KR20230097244A - Foot disease treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for treating foot diseases, and in particular, simultaneously treats the instep and the sole of the foot, including the toes, through a gas (CO2) laser, ultraviolet (UV), and infrared (IR). or configured to be treated individually.
A foot disease treatment device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a sole treatment unit that irradiates ultraviolet rays or infrared rays toward the raised sole, and a gas laser applied to the toe of the foot raised in the sole treatment unit or the instep including the toe. It is characterized by a technical feature of including a laser tube for irradiation.

Description

Foot disease treatment device {Foot disease treatment device}

The present invention relates to a device for treating foot diseases, and in particular, simultaneously treats the instep and the sole of the foot, including the toes, through a gas (CO2) laser, ultraviolet (UV), and infrared (IR). or configured to be treated individually.

Due to the structure of the body, the feet usually wear shoes while wearing both feet. At this time, when wearing shoes with poor ventilation, the shoes or feet become damp due to sweat, and various bacteria parasitic on the shoes due to the generation of moisture Athlete's foot, eczema, and cracked skin can occur.

In addition to such bacterial diseases, as the feet are located at the extremities of the body, blood circulation is not smooth, resulting in diseases such as sensitivity to cold.

Conventionally, in order to treat bacterial diseases on the feet, ointments applied to the skin or oral medicines have been developed, and foot baths have been developed to facilitate blood circulation.

However, ointments and oral medications have a risk of side effects depending on the patient, and are inconvenient as they have to apply ointment or take medicine on time after periodically washing their feet, and the treatment period is quite long. .

The foot bath also has disadvantages such as preparing water to be filled in the foot bath and heating the water before use, as well as requiring considerable time for foot bathing.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2304009 (Public date September 24, 2021) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0044386 (published on April 25, 2016) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0066206 (published on June 23, 2009) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0090903 (published on August 6, 2015)

The present invention was invented to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and diseases occurring on the instep or between the toes, including the toes, are treated with a gas laser, and in the case of sole disease or poor circulation, ultraviolet rays An object of the present invention is to provide a foot disease treatment device capable of simultaneously treating the entire foot or the sole and top of the foot individually through UV (ultraviolet) and IR (infrared).

A foot disease treatment device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a sole treatment unit that irradiates ultraviolet rays or infrared rays toward the raised sole, and a gas laser applied to the toe of the foot raised in the sole treatment unit or the instep including the toe. It is characterized by a technical feature of including a laser tube for irradiation.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foot disease treatment device includes a main body vertically positioned, a sole treatment unit positioned on the floor of a space formed below the main body, and a sole treatment unit located inside the main body and placed on the sole treatment unit. It includes a laser tube that emits a gas laser downward toward the Jin foot.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body includes a body frame, a case covering the body frame, and a fixing frame fixed vertically to the body frame and having slide grooves for guiding the laser tube to be movable in the vertical direction. include

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a long hole corresponding to the laser tube is formed in the case.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a monitor capable of input/output is mounted on the case.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of fixing brackets that move along the slide groove or are locked are mounted on the fixed frame, and a laser tube is mounted on the plurality of fixing brackets.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an inlet and an outlet of cooling water are formed in the laser tube, and the inlet and outlet are connected to a cooling system.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cooling system includes a tank for storing cooling water, an evaporator for dissipating heat of the cooling water, a pump for circulating the cooling water, an inlet and outlet of the laser tube, a tank, an evaporator, and a pump. It includes a hose connecting the

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a splitter into which the gas laser irradiated from the laser tube is incident, a guide beam generator which irradiates a guide beam toward the splitter, and a scanner into which the gas laser and the guide beam are incident together from the splitter. It further includes, and the gas laser and the guide beam irradiated from the scanner are incident toward the sole treatment unit.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sole treatment unit includes a foot plate on which the foot is raised, a base frame that is open to the top and the foot plate is fixed to the open top, and LEDs arranged in the width direction of the base frame It includes a frame and moving means for moving the LED frame in the longitudinal direction of the base frame.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transfer means includes a rotatable lead screw located in the longitudinal direction of the base frame and a motor for rotating the lead screw, the LED frame is screwed with the lead screw, and the upper surface is Ultraviolet rays or infrared rays are irradiated from the prepared LED to the soles of the feet.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a guide bar located on the side of the lead screw and located in the longitudinal direction of the base frame is located, and the guide bar penetrates the LED frame to guide the moving direction of the LED frame.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the LED frame includes a movable plate including a nut screwed with a lead screw, an LED plate located on top of the movable plate, provided with LEDs on the upper surface, and fixed to the movable plate. And, a guard positioned between the movable plate and the LED plate is fixed to the base frame.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, both ends of the LED plate are bent downward and fixed to the moving plate, slots are formed on both sides of the guard in the longitudinal direction of the base frame, and both ends of the LED plate are bent through the slots. do.

As described above, the device for treating foot diseases of the present invention sterilizes bacteria living deep in the skin by irradiating a gas (CO2) laser with excellent penetrability to athlete's foot fungi that inhabit under hard toenails, such as toenail fungus, to treat conventional ointments or Through oral medicine, a faster sterilization effect than a therapeutic effect can be expected. In addition, since no separate preparation process is required for treatment, it has the advantage of being simple to treat.

In particular, the foot disease treatment device according to the present invention treats bacteria by sterilizing and treating the toes and instep using a gas (CO2) laser, and at the same time, sterilization treatment and thermal treatment are possible for the sole of the foot through ultraviolet and infrared rays.

In addition, the foot disease treatment device according to the present invention has the advantage of being able to treat the toe and instep sterilization treatment by CO2 laser, the sole sterilization treatment by ultraviolet rays, and the thermal treatment of the soles by infrared rays, individually or simultaneously.

1 is a perspective view showing a foot disease treatment device according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the case of the foot disease treatment device shown in Figure 1 is separated,
3 is a perspective view of the body frame of the foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. 2 removed;
FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a fixing means for fixing a laser tube in the foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. 3 .
5 is a conceptual diagram showing a cooling means of the foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. 4;
6a and 6b are perspective views of a state in which the foot plate of the sole treatment unit shown in FIG. 2 is separated;
7 is a conceptual diagram showing a path of a laser irradiated from a laser tube.
8 is a conceptual diagram showing a process of treating the sole of the foot;
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of treating a toe with a laser.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the foot disease treatment device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a foot disease treatment device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the case is separated, and FIG. 3 is a foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the body frame of the disease treatment device removed, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a fixing means for fixing a laser tube in the foot disease treatment device shown in FIG. 3 . And Figure 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the cooling means of the foot disease treatment device shown in Figure 4, Figures 6a and 6b is a perspective view of a state in which the foot plate of the sole treatment unit shown in Figure 2 is separated, Figure 7 is a laser tube It is a conceptual diagram showing the path of the irradiated laser. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of treating the sole of the foot, and FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process of treating a toe with a laser.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the foot disease treatment device 100, a space S into which a foot can be put is formed at the bottom of the main body 110, and a sole treatment unit 180 is formed at the bottom of the space S. When the foot is placed on the foot plate 181 of the sole treatment unit 180 with the foot in the space S, the gas laser is irradiated from the inside of the body 110 to the toe and instep to treat the toe and instep, In the sole treatment unit 180, ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) are irradiated to the sole to treat the sole.

The foot disease treatment device 100 according to the present invention configured as described above treats diseases of the toe and instep through a gas laser exposed to the toe and instep, and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) : Infrared) to treat foot disease.

Hereinafter, the foot disease treatment device configured as described above will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, a space S for putting the feet is formed at the lower end of the main body 110, and a sole treatment unit 180 is positioned at the bottom of the space S.

In addition, a monitor 113 for inputting and outputting the operating state and treatment state of the foot disease treatment device 100 is located on the front of the case 111 of the main body 110, and the long hole 115 is formed vertically on the front of the case 111. This is formed, the long hole 115 performs the function of a monitoring window that can observe the operating state of the laser tube 130 located inside. Therefore, although not shown in the drawing, a transparent plate may be mounted on the long hole 115, or alternatively, it may be configured as an open monitoring window for ventilation of the inside and outside of the case 111.

Inside the case 111 of the body 110, a body frame 120 supporting the case 111 is vertically positioned, and a laser tube 130 is mounted on the body frame 120, and a first power supply unit 135 The gas laser is irradiated downward by the power provided through the

Here, the gas laser is preferably a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. Carbon dioxide laser is a representative gas laser that oscillates in the infrared region around 9.2 μm and 10.8 μm by obtaining density inversion between the vibrational levels of gaseous carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide lasers are widely used as high-power lasers that provide 9.4μm and 10.6μm regions in industry and medicine because of their high efficiency and the advantage of being able to easily obtain several kW of power.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the body frame 120 is positioned vertically, and the laser tube 130 is positioned vertically inside the body frame 120, and the laser is directed downward from the lower end of the laser tube 130. is investigated with

Inside the body frame 120, a fixing frame 141 for fixing the laser tube 130 is vertically fixed, and fixing brackets 143 are mounted on top and bottom of the fixing frame 141. A slide groove 141H is formed in the vertical direction in the fixed frame 141, and the fixing bracket 143 is positioned at the top and bottom of the fixed frame 141, respectively, while being fitted into the slide groove 141H, and is positioned at the top and bottom. The upper and lower ends of the laser tube 130 are mounted on the plurality of fixed brackets 143, respectively.

Here, when moving the position of the laser tube 130 up and down, with the plurality of fixing brackets 143 mounted on the laser tube 130, the fixing bracket 143 moves upward or downward along the slide groove 141H. After moving downward, when the knob 143K mounted on the fixing bracket 143 is rotated in the locking direction, the fixing bracket 143 inserted into the slide groove 141H is locked at a location. Conversely, when the knob 143K is rotated in the release direction, the lock is released and the fixing bracket 143 can be moved in the vertical direction.

The fixing bracket 143 surrounds the laser tube 130, and a buffer member 145 made of a flexible material is positioned inside the fixing bracket 143. The buffer member 145 stably supports the vertically positioned laser tube 130 so as not to slip and prevents the laser tube 130 from being damaged by an impact.

Therefore, the buffer member 145 surrounds the laser tube 130, and the fixing bracket 143 wraps and fixes the buffer member 145, so that the laser tube 130 does not slide downward and the laser tube 130 is damaged by an external impact. can be prevented from being damaged.

In FIG. 3, a first power supply 135 for providing power to the laser tube 130 is located on the right side of the laser tube 130, and at the bottom of the first power supply 135, except for the laser tube 130 A second power supply unit 158 providing power necessary for the disease treatment device 100 is located.

And, in FIG. 5, the cooling system of the laser tube 130 is mounted on the left side of the laser tube 130.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cooling system is water-cooled and includes a tank 151 for storing cooling water, a pump 153 for circulating water in the tank 151, and an evaporator 155 for dissipating heat of the cooling water. The cooling water cooled in the evaporator 155 flows into the laser tube 130 connected to the hose 157, and the cooling water discharged from the laser tube 130 flows into the tank 151 through the hose 157. .

The tank 151 is located on the upper left side of the body frame 120, the pump 153 is located below it, and the evaporator 155 is located below the pump 153. Although not shown in the drawings, a fan is mounted on the evaporator 155, and the fan cools the cooling water in the evaporator 155 while exhausting air inside the case 111 to the outside through an exhaust hole 117 formed in the case 111. do.

In addition, heat dissipated from the evaporator 155 into the case 111 may be discharged to the outside of the case 111 through the long hole 115 when the long hole 115 is opened.

Meanwhile, a cooling water inlet 131 and an outlet 133 are formed at the top of the laser tube 130, and a hose 157 connected to the evaporator 155 is connected to the inlet 131 and a hose connected to the outlet 133. (157) is connected to the tank (151).

Therefore, if the pump 153 is operated before or at the time of operating the laser tube 130 and the fan of the evaporator 155 is operated, the cooling water in the tank 151 is pumped into the pump 153 by the operation of the pump 153. ) to the evaporator 155, and in the process of passing through the evaporator 155, the cooling water dissipates its own heat through the evaporator 155.

Cooling water cooled through heat radiation flows from the evaporator 155 to the inlet 131 of the laser tube 130, flows into the inside of the laser tube 130, and cools the laser tube 130. Cooling water heated by the cooling of the laser tube 130 flows from the laser tube 130 to the tank 151 through the outlet 133 of the laser tube 130 .

With this cooling system, the laser tube 130 can maintain an appropriate temperature required for smooth operation.

3 and 7, a splitter 160 is located below the laser tube 130, a scanner 170 is located below the splitter 160, and a side of the splitter 160 A guide beam generator 161 is located.

When the laser is irradiated downward from the lower end of the laser tube 130, the laser enters the splitter 160 located below, and a part (approximately 10%) of the laser is reflected by the splitter 160 and the remainder (approximately 90%) %) passes through the splitter 160.

After passing through the splitter 160, the laser enters the scanner 170 located below, is reflected through a plurality of reflection lenses 171 built in the scanner 170, and then irradiated toward the feet located below.

Since the carbon dioxide laser is not visually visible, the pattern of the laser irradiated to the foot cannot be known. Therefore, a guide beam is added to visually check the pattern and path of the laser irradiated to the foot, and the guide beam is added to the splitter 160.

When the laser irradiated from the laser tube 130 is vertically incident to the splitter 160, the guide beam is incident horizontally from the side of the splitter 160 to the inclined bottom surface of the splitter 160. The guide beam is incident to the scanner 170 while traveling in the same direction as the transmitted laser while being reflected from the bottom surface of the splitter 160 .

The guide beam incident to the scanner 170 can be visually confirmed and is irradiated to the foot located below through a plurality of reflecting lenses 171 built in the scanner 170.

At this time, laser and guide beams are irradiated to the toes and insteps placed on the sole treatment unit 180 in various patterns such as linear, rectangular, and elliptical by the plurality of reflecting lenses 171 built in the scanner 170.

The carbon dioxide laser irradiated to the toes and instep has an advantage of being able to effectively sterilize athlete's foot fungi that live under hard toenails, such as toenail fungus, because of its excellent skin penetrability.

Below, the sole treatment unit 180 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the sole treatment unit 180 is positioned at the bottom of the space S formed at the lower end of the main body 110, as described above, so that the patient's feet are placed in the space S. In this state, the foot is placed on the upper surface of the sole treatment unit 180.

The sole treatment unit 180 includes a foot plate 181 made of a transparent material on which the foot is raised, a base frame 183 that is open to the top and the foot plate 181 is fixed to the opening, and the inner bottom of the base frame 183 An LED frame 185 positioned at and reciprocating in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183, and a lead screw 191 screwed to the LED frame 185 and rotatably mounted in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183 and a motor 193 mounted on an end of the lead screw 191 to rotate the lead screw 191, and the lead screw 191 rotates by the rotation of the motor 193 so that the LED frame 185 rotates. Ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) are radiated toward the sole of the foot by the light emission of the LED mounted on the upper surface of the LED frame 185 while moving in the longitudinal direction of the lead screw 191.

Below, the sole treatment unit 180 configured as described above will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, a lead screw 191 is located on the bottom surface of the base frame 183 of the sole treatment unit 180 in the longitudinal direction at the center of the width, and both ends of the lead screw 191 are rotatably provided. It is fixed by 1 bracket (191B).

Guide bars 195 are positioned parallel to the lead screw 191 on both sides of the lead screw 191, and both ends of the guide bar 195 are fixed by second brackets 195B.

The LED frame 185 is screwed to the lead screw 191. A nut is fixed to the LED frame 185, and when the lead screw 191 rotates as the lead screw 191 is screwed into the nut, the LED frame 185 moves in the longitudinal direction of the lead screw 191 and the guide bar ( 195) is positioned through both ends of the LED frame 185, the LED frame 185 is supported by both guide bars 195 in the longitudinal direction of the lead screw 191 according to the rotation of the lead screw 191, can move stably.

Here, the LED frame 185 includes a moving plate 186 to which a nut is mounted and a guide bar 195 penetrates, and an LED plate 187 positioned at intervals on top of the moving plate 186, and LED LED modules 188 are mounted on the plate 187. Therefore, when the LED emits light from the LED module 188, ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) rays according to the purpose of the LED are irradiated upward.

Meanwhile, a guard 189 is positioned between the moving plate 186 and the LED plate 187. Both ends of the LED plate 187 are bent downward, and the bent ends of the LED plate 187 are fixed to the upper surface of the moving plate 186. Therefore, in order for the LED plate 187 to move in the longitudinal direction of the lead screw 191 from the top of the guard 189, slots 189S are formed at both ends of the width of the guard 189 in the longitudinal direction, respectively, and the LED plate 187 Both ends of the bent end pass through the slot 189S and are fixed to the moving plate 186. Therefore, as the moving plate 186 moves by the rotation of the lead screw 191, the bent ends of the LED plate 187 move in the longitudinal direction of the slot 189S of the guard 189 within the slot 189S. do.

In this way, when the LED plate 187 moves back and forth by the operation of the motor 193 in the state where the foot is placed on the sole treatment unit 180, ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) according to the LED are emitted. As the soles of the feet are irradiated, the soles of the feet are sterilized with ultraviolet rays and thermal treatment is performed with infrared rays.

Meanwhile, '137' shown in FIG. 5 is a noise filter and filters noise of power applied to the first power supply unit 135 and the second power supply unit 158.

The device for treating foot diseases of the present invention sterilizes the bacteria living deep in the skin by irradiating a CO2 laser with excellent penetrability to athlete's foot fungus that lives under hard toenails, such as toenail fungus, so that the treatment effect is higher than that of conventional ointments or oral medicines. Rapid sterilization effect can be expected. In addition, since no separate preparation process is required for treatment, it has the advantage of being simple to treat.

In particular, the device for treating foot diseases according to the present invention treats bacteria by sterilizing and treating the toes and the top of the foot with a CO2 laser, and at the same time, sterilization treatment and thermal treatment are possible for the sole of the foot through ultraviolet and infrared rays.

It has the advantage of being able to treat the toes and instep sterilization treatment by CO2 laser, sole sterilization treatment through ultraviolet rays, and thermal treatment of the soles through infrared rays, individually or simultaneously.

100: foot disease treatment device
110: body
111: case
113: monitor
115: long hole
117: exhaust hole
120: body frame
130: laser tube
131: inlet
133: outlet
135: first power supply
137: noise filter
141: fixed frame
141H: slide groove
143: fixed bracket
145: buffer member
151: tank
153: pump
155: evaporator
157: hose
158: second power supply
160: Splitter
161: guide beam generator
170: scanner
171: reflective lens
180: sole treatment unit
181: foot plate
183: base frame
185: LED frame
186: moving plate
187: LED plate
188: LED module
189: Guard
189S: Slot
191: lead screw
191B, 195B: bracket
193: motor
195: guide bar

Claims (14)

A sole treatment unit 180 that irradiates ultraviolet rays or infrared rays toward the raised sole,
Foot disease treatment device characterized in that it comprises a laser tube 130 for irradiating a gas laser to the toe or the instep including the toe of the foot placed on the sole treatment unit 180.
According to claim 1,
The foot disease treatment device 100,
A main body 110 vertically positioned,
A sole treatment unit 180 located at the bottom of the space S formed in the lower part of the main body 110,
Foot disease treatment device characterized in that it includes a laser tube 130 located inside the main body 110 and radiating a gas laser downward toward the foot placed on the sole treatment unit 180.
According to claim 2,
The main body 110,
The body frame 120,
A case 111 covering the body frame 120,
A foot disease treatment device comprising a fixing frame 141 fixed vertically to the body frame 120 and to which the laser tube 130 is fixed.
According to claim 3,
Foot disease treatment device, characterized in that the long hole 115 corresponding to the laser tube 130 is formed in the case 111.
According to claim 3,
A foot disease treatment device, characterized in that a monitor 113 capable of input and output is mounted on the case 111.
According to claim 3,
Slide grooves 141H for guiding the laser tube 130 to be movable in the vertical direction are formed on the fixed frame 141, and a plurality of fixing brackets 143 that move along the slide grooves 141H or are locked move slide. Foot disease treatment device, characterized in that it is mounted in the groove (141H) and the laser tube (130) is mounted on a plurality of fixing brackets (143).
According to claim 1 or 2,
An inlet 131 and an outlet 133 of cooling water are formed in the laser tube 130, and the inlet 131 and the outlet 133 are connected to a cooling system.
According to claim 7,
cooling system,
A tank 151 for storing cooling water;
An evaporator 155 for dissipating heat of the cooling water;
A pump 153 circulating the cooling water;
A foot disease treatment device comprising a hose 157 connecting the inlet 131 and outlet 133 of the laser tube 130, the tank 151, the evaporator 155, and the pump 153.
According to claim 1 or 2,
A splitter 160 into which the gas laser irradiated from the laser tube 130 is incident;
A guide beam generator 161 for irradiating a guide beam toward the splitter 160;
It further includes a scanner 170 into which the gas laser and the guide beam are incident together from the splitter 160,
A foot disease treatment device, characterized in that the gas laser and guide beam irradiated from the scanner 170 are incident toward the sole treatment unit 180.
According to claim 1,
The sole treatment unit 180,
A foot plate 181 on which the feet are raised,
A base frame 183 that is open to the top and has a foot plate 181 fixed to the open top;
An LED frame 185 in which LEDs are arranged in the width direction of the base frame 183,
A foot disease treatment device comprising a moving means for moving the LED frame 185 in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183.
According to claim 10,
means of transport,
A lead screw 191 located in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183 and rotatable;
It includes a motor 193 that rotates the lead screw 191,
The LED frame 185 is screwed with the lead screw 191 and the foot disease treatment device, characterized in that ultraviolet or infrared rays are irradiated from the LED provided on the upper surface to the sole of the foot.
According to claim 11,
A guide bar 195 located on the side of the lead screw 191 and located in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183 is located, and the guide bar 195 penetrates the LED frame 185 to form a Foot disease treatment device, characterized in that for guiding the moving direction.
According to claim 11,
The LED frame 185,
A moving plate 186 comprising a nut screwed with a lead screw 191;
It is located on the top of the moving plate 186, has LEDs on the upper surface, and includes an LED plate 187 fixed to the moving plate 186,
Foot disease treatment device characterized in that the base frame 183 is fixed to the guard 189 located between the moving plate 186 and the LED plate 187.
According to claim 13,
Both ends of the LED plate 187 are bent downward and fixed to the movable plate 186, and slots 189S are formed on both sides of the guard 189 in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 183 to extend the LED plate 187. Foot disease treatment device, characterized in that the bent ends pass through the slot (189S).

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