200300098 五、發明說明（1) 有關之相關申請案 此申請案主張曰本專利申請案第2001-335578之優先 權，於2 0 0 1年1 0月3 1日提出，其之所有揭露做為此處之參 考。 發明所屬之技術領域 本發明是有關於一種電位處理裝置，用以治療人的身體， 藉由施加高電場至人體的表面部分，以及一種誘發電流控 制方法，被設計用來應用於人體的特定部位。 先前技術 通常，高電壓及高電位處理裝置被設計成使用1 0 0 V (50/60Hz) 、120V (50/60Hz) 、200V 或220V (50/60Hz)、 及1 1 5 V ( 5 0 / 6 0 Η z )的商用A C電源。以此種裝置，期望的治 療效果為讓電流誘發在人體中，對應於施加至人體的表面 不同部位的電場強度，位於一高電壓電極，其電壓經由一 變壓器提升，的電位與一反相電極（由頂篷、牆壁、及該 處理裝置形成）之間產生的電場。 在該南電壓南電位處理裝置的情況中’被設計成使人 體避免遭受到南電位’該南電壓南電位醫療處理裝置’具 有一反相電極，以及該高電壓高電位，未提供一反相電 極，該治療效果之得到是藉由讓人體位於該高電壓電極與 該反相電極所產生之不同電位之間，包括周圍的牆壁及頂 篷，使得在人體誘發之電流對應於在人體的表面附近產生 的電場強度，但是，在這些情況下，會在不想遭受到誘發 電流的人體部位也誘發電流。200300098 V. Description of the invention (1) Related related applications This application claims the priority of this patent application No. 2001-335578, which was filed on October 31, 2001, and all its disclosures are made as Reference here. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a potential treatment device for treating a human body, by applying a high electric field to a surface portion of the human body, and a method for controlling an induced current, which is designed to be applied to a specific part of the human body . In the prior art, high voltage and high potential processing devices are generally designed to use 100 V (50 / 60Hz), 120V (50 / 60Hz), 200V or 220V (50 / 60Hz), and 1 1 5 V (50/60 6 0 Η z) commercial AC power supply. With this device, the desired therapeutic effect is to induce a current in the human body, corresponding to the strength of the electric field applied to different parts of the surface of the human body, located at a high-voltage electrode whose voltage is boosted through a transformer, and the potential of the electrode is inverse to that of an anti-phase electrode. (Formed by the canopy, walls, and the treatment device). In the case of the south-voltage south-potential treatment device, 'designed to prevent the human body from being exposed to the south potential', the south-voltage south-potential medical treatment device 'has an inverting electrode, and the high-voltage high-potential does not provide an inversion Electrode, the therapeutic effect is obtained by placing the human body between the different potentials generated by the high voltage electrode and the reverse electrode, including the surrounding walls and the canopy, so that the current induced in the human body corresponds to the surface of the human body The strength of the electric field generated nearby, but in these cases, the current is also induced in parts of the human body that do not want to be subjected to the induced current.
10329pi f.ptd 第5頁 200300098 五、發明說明（2) 發明内容 本發明及是針對上述習知技藝的缺點，以及要提供一 種電位處理裝置及一種誘發電流控制方法，能夠供應最佳 化且有效的誘發電流至人體的適當部位，用於無副作用的 安全治療，能夠增加在人體特定部位的誘發電流，藉以增 加治療效果，可以提升電極的電位，可以隔離不想要遭受 到誘發電流的人體特定部位，以及能夠避免電極的電位上 升。 依照申請專利範圍第1項所述之電位處理裝置，包括 一電位處理單元及一高壓電產生器，以及該電位處理裝置 包含一反相電極，配置於被治療的病患的頭部上方，一電 極，用於踏墊，以及一電場隔離構件，用以將人體的特定 部位與電場隔離，使得在人體的特定部位誘發的電流是可 控制的。 在依照申請專利範圍第2項所述之電位處理裝置中， 該電場隔離構件由一導電性塑膠材料構成。 在依照申請專利範圍第3項所述之電位處理裝置中， 該電場隔離構件經由一導電性構件連接至人體的表皮。 依照申請專利範圍第4項所述之誘發電流控制方法， 被設計成用以控制要在人體的特定部位誘發的電流’错由 將此人體的特定部位與電場隔離。 實施方式 以下將參照附圖敘述本發明的實施例的具有電場隔離 構件的電位處理裝置。10329pi f.ptd Page 5 200300098 V. Description of the Invention (2) Summary of the Invention The present invention is directed to the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and it is necessary to provide a potential processing device and an induced current control method, which can be optimized and effective. The induced current to the appropriate part of the human body is used for safe treatment without side effects. It can increase the induced current in specific parts of the human body, thereby increasing the therapeutic effect, can increase the potential of the electrode, and can isolate specific parts of the human body that do not want to be exposed to the induced current. , And can prevent the potential of the electrode from rising. The potential processing device according to item 1 of the patent application scope includes a potential processing unit and a high-voltage electric generator, and the potential processing device includes an inverting electrode disposed above the head of a patient to be treated, An electrode is used for the step pad and an electric field isolating member to isolate a specific part of the human body from the electric field, so that the current induced in the specific part of the human body can be controlled. In the potential processing device according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, the electric field isolation member is made of a conductive plastic material. In the potential processing device according to item 3 of the scope of the patent application, the electric field isolating member is connected to the human skin via a conductive member. In accordance with the induced current control method described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, it is designed to control the current to be induced in a specific part of the human body by mistake to isolate a specific part of the human body from the electric field. Embodiments Hereinafter, a potential processing device having an electric field isolating member according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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10329pif.ptd 第6頁 200300098 五、發明說明（3) 如第1圖所繪示，電位處理裝置1包括電位處理單元 2、電場隔離構件3、南壓電產生4及商用電源5。電位處 理單元2包括扶手7，座椅8，一對反相電極（接地電極）9， 配置於被治療的病患頭上，及病患踏墊的電極1 0。反相電 極可以是頂篷或牆壁。高壓電產生器4產生高壓電，用以 施加所需之電壓至踏墊電極10。高壓電產生器4通常安裝 在椅子的座位下方以及四支腳之間的地板上或靠近座椅的 位置。 此對反相電極（接地電極）9及踏墊電極1 0以絕緣材料 包住。踏墊電極1 0以電線1 2連接至高壓電產生器4的端點 1 1。座椅8提供有絕緣端點1 3，座椅8經其連接至地板。高 壓電產生器4包括升壓變壓器，用以將1 0 0 V的商用電源提 升至，例如，1 5，0 0 0 V，限流電阻器，用以限制流至踏墊 電極1 0的電流，以及高壓電輸出端（未繪示），用供將電壓 施加至踏墊電極1 0。 在上述的電位處理裝置中，啟動高壓電產生器，藉以 產生電壓，用以形成電場，於其中人體的表面會誘發預定 的微弱電流，在人體的特定部位。通常，電場的強度及產 生的電流，誘發於人體的表面，係取決於施加的電壓，一 對電極，地板的條件，牆壁或類似的。誘發的電流的位準 被控制為1 0 m A / m2或更少，於人體上。 形成電場隔離構件3，藉以能夠覆蓋人體，其為高度 導電性的。例如，電場隔離構件3具有像塑膠籠的結構， 具有銅或鋁或鐵的細網，覆蓋附著於其上，或是在塑膠表10329pif.ptd Page 6 200300098 V. Description of the invention (3) As shown in FIG. 1, the potential processing device 1 includes a potential processing unit 2, an electric field isolating member 3, a south piezoelectric generator 4, and a commercial power supply 5. The potential processing unit 2 includes an armrest 7, a seat 8, a pair of inverting electrodes (ground electrodes) 9, an electrode 10 arranged on a patient's head to be treated, and a patient's pad. The inverting electrode can be a canopy or a wall. The high-voltage generator 4 generates high-voltage electricity to apply a desired voltage to the pad electrode 10. The high-voltage generator 4 is usually installed on the floor below the seat of the chair and between the four feet or near the seat. The pair of reverse electrodes (ground electrodes) 9 and the pad electrodes 10 are covered with an insulating material. The pad electrode 10 is connected to the terminal 11 of the high-voltage generator 4 by a wire 12. The seat 8 is provided with an insulated terminal 13 through which the seat 8 is connected to the floor. The high-voltage generator 4 includes a step-up transformer for boosting a commercial power supply of 100 V to, for example, 15, 0 0 V, a current-limiting resistor for limiting the current to the pad electrode 10 A current and a high-voltage electrical output (not shown) are used to apply a voltage to the pad electrode 10. In the above-mentioned potential processing device, a high-voltage electric generator is activated to generate a voltage to form an electric field, and a predetermined weak current is induced on the surface of the human body at a specific part of the human body. Generally, the strength of the electric field and the current generated are induced on the surface of the human body, depending on the applied voltage, the conditions of a pair of electrodes, the floor, the wall or the like. The level of the induced current is controlled to 10 m A / m2 or less on the human body. The electric field isolating member 3 is formed so as to be able to cover the human body, which is highly conductive. For example, the electric field isolating member 3 has a structure like a plastic cage, with a fine mesh of copper, aluminum, or iron, covered with or attached to it, or a plastic surface
10329pi f.ptd 第7頁 200300098 五、發明說明（5) 身體的表面部分。更進一步，可以藉由聽一些音樂來使頭 部覆蓋電場隔離構件3的被治療的病患感覺放鬆。此外， 即使是有金屬植入物的病患，諸如腦血管止血钳及人工内 耳，亦可安全地接受電位醫學治療。 不論是椅型或床型的電位處理裝置的運作都是相似 的。 依照本發明的電位處理裝置及誘發電流控制方法不只 是能夠於人體特定部位提供最佳化且有效的誘發電流，用 於安全且無副作用的治療，亦能夠提升電極的電位，用以 於人體特定部位增加誘發電流，導致接近人體特定部位的 電極，避免電流在不想要遭受到誘發電流的人體特定部位 誘發，以及避免電極的電位上升。10329pi f.ptd Page 7 200300098 V. Description of the invention (5) Surface part of the body. Furthermore, the patient to be treated whose head covers the electric field isolating member 3 can feel relaxed by listening to some music. In addition, patients with metal implants, such as cerebrovascular hemostatic forceps and artificial inner ears, can safely receive potential medical treatment. The operation of the potentiometers, whether chair-type or bed-type, is similar. The potential processing device and the induced current control method according to the present invention can not only provide an optimized and effective induced current in a specific part of the human body, and can be used for safe and side-effect-free treatment, but also can increase the potential of the electrode for specific human body Increasing the induced current at the site leads to an electrode close to a specific part of the human body, avoiding the current from being induced at a specific part of the human body that does not want to be subjected to the induced current, and avoiding the potential increase of the electrode.
10329pif.ptd 第9頁 200300098 圖式簡單說明 第1圖是闡述作為本發明的實施例的提供有電場隔離 構件的電位處理裝置的結構圖。 第2圖是闡述作為本發明的實施例的電場隔離構件的 結構圖。 圖式標示之簡單說明 1電位處理裝置 2電位處理單元 3電場隔離構件 4高壓電產生器 5商用電源 7扶手 8座椅 9反相電極（接地電極） 1 0踏墊電極10329pif.ptd Page 9 200300098 Brief Description of Drawings Fig. 1 is a structural diagram illustrating a potential processing device provided with an electric field isolating member as an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a structural diagram illustrating an electric field isolating member as an embodiment of the present invention. Brief description of the figure labeling 1 Potential processing device 2 Potential processing unit 3 Electric field isolating member 4 High voltage generator 5 Commercial power supply 7 Armrest 8 Seat 9 Inverting electrode (ground electrode) 1 0 Mat electrode
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