KR102289863B1 - Skin treatment apparatus that controls electric power using high frequency - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a high-frequency skin treatment device devised to solve problems of conventional inventions. The high-frequency skin treatment device comprises: a surgical procedure unit (10) including a high-frequency thermal energy emission means (100) of which a current is selectively applied to the inside and which emits thermal energy to the outside; and a control unit (20) which interlocks with the surgical procedure unit (10) and controls the amount of electric power required by the surgical procedure unit (10).The control unit (20) includes an electric power control unit (21) which controls electric power applied to the surgical procedure unit (10). The surgical procedure unit (10) includes a temperature detection sensor (400) which interlocks with the electric power control unit (21) and measures a temperature value of the surroundings of the high-frequency thermal energy emission means (100).

Description

High frequency skin treatment apparatus that controls applied power {Skin treatment apparatus that controls electric power using high frequency}

The present invention relates to a high-frequency skin treatment device capable of continuously irradiating high-frequency thermal energy that does not exceed an allowable temperature value.

As the average lifespan gradually increases, the term 'anti-aging' is in the spotlight. 'Anti-aging', which means 'anti-aging' or 'anti-aging', is applied to various product groups or technologies that prevent aging of the human body.

In particular, 'anti-aging' is often applied to product groups or technology groups that deal with the skin of the human body. This means that the skin of the human body is the most easily judged standard in estimating the age of a person. As if reflecting the above trend, various products and skin treatments that prevent skin aging have been released so far.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1783371 describes a handpiece that treats the skin using high frequency waves. The invention described in the document is formed in a structure in which a needle to which a radio frequency is applied is inserted into the skin, and the radio frequency energy is transmitted to the dermis side of the skin of the subject to be treated. That is, it is a technique for treating the skin of a subject to be treated by removing sebum products and foreign substances formed on the dermis side. The invention described in the above document has the advantage that the subject to be treated can experience the therapeutic effect within a relatively short time as the structure for transmitting the high frequency is formed to directly penetrate the dermis side of the skin.

However, in the invention described in the above literature, as the applied power of the component penetrating into the skin increases, the pain felt by the subject to be treated also increases proportionally. In this case, the pain felt by the subject to be treated has a problem that the operator has no choice but to depend on the symptoms observed in the subject, and various side effects may be induced after the treatment is completed.

KR 10-1783371 B1 (September 25, 2017) KR 10-1622143 B1 (May 12, 2016) KR 10-1451960 B1 (October 10, 2014) KR 10-1703290 B1 (January 31, 2017)

An object of the present invention is to be able to continuously irradiate high-frequency thermal energy that does not exceed an allowable temperature value.

The present invention relates to a high frequency skin treatment device for solving the problems of the prior inventions.

In one embodiment, in physical contact with the skin of the human body, the operation unit 10 for supplying high-frequency thermal energy into the human body; a control unit 20 interlocking with the treatment unit 10 to adjust the amount of power required by the treatment unit 10; and a display unit 31 for outputting the current state of the treatment unit 10 and the control unit 20 in real time, and a cradle 30 for limiting the position of the treatment unit 10; Including, the treatment unit 10 includes a high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 to which a current is selectively applied therein, and heat energy is radiated toward the outside; Cooling means 200 for spraying the cooling fluid toward the outside; And a vibration means 300 for transmitting a vibration of a certain frequency to the outside; includes

In one embodiment, the control unit 20 includes a power control unit 21 for controlling the power applied to the operation unit (10); Including, the treatment unit 10 includes a temperature detection sensor 400 for measuring a temperature value around the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100; Including, the power control unit 21 is interlocked with the temperature detection sensor 400, characterized in that formed in a structure to selectively supply power to the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means (100).

In one embodiment, the present invention is a timer 40 for measuring the activation time value of the operation unit (10); further includes

In one embodiment, the control unit 20 is interlocked with the power control unit 21, and the current value and the timer 40 for a command from the power control unit 21 to the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means (100) a database 22 for storing an allowable temperature arrival time value for the activation time value of the high frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 measured in; an operation unit 23 that receives data from the database 22 and calculates a time to reach a preset allowable temperature value based on the current value and the activated time value of the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100; and a data correcting unit 24 that compares the value of the arrival time to the allowable temperature measured by the temperature detection sensor and the timer with the predicted value calculated by the calculating unit 23 and transmits it to the database 22 . includes

In one embodiment, the calculating unit 23 is characterized in that it is formed in a structure that calculates the result value by calculating the average value of the allowable temperature arrival time data for a plurality of specification values.

In one embodiment, the treatment unit 10 includes a housing 500 in which the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 and the cooling means 200 are disposed therein, and vibrates at a constant frequency by the vibration means 300; In the housing 500, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 and the cooling means 200 are disposed at the upper end, and the heat emitted from the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 and the cooling means 200 a guide plate 510 having a lower end formed of a material through which the discharged cooling fluid passes, and guiding heat and cooling fluid in a permeation direction; and an angle control means 520 for controlling an angle formed between the upper end and the guide plate 510; It is characterized in that it is formed in a structure in which the value of the cross-sectional area through which heat and cooling fluid are discharged from the lower end of the housing 500 by the angle control means 520 is variable.

In one embodiment, the housing 500 includes a housing recessed portion recessed to a predetermined depth in the central portion of the lower end; It further comprises, characterized in that the depression is formed by a rounding process.

In one embodiment, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 includes a first irradiating module 110 disposed in the central portion of the housing 500 and a second irradiating module 120 disposed in an outer portion of the housing 100 . Including, the plurality of irradiation modules (110, 120) is characterized in that it is formed in a structure that is independently interlocked with the power control unit (21).

In one embodiment, the holder 30 includes a housing storage unit 32 for sealing and mounting the housing 500 from the outside; Including, the housing storage portion 32 is formed in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the housing 500, the storage depression portion (32-1) recessed to a predetermined depth; Sterilization means (32-2) for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inside of the storage depression; and a detection sensor (32-3) disposed inside the storage depression to selectively apply power supplied to the sterilization means; includes

Due to the present invention, the operator can control the amount of power supplied to the operation unit within a range that does not exceed the allowable temperature value, thereby reducing the pain felt by the subject to be treated and preventing side effects due to overheating at the same time.

In addition, the control unit learns the optimized value for the amount of power and the application time for reaching the allowable temperature value without any separate operation by the operator, thereby improving the reliability of the treatment.

Furthermore, it is possible to treat various areas without replacing the housing of the treatment unit in contact with the skin of the subject to be treated.

1 is an exemplary view showing a high-frequency skin treatment device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the interlocking structure of the high frequency skin treatment device of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual view showing the inside of the treatment unit of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary view showing a plurality of embodiments of the operation unit of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual view showing a housing storage unit of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a skin treatment method according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail in order to explain in detail enough that a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the present invention.

The numbers cited in the examples below are not limited only to the objects of reference, and may be applied to all examples. Objects exhibiting the same purpose and effect as the configuration presented in the examples correspond to equivalent replacement objects. The higher-level concept presented in the examples includes sub-concept objects that are not described.

1 is an exemplary view showing a high-frequency skin treatment device of the present invention. The present invention relates to a high-frequency skin treatment device that regenerates collagen by cooling the epidermis constituting the skin of the human body and simultaneously generating heat by transmitting high-frequency energy into the dermis. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a cradle 30 that allows the operator to contact the skin tissue of the human body and store the high-frequency energy by placing the treatment unit 10 and the treatment unit 10 through the treatment unit 10. is done

A configuration for discharging high-frequency thermal energy from the inside to the outside is arranged inside the treatment unit 10 . This means that the structure is formed in a structure selectively controlled by electric power applied from the outside. Accordingly, a separate control unit 20 for controlling the state of the treatment unit 10 may be included in the present invention.

In this case, the control unit 20 may be formed as a separate processing device disposed inside the cradle 30 , but the structure of the arrangement position is not specifically limited. In another embodiment, as the control unit 20 is formed in a structure disposed as a separate server structure on the outside of the cradle 30 , a plurality of components and wireless for treating skin inside the treatment unit 10 . It can be controlled in a way that is linked by a communication method.

The cradle 30 may have a structure including a display unit 31 for limiting the position of the treatment unit 10 and simultaneously displaying the current state of the treatment unit 10 to the operator. As the cradle 30 is formed in the above structure, the operator can recognize the thermal energy irradiated from the operation unit 10 in real time. Accordingly, the operator may perform an optimized skin treatment in consideration of the skin condition of the subject to be treated and the current condition of the treatment unit 10 .

2 is an exemplary view showing the interlocking structure of the high frequency skin treatment device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the control unit 20 is formed to be interlocked with the treatment unit 10 .

The treatment unit 10 is formed to be in physical contact with the skin of the subject to be treated, and is configured to discharge or irradiate a specific medium into the skin. Accordingly, a plurality of components performing the above-described functions may be disposed inside the operation unit 10 .

The high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 is configured to supply thermal energy to the dermis of the subject to be treated, and has a structure in which a high-frequency current is applied and heat is emitted to the outside. That is, as the operator applies power to the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 and current flows therein, heat is selectively discharged to the outside.

The cooling means 200 is configured to supply a cooling fluid to the epidermis of the subject to be treated. That is, as power is selectively applied to the cooling means 200 , the epidermis of the subject to be treated in contact with the cooling fluid having a low temperature value is contracted. By performing the above process, it is possible to obtain an effect of calming the epidermal tissue that may be damaged by the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 .

The vibration means 300 is configured to vibrate the treatment unit 10 in contact with the skin of the subject to be treated at a constant frequency value. As the above configuration is implemented, it is possible to reduce pain caused to the subject to be treated by the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 .

A plurality of components performing each function in the operation unit 10 are activated by receiving power by a command from the control unit 20 . In order to realize the above object, the control unit 20 is formed in a structure including a power control unit 21 for selectively activating each configuration of the operation unit (10).

The power control unit 21 is based on the operation of the operator performing treatment on the subject to be treated and the value of the measurement unit 400 for measuring the internal specifications of the treatment unit 10, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 , the cooling means 200 and the vibration means 300 are selectively activated.

At this time, the measurement unit 400 includes a temperature sensor 410 that measures a temperature value around the treatment unit 10 and a touch sensor 420 that detects whether the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 and the skin are in mutual contact. ) can be formed. That is, when the temperature value measured by the temperature sensor 410 exceeds a preset allowable temperature value, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 is not activated, so that the skin of the subject to be treated can be prevented from being damaged. . In addition, when the touch sensor 420 recognizes that the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 is not in contact with the skin, the plurality of components disposed inside the treatment unit 10 are not activated, so that the treatment unit Fatigue of the electric circuit constituting (10) and power consumption during standby can be reduced.

In addition, the control unit 20 includes a calculation unit 23 that mechanically learns the amount of power required by the treatment unit 10 , the amount of power applied to the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 , and the activation time of the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 . It may further include a database 22 for storing the value, and the temperature value measured by the temperature sensor 410 . In this case, a timer 40 for measuring data on a time value at which the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 is activated may be additionally included.

Based on the value of the database 22 , the calculating unit 23 may obtain an amount of power and an activation time value in a range in which the temperature value measured by the temperature sensor 410 does not exceed an allowable value.

The database 22 is configured to store an amount of power and a time value previously applied by the power control unit 21 to the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation unit 100 . This means that the database 22 has a configuration in which the result values for the specifications already implemented are limitedly secured. Accordingly, with respect to a specification that has not been previously implemented, the operation unit 23 may calculate data in a manner that calculates the average value of the temperature obtained from a plurality of specifications that are approximate to the value of the specification to be calculated. That is, the reliability of the predicted temperature value calculated by the calculating unit 23 is improved as data stored in the database 22 is accumulated.

At this time, if the calculation result value of the calculation unit 23 is different from the temperature value measured by the temperature sensor 410 , the data correction unit 24 corrects the calculation result value to the actually measured temperature value It may be formed in a structure in which values are stored in the database 22 .

3 is a conceptual view showing the inside of the operation unit of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3 , the treatment unit 10 may be formed in a structure in which a plurality of components for delivering a specific medium to the skin of a subject to be treated are disposed inside the housing 500 forming a space therein.

The high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 and the cooling means 200 disposed inside the housing 500 are configured to spray thermal energy and a cooling fluid, respectively. Therefore, when skin treatment is performed, the lower end of the housing 500 that is in physical contact with the skin of the subject to be treated is a material from which the medium discharged from the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 and the cooling means 200 is discharged to the outside. is formed with

In this case, the housing 500 may be formed in a structure that changes the flow path of the cooling fluid sprayed from the cooling means 200 . That is, by varying the range in which the cooling fluid is finally sprayed by the cooling means 200 , skin treatment for a local range can be all performed with one treatment unit.

In order to realize the above structure, the housing 500 includes a plurality of guide plates 510 disposed on both ends of the upper end and an angle control means 520 for varying the angle between the upper end and the guide plate 510. is done

That is, as the guide plate 510 rotates within a predetermined angle range by the angle control means 520 , the final area value through which the cooling fluid is discharged may be changed.

4 is an exemplary view showing the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 is disposed at the lower end of the treatment unit 10 to supply high-frequency thermal energy to the dermis of the user.

In this case, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 selectively activated by the power control unit 21 may be formed in a structure in which a plurality of modules are independently activated.

For example, when skin treatment is performed on a range adjacent to a relatively sensitive human organ, such as the eye area of a subject to be treated, the value of the area in which a specific medium injected from the inside of the treatment unit 10 is discharged to the outside should be reduced. That is, the medium discharged from the treatment unit 10 should not be injected into the human body, but should be irradiated or sprayed locally only on the skin.

In order to realize the above structure, the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 includes a first irradiating module 110 disposed in the central portion of the housing 500 and a second irradiating module disposed in an outer portion of the housing 100 . 120 may be formed separately. That is, as the power control unit 21 activates only the first irradiation module 110 as necessary, high-frequency thermal energy can be irradiated only to the central portion with respect to the housing 500 .

5 is an exemplary view showing a plurality of embodiments of the operation unit of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , the lower end of the housing 500 may have a flat shape as shown in (a) or a curved shape as shown in (b). The operator may replace the treatment unit 10 according to the area desired by the subject to be treated, thereby performing skin treatment suitable for the area.

As the lower end of the housing 500 as shown in (a) is formed to be flat, there is an effect that the medium discharged from the inside of the housing 500 to the outside is evenly distributed. Therefore, there is an advantage in that it is easy to carry out the treatment with respect to the range that is not curved in the skin of the subject to be treated. However, for parts such as the jaw, which are curved by the skeleton, there is a limit to performing treatment in a flat shape as shown in (a).

The shape of the housing 500 as shown in (b) is to solve the above problems, and the housing recessed part 510 recessed to a predetermined depth in the central part is formed by rounding. At this time, the material forming the housing 500 has a certain elastic modulus, so that deformation and restoration may be performed by an external force. As the housing 500 is formed in the shape as shown in (b), a high-frequency treatment for the skin curved by the skeleton, such as the jaw, can be easily performed.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a housing storage unit of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6 , the holder 30 may include a housing storage unit 32 that protects the housing 500 from the external environment in a standby state in which power is not applied to the treatment unit 10 . .

The housing 500 is configured to physically contact the skin of the subject to be treated. At this time, if the housing 500 is formed to be exposed to indoor air in which various substances are mixed, a phenomenon in which foreign substances mixed in the indoor air are transferred to the skin of the subject to be treated through the housing 500 as a medium may occur. there is. The housing storage part 32 is configured to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a storage depression part 32-1 which is recessed to a predetermined depth in a shape corresponding to the outer periphery of the housing 500 is formed. That is, the problem can be solved by blocking the housing 500 , which is not subjected to skin treatment, from the outside due to the shape of the storage depression 32-1.

The treatment unit 10 is a consumable component that needs to be replaced by a certain use cycle, but is a configuration that is used several times for a plurality of treatment subjects within the range of the use cycle. Therefore, the present invention is preferably formed in a structure in which sterilization can be performed periodically with respect to the housing 500 in physical contact with the skin of the subject to be treated in the treatment unit 10 .

In order to realize the above structure, a sterilizing means 32-2 for irradiating ultraviolet rays in a specific frequency range may be disposed inside the storage recessed part 32-1. At this time, the sterilization means 32-2 is arranged in a structure for irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the housing 500 from the inside of the storage recessed part 32-1.

In addition, a housing detection sensor 32-3 for determining whether the housing 500 is inserted into the storage recessed part 32-1 may be disposed at the upper end of the housing storage part 32 . At this time, as the housing detection sensor 32-3 is formed to be interlocked with the sterilization means 32-2, the sterilization means 32-2 may be selectively activated.

Although the structure or shape of the housing detection sensor 32-3 is not specifically limited, a contact sensor for recognizing whether the operation unit 10 is in contact, an ultrasonic sensor for receiving a reflected signal by emitting an ultrasonic wave to the outside, or It may be formed in the same structure as the lidar sensor.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a skin treatment method according to the present invention. First, a step (S100) of the operator inputting the required amount of power to the control unit 20 through the display unit 31 is performed. Accordingly, the step ( S200 ) of the control unit 20 applying the amount of power required by the operator to the operation unit 10 is performed dependently.

In the operation unit 10 to which power is applied, the ambient temperature value rises by the high-frequency thermal energy emitted from the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 . Accordingly, the step (S300) of measuring a time value exceeding the allowable temperature value when the corresponding amount of power is continuously supplied from the temperature sensor 410 and the timer 40 is performed. If the temperature around the treatment unit 10 does not reach the allowable temperature value, power is continuously applied to the treatment unit 10 .

If the temperature around the treatment unit 10 exceeds the allowable temperature value, the control unit 20 cuts off the power supplied to the treatment unit 10 ( S400 ), the amount of applied power, and the time value for reaching the allowable temperature Steps (S500) of storing in the database 22 are sequentially performed.

By repeatedly performing the above-described plurality of procedures, the database 22 secures the allowable temperature arrival time values for various wattage values.

The control unit 20 determines whether the operation unit 23 is activated (S600) is performed. When the calculation unit 23 is activated in this step, the operator does not directly input the required amount of power, and calculates the optimized amount of power in a range that does not exceed the allowable temperature value (S700) and the calculated value is applied to the treatment unit 10 The step (S800) in which the high-frequency skin treatment is continuously delivered to and is performed dependently. At this time, if the allowable temperature value is exceeded, the data correcting unit 24 corrects the existing calculated value into an actual measured value and transmits it to the database 22 .

10: operation unit 20: control unit
21: power control unit 22: database
23: arithmetic unit 24: data correction unit
30: cradle 31: display unit
32: housing storage part 32-1: storage recessed part
32-2: sterilization means 32-3: detection sensor
100: high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 200: cooling means
300: vibration means 400: measurement unit
410: temperature sensor 420: touch sensor
500: housing 510: guide plate
520: angle control means

Claims (2)

a treatment unit 10 including a high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 in which current is selectively applied therein, and thermal energy is radiated outward; and
a control unit 20 interlocking with the treatment unit 10 to adjust the amount of power required by the treatment unit 10; including,
The control unit 20
a power control unit 21 for controlling the power applied to the treatment unit 10; including,
The treatment unit 10 is
a temperature detection sensor 400 that is interlocked with the power control unit 21 and measures a temperature value around the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100; includes,
a cradle 30 including a display unit 31 for outputting the current state of the treatment unit 10 and the control unit 20 in real time, and defining a position of the treatment unit 10; and
a timer 40 for measuring an activation time value of the treatment unit 10; further comprising,
The treatment unit 10 is
Cooling means 200 for spraying the cooling fluid toward the outside;
Vibration means 300 for transmitting a vibration of a certain frequency to the outside;
a housing 500 in which the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100 and the cooling means 200 are disposed therein, and vibrates at a constant frequency by the vibration means 300; further comprising,
The control unit 20
Interlocking with the power control unit 21, the high frequency thermal energy irradiating means (100) measured by the current value and the timer (40) for a command from the power control unit 21 to the high frequency thermal energy irradiating means (100) a database 22 for storing an allowable temperature arrival time value for an activation time value of ;
an operation unit 23 that receives data from the database 22 and calculates a time to reach a preset allowable temperature value based on the current value and the activated time value of the high-frequency thermal energy irradiation means 100; and
a data correction unit 24 that compares the value of the arrival time to the allowable temperature measured by the temperature detection sensor and the timer with the predicted value calculated by the calculation unit 23 and transmits it to the database 22; further comprising,
The calculation unit 23 is
It is formed in a structure that calculates the result value by calculating the average value of the allowable temperature arrival time data for a plurality of specification values,
The housing 500 is
a guide plate 510 for inducing a permeation direction of heat and cooling fluid; and
an angle control means 520 for controlling an angle formed between the upper end and the guide plate 510; further comprising,
The high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 and the cooling means 200 are disposed at the upper end,
The lower end is formed of a material through which the heat emitted from the high-frequency thermal energy irradiating means 100 and the cooling fluid discharged from the cooling means 200 permeate,
It is formed in a structure in which the value of the cross-sectional area through which heat and cooling fluid are discharged from the lower end of the housing 500 by the angle control means 520 is variable,
The cradle 30 is
a housing storage unit 32 for sealing and mounting the housing 500 from the outside; further comprising,
The housing storage unit 32 is
a storage recessed portion 32-1 formed in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the housing 500 and recessed to a predetermined depth;
Sterilization means (32-2) for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inside of the storage depression; and
a detection sensor (32-3) disposed inside the storage depression and selectively applying power supplied to the sterilization means; High-frequency electric therapy apparatus for controlling the skin and containing an electric power is applied. delete

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