WO2006130894A2 - Cuvette pour bain de pieds ou de mains - Google Patents

Cuvette pour bain de pieds ou de mains Download PDF

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WO2006130894A2
WO2006130894A2 PCT/AT2006/000233 AT2006000233W WO2006130894A2 WO 2006130894 A2 WO2006130894 A2 WO 2006130894A2 AT 2006000233 W AT2006000233 W AT 2006000233W WO 2006130894 A2 WO2006130894 A2 WO 2006130894A2
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electrodes
bath
base station
trough
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Jürgen FÖTTINGER
Thomas Plank
Georg Thomas Granegger
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Foettinger Juergen
Thomas Plank
Georg Thomas Granegger
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A61H35/006—Baths for specific parts of the body for the feet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/44—Applying ionised fluids
    • A61N1/445—Hydro-electric baths
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/12—Feet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes

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  • the invention relates to a bath for feet or hands with a trough for receiving an electrically conductive bathing water, combined with a unit electrodes which protrude to form an electrolysis at least partially into the bath water of the tub, and with a control device, which in response to a predetermined Program electrically applied to the electrodes.
  • DE 851 992 C To generate an electric field between the user and the bath.
  • An electrode provided for this purpose at the edge of the bath may contain graphite as material, the counter electrode, in particular used as an anode, being applied to the user.
  • the anode used is, for example, a tinplate.
  • the invention solves this problem by the fact that the material of the anode acting as an electrode at least partially graphite and / or titanium and / or platinum.
  • the material of the electrode acting as an anode at least partially comprises graphite and / or titanium and / or platinum, then, in contrast to the prior art, it can be avoided that discoloration of the bath water occurs during electrolysis. It has been found that in the electrolysis minor flocculations of graphite remain undissolved in the bath water, so that even with prolonged electrolysis the bath water does not have to be exchanged, whereby the consumption of costly additives can be kept low.
  • the invention is therefore also characterized by the low operating costs compared to known foot baths.
  • the electrodes consist of a graphite material and the control device changes the modes of action of the respective electrode from anode to cathode or cathode to anode depending on the program, the life of the electrodes combined to form a structural unit can be extended. Namely, an anode worn by the electrolysis may continue to operate as a cathode, and then the unsoldered cathode is used instead of the worn anode. Thus, it is possible over the prior art to further reduce the operating costs of the bath according to the invention.
  • a water-permeable housing comprises the electrodes combined to form a unit in such a way that a short circuit of the electrodes by a user of the bath for the feet or hands can be ruled out, a user is easily protected against electric shocks of the electrodes.
  • the electrodes are held interchangeable at the bottom of the tub and leads to the electrodes connected to the control device cable with a Stekkeritati, so can be replaced with an opening of the plug connection in a simple way a worn electrode, so as to ensure a consistent electrolysis can.
  • the structural unit additionally contains a limiting element which, as a function of the operating time of the electrodes, interrupts the electrical connection to the control device, then the number of applications of the electrodes can be limited independently of the control device. A consistent quality of electrolysis is ensured.
  • a base station with power supply and is the tub with the electrodes on the base station releasably installable, so will easily a device for the medical treatment of feet and Hands created, in which a change of the bath water at any time without contact of the power supply with bath water is possible.
  • the base station can thus remain connected to the mains voltage supply and a threat to the person changing the bath water by the mains voltage is not to be feared, since direct contact of the mains voltage supplied elements of the device with water is reliably avoided.
  • the control device for selecting the individual treatment programs is preferably arranged in the base station and acts on the care or treatment attachment or the electrodes in dependence on the predetermined program electrically.
  • a further object can be achieved, namely to provide a device that allows a quick and easy filling or emptying of the tub in a compact design without having to separate the device from a mains voltage supply for the care or treatment essay.
  • This is especially for devices for the medical treatment of feet and hands with a bath comprising a tub for holding a bath, with a care or treatment essay, in particular to a unit combined electrodes that protrude at least partially below the waterline of the bath water of the tub, and with a nursing Treatment attachment in response to a predetermined program electrically acting control device advantageous.
  • the trough and the base station interlock alternately formed by the trough and the base station approaches or recesses.
  • Base station and tub are thus easily accessible se transversely to the Aufsetz- or decrease direction of the tub of the base station substantially locked to each other, whereby a displacement of the patch on the base station tub is avoided in the course of a pedicure.
  • the lugs form feet projecting downwards from the trough bottom, which feet can be inserted into corresponding recesses of the base station.
  • the feet also ensure a good level of removed from the base station tub, which can thus be easily stored and operated without a base station.
  • These feet can be designed, for example, non-slip.
  • the base station may include at least one of its base towering conical (upwardly tapering) approach, which forms a positioning aid for the can be placed on the conical approach trough.
  • the conical attachment centered in this case the trough placed on the base station in the intended placement position, whereby always a safe guided sliding of the trough is ensured in the placement position.
  • the care or treatment attachment is kept interchangeable at the bottom of the tub.
  • the care or treatment essay for example, be placed only on the ground or held by a clutch on the ground.
  • a change of a worn care or treatment attachment is also possible at any time.
  • Particularly simple conditions for a coupling for attachment of a care or treatment attachment arise when the coupling is arranged in the tub bottom in the attachment area of the care or treatment essays.
  • the coupling can be designed to be double-acting, and thus act for an electrical power supply on the one hand between the base station and the incorporated in the trough bottom coupling and between the coupling and the patch on the coupling care or treatment essay.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the foot bath according to the invention with electrodes combined into a structural unit
  • FIG. 2 shows a partially torn-off side view of a structural unit with a coil-like electrode
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view of another unit with electrodes in stick form
  • Fig. 5 is a plan view of the base station of the device according to the invention of Fig. 1 and
  • Fig. 6 is a partially sectioned side view of the device of Fig. 1 in section along the line Vl-Vl on an enlarged scale.
  • the foot bath 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a trough 2 for receiving an electrically conductive bathing water 3, wherein electrodes 5 and 6 project into the bath water 3 of the trough 2 to form a structural unit 4, which electrodes 5 and 6, in particular of FIG. 2 and Fig. 3 can be removed.
  • a compact unit 4 the field load on a user of the bath 1 can be kept small, since this load mainly arises directly between the two electrodes 5 and 6.
  • a control device 7 with a display 8 and control buttons 9 electrically energizes the electrodes 5 and 6, this being applied as a function of a predetermined program.
  • the electrode 5 acting as cathode consists of a metal material, for example copper, and is arranged in the manner of a coil around the electrode 6 acting as an anode.
  • the electrode 6, which acts as an anode consists of a graphite material and has a cylindrical shape. It is also vorsteiibar titanium and / or platinum to use for this, as well as these cause only a negligible slight discoloration of the bathwater 3. Through the graphite material can be compared to the State of the art, a discoloration of the bathing water 3 are excluded during the electrolysis. The bath water 3 can therefore remain independent of the duration of the electrolysis in the foot bath 1, which is responsible in particular for low operating costs of the foot bath 1 according to the invention.
  • the flocculation caused by the graphite material is absorbed by a sump 10 in the lower part of the housing 11, so that a housing outlet of flocculation can be avoided or largely avoided.
  • the bathing water 3 With openings 12 laterally on the housing 11, the bathing water 3 can flow around the electrodes 5 and 6 unhindered.
  • the electrically insulating housing 11 can preclude a user of the foot bath 1 from the risk of electrification with respect to a short circuit of the cathode 5 to the anode 6.
  • the housing 11 with the electrodes 5 and 6 is held interchangeably at the bottom of the tub 2, so as to be able to replace the unitized to form a unit 4 electrodes 5 and 6 in a simple manner with a release of the connector 13 of the cable. So that the electrodes 5 and 6 can be handled easily, the housing 11 forms a handle 15.
  • the cable 14 carries two electrical lines 16 and 17, which are each connected to an electrode 5 and 6, respectively.
  • a metallic mandrel 18 is provided which is inserted in the center of the electrode 6.
  • FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the electrodes 5 and 6 combined to form a structural unit 4, wherein the electrodes 5 and 6 acting as anode and cathode consist of a graphite material and are arranged within a housing 11 as in FIG.
  • the controller 7 may change the modes of operation of the respective electrodes 5 and 6 depending on a program in which the electrodes 5 acting as the cathode take on the function of the electrodes 6 acting as the anode and the anodes which are attacked by the electrolysis then serve as cathodes. With such a swap the effects of the life of the combined unit 4 to a unit electrodes 5 and 6 is to be increased substantially.
  • This limiting member 19 interrupts in dependence on the operating time of the electrodes 5 and 6, the electrical connection with the control device 7, so that a user can be forced, the assembly 4 with the electrodes 5 and 6 so as to ensure a consistent quality of the electrolysis can.
  • the care or treatment attachment 4 can be embodied, in particular, as electrodes 5 and 6 which are combined to form a unit 4 and project at least partially below the waterline of the bathing water 3 of the tub 2.
  • the bath 1 is a base station 20 with a power supply 21, in particular a mains voltage supply, to what the Fig. 5 can be better taken.
  • the power supply 21 supplies the control device 7 to act on the care or treatment attachment 4 electrically.
  • the tub 2 with the care or treatment essay 4 and the unit 4 to the base station 20 releasably installable.
  • the tub 2 can be removed from the base station 20 either after loosening the plug-in 13 together with care or treatment attachment 4, or the care and treatment attachment 4 is removed from the tub 2, before the tub 2 of the base station 20th is removed.
  • trough 2 and base station 20 engage each other via lugs 22 or recesses 23 alternately formed by trough 2 and base station 20, with the lugs 22 from the bottom of the trough downwards form protruding feet that are used in corresponding recesses 23, the base station 20.
  • the base station 20 has an upstanding from the base surface of the base station 20 conical projection 24, so in the mounting direction of the trough 2 to the base station 20 widening approach 24, which together with a front end face 25 of the base station 20 is a positioning aid for on the Base station 20 attachable tub 2 forms.
  • the care or treatment attachment 4 is held interchangeable at the bottom of the tub 2, wherein the care or treatment attachment 4 is placed in the example shown only on the tub bottom.
  • a latching or anchoring with a clutch would be possible.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une cuvette (1) destinée au bain de pieds ou de mains. Cette cuvette comprend une cuve (2) destinée à recevoir une eau de bain (3) électroconductrice, des électrodes (5, 6) réunies en formant une unité modulaire (4) et projetées au moins partiellement dans l'eau de bain (3) de la cuve (2) pour former une électrolyse, et une unité de commande (7) qui alimente en électricité les électrodes (5, 6) en fonction d'un programme prédéterminé. Pour obtenir des conditions de fonctionnement avantageuses, la matière première des électrodes (6) qui servent d'anodes, est au moins partiellement du graphite et/ou du titane et/ou du platine.
PCT/AT2006/000233 2005-06-10 2006-06-08 Cuvette pour bain de pieds ou de mains WO2006130894A2 (fr)

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ATGM387/2005 2005-06-10
AT0038705U AT8891U1 (de) 2005-06-10 2005-06-10 Fussbad mit einer wanne zur aufnahme eines badewassers
ATGM628/2005 2005-09-16
AT6282005 2005-09-16
AT8902005 2005-12-23
ATGM890/2005 2005-12-23

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US2590876A (en) * 1947-12-20 1952-04-01 Landauer Fred Electrode for electrotherapeutic treatments
US3055357A (en) * 1959-11-04 1962-09-25 Henry R Redka Footbath
WO2000013714A1 (fr) * 1998-09-04 2000-03-16 Fortbay Pty Ltd. Procede et appareil d'emission d'un signal
WO2004023959A1 (fr) * 2002-04-18 2004-03-25 Conair Corparation Spa de pieds a commande par effleurement
GB2394181A (en) * 2002-10-11 2004-04-21 Aqua Detox Ltd Flat spiral electrodes for foot bath

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US2590876A (en) * 1947-12-20 1952-04-01 Landauer Fred Electrode for electrotherapeutic treatments
US3055357A (en) * 1959-11-04 1962-09-25 Henry R Redka Footbath
WO2000013714A1 (fr) * 1998-09-04 2000-03-16 Fortbay Pty Ltd. Procede et appareil d'emission d'un signal
WO2004023959A1 (fr) * 2002-04-18 2004-03-25 Conair Corparation Spa de pieds a commande par effleurement
GB2394181A (en) * 2002-10-11 2004-04-21 Aqua Detox Ltd Flat spiral electrodes for foot bath

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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EP3520764A1 (fr) * 2018-02-02 2019-08-07 Mei-Yun Wang Appareil pour bain de pied

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