KR20070107103A - Potential therapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A potential therapeutic apparatus capable of automatically adjusting the height of a head electrode according to the height of the head of a subject to be treated to constantly provide the best therapeutic effect. The potential therapeutic apparatus (1) comprises a head electrode (5) attached to a foldable chair (7) so as to be able to rise/fall and incline backward, an elevating device (12) for elevating/lowering the head electrode (5), and an optical sensor (18) for detecting the height position of the subject to be treated P, wherein the drive unit (12A) of the elevating device (12) is controlled for its operation based on a detection signal by the optical sensor (18). A high voltage-use cable (15) and a low voltage-use cable (16) are disposed away from each other so as to hold the elevating device (12) for the head electrode (5). A transparent insulating member (27) provided between the optical sensor (18) and the head of the subject to be treated P is formed into a step-difference sectional shape and is quite long at portion thereof overlapping an support arm (9).

Description

 Potential Therapy Device {POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a dislocation treatment device, and more particularly, a chair having a seat portion and a chair back portion, a head electrode positioned above the head of a subject seated on the chair, and a lower electrode positioned below the head electrode. It relates to a dislocation treatment device having a.

Conventionally, the potential treatment apparatus is roughly composed of a potential treatment apparatus, a high voltage generator, and a commercial power source, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-165888. The potential therapy device includes a chair having an elbow seat on which the subject is sitting, a head electrode to which a high voltage from the high voltage generator is applied, and a foot electrode on which the foot of the subject is placed. It is fixedly installed on the back of the chair back of the chair to be located above the head of the subject.

The potential treatment device applies a high potential generated by a high voltage generator to generate a high electric field between the foot electrode and the head electrode to make the subject high potential, and to treat it by putting it in the high electric field.

[Patent Document 1]

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-165888

In the treatment using the above-mentioned electric potential therapy apparatus, the head electrode can expect a large therapeutic effect by setting the distance between the subject and the patient to an optimum value. However, since the head electrode is fixedly installed on the rear side of the chair by a fastening bolt or the like in the conventional dislocation therapy apparatus, it is difficult to adjust the distance to an optimum value.

In order to actually adjust the height position of the head electrode, the subject needs to manually loosen the fastening bolt or the like and adjust the height position of the head electrode, but each time the subject treats the head according to the height of his head. The adjustment was very cumbersome because the electrodes had to be manually adjusted to the appropriate height. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is usually used without adjusting the head electrode to an appropriate height, so that a sufficient therapeutic effect is not obtained.

Therefore, in the potential treatment device having a head electrode located above the head of the subject, a technical problem to be solved in order to automatically adjust the height of the head electrode so that the best therapeutic effect is always easily obtained. This invention aims at solving the subject.

The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a chair having a seat portion and the back of the chair, a head electrode positioned above the head of the subject seated on the chair, and the head A lower electrode positioned below the secondary electrode, wherein a high electric field is generated between the lower electrode and the head electrode to treat the subject, wherein the head electrode is the chair. A lifting device for lifting up and down the head electrode, a head position detecting part for detecting a height position of the head of the subject, and based on a detection signal of the head position detecting part Provided is an electric potential treatment device configured to operate the elevating device to adjust the height of the head electrode.

According to this configuration, the height position of the head of the subject is detected by the head position detecting unit, and the elevating device for elevating the head electrode is operated on the basis of the height position detecting signal. As a result, the head electrode moves up and down to automatically adjust the height to a height corresponding to the height of the head of the subject.

The invention according to claim 2 provides a potential therapy device according to claim 1, wherein the height of the head electrode is adjusted so that the distance between the crown of the subject and the head electrode is 10 to 13 cm. .

According to this configuration, when the subject is seated on the chair, the distance between the crown of the subject and the head electrode is adjusted to 10 to 13 cm.

The invention according to claim 3 is configured such that the inclination angle of the chair back is variable and the height adjustment of the head electrode is performed when the inclination angle of the chair back is changed, wherein the potential therapy apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 To provide.

According to this configuration, even if the position of the head of the subject changes because the inclination angle of the back of the chair changes, the height of the head electrode is adjusted according to the position of the head of the subject.

In the invention according to claim 4, while a high voltage cable is connected to the head electrode, a low voltage cable is connected to the head position detection unit, and the high voltage cable and the low voltage cable are connected to the head electrode. Provided is a dislocation treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is spaced apart from each other with a lift device therebetween.

According to this configuration, since the high voltage cable and the low voltage cable are arranged to be separated from each other on both the left and right sides of the elevating device of the head electrode, both cables are separately wired to a place separated from each other by a predetermined distance. Therefore, even when the potential difference between the high voltage cable and the low voltage cable is large, the occurrence of discharge between both cables is suppressed.

According to the invention of claim 5, a transparent insulation member for preventing discharge is provided between the head position detection unit and the head of the subject, and polymerization for lengthening a creepage distance between the transparent insulation member and the installation member. Provided is a dislocation treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a portion is formed.

According to this configuration, since the polymerized portion is formed between the transparent insulating member and the attachment member to extend the creepage distance to a predetermined value or more, the insulation performance between the head position detection unit and the head of the subject is reduced. Increase.

The invention according to claim 6 provides the dislocation treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the head electrode is provided to be folded behind the chair with respect to the chair.

According to this configuration, since the head electrode is provided to be foldable on the back side of the chair, that is, the back side of the chair back, the head electrode is folded to the back side of the chair when the potential treatment apparatus is not used. Put it in.

The invention according to claim 7 provides the dislocation treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the chair is provided so that the chair back is foldable forward with respect to the seat portion.

According to this configuration, since the chair back of the chair is provided to be foldable toward the front side of the seat, when the dislocation treatment device is not used, the chair back of the chair is placed in the folded state on the upper surface side of the seat.

According to the invention of claim 1, since the head electrode is moved up and down by an elevating device in response to the signal of the head position detecting unit, the head electrode is positioned at an optimal height corresponding to the head height of the subject. Only the seating is performed, and the height adjustment of the head electrode is automatically performed, so that the best treatment can be always performed, and the troublesome work of manually adjusting the height of the head electrode is unnecessary.

The present inventors found that the induced current value flowing around the neck of the subject is substantially constant when the distance between the crown of the subject and the head electrode is 10 to 13 cm. According to the invention of claim 2, since the distance between the head of the subject and the head electrode is adjusted to 10 to 13 cm, even if the distance between the head and the head electrode of the subject changes slightly, The flowing induced current value becomes substantially constant, thereby obtaining a stable therapeutic effect.

According to the invention of claim 3, since the height of the head electrode is adjusted when the inclination angle of the chair back is changed, the distance between the head and the head electrode even if the inclination angle of the chair back is changed and the position of the head of the subject is changed. Is optimally maintained. Moreover, whenever the inclination angle of the back of the chair changes, there is no need to manually adjust the height of the head electrode.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the high voltage cable and the low voltage cable are arranged at a portion separated from each other by a predetermined distance or more so as not to cause an electrical defect, the discharge phenomenon can be reliably prevented between the two cables. At the same time, there is an advantage that can prevent the ignition and damage to the peripheral member due to the discharge phenomenon in advance.

According to the invention of claim 5, the creepage distance of the transparent insulating member made of a transparent material is increased so that a contactless detector such as an optical sensor can be employed as the head position detector, and the head position detector and the subject Since the insulation performance in between is improved, electrical defects such as a discharge between the head position detection unit and the person to be treated can be reliably prevented.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the head electrode can be folded to the rear side of the chair, the head electrode can be made small in such a state that the head electrode does not interfere when the dislocation treatment device is moved or stowed. Moving work or packing work can be performed easily.

In the invention according to claim 7, the chair back portion of the chair can be inserted in a folded state on the upper surface side of the seat portion, so that the chair back portion and the head electrode of the chair do not interfere when the dislocation treatment device is moved or when it is packed. In this way, the dislocation treatment device can be more easily transported, and the storage space of the dislocation treatment device can be further reduced.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, a perspective view of the potential therapy apparatus from the front,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the dislocation treatment device of Figure 1 from the back,

3 is a side view of the dislocation treatment device of FIG.

4 is a main part mechanism of a part of the portion including the arm portion of the dislocation treatment device of FIG.

Figure 5 is a rear view showing the elevating device and the connection cord of the potential therapy apparatus according to the embodiment,

6 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining a part including a transparent insulating member according to an embodiment;

7 is an exploded side sectional view of FIG. 6;

8 is a perspective view of the state before lowering the head electrode according to the present embodiment as viewed from the rear;

9 is a perspective view from the front when the head electrode of the potential therapy apparatus of FIG. 1 is lowered;

10 is a perspective view of the dislocation treatment device of FIG. 9 seen from the back,

11 is a main perspective view illustrating the lowered position of the head electrode of the dislocation treatment device of FIG. 10;

12 is a side view illustrating a state of alignment of the head electrode of the potential treatment device of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a state when the head electrode of the potential therapy apparatus of FIG. 9 is folded;

14 is a perspective view showing a state when the back of the chair of the dislocation treatment device of FIG.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing the relationship data between the distance between the crown of the subject and the head electrode and the induced current value flowing through the neck of the subject;

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating FIG. 15 graphically.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

1: dislocation therapy device 2: dislocation therapy device

3: elbow hook 4: chair

5: Head electrode 6: Lower electrode (other secondary electrode)

7: back of the chair 8: seat

9: support arm (installation member) 10: guide rail

11: guide part 12: lifting device

12A: Drive part 12B: Lifting rail

12C: fixture 13: horizontal axis

15: high voltage cable 16: low voltage cable

17: mounting plate 18: light sensor (head position detection unit)

19: cover body 20: window portion for the lamp

21: sensor window 22: power display lamp

23: fixing member 24: recess for the lamp

25 sensor recess 26 L shape

27: transparent insulation member (transparent resin member)

P: Subject R: Sensing Area

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention In the best embodiment of the present invention, the head electrode 5 for generating a high electric field between the chair back 7 of the foldable chair and the lower electrode 6 is provided so that the chair can be lifted and lowered. Elevator device 12 for elevating and moving the head electrode 5 relative to the back 7, and an optical sensor for detecting the height position of the head of the subject P sitting on the seat 8. A detection unit 18, and controls the driving unit 12A of the elevating device 12 in response to the detection signal of the optical sensor 18 to automate the height adjustment of the head electrode 5, thereby treating the patient (P). The first point is to perform the best potential therapy even when the height of the head of the head changes.

In addition, the high voltage cable 15 connected to the head electrode 5 and the low voltage cable 16 connected to the optical sensor 18 or the like are the elevating device 12 for elevating the head electrode 5. The transparent insulating member 27 for preventing discharge, which is arranged separately from each other on both the right and left sides between the light sensor 18 and the head of the person to be treated P, is made of a transparent resin material and , Between the transparent insulating member 27 and the support arm (installation member) 9 is formed with a polymerization portion for extending the creepage distance, thereby transmitting efficiency to the light emitted from the optical sensor 18. In addition to this increase, the discharge can be effectively prevented and the object of carrying out and storing the potential treating device 1 can be easily performed. In addition, between the head electrode 5 and the lower electrode 6, a high voltage of, for example, 4500 volts to 30000 volts is applied by the high voltage generator in accordance with the condition of treatment.

(Example 1)

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of this invention is described according to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are respectively a front perspective view, a rear perspective view and a side view of the potential therapy apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, and the potential therapy apparatus 1 is a potential therapy device 2 and a high voltage (not shown). It consists of a generator and a commercial power supply.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dislocation treatment device 2 is provided with a chair 4 having an elbow hanger 3 on which the patient P is seated, and a high voltage of 4500 volts, for example, is applied from the high voltage generator. And a lower electrode 6 facing from the lower side with the head electrode 5 and the subject P interposed therebetween, wherein the lower electrode 6 and the head electrode are provided. Different potentials are applied to (5). In addition, the input terminal of the high voltage generator has an electrical contact for turning on / off the voltage from a commercial power supply.

In the present embodiment, the chair back portion 7 of the chair 4 is provided to be foldable forward with respect to the seat portion 8 (see FIG. 14), and when the dislocation treatment device 1 is not used, the chair back portion ( 7) It is configured to be folded and put in the inclined state or collapsed state. In addition, in the structural example of FIG. 1, as the lower electrode 6, the foot electrode on which the feet of the to-be-treated P are placed is shown, but the said to-be-treated subject P is located in the lower position of the head electrode 5 above. The lower electrode facing the head electrode 5 may be a sheet electrode on which the hip of the subject P is placed. In this case, the seat electrode is provided in the seat portion 8 of the chair 4.

Although the head electrode 5 and the lower electrode 6 are covered with an insulator, a member having electrical insulation performance is provided between the chair 4 and the bottom surface. The lower electrode 6 is connected to the earth terminal of the high voltage generator so as to be earth and coin ground by a high breakdown voltage cord (not shown).

The head electrode 5 is disposed so as to be located near the upper part of the head of the subject P, and a supporting arm 9 extending downward is fixed to the rear side of the head electrode 5. In particular, in the present embodiment, the head electrode 5 is provided by the elevating device 12 so that the elevating operation is possible on the upper back of the chair back 7 of the chair 4.

The elevating device 12 includes a drive unit 12A such as a motor provided at a lower end of the elevating rail 12B, which will be described later, and an endless toothed belt (not shown) driven by a gear by the drive unit 12A. And a pair of upper and lower pulleys in which the toothed belt is crossed, the lifting rails 12B connected to the support arms 9 while supporting the pulleys freely, and the lifting rails 12B. (Not shown) is provided relatively freely up and down, and is provided with a substantially U-shaped fastener 12C having a cross-section fixed to the back of the chair 7, and the fastener 12C has a portion of the toothed belt not shown in the drawing. It is fixed.

Therefore, when the toothed belt crossed across the pair of pulleys is rotated up and down by the driving unit 12A, a part of the toothed belt is pinned to the fastener 12C on the chair back 7 side. The pulley moves up and down with respect to. Thereby, together with the pulley, the lifting rail 12B, and the drive part 12A, the support arm 9 and the head electrode 5 are comprised so that the chair back part 7 may move up and down.

In addition, guide means for smoothly guiding the lifting operation of the lifting rail 12B are provided on both left and right sides of the lifting device 12. The guide means includes a pair of left and right lifting guide rails 10 and 10 fixed to the upper rear of the chair back 7, and guide parts 11 freely fitted to the guide rails 10 and 10 in a vertical direction. 11).

The said guide parts 11 and 11 are the right and left both sides of the cover body 19 which covers the whole of the elevating apparatus 12. As shown in FIG. 4, 5, 8, and 11 have shown the state when the cover body 19 was removed.

The support arm 9 is pivoted to the upper part of the elevating rail 12B via the horizontal axis 13 at the lower part thereof. Here, the support arm 9 is configured to rotate about 135 degrees continuously or stepwise to the rear side of the chair back 7. In this manner, the head electrode 5 can be moved in the vertical direction (vertical length direction) as shown in FIG. 4 with respect to the chair back 7, and the inclined motion (folding motion) in the horizontal axis rotation direction can be achieved. It is possible.

In Figure 5, 15 is a cable for high voltage (e.g. 4500 volts) and 16 is a cable for low voltage (e.g. 12 volts). The upper end of the high voltage cable 15 is connected to the head electrode 5, and the upper end of the low voltage cable 16 is a power indicator lamp 22, an optical sensor 18, and the driving unit (described later). 12A). The high voltage cable 15 and the low voltage cable 16 are provided so as to extend in parallel in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals on the mounting plate 17 fixed to the inner surface side of the cover body 19.

5, the lower end lead portion 15a of the high voltage cable 15 extends downward from the lower portion of the mounting plate 17 and is connected to the high voltage generator. Moreover, the lower end side lead-out part 16a of the low voltage cable 16 extends in the lateral direction from one side part of the mounting plate 17, and is connected to the control part which is not shown in figure. And the high voltage cable 15 and the low voltage cable 16 are wired in the part spaced apart more than a predetermined distance from each other on the left and right sides between the elevating devices 12 for elevating the head electrode 5.

A control unit (not shown) for controlling the operation and stop of the drive unit 12A is electrically connected to the drive unit 12A. In addition, a head position detection section for detecting the height position of the head of the subject P is electrically connected to this control section.

As the head position detection unit, an optical sensor 18 is used here. The signal detected by the optical sensor 18 is sent to the control unit, and the operation of the drive unit 12A is started and stopped by the command signal from the control unit based on the signal. By doing so, the head electrode 5 is automatically adjusted to a height suitable for the height position of the head of the subject P.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the lamp window 20 and the sensor window 21 are formed up and down on the upper front side of the support arm 9, and each window 20, 21 is, for example, for example. The power display lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 made of the LED elements face and face the front side to-be-treated person P. As described above, the power display lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 are supplied with a voltage of, for example, 12 volts via the low voltage cable 16.

The power indicator lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 are detachably installed in the upper lamp recess 24 and the lower sensor recess 25 provided in the fixing members 23 of the upper and lower stepped shapes, respectively. The fixing member 23 is fixed to the front portion of the support arm 9.

A transparent insulation member 27 is provided between the power indicator lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 and the front portion of the support arm 9, and the transparent insulation member 27 is transparent or translucent which is transparent. It is made of synthetic resin. The transparent insulating member 27 has a function of preventing the occurrence of a discharge phenomenon between the power display lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 and the person to be treated P.

Moreover, the cross-sectional shape as seen from the side of the transparent insulating member 27 is formed so that it may have a 2nd level | step difference surface part. The part corresponding to the power supply lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 of this transparent insulation member 27 becomes a perpendicular surface part located in the same height as each window part 20 and 21, and the power supply lamp 22 and The light emitted from the optical sensor 18 proceeds horizontally toward the subject P at right angles to the vertical plane.

That is, by forming the shape as viewed from the side of the transparent insulating member 27 in the form of an up and down step, the transmission efficiency of the light emitted from the power indicator lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 is improved and at the same time, the transparent insulating member ( 27) Its rigid strength is increasing. Moreover, the front surface (left side surface in FIG. 6) of the upper and lower ends of the transparent insulation member 27 is superposed | polymerized and provided in the back surface (right side surface in FIG. 6) of the support arm (installation member) 9. As shown in FIG. The lengths L1 and L2 of the polymerization portion on the upper side and the lower side of the transparent insulation member 27 are dimensioned such that the creepage distance of the transparent insulation member 27 is longer than a predetermined value, where L1 = 7.5 mm, L2 = 12.8 mm.

In this way, the length of the polymerized portion of the transparent insulating member 27 and the support arm 9 is increased so that the creepage distance of the transparent insulating member 27 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, thereby treating the patient P. The electrical insulation performance between the head and the power supply indicator lamp 22 and the optical sensor 18 is significantly increased.

The electric potential treatment device 1 having the above-described configuration generates a high voltage with the high voltage generator, and applies the high voltage between the head electrode 5 and the lower electrode 6 so as to provide a high electric field between the electrodes 5 and 6. Generates. And while the subject (P) is at a high potential, dislocation treatment is performed in the state of being placed in the region of the high electric field.

Before setting the power supply of the potential therapy device 1 in the actual potential therapy, as shown in FIG. 8, the L-shaped part 26 of the lower end side of the lifting rail 12B connected to the lower part of the support arm 9 is It is located in the upper limit height close to the fixture 12C fixedly installed in the back side of the chair back part 7. As shown in FIG. In addition, the lower end and the upper end of the elevating rail 12B are provided with a limiter (not shown) which is operated when the fastener 12C approaches within a predetermined distance, and the driving unit 12A is stopped by the operation signal of the limiter. The upper limit position and the lower limit position of the rail 12B are determined.

Now, it is assumed that the patient P seated on the seat 8 of the chair 4 has turned on the power supply of the electric potential treating apparatus 1 by operating the remote control switch in close proximity. In doing so, the power indicator lamp 22 lights up and the optical sensor 18 operates in a position detectable state. At the same time, the driving unit 12A of the elevating device 12 is started, and the entire lifting device 12 including the driving unit 12A, the lifting rail 12B, and the like moves downward along the guide rails 10 and 10. .

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the head electrode 5 moves downward with respect to the chair back 7, and finally the sensing area R which is approximately horizontally oriented by the light sensor 18 is treated by the patient P. Move to a level that corresponds to the crown (top of the head).

Thereby, the height position of the head of the to-be-treated person P in a fixed posture is detected automatically and quickly by the optical sensor 18. After the height position detection signal is transmitted to the control unit, an operation stop command signal is sent from the control unit to the drive unit 12A based on the signal, and the operation of the drive unit 12A is stopped. At the same time as this, the operation of the optical sensor 18 is stopped.

In this way, the head electrode 5 is positioned at an appropriate height with the head height of the subject P. Therefore, the person to be treated P automatically adjusts the height of the head electrode 5 to an optimum level only by sitting on the chair 4, so that the best potential therapeutic effect can be performed.

After the dislocation treatment ends, the patient P operates the remote control switch to turn off the electric potential treatment apparatus 1. Then, the power supply indicator lamp 22 turns off, and at the same time, the entire lifting device 12 including the driving part 12A, the lifting rail 12B, and the like is guided through the driving part 12A of the lifting device 12. Ascends along the rails 10 and 10, moves to the original height position before use, and stops (see FIG. 8).

Here, the height of the head electrode 5 is adjusted so that the distance between the crown of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is 11.5 cm. This is for obtaining a stable therapeutic effect even if the distance between the subject P and the head electrode 5 varies slightly after the height of the head electrode 5 is adjusted. That is, the present inventors found that the induced current value flowing around the neck of the to-be-treated person P is approximately constant when the distance between the crown of the to-be-treated person P and the head electrode 5 is 10 to 13 cm. Then, by adjusting the height position of the head electrode 5 so that the distance between the crown of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is 11.5 cm, an error or the like occurs in the adjustment position, or thereafter, Even though the head of the subject P moves or the distance between the head of the subject P and the head electrode 5 varies slightly, the distance between the crown of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is 10. It is settled about -13cm. For this reason, the induced current value flowing around the neck is kept substantially constant, thereby obtaining a stable therapeutic effect.

15 and 16 show measurement data indicating this. The measured data is 15000 volts applied by the high voltage generator, the distance between the crown of the subject P and the head electrode 5, the induced current value flowing through the neck of the subject P, and the induction. This data shows the relationship with the current density (the value obtained by dividing the inductive current value by the horizontal cross-sectional area of the neck). As is clear from this data, when the distance between the crown P of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is 11 cm and 12 cm, the induced current values are the same, and the distance is 10 to 13 cm. It can be seen that the induced current value is approximately constant. This is the same tendency even if the applied voltage by the high voltage generator is changed. In addition, although the induced current value is constant when the distance between the crown of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is 15 cm or more, this function as an electrode of the head electrode 5 when the distance is 15 cm or more. (Influence) indicates attenuation.

By the way, in this embodiment, the height of the head electrode 5 is adjusted so that the distance between the crown of the to-be-treated person P and the head electrode 5 may be 11.5 cm, which is the middle value of 10 to 13 cm. This is so that even if the distance between the head P and the head electrode 5 of the subject P increases or decreases, the distance between the head of the subject P and the head electrode 5 is set to about 10 to 13 cm. to be. On the other hand, for example, when the head of the subject P tends to go down during treatment, that is, the distance between the head of the subject P and the head electrode 5 tends to be large, the head electrode The height of (5) may be adjusted to 10.5 cm. Thereby, even if the head of the to-be-treated person P goes down during treatment, the distance between the crown of the to-be-treated person P and the head electrode 5 can be settled about 13 cm.

In addition, in this embodiment, the inclination angle of the chair back part 7 is variable (reclining type), and when the inclination angle of the chair back part 7 is changed, the height adjustment of the head electrode 5 is performed. That is, the drive device (not shown) which changes the inclination angle of the chair back part 7, and the lifting device 12 based on the optical sensor 18 are interlocked. When the driving device of the chair back 7 is operated, the height position of the head of the to-be-treated person P is detected by the optical sensor 18, and the elevating device 12 is driven based on the detection signal to drive the head electrode. The height of 5 is adjusted. Thus, since the height of the head electrode 5 is adjusted when the inclination angle of the chair back 7 changes, the inclination angle of the chair back 7 changes and the position of the head of the subject P changes. The distance between the head of P) and the head electrode 5 is optimally maintained. Whenever the inclination angle of the chair back 7 changes, the height of the head electrode 5 does not need to be manually adjusted. In addition, when the change of the inclination angle of the chair back 7 is finished, the height of the head electrode 5 may be adjusted, and at the same time the inclination angle of the chair back 7 changes, The height adjustment may be performed.

In this embodiment, the high voltage cable 15 and the low voltage cable 16 are disposed on one side and the other in the left and right width directions with the lifting device 12 serving as the lifting means of the head electrode 5, respectively. , Both cables 15 and 16 are provided in separate locations from each other.

Therefore, even when the potential difference between the high voltage cable 15 and the low voltage cable 16 is large, it is possible to effectively suppress the occurrence of discharge between the two cables 15 and 16. As a result, the discharge phenomenon can be prevented from occurring between the two cables 15 and 16, and at the same time, the ignition caused by the discharge phenomenon and the damage to the peripheral member can be prevented in advance.

Here, in the use of the potential treatment apparatus 1, the potential of the body of the to-be-treated person P in the electric field is, for example, 4500 volts, and the potential of the light sensor 18 and the power indicator 22 is, for example, 12 In terms of volts, there is a fear that a discharge phenomenon will occur if both approaches too much due to these potential differences.

However, in the present embodiment, since the transparent insulation member 27 is provided between the head of the subject P and the power indicator lamp 22 and the light sensor 18, it is possible to generate a discharge therebetween. It is effectively suppressed. As a result, the electric field distribution between the positive electrodes 5 and 6 and the patient P is not affected during the electric potential treatment, and sufficient electric potential treatment can be received without reducing the electric field strength due to the discharge. .

In particular, as shown in FIG. 6, the transparent insulating member 27 has a length L1 and L2 of the polymerization portion with the support arm 9 such that the creepage distance of the transparent insulating member 27 is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Is formed long. For this reason, the insulation performance between the head of the to-be-treated person P, the power indicator lamp 22, and the optical sensor 18 is remarkably increased, compared with having the creepage distance less than the predetermined value. It is possible to reliably prevent the discharge in the.

Moreover, since the lower support arm 9 of the head electrode 5 is comprised so that it may fall inclined to the back side of the chair back part 7 of the chair 4, the potential treatment apparatus ( When not using 1), as shown in FIG. 13, the support arm 9 can be pinched | folded so that it may be substantially parallel with the back part of the back of the chair 7. As shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to compactly accommodate the head electrode 5 without disturbing the dislocation treatment device 1 when moving or packing.

Moreover, since the chair back part 7 of the chair 4 is comprised so that an inclined movement to the front side with respect to the seat part 8 can be carried out, when not using the dislocation treatment apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. The dorsal part 7 can be put in the folded state so as to be close to the upper surface of the sheet part 8. In this way, the back of the chair 7 of the chair 4 can be accommodated more compactly without disturbing the movement of the dislocation treatment device 1 or at the time of loading. Therefore, it is possible to work more easily with the packing and transport of the dislocation treatment device (1).

In the above embodiment, the power on / off operation of the potential treatment device 1 is configured to be performed by a remote control switch. However, the operation switch can be operated by the subject P seated on the chair 4 in close proximity. It can also be provided in the elbow hanger 3 or its vicinity. In addition, in the specification which a person other than the to-be-treated person P performs on / off operation of a power supply, it is not necessary to arrange an operation switch in the vicinity of the to-be-treated person P. FIG.

In addition, although the optical sensor 18 was used as a head position detection part, if the height position of the head part of the to-be-treated person P can be detected automatically, of course, it is not limited to this. In addition, as a means for elevating the head electrode 5, the elevating mechanism of the method of rotating the toothed belt in the above embodiment has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that other known lifting mechanisms such as a rack pinion gear system can be appropriately employed.

In addition, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and it is natural that the present invention affects the modified.

Claims (7)

A chair having a seat portion and a chair back portion, a head electrode positioned above the head of the subject seated on the chair, and a lower electrode positioned below the head electrode; In the potential treatment device to generate a high electric field between the electrode and to treat the subject, The head electrode is installed to be capable of lifting up and down the chair back of the chair, and has a lifting device for elevating the head electrode, a head position detecting unit for detecting a height position of the head of the subject, and the head position. And the elevating device is controlled so as to adjust the height of the head electrode based on the detection signal of the detector. The method of claim 1, And the height of the head electrode is adjusted so that the distance between the crown of the subject and the head electrode is 10 to 13 cm. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the inclination angle of the chair back is variable, and the height adjustment of the head electrode is performed when the inclination angle of the chair back is changed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A high voltage cable is connected to the head electrode, and a low voltage cable is connected to the head position detection unit. The high voltage cable and the low voltage cable are separated from each other with the lifting device of the head electrode interposed therebetween. Dislocation therapy apparatus, characterized in that arranged. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Between the head position detection unit and the head of the subject, a transparent insulating member for preventing discharge is provided, and a polymerized portion for extending the creepage distance is formed between the transparent insulating member and the attachment member. Dislocation therapy apparatus, characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The head electrode, the potential treatment device, characterized in that is provided so as to fold back to the chair with respect to the chair. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The chair is a dislocation treatment device, characterized in that the chair back portion is provided to be foldable forward with respect to the seat portion.

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