Thermal therapy device
First Claim
1. A thermal therapy device comprising a transformer, an inverter circuit connected to the primary side of said transformer, a series resonance circuit connected to the secondary side of said transformer and including a magnetic field generation coil and a resonance condenser and a controller for supplying a drive signal to said inverter circuit in such a way that the frequency of a current passing in said series resonance circuit conforms with the resonance frequency thereof, the device generating a magnetic field of high frequency toward the patient'"'"'s affected portion;
- wherein said thermal therapy device comprises a current detecting means for detecting the current passing in said series resonance circuit; and
said controller comprises a mode setting means for alternately switching between an operation mode during which a magnetic field of high frequency is generated toward the patient'"'"'s affected portion and an measurement mode during which the resonance frequency of said series resonance circuit is measured to set the mode, a resonance frequency determining means for receiving an input of a signal of a current having been detected by said current detecting means and determining said resonance frequency based upon said signal during the measurement mode set by said mode setting means, and a drive signal supplying means for supplying a drive signal of a switching frequency to said inverter circuit using the resonance frequency having been determined by said resonance frequency determining means during the operation mode set by said mode setting means.
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Abstract
There is provided a thermal therapy device that is capable of following changes in the resonance frequency even if the resonance frequency of the series resonance circuit on the secondary side changes significantly and generating a magnetic field of a required intensity for heating the affected portion. The thermal therapy device comprises an inverter circuit (2) connected to the primary side of a transformer (1), a series resonance circuit (5) connected to the secondary side of the transformer and including a magnetic field generation coil (3) and a resonance controller (4), and a controller (20) for determining the resonance frequency based on the secondary current. The therapy operation mode may be a measurement mode and an operation mode which are alternately repeated. During the measurement mode the resonance frequency of the series resonance circuit (5) is measured, while during the operation mode a drive signal of said measured resonance frequency is supplied from the controller (20) to the inverter circuit (2). Accordingly, the frequency of the drive signal to be supplied to the inverter circuit can follow the resonance frequency even if the impedance of the series resonance circuit (5) or the like varies during therapy.
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11 Claims
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1. A thermal therapy device comprising a transformer, an inverter circuit connected to the primary side of said transformer, a series resonance circuit connected to the secondary side of said transformer and including a magnetic field generation coil and a resonance condenser and a controller for supplying a drive signal to said inverter circuit in such a way that the frequency of a current passing in said series resonance circuit conforms with the resonance frequency thereof, the device generating a magnetic field of high frequency toward the patient'"'"'s affected portion;
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wherein said thermal therapy device comprises a current detecting means for detecting the current passing in said series resonance circuit; and
said controller comprises a mode setting means for alternately switching between an operation mode during which a magnetic field of high frequency is generated toward the patient'"'"'s affected portion and an measurement mode during which the resonance frequency of said series resonance circuit is measured to set the mode, a resonance frequency determining means for receiving an input of a signal of a current having been detected by said current detecting means and determining said resonance frequency based upon said signal during the measurement mode set by said mode setting means, and a drive signal supplying means for supplying a drive signal of a switching frequency to said inverter circuit using the resonance frequency having been determined by said resonance frequency determining means during the operation mode set by said mode setting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A thermal therapy method for generating a magnetic field of high frequency using a transformer, an inverter circuit connected to the primary side of said transformer, a series resonance circuit connected to the secondary side of said transformer and including a magnetic field generation coil and a resonance condenser and a controller for supplying a drive signal to said inverter circuit in such a way that the frequency of a current passing in said series resonance circuit conforms with the resonance frequency thereof, comprising the steps of:
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alternately switching between an operation mode during which a magnetic field of high frequency is generated toward the patient'"'"'s affected portion and a measurement mode during which the resonance frequency of said series resonance circuit is measured to set the mode;
determining the resonance frequency by receiving an input of a signal of a current passing in said series resonance circuit during said measurement mode; and
supplying a drive signal of a switching frequency based on the determined resonance frequency to said inverter circuit during the operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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