WO2017073861A1

WO2017073861A1 - Gel-type electrode unit for high frequency treatment device

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Publication number: WO2017073861A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/003906
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박성배
Original assignee: (주)하늘마음바이오
Priority date: 2015-10-30
Filing date: 2016-04-14
Publication date: 2017-05-04
Also published as: KR101772678B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gel-type electrode unit for a high frequency treatment device, and provides a gel-type electrode unit for a high frequency treatment device, the electrode unit enabling: a conductive sheet functioning as an electrode catheter to have a freely changeable shape with a gel-filled bag formed as a gel and a base pad, thereby enabling a bending part or a curved part of a body to come into close contact therewith and the close contact state to be stably maintained; an insulation film having a predetermined thickness to be formed on an outer side surface of the conductive sheet so as to prevent, through the insulation film, spark generation, which can occur during separation of contact with the surface of the skin; and the insulation film to be formed in an appropriate thickness range such that a relatively deep heat can be generated, thereby enabling a treatment effect to be more enhanced and being more safely usable without the risk of burns.

Description

Gel type electrode unit for radiofrequency therapy device

The present invention relates to a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device. More specifically, by allowing the conductive sheet functioning as an electrode conductor to be freely changed in shape with the gel-filled gel bag and the base pad, the conductive sheet can be in close contact with the bent or curved part of the body, and the close contact state is stably maintained. By forming an insulating film of a certain thickness on the outer surface of the conductive sheet, to prevent the occurrence of sparks that may occur when contact with the skin surface through the insulating film, and to form the thickness of the insulating film in an appropriate range relative The present invention relates to a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device, which can generate deep deep heat, thereby further improving the therapeutic effect and more safely using it without the risk of burns.

Recently, due to the change of dietary culture and the occurrence of various adult diseases due to lack of exercise has become a lot of attention to health. Accordingly, various functions and types of health-related devices have been developed and widely used. Advances in technology for radiofrequency therapy devices are underway.

In general, the electrotherapy is a method of treating the affected area by directing a current through the body, also called electrotherapy. The electrotherapy used for medical purposes has various functions and uses depending on the waveform of the frequency, the strength of the current, and the applied area.

These electrotherapeutic devices allow for vasodilation that can increase the temperature in the living body through electrical delivery regimes and at the same time maintain biological phenomena associated with the vitality of living tissue. This increases blood circulation, improves nutrition and oxygen supply, and stimulates intracellular respiration and the release of toxic catabolin.

As one of such electrotherapy apparatuses, a radio frequency treatment apparatus that generates heat in a deep portion of a body using a high frequency power source has been widely used. In general, the high frequency therapy device converts electrical energy administered by energizing high frequency power to the body and promotes fat metabolism and muscle movement through heat generated using the converted bioenergy, thereby treating obesity treatment or muscle strengthening, It is a medical device used for skin care, hair promotion or pain relief.

Since the high frequency power source has a very short vibration width when the body tissue is energized, the high frequency power source that is energized into the body tissue hardly causes ion movement in the body tissue, and no electrochemical reaction or electrolysis occurs. When the high frequency power is energized in the body, heat is generated in the tissue, which is called deep heat. The reason why deep heat is generated is that whenever high-frequency electric energy is applied to the body tissue, whenever the polarity of the power source changes, the molecules constituting the tissue vibrate and rub against each other. This is because it generates heat.

High-frequency power can heat certain parts of body tissues without causing discomfort or muscle contraction. The deep heat generated increases the temperature of tissues to enhance cell function and increase blood flow. Do it. As a result, the body's metabolism and muscle movement is promoted, it is possible to obtain the effect of obesity treatment, muscle strengthening, skin care, hair promotion or pain relief.

A general high frequency therapy device includes a high frequency power generator that generates a high frequency power source and a reference power source, a treatment electrode that contacts the body and receives high frequency power from the high frequency power generator and applies the high frequency power to the affected part, and a high frequency power applied to the body while being applied to the affected part. And a reference electrode supplied with reference power from the high frequency power generator so as to conduct electricity to the body part.

The reference electrode and the treatment electrode are formed to be wide in the form of a pad to contact the body. The reference electrode and the treatment electrode are in contact with each other on the affected part of the body to generate a deep heat in the body, the reference electrode and the treatment electrode is not in close contact with the skin of the body has a problem that normal treatment is difficult. In particular, since the skin surface of the body is not formed in a planar shape but mostly in a free curved shape, the reference electrode and the treatment electrode in the general flat pad form do not come into close contact with the skin surface of the body as a whole, but also maintain a stable contact state. There is a problem that normal treatment is difficult, such as unable to accurately form the deep heat generating region.

In addition, during the treatment process, the reference electrode and the treatment electrode may be easily separated from the body by the movement of the patient, and in this case, a spark phenomenon due to a high voltage may occur, causing damage to the patient's skin.

The present invention has been invented to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to be able to freely change the shape of the conductive sheet functioning as an electrode conductor with the gel filling bag and the base pad of the gel form, or In close contact with the curved portion, the close contact state can be stably maintained, and accordingly to provide a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device to accurately and safely perform the radiofrequency treatment process.

Another object of the present invention is to absorb the heat of the skin through the gel filling bag to prevent skin burns due to deep heat, and the conductive contact area for the conductive sheet by filling the gel filling bag in contact with the conductive sheet It is possible to prevent the deep heat from being concentrated in some areas even if the conductive sheet is in contact with the skin, and prevent skin burns or tissue damage caused by concentrated deep heat. It is to provide a gel type electrode unit for the treatment device.

Another object of the present invention is to equip the inside of the gel filling bag by mounting a temperature sensor that can measure the temperature of the filling gel, through the temperature sensor of the gel filling bag even if not provided with a skin temperature sensor for measuring the temperature directly to the skin The present invention provides a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device capable of calculating and predicting skin temperature, and thus preventing skin burns due to deep heat by predicting skin temperature with a simple structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating element capable of pre-heating the temperature of the gel filling bag, it can be used more comfortably by preventing the cold feeling in the process of contact with the skin, further increasing the skin temperature due to deep heat It is to provide a gel type electrode unit for radiofrequency therapy device that can be quickly felt to more completely prevent skin burns due to deep heat that may occur during the treatment process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a separate spacer block in the inner space of the gel filling bag, even if the gel filling bag is pressed in the direction that is pressed can accommodate some of the filling gel through the spacer block, thereby filling the gel relatively The present invention is to provide a gel type electrode unit for a radio frequency treatment device that can be distributed in a wider area to prevent bursting of the gel filling bag due to pressing force and can be used more safely.

It is still another object of the present invention to freely change the shape of a conductive sheet functioning as an electrode conductor with a gel-filled gel bag and a base pad, and at the same time to form an insulating film having a predetermined thickness on the outer surface of the conductive sheet, thereby providing a skin surface. It can prevent the occurrence of sparks that may occur when contact with the contact through the insulating film, and can form a relatively deep deep heat by forming the thickness of the insulating film in an appropriate range, thereby further improving the therapeutic effect Rather, it provides a gel type electrode unit for radiofrequency therapy that can be used more safely without the risk of burns.

Still another object of the present invention is to form an insulating film in the form of laminating a urethane layer and a silicon layer, thereby improving the skin contact through the silicone layer, it can be improved durability through the urethane layer gel It is to provide a type electrode unit.

Another object of the present invention is to form different colors for the two layers constituting the insulating film, so that when the fine damage, such as tearing in the outermost insulating layer, the color of the insulating layer located therein through the damage site It is exposed to the outside, thereby providing a gel type electrode unit for a radio frequency treatment device that can be used more safely because the user can quickly and easily determine whether the insulating film is damaged, and can lead to the replacement use of the electrode unit.

Another object of the present invention is to form a connection structure of the conductive sheet and the power cable to a structure using a plurality of connection terminals and a large area of copper foil film, it is possible to stably supply power to the conductive sheet as well as to supply power It is possible to improve the efficiency, especially for high frequency therapy equipment that can be used stably without failure or damage because the power can be stably supplied by the remaining connection terminals even if damage such as poor contact or disconnection occurs in any one connection terminal. It is to provide a gel type electrode unit.

The present invention is a gel type electrode unit for a high frequency therapy device used in a high frequency therapy device in which a reference electrode supplied with a reference power supply and a therapeutic electrode supplied with a high frequency power contact a body to generate deep heat, and can be flexibly deformed. A base pad which is formed of a flexible material so that one surface thereof is opened to form an accommodation space therein; A gel filling bag formed of a soft material and filled with a gel-type filling gel in the inner space and inserted into the inner space of the base pad; A conductive sheet connected to a power cable to supply a reference power or a high frequency power and attached to an exposed surface of the gel filling bag exposed through an open surface of the base pad; And an insulating film attached to an open side of the base pad to close the inner space of the base pad.

In this case, the filling gel may be formed of a conductive material.

In addition, the gel filling bag may be equipped with a temperature sensor capable of measuring the temperature of the filling gel.

In addition, a heating element for heating the filling gel may be mounted in the inner space of the base pad to raise the temperature of the filling gel to a predetermined set temperature.

In addition, the heating element may be applied as a surface heating element in contact with the surface of the gel filling bag filled with the filling gel.

In addition, the conductive sheet contacts the body with the insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein the insulating film may be formed to a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm.

In addition, the insulation film may include at least one of a urethane layer formed of a urethane material and a silicon layer formed of a silicon material.

In addition, the insulating film may be formed in a form in which the urethane layer and the silicon layer are sequentially stacked from the outer surface of the conductive sheet.

In addition, the urethane layer is formed in the form of a coating layer coated on the outer surface of the conductive sheet, the silicon layer is formed in the form of a film may be attached to an open side of the base pad.

In addition, the insulating film may be formed in a form in which two layers are sequentially stacked from an outer surface of the conductive sheet, and in this case, the two layers laminated to form the insulating film may be formed to have different colors.

In addition, a separate connection terminal module may be provided on an inner surface of the conductive sheet attached to the gel filling bag to electrically connect the power cable and the conductive sheet.

In addition, the connection terminal module, the copper foil film disposed to be in contact with the inner side of one side end of the conductive sheet; A plurality of connection terminals disposed to be spaced apart from each other and bonded to one surface of the copper foil film; And a conductive material adhered to the inner side of the conductive sheet, and wrapped around one surface of the copper foil film such that the copper foil film to which the connection terminal is bonded is positioned between the conductive sheet. It includes a cover sheet, wherein the power cable may be branched into a plurality so that the power terminals of each power cable can be soldered to each of the plurality of connection terminals.

In addition, even if a pressing force acts in the direction of compressing the gel filling bag, a separate spacer block is provided in the gel filling bag inner space so as to secure at least a part of the receiving space for the filling gel in the inner space of the gel filling bag. Can be.

In addition, the spacer block may be formed in a shape of a sponge-like flat plate having a plurality of through holes formed in a central area thereof.

According to the present invention, the base pad is formed of a flexible material, and the gel filling bag filled with the gel-type filling gel is attached to the base pad, and the conductive sheet is attached to the gel filling bag, thereby functioning as an electrode conductor. The conductive sheet can be freely changed in shape together with the gel-filled gel bag and the base pad, and thus can be in intimate contact with the bent or curved portions of the body, and the intimate contact can be stably maintained. The effect is to carry out the process accurately and safely.

In addition, the gel filling bag absorbs heat from the skin and prevents skin burns due to deep heat, and by filling the gel filling bag with the conductive gel to make contact with the conductive sheet, the conductive contact area for the conductive sheet is expanded. Since the conductive sheet is in contact with the skin only in some areas, the deep heat is prevented from being concentrated in some areas, and skin burns or tissue damages due to the concentrated deep heat can be prevented.

In addition, by mounting a temperature sensor that can measure the temperature of the filling gel inside the gel filling bag, even if you do not have a skin temperature sensor for measuring the temperature directly to the skin, it is possible to calculate the skin temperature through the temperature sensor of the gel filling bag In this way, it is possible to predict the skin temperature with a simple structure to prevent skin burns due to deep heat.

In addition, by providing a heating element that can pre-heat the temperature of the gel filling bag, it can be used more comfortably by preventing the cold feeling in contact with the skin, and the patient can feel the skin temperature rise due to deep heat more quickly. There is an effect that can more completely prevent skin burns due to deep fever that can occur during the treatment process.

In addition, by providing a separate spacer block in the inner space of the gel filling bag, even if the gel filling bag is pressed in the pressing direction can accommodate a portion of the filling gel through the spacer block, thus filling gel is distributed in a relatively wider area It is possible to prevent the bursting of the gel filling bag by the pressing force and to use more safely.

In addition, the conductive sheet, which functions as an electrode conductor, can be freely changed in shape with a gel-filled gel bag and a base pad, and at the same time, an insulating film having a predetermined thickness is formed on the outer surface of the conductive sheet so that the contact with the skin surface is released. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of sparks through the insulating film, to form a relatively thick thickness of the insulating film to generate a relatively deep deep heat, thereby not only improve the therapeutic effect, but also without the risk of burn It is safe to use.

In addition, by forming the insulating film in the form of laminating the urethane layer and the silicon layer, it is possible to improve the skin contact through the silicon layer, there is an effect that can improve the durability through the urethane layer.

In addition, by forming different colors for the two layers constituting the insulating film, when the micro-damage, such as tearing in the outermost insulating layer occurs, the color of the insulating layer located inside is exposed to the outside through the damage site, thereby Accordingly, the user can quickly and easily determine whether the insulation film is damaged, and the replacement of the electrode unit can be induced, thereby making it more safe to use.

In addition, by forming the connection structure of the conductive sheet and the power cable in a structure using a plurality of connection terminals and a copper foil film of a large area, it is possible not only to stably supply power to the conductive sheet but also to improve power supply efficiency. In particular, even if any one of the connection terminal damage, such as a bad contact, disconnection occurs, the power supply can be stably supplied by the remaining connection terminals there is an effect that can be used stably without failure or damage.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a radiofrequency treatment device using a gel type electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view for explaining the effects of deep heat generation of the gel-type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of the connection terminal module of the gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating a configuration of a connection terminal module of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a partially cutaway perspective view schematically illustrating a configuration of a gel filling bag of the gel type electrode unit shown in FIG. 8;

10 is a view for explaining the function of the gel filling bag shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a radio frequency treatment device using a gel type electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a configuration of a gel type electrode unit for a radio frequency treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view, Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the gel-type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a radiofrequency treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of use of a conventional gel type electrode unit, and FIG. 5 is a view for describing a deep heat generation effect of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Gel type electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is an electrode unit that can be used as the reference electrode 20 or the treatment electrode 10 of the radiofrequency treatment device, the base pad 100, the gel filling bag 200 ), A conductive sheet 300, and an insulating film 400.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the high frequency therapy device includes a high frequency power generator 30 for generating a high frequency power source and a reference power source, and a treatment electrode 10 which contacts the body and receives high frequency power from the high frequency power generator and applies the high frequency power to the affected part. And a reference electrode 20 which is supplied with reference power from the high frequency power generator so as to energize the high frequency power applied to the body while being in contact with the body. In this case, the reference power supplied to the reference electrode 20 may be a ground power or an anti-phase power supply of the high frequency power supplied to the treatment electrode 10.

The electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be applied to both the reference electrode 20 or the treatment electrode 10, but will be described below based on the application to the treatment electrode 10 for convenience of description.

The base pad 100 is formed of a flexible silicone material so as to be flexibly deformed, and is formed in a container shape in which one surface is opened to form an accommodation space therein. The cable insertion hole may be formed at one side such that the power cable 40 is inserted therethrough.

The gel filling bag 200 is formed of a soft material to enable the overall shape deformation, the filling gel 210 of the gel type is filled in the inner space, and the sealing gel 210 is sealed in a filled state. The gel filling bag 200 is inserted into the inner space of the base pad 100, one side of the gel filling bag 200 is bonded to the bottom surface of the base pad 100 through a separate adhesive base pad form It can be inserted into the interior space of the 100. Meanwhile, the filling gel 210 filled in the gel filling bag 200 may be applied as a conductive gel to be energized with the conductive sheet 300.

The conductive sheet 300 is connected to the power cable 40 so that a reference power or a high frequency power can be supplied, and is formed of a conductive material so as to be supplied with electricity supplied through the power cable 40. The conductive sheet 300 is attached to the exposed surface of the gel filling bag 200 exposed through the open one surface of the base pad 100 to function as a substantial electrode conductor. That is, the conductive sheet 300 is in contact with the skin of the body in the external finish state through the insulating film 400 to be described later, through which high-frequency power is supplied to the body to generate deep heat inside the body. Since the principle of deep heat generation by the high frequency power source is a principle of a radio frequency treatment device generally used as described in the background art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The insulating film 400 is attached to one open surface of the base pad 100 to close the internal space of the base pad 100. At this time, the insulating film 400 is formed of a flexible urethane material, the inner surface is attached to the base pad 100 in the form in contact with one surface of the conductive sheet 300.

According to this configuration, the electrode unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention has a base pad 100 formed of a soft material, and a gel filling bag 200 in which a gel type filling gel 210 is filled in the base pad 100. Is attached, the conductive sheet 300 is configured in the form that is attached to the gel filling bag 200, the conductive sheet 300 can be freely changed in shape with the gel filling bag 200 and the base pad 100, Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, the contact portion may be in close contact with the bent or curved portion of the body, and the close contact state may be stably maintained.

Therefore, the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention can be stably in close contact with various parts of the body to perform the high frequency treatment process using the same accurately and safely.

At this time, the deep heat occurs in the body, the deep heat generating region (P1) is formed in the region between the treatment electrode 10 and the reference electrode 20. The therapeutic electrode 10 and the reference electrode 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention are gel type electrode units, and can be freely deformed and adhered to the body surface as described above. The risk of sparking is relatively small.

However, there is always a risk that sparks occur due to detachment of the electrode unit from the surface of the body skin during the radiofrequency treatment. In the present invention, the thickness of the insulating film 400 is minimized in order to minimize the risk of sparks. It was limited to within.

In more detail, the electrode unit, which is generally used as the therapeutic electrode 10 and the reference electrode 20, is configured in a form in which a conductive material, for example, a metal plate, a conductive sheet, or the like directly contacts the skin surface. When the power is supplied to the electrode unit, the amount of current that is supplied to the body increases, so that when the electrode unit is slightly detached from the skin surface or contacts only a small area, sparks are easily generated in the electrode unit. Efforts have been made to form a separate insulating film on the skin contact surface of the electrode unit in order to prevent such sparks.

However, when the separate insulation film is formed in this manner, the amount of current passing through the insulation film is reduced, so that the deep heat generation region generated inside the body through the electrode unit is relatively similar to that of the P2 region, as shown in FIG. 5. In the shallow range. As such, when a relatively shallow deep fever occurs, there is a problem in that the treatment effect does not occur on a deep portion inside the body, and thus the overall high frequency treatment effect is lowered. Of course, when the electrode unit is not used with an insulating film, and a conductive material such as a metal is formed to directly contact the surface of the body skin, electric resistance caused by the insulating film does not occur, and thus a decrease in the amount of current does not occur. The generation region appears relatively deep like the P3 region.

That is, when the conductive material of the electrode unit directly contacts the skin surface, relatively deep deep heat is issued to improve the treatment effect, but there is a risk of burns due to sparking during the treatment process, and an insulating film is formed on the electrode unit. When the insulating film is in contact with the skin surface, the risk of sparks is greatly reduced during the treatment process, but there is a problem in that a relatively shallow deep heat occurs and the treatment effect is lowered.

Therefore, in the present invention, the insulating film 400 is formed on the skin contact surface of the electrode unit to reduce the risk of spark generation, and the thickness thereof is formed to be thin to generate a relatively deep deep heat like the P3 region.

At this time, the insulating film 400 is formed to a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Since the thickness of the insulating film 400 increases as the current amount of the high frequency power supply passing through the insulating film 400 is relatively increased, it is preferable to make the thickness as thin as possible when considering only the depth of deep heat. However, when formed below a predetermined thickness, damage may occur such that some sections are torn due to transmission of essential external force generated during use, such as friction or bending with the skin. Therefore, it is preferable that the insulating film 400 is formed to have a thickness of at least 0.05 mm in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention so as to have a strength of a predetermined size or more.

In addition, the thickness of the insulating film 400 is preferably set to 0.3 mm or less, which is set through an experiment of a method of measuring the amount of current flowing through the continuously increasing the thickness of the insulating film 400. As a result of the experiment, as the thickness of the insulating film 400 increases, the amount of current flowing through the insulating film 400 gradually decreases, and the current flowing through the thickness of 0.3 mm or more is rapidly reduced. Therefore, it is preferable to set the thickness of the insulating film 400 within the maximum 0.3 mm range for deep deep heat generation.

Meanwhile, the insulating film 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed in a form including at least one of a urethane layer 410 formed of a urethane material and a silicon layer 420 formed of a silicon material. It may be made of one layer, or may be made of two or more layers.

When the insulating film 400 is formed of two or more layers, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the urethane layer 410 and the silicon layer 420 may be sequentially formed from the outer surface of the conductive sheet 300. have. At this time, the urethane layer 410 is formed in the form of a coating layer is coated on the outer surface of the conductive sheet 300, the silicon layer 420 is formed in the form of a film is attached to the open side of the base pad 100 Can be formed.

Since the urethane layer 410 has excellent durability due to the characteristics of the urethane material, and the silicone layer 420 has excellent skin contactability due to the properties of the silicone material, the silicone layer 420 is positioned on the outer surface to provide contact with the skin. It is possible to improve the durability through the urethane layer 410.

Of course, the urethane layer 410 may be continuously stacked or two silicon layers 420 may be sequentially stacked, depending on the needs of the user. In addition, various modifications may be made.

In this case, when the insulating film 400 is formed in a two-layer laminated structure, the two layers may be formed to have different colors. For example, when the urethane layer 410 and the silicon layer 420 are laminated on the outer surface of the conductive sheet 300, the outermost silicon layer 420 is formed of gray and the urethane layer 410 is formed. ) May be formed in blue, red, or the like. As such, when the two layers are different in color, when the outermost silicon layer 420 is damaged during use, such as tearing, the color of the urethane layer 410 located therein is exposed to the outside so that the color is easily visible. Whether the film 400 is damaged can be quickly and easily determined.

When the insulating film 400 is damaged, since the conductive sheet 300 is exposed to the outside through a damaged part such as tearing of the insulating film 400, the conductive sheet 300 comes into contact with the skin at the part, and accordingly Sparks may occur due to local contact of the conductive sheet 300 at the site, and a burn hazard may occur due to the sparks.

Therefore, as described above, if the insulating film 400 is formed in two layers and the color is different, it is possible to quickly determine whether the insulating film 400 is damaged, thereby inducing the replacement of the electrode unit. Spark generation and burn risk can be prevented, making it safer to use.

On the other hand, deep heat is generated in the body during the radiofrequency treatment, and heat is generated higher than the deep part of the body near the skin of the body where the electrode ceramics are located. Therefore, a problem such as a burn on the skin of the body (which is not a spark occurrence) may occur due to the heat generated during the radiofrequency treatment, but the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be supplied with power. Since the gel filling bag 200 is attached to one surface of the conductive sheet 300, heat generated in a region adjacent to the conductive sheet 300, that is, near the skin is absorbed by the gel filling bag 200 to burn an image due to heat of the skin. It can prevent.

That is, the gel filling bag 200 is filled with the filling gel 210, since the filling gel 210 has a relatively large specific heat in the form of a gel, it can absorb more heat, and thus heat generated from the skin Since it can absorb a relatively large amount, the function of cooling the skin can prevent the burn of the skin.

In addition, the filling gel 210 is formed of a conductive gel so that it can be energized with the conductive sheet 300, due to this configuration can complement the function as an electrode conductor of the conductive sheet 300. That is, in the case where the electrode conductor of the general electrode unit contacts the skin only in a part of the region, not in the entire region, the potential difference generating region in the body is concentrated in a part of the contact region of the electrode conductor. Concentrations can cause side effects that damage skin or body tissues. In contrast, the electrode unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is disposed so that the gel filling bag 200 filled with the conductive gel is in contact with the conductive sheet 300 so that only a portion of the conductive sheet 300 is applied to the skin. Even when contacted, the effect of virtually expanding the skin contact area of the conductive sheet 300 by the contact area with the gel filling bag 200 is exerted, so that the potential difference generating portion in the body is limited to only a part of the contact region of the conductive sheet 300. It can alleviate your concentration.

On the other hand, the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention can be flexibly deformed by the base pad 100, the gel filling bag 200, and can be maintained in close contact with the body surface, the movement of the patient during the procedure Even if this occurs, the electrode unit can be maintained in a contact state without being easily detached from the body surface. Accordingly, spark generation due to detachment of the electrode unit can be prevented, so that radio frequency treatment can be performed more safely. In addition, even if a separate operator does not fix the electrode plate, the electrode unit can be easily kept in contact with the body by the patient, so that the patient can use the device more conveniently.

In addition, high frequency power is supplied from the high frequency power generator 30 to the conductive sheet 300 through the power cable 40 so that the conductive sheet 300 can be applied to the treatment electrode 10. A switch connector 42 is mounted to cut off, and a separate switch cable 41 is connected to the switch connector 42. An end of this switch cable 41 is equipped with an operation switch 50 capable of operating the switch connector 42. That is, as the user manipulates the operation switch 50, the high frequency power supply and the interruption may be operated through the power cable 40.

For example, the actuation switch 50 may be manufactured in a push button type, and while the button of the actuation switch 50 is pressed, the switch connector 42 operates in a connected state so that the conductive sheet is connected through the power cable 40. When the high frequency power is supplied to the 300, and the button of the operation switch 50 is released, the switch connector 42 operates in a blocked state, and the high frequency power is supplied to the conductive sheet 300 through the power cable 40. Can be configured to block this supply.

Since the operation switch 50 can be arranged to extend separately from the switch connector 42 through a separate switch cable 41, the user can operate the operation switch 50 by themselves and adjust the power supply state. Therefore, the patient himself can adjust the supply and blocking of the high frequency power according to the deep heat state by themselves, the patient can conveniently use the electrode unit by yourself even if there is no separate operator.

6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a structure of a connection terminal module of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a gel type electrode for a radiofrequency therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An exploded perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the connection terminal module of the unit.

In the gel type electrode unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the power cable 40 and the conductive sheet are formed on the inner side of the conductive sheet 300 attached to the gel filling bag 200. A separate connection terminal module 800 is provided to electrically connect the 300.

The connection terminal module 800 is connected to the copper foil film 810 disposed to be in contact with the inner side surface of one end of the conductive sheet 300, and the plurality of connection terminal modules 800 are arranged to be spaced apart from each other. The terminal 820 and a cover sheet 830 made of a conductive material adhered to an inner side surface of the conductive sheet 300 in a form of covering one surface of the copper foil film 810 are configured.

That is, the copper foil film 810 is disposed in contact with the lower surface of the conductive sheet 300, and a plurality of connection terminals 820 are attached to the lower surface of the copper foil film 810, and the cover sheet 830 is connected in this state. The lower surface of the terminal 820 and the copper foil film 810 is wrapped and bonded to the lower surface of the conductive sheet 300.

At this time, the power cable 40 is branched into a plurality of, as shown in Figure 7, each of the power supply terminal 41 of the branched power cable 40 is soldered to each of the plurality of connection terminals 820. The cover sheet 830 is bonded to surround the connecting terminal 820 and the power supply terminal 41 in a state of soldering.

According to this configuration, the high frequency power or the reference power supplied through the power cable 40 is not only stably supplied to the conductive sheet 300 by the plurality of connection terminals 820 and the copper foil film 810 of the wide area, but also the power supply. The supply efficiency is improved, and in particular, through the structure of the plurality of connection terminals 820 and the plurality of power supply terminals 41 connected thereto, even if any one of the connection terminals 820 is damaged, such as poor contact or disconnection, The terminals 820 can stably supply power.

Therefore, even if the gel type electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is freely used according to the flexible structural characteristics, the terminal connection structure is stably maintained due to the structure of the connection terminal module 800, so that it can be used stably without failure or damage. have.

8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is a configuration for the gel filling bag of the gel type electrode unit shown in FIG. Some cutaway perspective view schematically showing, Figure 10 is a view for explaining the function of the gel filling bag shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the gel type electrode unit according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a temperature sensor 500 capable of measuring the temperature of the filling gel 210 inside the gel filling bag 200. By measuring the temperature of the filling gel 210 through the temperature sensor 500, it is possible to indirectly measure the temperature on the skin surface, thereby preventing the skin temperature rise to prevent skin burns.

That is, deep heat is generated in the body during the radiofrequency treatment, and as heat is generated near the skin as described above, there is a risk of skin burn during the treatment. In particular, since the temperature rise due to deep heat gradually occurs during the radiofrequency treatment, the patient frequently suffers skin burns without his knowledge. Therefore, the electrode unit according to an embodiment of the present invention detects the temperature of the filling gel 210 by mounting the temperature sensor 500 inside the gel filling bag 200 and measured by the temperature sensor 500. If the temperature value is higher than or equal to the preset temperature, the high frequency treatment device may be controlled to cut off the high frequency power supply or generate a warning sound. At this time, since the filling gel 210 filled in the gel filling bag 200 absorbs the heat of the skin as described above, even if the temperature sensor 500 does not directly measure the temperature of the skin, the temperature of the filling gel 210 By measuring the temperature of the skin can be indirectly calculated, and thus, an accurate skin temperature can be predicted without a separate skin temperature measuring sensor, and skin burns can be prevented using this.

In addition, the inner space of the base pad 100 may be equipped with a heating element 600 for heating the filling gel 210 to raise the temperature of the filling gel 210 to a predetermined set temperature, the heating element 600 may be applied to the surface heating element in contact with the surface of the gel filling bag (200).

By allowing the filling gel 210 to be heated through the heating element 600 as described above, the filling gel 210 is heated to about 25 ° C. to 30 ° C. in advance before contacting the electrode unit with the skin surface to the patient's skin surface. The cold feeling on contact can be eliminated, so radio frequency treatment can be performed with more comfortable feeling.

In addition, when the filling gel 210 is pre-heated to apply a reference power or a high frequency power to the conductive sheet 300 in a state in which the electrode unit is in contact with the skin, the high frequency treatment is started. It is desirable to control to stop operation. This is because the heating process of the filling gel 210 by the heating element 600 is unnecessary in the radiofrequency treatment process.

On the other hand, when the filling gel 210 is pre-heated and the temperature of the skin is raised above a certain temperature, when the high frequency treatment is started, the skin temperature may be further increased by deep heat in the body. That is, since the temperature of the skin is raised to a certain degree, the degree of skin temperature rise due to deep heat in the body is made more quickly, which is detected by the patient more quickly. Therefore, since the patient feels the rise of the skin temperature more quickly, it is possible to prevent the skin burn due to deep heat without knowing it himself.

On the other hand, the inner space of the gel filling bag 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 8 and 9 is provided with a separate spacer block 700.

The spacer block 700 is formed so as to secure some accommodation space for the filling gel 210 in the inner space of the gel filling bag 200 even when the external pressing force acts in the direction of compressing the gel filling bag 200. . For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the porous sponge may be formed in a flat plate shape, and a plurality of through holes 710 may be formed in a central area thereof.

According to this structure, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 10, even if the gel filling bag 200 is pressed in the direction to compress from the outside, the filling gel 210 filled inside the gel filling bag 200 ) Is introduced into the space of the through-hole 710 of the spacer block 700 without being completely drawn into the non-pressurized region of the gel filling bag 200, so that the filling gel 210 is relatively in the space inside the gel filling bag 200. It is distributed in a wider area.

If the spacer block 700 is not provided, as shown in (c) of FIG. 10, when a pressing force of a predetermined strength or more acts on the gel filling bag 200, the filling gel 210 inside is oriented in either direction. As it is completely oriented, one side of the gel filling bag 200 is torn by the pressure of the filling gel 210, the filling gel 210 may leak to the outside.

However, in one embodiment of the present invention, since the spacer block 700 is provided, the filling gel 210 is partially accommodated in the through-hole 710 of the spacer block 700 even when an external pressing force is applied. It is possible to stably maintain the structure of the gel filling bag 200 by distributing 210 in a relatively wider region without completely squeezing in either direction.

On the other hand, the gel filling bag 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the spacer block 700 is provided therein, and the gel filling bag 200 due to the pressure of the filling gel 210 in the shape deformation process. The tearing phenomenon of the) is prevented, but if the gel filling bag 200 is torn and the filling gel 210 leaks, the filling gel 210 may be immediately found to leak the filling gel 210. It can be formed to have this specific color, for example, blue, green, and the like.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A gel type electrode unit for a high frequency therapy device used for a high frequency therapy device in which a reference electrode supplied with a reference power supply and a therapeutic electrode supplied with a high frequency power contact a body to generate deep heat,

A base pad formed of a flexible material so as to be flexibly deformed, and having one surface open to form an accommodation space therein;

A gel filling bag formed of a soft material and filled with a gel-type filling gel in the inner space and inserted into the inner space of the base pad;

A conductive sheet connected to a power cable to supply a reference power or a high frequency power and attached to an exposed surface of the gel filling bag exposed through an open surface of the base pad; And

An insulation film attached to an open surface of the base pad to close an inner space of the base pad

Gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The filling gel is a gel type electrode unit for a high frequency therapeutic device, characterized in that formed of a conductive material.
The method of claim 1,

The gel-type electrode unit for the high-frequency treatment device, characterized in that the inside of the gel filling bag is equipped with a temperature sensor that can measure the temperature of the filling gel.
The method of claim 1,

And a heating element for heating the filling gel in the inner space of the base pad so as to raise the temperature of the filling gel to a predetermined set temperature.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The heating element is a gel type electrode unit for a radio frequency treatment device, characterized in that applied to the surface heating element in contact with the surface of the gel filling bag filled with the filling gel.
The method of claim 1,

The conductive sheet is in contact with the body with the insulating film therebetween, the insulating film is a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device, characterized in that formed to a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm.
The method of claim 6,

The insulation film is

Gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device comprising at least one of a urethane layer formed of a urethane material, and a silicon layer formed of a silicon material.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The insulation film is

Gel type electrode unit for the radiofrequency treatment device, characterized in that the urethane layer and the silicon layer is formed in the form of sequentially stacked from the outer surface of the conductive sheet.
The method of claim 8,

The urethane layer is formed in the form of a coating layer is coated on the outer surface of the conductive sheet, the silicon layer is formed in the form of a film is a gel type electrode unit for a radio frequency therapeutic device, characterized in that attached to the open side of the base pad.
The method of claim 6,

The insulating film is formed in a form in which two layers are sequentially stacked from the outer surface of the conductive sheet,

Two layers laminated to form the insulating film are each formed to have a different color, a gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device.
The method of claim 1,

The inner surface of the conductive sheet attached to the gel filling bag is a gel type electrode unit for a high-frequency therapy device, characterized in that a separate connection terminal module is provided to electrically connect the power cable and the conductive sheet.
The method of claim 11,

The connection terminal module

A copper foil film disposed to be in contact with the inner side surface of one side end of the conductive sheet;

A plurality of connection terminals disposed to be spaced apart from each other and bonded to one surface of the copper foil film; And

A cover of a conductive material adhered to the inner side of the conductive sheet, the cover of the conductive material bonded to the inner side of the conductive sheet in such a form as to surround one surface of the copper foil film so that the copper foil film to which the connection terminal is bonded is located between the conductive sheet. Sheet

Includes, wherein the power cable is branched into a plurality of gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency treatment device, characterized in that the power terminals of each power cable are soldered to each of the plurality of connection terminals.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12,

Even if the pressing force acts in the direction of compressing the gel filling bag, a separate spacer block is provided in the inside of the gel filling bag so as to secure at least a part of the receiving space in the inside of the gel filling bag. Gel type electrode unit for a radiofrequency therapy device characterized in that.
The method of claim 13,

The spacer block is a sponge type gel unit electrode unit, characterized in that formed in the form of a plurality of through holes in the center area in the shape of a flat plate.