WO2017217798A1

WO2017217798A1 - Pain treatment device

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Publication number: WO2017217798A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/006295
Authority: WO
Inventors: 엄도재; 홍인표
Original assignee: 주식회사 메디랩
Priority date: 2016-06-16
Filing date: 2017-06-16
Publication date: 2017-12-21
Also published as: KR101758018B1

Abstract

Disclosed is a pain treatment device including: a body that can be grasped by hand; a massage electrode provided on the body in a direction protruding upward when the body is grasped; an output unit provided with a minus output part mounted to the body so as to be electrically connected to the massage electrode and periodically discharge positive ions introduced through the massage electrode to a ground electrode, and a plus output part supplying a positive charge to the massage electrode; and a control unit controlling one of the minus output part and the plus output part to be electrically connected to the massage electrode.

Description

Pain cure

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pain treatment device, which relates to a pain treatment device that can effectively alleviate the pain felt by a patient by rubbing the pain area with a massage electrode or by attaching an adhesive pad to the pain area.

Pain, in medical definition, refers to the unpleasant sensations caused by stimulation of specific nerves with pain receptors, which are essential as a signal to recognize abnormalities in the body and to take appropriate action.

However, if the pain is unknown, the exact cause is frequent, or if the chronic pain without proper treatment even if the cause is known, daily life becomes very difficult. For this reason, the pain clinic that manages serious pain is becoming an independent medical activity.

Pain is difficult to determine the exact cause of the symptomatic treatment is usually taken. Severe pain may paralyze pain through local anesthesia, but in many cases, pain relief temporarily reduces pain. If the pain associated with muscles or joints, you can also benefit from cold and cold treatment, low frequency treatment, invasive treatment, moxibustion treatment, cupping treatment, massage.

On the other hand, taking medications to relieve pain can lead to drug resistance or adversely affect metabolism, and visiting a hospital for professional treatment is expensive in terms of time and money. In addition, massaging the pain area is limited because it is difficult for an elderly patient and others have to do it depending on the pain area.

Therefore, if an inexpensive device is provided that can effectively cure or alleviate pain on its own without effort, it can be a great help for many people suffering from pain.

(Patent Document 1) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1580036 (2015.12.24. Notification)

An object of the present invention is to provide a pain therapy device that can effectively alleviate pain by the patient simply by rubbing the pain area with the massage electrode.

Pain treatment device according to the present invention, the body which can be gripped by hand; and the massage electrode provided on the body in a direction protruding upward when the body is gripped; and the body to be electrically connected to the massage electrode An output part mounted on the output part, the output part including a negative output part periodically discharging a cation introduced through the massage electrode to the ground electrode and a positive output part supplying positive charges to the massage electrode; And a controller configured to control an output of any one of the negative output unit and the positive output unit to be electrically connected to the massage electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the negative output unit includes a capacitor, and periodically discharges the charge of the cation charged in the capacitor to the ground electrode through a switching element.

The switching device may further include a charge amount measuring unit connected to the anode of the capacitor, and the switching element may be operated when the amount of charge charged in the capacitor measured by the charge amount measuring unit reaches a preset level.

The apparatus may further include a pad electrically connected to the output unit mounted on the body, and the control unit may include a negative output unit and a positive output unit, or a positive output unit and a negative output unit, respectively, on the massage electrode and the pad. Electrically connected

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the massage electrode may have a spoon shape.

The massage electrode may be configured to be replaceable, and in this case, the massage electrode may further include a finger massage electrode having a curved tip to surround at least a portion of the finger.

The body may further include a color display screen, and the color display screen may output a color therapy color that is effective for treating pain.

The color therapy color may utilize a red, blue, or green color.

In addition, the body is provided with a speaker, the control unit may output a natural sound having a sound therapy effect through the speaker.

In addition, the present invention can be gripped by hand; A massage electrode which protrudes upward when the body is gripped and is provided in the body to contact the pain area; An output which is mounted on the body so as to be electrically connected to the massage electrode, and has a negative output part which periodically discharges positive ions of the pain portion introduced through the massage electrode to the ground electrode and a positive output part which supplies positive charge to the massage electrode; part; And a control unit which controls the output electrode of any one of the negative output unit and the positive output unit to be electrically connected to the massage electrode, wherein the negative output unit includes a capacitor and a switching element for periodically discharging a charge of a cation. In addition, the positive output unit provides a pain treatment device to supply the charge of the cation to the patient to exert a repulsive force on the pain-induced cation to distribute around the pain area.

The massage electrode of the pain treatment device of the present invention having the above configuration can effectively alleviate the pain by extracting the cation causing the pain through the simple act of rubbing the pain area to the outside or dispersing it in the body.

In addition, a red or purple light output from the color display screen may be used to add color therapy to alleviate pain, or to relieve tension through natural sounds with sound therapy, thereby enhancing pain. .

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pain treatment device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a simplified view showing the internal configuration of the pain treatment device according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of (a) a negative output unit and (b) a positive output unit.

4 is a perspective view showing a replaceable finger massage electrode.

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

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, descriptions of well-known configurations that will be obvious to those skilled in the art will be omitted so as not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pain treatment device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the internal configuration of the pain treatment device according to the invention briefly, it will be described in detail with respect to the pain treatment device of the present invention.

As shown in the configuration, the pain treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a body 100, a massage electrode 200, an output unit 300, and a controller 400. In addition, referring to FIG. 2, an output unit 300, a controller 400, and a battery for supplying power to the color display screen 500 to be described later are also included. The battery may be used by carrying the pain treatment device 10. It is assumed to be configured to be rechargeable. However, embodiments not connected to an external commercial power source (outlet) and used are not excluded, and various well-known power technologies for supplying power to small household appliances or smart devices may be applied to the present invention. .

Body 100 corresponds to a body that can be mounted on the outside or mounted to the various components of the pain treatment device 10, it has a size that can be gripped by hand.

When the massage electrode 200 is gripped by the body 100, the massage electrode 200 is a current-carrying protrusion provided in the body 100 in the upwardly protruding direction. The massage electrode 200 is a part that allows the user to grab the body 100 and rub the pain area as it is, and is made of an electrically conductive material. For example, titanium alloys commonly used in medical devices may be made of a conductive material, or may be made of a constitution that imparts conductivity by plating a surface with gold or platinum.

Since the massage electrode 200 is a part in contact with the skin of the pain area, it is preferable to have a smooth curved surface so as not to feel pain when massage. For example, it can be made into a small spoon shape about the size of the tip of the thumb.

The output part 300 mounted inside the main body is electrically connected to the massage electrode 200. The output unit 300 generates a minute current such as a biocurrent, for example, a micro amperage, and outputs the current to the massage electrode 200, or temporarily accumulates a charge of a cation introduced through the massage electrode 200 and then grounds. It serves to discharge to the electrode 316.

The output unit 300 includes two

output units

310 and 320, that is, a negative output unit 310 and a positive output unit 320. FIG. 3A illustrates a circuit configuration of the negative output unit 310. And (b) shows a circuit configuration of the positive output unit 320.

Looking at the painful part of the human body, it is mainly called acupuncture points in Chinese medicine (經穴) as a measure of the potential is characterized by a higher potential than the surrounding body. The cause of pain is a medical report that the concentration of specific cations such as calcium ions (Ca ² ⁺ ) in the body fluid is due to an abnormally high ion imbalance, and the pain treatment device 10 of the present invention is a cation (typically It can relieve pain by removing calcium ions) below the proper level or dispersing it to the surrounding area.

The negative output unit 310 illustrated in FIG. 3A periodically discharges positive ions introduced through the massage electrode 200 to the ground electrode 316. That is, positive charges introduced through the massage electrode 200 are accumulated in the capacitor 312, and the switching element 314 is periodically operated to cause the capacitor 312 circuit to pass to the ground electrode 316 to discharge the accumulated positive charges. do. The operating period of the switching element 314 may be in the range of about 1 ~ 10㎐.

The illustrated switching element 314 includes two switches SW1 and SW2. When the second switch SW2 is connected when the first switch SW1 is connected to the ground, the charge accumulated in the capacitor 312 is reduced. The structure is discharged to the ground electrode 316.

In addition, by further comprising a charge amount measuring unit 318 connected to the anode of the capacitor 312 by measuring the amount of charge charged in the capacitor 312, when the positive charge is charged to the capacitor 312 to the predetermined level then the switching element 314 It is also possible to configure the operation to discharge. That is, it is also possible to automatically change the operation period of the switching element 314 using the charge amount measuring unit 318.

In addition, the positive output unit 320 illustrated in FIG. 3B continuously supplies positive charges to the massage electrode 200. The positive output unit 320 does not remove the cations accumulated in the pain area to the outside, but does reduce the pain by applying a repulsive force to a locally concentrated pain-inducing cation and dispersing it widely around the pain area.

As a result of experiments on people who complain of pain, after the massage treatment using the pain treatment device 10 of the present invention, the potential of the pain area was reduced to the same level as the surroundings, and the effect of reducing the pain felt by the patient himself was also considerable. It was confirmed to be high.

The controller 400 controls the operation of the output unit 300, and electrically connects one of the negative output unit 310 and the positive output unit 320 to the massage electrode 200. .

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the pad 600 may be further connected to the output unit 300 mounted on the main body. The pad 600 is a kind of electrode that can be adhesively attached to the pain area or held by another hand that does not hold the pain treatment device 10. The pad 600 may be selectively connected to the main body. When the pad 600 is used together with the pad 600 in addition to the massage electrode 200, a negative output unit 310 and a positive output unit are respectively provided to the massage electrode 200 and the pad 600. The control unit 400 controls the output unit 320 or the output unit of different polarity of the positive output unit 320 and the negative output unit 310 to be electrically connected. As such, when the pad 600 is used together, two pain sites can be treated at the same time. In particular, the pad 600 can be conveniently attached to a portion that is hard to reach by hand.

In addition, the massage electrode 200 may be detachably configured to be replaceable. For example, the massage electrode 200 may be detachably attached to the body 100, such as an electric toothbrush. The removable massage electrode 200 may be desirable for hygiene when several people use the pain treatment device 10 in common, and on the other hand, a finger massage electrode having a curved tip to cover at least a portion of a finger By preparing 650, the massage effect of the finger joint portion can be improved. An example of a finger massage electrode 650 is shown in FIG. 4.

In addition, the body of the pain treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention may include a color display screen 500. The color display screen 500 is basically activated when the pain treatment device 10 is turned on to indicate that the operation is possible, while remaining battery power, the operation mode of the massage electrode 200, when the pad 600 is connected Allows you to check the operating mode, etc.

The present invention is further configured herein to further enhance the effectiveness of pain treatment by allowing the color display screen 500 to output color therapy colors that are effective in pain treatment.

Color therapy is a therapy that recovers and destroys damaged biorhythms by shining artificial rays on the body by utilizing the characteristics of color. In recent years, a number of US scientists have been actively involved in scientific approaches, such as finding that color protects the human body by absorbing electrons from free radicals that damage DNA, and some neurosurgeons use colored rays. It has been reported to treat pain and depression.

In order to meet the purpose of the pain treatment device 10 of the present invention, as a color therapy color that is effective in pain relief, red, blue, and green-based colors may be utilized. Red is effective in stimulating blood flow and pulse, which promotes metabolism, which can have an effect on the release or dispersion of pain-causing cations. In addition, blue has a function of releasing nerve tension, and green has a function of stimulating the pituitary gland to balance emotions and relieve nerve and muscle tension, which can also play a positive role in pain relief. have.

The person who uses the pain treatment device 10 of the present invention naturally stares at the color display screen 500 because the body 100 can only see the portion of the body 100 when rubbing the pain area by hand. By receiving the light of color therapy in the color can increase the pain relief effect by the color therapy.

In addition, the control unit 400 may output a natural sound having a sound therapy effect such as a stream sound, a wind sound, a wave sound, a bird's chirping sound through the speaker 510 provided in the main body. These sounds of nature can maximize the effectiveness of pain relief by relieving tension in the mind and body of the person being treated.

While the preferred embodiments and embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated that those skilled in the art can modify the present embodiment without departing from the spirit or principle of the present invention. Could be. Therefore, the scope of the present invention will be defined by the description of the claims and their equivalents.

10: pain therapy device

100: body

200: massage electrode

300: output unit

310: negative output unit

312: condenser

314: switching device

316: ground electrode

318: charge amount measuring unit

320: positive output

400: control unit

500: color display screen

510: speaker

600: pad

650: electrode for finger massage

Claims

A body that can be gripped by hand;

A massage electrode which protrudes upward when the body is gripped and is provided in the body to contact the pain area;

An output which is mounted on the body so as to be electrically connected to the massage electrode, and has a negative output part which periodically discharges positive ions of the pain portion introduced through the massage electrode to the ground electrode and a positive output part which supplies positive charge to the massage electrode; part; And

And a controller configured to control the output of any one of the negative output unit and the positive output unit to be electrically connected to the massage electrode.

The negative output unit includes a capacitor and a switching element for periodically discharging the charge of the cation,

The positive output unit is a pain treatment device to supply the charge of the cation to the patient to apply a repulsive force to the pain-induced cations to distribute around the pain area.
The method of claim 1,

And the negative output unit discharges the charge of the cation charged in the capacitor to the ground electrode periodically through a switching element.
The method of claim 2,

And a charge amount measuring unit connected to the anode of the capacitor, and the switching device operates when the amount of charge charged in the capacitor measured by the charge amount measuring unit reaches a preset level.
The method of claim 1,

And a pad electrically connected to the output unit mounted on the body, wherein the control unit electrically connects the negative output unit and the positive output unit, or the positive output unit and the negative output unit to the massage electrode and the pad, respectively. Pain treatment device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,

And the massage electrode has a spoon shape.
The method of claim 1,

Pain treatment device, characterized in that the massage electrode is replaceable.
The method of claim 6,

And a finger massage electrode having a curved tip to cover at least a portion of the finger.
The method of claim 1,

The body further comprises a color display screen, the color display screen pain treatment device, characterized in that for outputting a color therapy color effective for pain treatment.
The method of claim 8,

The color therapy color is a pain treatment device, characterized in that the red, blue, or green color.
The method of claim 1,

The body is provided with a speaker, the control unit is a pain treatment device, characterized in that for outputting the sound of nature having a sound therapy effect through the speaker.