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US20050085879A1
US20050085879A1 US10/793,891 US79389104A US2005085879A1 US 20050085879 A1 US20050085879 A1 US 20050085879A1 US 79389104 A US79389104 A US 79389104A US 2005085879 A1 US2005085879 A1 US 2005085879A1
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  • the present invention relates to a hypertension descending device using a cooling device, and more particularly, to a hypertension descending device capable of curing a hypertension disease by stimulating a patient's acupuncture point Renying (or referred to as “carotid sinus”) by repeated cold pressure vibration.
  • carotid sinus In the Western medical science, the place for curing a hypertension disease is referred to as “carotid sinus”, and a physician do a carotid sinus massage with fingers during makeshift measures of the patients related with heart's blood.
  • the carotid sinus massage decreases systolic blood pressure during a short period of time, but can maintain the descended blood pressure only for several minutes.
  • the inventor of the present invention made a clinical test to a patients' meridian points, and as a result of the clinical test, it was confirmed that the hypertensive patient's blood pressure was descended and returned to normal blood pressure when low-temperature stimulation was applied to the “acupuncture point Renying (ST 9 acupoint)”, which was classified in the Oriental medical science, located at the left side or right side (carotid sinus) of the patient's neck part for a predetermined period of time. Also, it was confirmed that a headache and fever were cured when low-temperature stimulation was applied to the other Spots on the body suitable for acupuncture (i.e.
  • the acupuncture point Hegu the acupuncture point Quchi, the acupuncture point Taiyang, the acupuncture point Fengchi, the acupuncture point Baihui, the acupuncture point Zusanli, the acupuncture point Taichong, the acupuncture point Yongquan, the acupuncture point Renzhong, the acupuncture point Dazhui, the acupuncture point Tongtian).
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of curing hypertension by stimulating the patient's carotid sinus (acupuncture point Renying) by repeated cold pressure vibration in person with no ill effects.
  • a cooling device is in contact with the patient's carotid sinus (acupuncture point Renying) and stimulates it at a low temperature of ⁇ 1° C. ⁇ +5° C. for about 4 ⁇ 10 minutes.
  • the contact tip of the present invention maintains a temperature of ⁇ 15° C. ⁇ +5° C. in case it does not contact a human's body.
  • FIG. 1 shows a product invented by the inventor of the present invention.
  • a heat sink made of metal material with a good heat conductivity includes a conical cooling pin having a number of miniaturized vibration motors arranged at regular intervals to emit heat to the outside easily, and a coupling slit formed in the front end thereof to couple a cap, and through holes formed in the side surface to draw out electric wires.
  • thermo electric module (thermoelement) is mounted at the center of the upper end portion of the heat sink, and at this time, a heat generating surface of the thermo electric module is directed to the heat sink, and a cooling surface of the thermo electric module (hereinafter, called “T.E module”) has a contact tip, which has a hemispheric magnet mounted at the top of the T.E module. Furthermore, the electric wires of the T.E module are drawn out of the lower end of the heat sink through the holes formed in the side surface of the heat sink.
  • the contact tip has the optimal volume to transmit cooling temperature, which is set by a user, to the patient's affected portion the fastest.
  • a cooling fan is mounted at the lower end portion of the heat sink to effectively remove heat emitted from the heat generating surface of the T.E module, thereby maximizing a cooling efficiency of the T.E module.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a hypertension descending device capable of stimulating a patient's carotid sinus (acupuncture point Renying) at a low temperature, which includes a temperature sensor for sensing a cooling temperature of a contact tip contacting with the patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying), and which compares a temperature of the contact tip set by a user with a temperature of the contact tip sensed by the temperature sensor to automatically control the temperature of the contact tip according to the temperature difference, thereby automatically setting the cooling temperature of the contact tip according to the patients' physical constitutions.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a hypertension descending device capable of stimulating a patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) at a low temperature, which includes a heat sink and a cooling fan mounted at the lower portion of a Thermo electric module (hereinafter, called “T.E module”) for cooling down the contact tip substantially, thereby improving cooling efficiency of the T.E module.
  • T.E module Thermo electric module
  • the contact tip protrudes to the upper end portion of a case to be in contact with the patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) portion, and the T.E module is disposed on the lower end of the contact tip to cool down the temperature of the contact tip to the temperature set by the user.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a structure of a cooling device according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a photograph of a hypertension descending device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a view of a structure and a circuit diagram of a controlling device
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing designs of the outward pattern of the hypertension descending device
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the hypertension descending device
  • FIG. 6 is a view showing the outward pattern of the hypertension descending device
  • FIG. 7 is a view of an anatomized structure of a human's carotid sinus
  • FIG. 8 is a view of the position of a human's carotid sinus.
  • FIG. 9 is a view of the position of a human's Acupuncture point Renying, showing a state in which the hypertension descending device is in contact with the Acupuncture point Renying.
  • FIG. 10 is a view of the position of a human's Spots on the body suitable for acupuncture.
  • FIG. 11 is a view of the anatomical chart showing a human's Spots on the body suitable for acupuncture.
  • FIG. 12 is a view of the position of a human's Acupuncture point Renying (ST 9 acupoint).
  • FIG. 6 shows a case, which is the outward appearance of a hypertension descending device using low temperature according to the present invention.
  • a contact tip to be in contact with a patent's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) portion protrudes upwardly from the upper end portion of the case.
  • thermo electric module (hereinafter, called “T.E module”) is mounted at the lower end portion of the contact tip to cool the contact tip to a cooling temperature set by the user according to input current.
  • the T.E module has a cooling surface formed on the upper surface thereof, which is in contact with the contact tip, and a heat generating surface formed on the lower surface thereof, which is in contact with a heat sink.
  • the heat sink is mounted on the lower portion of the T.E module, and has a cooling fan mounted at the lower end thereof for discharging heat emitted from the heat sink to the outside so as to improve a cooling efficiency of the T.E module.
  • the cooling fan is also operated, and then, a great deal of heat is removed fast through the heat sink being in contact with the heat generating surface of the T.E module using forced convection, so that the T.E module shows more improved cooling efficiency.
  • the present invention includes a controlling device for maintaining the cooling temperature of the contact tip set by the user.
  • the controlling device includes a key input part (switch) for starting and terminating operation, an LED for displaying the present status, and a buzzer for informing start and termination of operation to the user.
  • the buzzer informs the user of start of operation by a continuous sound of “buzz ⁇ , buzz ⁇ ”, and the LED emits light to show application of power source.
  • the controlling device controls strength of electric current supplied to the T.E module according to supplied control signal, and the T.E module cools the contact tip according to the electric current supplied from the controlling device.
  • a temperature sensor mounted on the contact tip senses the present cooling temperature of the contact tip and transmits it to a temperature controller, and the temperature controller compares the present cooling temperature sensed by the temperature sensor with the temperature of the contact tip set by the user. After that, the temperature controller outputs control signal, which is modulated in pulse width corresponding to the temperature difference between the set temperature and the present cooling temperature, to a current controller.
  • the current controller controls the strength of electric current supplied to the T.E module according to the pulse width modulated control signal inputted from the temperature controller, so that the cooling temperature of the contact tip can be maintained at the cooling temperature set by the user.
  • the cooling fan is also operated, and smoothly emits heat emitted from the heat generating surface of the T.E module through the heat sink to improve the cooling efficiency of the T.E module, so that the contact tip can reach a desired cooling temperature faster.
  • FIG. 5 is a simple circuit diagram showing the controlling device applied to the present invention.
  • the temperature sensor 26 includes a thermister 26 a and resistances R 5 and R 6 , which have resistance values varied according to a temperature change of the surroundings.
  • the temperature controller 28 can sense the present cooling temperature of the contact tip while the resistance value of the thermister 26 a is varied.
  • the key input part 27 includes a number of switches SW 1 ⁇ SW 4 and resistances R 1 ⁇ R 4 for allowing the user to input a desired setting temperature.
  • unexplained reference numeral 27 a is a buzzer.
  • the current controller 29 is to control electric current supplied to the T.E module 23 according to the pulse width modulated control signal, which is outputted from the temperature controller 28 .
  • the current controller 29 includes a smoothing filter 29 b , which has resistances R 7 and R 9 and a capacitor C 1 , and which converts the pulse width modulated control signal outputted from the temperature controller 28 into DC signal of a predetermined level, and a transistor Q for varying strength of electric current supplied to the T.E module 23 according to signal outputted from an arithmetic amplifier 29 a.
  • the current controller 29 receives the control signal, which is supplied from the temperature controller 28 , from the smoothing filter 29 b, and converts it into DC signal of the predetermined level.
  • the DC signal of the predetermined level outputted from the smoothing filter 29 b is supplied to the transistor Q after being amplified in the arithmetic amplifier 29 a .
  • the transistor Q supplies electric current corresponding to inputted voltage to the T.E module, so that the cooling operation of the T.E module 23 can be realized.
  • the level of DC signal outputted from the smoothing filter 29 b is varied according to pulse width of control signal outputted from the temperature controller 28 , and the strength of electric current supplied to the T.E module 23 is varied according to the level of DC signal outputted from the smoothing filter 29 b, so that the cooling temperature of the contact tip can be controlled.
  • the numerical value of hypertension was lowered, for example, 60 patients, who had blood pressure of about 170 mmHg, were stimulated at a low temperature of about 2° C. ⁇ 3° C. for 4 ⁇ 10 minutes every day for about 3 months, and thereby, the blood pressure of the hypertensive patients was descended to about 40 mmHg. At this time, duration time of hypertension descending was about 6 ⁇ 8 hours.
  • the cooling temperature was harmless to the human body as the cooling temperature was descended by the human body's temperature, namely, body temperature, even though the low-temperature stimulation was applied to the patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) portion.
  • hypertension descending effect of the hypertension descending device 120 hypertensive patients, who live in Seosan from October to December of 2002 year, were divided into an HDD group and a control group without regard to age and sex distinction.
  • the HDD group which used the hypertension descending device, had 60 members
  • the control group which used antihypertensive agent, also had 60 members.
  • the members of the HDD group and the control group were selected on the basis of patients who were in similar age and disease condition and the same sex distinction. Moreover, the patients, who participated in this experimental test, were all adults and had blood pressure exceeding normal range, which was measured three times within a predetermined period of time.
  • the HDD group did not take antihypertensive agent at all during the experimental duration, and used only the hypertension descending device according to the present invention.
  • the contact tip of the hypertension descending device was in contact with the patient's Acupuncture point Renying located at the left side or the right side of the human body's neck portion.
  • the experimental duration was about 3 months by 5 minutes every day, and during the above duration, blood pressure was measured before medical cure, directly after the medical cure, and after 30 minutes from the medical cure.
  • the control group took antihypertensive agent according to a physician's prescription.
  • the experimental duration was about 3 months, and blood pressure was measured once every day.
  • the members of the HDD group did not take antihypertensive agent at all, and used only the hypertension descending device manufactured by the JAWON Medical Co., Ltd. On the other side, the members of the control group took antihypertensive agent.
  • a criterion of curing effect was divided into three stages according to the descending level of systolic blood pressure, and the curing effect was judged by percentage using an Excel program by the Microsoft corporation.
  • the subject members for study were all 120 people, including the HDD group having 60 members and the control group having 60 members.
  • the HDD group had 25 males and 35 females, and its average age was 58.9 (see Table 2).
  • TABLE 2 Distribution of Age in HDD and Control Group Age Male N. Female N. Total 40-49 5 5 10 50-59 7 14 21 60-69 12 16 28 70-79 1 0 1 Total 25 35 60 N: Number of patient
  • the control group had 60 members including 28 males and 32 females, and its average age was 58.2 (see Table 3). TABLE 3 Distribution of Sex in HDD and Control Group Age Male N. Female N. Total 40-49 2 4 6 50-59 14 16 30 60-69 12 12 24 70-79 0 0 0 Total 28 32 60
  • the 60 members of the HDD group were classified into 18 persons of hypertension grade 1, 37 persons of hypertension grade 2, and 5 persons of hypertension grade 3.
  • the 60 members of the control group were classified into 18 persons of hypertension grade 1, 32 persons of hypertension grade 2, and 10 persons of hypertension grade 3 (see Tabe 4).
  • TABLE 4 Grade Distribution of Hypertention HDD Control Group Total Hypertention Grade1 18 18 36 Hypertention Grade2 37 32 69 Hypertention Grade3 5 10 15 Total 60 60 120
  • the hypertensive patients of hypertension grades 1 and 2 were total 55 persons, wherein 25 persons (45.5%) obtained an excellent curing effect, 23 persons (41.8%) obtained a good curing effect, and so, total 48 persons (87.3%) obtained an effective curing result, but only 7 persons (12.7%) obtained a poor curing result.
  • the hypertensive patients of hypertension grades 1 and 2 were total 50 persons, wherein 23 persons (46.0%) obtained an excellent curing effect after taking antihypertensive agent, 21 persons (42.2%) obtained a good curing effect, and so, total 44 persons (88.0%) obtained an effective curing result, but only 6 persons (12.0%) obtained a poor curing result (see Table 5).
  • the hypertension descending device applied cold stimulation to the Acupuncture point Renying in relation with 120 hypertensive patients of hypertension grades 1, 2 and 3.
  • the hypertension descending effect of the hypertension descending device by the low-temperature stimulating device onto the patient's Acupuncture point Renying can be used as substitution for antihypertensive agent for the hypertensive patients of hypertension grades 1 and 2, and help to prevent the progress from the hypertension grade 1 to the hypertension grade 2 or 3.
  • the hypertension descending device shows excellent effect in hypertension descent.
  • a hypertensive patient of a light case can make a living only by using the hypertension descending device without taking antihypertensive agent.
  • a hypertensive patient of a serious case can use the hypertension descending device and antihypertensive agent together. In this case, a use amount of antihypertensive agent can be largely reduced.
  • the hypertension descending device is designed to allow common users to use it easily, and provides a good hypertension descent effect by stimulating the patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) portion while maintaining a uniform cooling temperature of the contact tip, which is in contact with the patient's carotid sinus (Acupuncture point Renying) portion.

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