KR20200019545A - Rhinitis photo therapeutic device with a nasal probe using low-level laser based on diffusing light technology - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a rhinitis treatment apparatus having a probe applied with a low power laser beam diffusion based technology. In the rhinitis treatment apparatus having the probe applied with the low power laser beam diffusion based technology, a light source using a low power laser is installed and laser beam output from the light source is diffused through a lens and induces light through total reflection prism, thereby having an effect of relieve inflammation and pain in nasal cavity by utilizing low-level laser therapy (LLLT).

Description

RHINITIS PHOTO THERAPEUTIC DEVICE WITH A NASAL PROBE USING LOW-LEVEL LASER BASED ON DIFFUSING LIGHT TECHNOLOGY}

The present invention relates to a rhinitis treatment device, and more particularly, a structure capable of diffusing the light of the laser into the nasal cavity as a whole, and a low-power laser capable of simultaneously performing laser acupuncture in order to double the effect with a wide range of irradiation in the nasal cavity. The present invention relates to a rhinitis treatment device having a probe to which light diffusion-based technology is applied.

Although the standard of living has generally improved due to economic development, the incidence of diseases such as allergic rhinitis is increasing due to the serious environmental pollution, especially air pollution.

The increase rate of allergic rhinitis patients due to these genetic and environmental factors is more than 15% (2009-2013), and the average increase rate of allergic rhinitis patients is 8.7% (2008-2012) It is being investigated.

Rhinitis refers to an inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa accompanied by one or more symptoms of runny nose, sneezing, itching and stuffy nose. Acute rhinitis is an infectious rhinitis, commonly referred to as a common cold, and chronic rhinitis caused by bacteria can occur when rhinitis occurs repeatedly due to incomplete treatment for acute rhinitis. Most patients with chronic rhinitis complain of nasal congestion, which can cause breathing problems through the nose and eventually cause oral breathing, which can lead to sore throat and sore throat. Headaches and stress can also distract your attention and reduce concentration, which can lead to significant disruptions to work and study.

In the treatment of rhinitis, there is a tendency to distrust medicine and herbal medicine (temporary effect, side effects from long-term administration), increasing the preference for non-surgery (cost burden of rhinitis surgery) and concern about side effects. Is a clear fact.

Devices used for the treatment of non-surgical rhinitis mainly cure inflammation by irradiating the intranasal affected area with LED or laser light at specific wavelengths. Such a light irradiator uses a single light source such as red light or blue light, and since light sources have different effects for each wavelength band, a light irradiator capable of covering various wavelength bands is required.

In addition, there is a need to devise a device that can overcome the limitation of the physical treatment caused by the light is not effective in the treatment of rhinitis using light, or the light is not transmitted to the nasal bone area where inflammation mainly occurs in the nasal cavity.

On the other hand, laser treatment medical device technology is evolving with the emergence of new light sources, which are being actively commercialized recently, such as optical fiber lasers, laser diodes (LD), light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic LEDs (OLEDs), and surface emitting plastics. Foil and the like.

With the development of these various light sources, the range of use of laser medical devices is expanding from general hospitals to private hospitals, and the possibility of creating new markets is increasing, and Korean SMEs are making rapid progress in developing delicate and various therapeutic laser development technologies under difficult conditions. To develop.

These laser treatment technologies can be expected to be clinically effective only when using complex therapies or complex principles reflecting the techniques that can be used to improve existing treatments and derive new effects. The chances are high.

Currently used rhinitis treatment device has a function to irradiate only the local area of the nasal cavity, which is a light irradiation treatment device that does not take into account the range of the mucous membrane to be treated intranasally, that is, does not reflect an anatomically important therapeutic pointer. It is necessary to develop products with differentiated competitiveness by overcoming them.

The small nostrils where the laser nozzles are located are small, whereas the nasal cavity has a fairly large space. The nasal tissue consists of upper, middle and lower nasal turbinates to form a large mucosal layer.

This broad nasal mucosa continues to produce mucus nasal mucosa, which is caused by allergic reactions or bacterial infections such as enlarged mucous membranes or changes in mucus color and viscosity of nasal mucosa.

The mucous membrane that can produce nasal passages not only contains the nasal lining, but also several small spaces located around the eyes, nose, and brain, called the sinuses, which also form nasal mucosa in the inner mucosa. It is operated to discharge foreign substances through exercise.

The characteristic of the paranasal sinuses is a narrow passage between the nose and the sinuses.If the wall of the passage is swollen due to a viral infection, mucus secretions cannot be discharged along with the blocking of air circulation, the nasal mucus accumulates and bacteria grow, causing headaches and odors. Develop sinusitis.

Conventional laser products for treating this problem have a problem in that the treatment efficiency is lowered because the laser is irradiated to the target site using a straightness and monochromaticity of the laser to irradiate the target site and irradiate only to the local site as a surgical laser for removing the target site.

KR Patent Registration No. 10-1567946 (2015.11.04)

An object of the present invention to solve this problem is to provide a rhinitis treatment probe applying a low power laser light diffusion based technology that can alleviate inflammation and pain in the nasal cavity using LLLT (LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY).

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rhinitis treatment probe using a low power laser light diffusion based technology having an efficient laser light diffusion structure in consideration of a wide nasal internal structure instead of a small nostril or a local area.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a probe that can effectively treat rhinitis using dual wavelengths.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rhinitis treatment probe using a low-power laser light diffusion-based technique capable of simultaneously performing laser acupuncture in order to double the effect of radiation in the nasal cavity.

In the rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe to which the low power laser light diffusion based technology according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems is installed, a light source using a low power laser is installed, and the laser light output from the light source is By diffusing through the lens and configuring light to be guided through the total reflection prism.

The probe includes a laser diode cover having a plurality of semicircular grooves formed on a surface thereof to induce light diffusion in a transparent structure, and a lens and an accessory that are installed in the laser diode cover to diffuse light emitted from the laser diode. A pair of nose clamps for pressing, a pair of laser diode covers inserted therein, a probe cover in which the pair of nose clamps are inserted between the laser diode covers, and a probe cover coupled to a lower portion of the probe cover. The clamp may support the clamp, and may include an inner cover into which the laser diode is inserted, and a lower cover coupled to the probe cover.

In addition, the nose clamp is configured in the form of an elastic forceps to press and fix the nose pillar (non-column) from both sides, and the portion for pressing the non-column is configured so that the end portion thereof protrudes in the opposite direction to the compression site.

The lens is composed of a concave lens, and the laser light primarily diffused in the concave lens is secondaryly diffused by a semicircular groove formed on the surface of the laser diode cover.

Such a rhinitis treatment apparatus is powered by a laser beam output unit for simultaneously outputting 650 nm and / or 905 nm laser beams, and on / off for turning on or off a laser beam output operation of the laser beam output unit. Off button), a key input unit including a mode selection button and a level selection button, and a laser beam output operation on / off signal is provided to the laser beam output unit according to a key input of the key input unit during the set operation time. It comprises a control unit for controlling to output the laser beam at a set level.

And the lens is preferably configured so that the incident light is totally reflected by installing a reflecting surface at a 45 ° angle relative to the diode position, the incident light is above the nostrils, the center of the edge of the nose, or the mucosa of the nose More preferably, it is configured to totally reflect in the direction.

Therefore, according to the rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe applying the low-power laser light diffusion based technology according to an embodiment of the present invention, by utilizing the LLLT (LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY) has the effect of relieving intranasal inflammation and pain have.

In addition, according to the rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe to which the low-power laser light diffusion-based technology of the present invention is applied, it is effective to effectively treat rhinitis using dual wavelengths.

In addition, according to the rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe using the low-power laser light diffusion-based technology of the present invention, the laser light can be efficiently diffused, so that the laser light is directly irradiated to the cells to induce a sedative effect and reduction of inflammatory cells. It can be effective.

In addition, according to the rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe to which the low-power laser light diffusion-based technology of the present invention is applied, the acupuncture effect can be induced and replaced by laser light.

1 is a main configuration of a rhinitis treatment apparatus equipped with a probe to which the low-power laser light diffusion based technology according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rhinitis treatment device of the present invention,
3 is a perspective view of the main body of the present invention rhinitis treatment device,
4 is an exploded perspective view of the probe of the present invention;
5 is a reference view for explaining the diffusion and refraction of the lens and the lens light assembled to the nasal probe,
6 illustrates a laser diode cover having a plurality of semicircular grooves formed on a surface thereof;
7 is a graph showing the refractive index of 650nm and 905nm based on the refractive index of the PC material,
And
8 to 9 illustrate blood spots.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may properly define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. On the basis of this, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, “device”, and the like described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is implemented by a combination of hardware and / or software. Can be.

The term "and / or" throughout the specification should be understood to include all combinations that can be presented from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "first item, second item and / or third item" may be given from two or more of the first, second or third items as well as the first, second or third items. Any combination of the possible items.

For each step throughout the specification, an identification code (eg, a, b, c, ...) is used for convenience of description and the identification code does not limit the order of the steps. Unless the context clearly dictates a particular order, it may occur differently from the stated order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a main configuration of a rhinitis treatment apparatus having a probe applying a low power laser light diffusion based technology according to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not a powerful laser to destroy tissue, such as a surgical laser surgery machine low power Bio-stimulation Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) therapy, which occurs when light energy penetrates skin tissue and directly affects cells using a laser, and the present invention is directed to applying a dual wavelength laser of 650 nm and / or 905 nm. It features.

That is, the present invention is a rhinitis treatment device for irritating pain and rhinitis symptoms by irradiating two low-power lasers having different or the same wavelengths to a local site in the nasal cavity.

Referring to the perspective view of the rhinitis treatment device of the present invention of Figure 2 and the main body perspective view of the rhinitis treatment device of the present invention of Figure 3, the rhinitis treatment device of the present invention is a main body 100 for outputting laser light and low power laser light diffusion based technology It consists of a cable 300 connecting the applied probe 200 and the main body 100 and the probe 200.

First, the main body 100 receives power from the power supply unit 120 and simultaneously outputs a 650 nm and / or 905 nm laser beam, respectively, a laser beam output unit 150, a power button 141 for controlling on / off power, and And a key input unit 140 including a start / stop button 142 for turning on or off a laser beam output operation of the laser beam output unit 150, and a level button 144 for selecting a level. Control unit for providing a laser beam output operation on / off signal to the laser beam output unit 150 according to the key input of the 140 to control the laser beam output unit 150 to output the laser beam at the set level during the set operation time 110.

In addition, the main body 100 includes a probe connection terminal 149 connecting the nasal probe 200 connection jack, a power / charge LED 145 indicating the power state of the product, an output intensity selection LED 147, and a laser irradiation mode. The LED 146 and the charging terminal 148 may be further provided.

Nasal probe 200 is a low-power laser light source is installed, the laser light output from the light source is configured to diffuse through the lens and guide the light through the total reflection prism to relieve inflammation and pain in the nasal cavity, efficient laser light diffusion structure It is characterized by having a dual wavelength to effectively treat rhinitis using a dual wavelength.

Referring to the exploded perspective view of the probe of the present invention of Figure 4, the probe 200 is inserted into the laser diode cover 220 and the laser diode cover 220, a plurality of semi-circular grooves are formed on the surface to induce light diffusion in a transparent structure A laser reflective lens 221 is installed to deflect the light output from the laser diode 243, and a pair of laser diode covers 220 are installed to install a pair of nose clamps 210 for pressing the auxiliaries. In addition, the pair of nose clamps 210 are inserted between the laser diode cover 220, the probe cover 230 is inserted into the lower portion of the probe cover 230 to support the nose clamp 210 to support the laser diode ( 243 is configured to include a PCB fixing cover 240 and the lower cover 242 coupled with the probe cover 230 is installed.

The nose clamp 210 is configured in the form of an elastic material to press and fix the nose pillar (non-column) from both sides, and the portion for pressing the non-column is configured so that the end portion thereof protrudes in the opposite direction to the compression site.

In addition, the lens 221 is a concave lens, and the laser light primarily diffused in the concave lens is configured to be secondarily diffused by a semicircular groove formed in the inner surface of the laser diode cover 220.

In addition, the lens is configured so that the incident light is totally reflected by installing a reflecting surface at a 45 ° angle relative to the diode position, and the incident light is totally reflected in the direction of any one of the above the nostrils, the center of the edge of the nostrils, or the mucous membrane of the nose. It is preferable to comprise so that.

The nose clamp 210 uses silicone, which is a harmless component to the human body, to fix the product to the nose. The nose clamp 210 is fixed by pressing the nose pillar of the human body in the form of forceps, but with a soft and elastic material. Configure it to be less. In particular, the upper end is configured to face the wearer to minimize the pressure.

That is, the portion pressing the non-jujube is configured to partially protrude so that its end faces in the direction opposite to the pressing portion, thereby minimizing the feeling of pressure.

In addition, the semicircular groove 223 formed in the laser diode cover 220 is a diagram showing a laser diode cover in which a plurality of semicircular grooves are formed on the inner surface of FIG. 6. It's designed to look in every corner of your nose.

Referring to the drawings, even if the laser light is diffused through the concave lens 224, the laser light (arrow of (c)) is still more strongly irradiated in the center direction, so that the light beam of the strong center portion is divided into 32 small semi-circular grooves 223. ) To spread the light to every corner of the nose.

That is, referring to the lower drawing, it can be seen that 32 small semi-circular grooves are dug in the top of the DIODE COVER, the outer structure of the lens, to induce light refraction.

When the light scattering structure centered on the center is modeled as shown in the lower left figure, each of the duplex hemispheres diffuses light and radiates the inside of the nasal cavity extensively as shown in the figure on the right.

As described above, the non-rigid structure of the present invention is characterized by using a concave lens and 32 semicircular grooves 223 for light diffusion in an ergonomic design.

Existing laser products are irradiated with a powerful laser to the target site by using the straightness and monochromaticity of the laser to irradiate only the local area, such as a surgical laser device that removes as much as the affected area treatment efficiency is reduced, but the present invention is wide nose Efficient laser light diffusion has been introduced into tissues to enable clinical therapeutic effects.

Figure 5 illustrates the diffusion and refraction of the lens and lens light assembled to the nasal probe, the schematic diagram on the left relates to the diffusion and refraction of the light by the lens and the nasal probe protrusion is assembled.

The concave lens 224 primarily diffuses the laser light generated from the laser diode, and the light, which is still relatively concentrated in the center, is secondarily emitted by the 32 small semicircular grooves 223 on the DIODE cover. To spread more.

In addition, when anticipating the refraction of the laser light, it can be seen that total reflection occurs when θ> 40 °.

The diagram on the right is a schematic diagram of the laser light diffusion path of the product of the present invention suggested by the professor of optical physics, and it can be understood that numerous refractions and reflections (reflected reflection, total reflection, etc.) are in progress.

The advantage of the laser is that it is monochromatic and straight, so that the wavelength does not change when the light is diffused, and the structure can be used to determine the direction and quantify the light.

In the present invention, the optical refraction is first induced in the lens, and the refraction and total reflection occur once more in the surrounding structure. In other words, the light is distributed more than 45 ° from side to side in the lens, and a part of the light is totally reflected by using the lens structure to be irradiated to the desired place, and the DIODE COVER is mounted on the lens so that the laser light is diffusely reflected.

The total reflection is a phenomenon in which all the light is reflected when the incident angle is larger than the critical angle when the light goes straight from the material having the larger refractive index to the material having the smaller refractive index. The reflection surface is installed to induce total reflection.

The reflection ratio is 8: 2, which reflects about 20% of light.

The reflection ratio occupies 20% of the laser diode diameter, and the following Equation 1 is applied to transfer the amount of light 20% of the diode area. Of course, this value is a simple calculated value and may be different from the actual measured value.

Therefore, in the present invention, if the laser output is configured to 5mW, the light corresponding to 20% transmitted to the acupuncture reflection surface will be less than 1mW.

 In order to stimulate the acupuncture point, the depth of acupuncture points should be considered. The average depth of 361 acupuncture points is 0.48 and corresponds to about 1.1 ~ 1.5cm.

Therefore, the 905 nm GaAs laser used in the rhinitis treatment apparatus of the present invention has a transmission power of 30 to 50 mm, thus showing a sufficient possibility of producing a biostimulation effect.

Referring to the diagram illustrating the blood spot of FIG. 8, the representative blood spot used for the treatment of rhinitis is located at the center of the left and right nostril edges as an influence (L.I.-20). The Korean National Standard (KS) describes the location as the same height as the midpoint of the face, the top of the nostrils, and the edge of the edge of the nose. The influence (LI-20) is a blood spot belonging to one of the twelve canopies. Acupuncture is performed on patients suffering from pain.

In addition, the ex-HN-8 and the ex-HN-9 are blood spots that do not belong to the fourteen jurisdictions, and are known to be useful by experience. Although the effects and indications cannot be interpreted by the theory of meridians, many of these are known to have high therapeutic efficacy.

The screening effect is also called non-pain, and the endothelial effect is located opposite the screening area, that is, on the mucosal side of the nose.

Acupuncture points that can be stimulated by the insertion of the probe 200 are near-influence (non-pain) and internal effects, which are usually performed by acupuncture, but in the case of internal effects, they are usually not performed well. Because it is located inside the mucous membrane of the nose, it can penetrate the skin during acupuncture and cause severe pain and slight bleeding.

However, laser acupuncture is very useful because it can be performed without such problems.

One-time laser irradiation reflects the advantages of laser acupuncture, which allows light to diffuse throughout the nasal cavity and enables biostimulation even at low power, and induces a fraction of the total amount of light into the nasal site of rhinitis patients. It is to maximize the utility. To this end, in the present invention, the total reflection prism structure is used to induce light into the rhinitis site.

FIG. 9 illustrates that 20% of the total amount of total reflection from the lens structure can irradiate the left and right outer blood spots of the nose. When the probe is inserted into the nose, the light spots are positioned symmetrically on both sides of the nose. There are features that can stimulate everyone.

Referring to the graph of the refractive index correlation of 650nm and / or 905nm based on the refractive index of the PC material of Figure 7, it is suggested that the refractive index is different for each wavelength, but the difference is not large for performance.

Rhinitis treatment device equipped with a probe applying the low-power laser light diffusion-based technology of the present invention through the above-described configuration, the rectified power through the power supply unit 120 operates the control unit 110 to control the user's key input unit 140 By doing so, the laser beam output unit 150 is controlled.

That is, the laser output is generated according to the set step and output to the nasal cavity.

The power supply unit 120 in the present invention uses AC 100-240V, 50-60 Hz, 12 VA, the battery charging unit 130 is composed of DC 3.7 V, 1130 mAh, Li-ion.

For reference, the laser class according to IEC 60825-1 (2007) is 3R, and the classification according to the medium used uses InGaAs / GaAs, which is a semiconductor laser.

The software built into the control unit 110 is composed of the configuration of the setting and operation module. When the ON / OFF button is pressed on the setting module, the LED is displayed to check the operation status of the device by the user, and the operation module shows the laser and frequency. Includes outputs and functions for starting and shutting down operations.

In addition, it maximizes the therapeutic effect (e.g., allows the therapeutic light to reach deep into the nasal cavity) and the ease of use (e.g., allows breathing during the treatment, which prevents runny nose from flowing during the treatment), It can also help reduce side effects, such as preventing light from irradiating with your eyes.

The rhinitis treatment device first connects the connection jack of the probe 200 to the probe connection terminal on the upper surface of the main body, and applies power using the power button 141.

Preferably press the power button for 3 seconds to turn on the LED.

At this time, the blue LED may indicate power on, the red flashing may indicate a low battery, the red lighting may be charging, and the green color may indicate charging completion.

Then, the mode of use is set using the mode button 143 on the left side of the main body. Each time the button is pressed, the laser irradiation pattern changes cyclically and each LED lights up.

When the mode selection is completed, set the level using the level buttons.

When the level is set, the probe 200 is inserted into the nasal cavity, and the L and S marked portions (different depending on the model) of the probe are inserted into the nose in a visible state and fixed so as not to move. Let be investigated,

After 5 minutes of use, remove the probe from your nose, then switch left and right for another 5 minutes (depending on model).

After the end of use time, the probe can be removed from the nose.

As described above, a commercial rhinitis treatment device has a limitation of light irradiation only to a local area of the nasal cavity, which is a light irradiation therapy that does not reflect an important anatomical therapeutic pointer such as the area of the nasal mucosa tissue. Differentiated competitiveness is an invention that reflects technology.

While the invention has been described in detail with respect to the embodiments described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible within the spirit of the invention, and such modifications and variations belong to the appended claims.

100: main body 110: control unit
120: power supply 130: battery charging
140: key input unit 141: power button
142; Start Stop Button 143: Mode Button
144: level button 150: laser beam output unit
160: display unit 170: power constant voltage unit

Claims (7)

A device for treating rhinitis with a probe using low power laser light diffusion based technology,
The probe is
Light source using low power laser is installed,
And a probe using a low power laser light diffusion-based technique configured to diffuse the laser light output from the light source through a lens and guide the light through a total reflection prism.
The method of claim 1,
The probe is
A laser diode cover having a plurality of semicircular grooves formed on a surface thereof to induce light diffusion in a transparent structure;
A lens inserted into the laser diode cover to diffuse the light output from the laser diode;
A pair of nose clamps for pressing the nasal passages;
A probe cover in which the pair of laser diode covers are inserted and installed, and the pair of nose clamps are inserted and installed between the laser diode covers;
An inner cover coupled to a lower portion of the probe cover to support the nose clamp and to which a laser diode is inserted; And
A lower cover coupled to the probe cover;
Rhinitis treatment device comprising a probe to which a low power laser light diffusion based technology comprising a.
The method of claim 2,
The nose clamp is
Probe with low power laser light diffusion-based technology, which is configured in the form of elastic material to press and fix the nasal column (non-adjuvant) on both sides, and the protruding part of the nasal passage is partially protruded so that its end faces in the opposite direction to the compression site. Rhinitis treatment device provided with.
The method of claim 2,
The lens
Rhinitis treatment device comprising a probe applying a low-power laser light diffusion based technology that is a concave lens, the laser light diffused primarily from the concave lens is secondary diffused by a semicircular groove formed on the inner surface of the laser diode cover . The method of claim 1,
The rhinitis treatment device
A laser beam output unit which receives power and outputs one or more of 650 nm or 905 nm laser beams, respectively or simultaneously;
A key input unit including an on / off button, a mode selection button, and a level selection button for turning on or off a laser beam output operation of the laser beam output unit; And
A controller for providing a laser beam output operation on / off signal to the laser beam output unit according to a key input of the key input unit to control the laser beam output unit to output a laser beam at a set level during a set operation time;
Rhinitis treatment device comprising a probe to which a low power laser light diffusion based technology comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The lens
A device for treating rhinitis comprising a probe using a low power laser light diffusion based technology configured to totally reflect incident light by installing a reflecting surface at a angle of 45 ° based on a diode position.
The method of claim 6,
The lens
A rhinitis treatment device comprising a probe employing a low power laser light diffusion based technique configured to allow incident light to be totally reflected in the direction of one of the above the nostrils, the center of the edge of the nose, or the mucous membrane of the nose.

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