WO2013133780A1

WO2013133780A1 - Device for reflexotherapy

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Publication number: WO2013133780A1
Application number: PCT/UA2012/000025
Authority: WO
Inventors: Николай Григорьевич ЛЯПКО
Original assignee: Lyapko Nikolai Grigorievich
Priority date: 2012-03-07
Filing date: 2012-03-07
Publication date: 2013-09-12
Also published as: BG2228U1

Abstract

The invention relates to modular-type devices for reflexotherapy, usable for stimulating defined reflex points on the surface of the human body, and can be used in medical and sports institutions, and also at home. The proposed device comprises an elastic base (1) and rigid modules (2) which are fixed thereon and each of which consists of two half-modules (3, 4) which are arranged one above the other on opposite surfaces of the base (1) and are interconnected by fixing elements, wherein at least one of the half-modules (3, 4) has a head (5) and teeth (6) which are formed integrally therewith and emerge at an angle to the plane of the head (5). According to the invention, the elements fixing the module (2) are formed on at least two teeth (6) of one of the half-modules (3, 4) in the form of at least one recess (7) and/or at least one projection (8) in the body of the tooth (6), which, upon connection of the half-modules (3, 4), ensures engagement with corresponding sections of the other, opposite half-module (3, 4). The different variant embodiments proposed make it possible rapidly, reliably and easily to fix the half-modules (3, 4) to one another and to the base (1) or to remove previously fixed modules (2), to create devices with two application surfaces, to construct devices of this type in the form of clothing elements and actively to use such devices when doing exercises, including a large range of swaying, tilting and turning of individual parts of the body.

Description

REFLEXOTHERAPY DEVICE

Technical field

The invention relates to medicine, namely to modular applicators used in reflexology to stimulate certain reflex points on the surface of the human body, and can be used in medical and sports facilities, as well as in everyday life to ensure the impact of needles on the skin of the user, not only when lying (motionless), but also when performing exercises involving a large amplitude of swings, inclinations and turns of individual parts of the body.

State of the art

A device for medical treatment and stimulation of the human body is known, having a base in the form of a mat made of an elastic material and in a shape made resembling various zones of the body and / or joints of the patient. On the surface of this mat, facing the patient, many protruding profiles are fixed For invasive pressure on the patient's skin (DE, 93 01 940.8 G).

This known device is characterized by a rather complicated fastening of protruding profiles to an elastic base.

It is also known a device for exerting therapeutic pressure, consisting of many protrusions, mainly of equal length, fixed on an elastic basis, having many endings to exert pressure on the skin of the patient. The protrusions are attached to the elastic base with rivets, or bolts, or a cement mixture (US, 5938684).

Such a well-known solution does not provide a sufficient level of reliability of fastening of the protrusions to an elastic base and is unsuitable for industrial production, since it involves only manual assembly.

In addition, it is known a device for improving human performance, containing an elastic base, in the wells of which are placed acting elements equipped with needles made with the possibility of reciprocating motion. This known device has fastening elements and, brought to the base, a source of rarefaction of air. According to a known solution, the base is airtight, the application surface of which is provided with protrusions placed between the holes, while the height the walls of the holes exceed the height of the needles, and the ends of the base are equipped with sealing elements (RU, 2133602). This known device allows you to increase the effectiveness of the impact of needles on the skin of a person in a wide range of variation of the amplitude and frequency of exposure, resulting in an improvement and restoration of human performance. However, this device has a rather complicated design and also does not provide the required level of reliability of fixing the acting elements on the basis, in particular, in conditions involving a large volume and intensity of training loads.

Another device is also known for increasing human performance by exposing the skin to a mechanical irritant, in which the base is made in the form of elastic tapes on which cells with needles are attached to provide action on the skin of a person during movement (SU.986422).

And for this known device, it is possible to note the structural complexity and unreliability of attaching cells to the base.

The closest in technical essence to the claimed device is a modular applicator for reflexology, containing an elastic base and modules mounted on it, each of which consists of two half-modules located one above the other on the opposite surfaces of the base and fastened together by teeth of one of the half-modules. One of the half-modules is equipped with needles, and the other - fasteners, which, like the needles, are made in the form of triangular teeth made in one piece with the head of the half-module, and bent from the heads at right angles, while the modules are made of metal, and at least at least the teeth of one half-module are passed through the base in the gaps between the teeth of the other half-module and, when attached, are bent to its surface (EA, 004149).

This known modular applicator, although it ensures the reliability of fastening due to other modules on the basis, does not contain special fasteners, in addition, the mere fact of the presence of fasteners in the form of a second half-module increases the metal consumption of the device, as well as its weight and cost. Dismantling the modules is quite difficult, since it involves the bending of the teeth, and if it is repeatedly installed on the base, it can lead to the destruction of the teeth along the deflection line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The basis of the invention is the task of improving the device for reflexology, in which the proposed structural embodiment of the fastening elements of the module provides multifunctional removability and replacement of half-modules, speed, reliability and ease of fastening of half-modules with each other and with the base and at the same time eliminates the need for separate half-modules for mounting parts the main module, which, in turn, simplifies the process of fixing the modules on the basis, reduces the metal consumption and weight of the device ysty, reduces its cost. It also becomes possible to create two application surfaces with different structures in one device for reflexology, allowing to provide two exposure modes during operation.

The problem is solved in that in a device for reflexology containing an elastic base and rigid modules fixed to it, each of which consists of two half-modules located one above the other on opposite surfaces of the base and interconnected by fastening elements, at least one of the half-module has a head and teeth made in one piece with it, extending at an angle to the plane of the head, according to the invention, the fastening elements of each module are made on at least two teeth th Semimodule in the form of at least one recess and / or protrusion of one tooth in the body, providing the mesh with corresponding elements when fixing other semimodule based module.

For modules in which both half-modules have a head and teeth made in one piece With it, extending at an angle to the plane of the head, the corresponding elements of that half-module that is engaged with at least one notch and / or one protrusion in the tooth body are made in the form of at least two cutouts or two protrusions located in the body of the head of this half-module. For such an embodiment, it is advisable to carry out the half-modules of one module with identical heads in shape, size and number of teeth, or with different heads in shape, size and number of teeth, which will ensure both identical and different in structure double-sided application surfaces in one device .

Preferably, for devices according to the invention with a one-sided application surface, the half-module, which will provide engagement with the fastening elements made in the body of the teeth, can be either in the form of a fastening head, with a hole in its center engaged with the indicated fastening elements on its periphery or in the form a clamping ring meshed with fastening elements made in the body of the teeth along the inner surface of this ring.

In other preferred embodiments, the teeth of the modules themselves can be located in one or in opposite directions with respect to the base on which they are fixed, while also providing the possibility of creating one-sided or two-sided application surfaces for one device.

In addition, the half-modules can be made of metal or non-metallic, in particular, of synthetic or organic materials, while an additional layer of metal coating can be applied to the surface of at least part of the half-modules, and in addition, an additional layer of metal coating can be applied to the surface semi-modules, excluding the tip of the teeth.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the half-modules of one module can be made of the same metals and / or their alloys or from different metals and / or their alloys, and in the latter case, when two half-modules are in contact, electrically closed or open bimetallic galvanic pairs in contact with skin of the user.

Adjacent modules fixed on an elastic basis can also be made of the same and / or different in composition and coatings of metals and / or their alloys, providing electrically closed or open lines, with the formation of electrically closed galvanic pairs or electrically open galvanic pairs.

It is most advisable to make the teeth of the semimodule departing from the head at an angle of 90 ± 45 °, choose the height of the teeth of at least one of the half-modules equal to 1-25 mm, perform the teeth of at least one of the half-modules of different heights, and perform the teeth of at least one of the half-modules with blunted points.

For optimal use with a high amplitude of various human movements, the elastic base can be made of a material with a high degree of extensibility.

Most preferably, the elastic base with fixed modules is made in the form of clothing elements, at least one of the sides of which has protruding teeth facing the corresponding portion of the user's skin, the number of teeth extending at an angle to the plane of the head of each module, and / or the shape and / or relative position on both sides of the elements of clothing can be selected either the same or different. In addition, the teeth of semimodules protruding from one side of the garment can be made blunt.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Further, the invention is illustrated by a more detailed description of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:

Figure 1 is a General view of the module in a disassembled state having half-modules with the same shape, size and number of teeth;

FIG. 2 - half-module with fasteners in the form of a protrusion in the body of the tooth;

FIG. 3 - half-module with teeth bent at an angle to the surface of the head in one direction;

FIG. 4 - the module in disassembled form, in which the fastening elements are made in the form of cutouts on two teeth of one half-module, interacting when engaged with two protrusions located in the body of the head of the other half-module;

FIG. 5 - a half-module with two teeth extending from the surface of the head and having fastening elements in the form of a protrusion and a cutout; 6 is a half-module with teeth extending from the surface of the head having cutouts made in the body of the head

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a module, consisting of half-modules, shown in FIGS. 5,6, and providing when fixing the modules on the basis of a one-sided arrangement of teeth;

FIG. 8 - semi-module blank with teeth not bent from it, made with fastening elements;

FIG. 9 - module in disassembled form, one of the half-modules of which is made in the form of a mounting head (washer), fixed on the basis of the fastening elements of the opposite half-module;

FIG. 10 - a module in a disassembled state, half-modules of which have heads with different in shape, size and number of teeth;

FIG. 1 1 - a module in a disassembled video in which one of the half-modules is made in the form of a button and is fixed in the module by fastening elements of the opposite half-module;

FIG. 12 - the module in disassembled form, in which the half-modules are installed so that when they are fixed on the basis of the teeth of the half-modules are directed in one direction; FIG. 13 - a module in which one of the half-modules is made in the form of a clamping ring;

FIG. 14 - arrangement of modules on an elastic basis;

Fig - the location of the modules on an elastic basis, made in the form of clothing elements.

As shown in figure 1, the patented device for reflexology contains an elastic base 1, made, for example, of a material with a high coefficient of extensibility (of the order of 1, 2-12.0): Such a basis can be, for example, various materials sewn in the form clothing elements (Fig. 15) The device also contains modules 2, each of which consists of two half modules 3, 4, located one above the other on opposite surfaces of the base 1 and connected by fastening elements. At least one half-module 3 in each module 2 has a head 5 and teeth 6 made in one piece with it (Fig. 1 shows an embodiment in which the other half-module 4 of module 2 also has a head 5 with teeth 6). According to the invention, the fastening elements of each module 2 are made on at least two teeth 6 of the half-module 3 (Fig. 1) in the form of at least one cutout 7 and / or one protrusion 8 in the body of the tooth 6, which, when fixing the modules 2 on the basis of 1, engage the fastening elements of the half-module 3 with the corresponding elements of the other half-module 4.

In preferred embodiments, the height of the teeth 6 is 1-25 mm, the teeth 6 can be made of the same or different height, move away from the head 5 at an angle of 90 ± 45 ° in one or mutually opposite directions, can be located around the perimeter of the head 5 and / or in the center of the head 5.

In one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the corresponding element of the module 4, providing engagement with the protrusions 7 or cutouts 8 (figure 5) of the half module 3 when secured on the base 1, are at least two cutouts 9 or two protrusions 10 located in the body of the head 5 half-modules 4.

When two half-modules with heads and teeth made for one with them are used in the module, according to yet another embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the half-modules 3, 4 of one module 2 are made identical in shape, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 or different in shape, sizes, heads 5 and the number of teeth 6, as shown in figures 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11.

Semi-module 3 or 4 can be made in the form of a mounting head (washer), with a hole in its center (Fig. 9), or in the form of a button (Fig. 1 1), or a head with additional teeth without fastening elements located on one side heads 4, as shown in FIG. 10, or in the form of a clamping ring (FIG. 13).

Additionally, in the body of the head 5 of the half-module 4, teeth 6 can be made with both fasteners (Fig. 1) and without fasteners (Fig. 10), extending at an angle to the plane of the head or on one side, as shown in Fig. 10 , or on both sides, as shown in FIG. one..

Most preferred is the manufacture of 3.4 half-modules of metal, using, for example, stamping (or cutting in the body of the head 5 teeth 6 of a certain configuration and / or cuts). One of the variants of the obtained blank is shown in Fig. 8. The teeth 6 are bent from the head 5 mainly at an angle of 45-90 °, in one (Fig.3,5,6,11) or mutually opposite directions (figure 1, 2,4, 10). With a mutually opposite arrangement of the teeth 6 with respect to the head 5, on the one side of the head 5, the tips of the teeth 6 are sharper, and on the opposite - blunt.

Stamping allows half-modules 3.4 modules 2 to be less massive, heads 5 are thinner, the ends of the tips of the working teeth 6 can be adjusted from blunt to sharper.

The implementation of half-modules 3 and 4 metal makes it possible to make them from one or different metals and / or their alloys, and / or to apply various (solid or partial) single or multilayer coatings of different metals and / or their alloys to their surface, which expands range of reflexology, when, along with mechanical irritation of the epidermis of the user, galvanic microcurrents also form between adjacent teeth 6, between teeth 6 and heads 5 of half-modules 3, 4, and also electrophoresis occurs, with the mic trace elements.

Semi-modules 3 and 4 can also be made of plastic or organic material.

The device according to the invention operates as follows.

On both sides of the elastic base 1, one on top of the other, half-modules 3 and 4 are installed and fixed on the base 1 using cut-outs 7 or protrusions 8 made in at least two teeth 6, while cut-outs 7 or protrusions 8 of teeth 6 of one half-module, for example 3, engage with protrusions 8 or cut-outs 7 of another half-module, for example, 4; cutouts 7 or protrusions 8 of one half module, for example, 3 engage with cutouts 9 or protrusions 10 of the head 5 of another half module, for example 4; cutouts 7 or protrusions 8 of teeth 6 of one half-module, for example 3, mesh with the hole of another half-module 4, made in the form of a mounting head (washer), or buttons, while the teeth 6 with fastening elements 8 and / or 9 remain working.

As shown in Fig. 14, on the basis of 1, a certain number of modules 2 are installed, which are fixed on it by fastening elements made in the body of the teeth 6, while the teeth 6 are directed by points to the user's body. Adjacent modules can be made of various metals, for example, copper and silver, as shown in Fig. 14. Thus obtained device for reflexology is fixed on a specific area of the user's body, for example, shins, forearm, and other parts of the body, after which the user can be in motion: perform exercises associated with large amplitudes of swings, bends, twists of various parts of the body; at the same time, the working teeth 6 act on the user's epidermis by repeated sharp pressing with variable intensity, which increases the reflexotherapy effect (stimulates blood circulation, reduces pain) without damaging the user's skin. Depending on the number of teeth 6 and the distances between them in module 2, as well as on the density of the installation of modules 2 on the basis of 1, it is possible to concentrate the impact on certain biologically active points and reflexogenic zones, or, conversely, to arrange the location of the modules 2 on the basis of 1, providing a bypass or the use of problem points and areas of the body (warts, moles, etc., contraindicated or indicated for exposure, education).

In the same way, it is possible to fasten the modules 2 to various elements of clothing, as shown in FIG. fifteen.

The use of the proposed device for reflexology will provide a strong connection of the half-modules with the base, eliminate the need for separate fixing teeth, make the half-modules less massive, simplify the process of fixing and removing the modules on the basis, reduce the metal consumption and weight of the device, reduce its cost, and also provide the possibility of one-way , and bilateral application.

Claims

CLAIM

1. Device for reflexology, containing an elastic base (1) and rigid modules fixed on it (2), each of which consists of two half-modules (3,4), located one above the other on opposite surfaces of the base (1) and interconnected fastening elements, and at least one of the half-modules (3.4) has a head (5) and teeth (6) made integrally with it, extending at an angle to the plane of the head (5), characterized in that the fastening elements of the module ( 2) are made on at least two teeth (6) of one of the half-module (3.4) form at least one notch (7) and / or one projection (8) in the body of the tooth (6) providing connection with semimodules (3,4) engages with the corresponding portions of another, opposing Semimodule (3,4).

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that for those modules (2) in which both half-modules (3,4) have a head (5) and teeth (6) made in one piece with it, extending at an angle to the plane heads (5), the corresponding sections of another, opposite half-module (3.4) are made in the form of at least two cutouts (9) and / or two protrusions (10) located in the body of the head (5) of this half-module (3.4) .

3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the half-modules (3.4) of one module (2) are made with the same heads (5) in shape, size and number of teeth (6).

4. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the half-modules (3.4) of one module (2) are made with heads (5) different in shape, size and number of teeth (6) ·

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the half-modules (3,4) is made in the form of a flat annular head, which is meshed with the fastening elements of the opposite half-module (3,4) on the periphery of this flat annular head.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the half-modules (3.4) is made in the form of a clamping ring meshed with fastening elements of the opposite half-module (3.4) on the inner surface of this ring.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the teeth (6) of the modules (2) are located in one or in opposite directions with respect to the base (1) on which they are fixed.

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the half-modules (3.4) are made of metal or non-metallic from synthetic or organic materials.

9 . A device according to claim 1, characterized in that an additional layer of a metal coating is deposited on the surface of at least part of the half-modules (3.4).

10. The device according to p. 9, characterized in that an additional layer of metal coating is applied to the surface of the half-modules (3.4), excluding the tips of the teeth (6).

11. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the half-modules (3.4) of one module (2) are made of the same metals and / or their alloys.

12. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the half-modules (3.4) of one module

(2) made of various metals and / or their alloys

13. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjacent modules (2), mounted on an elastic base (1), are made of the same and / or different in composition and coatings of metals and / or their alloys.

14. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the teeth (6) of the half-modules (3.4) are made departing from the head (5) at an angle of 90 ± 45 °.

15. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the height of the teeth (6) of at least one of the half-modules (3.4) is 1-25 mm.

16. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the teeth (6) of at least one of the half-modules (3.4) are made of different heights.

17. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the teeth (6) of at least one of the half-modules (3.4) are made with blunted points.

18. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic base (1) is made of a material with a high degree of extensibility.

19. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic base is made in the form of clothing elements, and at least on one side of the clothing the teeth extending at an angle from the modules fixed in it are facing the corresponding area of the skin of the user.

20. The device according to claim 19, characterized in that the number of teeth (6) extending at an angle from the fixed modules (2) and / or their shape and / or relative position on both sides of the clothing elements are selected the same.

21. The device according to claim 19, characterized in that the number of teeth (6) extending at an angle from the fixed modules (2) and / or their shape and / or their relative position on each side of the clothing elements are selected different.

22. A device according to any one of p. 21, characterized in that the teeth (6) extending at an angle from the fixed modules (2) are blunted on one side of the garment.