KR20120041525A

KR20120041525A - Electric stimulating device for medical treatment of whole body

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Publication number: KR20120041525A
Application number: KR1020100103019A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김창현
Original assignee: 김창현
Priority date: 2010-10-21
Filing date: 2010-10-21
Publication date: 2012-05-02

Abstract

A systemic electrical stimulation therapy device is disclosed. The whole body electric stimulation treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mat, a plurality of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the mat, and a current supply unit supplying current to the plurality of electrodes.

Description

Electric stimulating device for medical treatment of whole body}

The present invention relates to an electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body, and more particularly, to a human therapeutic device capable of applying the electrical stimulation to the whole body just lying on the mat without a separate pad.

When a nerve is stimulated or active, an electrical phenomenon called an active current occurs, and the active current performs the original function of the nerve. Microcurrent therapy devices are based on this principle and are designed to treat pain by flowing low frequency currents into nerves and muscles. Such microcurrents are reported to be not only harmless to the human body, but also have a therapeutic effect because they are similar in magnitude to biocurrent flowing in our bodies.

The magnitude of the current used in the microcurrent therapy device depends on its therapeutic purpose. In general, a mA level current is used for muscle stimulation, and a μA level current is used for nerve stimulation. In addition to the microcurrent as described above, various currents such as low frequency, medium frequency, or pulse wave are used for therapeutic purposes.

However, the conventional electrical stimulation treatment device is configured to attach the pad exposed electrode to the human body, there is a problem that is inconvenient to use and difficult to stimulate the whole body.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a systemic therapeutic apparatus capable of electrical stimulation treatment for the whole body just by lying on the mat.

Systemic electrical stimulation treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, a mat; A plurality of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the mat; And a current supply unit supplying current to the plurality of electrodes.

In this case, the plurality of electrodes may be arranged in parallel with the upper surface of the mat in the form of a line. In addition, the plurality of electrodes may be attached to the upper surface of the mat in a woven form with the fibers constituting the upper surface of the mat.

Alternatively, the plurality of electrodes may be arranged on the surface of the mat in contact with the human body of the upper surface of the mat.

The current supply unit may supply a current to the electrode by supplying a voltage of an anode or a cathode to at least some of the electrodes, wherein the current supply unit is configured to supply the voltage of the electrode to which the voltage of the anode or cathode is supplied. The location may be configured to change every time.

On the other hand, the electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body may further include a contact pad attached to the human body to receive a current from the current supply unit to stimulate the human body.

In addition, the whole body electric stimulation treatment device is configured in the form of a rod so that the user lying on the mat is wrapped around the palm or to be inserted into the toes, at least one electric stimulation of the user's hand or foot by receiving a current from the current supply unit It may further include a pole rod.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electric stimulation of the whole body or the necessary area is possible only by lying on the mat without the user having to attach a separate pad for the current stimulation treatment, so that the user's convenience in the electric stimulation therapy Sex can be increased.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a systemic electrical stimulation treatment apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are views for explaining a specific embodiment of the plurality of electrodes 104 attached to the upper surface of the mat 102.
4 is a view showing the configuration of a systemic electric stimulation treatment device 400 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the configuration of a systemic electric stimulation treatment device 500 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are merely means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a systemic electrical stimulation treatment apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the whole body electrical stimulation treatment apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mat 102, a plurality of electrodes 104 and the current supply unit 106.

The mat 102 is intended to receive treatment while the user who is using the systemic electric stimulation apparatus 100 is lying down, and has a size and a material for comfortably supporting the user who is lying down. The user uses the whole body electric stimulation treatment device 100 in a form of lying down or lying down on the mat while removing all or part of the clothes.

A plurality of electrodes 104 is provided on the upper surface of the mat 102, and stimulates the user's body by supplying a current to the user in contact with the user's body lying or lying on the mat (102).

2 and 3 are views for explaining a specific embodiment of the plurality of electrodes 104 attached to the upper surface of the mat 102. Electrode 104 according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, as shown in Figure 2 may be arranged so that each electrode is parallel to the top surface of the mat 102 in the form of a line. In this case, the linear electrode 104 is attached to the upper surface of the mat 102 in the form of a copper wire (or other metal wire), or the linear electrode 104 together with the fibers constituting the upper surface of the mat 102. It may be laid on the upper surface of the mat 102 in a woven form. In general, the upper surface of the mat 102 is generally covered with a cloth made of cotton or synthetic fibers or a mixed material thereof. Therefore, when the electrode 104 is configured to be integrally formed with the cloth covering the mat 102 by weaving the line-shaped electrode 104 when the fabric is woven, the mat (when the user removes the garment) 102. Even if the electrode 104 is in contact with the upper surface, the user does not feel heterogeneity, so the user can comfortably receive the electrical stimulation procedure.

Alternatively, in the plurality of electrodes 104 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each electrode may be arranged on the top surface of the mat 102 in the form of dots as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the dot-shaped electrode 104 may be arranged on the entire upper surface of the mat 102, but for efficiency, it may be preferable that the electrode 104 is arranged only on the surface directly contacting the human body of the upper surface of the mat 102.

The current supply unit 106 supplies a current to the plurality of electrodes 104. The current supply unit 106 is connected to the plurality of electrodes 104 arranged on the upper surface of the mat 102, respectively, and a negative (+) or positive (+) to all or part of the plurality of electrodes 104 as necessary. By applying a voltage, a current is supplied to the plurality of electrodes 104.

In general, since the human skin has a resistance component, the skin of the user, when configured as described above, has a positive voltage between the electrode 104, the skin of the user, and a negative voltage 104. The conductive path is formed in the current flows to stimulate the user's body. As described above, in general, since the mA level current is used for muscle stimulation and the μA level current is used for nerve stimulation, the current supply unit 106 is configured to supply a plurality of currents of appropriate size according to the user's setting. The magnitude of the voltage supplied to the electrode 104 may be adjusted. The current supplied from the current supply unit 106 may be any type of current that can alleviate pain by applying to the human body, such as low frequency, medium frequency, or pulse wave, in addition to the microcurrent generally used for microcurrent treatment. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that the form of the current supplied from the current supply unit 106 is not particularly limited.

In addition, the current supply unit 106 may determine the range of the electrode 104 to supply the current as needed. For example, when stimulation of the whole body is required, current may be supplied to all electrodes 104 disposed on the upper surface of the mat 102, and when stimulation of a specific site is required, only current of the electrode 104 that contacts the corresponding site is required. May be supplied. In addition, even when stimulation of the whole body is needed, instead of supplying current to all the electrodes 104 at once, the currents are stimulated in order to stimulate each part of the body sequentially from the head to the toe or vice versa (or other direction specified by the user). The supply of can be controlled.

The position and polarity of the electrode 104 supplied from the current supply unit 106 are automatically changed by the current supply unit 106, and thus various types of stimuli may be applied to the body. For example, the current supply unit 106 may control the current supply so that the positive electrode is applied to the electrode located at the user's hand and the negative electrode is applied to the electrode located at the foot. In this same manner, the positive (+) pole is applied to the left hand, the negative (-) pole is applied to the right hand, the anode is applied to the shoulder portion, the cathode is applied to the foot, or the cathode is supplied to the cathode and the cathode is applied to the hand. It is also possible. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention by supplying a current to the body by automatically changing the position of the electrode to which the anode or cathode is supplied by the user every predetermined time through the current supply unit 106, The user can receive various electrical stimulation by just lying on the mat.

4 is a view showing the overall configuration of the electric stimulation treatment device 400 for the whole body according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the contact pad 402 is added to the first embodiment shown in FIG. In the description of the present embodiment, since the mat 102, the plurality of electrodes 104 and the current supply unit 106 has substantially the same function as in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The contact pad 402 is attached to a part of the upper surface of the human body lying on the mat 102 and receives a current from the current supply unit 106 to stimulate the human body. In the case of the embodiment shown in Figure 1 because the current stimulation is made only on the lower surface of the user's body in contact with the mat 102, in the present embodiment by providing a separate contact pad 402 the user of the upper surface of the body is stimulated The contact pad 402 is attached to a portion of the desired portion to give a current stimulus to the portion.

5 is a view showing the overall configuration of the electric stimulation treatment device 500 for the whole body according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, one or more electrical pole rods 502, 504, 506, and 508 are added to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. In the description of the present embodiment, since the mat 102, the plurality of electrodes 104 and the current supply unit 106 has substantially the same function as in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Electro stimulation rods 502, 504, 506, 508 are for stimulating a user's hand or foot lying on mat 102. As shown, the electrical stimulation rods 502, 504, 506, 508 may be configured in the form of a rod so that the user can be wrapped around the palm or sandwiched between the toes. Or it may also be configured in the form of a glove or the like so that it can be fitted over the entire hand or foot. In any configuration, the electrical pole rods 502, 504, 506, and 508 have electrodes for current stimulation on a surface contacting the user's hand or foot, and receive current from the current supply unit 106. Will stimulate your hands or feet. In the drawings, an embodiment having four electrical stimulation rods 502, 504, 506, and 508 to stimulate both hands and both feet of the user is illustrated. It is not limited to the number of 506, 508, may include an appropriate number of electrical pole rods (502, 504, 506, 508) as needed.

In addition, in the present specification, the detailed description of the embodiment provided with both the contact pad 402 and the electrical stimulation rods 502, 504, 506, and 508 is omitted, but it is also possible that the whole-body current therapy device includes all of them. It is apparent from the description of the present invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. I will understand.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

100, 400, 500: systemic electrical stimulation therapy
102: Matt 104: Electrode
106: current supply unit 402: contact pad
502, 504, 506, 508: electro stimulation rods

Claims

mat;
A plurality of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the mat; And
A current supply unit supplying current to the plurality of electrodes;
Systemic electrical stimulation treatment device comprising a.

The method of claim 1,
The plurality of electrodes are each arranged in a line form parallel to the upper surface of the mat, electric stimulation treatment device for the whole body.

The method of claim 2,
The plurality of electrodes is attached to the upper surface of the mat in a woven form with the fibers constituting the upper surface of the mat, electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body.

The method of claim 1,
The plurality of electrodes are each arranged on a surface in contact with the human body of the upper surface of the mat in the form of a dot, electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body.

The method of claim 1,
And the current supply unit supplies current to the electrode by supplying a voltage of an anode or a cathode to at least some of the electrodes.

The method of claim 5,
The current supply unit, the electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body is configured to change the position of the electrode to which the voltage of the anode or cathode is supplied at regular intervals.

The method of claim 1,
The systemic electric stimulation treatment device further comprises a contact pad attached to a human body and receiving current from the current supply unit to stimulate the human body.

The method of claim 1,
The electrical stimulation treatment device for the whole body is configured in the form of a rod so that the user lying on the mat is wrapped around the palm or inserted into the toes, at least one electrical stimulation for stimulating the user's hand or foot by receiving a current from the current supply unit Further comprising a rod, systemic electrical stimulation treatment device.