TWM628000U - Physiotherapy patch - Google Patents

Abstract

A physiotherapy patch, comprising a flexible patch, the flexible patch comprising: a first flexible layer; a second flexible layer, the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer are laminated; a plurality of functional layers, The multiple functional layers are arranged between the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, each functional layer is a carbon nanotube layer; multiple electrodes, each electrode is electrically connected to a functional layer or a pair of functional layers, Wherein, the physical therapy patch further includes at least one flexible conductive film, and the at least one flexible conductive film is disposed between the flexible patch and the user's skin during use.

Description

Physiotherapy Patch

The new model relates to a physical therapy patch, in particular to a physical therapy patch with a carbon nanotube layer as a functional layer.

With the continuous improvement of people's material living standards, people's demand for health is also increasing. Followed by, the best-selling products of various physiotherapy instruments. Most of the physiotherapy instruments on the market are made of hard materials, and the area acting on the human body is also small, and the human body is not comfortable.

In view of this, it is indeed necessary to provide a physical therapy patch to overcome the above shortcomings.

A physical therapy patch, comprising a flexible patch and at least one flexible conductive film, the at least one flexible conductive film is disposed between the flexible patch and the user's skin when in use, the flexible patch includes: a first flexible layer ; a second flexible layer, the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer are stacked; a plurality of functional layers, the plurality of functional layers are arranged between the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, each functional layer is a carbon nanotube layer; a plurality of electrodes, each electrode is electrically connected with a functional layer or a pair of functional layers.

Compared with the prior art, the physiotherapy patch provided by the present invention can be directly attached to the human skin without holding hands, freeing the hands of the user; at the same time, the physiotherapy patch includes a flexible conductive film, the flexible The conductive film is used to separate the flexible patch from the user's skin to prevent the flexible patch from being contaminated by the skin, so that the flexible patch can be easily reused. The flexible conductive layer can be replaced at will because of the cost. The film is a conductive material that does not interfere with the flexible patch providing electrical stimulation to the user's skin.

100,200: Physiotherapy Patch

10, 20, 30: Flexible patch

12: Flexible conductive layer

40: Controller

110, 210: Power inlet

102, 202, 302: First flexible layer

104, 204, 304: Functional Layers

106, 206, 306: Second flexible layer

108, 208, 308: Electrodes

1062, 2062, 3062: Opening

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a physical therapy patch provided by a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible patch in the physical therapy patch provided by the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic side view of the structure of the flexible patch in the physical therapy patch provided by the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a physical therapy patch provided by a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible patch in the physical therapy patch provided by the second embodiment of the novel.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible patch in the physical therapy patch provided by the third embodiment of the novel.

The physiotherapy patch provided by the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , a first embodiment of the present invention provides a physical therapy patch 100 . The physical therapy patch includes a flexible patch 10 and a flexible conductive film 12 . The flexible patch 10 is provided with a power inlet 110 . The physiotherapy patch 100 may further include a controller 40 for controlling the flexible patch 10 . The controller 40 can be electrically connected to the flexible patch 10 through the power inlet 110 .

The flexible patch 10 includes: a first flexible layer 102; a second flexible layer 106. The first flexible layer 102 and the second flexible layer 106 are stacked and arranged (for clarity, the first flexible layer is shown in FIG. 2 ). 102 and the second flexible layer 106 are shown separately); and a plurality of functional layers 104, the plurality of functional layers 104 are arranged between the flexible layer 102 and the second flexible layer 106; the plurality of functional layers 104 are distributed at intervals, wherein, One electrode 108 per functional layer 104 is electrically connected. The controller 40 is electrically connected to the electrodes 108 , and controls the plurality of functional layers 104 in the flexible patch 10 through the electrodes 108 . The number of electrodes 108 is defined as K, and the number of each electrode 108 is 1, 2, . . . K, and the number of the functional layer 104 is the same as the number of the electrode 108 electrically connected thereto. The numbers of the electrodes 108 have nothing to do with the positions of the corresponding functional layers 104. Corresponding electrode numbers of adjacent functional layers 104 may not be adjacent. During application, a voltage is applied between the two electrodes 108 in the manner of 1 and 2, 2 and 3, . . . K-1 and K, so that the voltage is applied to the Each functional layer 104 inputs current to achieve the purpose of stimulating the skin in sequence. The number of the functional layers 104 is not limited, and can be arranged at any position of the flexible patch 10 as required. The area of the functional layer 104 can be different and can be adjusted as required. In this embodiment, the functional layer 104 has four mutually parallel elongated structures.

The flexible conductive film 12 is used to directly adhere to the user's skin. The flexible conductive film 12 is a conductive material and has a certain flexibility, which can be attached to the user's skin. Preferably, the flexible conductive film 12 has a certain viscosity, and has a certain bonding force with the user's skin, so that it can fit better. In this embodiment, the flexible conductive film 12 is a hydrogel. The hydrogel has a certain viscosity, so that the flexible patch 10 can be completely attached to the surface of the hydrogel flexible conductive film, and the hydrogel can be closely attached to the user's skin. Further, the hydrogel has a certain resistance, and its degree of conductivity is moderate. The flexible conductive film 12 can be replaced. The physiotherapy patch 100 may include a plurality of flexible conductive films 12 for replacement.

The flexible conductive film 12 is used to separate the flexible patch 10 from the user's skin to prevent the flexible patch 10 from being contaminated by the skin. Because the flexible conductive film 12 has a low cost, it can be replaced at will. At the same time, since the flexible conductive film 12 is conductive material that does not interfere with the electrical stimulation provided by the flexible patch 10 to the user's skin.

The controller 40 is electrically connected to the K electrodes for inputting electrical signals between any two electrodes 108 . The K electrodes 108 are integrated into the power inlet 110 . Referring to FIG. 1 , the controller 40 is connected to each other through a connecting wire, the connecting wire includes K wires that are insulated from each other, and each wire is connected to an electrode 108 . The controller 40 is provided with a plurality of function buttons for controlling the flexible patch 10 . Each function button can control the intensity of the current, the frequency of the current, the position of the input current, etc., so as to control the functional layer 104 inside the flexible patch and realize different functions. The flexible patch 10 can be movably connected with the controller 40 . In this embodiment, a power inlet 110 is provided on the second flexible layer 106 of the flexible patch 10 , and the controller 40 is connected to the flexible patch 100 through the power inlet 110 .

The material of the first flexible layer 102 or/and the second flexible layer 106 may be flexible materials such as non-woven fabric, real silk layer, ordinary flexible cloth, porous flexible paper, and silicone glue. The thickness of the first flexible layer 102 or/and the second flexible layer 106 can be set according to actual needs. In this embodiment, the thickness of the first flexible layer 102 or/and the second flexible layer 106 is 10 μm to 100 μm. The second flexible layer 106 is in contact with the flexible conductive film 12 . The second flexible layer 106 is provided with at least one opening 1062 at a position corresponding to the functional layer 104 to expose the functional layer 104 . In FIG. 2 , the second flexible layer 106 is provided with a plurality of spaced openings 1062 at positions corresponding to each functional layer 104 . The function of the openings 1062 is to expose the functional layer 104 and make direct contact with the flexible conductive film 12 . The shape of the opening 1062 is not limited, and may be circular or square. The size of the opening 1062 should be smaller than the size of the corresponding functional layer 104 to prevent the functional layer 104 from falling off.

The shape of the K electrodes 108 is not limited, and can be a conductive film, a metal sheet or a metal lead. Preferably, the K electrodes 108 are all a linear conductive film, and the thickness of the linear conductive film is not limited. The material of the electrode 108 can be metal, alloy, indium tin oxide (ITO), antimony tin oxide (ATO), conductive silver paste, conductive polymer, or conductive carbon nanotube. The metal or alloy material may be an alloy of aluminum, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, gold, titanium, neodymium, palladium, cesium, or any combination thereof. In this embodiment, the k electrodes 108 are all linear copper conductive films with a thickness of 1 micrometer. The electrode 108 should be made of a material with better flexibility, and the thickness should be smaller and thinner.

When the physical therapy patch 100 is applied, the functional layer 104 forms a loop with the user's skin, and current flows through the user's skin. When the flexible patch 10 is electrically connected to an external power source and an electrical signal is supplied, a voltage is applied between any two electrodes 108 . For example, when a voltage is applied between two electrodes numbered 1 and 2, a loop is formed. In this loop, the path of the current is the external power supply, the electrode 108 numbered 1, the functional layer 104 numbered 1, the flexible conductive film 12, the user's skin, the flexible conductive film 12, the functional layer numbered 2, the numbered 2 electrodes. In this circuit, the skin through which the current flows is located between the functional layer numbered 1 and the functional layer numbered 2, which is the location of the skin that is stimulated when a voltage is applied to electrodes 108 numbered 1 and 2. Between the functional layer numbered 1 and the functional layer numbered 2. Selective stimulation is possible when a voltage is applied between two different electrodes 108 skin. When the loops apply a voltage between two different electrodes 108, different areas of the skin can be stimulated in sequence.

From the loop formed above, it can be known that the flexible conductive film 12 should have a certain resistance, so that the current in the loop is transmitted to the user's skin along the thickness direction, not only along the surface parallel to the flexible conductive film 12 .

Each of the functional layers 104 may be a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer includes a large number of carbon nanotubes evenly distributed, and the carbon nanotubes are tightly combined by van der Waals force. The carbon nanotube layer may be a pure carbon nanotube layer including only carbon nanotubes. The thickness of the carbon nanotube layer is preferably 50 nanometers to 100 micrometers. The carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube layer include one or more of single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes may be pure carbon nanotubes, and pure carbon nanotubes refer to the surface of the carbon nanotubes without other impurities, such as amorphous carbon and functional groups. The diameter of the single-wall carbon nanotubes is 0.5 nanometers to 50 nanometers, the diameter of the double-walled carbon nanotubes is 1.0 nanometers to 50 nanometers, and the diameter of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes is 1.5 nanometers. nm ~ 50 nm. The carbon nanotube layer may include ordered carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes are preferentially oriented along a fixed direction. The carbon nanotube layer may also include disordered and randomly arranged carbon nanotubes.

Preferably, the carbon nanotube layer is a self-supporting structure. The so-called "self-supporting structure" means that the carbon nanotube layer can maintain its own specific shape without being supported by a support. The carbon nanotube structure of the self-supporting structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the plurality of carbon nanotubes attract each other through van der Waals force, thereby forming a network structure and making the carbon nanotube structure have a specific shape, to form an integrated self-supporting carbon nanotube layer. Compared with the non-self-supporting carbon nanotube layer, such as the carbon nanotube slurry layer, the self-supporting carbon nanotube layer has better flexibility. Experiments have shown that if the carbon nanotube paste is brushed on the inside of the flexible patch 10 as the functional layer 104, after the carbon nanotube paste is dried, the flexibility of the flexible patch 100 will be reduced due to the carbon nanotube paste layer. reduce.

Specifically, the carbon nanotube layer includes at least one carbon nanotube film or at least one carbon nanotube pipeline. It can be understood that when the carbon nanotube layer includes a plurality of carbon nanotube films, the plurality of carbon nanotube films can be stacked. The carbon nanotube film is an ordered carbon nanotube film or a disordered carbon nanotube film. The disordered carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of disordered carbon nanotubes, where disorder refers to the The arrangement direction is irregular. The ordered carbon nanotube film means that the arrangement direction of most carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube film has a certain regularity. Specifically, the carbon nanotubes in the disordered carbon nanotube film can be further intertwined with each other, and the carbon nanotube layer formed by the disordered carbon nanotubes is isotropic; the ordered carbon nanotubes are isotropic. The carbon nanotubes in the tubular membrane are preferably oriented in one direction or several directions.

When the carbon nanotube layer includes a plurality of carbon nanotube pipes, the plurality of carbon nanotube pipes can be arranged in parallel, side by side or crossed to form a two-dimensional carbon nanotube layer or woven into each other to form a two-dimensional carbon nanotube layer. carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotubes may include a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged along the length of the carbon nanotubes. Preferably, the carbon nanotubes are connected end to end. The carbon nanotubes may also include a plurality of carbon nanotubes arranged along the length of the carbon nanotubes and connected end to end.

The carbon nanotube layer has better flexibility than the flexible layer or/and the second flexible layer. When the carbon nanotube layer is used as a functional layer in a flexible patch, the flexibility of the entire flexible patch will not be affected by The setting of the functional layer is reduced; the strength of the carbon nanotube layer is relatively large, and no matter how the flexible patch is bent and pulled, the carbon nanotube layer will not be damaged.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a second embodiment of the present invention provides a physical therapy patch 200 , which includes a flexible patch 20 . The flexible patch 20 includes: a flexible layer 202; a second flexible layer 206, the flexible layer 202 and the second flexible layer 206 are stacked and arranged; and a plurality of functional layers 204, the plurality of functional layers 204 are arranged on the Between the flexible layer 202 and the second flexible layer 206 ; a plurality of functional layers 204 are distributed at regular intervals, wherein each functional layer 204 in the plurality of functional layers 204 is electrically connected to an electrode 208 . A power inlet 210 is provided on the second flexible layer 206 . The second flexible layer 206 is provided with openings 2062 . The position of each functional layer 204 corresponds to an elongated opening 2062 . The physical therapy patch provided in this embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, and the difference lies in the shape and number of the openings 2062 corresponding to each functional layer 204 on the second flexible layer 206 .

The third embodiment of the present invention provides a physical therapy patch, which includes a flexible patch and a flexible conductive film. 6, the flexible patch 30 includes: a flexible layer 302; a second flexible layer 306, the flexible layer 302 and the second flexible layer 306 are stacked; and a plurality of functional layers 304, the plurality of The functional layer 304 is arranged between the flexible layer 302 and the second flexible layer 306 , the plurality of functional layers 304 are divided into two columns and symmetrically distributed, wherein a pair of mutually symmetrical functional layers 304 are electrically connected to one electrode 308 catch. The physiotherapy patch provided in this embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. The difference lies in the number of functional layers 304 and the connection relationship between the functional layers 304 and the electrodes 308 . The number of functional layers 304 is the electrodes 308 . twice the number. The controller controls two functional layers 304 by controlling one electrode 308 . This arrangement method is more conducive to the selective action of the functional layer 304 on the user's skin.

In this embodiment, the two functional layers 304 electrically connected to the same electrode 308 are numbered the same as the electrode 308 , and are divided into a left functional layer 304 and a right functional layer 304 according to the position of the functional layer 304 . When the flexible patch 30 is electrically connected to an external power source and is supplied with an electrical signal, a voltage is applied between any two electrodes 308 . For example, when a voltage is applied between two electrodes 308 numbered 1 and 2, two loops are formed simultaneously. In the first loop, the path of the current is the external power supply, the electrode 308 numbered 1, the left functional layer 304 numbered 1, the flexible conductive film (not shown), the user's skin, the flexible conductive film, numbered 2 The left functional layer 304, the electrode 308 numbered 2. In the second loop, the path of the current is the external power supply, the electrode 308 numbered 1, the right functional layer 304 numbered 1, the flexible conductive film, the user's skin, the flexible conductive film, the right functional layer 304 numbered 2, Electrode 308 numbered 2. That is, the two functional layers 304 on the left side and the two functional layers 304 on the right side are arranged in parallel. Any two functional layers 304 on the same side are connected in series, and a microcurrent flows through the user's skin between the two functional layers 304 in series, so as to locally stimulate the skin.

Compared with the prior art, the physiotherapy patch provided by the present invention has the following advantages: first, it can be directly attached to the skin of a person without holding hands, which frees the user's hands. Second, through the control circuit of the controller, the skin can be selectively stimulated, and the parts that need to be stimulated can be more accurately selected. Third, the carbon nanotube layer is used as the functional layer. The carbon nanotube layer has better flexibility than the flexible layer or/and the second flexible layer, and the flexibility of the entire flexible patch will not be affected by the setting of the functional layer. Lower, the flexible patch can better fit the human skin, and the user's comfort is higher. Fourth, the physiotherapy patch includes a flexible conductive film, the flexible conductive film is used to separate the flexible patch from the user's skin to prevent the flexible patch from being contaminated by the skin, so that the flexible patch can be easily reused, The flexible conductive layer can be replaced at will because of the cost. At the same time, since the flexible conductive film is a conductive material, it will not affect the flexible patch to provide electrical stimulation to the user's skin.

To sum up, the new model has indeed met the requirements of a new model patent, so a patent application was filed in accordance with the law. However, the above-mentioned descriptions are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and cannot limit the scope of the patent application of this case. Equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art of the present invention in accordance with the spirit of the present invention shall be covered within the scope of the following patent applications.

100: Physiotherapy Patch

10: Flexible patch

12: Flexible conductive layer

40: Controller

104: Functional Layer

1062: Opening

110: Power inlet

Claims (10)

A physical therapy patch, which is improved by comprising a flexible patch and at least one piece of flexible conductive film, the at least one piece of flexible conductive film is disposed between the flexible patch and the user's skin during use, and the flexible patch includes: a a first flexible layer; a second flexible layer, the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer are stacked and arranged; a plurality of functional layers, the plurality of functional layers are arranged between the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, Each functional layer is a carbon nanotube layer; a plurality of electrodes, each electrode is electrically connected with a functional layer or a pair of functional layers. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 1, further comprising a controller, and the flexible patch is movably connected to the controller. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 2, wherein an access port is provided on the first flexible layer or the second flexible layer, and the controller is electrically connected to the flexible patch through the access port. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 1, wherein the material of the first flexible layer or the second flexible layer is non-woven fabric, real silk, common flexible cloth, porous flexible paper or silicone. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 1, wherein the second flexible layer includes at least one opening at a position corresponding to the functional layer, and the at least one opening exposes the functional layer. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 5, wherein the size of the opening is smaller than the size of the corresponding functional layer. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 6, wherein, when in use, the second flexible layer is in contact with the flexible conductive film. The physiotherapy patch of claim 1, wherein the one electrode is electrically connected to a pair of functional layers. The physiotherapy patch according to claim 1, wherein the material of the flexible conductive film is hydrogel. The physiotherapy patch of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube layer is a self-supporting structure.

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