Iontophoresis device
First Claim
1. In an iontophoresis device including an electric power source, a working electrode and a counter electrode, the improvement which comprises:
- said device having a pulse generator means which is driven by said electric power source for producing a therapeutic pulse voltage of high frequency between said working and counter electrode and a shortcircuiting means for shortcircuiting said working and counter electrodes in an intermission period of said therapeutic pulse voltage for a selected duration to depolarize polarized potentials therebetween to a predetermined low level close to a base line, thereby producing iontophoresis by high frequency pulse current without skin irritations.
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Abstract
A device for iontophoresis including an electric source, a pulse generator, a working electrode, and a counter electrode is described. This device has a circuit for discharging the charges accumulated in said electrodes during each intermission period of therapeutic pulses generated by said pulse generator (i.e., a circuit for effecting the depolarization between the above-mentioned both electrodes during each intermission period of therapeutic pulses).
This device can be directly and very easily applied to the human skin, without causing undesirable irritation in the skin, especially without causing burns and rubefaction in the skin.
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1. In an iontophoresis device including an electric power source, a working electrode and a counter electrode, the improvement which comprises:
- said device having a pulse generator means which is driven by said electric power source for producing a therapeutic pulse voltage of high frequency between said working and counter electrode and a shortcircuiting means for shortcircuiting said working and counter electrodes in an intermission period of said therapeutic pulse voltage for a selected duration to depolarize polarized potentials therebetween to a predetermined low level close to a base line, thereby producing iontophoresis by high frequency pulse current without skin irritations.
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