KR20120011157A - Cap for lose hair prevention - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A hat for preventing depilation is provided to selectively radiate various wavelength bands of laser at locations which require treatment and effectively releasing heat generated from inside of the hat. CONSTITUTION: A hat for preventing depilation comprises a hat(10), optical fiber modules which are injected from outside to inside of the hat(20), and a controller which controls laser light of a laser beam output tool. The optical fiber modules are installed so that end tips can be exposed respectively to inner surface of the hat and has a plurality of optical fibers tied together in order to transfer various wavelengths of laser and selectively radiate in the scalp.

Description

Hair loss prevention hat {CAP FOR LOSE HAIR PREVENTION}

The present invention relates to a hair loss prevention cap, and more particularly, to a hair loss prevention cap that enables hair loss prevention and hair growth promotion by activating the tissue of the scalp by irradiating a low power laser light transmitted through an optical fiber.

Hair is an appendage to the skin and is genetically metabolic because it changes in the epidermis. Hair undergoes a new-growth-regression-dropout cycle where the life span of the hair is 5-6 years. Therefore, in order to maintain the voluminous hair, the life of the hair should be long, as well as after the hair loss, the new born hair must be born and start to grow.

Alopecia is a disease in which hair that normally grows is lost due to any cause.The male hormone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by the catalysis of 5α-reducing element and then combined with the androgen receptor, which causes It is known to reduce hair follicle function and damage blood vessels, causing hair loss. The causes of hair loss include genetic factors, imbalance of hormone secretion, mental stress, environmental pollution, blood circulation disorders of the scalp, malnutrition, disease, immune disorders, taking anticancer and antithyroid drugs, oral contraceptives, and hair washing habits. And so on.

Treatment of alopecia, such as masculine alopecia (a condition in which hair loss begins on the frontal and frontal heads of the head, gradually enlarges, thin and weak hairs first, and eventually disappears), is used to treat hair loss completely B. There are surgical methods and drug treatments in which hair follicles are removed from the side of the head and transplanted into the hair loss area. Currently commercially available hair regrowth or wool is developed to improve the blood circulation of the skin and to nourish the hair root, but these are all non-medicinal products, such as cosmetics, such as quasi-drugs have not been proven effective.

In recent years, it has been known that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been developed, as it is known that irradiation of a specific wavelength of light to biological tissues promotes metabolism and activates tissue functions. In low power laser therapy, when low power laser light is irradiated to the living body, it penetrates the living tissue and excites the molecules of the cell, thereby increasing the production of capillaries, increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood, collagen and ATP ( It is known to exhibit effects such as promoting the production of Adenosine Triphosphate), increasing the activity of lymphoids, promoting granulation (tissue granulation), and activating phagocytosis.

On the other hand, there is disclosed a hair loss prevention device that can easily perform laser therapy at home by combining a device capable of irradiating such a low power laser light with a cap. For example, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0090739 has a hair loss management device for stimulating the delivery of laser light and vibration to the scalp, wearing part worn on the head; A main body unit generating laser light and vibration, and transmitting the generated vibration along with acupressure to the scalp; A mounting part for detaching the main body from the inside of the wearing part and adjusting a position; Control unit for controlling the laser light and the vibration force of the main body portion; including, the wearing part is disclosed a hair loss manager coupled to the hat, characterized in that the hat.

However, since the hair loss manager combined with the conventional hat is configured to irradiate the scalp with only the laser light set to a predetermined wavelength, it does not selectively irradiate the laser light of various wavelengths on the scalp according to the scalp condition and the course of treatment. There was a problem.

In addition, the hair loss manager combined with the conventional hat has a problem that can not remove the heat generated from the laser light irradiated to treat hair loss in the hat. Therefore, the heat generated inside the hat stimulates the scalp, there was a problem that the adverse effect that the hair loss proceeds rather. In addition, sweat was generated from the scalp by the heat, there was a problem that a sense of rejection to wear a hat.

In addition, the hair loss management device combined with a conventional hat has a problem that the size and shape of the inside of the hat is not adjusted according to the head and head size according to each user, can not be worn to fit the user's head, the user According to the size of the hair had to manufacture a hair loss manager that is combined with various sizes of hats, there was a problem that the cost is increased.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to enable hair loss prevention, hair growth promotion, as well as scalp by activating the tissue of the scalp by irradiating low-power laser light transmitted through the optical fiber. The present invention provides a cap for preventing hair loss, which is configured to selectively irradiate laser light of various wavelengths to the scalp according to the condition, the course of treatment, and the position requiring treatment.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a hair loss preventing hat configured to effectively remove heat generated inside the hat.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a hair loss prevention hat configured to be wearable to fit the head size and head of a user.

The object of the present invention is a hat; The cap is inserted into the outside from the outside to be installed so that the ends are exposed on the inner surface of the cap, respectively, so that the laser light generated by the laser light output means can be selectively irradiated to the scalp to selectively irradiate laser light of different wavelengths. It can be achieved by providing a cap for preventing hair loss, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of optical fiber modules for transmitting the laser light in the wavelength band and a control unit for controlling the laser light of the laser light output means.

The present invention is not only configured to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth by activating the tissue of the scalp by irradiating low power laser light of various wavelengths on the scalp, and can effectively remove heat generated inside the hat through the air supply means. And, through the air tube there is an effect that can be worn to fit the user's head size and head.

1 is a perspective view of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the hat for preventing hair loss in accordance with the present invention,
3 is a bottom view of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention;
4 is a view for explaining the laser light output means in the present invention,
5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention;
6 is a cross-sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the cap for preventing hair loss according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention, and FIG. Figure 5 is a view for explaining the laser light output means, Figure 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of another preferred embodiment of the hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the hat for preventing hair loss according to the present invention includes a cap 10, an optical fiber module 20, and a controller 30.

First, the cap 10 is a portion to be worn on the head, for facilitating the laser procedure. 1 to 3, but the hat 10 is shown as a baseball cap, all of the known if the head can be worn wrapped. That is, the cap 10 may be a baseball cap, may be a fedora hat, berets, etc. can be variously configured.

Next, the optical fiber module 20 is installed so as to be drawn in from the outside of the cap 10 so that the ends are exposed to the inner surface of the cap 10, respectively, and transmits the laser light generated from the laser light output means to the scalp. In order to selectively irradiate laser light of different wavelengths, a plurality of optical fibers 21, 22, 23, 24... Which transmit laser light of different wavelengths are bundled. Here, although the optical fiber module 20 may use GOF (Glass Optical Fiber), it is cheaper than GOF (Glass Optical Fiber) and has a short distance transmission rate, and even a beginner can easily fix the position and easily connect it. It is preferable to use plastic optical fiber (POF).

In the present invention, a plurality of optical fibers (21, 22, 23, 24 ...) are bundled in the optical fiber module 20 to transmit laser light of different wavelengths through the optical fiber, and the single wavelength according to the scalp state and the treatment progress. It is characterized in that it is configured to irradiate the scalp by various combinations of wavelengths. That is, the optical fiber module 20 is composed of four optical fibers 21, 22, 23, and 24 so as to transmit laser light of different wavelength bands generated by the laser light output means. Here, the optical fiber module 20 may be provided with four or more optical fibers, but since four optical fibers are sufficient to deliver light in the wavelength band used for preventing and treating hair loss, the optical fiber module is described below. It is preferable to consist of four optical fibers.

Herein, among the optical fibers installed in the optical fiber module 20, the first optical fiber 21 transmits laser light having a wavelength of 640 nm to 660 nm, and the second optical fiber 22 has a wavelength of 800 nm to 820 nm. A laser beam having a wavelength of 930 nm to 950 nm, and a fourth optical fiber 24 having a wavelength of 970 nm to 990 nm. It is configured to convey.

That is, the first optical fiber 21 transmits visible light-based light to the scalp surface to increase blood flow of the skin, activate cell metabolism, activate microcapillaries, and activate melanocytes. The second to fourth optical fibers 22, 23, and 24 transmit near-infrared light to the scalp surface, and the longer the wavelength, the longer the distance transmitted into the scalp. That is, the scalp is generally formed to a depth of about 2mm to 4mm, the laser light transmitted through the second optical fiber 22 is penetrated near the depth of 2mm of the scalp, and the laser light transmitted through the third optical fiber 23 is 3mm of the scalp. The laser light penetrating near the depth and transmitted through the fourth optical fiber 24 penetrates near the depth of 4 mm of the scalp to activate the scalp tissue. The four optical fibers 21, 22, 23, and 24 configured as described above may transmit the laser beams independently, or selectively combine the laser beams by the control unit described later, or the laser beams, or all of the four optical fibers. And controlled to transmit light.

In the present invention, the optical fiber that transmits the same wavelength band in the optical fiber module 20 is bundled into each other and the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', 24' which transmit laser light of the same wavelength band, respectively. Preferably, the first ends of the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', and 24' are configured to be irradiated with laser beams corresponding to the wavelength band by the laser light output means. Therefore, the optical fibers that transmit the same wavelength band in each optical fiber module 20 are configured to emit light at the same time.

Here, the laser light output means 40 is provided with a plurality of laser light sources 41a, 41b spaced apart from the respective optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', and 24' to generate corresponding laser light. And 41c and 41d and the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', and 24' installed between the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', and 24' and the laser light sources. It is preferably configured to include a plurality of lenses (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) to be totally reflected to.

Specifically, the laser light sources 41a, 41b, 41c, and 41d are installed inside the case and are spaced apart from the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', and 24' by a predetermined distance, so that light is emitted from the optical fiber bundles. (21 ', 22', 23 ', 24'). Here, the laser light source may use various known lamps as long as it can emit laser light, but the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 ', 24 are also used as small light sources through the lenses 42a, 42b, 42c, and 42d. It is desirable to use a laser diode that can deliver light intensively and evenly, and has a small size compared to a general lamp, but has excellent emission efficiency, generates little heat, consumes less power, and has a long life.

Here, as described above, the laser light source 41a located behind the first optical fiber bundle 21 'among the laser light sources has a wavelength of 640 nm to 660 nm, and is located behind the second optical fiber bundle 22'. The laser light source 42a has a wavelength of 800 nm to 820 nm, the laser light source 43a located behind the third optical fiber bundle 23 'has a wavelength of 930 nm to 950 nm, and the fourth optical fiber bundle 24 The laser light source 44a located behind ') is configured to have a wavelength of 970 nm to 990 nm. The laser light sources 41a, 41b, 41c, and 41d are each composed of a low power laser diode whose output is between 1 mW and 5 mW, and the irradiated laser light has a frequency characteristic of 0.5 kHz to 5 kHz, and a pulse width of 100 kHz. It is preferable that it is comprised so that it will have from -500 kPa.

The lenses 42a, 42b, 42c and 42d are installed between the optical fiber bundles 21 ', 22', 23 'and 24' and the laser light sources 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d. It is provided in a funnel shape so as to totally reflect the laser light generated from the laser light source and to deliver the light evenly to the optical fiber bundle. That is, since the lenses 42a, 42b, 42c, and 42d are provided in the shape of a funnel, the light generated from the laser light sources 41a, 41b, 41c, and 41d is collected and entered into the lens through a small inlet at one end of the lens. Then, as the light is totally diffused through the gradually widening lens, it is emitted through the large exit of the other end of the lens and transmitted to the optical fiber bundle. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, the light generated from the laser light source is not distributed to the outside of the end of the optical fiber bundle and is concentrated evenly at the end of the optical fiber bundle, so that the transmission efficiency to the optical fiber bundle is greatly improved. The bundle of optical fibers can simultaneously emit light through one laser light source.

Furthermore, the optical fiber module 20 is configured to be protected by the protective coating 25 and to be wired inside the cap, and the end of the optical fiber module 20 is sequentially exposed from the upper end to the lower end of the inner surface of the cap 10. Exposed through the (11) is configured to form an optical fiber module strip 20-1, the optical fiber module strip 20-1 is preferably disposed radially at equal intervals on the inner surface of the cap. Here, the exposure hole 11 is preferably closed with a fastener (11a) that can be fixed while being exposed to the inner surface of the cap is fitted with the end of the protective coating. Therefore, the optical fiber module strip 20-1 is controlled to emit light independently so that only a specific portion of the scalp can be irradiated by a controller to be described later. That is, only the optical fiber module band located in the hair loss part of the user to emit light, it is configured to intensively prevent hair loss and hair loss treatment.

On the other hand, the present invention is further configured to supply air to the inside of the cap 10 to cool the heat by the light emission of the optical fiber module 20 and to provide cool to the scalp is further configured. Specifically, the air supply means is installed on the outside of the cap 10 to supply air to the air supply unit 51, the number of the corresponding to the optical fiber module 20 to the inside of the cap and the end of the cap 10 It is configured to be exposed to the inner surface, such as the end of the optical fiber module is configured to include an air supply pipe 52 is provided to supply the air supplied from the air supply unit 51 in the scalp direction. Here, the air supply pipe 52 is preferably installed in the protective coating 25 to correspond to the optical fiber module 20. Therefore, the end of the optical fiber module 20 by the air supply means not only cools the heat generated at the same time as light emission, but also prevents the sweat on the scalp.

Finally, the control unit 30 performs the role of controlling the laser light of the laser light output means and the air of the air supply means. That is, as shown in Figure 5, the control unit 30 is electrically connected to the laser light source (41a, 41b, 41c, 41d) of the laser light output means to independently transmit the laser light through the optical fiber, or selectively Combination to control the laser light or to transmit all of the laser light, and is connected to the air supply means is controlled to supply air through the air supply pipe 52 or to stop the air supply. On the other hand, although not shown, the control unit 30 may be connected to a remote control provided with an operation button and an operation dial to operate the operation of the control unit as described above.

On the other hand, the present invention is characterized in that the size and shape of the cap 10 can be adjusted and worn according to the head and head size according to each user. To this end, the cap 10 is fitted inside the user's head size so that the laser beam transmitted through the optical fiber module can be closely irradiated on the scalp, the air tube 60 is extended to fit the user's head size It is preferable to be installed. That is, after the cap 10 is worn on the head as shown in FIG. 6, the air tube is injected into the air tube 60 through the injection hose 61 connected to the air tube 60. It expands to match the head size and fits the user's head size.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Examples.

Applicants conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the hair loss prevention hat of the present invention for hair loss prevention.

The criteria for selecting subjects for clinical trials are as follows.

Subjects were: (1) male alopecia over 25 years old, (2) male alopecia patients rated IIV by Norwood-Hamilton classification, (3) men who would maintain the same hair style during clinical trials, (4 ) Patients who will not be stained or treated for special hair during the trial, or (5) Patients have signed the subject's consent. (6) Other patients who are not deemed inadequate.

And, the subject sets the number of times to use the hair loss prevention cap of the present invention to 20 subjects once a day, five times a week, 30 minutes once, the use period is 20 weeks, and additional treatment or concurrent treatment It was not carried out.

The test subject used the hat for preventing hair loss of the present invention as follows.

The present applicant has been familiar with the subjects how to use the device before use, as a method of use (1) to connect the power to the cap for hair loss. (2) Wear the cap and place the end of the optical fiber toward the scalp. Inject air into the tube layer so that the cap fits the user's head size. (3) Activate the optical fiber and air supply. (4) Operate the control unit and irradiate the laser light through the first optical fiber only, and combine the laser light through the first optical fiber, the second optical fiber, the third optical fiber and the fourth optical fiber every two minutes by operating the control unit. By calculating the area of hair loss and the thickness of the scalp, the combination can be applied differently for each subject.) Repeat the procedure of (5) (4). (6) Stop the power supply of the hair loss prevention hat.

The results of observing the change in the average number of hairs during the 20-week clinical trial period for each subject as shown in Table 1 below. (In order to measure the number of hairs per unit area, each measurement site was selected from the area where the male-type alopecia is progressing and the normal area of the larynx without alopecia, and each measurement area is 1 mm 2 in a circular shape with the hair 1 mm. After cutting to length, one point at the center was marked, and a CCD microscope was used to magnify the measurement area at 12 and 40 magnification. A circular target area with an area of 1.0 cm 2 as a center is represented by a virtual line on the computer, when marking the position of the hair in the measurement site, the color is selected by the user, and when the display is completed, the number of hairs Automatically measure the number of hairs on the recording paper, save the image, print it out and attach it to the recording paper.)

Treatment period Average Hair Count (pcs / ㎠) Hair change % Increase Remarks Before treatment 115.3 - - No side effects Week 5 116.4 1.1 0.95% No side effects Week 10 117.6 2.3 1.99% No side effects Week 15 120.1 4.8 4.16% No side effects Week 20 122.6 7.3 6.33% No side effects

As shown in Table 1, before and after treatment with the hair loss prevention hat of the present invention, the hair count of the hair loss area was increased by 6.33%, showing statistically significant hair loss prevention and hair growth promotion effect. It can be seen.

10: hat 20: optical fiber module
30: control unit 40: laser light output means
51: air supply unit 60: air tube

Claims (6)

hat;
The cap is inserted into the outside from the outside to be installed so that the ends are exposed on the inner surface of the cap, respectively, so that the laser light generated by the laser light output means can be selectively irradiated to the scalp to selectively irradiate laser light of different wavelengths. An optical fiber module in which a plurality of optical fibers are delivered which transmits laser light in a wavelength band and
Hat for preventing hair loss, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling the laser light of the laser light output means.
The method of claim 1,
The optical fiber module is composed of four optical fibers to transmit the laser light of different wavelengths generated by the laser light output means,
The first optical fiber transmits laser light having a wavelength of 640 nm to 660 nm, the second optical fiber transmits laser light having a wavelength of 800 nm to 820 nm, and the third optical fiber transmits a wavelength of 930 nm to 950 nm. The fourth optical fiber is configured to transmit the laser light having a wavelength of 970 nm to 990 nm,
The four optical fibers are each independently controlled by the control unit to transmit the laser light, or selectively combined to deliver the laser light, or all of the caps for preventing hair loss, characterized in that the control.
The method of claim 1,
The optical fiber module transmitting the same wavelength band in the optical fiber module is provided with optical fiber bundles whose first ends are bundled with each other and deliver laser light of the same wavelength band, and the first end of the optical fiber bundle has a wavelength band corresponding to the laser light output means. The laser light is configured to be irradiated separately,
The laser light output means includes a plurality of laser light sources provided to be spaced apart from each of the optical fiber bundles to generate a corresponding laser light, and installed between the optical fiber bundles and the laser light source to receive light generated from the laser light source. Hair loss prevention hat comprising a plurality of lenses to be totally reflected to the bundle.
The method of claim 1,
The optical fiber module is protected by a protective coating is configured to be wired inside the cap,
The end of the optical fiber module is configured to form an optical fiber module strip is exposed through the exposed holes formed sequentially from the top to the bottom of the inner surface of the hat, the optical fiber module strip is disposed radially at equal intervals on the inner surface of the hat,
The optical fiber module strip is capped by the control unit so as to irradiate only a specific portion of the scalp is independently controlled to transmit the laser optical fiber, characterized in that the cap for hair loss.
The method of claim 1,
The cap is provided with air supply means for supplying air into the cap to cool the heat caused by the light emission of the optical fiber module and provide cool to the scalp,
The air supply means is provided on the outside of the cap for supplying air to supply air, and installed in the number corresponding to the optical fiber module inside the cap and the end is configured to be exposed to the inner surface of the cap as the end of the optical fiber module Cap for preventing hair loss, characterized in that it comprises an air supply pipe is provided to supply the air supplied from the air supply in the scalp direction.
The method of claim 1,
The cap is worn inside the cap to fit the user's head size so that the laser beam transmitted through the optical fiber module is irradiated to the scalp, the air tube is extended to match the user's head size is installed for preventing hair loss hat.

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