JPS6326652B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a therapeutic guide, particularly a guide having a thermal function.

In Oriental medicine, it is possible to empirically find acupuncture points at multiple locations on the surface of the human body as reaction points for diseases in each organ of the human body, and treat these points by applying moxibustion or stimulation with needles, using them as so-called "acupoints." It has been known since ancient times. By the way, in therapy using moxibustion, moxa is pasted on the skin and burned with incense sticks, etc. to give thermal stimulation to the body through the skin. (2) Moxa is difficult to apply depending on the skin, (3) Burning moxa creates smoke, (4) Burnt ashes must be disposed of, etc. There were many troublesome aspects. On the other hand, in needle therapy, there is a risk that the patient may feel anxious when the needle is directly inserted into the skin. There is also a method called a moxibustion head needle, which uses a needle with a small plate attached to the head, and while the needle is injected into the skin, the moxa on the small plate is lit on fire, giving both heat and needle stimulation at the same time. However, even in that case, there are problems with smoke caused by moxa and after-treatment. Although it is not directly related to acupuncture therapy, it has traditionally been called thermal low-frequency therapy, which uses a low-frequency conductor with an electrode plate attached to a rubber frame and a heater attached to it. It is known that treatment is performed by applying a low-frequency current of 1 to 1000 Hz and at the same time applying heat stimulation, but this method has limited places where it can be applied, and it is difficult to attach the conductor to the affected area. There was a problem.

The present invention was made to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art described above, and its purpose is to easily provide thermal stimulation without using moxa or the like.
The object of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic guide that can be easily installed on the skin.

A heating resistor is embedded inside, and its terminals are planted on the top surface, and a small plate made of heat-resistant electrical insulation material with a through hole in the center and a rod-shaped terminal are planted on the flat top surface. A therapeutic electrode conductor comprising a metal electrode body having a conical protrusion on the lower surface, the rod-shaped terminal being passed through a hole in the platelet body, and the lower surface of the platelet body and the upper surface of the metal electrode body being brought into close contact with each other. It is related to. According to such means, acupoint low frequency therapy and thermal stimulation therapy can be performed in combination with simple operations.

The basic structure of the present invention will be specifically explained below with reference to each example.

Figure 1 shows a conductor that has the same effect as moxibustion treatment, in which a heating resistor 2 is embedded in a coil shape in a ceramic disc 1, and a power supply terminal is placed on one side of the upper surface of the disc. The two pins 3 for
Connected to both ends of the resistor. This resistor is made by forming a resistive material (paste) on the surface of a thin ceramic substrate before sintering by printing means, etc., as shown in FIG.
A ceramic layer is layered on top of this and fired as a unit. Incidentally, since the lower surface of the disk is the surface that comes into contact with the skin of the human body, an insulating wax or the like may be applied to the surface to prevent electric shock accidents.

For example, about 30 VAC is applied to both terminals of the resistor, and the resistance pattern is arranged so that the temperature is 50 to 100° C. from the center of the bottom surface of the disk.

To perform thermal therapy using the disk having the heat generating resistor described above, as shown in FIG. AC or
By applying DC, the heat emitted from the resistor is transmitted to the skin through the thin ceramic body, providing thermal stimulation to the acupuncture points in exactly the same way as when performing moxibustion.

According to this example, the same therapeutic effect as moxibustion therapy can be obtained without using moxa, and the labor, smoke generation, ash disposal, etc. required in the case of moxa are completely unnecessary.

In the above example, a ceramic disc body is shown, but the present invention is not limited to a disc body. For example, it may be a rectangular plate 5 as shown in FIG. 4, which is advantageous for attachment to the human body using an adhesive tape 6 as shown in FIG. Note that the disk may be made of heat-resistant glass instead of ceramic.

The example shown in FIG. 6 is a conductor having the same effect as moxibustion needle therapy, and is a ceramic disk 7 in which a heating resistor is embedded, and a through hole 8 is provided in the center thereof. The resistor is provided surrounding the through hole, and the resistor pattern is arranged so that when AC 30V is applied to both terminals, the center becomes 100 degrees Celsius and the lower surface of the disk becomes about 50 degrees Celsius on average.

When performing treatment using this conductor,
As shown in FIG. 7, the lower surface of the disc is placed and fixed on the "acupoint" of the human body, and the needle 9 inserted through the hole in the center of the disc is struck against the acupuncture point. In this state, electricity is applied to the resistor, and the heat radiated from it warms the needle. In this way, thermal stimulation is added in addition to the stimulation from the needle, and since the lower surface of the disc that comes into contact with the human body is warmed, the area around the acupuncture points is also warmed, significantly improving the therapeutic effect.

According to the therapeutic electrode conductor described in these examples,
The troublesomeness of handling moxa as in the case of the conventional moxibustion head needle using moxa is eliminated, and the needle is more stably fixed than when a needle is used alone, which has the effect of relieving the patient's anxiety.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a disk 10 having a heating resistor is combined with acupoint electrodes for low frequency treatment. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an electrode having a circular protrusion on the lower surface, and a rod-shaped (cylindrical) electrode 12 is installed at the center of the flat upper surface. This rod-shaped electrode is inserted from below into the center hole 8 of the disk, and the lower surface of the disk and the flat upper surface of the electrode are brought into close contact, thereby thermally bonding the disk and the electrode.

As shown in FIG. 10, two or more of the above-mentioned therapeutic guides are placed on the human skin with one as a related electrode 11A and the other as an indifferent electrode 11B. Treatment is performed by applying a low-frequency pulse between a related electrode and an indifferent electrode while energizing the resistor to generate heat.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform acupoint low frequency therapy and thermal stimulation therapy in combination with a simple structure and operation, thereby improving the effectiveness of the therapy.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which a treatment guide (disk) having a heating resistor is combined with a low-frequency electrode capable of performing low-frequency treatment by itself. As shown in the figure, the disks 13 and 12 have through holes 18 in the center and periphery, respectively.
14, and terminals 3, 3 connected to the terminals of the heating resistor buried in the disk, respectively, are planted on the upper surface of the disk. As shown in Fig. 13, the low frequency electrode has a conical or prismatic electrode 1 at the center of the bottom surface.
5, and an indifferent electrode consisting of a ring-shaped protrusion 16 is provided at the periphery, and the two electrodes are electrically insulated by an insulating material 17 such as resin or glass. The related electrode and the indifferent electrode each have 1 bar electrode on the top surface.
8 and 19 are planted and protrude from the upper surface of the disk through the holes of the disk. As shown in FIG. 14, the indifferent electrode may be one or a plurality of small protrusion electrodes 20 electrically connected to each other.

FIG. 15 shows a form in which low frequency treatment is performed using a combination of the above-described heating disk and a single low frequency electrode.

According to the present invention, low frequency therapy and thermal stimulation therapy can be combined more easily.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but can be implemented in various forms as described below.

(1) In addition to ceramic, the disk can be made of any heat-resistant insulating material such as glass. The shape of the disk can be any shape other than a disk, such as a rectangle.

(2) In addition to forming the resistor by printing, it is also possible to embed a wire in the form of a coil in the insulator.

(3) In addition to AC power, DC power can be used as the heat generating power supply connected to the resistor terminal. The voltage is not limited to 30V, and can be selected as long as it can raise the temperature of the disk to a specified temperature and is safe for use.

(4) It is recommended that the power cord connected to the terminal of the heating resistor be provided with a suitable socket into which two terminals can be inserted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one example of the conductor for thermotherapy, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a front view showing the same mode of use, and Fig. 4 is a modification of the conductor of Fig. 1. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the usage mode. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a thermotherapy guide using a needle, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the same is used. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the low-frequency and thermotherapy guide according to the present invention, FIG. 9 is an assembled cross-sectional view, and FIG. 10 is a front view showing how the same is used. Fig. 11 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the low frequency and thermotherapy guide according to the present invention, Fig. 12 is a sectional view thereof, Fig. 13 is a bottom view thereof, and Fig. 14 is a modification thereof. The bottom view and FIG. 15 are front views showing how it is used. 1... Ceramic body, 2... Heat generating resistor, 3...
...Terminal, 4...Human skin, 5...Rectangular ceramic, 6...Adhesive tape, 7...Ceramic disk with through hole, 8...Through hole, 9...Needle, 10...
... Ceramic disk, 11 ... Pot conical electrode, 12 ... Rod electrode terminal, 13 ... Ceramic disk (2 holes), 14 ... Through hole for electrode, 15 ...
Center conical projection, 16...Ring-shaped projection, 17
... Insulator, 18, 19 ... Low frequency electrode terminal, 2
0...Small protrusion electrode.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A small plate body made of a heat-resistant electrical insulating material having a heating resistor embedded therein, a terminal thereof planted on the top surface, and a through hole in the center, and a flat top surface. A rod-shaped terminal is implanted in the metal electrode body, and a metal electrode body has a conical protrusion on the lower surface. A therapeutic electrode conductor characterized by: 2 The small plate body has through holes in the center and peripheral parts, and the upper surface of the electrode body is provided with a plurality of protrusions each connected to two rod-shaped terminals corresponding to the through hole arrangement, The therapeutic electrode conductor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of protrusions are electrically connected to each other.