KR20190110220A - A Physical therapy Apparatus for Knees of Complex Stimulating Type - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a physical therapy device for knees in a composite stimulus method comprises: an input unit in which an operation mode is input; a dome-shaped cover unit which covers a knee of a user; a low frequency stimulus unit which is installed in the inner surface of the cover unit to generate a low frequency stimulus; an ultrasonic stimulus unit which is installed on one side of the low frequency stimulus unit in the inner surface of the cover unit, and generates ultrasonic stimulus; and a control unit which, according to the input operation mode, operates at least any one of the low frequency stimulus unit and the ultrasonic stimulus unit. According to the present invention, the physical therapy device for knees in a composite stimulus method places the low frequency stimulus unit for generating low frequency stimuli and the ultrasonic stimulus unit for generating ultrasonic stimuli, respectively, in the inner surface of the dome-shaped cover unit covering a knee of a user, and operates at least any one of the low frequency stimulus unit and the ultrasonic stimulus unit according to operation modes selected by the user, thereby providing low frequency stimulus and ultrasonic stimulus selectively or compositely depending on user′s pain symptoms to improve therapeutic effect.

Description

A physical therapy Apparatus for Knees of Complex Stimulating Type

The present invention relates to a physiotherapeutic device for a knee of a complex stimulation method, and more specifically, an ultrasonic wave for generating a low frequency stimulus and an ultrasonic stimulus for generating a low frequency stimulus, respectively, on an inner surface of a dome shaped cover portion surrounding a user's knee. By arranging the stimulation unit and operating at least one of the low frequency stimulation unit and the ultrasonic stimulation unit according to the operation mode selected by the user, the treatment effect is provided by selectively or combining the low frequency stimulation and the ultrasonic stimulation according to the pain symptoms of the user. It relates to a physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method that can improve.

Conventional physiotherapy devices based on electric stimulation that stimulate pain areas of the human body such as the abdomen, joints, shoulders, and sooth fatigue, neuralgia, muscle pain, arthritis, and physiotherapeutic effects are low frequency and ultrasonic therapy devices. have.

The low frequency physiotherapy device attaches the low frequency generator of the anode and cathode to the stimulation device, and when low frequency electrical stimulation is applied to the skin, it stimulates the skin surface and internal tissues to promote blood circulation and skin recovery of the skin surface and tissues, thereby improving arthritis, etc. Improves health by performing pain relief and physical therapy functions.

In addition, the ultrasonic physiotherapy device is a massage device for stimulating the skin surface and internal tissues by applying ultrasonic vibrations obtained by using a piezoelectric vibrator to contact the pain area of the human body, and relates to such a low frequency physiotherapy device and an ultrasonic physiotherapy device. The specific content is specifically disclosed by following [1], [2], and the like.

However, each of the disclosed physiotherapy devices, such as [1] and [2], can only obtain the physiotherapeutic effect by low frequency or ultrasonic wave of a specific function, and thus the effect is fragmentary, so that the disadvantages of each treatment device are complemented to each other. Complex synergy effect according to the combination of the method can not be expected and to obtain each specific functional physiotherapeutic effect has to be provided with each treatment device separately, there was a problem that is cumbersome, inconvenient to use and economical.

[Document 1] Korean Registered Patent No. 1749175 (June 20, 2017)

[Document 2] Korean Registered Patent No. 1414197 (2014. 7. 8. notification)

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to generate a low-frequency stimulation unit and an ultrasonic stimulation to generate a low-frequency stimulation respectively on the inner surface of the dome-shaped cover portion surrounding the user's knee By arranging the ultrasonic stimulation unit to operate at least one of the low-frequency stimulation unit and the ultrasonic stimulation unit according to the operation mode selected by the user by providing a low-frequency stimulation and ultrasonic stimulation selectively or in combination according to the pain symptoms of the user It is to provide a physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method that can improve the therapeutic effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the physiotherapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention has an input unit in which an operation mode is input, a dome-shaped cover part surrounding a user's knee, and is installed on an inner surface of the cover part and low frequency. At least one of the low frequency stimulator and the ultrasonic stimulator, the low frequency stimulator generating an stimulus, an ultrasonic stimulator installed on one side of the low frequency stimulator on an inner side of the cover to generate an ultrasonic stimulus, and the low frequency stimulator and the ultrasonic stimulator It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for operating one.

The cover part may include a first hard cover member having a dome shape surrounding a user's knee, and a soft first cover member having a shape corresponding to the first cover member and coupled to an inner surface of the dome shape of the first cover member. It comprises a 2 cover member, wherein the low-frequency magnetic pole portion is composed of a pair of magnetic pole pads arranged in a symmetrical form on both sides of the dome-shaped inner surface of the second cover member, the ultrasonic magnetic pole portion each of the magnetic pole pad Characterized in that it consists of a pair of ultrasonic ceramics arranged to be exposed from the inside to the outside.

In addition, the pair of stimulation pads are configured in the form of a cover that wraps the user's knees on both sides, the pair of ultrasonic pottery inside the stimulation pad to be exposed in a symmetrical form on both sides of the lower center of the user's knee It is characterized in that arranged in each.

In addition, slit-shaped coupling grooves are formed at both end portions of the first cover member, respectively, and both end portions of the second cover member are respectively inserted into the coupling grooves to couple the second cover member to the first cover member. Coupling protrusions are formed, and the cover part further includes a wearing belt coupled to each of the coupling protrusions of the second cover member.

Complex stimulation type knee physical therapy device according to the present invention is arranged on the inner surface of the dome-shaped cover portion surrounding the user's knee, the low-frequency stimulation unit for generating low-frequency stimulation and the ultrasonic stimulation unit for generating ultrasonic stimulation, respectively, It is configured to operate at least one of the low frequency stimulator and the ultrasonic stimulator according to the operating mode to be selected to provide a low frequency stimulation and ultrasonic stimulation selectively or in combination according to the pain symptoms of the user to improve the treatment effect There is this.

In addition, the knee physiotherapy device of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention is arranged to surround the entire knee of the user, low-frequency stimulation portion used to relieve chronic pain by massaging the muscles by electrical stimulation, used for cartilage regeneration, etc. The ultrasonic stimulation unit has an advantage of further improving the therapeutic effect according to the use by disposing at both sides of the lower center of the user's knee to prevent absorption from the thigh legs and knee ligaments located in the center of the knee.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of a physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the configuration of the cover portion shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the low-frequency magnetic pole portion and the ultrasonic magnetic pole portion disposed on the inner surface of the cover portion shown in FIG.
Figure 4 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of the physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the configuration of the cover shown in FIG.

In addition, Figure 3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the low-frequency stimulation unit and the ultrasonic stimulation unit disposed on the inner surface of the cover shown in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a physical physics for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a block diagram for explaining the operation configuration of the treatment apparatus.

The physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention is to electrically connect the body portion 10, the cover portion 20 to be worn on the user's knee, and the cover portion 20 to the body portion 10 It is configured to include a power cable (30).

The main body 10 is a device for providing the operating power required for the operation of the cover unit 20 using a main power (not shown) supplied from the outside, the main power is supplied by wire or built-in battery, etc. It can be supplied using.

In addition, the main body 10 may be formed in the form of a control box or in the form of a stand, in this embodiment, the main body 10 is formed in the form of a stand as an example in the column-shaped support plate provided with a support plate 11 at the bottom. And a display panel manipulation panel 13 installed on the support 12.

In this case, the operation panel 13 may be configured to include an input means for inputting information from a user and a display means for displaying various information to the user. In this embodiment, the operation panel 13 is provided as an example. It was configured as a touch panel display device that can be simultaneously input and display.

On the other hand, the cover portion 20 is to be worn directly on the user's knee to provide a low frequency stimulation or ultrasonic stimulation required for the treatment of the knee pain of the user, it is configured in a dome shape surrounding the user's knee.

To this end, the cover part 20 is formed of a hard first cover member 21 having a dome shape surrounding a user's knee and a shape corresponding to the first cover member 21. It comprises a soft second cover member 22 coupled to the dome-shaped inner surface of (21).

At this time, the first cover member 21 is to maintain the appearance of the entire cover portion 20 is preferably made of a hard material such as plastic, the central portion of the circular first through hole (for imparting aeration and elasticity) 21a) may be formed.

In addition, slit-shaped coupling grooves 21b and 21c are formed on both side edge portions of the first cover member 21 to be coupled to the second cover member 22, which will be described later. A cable guide 21d for accommodating the power cable 30 interposed between the 21 and the second cover member 22 is formed.

In addition, the second cover member 22 is coupled to the inner surface of the first cover member 21 is a component that is directly worn on the user's knee to improve the user's wearing comfort, deformation according to the user's knee shape In order to facilitate, it is preferably made of a soft material such as a fiber material such as a nonwoven fabric or a soft synthetic resin such as a silicone resin.

As described above, since the second cover member 22 is made of a soft material so as to be easily deformed according to the shape of the user's knee, the physical therapy apparatus for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention will be described later. The low frequency stimulation part and the ultrasonic stimulation part disposed on the inner side of the member 22 are easily in close contact with the user's knee, and thus have an advantage of improving the therapeutic effect.

In addition, similarly to the first cover member 21, a circular second through hole 22a is formed in the center of the second cover member 22 to impart airflow and elasticity, and both edges of the second cover member 22 are formed along the longitudinal direction. Coupling protrusions 22b and 22d are formed to protrude outward.

In this case, the coupling protrusions 22b and 22d are inserted into the coupling grooves 21b and 21c, respectively, so that the second cover member 22 may be coupled to the dome-shaped inner surface of the first cover member 21. do.

In addition, each of the coupling protrusions 22b and 22d is formed with slot-like belt fastening grooves 22c and 22e to which the wearing belts 23 and 24 to be described later are coupled along the longitudinal direction.

In addition, the cover portion 20 is configured to further include wearing belts 23 and 24 coupled to the belt fastening grooves 22c and 22e of the second cover member 22, respectively, at both ends thereof. 23 and 24 may be configured in a band shape, but may also be composed of two pieces that can be coupled to each other as in the present embodiment.

In this case, the wearing belts 23 and 24 may be configured such that the two pieces can be coupled to each other using a hook or a buckle, but in this embodiment, the wearing belts 23 and 24 are male and female velcro. It is configured to be coupled to each other by (23a, not shown).

In addition, the power cable 30 has one end connected to the main body 10 and the other end connected to the low frequency magnetic poles 41 and 42 and the ultrasonic magnetic poles 51 and 52, which will be described later. It serves to provide the electrical signal generated by the (10) to the low-frequency magnetic poles 41, 42 and the ultrasonic magnetic poles (51, 52).

To this end, the other end of the power cable 30 is branched to both sides of one side of the second cover member 22 and coupled to a low frequency power supply terminal for supplying operating power to the low frequency magnetic pole portions 41 and 42 ( 31a and 31b and ultrasonic power supply terminals 32a and 32b for supplying operating power to the ultrasonic stimulation units 51 and 52.

In addition, the cover part 20 is installed on the inner surface of the cover portion 20, the low frequency magnetic poles 41 and 42 for generating low frequency magnetic poles, and the low frequency magnetic poles on the inner surface of the cover part 20. It is configured to further include an ultrasonic stimulation unit (51, 52) installed on one side of (41, 42) for generating an ultrasonic stimulation.

In this case, the low frequency magnetic pole parts 41 and 42 are configured in the form of a pair of magnetic pole pads arranged in symmetrical forms on both sides of the dome-shaped inner surface of the second cover member 22, and the ultrasonic magnetic pole part ( 51 and 52 are configured in the form of a pair of ultrasonic ceramics arranged to be exposed from the inside of each of the low frequency magnetic pole pads 41 and 42.

In addition, the low-frequency stimulation unit (41, 42) is configured in the form of a cover surrounding the user's knees on both sides, and the ultrasonic stimulation (51, 52) is exposed in a symmetrical form on both sides of the lower center of the user's knee The low frequency magnetic poles 41 and 42 may be disposed in the interior of the low frequency magnetic poles 41 and 42, respectively.

Looking at the operation configuration of the physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention configured as described above, when the external power is first supplied to the main body 10 provides a variety of information to the user through the display unit 120 The information may indicate an operation mode of the cover unit 20 that can be selected by the user.

In addition, the user inputs a signal for selecting an operation mode required by the user among the operation modes displayed on the display unit 120 through the input unit 110. As described above, the physics for the knee of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention. In the treatment apparatus, since the manipulation panel 13 of the main body 10 is configured in a touch panel manner, the manipulation panel 13 performs both the input unit 110 and the display unit 120.

As described above, when the operation mode is input through the input unit 110, the controller 100 controls the operations of the low frequency oscillator 40 and the ultrasonic oscillator 50 according to a program stored in advance in a memory. The control signal of 100 is transmitted to the cover part 20 through the power cable 30.

In addition, the electrical signal generated by the operation of the low frequency oscillator 40 and the ultrasonic oscillator 50 is transmitted to the low frequency stimulator (41, 42) and the ultrasonic stimulator (51, 52), so that It is possible to provide at least one of the ultrasonic stimulation.

At this time, the low-frequency stimulator (41, 42) is a device that transmits the low-frequency pulse of the positive (+) and the negative electrode (-) generated in the low-frequency oscillation unit 40 to convert the vibration force to the human body as a good elasticity It may be composed of a material, a fiber material, or a synthetic resin material, and the low frequency stimulus generated in this way may be used for the purpose of promoting metabolism, such as muscle strengthening or muscle massage, and steaming, such as relief of acute / chronic pain.

In addition, the ultrasonic stimulation unit (51, 52) for generating an ultrasonic stimulation in response to the control signal of the control unit 100 has an ultrasonic oscillation unit (ultrasonic vibrator) 50 inside each of the range does not adversely affect the human body By generating ultrasonic waves (for example: 1MHz) to make contact with the skin by tapping the skin more than 1 million times per second to perform the physiotherapy function of the pain area by the micro massage effect and its fever effect.

The ultrasonic stimulation generated as described above, the ultrasonic energy penetrates not only skin tissue but also deep parts of the body to promote the activation and metabolism of all cells including skin, nerves, lymphatic vessels, blood vessels and muscle layers, and break down fat to obesity In addition, the effect to prevent the implementation.

In the present embodiment, the ultrasonic stimulation may be used for regenerative treatment of the knee cartilage, in which case the ultrasonic stimulation is absorbed by the thigh ligament muscles and knee ligaments located in the center of the front of the knee and thus does not reach the cartilage region, which is a treatment site In order to prevent the ultrasonic stimulation (51, 52) is configured to be exposed in a symmetrical form on both sides of the lower center of the user's knee.

In this case, the controller 100 may control a time for providing a low frequency stimulus or an ultrasonic stimulus set according to the pre-stored program by using the timer unit 130. The time for which the stimulus is provided may correspond to the input unit 110. It can also be configured to allow the user to directly enter.

In addition, the complex stimulation-type physical therapy apparatus according to the present invention may be further provided with a heating unit 60 for heat treatment on one side of the cover unit 20, in this case, the control unit 100 When the operation mode for the heat treatment is selected through the input unit 110, the operation of the heating unit 60 is controlled according to a pre-stored program.

The operation mode may be variously configured as necessary, but in the present embodiment, the operation mode may be configured as an example of a circulation / metabolism mode, an acute pain mode, a chronic pain mode, a regeneration mode, and the like, and a dual muscle massage ( As an example, only the low frequency stimulus may be provided in the circulatory / metabolic mode used in the thigh leg muscle strengthening) and the like, and the ultrasonic stimulus may be provided in the regeneration mode for cartilage regeneration.

In addition, in the acute pain mode or chronic pain mode, low-frequency stimulation and ultrasonic stimulation may be provided in combination. In this case, the time for which each stimulus is provided may be set differently according to an operation mode.

As described above, the knee physiotherapy device of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention is an ultrasonic stimulus for generating a low frequency stimulus and an ultrasonic stimulus for generating a low frequency stimulus, respectively, on an inner surface of a dome shaped cover portion surrounding a user's knee. By arranging the unit and operating at least one of the low frequency stimulation unit and the ultrasonic stimulation unit according to the operation mode selected by the user, the low frequency stimulation and the ultrasonic stimulation may be selectively or combined according to the pain symptoms of the user to provide a therapeutic effect. There is an advantage that can be improved.

In addition, the knee physiotherapy device of the complex stimulation method according to the present invention is arranged to surround the entire knee of the user, low-frequency stimulation portion used to relieve chronic pain by massaging the muscles by electrical stimulation, used for cartilage regeneration, etc. The ultrasonic stimulation unit has the advantage of further improving the therapeutic effect according to the use (or symptoms) by placing on both sides of the lower center of the user's knee in order to prevent absorption in the thigh legs and knee ligaments located in the center of the knee.

10: main body 20: cover
21: first cover member 22: second cover member
23,24: wearing belt 40: low frequency oscillation unit
41.42: low frequency stimulation pad 50: ultrasonic oscillator
51,52: ultrasonic ceramic 100: control unit

Claims (4)

An input unit for inputting an operation mode;
A dome-shaped cover portion surrounding a user's knee;
A low frequency magnetic pole portion installed on the inner side of the cover to generate a low frequency magnetic pole;
An ultrasonic stimulator installed at one side of the low frequency stimulator on an inner side of the cover to generate an ultrasonic stimulus; And
And a control unit for operating at least one of the low frequency stimulation unit and the ultrasonic stimulation unit according to the input operation mode. The method of claim 1,
The cover part,
A hard first cover member having a dome shape surrounding a user's knee;
Consists of a shape corresponding to the first cover member and comprises a soft second cover member coupled to the dome-shaped inner surface of the first cover member,
The low frequency magnetic pole portion is composed of a pair of magnetic pole pads arranged in a symmetrical form on both sides of the dome-shaped inner surface of the second cover member,
The ultrasonic stimulation unit is a physical therapy device for a knee of the complex stimulation method, characterized in that composed of a pair of ultrasonic ceramics arranged to be exposed from the inside of each of the stimulation pads. The method of claim 2,
The pair of stimulation pads are configured in the form of a cover surrounding the user's knees on both sides,
The pair of ultrasound pottery physical therapy apparatus for the knee of the complex stimulation method, characterized in that disposed on the inside of the stimulation pad, respectively, so as to be exposed in a symmetrical form on both sides of the lower center of the user's knee. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Slit-shaped coupling grooves are formed at both end portions of the first cover member, respectively.
Engaging protrusions are inserted into the coupling grooves at both ends of the second cover member to couple the second cover member to the first cover member.
The cover portion physical therapy device for the knee of the complex stimulation method, characterized in that the both ends further comprises a wearing belt coupled to the engaging projection of the second cover member, respectively.

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