WO2011132856A2

WO2011132856A2 - Apparatus for treating skin, and method for applying electric energy to human tissue to be treated by using the apparatus for treating skin

Info

Publication number: WO2011132856A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/001821
Authority: WO
Inventors: 강동환; 이수건
Original assignee: 주식회사 제이시스메디칼
Priority date: 2010-04-22
Filing date: 2011-03-16
Publication date: 2011-10-27
Also published as: KR20110118006A; WO2011132856A3; KR101104885B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating the skin, and a method for applying electric energy to human tissue to be treated by using the apparatus for treating the skin, and more specifically, to an apparatus for treating the skin which forms a parameter table having electric energy according to a target temperature, generates measurement current through a needle, measures any one of impedance, temperature, voltage and current in the body, and applies the preset electric energy, and a method for applying electric energy to human tissue to be treated by using the apparatus for treating the skin.

Description

Method of applying electric energy to the treatment area of human body using skin treatment device and skin treatment device

The present invention relates to a skin treatment device for the regeneration of the skin and a method of applying electrical energy to the human treatment site using the skin treatment device.

In general, skin acts as a primary barrier against environmental effects such as sun, cold and wind. As the skin ages, the skin loses its vital appearance due to environmental influences and wrinkles occur.

Human skin consists of a 100 μm thick epidermis, located beneath it, the dermis up to 4 mm from the skin, and finally the subcutaneous layer. These three layers influence the overall appearance of the skin. The dermis is composed of elastin collagen, glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans. The subcutaneous layer has fibrous vertical bands that cross this layer and connect the dermal collagen and the subcutaneous layer. Collagen fibers provide the skin with stiffness and elasticity.

With age and sun exposure, collagen loses its elasticity and loses its youthful and taut appearance. Thus, many methods have been proposed to revitalize the skin.

Usually, the method of treating various scars or skin diseases, or for cosmetic purposes such as skin improvement or wrinkle improvement is to coagulate the tissue by applying various energy sources to the site. For example, many methods for transferring thermal energy are known.

These methods regenerate skin tissue by applying various energies to the target site of skin tissue, deliberately causing wounds, stimulating collagen in the dermis to induce the regeneration of collagen.

Referring to the papers, it is known that collagen degeneration is most reliably induced at 65 ° C to 75 ° C.

However, since the impedance value and the temperature value are different for each individual, even if the same electrical energy is applied, the actual input energy is different. Therefore, it is easy for the target area to reach the target temperature and cause an accurate increase in the target temperature. This is not it.

Therefore, in order to cause the temperature rise of the accurate target site, the electrical energy according to any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current of the target site should be reflected.

In addition, it is not easy to insert the needle into the target site with the same length with the needle of the same length because the target skin has different skin thicknesses.

Therefore, there is a need for a device that assists the insertion of the needle in a uniform thickness to the target site.

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to select and stimulate a target site by using a suction (Suction) in order to treat the exact target site.

In addition, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an objective electric energy to a parameter table having an electric energy value according to the target temperature, the body impedance value, or the temperature value.

Skin treatment apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a suction unit for sucking the target site of the skin surface; A plurality of needle parts inside the suction part; A needle fixing part for inserting and fixing the needle part; A control unit controlling the operation of the suction unit and the plurality of needle units; And an electrical energy transfer unit electrically connected to the plurality of needle units to transfer electrical energy.

Skin treatment apparatus according to the above features is characterized in that it further comprises an electronic energy generating unit for generating electrical energy delivered to the plurality of needle portion through the electrical energy transfer unit.

The skin treatment apparatus according to the above feature further includes a storage unit for storing a parameter table of electrical energy according to any one of an impedance value, a temperature value, a voltage, and a current for determining the electrical energy applied through the electrical energy generator. It is characterized by.

The suction part of the skin treatment device according to the above feature is characterized in that the inside of the vacuum to convert to a pressure.

The needle part of the skin treatment apparatus according to the above characteristics is characterized in that the suction unit converts the target portion into a vacuum state to form fine holes in the target portion sucked in the sound pressure.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of applying electrical energy to a tissue part of a human body using a skin treatment apparatus, the method including: forming a parameter table having electrical energy according to a target temperature and an impedance value; A second step of setting a target temperature; Inserting a needle portion into the human tissue to apply a measurement current; A fourth step of checking any one of an impedance value, a temperature value, a voltage, and a current of the human tissue through the measured current; And a fifth step of applying electrical energy in the parameter table according to any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current to the human tissue.

The target temperature of the electrical energy application method of the human tissue region using the skin treatment device according to the feature is characterized in that expressed in levels or Watts (Watt) according to the temperature range.

The measurement current of the electrical energy application method of the human tissue region using the skin treatment device according to the above characteristics is characterized in that in the range of 1mA to 5A.

The method for applying electrical energy to a tissue part of a human body using the skin treatment device according to the above feature may further include setting the target temperature and converting the target site into a vacuum state using a suction unit.

The method of applying electrical energy to a tissue part of a human body using the skin care device according to the above characteristics further includes checking whether the skin care device needle part is inserted into an impedance value or a temperature value checked through the measurement current. It is characterized by.

Checking the impedance value or the temperature value of the human tissue through the measurement current in the fourth step of the method for applying electrical energy to the tissue part of the human body using the skin treatment device according to the above-mentioned feature is specified by a user specification. It is done.

The electric energy is applied by adding or subtracting a target temperature by a temperature changed by the measured current of the method of applying electric energy to a tissue part of a human body using the skin treatment apparatus according to the above features.

According to this feature of the invention,

The present invention has the effect of stimulating the correct skin surface by applying the air pressure to the target portion of the skin surface by using suction (Suction), the skin thickness sucked by the air pressure is stimulated to the same depth It can work.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of applying a suitable and objective electrical energy to the individual by making a DB in the parameter table for the electrical energy by any one of impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current.

In addition, the present invention generates the electrical energy according to any one of the impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current, thereby preventing the electrical energy from being inserted when the needle portion without any one of the impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current is not inserted. By doing so, the effect is excellent in safety.

1 is a view showing a skin treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing a suction portion of the skin treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of applying electric energy to a human body treatment area using the skin treatment device according to the present invention.

110: suction part 120: needle part

130 control unit 140 electric energy transmission unit

150: electrical energy generation unit 160: storage unit

170: needle fixing part

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a view showing a skin treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a suction portion of the skin treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the skin treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the suction unit 110, the needle unit 120, the control unit 130, the electrical energy transmission unit 140, electrical energy generation The unit 150 and the storage unit 160 is configured.

Here, the suction unit 110 inhales the target site on the surface of the skin and comes up to the target site.

At this time, the suction unit 110 adheres the surface of the suction unit 110 to the skin and then applies the air pressure therein to switch the inside of the suction unit 110 to a vacuum state, and the suction unit 110 in the vacuum state because of negative pressure. As the skin is sucked up, the target area to be treated is raised.

Therefore, the surface of the suction part 110 may be formed of rubber or silicone material to be in close contact with the target part of the skin. The cross-section of the suction part 110 is preferably circular or polygonal, but it is easy to suck up the target part. Since the important function, the cross section of the X-ray portion 110 is not limited to a circular or polygonal.

Here, the needle part 120 is coated with an insulator, and is inserted into the suction part 110 and fixed to the needle fixing part 170, and the needle part 120 has the suction part 110 as a target portion. The micro holes are formed in the target area sucked by the negative pressure by converting the vacuum state.

The needle part 120 is sharpened and formed of a hard and conductive material made of metal or the like. Each needle of the needle part 120 may be formed by emptying the inside or by plating a conductive material on a non-conductive material, and any of the other portions, except for a part of the sharp end, may be formed of a paraline coating, a Teflon coating, or a ceramic coating. Can be coated with one.

In addition, the size of the micro holes is the same as the thickness of the needle portion 120, the depth depends on the degree of insertion of the needle portion 120. In addition, the needle of the needle portion 120 into the skin should always come out of the skin within a certain time, there is no risk of accident and pain is reduced.

The needle part 120 includes the positive electrode and the negative electrode at the same time, so that the applied electrical energy is conducted in the body to induce the regeneration of collagen, and when the measurement current is applied, the impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current Either one can be obtained.

Here, the control unit 130 controls the operation of the suction unit 110 and the plurality of needle unit 120.

The controller 130 controls the inside of the suction unit 110 to be in a vacuum state by applying air pressure to the inside of the suction unit 110 when the surface of the suction unit 110 is in close contact with the target site, or inside the suction unit 110. When the vacuum state, the needle unit 120 is operated to control the needle unit 120 to be inserted into the skin.

Here, the electrical energy transfer unit 140 is electrically connected to the plurality of needle unit 120 to transfer the electrical energy.

At this time, the electrical energy delivered to the needle unit 12 through the electrical energy transfer unit 140 is preferably 10KHz to 100MHz.

In this case, the electrical energy generator 150 generates electrical energy delivered to the plurality of needle units 120 through the electrical energy transmitter 140.

At this time, the electrical energy generating unit 150 is used to cause an increase in the target site temperature.

In addition, the electrical energy generating unit 150 may generate an alternating current to the end of the needle unit 120, and any one of ions, radio waves, ultrasonic waves, high frequency, medium frequency, and low frequency is generated according to the frequency. desirable.

Here, the storage unit 160 stores a parameter table of electrical energy according to any one of an impedance value, a temperature value, a voltage, and a current for determining the electrical energy applied through the electrical energy generator 150.

The storage unit 160 may be connected to the electrical energy generator 150 to refer to suitable electrical energy when the electrical energy generator 150 applies electrical energy, and its form may be independent of a computer or a terminal. It may be formed as a system, or integrally formed with the electrical energy generator 150.

The impedance value depends on the frequency of the electrical energy generator 150, the frequency range of the electrical energy generator 150 is the size of the treatment area, the shape of the treatment area, the ratio of the shape of the treatment area, the space of the treatment area It can be decided on the basis.

The storage unit 160 stores predetermined electrical energy, but may store new data by the user.

3 is a flowchart showing a method of applying electric energy to a human body treatment area using the skin treatment device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, a parameter table having a target temperature and electrical energy according to any one of an internal impedance value, an internal body temperature value, a voltage, and a current is formed (S210).

At this time, the parameter table stores the electrical energy that can effectively deliver the target temperature in the body according to any one of the impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current that can be obtained in the body through the measurement current.

Next, the target temperature is set (S220). At this time, the step of setting the target temperature, by using a suction unit further comprises the step of converting the target site into a vacuum state.

In addition, the target temperature is expressed as a level or a watt according to a temperature range.

The method of applying electric energy to a human body treatment site using the skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the skin care device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be applied to a skin care device to which electrical energy is applied.

Subsequently, the needle part is inserted into the target site to apply a measurement current (S230).

At this time, the measurement current is in the range of 1mA to 5A to prevent causing pain. In addition, the measurement current is preferably applied to the current in the range of 1us to 10s.

For reference, the measurement voltage is preferably in the range of 0.1V to 200V.

Subsequently, one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current of the target site is checked through the measured current (S240).

In this case, the impedance value is measured by inserting a needle portion into the skin and applying a measurement current to measure the impedance value according to the reduced current while the measurement current applied to the + pole is conducted to the-pole from the needle portion divided into the + pole and the-pole. can do.

At this time, it is checked whether the skin treatment apparatus needle part is inserted into any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current checked through the measured current. At this time, if the needle portion is not inserted, impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current do not occur.

Therefore, if any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current does not occur, electric energy is not generated to increase stability.

That is, the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current are suitable as a reference for referring to electrical energy according to the correlation with each other.

For example, if the same measurement current is applied, the current varies according to the measured impedance value, so that the impedance value, the current value, or the same result can be obtained.

In addition, the check of any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current is designated according to a user specification. For example, if the impedance value is checked and the user does not initialize it, the subsequent electrical energy application is applied based on the first impedance value or the temperature value.

If any one of impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current is checked before applying electric energy, it can take a long time to operate, so that the skin treatment time can be shortened by adjusting the time interval for applying the measurement current. have.

Finally, the electrical energy according to any one of the impedance value, the temperature value, the voltage, and the current is applied to the human tissue (S250).

At this time, the electrical energy is applied by subtracting the target temperature by the temperature changed by the measured current.

In addition, the therapeutic agent to be delivered by applying the electrical energy to human tissues include vitamins (vitamin C, etc.), minerals, growth factors, prodrugs, hormones, stem cells, vasoconstrictors, steroids, botulinum toxins, photosensitive toxins and the like.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention Of course this is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents thereof, as well as the following claims.

Claims

In the skin treatment device,

A suction unit for sucking a target portion of the skin surface;

A plurality of needle parts inside the suction part;

A needle fixing part for inserting and fixing the needle part;

A control unit controlling the operation of the suction unit and the plurality of needle units; And

And an electrical energy transfer unit electrically connected to the plurality of needle units to transfer electrical energy.
The method of claim 1,

Skin treatment apparatus further comprises an electronic energy generating unit for generating electrical energy transmitted to the plurality of needles through the electrical energy transmission unit.
The method of claim 2,

And a storage unit for storing a parameter table of electrical energy according to any one of an impedance value, a temperature value, a voltage, and a current for determining the electrical energy applied through the electrical energy generator.
The method of claim 1,

The suction unit is applied to the skin treatment device, characterized in that to convert the interior into a vacuum state.
The method of claim 1,

The needle unit is a skin treatment device, characterized in that the suction unit converts the target portion into a vacuum state to form a fine hole in the target portion sucked by the negative pressure.
In the electrical energy application method of the tissue part of the human body using the skin treatment device for generating electrical energy,

Forming a parameter table having electrical energy in accordance with a target temperature and an impedance value;

A second step of setting a target temperature;

Inserting a needle portion into the human tissue to apply a measurement current;

A fourth step of checking any one of an impedance value, a temperature value, a voltage, and a current of the human tissue through the measured current; And

A method of applying electrical energy to a human body treatment site using a skin treatment device, characterized in that the fifth step of applying the electrical energy in the parameter table according to any one of the impedance value, temperature value, voltage, and current to the human tissue. .
The method of claim 6,

The target temperature is the electrical energy application method of the treatment site of the human body using a skin treatment device, characterized in that expressed in levels or watts (Watt) according to the temperature range.
The method of claim 6,

The measured current is 1mA to 5A, the method of applying electric energy to the human body treatment site using a skin treatment device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 6,

And setting the target temperature and converting the target site into a vacuum state using a suction unit.
The method of claim 6,

The method of applying electric energy to the treatment site of the human body using the skin treatment device, characterized in that further comprising the step of checking whether the insertion of the skin treatment device needle (Niddle) by the impedance value or the temperature value checked through the measured current.
The method of claim 6,

Checking the impedance value or the temperature value of the human tissue through the measured current in the fourth step (Check) is specified by the user designation, the method of applying electrical energy to the human treatment site using the skin treatment device.
The method of claim 6,

And applying electric energy by adding or subtracting a target temperature by the temperature changed by the measured current.