WO2005084749A1

WO2005084749A1 - Separable low frequency medical patch

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Publication number: WO2005084749A1
Application number: PCT/KR2004/001676
Authority: WO
Inventors: Chi-Kyung Kim
Original assignee: Chi-Kyung Kim
Priority date: 2004-03-09
Filing date: 2004-07-08
Publication date: 2005-09-15
Also published as: KR200351788Y1; CN1666789A

Abstract

Disclosed is a removable low frequency medical patch, more particularly in which a male snap fastener capable of coupling and separating a connecting cable extending from a low frequency generator if necessary is formed on a rear surface of the low frequency medical patch receiving a low frequency from the low frequency generator and providing the received low frequency to a predetermined contact surface of a human body to generate a remedial vale, and one end of the connecting cable is formed into a female snap fastener corresponding to the male snap fastener, thereby separating the connecting cable from the low frequency generator under the circumstances and using it as a portable acupressure patch by means of acupressure tools protruded from an adhesive layer brought into contact into the human body. As a result, the low frequency generated from the low frequency generator is applied and provided to the human body, and the low frequency generator is separated from the low frequency medical patch for low frequency medical treatment and used as a portable acupressure pad, so that the low frequency medical patch can be diversified in application, and furthermore an acupressure effect can be remarkably improved by rings disposed around acupressure tools exerting acupressure action to generate far-infrared and negative ions.

Description

SEPARABLE LOW FREQUENCY MEDICAL PATCH

Technical Field The present invention relates to a separable low frequency medical patch, and more particularly to a separable low frequency medical patch, in which a male snap fastener capable of selectively coupling or separating a connecting cable extending from a low frequency generator is provided on a rear surface of a low frequency medical patch generating a remedial value by applying a low frequency from the low frequency generator to a desired contact surface of a human body, and one end of the connecting cable is formed into a female snap fastener corresponding to the male snap fastener, so that it is possible to separate the connecting cable from the low frequency generator and thereby using the low frequency medical patch as a portable acupressure patch by means of acupressure tools protruded from an adhesive layer brought into contact with the human body.

Background Art In general, a human being adjusts physical conditions through a nerve electrical current, such as heart electricity, motion electricity (nerve muscles) etc., inclusive of a brain wave according to each part while maintaining a life. A low frequency, as the electrical current having an attribute similar to the nerve electrical currents, refers to a kind of electrical current which is not directly generated from a human body, but intentionally generated from the outside. When the body becomes abnormal, the nerve electrical current is changed in quantity and quality. As a result, the nerve electrical current of parts being under a bad condition represents an irregular phenomenon. At this point, when the low frequency is artificially propagated, the muscles numbed are allowed to perform contractions and the nerves excited get sedated. In this manner, a pain is eliminated, and a fatigue is relieved. In addition, autonomic nerves are stimulated to activate secretion of hormones and enzymes required for the human body, and thereby functions of the human body are smoothly facilitated. After medical treatment functions using this low frequency are known, applied medical equipment applied with respect to many types and functions has been developed. Since the initial advent of analog low frequency medical equipment, digital low frequency medical equipment having built-in microcomputer programs appears recently. This low frequency medical equipment is generally composed of a low frequency generator for generating a low frequency, and a low frequency medical patch fixedly coupled to one end of a connecting cable extending from the low frequency generator, receiving the low frequency, transmitting the low frequency to an adhesive layer taking a gel state, and thereby providing the low frequency to a human body under the adhesive layer. The applicant teaches a configuration of acupressure tools capable of not only having an acupressure effect in addition to a configuration of this monotonous low frequency equipment but also going abreast with a remedial vale by means of negative ions, magnetic force, far-infrared, and so forth in Korean Utility Model Registered Application No. 2002-0030485 and Patent Application No. 2002-0061749. However, the low frequency medical equipment disclosed in the documents has proposed a configuration adding the acupressure tools and the remedial vale by negative ions, magnetic force, far-infrared, and so forth to the remedial vale by the low frequency. Nevertheless, a configuration of a connecting cable connected from the low frequency generator to the low frequency medical patch in order to transfer the low frequency is integrally formed into the low frequency medical patch. For this reason, there is considerable inconvenience to use the low frequency medical patch as a portable application at ordinary times.

Disclosure of Invention An objective of the invention is to solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described hereinafter. Accordingly, one objective of the present invention is to separate a low frequency medical patch from a low frequency generator in low frequency medical equipment and to use the low frequency medical patch for portable application if necessary. Another objective of the present invention is to make it possible to use a low frequency medical patch adding a configuration of acupressure tools to low frequency medical equipment except for a remedial vale by a low frequency as a separable portable multifunctional patch. The foregoing and other objectives and advantages are realized by a low frequency medical patch 60 used for low frequency medical treatment, in which an adhesive layer 21 formed in a gel state is provided on one surface of a fixing plate 20 made of a quadrangular textile fabric, and a low frequency generated from a low frequency generator 50 is applied through a connecting cable 40 and transmitted to a body of a user through the adhesive layer 21, characterized in that: one end of the connecting cable 40 has one end coupled to the low frequency generator 50, and the other end of the connecting cable 40 is formed with a female snap fastener 35 having a fastening recess 36 on an inner side thereof, and thereby the low frequency generated from the low frequency generator 50 is applied to the low frequency medical patch 60; the other surface of the fixing plate 20 is provided with a male snap fastener 30 capable of being inserted into the female snap fastener 35 formed on the other end of the connecting cable 40 at a predetermined portion thereof, and thereby the low frequency applied through the connecting cable 40 is transmitted to the adhesive layer 21; one end of each acupressure tool 10 disposed in a plurality of through-holes 22 formed in the low frequency medical patch 60 is formed into a conical protrusion 13 and disposed in a state of being partially protruded toward the adhesive layer 21, and a body 17 extending in a rearward direction of the conical protrusion 13 is located in each through-hole 22, and a support 16 extending from the body 17 to have a predetermined step is fixedly disposed to be protruded toward the fixing plate 20 and is formed with a receiving recess 15 received by a magnet 11 generating a magnetic force on an inner side thereof and a convex lens 12 inserted rearward in order to fix the magnet 11; and each ring 14 formed of materials generating negative ions and far-infrared is attached around a part where the conical protrusion 13 is protruded from the adhesive layer 21. According to the foregoing configuration, the low frequency generated from the low frequency generator is applied and provided to the human body, and the low frequency generator is separated from the low frequency medical patch for low frequency medical treatment and used as a portable acupressure pad, so that the low frequency medical patch can be diversified in application, and furthermore an acupressure effect can be remarkably improved by rings disposed around acupressure tools exerting acupressure action to generate far-infrared and negative ions.

Brief Description of the Drawings The invention will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements wherein: Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a front surface of a low frequency medical patch according to the present invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a front surface of a low frequency medical patch according to the present invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a connection of a connection cable with a low frequency medical patch according to the present invention; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of acupressure tools according to the present invention; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of a low frequency medical patch according to the present invention.

Best type for the Preferred Embodiments The following detailed description will present a separable low frequency medical patch according to exemplary embodiments of the invention in reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a front surface of a low frequency medical patch 60 according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a rear surface of a low frequency medical patch 60 according to the present invention. According to Figs. 1 and 2, the low frequency medical patch 60 generally includes a fixing plate 20 made of a rectangular textile fabric and an adhesive layer 21 attached on one surface of the fixing plate 20 in a gel state. The low frequency medical patch 60 is provided with a plurality of through-holes, which pass through it in various parts. Each through-hole is indicated by a reference number 22, and is inserted by an acupressure tool 10. As shown in Fig. 1, a male snap fastener 30 is formed in the middle of a front surface of the low frequency medical patch 60. The male snap fastener 30 is configured to be coupled to a female snap fastener 35 which is formed at a connecting cable 40 shown partly in Fig. 2. One end of the connecting cable 40 is formed into the female snap fastener 35 shown in Fig. 2 and is fastened with the male snap fastener 30, so that it is coupled to the low frequency medical patch 60. The other end of the connecting cable 40 is formed in a jack form as shown in Fig. 3 and is coupled to a low frequency generator 50, so that it is configured to transmit a low frequency generated from the low frequency generator 50 to the low frequency medical patch 60. In this manner, the low frequency applied through the connecting cable 40 and the male snap fastener 30 is adapted to be transmitted through a radial thin film wire shown in

Fig. 2 to a rear surface of the low frequency medical patch 60. A conical protrusion 13 which is one end of the acupressure tool 10 inserted to pass through the low frequency medical patch 60 is disposed to partially be protruded toward the rear surface as in Fig. 2. In Fig. 3, a state where the acupressure tools 10 are all normally inserted into the low frequency medical patch 60 according to the invention is well shown. Each acupressure tool 10 has a configuration as shown in Fig. 4 in a cross-sectional view. According to Fig. 4, each acupressure tool 10 is generally composed of the conical protrusion 13, a body 17, a support 16 and a receiving recess 15. The conical protrusion 13 is configured to be partially protruded over an adhesive layer 21 to give a strong stimulus to a human body, as shown in Fig. 4 in the cross-sectional view. The support 16 has a predetermined step locked to the fixing plate 20 so that each acupressure tool 10 inserted on the rear surface of the fixing plate 20 does not escape through the front surface of the low frequency medical patch 60. The body 17 is configured to be located in each through-hole 22 so as to have a structure connected between the conical protrusion 13 and the support 16. A ring 14 containing materials, such as loess, ceramic, bio-stone, etc., generating negative ions and far-infrared in a powder form is interlaid between the conical protrusion 13 and the body 17, thus emitting the negative ions and the far-infrared and simultaneously serving as the step so as to prevent the acupressure tool 10 escapes toward the rear surface of the low frequency medical patch 60. The support 16 is formed with the receiving recess 15 so as to receive a magnet 11 and a convex lens 12 from the rear surface in turn. The magnet 11 inserted into the receiving recess 15 applies a magnetic force to the acupressure tool 10, so that the medical magnetic force is adapted to be provided for the human body coming into contact with the conical protrusion 13. Meanwhile, each conventional acupressure tool has been inserted on the rear surface of the low frequency medical patch and then a socket (not shown) has been fitted. This fastening structure is modified by the support 16. Therefore, the support 16 has a simple configuration where the socket is omitted. Conventionally, a rear portion of the socket is formed with a receiving recess, into which a magnet, an identification mark and a convex lens as a cover for protecting the identification mark are received. By contrast, in the present invention, such ah identification mark (not shown) is inserted into a rear surface of the magnet 11 as in the conventional configuration, and the resultant is covered and fitted by the convex lens 12, so that the configuration is simplified. For the low frequency medical patch 60 configured in this manner, configuration connected with the low frequency generator 50 generating the low frequency is accomplished by the female snap fastener 35 and the male snap fastener 30, so that a user separates the low frequency medical patch 60 from the connecting cable 40 if necessary, and then attaches the adhesive layer 21 of the low frequency medical patch 60 separated from the connecting cable 40 to his/her part desired for the acupressure. Thereby, the conical protrusion 13 of each acupressure tool 10 stimulates the part of the user. Consequently, the low frequency medical patch 60 serves as a portable acupressure pad capable of obtaining acupressure effect. Further, when the low frequency medical patch 60 is coupled and used with the low frequency generator 50, each ring 14 generates the far-infrared and the negative ions. However, when the low frequency medical patch 60 is separated from the low frequency generator 50 and used for portable application, the low frequency medical patch 60 still more improves the function as the portable acupressure pad. Thus, the far-infrared and negative ions are provided around the part subjected to the acupressure by the acupressure tools 10 of the low frequency medical patch 60, thus doubling the acupressure effect. Meanwhile, in Fig. 5, another embodiment of the low frequency medical patch 60 according to the present invention is shown in a perspective view. For the low frequency medical patch 60 shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the male snap fastener 30 is disposed at the center portion, and the acupressure tools 10 are symmetrically disposed in an equilateral triangle shape on both lengthwise sides. In the embodiment of Fig. 5, the male snap fastener 30 is also disposed at the center portion, and the acupressure tools 10 are symmetrically disposed in an inverted equilateral triangle shape on both lengthwise sides about the male snap fastener 30. This configuration of Fig. 5 is to uniformly distribute the components throughout the low frequency medical patch 60 by preventing the components from being concentrated on the center portion in the low frequency medical patch 60. In the embodiments of Figs. 1 to 5, the acupressure tools 10 are disposed in the equilateral triangle shape on both lengthwise sides about the male snap fastener 30. However, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the acupressure tools 10 may be variously disposed in a geometric shape such as a quadrangular shape, a pentagonal shape, a hexagonal shape, etc., in order to double the acupressure effect or the remedial vale depending on emission of the far-infrared and the negative ions.

Industrial Applicability It should be understood to those skilled in the art that while the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the particular embodiments, the described embodiments are simply illustrative of the principle of the present invention, and that various other modifications and changes may be devised. Thus, the scope of protection of the present invention should be limited only by the scope and equivalent of the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is: 1. A low frequency medical patch used for low frequency medical treatment, in which an adhesive layer formed in a gel state is provided on one surface of a fixing plate made of a quadrangular textile fabric, and a low frequency generated from a low frequency generator is applied through a connecting cable and transmitted to a body of a user through the adhesive layer, wherein one end of the connecting cable has one end coupled to the low frequency generator , and the other end of the connecting cable is formed with a female snap fastener

having a fastening recess on an inner side thereof, and thereby the low frequency generated from the low frequency generator is applied to the low frequency medical patch; the other surface of the fixing plate is provided with a male snap fastener capable of being inserted into the female snap fastener formed on the other end of the connecting cable at a predetermined portion thereof, and thereby the low frequency applied through the connecting cable is transmitted to the adhesive layer; one end of each acupressure tool disposed in a plurality of through-holes formed in the low frequency medical patch is formed into a conical protrusion and disposed in a state of being partially protruded toward the adhesive layer, and a body extending in a rearward direction of the conical protrusion is located in each through-hole, and a support extending from the body to have a predetermined step is fixedly disposed to be protruded toward the fixing plate and is formed with a receiving recess received by a magnet generating a magnetic force on an inner side thereof and a convex lens inserted rearward in order to fix the magnet ; and each ring formed of materials generating negative ions and far-infrared is attached around a part where the conical protrusion is protruded from the adhesive layer.