Ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure

By combining a wireless clip-on design with a storage box mechanism, the inconvenience and limitations of existing vagus nerve stimulation devices are solved, enabling flexible use and portability in the concha and behind the ear.

CN223464350UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF KUNMING MEDICAL UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422360438.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-27
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-27

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Technical Problem

Existing vagus nerve stimulation devices suffer from problems such as wired electrode patches easily falling off and the inability to place electrodes behind the ear, leading to inconvenience and limitations in use.

Method used

Design a wireless ear clip-on vagus nerve stimulation device that uses a rubber elastic rod to hold the wireless communication box. It can be used both in the concha and behind the ear, and the combined storage box mechanism makes it easy to carry and use.

Benefits of technology

It improves the applicability and portability of the device, reduces the risk of electrode detachment, and is small and lightweight, making it convenient for use when traveling.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ear vagus nerve stimulation devices, and discloses an ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure, which comprises a storage box mechanism, an ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism is clamped in the storage box mechanism, and the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism comprises two rubber elastic rods and a controller. And damping rotating shafts are fixedly arranged at the upper ends and the lower ends of one sides of the two rubber elastic rods correspondingly, wireless communication boxes are fixedly arranged on one sides of the two damping rotating shafts at the upper ends of the multiple damping rotating shafts, and wireless communication control chips are fixedly arranged in the two wireless communication boxes. According to the wireless ear clamping type ear vagus nerve stimulation device, the wireless communication box with the electrode is clamped on the ear of a patient through the rubber elastic rod, the wired problem is solved, the wireless ear clamping type ear vagus nerve stimulation device can be universally used in the ear back or the auricular conchae cavity, applicability is improved, and the wireless ear clamping type ear vagus nerve stimulation device is small and light in overall size and convenient to carry when people go out.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ear vagus nerve stimulation device technical field especially relates to a kind of ear vagus nerve stimulation devices for treating chronic heart failure. BACKGROUND

[0002] Chronic heart failure is due to the low filling or ejection capacity of ventricle caused by abnormal structure or function of heart, it is usually the terminal stage of various cardiovascular diseases, and is manifested as dyspnea, fatigue, edema symptoms, which seriously affects the life quality and prognosis of patients, and the ear vagus nerve stimulation device can be used to stimulate the vagus nerve with electrode during the treatment of chronic heart failure, which has certain therapeutic function. The vagus nerve is a mixed nerve, and its motor fiber originates from the pancreatic nucleus and runs parallel to the glossopharyngeal nerve. After passing through the brainstem, it exits the cranial cavity through the jugular foramen and supplies all the muscles of the pharynx, larynx and soft palate except the soft palate muscle and the stylopharyngeus muscle.

[0003] The current common ear vagus nerve stimulation treatment is to paste a wired electrode patch in the concha cavity of the ear, and then stimulate the treatment by electrifying. However, this wired electrode patch is very inconvenient to use, and is easy to be pulled off to cause the electrode pad to fall off. Some are ear-plug type structures similar to Bluetooth earphones, which are clamped in the concha cavity. However, this method cannot set electrodes on the back of the ear, and has certain limitations in use.

[0004] Therefore, the skilled person in the art provides an ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure to solve the problems raised in the background art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] The utility model aims at solving the shortcomings in the prior art, and provides an ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure. The device clamps the wireless communication box with electrodes in the ear of the patient through the rubber elastic rod, which solves the problem of wired electrode patch and can be used in the back of the ear or the concha cavity, improving the applicability. The device is small and light, and is easy to carry out.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: an ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure, comprising a storage box mechanism, an ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism is connected inside the storage box mechanism, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism comprises two rubber elastic rods and a controller, the upper and lower ends of one side of the two rubber elastic rods are fixedly provided with damping shafts, the upper ends of two of the plurality of damping shafts are fixedly provided with wireless communication boxes on one side, wireless communication control chips and circuit boards are fixedly arranged inside the two wireless communication boxes;

[0007] The lower end of two of the plurality of damping rotating shafts is fixedly provided with an electricity storage box, and the front end of the two electricity storage boxes is fixedly provided with a fixed box, and the inside of the two fixed boxes is fixedly provided with a positioning chip.

[0008] Further, the lower end of the two wireless communication boxes is fixedly provided with an electrode at the middle position, and the outer surface of the two rubber elastic rods is fixedly provided with a protective sleeve.

[0009] Further, the lower end of the two electricity storage boxes is fixedly provided with a fixed cover through threads, and the lower end of the two fixed covers is fixedly provided with a charging port at one side position.

[0010] Further, the upper end of the controller is fixedly provided with a control button at one side position, and the controller controls the electrode.

[0011] Further, a plurality of placing grooves are formed in the middle of the storage box body, and a protective cover is hingedly arranged at the other side position of the upper end of the storage box body.

[0012] Further, a spring buckle is fixedly arranged at the middle position of one side of the upper end of the storage box body.

[0013] Further, the storage box body protects and stores the auricular vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2, and the upper end of the two electricity storage boxes is fixedly provided with a rubber pad.

[0014] The utility model has the advantages of the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure provided by the utility model is currently commonly used, and the ear is pasted with a wired electrode patch in the concha cavity, the wired electrode patch is easily pulled off and causes the electrode pad to fall off during use, some are earplug type structures similar to Bluetooth earphones and are clamped in the concha cavity, but this method cannot set the electrode on the back of the ear, and has certain limitations during use, the device is provided with a wireless clip-on auricular vagus nerve stimulation device, the wireless communication box with the electrode is clamped on the ear of the patient through the rubber elastic rod, the wired problem is solved, the device can be used in the back of the ear or the concha cavity, the applicability is improved, and the device is small and light in the whole, and is convenient to carry out.

[0016] 2. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure provided by the utility model is provided with a storage box mechanism and an auricular vagus nerve stimulation mechanism, the storage box mechanism is beneficial to storing the auricular vagus nerve stimulation mechanism and is convenient to carry out, the auricular vagus nerve stimulation mechanism is used in the form of an ear clip, the risk of being pulled off during use is reduced, and the device is provided with a damping rotating shaft at the connection position of the rubber elastic rod and the wireless communication box, the electrode can be adjusted to the angle of adhesion, and the device is convenient to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the shaft of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the shaft of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the shaft of the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 is a schematic view of the front view of the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism of the utility model.

[0021] LEGEND:

[0022] 1, storage box mechanism, 2, ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism, 101, storage box body, 102, placing groove, 103, protective cover, 104, spring buckle, 201, rubber elastic rod, 202, controller, 203, control button, 204, protective sleeve, 205, damping shaft, 206, wireless communication box, 207, electrode, 208, storage box, 209, fixed cover, 210, fixed box, 211, charging port, 212, positioning chip, 213, rubber pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the utility model provides an embodiment: a kind of ear vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure, including storage box mechanism 1, storage box mechanism 1 includes storage box body 101, multiple placing grooves 102 are set in the middle part of storage box body 101, protective cover 103 is hingedly arranged on the upper end of the other side position of storage box body 101, spring buckle 104 is fixedly arranged on the upper end of the side middle part position of storage box body 101;

[0025] Specifically, the setting of storage box mechanism 1 is conducive to the storage device of ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2, and ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 is convenient to carry, placing groove 102 is conducive to ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 device, protective cover 103 is conducive to the protection of internal articles, spring buckle 104 is conducive to the clamping and fixing when closing protective cover 103.

[0026] Referring toFigures 2-4 The ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 is arranged in the receiving box mechanism 1 in a clamping mode, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 comprises two rubber elastic rods 201 and a controller 202, the two rubber elastic rods 201 are fixedly provided with damping rotating shafts 205 at upper and lower ends of one side, a plurality of two damping rotating shafts 205 are fixedly provided with wireless communication boxes 206 at one side of upper ends of two of them, wireless communication control chips and circuit boards are fixedly arranged in the two wireless communication boxes 206, a plurality of damping rotating shafts 205 are fixedly provided with storage boxes 208 at one side of lower ends of two of them, the two storage boxes 208 are fixedly provided with fixed boxes 210 at front ends, positioning chips 212 are fixedly arranged in the two fixed boxes 210, electrodes 207 are fixedly arranged at middle positions of lower ends of the two wireless communication boxes 206, protective sleeves 204 are fixedly arranged on outer surfaces of the two rubber elastic rods 201, the two storage boxes 208 are fixedly provided with fixed covers 209 at lower ends through threads, charging ports 211 are fixedly arranged at one side of lower ends of the two fixed covers 209, control buttons 203 are fixedly arranged at one side of upper ends of the controller 202, the controller 202 controls the electrodes 207, the receiving box body 101 protects and stores the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2, and rubber pads 213 are fixedly arranged at upper ends of the two storage boxes 208;

[0027] Specifically, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 is beneficial to treating chronic heart failure by stimulating the vagus nerve, the rubber elastic rod 201 is beneficial to applying clamping force, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 is beneficial to being clamped at the ear of a patient, the controller 202 is beneficial to controlling the wireless communication box 206 to send stimulating current, the damping rotating shaft 205 is beneficial to rotating to adjust the angle of the wireless communication box 206, the electrode 207 is beneficial to enhancing the fit of the electrode 207 with the ear of the patient, the storage box 208 is beneficial to storing and providing power, the fixed box 210 is beneficial to installing the positioning chip 212, the positioning chip 212 is beneficial to preventing the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 from being lost, the protective sleeve 204 is beneficial to protecting the rubber elastic rod 201, the charging port 211 is beneficial to supplementing power, the control button 203 is beneficial to using the controller 202, the controller 202 is beneficial to starting the electrode 207, and the rubber pad 213 is beneficial to protecting the ear and reducing the compression of the storage box 208 on the ear.

[0028] Working principle: when the device is used, the rubber elastic rod 201 is used to open a clamping opening, then the wireless communication box 206 with the electrode 207 is placed at a position requiring treatment, and then the storage box 208 is placed at the other side of the treatment position, the wireless communication box 206 and the storage box 208 are provided with damping rotating shafts 205 at one side, the position of the wireless communication box 206 and the storage box 208 can be appropriately adjusted by rotating, the fit is improved, after being fixed, the electrode 207 on the wireless communication box 206 can be started by the controller 202 to perform treatment;

[0029] Secondly, after the treatment, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 can be installed into the placing groove 102, then the protective cover 103 is closed, the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 can be stored, and the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism 2 can be charged through the charging port 211, so that the use is convenient.

[0030] Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, although the foregoing embodiments of the present application have been described in detail, for those skilled in the art, it still can be modified, or part of the technical features of the equivalent replacement, within the spirit and principles of the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc., should be included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for the treatment of chronic heart failure, comprising a housing mechanism (1), characterized in that: The ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism (2) is arranged in the accommodation box mechanism (1) and comprises two rubber elastic rods (201) and a controller (202). The upper and lower ends of the two rubber elastic rods (201) are fixedly provided with damping shafts (205) on one side.

2. An auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper ends of the two damping shafts (205) are fixedly provided with wireless communication boxes (206) on one side.

3. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower ends of the two damping shafts (205) are fixedly provided with power storage boxes (208) on one side.

4. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front ends of the two power storage boxes (208) are fixedly provided with fixed boxes (210).

5. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the fixed box (210) is fixedly provided with a positioning chip (212).

6. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The accommodation box mechanism (1) comprises an accommodation box body (101).

7. The auricular vagus nerve stimulation device for treating chronic heart failure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower ends of the two rubber elastic rods (201) are fixedly provided with protective sleeves (204). The lower ends of the two power storage boxes (208) are fixedly provided with fixed covers (209) through threads. The lower ends of the two fixed covers (209) are fixedly provided with charging ports (211) on one side. The upper end of the controller (202) is fixedly provided with a control button (203) on one side. The controller (202) controls the electrode (207). The middle part of the accommodation box body (101) is provided with a plurality of placing grooves (102). The upper end of the accommodation box body (101) is hingedly provided with a protective cover (103) on the other side. The middle part of the upper end of the accommodation box body (101) is fixedly provided with a spring buckle (104). The accommodation box body (101) protects and accommodates the ear vagus nerve stimulation mechanism (2). The upper end of the two power storage boxes (208) is fixedly provided with a rubber pad (213).