RU2716481C1 - Applicator module for reflexotherapy - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine. Applicator module for reflexotherapy comprises a dielectric base of module (2) with elements of reflex action in the form of metal needles (3), as well as electric connection means of needles in the form of metallized coatings (4, 5) made on the base surface of the module. Needle tips and shanks extend beyond module base from opposite sides. Elements of the reflex action are made in the form of reflex action units, each of which contains a ledge on the basis of the module and a needle located along the longitudinal axis of the projection. Point of the needle extends beyond the projection. Metallized coatings are made on two opposite sides of the module base with the possibility of covering the ledges or contacting with the needle shanks. Sections of ledges isolate needles from metallized coatings covering corresponding protrusions, along longitudinal axes of which there are said needles.EFFECT: invention provides enlarging functional capabilities of the applicator module for reflexotherapy.3 cl, 20 dwg

Description

The invention 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, as a rule, are made in the form of an elastic base with needles fixed on it, as elements of a reflex effect, the tips of which form the working side of the applicator.

The so-called modular needle applicators are widely known, representing a flexible base of the applicator, on which the same type of modules are mounted, made with elements of reflex action in the form of protrusions, spikes, needles. Features of the implementation of the modules determine the factors of the reflex effect of the applicator on the user's body and the effectiveness of its use.

So, the Kuznetsov applicator module is known, which includes the base of the module in the form of a round or square plate, on which many spikes are made, as elements of a reflex effect. The spikes are made integral with the base of the module. The module is made of medical polystyrene, less often of metal. The modules are fixed on the basis of the applicator, which can be made in the form of a plate, rug, belt, roller, insoles. The therapeutic effect with the use of such modules is achieved through the action of spikes on the points of the human body according to the principle of acupuncture and acupressure (http://ruback.ru/alternativnye-metody-lechenija/applikator-kuznecova.html).

Common features of this analogue and the claimed solution are: the applicator module for reflexology, containing the base of the module, on which the elements of reflex action are made in the form of points that extend beyond the base of the module.

The reflex factors of such a module are limited only by the mechanical action of the tips on the user's skin, which limits the applicator's functionality.

A device for reflexology according to the patent of the Russian Federation for the invention No. 2464008, IPC A61H 39/08, the filing date of the application is 01.12.2010.

The device for reflexology contains rigid modules mounted on an elastic basis of the device, each of which consists of two metal semi-modules located one above the other. Each of the half-modules contains a base (head) and at least one of the half-modules contains working teeth made in one piece with the base, extending at an angle to the plane of the base. The fastening elements of the module based on the device are made on at least two working teeth of at least one of the half-modules, in the form of at least one cut-out and / or one protrusion in the body of the tooth, and / or in the head body - in the form at least two cutouts or two protrusions. The implementation of metal half-modules makes it possible to make them of various metals and / or their alloys with different electrochemical potentials and / or to apply various (solid or local) single or multilayer coatings of various metals and / or their alloys to their surface. As a result, galvanic couples with galvanic microcurrents are formed, providing the effects of galvanizing the skin and galvanic electrophoresis, as additional factors of reflex exposure, which expand the range of reflexology.

Common features of this analogue and the claimed solution are: the applicator module for reflexology, containing the base of the module, on which the elements of reflex action are made in the form of points that extend beyond the base of the module from its opposite sides.

Factors of the reflex effect of such a module are limited by the mechanical effect of the tip of the needles on the skin of the user, the effects of galvanization of the skin and electrophoresis.

As a prototype, a galvanic applicator with means for electrical connection of needles, known according to the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2089155, IPC А61Н 11/00, the filing date of the application is October 21, 1992.

The galvanic applicator contains modules of the same type (applicator elements), which are fixed on an elastic basis. Each module contains a base (plate) with needles in the form of positive and negative electrodes. Positive and negative electrodes can have different designs. Positive and negative electrodes (needles) can be made of electrically conductive materials with different electrochemical potentials and can be placed both on each iplator element together, or separately - positive on some elements, negative on others. Positive and negative electrodes (needles) can be made in the form of positive and negative modules, made integral with the needles, or in the form of positive and negative needles, or film in the form of positive and negative needles, or film in the form of positive and negative thin layers covering the surface of the base from the side of the needles together with them, and the positive and negative electrodes can be of any one type, or of various types in various combinations. The positive electrode of each module can be the base of the module, which is integral with the needles, and the negative electrode is a layer of electrically conductive material with a different electrochemical potential deposited on a part of the surface of the base of the module from the side of the needles together with the corresponding needles.

Closest to the claimed solution is an example of a module with metal needles of two types of dissimilar electrically conductive materials with different electrochemical potentials, which are positive and negative electrodes. The needles are secured in a dielectric basis and are interconnected electrically in pairs or groups. The tips and shanks of the needles extend beyond the base of the module from its opposite sides. Electrical connections are made in the form of metallized sections on the basis of the module on the side of the tips or shanks of the needles in contact with predetermined pairs or groups of needles. With this implementation of the module, the system "electrodes-organism of the user" is formed, which produces galvanic microcurrents without the participation of an external source of electricity. Galvanic microcurrents cause the known effects of galvanization and electrophoresis with the transfer of trace elements to the user's body.

Common features of the prototype and the claimed solution are, the applicator module for reflexology, containing the dielectric base of the module with reflex elements in the form of metal needles, the tips and shanks of which extend beyond the base of the module from its opposite sides, as well as the means for electrically connecting the needles in the form of metallized coatings made on the surface of the base of the module.

The functionality of such a module is limited by three factors of reflex action: the mechanical action of the tips on the user's skin, the effects of skin galvanization and electrophoresis.

The basis of the invention is the task of expanding the functionality of the applicator module for reflexology.

The problem is solved in that in the applicator module for reflexology, containing the dielectric base of the module with elements of reflex action in the form of metal needles, the tips and shanks of which extend beyond the base of the module from its opposite sides, as well as the means for electrically connecting the needles in the form of metallized coatings, made on the surface of the base of the module, according to the invention, the elements of the reflex effect are made in the form of nodes of the reflex effect, each of which contains ystup based module and a needle disposed along a longitudinal axis of the protrusion, the edge of which protrudes beyond the projection and the metallized coating formed on two opposite sides of the module base with the possibility of coating

protrusions or contacting with the shanks of the needles, the portions of the protrusions isolating the needles from metallized coatings covering the corresponding protrusions, along the longitudinal axes of which the indicated needles are located.

These signs are essential features of the invention, as they are necessary and sufficient to achieve a technical result - the expansion of the functionality of the applicator module for reflexology.

When performing elements of reflex exposure in the form of nodes of reflex exposure, each of which contains a protrusion on the basis of the module and a needle located along the longitudinal axis of the protrusion, the tip of which extends beyond the protrusion, and metallized coatings are made on two opposite sides of the base of the module with the possibility of covering the protrusions or contact with the shanks of the needles, and the sections of the protrusions isolate the needles from metallized coatings covering the corresponding protrusions, along the longitudinal axes of which p these needles are laid, the elements of the reflex effect turn into bipolar electrodes (a needle is one pole, a metallized coating of the protrusion is a second pole), with which you can influence the user's body with electric signals of various sizes and shapes (direct or alternating current, unipolar or bipolar pulses and etc.). That is, in such a module, in comparison with the prototype, an additional factor of reflex impact appears - the impact on the user's body with electric signals of various sizes and shapes, which expands the functionality of the applicator module for reflexology.

The nodes of the reflex effect can be performed on opposite sides of the base of the module. Such a module has two working sides, which can differ in the nature of the reflex effect, for example, the needles on one working side are pointed and dull on the other.

Part or all of the needles can be made with at least a single layer coating, the electrochemical potential of which is different from the electrochemical potential of the material of the needles. In this case, galvanic pairs “needle-metal coating of the needle” are formed, which create the therapeutic effects of galvanization and galvanic electrophoresis.

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

FIG. 1 - The applicator module for reflexology, the base of the module is made in the form of a circular disk, plan view.

FIG. 2 - Applicator module for reflexology, side view of the module in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 - The applicator module for reflexology, section AA in FIG. 1, the electrode assemblies are made on one of the sides of the module base.

FIG. 4 - The applicator module for reflexology, section AA in FIG. 1, the electrode assemblies are made on two opposite sides of the module base.

FIG. 5 - Applicator module for reflexology, section AA in FIG. 1, the needles protrude on one side of the base of the module, forming galvanic pairs with coatings of the protrusions.

FIG. 6-9 - The applicator module for reflexology, examples of the implementation of needles.

FIG. 10 - The applicator module for reflexology, the base of the module is made in the form of a rectangular plate, the needles and protrusions are located on one side of the base of the module, view from the side of the protrusion of the needles.

FIG. 11 - Applicator module for reflexology, side view of the module in FIG. ten.

FIG. 12 - Applicator module for reflexology, section BB in FIG. ten.

FIG. 13 - Applicator module for reflexology, section BB in FIG. 10 execution of needles with metal coatings.

FIG. 14 - The applicator module for reflexology, the base of the module is made in the form of a rectangular plate, adjacent needles and protrusions protrude from opposite sides of the base of the module.

FIG. 15 - Applicator module for reflexology, side view of the module in FIG. fourteen.

FIG. 16 - Applicator module for reflexology, section BB in FIG. fourteen.

FIG. 17 - Applicator module for reflexology, section BB in FIG. 14 is an example of a module with needles with two working sides.

FIG. 18 - Applicator module for reflexology, the base of the module in FIG. 14 cross section.

FIG. 19 - Applicator module for reflexology, an example applicator with modules located in the pockets of the applicator base.

FIG. 20 - Applicator module for reflexology, view G in FIG. 19.

The applicator module for reflexology contains a dielectric base 1 of the module in the form of a circle with reflex impact nodes, each of which contains a protrusion 2 made on the basis of 1 module and a needle 3 fixed to the base of 1 module and located along the longitudinal axis of the protrusion 2, the tip of which stands for limits of the protrusion 2. The nodes of the reflex effect are made on one of the sides of the base 1 of the module (on the upper side). On the upper side of the base 1 of the module, a metallized coating 4 is made covering the protrusions 2. The needles 3 are isolated from the metallized coating 4. On the lower side of the base 1 of the module, a metallized coating 5 is made which contacts the shanks of the needles 3 (Figs. 1-3). Metallic coatings are isolated from each other. Thus, the elements of the reflex effect are made as bipolar electrodes (needle 3 — one pole, metallized coating 4 of the protrusion 2 — second pole), with which it is possible to influence the user's skin with electrical signals of various sizes and shapes, supplied to the metallized coatings 4, 5.

In FIG. 4 shows a similar module in which the nodes of the reflex effect are made on both sides of the base 1 of the module. The metallized coating 4 covers the protrusions 2 on the upper side of the base 1 and is in contact with the shanks of the needles 3, the tips of which protrude on the lower side of the base 1. The coating 5 covers the protrusions 2 on the lower side of the base 1 and is in contact with the shanks of the needles 3, the tips of which protrude on the upper side basics 1.

In FIG. 5 shows a similar module in which the metallized coatings 4, 5 are electrically connected by sections 6 on the end face of the base 1. With this embodiment, the nodes of the reflex action are converted into galvanic pairs formed by needles 3 and metallized coatings 4 of the protrusions 2 made of materials with different electrochemical potentials, which provides the effects of galvanization of the skin and galvanic electrophoresis.

Needles 3 can have different designs. For example, the needle can be made in the form of a rod 7 with a pointed tip 8 and a head 9 on the needle shank to secure the needle at the base of module 1 (Fig. 6), with a blunt point 8 (Fig. 7), with two oppositely directed tips 8, 10 (Fig. 8), with a metal coating 11, the electrochemical potential of which differs from the electrochemical potential of the material of the needle 3 (Fig. 9).

In FIG. 10-12, an example of a module is shown, the dielectric base 12 of which is made in the form of a rectangular plate with transverse and longitudinal rows of reflex impact nodes, each of which contains a protrusion 2 made on the basis of 1 module and a needle 3 fixed in the base of 1 module and located along the longitudinal the axis of the protrusion 2, the tip of which extends beyond the protrusion 2. The nodes of the reflex effect are made on one of the sides of the base 1 of the module (on the upper side). On the upper side of the base 1 of the module, a metallized coating 4 is made covering the protrusions 2. The needles 3 are isolated from the metallized coating 4. On the lower side of the base 1 of the module, a metallized coating 5 is made which contacts the needle shanks. Metallized coatings 4, 5 are isolated from each other.

In FIG. 13 shows an example of a module in which the needles 3 are made with metal coatings 11, the electrochemical potential of which is different from the electrochemical potential of the material of the needles 3 and the electrochemical potential of the material of the metallized coating 4. The coating 4, 11 and the needles 3 are electrically connected. At the same time, three galvanic pairs are formed in each node of the reflex effect: “needle 3 - metal coating 11 of the needle 3”, “needle 3 - metallized coating 4 of the protrusion 2”, “metal coating 11 of the needle 3 - metallized coating 4 of the protrusion 2”, providing intensive effects of skin galvanization and electrophoresis.

In FIG. 14-16 show an example of a module in which neighboring reflex exposure nodes are made on opposite sides of the base 12. The metallized coating 4 covers the protrusions 2 on the upper side of the base 12 and is in contact with the needle shanks 3 protruding on the lower side of the bases 12. The metallized coating 5 covers the protrusions 2 on the lower side of the base 12 and is in contact with the shanks of the needles 3 protruding on the upper side of the base 12. Thus, a module with two working sides that differ in the nature of the reflex air action (pointed tip on one side of the work, blunt tip on the other side of the work). The nodes of the reflex effect are made as bipolar electrodes (needle 3 - one pole, metallized coatings 4, 5 protrusions 2 - second poles), with which it is possible to influence the user's skin with electric signals of various sizes and shapes, which are applied to the metallized coatings 4, 5.

In FIG. 17 shows an example of a similar module in which the needles 3 are made with two oppositely directed tips (FIG. 8). A module is obtained with two working sides that differ in the nature of the reflex effect (pointed points on one working side, blunt points on the other side).

In FIG. 18 illustrates a base 12 as a separate part of a module. Position 13 shows the sections of the protrusions 2, isolating the needles 3 from the metallized coatings 4, 5.

In FIG. 19-20 shows an example implementation of the applicator with two working sides based on the claimed module. The nodes of the reflex action with the protrusions 2 and the needles 3 are made on opposite sides of the base 12 of the module. The flexible base of the applicator is made in the form of two flexible panels 13, 14, connected, for example, by stitches 15 with the formation of pockets 16, in which these modules are located. The nodes of the reflex effect in the form of protrusions 2 and needles 3 protrude beyond the base of the applicator from two opposite sides through holes 17, 18 made in the panels 13, 14.

The applicator is used in a known manner - it is applied by the selected working side to a portion of the user's body, pressed and held in this position for a predetermined period of time. Metallized coatings 4 or 5 protrusions 2, as well as needles 3 in contact with the skin of the user. The therapeutic effect of the applicator is determined by the mechanical effect on the skin with the tips of the needles, the action on the skin by galvanic microcurrents, and the exposure of the user's skin to electrical signals of various sizes and shapes.

Claims (5)

1. The applicator module for reflexology, containing the dielectric base of the module with reflex elements in the form of metal needles, the tips and shanks of which extend beyond the base of the module from its opposite sides, as well as the means for electrically connecting the needles in the form of metallized coatings made on the surface of the base of the module , characterized in that the elements of the reflex action are made in the form of nodes of the reflex effect, each of which contains a protrusion on the basis of the module and a needle located along the longitudinal axis of the protrusion, the tip of which extends beyond the protrusion, and metallized coatings are made on two opposite sides of the base of the module with the possibility of covering the protrusions or contact with the shanks of the needles, and the sections of the protrusions isolate the needles from metallized coatings covering the corresponding protrusions along the longitudinal axes of which are indicated needles are laid. 2. The module according to claim 1, characterized in that the nodes of the reflex effect are made on opposite sides of the base of the module. 3. The module according to claim 1, characterized in that part of the needles or all of the needles are made with at least a single layer coating, the electrochemical potential of which differs from the electrochemical potential of the needle material.

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