TW202208018A - Carbon fiber patch and electrotherapy device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a carbon fiber patch and electrotherapy device including a patching portion, an electrical connection portion and an electrotherapy device which is connected with the carbon fiber patch. The carbon fiber patch and electrotherapy device can respectively regulate an output level of an electrical-stimulation current and an electrical-heating current that replace an inserted acupuncture therapy and overcome a breathing discomfort caused by the smoking during a moxibustion treatment and the possibility of patient be burned. The present invention has the following characteristics: 1.It can respectively regulate an output level of an electrical-stimulation current and an electrical-heating current. 2. It can promote the progress of traditional Chinese medicine science.

Description

Carbon fiber patch and its electrotherapy equipment

A carbon fiber patch and an electrotherapy device connected with the carbon fiber patch.

A current electrotherapy technique includes a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), an intermediate frequency vector interference wave (Interferential Current, IFC), etc. The effect and purpose of stimulation therapy, an electrotherapy patch connected to the above electrotherapy equipment is placed on the affected part of a patient to exert therapeutic effects such as pain relief, muscle relaxation, muscle training, avoiding muscle atrophy, and reducing muscle spasm.

When a patient undergoes electrotherapy, a hyperthermia is often used to relax the muscles and promote blood circulation, which can increase the overall therapeutic effect. However, most of the current electrotherapy and hyperthermia procedures are to cover the affected area with a wet hot towel or a hot water bottle before or after the electrotherapy treatment, which makes the overall treatment time too long. If the temperature is too high, the patient will be scalded, and if the temperature is too low, there will be no therapeutic effect, and the temperature of the wet hot towel or the hot water bottle will gradually cool down with the treatment time, making it impossible to maintain a stable constant temperature throughout the treatment process.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, hot moxibustion or moxibustion is a very common treatment method. It uses heat and the effect of wormwood to warm the meridians, dispel cold, and regulate qi and blood through the conduction of the skin and meridians. However, if a patient is treated with hot moxibustion or moxibustion indoors, fumigation is likely to cause the moxibustion user and the patient to suffer from breathing discomfort, and the patient's affected area is also at risk of scalding, making the patient more expensive Focus on hot moxibustion or care after moxibustion treatment.

In order to solve the technical characteristics that a patient can receive an electric therapy and a heat therapy with a stable supply of heat source at the same time, and overcome the technical difficulties that fumigation easily causes physical discomfort and scalding of the affected part when traditional Chinese medicine performs hot moxibustion or moxibustion indoors, The invention provides a carbon fiber patch and an electrotherapy device thereof, which comprises a patch part, an electrical connection part and an electrotherapy device connected with the carbon fiber patch.

The patch part includes: a surface layer, a first carbon fiber layer, a second carbon fiber layer and an insulating layer, the surface layer is located at the outermost layer and has insulating properties; the first carbon fiber layer has the function of generating electric heating after being electrified, the The first carbon fiber layer is made of discontinuous carbon fiber short fibers that are twisted into bundles and then woven. Function; the insulating layer is located between the first carbon fiber layer and the second carbon fiber layer.

The electrical connection part includes: a first loop, a second loop and an electrical terminal, the first loop includes a first input end and a first output end, the first input end and a first output end respectively It is electrically connected to two ends of the first carbon fiber layer; the second loop is electrically connected to the second carbon fiber layer; connect.

Wherein, the first carbon fiber layer includes a thermal switch element.

Wherein, the bottom layer of the patch part includes an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is a material with electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and adhesiveness.

Further, the electrical connection terminal is a USB male header, and two of the four pins of the USB male header are the electrical connection pins of the first loop and the second loop, respectively.

Further, among the four pins, the two pins of the conventional input and output are respectively arranged in the first loop and the second loop.

Further, an outer cover surrounds the electrical connection between the electrical connection terminal and the electrotherapy device.

The electrotherapy equipment comprises: an operation interface, a control module and an output module, the operation interface can adjust parameters such as the magnitude, waveform and cycle of the voltage or current output by the electrotherapy equipment; the control module accepts the input from the operation interface After the command, the electrical signal is output; the output module includes one or more sockets, the output module is connected with one or more of the carbon fiber patches, and transmits the electrical signal of the control module to the one or more carbon fiber patches.

Wherein, the control module includes: a temperature adjustment unit, an amplitude adjustment unit, a frequency adjustment unit, and a waveform adjustment unit, the temperature adjustment unit can transmit a current to the first carbon fiber layer through the first loop, the The temperature adjustment unit adjusts the magnitude of the current applied to the carbon fiber patch; the amplitude adjustment unit can adjust the amplitude of a current, and can change the current intensity of the electrical stimulation; the frequency adjustment unit can adjust the frequency of the output current; the waveform adjustment unit can The amplitude adjustment unit, the frequency adjustment unit and the waveform adjustment unit can transmit a current to the second carbon fiber layer through the second circuit by adjusting each of the electrical stimulation durations.

When in use, the patch part of the carbon fiber patch is attached to the affected part of a patient, and the carbon fiber patch and the patient form a circulating circuit. The electrotherapy device can selectively deliver currents to the first circuit and the second circuit simultaneously or separately, so that the electrical stimulation and the electrothermal effects can be produced simultaneously or separately. In this way, according to the needs of the patient, the above-mentioned parameters in the control module that generate the effects of the electrical stimulation and the electrical heating can be regulated through the operation interface, so as to achieve the therapeutic effect.

The carbon fiber patch and the characteristics of the electrotherapy equipment make the present invention have the following preferable characteristics: 1. The therapeutic effect of the electrical stimulation and the electrical heating can be selectively generated simultaneously or separately. 2. It can replace the acupuncture skills of traditional Chinese medicine and promote the scientificization of traditional Chinese medicine. Adjusting the current of the electrical stimulation can change the depth, intensity and time of the electrical stimulation delivered to the acupuncture points, replacing the invasive acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine, so that the patient is less afraid; adjusting the current of the electrical heating can replace the traditional Chinese medicine. Warm moxibustion or moxibustion therapy to overcome the discomfort of breathing indoors due to fumigation and the possibility of the patient getting burned.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 , which are preferred embodiments of the carbon fiber patch and its electrotherapy equipment of the present invention. The carbon fiber patch includes a patch part 10 and an electrical connection part 20 , and the electrotherapy equipment connected to the carbon fiber patch Contains an acupuncture simulation module 30.

The patch portion 10 is a multi-layer sheet body, and the patch portion 10 includes a surface layer 11 , a first carbon fiber layer 12 , an insulating layer 13 , a second carbon fiber layer 14 and an adhesive layer 15 from top to bottom. , the surface layer 11 and the insulating layer 13 are both insulating properties, the surface layer 11 and the insulating layer 13 can be selected from the same or different insulating materials according to the requirements. For example, the surface layer 11 can be selected to be relatively waterproof or more scratch-resistant The insulating material is used to increase the life of the carbon fiber patch during use; and the insulating layer 13 can be selected from a thinner fabric with good thermal conductivity to reduce the overall weight of the carbon fiber patch, so that the carbon fiber patch can be attached to the Each part of the patient to be treated is not easy to fall off.

The first carbon fiber layer 12 is a carbon fiber fabric with high electrical resistance. In this embodiment, a carbon fiber sheet body after the fabric is carbonized and cut into a strip-shaped sheet body with a plurality of bends. Further, in order to make the first carbon fiber layer 12 have higher resistance and better far-infrared emission capability, the first carbon fiber layer 12 is preferably selected from the discontinuous short fibers of Yucheng Technology Patent No. TWI565599B. The carbon fiber sheet woven into, as shown in Figure 4, the steps of the carbon fiber sheet woven from the discontinuous short fibers are: first twist a plurality of non-carbonized discontinuous fibers into bundles, and the bundles are formed. The non-carbonized discontinuous fibers are woven into a non-carbonized fiber cloth in various weaving patterns or forms, and then the non-carbonized fiber cloth is heated and carbonized to form the carbon fiber sheet. Due to the structure of the discontinuous short fibers of the carbon fiber sheet system, not only does the first carbon fiber layer 12 have higher electrical resistance, but when the carbon fibers of the first carbon fiber layer 12 are partially broken and worn, it will not affect other parts of the Non-continuous fibers are used to increase the use efficiency and time of the first carbon fiber layer 12, and because the first carbon fiber layer 12 is a highly carbonized material, it has excellent far-infrared radiation performance. The carbon fiber sheet after weaving is cut into a plurality of bent strips to form the first carbon fiber layer 12, because the multiple bent strips of the first carbon fiber layer 12 can improve resistance/impedance, The plurality of bent strip-shaped sheets of the first carbon fiber layer 12 can be an S-shaped, an M-shaped, or a continuous bending shape. As shown in FIG. 2 , the first carbon fiber layer 12 is an M-shaped one. type.

After the first carbon fiber layer 12 is energized and a relatively large current is input, the first carbon fiber layer 12 produces an electrothermal effect due to its high electrical resistance, and at the same time, the first carbon fiber layer 12 can uniformly radiate a wavelength of about 4-17 μm. Infrared radiation heat energy, since far infrared rays can penetrate human skin and transmit heat energy to a relatively deep place, the first carbon fiber layer 12 of this embodiment can achieve the effect of thermal moxibustion treatment on the human body.

In order to prevent the temperature of the first carbon fiber layer 12 from being too high, this embodiment includes a thermal switch element 121 that is electrically connected to the first carbon fiber layer 12 in series and attached to the surface of the first carbon fiber layer 12 . When the layer 12 is overheated, the thermal switch element 121 forms an open circuit to block the passage of current, so as to prevent the human skin from being burned due to excessive temperature during use.

The second carbon fiber layer 14 is a sheet body woven with carbon fibers. In this embodiment, the conductivity of the second carbon fiber layer 14 is relatively better than that of the first carbon fiber layer 12. When in use, the second carbon fiber layer 14 Various pulse signals of high voltage and low current can be introduced, so that the second carbon fiber layer 14 has an electrical stimulation effect, so that the human body can feel the therapeutic effect similar to acupuncture.

The sticking layer 15 is a gel layer or a sticking film sticker, which is used to adhere to the surface of the human body, so that the aforementioned electrical stimulation and electrothermal effects can be conducted into the human body.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the electrical connection portion 20 includes at least a first loop 21 and a second loop 22 , and a first input end 211 and a first output end 212 of the first loop 21 are respectively connected to the first carbon fiber Both ends of the layer 12 are electrically connected. In another embodiment, the first input end 211 and the first output end 212 of the first loop 21 are respectively connected in series with the first carbon fiber layer 12 and the thermal switch element 121 to form a conducting circuit.

The second loop 22 is used to connect the second carbon fiber layer 14 , and may include a second input end 211 and a second output end 212 for inputting a high voltage and low current to the connected second carbon fiber layer 14 . The electrical stimulation source, for example, through the second circuit 22, input square wave, sine wave, pulse wave and other electrical signals with different cycles and waveforms to the second carbon fiber layer 14, so that the second carbon fiber layer 14 can produce different effects on the human body. Electrical stimulation effect. The other end of the electrical connection portion 20 includes an electrical connection terminal 23 , and the electrical connection terminal 23 is used to form a detachable electrical connection with the acupuncture simulation module 30 .

The electrical connection terminal 23 can adopt a USB male header specification, and the four pins of the USB male header are taken as the electrical connection pins of the first loop 21 and the second loop 22, respectively. Preferably, the Among the four pins of the USB male header, the two pins of the conventional input and output are staggered to the first loop 21 and the second loop 22. In other words, it is necessary to avoid two such pins. The pins are arranged in the same first loop 21 or the second loop 22, so that the power connection terminal 23 with the USB male type will not form a conductive circuit if it is misused to other USB female headers, so as to increase the The safety of carbon fiber patch.

The electrical connection between the electrical connection terminal 23 and the acupuncture simulation module 30 is surrounded by a cover, which is detachable or protruded from the outside of the electrical connection terminal 23, so that the electrical connection terminal 23 and the connection of the acupuncture simulation module 30 can be waterproof and prevent electrostatic puncture.

The acupuncture simulation module 30 includes an operation interface 31 , a control module 32 and an output module 33 . Through the operation interface 31 , parameters such as voltage or current output, waveform, cycle and other parameters of the acupuncture simulation module 30 can be adjusted, and the After the control module 32 receives the command from the operation interface 31 , it transmits an electrical signal to the output module 33 , and the output module 33 can provide a plurality of sockets to be matched with the electrical terminals 23 . The acupuncture simulation module 30 can adjust the control module 31 through the operation interface 31 to provide different electrical signals for each of the sockets, and output them to each of the electrical connection parts 20 , so as to simultaneously generate a plurality of the carbon fiber patches Different effects of the electrical stimulation and the electrothermal.

When in use, the patch portion 10 of the carbon fiber patch is attached to the affected part of a patient, and the carbon fiber patch and the patient form a circulating circuit. As shown in FIG. 1 , the control module 32 of the acupuncture simulation module 30 includes a temperature adjustment unit 321 , an amplitude adjustment unit 322 , a frequency adjustment unit 323 and a waveform adjustment unit 324 . The temperature adjustment unit 321 can transmit a current to the first carbon fiber layer 12 through the first loop 21 , and adjust the current supplied to the carbon fiber patch by the temperature adjustment unit 321 , so that the temperature of the electric heating can be increased or decrease. The amplitude adjustment unit 322, the frequency adjustment unit 323 and the waveform adjustment unit 324 can transmit a current to the second carbon fiber layer 14 through the second circuit 22, and the amplitude adjustment unit 322 can adjust the amplitude of a current, which can be changed The current intensity of the electrical stimulation; the frequency adjusting unit 323 can adjust the frequency of the output current; the waveform adjusting unit 324 can adjust the duration of each electrical stimulation. In addition, the acupuncture simulation module 30 can selectively transmit currents to the first loop 21 and the second loop 22 simultaneously or separately, so that the effects of the electrical stimulation and the electrical heating can be generated simultaneously or separately. In this way, according to the needs of the patient, various parameters in the control module 32 for generating the electric stimulation and the electric heating effect can be adjusted through the operation interface 31 , and the required course of treatment can be adjusted in the acupuncture simulation module 30 . .

Due to the characteristics of the carbon fiber patch and the electrotherapy device connected with the carbon fiber patch, the present invention has the following preferable characteristics: 1. The therapeutic effect of the electrical stimulation and the electrical heating can be selectively generated simultaneously or separately. 2. It can replace the acupuncture skills of traditional Chinese medicine and promote the scientificization of traditional Chinese medicine. Adjusting the current of the electrical stimulation can change the depth, intensity and time of the electrical stimulation delivered to the acupuncture points, replacing the invasive acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine, so that the patient is less afraid; adjusting the current of the electrical heating can replace the traditional Chinese medicine. Warm moxibustion or moxibustion therapy to overcome the discomfort of breathing indoors due to fumigation and the possibility of the patient getting burned.

10: Patch Department 11: Surface layer 12: The first carbon fiber layer 121: Thermal switch element 13: Insulation layer 14: Second carbon fiber layer 15: Adhesive layer 20: Electrical connection part 21: The first circuit 211: the first input terminal 212: the first output 22: Second circuit 211: The second input terminal 212: the second output 23: Electrical terminals 30: Acupuncture simulation module 31: Operation interface 32: Control Module 321: Temperature adjustment unit 322: Amplitude adjustment unit 323: Frequency adjustment unit 324: Waveform adjustment unit 33: Output module

1 is a schematic diagram of the use of a preferred embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention Figure 3 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a preferred embodiment of the present invention

10: Patch Department

20: Electrical connection part

23: Electrical terminals

30: Acupuncture simulation module

31: Operation interface

32: Control Module

321: Temperature adjustment unit

322: Amplitude adjustment unit

323: Frequency adjustment unit

324: Waveform adjustment unit

33: Output module

Claims (7)

A carbon fiber patch comprising: A patch section, the patch section includes: a skin layer, the skin layer being the outermost layer and having insulating properties; A first carbon fiber layer, the first carbon fiber layer has the function of generating electric heating after being energized, the first carbon fiber layer is made of discontinuous carbon fiber short fibers twisted into bundles and then woven, the first carbon fiber layer has multiple a bent strip body; a second carbon fiber layer, the conductivity of the second carbon fiber layer is good, the conductivity of the first carbon fiber layer is good, and the second carbon fiber layer has the function of generating electrical stimulation after being electrified; and an insulating layer between the first carbon fiber layer and the second carbon fiber layer; and An electrical connection part, the electrical connection part includes: a first loop, the first loop includes a first input end and a first output end, the first input end and a first output end are respectively electrically connected to two ends of the first carbon fiber layer; a second loop electrically connected to the second carbon fiber layer; and an electrical connection terminal, the electrical connection terminal is located at the opposite end connected to the patch part, and the electrical connection terminal is electrically connected with an electrotherapy device. The carbon fiber patch according to claim 1, wherein the first carbon fiber layer includes a thermal switch element. According to the carbon fiber patch according to claim 1 or 2, the bottom layer of the patch portion comprises an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is a material with electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and adhesiveness. According to the carbon fiber patch of claim 3, the electrical connection terminal is a USB male header, and two of the four pins of the USB male header are the electrical connection pins of the first loop and the second loop, respectively. According to the carbon fiber patch described in claim 4, among the four pins, the two pins of the conventional input and output are respectively arranged in the first loop and the second loop. According to the carbon fiber patch according to claim 7, an outer cover surrounds the electrical connection between the electrical connection terminal and the electrotherapy device. An electrotherapy device, the electrotherapy device is electrically connected with the carbon fiber patch described in claim 1, the electrotherapy device comprising: an operation interface; A control module is electrically connected with the operation interface, the control module outputs electrical signals after receiving the instructions from the operation interface, and the control module includes: a temperature adjustment unit, the temperature adjustment unit can transmit electric power to the first carbon fiber layer through the first circuit, and adjust the output electric power to the carbon fiber patch; an amplitude adjustment unit, the amplitude adjustment unit can adjust the electric power amplitude, thereby changing the intensity of the electric stimulation; a frequency adjustment unit, the frequency adjustment unit can adjust the frequency given to the output power; and a waveform adjustment unit, the waveform adjustment unit can adjust each of the electrical stimulation duration, the amplitude adjustment unit, the frequency adjustment unit and the waveform adjustment unit can transmit power to the second carbon fiber layer through the second circuit; and An output module, the output module includes one or more sockets, the output module is connected with one or more of the carbon fiber patches, and transmits the electrical signal of the control module to the one or more carbon fiber patches.

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