Pet Electrotherapy Comb with Conductive Brushes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pets' thick hair makes it difficult for traditional electrotherapy electrode sheets to adhere to their skin, reducing the effectiveness of electrotherapy treatments.
Innovation Solution
A physical therapy device featuring a comb body with conductive brushes and a conductive platform, allowing the user to groom pets while delivering electrical current through the brushes and platform, forming a conductive circuit for effective electrotherapy, along with optional temperature control and massage functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional electrode sheets are used for electrotherapy on pets, then the treatment can be applied to the body, but the electrode sheets cannot adhere properly due to thick hair on the skin surface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a comb body with conductive brushes as an intermediary device between the electrotherapy system and the pet's skin. The comb body penetrates the thick hair layer and makes direct contact with the skin through its bristles, serving as a mediator that overcomes the adhesion problem caused by hair. This allows electrical current to be effectively transmitted to the skin without requiring electrode sheets to adhere to the hairy surface.
2Reliability
If electrode sheets are pasted on the pet's body, then electrotherapy can be performed, but the thick hair prevents proper contact with the skin
Solution Approach 1:
The comb body acts as an intermediary tool that reaches through the hair barrier to contact the skin directly. Its bristle structure allows it to penetrate the thick hair layer and establish reliable electrical contact with the skin surface, solving the contact problem that prevents effective electrotherapy on hairy animals.
3Reliability
If a comb body with conductive brushes is used, then effective electrotherapy can be delivered through the hair to the skin, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The comb body serves multiple functions: it acts as a grooming tool for pets and simultaneously functions as an electrotherapy delivery device. The conductive brushes are integrated into the comb structure, allowing the same device to perform both grooming and medical treatment functions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The comb body with its bristle structure provides a flexible interface that can adapt to the contours of the pet's body. The thin, flexible nature of the comb allows it to conform to various skin surfaces while maintaining electrical contact, making the device adaptable to different treatment areas without requiring complex rigid structures.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective electrotherapy, cryotherapy, heat therapy, and massage for pets, reducing discomfort and enhancing treatment efficacy by adapting to their hair-covered skin and providing a smooth grooming experience.
Implementation Method 1
the electrical stimulation in the electrotherapy mainly pastes the two electrode sheets to the patient departments such as the waist, and then supplies the current to the electrode sheets by an electrotherapy equipment so as to the electrotherapy equipment, the two electrode sheets and the body form a conductive circuit together. When the current passes through the body, it stimulates nerves, alternatively promotes the muscles to contract and relax to treat the patient departments.
Implementation Method 2
the current output unit, the first brushes, the pets, and the conductive platform will form the conductive circuit to treat the pets by the physical therapy
Data Source
AI summary
A physical therapy device for pets contains: a current output unit, a comb body, and a conductive platform. The current output unit is electrically connected to a power to supply an output current and control a current value of the output current. The comb body includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a side of the first terminal has a first brushes which are made of a plurality of conductive materials. The first terminal is separately electrically connected to the current output unit, and the second terminal is held by a user. The conductive platform is electrically connected to the current output unit so that the current output unit outputs the current to the pets via the first brushes.