KR20200056693A - Urinary incontinence treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is a urinary incontinence treatment device. The device includes: a first magnetic field generating part for a first user including a first coil that generates a first pulse magnetic field; a second magnetic field generating part for a second user including a second coil that generates a second pulse magnetic field; a power supply part configured to supply electric power; a high-voltage generating part configured to receive electric power from the power supply part; a pulse current output part configured to receive a high voltage from the high-voltage generating part and transmit a pulse current to at least one of the first coil and the second coil; and a control part configured to control the pulse current output part to alternately transmit the pulse current to the first coil and the second coil, wherein the first coil generates the first pulse magnetic field having a first frequency value for a first stimulation period when receiving the pulse current from the pulse current output part for the first stimulation period, and wherein the second coil generates the second pulse magnetic field having a second frequency value for a second stimulation period when receiving the pulse current from the pulse current output part for the second stimulation period. Accordingly, the efficiency of the electric stimulation treatment device can be improved.

Description

Urinary incontinence treatment device {URINARY INCONTINENCE TREATMENT DEVICE}

The present disclosure relates to a device for treating incontinence, and more particularly, to a device for treating incontinence using a pulsed magnetic field.

Urinary incontinence is a dysregulation of the bladder and urethral sphincter, and there is an involuntary outflow of urine due to the pressure in the bladder exceeding the maximum urethral resistance. It can be defined as a military.

The types of urinary incontinence can be classified into urge incontinence, stress incontinence and mixed stress & urge incontinence.

Abdominal pressure urinary incontinence occurs when the abdominal pressure rises. Abdominal pressure rises suddenly in the state where the urethral ligament, the cavernosal muscle, the perineal muscle, and the anal sphincter are loose. They sneeze, laugh, lift things, run, snoring, vigorous exercise, impatience, excitement, climbing stairs, and suddenly rising.

The non-surgical treatment of urinary incontinence includes electric stimulation treatment, magnetic apparatus fee, vaginal cone, thermal treatment, magnetic treatment, and feedback using a vaginal contraction pressure gauge. Among them, there is an increasing demand for an electric stimulation treatment device capable of being treated without being directly in contact with the treatment device and the skin, while being dressed. Electric stimulation treatment is a method of inducing passive muscle strengthening by applying electrical stimulation to the pelvic muscle, and magnetic device material is a method of passively contracting the pelvic muscle by forming a magnetic field.

On the other hand, a conventional electric stimulation treatment device (Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-0345468) can treat one patient per device. The average time for a single patient to undergo the procedure is 30 minutes, resulting in a problem of ineffectiveness of an expensive electric stimulation treatment device.

Accordingly, there may be a need in the art for an electric stimulation treatment device that can increase the effectiveness of the electric stimulation treatment device.

The present disclosure has been devised in response to the background art described above, and aims to provide a device for treating incontinence.

The technical problems of the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure for solving the above-described problems, an incontinence treatment device is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a first magnetic field generator for a first user having a first coil that generates a first pulsed magnetic field; A second magnetic field generator for a second user having a second coil generating a second pulsed magnetic field; A power supply unit that supplies power; A high voltage generator that receives power from the power supply; A pulse current output unit receiving a high voltage from the high voltage generator and transmitting a pulse current to at least one of the first coil and the second coil; And a control unit for controlling the pulse current output unit to alternately transmit the pulse current to each of the first coil and the second coil, and wherein the first coil is for a first stimulation time from the pulse current output unit. When receiving the pulse current, the first pulse magnetic field having a first frequency value is generated during the first stimulation time, and the second coil receives the pulse current during the second stimulation time from the pulse current output unit. When receiving the transmission, the second pulse magnetic field having the second frequency value may be generated during the second stimulation time.

In addition, when the pulse current is transmitted to the first coil during the first stimulation time, the controller controls the pulse current output unit so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil, and during the second stimulation time When transmitting the pulse current to the second coil, the pulse current output may be controlled so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil.

In addition, the control unit controls the pulse current output unit so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil for a first idle time after the first stimulation time has elapsed. The pulse current output unit may be controlled so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil for 2 rest periods.

In addition, the second stimulation time may exist within the first rest time, and the first stimulation time may exist within the second rest time.

In addition, the length of the first pause time is longer than the length of the first stimulation time and the length of the second stimulation time, and may correspond to the length of the second pause time.

Also, the first frequency value may correspond to the second frequency value.

In addition, the device, a first switch connected between the pulse current output and the first coil; And a second switch connected between the pulse current output unit and the second coil, wherein the control unit turns on the first switch during the first stimulation time and the first switch during the first idle time. One switch may be turned off, the second switch may be turned on for the second stimulation time, and the second switch may be turned off for the second dwell time.

In addition, the device, the first cooling unit for cooling the first coil; Further comprising; a second cooling unit for cooling the second coil, each of the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit, may include a refrigerant induction pipe for passing the refrigerant.

Further, each of the first coil and the second coil may include a through hole in the center, and the refrigerant induction tube may pass through the through hole.

In addition, the first magnetic field generating unit includes a first seating unit that is provided with the first coil in the internal space and allows the first user to sit on the upper surface, and the second magnetic field generating unit includes the second coil in the internal space It may include a second seating portion provided in the second user can sit on the upper surface.

In addition, each of the first magnetic field generating unit and the second magnetic field generating unit may include a position adjusting unit that adjusts positions of the first coil and the second coil, respectively.

The technical solutions that can be obtained in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned solutions, and other solutions that are not mentioned are clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. Will be understandable.

The present disclosure can provide an incontinence treatment device.

The effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. .

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals are used collectively to refer to similar components. In the following embodiments, for illustrative purposes, a number of specific details are presented to provide a holistic understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will be apparent that such aspect (s) may be practiced without these specific details.
1 is a block diagram of a device for treating urinary incontinence according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a method in which the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is driven.
3 is a view for explaining a device for treating urinary incontinence according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating a cross-section of a coil according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram illustrating a cross-section of a coil in which a refrigerant induction pipe is inserted into a through hole of a coil according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
6 is a view schematically showing a coil wound according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
7 is a view for explaining an example of a magnetic field generating unit including a seating unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 is a view for explaining a pulsed magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
9 is a view for explaining a stimulation time and a rest time of each of the first pulse magnetic field and the second pulse magnetic field according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Various embodiments and / or aspects are now disclosed with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, a number of specific details are disclosed to assist in the overall understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art of the present disclosure that this aspect (s) can be practiced without these specific details. The following description and the annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of the one or more aspects. However, these aspects are exemplary and some of the various methods in the principles of the various aspects may be used, and the descriptions described are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Specifically, "an embodiment", "example", "a good", "an example", etc., as used herein is not to be construed as any aspect or design described being better or more advantageous than another aspect or designs. It may not.

Hereinafter, the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numbers regardless of the reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof are omitted. In addition, in the description of the embodiments disclosed herein, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical spirit disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings.

The terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. In the present specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components other than the components mentioned.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements or components, it goes without saying that these elements or components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element or component from another element or component. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element or component mentioned below may be the second element or component within the technical spirit of the present disclosure.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. In addition, terms defined in the commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless specifically defined.

In addition, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive “or”. That is, unless specified otherwise or unclear in context, "X uses A or B" is intended to mean one of the natural inclusive substitutions. That is, X uses A; X uses B; Or, if X uses both A and B, "X uses A or B" can be applied in either of these cases. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes all possible combinations of one or more of the listed related items.

In addition, the terms "information" and "data" as used herein can often be used interchangeably with each other.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that other components may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

The suffixes "modules" and "parts" for components used in the following description are given or mixed only considering the ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other.

Elements or layers, referred to as "on" or "on" of another component or layer, refer to the other layer or other component in the middle, as well as directly above the other component or layer. Include all intervening cases. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as “directly on” or “directly above”, it indicates that no other component or layer is interposed in the middle.

The spatially relative terms “below”, “beneath”, “lower”, “above”, “upper”, etc., are as shown in the figure. It can be used to easily describe a correlation with a component or other components. The spatially relative terms should be understood as terms including different directions of the device in use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the drawings.

For example, when a component shown in the drawing is turned over, a component described as "below" or "beneath" of another component will be placed "above" another component. Can be. Accordingly, the exemplary term “below” can include both the directions below and above. Components can also be oriented in different directions, and thus spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation.

The objectives and effects of the present disclosure, and technical configurations for achieving them, will be clarified by referring to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. In describing the present disclosure, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure, the detailed description will be omitted. And terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present disclosure, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or practice.

However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, and may be implemented in various different forms. Only the present embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure complete, and to fully inform the person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, the present disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims. . Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a block diagram of a device for treating urinary incontinence according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a method in which the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is driven. 3 is a view for explaining a device for treating urinary incontinence according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

1 and 2, the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 includes a first magnetic field generating unit 110, a second magnetic field generating unit 120, a power supply unit 130, a high voltage generating unit 140, and pulse current output It may include a unit 150, a user input unit 160, a display unit 170 and a control unit 180. However, the above-described components are not essential in implementing the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus 100, and thus the incontinence treatment apparatus 100 may have more or fewer components than those listed above. Here, each component may be composed of a separate chip or module or device, or may be included in one device.

The first magnetic field generator 110 may include a first coil that generates a first pulse magnetic field. In addition, the second magnetic field generator 120 may include a second coil that generates a second pulse magnetic field. Here, the first magnetic field generating unit 110 generates a first pulsed magnetic field to treat the affected area of the first user, and the second magnetic field generating unit 120 generates a second pulsed magnetic field to treat the affected area of the second user. Can be. Here, the second user is a user different from the first user, and according to the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 of the present disclosure, two users can use the incontinence treatment device at a time.

The power supply unit 130 may supply power to the high voltage generator 140 and the controller 180. The high voltage generator 140 may generate a high voltage from the power supplied from the power supply unit 130 and supply the high voltage to the pulse current output unit 150. Meanwhile, the pulse current output unit 150 may generate a pulse current using the high voltage supplied from the high voltage generator 140.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the control unit 180 may control the pulse current generated by the pulse current output unit 150 from the first coil and the second magnetic field generator 120 of the first magnetic field generator 110. The pulse current output unit 150 may be controlled to alternately transmit to each of the two coils.

Specifically, when the control unit 180 controls the pulse current output unit 150 to transmit the pulse current to the first coil during the first stimulation time (for example, 3 seconds), the controller 180 transmits the pulse current to the second coil The pulse current output unit 150 may be controlled so as not to. In addition, after the first stimulation time has elapsed, the controller 180 can control the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil for the first idle time (for example, 6 seconds). have. As described above, when the pulse current is transmitted to the first coil for the first stimulation time and then the pulse current is not transmitted for the first idle time, the first coil may be cooled for the first idle time.

When the controller 180 controls the pulse current output unit 150 to transmit the pulse current to the second coil for a second stimulation time (for example, 3 seconds), the controller 180 may not transmit the pulse current to the first coil. The pulse current output unit 150 can be controlled. In addition, after the second stimulation time has elapsed, the controller 180 can control the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil for the second idle time (for example, 6 seconds). have. As such, when the pulse current is transmitted to the second coil for the second stimulation time and then the pulse current is not transmitted for the second idle time, the second coil may be cooled for the second idle time.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, since each of the first coil and the second coil can be cooled during a rest period, damage to the coil due to heat generation can be prevented, and circuit durability can be improved.

A more detailed description of the above-described first stimulation time, first rest time, second stimulation time and second rest time will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9 below.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first coil may include a first cooling unit that cools the first coil. In addition, the second coil may include a second cooling unit that cools the second coil. Here, each of the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit may include a refrigerant induction pipe through which the refrigerant passes. Accordingly, each of the first coil and the second coil may maintain a specific temperature such that even though an alternating current flows and the temperature becomes high, it does not rise above a critical temperature (eg, a temperature at which the coil is damaged) through the cooling unit. Here, each of the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit may further include pumping means, a valve, and a recovery means for allowing the refrigerant to flow in the refrigerant induction pipe.

The urinary incontinence treatment device 100 is between the first switch 111 and the second magnetic field generator 120 and the pulse current output unit 150 connected between the first magnetic field generator 110 and the pulse current output unit 150. It may further include a second switch 121 connected to.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the power supply unit 130 may supply power to each of the high voltage generator 140 and the controller 180.

The high voltage generator 140 may generate high voltage with power supplied from the power supply unit 130. In addition, the high voltage generator 140 may supply the generated high voltage to the pulse current output unit 150.

The pulse current output unit 150 may generate a pulse current by using the high voltage supplied from the high voltage generator 140. In addition, the pulse current output unit 150 may transmit the generated pulse current to each of the first magnetic field generator 110 and the second magnetic field generator 120.

Meanwhile, the control unit 180 may receive user input information from the user input unit 160. Here, the user input information may include at least one of pulse frequency information and treatment time information.

The controller 180 may control each of the high voltage generator 140, the pulse current output unit 150, the first switch 111, and the second switch 121 based on the user input information.

Specifically, the controller 180 may control the pulse current output unit 150 based on the information on the pulse frequency included in the user input information. For example, the controller 180 can control the pulse current output unit 150 to generate a pulse current having a pulse frequency of 50hz. Also, the controller 180 may alternately turn on the first switch 111 and the second switch 121, respectively. Specifically, the controller 180 may turn on the first switch 111 during the first stimulation time, and turn off the first switch 111 during the first idle time. Also, the controller 180 may turn on the second switch 121 during the second stimulation time and turn off the second switch 121 during the second idle time.

The above-described control unit 180 turns on and / or turns the first switch 111 and the second switch 121 in response to the first stimulation time, the first dwell time, the second stimulation time, and the second dwell time, respectively. A more specific description of turning off will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 9 below.

Referring to FIG. 3, the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may further include a seating portion 200 through which the user can sit on the upper surface.

Specifically, the first magnetic field generating unit 110 of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may include a first seating unit 210 through which the first user can sit on the upper surface. In addition, the second magnetic field generating unit 120 may include a second seating unit 220 through which the second user can sit on the upper surface.

That is, the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may simultaneously treat the first user and the second user.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2, the user input unit 160 may be an input button provided in the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 or a touch screen of the display unit 170. Also, the user input unit 160 may receive user information input from an external device or application other than the urinary incontinence treatment device 100. Here, the external device may mean a PC, a user terminal and a wearable device.

As described above, the user input unit 160 may receive user information from the user. Here, the user information may include user identification information capable of identifying at least one user among a plurality of users. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user input unit 160 may receive information on treatment time, information on the frequency of the pulsed magnetic field, and information on the location of the pulsed magnetic field.

The controller 180 is based on at least one of the user information input through the user input unit 160, information about the treatment time, information about the frequency of the pulsed magnetic field, and information about the location of the pulsed magnetic field, the incontinence treatment apparatus 100 ) To control the overall operation.

The display 170 displays (outputs) information processed by the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus 100. For example, the display unit 170 may include an execution screen information of an application driven by the urinary incontinence treatment device 100, information related to the result of treatment, or a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) according to the execution screen information ) Information can be displayed.

The display unit 170 may form a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to implement a touch screen. The touch screen may function as a user input unit 160 that provides an input interface between the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 and a user, and at the same time, provide an output interface between the incontinence treatment device 100 and the user.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may include a communication unit (not shown) and a memory (not shown).

The communication unit may include one or more modules that enable communication between the incontinence treatment device 100 and the communication system and between the incontinence treatment device 100 and the user terminal. In addition, the communication unit may include one or more modules connecting the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 to one or more networks. The communication unit may include at least one of a wireless Internet module and a short-range communication module.

The memory stores data supporting various functions of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100. The memory may store a plurality of applications (application programs or applications) driven by the incontinence treatment apparatus 100, data and instructions for the operation of the incontinence treatment apparatus 100. Also, the memory may temporarily or permanently store input / output data. In addition, the memory can store data related to the display and sound. Here, the memory is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a memory of a card type (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM ( Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Magnetic Memory, Magnetic Disk , It may include at least one type of storage medium among optical discs.

Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in a memory and installed on the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 to be driven by the controller 180 to perform an operation (or function) of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100. The controller 180 may provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user by processing signals, data, information, etc. input or output through the above-described components or driving an application program stored in the memory.

In addition, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components discussed with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 to drive the application program stored in the memory. Furthermore, the controller 180 may operate by combining at least two or more of the components included in the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 for driving the application program.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with each other to implement an operation, control, or control method of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the incontinence treatment apparatus 100 may be implemented on the incontinence treatment apparatus 100 by driving at least one application program stored in the memory.

4 is a diagram illustrating a cross-section of a coil according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. 5 is a diagram illustrating a cross-section of a coil in which a refrigerant induction pipe is inserted into a through hole of a coil according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. 6 is a view schematically showing a coil wound according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, each of the first coil and the second coil described above should be interpreted as the same as the coil 10 described below. That is, the coil 10 described below may be the same component as the first coil, and may be the same component as the second coil. In addition, it may be the same component as each of the first coil and the second coil.

First, referring to FIG. 4, the coil 10 may include a through hole 20 in the center. The through hole 20 may pass a refrigerant induction pipe 40 through which a refrigerant is passed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the through hole 20 may pass a gas cooling the coil 10.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cross-sectional shape of the coil 10 may be either circular or polygonal, and is not limited to the illustrated shape. In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 20 may be either circular or polygonal, and is not limited to the illustrated shape.

Referring to FIG. 5, the refrigerant induction pipe 40 may be provided in the through hole 20 of the coil 10, in contact with the inner surface of the coil 10. In addition, the refrigerant induction pipe 40 may pass a refrigerant cooling the coil 10. Therefore, the refrigerant induction pipe 40 can prevent a heat generation problem that may occur in the coil 10.

The refrigerant induction pipe 40 may be made of an insulating material. Therefore, the refrigerant induction pipe 40 may prevent insulation problems that may occur in the coil 10 when the refrigerant passes.

Referring to Figure 6, the coil 10 may be wound. In addition, the coiled coil 30 can pass an alternating current. In this case, the coiled coil 30 may generate a pulsed magnetic field.

The coil 10 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure can be provided in a variety of any medical device that treats the affected area using, for example, a magnetic field. Specifically, the coil 10 may be provided in at least one of a urinary incontinence treatment device, a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and an Electro Potential to generate a magnetic field.

7 is a view for explaining an example of a magnetic field generating unit including a seating unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

7 is limited to the first magnetic field generating unit 110 for convenience of description, but the contents of the present disclosure are not limited thereto, and the second magnetic field generating unit 120 has the same embodiments described below. Can be applied.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least two or more first coils 112 may be provided inside the first seating portion 210 included in the first magnetic field generator 110. The first coil 112 may be formed in a cylindrical annular shape having an inner circumferential surface of a predetermined diameter and an outer circumferential surface of a predetermined diameter. For example, the first coil 112 may be formed in a donut shape.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first coil 112 may be coated with at least one of epoxy and varnish. The first coil 112 may be located in the interior space of the seating portion 210 to generate a pulsed magnetic field.

The first coil 112 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include one or more coupling parts on an inner circumferential surface of the first coil 112. Specifically, the inner circumferential surface of the first coil 112 may include one or more protrusions that can be coupled with the coil contact means 113. For example, the protrusion can be a projection formed with a predetermined diameter and / or height. In addition, the protrusions can be formed through an epoxy coating. Therefore, the coil contact means 113 can be fixed by the protrusion formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first coil 112. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first coil 112 may include one or more grooves on the inner circumferential surface of the first coil 112 to be coupled with the coil contact means 113. Also, a combination of one or more protrusions and one or more grooves may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first coil 112.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the control unit 180 of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may control the position adjusting unit 190 based on the user's affected position. Specifically, the position of the first coil 112 and the coil contact means 113 may be adjusted in at least one of upper, lower, left and right directions by the position adjusting unit 190.

For example, when the first user seats the first seating unit 210, the control unit 180 may recognize the location of the affected area of the first user. In addition, the control unit 180 may control the position adjusting unit 190 so that the pulsed magnetic field can reach the recognized position of the affected area. Accordingly, the height of the first coil 112 generating the pulsed magnetic field may be adjusted so that the magnetic field reaches the user's affected area.

As another example, when the first user is seated at the first seating unit 210, the controller 180 may receive information about the position of the pulse magnetic field through the user input unit 160. In addition, the control unit 180 may control the position adjusting unit 190 so that the pulse magnetic field can reach a position corresponding to information on the received position of the pulsed magnetic field.

8 is a view for explaining a pulsed magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating unit according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the seating portion 200 may include a cushion 201 and an interior space 202. Specifically, the user to be treated can sit on the cushion 201 located on the upper surface of the seating portion 200. In addition, the pulse magnetic field 400 may be generated by the magnetic field generator located in the interior space 202 of the seating unit 200. Therefore, the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus 100 may generate the pulse magnetic field 400 such that the pulse magnetic field 400 is applied to the region 300 where the affected part of the user sitting on the upper surface of the seating portion 200 is located.

9 is a view for explaining a stimulation time and a rest time of each of the first pulse magnetic field and the second pulse magnetic field according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, the stimulation time refers to the time during which the magnetic field generating unit of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 generates a pulsed magnetic field to stimulate the user's affected area. In addition, in the present disclosure, the idle time refers to a time during which the pulse magnetic field is not generated in order to lower the temperature of the coil where the temperature is increased by generating a pulse magnetic field by the magnetic field generating unit of the urinary incontinence treatment device 100. That is, the urinary incontinence treatment device 100 may generate a pulsed magnetic field according to the stimulation time and the rest time, thereby treating the affected part of the user and preserving the durability of the device.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pulse current output unit 150 may transmit pulse current to at least one of the first coil 112 and the second coil 122. Meanwhile, the controller 180 may control the pulse current output unit 150 to alternately transmit the pulse current to the first coil 112 and the second coil 122, respectively.

Specifically, the control unit 180 transmits the pulse current to the first coil 112 during the first stimulation time 11, the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil 122 Can be controlled. In addition, when transmitting the pulse current to the second coil 122 during the second stimulation time 21, the controller 180 controls the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil 112. can do. Therefore, the control unit 180 may prevent heat generation of each of the first coil 112 and the second coil 122, thereby preventing damage to the coil due to heat generation.

In addition, the control unit 180 may control the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil 112 during the first idle time 12 after the first stimulation time 11 has elapsed. have. In addition, the control unit 180 may control the pulse current output unit 150 so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil 122 during the second idle time 22 after the second stimulation time 21 has elapsed. have. Here, the second stimulation time 21 may exist within the first rest time 12, and the first stimulation time 11 may exist within the second rest time 22. Further, the length of the first pause time 12 is longer than the length of the first stimulation time 11 and the second stimulation time 21, and may correspond to the length of the second pause time 22.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller 180 turns on the first switch 111 connected between the pulse current output unit 150 and the first coil 112 during the first stimulation time 11, The first switch 111 may be turned off during the first idle time 12. In addition, the control unit 180 turns on the second switch 121 connected between the pulse current output unit 150 and the second coil 122 during the second stimulation time 21, and the second idle time 22 During the second switch 121 may be turned off.

For example, the controller 180 turns on the first switch 111 for 3 seconds, which is the first stimulation time 11, and after 3 seconds, which is the first stimulation time 11, the first idle time ( 12), the first switch 111 can be turned off for 6 seconds. In conjunction with this, the controller 180 turns on the second switch 121 for 3 seconds, which is the second stimulation time 21 included in 6 seconds, which is the first rest time 12, and the second stimulation time After 3 seconds (21), the second switch 121 may be turned off for 6 seconds, which is the second idle time 22.

Meanwhile, the first coil 112 receiving the pulse current during the first stimulation time 11 from the pulse current output unit 150 sets the first pulse magnetic field 410 having the first frequency value to the first stimulation time ( 11). In addition, the second coil 122 receiving the pulse current during the second stimulation time 21 from the pulse current output unit 150 has a second pulse magnetic field 420 having a second frequency value corresponding to the first frequency value. ) May be generated during the second stimulation time 21. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first frequency value and the second frequency value may be different depending on the thickness, number of windings, and materials of the first coil 112 and the second coil 122, respectively.

Descriptions of the presented embodiments are provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art of the present disclosure, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure should not be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but should be interpreted in the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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Urinary incontinence treatment device,
A first magnetic field generator for a first user having a first coil that generates a first pulsed magnetic field;
A second magnetic field generator for a second user having a second coil generating a second pulsed magnetic field;
A power supply unit that supplies power;
A high voltage generator that receives power from the power supply;
A pulse current output unit receiving a high voltage from the high voltage generator and transmitting a pulse current to at least one of the first coil and the second coil; And
A control unit controlling the pulse current output unit to alternately transmit the pulse current to each of the first coil and the second coil;
Including,
The first coil,
When receiving the pulse current during the first stimulation time from the pulse current output unit, the first pulse magnetic field having a first frequency value is generated during the first stimulation time,
The second coil,
When receiving the pulse current during the second stimulation time from the pulse current output, generating the second pulse magnetic field having a second frequency value for the second stimulation time,
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According to claim 1,
The control unit,
When the pulse current is transmitted to the first coil during the first stimulation time, the pulse current output is controlled so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil,
When transmitting the pulse current to the second coil during the second stimulation time, to control the pulse current output so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil,
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According to claim 1,
The control unit,
After the first stimulation time has elapsed, the pulse current output is controlled so as not to transmit the pulse current to the first coil for a first idle time,
Controlling the pulse current output unit so as not to transmit the pulse current to the second coil for a second idle time after the second stimulation time has elapsed,
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The method of claim 3,
The second stimulation time,
Is present within the first rest time,
The first stimulation time,
Present within the second dwell time,
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The method of claim 3,
The length of the first rest time,
Longer than the length of the first stimulation time and the length of the second stimulation time,
Corresponding to the length of the second idle time,
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According to claim 1,
The first frequency value,
Corresponding to the second frequency value,
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The method of claim 3,
A first switch connected between the pulse current output unit and the first coil; And
A second switch connected between the pulse current output part and the second coil;
Further comprising,
The control unit,
The first switch is turned on during the first stimulation time, and the first switch is turned off during the first idle time,
Turning on the second switch during the second stimulation time, turning off the second switch during the second idle time,
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According to claim 1,
A first cooling unit cooling the first coil;
A second cooling unit cooling the second coil;
Further comprising,
Each of the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit,
Including a refrigerant induction tube for passing the refrigerant,
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The method of claim 8,
Each of the first coil and the second coil,
Including a through hole in the center,
The refrigerant induction pipe passes through the through hole,
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According to claim 1,
The first magnetic field generating unit,
The first coil is provided in the interior space and includes a first seating portion for the first user to sit on the upper surface,
The second magnetic field generating unit,
The second coil is provided in the interior space and includes a second seating portion for the second user to sit on the upper surface,
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The method of claim 11,
Each of the first magnetic field generating unit and the second magnetic field generating unit,
A position adjusting unit that adjusts positions of the first coil and the second coil, respectively;
Containing,
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