KR20140132999A - Handpiece with function of resolving fat - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a handpiece for lipolysis, which can secure a lipolysis effect by a process of indirectly cooling the skin adsorbed into a suction-type handpiece in a lipolysis procedure to induce necrosis of adipose tissue. The handpiece for lipolysis according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a suction housing having a space to suck the skin and hold the same; a suction module providing suction pressure to the suction housing; and an indirect cooling module indirectly cooling the skin sucked by the suction module.

Description

[0001] HANDPIECE WITH FUNCTION OF RESOLVING FAT [0002]

The present invention relates to a handpiece for decomposing fat, and more particularly, to a handpiece for fat decomposition which is capable of securing the fat decomposition effect by inducing fat tissue necrosis by indirectly cooling the skin adsorbed into the inhalable handpiece during the fat decomposition procedure To a handpiece for disassembly.

Due to the westernization of diet in recent years, the obesity population is steadily increasing. It has become more serious in recent years, such as the loss of self - confidence and the loss of social life or becoming one of the biggest causes of adult diseases.

There are many causes of obesity, but the most important factor is the excessive fat accumulation in the body. This fat is linked to obesity, and it becomes high in the liver, blood vessels, and blood, and becomes a symptom of fatty liver, arteriosclerosis, and hyperlipemia.

Generally, there is fat tissue under the dermis and epidermis of the skin. Subcutaneous fat, which occupies most of the fat tissue, is divided into a shallow fat layer and a deep fat layer. Among them, the deep fat layer is located between the subcutaneous fat and the fascia in the abdominal waist buttocks and the fascia, and forms a deep fat compartment.

On the other hand, when the skin bulges exponentially due to excessive local fat accumulation, it can improve the skin appearance by removing the lipid-rich fat layer.

As a noninvasive method to reduce the subcutaneous fat layer or fatty tissue introduced to date, there is a method of applying heat to the subcutaneous lipid hypercellular region using high frequency light or the like.

Another method is to induce natural necrosis of adipocytes by the principle of selectively destroying only adipocytes without damaging tissues such as epidermis and nerves through direct cooling. This is called cryolipolysis.

However, in the case of a handpiece that induces natural necrosis of adipocytes through direct cooling, the suction portion is a suction type handpiece having a rectangular cross-section as described above, and a cooling plate is provided through both sides having a relatively long length there was.

However, if the skin adsorbed to the inside of the handpiece comes into direct contact with the cooling plate to cause a cooling action, skin damage may be caused, and if there is a serious risk, a frost may be generated.

A related prior art is Korean Patent No. 1055334 (issued on Aug. 8, 2011), which discloses a technique relating to a fat decomposition apparatus having an excellent decomposition effect of fatty tissue.

The present invention provides a hand piece for fat decomposition which can indirectly cool skin adsorbed into a suction type handpiece during fat decomposition procedure.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned here can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a handpiece for fat decomposition, comprising: a suction housing having a space for sucking and receiving skin; A suction module for providing a suction pressure to the suction housing; And an indirect cooling module indirectly cooling the skin inhaled by the suction module.

The indirect cooling module includes: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by cooling oil cooled by the cooling plate.

The indirect cooling module may further include: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube disposed inside the suction housing and in contact with the skin as compared to the cooling plate, the cooling tube being capable of embedding a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate.

The indirect cooling module may further include: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube for allowing the skin to be cooled by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate, the cooling tube having a shape surrounded by an inner wall surface of the suction housing.

The indirect cooling module may further include: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube for allowing the skin to be cooled by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate, wherein the cooling plate and the cooling tube are provided at least one for each section of the interior of the suction housing, Can be independently driven for cooling.

The indirect cooling module may further include: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube for allowing the skin to be cooled by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate, wherein the cooling tube is made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Teflon , Acryl, and urethane. [0027] As shown in FIG.

The indirect cooling module may further include: a cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate, wherein the cooling fluid comprises water or an inert gas.

The suction housing may have a cup shape in which the remaining area except the lower surface on which the skin is sucked is closed.

And the suction module includes: a suction line connected to the suction housing; And a suction pump provided on the suction line.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lipolysis effect can be ensured by inducing fat tissue necrosis by indirectly cooling the skin adsorbed to the inside of the suction type handpiece during the fat decomposition procedure.

Particularly, the indirect cooling type cooling tube filled with the cooling fluid is brought into contact with the skin by leaving the structure in which the cooling plate does not directly touch the skin, and thus the risk of skin damage and frost can be prevented in advance. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of side effects and improve the satisfaction of the procedure.

1 is a perspective view of a hand disassembly for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below. FIG.
3 is a conceptual view briefly showing an arrangement shape of a cooling module provided in a suction housing in a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating one example of indirect cooling using a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining another example in which indirect cooling is performed using a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 6 is an operating state diagram showing a state where the inhaled fat is indirectly cooled by using the hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a fat decomposition apparatus having a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a side view schematically showing a fat decomposition apparatus having a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or preliminary meaning and the inventor shall appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best explain its invention It should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from above.

Referring to FIG. 1, the illustrated fat splitting handpiece 100 includes a suction housing 110, an indirect cooling module 120, and a suction module 130.

The suction housing 110 is a member that sucks and absorbs the skin into a concave space provided inside when performing the fat decomposition procedure. This can be referred to as a probe.

The bottom surface of the suction housing 110 may have a rounded shape to facilitate contact with the skin to be treated, and may have a biocompatible material.

In addition, the suction housing 110 may be provided as a flexible material so as to achieve a mutually effective close contact state corresponding to an unspecified curved shape of the skin.

In particular, the suction housing 110 may have a cup shape in which the remaining area except for the lower surface is formed in a closed form. However, the present invention is not limited to such a shape, and the shape shown may vary slightly depending on various embodiments.

The indirect cooling module 120 is configured to cool the skin sucked into the suction housing. Particularly, the indirect cooling module 120 cools the skin sucked into the inside of the suction housing directly, without contacting the cooling plate directly.

This can prevent skin damage or frostbite risk, which can be caused by sudden cooling.

The suction module 130 sucks the skin into the inside of the suction housing.

The suction module 130 pulls up the skin that is in close contact with the lower surface of the suction housing 110 toward the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110 to enable the cooling module 120 to effectively cool the fatty tissue in the skin . As a specific example, it may include a suction line (133 in FIG. 6) and a suction pump (131 in FIG. 6).

The fat decomposing hand piece 100 including this detailed configuration is connected to the main body (201 of Fig. 7) of the fat decomposing device by a cable (C). A description thereof will be given later with reference to Figs. 7 and 8. Fig.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the indirect cooling module 120 includes a cooling plate 121 including an RF thermoelectric electrode that responds to an RF signal output from a high frequency generator, a cooling plate 121 contacting the cooling plate, (Not shown).

The cooling plate 121 may be composed of an n-type thermoelectric semiconductor and a p-type thermoelectric semiconductor as is conventionally known.

More specifically, the n-type thermoelectric semiconductor and the p-type thermoelectric semiconductor can be electrically connected in series and thermally connected in parallel.

According to this structure, when power is supplied to the cooling plate 121, an endothermic action occurs in the n-type thermoelectric semiconductor, and a heat radiating action occurs in the p-type thermoelectric semiconductor. This is called the Peltier effect.

The cooling plate 121 uses the Peltier effect, and cools the skin (particularly the fat tissue) to be treated to a set temperature in accordance with a change in polarity of the power source.

However, when the cooling plate 121 is directly brought into contact with the skin, the skin (particularly, the skin) may be damaged due to a rapid temperature change due to electrical abrupt change, or a skin injury such as a frost may occur.

In order to prevent this, in the case of the handpiece for fat decomposition 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a cooling tube 123 is further provided at a portion in contact with the skin inhaled into the suction housing 110.

The cooling tube 123 may be made of at least one of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Teflon, acryl, and urethane.

Inside the cooling tube 123, a cooling fluid is embedded. The cooling fluid may comprise water or an inert gas.

3 is a conceptual view briefly showing only a configuration of a cooling module provided in a suction housing in a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the cooling tube 123 is in contact with the cooling plate 121 at its outer surface, and is disposed around the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110 so that the inner surface is in direct contact with the skin.

Although not shown separately, a cooling fluid is accommodated in the sealed inner space between the inner and outer surfaces of the cooling tube 123.

First, the cooling fluid in the cooling tube 123, which is in contact with the cooling plate 121, is cooled to a predetermined temperature due to the heat exchange action with the cooling plate, It is cooled at a relatively slow rate.

As a result, it is possible to directly prevent the risk of damages to the skin, frost, etc., which are in direct contact with the cooling tube 121.

The cooling module 120 composed of the cooling plate 121 and the cooling tube 123 may be provided in a single shape or a plurality of divided shapes along the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating one example of indirect cooling using a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, a cooling module 120 having a single configuration can be disposed around the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110.

Particularly, the cooling plate 121 is disposed on the surface facing the long side of the suction housing 110.

The cooling tube 123 is disposed in a single body around the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110 and accommodates the cooling fluid into the closed inner space of the cooling tube 123.

Accordingly, only the cooling tube 123 directly contacts the skin sucked into the inner space of the absorption housing 110, that is, the absorption space, so that indirect cooling can be performed.

5 is a sectional view for explaining another example of indirect cooling using a hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike FIG. 4, the cooling module shown in FIG. 5 is provided in a plurality of divided shapes along the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110. FIG.

That is, a plurality of cooling plates 121a, 121b, 121c, 121d, 121e, and 121f are disposed by dividing the inner wall surface of the suction housing 110 into zones, and a plurality of cooling tubes 123a, 123b , 123c, 123d, 123e, and 123f, respectively.

According to such a structure, by separately controlling the cooling drive of each cooling plate, indirect cooling of the skin through the plurality of cooling tubes contacting the cooling plate can be performed independently for each divided area.

In addition, although not shown separately, by providing a temperature sensor (160 in FIG. 6) in each cooling plate or cooling tube, it is possible to detect the temperature to be cooled in real time and to perform feedback control to a predetermined cooling temperature.

FIG. 6 is an operational state diagram illustrating a state in which the inhaled fat is indirectly cooled using the hand piece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the fat decomposition handpiece 100 sucks the skin to be treated into the inner housing space of the suction housing 110 by the vacuum suction action of the suction module 130.

The suction module 130 includes a suction line 133 connected to the suction housing and a suction pump 131 provided on the suction line.

The skin to be treated is formed from the outer surface in the order of the epidermis 10, the dermis 20, the fatty tissue 30 and the muscle 40 formed in the innermost portion. The suction module 130 The skin 10, the dermis 20 and the fatty tissue 30 are sucked into the inside of the skin 10.

As the cooling plate 121 disposed in the suction housing 110 is cooled to a predetermined temperature, the temperature of the cooling fluid in the cooling tube 123 in contact with the cooling plate 121 is gradually cooled to a predetermined temperature.

The cooling action of the cooling tube 123 also indirectly cools the skin in contact therewith. As a result, only the adipose tissue 30 is selectively decomposed without damaging the tissues such as the epidermis 10 and the like.

The cooling plate 121 or the cooling tube 123 may be provided with a temperature sensor 160. As the real-time cooling temperature is quickly and precisely measured, the cooling temperature suitable for the purpose of the treatment can be maintained.

Meanwhile, a cooling fluid supply unit 170 may be further provided for supplying or replacing the cooling fluid accommodated in the cooling tube 123.

The indirect cooling function of the cooling tube 123 can maximize the decomposition effect of the fatty tissue 30 in the skin, but it can prevent damage to the skin subjected to the procedure and prevent the risk of frostbite. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of side effects after the procedure, thereby improving the satisfaction of the practitioner and the procedure subject.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a fat decomposition apparatus having a handpiece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a fat decomposition apparatus having a handpiece for fat decomposition according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side view schematically showing the device.

As shown, the fat decomposition apparatus 200 corresponds to a medical instrument provided for the purpose of fat decomposition surgery, including the fat decomposition handpiece 100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

The main body 201 of the fat decomposition apparatus 200 is connected to the fat decomposing handpiece 100 through a cable. For the sake of user's convenience, a handle 203 is provided at an upper end of the main body 201, A wheel 205 is provided.

A monitoring means 207 for visually displaying the procedure information is provided in front of the main body 201. A plurality of operation indicator lamps 209 for indicating the operation state of the apparatus are provided under the monitoring means 207 .

Referring to FIG. 8, it is possible to easily confirm that a plurality of fat decomposing handpieces 100 and 100 ', each of which can be independently driven, are provided through separate cables in the illustrated lipolysis apparatus 200.

Especially, among the handpieces for fat decomposition, the handpieces not described may be plate type handpieces, not the above-described suction type handpieces, which can be used for the fat decomposition of the operation parts such as arms and legs.

A plurality of air discharge holes 211 may be formed in the side surface of the main body 201.

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the lipolysis effect can be secured by indirect cooling the skin adsorbed into the suction type handpiece during the fat dissolving procedure to induce fat tissue necrosis.

Particularly, the indirect cooling type cooling tube filled with the cooling fluid is brought into contact with the skin by leaving the structure in which the cooling plate does not directly touch the skin, and thus the risk of skin damage and frost can be prevented in advance. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of side effects and improve the satisfaction of the procedure.

As described above, the hand piece for fat decomposition according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention will be indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing detailed description. It is intended that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

100: Fat decomposition handpiece
110: Suction housing
120: Indirect cooling module
121 (121a, 121b, 121c, 121d, 121e, 121f)
123 (123a, 123b, 123c, 123d, 123e, 123f): cooling tube
130: Suction module
131: Suction pump 133: Suction line
150:
160: Temperature sensor
170: Cooling fluid supply part
200: fat decomposition device
201: main body 203: handle
205: Wheel 207: Monitoring means
209: Operation indicator lamp 211: Air discharge hole

Claims (9)

A suction housing having a space for sucking and receiving the skin;
A suction module for providing a suction pressure to the suction housing; And
And an indirect cooling module that indirectly cools the skin inhaled by the suction module.
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by cooling oil cooled by the cooling plate.
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube disposed inside the suction housing to make contact with the skin as compared to the cooling plate,
Wherein the cooling tube contains a cooling fluid that is cooled by the cooling plate.
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate,
Wherein the cooling tube has a shape surrounded by an inner wall surface of the suction housing.
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate,
Wherein at least one of the cooling plate and the cooling tube is provided for each section of the interior of the suction housing, and the cooling plate and the cooling tube are independently cooled driven for the divided section.
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate,
The cooling tube is made of at least one of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Teflon, acryl, .
The method according to claim 1,
In the indirect cooling module,
A cooling plate coupled to the suction housing; And
And a cooling tube for cooling the skin by a cooling fluid cooled by the cooling plate,
Wherein the cooling fluid comprises water or an inert gas.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the suction housing has a cup shape in which the remaining area except the lower surface on which the skin is sucked is formed in a closed cup shape.
The method according to claim 1,
The suction module includes:
A suction line connected to the suction housing; And
And a suction pump provided on the suction line.

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