KR20130068036A - Health-aid using micro electrical current - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A health aid using micro current is provided to have increased effects of fatigue recovery, pain release, skin improvement, growth plate stimulation, bacteria inhibition, scar treatment, eyesight recovery, obesity treatment, etc. by giving micro electrical impact to a human body beside its own function. CONSTITUTION: A health-aid is temporarily worn on a human body and affects to the micro current of the human body. The health-aid is equipped with an elastic main body; and a first metal-contacting point and a second metal-contacting point. The elastic main body is attached onto the human body. The first metal-contacting point is formed being partially protruded from a part to be contacted to the human body in the elastic main body. The second metal-contacting point is partially protruded from another part which is separated from the part to be contacted to the human body in the elastic main body. The health-aid affects to the fine currents of the human body wearing the health-aid through using the difference in electrical properties between the first metal-contacting point and the second metal-contacting point.

Description

Auxiliary device using microcurrent {HEALTH-AID USING MICRO ELECTRICAL CURRENT}

The present invention relates to an assistive device, and more particularly, to an assistive device that can help maintain health by temporarily attached or bound to the body.

Health-aid may mean a device that can be attached to the joints, skin, etc. of the body temporarily to help promote health. For example, it may be an iron guard, a growth plate stimulator, a face mask, a waist guard, a neck guard, a bandage, and the like. Such assistive devices remain in close contact with a part of the body and may function to protect the surface of the body or limit the movement of the body.

The present invention provides an auxiliary device that can have a minute electrical effect on the body in addition to its original function with the wearing of the auxiliary device.

The present invention provides an auxiliary device that can have a minute electrical effect on the body by using a metal having different electrical properties, and can have a good effect on pain reduction, skin improvement, growth plate irritation, bacterial inhibition, wound treatment, body care, and the like. .

The present invention provides an auxiliary device capable of performing a desired function by using electrical characteristics between dissimilar metal contacts even without using a separate power source.

The present invention provides an assistive device that can assist in improving the health and function of the body.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary device temporarily worn on the body to affect the minute current of the body, the elastic body is in close contact with the body, partially protrudes in part to contact the body inside the elastic body A first metal contact formed and a second metal contact partially protruded from the other part spaced apart from the one part so as to contact the body inside the elastic body, and an electrical property between the first metal contact and the second metal contact By using the difference is characterized in that it affects the minute current to the wearer's body.

For example, the first and second metal contacts may form a difference in electrical characteristics by using a different type of metal, and the electrical characteristics may change between both metal contacts by the difference in electrical characteristics. Due to the difference in characteristics, minute currents may occur between the metal contacts.

The user may be affected by a minute electric current that cannot be detected through both metal contacts, and even through minute electric currents that cannot be sensed, the user may minutely and continuously stimulate specific points, blood, or meridians in the human body.

For example, when the assistive device is a joint protector, the acupuncture points on the knee may be stimulated so that the user may improve or improve the pain or fatigue of the knee.

If the assistive device is a growth plate stimulator, the acupuncture points around the ankles can stimulate the menstrual blood, and the user can expect the effects of continuous growth plate stimulation.

In addition, when the assistive device is a mask, by stimulating the menstrual blood around the face with a minute current can be expected various effects such as wrinkle improvement, skin aging prevention, wound treatment.

In the present specification, microcurrent refers to a current in the range of several to several hundred microamperes (μA), which is generally referred to as sub-sensory level stimulation. These microcurrent stimuli can be distinguished from other types of electrical stimuli because their currents are much lower in intensity than in the form of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. In addition, in the present invention, the microcurrent is not generated by an external current supply device, but is generated by a metal having different electrical characteristics such as electronegativity, thereby realizing a continuous and almost uniform microcurrent supply.

In contrast to the conventional microcurrent stimulator supplied with a microcurrent from the outside, by contacting a metal with a different electrical characteristics to the body, it is possible to generate a microamperes of microamperes in the body. By specific blood, meridians, and other parts of the body can be used for good effects or therapeutic purposes. Although there is an external microcurrent stimulator, the effects of microcurrents are described in 1) Oh, HJ, Kim, JH, et al., "Effects of microcurrent electrical stimulation on the histological structure of the wound of a rat," Journal of Physical Therapy "The Effect of Microcurrent Stimulation Therapy on Pain and Functional Recovery in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients", The Korean Journal of Physiology, Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2008 , 3) Park, Rae-joon, and Choi, Jun, et al., "Effects of micro-current shoe wear on foot fatigue and pain relief in patients with plantar fasciitis," Korean Journal of Physical Therapy, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2006, , "Effects of micro-current shoe wear on blood flow changes in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis," Korean Journal of Physical Therapy, Vol. 18, No. 3, June 2006, Physics for Ryo Journal Vol. 6, No. 1, it can be seen through the paper, such as 1994.

In the present specification, the metal contact means a metal contact having a predetermined area and provided in a partially inserted form or on the surface of the elastic body, and may be provided in a form or protruded on the surface of the elastic body.

In addition to its original function, the assistive device according to the present invention may provide enhanced effects such as fatigue recovery, pain reduction, skin improvement, anti-aging, growth plate irritation, bacterial suppression, wound healing, vision recovery, obesity treatment, etc. by giving a minute electrical influence on the body in addition to the original function. It may be. This is to use a metal with different electrical properties, it can be a small influence on the existing electrical flow in the body or to form a new flow can have a good effect on the body.

The auxiliary apparatus according to the present invention can continuously maintain the influence of the micro current even without using a separate power source, and can perform the intended function by stimulating blood or meridians with different metal contacts.

1 is a view of a mask according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the metal contact structure of FIG. 1.
3 and 4 are cross-sectional views illustrating a metal contact structure according to another embodiment of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For reference, the same numbers in this description refer to substantially the same elements and can be described with reference to the contents described in the other drawings under these rules, and the contents which are judged to be obvious to the person skilled in the art or repeated can be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a knee protector as an auxiliary device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear exploded perspective view of the knee protector of FIG.

1 and 2, the auxiliary device 100 using the microcurrent is a kind of knee protector, which includes a guard body 110 including an outer shell 116 and an endothelial 118. As the elastic body, a first metal contact 140 and a second metal contact 145 are provided. Guard body 110 is provided corresponding to the knee shape, the outer shell 116 may be provided with a band for fixing.

Endothelial 118 of the guard body 110 is formed of an elastic material such as silicon, it may be provided as an elastic body. In the present embodiment, the outer shell 116 and the inner shell 118 are formed of different materials, but in some cases, both the outer shell and the inner shell may be formed of an elastic material such as silicon.

According to the present exemplary embodiment, the first metal contact 140 and the second metal contact 145 may be formed on an inner surface of the endothelium 118 and may be formed on a portion capable of maintaining contact with the body. The first metal contact 140 and the second metal contact 145 may correspond to the acupuncture points of the knee, and may be located exactly or adjacent to the acupuncture points where the acupuncture points are located. In addition, the first metal contact 140 and the second metal contact 145 may directly contact the skin at or near the exact location where the blood spot is located, but may be spaced apart from each other at a close distance. This can be variously adjusted for the purpose of adjusting the allowable range and intensity.

The metal material for the first metal contact 140 and the second metal contact 145 may be used as a material having an unequal electrical characteristic such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, or stainless steel, It may be provided in various combinations such as aluminum, silver-aluminum, gold-stainless steel, silver-stainless steel, gold-copper and other materials not harmful to human body but high electric conductivity .

Since the first metal contact 140 and the second metal contact 145 are spaced apart from each other without forming a unitary body, the wearer can expect the effects of pain relief, fatigue improvement, etc. by using micro-stimulation of the menstrual blood. . In addition, since it is finely formed in the size of several to several hundred micro amperes (μA) due to differences in electric conduction and other potentials, the body can easily adapt to changes, and the generation of such micro currents is hardly detectable by the human body It can last almost permanently as a low number.

3 is a cross-sectional view for describing the metal contact structure of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are cross-sectional views for explaining the metal contact structure according to another embodiment of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the endothelium 118 may be formed of an elastic material such as silicon, and the mounting groove 112 and the metal contact 140 for partially accommodating the metal contact 140 to the inner surface of the endothelium 118. ) May further include a fixing protrusion (114) for securely fixing. The metal contact 140 may be formed in a hemispherical shape as shown, but may be formed in various shapes such as a spherical shape and a button shape.

For reference, although the first metal contact 140 is mainly described in FIG. 3, the same structure may be applied to the second metal contact 145 in the same manner, and repeated descriptions and effects may be omitted.

The mounting groove 112 may be formed to correspond to the outer shape of the metal contact 140, and may be formed in a shape corresponding to a portion of the metal contact 140 protruding to the inner surface of the endothelium 118. In addition, in order to prevent the metal contact 140 from deviating from the mounting groove 112, a fixing protrusion 114 may be formed at an inner center of the mounting groove 112, corresponding to the fixing protrusion 114. The groove 142 may be further formed in the metal contact 140.

Various methods and structures can be used to secure the metal contacts to the endothelial or elastic body. For example, a metal contact may be attached using an adhesive that is harmless to a human body, and a metal contact may be formed by applying and curing a material mixed with metal to an elastic body.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the mounting holes are formed in a circular or cross shape in the elastic body 210, and button-shaped metal contacts 240 and 245 having a narrow waist that can be fixed to the mounting holes are inserted. Can be fixed. In addition, as shown in Figure 5, it may be fixed to the mounting hole using the dumbbell-shaped metal contacts (340, 345).

Referring to FIG. 6, an insert 412 having a female thread is formed in the elastic body 410 to correspond to positions of the first and second metal contacts 440 and 445, and the first and second metal contacts 440, 445 may be provided with a male screw corresponding to the insert 412. The metal contacts 440 and 445 may be coupled to the elastic body 410 by a screw coupling method.

7 is a perspective view of a growth plate stimulation apparatus as an auxiliary device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the growth plate stimulator may include an elastic body 510 made of an elastic material, and the elastic body 510 may be provided in a shape for receiving an Achilles tendon portion of the ankle. The elastic body 510 may be provided with quick contacts 540 and 545 that may contact both sides of the ankle, and the metal contacts 540 and 545 may be provided through the structures and methods of FIGS. 3 to 6 described above. have.

After the user closely adheres the growth plate stimulator to the ankle, when the user wears socks or the like, the elastic body 510 may be closely adhered around the ankle.

8 is a perspective view of a mask as an aid according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the mask may include an elastic body 610 corresponding to the face of the face made of silicon, and the elastic body 610 may be provided to cover all or part of the face. The elastic body 610 may be provided with a quick contact (640, 645) corresponding to the point that can contact the acupuncture points on the face, such as pupil blood located on both sides of the eye, the metal contacts (640, 645) described above It can be provided through the structure and method of FIGS.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It can be understood that

100: knee protector 110: protector body
140, 145: first metal contact, second metal contact

Claims (9)

In an auxiliary device that is temporarily worn on the body and affects the minute electric current of the body,
An elastic body in close contact with the body;
A first metal contact formed to partially protrude from the elastic body to contact the body; And
And a second metal contact formed to partially protrude from the other part spaced apart from the one part so as to contact the body inside the elastic body.
And assisting the wearer's body with a small current by using a difference in electrical characteristics between the first metal contact and the second metal contact. The method of claim 1,
The elastic body includes a plurality of mounting grooves formed on the inner surface, wherein the first and second metal contacts are partially inserted into the mounting groove. The method of claim 2,
Fixing protrusions are formed in the center of the mounting groove, the first and second metal contacts corresponding to the fixing projections, characterized in that it comprises a fixing groove. The method of claim 1,
And the elastic body includes mounting holes corresponding to positions of the first and second metal contacts, and wherein the first and second metal contacts have a narrow waist corresponding to the mounting holes. The method of claim 1,
And the elastic body includes an insert having a female thread corresponding to a position of the first and second metal contacts, and wherein the first and second metal contacts have a male thread corresponding to the insert. The method of claim 1,
And the elastic body is provided in a shape for receiving a joint. The method of claim 1,
And the elastic body is provided in a shape for receiving a heel. The method of claim 1,
And the elastic body is provided in a shape covering the face. The method of claim 1,
At least one of the first and second metal contacts is provided using gold, silver, copper, aluminum or stainless steel.

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