KR20160041129A - Skin Adhesive Low Level Light Therapy Device System Based on PAMS Technology using Mobile Communication Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a skin adhesive low level light therapy (LLLT) device system based on a photo-activated modulation of smooth muscle (PAMS) using a mobile communication device. The skin adhesive low level light therapy device is attached to a specific skin of the human body by using a medical double-sided tape to emit and irradiate visible light for a predetermined time and induce secretion of bioactive substances such as nitric oxide from human organs and tissues connected to the skin to which light is irradiated through peripheral nerves. A charged state of a battery built in the skin adhesive LLLT device and an operation state of the skin adhesive LLLT device are capable of being monitored and controlled in real time by using the mobile communication device. The skin adhesive LLLT device may be easily used anytime and anywhere to secrete the bioactive substances such as nitric oxide from the specific organs and tissues of the human body and wirelessly conveniently monitor or control information of the charged state of the built-in battery and the operation state of the device in real time by using the mobile communication device without attaching a separate display device.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a skin adhesive low power light beam irradiation system based on Palms technology using a mobile communication device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a low power light beam irradiator system, and more particularly, to a system and a method for modulating light intensity based on Photo-Activated Modulation of Smooth Muscle (PAMS) technology known as a human smooth muscle modulation technique through photo activation, It attaches to a specific skin of human body and emits visible light for a predetermined time and induces the secretion of physiologically active substance such as Nitric Oxide in the internal organs or tissues of the human body connected with the peripheral nerve by the irradiation of light To a skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator system capable of real-time monitoring and controlling wirelessly using a mobile communication device a charged state of a battery built in a skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator and an operating state of the skin-

Generally, a low-level light therapy (LLLT) is a device used for managing the skin or preventing or treating various diseases by irradiating visible light with an energy density of less than 2 W / cm 2 for a certain period of time .

It is known that the low - power beam irradiator affects tissue microcirculation and also affects peripheral blood flow. In addition, it is known that there are effects such as cell division promoting effect, cell activation effect, immune cell effect, anti-inflammatory effect, and pain improvement.

PAMS technology, known as the smooth muscle modulation technique of the human body through light activation, attaches a skin-sticking low-power light emitter that emits visible light to a specific skin of a human body and irradiates visible light of a specific wavelength band for a certain period of time, (SGC) enzyme through the induction of secretion of physiologically active substances such as nitrogen monoxide in the tissues of the internal organs of the human body connected to the skin and the peripheral nerves, A new technology for treating or preventing diseases by promoting blood circulation in the internal organs by relaxing and promoting the metabolism of cells by activating oxygen and nutrient supply to damaged smooth muscle cells of the internal organs through such blood circulation enhancement to be.

Among the skin-adhesive low power ray irradiators based on the above-mentioned PAMS technology, there are a color photographic acupuncture machine of Patent Document 1 developed by the present applicant (or inventor) and a glue color light patch of Patent Document 2. FIG.

When using the above-mentioned color photographic acupuncture and adhesive color light patches in clothes or attaching them to the neck or back, since the user can not directly see the color light acupuncture device or the adhesive color light patch, it is possible to check whether the apparatus is operating properly There is a problem that it is difficult to drive the device again.

In addition, since the present state of the battery incorporated in the color light acupuncture device or the adhesive color light patch described above is unknown, when the operation switch is pressed after attaching the color light acupuncture device or the adhesive color light patch to the skin using the expensive medical double- There is a problem that only the medical tape is wasted because the battery power is consumed and the battery is stopped immediately after a while.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a skin-adhesive low power light beam irradiator such as the above- In case of bonding to the skin of the position and treating the user, the user can check the state of charge of the built-in battery and the time available in the future by wirelessly using the mobile communication device without looking directly at the low- And it is also possible to directly control the start and end of irradiation of the skin adhesive low-power light beam irradiator by a mobile communication device without using an operation switch attached to a skin adhesive low-power light beam irradiator, One hour and remaining treatment time (PAMS) technology using a mobile communication device that can be used for a skin adhesive.

In order to accomplish the object of the present invention as described above, a skin adhesive low power light beam irradiation system based on PAMS technology using a mobile communication device according to the present invention is applied to a palm (E.g., an MCU) for controlling the intensity of a light beam emitted from the light source, a light irradiation pattern, and a light irradiation time, a battery, and a controller, which are based on PAMS technology, And transmits the information on the state of charge of the battery and the operation state information of the skin adhesive low output light beam irradiator wirelessly to the mobile communication device or receives the control information on the skin adhesive low power light beam irradiator wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication device, And controls the start and the end of the light irradiation on the body An alarm generating unit is provided on the body for informing the start and the end of the light irradiation of the skin-adhesive low power light beam irradiator by sound or vibration, and a visible light is emitted to the body to irradiate the skin (For example, an LED) is provided on the body to indicate whether the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator is operated, and a body is provided with a charging terminal for charging the battery. (PAMS) technology-based skin-adhesive low-power beam emitter; An application program (APP) for monitoring in real time the charging state of the battery built in the body of the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator and the operation state of the skin-adhesive low power light beam irradiator and wirelessly controlling the start and end of light irradiation Mobile communication device; And a charger module capable of charging and storing a plurality of skin-adhesive low power light irradiators at the same time.

The present invention can be easily used at any time and anywhere in order to release a physiologically active substance such as nitric oxide in a specific organ or tissue of a human body and can be easily and safely used without attaching a separate display device to a skin- It is possible to conveniently and real-time monitor wirelessly the information on the state or the operation state of the device using the mobile communication device. It is also possible to control the start and end of the irradiation of the skin-adhesive low-power beam irradiator glued on the skin located behind the skin or behind the back of the clothes, conveniently by wirelessly from the mobile communication device without directly using the operation switch incorporated in the skin- There is an advantage to be able to do.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator system based on PAMS technology using a mobile communication device according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a charger module according to the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the lid of Fig. 4 opened. Fig.
6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a charger module according to the present invention.
FIGS. 7 to 11 illustrate user interface (UI) screens of a mobile communication device for monitoring and controlling a skin-adhesive low-power light irradiator according to the present invention.

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

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a skin-adhesive low power light irradiator system 100 based on PAMS technology using a mobile communication device according to the present invention includes a skin adhesion low power light irradiator 100 based on PAMS technology, A mobile communication device 200, and a charger module 300. The mobile communication device 200,

The skin adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 is based on the PAMS technique known as the smooth muscle modulation technique of the human body via light activation.

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 includes a control unit (e.g., MCU) 120 for controlling the intensity of light rays emitted from a light source that emits visible light to the skin adhesive body 110, a light irradiation pattern, The battery 130 and the controller 130 to read the information on the state of charge of the battery 130 and the operation state information of the skin adhesive low output light beam 100 and wirelessly transmit the information to the mobile communication device 200, And a wireless communication unit 140 for wirelessly receiving control information for the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 transmitted from the device 200 and delivering the control information to the control unit 120.

The body 110 of the skin-adhesive low-power light irradiator 100 may be manufactured from various materials such as aluminum, titanium, duralumin, cotton, wood, rubber, PVC, silicone, and polyurethane, . For example, in the case of being formed in a circular shape, it can be manufactured in the same or similar form as the color photographic acupuncture machine of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1.

The light source of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 may use at least one of a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a laser diode (LD), or a three-color LED.

Preferably, the battery 130 of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is a thin film polymer battery, a coin type battery, a paper battery, or the like. Can be used.

It is preferable that the wireless communication unit 140 of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 communicates with the mobile communication device 200 using an RF method, a Bluetooth method, a GigBee method, an NFC method, or the like.

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is provided with an operation switch 150 for controlling the start and end of light irradiation on the body 110.

The operation switch 150 preferably uses a push switch, a semiconductor switch in the form of an IC chip, a touch sensor, a gyro sensor, and an acceleration sensor. For example, when the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor are operated as the operation switch 150, the user can control the start and end of the light irradiation by tilting, tapping, or shaking the skin adhesive low power light beam irradiator 100 .

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is provided with an alarm generating unit 160 for informing the body 110 of the start and end of the light irradiation of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 by sound or vibration.

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is formed with a light beam irradiating unit 170 that emits visible light to the body 110 to irradiate the skin. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is preferable that the light beam irradiating portion 170 is formed in the form of a light outlet. The light emitting apertures may be formed in the same or similar form as the color photographic acupuncture device of Patent Document 1.

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is provided with an operation indicator (e.g., an LED) 180 for informing the user of the operation of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 on the body 110.

The skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 is provided with a charging terminal 190 for charging the battery 130 to the body 110.

The mobile communication device 200 monitors in real time the charged state of the battery 130 built in the body 110 of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 and the operation state of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 And an application program (APP) for wirelessly controlling the start and end of light irradiation.

The mobile communication device 200 may be a mobile communication device such as an Android smartphone, an iPhone, an iPad, an iPod, a PDA, a wearable communication device (for example, a wrist-worn AiWatch or a Galaxy Gear S, Equipment, a glasses-type communication device such as Google Glass, etc.). For example, a Galaxy gear S is shown in Fig.

The application program (APP) of the mobile communication device 200 may be configured to determine the state of charge of the battery 130 built in the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100, the remaining usable time of the battery 130, The start and end of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 and the total use time of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 in combination with numbers, symbols, pictures, and graphs Do.

The charger module 300 can charge and store a plurality of skin-adhesive low power light irradiators 100 at the same time.

The charger module 300 has a charging tray 320 formed in the body 310.

The charger module 300 is provided with a plurality of recessed charging parts 330 for receiving the skin-adhesive low power light beam 100 in the charging tray 320.

Each of the charging units 330 is spaced apart from the charging unit 330 and electrically connected to the charging terminal 190 of the battery 130 of the skin- (Not shown).

A lid 350 which is coupled to one side of the body 310 of the charger module 300 by a rotatable hinge and opens and closes the body 310 of the charger module 300 is installed.

A charging jack 360 (e.g., a USB jack, a charging jack for a smartphone, a charging jack for an iPhone, a charging jack for an iWatch, a charging jack for a galaxy gear, etc.) formed on one side of the body 310 of the charger module 300, The charge controller 370 receives a power for charging the battery 130 built in the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 and supplies the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 ).

A charging indicator (not shown) for indicating the state of charge of the battery 130 built in the skin-bonding low-power light beam irradiator 100 through the charge controller 370 is provided on one side of the body 310 of the charger module 300 For example, an LED) 380 is further provided.

The charger module 300 preferably includes a charging circuit, an overcharge circuit, and an overheat prevention circuit.

The charger module 300 is preferably supplied with external power from the mobile communication device 200 connected to the charging jack 360.

The skin adhesive low power light beam system 100 based on the PAMS technology using the mobile communication device according to the present invention is used as follows.

FIGS. 7 to 11 illustrate user interface (UI) screens of the mobile communication device 200 for monitoring and controlling the skin-adhesive low power light illuminator 100 according to the present invention.

The user interface (UI) screens of the mobile communication device 200 shown in FIG. 7 can be variously modified by anyone having ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an embodiment showing an initial screen when an application program execution icon displayed on the mobile communication device 200 for monitoring and controlling the skin-adhesive low-power light beam 100 is touched.

7, the user inputs a device unique number engraved in the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 and a password desired by the user and presses the registration start button to transmit the skin-adhesive low power light irradiator 100 to the mobile communication device (200).

When registering a plurality of skin-adhesive low-power light irradiators 100, the registration process is sequentially repeated for each skin-adhesive low power light irradiator 100 and registered in the mobile communication device.

8 shows an embodiment of a screen for selecting whether to monitor the charged state of the battery 130 built in the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 or the operation state of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100, .

8, when the user registers the skin adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 in the mobile communication device 200, the mobile communication device 200 transmits the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 to the user, The user can select whether to monitor the charged state of the battery 130 built in the skin bonding low power light irradiator 100 or to monitor the operation state of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 or to directly select a termination.

At this time, the user monitors the charge state by pressing the charge monitor button, or monitors the operation state by pressing the operation monitor, or ends the monitoring by pressing the end button.

FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationship between the number of the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiators 100 (FIG. 9) and the skin adhesion low-power light irradiators 100 when the user selects to monitor the state of the battery 130 embedded in the skin- And displays information such as a total usage time of the battery 130, a usable time in the future, and a time when the skin-adhesive low power light beam irradiator 100 is used today An example screen is provided.

9, the state of charge of the battery 130 with respect to the six skin-adhesive low power light irradiators 100 (No.1 to No.6) is displayed in a bar graph Giving.

Further, the skin adhesion type low power ray irradiator 100 (No. 1, a screen showing information on the total used time, the used time, and the usable time for the above No. 1 is provided.

10, when the user selects to monitor the operation state of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 on the screen of FIG. 8, the user is informed of the operation state of each of the six skin adhesion low power light irradiators 100 An embodiment screen showing information is provided.

Referring to FIG. 10, information on the operation state of each of the six skin adhesive low power ray irradiators 100 (No. 1 to No. 6) may be color (for example, red, yellow, white, purple, Green, etc.) and time, wherein the skin-adhesive low power light irradiator (No.100) is being treated blue and remaining for 14 minutes, No. 2 is being treated green and remaining for 8 minutes No.3 shows that treatment is finished in white, No.4 is treated in red and shows 10 minutes remaining, No.5 is treated in purple, and 3 minutes remain. And No. 6 provides a screen to let you know that you are finished.

11, when the user touches the skin adhesive low power ray irradiator 100 No. 3 already finished in the operation state monitoring screen shown in FIG. 9 with the finger and again irradiates with the light, the user is treated with yellow light and 20 minutes remain Quot; is displayed. As described above, the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 can start and stop the irradiation of light while changing the light rays in white, yellow, and other colors every time the user touches the screen of the mobile communication device 200 .

When the user presses the previous button in the state that the screens of FIGS. 10 and 11 are displayed, the process returns to FIG. 8. When the user presses the end button on the screen of FIG. At this time, the operation of the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 may be automatically terminated, and only the monitoring is terminated. If the user manually presses the operation switch 150, the operation of the skin- It may be terminated.

The above-described skin adhesive low-power light beam irradiation system based on PAMS technology using the mobile communication device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, It is the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that any person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs can carry out various changes and implementations.

100: Skin adhesive low power ray irradiation system
110: body 120:
130: Battery 140:
150: Operation switch 160: Alarm generator
170: Beam irradiation unit 180: Operation indicator
190: charging terminal 200: mobile communication device
300: charger module 310: body
320: Charging tray 330: Charging unit
340: Charging terminal 350: Lid
360: Charging Jack 370: Charging Control Unit
380: Charging indicator

Claims (12)

Based on the PAMS (Photo-Activated Modulation of Smooth Muscle) technology known as the smooth muscle modulation technique of the human body via light activation, and is used to measure the intensity of light emitted from a light source emitting visible light to the skin- (E.g., MCU) 120 for controlling a light irradiation pattern, a light irradiation time, a battery 130, and a control unit 130 to control the charged state of the battery 130 and the state of charge of the skin- And receives control information for the skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication device 200 by wirelessly reading the operation status information to the mobile communication device 200, and transmits the control information to the control unit 120 And an operation switch 150 for controlling the start and the end of the light irradiation is installed on the body 110. The body 110 is provided with a skin adhesive low output light ray An alarm generating unit 160 is provided for notifying the start and end of the light irradiation of the scam 100 by sound or vibration and a light irradiation unit 170 for emitting visible light to the skin 110 and irradiating the skin with the visible light And an operation indicator (for example, LED) 180 is provided on the body 110 to inform the user whether the skin-adhesive low power light emitter 100 is operating, and the battery 130 A skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator 100 based on PAMS technology in which a charging terminal 190 is installed for charging the skin-binding low power light irradiator 100;
The charged state of the battery 130 built in the body 110 of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 and the operation state of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100 are monitored in real time, A mobile communication device 200 on which an application program (APP) for controlling the application program (APP) is mounted; And
A charger module 300 capable of charging and storing a plurality of skin-adhesive low power light irradiators 100 at the same time;
(PAMS) technology based on a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the body (110) is formed in a circular or polygonal shape using any one of aluminum, titanium, duralumin, cotton, wood, rubber, PVC, (PAMS) technology based on a skin adhesive low power ray irradiation system. The skin-adhesive low-power light beam irradiator according to claim 1, wherein the light source of the skin adhesive low power light beam irradiator (100) comprises at least one of a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a laser diode (PAMS) technology using a mobile communication device. The system of claim 1, wherein the battery (130) is a thin film polymer battery, a coin type battery, or a paper battery. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit (140) uses one of an RF system, a Bluetooth system, a GigBee system, and an NFC system. Irradiation system. The PAMS according to claim 1, wherein the operation switch (150) uses any one of a push switch, an IC chip type semiconductor switch, a touch sensor, a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor. Technology - based skin - adhesive low - power beam irradiation system. The mobile communication device (200) according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device (200) comprises at least one of an Android smartphone, an iPhone, an iPad, an iPod, a PDA, a wearable communication device (e.g., an iWatch or a Galaxy gear S (E.g., a band-shaped communication device for carrying a mobile phone, a goggle type communication device for Google Glass, etc.). 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application program (APP) of the mobile communication device (200) comprises a charge state of the battery (130) embedded in the skin adhesive low power light beam irradiator (100) The operation state of each of the skin adhesive low power light irradiators 100, the start and end of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100, and the total use time of the skin adhesive low power light irradiator 100, (PAMS) technology based on a mobile communication device. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the charger module (300) comprises a body (310) having a charging tray (320) formed therein and a recessed charging part The charging unit 330 is spaced apart from the charging unit 330 at a predetermined interval and is connected to the charging terminal 330 of the battery 130 of the skin- The body 310 of the charger module 300 is coupled to a side of the body 310 of the charger module 300 by a hinge that can be pivotally connected to the body 310 of the charger module 300, A charging jack 360 formed on one side of the body 310 of the charger module 300 (for example, a USB jack, a charging jack for a smart phone, a charging jack for an iPhone, Charging jack for Galaxy gear, Charging jack for Galaxy gear, etc.) And the skin adhesion low power light beam irradiator 100 accommodated in each of the concave packing parts 330 is charged with the power for charging the battery 130 built in the skin bonding low power light beam irradiator 100. [ (PAMS) technology using a mobile communication device. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a charge indicator (not shown) is provided on one side of the body (310) to indicate a state of charge of the battery (130) built in the skin- (LED) 380, for example, is further provided on the surface of the skin-adhesive-type low-power light beam irradiator system 380 based on PAMS technology using a mobile communication device. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the charger module (300) comprises a charging circuit, an overcharge and an overheating protection circuit therein. The mobile communication device according to claim 9, wherein the charger module (300) is supplied with external power from a mobile communication device (200) connected to the charging jack (360) Skin adhesive low power light beam system.

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