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Title:
UNIPOLAR ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/055284
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
Disclosed is a unipolar electrotherapeutic device, which is equipped with a heating apparatus (41) provided on a skin contracting part (3) thereof to increase a treatment effect of disease by compounding a neutralizing effectiveness gotten by a unipolar action of the positive or negative potential in the tissue of the human body (4) and a relaxation action of tissue cells through a rise of temperature. The elecrothepareutic device consists of a power circuit unit, a pulse generating unit, a unipolar outputting unit, and a unipolar rod for receiving negative (-) or positive (+) potential pulses outputted from the unipolar outputting unit and for supplying the skin contracting part (3) neutralizing a negative or positive potential formed in the tissue of the human body (4), wherein the unipolar outputting unit includes a heat generation/temperature control unit for generating heat through a supply of DC power provided from the power circuit unit to a heater (41) or to an infrared lamp and controlling its operation. In such a construction, the heating apparatus (41) having an instalemnt of a temperature control equipment is asssembled in a shape that it surrounds the unipolar rod receiving the negative or positive potential pulses outputted from the unipolar outputting unit, thereby resulting in simultaneously acting of heat and the unipolar electricity on a disease region.

Inventors:
PARK KI KWON (KR)
KIM BYEONG JUN (KR)
CHO JEONG SUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR1999/000193
Publication Date:
November 04, 1999
Filing Date:
April 23, 1999
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PARK KI KWON (KR)
KIM BYEONG JUN (KR)
CHO JEONG SUN (KR)
International Classes:
A61N1/28; (IPC1-7): A61K/
Foreign References:
US5643322A1997-07-01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Lee, Soo Woong (Yeoksam-dong Kangnam-gu Seoul 135-080, KR)
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Description:
HEAT/UNIPOLE OUTPUTTING REMEDIER TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a heat/unipole outputting remedier, and more particularly, to a heat/unipole outputting remedier in which only one pole between negative (-) and positive (+) poles is selected and used to maintain an adequate potential in the organization of the human body, to lead a chemical change proper to a working of the living body and to remove factors of a disease caused due to an unbalanced composition of potential, in the interior of the body, whereby effectuating a promotion of the human's health and an elimination of a disease ; and further, in which the circulation of the blood is smoothly done by relaxing the affected tissue through a use of warm heat, and simultaneously, factors of a disease caused owing to an unbalanced potential in the interior of the living body are eliminated by maintaining a proper potential to organs of the human body through a use of a unipolar nature, thereby resulting in a multiple effect.

BACKGROUND ART As is generally known, in case an inflammation or an atrophy is progressed in the organization of the human body, a working of organs is inactive, to thus injure the human's health and bring about a disease. Such a inflammation or atrophy in the body's organization is raised because of a potential composition unbalanced.

Conventional instruments for managing health or curing a disease by using electricity, e. g., a low frequency physical remedier, a medium frequency physical remedier or a high frequency physical remedier etc., are for the sake of gaining a physical effect through a stimulation of an action of an electric short in the body's organization, by transferring heat or vibration occurring by a short of negative (-) and positive (+) poles to the body's organization or by bring into contact with the negative (-) and positive (+) poles and the skin simultaneously so as to generate the electric short in the body's organization.

However, such a conventional technique is difficult to restrict the unbalanced potential formed in the organization

of the human's body, namely a progression of an inflammation or an atrophy, furthermore, causes such ill effect as a shock or an injury of tissue based on the electric short.

Moreover, a limitation to an effect of a cure can not be overcome in the conventional art, since it is usually used one simple stimulation method leading any change for the factors of a disease, for example, by transferring heat occurring in an electric action onto the affected part to relax the stiffened tissue or by making the current flowing directly or indirectly through the human's body so as to stimulate the affected one.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a heat/unipole outputting remedier that substantially obviate one or more of the limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a unipole outputting remedier capable of eliminating diseased factors caused owing to an unbalance of a potential composition by using a unipolar nature of electricity in the interior of the human body, whereby effectuating a promotion of the human's health or an elimination of a disease.

Another object of the invention is to provide a 5 heat/unipole outputting remedier capable of compounding an effect of warm heat and an electric effect of a unipole in the organization of the human body, thereby overcoming a limitation of a cure in a promotion of the human's health and an elimination of a disease.

10 Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained 15 by the structure as illustrated in the written description and claims hereof, as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these and other advantages, and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention as embodied and broadly described, the inventive remedier consists of a power 20 circuit unit for bridging and rectifying commercial alternating current (AC) and supplying given direct current (DC) to individual circuits ; a pulse generating unit for controlling pulse generation frequency and outputting a given high voltage oscillation frequency signal to a 5 unipole outputting unit ; a unipole outputting unit for amplifying the signal outputted from the pulse generating unit and also performing a waveform shaping for the signal, and selectively outputting only a unipole according to a manipulation of a switch ; and a unipole rod for receiving 10 a unipole of a negative (-) or positive (+) pole outputted from the unipole outputting unit, and neutralizing and ravelling a negative or positive potential formed in the organization of the human body.

In an additional installment of the invention, the 15 unipole outputting unit includes a heat generation/temperature control unit for generating heat through a supply of DC power provided from the power circuit unit to a heater or to an infrared lamp and controlling its operation. In such a construction, a heating apparatus 20 having an installment of a temperature control equipment is

assembled in a shape that it surrounds the unipole rod receiving the negative (-) or positive (+) pole outputted from the unipole outputting unit, thereby resulting in simultaneously acting the heat and the unipolar electricity on a diseased region.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

In the drawings : Fig. 1 shows a constructive external view of a heat/unipole outputting remedier in accordance with the present invention ; Fig. 2 illustrates driving circuit diagrams of the inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier, and Fig. 2 (a) is a circuit diagram of a power circuit unit, Fig. 2 (b) is 5 a circuit diagram of a pulse generating unit, Fig. 2 (c) is a circuit diagram of a unipole outputting unit, and Fig. 2 (d) is a circuit diagram of a heat generation/temperature control unit ; Fig. 3 depicts an illustrated diagram of a unipole rod 10 in the inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier ; Fig. 4 (a) offers a state view showing that positive potential in the body's tissue is eliminated by the inventive unipole rod, and Fig. 4 (b) furnishes a state view showing that negative potential in the body's tissue is eliminated 15 by the inventive unipole rod ; and Fig. 5 (a) is a constructive view of an applied-heat unipole rod in the invention, Fig. 5 (b) is a plan view showing an interior disposition of Fig. 5 (a), and Fig. 5 (c) is a state view showing a use state of Fig. 5 (a).

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a constructive external view of a unipole outputting remedier in accordance with the present invention. In reference characters of Fig. 1, A indicates an IC power input terminal, B a 110V/220V power selection switch corresponding to SW1 of Fig. 2, C a power switch equivalent to SW2 of Fig. 2, D a unipole output selection switch conforming to SW3 of Fig. 2, E a voltage control switch corresponding to VR, of Fig. 2, F a frequency control switch equivalent to VRz of Fig. 2, G a unipole/heat generating power output terminal corresponding to OUT2 of Fig. 2 and Heater OUT of Fig. 2 (d), and H a temperature control switch conforming to VR42 of Fig. 2 (d).

Fig. 2 (a) shows a circuit diagram for a power circuit unit 10 of an inventive unipole outputting remedier. In Fig.

2 (a), on a primary side of a transformer T1 the 110V/220V power selection switch SW1 and the power switch SW2 are

connected with. On its secondary side, a constant-voltage <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> IC ICi, a transistor TRi and a variable resistance VR1 for a voltage control are connected with, through a bridge diode BD1, to output DC power B4.

In such a construction, a regulator IC2 is connected through a bridge diode BD2, to output DC power VCC.

In nondescribed characters above, F1 is a fuse, Ci through C6 are condensers, and R1 through R6 are resistances.

Fig. 2 (b) illustrates a circuit diagram of a pulse generating unit 20 and it is constructed by a mutual <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> connection among inverters IN1-IN3, a variable resistance VR2 for a modification of frequency, resistances R6, R7 and a condenser C7.

Fig. 2 (c) offers a circuit diagram of a unipole outputting unit 30. Transistors TR2, TR3 are connected to a terminal IN receiving an output signal OUT1 of the pulse generating unit 20 through a diode Di. The unipole output <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> selection switch SW3 is connected to a collector side of the transistor TR3 through a transformer T2.

In nondescribed characters above, Ra to R12 are

resistances, Ce is a condenser, and D4 is a diode.

Fig. 2 (d) sets forth a circuit diagram of a heat generation/temperature control unit 40. Its construction is provided through a mutual connection among a temperature sensor SN composed of thermistors, the variable resistance VR42 for a control of temperature, a variable resistance VR for a control of reference voltage, a comparison amplifier OP1, a transistor TR41 and a relay RY.

In nondescribed characters above, R, to Rso are resistances, C41 to C45 are condensers, and IC3 is a constant- voltage integrated circuit IC, and D41 is a diode.

Fig. 3 depicts a constructive illustration diagram of an inventive unipole rod and it is constructed by a conductive wire 1, a handle 2 as a connector insert and a skin-contact part 3.

Figs. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are constructive illustration views of an applied-heat unipole rod in the invention. Constructed are herein the conductive wire 1, a heater or an infrared lamp 41 surrounding the handle 2 as the connector insert, and the temperature sensor SN installed in the neighborhood of the heater or the infrared lamp 41.

A nondescribed number 42 above represents a case body.

With reference to such a construction, an operation and an operative effect are described as follows, referring to 5 Fig. 4.

As shown in Fig. 2 (a), in the power circuit unit 10, if the power switch SW2 is turned'ON'in a state that the selected 110V or 220V AC power is applied to the power selection switch SW1, given AC voltage is induced to the 10 secondary side of the transformer T1. This induced voltage is rectified and smoothed through the respective bridge diodes BD1, BD2 and the condensers Ci, C2, then is applied to the constant-voltage IC ICi and the regulator IC2.

Thus, DC voltage (B+) VCC stabilized through the 15 constant-voltage IC ICi and the regulator IC2 is supplied to individual circuits.

As shown in Fig. 2 (b), the pulse generating unit 20 generates a pulse signal by a given period through the inverters IN1-INs, the resistances R6, R7 and the condenser 20 C7. Also, the variable resistance VR2 is variably

controlled to output an oscillation frequency signal of high voltage controlled for the pulse generation frequency through the output terminal OUT1.

Such a high voltage oscillation frequency signal is applied to the input terminal IN of the unipole outputting unit 30 shown in Fig. 2 (c).

This signal passes through a process of a waveform shaping through the condenser C8, the resistances Rs-R12 and the diode Di. After that, the signal is amplified through the transistors TR2, TR3 to be applied to the primary side of the transformer T2, and the negative (-) or positive (+) voltage induced to the secondary side of the transformer T2 is outputted as only a unipole voltage through the output terminal OUT2 by a manipulation of the unipole output selection switch SWs.

Such selected negative (-) or positive (+) voltage is conducted to the unipole rod shown in Fig. 3.

As shown in Fig. 4 (a), in case that the positive potential is formed in the body's tissue 5, the negative (-) pole is conducted to the unipole rode to make a skin contact part 3 an electron donor, then the skin contact part 3 of the unipole rod is in contact with the skin 4 of the tissue having a formation of the positive potential to thus move the electron into the interior of the skin 4 through the skin 5 contact part 3 and accordingly neutralize the positive potential formed in the body's tissue 5.

Meantime, as shown in Fig. 4 (b), in case that the negative potential is formed in the body's tissue 5, the positive (+) pole is conducted to the unipole rode to make 10 the skin contact part 3 an electron receptor, then the skin contact part 3 of the unipole rod is in contact with the skin 4 of the tissue having a formation of the negative potential to thus move the electron to the skin contact part 3 through the interior of the skin 4 and accordingly neutralize the 15 negative potential formed in the body's tissue 5.

Meanwhile, DC generated in Fig. 2 (a) is applied to the heater as the heat generating apparatus or to the infrared lamp 41 through the conductive wire 1. At this time, the temperature sensor SN emits heat, a resistance value of the 20 sensor SN is changed, and the comparison amplifier OPi compares the changed resistance value with a reference resistance value, to then generate a signal for operating the transistor TR41 and the relay RY connected to its output terminal and to always maintain a proper temperature by 5 turning ON/OFF the heater output.

That is, when the DC generated in Fig. 2 (a) is supplied to Fig. 2 (d), an interior temperature of the case body 42 shown in Fig. 5 (a) rises together with a conduction of the warm heat onto the surface, the skin contact region.

10 In acting such an outputted unipole (active electrode) and the simultaneously generated warm heat on the skin 4 through the case body 42 and the skin contact part 3 of the unipole rod, the warm heat and the electrode action is compounded to increase a curing effect of the body's tissue 15 5.

In this case, as shown in Fig. 5 (c), the body's tissue 5 having a symptom of a disease is relaxed by the warm heat, and at the same time, an electric conduction becomes flourishing. Accordingly, the positive potential or the 20 negative potential of the body's tissue 5 ravels out quick.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As afore-mentioned, in accordance with the present invention, a unipole outputting remedier selectively using only a unipole between negative (-) and positive (+) poles can maintain an adequate potential in the organization of the human body by leading a chemical change proper to a working of the living body. Whereby, the inventive unipole outputting remedier can effectuate a promotion of the human's health and an elimination of a disease, and can further prevent such ill effect as a shock or an injury of tissue based on the electric short caused in the conventional use of two electrodes.

In an inventive heat/unipole outputting remedier, furthermore, the heat generation/temperature control equipment is additionally installed in the unipole outputting remedier. In such inventive remedier, in case the tissue of the body is stiffened as symptom of a disease, warm heat and the unipole simultaneously act on the diseased region to relax its stiffness and to maintain an appropriate potential, resulting in a composite curing effect.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the heat/unipole outputting remedier of the present invention without deviating from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.