WO2015088180A1 - Appareil et méthode de stimulation - Google Patents

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WO2015088180A1
WO2015088180A1 PCT/KR2014/011799 KR2014011799W WO2015088180A1 WO 2015088180 A1 WO2015088180 A1 WO 2015088180A1 KR 2014011799 W KR2014011799 W KR 2014011799W WO 2015088180 A1 WO2015088180 A1 WO 2015088180A1
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  • It relates to a stimulation device and method, and more particularly to a device and method that can receive acupuncture or moxibustion treatment according to a program embedded in the stimulation device.
  • Acupuncture or moxibustion is one of the typical treatment methods for treating patients by delivering physical stimulation directly to the human body.
  • the treatment method using saliva may be a treatment method of fixing the saliva for a predetermined time by penetrating the skin at a specific point on the skin of the patient.
  • moxibustion is a treatment method for disposing a heating element at a specific point on the skin of a patient for a predetermined time so that heat generated from the heating element is transferred to a specific point.
  • the location of the acupuncture or moxibustion must be set correctly. For example, when acupuncture or moxibustion is placed in the wrong position, treatment efficiency is lowered, and there are problems that may cause side effects to the patient.
  • control unit for receiving a signal containing stimulation information;
  • a driver configured to receive the received stimulus information and drive a stimulus signal which is an electrical signal;
  • a delivery unit configured to transmit a stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus, wherein the physical stimulus uses at least one of saliva and moxibustion.
  • the delivery unit may receive the stimulus signal from the driving unit to protrude the saliva.
  • the transfer unit may protrude the needle using at least one of tension and elastic force.
  • the transmission unit may generate heat energy to transmit the stimulus signal.
  • the transfer unit may generate the thermal energy using at least one of a heat generation method using exothermic-induced powder, a heat generation method with exothermic-induced liquid, and a heat generation method by electricity.
  • the stimulus information may include at least one of a stimulus signal pattern, a time for delivering the stimulus signal, a cycle of the stimulus signal, and a timing of the stimulus signal.
  • control unit may change and transmit the stimulus information to the driving unit.
  • the pad portion consisting of at least one pad attached to the skin of the patient; And a communication unit configured to receive stimulus information about the patient and to transmit the stimulus information to the pad unit, wherein the pad includes: a controller configured to receive a signal including the stimulus information; A driver configured to receive the received stimulus information and drive a stimulus signal which is an electrical signal; And a delivery unit which transmits a stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus, wherein the physical stimulus uses at least one of saliva and moxibustion.
  • the delivery unit may receive the stimulus signal from the driving unit to protrude the saliva.
  • the transfer unit may generate heat energy to transmit the stimulus signal.
  • the stimulation cycle may further include a monitoring unit for receiving feedback of the response of the patient, monitoring the improvement of the patient.
  • the communication unit may transmit stimulus delivery candidate position information and receive a stimulus delivery signal or a position adjustment signal.
  • the delivery unit may deliver the stimulus to the stimulus delivery candidate point.
  • the transfer unit may adjust the stimulus transfer candidate point based on the received position adjustment signal.
  • the pad unit may transmit the physical stimulus to the skin corresponding to the portion where the stimulus is applied to the master robot.
  • the monitoring unit may compare the improvement of the patient according to the first stimulation cycle and the improvement of the patient according to the second stimulation cycle, and the driving unit may adjust the stimulation intensity according to the comparison.
  • the feedback may include a measurement value or a questionnaire questionnaire value obtained by measuring the biometric information of the patient.
  • the biometric information may include at least one of a pulse number and a body temperature of the patient.
  • control unit receives a signal including the stimulation information;
  • a driving unit receiving the received stimulus information to drive a stimulus signal which is an electrical signal; And transmitting, by the delivery unit, a stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus, wherein the physical stimulus uses at least one of saliva and moxibustion.
  • the delivery unit may receive the stimulus signal from the driving unit to protrude the saliva.
  • the transfer unit may protrude the needle using at least one of tension and elastic force.
  • the transmission unit may generate heat energy to transmit the stimulus signal.
  • the transfer unit may generate the thermal energy using at least one of a heat generation method using exothermic-induced powder, a heat generation method with exothermic-induced liquid, and a heat generation method by electricity.
  • a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a stimulation pad according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG 2 is an exemplary view showing in detail a stimulation pad for stimulation using a needle, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a stimulation device according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a stimulation method according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a stimulation pad according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may include a controller 110, a driver 120, and a transmitter 130.
  • the controller 110 may receive a signal including stimulus information.
  • the stimulus information may include at least one of a stimulus signal pattern, a time for delivering the stimulus signal, a cycle of the stimulus signal, and a timing of the stimulus signal.
  • the controller 110 may receive a signal including stimulus information through the communication unit as described below in more detail.
  • the communication unit may be disposed outside the stimulation pad, and thus, although not shown in FIG. 1, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the communication unit may also be implemented to be included in the stimulation pad 100.
  • the stimulus signal pattern may correspond to the pattern of the physical stimulus
  • the time for transmitting the stimulus signal may correspond to the time information at which the physical stimulus is output.
  • the period of the stimulus signal may correspond to the output period of the physical stimulus when the physical stimulus is periodically output, for example, the timing of the stimulus signal may correspond to the output timing of the physical stimulus.
  • the driver 120 may receive the received stimulus information and drive a stimulus signal that is an electrical signal.
  • the stimulus information input from the controller 110 may be information having a preset data format.
  • the signal including stimulus information may include a data format based on a predetermined communication protocol format.
  • the driver 120 may extract stimulus information from a signal including stimulus information.
  • the extraction of the stimulus information is designed to be changed so that the controller 110 can be performed.
  • the driver 120 may drive an electrical signal based on intellectual extraction or stimulus information extracted by the controller.
  • the electrical signal may be a signal which may directly cause physical movement or heat generation of the device.
  • the electrical signal may be preset according to the type of the transmitter 130, and the driver 120 may be programmed or manufactured to drive the preset electrical signal.
  • the delivery unit 130 may transmit the stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus.
  • the physical stimulus may be using at least one of saliva and moxibustion.
  • the transmitter 130 may generate a physical stimulus corresponding to the stimulus signal, which is an input electrical signal, and output the physical stimulus to the skin of the patient.
  • the delivery unit 130 may receive a stimulus signal from the drive unit 120 to protrude the saliva.
  • the stimulus information may be information indicating the salient degree of the saliva.
  • the driving unit 120 may generate the stimulus signal corresponding to the degree of protrusion of the saliva by checking the stimulus information.
  • the driver 120 may output a stimulus signal corresponding to the degree of protrusion of the needle to the transfer unit 130, and the transfer unit 130 may protrude the needle to the extent of protrusion based on the input stimulus signal.
  • the needle may be embedded in the pad part and protrude when the stimulus signal is input from the driving part 120.
  • the protrusion may exert a physical stimulus in a pre-set manner on the device.
  • the preset method may include at least one of a salient protrusion pattern, a time when the saliva protrudes, a salient period of saliva, and a salient timing of saliva.
  • the transmission unit 130 may protrude the needle using at least one of the tension and elastic force.
  • the delivery unit 130 may generate heat energy to transmit a stimulus signal.
  • the transfer unit 130 In the method of using moxibustion, the transfer unit 130 generates heat energy using at least one of a heat generation method using exothermic-induced powder exothermic-induced powder, a heat generation method with exothermic-inducing liquid, and a heat generation method by electricity. It may be a method.
  • the controller 110 may change and transmit the stimulus information to the driver 120.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may be programmed to operate according to a physician's prescription. When the patient improves on the prescription of the medical person, the operation of the stimulation pad 100 may be changed.
  • the pad 100 may further include a user interface unit (not shown).
  • the user interface unit (not shown) may be provided with a user input window or button.
  • the input window or button may be a means for inputting a user command for manipulating the operation of the pad 100.
  • a user may manipulate an operation of the pad 100 by inputting a user command to a user interface unit (not shown). Therefore, the controller 110 may transmit the stimulus information to the driver 120 based on the modified stimulus information.
  • FIG 2 is an exemplary view showing in detail a stimulation pad for stimulation using a needle, according to an embodiment.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may include a cover 210, a storage 220, and an attachment 230.
  • the lid 210 may contain components of the stimulation pad 100.
  • the storage unit 220 may include a needle or a heating element.
  • the needle When the storage unit 220 includes a needle, the needle may be stored in the basic mode without protruding the needle outward.
  • the needle may be located in the storage unit 220 and then protrude out of the attachment unit 230 in the case of the treatment mode in which the delivery unit 130 receives the stimulus signal from the driving unit 120. Accordingly, it may be possible for the user to attach the pad 100 first, and to implement a configuration in which the saliva protrudes during the treatment.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may display a needle or stimulation candidate point that protrudes from among a plurality of needles.
  • the stimulation pad 100 generates a visual display means at the cover point 210 corresponding to the protruding saliva so that the patient can determine at which point the saliva is applied.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may display the stimulation candidate point.
  • the position information on the stimulation candidate point may be delivered to the operator side terminal remotely.
  • the operator may determine at which point of the patient the needle will be applied based on the received location information.
  • the operator may manipulate the operator side terminal to transmit the stimulus transmission signal or the position adjustment signal to the stimulation pad 100.
  • the stimulus delivery signal may be a signal for delivering a stimulus to a corresponding stimulation candidate point.
  • the position adjustment signal may be a signal for adjusting the position of the stimulus candidate point. The operator can move the stimulus candidate point to the desired position.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may generate a visual display means corresponding to the stimulation candidate point to inform the patient that the point where the needle is applied has moved.
  • the stimulation pad 100 may receive a stimulus transmission signal from an operator-side terminal, and transmit a stimulus to a stimulation candidate point.
  • FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram particularly illustrating a case where the needle protrudes.
  • the end of the needle that is, acupuncture may be made to penetrate the skin of the user in a relatively pointed form.
  • the other part of the needle connected from the acupuncture may be implemented in the form of a curve as shown in FIG.
  • the portion having a curved shape of the needle may have elasticity.
  • the aggression opposite end of the needle may be connected to the stimulator.
  • a stimulus signal may be input from the stimulator. More specifically, the stimulator may transmit an electrical signal or a physical signal to the saliva, thereby determining whether the saliva is protruding / non-protruding. For example, the stimulator may transmit a physical signal of attraction to the saliva.
  • the stimulator may attract the needle, the acupuncture may also be located inside the storage unit 220.
  • the stimulator may transmit a physical signal of repulsive force to the saliva. That is, the stimulator may push out the needle, and the acupuncture may also be located outside the storage unit 220 to protrude.
  • the stimulation pads When the stimulation pads are attached to the human body and operate, the stimulation pads may release anesthetics applied to the skin of the human body. Before the saliva protrudes, the stimulation pad can cause anesthesia to penetrate the human skin.
  • the stimulation pad may be attached to the human body.
  • the stimulation pads may be in the form of clothes that the patient can wear.
  • the stimulation pad may be made of a flexible material.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a stimulation device according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the stimulation device 300 may include a pad unit 310 and a communication unit 320.
  • the pad part 310 may be attached to the skin of the patient.
  • the pad part 310 may be composed of a plurality of pads.
  • the communication unit 320 may receive stimulus information about the patient and transmit the stimulus information to the pad unit 310.
  • the medical person may transmit the patient's information to the communication unit 320. Prescriptions for patients may also be included in the information.
  • An external communication unit (not shown) on the medical side may transmit prescription information to the communication unit 320, and the communication unit 320 may transmit to the pad unit 310.
  • the communication unit 320 may also transmit and receive stimulus information about the patient with the pad unit 310, and transmit the prescription information transmitted by the medical person to the communication unit 320 to the pad unit 310.
  • the communication unit 320 When the communication unit 320 transmits and receives stimulus information or prescription information about the patient, it may be wired or wireless.
  • the environment in which the stimulation device 300 operates may be a communication environment using a smartphone or the web.
  • the pad may include a controller 110, a driver 120, and a transmitter 130.
  • the controller 110 may receive a signal including stimulus information.
  • the driver 120 may receive the received stimulus information and drive a stimulus signal that is an electrical signal.
  • the delivery unit 130 may transmit the stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus.
  • the delivery unit 130 may receive a stimulus signal from the drive unit 120 to protrude the saliva.
  • the transfer unit 130 may generate heat energy to transmit a stimulus signal.
  • the stimulation device 300 may further include a monitoring unit 330 for monitoring the improvement of the patient.
  • the monitoring unit 330 may receive feedback of the patient's response according to the stimulation cycle.
  • the monitoring unit 330 may display the patient's improvement according to the first stimulation cycle and the patient's improvement according to the second stimulation cycle.
  • the monitoring unit 330 may compare each improvement.
  • the driver 120 may adjust the stimulus intensity according to the comparison.
  • the feedback may include at least one of a measurement value and a questionnaire questionnaire value for measuring biometric information of the patient.
  • the biometric information may include at least one of a pulse number and a body temperature of the patient.
  • the biometric information may include not only pulse and body temperature but also other information indicative of the patient's state of health.
  • the questionnaire questionnaire value may be a way that the medical staff directly asks the patient. When the medical team prescribes the prescription according to the patient's answer, the controller 110 may change the stimulus information and transmit the stimulus information to the driver 120.
  • a medical practitioner may prescribe a patient for treatment using physical stimulation.
  • the patient may attach the pad part 310 to a place designated by a medical person.
  • the medical person may input the type, time, interval, duration, etc. of the treatment stimulus to the communication unit 320.
  • the driver 120 may generate a stimulus based on the input information.
  • the delivery unit 130 may deliver a physical stimulus to the skin of the patient.
  • the saliva is embedded in the storage portion may protrude as the stimulus starts according to the stimulus signal to apply the saliva stimulus.
  • thermal energy when the physical stimulus is moxibustion, thermal energy may be generated using the principle of a pocket stove.
  • the stimulation device may utilize the principle of a master-slave robot. Specifically, a patient or a doctor can apply acupuncture to a position where acupuncture is to be stimulated using a master robot (such as a human model robot). Then, the slave robot (stimulation pad or pad portion) can apply saliva to the skin of the patient correspondingly.
  • a master robot such as a human model robot.
  • the slave robot stimulation pad or pad portion
  • the communication unit 320 may transmit the position information of the needle to the pad unit.
  • the pad part 310 may apply the saliva to the skin (or the affected part) of the patient corresponding to the position where the saliva is applied to the master robot.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a stimulation method according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the controller 110 receives a signal including stimulus information.
  • the driver 120 receives the received stimulus information and drives the stimulus signal, which is an electrical signal.
  • the transmission unit 130 transmits the stimulus signal to the skin of the patient as a physical stimulus.
  • the physical stimulus may be using at least one of saliva and moxibustion.
  • the transmission unit 130 may receive a stimulus signal from the drive unit 120 to protrude the saliva.
  • the delivery unit may generate heat energy to transmit a stimulus signal.
  • the method using moxibustion may be to use at least one of a heat generation method by the exothermic-induced powder, a heat generation method by the exothermic-induced liquid, and a heat generation method by electricity.
  • the apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components.
  • the devices and components described in the embodiments may be, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable arrays (FPAs), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions.
  • ALUs arithmetic logic units
  • FPAs field programmable arrays
  • PLU programmable logic unit
  • microprocessor or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions.
  • the processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system.
  • OS operating system
  • the processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software.
  • processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include.
  • the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller.
  • other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.
  • the software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process it independently or collectively. You can command the device.
  • Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a signal wave to be transmitted.
  • the software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner.
  • Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.
  • the method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium.
  • the computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination.
  • the program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.
  • Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.
  • Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.
  • the hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

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La présente invention concerne un tampon de stimulation qui peut comprendre : une unité de commande servant à recevoir un signal contenant des informations de stimulation ; une unité d'attaque servant à recevoir les informations de stimulation et à mettre en œuvre une attaque d'un signal de stimulation qui consiste en un signal électrique ; et une unité de transmission servant à transmettre le signal de stimulation vers la peau d'un patient sous la forme d'une stimulation physique, la stimulation physique utilisant l'acupuncture et/ou la moxibustion.
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