Electric potential therapeutic equipment

Abstract

Provided is an electric potential treatment device which can exhibit appropriate and stabilized treatment effect while suppressing impact on the electric field by the surrounding wall or electric apparatus. Along the equipotential surface (P2) of an electric field formed around a person (C) under treatment by a high voltage applied to main electrodes (4-6), a protective electrode (7) having the substantially same potential level as that on the equipotential surface (P2) is arranged. Even if a wall (W), or the like, is located in the vicinity of the person (C) under treatment, equipotential surfaces (P1-P2) located between the protective electrode (7) and the person (C) under treatment, i.e. an electric field formed around the vicinity of the person (C) under treatment, is protected by the protective electrode (7) and thereby appropriate and stabilized treatment effect is exhibited.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a potential therapy device for applying a high voltage to the human body to form an electric field around the human body for treatment, and in particular to a potential therapy device capable of obtaining appropriate therapeutic effects even if walls, electrical equipment, etc. are located near the human body. Background technique [0002] The electric potential therapy device is a device that utilizes the biostimulation effect of the electric field formed around the human body by applying a high voltage to the insulated human body. Among such electric potential therapy devices, there is known a device that controls the intensity of an electric field and flows a minute induced current to various parts of the trunk of the human body (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). This potential therapy device includes a main electrode, a counter electrode, and an induced current control mechanism, and adjusts (changes) the di...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] If an object close to the ground (earth) potential, such as a wall or electrical equipment, is located near (periphery) the human body receiving potential therapy, it may not be possible to obtain an appropriate therapeutic effect

That is, the intensity of the electric field becomes higher near the wall, etc., and the intensity of the electric field formed around the human body varies (disturbs) depending on the location of the human body, and a prescribed (appropriate) therapeutic effect may not be obtained (see Figure 5 (c)

In addition, the remote controller or the driving mechanism operates and drives with a low voltage (such as 12V), so it is close to the ground potential. In this case, it also affects the electric field. Therefore, the remote controller or the driving mechanism is placed on the human body. near , which is therapeutically undesirable

[0007] On the other hand, in the electric potential therapy apparatus described in the above-mentioned patent documents 1 and 2, although the electric field intensity is controlled or the electric field intensity around the human body is increased, But if a wall etc. is located near the human body, there is no change in the aspect that the electric field formed is affected

Therefore, even if the electric field intensity is controlled or increased, the prescribed therapeutic effect may not be obtained.

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