WO2021080392A1

WO2021080392A1 - Electrical stimulation apparatus and health management system using same

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Publication number: WO2021080392A1
Application number: PCT/KR2020/014624
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이승호
Original assignee: 주식회사 신성아이씨티
Priority date: 2019-10-24
Filing date: 2020-10-23
Publication date: 2021-04-29
Also published as: KR102098056B1

Abstract

An electrical stimulation apparatus and a health management system using same of the present invention comprise: a user terminal which determines a frequency for each body part on the basis of a user's body fat index measurement result; and a low-frequency output apparatus including a plurality of electrode pads which generate electrical stimulation corresponding to the frequency for each body part set by the user terminal, and are attached to each of the user's body parts to provide electrical stimulation.

Description

Electric stimulation device and health management system using the same

The present invention relates to an electrical stimulation device and a health management system, and more particularly, to an electrical stimulation device that provides customized electrical stimulation for each body part, and a health management system using the same.

Low-frequency stimulator is a device used for normal blood circulation, acute and chronic pain relief, fatigue recovery, muscle strength enhancement, and muscle forced exercise. After modulating a predetermined power energy into a low-frequency pulse, a pair of low-frequency pulses are amplified. It is a device that supplies the conductive electrodes (electrode pads) of and causes the pair of electrode pads to contact the user's body to cause electrical stimulation to the user's body, thereby obtaining a therapeutic effect or a diet effect.

The low-frequency stimulator has a low-frequency generator built-in to generate the low-frequency waves required to cause such electrical stimulation, and if the generated low-frequency waves are sent to a pair of electrode pads, one electrode pad passes through the user's body to the other. It uses the principle that a current flows through the electrode pad, and in the process, an electrical stimulation is generated in the user's body located between a pair of electrode pads.

On the other hand, since students or office workers spend most of their time sitting at a desk, there is a problem in that body fat is excessively accumulated in the thighs and abdomen due to insufficient time to exercise. Conventionally, a low-frequency output device is attached to an exercise device or a massage device to help body fat decomposition, but such a conventional exercise device or massage device provides only electrical stimulation of a uniform intensity, so it is not suitable for effective treatment according to the user's body fat distribution.

A technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an electric stimulation device and a health management system to selectively decompose body fat by body part in consideration of the user's personal characteristics and body fat by body part.

In order to achieve the above object, a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal that determines a frequency for each body part based on a user's body fat index measurement result, and a frequency for each body part set by the user terminal. And an electrode pad that generates electrical stimulation corresponding to and is attached to each of the user's bodies to provide electrical stimulation.

According to an embodiment, a body fat index measurement sensor for generating a body fat measurement result by measuring a body fat index for each body part of the user may be further included.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal may determine different frequencies for each body part according to at least one of the user's sex, age, and body fat index for each body part included in the body fat index measurement result.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal determines a first frequency based on the body fat index of the body part using the body fat index measurement result, and determines a second frequency based on the first frequency according to the user's gender. , The frequency for each body part may be determined based on the second frequency according to the user's age.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal may determine the frequency for each body part in any one of a low frequency band of 1 Hz to less than 1000 Hz, a medium frequency band of 1000 Hz to less than 10000 Hz, and a high frequency band of 10000 Hz or more according to the body fat index for each body part.

According to an embodiment, when the body fat index of the body part is less than 10%, the user terminal determines the first frequency as one of the low frequency bands, and when the body fat index of the body part is 10% or more to less than 20%, the The first frequency may be determined as one of the medium frequency bands, and when the body fat index of the body part is 20% or more, the first frequency may be determined as one of the high-frequency bands.

According to an embodiment, when the user's gender is male, the user terminal determines the second frequency by increasing the user's gender by a preset unit frequency from the first frequency, and when the user's gender is female, the unit is higher than the first frequency. The second frequency may be determined by decreasing by the frequency.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal determines the frequency for each body part according to the following formula according to the difference between the user's age and the reference age, FREQ = REF_FREQ + VAL x (REF_AGE -AGE), where FREQ is The body part means a frequency, the REF means a second frequency, the VAL means a frequency weight, the REF_AGE means a reference age, and the AGE means the age of the user.

An electrical stimulation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body fat index measurement sensor that measures a body fat index for each body part of a user to generate a body fat measurement result, and an electrical stimulation corresponding to a frequency for each body part determined based on the body fat index measurement result. And an electrode pad that is attached to each of the user's bodies and provides electrical stimulation generated by the stimulation generating unit.

According to the health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to generate customized electrical stimulation according to the body fat index, sex, and age for each body part of the user, and provide the optimal body fat by differentially providing this to each body part of the user. It can lead to a decomposition effect.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the electrical stimulation apparatus of FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a health management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic block diagram of the electric stimulation device of FIG. 3.

5 is a view for explaining a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments described below are only for explaining in detail enough to allow a person of ordinary skill in the art to carry out the invention easily, and this limits the protection scope of the present invention. I don't mean it. In addition, in describing various embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for components having the same technical characteristics.

Referring to FIG. 1, the health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide customized electrical stimulation to a user using a result of measuring body fat of the user.

The health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes the user's body fat index measurement result and provides customized electrical stimulation to the user, thus preventing resistance to electrical stimulation generated by continuously providing electrical stimulation of the same frequency to the user. can do.

To this end, the health management system may include a user terminal 100, an electric stimulation device 200, and a body fat index measurement sensor 300.

The user terminal 100 may receive a body fat index measurement result from the body fat index measurement sensor 300, and correspond to at least one of the user's sex, age, and body fat index for each body part included in the body fat index measurement result. The frequency of the electrical stimulation provided to the site may be set differently.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may include an input means for receiving information from the user and a display means for displaying a screen, and the frequency of electrical stimulation of each body part directly from the user through a separately executed application. May be provided.

For example, the user terminal 100 is a PC, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a mobile internet device (MID), an internet tablet, an internet of things (IoT) device, an internet of things (IoE). everything) device, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a workstation computer, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), but is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 100 may selectively provide electrical stimulation in a low frequency band, a medium frequency band, and a high frequency band according to a user's characteristics. Here, the low frequency band refers to a frequency band of 1 Hz to less than 1000 Hz, the middle frequency band refers to a frequency band of 1000 Hz or more to less than 10000 Hz, and the high frequency band refers to a frequency band of 10000 Hz or more.

In particular, the user terminal 100 may not only provide electrical stimulation in different frequency bands for each user, but also may provide electrical stimulation in different frequency bands for each user's body part.

For example, when the user's gender included in the body fat index measurement result is male, the user terminal 100 may set the frequency for each body part to any one of 1000 Hz or more and less than 10000 Hz to provide electrical stimulation in the mid-frequency band. have. On the other hand, when the user's gender included in the body fat index measurement result is female, the user terminal 100 may set a frequency for each body part to any one of 1 Hz or more and less than 1000 Hz to provide electrical stimulation in a low frequency band. .

For example, if the user's age included in the body fat index measurement result is less than 40, the user terminal 100 may set a frequency for each body part to a frequency of 10000 Hz or more in order to provide electrical stimulation in a high frequency band. On the other hand, when the user's age included in the body fat index measurement result is 40 or more, the user terminal 100 may set the frequency for each body part to any one of 1 Hz or more and less than 1000 Hz in order to provide electrical stimulation in the low frequency band. have.

For example, when the body fat index of the user's lower body included in the body fat index measurement result is higher than the body fat index of the upper body, the user terminal 100 provides electrical stimulation of a high frequency band to the lower body and electrical stimulation of a low frequency band is provided to the upper body. You can set the frequency for each body part. That is, the user terminal 100 sets a frequency for each body part so that electrical stimulation of any one frequency of 100000 Hz or more is provided to the lower body, and the frequency of each body part so that electrical stimulation of any one frequency from 1 Hz or more to less than 1000 Hz is provided to the upper body. Can be set.

According to an embodiment, the user terminal 100 primarily determines a first frequency according to a body fat index for each body part of the user, and secondly determines a second frequency based on the first frequency according to the user's gender. , Finally, a frequency for each body part may be determined based on the second frequency according to the user's age. A detailed embodiment of this will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may receive diet setting information such as a target body weight prevention number set by the user, a target setting period, and a target portion, and provide a frequency corresponding thereto to the user.

Specifically, the user may input the target body fat prevention number into the user terminal 100 in response to the body fat index measurement result. If a separate period is not entered, the user terminal may determine the frequency with an intensity corresponding to the difference between the current body weight prevention number and the target body weight prevention number included in the measurement result of the body weight prevention number. In this case, the frequency intensity corresponding to the difference between the current body loss prevention number and the target body loss prevention number may be determined by referring to a pre-stored lookup table.

For example, when the current body weight prevention number is 30% and the target body weight prevention number is 15%, a frequency intensity corresponding to 15%, which is a difference between the two indexes, may be stored in a look-up table as an intensity of 7000 Hz. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 may control the electrical stimulation device 200 to generate an electrical stimulation of 7000 Hz based on the look-up table.

Depending on the embodiment, since the user's body may have different body fat preventive counts for each part, the user terminal 100 is configured with an intensity corresponding to the difference between the body fat prevented count for each body part and the target body fat prevented number included in the body fat index measurement result. Different frequencies can be determined.

For example, if the target number of body restraints is 15%, the number of arms restraints is 20%, the body fat index in the abdomen is 35%, and the number of restraints in the legs is 15%, the difference between the target number of restraints and the number of restraints for each part of the body Each of the frequency intensities corresponding to is 5000Hz, 10000Hz, and 0Hz may be stored in the look-up table. Accordingly, the user terminal may generate an electrical stimulation of 5000 Hz and an electrical stimulation of 100000 Hz, respectively, based on the look-up table, and provide them to the arm and abdomen. At this time, since the body restraint number of the leg is the same as the target body restraint number, a separate electrical stimulation may not be provided to the leg.

As described above, the user terminal of the present invention may provide electrical stimulation of different frequencies to each of the body parts based on the difference between the target body restraint number and the body restraint number of each body part. Accordingly, different body parts can achieve different diet effects.

According to another embodiment, the user may input a target body weight prevention number and a target setting period into the user terminal 100 in response to a result of measuring the body fat index. The user terminal 100 may determine the frequency by the difference between the current body weight prevention number and the target body weight prevention number included in the measurement result of body weight prevention water and an intensity corresponding to the target setting period. At this time, the frequency intensity corresponding to the difference between the current body loss prevention number and the target body loss prevention number may be determined by referring to a pre-stored lookup table, and the lookup table also includes a recommended weight loss period corresponding to the difference between the current body loss prevention number and the target body loss prevention number. I can.

After comparing the target setting period and the recommended reduction period, the user terminal 100 may adjust the determined frequency intensity in response to the difference between the target setting period and the recommended reduction period. As the frequency intensity is reduced at a set rate and the target setting period is set shorter than the recommended weight loss period, the frequency intensity may be increased at a preset rate. Here, since the limit minimum frequency intensity and the limit maximum frequency intensity are set, even if the target setting period is set much longer than the recommended reduction period, the frequency intensity cannot be adjusted lower than the limit minimum frequency intensity, and the target setting period is much longer than the recommended reduction period. Even if it is set short, the frequency strength cannot be adjusted beyond the limit maximum frequency strength.

For example, if the current body weight prevention number is 30% and the target body weight prevention number is 15%, the lookup table may include an intensity of 7000 Hz and 60 days as a recommended weight loss period. If 80 days are entered as the target setting period in the user terminal, the user terminal reads the frequency of 7000 Hz by referring to the lookup table, and the target setting period is 20 days longer than the recommended weight loss period, thus corresponding to the 20-day difference. 7000Hz can be adjusted as small as a preset ratio. If the magnitude of the frequency adjusted by the user terminal 100 is 6000 Hz, the electrical stimulation device 200 may generate an electrical stimulation having an intensity of 6000 Hz and provide it to the user's body. Here, the frequency intensity adjusted by the user terminal 100 is determined on the basis of providing electrical stimulation for a reference time per day, and if the reference time per day is changed, the magnitude of the frequency may vary in response thereto.

The electric stimulation apparatus 200 may include a plurality of electric stimulation apparatuses 200 divided by body parts. The plurality of electrical stimulation devices may be configured in the same form, but may be implemented differently in a form that can best be attached to a preset user's body position.

For example, the electric stimulation device 200 includes a first electrode stimulation device 200A attached in a form surrounding the upper beak and biceps brachii of a user, a second electrode stimulation device 200B attached in a form surrounding the user's thigh, And a third electrode stimulation device 200C attached to the abdomen of the user.

The electrical stimulation device 200 may receive a frequency for each body part through wired or wireless communication with the user terminal 100 and generate electrical stimulation according to the frequency for each body part. Since the frequencies for each body part generated by the user terminal 100 may be different from each other, the user may receive electrical stimulation of different frequencies for each body part.

For example, when the electrical stimulation device 200 provides an electrical stimulation that provides an external tapping effect to the user, each of the electrical stimulation devices 200 attached to the user's arm and leg may provide electrical stimulation at different cycles. I can.

The electrical stimulation device 200 may include a stimulation generating unit 210 for generating electrical stimulation, and an electrode pad 220 attached to a user's body to transmit the stimulation generated by the stimulation generating unit 210.

The stimulation generator 210 may generate electrical stimulation corresponding to a frequency determined by the user terminal 100. The stimulation generating unit 210 may transmit electrical stimulation corresponding to the frequency determined by the user terminal 100 to the user through the electrode pad 220.

The electrode pad 220 may transmit the electrical stimulation generated by the stimulation generating unit 210 to the user.

The electrode pad 220 may be configured to be attached to the user's body, and has a coupling structure capable of being coupled to the stimulation generating unit 210 at the same time.

The body fat index measurement sensor 300 may provide a body fat index measurement result through wired or wireless communication with the user terminal 100. The body fat index measurement result may include the user's body index, age, sex, body fat index by body part, and the like.

For example, the body fat index measurement sensor 300 may apply a weak current to both hands and feet of the user, measure this to obtain the user's body impedance, and obtain the user's body fat index based on the body impedance. In particular, since the body fat index measurement sensor 300 can individually obtain the impedance for each body part, such as body impedance between the right hand and the right foot, and body impedance between the left hand and the left foot, the body fat index for each body part of the user can be calculated.

The body fat index measurement sensor 300 may be a separate device from the electric stimulation device 200.

However, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the body fat index measurement sensor 300 may be included in the electric stimulation device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment. According to such an embodiment, the electrical stimulation device 200 may include a stimulation generating unit 210, an electrode pad 220, and a body fat index measurement sensor 300.

Referring to FIG. 5, the electrical stimulation device 200 may be attached to each part of the user's body to provide electrical stimulation. 5 illustrates that each of the first to third

electrical stimulation devices

200A, 200B, and 200C is attached to the arm, leg, and abdomen of the user (HU), but is not limited thereto and is attached to other body parts to generate electricity. Can provide stimulation.

The user terminal 100 may receive a result of measuring the body fat index of the user (HU) from the body fat index measurement sensor 300, and by analyzing the result, a customized frequency may be set for each body part of the user (HU). That is, the user terminal 100 may individually set a frequency for each body part of the user (HU) to provide an optimal electrical stimulation effect to the user (HU).

Specifically, the user terminal 100 determines the first frequency based on the body fat index of the body part using the body fat index measurement result, and determines the second frequency based on the first frequency according to the gender of the user (HU), , The frequency for each body part may be determined based on the second frequency according to the age of the user (HU).

According to an embodiment, the user terminal 100 may determine the first frequency in any one of a low frequency band of 1 Hz to less than 1000 Hz, a medium frequency band of 1000 Hz to less than 10000 Hz, and a high frequency band of 10000 Hz or more according to the body fat index for each body part.

For example, when the body fat percentage of the body part is less than 10%, the user terminal 100 determines the first frequency as one of the low-frequency bands, and when the body fat percentage of the body part is 10% or more to less than 20%, the user terminal 100 determines any one of the mid-frequency bands. The first frequency is determined by the frequency, and when the body fat percentage of the body part is 20% or more, the first frequency may be determined by any one of the high-frequency bands.

If the body fat percentage of the user's (HU) arm is 8%, the body fat percentage of the legs is 15%, and the body fat percentage of the abdomen is 23%, the user terminal 100 sets the first frequency for the arm among the frequencies of the low frequency band. It may be set to any one, the first frequency for the leg may be set to one of the frequencies of the mid-frequency band, and the first frequency for the abdomen may be set to any one of the frequencies of the high-frequency band.

In addition, when the gender of the user (HU) is male, the user terminal 100 may determine the second frequency by increasing the first frequency by a preset unit frequency. On the other hand, when the gender of the user (HU) is female, the second frequency may be determined by decreasing by a unit frequency from the first frequency. Here, the unit frequency means a frequency preset by the user (HU) or the user terminal 100.

If the user (HU) is a male, the user terminal 100 adds a unit frequency to each of the first frequency for the arm, the first frequency for the leg, and the first frequency for the abdomen, and a second frequency for the arm. , A second frequency for the leg, and a second frequency for the abdomen may be set.

Accordingly, even if men and women have body parts having the same body fat index, it is possible to protect relatively sensitive skin by providing electrical stimulation of a weaker intensity to women than men.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may determine a frequency for each body part by the following equation according to the difference between the age of the user (HU) and the reference age.

*54FREQ = REF_FREQ + VAL x (REF_AGE -AGE)

Here, FREQ means a frequency for each body part, the REF means a second frequency, the VAL means a frequency weight, the REF_AGE means a reference age, and the AGE means the age of the user. do.

For example, if the second frequency for the arm is 800 Hz, the second frequency for the leg is 3000 Hz, the second frequency for the abdomen is set to 12000 Hz, the reference age is 40, the age of the user is 52, and the frequency weight is 10 Hz. , The frequency for each body part for the arm may be set to 680 Hz, the second frequency for the leg may be set to 2880 Hz, and the second frequency for the abdomen may be set to 11880 Hz. Accordingly, the electrical stimulation apparatus 200 may set a frequency for each body part at a lower frequency as the age is relatively older, and may set a frequency for each body part at a higher frequency as the age is younger.

By this process, it is not possible to provide uniform electrical stimulation to arms, legs, and abdomen, but to provide customized electrical stimulation in consideration of body fat index, sex, and age.

Referring to FIG. 6, the body fat index measurement sensor 300 may measure a body fat index for each body part of the user (S100).

The user terminal 100 may determine the first frequency according to the body fat index measurement result for each body part through wired or wireless communication from the body fat index measurement sensor 300 (S110). In this case, the first frequency may be any one of a low frequency band, a middle frequency band, and a high frequency band.

The user terminal 100 may determine the second frequency based on the first frequency according to the user's gender (S120). The user terminal 100 may determine a second frequency by increasing the first frequency by a unit frequency when the user (HU) is male, and decrementing the second frequency by a unit frequency to the first frequency when the user (HU) is male. have.

The user terminal 100 may determine a frequency for each body part in consideration of the age of the user (HU) (S130). The user terminal 100 may determine a frequency for each body part by lowering the frequency as the user (HU) is older and lowering the frequency as the user (HU) is younger.

The electrical stimulation apparatus 200 may receive frequency information for each body part through wired or wireless communication with the user terminal 100 and generate electrical stimulation corresponding to the frequency for each body part (S140).

The electrical stimulation apparatus 200 selectively provides electrical stimulation of different frequencies to each body part, so that the body fat of the user (HU) can be effectively decomposed (S150).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is understood that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can perform various modifications without departing from the scope of the claims of the present invention.

According to the health management system according to the present invention, it is possible to elicit an optimal body fat decomposition effect by generating customized electrical stimulation according to the body fat index, sex, and age for each body part of the user.

Claims

A user terminal that determines a frequency for each body part based on the user's body fat index measurement result; And

A health management system comprising an electrical stimulation device that generates electrical stimulation corresponding to a frequency for each body part set by the user terminal, and is attached to each of the user's bodies to provide electrical stimulation.
The method of claim 1,

Health management system further comprising a body fat index measurement sensor that generates a body fat measurement result by measuring the body fat index for each body part of the user.
The method of claim 1,

The user terminal is a health management system for determining different frequencies for each body part according to at least one of the user's sex, age, and body fat index for each body part included in the body fat index measurement result.
The method of claim 3,

The user terminal determines a first frequency based on the body fat index of the body part using the body fat index measurement result, determines a second frequency based on the first frequency according to the user's gender, and the user's age According to the health management system for determining the frequency for each body part based on the second frequency.
The method of claim 4,

The user terminal is a health management system for determining the frequency for each body part in any one of a low frequency band of 1 Hz to less than 1000 Hz, a medium frequency band of 1000 Hz to less than 10000 Hz, and a high frequency band of 10000 Hz or more according to the body fat index for each body part.
The method of claim 5,

When the body fat index of the body part is less than 10%, the user terminal determines the first frequency as one of the low frequency bands, and when the body fat index of the body part is 10% or more to less than 20%, among the mid-frequency bands A health management system for determining the first frequency as a frequency and determining the first frequency as a frequency in the high-frequency band when the body fat index of the body part is 20% or more.
The method of claim 4,

The user terminal determines the second frequency by increasing the user's gender by a preset unit frequency from the first frequency when the user's gender is male, and decreasing the second frequency by the unit frequency from the first frequency when the user's gender is female. Health care system to determine the second frequency.
The method of claim 4,

The user terminal determines the frequency for each body part according to the following equation according to the difference between the user's age and the reference age,

FREQ = REF_FREQ + VAL x (REF_AGE -AGE)

Here, FREQ means a frequency for each body part, the REF means a second frequency, the VAL means a frequency weight, the REF_AGE means a reference age, and the AGE means the age of the user. Health care system.
A body fat index measurement sensor that measures a body fat index for each body part of a user to generate a body fat measurement result;

A stimulation generator for generating electrical stimulation corresponding to a frequency for each body part determined based on a result of measuring the body fat index; And

An electrical stimulation device comprising an electrode pad attached to each of the user's bodies to provide electrical stimulation generated by the stimulation generating unit.