JPH0123475Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a treatment guide unit in a low frequency treatment device.

(b) Conventional technology and its problems Conventionally, low-frequency treatment devices have used a counter electrode conductor and a treatment electrode connected to an output terminal as treatment conductors, which are crimped to the treatment area of the human body via a compress. Then, a current-carrying circuit is formed between the opposite electrode and the opposite electrode conductor, and low-frequency electrical energy is sent to the human body through the skin, and the electrical stimulation affects the metabolism of living cells. Furthermore, a heater is used, etc. to warm the poultice,
Treatment is performed in combination with this warm compress effect, but the counter electrode electrode and the cure electrode electrode are each separate and independent, and the heater is also separate and independent from both electrodes. Therefore, during treatment, a belt or the like is required to fix both electrodes to the treatment area of the body, making the operation of attaching them to the body complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment guide unit in a low frequency treatment device that can solve the above problems.

(c) Means for solving the problem The present invention consists of a base fabric, a heater placed in a polymerized state on the underside of the base fabric, a plurality of treatment electrodes and a poultice band, the mounting base fabric, and a heater. It consists of a cover that integrally covers the treatment guide and the poultice band, and the base fabric is embedded in a cloth body made of a flexible material and in a lattice shape with spaces vertically and horizontally inside the cloth body. The plurality of treatment guides are arranged and fixed at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions on the lower surface of the heater, and the lower surface of the compress band is in contact with the treatment area of the body. In addition, recessed grooves are provided in the vertical and horizontal directions to reduce the thickness of the compress band in the groove portions, and the position of the treatment guide is divided by the recessed grooves, and the division formed by the recessed grooves. This invention relates to a treatment guide unit in a low frequency treatment device characterized in that a groove is used as a current buffer section.

(E) Functions and Effects With the configuration described above, the present invention has the following effects.

By integrating multiple treatment guides, heaters, and compresses, it can be easily attached to the body.
Complications during treatment can be eliminated.

A base fabric to which multiple treatment electrodes are attached at regular intervals is formed from a fabric body made of a flexible material and a plurality of rectangular metal plates embedded in the fabric in a lattice pattern with gaps in the vertical and horizontal directions. Therefore, while having sufficient flexibility, the rectangular metal plate can act as a weight, so that the base fabric and the plurality of treatment guides attached to the base fabric can be moved along the uneven shape of the patient's treatment area. The device can be placed in close contact with the body, increasing the amount of current applied to the body, increasing the electrical stimulation treatment effect due to the low frequency, and improving the treatment effect by combining it with the warm compress effect due to the heater.

In addition, it is possible to prevent the base fabric from polymerizing, loosening, turning up, etc., and to maintain a constant spacing between the treatment guides at all times, allowing the treatment guides to be positioned in so-called "acupoints" for optimal treatment effects. can be given.

The outer surface of the compress band can be brought into contact with the treatment area of the body, and depressed grooves are provided in the vertical and horizontal directions to reduce the thickness of the compress band in the groove portions.
Since the current buffer section that partitions the treatment conductors is formed, it is possible to minimize the amount of current that flows between the treatment conductors through the compress band in a short-circuit state, and to maximize the current that flows to the treatment area of the body. When combined with the warm compress effect of the heater, the maximum therapeutic effect can be achieved.

(d) Examples The present invention will be explained in detail below based on examples shown in the attached drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, A indicates a low frequency treatment device, which is connected to a treatment device 1 via a cable 2 to a treatment guide unit 3. The structure of the child unit 3 will be explained as follows.

That is, in the treatment guide unit 3, a heater 5 having substantially the same shape as the base cloth 4 is disposed on the lower surface of the flexible base cloth 4, and a treatment guide is placed at a predetermined position on the lower surface of the heater 5. Treatment electrodes 6, 6' and counter electrodes 7, 7' are provided, and a compress band 8 is provided on the lower side of the treatment electrodes.

Further, in the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a cover, which covers the treatment guide unit 3 except for the lower surface of the compress band 8.

Here, the base fabric 4 has rectangular metal plates 10 of a predetermined size arranged in five rows in the vertical and horizontal directions on the same plane, and there is a gap of about 1 cm between the metal plates 10. By holding the space between a and b, the base fabric 4 can be connected to the metal plate 10.
It can be bent freely at the separating part between the two.

Therefore, as described later, the polar conductors 6, 6', 7,
7' is attached to the base fabric 1 via the metal plate 10, the treatment guides 6, 6' and 7, 7' can be closely attached along the uneven shape of the treatment area of the body, thereby reducing the risk of contact with the human body. The amount of current can be increased.

Furthermore, since the base fabric 4 can be prevented from loosening, the distance between the treatment guides 6, 6' and 7, 7' can be maintained constant, and the treatment guides 6, 6' and 7, 7' can be kept at a constant distance. It can be positioned accurately on the "acupoint" and the therapeutic effect can be further improved.

Further, among the rectangular metal plates 10 arranged as described above, bolt insertion holes 12 are bored in four metal plates 10 arranged at the four corner positions, and bolt insertion holes 12 are bored in each diagonally upper part of the metal plates 10. The four metal plates 10 are provided with a cord insertion hole 13 at the center, and bolt insertion holes 1 at both sides of the insertion hole 13.
4,14 are drilled.

Furthermore, hook-and-loop tapes 15 such as Magic Tape (registered trademark) are attached to four corners of one side of the base fabric 4, respectively.

Next, the heater 5 has heater wires 16 housed in a protective bag 17 and is configured to be freely bendable. They are attached to the base fabric 4 by bolt nuts (not shown) provided in the bolt insertion holes 12, respectively.

Next, the treatment electrodes, that is, the treatment electrode electrodes 6, 6' and the counter electrode electrodes 7, 7', have concave shapes, and bolts 19 are attached to horizontal flanges 18, 18, respectively, on the upper edges of both sides. 19 and the same bolts 19,1
9 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 14, 14 through the heater 5, and the nuts 20, 20 are screwed on, thereby arranging the treatment guides in two rows each on the lower surface of the heater 5. and is fixed to each opposing rectangular metal plate 10.

In addition, this treatment guide has a width of approximately 3 cm and a height of 5 cm.
The width of the separation between the opposing edges of the treatment guides located on the left and right is approximately 5 to 7 cm, and the width of separation between the opposing edges of the treatment guides located above and below is approximately 4 to 7 cm.
It is set to be 6cm.

Further, four cords 21 are wired in the base cloth 4, and the tips of the cords 21 are inserted into the cord insertion holes 13 of the predetermined metal plate 1,
It is welded to the center of the upper surface of a predetermined treatment guide, and
The base end of the book cord is connected to the connector 22 disposed on the edge of the base fabric 4 together with the end of the heater wire 16.
The connector 22 is configured to be able to engage with another connector 23 provided at the tip of the cable 2, so that electricity is supplied from the treatment device 1 to the treatment conductor, and the treatment The conductor is configured to be energized.

In addition, at this time, one of the treatment electrodes located on one diagonal of the base fabric 4 is set as the treatment electrode electrode 6, and the other is set as the counter electrode electrode 7', and the treatment electrode 6 and the opposite electrode are set as the treatment electrode electrode 6. The structure is such that current can be passed between the conductors 7' through the human body.

Also, of the treatment conductors located on the other diagonal of the base fabric 4, current can be applied between the treatment electrode conductors 6' and 7 separately from the above-mentioned current application through the human body.

Further, the treatment device 1 is provided with a predetermined operation section, and by operating the operation section, the energization state can be alternately performed, or each energization state can be performed continuously or intermittently. There is.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the compress band 8 is made by covering the layered flannel fabric 24 with a cotton cloth 25, and forming recessed grooves 26, 26 in the shape of a cross in the vertical and horizontal centers of both sides. Both depression grooves 26, 26 are formed.
A thin current buffer section 27 is formed between the two.

In addition, at the four corners of one side of the compress band 8, a hook-and-loop tape 15 disposed on the base fabric 4 and a hook-and-loop tape 28 that should be removably adhered are arranged, and the compress band 8 is connected to a treatment guide and a heater. It can be freely attached to the base fabric 4 in close contact with the base fabric 5.

In addition, in FIGS. 1 and 4, 29 is a weight body configured separately from the treatment guide 3, and this weight body 29 is connected to weight plates 3 of the same shape arranged in five rows and columns.
0 are housed in the bag body 31 with a predetermined width apart from each other, so that they can be bent at the spaced apart portions.

During treatment, the weight body 29 can be placed on the treatment guide unit 3 placed on the human body to help the treatment guide unit 3 come into close contact with the human body, if necessary.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the shape of the treatment guide unit 3 is not limited to a flat shape; for example, it can cover the shoulder so as to correspond to the affected part of the shoulder. It can also be shaped into
Moreover, the attachment of the treatment guide to the base fabric 4 is not completely fixed, but may be detachable and may be disposed at any position.

The embodiment of this invention is constructed as described above, and for example, treating an affected part of the back with this low frequency treatment device A is performed as follows.

First, if the compress band 8 is moistened with an appropriate amount of moisture and the treatment guide unit 3 is placed so that the compress body 8 is in contact with the affected part of the back of a prone patient, the treatment guide unit 3 can be bent freely and Since the built-in rectangular metal plate 10 serves as a weight, it is bent to fit the curved surface of the patient's back, and the lower surface of the compress band 8 is in close contact with the patient's back, and when the treatment device 1 is operated,
If the heater 5 is heated and the treatment conductor is energized,
The compress band 8 is heated and a hot compress effect is obtained, and the compressive area 8 is heated between the active electrode conductor 6 and the counter electrode conductor 7', and between the active electrode conductor 6' and the counter electrode conductor 7. ,6'→
Effective current is applied to the body via the compress band 8 -> the body -> the compress band 8 -> the counter electrode conductors 7, 7', and a therapeutic effect due to electrical stimulation is obtained.

In addition, the treatment guide unit 3 is placed, for example, with the treatment pole guide 6 and the counter pole guide 7 on the left side of the spine, and the treatment pole guide 6',
If the counter electrode conductor 7' is placed on the right side of the spine, energization will be carried out in a cross pattern on the spine. Once placed, the current can be applied parallel or perpendicular to the spine to vary the treatment state.

In addition, when applying current, the current can be passed between the control electrode conductor 6 and the counter electrode conductor 7' through the compress band 8 without passing through the human body, but on the surface of the compress band 8,
A narrow current buffer section 27 is created by the depressed grooves 26, 26.
is formed, the flow of short-circuit current from the treatment electrode conductors 6, 6' to the counter electrode conductors 7, 7' without going through the human body is prevented as much as possible, and sufficient current is used to treat the body. Electricity can be applied to the area, and in combination with the warm compress effect of the heater, the therapeutic effect of electrical stimulation can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view of an embodiment of the low frequency treatment device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the main part of the embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the main part of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the weight body of the same embodiment. In the figure, A: low frequency treatment device, 1: treatment device, 4:
Base fabric, 5: Heater, 6, 6': Gable electrode, 7,
7': Curing electrode, 8: Compress band, 9: Cover, 1
0: Rectangular metal plate, 11: Cloth body, 16: Heater wire, 17: Heater protection bag, 26: Sink groove, 2
7: Current buffer section.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A base fabric 4, a heater 5 sequentially polymerized on the lower surface of the base fabric 4, a plurality of treatment guides 6, 6', 7, 7' and a poultice band 8, and the base fabric 4. , a cover 9 that integrally covers the heater 5, the treatment guides 6, 6', 7, 7' and the compress band 8; 11 and a plurality of rectangular metal plates 10 buried vertically and horizontally in a grid pattern with spaces a and b, and (b) a plurality of treatment guides 6, 6', 7, 7' , arranged and fixed on the lower surface of the heater 5 at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions; , depression grooves 26 are provided in the vertical and horizontal directions to reduce the thickness of the compress band 8 in the groove portions, and the depression grooves 26 are made thinner.
6, the positions of the treatment guides 6, 6', 7, 7' are divided, and the division groove formed by the recessed groove 26 is used as a current buffer section 27. conductor unit.