KR20230016370A - An Apparatus for Caring a Skin with a Ultrasound Wave and an Iontophoresis and a Method for Caring the Skin Using the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for caring skin with an ultrasound wave and iontophoresis and a method for caring skin using the same. The apparatus for caring skin with an ultrasound wave and iontophoresis comprises: an ultrasound module (12) which generates ultrasound waves of different frequency bands; an iontophoresis module (13) which induces a current having a variable magnitude into a skin contact area; a control module (11) which controls the generated ultrasound waves and current to be applied to skin; and a contact application module (15) which applies the generated ultrasound waves and variable current to the skin.

Description

Ultrasound and iontophoresis type skin beauty device and skin beauty method by it

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic and iontophoresis-type skin care device and a skin care method using the same, and specifically, ultrasound that induces cell activation by applying a voltage for current flow together with ultrasound so that the skin care effect is increased. and an iontophoresis-type skin care device and a skin care method using the same.

Skin aging includes external aging such as aging due to internal aging or aging caused by ultraviolet rays, and skin aging appears as phenomena such as wrinkles, dermal atrophy, reduction of subcutaneous fat, or pigment change. In order to prevent or improve such skin aging, it is known that applying a high frequency or ultrasonic wave to the skin or inducing a microcurrent to the skin has an effect. For example, an ultrasonic treatment method in which 1 MHz (3 W/cm ² ) ultrasound is periodically applied to a wrinkle-producing area for a predetermined time to improve wrinkles has been used. It is known that an iontophoresis (iontophoresis) method may be applied as another method for skin care, whereby the inflow of substances useful for skin improvement, such as vitamin C, is promoted. Skin beauty devices using such ultrasound or iontophoresis are known in this field, and Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0041460 discloses a system and method for cosmetic ultrasound treatment of the skin. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1552249 discloses a neck wrinkle package using iontophoresis. A skin care device disclosed in the known art discloses a method for skin care using a radio frequency, ultrasound, or iontophoresis method, but does not disclose a device or method capable of enhancing a skin care effect by effectively combining them.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following object.

Prior Art 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0041460 (Altera, Inc., published on April 22, 2019) System and method for cosmetic ultrasound treatment of skin Prior art 2: Patent Registration No. 10-1552249 (Women's Care Co., Ltd., 2015.09.18. Announcement) Neck wrinkle pack using iontophoresis

An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic and iontophoresis-type skin care device and a skin care method using the same, which allow the iontophoresis method to be applied while applying ultrasound in a controlled manner.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an ultrasonic and iontophoresis-type skin beauty device includes an ultrasonic module generating ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands; an iontophoresis module that induces a current having a variable magnitude into a skin contact area; A control module for controlling the generated ultrasound and current to be applied to the skin; and a contact applying module for applying the generated ultrasonic waves and variable current to the skin.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, ultrasonic waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20.0 MHz may be generated by the ultrasonic module, and ultrasonic waves of different frequencies are applied in a predetermined order.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pulse voltage having a magnitude of 0 to 50 V with a frequency of 1 to 100 kHz is applied by the iontophoresis module.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the contact applying module becomes a contact cap having an electrode function during a voltage application process while an ultrasonic vibrator is disposed therein.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a skin care method by ultrasound and iontophoresis includes setting a variable applied voltage of an ultrasound multi-frequency band and an iontophoresis module; determining application cycles of ultrasonic waves having different frequency bands; and applying pulse voltages for ultrasonic waves and current induction.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands are sequentially and alternately applied, or ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands are repeatedly applied at regular intervals.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voltage is applied in the form of a pulse by the iontophoresis module, and the pulse voltage is applied in the form of carrying a base voltage having a magnitude of 0 to 50 V, or the base voltage is It is applied alone in the unapproved state.

The ultrasonic and iontophoresis-type skin beauty device according to the present invention applies the iontophoresis method together with ultrasonic waves to increase the skin beauty effect. Specifically, the skin care device according to the present invention applies a voltage for current induction through an electrode in contact with the skin while applying ultrasonic waves of different bands having a predetermined frequency band, thereby increasing the effect of skin care. For example, ultrasonic waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20 MHz are applied alternately or at appropriate cycles to increase the skin beauty effect according to the application of ultrasonic waves, and at the same time, by applying iontophoresis according to the frequency change, the skin increase the stimulating effect. The method according to the present invention can be used alone or in combination with various sheets or pads, for example for skin beautification, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

1 shows an embodiment of a skin beauty device of ultrasonic and iontophoresis method according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the ultrasound module applied to the skin care device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the skin care device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the skin care method according to the present invention.
Figure 5 shows an embodiment of ultrasound and voltage applied in the skin beauty method according to the present invention.

Below, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments presented in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are for a clear understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so repeated descriptions are not made unless necessary for understanding the invention, and well-known components are briefly described or omitted, but the present invention It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of.

1 shows an embodiment of a skin beauty device of ultrasonic and iontophoresis method according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the ultrasonic and iontophoresis type of skin beauty device is an ultrasonic module 12 for generating ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands; an iontophoresis module 13 that induces a current having a variable magnitude into a skin contact area; Control module 11 for controlling the generated ultrasound and current to be applied to the skin; and a contact application module 15 for applying the generated ultrasonic wave and variable current to the skin.

The operation of the entire device may be controlled by the control module 11, and for example, the operation of the power supply unit, the ultrasound module 12 or the iontophoresis module 13 or other modules may be controlled. Ultrasound may be generated by the ultrasound module 12, and the ultrasound module 12 may generate ultrasound having a frequency of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz or 6.0 to 20.0 MHz, for example. A potential difference may be generated at various positions of the skin by the iontophoresis module 13, and current may be induced. For example, a human body current or microcurrent having a magnitude of 1 to 1,000 ㎂ may be induced by the iontophoresis module 13 . For example, a voltage of 0 to 50 V may be applied in a pulse form by the iontophoresis module 13, and the applied pulse may have a frequency of 1 to 100 kHz. The application of the pulse voltage may be applied based on the reference voltage. Specifically, a pulse voltage may be additionally applied to a state in which a reference voltage of 0 to 50 V is applied. The voltage applied by the iontophoresis module 13 or the voltage or current induced thereby may be of variable magnitude, and the variable magnitude includes a change in amplitude, frequency or duty cycle of the pulse. The skin stimulation effect may be increased by applying a pulse voltage based on such a reference voltage or applying a variable current. The ultrasound generated by the ultrasound module 12 or the voltage applied by the iontophoresis module 13 may be in a pulse form and may be controlled by the control module 11 . Ultrasonic waves and pulse voltages may be simultaneously applied to the skin, and applied ultrasonic frequency bands or voltages may be different over time. The control module 11 may determine the order in which ultrasonic waves or pulse voltages are applied, pulse period, pulse duration, or similar stimulation application method. In the present specification, the iontophoresis method includes various methods of changing an electrical state between different parts of the skin or between the inside and outside of the skin by generating a potential difference in the skin. By such an iontophoresis method, penetration of, for example, nutrients, drugs, or similar ingredients into the skin can be improved. Alternatively, effects such as skin wrinkle improvement, skin elasticity recovery, or skin aging prevention may be generated by electrical stimulation to the skin. The iontophoresis method may include various methods of applying electrical stimulation to the skin to generate beneficial effects, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The contact applying module 15 may include an ultrasonic wave applying means for applying ultrasonic waves and an electric stimulation inducing means for inducing electric stimulation. For example, the contact applying module 15 may include an ultrasonic vibrator therein and be made of stainless steel or a similar conductive material. Accordingly, the contact applying module 15 may contact the skin and simultaneously apply the ultrasonic wave and the pulse voltage to the skin or the inside of the skin. The contact applying module 15 may have various structures capable of applying a stimulus in contact with a human body, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the ultrasound module applied to the skin care device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , ultrasound waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20.0 MHz may be generated by the ultrasound module 12, and ultrasound waves of different frequencies may be applied to the skin in a predetermined order. The ultrasound module 12 may include an ultrasound generation module 24, and the ultrasound generation module 24 includes a transducer 241 that converts mechanical vibration into electrical vibration or electrical vibration into mechanical vibration; an ultrasonic output unit 242 for guiding generated ultrasonic waves in a predetermined direction; and a vibration frequency control unit 243 that controls the vibration frequency. The transducer 241 may include an ultrasonic vibrator, and the ultrasonic output unit 242 may include various means for guiding ultrasonic waves to a predetermined area, such as a sound absorbing layer, a transmission layer, or a delay adjusting means. It may be controlled by the vibration frequency control unit 243 so that ultrasonic waves having different vibration frequencies are generated, and for example, ultrasonic waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20.0 MHz may be generated. The depth of skin penetration of ultrasonic waves may vary depending on the frequency, and reflection characteristics or refraction characteristics may vary. Accordingly, ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands may be applied to increase the skin stimulation effect. Specifically, when ultrasonic waves of the same frequency are continuously transmitted, the skin adapts to this and reduces the application effect while maintaining the same type of vibration, making it difficult to generate skin improvement effects according to various types of vibrations. In contrast, when ultrasonic waves having different vibration frequencies are repeatedly or intermittently applied, various types of vibration effects may be generated. In addition, an effect of applying stimulation to different layers of the skin can be generated by the ultrasound waves of different frequencies. The entire operation for generating ultrasonic waves can be controlled by the control unit 21 , for example the operation of the power supply unit 27 , the input unit 22 and the voltage control unit 23 by the control unit 21 . this can be controlled. The power supply unit 27 may include various means capable of supplying power to the ultrasound module by being connected to an external power source, and various inputs for applying stimulation may be made by the input unit 22 . Also, the voltage for generating ultrasonic waves may be controlled by the voltage control unit 23 . Ultrasonic waves may be generated in a pulse form and transmitted to the skin through the contact application module 15 . The waveform, focus or period of pulsed ultrasound may be set by the waveform/period setting unit 25 . As described above, the contact applying module 15 may have various structures capable of transmitting ultrasonic waves in contact with the skin, and may have various structures capable of applying ultrasonic waves to various layers of the skin while reducing reflection loss. . The ultrasound module may have various structures capable of transmitting ultrasound to the skin and is not limited to the presented embodiments.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the operating structure of the skin care device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the skin care device may have a structure in which an ultrasound module and an iontophoresis module are combined. The operation of the ultrasound module and the iontophoresis module can be controlled by the operation control module 31, and the above-described ultrasound generation module 24 is coupled to the iontophoresis module to make a skin care device. . Power supply for the operation of the entire device can be controlled by the power supply module 38, and various conditions for operation can be input by the input unit 22. An operating state of the ultrasonic generation module 24 and an operating state of the iontophoresis unit 34 may be detected by the sensor 32 . The detected operational status can be transmitted to the operational control module 31 . Electrical stimulation may be applied to the skin by the contact applying module 15 according to the operation of the iontophoresis unit 34, and an appropriate size may be applied according to the electrical state of the skin detected by the biosignal processing unit 332. A pulsed voltage may be applied to the skin. The potential difference or microcurrent applied by the iontophoresis unit 34 may be in the form of a pulse. Specifically, the pulse setting unit 331 may set the shape of the pulse applied according to the operation of the iontophoresis unit 34 . Stimuli generated by the ultrasonic generation module 24 and the iontophoresis unit 34 may be transmitted to the contact application module 15 under the control of the operation control module 31 and applied to the skin. The skin condition may be determined by the biosignal processing unit 332 and transmitted to the operation control module 31, and based on this, the size or period of the pulse voltage applied to the skin may be set or the ultrasonic frequency band may be set. . The iontophoresis unit 34 may appropriately adjust the type of electric stimulation applied according to the ecological state determined by the biosignal processing unit 332 . The iontophoresis unit 34 may deliver electrical stimulation to the skin in various ways.

Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the skin care method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the skin care method includes setting a variable applied voltage of an ultrasonic multi-frequency band and an iontophoresis module (P41); determining application cycles of ultrasonic waves having different frequency bands (P42); and applying pulse voltages for ultrasonic waves and current induction.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, ultrasound and iontophoresis stimulation voltage can be applied to the skin through the contact cap 44, and the contact cap 44 is made of a conductive material and can function as one electrode. there is. Accordingly, the contact cap 44 may have the function of the contact applying module described above, and ultrasonic wave and stimulation voltage may be applied to the skin through the contact cap 44 . A vibrator 45 is disposed inside the contact cap 44, and as power is supplied according to the operation of the iontophoresis electrode 42, the inner surface of the contact cap 44 serves as a cathode and the inside of the vibrator 45 Ultrasonic waves may be generated according to power supply by a connection electrode having an anode function connected to. Ultrasonic waves generated through the contact surface of the contact cap 44 are transmitted to the skin, and as the contact surface of the contact cap 44 becomes a cathode, the iontophoresis electrode 42 becomes an anode, and voltage stimulation is applied to the skin. can In this way, by the operation of the iontophoresis electrode 42, ultrasonic waves and voltage stimulation are simultaneously applied to the skin through the contact cap 44, so that the skin improvement effect can be improved. Below, such a structure will be described in detail.

The device for application of ultrasound and iontophoresis stimulation includes an operating case 41 having the shape of a pen or a linear member; one iontophoresis electrode 42 formed in the operating case 41; at least one operating switch 43 formed in the operating case 41; and a contact cap 44 formed on the front side of the operating case 41 . The contact cap 44 may have a cylindrical shape with one side open, and a closed side may be a contact side. The contact cap 44 may be entirely made of stainless steel or a similar electrically conductive material and may function as another iontophoresis electrode. Specifically, one iontophoresis electrode 42 has an anode function. Contact cap 44 may have a cathode function. In addition, when the current and ultrasonic waves are applied according to the operation of the switch 43, the iontophoresis electrode 42 is operated by pressing the contact surface formed on the front side of the contact cap 44 that functions as another electrode. A pulse voltage may be applied through. In addition, ultrasonic waves from the vibrator 45 disposed inside the contact cap 44 may be applied to the skin through a contact surface formed on the front side of the contact cap 44 . The ultrasonic generation module and the iontophoresis module may be disposed inside the operating case 41, or the frequency of ultrasonic waves transmitted to the inside of the skin through the contact cap 44 may be set based on skin condition information, for example For example, it may be set to generate ultrasonic waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20.0 MHz (P41). In addition, the shape of the pulse voltage applied to the skin through the contact cap 44 by the iontophoresis module can be set (P41). Ultrasound transmission and application of electric stimulation may be applied according to a set operation cycle, and an operation cycle or stimulation type may be set (P42). Ultrasound and electrical stimulation may be applied to the skin through the contact cap 44 in which the vibrator 45 is disposed according to the set cycle or set shape (P43). Ultrasonic waves having various frequencies may be transmitted to the skin in various forms, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

5 illustrates an embodiment of ultrasound applied in the skin care method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , for example, ultrasound waves having frequencies of 3.0 MHz and 10.0 MHz may be alternately transmitted to the skin as shown in (a). Alternatively, as shown in (B), the ultrasonic wave having a frequency of 3 MHz may be repeated at regular intervals, and the ultrasonic wave having a frequency of 10 MHz may be repeated at the same or similar intervals. Although frequency bands of 3.0 MHz and 10.0 MHz are presented in the presented embodiment, different ultrasound waves having various frequency bands can be applied to the skin in various forms, and the present invention is not limited thereby. Referring to (c) of FIG. 5 , the pulse voltage may be applied by the iontophoresis module, and the pulse voltage may be applied in a manner in which the pulse voltage is loaded in a state in which the base voltage is applied. Alternatively, as shown in (d) of FIG. 5 , only the pulse voltage may be applied in a state in which no base voltage is separately applied. The base voltage or pulse voltage may be set to have various magnitudes or frequencies in the range of, for example, 0 to 50 V, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the presented embodiments above, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended below.

11: control module 12: ultrasonic module
13: iontophoresis module 15: contact application module
44: contact cap 45: ultrasonic vibrator

Claims (7)

an ultrasonic module 12 generating ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands;
an iontophoresis module 13 that induces a current having a variable magnitude into a skin contact area;
Control module 11 for controlling the generated ultrasound and current to be applied to the skin; and
An ultrasonic and iontophoresis-type skin care device comprising a contact applying module 15 for applying the generated ultrasonic wave and variable current to the skin. The ultrasonic wave and ion according to claim 1, characterized in that ultrasonic waves having frequencies of 0.5 to 5.0 MHz and 6.0 to 20.0 MHz can be generated by the ultrasonic module 12, and ultrasonic waves of different frequencies are applied in a predetermined order. A tophoresis-type skin beauty device. The method according to claim 1, wherein a pulse voltage having a frequency of 1 to 100 kHz and a magnitude of 0 to 50 V is applied by the iontophoresis module 13, characterized in that the ultrasound and iontophoresis type skin beauty device. The ultrasonic and iontophoresis method according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact applying module 15 becomes a contact cap 44 having a function of one electrode during a voltage application process with an ultrasonic vibrator 45 disposed therein. skin care device. Step of setting the multi-frequency ultrasonic band and the variable applied voltage of the iontophoresis module;
determining application cycles of ultrasonic waves having different frequency bands; and
A skin care method by ultrasound and iontophoresis, comprising the step of applying pulse voltage for ultrasound and current induction. The skin care method according to claim 5, wherein ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands are sequentially and alternately applied, or ultrasonic waves of different frequency bands are repeatedly applied at regular intervals. The method according to claim 5, wherein the voltage is applied in the form of a pulse by the iontophoresis module, and the pulse voltage is applied in the form of carrying a basic voltage having a magnitude of 0 to 50 V or alone in a state where the basic voltage is not applied Skin beauty method by ultrasound and iontophoresis, characterized in that applied to.

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