KR20160022951A - Dermatological disease curer using ultraviolet light emitting diode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for treating skin diseases by using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode. More specifically, the device comprises: a light emitting unit (20) for irradiating light having the energy of 5 mW/cm^2; and a control unit (30) for controlling the temperature of the light emitting unit (20). The light emitting unit (20) includes: a light emitting diode (210) for emitting ultraviolet rays (L) having a wavelength; a substrate (211) arranged with the light emitting diode (210); and a Peltier device (230) for cooling the heat generated from the light emitting diode (210). The treatment device of the present invention is capable of continuously irradiating a skin region, and treating skin diseases with the reduced side effects, by stably activating and regenerating skin cells with expressed achromoderma and skin lesion.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a skin disease treating apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode,

The present invention relates to a skin disease treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode.

The photochemical action is a biochemical reaction promoted by light. Typically, the carbon assimilation of a plant is best known. However, the irradiation of a predetermined light to an animal or a human body activates physiological action of the cell or improves regenerative power It is known.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In a conventional medical apparatus using light, a method of irradiating a human body with laser light, such as Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1348426 (published on April 01, 2019), is known. For example, a semiconductor laser including a material such as GaAs, GaAlAs, and InGaAlP is used to form a low-power laser beam (for example, a laser beam having a wavelength of about 600 nanometers And low-level laser therapy. The use of light of this wavelength range is generally preferred because light having a wavelength of about 600 nanometers or more and less than about 700 nanometers is well absorbed by hemoglobin and light having a wavelength of about 1000 nanometers is well absorbed by fat or water , And may be effective in activating relevant cell sites appropriately.

Recently, a method of using a fluorescent lamp that emits light of a short wavelength has been attempted in order to treat vitiligo, one of skin diseases. However, when irradiating light of a short wavelength with a fluorescent lamp, skin cells are abnormally activated, thereby causing skin cancer. In addition, there is a limit to the development of a specific therapeutic method for treating skin diseases while activating and regenerating skin cells expressing skin lesions such as alveoli, psoriasis, atopy and the like to an appropriate level.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the previously proposed methods, and it has been proposed to use a light emitting diode which emits ultraviolet rays belonging to a UV-B wavelength band of 305 nm or more and 315 nm or less, The temperature of the light emitting diode is kept at 25 degrees Celsius or more and 35 degrees Celsius or less by using the Peltier device so that the skin can be continuously irradiated with the appropriate time, It is an object of the present invention to provide a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode which is capable of stably activating and regenerating skin cells in which at least one skin lesion of atopy is expressed and thereby treating skin diseases with less side effects.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the ultraviolet light is concentrated on the affected part so that light energy of not less than 50 mJ and not more than 3 J is accumulated on the affected part where skin lesions of any one of alveoli, psoriasis, It is another object of the present invention to provide a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode which can improve the therapeutic effect according to the accumulation of time so as to be suitable.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode,

A light emitting portion for emitting light having an energy of 5 mW / cm 2; And

And a control unit for controlling the temperature of the light emitting unit,

The light-

A light emitting diode emitting ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 305 nanometers or more and 315 nanometers or less;

A substrate on which the light emitting diode is disposed; And

And a Peltier element disposed adjacent to the substrate and cooling the heat generated from the light emitting diode.

Preferably, the control unit includes:

The light emitting diode and the Peltier element may be controlled to maintain the temperature of the light emitting diode at 25 degrees Celsius or more and 35 degrees Celsius or less.

Preferably,

And a heat dissipating member disposed adjacent to the substrate and the Peltier element, for dispersing heat generated from the light emitting diode.

Preferably, the control unit includes:

And a timer for controlling the ON / OFF operation of the light emitting diode according to a preset irradiation time.

Preferably,

The ultraviolet light may be irradiated from the light emitting portion at an irradiation angle of 20 degrees or more and 30 degrees or less.

Preferably,

A plurality of light emitting portions are sequentially connected to one another to form light emitting surfaces having different inclination angles with respect to the exposed skin surface,

The light emitting diodes are arranged in a matrix form on the substrate,

And ultraviolet rays emitted from the light emitting surfaces may be concentrated on the affected part of the skin surface.

Preferably,

The light emitting unit may be configured to irradiate the ultraviolet ray to the lesion in which at least one lesion of the alveoli, psoriasis, and atopy is exposed, and to irradiate light energy of 50 mJ or more and 3 J or less cumulatively.

According to the skin disease treatment apparatus using the ultraviolet light emitting diode proposed in the present invention, a light emitting diode emitting ultraviolet rays belonging to a UV-B wavelength band of 305 nm or more and 315 nm or less is used to emit light with a light energy of 5 mW / By keeping the temperature of the light emitting diode at 25 degrees Celsius or more and 35 degrees Celsius or less by using the Peltier device, it is possible to continuously irradiate the skin region in an appropriate time, Can stably activate and regenerate the skin cells in which the skin lesions of the present invention are expressed. Thus, it is possible to treat skin diseases with less side effects.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the ultraviolet light is concentrated on the affected part so that light energy of not less than 50 mJ and not more than 3 J is accumulated on the affected part where skin lesions of any one of alveoli, psoriasis, It is possible to improve the therapeutic effect according to the accumulation of time so as to be suitable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a skin disease treatment device using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
[0001] The present invention relates to an ultraviolet light emitting diode,
3 is a view illustrating a light emitting unit of a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating a state in which light is irradiated using a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a skin lesion treated using a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, 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 same or similar reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for portions having similar functions and functions.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . Also, to "include" an element means that it may include other elements, rather than excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a block diagram of a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a skin disease treatment apparatus 10 using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a light emitting unit 20 and a control unit 30. The light emitting portion 20 may include a light emitting diode 210, a substrate on which the light emitting diode 210 is disposed, and a Peltier element 230 disposed adjacent to the substrate 210, And may further comprise members 220 and 240. The control unit 30 may be configured to include a timer 310. In the light emitting diode 210, ultraviolet rays in the UV-B wavelength range can be irradiated. Hereinafter, each component of the skin disease treatment apparatus using the ultraviolet light emitting diode according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The light emitting diode 210 may be configured to emit light in the ultraviolet wavelength range. For example, the light emitting diode 210 may be configured to emit ultraviolet radiation at UV-B wavelengths of about 305 nanometers (nm) or greater and about 315 nanometers (nm) or less. Ultraviolet rays having such a wavelength can activate cells of the affected part of skin disease, such as whitehead, psoriasis or atopy, or improve regenerative power. The light emitting portion 20 may be provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes 210 that emit ultraviolet rays of such a wavelength range. For example, a plurality of light emitting diodes 210 may be arranged in a matrix form in the light emitting portion 20. [ For example, the light emitting unit 20 may be provided with 2 x 2 or 3 x 3 light emitting diodes 210.

When the Peltier element 230 is electrically connected, the Peltier element 230 is a device that generates heat at one contact point, increases its temperature, absorbs heat at the other contact points, and cools the temperature. In order to absorb heat generated from the LED 210, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > substrate < / RTI >

The heat dissipating members 220 and 240 may be disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode 210 and the Peltier element 230. The heat dissipating members 220 and 240 may include, for example, a heat sink, a fan, a cooling pad, and the like. The heat dissipating members 220 and 240 may be configured to directly heat the heat of the light emitting diode 210 or may be configured to dissipate heat generated from the Peltier element 230. [

The control unit 30 is electrically connected to the light emitting diode 210 and the Peltier device 230 to control the operation of the light emitting diode 210 and the Peltier device 230. If desired, the control unit 30 may be configured to further control the electrical operation of the heat dissipating members 220 and 240. [ The control unit 30 may include an operation unit including, for example, a microcomputer, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an application processor (AP), and the like and a memory associated therewith.

The timer 310 counts and controls the electrical operation time of the light emitting diode 210 and the Peltier element 230 through the control unit 30 and may be a hardware circuit included in the control unit 30, 30, an algorithm execution module implemented in software, or a combination thereof. The timer 310 may be configured to control an on / off operation of the light emitting diode 210 according to a predetermined irradiation time.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for treating a skin disease using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for treating a skin disease using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 30 may be embedded in a predetermined main body. In this case, the main body may further include input / output means for inputting a control command to the control unit 30 and displaying an output corresponding thereto. For example, it can be configured to operate a control command of the control unit 30 through a touch screen included in the main body. The control unit 30 may be electrically connected to the light emitting unit 20 through the connection wiring included in the fixing unit 50. [ However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the light emitting unit 20 and the control unit 30 may have a small size And may be configured to be interconnected.

3, the light emitting portion 20 may include a substrate 211, a light emitting diode 210, a Peltier element 230, a first heat radiation member 220, and a second heat radiation member 240 have. The substrate 211 is a part in which a predetermined circuit such as a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible circuit board and the like is implemented and a light emitting diode 210 is disposed. A plurality of light emitting diodes 210 may be arranged on the substrate 211, for example, in a matrix form. For example, the light emitting diodes 210 may be arranged in two or three along the first direction D1. The light emitting diode 210 may be configured to emit ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 305 nanometers or more and about 315 nanometers or less.

The Peltier element 230 may be disposed adjacent to the substrate 211. For example, the Peltier element 230 may be disposed on the back surface of the substrate 211. [ The Peltier element 230 absorbs heat generated from the light emitting diode 210 and can cool the ambient temperature of the light emitting diode 210. For example, the Peltier element 230 may be configured such that the ambient temperature of the light emitting diode 210 is maintained at about 25 degrees Celsius or more and about 35 degrees Celsius or less. Thus, by keeping the ambient temperature of the light emitting diode 210 constant by the Peltier element 230, it is possible to prevent the light emitting diode 210 from being damaged by overheating to, for example, about 55 degrees Celsius or more. 3, a plurality of Peltier elements 230 are arranged so as to correspond to the respective light emitting diodes 210. However, the Peltier elements 230 are superimposed on the plurality of light emitting diodes 210, And may also be configured to cool the heat generated from the plurality of light emitting diodes 210 together.

The first heat radiation member 220 may be disposed adjacent to the Peltier element 230 and the substrate 211. For example, the first heat-radiating member 220 may be disposed between the plurality of Peltier elements 230 at the back surface of the substrate 211. For example, the first heat-radiating member 220 may include a cooling pad.

The second heat radiation member 240 may be disposed adjacent to the Peltier element 230 and the first heat radiation member 220. For example, the second radiation member 240 may include a heat sink, a cooling fan, and the like to effectively dissipate the heat generated from the Peltier element 230.

4 is a view showing a state where light is irradiated using a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, the light emitted from the light emitting diode 210 included in the light emitting portion 20 may be irradiated so as to have a predetermined irradiation angle (A). For example, the ultraviolet light emitted from the light emitting diode 210 may be irradiated at an irradiation angle A of about 20 degrees or more and about 30 degrees or less. As described above, since the irradiation angle A of the ultraviolet rays is relatively narrow, the phototherapy effect on the skin surface 60 can be improved.

On the other hand, the ultraviolet light emitted from the light emitting portion 20 can be irradiated at an energy of about 5 mW / cm 2. The ultraviolet light emitted from the light emitting portion 20 may be irradiated so that light energy of about 50 mJ or more and about 3 J or less is accumulated on the skin surface 60 according to the setting of the timer 310. As such, by being irradiated for a predetermined time such that ultraviolet rays having a light energy of about 5 mW / cm 2 and having a wavelength of about 305 nm or more and about 315 nm or less are accumulated at about 50 mJ or more and about 3 J or less, , Psoriasis and atopy can be safely treated.

5 is a view illustrating a skin lesion treated using a skin disease treatment apparatus using an ultraviolet light emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5, the light emitting unit 20 can change the direction three-dimensionally such as up and down, left and right, and irradiate the ultraviolet light L so that the light emitting surface LS is concentrated on the affected portion 61. [ For example, when the alveoli, psoriasis, atopy and the like are relatively broadly expressed on the skin surface 60, a large area of the lesion portion 61 is uniformly covered and accumulated to about 50 mJ or more and about 3 J or less An ultraviolet ray (L) having a wavelength of about 305 nanometers or more and about 315 nanometers or less can be irradiated so that light energy can be irradiated.

As described above, according to the skin disease treatment apparatus using the ultraviolet light emitting diode proposed in the present invention, the light emitting diode 210 emitting ultraviolet rays (L) belonging to the UV-B wavelength band of 305 nm or more and 315 nm or less, The temperature of the light emitting diode 210 is maintained at 25 degrees Celsius or more and 35 degrees Celsius or less by using the Peltier element 230 to irradiate the skin 60 with a light energy of 5 mW / , It is possible to stably activate and regenerate skin cells expressing any skin lesion of alveoli, psoriasis and atopic skin, thereby treating skin diseases with less side effects.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the ultraviolet light L is concentrated on the affected part so that light energy of not less than 50 mJ and not more than 3 J is accumulated on the affected part 61 in which skin lesions of any one of alveoli, psoriasis, It is possible to improve the therapeutic effect according to the time accumulation so as to be suitable for each affected part.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics and scope of the invention.

10: Skin disease treatment device according to one embodiment of the present invention
20: light emitting unit 30:
40: connection part 50:
60: Skin surface 61:
210: light emitting diode 211: substrate
220, 240: heat radiation member 230: Peltier element
310: Timer

Claims (7)

As a skin disease treatment apparatus,
A light emitting portion 20 for emitting light having an energy of 5 mW / cm 2; And
And a control unit (30) for controlling the temperature of the light emitting unit (20)
The light emitting unit 20 includes:
A light emitting diode 210 emitting an ultraviolet ray (L) having a wavelength of 305 nanometers or more and 315 nanometers or less;
A substrate 211 on which the light emitting diode 210 is disposed; And
And a Peltier element (230) disposed adjacent to the substrate (211) and cooling the heat generated from the light emitting diode (210).
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (30)
Wherein the light emitting diode (210) and the Peltier element (230) are controlled to maintain the temperature of the light emitting diode (210) at 25 degrees Celsius or more and 35 degrees Celsius or less.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a heat dissipating member (220, 240) disposed adjacent to the substrate (211) and the Peltier element (230) for dispersing heat generated from the light emitting diode (210) Used skin disease treatment device.
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (30)
And a timer (310) for controlling the on / off operation of the light emitting diode (210) according to a preset irradiation time.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the ultraviolet light (L) is irradiated from the light emitting part (20) to have an irradiation angle of 20 degrees or more and 30 degrees or less.
The method according to claim 1,
A plurality of light emitting portions 20 are sequentially connected to each other to form light emitting surfaces LS having different inclination angles with respect to the exposed skin surface 60,
In each light emitting portion 20, the light emitting diodes 210 are arranged in a matrix form on the substrate 211,
Wherein the ultraviolet light L emitted from the light emitting surfaces LS is concentrated on a ring portion 61 of the skin surface 60. [
The method according to claim 1,
The light emitting unit 20 irradiates the ultraviolet light L to the lesion portion 61 in which lesions of at least one of alveoli, psoriasis, and atopic lesions are exposed, cumulatively irradiates light energy of 50 mJ or more and 3 J or less Wherein the ultraviolet light emitting diode is used for a skin disease treatment.

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