RU2546919C1 - Electrostatic field therapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: electrostatic field therapeutic apparatus configured as skin-tight slips comprising two parts made of triboelectric materials, on the surface of which skin friction generates electric charges of different polarities; a strap of non-triboelectric electrically neutral material connecting the above parts of the slips; a feature is that the above slips are provided in front with a symmetrically integrated solid dished member in the form of a wedge shaped piece; tensile-stressed members are provided along an upper edge of the slips and along its two lower edges from the outside and represented in the form of flat rubbers with Velcro fasteners; along a sagittal section of the slips, there is a strap of elastic, non-triboelectric and electrically neural material dividing the slips on two symmetrical and electrically isolated halves, one of which is made of triboelectric material, on the surface of which skin friction generates positive electrical charges, whereas the other one is made of triboelectric material, on the surface of which skin friction generates negative electrical charges.

EFFECT: more effective therapeutic exposure on the patient.

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Description

The invention relates to medicine, in particular to electrotherapy, and can be used to restore the sexual function of the patient, as well as in the development of therapeutic underwear.

Establishment of prior art medical equipment.

Known therapeutic device [1], made in the form of men's underpants based on knitted fabric and consisting of several seam-connected parts, including a bulge-convex gusset, fixed between the side parts of the underpants, and elastic ring fastening elements as a belt.

Such a device is characterized by a low therapeutic effect on the patient’s body.

A device for therapeutic effects [2], based on the contact of the skin surface of the patient with a woolen material, consisting of a single flap attached to the inner surface of underwear made of electroneutral material from the back and abdomen and providing contact simultaneously with several adjacent reflex-interconnected areas .

Such a device is also characterized by a low therapeutic effect on the patient's body.

A device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field [3], containing the first and second exposure elements made of flexible material, forming together a vest, the first element is designed to fit the left shoulder, left chest and back and is made of a triboelectret with a positive charge, the second element is designed to fit the right shoulder, right side of the chest and back and is made of a triboelectret with a negative charge. Both elements are connected on the back of the vest by pieces of fabric that do not have an electric charge. In this case, the lines of force of the induced electrostatic field are directed across the patient's body.

The disadvantage is the inability to use the device to restore the sexual function of the patient.

Note 1. Triboelectrets - dielectrics with the property of being electrified by friction.

Characterization and criticism of the prototype.

Known devices for therapeutic exposure to an electrostatic field [4, 5], the essence of which lies in the fact that the patient is treated for therapeutic purposes by electric charges that occur on the surface of triboelectrets when they are rubbed against the skin of the patient.

Among them, the closest invention to the one proposed according to the greatest number of similar features, the technical nature and the medical-technical result achieved using the device is the device described in [5].

Such a device, selected as a prototype, is made in the form of tight-fitting swimming trunks, consisting of front and back parts made of triboelectric materials, on the surface of which electric charges of opposite polarities are induced on the patient’s skin, and the lower and two side parts made of strips non-triboelectrically electrically neutral material connecting these parts.

As a result of friction of the material of the back of the swimming trunks on the skin, electric charges of positive polarity are induced on it, and as a result of friction of the material of the front of the swimming trunks on the skin, electric charges of the opposite (negative) polarity are induced on it. As a result, an electrostatic field arises inside the heats, the lines of force of which are directed from the back of the heats to the front. At the same time, the part of the lines of force that is “intended” for influencing the patient’s genitals is also “forced” to penetrate the lower part of the patient’s body along the way, which reduces its intensity and, consequently, the therapeutic effect. Therefore, the problem arises of changing the trajectories of the force lines so that they reach the genitals of the patient “directly”, without encountering other parts of the patient’s body in their path.

Medical and technical result and its achievement.

The invention is aimed at achieving such a medical and technical result as increasing the effectiveness of the therapeutic effect on the patient by:

- changes in the propagation path of the lines of force of the induced electrostatic field,

- increase the effort of pressing the heats to his body,

- increase the area of contact of the swimming trunks with the patient’s body,

- reducing the "rigidity" of the connection between the parts of the heats.

Achieving this result is ensured by the fact that the known device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field, made in the form of tight-fitting swimming trunks, containing two parts made of triboelectric materials, on the surface of which, when rubbed against the patient’s skin, electric charges of different polarities are induced, and a strip of non-triboelectric, electrically neutral the material connecting these parts of the bottoms differs from the known in that:

- the swimming trunks in front are equipped with a symmetrically integrated volume-convex element made in the form of gusset,

- along the upper edge of the swimming trunks and along its two lower edges from the outside are fixed elastically extensible elements made in the form of flat rubber bands and equipped with fasteners of the "burdock" type,

- along the sagittal section of the swimming trunks, a strip of elastic, non-triboelectret and electrically neutral material is integrated that separates the melts into two symmetrical and electrically isolated halves, one of which is made of triboelectric material, on the surface of which positive electric charges are induced upon friction against the patient’s skin, and the other is made of triboelectric material, on the surface of which negative friction is induced upon friction against the patient’s skin.

Note 2. The sagittal section (from Latin sagitta - arrow) is a conditional vertical section passing from front to back and dividing an object into left and right (in this case symmetrical) parts.

The applicant has not found a device in which the medical-technical result is achieved by a similar set of essential features. Moreover, the analysis of the level of medical technology, including a search by patent and other scientific and technical sources of information and identification of sources containing information about analogues of the invention, made it possible to establish that there are no analogues characterized by features identical to all the essential features of the claimed device, and the selection from the list of analogues of the prototype [5] revealed a combination of significant in relation to the medical and technical result of the distinguishing features of the claimed invention.

In other words, according to the information available to the applicant, there are no analogues that are characterized by a combination of features identical to all the features of the claimed device.

The applicant has also verified the compliance of the specified set of essential features of the device with three conditions (criteria) of patentability.

Verification of compliance with the patentability condition “novelty”.

To assess the novelty of the claimed technical solution, the applicant has analyzed the above set of essential features of the claimed device, namely, the features of the claimed device are highlighted that match the features of the prototype:

- a device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field is made in the form of tight-fitting swimming trunks, consisting of two parts made of triboelectret materials, on the surface of which electric charges of different (opposite) polarities are induced upon friction against the patient’s skin,

- a strip of non-triboelectret and electrically neutral material connecting these parts of the heats.

Next, highlighted the features of the claimed device that do not match the features of the prototype:

- the swimming trunks in front are equipped with a symmetrically integrated volume-convex element made in the form of gusset,

- along the upper edge of the swimming trunks and along its two lower edges from the outside are fixed elastomeric elements made in the form of a flat rubber band and equipped with fasteners of the “burdock” type,

- along the sagittal section of the swimming trunks, a strip of elastic, non-triboelectret and electrically neutral material is integrated that separates the melts into two symmetrical and electrically isolated halves, one of which is made of triboelectrical material, on the surface of which positive electric charges are induced upon friction against the patient’s skin, and the other half is made of tribo-electret material, on the surface of which negative friction is induced upon friction against the patient’s skin poisons.

The presence of these features ensures compliance of the totality of features with the condition of patentability “novelty”. However, no devices were found in which the technical result was achieved by a similar set of essential features.

Verification of compliance with the patentability condition “inventive step”.

To verify compliance with the requirements of inventive step, the applicant conducted an additional search and analysis of solutions for patent and other scientific, technical and medical literature. In this case, devices of a similar purpose with features similar to the distinguishing features of the claimed object were not identified, and the combination of its features is not obvious from the prior art. Based on this, it was concluded that the proposed object meets the condition of patentability "inventive step".

It should also be noted that between the set of essential features of the present invention and the achieved technical result, there is a causal relationship. since the specified technical result is achieved only with the joint use of all, without exception, known and distinctive features.

The present invention is illustrated by the following specific example of execution, which, however, is not the only possible, but clearly demonstrates the possibility of achieving the specified medical-technical result.

The invention is illustrated by drawings:

- figure 1 shows a General view of the swimming trunks, front view;

- figure 2 is a General view of the swimming trunks, rear view;

- figure 3 is a General view of the heats, side view;

- figure 4 schematically shows a therapeutic electrostatic field, which is formed between two halves of the swimming trunks, front view;

- figure 5 shows a fragment of the edges of the heats with an elastically extensible element.

Description of the design of the device.

A device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field (Fig. 1) is made in the form of tight swimming trunks containing the following main elements, namely:

- left 1 and right 2 parts,

- volume-convex element made in the form of a crotch 3,

- elastically extensible elements made in the form of flat rubber bands 4-6,

- and strip 7 made of an elastic, non-triboelectret and electrically neutral material.

The left part 1 of the heats is made of triboelectret material (wool), on the surface of which positive friction is induced upon friction against the patient’s skin.

The right part of 2 swimming trunks is made of triboelectret material (kapron), on the surface of which negative friction is induced upon friction against the patient’s skin.

Gusset 3 is symmetrically integrated into the front of the heats.

Flat elastic bands 4-6 are fixed on the outside along the upper edge 8 of the heats and along the two lower edges 9 and 10 and are equipped with fasteners 11-13 of the type "burdock" ("Velcro") (figure 1 and 5).

Strip 7 is embedded in swimming trunks along its sagittal section 14-14 and divides it (including element 3 and elastic bands 4-6) into two symmetrical and electrically isolated parts from each other. The shape of the strip 7 on the side approximately corresponds to the letter “C” rotated by 90 °.

Figure 4 shows a schematic image of the left 1 and right 2 parts of the swimming trunks, and also shows the lines of force 15 of the electrostatic field that penetrate the genital organ 16 of the patient.

The purpose and functions of the structural elements of the device.

The left 1 and right 2 parts of the heats are intended for the direct formation of heteropolar therapeutic electric charges that form a static electric field inside the heats.

The bulge-convex element (gusset 3) is intended for placement in it for therapeutic purposes of the genital organ of 16 patients, as well as to increase the "internal" area of the swimming trunks. The gusset may be provided with pores for evaporating moisture. In addition, before using the swimming trunks, a removable sanitary pad made of moisture-absorbing and thermostatic material can be superimposed and fixed in the inner cavity of the crotch.

Flat gum 4-6 are designed to improve the contact of the swimming trunks with the surface of the patient’s skin, as well as to form material folds in the form of “accordions” 17 on the corresponding edges of 4-6, further improving the contact of parts 1 and 2 with the patient’s skin. Additionally, the flat rubber 4 also performs the function of a lumbar fastening element for swimming trunks.

Strip 7 is designed to electrically isolate two halves of swimming trunks from each other, to isolate from each other two symmetrical halves of a convex element 3 and two halves of flat rubber 4. Moreover, the elasticity of the material of strip 7 reduces the “rigidity” of the connection of one part of the melts with respect to its other part, which contributes to their mobility relative to the skin of the patient.

Description of the operation of the device.

The operation of the device with the function of therapeutic effect on the patient is as follows. Preliminarily individually for the patient, the sizes of the heats are selected. The patient wears swimming trunks, as a result of which the components of the swimming trunks come in contact with the skin of the patient.

Then he independently or with the participation of the attending physician regulates the degree of pressing of the edges of 4-6 heats to the skin of the patient by changing the length of the flat elastic bands 4-6, using the fasteners 11-13.

When inhaling and exhaling the patient, and especially when he walks, halves 1 and 2 of the swimming trunks intensively rub against the patient's skin, which leads to their charging (Figs. 1 and 4). As a result, an electrostatic field arises between parts 1 and 2, the lines of force 15 of which are directed from left to right (Fig. 4). In this case, the main part of the lines of force 15 "penetrates the path" of the genitals of the patient.

Swimming trunks are worn constantly (for several months) until a long-term remission of the disease and a significant improvement in the patient's condition are achieved. If necessary, in the treatment process, a final fit of the heats is carried out.

The device can be used both independently and in combination with traditional medical technologies, reinforcing and enhancing their effectiveness while always following all the recommendations of the attending physician.

Summarizing the above, it can be noted that increasing the effectiveness of the therapeutic effect on the patient in the described device is ensured by the complex effect of the following main factors:

a) a change in the propagation path of the force lines of the induced electrostatic field (in the prototype, the force lines are directed from the back of the body toward its front, and in the claimed device they are rotated 90 ° and act from left to right, see figure 4);

b) an increase in the degree of pressing of the swimming trunks to the patient’s body by using flat rubber bands 4-6, as well as the formation of “accordions” 17;

c) an increase in the area of contact of the swimming trunks with the patient’s body by using a volume-convex element 3, which also increases the number of induced charges;

d) using an elastic strip 7, increasing the mobility of the constituent elements of the swimming trunks relative to each other;

d) the use of fasteners 11-13 type "burdock", allowing you to adjust the degree of flat rubber 4-6 pressing on the skin of the patient.

Achievable results.

Thus, the proposed device can be used, for example, for the treatment of impotence, in particular neuroreceptor impotence, which often occurs after injuries, inflammatory or dystrophic changes in the male genital organs and genital glands, as well as impotence, which appears against various urological diseases .

When using this device, the greatest therapeutic effect is achieved when a relatively long therapeutic effect on the genital of the patient is required.

A device for treating impotence can be used both in inpatient and outpatient settings, it can be used continuously, it is easily selected individually, while reducing treatment time and increasing remission, it is characterized by simplicity and accessibility, its use does not deny, but rather complements it known remedies for the treatment of impotence. It allows you to achieve a round-the-clock therapeutic effect, improves the quality of life of the patient, which is also an important therapeutic factor.

The device can easily be implemented in production, since textile materials produced by domestic industry can be used as triboelectrets. For example, woolen charges can be used to form positive charges, and kapron threads can be used to form negative charges [4].

Verification of compliance with the patentability condition “industrial applicability”.

According to the applicant, the information given in the description is sufficient to implement the device. Such a device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field does not cause difficulties in its implementation.

The set of essential features characterizing the essence of the invention, in principle, can be reused (implemented).

Thus, the above information indicates for the claimed invention, as it is characterized by the claims, about the possibility of its implementation using known methods and means. The invention may find application in medical treatment and sanatorium medical institutions of a wide profile for the treatment of impotence. It is suitable for operation in almost any medical institution, dispensary, sanatorium.

The above allows us to conclude that the invention meets the condition of patentability "industrial applicability" under applicable law.

In conclusion, it should be noted that the above information also indicates that the claimed invention meets all the required criteria (conditions) of patentability and has significant advantages in comparison with the known analogues.

Information sources

1. RF patent No. 2408238 for the invention of "Men's underwear type swimming trunks." IPC A41B 9/00, publ. 01/10/2011

2. RF patent No. 2230544 for the invention "A method for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the genitourinary system and lumbosacral spine." IPC A61H 39/00, publ. June 20, 2004

3. RF patent №2012375 for the invention of "Device for exposure to electric charge". IPC A61N 1/18, publ. 05/15/94

4. RF patent No. 2055605 for the invention of a "Method for the treatment of neuroreceptor forms of impotence." IPC A61N 1/00, publ. 03/10/1996

5. RF patent No. 2087163 for the invention of “Device for therapeutic effect”. IPC A61N 1/00, publ. 08/20/1997 (prototype).

Claims (1)

A device for therapeutic treatment with an electrostatic field, made in the form of tight-fitting swimming trunks, containing two parts made of triboelectret materials, on the surface of which electric charges of different polarities are induced upon friction against the patient’s skin, and a strip of a non-triboelectrically electrically neutral material connecting these parts of the melts, characterized in , what:
- the swimming trunks in front are equipped with a symmetrically integrated volume-convex element made in the form of gusset,
- along the upper edge of the swimming trunks and along its two lower edges from the outside are fixed elastically extensible elements made in the form of flat rubber bands and equipped with fasteners of the "burdock" type,
- along the sagittal section of the swimming trunks, a strip of elastic, non-tribo-electret and electrically neutral material is integrated that separates the trunks into two symmetrical and electrically isolated halves, one of which is made of tribo-electrified material, on the surface of which positive electric charges are induced upon friction against the patient’s skin, and the other is made of triboelectric material, on the surface of which negative friction is induced upon friction against the patient’s skin.

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