RU194170U1 - Reflexology applicator - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to medicine, to physiotherapeutic devices made in the form of a needle applicator, designed for physiotherapeutic effects on the reflexogenic zones of the human body, can be used for therapeutic and preventive purposes in medical institutions and in domestic conditions. The applicator for reflexology contains an elastic base of a given configuration, in which metal needles are fixed, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base to form the working side of the applicator, as well as protrusions on the working side of the base, covering the protruding parts of the needles. The protrusions are made in two stages with the following ratio of the sizes of the steps of the protrusion and the size of the needle: D1 = 3.5-8.0 d, D2 = 1.5-4.0 d, H = 0.3-0.7 L, h / H = 0.2-0.6, where: D1 is the diameter of the first step of the step ledge, D2 is the diameter of the second step of the step ledge, d is the diameter of the needle, H is the height of the step ledge, L is the size of the protrusion of the needle beyond the elastic base, h is the height second step of the stepped protrusion. The utility model provides an increase in the elasticity of fastening of the needles at the base of the applicator while maintaining the strength of fastening and stability of the position of the needles. 5 cp f-ly, 20 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to medicine, to physiotherapeutic devices made in the form of a needle applicator, designed for physiotherapeutic effects on the reflexogenic zones of the human body, can be used for therapeutic and preventive purposes in medical institutions and in domestic conditions.

Needle applicators for reflexology, in most cases, are made in the form of an elastic base of a given spatial configuration with elements of reflex action in the form of metal needles fixed at the base, the tips of which extend beyond the base and form the working side of the applicator. The needles, as a rule, are made with means for fixing the needles in the base, for example, with thickenings located in the body of the base and ensuring the reliability of fixing and fixing the position of the needles in the base.

An example of these needle applicators (analog) is the applicator N. Lyapka, known by the patent of Ukraine for utility model No. 60, IPC A61N 1/18, A61H 39/08, filing date 26.11.1996. The applicator contains an elastic base of a given spatial configuration (in particular, in the form of a rectangular sheet) with metal needles fixed in it, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base and form the working side of the applicator. The needles are made in the form of studs (rods with a head at the end of the rod). On the working side of the base there are protrusions (bulges) uniformly distributed on the working side of the base and having the shape of bodies of revolution, for example, hemispherical. The needles are mounted along the axes of these protrusions. The protrusions cover parts of the needles that extend beyond the base.

Common features of the analogue and the claimed solution are: an applicator for reflexology containing an elastic base of a given spatial configuration in which metal needles are fixed, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base to form the working side of the applicator, as well as protrusions on the working side of the base, covering the protruding parts of the needles .

As a prototype, a device for stimulating reflex points, known according to the patent of the Russian Federation for invention No. 225255, IPC A61H 39/00, A61H 39/08, A61H 11/00, convention priority 15.07.1999, UA 99074081, was selected.

The device contains a base made of an elastic material with needles fixed in it. Each needle has a thickening at one end and a tip at the other. The thickening of the needles are located in the body of the base and are means of fixing the needles in the base. The tips of the needles extend beyond the base and form the working side of the applicator. The base is made of two layers connected to each other in a plasticized state with the subsequent formation of a single solid structure during hardening, in which the needles are clamped with the ability to ensure stability of their position during bending (deformation) of the base.

The base material is vulcanized rubber.

The needles can be made with a wedge-shaped narrowing in the direction from the bulge to the tip, in the form of nails or buttons, with bulges in the form of heads, which are means of fixing the needles in the base.

On the working surface of the base protrusions are made covering the protruding parts of the needles. The protrusions increase the clamping length of the needles in the base and are additional means of fixing the needles in the base, increasing the strength of the needles and the stability of the position of the needles, and also limit the depth of the needles into the epidermis of the skin.

The protrusions are made in the form of hemispherical bodies of revolution.

The base can be made with a flat or three-dimensional spatial configuration. The base can be made in the form of a hollow cylindrical roller mounted on shells mounted for rotation on an axis or mounted on a shaft.

The device is manufactured by molding a base from plasticized crude rubber with needle thickenings therein, followed by vulcanization of the rubber.

Common features of the prototype and the claimed solution are: an applicator for reflexology, containing an elastic base of a given spatial configuration, in which metal needles are fixed, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base to form the working side of the applicator, as well as protrusions on the working side of the base, covering the protruding parts of the needles .

The means of fastening should ensure the strength of the fastening and stability of the position of the needles, as well as the elasticity or "softness" of the fastening for adapting the needles to the surface of the user's body in its various areas. To increase the strength of the fastening and the stability of the position of the needles, it is necessary to increase the height of the hemispherical protrusions, which leads to an increase in the rigidity of fastening, that is, to a deterioration in the adaptive properties of the needles. The indicated technical contradiction with hemispherical protrusions is not resolved.

The utility model is based on the task of increasing the elasticity of fastening of the needles at the base of the applicator while maintaining the strength of fastening and stability of the position of the needles.

The problem is solved in that in an applicator for reflexology containing an elastic base of a given spatial configuration, in which metal needles are fixed, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base to form the working side of the applicator, as well as protrusions on the working side of the base, covering the protruding parts of the needles, according to the utility model, the protrusions are made two-stage with the following ratio of the sizes of the steps of the protrusion and the size of the needle:

D1 = 3.5-8.0 d, D2 = 1.5-4.0 d, H = 0.3-0.7 L, h / H = 0.2-0.6,

where: D1 is the diameter of the first step of the step protrusion, D2 is the diameter of the second step of the step protrusion, d is the diameter of the needle, H is the height of the step of the protrusion, L is the size of the protrusion of the needle beyond the elastic base, h is the height of the second step of the step of the protrusion.

These signs are essential features of the utility model, since in their totality they are necessary and sufficient to achieve a technical result - increasing the elasticity of the needles in the base of the applicator while maintaining the strength of fastening and stability of the position of the needles.

The proposed geometry of the protrusions and the indicated ratios of the sizes of the steps of the protrusion and the size of the needle provide the necessary elasticity of fixing the needles at the base without significant deterioration in the strength of the fastening and stability of the position of the needles. The characteristic of the elasticity of fixing the needle at the base is the coefficient of elasticity, which is the ratio of the transverse force P applied to the tip of the needle to the value of the angle of deviation of the needle α from the initial position. The practice of using applicators has established that the optimal value of the coefficient of elasticity should be in the range of 3.0-5.0 N / radian. Subject to the indicated ratios of the sizes of the steps of the protrusion and the size of the needle when using soft vulcanized rubber (typical material for the base) as the elastic base material, the value of the coefficient of elasticity is in the range of 3.0-5.0 N / radian.

The needles can be made with two oppositely directed points protruding on opposite sides of the elastic base, with the formation of two working sides of the applicator, while the protrusions are made on opposite sides of the elastic base.

Neighboring needles can be made of materials with different electrochemical potentials, forming galvanic pairs, causing known therapeutic effects of skin galvanization and electrophoresis.

The needles can be made with a metal coating, the electrochemical potential of which differs from the electrochemical potential of the needle material, with the bare tips of the needles. With this embodiment, galvanic pairs “needle-needle”, “coating-coating”, “needle-coating” with the effects of galvanization and electrophoresis are formed.

The needles can be made with a metal coating and a dielectric layer between the needle and the metal coating of the needle, with the exposed tips of the needles. With this embodiment, the needles can serve as needle electrodes, with which the user's body is exposed to electrical signals of various sizes and shapes.

The elastic base can have a flat or three-dimensional spatial configuration, the configuration of the elastic base can have a stylized shape of natural objects, mainly of the animal or plant world, which increases the attractiveness of the applicator for children.

The following is a description of the inventive applicator with reference to the drawings, which show:

FIG. 1 - Applicator for reflexology, a fragment of the view from the working side of the base.

FIG. 2 - Applicator for reflexology, section AA in FIG. one.

FIG. 3 - Applicator for reflexology, section AA in FIG. 1, the execution of needles with opposite tips with the formation of two working sides of the applicator.

FIG. 4 - Applicator for reflexology, execution in the form of a rectangle.

FIG. 5 - Applicator for reflexology, section BB in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 - Applicator for reflexology, an example of the implementation of needles with a metal coating.

FIG. 7 - Applicator for reflexology, an example of the execution of needles with a metal coating and a dielectric layer between the coating and the needle.

FIG. 8 - Applicator for reflexology, made in the form of petals.

FIG. 9 - Applicator for reflexology, in the form of a shoe insole.

FIG. 10 - Applicator for reflexology, in the form of a tape.

FIG. 11 - Applicator for reflexology, execution in the form of a cylinder.

FIG. 12 - Applicator for reflexology, section BB in FIG. eleven.

FIG. 13 - Applicator for reflexology, implementation in the form of a sphere.

FIG. 14 - Applicator for reflexology, section GG in FIG. thirteen.

FIG. 15 - Applicator for reflexology, in the form of a hemisphere.

FIG. 16 - Applicator for reflexology, section DD in FIG. fifteen.

FIG. 17 - Applicator for reflexology, made in the form of a maple leaf.

FIG. 18 - Applicator for reflexology, execution in the form of a hedgehog.

FIG. 19 - Applicator for reflexology, a practical example of implementation.

FIG. 20 - Applicator for reflexology, a fragment of the working side of the applicator in FIG. nineteen.

The applicator comprises an elastic base 1 in which metal needles 2 are fixed, the tips 3 of which extend beyond the elastic base 1 to form the working side of the applicator. On the working side of the base 1, protrusions are made, covering the protruding parts of the needles 2 and ensuring the strength of fastening and stability of the position of the needles 2 in the base 1. The protrusions are made stepwise with a decrease in the diameter of the steps in the direction of the tips of the protrusions. The specified implementation of the protrusions allows to increase the elasticity of fastening of the needles 2 in the base 1 without compromising the strength of the fastening and stability of the position of the needles 2.

In FIG. 1, 2 shows an example implementation of the applicator with two-stage protrusions. Each needle 2 is made with a tip 3 and a thickening 4, as a means of fixing the needle 2 in the base 1. Each protrusion consists of a first step 5 (the base of the protrusion) and a second step 6, forming the top of the protrusion, with the following ratio of the sizes of steps 5, 6 of the protrusion and needle sizes 2:

D1 = 3.5-8.0 d, D2 = 1.5-4.0 d, H = 0.3-0.7 L, h / H = 0.2-0.6,

where: D1 is the diameter of the first stage 5 of the protrusion, D2 is the diameter of the second stage 6 of the protrusion, d is the diameter of the needle 2, H is the height of the step protrusion, L is the size of the protrusion of the needle 2 beyond the elastic base 1, h is the height of the second 6 stage of the protrusion. Within the specified dependencies, the optimal ratio of the strength and elasticity of the fixing of the needle 2 in the base 1 is chosen.

The needles can be made with two oppositely directed tips 3, 7 protruding on opposite sides of the elastic base 1, with the formation of two working sides of the applicator, while the protrusions are made on opposite sides of the elastic base 1 (Fig. 3).

In FIG. 4, 5 shows an applicator made in the form of a sheet of rectangular shape. Neighboring needles 2 are made of materials with different electrochemical potentials or with coatings with different electrochemical potentials. In this case, the adjacent needles 2 form galvanic pairs, which upon contact with the user's skin generate galvanic microcurrents i1, which cause the known therapeutic effects of galvanization and galvanic electrophoresis (Fig. 5).

Needles 2 can be made with a metal coating 8, the electrochemical potential of which differs from the electrochemical potential of the material of the needles 2, with the bare tips of the needles. In this case, additional galvanic “needle-metal coating” pairs are formed, additionally generating galvanic microcurrents i2, enhancing the therapeutic effects of galvanization and galvanic electrophoresis (Fig. 6).

Needles 2 can be made with a metal coating 9 and a dielectric layer 10 between the needle 2 and the metal coating 9, with the bare tips of the needles (Fig. 7). Such needles can act as needle electrodes, with which it is possible to act on the user's body with electrical signals of various sizes and shapes when connecting needles 2 and coatings 9 to opposite poles of electrical signals.

The elastic base may have a flat spatial configuration, for example, a rectangular sheet 1 (Fig. 4), petals 11 (Fig. 8), shoe insole 12 (Fig. 9), tape 13 (Fig. 10).

The elastic base may have a three-dimensional spatial configuration, for example, cylinder 14 (Fig. 11, 12), sphere 15 (Fig. 13, 14), hemisphere 16 (Fig. 15, 16).

The spatial configuration of the elastic base can have a stylized shape of natural objects, mainly of the animal or plant world, for example, in the form of a flat maple leaf 17 (Fig. 17), in the form of a volumetric hedgehog 18 (Fig. 18), which increases the attractiveness of the applicator for children.

A practical example of an applicator made on the basis of the proposed solution is the Lyapko “Chance” applicator (Fig. 19, 20).

The base 19 of the applicator is made in the form of a rectangular sheet of vulcanization rubber. The dimensions of the base are 19 - 118 × 235 mm. The needles are fixed at the base 20. The thickness of the base 19 is 2.2 ± 0.2 mm, the diameter of the needles 20 is 1.0 ± 0.03 mm, the protrusion of the needles 20 beyond the elastic base 19 is 5.5 ± 0.2 mm . On the working side of the base 19, two-stage protrusions 21 are made, covering the protruding parts of the needles 20. The diameter of the first stage is 4.5 ± 0.2 mm, the diameter of the second stage is 2.5 ± 0.2 mm, the height of the step ledge 21 is 3.00 ± 0.2 mm, the ratio of the height of the second stage to the height of the stepped protrusion 21 - 3.0 ± 0.2. Needle pitch 20 - 6.2 ± 0.2 mm. The number of needles is 20 - 716. Galvanic pairs are formed by metals: Fe, Ni, Cu, Ag, Zn, of which needles and needle coatings are made. The practice of using this applicator has shown its high reliability and good adaptive properties to various parts of the user's body.

Claims (7)

1. The applicator for reflexology, containing an elastic base of a given configuration, in which metal needles are fixed, the tips of which extend beyond the elastic base to form the working side of the applicator, as well as protrusions on the working side of the base, covering the protruding parts of the needles, characterized in that the protrusions are made two-stage with the following ratio of the sizes of the steps of the protrusion and the size of the needle: D1 = 3.5-8.0 d, D2 = 1.5-4.0 d, N = 0.3-0.7 L, h / H = 0.2-0.6, where: D1 - diameter the first step of the step protrusion, D2 is the diameter of the second step of the step protrusion, d is the diameter of the needle, H is the height of the step of the protrusion, L is the size of the protrusion of the needle beyond the elastic base, h is the height of the second step of the step of the protrusion. 2. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the needles are made with two oppositely directed tips protruding on opposite sides of the elastic base, with the formation of two working sides of the applicator, while the protrusions are made on opposite sides of the elastic base. 3. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjacent needles are made of materials with different electrochemical potentials or with coatings with different electrochemical potentials. 4. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the needles are made with a metal coating, the electrochemical potential of which differs from the electrochemical potential of the material of the needle, with the bare tips of the needles. 5. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the needles are made with a metal coating and a dielectric layer between the needle and the metal coating of the needle, with the exposed tips of the needles. 6. The applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic base has a flat or three-dimensional configuration.

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