WO2020009190A1

WO2020009190A1 - Gloves for electric stimulation massage

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Publication number: WO2020009190A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/026667
Authority: WO
Inventors: 織田　聡; 泰三脇谷
Original assignee: 織田　聡; 泰三脇谷
Priority date: 2018-07-04
Filing date: 2019-07-04
Publication date: 2020-01-09
Also published as: CN112334183A; JP2020005762A

Abstract

Provided are gloves for electric stimulation massage, whereby pleasant electric stimulation and massage can be performed at the same time without causing a subject being treated displeasure or pain from sparks. The gloves for electric stimulation massage are conductive gloves woven from conductive fiber, wherein at least the surface used to treat the subject is coated with a semi-conductive coating material such as rubber. In the conductive gloves that are the gloves for electric stimulation massage, it is preferable that the back surfaces contacting the hands of a treatment provider be coated with an insulating material.

Description

Electric stimulation massage gloves

The present invention relates to a glove-type guide of an electric stimulation treatment device used for electric stimulation massage.

Electrical stimulation therapy is a percutaneous electrical stimulation therapy that repeatedly contracts and relaxes muscles by improving the muscle ischemia state and relieves pain by repeatedly applying low-frequency pulse current from the body surface of the subject to the body. And neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy for alleviating hypertonia, facilitating voluntary contraction, delaying the progression of muscle atrophy, and reducing edema. An electrical stimulation therapy device used for massage in these electrical stimulation therapies is provided with a conductor for passing a pulse current. There are adhesive pads and wet pads that can be operated on their own at home as a form of a guide.A glove type that allows the practitioner to put on the hand to apply electric stimulation and simultaneously massage with the practitioner's fingers and palms (For example, see Patent Document 1).

In the electrotherapy device disclosed in Patent Document 1, at least a palm surface of a glove formed of an insulating material is formed of a conductive material, and an electrical connection is made between the palm surface and an output terminal of a low-frequency pulse generator. FIG. 4 shows a configuration provided with an electrical connection means, wherein a cover woven from metal fibers is used as a conductive portion. According to the electrotherapy device having such a configuration, gloves are worn on both hands, one is connected to the positive electrode of the low-frequency pulse generator, and the other is connected to the negative electrode, and the low-frequency pulse generator is activated to operate the affected part. While massaging with both hands, a low-frequency pulse is applied to the affected area through a conductive material on the palm surface.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-91693

However, in a conventional electrotherapy device using a cover knitted with metal fibers as described above as a conductive portion, when a pulse current is applied to the body of a subject, a spark is generated between the metal fibers, and the body is damaged. There was a problem in that the practitioner caused discomfort and pain such as stinging.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an electric stimulation massage that can perform comfortable electric stimulation and massage at the same time without causing the subject to feel discomfort or pain caused by spark. The purpose of this is to provide gloves.

The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on the composition and shape of the conductive portion serving as the contact surface with the subject in the glove-type guide for electric stimulation massage in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. In conductive gloves woven from fibers, the gap between the conductive fibers and the surface of the woven conductive fibers are covered with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber to an appropriate thickness to prevent the generation of sparks between the conductive fibers. The present inventors have found that a sufficient amount of pulse current can be applied to a subject while preventing such a situation, and have invented the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention.

Therefore, the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention is a conductive glove knitted with a conductive fiber, and at least a surface on which a treatment is performed on a subject is covered with a semiconductive covering material such as rubber. Features. According to this aspect, comfortable electric stimulation and massage can be simultaneously performed without causing the subject to feel discomfort or pain caused by the spark. In the present invention, the pulse current used in the electric stimulation massage includes a unipolar pulse in which a positive or negative unidirectional current is periodically repeated and a direct current indicating a pulsating flow, and a positive and a negative current. Are alternately and periodically shown, and an alternating current having a sine wave waveform is included.

In the glove for electrostimulation massage of the present invention, it is preferable that the back surface of the conductive glove that comes into contact with the operator's hand is coated with an insulating material. According to this aspect, the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention has the insulating material layer, the conductive glove, and the semiconductive covering material layer integrally formed from the inside, so that other gloves are provided inside the conductive glove. It is not necessary to put on insulating gloves, and gloves for electric stimulation massage can be worn very easily.

Further, in the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention, it is preferable that a connection terminal for electrically connecting to the electric stimulation treatment device is provided near the base of the finger on the back side of the conductive glove. Since the electric stimulation massage is performed mainly using the fingertip of the practitioner's hand, it is desirable that the strongest pulse current be irradiated near the fingertip. Therefore, in the present invention, in order not to attenuate the pulse current sent from the electrical stimulation therapy device in the conductive glove, the connection terminal is electrically connected so that the distance between the connection terminal and each fingertip of the practitioner is shortened. The gloves are placed near the base of the finger on the back of the hand.

Further, in the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention, the conductive fibers are preferably a mixture of silver fibers and carbon fibers, and further, the surface of the conductive gloves coated with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber. It is preferable that the resistivity is 50 to 1000 Ω / sq. According to this aspect, a sufficient amount of pulse current can be supplied to the subject from the electrical stimulation treatment device without significantly attenuating the pulse current flowing in the conductive glove.

According to the gloves for electric stimulation massage of the present invention, comfortable electric stimulation and massage can be simultaneously performed without causing the subject to feel discomfort or pain due to spark.

It is a key map showing the palm side of electric stimulation massage gloves concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a key map showing the back side of the hand of the glove for electric stimulation massage concerning one embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is sectional drawing which shows typically the cross-section of the palm side of the glove for electric stimulation massage which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the state where the glove for electric stimulation massage (the back side of a hand) concerning one embodiment of the present invention was connected to a commercially available low frequency treatment device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the palm side of the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a

glove

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the back side of the hand of the user. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 according to the present embodiment include a left hand wearing electric stimulation massage glove 1 and a right hand wearing electric stimulation massage glove 2. One pair is used as one set. That is, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage use the electrodes for the left hand wearing and the right hand wearing, respectively, and apply a low-frequency pulse current into the body from the body surface of the subject in the electric stimulation treatment, thereby receiving the subject. It is used as a device for contracting and relaxing the muscles.

The

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention are conductive gloves knitted with conductive fibers, and at least a surface on which a practitioner performs a treatment is covered with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber. It is characterized by. The conductive glove may be a glove entirely knitted with conductive fibers, or may be a glove knitted with conductive fibers only in a region that comes into contact with a subject. The conductive glove according to the present invention can prevent the generation of sparks between the conductive fibers by covering the gaps and surfaces of the woven conductive fibers with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber. Thereby, comfortable electric stimulation and massage can be simultaneously performed without causing the subject to feel discomfort or pain caused by the spark. Further, it is necessary to control the coating of the conductive glove with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber so as to have an appropriate layer thickness. If the semiconductive coating material layer is too thick, the insulation property will increase too much, and the pulse current will not sufficiently reach the subject. Further, in the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention, the semiconductive covering material may be a single material such as rubber, or a composite material of urethane and rubber having a weight ratio of 80:20. Is also good.

In the glove for electrostimulation massage of the present invention, it is preferable that the back surface of the conductive glove that comes into contact with the operator's hand is coated with an insulating material. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross-sectional structure on the palm side of the glove for electric stimulation massage according to one embodiment of the present invention. According to this aspect, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. The conductive glove 5 and the semiconductive covering material layer 6 are integrally formed. Therefore, it is not necessary to fit another insulating glove inside the conductive glove, and the glove for electric stimulation massage can be worn extremely easily. In addition, as the insulating material, for example, a soft material such as insulating silicon can be adopted, but it is not particularly limited.

Further, in the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 of the present invention, the conductive fibers are preferably a mixture of silver fibers and carbon fibers. With such a mixture, the pulse current flowing through the conductive glove is supplied to the subject from the electrical stimulation therapy device without attenuating much. Further, as the silver fiber, specifically, the 13th, 15th and 18th silver fibers are preferable. Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that the surface resistivity of the conductive glove coated with a semiconductive coating material such as rubber is 50 to 1000 Ω / sq.

(4) When pressure is applied, such a semiconductive coating material is deformed so that the distance between the conductive fiber and the skin becomes short, and the resistance value decreases, so that the electrical conductivity increases. As a result, if the pressure applied to the semiconductive covering material is high, the electrical stimulation that the subject feels at the affected part becomes stronger, and if the pressure applied to the semiconductive covering material is low, the subject feels the affected part. Electric stimulation weakens. This allows the practitioner to adjust the electrical stimulus felt by the subject to the affected area by simply adjusting the force applied to the hand during the procedure without having to operate the adjustment switch of the device that outputs electrical energy. can do.

Further, in the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, near the base of the finger on the back side of the hand of the conductive glove, a connection terminal electrically connected to the electric stimulation treatment device. 3 is provided. In the electric stimulation massage in which the treatment is performed mainly using the fingertip of the practitioner's hand, it is preferable that the strongest pulse current is irradiated near the fingertip. Therefore, in the present invention, in order not to attenuate the pulse current sent from the electric stimulation treatment device in the conductive glove, the connection terminals 3 are connected to each other so that the distance between the connection terminal 3 and each fingertip of the operator is reduced. Is placed near the base of the finger on the back side of the hand of the conductive glove.

Furthermore, since the lead of a general electric stimulation treatment device has a detachable connection mechanism, the connection mechanism of the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 of the present invention can be connected to a commercially available electric stimulation treatment device. It is preferable to have a simple structure. With such a structure, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention can be used in an electric stimulation treatment device that is already possessed only by replacing the lead. As a specific structure, when the conductor and the conductor cord are further detachably connected, the shape of the connection terminal 3 in the present invention is the same as that of a commercially available conductor, or The connection terminal 3 and the conductor cord in the present invention can be connected via an adapter, a clip, or the like. The conductor cord is an electric wire for electrically connecting the electric stimulation treatment device and the conductor. On the other hand, when the conductor and the conductor cord are integrated, it is necessary to prepare a conductor cord that can electrically connect the conductor cord connection part of the electric stimulation treatment device and the connection terminal 3 of the present invention. . Thereby, the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 of the present invention can be electrically connected to a commercially available electric stimulation treatment device.

Further, in the present embodiment, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage are gloves of a five-finger type, but the gloves for electric stimulation massage of the present invention are not limited to this type. Type gloves can be employed. For example, a glove of a mitten type in which only a part where a thumb is inserted is independent may be used.

Next, a description will be given of an embodiment at the time of treatment in which the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention is connected to an electric stimulation treatment device. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a state in which the glove for electric stimulation massage (the back of the hand) according to one embodiment of the present invention is connected to a commercially available low-frequency treatment device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention are connected to a commercially available low-frequency treatment device 7 instead of the commonly used pad-type conductors 8 and 9. More specifically, when the lead cord 10 has a structure detachable from the low frequency treatment device 7, first, the lead cord 10 is connected to the low frequency treatment device 7. The conductor cord 10 is an electric wire for electrically connecting the low frequency treatment device 7 and the conductor, and has a conductor cord connection terminal 11 at an end on the conductor side. The conductor cord connection terminal 11 has a structure that is detachably connected to the connection terminal 3 of the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2. Therefore, the conductor cord connection terminal 11 of each conductor cord 10 can be connected to the connection terminal 3 on the back of the hand of the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2, respectively.

In this manner, the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention are electrically connected to the low-frequency treatment device 7, and a sufficient amount of pulse current generated by the low-frequency treatment device 7 is applied to the electric current of the present invention. By irradiating the subject through the

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2, massage by the operator can be performed together with the electric stimulation treatment by pulse current irradiation.

The electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 of the present invention are used as an electric stimulation treatment device in acupuncture and moxibustion clinics, massage treatment clinics, bone clinic, orthopedic surgery, and esthetics. , 2 may be useful for treating or relieving musculoskeletal diseases and neurological diseases due to (1) effects of relaxing muscles and inducing and suppressing nerve action potentials. (2) It has the effect of improving lymphedema due to complications of surgery and venous thrombosis, (3) has the effect of promoting the secretion of saliva that has become difficult to appear due to Sjogren's syndrome and aging, (4) Since it has a therapeutic effect on various cancers and associated pain, and (5) an effect of improving temporomandibular disorders, it can be used as a medical device. Note that the

gloves

1 and 2 for electric stimulation massage of the present invention cannot be used because they may adversely affect a pacemaker wearer, an epilepsy patient, and the like.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. It is.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, a commercially available low-frequency treatment device 7 among the electric stimulation treatment devices is used, but this is merely an example, and what is used as the electric stimulation treatment device is not particularly limited. For example, a medical medium-frequency treatment device or the like may be used.

In summary, the electric stimulation massage gloves to which the present invention is applied need only have the following configuration, and can take various various embodiments.
That is, the electric stimulation massage gloves to which the present invention is applied (for example, the electric

stimulation massage gloves

1 and 2 in FIG. 1)
A conductive glove knitted with conductive fibers (for example, the conductive glove 5 in FIG. 3),
At least the surface of the subject to be treated is covered with a semiconductive covering material such as rubber (for example, the semiconductive covering material layer 6 in FIG. 3).
Accordingly, comfortable electric stimulation and massage can be simultaneously performed without causing the subject to feel discomfort or pain due to the spark.

Further, the back surface of the conductive glove that comes into contact with the hands of the practitioner is covered with an insulating material (for example, the insulating material 4 in FIG. 3).
Thus, the glove for electric stimulation massage of the present invention has the insulating material layer, the conductive glove, and the semiconductive covering material layer such as rubber integrally formed from the inside, so that the glove for the electrostimulation massage has another inside inside the conductive glove. It is not necessary to put on insulating gloves, and gloves for electric stimulation massage can be worn very easily.

Further, the conductive glove includes a connection terminal (for example, the connection terminal 3 in FIG. 2) near the base of the finger on the back side of the hand to be electrically connected to the electric stimulation treatment device.
Thus, the pulse current sent from the electric stimulation therapy device is not attenuated in the conductive glove.

The conductive fibers are a mixture of silver fibers and carbon fibers.
Accordingly, a sufficient amount of pulse current can be supplied from the electrical stimulation therapy device to the subject without significantly attenuating the pulse current flowing in the conductive glove.

Further, the conductive glove has a surface resistivity of 50 to 1000 Ω / sq by coating with a semiconductive covering material such as rubber.
Accordingly, a sufficient amount of pulse current can be supplied from the electrical stimulation therapy device to the subject without significantly attenuating the pulse current flowing in the conductive glove.

1 Electric stimulation massage gloves (for left hand)
2 Electric stimulation massage gloves (for right hand)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 3 connection terminal 4 insulating material layer 5 conductive glove 6 semiconductive covering material layer 7 commercially available low frequency treatment device 8, 9 pad type conductor 10 conductor cord 11 conductor cord connection terminal

Claims

Conductive gloves woven from conductive fibers,
A glove for electric stimulation massage, wherein at least a surface of a subject to be treated is covered with a semiconductive covering material.
The glove for electrostimulation massage according to claim 1, wherein the conductive glove has a back surface in contact with a hand of a practitioner covered with an insulating material.
(3) The glove for electrostimulation massage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the conductive glove includes a connection terminal that is electrically connected to an electrostimulation therapy device near a base of a finger on a back side of the hand.
手袋 The glove for electrostimulation massage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the conductive fiber is a mixture of silver fiber and carbon fiber.
(5) The glove for electric stimulation massage according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the conductive glove has a surface resistivity of 50 to 1000 Ω / sq by a semiconductive covering material.