RU2539901C2 - Thermoelectric massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, particularly to therapeutic devices designed for stimulating hair growth and treating scalp diseases. A thermoelectric massage device comprises an aluminium body with handle, which integrates a cavity for an electric power source, a program control unit and magnetic field sources. A cavity filled with a fusing substance has holes, wherein an aluminium comb teeth are tightly inserted. The comb teeth comprise magnetic field sources, e.g. in the form of a U-shaped magnet along the length of the comb. Opposite side of the teeth is in a thermal contact to bearing seams of a thermoelectric unit working seams of which are coupled with an exposing portion of the comb teeth.

EFFECT: invention enables providing the more effective stimulation of hair growth by using the contrast thermal exposure to be combined with magnetic field sources.

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Description

The invention relates to medicine, in particular to physiotherapeutic devices intended both for stimulating hair growth and for treating skin diseases of the scalp.

The search for increasing the effectiveness of treatment for diseases of the scalp is an urgent task. Known techniques for discrete layer-by-layer cryosurgical exposure of the affected skin are dosed exposure to ultra-low temperatures.

Known massage comb for stimulation and hair growth, in the handle of which is placed a source of electrical energy, and an electrode connected to a source of electrical energy is attached to each tooth (French patent No. 2582522 according to class A61 No. 1/26 dated December 5, 86) . When the electrodes come into contact with the upper layer of the epidermis, microcurrents provide massage and skin simulation.

To increase the efficiency of stimulation and hair growth in the handle of the comb there is a container containing medications supplied under mechanical action to the capillary tubes with a through hole at the level of the teeth of the comb.

The disadvantage of this comb is the relatively low effectiveness of the treatment when using it and the complexity of the design due to the presence of additional containers with medications.

The prototype of the proposed device is a massage comb for stimulation and hair growth (patent No. 2241428), containing a body with teeth, a handle with a cavity for placing an electric energy source, an optical radiation unit and a magnetic field source, where the optical radiation unit is made in the form of a set of sources of various lengths waves of optical radiation, while the sources of optical radiation are placed in the nests made opposite the teeth, the sources of optical radiation are placed along the length of the comb in such a way that Do oppositely stripes of each magnet in turn is the source of radiation.

This comb is small and convenient to use, however, the effectiveness of its use to stimulate hair growth is not high enough.

The problem to which the claimed invention is directed, is to increase the efficiency of stimulation and hair growth through the use of contrasting temperature effects and its combination with magnetic field sources, as well as reducing the cost of the device.

To achieve this goal, a device is proposed, the structural diagram of which is shown in figure 1. This device operates on thermoelectric semiconductor elements using the Peltier effect.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of stimulation of hair growth and treatment of diseases of the scalp.

The device consists of an aluminum casing 1 with a handle 2, in which a cavity is made to accommodate an electric energy source 3 and a program control unit 4. A cavity filled with a melting substance 5 (paraffin, etc.) is machined in the casing 1. In the cavity filled with the melting substance 5, holes 6 are made in which the teeth of the comb 7 made of aluminum are tightly inserted. The opposite side of the tooth base of the comb 7 is in thermal contact with the reference junctions of the thermoelectric module 8. In this case, the working junctions of the thermoelectric module 8 are associated with the acting part of the teeth of the comb. In the teeth of the comb 7 there are placed sources of a magnetic field 9, for example, in the form of a U-shaped magnet, located along the length of the comb.

The device works as follows: when you press the power button (the button is not shown conventionally), a thermal or cold effect on the scalp occurs with the simultaneous action of a magnetic field, providing a physiotherapeutic portion effect on the skin.

The use of thermoelectric modules as temperature stimuli provides an effect both on the tissue surface and on more deeply localized tissues (follicles) of a biological object, which ultimately accelerates intracellular processes and increases activity in tissues and cell membranes.

This design is simple to manufacture and operate, can provide the necessary thermal effects and can be used both in the hospital and at home at the patient.

Literature

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Claims (1)

Thermoelectric massager, consisting of an aluminum case with a handle, in which a cavity is made for placing an electric energy source, a program control unit and magnetic field sources, characterized in that holes are made into the cavity filled with the melting substance, into which the teeth made from the teeth are firmly inserted from aluminum, in the teeth of the comb are placed magnetic field sources, for example, in the form of a U-shaped magnet, located along the length of the comb, the opposite side of the teeth being in t thermal contact with the reference junctions of the thermoelectric module, the working junctions of which are associated with the acting part of the teeth of the comb.

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