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US 10,589,121 B2Granted
Therapy device for edema and neuropathy
AssigneeColor Seven Co., Ltd.
InventorsNam Gyun Kim, Kyong Jun Park
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Abstract
Disclosed is a therapy device for edema and neuropathy. Colored light within a visible light wavelength range, which is known to be useful for treating edema and neuropathy, is irradiated to a treatment area such as acupuncture points on a foot or a hand, or the surface of the skin, thereby relaxing the smooth muscle tissue of tissue cells with edema or neuropathy, facilitating peripheral vascular circulation and lymphatic circulation, and inducing the secretion of a material for treating edema and neuropathy.
Claims10
A therapy device for edema and neuropathy in a foot or a hand, comprising:
- a fixing device (200) connected to a band (210), the fixing device having a hollow shape;
- a case (110) configured to be inserted into the fixing device, wherein the case is removable from the fixing device;
- a light irradiation pattern selection button (120) provided to one surface of the case (110) and outputting any one light irradiation pattern selection signal of colored light irradiation patterns, which are divided into continuous irradiation or discontinuous irradiation;
- a therapy operation button (130) provided to one surface of the case (110) and outputting a therapy operation signal such that colored light is irradiated for a predetermined time period whenever the therapy operation button (130) is pressed;
- at least one or more colored light irradiators (140) including light sources (141a) for emitting the colored light of a visible light wavelength range to edema and neuropathy treatment areas of a foot or a hand,
- wherein each colored light irradiator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) (141) and a body part (142) for accommodating the PCB,
- wherein the body part of the each colored light irradiator is formed in a shape of a patch made by any one of cotton, rubber, PVC, silicon and urethane;
- a power supply flat cable (150) connected to each of the one or more colored light irradiators (140) by one or more wires (151), which are divided at one end of the power supply flat cable (150) and integrated at the other end thereof;
- a power supply terminal (160) provided to one surface of the case (110) and connected to a power connection terminal (152) of the power supply flat cable (150);
- wherein each colored light irradiator (140) is connected to each wire (151), the each wire connected to one end of the power supply flat cable (150), the other end of the power supply flat cable connected to one end of the power connection terminal (152), the other end of the power connection terminal connected to the power supply terminal (160) via a perforated hole of the fixing device,
- a microprocessor (170) incorporated in the case (110) and outputting a therapy start signal whenever the therapy operation signal is inputted after the inputting of the light irradiation pattern selection signal and a therapy end signal after a predetermined time from the outputting of the therapy start signal;
- a therapy signal generator (180), if the therapy start signal is inputted, for outputting a therapy signal for emitting the colored light of the visible light wavelength range so as to turn on the light sources (141a) of the colored light irradiators (140) such that edema and neuropathy are treated, and stopping outputting the therapy signal if the therapy end signal is inputted;
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- a battery (190) for supplying power of the light irradiation pattern selection button (120), the therapy operation button (130), the colored light irradiator (140), the microprocessor (170) and the therapy signal generator (180),
- wherein the one or more colored light irradiators (140) is arranged in a set pattern and fixed to a foot-shaped foot pad (140′) or a hand-shaped hand pad (140″), which is connected to the power supply flat cable (150), and the foot pad (140′) or the hand pad (140″) is used in a state, where the foot pad (140′) or the hand pad (140″) is attached to a foot or a hand by a double-sided adhesive tape (140′_1, 140″_1) or a hydrogel pad (140′_2, 140″_2), which is perforated with colored light passing holes (140_1′a, 140′_2a) or (140″_1a, 140″_2a).
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