KR102634209B1 - Medical combined stimulatot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medical combination stimulator, in which an operation panel is disposed on the front, at least one stimulation mode among a plurality of stimulation modes is selected according to user manipulation of the operation panel, and operating conditions set according to the selected at least one stimulation mode are performed. a main body that outputs a control signal and includes a tip storage unit on the back side that stores a plurality of tips; And a cable is drawn out from one end of the body forming the body and connected to the main body, and a plurality of tips stored in the tip storage unit are exchanged and fastened to the other end, and at least one stimulation mode selected according to a control signal from the main body. It outputs a stimulus, and includes a handpiece including a non-slip portion made of silicone material on the outer surface of the body portion to prevent the user's hand holding the body portion from slipping. Therefore, the present invention can increase convenience by allowing one handpiece to be used for general purposes through exchange of tips.

Description

Medical combination stimulator {MEDICAL COMBINED STIMULATOT}

The present invention relates to a medical combination stimulator, and more specifically, to a medical combination stimulator that can selectively or combinedly use an ultrasonic stimulation function, a low-temperature stimulation function, and a low-frequency stimulation function as needed.

In general, ultrasonic stimulation treats the skin by promoting blood circulation in the skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints using cell friction heat caused by frequency vibration, while low-frequency stimulation treats the skin through repetitive movements of muscle contraction and relaxation through electric pulse stimulation. can be treated.

These ultrasound and low-frequency stimulation not only increase the production of collagen and elastic fibers on the skin surface and in the dermis and regenerate skin cells, but also protect and manage sagging skin by making sagging skin healthy and elastic due to cell regeneration and increased blood flow. It is recognized for its excellent effectiveness.

In addition, low-temperature stimulation performs cooling and warming functions, resolving problems of frictional heat or burns that may occur during low-frequency stimulation, and also allows drugs applied to the skin during the skin beauty treatment process to sufficiently penetrate into the skin epidermis and dermis. .

These ultrasonic stimulation functions, low-frequency stimulation functions, and low-temperature (including cooling or heating) stimulation functions are mostly implemented as independent devices and perform their functions alone, but recently, a new concept has been developed that integrates these functions for selective or combined use. Combination stimulator technology for medical use is being developed.

Korean Patent No. 10-2123668 (2020.06.10) relates to a combination beauty device, which includes a base body provided with a plurality of ventilation holes, a front cover coupled to the base body, and a detachable connection to the front cover for the user's convenience. A main body provided with a head that contacts the skin to supply ions, a thermoelectric element unit coupled to the main body and emitting hot or cold heat to the skin through the head, a heat sink provided in the base body and in direct contact with the thermoelectric element, and A heat dissipating part that dissipates heat from the thermoelectric element unit, including a heat dissipating fan that discharges heat inside the main body to the outside, an ultrasonic generator provided in the head to generate ultrasonic waves, and a vibrating part provided in the front cover to vibrate the head. The heat transfer efficiency can be improved by directly or indirectly transferring cold or warm heat generated from the thermoelectric element to the head in contact with the user's skin, and the structure is designed to improve heat dissipation performance by improving the heat dissipation structure of the heat sink. It is about an improved combination beauty device.

Korean Patent No. 10-2151928 (2020.08.31) relates to a medical handpiece, which includes a handpiece body through which an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe pass, and an inlet and outlet where the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe are connected. A cavity portion coupled to the tip of the handpiece main body, a thermoelectric element provided on the outer surface of the cavity portion and performing a heating or cooling operation by receiving an electrical signal, located on top of the thermoelectric element, coupled to the cavity portion, and inside A ceramic device in which a receiving space is formed, an ultrasonic vibrator seated in the receiving space of the ceramic device and generating ultrasonic waves by receiving an electrical signal, covering the receiving space of the ceramic device in which the ultrasonic vibrator is seated to protect the ultrasonic vibrator, and the thermoelectric element. A conductor that is in contact with the thermoelectric element and transfers hot or cold heat of the thermoelectric element to the conductor, and a holder that connects the conductor and the handpiece body and surrounds and protects the outside of the cavity to provide heating, cooling, and ultrasonic functions. This relates to a medical handpiece that can be used for general purposes.

Korean Patent No. 10-2123668 (2020.06.10) Korean Patent No. 10-2151928 (2020.08.31)

One embodiment of the present invention seeks to provide a medical combination stimulator that can be used for general purposes by selecting and using the ultrasonic stimulation function, cold stimulation function, and low frequency stimulation function individually or in combination as needed.

One embodiment of the present invention seeks to provide a medical combination stimulator that can store a plurality of tips in the main body and provides the convenience of exchanging the plurality of tips with one handpiece as needed.

One embodiment of the present invention seeks to provide a medical combination stimulator that allows the handpiece to be stably mounted without being removed from the main body.

Among the embodiments, the medical combination stimulator has an operation panel disposed on the front, at least one stimulation mode among a plurality of stimulation modes is selected according to user manipulation of the operation panel, and according to operating conditions set for the selected at least one stimulation mode. A main body that outputs a control signal and includes a tip storage unit that stores a plurality of tips on the back side; And a cable is drawn out from one end of the body forming the body and connected to the main body, and a plurality of tips stored in the tip storage unit are exchanged and fastened to the other end, and at least one stimulation mode selected according to a control signal from the main body. It outputs a stimulus, and includes a handpiece including a non-slip portion made of silicone material on the outer surface of the body portion to prevent the user's hand holding the body portion from slipping.

The main body is disposed on the front surface inclined downward toward the front, selects at least one stimulation mode among ultrasonic stimulation mode, low-temperature stimulation mode, and low-frequency stimulation mode, and operates conditions for controlling the operation of the handpiece corresponding to the selected stimulation mode. The operation panel to set up; It is fixedly installed on one side at an angle of 20 to 25 degrees toward the rear, and a coupling hole into which the distal end of the handpiece is fitted is formed to protrude outward, and a guide for guiding the handpiece drawn in and out of the coupling hole is formed on one side of the coupling hole. A holder extending from the top; And it may include the tip storage unit in the form of a push drawer, which is disposed on the back side and includes a plurality of storage grooves therein for storing each of the plurality of tips.

The plurality of tips are composed of first to third handpiece tips with different diameters, and can be replaced and fastened to the body of the handpiece according to the purpose to enable use from narrow to wide areas of the skin, and the first to third handpiece tips are different in diameter. 3 Each handpiece tip includes a conductor on the surface in contact with the skin, and fastening portions are formed at regular intervals on the inside of the end for rotational fastening with the body portion, and the fastening portions include upper and lower rods formed along the longitudinal direction of the tip and the It may be composed of a fixed rod that extends vertically from the upper and lower rods.

The disclosed technology can have the following effects. However, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment must include all of the following effects or only the following effects, the scope of rights of the disclosed technology should not be understood as being limited thereby.

The medical combination stimulator according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the user to select and control the ultrasonic stimulation function, low-temperature stimulation function, and low-frequency stimulation function singly or in combination as needed, so that the user can select and use the desired stimulation mode singly or in combination. It can stimulate the skin appropriately according to the user's skin symptoms.

The medical combination stimulator according to an embodiment of the present invention can store a plurality of tips in the main body and can provide the convenience of exchanging the plurality of tips with one handpiece as needed.

The medical combination stimulator according to an embodiment of the present invention can be stably mounted without the handpiece falling out of the main body.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a medical combination stimulator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the back of the medical combination stimulator in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the tip storage portion in an open state in the medical combination stimulator of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the handpiece in Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the tip of the handpiece in Figure 4.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of tips are respectively fastened to the handpiece body portion in FIG. 4.

Since the description of the present invention is only an example for structural or functional explanation, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited by the examples described in the text. In other words, since the embodiments can be modified in various ways and can have various forms, the scope of rights of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents that can realize the technical idea. In addition, the purpose or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment must include all or only such effects, so the scope of the present invention should not be understood as limited thereby.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in this application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between. Meanwhile, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring" and "directly neighboring" should be interpreted similarly.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “have” refer to implemented features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or them. It is intended to specify the existence of a combination, and should be understood as not excluding in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

For each step, identification codes (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) are used for convenience of explanation. The identification codes do not explain the order of each step, and each step clearly follows a specific order in context. Unless specified, events may occur differently from the specified order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the opposite order.

All terms used herein, unless otherwise defined, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning they have in the context of the related technology, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless clearly defined in the present application.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a medical combination stimulator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the back of the medical combination stimulator in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a tip storage portion open in the medical combination stimulator of Figure 2. It is a perspective view showing the state.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the medical combination stimulator 100 includes a main body 110 and a handpiece 130.

The main body 110 has an operation panel 111 disposed on the front. The front of the main body 110 is formed to slope downward toward the front in consideration of the user's gaze, and the manipulation panel 111 is placed at the inclined portion so that the user can easily operate the manipulation panel 111.

The operation panel 111 can select at least one stimulation mode among ultrasonic stimulation mode, low-temperature stimulation mode, and low-frequency stimulation mode, and set operating conditions for controlling the operation of the handpiece 130 corresponding to the selected stimulation mode. . Here, the operation panel 111 may be implemented as a touch screen and may display functions to perform input according to the user's touch operation.

The main body 110 is equipped with a power switch 112 on the upper surface to turn the power of the main body 110 “on/off”, and a holder for holding the handpiece 130 on the side ( 113) is deployed.

The holder 113 is fixedly installed on one side of the main body 110 and may be installed at an angle of approximately 20 to 25 degrees toward the rear of the main body 110 to facilitate mounting and removal of the handpiece 130. In one embodiment, the holder 115 may be formed to protrude outward from one side of the main body 110 and may have a coupling hole formed so that the distal end of the handpiece 130 can be fitted into it. The holder 113 has a guide 113a protruding from an upper end of one side to guide the handpiece 130 being drawn in and out of the coupling hole.

The main body 110 may include a tip storage portion 117 on the rear side that can store the tip of the handpiece 130.

The tip storage unit 114 may be implemented as a push drawer structure and may store a plurality of tips 150 therein. The tip storage unit 114 can be automatically withdrawn from the main body 110 by pressing the front part. In one embodiment, the tip storage unit 114 may be provided with a plurality of storage grooves 114a therein to accommodate and store each of the plurality of tips 150. Here, a plurality of tips 150 may be provided for each purpose (skin area) or type of stimulation mode. Each of the plurality of tips 150 is interchangeably coupled with the body portion of the handpiece 130, allowing the handpiece 130 to be used for each purpose or stimulation mode.

In addition, the main body 110 may include a power input unit 115 with a power plug plugged into the back to supply AC power, a main power switch 116, and a handpiece connection unit 117.

The main body 110 is not shown, but has a control unit that outputs a control signal according to the operating conditions set for the selected stimulation mode when one of the stimulation modes is selected, a tank for storing water, and a low-frequency pulse. It may include a low-frequency oscillator, etc.

The handpiece 130 may be connected to the handpiece connection portion 117 of the main body 110 through a cable 131. In one embodiment, the handpiece 130 may be used as a handpiece for a selected stimulation mode by combining a tip corresponding to the selected stimulation mode among the plurality of tips 150 on the body. Here, the handpiece 130 can be used universally for a heating function, a cooling function, and an ultrasonic function depending on the type of tip to which it is coupled. In this case, the plurality of tips 150 include a first handpiece tip 151 that outputs stimulation corresponding to low-temperature (heat and cooling) stimulation, and second and third hands that output stimulation corresponding to ultrasonic stimulation mode. It may correspond to piece tips (153,155).

In another embodiment, the handpiece 130 can be used universally from a narrow to a wide range of skin depending on the type of tip coupled to the handpiece body. In this case, the plurality of tips 150 include the first handpiece tip 151, which has a relatively wide diameter compared to other tips and is used for a wide range of skin, and the second and second handpiece tips 151, which have a narrow diameter and are used for a narrow range of skin. 3 This may correspond to the handpiece tip (153,155).

The first to third handpiece tips 151, 153, and 155 may be selectively fastened to the body of the handpiece 130.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the handpiece in Figure 1, and Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the tip of the handpiece in Figure 4.

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, the handpiece 130 includes a body portion 133 that forms a body, and a cable 131 is pulled out from one end of the body portion 133 to form a medical combination stimulator 100. It is connected to the main body 110. The handpiece 130 has a plurality of tips 150 selectively coupled to the other end of the body 133 according to the selected stimulation mode or use area.

The body portion 133 may correspond to a handle portion that is shaped so that the user can hold it with his or her hand. Here, the body portion 133 may be modified into various shapes that allow it to be easily used and held by hand.

In one embodiment, the handpiece 130 may include an anti-slip portion 135 on the outer surface of the body portion 133 to prevent the user's hand holding the body portion 133 from slipping. Here, the anti-slip part 135 is made of silicone material and increases friction with the hand holding the body part 133 to prevent the gripping hand from slipping and to enable the user to stably operate the handpiece 130. do.

In one embodiment, the body portion 133, although not shown, has a water intake pipe and an outlet pipe passed therein, a cavity portion is coupled to the tip, and a thermoelectric element that performs a heating or cooling operation by receiving an electrical signal on the outer surface of the cavity portion, and An ultrasonic oscillator that receives electrical signals and generates ultrasonic waves may be included on the top of the thermoelectric element. The body portion 133 may further include a display unit that displays heating or cooling, and the display unit may be composed of LEDs that emit light to display heating and cooling in different colors.

One handpiece tip among the plurality of tips 150 may be rotationally fastened to the body portion 133. The plurality of tips 150 may be configured according to size or according to the type of stimulation mode so that they can be used according to the purpose (target area). In one embodiment, the plurality of tips 150 are composed of tips with different diameters such as 40 mm, 34 mm, and 20 mm depending on the use for the face, abdomen, etc., so that convenience of irradiation can be provided at any angle. The plurality of tips 150 can be stored in the tip storage unit 114 of the main body 110 and taken out when necessary and replaced with the handpiece tip fastened to the body 133. The handpiece 130 can be used in a variety of ways, from narrow to wide areas of the skin, by replacing the tip.

Each of the plurality of tips 150 may include a conductor 157. The ceramic 157 may be formed in a circular shape, but is not limited to this and may be formed in various shapes as needed. The ceramic 157 may be made of titanium material that has no side effects on the skin. In one embodiment, the ceramic 157 can create a soft and smooth massage effect by forming negative embossing on the surface in contact with the skin to reduce the contact area with the skin. When fastened to the body portion 133 of the handpiece 130, the ceramic 157 can receive hot or cold heat from the thermoelectric element in the low-temperature stimulation mode and transfer it to the skin it touches, and in the ultrasonic stimulation mode, the ultrasonic vibrator By receiving ultrasonic vibrations, ultrasonic waves can be applied to the skin in contact.

Each of the plurality of tips 150 may have fastening portions 159 formed at regular intervals on the inner side of the end for rotational fastening with the body portion 133. The fastening portions 159 may include upper and lower rods 159a formed along the longitudinal direction of the tip and fixed rods 159b extending vertically from the upper and lower rods 159a. In contrast, locking protrusions are formed protruding on the body portion 133 and move along the upper and lower rods 159a and fixed rods 159b of the fastening portions 159 to rotate the body portion 133 and the handpiece tip. It can be fixed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of tips are respectively fastened to the handpiece body portion in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 6, the handpiece 130 may be fastened to the body portion 133 and one of the plurality of tips 150.

The plurality of tips 150 may include first to third handpiece tips 151, 153, and 155. In one embodiment, the first to third handpiece tips 151, 153, and 155 may be formed in various shapes with different diameters, and as shown in (a) to (c), are selected according to the skin area to form the body portion 133. ) can be used by fastening. The handpiece 130 in (a) can be used on a wide area of skin, such as the abdomen or back, and (b) and (c) can be used on a relatively narrow area of skin, such as the face, compared to (a).

In one embodiment, the first to third handpiece tips 151, 153, and 155 are selected according to the stimulation mode by attaching an ultrasonic vibrator or a thermoelectric element that generates ultrasonic waves to the inner surface of the conductor 157, respectively, and then attaching them to the body portion 133. It can also be used by fastening to .

The user can assemble the handpiece 130 by selecting one of the plurality of tips 150 according to the purpose or stimulation mode and fastening it to the body portion 133. At this time, the fastening portion 159 of the selected handpiece tip is fastened with the locking protrusion of the body portion 133 facing each other. The upper and lower rods 159a and the fixing rod 159b of the fastening part 159 provide a movement passage for the locking protrusion through rotation, and the locking protrusion moves in a straight line by the upper and lower rods 159a and then moves by the fixing rod 159b. This is fixed.

The user can select at least one of the stimulation modes by manipulating the operation panel 111 of the main body 110. If the stimulation mode selected on the operation panel 111 by user manipulation is the ultrasonic stimulation mode, the main body 110 can control the ultrasonic stimulation to be output to the handpiece 130. At this time, ultrasonic waves can apply a variety of ultrasonic stimulation through frequency conversion and pulse width conversion in the range of 1 MHz to 10 MHz. Ultrasound has the characteristic that the higher the frequency, the deeper it penetrates the skin, and the lower the frequency, the shallower it penetrates the skin. For example, a frequency of 1 MHz penetrates the skin to a depth of 1 cm from the epidermis, a frequency of 3 MHz penetrates to a depth of 3 cm from the epidermis, and a frequency of 10 MHz penetrates to a depth of 10 cm from the epidermis. This allows ultrasound to selectively penetrate the skin from shallow to deep depths. In addition, ultrasonic waves can be applied to the skin by subdividing them into single ultrasonic pulses, alternating pulses, and multiple pulses.

Additionally, if the stimulation mode selected on the operation panel 111 by user manipulation is the low-temperature stimulation mode, the main body 110 can control the low-temperature stimulation to be output to the handpiece 130. The handpiece 130 can perform a heating or cooling operation by applying an electrical signal to the thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element dissipates heat in a water-cooled manner by water flowing into the cavity, and the cold or warm heat generated from the thermoelectric element is transmitted to the conductor 157 through a conductor.

Ultrasonic stimulation mode and cold stimulation mode can be performed simultaneously and used in combination.

The medical combination stimulator 100 according to one embodiment can be used in the same form as a plurality of handpieces by replacing only the tip on one body, even if the plurality of handpieces are not used with all of them mounted on the main body, thereby reducing the space occupied by the device. and can improve the convenience of using the device.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and changes to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that you can do it.

100: Medical combination stimulator
110: main body
111: operation panel 112: power switch
113: Holder 113a: Guide
114: Tip storage unit 114a: A plurality of receiving grooves
115: power input unit 116: main power switch
117: Handpiece connection
130: handpiece
131: cable 133: body part
135: Anti-slip part
150: Multiple tips
151: First handpiece tip 153: Second handpiece tip
155: Third handpiece tip 157: Ceramics
159: fastening part
159a: upper and lower rod 159b: fixed rod

Claims (3)

An operation panel is disposed on the front, and at least one stimulation mode among ultrasonic stimulation mode, low-temperature stimulation mode, and low-frequency stimulation mode is selected according to user operation of the operation panel, and a control signal is sent according to operating conditions set for the selected at least one stimulation mode. A main body that outputs a tip storage part on the back side and stores a plurality of tips for each purpose or type of stimulation mode inside the tip storage part; and
A cable is drawn out from one end of the body forming the body and connected to the main body, and at the other end, a plurality of tips stored in the tip storage unit are exchanged according to the purpose or selected stimulation mode and are connected to the control signal of the main body. Accordingly, it outputs stimulation of the selected at least one stimulation mode, and includes a handpiece including a non-slip portion made of silicone material on the outer surface of the body portion to prevent the user's hand holding the body portion from slipping,
The tip storage section
It is made in the form of a push drawer including a plurality of storage grooves for storing each of the plurality of tips therein,
Each of the plurality of tips
For the above purpose, a medical combination stimulator having different diameters depending on the skin area and having an ultrasonic vibrator or a thermoelectric element attached depending on the type of stimulation mode.
The method of claim 1, wherein the main body
It is fixedly installed on one side at an angle of 20 to 25 degrees toward the rear, and a coupling hole into which the distal end of the handpiece is fitted is formed to protrude outward, and a guide for guiding the handpiece drawn in and out of the coupling hole is formed on one side of the coupling hole. A medical combination stimulator including a holder extending from the top.
The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tips are
It consists of first to third handpiece tips of different diameters, and can be replaced and fastened to the body of the handpiece depending on the purpose, so that the handpiece can be used from a narrow area to a wide area of the skin,
Each of the first to third handpiece tips
It includes a ceramic surface on the surface in contact with the skin, and fastening portions are formed at regular intervals on the inner side of the end for rotational fastening with the body portion,
A medical combination stimulator, characterized in that the fastening part consists of an upper and lower rod formed along the longitudinal direction of the tip and a fixed rod formed vertically extending from the upper and lower rod.