HUP0600444A2 - Microcurrent therapy device - Google Patents

Description

Powell, Francis, U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,211 is well known, which protects a microcurrent therapy device that includes a built-in power source and the two poles of the power source are connected to two terminals that, when placed on the skin, transmit a direct current through the body between the two terminals. The device also includes an LED that lights up when the device is operating and current is flowing through it and the surface to be treated. Powell's patent is a very effective microcurrent therapy device primarily for pain relief. However, the two terminals are not suitable for a number of therapies for which microcurrent therapy would otherwise be extremely suitable. If the surface to be treated is large and diverse, it is not reasonable to place two terminals on it to encompass the entire surface to be treated. In such cases, Powell's solution cannot be used effectively (e.g. bruises on a large surface of the body). An application is possible where we want to apply micro-current therapy on a large surface, but only at a small depth under the skin. ("Fat burning") Here, on the one hand, it is not possible to enclose the area to be treated with two terminals, and on the other hand, it is not possible to adjust the depth of the treatment with two terminals.

Device description '

The present invention is a microcurrent therapy device that conducts a continuous or pulsed direct current with a current strength of less than 1 milliampere through the area to be treated. The device includes a built-in replaceable power source (1). The two poles of the power source are electrically connected to the surface to be treated via a conductive stone in such a way that the positive (2) and negative (3) poles alternately contact the skin in rows (and columns). Thus, current flows from each negative pole (3) in the direction of the surrounding positive (2) poles, and current flows from multiple directions into each positive pole (2). With this solution, we can effectively cover larger surfaces, and with this solution, a more homogeneous microcurrent distribution can be achieved in the area to be treated than with the two-terminal solution used so far. An optimal contact point arrangement is shown in Figure 1. Another optimal contact point arrangement is shown in Figure 2. The device also includes an indicator (4), preferably an LED, which indicates when the circuit is closed and current is flowing through it.

The size of the device can be a small patch, a bandage or a belt covering a larger surface.

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Claims (7)

Patent claims 1. A microcurrent therapy device characterized in that it comprises a built-in power source (1) for transmitting a continuous or pulsed direct current of less than one milliampere to the surface to be treated through contact points (2) (3), which contact points alternately lead out the positive (2) and negative (3) poles of the power source to the surface to be treated. The device comprises an operation indicator (4) which indicates when the circuit of the device is closed and current is flowing through it. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the alternating contact points are positive (2) and negative (3) pole elements arranged in a row. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the alternating contact points are elements with alternating positive (2) and negative (3) poles arranged in rows and columns. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the alternating contact points are: one pole is a regular or irregular lattice structure, the other pole is elements placed in the lattice structure. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an on and off button. 6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the built-in power source (1) is a button cell battery. 7. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the operation indicating device (4) is an LED.