KR102482914B1 - High-frequency therapy device using glove-type electrodes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a high-frequency treatment device using glove-type electrodes, which enables various types of treatment procedures by using glove-type electrodes while protecting an operator and a patient by preventing the flow of overcurrent or the generation of sparks during a procedure. The high-frequency treatment device using glove-type electrodes comprises: a high-frequency generator that generates and outputs high-frequency waves so that high-frequency current is applied to both ends of a glove-type electrode unit and a pad electrode unit; a glove-type electrode unit composed of electrification gloves worn by an operator and insulation gloves worn and mounted outside the electrification gloves; and a pad electrode unit installed opposite to the glove-type electrode unit with the treatment area of a patient interposed therebetween, wherein the electrification glove is integrally formed to include: a hand portion worn on a hand part; a wrist portion worn on a wrist part; and an insulation portion attached within the wrist portion and formed to extend further to a predetermined length from an end of the wrist portion.

Description

High-frequency treatment device using glove-type electrodes {HIGH-FREQUENCY THERAPY DEVICE USING GLOVE-TYPE ELECTRODES}

The present invention relates to a high-frequency treatment device, and more particularly, to enable various types of treatment procedures by using glove-type electrodes, but to protect the operator and patient by preventing overcurrent or spark generation during the procedure It relates to a high-frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode.

In general, high-frequency treatment devices apply high-frequency output to the body part to be treated to generate heat (deep heat) in the deep part of the body for treatment. Unlike other frequency currents, it does not stimulate sensory nerves, causing discomfort or It is possible to heat a specific part in human tissue without causing muscle contraction.

The deep heat is bioheat generated by rotational motion, twisting motion, and collision motion when high-frequency electric energy is applied to human tissue, and molecules constituting the tissue vibrate and rub against each other whenever the polarity of the power source is changed.

In addition, since the deep heat increases the temperature of the tissue to enhance cell function and increase blood flow, the metabolism and muscle movement of the human body are promoted to relieve pain, and have a significant effect on skin beauty. It is known that there is

In addition, such a high-frequency treatment device is provided with an electrode in contact with the human skin, and generally, the electrode is formed in a plate shape, so there has been difficulty in contacting and treating a curved portion of the human body.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, Patent Publication No. 10-1749702 (high frequency treatment system and wearable high frequency generator for high frequency treatment system) (hereinafter referred to as 'prior art') discloses an electrode configured in the form of a glove, such as By using glove-type electrodes, it is easy to treat curved parts of the human body, and effects that cannot be achieved with conventional plate-type electrodes, such as kneading with fingers or providing appropriate pressure for each situation, are provided.

However, the prior art has the following problems.

First, in the hand-wearable high-frequency generator, a plurality of high-frequency electrode portions formed at regular intervals are disclosed on the surface of the finger portion of the glove portion.

In addition, a treatment area (human body) is positioned between the high frequency electrode unit and the ground pad, and the treatment is performed while moving the glove unit (high frequency electrode unit) during treatment.

By the way, in such a procedure, there is no problem if the high-frequency electrode part is ideally and completely adhered to the treatment area (human body) when the glove part (high-frequency electrode part) is moved, but the high-frequency electrode part is in close contact with the treatment area. A problem arises when moving (falling) from (the human body).

That is, when the high frequency generator is moved (or separated) from the treatment area (human body), the contact area of the high frequency electrode unit with the human body may be reduced or a small gap may be generated.

When the contact area of the high-frequency electrode part with the treatment part (human body) becomes small, overcurrent flows to the reduced contact part, and the gap generated between the high-frequency electrode part and the human body causes a spark, causing burns to the patient and operator this occurs

Second, the prior art discloses a conductive armor part.

The conductive glove part is configured to form a plurality of high-frequency electrode parts at regular intervals inwardly.

However, this structure is also a structure in which the treatment part (human body) is in direct contact with the conductive armor part (high frequency electrode part), except for the ideal state when the conductive armor part moves (falls) from the treatment part (human body). It is a structure in which the contact area is reduced or a gap is inevitable.

Therefore, when the contact area of the conductive glove part with the human body is reduced, overcurrent flows to the reduced contact part, and sparks are generated in the gap generated between the high frequency electrode part and the human body, causing the patient and operator to suffer thermal burns. It will be.

This is because the treatment area (human body) has a structure in which the electrode (high frequency electrode part) and the electrode (ground pad) come into direct contact.

Registered Patent Publication Registration No. 10-1749702 (registration date: June 15, 2017) Publication of Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0048367 (Publication date May 08, 2017) Registered Patent Publication Registration No. 10-1635596 (registration date: June 27, 2016) Registered Patent Publication Registration No. 10-1669358 (registration date October 19, 2016)

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable various types of treatment procedures by using glove-type electrodes, but to prevent overcurrent or sparks from flowing during the procedure, so that the operator and patient It is to provide a high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode to protect the.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a high-frequency generator that generates high-frequency waves and outputs such that high-frequency current is applied to both ends of a glove-type electrode part and a pad electrode part; A glove-type electrode unit composed of an energized glove worn by an operator and an insulated glove worn and mounted outside the energized glove; and a pad electrode part installed opposite to the glove-type electrode part with the treatment area of the patient interposed therebetween, wherein the energized glove is formed by weaving a conductive fiber and a general fiber into a glove configured to allow current to flow, but has certain elasticity. It is configured so that the hand part worn on the hand part, the wrist part worn on the wrist part, and the insulating part attached to the inside of the wrist part and extending a certain length from the end of the wrist part are integrally formed. .

In addition, according to the present invention, the conductive fiber and general fiber of the energized glove are characterized in that the impedance applied to the glove-type electrode part can be adjusted by adjusting the mixing ratio of the conductive fiber during weaving.

In addition, according to the present invention, the upper part of the wrist of the energized glove is installed so that the second connection terminal is exposed, and the lower part of the second connection terminal is attached with an insulating cover so that the second connection terminal does not come into contact with the operator's wrist. characterized by

In addition, according to the present invention, the second connection terminal is configured such that the first connection terminal of the connection part is connected to the upper part, and the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are configured in the form of a button to facilitate attachment and detachment and to reduce the volume. characterized by

In addition, according to the present invention, the high frequency generator includes a power supply unit that converts commercial AC power into appropriate DC and AC voltages and applies them as driving voltages to each unit; a high-frequency output control unit that generates a high-frequency signal and outputs it to a high-frequency amplifier; a high-frequency amplification unit for amplifying the high-frequency signal output from the high-frequency output control unit and applying the amplified signal to the glove-type electrode unit and the pad electrode unit; and an operation and display unit capable of inputting a set value or predetermined command for the high frequency output to the high frequency output control unit and displaying a numerical value or operation state corresponding thereto.

As such, the present invention enables various types of treatment procedures by using glove-type electrodes, but provides an advantage of protecting the operator and the patient by preventing overcurrent or spark generation during the procedure.

1 is a configuration diagram of a high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode according to the present invention;
2 is a circuit block diagram of a high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode according to the present invention;
3 is a configuration diagram of a glove-type electrode unit according to the present invention;
4 is a cross-sectional view AA of FIG. 3;
5 is a use state diagram of a high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode according to the present invention;
6 is an actual wearing view of the energized glove of the glove-type electrode unit according to the present invention;
7 is an actual wearing view of the insulating glove of the glove-type electrode unit according to the present invention;
8 is an actual product configuration diagram of a high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode according to the present invention.

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

First, in adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible, even if they are displayed on different drawings. And, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram of a radio frequency treatment device using glove-type electrodes according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a radio frequency treatment device using glove-type electrodes according to the present invention.

As shown, the high frequency treatment device using the glove-type electrode of the present invention,

It includes a high frequency generator 100, a glove-type electrode unit 200 and a pad electrode unit 300.

The high frequency generator 100 is a means for generating high frequency and outputting such that a high frequency current is applied between the glove-type electrode unit 200 and the pad electrode unit 300,

It includes a power supply unit 110, a high frequency output control unit 120, a high frequency amplification unit 130, and an operation and display unit 140.

The power supply unit 110 converts commercial AC power into appropriate DC and AC voltages and applies them to each unit as a driving voltage.

The high frequency output controller 120 generates a high frequency signal and outputs it to the high frequency amplifier 130 .

The high frequency amplifier 130 amplifies the high frequency signal output from the high frequency output control unit 120 and applies it to the glove-type electrode unit 120 and the pad electrode unit 130 .

The operation and display unit 140 can input a set value or command for the high frequency output to the high frequency output control unit 130, and displays a numerical value or operation state corresponding thereto.

The manipulation and display unit 140 may be composed of, for example, a touch screen.

The high frequency generator 100 is configured so that the glove-type electrode parts 210 and 220 are connected to the first terminal jack 131 formed outside through the first cable 151 and the second cable 152, The pad electrode unit 300 is connected to the two-terminal jack 132 through the third cable 153.

The glove-type electrode part 200 is worn by an operator and is composed of a energized glove 210 and an insulating glove 220 worn and mounted outside the energized glove 210 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 .

The energized glove 210 is a glove configured to allow current to flow, and is molded by weaving a conductive fiber and a general fiber, but is configured to have a certain elasticity.

When the conductive fiber and normal fiber of the energized glove 210 are woven, the impedance applied to the glove-type electrode part 200 can be adjusted by adjusting the mixing ratio of the conductive fiber.

The conductive fiber is preferably made of a silver material, but is not limited thereto.

The general fiber may be composed of an elastic yarn having elasticity.

The energized glove 210 includes a hand part 211 worn on the hand part as in the first section (S1), a wrist part 212 worn on the wrist part as in the second section (S2), and the wrist part ( 212) and is configured to integrally form an insulating portion 214 extending a predetermined length from the end of the wrist portion 212 as in the third section S3.

The upper part of the wrist part 212 is installed so that the second connection terminal 213 is exposed, and an insulating cover part 215 is attached to the lower part of the second connection terminal 213 so that the second connection terminal 213 Is configured not to contact the operator's wrist.

The insulating portion 214 including the insulating cover portion 215 is an important component, and is attached and fixed to the inside of the wrist portion 212 to prevent current from flowing to the operator's wrist.

That is, in the energized glove 210, the hand portion 211 attached to the hand has very good adhesion to the hand, so that a gap does not occur between the hand and the hand portion 211.

However, in the case of the wrist part 212, there is individual difference in the thickness of the wrist (for example, when it is thin), and a gap may be generated between the wrist and the wrist part 212.

As will be described later, if a gap is generated between the energized glove 210 and the operator's skin, sparks will be generated here.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention insulates the inner side of the wrist part 212 where a gap can occur so that current does not flow.

In addition, as in the third section (S3), the insulation part 214 is formed by extending a certain length outside the end of the wrist part 212 so that the end of the wrist part 212 through which the current flows is directly worn on the operator's skin By blocking it fundamentally, it is to prevent dangerous situations (burns caused by overcurrent and sparks) of the operator that may occur during the procedure.

The second connection terminal 213 is configured such that the first connection terminal 154 of the connection part 150 is connected to the upper portion, and the terminal is configured in a button shape so that it can be easily attached and detached and the volume is reduced.

The second connection terminal 213 has the same structure as in FIG. 4, but its volume is reduced by press-fitting, and may be configured in various other shapes.

The insulating glove 220 is the most characteristic configuration of the present invention, and is a glove worn and mounted outside the energized glove 210, and prevents the surface of the energized glove 210 from directly contacting the patient's skin, and will be described later It is a component that promotes safety by providing characteristics.

The insulating glove 220 performs the same function as a condenser film.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the glove-type electrode part 200 is in contact with the patient's treatment area (B), when the contact area of the insulating glove 220 with the treatment area (B) is widened, the capacitance of the capacitor can be compared. Since the available surface area is widened, the flow of current increases, and on the contrary, when the contact area of the insulating glove 220 to the treatment area (B) is small, the current flows in proportion to it.

Due to this phenomenon, during treatment using the glove-type electrode part 200, when the glove-type electrode part 200 is away from or close to the treatment area B, the current flowing is automatically reduced, so overcurrent or sparks do not occur. This keeps the operator and patient safe.

The insulating glove 210 may be made of a latex material and may be used for disposable use.

Therefore, the insulating glove 210 not only promotes stability, but also provides an effect of increasing the life of the energized glove 210 and reducing the burden on hygiene.

The glove-type electrode unit 200 may be composed of two right and left hands, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

The pad electrode part 300 is a terminal in the form of a ground and is installed facing the glove-type electrode part 200 with the patient's treatment area B interposed therebetween.

The entire operation and operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

First, the operator wears the glove-type electrode unit 200. For wearing, as shown in FIG. 6, the energized glove 210 is first worn, and the first connection terminal 154 of the connection part 150 connected to the first cable 151 and the second cable 152 is connected to the second connection terminal ( 213) to access.

Then, after wearing the insulating glove 220 as shown in FIG. 7, the pad electrode part 300 is seated on the lower surface of the treatment area B of the patient as shown in FIG. 5, and the glove-type electrode part 200 and After connecting the first cable 151 to the third cable 153 of the pad electrode unit 300 to the first connection jack 131 and the second connection jack 132 of the high frequency generator 100, the high frequency generator Power is applied to (100) and the procedure is started.

Initiation of the procedure may be performed by setting the high frequency output and the like through the manipulation and display unit 140 and commanding the start of operation.

When the operation is started, the operator touches the treatment area B of the patient and performs an operation such as massage.

At the same time, the high frequency output controller 120 of the high frequency generator 100 generates a set high frequency signal and outputs it to the high frequency amplifier 130.

The high frequency amplifier 130 amplifies the high frequency signal output from the high frequency output control unit 120 and applies it to the glove-type electrode unit 120 and the pad electrode unit 130 .

Therefore, a high frequency current is applied between the glove-type electrode part 120 and the pad electrode part 130 .

In performing such a surgical operation, when the glove-type electrode unit 200 is in contact with the patient's treatment area (B), when the contact area of the insulating glove 220 with the treatment area (B) is widened, a large amount of current is generated. Conversely, when the contact area of the insulated glove 220 with the treatment area B decreases, the current flows less in proportion to this, so that even when the glove-type electrode part 200 is away from or close to the treatment area B, overcurrent or Since sparks are not generated, operators and patients are kept safe.

In addition, by the configuration of the insulating portion 214 attached to the inside of the wrist portion 212 of the energized glove 210 and extending a certain length from the end of the wrist portion 212 at the same time, the current flows By fundamentally blocking the outer end of the wrist part 212 from being directly worn on the operator's skin, the operator's dangerous situation (burn due to overcurrent and spark) that may occur during the procedure is prevented.

In the above, limited embodiments of the present invention have been described, but those skilled in the art should note that the present invention is not limited thereto and various embodiments are expected.

100: high frequency generator 110: power supply
120: high frequency output control unit 130: high frequency amplifier unit
140: operation and display unit 200: glove-type electrode unit
210: energized glove 211: hand part
212: wrist part 213: first connection terminal
214: insulation part 215: insulation cover part
220: insulating glove 300: pad electrode part

Claims (5)

a high-frequency generator that generates high-frequency waves and outputs such that high-frequency current is applied to both ends of the glove-shaped electrode part and the pad electrode part;
A glove-type electrode unit composed of an energized glove worn by an operator and an insulated glove worn and mounted outside the energized glove; and
And a pad electrode part installed opposite to the glove-type electrode part with the patient's treatment area interposed therebetween,
The energized glove is a glove configured to allow current to flow and is molded by weaving conductive fibers and general fibers,
It is configured to have a certain elasticity,
The hand part worn on the hand part, the wrist part worn on the wrist part, and the insulating part attached to the inside of the wrist part and extending a certain length from the end of the wrist part are configured to be integrally formed,
The conductive fiber and general fiber of the energized glove are configured to adjust the impedance applied to the glove-type electrode part by adjusting the mixing ratio of the conductive fiber during weaving,
The upper part of the wrist of the energized glove is installed so that the second connection terminal is exposed, and the insulating cover is attached to the lower part of the second connection terminal so that the second connection terminal does not come into contact with the operator's wrist,
The second connection terminal is configured so that the first connection terminal of the connection part is connected to the upper part, and the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are configured in the form of a button to facilitate attachment and detachment and reduce the volume,
The insulating glove is made of latex material and is detachably worn on the outside of the energizing glove, and is configured to cover the wrist, first connection terminal, and second connection terminal of the energizing glove when worn. treatment device.
delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
The high frequency generator includes a power supply unit that converts commercial AC power into appropriate DC and AC voltages and applies them as driving voltages to each unit;
a high-frequency output control unit that generates a high-frequency signal and outputs it to a high-frequency amplifier;
a high-frequency amplification unit for amplifying the high-frequency signal output from the high-frequency output control unit and applying the amplified signal to the glove-type electrode unit and the pad electrode unit; and
A high frequency treatment device using a glove-type electrode, characterized in that it includes a manipulation and display unit capable of inputting a set value or predetermined command for the high frequency output to the high frequency output control unit and displaying a numerical value or an operating state corresponding thereto.

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