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WO2008066316A1
WO2008066316A1 PCT/KR2007/006044 KR2007006044W WO2008066316A1 WO 2008066316 A1 WO2008066316 A1 WO 2008066316A1 KR 2007006044 W KR2007006044 W KR 2007006044W WO 2008066316 A1 WO2008066316 A1 WO 2008066316A1
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  • the present invention is related to a healing apparatus, more specifically to an apparatus for emitting a healing medium and clothing that includes the apparatus.
  • a treatment medium for example, vibration, electric radiation, etc.
  • a treatment medium for example, vibration, electric radiation, etc.
  • the healing apparatus is attached to clothing, the effect of healing is enhanced because the user wearing the clothing is able to receive treatment while he is moving around.
  • it is hard to project the treatment medium exactly to where the treatment is needed (i.e., healing point).
  • specific healing points known as "Hyul" need more accurate projection, but, it is difficult to provide an accurate projection or emission of treatment medium.
  • the present invention provides a healing apparatus and clothing having the apparatus that can emit or project a treatment medium to a healing point more accurately when the apparaus is attached to the clothing.
  • the present invention also provides a healing apparatus and clothing having the apparatus that emit or project the treatment medium more accurately to the healing point even if the user wearing the clothig makes a big motion.
  • An aspect of the present invention features a healing apparatus.
  • a healing apparatus for stimulating one area of human body is attached to clothing, and at least one guide object is attached on or around the area.
  • the healing apparatus has: an HME (Healing Medium Emitter), emitting the healing medium; a guide object detection sensor, sensing the guide object and determining the location of the guide object; and an EDAM (Emitting Direction Adjusting Module), adjusting the direction of the HME' s emitting the healing medium to the area using the location of the guide object.
  • the HME can be an LD (Laser Diode).
  • the EDAM can have a mirror that reflects a laser beam from the LD and a motor that rotates the mirror.
  • the LD can emit at least one of a red laser beam, a green laser beam and a blue laser beam.
  • the color of the guide object can be an IR (Infra Red)-reflecting color or an
  • the guide object detection sensor can radiate an IR ray and determine a location of the area by detecting a change of the IR ray by the guide object.
  • the guide object can be an RF tag (Radio Frequency Tag), and the guide object detection sensor can be an RF reader.
  • the healing medium can be one of a laser beam, a microwave and a liquefied particle.
  • the apparatus can also have a memory module, storing time information configured to be used in a controller's controlling emitting time of the HME. Emission of the healing medium of the HME is controlled by the controller.
  • the apparatus can also have a diagnosis module, measuring the bio-signal. The controller compares the measured bio-signal with a normal bio-signal, and if the measured bio-signal is not coincident with the normal bio-signal, the controller controls the HME to start operating.
  • the healing apparatus is attached to the clothing to stimulate one area of human body, and at least one guide object is attached on or around the area.
  • the healing apparatus has: an HME (Healing Medium Emitter), emitting a healing medium; a guide object detection sensor, sensing the guide object and determining a location of the guide object; and an EDAM (Emitting Direction Adjusting Module), adjusting the direction of the HME's emitting the healing medium to the area using the location of the guide object.
  • HME Heating Medium Emitter
  • a guide object detection sensor sensing the guide object and determining a location of the guide object
  • EDAM Emitting Direction Adjusting Module
  • the HME can be disposed on the inner lining of the clothing.
  • a plurality of the HMEs are mounted in the clothig.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of clothing, to which the healing apparatus is attached, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of how a healing apparatus stimulates a specific area of a body in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is an illustration of a situation of the apparatus, escaped from a specific area that needs to be stimulated, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an illustration of structure of clothing to which the healing apparatus is attached in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 shows the structure of a healing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 shows the structure of EDAM (Emitting Direction Adjusting Module) in the healing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7 shows the structure of a healing apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • first and second can be used in describing various elements, but the above elements shall not be restricted to the above terms. The above terms are used only to distinguish one element from the other. For instance, the first element can be named the second element, and vice versa, without departing the scope of claims of the present invention.
  • the term “and/or” shall include the combination of a plurality of listed items or any of the plurality of listed items. When one element is described as being “connected” or “accessed” to another element, it shall be construed as being connected or accessed to the other element directly but also as possibly having another element in between.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of clothing, to which the healing apparatus is attached, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the healing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to the inside of clothing 110.
  • the healing apparatus 100 attached to the inside of the clothing 110 is stimulating one area of the body of a user wearing the clothing.
  • the healing apparatus 100 includes a laser generator, which can be an element or device that emits a laser beam such as LD (Laser Diode).
  • LD Laser Diode
  • An LD is a semiconductor device and optical element emitting light energy with an activation of EHP (Electron Hole Pair) if it is provided with voltage forward at PN junction in a semiconductor device.
  • EHP Electro Hole Pair
  • the LD is usually used in an optical communication or display device because of LD' s characteristics, such as its small size, long product life and low power consumption.
  • the LD in the healing apparatus 100 has a function of stimulating an area of human body by emitting a laser beam to the area.
  • the method of stimuating the body is not limited to the laser, electricity, magnetic field, soundwave, microwave or liguid (or liquefied particle) and others can be used.
  • the laser is used as a stimulating medium
  • the laser bracket in the healing apparatus 100 can be replaced by a solid laser device as well as the LD.
  • the laser has medical benefit in removing scar and pigment of skin or aiding blood circulation by icreasing the temperature of an area 140 of human body when the laser beam is projected on the area 140.
  • Such medical benefit is a general knowledge in the medical industry, and thus further explanation about medical benefit of laser is omitted.
  • the areas to which the laser projection can be applied include every body part, including varices, lesions and musculoskeletal systems and others. If 14 meridian systems of meridians and collaterals and 361 meridian points, usually referred in oriental medicine, are stimulated, for example, by increasing the temperature of those points using the laser projection, the physiological function can be improved and the physical fatigue can be recovered.
  • Fig. 1 shows two healing apparatuses 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the healing apparatuses 100 is not limited to two. For example, 375 healing apparatuses can be attached to the clothing if all of the 14 meridian systems of meridians and collaterals and 361 meridian points are to be stimulated.
  • An area 140 of human body can include the nervous system, , meridian systems, receptors, CSF, lymphatic systems, cranial, musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system and other lesions, which are part of the body that needs healing or treatment like as contusion, disease, wound, fracture and others.
  • the area 140 of human body is assumed to be a meridian point, hereinafter, for the convenience of description..
  • a guide object 150 is bonded on the arm of the user wearing the clothing to which the healing apparatus 100 is attached according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the guide object 150 serves as the object of sensing, which provides a direction to which the healing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention emits a healing medium.
  • the healing apparatus 100 can further comprise a sensor (not shown), which senses the guide object 150.
  • the sensor can be a magnetic sensor or temperature sensor, for example, and will be described later in detail with reference to Fig. 4.
  • the healing apparatus 100 might diagnose a disease using a bio-signal observed separately with a guide object 150. For example, because a diabetic always has to control the amount and time of injection insulin according to glycosuric measurement, the healing apparatus 100 can notify the user the time of injection and the amount of insulin by stimulating the meridian point 140.
  • a diagnosis apparatus such as a diabetic measurement instrumenet, can be mounted on the clothing to which the healing apparatus 100 is attached and transmit the measurement data to the healing apparatus 100 through a cable or wirelessly.
  • the healing apparatus 100 can diagnose myocardial infarction and provide a corresponding healing procedure using the data corresponding to the diagnosis according to an embodiment of the present invention. Consequently, the healing apparatus 100 have to store the information to diagnose the disease of each bio-signa according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the healing apparatus 100 transmits the diagnosis data to an outside remote device (for example, a mobile phone, notebook or PDA) and receive the healing data generated using the diagnosis data from the outside apparatus.
  • the healing data can be generated in the remote device only or can be generated by a doctor because the diagnosis data can be transmitted to a terminal of the doctor again.
  • the healing data can include information about which meridian points and how frequently the healing apparatus 100 have to be stimulated.
  • the healing apparatus 100 will be described, by enlarging the section in which the healing apparatus 100 is attached to clothing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is an illustration of how a healing apparatus stimulates a specific area of a body in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the healing apparatus 100 is attached to the clothing 110 through the settling parts 210 and 211 and a circuit board 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the settling parts 210 and 211 include a small bolt and nut and make the circuit board 200 fixed on the clothing 110. It shall be obvious, however, that the settling parts 210 and 211 can be repaced by another type of tools such as pins.
  • the healing apparatus 100 is connected electrically to the circuit board 200 fixed by the settling parts 210 and 211.
  • the circuit board 200 can be a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) or FCB (Flexible Circuit Board).
  • PCB Print Circuit Board
  • FCB Flexible Circuit Board
  • the healing apparatus 100 uses an LD, an electromagnetic wave or a ultrasonic wave, electric power is need. Therefore, the healing apparatus 100 is connected, through the side and upper and lower sufaces of the PCB, to a power supply 230 attached to the outside of the clothing.
  • the Power supply 230 can be a general battery or solar cell using solar energy.
  • EHP Electrode Hole Pair
  • the power supply 230 is not limited to a solar cell and can be replaced by a typical battery or rechargable battery.
  • the healing apparatus 100 is connected to the power supply 230 through the PCB 200. Connected to one suface of the PCB 200, the healing apparatus 100 is connected to the power supply 230 throuhg the via hole and electric conduction layer of the PCB 200.
  • An electric insulating material such as epoxy, is generally used for the material of the PCB 200, making the PCB 200 very hard.
  • the PCB 200 can be fixed on the inside of the clothing 110 using the settling parts 210 and 211 to pierce the clothig from the outside to the inside.
  • the material of the PCB 200 is PI (Poly-imide), which is flexible, it is possible to sew the PCB 200 on the clothing 110 using a thread and needle. Described below is a case in which the meridian points 140 of the colthing 110, to which the healing apparatus 100 is attached, is misaligned from the healing apparatus 100.
  • Fig. 3 is an illustration of a situation of the apparatus misaligned from a specific area that needs to be stimulated in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the structure and function of the healing apparatus 100 are similar to those of Fig. 2, but the area to be treated or the meridian point 140 is misaligned from to which the healing apparatus 100 emits the healing medium.
  • the healing apparatus 100 needs to dertermine the location of misaligned meridian point 140. Once the location of misaligned meridian point 140 is determined, the healing apparatus 100 needs to control the emitting direction of the healing medium.
  • the healing apparatus 100 can emit or project the healing medium to the intented meridian point 140.
  • a sensing module for determining the location of the meridian pointl40 and an EDAM (Emitting Direction Adjustment Module) for adjusting the direction of emitting the healing medium will be described.
  • Fig. 4 is an illustration of clothing to which the healing apparatus is attached in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the healing apparatus 100 is connected to the PCB 200 as in Fig. 3, but a healing apparatus 490 also includes a sensing module 400, an EDAM 420 and an IC (Integrated Circuit) module 430.
  • the healing apparatus 490 of Fig. 4 includes aforementioned additional elemenets as well as an emitting module like the LD.
  • the emitting module that emits the healing medium in the healing apparatus 490 will be referred to as an HME (Healing Medium Emitter) 480.
  • HME Heating Medium Emitter
  • various sensors including a metallic sensor, magnetic sensor, heat sensor, IR sensor, capacitive sensor and image sensor, can be used.
  • a metallic sensor for example, a high frequency oscillating type short distance switch
  • a metal enters a magnetic field resulted from the detection coil, an Eddy current, which is an induced current by Faraday's Law, a high frequency magnetic field is attenuated and an impedence of the detection coil is changed, halting the oscillation and thus getting the metal detected.
  • the healing apparatus 490 since the healing apparatus 490 has to determine the location of meridian point 140, a metal is plastered on or around the meridian point 140 in order to have the location of meridian point 140 determined.
  • a guide object 410 needs be plastered around the meridian point 140 to guide where the meridian point 140 is located.
  • a metallic circlet plate with a diameter of lmm and a thickness of 500um can be adhered to the point lmm away from the meridian point 140.
  • the metallic circlet plate can be adhered using bandage or tape.
  • the location of the meridian point 140 can be determined.
  • one sensor module is illustrated in Fig. 4, four sensor modules can be added around the HME 480 corresponding to the four directions (N, S, E and W). In this case, which sensor module detects the metal can be determined, and which direction the accurate meridian point 140 is located can be determined.
  • Determining the direction can be performed by the IC module 430 connected to the PCB 200.
  • the IC module 430 is a micom (ucom), which is an arithmetic logic unit and controller controlling the module connected to the PCB 200. Therefore, the controller can determine which sensing module generates the metal detect signal and which direction the meridian point 140 is located. Even if two sensing modules generate the metal detact signals simultaneously, the IC module 430 can determine the precise direction, such as NS, SE and EW.
  • the HME 480 should be able to emit the healing medium to the determined direction.
  • the HME 480 is an LD
  • the LD has to be able to emit a laser beam to the corresponding direction.
  • the healing apparatus 490 can change the dirction of the laser beam from the LD using a small motor (for example, a stepping motor made by Seiko with a thickness of 2.4mm).
  • a small motor for example, a stepping motor made by Seiko with a thickness of 2.4mm.
  • two small motors to each of which a mirror is connected can be operated as a 2 dimensional scanning mirror. This will be described later referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
  • the healing apparatus 490 can determine the location of the misaligned meridian point 140 using the guide object 410 plastered around the meridian point 140 even if the meridian point 140 is misaligned from the range of healing medium emission.
  • the healing apparatus 490 can use an IR (InfraRed) sensor as the sensing module 400.
  • An IR sensor is a senor that detects the existence of an object and the distance between the sensor and the object using the IR radiator that radiates an IR ray and detact the IR ray reflected from the object.
  • the IR sensor consists of an IR transmitter and an IR receiver, and there can be 4 or 8 IR sensors arrayed according to the 4 directions (N, S, E and W) or 8 directions (NW, NE, ES, WS, N, S, E and W) around the HME 480. It shall be evident that the IR transmitter and receiver can be structured in one IR sensor or separated as individual modules.
  • the IR sensor included in the healing apparatus 490 is used to determine the location of the meridian point 140, so there should be a guide object 410 around the meridian point 140.
  • a metallic plate is adhered around the meridian point 140 by medical tape, or metallic tape is adhered around meridian point 140.
  • the guide object 410 is formed with a color dye (for example, ink). For instance, if a guide object 410 is supposed to absorb the IR ray radiated, a tube shaped symbol is formed around the meridian point 140 using a dark color dye.
  • a color dye for example, ink
  • the IR sensor transmits and receives an IR ray reflected from the guide object 410 or an area around the guide object 410.
  • the IR ray that IR sensor receives after being radiated to the guide object 410 and reflected is attenuated or become a zero level because the IR ray is absorbed completely by the guide object 410.
  • the IR receiver receives an IR ray that is radiated from the IR transmitter and is reflected from the guide object 410 and the location of the guide object 410. If the meridian point is misaligned to south (18:00 direction) from the healing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the IR sensor in the south direction of the healing apparatus does not receives an IR ray. This is because the IR ray is absorbed by a black color dye on the meridian point misaligned south and is not able to be received by the IR receiver. Therefore, the IC module 430 decides that the meridian point exists in the south direction from the HME if it does not receive a sensed signal from the south direction but from the IR sensors of the east, west and north directions.
  • Aforementioned metal sensor and IR sensor are just a few examples of sensor modules 400, which can be replaced by, for example, a capacitive sensor and thermal sensor.
  • a capacitive sensor can detetect a voltage drop in capacitor and determine the location of the meridian point.
  • a thermal sensor can also determine the location of the meridian point 140 using the Peltier effect when a heating material is adhered to around the meridian point 140.
  • Fig. 5 shows the structure of a healing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a sensing module 550, an EDMA 420, an HME 580 and an IC module 430 are on the PCB 200. As described earlier, each module can be connected to one another and transmit and receive an electric signal on the PCB 200. For the convenience of description, the illustration omitted the power supply and connection to the power supply.
  • Fig .5 illustrates a case of mounting one sensor moudule only, not a plurality of sensor modules, connected to the IC module 430.
  • at least three guide objects 500, 510 and 520 instead of one guide object only, are attached around the meridian point.
  • the sensing module 550 can detect the location of three guide objects 500, 510 and 520, and if the sensing module 550 can detect three distances from the sensing module 550 to each guide object, the IC module can calculate the distance from the sensing module 550 to the meridian point at the center of three guide objects 500, 510 and 520.
  • a distance estimation sensor has to be used as the sensing module 550.
  • An RF (Radio Frequency) sensor can be used as the distance estimation sensor. Sensing by the RF sensor is accomplished by the transceiver set of an RF tag and an RF reader. In the RF tag, a micro circuit that can transmit radio frequency using micro power is included. In more detail, the RF reader radiates a raio frequency to all direction and the RF tag receives that radio frequency and tranmits the radio freguency carrying data in the RF tag. The RF reader receives the radio frequency from the RF tag and reads the data out. It shall be obvious to anyone skilled in the art that an ADC (Analog- Digital Converter), which converts an analog signal to a digital signal, has to be added, and thus description thereof will be omitted.
  • ADC Analog- Digital Converter
  • the RF reader braodcasts a microwave (radio frequency) in a predetermined time interval.
  • Three guide objects 500, 510 and 520 recieves the microwave from the RF reader and can transmit the microwave back to the RF reader.
  • the guide objects 500, 510 and 520 can transmit the microwave carrying location data of each of the guide objects 500, 510 and 520.
  • the RF reader recieives microwaves from three directions.
  • the microwaves that RF reader receives are converted to a digital signal and handed over to the IC module 430, which can then read the time when the microwave arrived and interprete guidance object location information from each digital signal.
  • distances from the sensing module to each of the guide objects 500, 510 and 520 can be calculated by multiplying the velocity of RF signal with the differnence between the microwave transmission time (Tt) and the microwave receipt time (Tr). It can be, therefore, inferred that the distance between the sensing module and the meridian point 140 is the averge of the distances to three guide objects.
  • the dircection of the meridian point 140 can be identified by estimating the direction of each microwave from each of the guide objects 500, 510 and 520 because the direction of the meridian point 140 is the center of three guide objects 500, 510 and 520.
  • the RF reader which is a sensing module 550, can be equipped with the sectorized directional antennas. Comparing the signals received by each antenna and discriminating the three signals of the highest power, directions of the guide objects 500, 510 and 520 can be determined.
  • the distance and dirction by which the meridian point is misaligned from the healing apparatus can be determined.
  • the guide objects 500, 510 and 520 are adhered such that a triangle is formed to make the meridian point the centroid, and thus it can be determined that the meridian point is misaligned to the direction of the centroid of three guide objects.
  • the program that calculates the centroid of triangle can be stored in the IC module 430.
  • the IC module 430 iputs a signal that controls the EDAM 420 to emit the healing medium to the determined direction and distance to the EDMA 420, which then adjusts or controls the emitting direction activating the actuator.
  • Activating the actuator which is similar to a small motor, will be described later with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
  • the number of RF tags, which function as guide objects 500, 510 and 520, is not restricted to 3, and the shape of RF tag can be a punched-out rectangular tape shape that exposes the meridian point 140 only.
  • the RF tag can be stored with informaion about the location of the meridian point, corresponding stimulation level and frequency of the stimulation such that the amount and emitting time interval of the healing medium can be controlled.
  • the RF tag is stored with the data for healing that includes the healing point field, the healing medium field, operating time field and stimulation level field.
  • the healing point field has a serial number corresponding to each meridian point, and the healing medium field has the information about the healing medium.
  • the operating time field has the time of emitting healing medium, and the stimulation level field has stimultion level information.
  • the data for healing can be stored not only in the RF tag but also in a memory in the IC module 430 or an additionl memory connected to the IC module 430. As described with reference to Fig.1 , in case each module is connected through a short distance communication network, the data can be tranceived and control the HME.
  • the stimulation level information can be a level of emitting the medium in one HME or the number of HMEs to emit the medium to the meridian point 140. For example, if 8 bit is assigned to the stimulation level information, the data for healing can include 256 levels of emitting medium.
  • Fig. 6 shows the structure of an EDAM (Emitting Direction Adjusting Module) in the healing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the EDAM 620 and 600 are on the PCB 200 and consist of two small motors 620 and 600.
  • the two small motors 620 and 600 can be manufactured with the diameter of 2.5mm so that the two small motors 620 and 600 can be mounted on the PCB 200 by, for example, setting up a supporting part to arrange the two small motors 620 and 600 bonded or bolted.
  • micro mirrors 630 and 610 are attached.
  • the IC module controls the rotation of each of the micro mirrors 630 and 610 in a predetermined angle.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the HME as an LD 100, which emits or projects a laser beam to the meridian point 140. Since the LD 100 cannot change the emitting direction by itself, as described with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, the EDAMs 620 and 600 adjust the direction of emitting. In case the location of the meridian point 140 is determined by the guide objects and the sensing module, the LD emits the laser beam by being supplied with power from the power supply. The laser beam is reflected by the micro mirror 610 attached to the first motor 600 comprised in the EDAM. The micro mirror 610 attached to the first motor 600 can scan the direction of the laser beam in one dimension by the rotation of the first motor 600.
  • the laser beam reflected by the micro mirror 610 attached to the first motor 600 is reflected by the micro mirror 630 attached to the second motor 620 again.
  • the micro mirror 630 attached to the second motor 620 can san the direction of the laser beam in another dimension, and thus by the rotation of the first motor 600 and the second motor 620, a two dimensional scanning is possible.
  • the IC module controls the rotation of the first motor 600 and the second motor 620.
  • the IC module controls each of the motors 600 and 620 to rotate in accordance with the location of the meridian point described with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, and hence the adjustment of emitting direction can be excuted.
  • Fig. 7 shows the structure of a healing apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the healing apparatus includes the LD 100, a light mask 750, a first motor 710 and a second motor 720.
  • the light mask 750 filters a specific part of a laser beam for the laser beam to be projected to the exact meridian point. It is possible that the cross section of the laser beam is larger than the area of a meridian point 140. This can happen if the LD 100 is made too large or a projection lens is inserted in front of the LD 100.
  • a hole 780 is formed in the center of the light mask 750 for a precise emission of the laser beam from the LD 100 to the specific area of human body.
  • the laser beam can be projected to an exact meridian point through the hole 780.
  • the meridian point 140 can be misaligned from the range of the healing medium emission from the healing apparatus 790 because of the movement of a user. Therefore, adjusting the rotation of the first motor 710 and the second motor
  • the light mask 750 moves to the right to the meridian point direction and the projection area of the laser beam is coincident with the meridian point 140, which means that the healing apparatus 790 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can project the laser beam to stimulate the exact meridian point 140.
  • the present invention can provide the healing apparatus and the clothing to which the healing apparatus is attached can emit the healing medium to one area of human body more accurately.
  • the present invention can provide the healing apparatus and the clothing to which the healing apparatus is attached can emit the healing medium to one area of human body even if the user makes a movement.
  • the present invention can provide the healing apparatus for diagnosis and clothing having the healing apparatus that plays a role of the doctor's treatment or supplement the treatment with nondestructive, harmless, natural, bloodless, non-invasive, and non-stimulative micro-size devices built in the clothing.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil de cicatrisation destiné à stimuler une zone du corps humain. Ledit appareil est fixé sur un vêtement, et au moins un objet de guidage est fixé sur ou autour de la zone. Ledit appareil comprend un HME (émetteur de milieu cicatrisant) qui émet un milieu cicatrisant, un capteur de détection d'objet de guidage qui détecte l'objet de guidage et détermine l'emplacement de celui-ci, et un EDAM (module d'ajustement de la direction d'émission), qui ajuste la direction d'émission du milieu cicatrisant du HME vers la zone à l'aide de l'emplacement de l'objet de guidage.
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