduction device 100 may further include a wireless charging function.

In short, the pain reduction device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has one end coupled to the main body and the other end in contact with one area of the subject's body to transmit the temperature and vibration transmitted from the main body to the contacted subject's body part. tip; And a main body having a groove into which the tip is inserted so that one end of the tip is inserted and fixed, and performs an operation for reducing pain of a subject to be treated in a state coupled to the tip. And the main body is a cooling unit that cools the temperature of the tip to a set value, a vibration unit that vibrates the tip to vibrate the skin of a subject to be treated in contact with the tip, a cooling set value of the cooling unit, and a vibration setting of the vibration unit. A control unit for controlling the value may be provided.

In addition, the main body may further include a sensor unit for sensing whether the subject is in proximity to the subject, whether the subject is in contact with the subject, and whether the treatment tool is in proximity to determine whether the pain reduction device is used.

The control unit includes a mode setting unit that provides a pain reduction mode consisting of a cooling setting value and a vibration setting value corresponding to a treatment type, a treatment site, or an attribute of a subject to be treated,

The mode setting unit sets the pain reduction mode for each type of treatment, the treatment type includes whether or not a syringe is used, the type of injection material, and the treatment ratio per area, and the pain reduction mode for each treatment type is a cooling intensity in proportion to the pain intensity for each treatment type. A mode setting unit for each procedure that allows the intensity of the pain reduction action of at least one of and vibration intensity to be adjusted upward, and a face mode to have different pain reduction action settings for a procedure performed in an area within the face and a procedure performed in an area other than the face. And a mode setting unit for each part that divides the body mode and sets the face mode to limit the vibration operation immediately before the procedure.

In addition, the control unit may include an individual setting unit that changes and provides the set values of the vibration operation and the cooling operation step by step in order to search for a set value for a pain reduction operation suitable for a subject based on a reaction of the subject to be treated.

In addition, the control unit may include an automatic conversion unit for automatically converting a set value of the pain reduction operation based on a value sensed by the sensor unit. The automatic conversion unit determines whether the subject's skin is in contact with the tip of the pain reduction device through the sensor unit, and determines the contact maintenance time between the tip and the skin, and reduces pain when the contact maintenance time between the tip and the skin exceeds a reference value. A proximity-based control unit that controls to stop one function of the motion and a motion-based control unit that detects the use of the pain reduction device based on the movement of the device and stops the operation of the function when it is determined that the unused state is maintained for a reference time or longer. It can be configured to include.

Among the tips and the main body constituting the pain reduction device 100, the tip may include a contact portion, which is an area in contact with the skin of a subject to be treated, and a connection portion inserted into a groove provided in the main body so that the tip is mounted on the main body. have.

At this time, the tip is classified into an item including a circular tip, a square tip, and a T-shaped tip according to the shape of the contact part, and the central region of the circular tip and the rectangular tip is a type that is open to allow the treatment tool to pass through. Can be implemented as

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes and modifications to the examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. In short, in order to achieve the intended effect of the present invention, it is not necessary to separately include all functional blocks shown in the drawings or to follow all the sequences shown in the drawings as shown in the order shown. Note that it may fall within the range.

100: pain reduction device
10: main body
20: tips
21: contact
22: connection
110: cooling unit
120: vibration unit
130: storage unit
140: sensor unit
150: control unit
151: mode setting unit
151a: Mode setting unit for each procedure
151b: mode setting unit for each part
152: Individual setting unit
153: automatic conversion unit
153a: proximity-based control
153b: motion-based control unit

Claims (8)

A tip having one end coupled to the body and the other end in contact with a region of the body of the subject to transmit temperature and vibration transmitted from the body to the body part of the subject to be treated; And
And a body having a groove into which the tip is inserted so that one end of the tip is inserted and fixed, and performs an operation for reducing pain of a subject to be treated in a state in which the tip is coupled,
The main body
A cooling unit cooling the temperature of the tip to a set value;
A vibrating unit for vibrating the tip to vibrate the skin of the subject to be treated in contact with the tip;
Includes; a control unit for controlling a cooling set value of the cooling unit and a vibration set value of the vibration unit,
The main body
A sensor unit that senses whether the subject is in proximity to the subject, whether the subject is in contact with the subject, and whether the treatment tool is in proximity to determine whether to use the pain reduction device; further comprising,
The control unit
Including; an individual setting unit for providing step-by-step setting values of the vibration operation and the cooling operation in order to search for a set value for a pain reduction operation suitable for a subject based on the reaction of the subject to be treated,
The individual setting unit changes an individual setting value of the pain reduction operation based on the pain test result obtained based on the sensor unit,
The pain test includes an operation of applying pain to the skin of the subject to be treated by flicking a finger, and an operation of piercing the skin of the subject with a fingertip,
The control unit
Including; an automatic conversion unit for automatically converting a set value of the pain reduction operation based on the value sensed by the sensor unit,
The automatic conversion unit
Determines whether the subject's skin is in contact with the tip of the pain reduction device through the sensor unit, and determines the contact maintenance time between the tip and the skin, and a function of the pain reduction operation when the contact maintenance time between the tip and the skin exceeds the reference value. A proximity-based control unit that controls to stop the operation; And
Including; a motion-based control unit that detects whether to be used based on the motion of the pain reduction device, and stops the operation of the function when it is determined that the unused state is maintained for a reference time or longer,
The control unit, when the proximity-based control unit determines that the state in which the tip is not in contact with the skin is maintained for more than a preset time, stops one function of the pain reduction operation,
The control unit is characterized in that the proximity-based control unit stops the vibration function when it is determined that the treatment tool is approaching while the tip and the subject's skin are in contact with each other and the cooling and vibration functions are in operation,
The control unit controls to change the cooling set value of the cooling unit and the vibration set value of the vibration unit to a maximum value when the motion-based control unit detects a shaking motion more than a reference number of times,
The tip is
A contact portion that is an area that is in contact with the skin of the subject; And
Consists of; a connection portion inserted into a groove provided in the main body so that the tip is mounted on the main body,
The tip is
According to the shape of the contact portion, it is classified into items including a circular tip, a square tip, and a T-shaped tip,
The circular tip and the central region of the square tip are characterized in that the opening to allow the treatment tool to pass,
When the tip is the circular tip and the square tip, the contact part and the connection part are bent at a preset angle. delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit
Including; a mode setting unit for providing a pain reduction mode consisting of a cooling setting value and a vibration setting value corresponding to the treatment type, the treatment site or the attribute of the subject to be treated,
The mode setting unit
Set the pain reduction mode for each type of treatment, but the type of treatment includes whether or not a syringe is used, the type of material to be injected, and the treatment ratio per area, and the pain reduction mode for each type of treatment is in proportion to the pain intensity of the corresponding treatment type, among cooling intensity and vibration intensity. A pain reduction apparatus for plastic surgery, comprising: a mode setting unit for each procedure to adjust the intensity of at least one pain reduction operation upward. The method of claim 3,
The mode setting unit
The face mode and the body mode are classified so as to have different pain reduction action setting values for the procedure performed in the intra-face area and the procedure performed in the area other than the face, and in the face mode, the mode for each part is set to limit the vibration motion immediately before the procedure. Setting unit; Pain reduction device for plastic surgery, characterized in that configured to include.

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