WO1999055284A2

WO1999055284A2 - Unipolar electrotherapeutic device

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Publication number: WO1999055284A2
Application number: PCT/KR1999/000193
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ki Kwon Park; Byeong Jun Kim; Jeong Sun Cho
Original assignee: Ki Kwon Park; Byeong Jun Kim; Jeong Sun Cho
Priority date: 1998-04-24
Filing date: 1999-04-23
Publication date: 1999-11-04
Also published as: WO1999055284A3

Abstract

Disclosed is a unipolar electrotherapeutic device, which is equipped with a heating apparatus (41) provided on a skin contracting part (3) thereof to increase a treatment effect of disease by compounding a neutralizing effectiveness gotten by a unipolar action of the positive or negative potential in the tissue of the human body (4) and a relaxation action of tissue cells through a rise of temperature. The elecrothepareutic device consists of a power circuit unit, a pulse generating unit, a unipolar outputting unit, and a unipolar rod for receiving negative (-) or positive (+) potential pulses outputted from the unipolar outputting unit and for supplying the skin contracting part (3) neutralizing a negative or positive potential formed in the tissue of the human body (4), wherein the unipolar outputting unit includes a heat generation/temperature control unit for generating heat through a supply of DC power provided from the power circuit unit to a heater (41) or to an infrared lamp and controlling its operation. In such a construction, the heating apparatus (41) having an instalemnt of a temperature control equipment is asssembled in a shape that it surrounds the unipolar rod receiving the negative or positive potential pulses outputted from the unipolar outputting unit, thereby resulting in simultaneously acting of heat and the unipolar electricity on a disease region.

Description

HEAT/UNIPOLE OUTPUTTING REMEDIER

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a heat/unipole

outputting remedier, and more particularly, to a heat/unipole

outputting remedier in which only one pole between

negative (-) and positive (+) poles is selected and used to

maintain an adequate potential in the organization of the

human body, to lead a chemical change proper to a working

of the living body and to remove factors of a disease caused

due to an unbalanced composition of potential, in the

interior of the body, whereby effectuating a promotion of

the human's health and an elimination of a disease; and

further, in which the circulation of the blood is smoothly

done by relaxing the affected tissue through a use of warm

heat, and simultaneously, factors of a disease caused owing

to an unbalanced potential in the interior of the living

body are eliminated by maintaining a proper potential to

organs of the human body through a use of a unipolar nature,

thereby resulting in a multiple effect. BACKGROUND ART

As is generally known, in case an inflammation or an

atrophy is progressed in the organization of the human body,

a working of organs is inactive, to thus injure the human's

health and bring about a disease. Such a inflammation or

atrophy in the body's organization is raised because of a

potential composition unbalanced.

Conventional instruments for managing health or curing

a disease by using electricity, e.g., a low frequency

physical remedier, a medium frequency physical remedier or

a high frequency physical remedier etc. , are for the sake

of gaining a physical effect through a stimulation of an

action of an electric short in the body's organization, by

transferring heat or vibration occurring by a short of

negative (-) and positive(+) poles to the body's organization

or by bring into contact with the negative (-) and

positive (+) poles and the skin simultaneously so as to

generate the electric short in the body's organization.

However, such a conventional technique is difficult to

restrict the unbalanced potential formed in the organization of the human's body, namely a progression of an inflammation

or an atrophy, furthermore, causes such ill effect as a shock

or an injury of tissue based on the electric short.

Moreover, a limitation to an effect of a cure can not be

overcome in the conventional art, since it is usually used

one simple stimulation method leading any change for the

factors of a disease, for example, by transferring heat

occurring in an electric action onto the affected part to

relax the stiffened tissue or by making the current flowing

directly or indirectly through the human's body so as to

stimulate the affected one.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a

heat/unipole outputting remedier that substantially obviate

one or more of the limitations and disadvantages of the

related art.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide

a unipole outputting remedier capable of eliminating diseased

factors caused owing to an unbalance of a potential composition by using a unipolar nature of electricity in the

interior of the human body, whereby effectuating a promotion

of the human's health or an elimination of a disease.

Another object of the invention is to provide a

heat/unipole outputting remedier capable of compounding an

effect of warm heat and an electric effect of a unipole in

the organization of the human body, thereby overcoming a

limitation of a cure in a promotion of the human's health

and an elimination of a disease.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will

be set forth in the description which follows, and in part

will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by

practice of the invention. The objectives and other

advantages of the invention will be realized and attained

by the structure as illustrated in the written description

and claims hereof, as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these and other advantages , and in accordance

with the purpose of the present invention as embodied and

broadly described, the inventive remedier consists of a power

circuit unit for bridging and rectifying commercial alternating current (AC) and supplying given direct

current (DC) to individual circuits; a pulse generating unit

for controlling pulse generation frequency and outputting

a given high voltage oscillation frequency signal to a

unipole outputting unit; a unipole outputting unit for

amplifying the signal outputted from the pulse generating

unit and also performing a waveform shaping for the signal,

and selectively outputting only a unipole according to a

manipulation of a switch; and a unipole rod for receiving

a unipole of a negative (-) or positive (+) pole outputted

from the unipole outputting unit, and neutralizing and

ravelling a negative or positive potential formed in the

organization of the human body.

In an additional installment of the invention, the

unipole outputting unit includes a heat

generation/temperature control unit for generating heat

through a supply of DC power provided from the power circuit

unit to a heater or to an infrared lamp and controlling its

operation. In such a construction, a heating apparatus

having an installment of a temperature control equipment is assembled in a shape that it surrounds the unipole rod

receiving the negative (-) or positive (+) pole outputted from

the unipole outputting unit, thereby resulting in

simultaneously acting the heat and the unipolar electricity

on a diseased region.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general

description and the following detailed description are

exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further

explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings , which are included to provide

a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated

in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate

embodiments of the invention and together with the

description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

In the drawings :

Fig. 1 shows a constructive external view of a

heat/unipole outputting remedier in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates driving circuit diagrams of the

inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier, and Fig. 2(a)

is a circuit diagram of a power circuit unit, Fig. 2(b) is

a circuit diagram of a pulse generating unit, Fig. 2(c) is

a circuit diagram of a unipole outputting unit, and Fig. 2(d)

is a circuit diagram of a heat generation/temperature control

unit;

Fig. 3 depicts an illustrated diagram of a unipole rod

in the inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier;

Fig. 4(a) offers a state view showing that positive

potential in the body's tissue is eliminated by the inventive

unipole rod, and Fig. 4 (b) furnishes a state view showing

that negative potential in the body's tissue is eliminated

by the inventive unipole rod; and

Fig. 5(a) is a constructive view of an applied-heat

unipole rod in the invention, Fig. 5(b) is a plan view

showing an interior disposition of Fig. 5(a), and Fig. 5(c)

is a state view showing a use state of Fig. 5(a) . BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred

embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are

illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a constructive external view of a unipole

outputting remedier in accordance with the present

invention. In reference characters of Fig. 1, A indicates

an IC power input terminal, B a 110V/220V power selection

switch corresponding to SWi of Fig. 2, C a power switch

equivalent to SW2 of Fig. 2, D a unipole output selection

switch conforming to SW3 of Fig. 2, E a voltage control

switch corresponding to VRi of Fig. 2, F a frequency control

switch equivalent to VR2 of Fig. 2, G a unipole/heat

generating power output terminal corresponding to OUT₂ of

Fig. 2 and Heater OUT of Fig. 2(d), and H a temperature

control switch conforming to VR42 of Fig. 2(d).

Fig. 2(a) shows a circuit diagram for a power circuit

unit 10 of an inventive unipole outputting remedier. In Fig.

2 (a) , on a primary side of a transformer Tl the 110V/220V

power selection switch SWi and the power switch SW2 are connected with. On its secondary side, a constant-voltage

IC ICi, a transistor TRi and a variable resistance VRi for

a voltage control are connected with, through a bridge diode

BDi , to output DC power B⁴.

In such a construction, a regulator IC2 is connected

through a bridge diode BD2, to output DC power VCC.

In nondescribed characters above, Fi is a fuse, Ci

through Cβ are condensers, and Ri through Re are resistances.

Fig. 2(b) illustrates a circuit diagram of a pulse

generating unit 20 and it is constructed by a mutual

connection among inverters IN1-IN3, a variable resistance VR2

for a modification of frequency, resistances Re, R7 and a

condenser C7.

Fig. 2(c) offers a circuit diagram of a unipole

outputting unit 30. Transistors R2,TR3 are connected to a

terminal IN receiving an output signal OUTi of the pulse

generating unit 20 through a diode Di. The unipole output

selection switch SW3 is connected to a collector side of the

transistor TR3 through a transformer T2.

In nondescribed characters above, Re to R12 are resistances, Cβ is a condenser, and D4 is a diode.

Fig. 2(d) sets forth a circuit diagram of a heat

generation/temperature control unit 40. Its construction

is provided through a mutual connection among a temperature

sensor SN composed of thermistors, the variable resistance

VR42 for a control of temperature, a variable resistance VR41

for a control of reference voltage, a comparison amplifier

OPχ, a transistor TR41 and a relay RY.

In nondescribed characters above, R41 to Rso are

resistances, C41 to C45 are condensers, and IC3 is a constant-

voltage integrated circuit IC, and D41 is a diode.

Fig. 3 depicts a constructive illustration diagram of

an inventive unipole rod and it is constructed by a

conductive wire 1 , a handle 2 as a connector insert and a

skin-contact part 3.

Figs. 5(a) and 5(b) are constructive illustration views

of an applied-heat unipole rod in the invention. Constructed

are herein the conductive wire 1 , a heater or an infrared

lamp 41 surrounding the handle 2 as the connector insert,

and the temperature sensor SN installed in the neighborhood of the heater or the infrared lamp 41.

A nondescribed number 42 above represents a case body.

With reference to such a construction, an operation and

an operative effect are described as follows , referring to

Fig. 4.

As shown in Fig. 2(a), in the power circuit unit 10,

if the power switch SW2 is turned 'ON' in a state that the

selected 110V or 220V AC power is applied to the power

selection switch SWi, given AC voltage is induced to the

secondary side of the transformer Ti. This induced voltage

is rectified and smoothed through the respective bridge

diodes BDi, BD2 and the condensers C , C2, then is applied to

the constant-voltage IC ICi and the regulator IC2.

Thus, DC voltage (B⁺) VCC stabilized through the

constant-voltage IC ICi and the regulator IC2 is supplied to

individual circuits.

As shown in Fig. 2(b), the pulse generating unit 20

generates a pulse signal by a given period through the

inverters IN1-IN3, the resistances Re, R7 and the condenser

C7. Also, the variable resistance VR2 is variably controlled to output an oscillation frequency signal of high

voltage controlled for the pulse generation frequency

through the output terminal OUTi.

Such a high voltage oscillation frequency signal is

applied to the input terminal IN of the unipole outputting

unit 30 shown in Fig. 2(c).

This signal passes through a process of a waveform

shaping through the condenser Cβ, the resistances Rβ-Ri2 and

the diode Di. After that, the signal is amplified through

the transistors TR2,TRs to be applied to the primary side of

the transformer T2, and the negative (-) or positive (+) voltage

induced to the secondary side of the transformer T is

outputted as only a unipole voltage through the output

terminal OUT2 by a manipulation of the unipole output

selection switch SW3.

Such selected negative (-) or positive (+) voltage is

conducted to the unipole rod shown in Fig. 3.

As shown in Fig. 4(a), in case that the positive

potential is formed in the body's tissue 5, the negative (-)

pole is conducted to the unipole rode to make a skin contact part 3 an electron donor, then the skin contact part 3 of

the unipole rod is in contact with the skin 4 of the tissue

having a formation of the positive potential to thus move

the electron into the interior of the skin 4 through the skin

contact part 3 and accordingly neutralize the positive

potential formed in the body's tissue 5.

Meantime, as shown in Fig. 4(b), in case that the

negative potential is formed in the body's tissue 5, the

positive (+) pole is conducted to the unipole rode to make

the skin contact part 3 an electron receptor, then the skin

contact part 3 of the unipole rod is in contact with the skin

4 of the tissue having a formation of the negative potential

to thus move the electron to the skin contact part 3 through

the interior of the skin 4 and accordingly neutralize the

negative potential formed in the body's tissue 5.

Meanwhile, DC generated in Fig. 2(a) is applied to the

heater as the heat generating apparatus or to the infrared

lamp 41 through the conductive wire 1. At this time, the

temperature sensor SN emits heat, a resistance value of the

sensor SN is changed, and the comparison amplifier OPi compares the changed resistance value with a reference

resistance value, to then generate a signal for operating

the transistor TR41 and the relay RY connected to its output

terminal and to always maintain a proper temperature by

turning ON/OFF the heater output.

That is, when the DC generated in Fig. 2(a) is supplied

to Fig. 2(d), an interior temperature of the case body 42

shown in Fig. 5(a) rises together with a conduction of the

warm heat onto the surface, the skin contact region.

In acting such an outputted unipole (active electrode)

and the simultaneously generated warm heat on the skin 4

through the case body 42 and the skin contact part 3 of the

unipole rod, the warm heat and the electrode action is

compounded to increase a curing effect of the body's tissue

5.

In this case, as shown in Fig. 5(c), the body's tissue

5 having a symptom of a disease is relaxed by the warm heat,

and at the same time, an electric conduction becomes

flourishing. Accordingly, the positive potential or the

negative potential of the body's tissue 5 ravels out quick. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As afore-mentioned, in accordance with the present

invention, a unipole outputting remedier selectively using

only a unipole between negative (-) and positive (+) poles can

maintain an adequate potential in the organization of the

human body by leading a chemical change proper to a working

of the living body. Whereby, the inventive unipole

outputting remedier can effectuate a promotion of the

human's health and an elimination of a disease, and can

further prevent such ill effect as a shock or an injury of

tissue based on the electric short caused in the

conventional use of two electrodes .

In an inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier,

furthermore, the heat generation/temperature control

equipment is additionally installed in the unipole

outputting remedier. In such inventive remedier, in case

the tissue of the body is stiffened as symptom of a disease,

warm heat and the unipole simultaneously act on the diseased

region to relax its stiffness and to maintain an appropriate

potential, resulting in a composite curing effect. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that

various modifications and variations can be made in the

heat/unipole outputting remedier of the present invention

without deviating from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the

modifications and variations of this invention provided they

come within the scope of the appended claims and their

equivalents .

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A unipole outputting remedier comprising:

power circuit means for bridging and rectifying

commercial alternating current (AC) power and supplying given

direct current (DC) power to individual circuits;

pulse generating means for controlling pulse generation

frequency and outputting a given high voltage oscillation

frequency signal to unipole outputting means;

unipole outputting means for amplifying the signal

outputted from said pulse generating means and also

performing a waveform shaping for the signal , and

selectively outputting only a unipole according to a

manipulation of a switch; and

a unipole rod for receiving the unipole of a negative (-)

or positive (+) pole outputted from said unipole outputting

means, and neutralizing and ravelling a negative or positive

potential formed in the organization of the human body.

2. A heat/unipole outputting remedier comprising: power circuit means for bridging and rectifying

commercial alternating current (AC) power and supplying given

direct current (DC) power to individual circuits;

pulse generating means for controlling pulse generation

frequency and outputting a given high voltage oscillation

frequency signal to unipole outputting means ;

unipole outputting means for amplifying the signal

outputted from said pulse generating means and also

performing a waveform shaping for the signal, and

selectively outputting only a unipole according to a

manipulation of a switch; and

a unipole rod for receiving the unipole of a negative (-)

or positive (+) pole outputted from said unipole outputting

means, and neutralizing and ravelling a negative or positive

potential formed in the organization of the human body,

wherein said unipole outputting means comprises heat

generation/temperature control means for generating heat

through a supply of the DC power provided from the power

circuit means to a heater or to an infrared lamp and

controlling its operation, thereby resulting in simultaneously acting heat and unipolar electricity on a

diseased region, in such a construction that a heat

generating equipment having an installment of a temperature

control equipment surrounds the unipole rod receiving the

negative (-) or positive (+) pole outputted from said unipole

outputting means .