WO2015076597A1

WO2015076597A1 - Method and device for treating skin disease

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Publication number: WO2015076597A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/011220
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이재민; 문의영
Original assignee: 주식회사 하이로닉
Priority date: 2013-11-21
Filing date: 2014-11-20
Publication date: 2015-05-28

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device for treating skin disease. Specifically, the present invention provides a method and a device for treating skin disease which can treat skin disease with composite light, consisting of curing light and sterilizing light, by suctioning the skin tissue which is subject to treatment.

Description

Skin disease treatment method and apparatus

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating skin diseases, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for skin diseases that can be treated with a complex light including a treatment light and bactericidal light by inhaling the skin tissue to be treated.

Acne, a kind of skin disease, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the sebaceous gland of the hair, and various skin changes such as scalp (hardened sebum in the hair follicles), papules, pus, and nodules, resulting in concave scars or enlarged scars. It also leaves.

In general, acne may be promoted to develop a skin disease according to the relationship between sebaceous glands and pores, mainly due to excessive sebum secretion, abnormal keratosis of the pores, bacterial growth and inflammation.

In recent years, various medical devices are on the market to treat such acne. Among them, dermatologists who specialize in treating and managing the skin are treated with injection therapy, skin disease extrusion treatment, dermabrasion, and the like. have.

In addition, photodynamic therapy (PDT), which selectively absorbs the sebaceous glands and pores, activates light of a specific wavelength (e.g., high power pulsed light, IPL: Intense Pulsed Light) to destroy skin disease bacteria in the sebaceous glands and pores. ) Is also used.

Prior art related to the present invention is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0048888 (2004.06.10. Publication), the prior art discloses a technique for treating a skin disease and a device for treatment.

In addition, various skin disease treatment devices for the treatment of pigmented diseases such as hot flashes, blemishes, freckles, blemishes or vascular diseases are commercially available.

Among them, an expensive skin disease treatment apparatus used in dermatology uses high power pulsed light (IPL). The device irradiates the tissue to be treated with high power pulsed light (IPL) to treat skin disorders such as vaginal plastic diseases such as hot flashes, blemishes, freckles and blemishes or vascular diseases.

The present invention is a method and device for treating skin diseases that can be applied simultaneously to the complex light including the treatment light and bactericidal light, not only to treat the skin disease, but also to perform the sterilization function after the treatment collectively to improve the skin disease treatment efficiency To provide.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, other problems that are not mentioned here will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The apparatus for treating skin diseases in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a handpiece having an accommodation space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated, an suction module for providing suction pressure to the accommodation space, and provided in the handpiece, wherein the skin tissue The treatment light lamp for irradiating high power pulsed light (IPL, Intense Pulsed Light) toward and provided to the handpiece, and includes a germicidal light lamp for irradiating sterilizing light toward the skin tissue.

The skin disease treatment method according to an embodiment of the present invention, defining the skin tissue to be treated, the treatment light irradiation step of irradiating high-intensity pulsed light (IPL) to the skin tissue and the skin tissue Sterilizing light irradiation step of irradiating the sterilizing light.

Skin disease treatment device according to another embodiment of the present invention, the handpiece having a receiving space and the lower portion open toward the skin tissue to be treated, the suction module for providing a suction pressure to the receiving space And a treatment light lamp disposed on the handpiece and radiating high power pulsed light (IPL) toward the skin tissue, and a germicidal lamp disposed on the handpiece and radiating germicidal light toward the skin tissue. Including, The treatment light lamp is disposed to face the open lower portion in the receiving space, The germicidal light lamp is disposed on one side of the open lower portion in the receiving space.

The apparatus for treating skin diseases according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a handpiece having an open bottom toward the skin tissue to be treated, the handpiece disposed in the handpiece, and a high power pulsed light (IPL, Intense Pulsed) toward the skin tissue. A plurality of high output pulsed light irradiators for irradiating light) and a control device for controlling light irradiation of the plurality of high output pulsed light irradiators, wherein the controllers independently control the plurality of high output pulsed light irradiators.

Skin disease treatment method according to an embodiment of the present invention, by using a complex light including the treatment light and sterile light, not only the treatment of skin diseases, but also to perform the sterilization function after the treatment to improve the skin disease treatment efficiency You can.

In addition, in the method for treating skin diseases according to the embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the handpiece configurations is reduced in the operation effect due to the malfunction and failure of the device due to the use of the composite light including the treatment light and sterile light, and the mutual interference of the composite light Etc. can be prevented.

In addition, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to another embodiment of the present invention has the effect of increasing the duration of skin treatment by increasing the output or improving the output stability by controlling a plurality of IPL independently.

1 is a perspective view briefly showing a skin disease treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram briefly showing the acne treatment process of the skin disease treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view briefly showing the structure of the handpiece of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'and line B-B' shown in FIG. 3.

5 is an operation relationship diagram briefly showing the operation relationship between the configuration of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an operation signal diagram briefly showing an operation signal between components of a skin disease treatment apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a side view briefly showing the structure of the handpiece of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a rear view briefly showing a handpiece structure of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an operation relationship diagram briefly showing the operation relationship between the configuration of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an operation signal diagram briefly showing an operation signal between components of a skin disease treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart showing a method for treating skin diseases according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a cross-sectional view of the skin disease treatment apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the skin disease treatment apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front side (F direction in FIG. 12).

14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for treating skin diseases according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a perspective view briefly showing the structure of the handpiece of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along lines A-A 'and B-B' shown in FIG. 15.

17 is a graph showing overlapping pulses of a plurality of IPL in the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to an embodiment of the present invention.

18 is a graph illustrating output comparison values of a single IPL LAMP and dual IPL LAMPs.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them are not limited to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but will be implemented in various different forms, and are well known in the art. It is provided to inform those skilled in the art to the fullest extent of the invention, the invention being defined only by the scope of the claims.

In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that related related technologies and the like may obscure the gist of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view briefly showing a skin disease treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a skin disease treatment process of the skin disease treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to an embodiment of the present invention may treat skin diseases in skin tissue by irradiating a complex light including treatment light and bactericidal light on the target skin tissue. Can be. High power pulsed light (IPL) may be selected as the treatment light, and ultraviolet light (UV) or LED light (LED) may be selected as the germicidal light.

The skin disease treatment apparatus 100 may include a main body 101 and a handpiece 110 that is detachably attached to the main body 101.

The body 101 may correspond to the body of the skin disease treatment apparatus 100. The front screen of the main body 101 may be provided with a touch screen (102). The touch screen 102 may be detachably attached to the main body 101 and may be installed to allow various adjustments of the angle of the screen. An operator (not shown) may operate the skin disease treatment apparatus 100 by manipulating the touch screen 102.

The main body 101 may be provided with a suction line 103 for connection with the handpiece 110. One end of the suction line 103 may be connected to a suction member (not shown) provided in the main body 101, and the other end may be connected to the handpiece 110. The suction line 103 may transmit the suction pressure of the suction member (not shown) provided in the main body 101 to the handpiece 110.

The main body 101 may be provided with a cradle (not shown) for mounting the handpiece 110 to a portion connected to the handpiece 110. The holder may be provided in a form recessed in a part of the main body 101 so that a part of the handpiece 110 can be inserted and fixed. Alternatively, the holder may be provided separately to the outside of the main body 101, and may be provided in a form to hang the handpiece 110.

Referring to Figure 2 (a) to (d) sequentially and will be described conceptually the skin disease (acne) treatment process of the present invention. Skin disease treatment apparatus 100 of the present invention has a function of treating and sterilizing the corresponding area after the handpiece 110 in close contact with the skin tissue (S) to be treated.

Referring to Figure 2 (a), the skin disease treatment device 100 may be in close contact with the handpiece 110 toward the acne skin tissue to be treated.

When the handpiece 110 is in close contact with the acne skin tissue, the skin disease treatment apparatus 100 of the present invention may have a driving mechanism that operates automatically without manipulation of a separate switch or button. In this case, the operator may be able to perform the procedure simply as a preset procedure condition without any additional manipulation. This is an inexperienced operator also has the advantage that the procedure can be possible as an ideal procedure conditions.

Referring to (b) of Figure 2, the handpiece 110 may be in contact with the acne skin tissue by using a vacuum negative pressure to suck out sebum residues stuck in the place where acne is generated. Suction sebum residues may be discharged to the outside of the handpiece 110 through the suction line 103. At this stage, a high-power pulsed light (IPL) can be applied to the acne skin tissue to create a suitable environment for acne treatment.

Referring to Figure 2 (c), it can be irradiated with high power pulsed light toward the debris and acne-producing site (acne skin tissue) extracted out of the epidermis by vacuum negative pressure.

Referring to (d) of Figure 2, the acne skin tissue irradiated with the high-output pulsed light can be sterilized treatment of acne generation site by irradiating germicidal light (UV light as an embodiment).

In this case, the treatment light and germicidal light may be irradiated toward the acne-producing area sequentially or simultaneously, which may be controlled by a user's command or a predetermined driving mechanism.

The present invention is divided into a first embodiment to sequentially control the treatment light and germicidal light by adsorbing the handpiece to the skin disease skin tissue as the target site, and the second embodiment of applying the sterilizing light to the guide and sterilization at the same time You can look.

First embodiment

3 is a perspective view briefly showing a handpiece structure of a device for treating skin diseases according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines A-A 'and B-B' shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a skin It is an operation relationship diagram which shows the operation relationship between the structure of a disease treatment apparatus briefly.

3 to 5, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a handpiece 110, an inhalation module 120, a treatment light lamp 130, a germicidal light lamp 140, It may include a distance sensor 150, a controller 160 and a protective plate 170.

The handpiece 110 may have a case structure with an open bottom. An open lower portion of the handpiece 110 may be provided with a contact portion 112 in contact with the skin tissue to be treated. The contact portion 112 may be provided in the form of a cap detachable to the open lower portion. The handpiece 110 may have an accommodation space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated. At the time of the procedure, the target skin tissue may be sucked into the accommodation space through the contact portion 112 and accommodated therein.

The handpiece 110 may be formed in the form of a mouse provided with a handle on one side so that the user can comfortably hold. The shape and structure of the handpiece 110 may be changed in consideration of user convenience and visual design. The handpiece 110 may have a suction port 111 communicating with the accommodation space. In addition, a circuit board 104 such as a printed circuit board (PCB) may be provided inside the handpiece 110.

The suction module 120 may provide a suction pressure to the accommodation space of the handpiece 110. That is, the suction module 120 may include a suction member (not shown) connected to the suction port 111 to suck air in the accommodation space. A vacuum pump or the like may be used as the suction member.

The treatment light lamp 130 may be provided in the handpiece 110 and may radiate high power pulsed light toward the skin tissue. As the therapeutic light lamp 130, a xenon lamp capable of irradiating high power pulsed light (IPL) may be used.

The germicidal light lamp 140 may be provided in the handpiece 110 and sterilize the skin tissue by irradiating germicidal light toward the skin tissue. In the present exemplary embodiment, a case of using an ultraviolet lamp or an LED lamp as an example for sterilizing the skin tissue has been described as an example, but a light source capable of sterilizing the skin tissue may be various. Can be applied.

As an example, when the germicidal light lamp 140 is an ultraviolet lamp, the germicidal light lamp 140, the germicidal light lamp 140 is sterilization, ozone detection, surface or water contamination, protein analysis, DNA squashing, Ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 265 to 340 nm capable of drug development, optical sense, image tone measurement, UV curing, optical treatment, and the like can be irradiated. The wavelength of the ultraviolet light may be classified by various methods according to the spectrum, and may correspond to the wavelength classification of the ultraviolet light according to the ISO classification standard ISO-DIS-21348 for sunlight.

That is, the germicidal light lamp 140 of the present invention can be utilized as a use for medical and scientific applications by irradiating ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 265 ~ 340nm. More preferably, the germicidal lamp 140 may be irradiated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 310 ~ 340nm. Ultraviolet light in this wavelength range is known to be effective for the treatment of psoriasis, mycosis, mycosis tumors, eczema and the like.

As another example, when the germicidal light lamp 140 is an LED lamp, the germicidal light lamp 140 is sterilization, ozone detection, surface or water contamination, protein analysis, DNA squashing, drug development, optical sense, LED light having a wavelength of approximately 400 to 500 nm capable of image tone measurement, UV curing, optical treatment and the like can be irradiated, and more preferably LED light having a wavelength of 410 nm can be irradiated. In addition, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may irradiate various types of LED light, but it may be most preferable to irradiate blue LED light having excellent skin inflammatory lesion reduction effect.

The distance sensor 150 may detect a distance between the handpiece 110 and the skin tissue. As an example, the distance sensor 150 may be a contact infrared sensor that detects contact with the skin tissue. As another example, the distance sensor 150 may be a non-contact infrared sensor that calculates a distance from the skin tissue. The distance sensor 150 detects the contact or non-contact between the skin tissues and transmits a detection signal to the controller 160, when the handpiece 110 is placed in an abnormal position on the skin tissues. Abnormal procedure can be prevented.

The controller 160 may be linked with the distance sensor 150 to transmit and receive information, and may drive control the suction module 120, the treatment light lamp 130, and the germicidal light lamp 140.

The controller 160 receives a distance value between the handpiece 110 and the skin tissue from the distance sensor 150, and when the distance value corresponds to a preset reference range, the suction module 120 and the The treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140 may be sequentially driven and controlled.

The predetermined reference value range is a critical allowable distance for the handpiece 110 to inhale the skin tissue by the suction module 120 from a distance between the handpiece 110 and the skin tissue. It can mean a value.

The controller 160 sequentially drives the suction module 120, the treatment light lamp 130, and the germicidal light lamp 140 at regular time intervals, before driving the germicidal light lamp 140. Driving of the suction module 120 and the treatment light lamp 130 may be turned off at the same time.

Here, the controller 160 may control the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140 so as not to overlap each other. When the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140 is operated at the same time, an electrical overload according to the simultaneous output of the composite light is applied to the device, a problem such as discharge may occur.

The protective plate 170 is provided inside the handpiece 110 and may be disposed between the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140.

The protective plate 170 may be disposed at a position that interferes with the high output pulsed light of the treatment light lamp 130, and may be disposed at a position that does not interfere with the germicidal light of the germicidal light lamp 140. More specifically, the protective plate 170 may be provided in the form of a plate that crosses horizontally in the handpiece 110. The protective plate 170 may have a structure in which a central portion of the protective plate 170 is convexly rounded down. Alternatively, the protective plate 170 may have a structure inclined downward toward the center from the edge. In addition, the protective plate 170 has a reflecting function on the lower surface facing the treatment light lamp 130, so that the upper surface facing the germicidal light lamp 140 and the distance sensor 150 does not have a reflection function. Can be provided. The protection plate 170 may prevent mutual optical interference between the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140. As shown in (a) of FIG. 5, in order to implement the reflection function as described above, the lower surface of the protective plate 170 may include a reflector plate 171 capable of converting the irradiation direction of light.

In this case, the reflector plate 171 may include at least one substrate and a metal thin film. Here, the substrate and the metal thin film may have an inclusion having an asymmetric cross section. The reflective plate 171 structure of the structure may reflect light toward the specific direction from the metal thin film.

The treatment light lamp 130 may be provided in plurality on the lower surface of the protective plate 170. When the plurality of treatment light lamps 130 are provided, the plurality of treatment light lamps 130 may be spaced apart from each other and arranged in parallel. The arrangement of the plurality of therapeutic light lamps 130 can improve the light output compared to the use of a single therapeutic light lamp 130.

In addition, the treatment light lamp 130 may be disposed to overlap the reflective plate 171 in the vertical direction, so that the high output pulsed light is reflected by the reflective plate 171 to be directed to the skin tissue. The protective plate 170 may have a structure in which light passes only in a direction toward the contact portion 112 by providing the reflective plate 171 only on a lower surface thereof.

Accordingly, the treatment light lamp 130 disposed below the protective plate 170 does not pass through the protective plate 170, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), but the upper portion of the protective plate 170. The sterile light lamp 140 disposed in the may pass through the protective plate 170.

Here, when the treatment light of the treatment light lamp 130, that is, high-output pulsed light interferes with the germicidal light of the germicidal light lamp 140, it is difficult to expect the improvement of the treatment effect for the use of the composite light, in addition to the malfunction of the device And cause of failure. Accordingly, the treatment light lamp 130 may be disposed to overlap the reflection plate 171 in the vertical direction. More specifically, when the plurality of treatment light lamps 130 are spaced apart from each other at the bottom of the reflecting plate 171 and arranged in parallel, each of the treatment light lamps 130 are opposed to the reflecting plate 171. It may be desirable to arrange.

Meanwhile, the germicidal light lamp 140 may be disposed to face a gap between the treatment light lamps 130. In addition, the reflector plate 171 may be selectively disposed only at portions other than the irradiation path of the germicidal light, so as not to obstruct the irradiation path of the germicidal light. In this case, the germicidal light of the germicidal light lamp 140 passing through the protective plate 170 may be irradiated to the skin tissue through a gap between the treatment light lamps 130. Accordingly, the germicidal light of the germicidal light lamp 140 may be irradiated to the skin tissue without being disturbed during the procedure. Portions other than the space to which the germicidal light is irradiated may be configured as the reflector plate 171.

The arrangement of the handpiece 110 as described above may cause malfunctions and failures of the device due to the use of the composite light of the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140, and a decrease in the treatment effect due to mutual interference of the compound light. Can be prevented.

Referring to FIG. 6, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention may drive a high power pulsed light (IPL), a vacuum sound pressure, and an ultraviolet light (UV) in a sequence manner, and turn on / off the light source. The off, light irradiation time and treatment interval can be set separately.

That is, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention may sequentially control the treatment light and the germicidal light by adsorbing the handpiece to the skin disease skin tissue which is the target site of treatment.

Here, the controller 160 receives the distance value between the handpiece and the skin tissue from the distance sensor 150, and when the distance value falls within a preset reference value range, the suction module 120 and the treatment light lamp ( 130, driving control of the germicidal light lamp 140 may be sequentially and repeatedly performed.

In this case, the controller 160 sequentially drives the suction module 120, the treatment light lamp 130, and the germicidal light lamp 140 at regular time intervals, and drives the germicidal light lamp 140. Before the driving of the suction module 120 and the treatment light lamp 130 may be turned off at the same time.

In this case, the controller 160 may control the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140 so that they do not overlap each other.

As described above, the skin disease treatment apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention may be made in such a manner as to automatically sequence when the skin sensor is in close contact with the handpiece and the target skin tissue through the distance sensor 150. The germicidal light lamp 140 may be temporarily turned on after the treatment light lamp 130 is operated to sterilize the skin tissue. The germicidal light lamp 140 in the first embodiment may have a function of sterilizing the skin tissue.

In addition, in the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the handpiece 110 as described above is due to the use of the combined light of the treatment light lamp 130 and the germicidal light lamp 140. Malfunctions and failures of the device and deterioration of the treatment effect due to mutual interference of composite light can be prevented.

Second embodiment

7 is a side view briefly showing a handpiece structure of a skin disease treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 is a rear view briefly showing the handpiece structure of the acne treatment device according to a second embodiment of the present invention to be.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, in the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the sterilizing light lamp 240 and the distance sensor 250 are outside the handpiece 210 unlike the first embodiment. It may be provided at the bottom. In this case, the distance sensor 250 may be a contact sensor that detects contact with the skin tissue to be treated.

In this case, the germicidal light lamp 240 may be sterilized by the controller to sequentially or simultaneously guide the direction of movement of the handpiece 210 and sterilization treatment of the skin tissue to be treated.

Referring to FIG. 9, the germicidal light lamp 240 disposed below the front of the handpiece 210 may radiate ultraviolet light to a moving direction of the handpiece 210 as an example of germicidal light. This can visually identify the point P of the ultraviolet light.

In this case, the germicidal light lamp 240 may not only guide the moving direction of the handpiece 210, but also sterilize the irradiated portion at the same time.

The distance sensor 250 may generate a gap difference d2-d1 between the handpiece 210 and the skin tissue 10 by the close direction W of the handpiece 210. In this case, the distance sensor 250 may be made of a contact or non-contact infrared sensor, it can detect whether the handpiece 210 and the skin tissue 10 in close contact with the gap difference.

When the gap difference is detected from the distance sensor 250 as described above, it may be compared with a preset setting value and transmitted to the controller.

The operation and driving process of the controller will be described later with reference to FIG. 10.

Referring to FIG. 10, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention may drive the treatment light, the vacuum sound pressure, and the sterilization light in a sequence manner, and turn on / off the light, time and treatment of the light source. The interval can be set separately.

The apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention guides the handpiece to the target site through the sterilizing light, and sequentially adsorbs the handpiece to the skin disease skin tissue to sequentially treat the light and the sterilizing light. Can be controlled.

In this case, in the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the germicidal light lamp 240 disposed below the front of the handpiece 210 may irradiate the germicidal light to the moving direction of the handpiece 210. have. The germicidal light lamp 240 may not only guide the moving direction of the handpiece 210, but also sterilize the irradiated portion.

When the treatment light lamp 130 is driven, the germicidal light lamp 240 may be controlled to be in an off state or an idle state by a controller. This is because, when irradiated with the treatment light lamp 130 at the same time, the output of the equipment may be temporarily lowered or a secondary problem such as optical interference may occur.

On the other hand, the germicidal light lamp 240 has a light irradiation condition so that the germicidal light wavelength when guiding the movement direction of the handpiece 210 and the germicidal light wavelength when sterilizing the skin tissue is different from each other, Can be set. When the germicidal light lamp 240 is an ultraviolet lamp, when sterilizing the skin tissue, the germicidal light should preferably have a wavelength range of 265 ~ 340nm, when guiding the moving direction of the handpiece 210 Only simple display functions can be controlled.

As described above, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the second embodiment of the present invention may perform the sterilization treatment of the skin tissue and guide the movement direction of the handpiece 210 to the germicidal light lamp 240 at the same time. have.

At this time, the germicidal light lamp 240 is temporarily in order to prevent problems such as deterioration of equipment output or optical interference when the handpiece 210 is in close contact with the skin tissue and the treatment light lamp 130 is driven. Power can be controlled in an off or idle state.

Subsequently, a method for treating skin diseases using the skin disease treatment apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 11, the method for treating skin diseases according to an embodiment of the present invention may include defining a target skin tissue (S100), treating light irradiation step (S200), and sterilizing light irradiation step (S300). have.

Defining the target skin tissue (S100) may include receiving the skin tissue in a receiving space in the handpiece using suction pressure. In this case, the step (S100) of defining the target skin tissue may include applying a vacuum pressure to the handpiece until a suction pressure of a predetermined target pressure is provided in the accommodation space in the handpiece. . Here, the predetermined target pressure may mean an allowable pressure threshold value through which the handpiece may inhale the skin tissue. In addition, the step (S100) of defining the skin tissue to be treated may include applying a vacuum pressure to the handpiece until a predetermined target time in the accommodation space in the handpiece. Herein, the predetermined target time may mean an allowable time threshold set in advance by the handpiece in order to treat the skin tissue.

On the other hand, the step of defining the skin tissue to be treated (S100) may include determining whether the skin tissue and the handpiece in close contact. At this time, in the step (S100) of defining the target skin tissue, the treatment light irradiation step (S200) or the germicidal light irradiation step (S300) is whether the contact between the skin tissue and the handpiece is made automatically, Can be performed. Alternatively, if the contact between the skin tissue and the handpiece is made, the treatment light irradiation step (S200) and the germicidal light irradiation step (S300) may be performed automatically in sequence.

The treatment light irradiation step (S200), the step of irradiating the high-output pulsed light in the process of defining the target skin tissue (S100), and the step of defining the treatment target skin tissue (S100) And terminating the irradiation of the therapeutic light.

The germicidal light irradiation step (S300) may be irradiated with germicidal light toward the skin tissue irradiated with the treatment light. Ultraviolet light or LED light may be selected as the sterilized light. In this case, the ultraviolet light may have a wavelength of 265 ~ 340nm, the LED light may be irradiated with LED light having a wavelength of approximately 400 ~ 500nm. The sterilizing light irradiation may be performed sequentially or simultaneously with sterilization treatment of the skin tissue when guiding the moving direction of the handpiece. In addition, the ultraviolet light irradiated when the moving direction of the handpiece is guided may set power on / off.

As described above, the apparatus and method for treating skin diseases in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, by using the combined light of the treatment light and sterile light, not only the treatment of the skin disease, but also to perform the sterilization function after treatment collectively skin disease Improve treatment efficiency.

In addition, the arrangement of the handpiece configurations can prevent malfunction and failure of the device due to the use of the combined light of the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp, and a decrease in the treatment effect due to mutual interference of the compound light.

Third embodiment

Next, a method for treating skin diseases using the skin disease treatment apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

12 is a sectional view seen from the side of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view seen from the front portion (F direction in FIG. 12).

Referring to FIG. 12, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include a handpiece 310, a suction module, a treatment light lamp 330, and a germicidal light lamp 340.

The handpiece 310 may have a case structure with an open bottom. An open lower portion of the handpiece 310 may be provided with a contact portion in contact with the skin tissue to be treated as in the first embodiment. The contact portion may be provided in the form of a cap detachable to the open lower portion. The handpiece 310 may have an accommodation space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated. During the procedure, the target skin tissue may be sucked into the accommodation space through the contact portion and accommodated therein.

In addition, the handpiece 310 may be formed in the form of a mouse provided with a handle on one side so that the user can comfortably hold, as in the first embodiment. The shape and structure of the handpiece 310 may be changed in consideration of user convenience and visual design. The handpiece 310 may have a suction port 111 in communication with the accommodation space. In addition, a circuit board such as a printed circuit board (PCB) may be provided inside the handpiece 310.

The apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include a suction module as in the first embodiment, and the suction module may provide suction pressure to the accommodation space of the handpiece 310. . That is, the suction module may include a suction member (not shown) connected to the suction port 111 to suck air in the accommodation space. A vacuum pump or the like may be used as the suction member.

The treatment light lamp 330 is provided in the accommodation space of the handpiece 310 and may irradiate the treatment light, that is, high output pulsed light, toward the skin tissue. In addition, the treatment light lamp 330 is disposed to face the open lower portion in the accommodation space.

Next, the germicidal light lamp 340 is provided in the receiving space of the handpiece 310, is disposed on one side of the open lower.

More preferably, the treatment light lamp 330 is disposed in the upper region in the receiving space of the handpiece 310, the germicidal light lamp 340 is the open lower and the treatment light lamp 330 mutually It may be disposed in the side region of the accommodation space, out of the facing space. Since the germicidal light lamp 340 is vulnerable to heat, the germicidal light lamp 340 may be disposed outside the space facing each other without being disposed perpendicular to the light irradiation direction of the treatment light lamp 330. In addition, in order to prevent interference between the treatment light and the germicidal light, it is preferable that the germicidal light lamp 340 is disposed in the side region of the accommodation space, out of the space where the open lower portion and the treatment light lamp 330 face each other.

In addition, the other side facing the germicidal light lamp 340 in the open lower portion is a reflection member (not shown) that can reflect the germicidal light to reflect the germicidal light in the direction of the skin, that is, the open lower direction. Can be installed.

The germicidal light lamp 340 is provided in the handpiece 310, and sterilizing the skin tissue by irradiating germicidal light toward the skin tissue. For example, when the germicidal light lamp 340 is an ultraviolet lamp, the germicidal light lamp 340 is sterilized, ozone detection, surface or water contamination, protein analysis, DNA squashing, drug development, optical sense, Ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 265 to 340 nm capable of image tone measurement, UV curing, optical treatment, and the like can be irradiated. The wavelength of the ultraviolet light may be classified by various methods according to the spectrum, and may correspond to the wavelength classification of the ultraviolet light according to the ISO classification standard ISO-DIS-21348 for sunlight. That is, the germicidal light lamp 340 of the present invention can be utilized as a use for medical and scientific applications by irradiating ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 265 ~ 340nm. More preferably, the germicidal light lamp 340 may be irradiated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength of approximately 310 ~ 340nm. Ultraviolet light in this wavelength range is known to be effective for the treatment of psoriasis, mycosis, mycosis tumors, eczema and the like.

As another example, the germicidal light lamp 340 is approximately 400 capable of sterilization, ozone detection, surface or water decontamination, protein analysis, DNA squashing, drug development, optical sense, image tint measurement, UV curing, optical treatment, and the like. LED light having a wavelength of ˜500 nm can be irradiated, and more preferably LED light having a wavelength of 410 nm can be irradiated. In addition, although the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may irradiate various types of LED light, it may be most preferable to irradiate blue LED light having an excellent effect on reducing skin inflammatory lesions.

In addition, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include all components such as the distance sensor 150 and the controller 160 as in the first embodiment.

Subsequently, a method for treating skin diseases using the skin disease treatment apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 14, the method for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes defining a target skin tissue (S101), treating light irradiation step (S201), and sterilizing light irradiation step (S301). can do.

The series of steps of the method for treating skin diseases according to the third embodiment of the present invention may be performed by the same or similar method to the aforementioned skin disease treatment method.

Fourth embodiment

Next, a method for treating skin diseases using the skin disease treatment apparatus 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view briefly illustrating a handpiece structure of a device for treating skin diseases according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'and line B-B' shown in FIG.

15 to 16, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a handpiece 510 having a lower portion open toward the skin tissue to be treated, disposed on the handpiece, and the skin A plurality of high output pulsed

light irradiators

530A and 530B for irradiating high intensity pulsed light (IPL) toward tissue, and a controller (not shown) for controlling light irradiation of the plurality of high power pulsed light irradiators In addition, the control device independently controls the plurality of high output pulsed

light irradiators

530A and 530B, respectively.

In the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, since the control device independently controls the plurality of high-output pulsed

light emitters

530A and 530B, the output device increases or outputs the pulsed light. It has the effect of improving stability.

Each component of the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The handpiece 510 may have a case structure with an open bottom. The open lower portion of the handpiece 510 may have a contact portion in contact with the skin tissue to be treated, and the contact portion may be provided with a sensor 550 for detecting skin contact. Therefore, when the skin comes into contact with the sensor, the light irradiation may be performed without a separate switch operation. In addition, the handpiece 510 may have an accommodation space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated. During the procedure, the skin tissue to be treated may be sucked into the accommodation space and accommodated therein.

The handpiece 510 may be formed in the form of a mouse provided with a handle on one side so that the user can comfortably hold. The shape and structure of the handpiece 510 may be changed in consideration of user convenience and visual design. The handpiece 510 may have a suction port 111 communicating with the accommodation space.

Next, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of high power pulsed

light irradiators

530A and 530B. Referring to FIG. 16, two high power pulsed

light emitters

530A and 530B are disposed in the handpiece 510, but three or more high power pulsed light emitters may be provided in the handpiece 510 as necessary. have.

Next, a skin disease treatment apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a control device (not shown) for independently controlling each of the plurality of high-output pulsed light irradiators. The control device may be provided in the handpiece or may be provided in the main body. Since the controller can independently control the plurality of high-output pulsed light irradiators, the control device can increase the output or improve the output stability through the superposition of the pulsed light.

The controller may control the plurality of high power pulsed light emitters to irradiate pulsed light having the same phase. Referring to FIG. 17A, a pulse A + B in which pulse lights A and B having the same phase, respectively, is superimposed. That is, the control device may control the phases of the plurality of high-output pulsed light emitters in the same manner so that the pulsed light having increased output is irradiated to the skin tissue to be treated.

In addition, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention may further include a germicidal light lamp for irradiating germicidal light inside the handpiece. The germicidal light lamp may be provided in the handpiece as in the embodiment of the present invention mentioned above.

In general, the higher the output pulse light irradiator, the lower the output efficiency. This output drop phenomenon may occur when the output is divided into short pulse widths due to the characteristics of the high output pulsed light, since the output at the last time gradually decreases compared to the output at the first time. Due to the difference in the output value of the conventional skin disease treatment apparatus, a relatively high output pulse light is irradiated by a single high power pulsed light irradiator, or it is set to a value lower than the actual desired output value for safety. Could not stably irradiate the high-output pulsed light at.

However, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of high power pulsed light irradiators. The apparatus is then set to irradiate or alternately irradiate each of the pulsed lights emitted from the plurality of high power pulsed light emitters with each other. That is, as shown in Fig. 17 (a), the skin disease treatment apparatus according to the present invention, even if a plurality of high-output pulsed light irradiator irradiates the pulsed light at a relatively low output, as each pulsed light overlaps the conventional skin Pulsed light irradiation of the same output as the disease treatment apparatus is possible. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 17B, a plurality of high power pulsed light emitters may be selectively irradiated with each other at a relatively low output, thereby providing a constant and stable high power pulsed light irradiation.

Therefore, the apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention has the advantage of being capable of irradiating pulsed light of the same output as that of the conventional skin disease treating apparatus and increasing the life of the high-powered pulsed light irradiator or maintaining it for a long time. .

In particular, a high output pulsed light irradiator such as a xenon lamp has a problem in that output efficiency is steadily lowered while output stability is gradually lowered.

However, since the apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention uses a plurality of xenon lamps, each of the xenon lamps is used at a relatively low output, and thus the effect of irradiating light with a substantially high output specification is obtained. It can improve stability and reliability.

18 is a graph illustrating output comparison values of a single IPL LAMP and dual IPL LAMPs. Referring to FIG. 18, it can be seen that the output value of the single IPL LAMP continues to decrease with the passage of time of the pulse. In comparison, the output value of the dual IPL lamp can be seen to be consistently constant over time with the pulse.

That is, when using a plurality of high-output pulsed light emitters, such as the device for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to maximize the uniformity of the output and the safety of the device because each pulsed light is irradiated or alternately irradiated Do.

In addition, the controller may control the plurality of high-output pulsed light emitters to irradiate pulsed light having a different phase, respectively. More specifically, the control device may control the two high-output pulsed light irradiator to irradiate the pulsed light having a 1/2 cycle phase difference with each other. Referring to FIG. 4B, a pulse A + B in which pulse lights A and B having 1/2 cycle phase differences overlap each other is illustrated. That is, the control device may control the phases of the plurality of high output pulsed light emitters differently so that the pulsed light having improved output stability may be irradiated to the skin tissue to be treated.

The apparatus for treating skin diseases according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention can independently superimpose the pulsed light irradiated from the plurality of high-output pulsed light irradiators, thereby increasing the output duration and increasing the treatment duration. By improving the output stability, the side effects of the treatment device can be minimized.

It has been described above with respect to the apparatus and method for treating skin diseases according to the present invention.

The terms or words used in the foregoing descriptions and the claims to be described below are not to be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should explain the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. Based on the principle that it can be properly defined, it should be interpreted as meanings and concepts corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

And the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only one preferred example of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various equivalents that can replace them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

[Description of the code]

100: skin disease treatment device

101: main body 102: touch screen

103: suction line 104: circuit board

110 (210, 310, 510): handpiece 111: suction port

112: contact portion 120: suction module

130 (330): Treatment light lamp 140 (240, 340): Germicidal light lamp

150 (250): distance sensor 160: controller

170: protective plate 171: reflector

530A, 530B: High Power Pulsed Light Irradiator

550: Skin Contact Detection Sensor

Claims

A handpiece having a receiving space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated;

A suction module providing suction pressure to the accommodation space;

A treatment light lamp provided in the handpiece and configured to irradiate high power pulsed light (IPL) toward the skin tissue; And

And a sterilizing light lamp provided on the handpiece and irradiating sterilizing light toward the skin tissue.
The method of claim 1,

And a protective plate disposed at an interference position between the high power pulsed light of the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light of the germicidal light lamp to block mutual light interference of the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp.
The method of claim 1,

The handpiece has a lower portion open toward the skin tissue to be treated,

The treatment light lamp is disposed closer to the open lower part than the germicidal light lamp,

And a protective plate disposed between the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp and having a light reflection function to reflect the light of the treatment light lamp to the open lower portion.
The method of claim 1,

Further comprising a protective plate provided to block mutual optical interference of the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp inside the handpiece,

The protective plate is disposed so as to cross between the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp, the center of the skin disease treatment device having a convex shape toward the treatment light lamp compared to the edge.
The method of claim 1,

Further comprising a protective plate provided to block mutual optical interference of the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp inside the handpiece,

The protective plate is disposed so as to cross between the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp, and has a structure inclined downward toward the center from the edge.
The method of claim 1,

The therapeutic light lamp is disposed inside the handpiece,

The sterilizing light lamp is a skin disease treatment device disposed on the outside of the handpiece.
The method of claim 1,

The germicidal light lamp is a skin disease treatment device for irradiating ultraviolet light (UV) having a wavelength of 265 ~ 340nm.
The method of claim 1,

The germicidal light lamp is a skin disease treatment device for irradiating blue LED (blue LED) light having a wavelength of 400nm to 500nm.
The method of claim 1,

The handpiece has an open bottom towards the skin tissue to be treated,

The therapeutic light lamp is provided in parallel with a plurality of spaced apart from each other at a position closer to the open lower than the germicidal light lamp,

The germicidal light lamp is disposed in the skin disease treatment device facing the gap between the treatment light lamps.
The method of claim 1,

The handpiece has a suction port in communication with the receiving space,

And the suction module is connected to the suction port and includes a suction member for sucking air in the accommodation space.
The method of claim 1,

A distance sensor for sensing a distance value between the handpiece and the skin tissue; And

And a controller configured to receive distance data from the distance sensor and drive the suction module, the treatment light lamp, and the germicidal light lamp.
The method of claim 11,

The controller receives the distance value from the distance sensor, and when the distance value falls within a preset reference value range, the skin disease to sequentially drive and control the suction module, the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp sequentially. Treatment device.
The method of claim 11,

The controller sequentially drives the suction module, the treatment light lamp and the germicidal light lamp at regular time intervals, and simultaneously turns off the driving of the suction module and the treatment light lamp before driving the germicidal light lamp. Disease treatment devices.
Defining the skin tissue to be treated;

A therapeutic light irradiation step of irradiating the skin tissue with high power pulsed light (IPL); And

A sterilized light irradiation step of irradiating the sterilized light to the skin tissue; Skin disease treatment method comprising a.
The method of claim 14,

The step of defining the skin tissue to be treated comprises the step of receiving the skin tissue in the receiving space in the handpiece using the suction pressure.
The method of claim 14,

The sterilizing light irradiation step

And a LED light irradiation step of irradiating LED (Light-Emitting Diode) light to the skin tissue.
The method of claim 14,

Defining the skin tissue to be treated includes determining whether the skin tissue is in close contact with the handpiece.
The method of claim 14,

The treatment light irradiation step or the germicidal light irradiation step is performed automatically, if the contact between the skin tissue and the handpiece is made automatically.
The method of claim 14,

Defining the skin tissue to be treated includes determining whether the skin tissue is in close contact with the handpiece,

When the contact between the skin tissue and the handpiece is made, the method for treating skin diseases in which the treatment light irradiation step and the sterilization light irradiation step are automatically performed sequentially.
The method of claim 14,

The treatment light irradiation step,

Irradiating the high power pulsed light in the process of defining the skin tissue to be treated; And

And terminating the irradiation of the high power pulsed light simultaneously with defining the skin tissue to be treated.
A handpiece having a receiving space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated and a lower portion opened toward the skin tissue to be treated;

A suction module providing suction pressure to the accommodation space;

A treatment light lamp disposed on the handpiece and configured to irradiate high power pulsed light (IPL) toward the skin tissue; And

Is disposed on the handpiece, including a germicidal light lamp for irradiating germicidal light toward the skin tissue,

The treatment light lamp is disposed to face the open lower part in the receiving space,

The sterilizing light lamp is disposed on one side of the open lower portion in the receiving space.
The method of claim 21,

The sterilizing light is a blue led light (blue led) light having a wavelength of 400nm to 500nm.
The method of claim 21,

The treatment light lamp is disposed in an upper region in the accommodation space,

The germicidal light lamp is disposed in the side region of the receiving space out of the space that the open lower and the treatment light lamp facing each other.
A handpiece having an open bottom toward the skin tissue to be treated;

A plurality of high power pulsed light emitters disposed on the handpiece and radiating high intensity pulsed light (IPL) toward the skin tissue; And

And a controller for controlling light irradiation of the plurality of high power pulsed light irradiators.

The control device is a skin disease treatment device for independently controlling the plurality of high power pulsed light irradiator.
The method of claim 24,

The control device

The plurality of high-output pulsed light irradiator is controlled to irradiate the pulsed light having the same phase, each skin disease treatment device.
The method of claim 24,

The control device

And a plurality of the high power pulsed light irradiators to control the irradiated pulsed light having a different phase.
The method of claim 26,

The control device

2. The apparatus for treating skin diseases according to claim 2, wherein the two high-output pulsed light emitters are controlled to irradiate pulsed light having a 1/2 cycle phase difference with each other.
The method of claim 24,

The handpiece has a receiving space for receiving the skin tissue to be treated,

And a suction module for providing suction pressure to the accommodation space.
The method of claim 24,

The open lower part of the handpiece is provided with a skin contact sensor,

The skin disease treatment device, characterized in that the light irradiation is carried out when the skin is in contact with the sensor.
The method of claim 24,

And a sterilizing light lamp provided on the handpiece to irradiate sterilizing light toward the skin tissue.