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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device specially designed for the performance of aesthetic, physiotherapy and balneotherapy treatments, based on contrast applications, in any part of the body, in a localized or general way, at high speed, without the patient having contact with vapors or fluids.
• Facials Hydration, Oxygenation, Nutrition,
• o Cold water by jet, shower or bathtub immersion.
• o Cold room introduce the patient into a room at low temperature.
• the treatments are general, no localized treatments can be made, or where appropriate they are only located at a single point, being unable to treat different points simultaneously with different treatments.
• the purpose of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art, by means of equipment capable of carrying out an indeterminate number of treatments, in any part of the body, either in a localized or general manner, (on surfaces ranging from 12 cm 2 , up to the entire body), at high speed, in a patient, without this having contact with vapors and / or water, either in manual mode, (the user determines all the work parameters of the equipment: from the zone or zones to be treated, up to the number of contrast applications, the temperature of each of the applications, the frequency of the applications, etc, ...), or automatically with previously programmed treatments and loaded in the database of the equipment, both aesthetic, as balneotherapy, as physiotherapy, ... using contrast applications as a fundamental basis.
• the patient receives the contrast applications, through what we call contrasts modules, these are made with waterproof, flexible and temperature conductive material, are custom designed for each of the areas to be treated by the patient and are located at wrap or cover mode, in direct contact with each of them, arms, legs, abdomen, back, face, etc ...
• the equipment incorporates for its operation a thermostat module, with one, two, three or more independent circuits.
• Each of these circuits has a heat module, (heater module), based on heating resistors and a cold module, (high performance cooling module), based on Peltier effect cells, both the heat module , as the cold one may or may not be common to the different independent circuits, the combination of both systems, together with the control and programming module, make it possible for the contrast (transition from the hot application to the cold application and vice versa) , occurs in an extremely short time, (few seconds), and that particularity is what provides a very high level of effectiveness in treatments.
• the invention is capable of controlling the area or zones to be treated with contrast applications, (contrast treatments can be performed in different zones, with different temperatures, duration, frequency, etc. and do it simultaneously).
• the team is able to control the duration of each of the treatments, independently, as well as the duration of each of the contrast applications, ⁇ duration of hot and cold applications).
• it is able to control the frequency between applications, as well as the temperature of each application, independently in the different areas to be treated and in ranges selected by the user and which, for the cold application from 2 0 C at 35 ° C, depending on the treatment and / or the area to be treated, and for hot application from 35 ° C to 50 ° C, depending on the treatment and / or the area to be treated.
• the equipment is able to perform the contrast, passing from heat to cold and vice versa in an extremely short time, (seconds), and is able to do it progressively, starting the application hot or cold, for example on legs and ascending progressively by back, abdomen and arms.
• the invention is also capable of performing localized contrast treatments and applications: leg or legs, and / or back, and / or abdomen and / or arms, and / or face, etc ... it also has the ability to combine any of those areas at the user's discretion.
• the device of the invention is constituted from a housing, which houses inside:
• control and programming module which in turn incorporates: - Alarm module
• Thermostat Module with one, two, three or more independent hot / cold circuits. Cold circuit complete, and complete heat circuit. Each of these circuits has a heat module, (heater module), based on heating resistors, (boiler), and a cold module, (high performance cooling module), based on Peltier effect cells.
• the temperature ranges for each of the applications are adjustable according to the treatment, the area to be treated, etc ... between some ranges that go: "Cold application: between 2 o C and
• the basic Heat circuit is formed by a reservoir for hot fluid, a Boiler (heating resistors), at least two temperature probes, one at the exit of the boiler, and another just before entering the fluid in the contrasts modules, a pump to propel the fluid along the circuit, a radiator to lower the temperature of the fluid at the exit of the contrasts modules, so that we dampen the first heat stroke and leave the fluid to a temperature around 25 ° / 30C, suitable to enter the Boiler that will be in charge of adjusting to the temperature programmed for the next treatment, an indeterminate number of electro valves, and a drain pump to remove the water from the modules of contrasts, before filling with the cold fluid and thus optimizing the contrast, minimizing temperature losses.
• a Boiler heating resistors
• the complete heat circuit has as common elements in the different independent circuits: the hot fluid reservoir, the radiator and the pump, and incorporates in each of the independent circuits: a heating resistor module, (Boiler), which can be, or not the same that the different cold circuits use, a drain pump, which may or may not be common to that used by the different cold circuits, as well as independent temperature probes per circuit and that may or may not be common with those used by the Different cold circuits.
• a heating resistor module (Boiler)
• Drain pump which may or may not be common to that used by the different cold circuits, as well as independent temperature probes per circuit and that may or may not be common with those used by the Different cold circuits.
• the basic cold circuit is formed by a cold water reservoir, a pump to drive the fluid through the cold circuit, a Boiler, (heating resistors), to help control the temperature of the cold circuit, at least two temperature probes, one in the cold reservoir, and another just before the fluid enters the contrasts modules. This is common for both the heat and cold circuits, a high performance cell-based cooling module
• Peltier whose operation is detailed below, an undetermined number of electro valves and a drain pump, which is common to both the heat and cold circuits.
• the complete cooling circuit has as common elements the different independent circuits: the cold fluid reservoir, the high performance cooling module and the pump, and incorporates in each of the independent circuits: a heating resistor module, (Boiler ), which may or may not be the same as that used by the different heat circuits, a drain pump, which may or may not be common to that used by the different heat circuits, as well as independent temperature probes per circuit and which also They may or may not be common with those used by different heat circuits.
• a heating resistor module (Boiler )
• a drain pump which may or may not be common to that used by the different heat circuits, as well as independent temperature probes per circuit and which also They may or may not be common with those used by different heat circuits.
• the invention can have one, two, three or more independent temperature circuits, each controlled independently from the Control and Programming module. All of them use cold water reservoirs as common elements and hot, as well as the cooler module. And each of the three circuits has independently to control and the temperature set a Boiler (heating resistors), and temperature probes corresponding both circuit fri or as in the heat, so as independent pumps for both filling and emptying, for the cold circuit and for the heat circuit.
• Boiler heating resistors
• the high performance chiller module is based on thermoelectricity systems, Peltier cells and although it is part of the equipment that is intended to protect as a whole, the use of this module for cooling and / or heating fluids for applications in aesthetic treatments , beauty, physiotherapy and / or balneotherapy, in itself is an innovation that aims to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art, by means of a device capable of cooling a circulating fluid, either air or liquid, for later use in the cooling and / or heating of any element or device, in this case of the so-called contrasts modules and their application in aesthetic, physiotherapy and / or balneotherapy treatments.
• Control Electronics a Control and Programming Module
• Control Electronics designed to control the different operating parameters of the equipment: cold and heat temperatures, number of contrast applications, frequency of applications, areas to be treated in each treatment, etc ...
• Control electronics incorporates the necessary elements to control the different elements of the equipment, pumps, electro valves, temperature probes, heating resistors, cooling module, etc.
• This module is assisted by a touch screen, which is the interface between the user and the equipment, it contains the on / off button of the equipment, the controls for the equipment to work in manual or automatic, the controls to establish the type of treatment to be carried out, the modifications we want to make on it to adapt it to the patient, the number of applications of contrasts, the temperature of each one of them, the time of each application, etc ...
• a touch screen is used by the user , by means of a tactile keyboard that appears in her, to enter the data of the patient in the database implemented to the effect, or to know the history of the patient, etc ...
• the device is complemented by a protection module and alarms, which provides the equipment with the necessary security in the event of possible eventualities, which provides for over temperature alarms, system for disconnecting heating due to equipment failure, alarm for lack of pressure in any of the modules contrast, low liquid alarm, end of treatment indicator alarm, as well as an alarm indicating excessive cold or hot application or equipment misuse.
• modules of contrasts these modules, of different dimensions, depending on the area or areas to be treated, cover the surface or surfaces of the patient's treatment, are made of waterproof, flexible and 9 000526
• the Contrast modules are those that are in contact with the patient, (they are applied on a disposable plastic film for individual use and that is placed between the contrasts modules and the patient's skin as a hygiene measure).
• the contrasts modules are responsible for transmitting contrast applications to the patient. These modules are attached to the thermostat module, and where appropriate, by means of the fluid supply and return tubes.
• the modules of contrasts that the invention can use are of different sizes and shapes and are designed according to the needs and the surface to be treated in each case.
• the invention provides for the inclusion of a direct contrast applicator, consisting of a manual device, specially designed for treatments located in areas of reduced size, (no more than 12 cm 2> '. This device may have different shapes and sizes depending on the surface to be treated, as far as the material can be used, any one having characteristics of sufficient thermal conductivity.
• the equipment can be connected to an electrical network whose voltage is between 10Ov. and 24Ov. and where we have a frequency between 47Hz and 62Hz, which facilitates the use in the vast majority of countries of the world without any modification.
• the invention has two basic forms of operation, manual operation, and automatic operation.
• the professional can perform, among others, functions, select one of the type treatments, both aesthetic: facial and / or body, such as tuning, balneotherapy, ... and modify it in a way that fits the needs of the patient to be treated, retrieve from the database, the data of interest, as well as the history of the treatments performed by a particular patient, either to verify that information or to modify or expand it, or use simultaneously with the treatment being performed "Direct Contrast Applicator".
• Control Electronics designed to control and provide the professional with a tool that is both flexible, powerful and of extraordinary precision and safety.
• One of the substantial advantages of the designed equipment is its ability to perform the contrast, transition from cold to hot application and vice versa, in a few seconds, so as the control it provides at all times of these applications, both in application time, as in the application temperature, as in the frequency of the different applications, differentiating depending on the area or areas to be treated.
• the contrast or temperature change is progressive, it is initiated by the limbs and gradually approaching the abdomen, back, etc. in a sequential and progressive way, allowing a better adaptation to the contrast, and making it more pleasant and effective.
• the temperature is adapted according to the area to be treated, both in application time and in application temperature.
• the total customization of the treatment is another of the great advantages of the equipment, in fact it is possible to customize both the number of applications, as the duration, as the frequency of application, as the temperature of each application, etc. It is possible to design adapted and tailored treatments for each patient, as well as keeping a history of each client, etc ...
• Figure 1. Shows a general block diagram of the assembly, which constitutes the device for performing aesthetic, physiotherapy and balneotherapy treatments of the invention.
• Figure 2. Shows a general view of the equipment in elevation and in profile, which includes the outer housing housed in the lower part of a stretcher, with the different elements described above.
• Figure 3. Shows a block diagram in which the distribution and flow direction of the fluids can be observed.
• Figure 4. Shows a block diagram of the electrical and control connections of the equipment of the previous figures.
• Figure 5. Shows a plan view of the chiller module.
• Figure 6. Shows a schematic detail of the circulator assembly of the cooler module.
• Figure 7. Shows, views in front elevation, right side, left side and floor, of a circulator, partially sectioned.
• Figure 8. Shows a block diagram of the different elements that participate in the basic heat / cold circuit
• Figure 9. Shows a schematic representation of the type contrasts module.
• Figure 10 Shows a representation according to a longitudinal section of the direct contrast applicator.
• Figure 11. Shows a block diagram of the operation and elements that participate in the complete heat / cold circuit.
• the device of the invention is constituted from a housing (1), inside which a control and programming module (2) is established. ), which in turn includes an alarm module (3) and a music module (4), an element associated with a thermostat module (5) with its corresponding fluid intakes (5a, 5al, 5b, 5bl,
• control and programming module (2) including a socket (10) for a touch screen (6), as well as a second socket (11) for an external printer (7 ).
• the thermostat module (5) includes one, two, three or more cold (8) / heat circuits
• Each of these circuits has a module heat (heating module), based heaters, (12) and a module or fri
• L os temperature ranges for each of the applications are adjustable according to the treatment, the treatment area, etc .. between margins ranging: "Cold application: between 2 ° C and 35 ° C
• the basic heat circuit ( Figure 8) is formed by a reservoir for the hot fluid (15), a heating resistor (12), three temperature probes (16a, 16b, 16c), one at the outlet of the heating resistor
• a heat pump (18) to drive the fluid to along the circuit
• a radiator (19) to lower the temperature of the fluid at the exit of the contrasts modules, so that we dampen the first heat stroke and leave the fluid at a temperature around 25 ° / 3OC, suitable to enter the heating resistor (12) or boiler that would be in charge of adjusting to the temperature programmed for the next treatment, an indeterminate number of electro valves, (21) and a drain pump (22a) to remove the water from the modules of contrasts, before filling with the cold fluid and thus optimizing the contrast, minimizing temperature losses.
• the complete heat circuit (figure 11), has as common elements in the different independent circuits: the hot fluid reservoir (15), the radiator (19) and the heat pump (18), and incorporates in each of the independent circuits: a heating resistor module
• the cold fluid circuit in the practical example chosen it is linked to the heat circuit in order to avoid duplication of elements, but it could nonetheless constitute an independent circuit, without affecting the essence of the invention, of This way is formed by a cold water reservoir (20), a cold pump (14) to propel the fluid through the cold circuit, a heating resistor (12) or boiler, to help control the temperature of the cold circuit
• a high-performance cooling module (13) based on Peltier cells which are detailed below, for both circuits being common for both circuits , an undetermined number of electro valves (21) and a drain pump (22a), also common to both heat and cold circuits.
• a heating resistor module (12) that may or may not be the same as the one used by the different heat circuits
• a drain pump (22a) which may or may not be common to the one used the different heat circuits, as well as independent temperature probes per circuit and which may or may not be common with those used by the different heat circuits.
• the high performance chiller module (13) is replaced by a conventional cold compressor.
• the operation of the basic heat circuit, as shown in Figure 9, is as follows: At the moment when the thermostat module (5) receives the instruction to heat and after the previous emptying of the circuit with the drain pump (22a) , The valves (21b and 21a) are closed, and the valve (2Ie) is opened, the cold pump (14) continues to operate by circulating the cold fluid in a closed circuit through the cooling module (13), to maintain the temperature in the cold reservoir (20) at the programmed temperature.
• valve (2If) is closed, to avoid hot fluid returns and the valves (2Id) and (21c) are opened, the heat pump (18) being activated so that the fluid travels through the circuit, is heated as it passes through the heating resistors (12) at the programmed temperature, it goes through the contrasts modules (17) at the expected temperature, at the exit of these passes through the radiator (19) that dampens the first heat stroke, leaving the fluid at a temperature around 25/30 0 C, so that it is able to be treated again by the heating resistor (12) to be brought to the temperature programmed for the next fluid circulation through the contrast modules (17) .
• the equipment continues in that state for the time programmed for the hot application.
• the valve (2Id) is closed, the heat pump (18) is stopped, the drain pump (22a) is started, which draws the water from the Contrast modules (17) and deposit it in the hot water reservoir (15), once the emptying of the contrast modules (17) is finished, the valve (21c) is closed, and the drain pump (22a) is stopped. and the cooling process begins.
• the operation of the basic cold circuit is as follows: Once the emptying of the hot fluid, the drain pump (22a) is stopped, the valve (21c) is closed and the valve (2Ie) is closed, to avoid recirculation of the cold fluid. The valves (21a) and (21b) are opened and the cold pump (14) is kept running, turning the fluid from the cold tank to the contrast modules (17) in a few seconds. The temperature of the Cold fluid is controlled from the heating resistance (12) established at the outlet of the cold pump (14) that adapts it to the programmed temperature before reaching the contrasts modules (17).
• a recirculation of the cold fluid that passes through the cooling module and reaches the contrasts modules begins, passing through the heating resistor (12) that controls the temperature and adapts it to the one programmed as the application temperature. This recirculation will remain for the entire time scheduled for the cold application.
• the cold pump (14) is disconnected and the valve (21b) is closed, to avoid turbulence and recirculation in the process of emptying the contrast modules (17), the drain pump (22a), which through the valve (21a) will empty the cold fluid contrast modules in the cold water reservoir (15), once the emptying of the contrast modules is completed, the pump is disconnected drain (22a), the valve is closed (21a), the valve (2Ie) is opened and the cold pump (14) is started to start the recirculation of the cold fluid through the cooling module (13 ), in a closed circuit that will bring the fluid to the preparation temperature for the next cold application. At this point two cases can occur, one is that a new hot application is started in which case we would start the heat circuit operation process again.
• the invention may optionally have independent temperature circuits:
• the invention may have one, two, three or more independent temperature circuits, for the description of the invention it has been decided to perform it with three circuits of temperature, each of them controlled independently from the Control and Programming module (2).
• said circuits may be associated in addition to the contrast module (17), a facial module (23), or a direct contrast applicator (24).
• each of the three circuits has, independently, to control and reach the programmed temperature of a heating resistor (12), and of the corresponding temperature probes (16c, 16d, 16e) both in the cold circuit and in the of heat, as well as independent pumps for both filling and emptying (22a, 22b and 22c), for the cold circuit and for the heat circuit.
• the high performance cooling module (13) it is based on thermoelectricity systems, Peltier cells and although it is part of the equipment that is intended to be protected as a whole, the use of this module for cooling and / or heating fluids for applications in aesthetic, beauty, physiotherapy and / or balneotherapy treatments, in itself it is an innovation that aims to overcome the inconveniences of the state of the art, by means of a layer2 device for cooling a circulating fluid, either air or liquid, for later use in the cooling and / or heating of any element or device, in this case of the so-called monteste modules and its application in aesthetic treatments, physiotherapy and / or balneotherapy.
• the objective is achieved by developing a high performance cold generator, based on Peltier effect cells.
• the device consists on the one hand of a circulating assembly NX ", the one shown in detail in figure 6, through which the fluid to be cooled circulates and which is cooled by Peltier effect cells.
• the circulating assembly will be formed at least by one element Circulator (25), made of thermo-conductive material, a material especially appropriate for its thermo-conductive characteristics and for the ease it has for heating and cooling is Aluminum.
• the cooling module (13) of the invention may have one, two, three, four or more circulating elements (25a, 25b, 25c and 25d), such as those mentioned, joined together as shown in said figure 6.
• circulating elements 25a, 25b, 25c and 25d
• it has been chosen to configure it by using four independent Circulator modules and linked together: (25a, 25b, 25c and 25d), made of thermally conductive material, and machined inside in the form of a coil (26), as shown in Figure I 1 so that the circulating and cooling fluid passes through the coil of each of the circulating elements (25a, 25b, 25c and 25d), following a path and guidelines that more We detail ahead.
• Peltier cells (27) are used in direct contact with them, fixed in the manner explained below. Given the characteristic they have Peltier cells generate, depending on the polarity of the direct current that is supplied, heat on one side and cold on the other and conversely changing the polarity of the direct current supply to them.
• the invention presented is capable of only cooling, only heating or cooling and heating, by means of suitable means to change the polarity of the feed current to the Peltier cells (27) and which are incorporated in the control and programming module (2) of the team.
• Each of the circulating elements (25) comprises a variety of Peltier cell units (27) and these can be conventional or dual-state.
• Peltier cells for each of the circulating elements, two on each of its faces, These on its cold side, are installed two to two, in each of the faces of the four circulating modules (25), which form the "Circulator Assembly".
• the joining of these to the aforementioned circulators may or may not use spacers (28) of thermally conductive material, of dimensions 42x42 mm and at least 10 mm thick, so that the Peltier cells (27), by thermal conductive paste, by their cold side they are attached to these separators and these in turn and also by means of thermal conductive paste, to their respective circulators, on which they radiate the cold in order to cool the circulating fluid.
• the Peltier cells (27) will be directly connected by conductive paste to their respective circulators.
• the Peltier cells ( 27) on their hot side are connected by thermal conductive paste to their respective radiators (19 ) .
• the fixing system of Peltier Cells on the one hand to their corresponding separator, if any, and to the circulator and on the other to the heat exchanger, own, it is done by 3 screws (29) per circulator, so that these pass through the corresponding Circulator, using for this purpose some insulators that prevent the contact of the screws with the circulator, and thus avoid the transfer of temperature and losses of the whole cold.
• Peltier cells (27), on their hot side, are attached, also by thermal conductive paste, to high-performance heat exchangers, or radiators (19), these are formed by fin radiators, and fans, (30), one per radiator, which by means of forced air circulation, evacuate the hot air generated by the Peltier cells to the outside of the assembly and is collected by the fin radiators.
• the invention contains one, two, three, four or more high performance heat exchangers, each consisting of a radiator (19) and a fan (30).
• each fan drives the air so that this circulates through the fins of the corresponding radiator and cools its radiator, so that the air from one and another exchanger is not mixed, thereby avoiding turbulence of the air that would reduce efficiency and performance to the equipment and system of cooling of Peltier cells.
• radiators (16) and fans (30) can be replaced by a fluid cooling system.
• the distribution of the set formed by the 16 Peltier cells (27), double-state, joined, as we have explained, two by two on each of the faces of the circulating modules (25a, 25b, 25c and 25d), ( four peltier cells per circulator), which form the "circulator assembly", plus the four high-performance heat exchangers, formed by fin radiators (19) and their respective fans (30), is as follows: As follows from the observation of figure 5, the assembly formed by the circulators (25a and 25b) as well as the 8 Peltier cells (27) installed therein, are connected in the manner expressed above to two heat exchangers, (Radiators + fans). In the same way, the set formed by the circulators (25c and 25d), as well as the eight Peltier cells (27) installed in them, are connected, in the form already detailed, to two exchangers, formed by radiator and fan.
• This device can be installed or not in the circulators (25a, 25b, 25c and 25d) so that if it is installed it forces the fluid to circulate by rotating and thus increasing the level of friction of this with the walls of the conduit that crosses the circulating modules, thus increasing the contact of the element to be treated with the cooling device, (Circulator), and providing the assembly with a higher level of efficiency, once inside the circulator (25a) the fluid transits through its interior and This circulator leaves the outlet (33), also using a fitting and a tube is circulated to the fluid to be cooled from that outlet to the outlet (34) located in the circulator (25b), the fluid enters this circulator running it inside, using the corresponding tubulator or not, until it comes out of the socket (35), also by means of a fitting and a tube the fluid to be cooled is circulated from that socket to the socket (36) of the circulator (25c), he flowed Do not penetrate that circulator and using or not the tube runs through it until it leaves the outlet (37), also
• the assembly formed by the circulators, four in this case, as well as the connections between them that are made by fitting and tubes, and the corresponding heat exchangers, are housed in a box of sheet metal or any other material, and isolated from the outside and with each other by means of an insulation material such as polyurethane foam, so that the cold losses of the set are practically negligible.
• the control of the temperature of the fluid at the exit of the device This is done by means of a temperature probe (16b), and the corresponding control module.
• the power supply of the assembly is carried out by means of the control and programming module (1) and a power supply (40) that incorporates the set, which can be both 24V, 13A, 12V, 26A, 36V, 9 a , associated with an outlet (41).
• the invention is prepared to be connected both to an independent power supply such as those mentioned, and to the control and programming module of the equipment.
• the invention incorporates a mechanical system for disconnecting the heating due to equipment failure.
• This system is totally independent of the operation of the control electronics that are installed to the equipment, if for any reason the equipment electronics do not react to an increase in temperature with The corresponding alarm and the temperature continue to rise, the equipment has four built-in safety thermocouples, (42), independent, one for each of the four heat exchangers, automatically resettable, which do not allow Peltier cells (27 ) and the module as a whole, reach levels above the factory preset as safety levels, opening the power supply circuit in case of uncontrolled increase in temperature. Thermostats recover their working position and restore power to Peltier Cells, as soon as the temperature returns to normal values.
• control and programming module (2) it is designed to control the different operating parameters of the equipment: cold and heat temperatures, number of contrast applications, frequency of applications, areas to be treated in each treatment, etc..,.
• the control electronics incorporate the necessary elements to control the different elements of the equipment, pumps, electro valves, temperature probes, heating resistors, cooling module, etc ...
• the touch screen (6) is the interface between the user and the equipment, it contains the on / off button of the equipment, the controls for the equipment to work manually or automatically, the controls to establish the type of treatment to make, the modifications we want perform on it to adapt it to the patient, the number of applications of contrasts, the temperature of each of them, the time of each application, etc ...
• the user is able to know the status of the equipment , the alarms activated, if any, the remaining time of the treatment, the real-time temperature of the fluid that we are applying, etc.
• the touch screen is used by the user, using a touch keypad that appears on it, to enter patient data in the database implemented for this purpose, or to know the patient's history, etc.,
• the protection and alarms module (3) provides the equipment with the necessary security in case of possible eventualities. It is worth highlighting the over temperature alarm, so that if for any reason the temperature of the thermostat module (5), or of the circulating fluid, exceeds the established safety parameters, the over temperature alarm will be activated by sounding an intermittent beep, sending a message to the monitor, warning of the incident, while removing the current that reaches the heating components.
• This alarm will remain activated until it is deactivated manually or until the module temperature reaches normal values, in which case it will deactivate on its own.
• thermostats or thermal of independent security ⁇ 42 automatically resettable, which do not allow the elements that generate heat to reach levels above the factory default, such as safety levels, opening the power supply circuit in case of increase uncontrolled.
• These thermostats are fully independent of the electronics of the equipment. The thermostats recover their working position and restore power to the heating modules, as soon as the temperature returns to normal values. This eventuality, like the previous one, would activate the over temperature alarm, sending a message to the monitor, sounding an intermittent beep.
• the incorporation of a lack of pressure alarm in any of the Contrast Modules is planned.
• the device activates a "lack of pressure" alarm, sending a message to the monitor , and sounding an intermittent beep, while isolating the power supply of the heating modules and disconnecting the equipment.
• Another alarm corresponds to the low level of liquid. If the equipment detects a low level in any of the fluid filling reservoirs, it warns by activating the low liquid level alarm, sending a message to the monitor, sounding an intermittent beep, while not allowing the treatment to start until The problem is not remedied.
• the equipment sends a message to the monitor indicating that the treatment is finished.
• an alarm indicating excessive cold or hot application or improper use of the equipment has been provided, although the equipment automatically controls the application times and does not allow or program times above the so-called safety times, or perform operations that could put the treatment at risk, such as making a cold application without previously having a hot one, etc. ... even so, the equipment has an additional protection system that detects incorrect uses of it that can cause an excess of cold or hot application, or any other maneuver that puts the treatment at risk, if that happens, the equipment sends a message to the monitor warning of the error, and prevents the scheduled action.
• these modules of different dimensions, depending on the area or areas to be treated, cover the surface or surfaces of the patient's treatment, are made with waterproof, flexible and temperature conductive material , and through which the fluid circulates at the preset temperature.
• the Contrast modules are those that are in contact with the patient, (they are applied on a disposable plastic film for individual use and that is placed between the contrasts modules and the patient's skin as a hygiene measure).
• the contrasts modules are responsible for transmitting contrast applications to the patient.
• the contrast modules are connected to the thermostat module (5), and if necessary, by means of the fluid supply and return tubes (43).
• the modules of contrasts that the invention can use are of different sizes and shapes and are designed according to the needs and the surface to be treated in each case.
• the following contrasts modules were chosen:
• Figure 9 shows in detail a type contrast module (17), it is designed so that it is covered by internal channels (44) in the form of a coil, which can be of different dimensions, number and shape, for the description of the The invention has chosen to make the channels as a coil with a diameter of 0.5 ⁇ un and 0.5 mm apart.
• the fluid enters the contrast module through an anti-return fitting (45), the fluid circulates through the inside of the module through the channels mentioned to the outlet (46), this outlet has another anti-return record and it is used, either to connect to another contrast module, or to close the circuit, in which case it will be connected to the anti-return record (47) of the contrast module, this connection is made using the connection hose (48) .
• the fluid circulates through the contrast module through a return line (56) to its exit through the anti-return fitting
• the modules having the corresponding bands or fixing means (55).
• the channels that run inside the contrasts modules can accommodate inside or not, stainless steel springs, or any other material, formally and dimensionally suitable, or any other suitable element or device to prevent its obstruction.
• the sockets of the module are connected respectively to the fluid inlets of the equipment (5a, Sal, 5b, 5bl, 5c, 5cl, 5d, 5dl, 5e and 5el).
• the contrast modules in their configuration may or may not have the sockets (46 and 47), that is, they may be closed modules where the fluid enters through the outlet (45) and out through the outlet (49), with no possibility of interconnection to other modules of contrasts or they can be like the one in figure 9 with interconnection sockets to other modules.
• the direct applicator of contrasts (24) shown in detail in Figure 9 it is a manual device, specially designed for treatments located in areas of reduced size, (no more than 12 cm 2 ).
• the device can have different shapes and sizes depending on the surface to be treated, as far as the material can be used, anyone having sufficient thermal conductivity characteristics.
• a cylindrical, aluminum or stainless steel shape has been chosen, which is traversed in its interior by a circuit (50) through which the fluid that thermostats the device in the contact area ( 51 ) circulates of this with the patient, defining in said circuit two channels, one input, and another output, while its base or application area is formed by a hollow chamber that is irrigated throughout its surface, by the circulating fluid.
• the equipment incorporates an undetermined number of fluid intakes, for the description of the invention it has been decided to use the related sockets: o Sockets: 5th and 5th: Feed and return of the Contrast modules of the left leg and back-buttocks. o Shots 5b and 5bl: Power and return of the contrasts modules of the right leg and abdomen-chest. o Sockets 5C and 5Cl: Supply and return of the contrasts module right arm and left arm. (The power sockets of both arms are internally connected, and the return sockets of both arms are also internally connected) or Sockets 5d and 5dl: power and return of the facial module.
• o Shots 5e and 5el feed and return of the direct applicator of contrasts.
• the different fluid intakes of the equipment in order to optimize the effect of contrast applications, can operate sequentially and progressively, this operation is completely automatic and is implemented in the system programming parameters, which allow the equipment to adapt , on the one hand to the type of treatment to be performed and on the other to the morphology of the patient to be treated.
• Both the socket for facial applications, (5d), and the direct contrast applicator socket, (5e ) act independently.
• the equipment automatically, in the procedures in which the treatment of legs and / or arms is combined with the treatment of abdomen, the equipment establishes the parameters of temperature, duration and frequency, so that Without loss of efficiency, dampen the impression of the cold application in the most sensitive areas.
• the equipment automatically controls the safety margins of both the "initial hot application” and the “final cold application", these parameters, both temperature curve, duration, and sequence, are fundamental at the time of guaranteeing, on the one hand the efficacy and safety of the treatments, and on the other and not less important, the preparation of the patient for the treatment, with the (Initial warm application), and fundamental the completion of the treatment and with it the feeling of well-being and "energy load", which the patient has left at the end of the process, with the (Final cold application).
• the equipment can be integrated into a stretcher (52), or be an independent element, with a hot fluid outlet (53) and cold fluid (54), with access to the corresponding reservoirs of hot and cold fluid.
• control and programming module (2) which incorporates a microprocessor (54) as well as a power stage (55), for feeding the heating resistors (12), control and programming module designed to control and provide the professional with a tool that is both flexible, powerful and of extraordinary precision and safety.

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