Hypertension therapy instrument and method for treating hypertension

• US 8,551,147 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2009
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hangzhou Dalishen Medical Device, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hangzhou Dalishen Medical Device, Ltd.
• Inventors: Shou, Zhanggen, Wu, Renzhao
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, YOGESH P
• Application Number:
  US12/475,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20100305667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,590 Days
• Field of Search: 607 88- 94, 607/100, 607/1, 606/9, 600/481, 600/483
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0654 Lamps
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0613 Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment

Abstract

A hypertension therapy instrument comprises an infrared ray generator that can radiate infrared ray onto a human body; a heart rhythm signal generator sensing heart rhythm of the human body and outputs a heart rhythm signal containing heart rhythm information; a controlling device receiving the signal outputted by the heart rhythm signal generator and controlling a radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator based on the heart rhythm of the human body, so that the radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator changes with the heart rhythm of the human body, so as to treat hypertension; and a power supply supplying power to the infrared ray generator, the heart rhythm generator, and the controlling device.

Claims

1. A hypertension therapy instrument, comprising:

an infrared ray generator configured for radiating infrared ray onto a human body to treat hypertension;

a heart rate signal generator configured for sensing heart rate of the human body and outputs a heart rate signal containing heart rate information;

a controlling device comprising a controlling circuit configured for receiving the signal outputted by the heart rate signal generator and controlling a radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator based on the heart rate of the human body, in such a manner that the radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator changes with the heart rate of the human body to treat hypertension; and

a power supply supplying power to the infrared ray generator, the heart rate generator, and the controlling device;

wherein the instrument further comprises a massager electrically connected with the infrared ray generator in parallel, so that strength of the massager changes with heart rate of a human body.

2. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 1, wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an adjusting circuit comprising a silicon controlled rectifier and a circuit for controlling a conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier, so as to control the radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator.

3. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 2, wherein the circuit for controlling a conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier is a resistor-capacitor phase shifting circuit.

4. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 2, wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an amplifying and filtering circuit connected with the a heart rate signal generator for amplifying the heart rate signal received from the heart rate signal generator.

5. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 4, wherein the heart rate signal generator is embodied as an electret condenser microphone.

6. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 4, wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an isolation circuit connected between the amplifying and filtering circuit and the adjusting circuit.

7. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 4, wherein the amplifying and filtering circuit further comprises a potentiometer W₂ to adjust the output level of the amplifying and filtering circuit so as to adjust the sensitivity of the hypertension therapy instrument.

8. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 2, wherein the heart rate signal generator is embodied as an electret condenser microphone.

9. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 2, wherein the circuit for controlling conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier comprises a potentiometer W₁ that can directly control the conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier so as to directly control output power of the infrared ray generator.

10. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 6, wherein the isolation circuit comprises an LED and a photosensitive tube coupled with each other and connected with the amplifying and filtering circuit and the adjusting circuit respectively.

11. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 10, wherein the isolation circuit further comprises a potentiometer W₃ and a switch K₁ connected in series are connected with the photosensitive tube in parallel for controlling the couple level between the LED and the photosensitive tube.

12. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 6, wherein the infrared ray generator is embodied as an infrared ray lamp comprising a infrared ray bulb for radiating infrared ray.

13. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 6, wherein the isolation circuit further comprises a potentiometer W₃ for controlling the couple level of the isolation circuit.

14. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 1, wherein the heart rate signal generator is embodied as an electret condenser microphone.

15. The hypertension therapy instrument, as recited in claim 1, wherein the infrared ray generator is embodied as an infrared ray lamp comprising a infrared ray bulb for radiating infrared ray.

16. A hypertension therapy instrument, comprising:

an infrared ray generator configured for radiating infrared ray onto a human body to treat hypertension;

a heart rate signal generator configured for sensing heart rate of the human body and outputs a heart rate signal containing heart rate information;

a controlling device comprising a controlling circuit configured for receiving the signal outputted by the heart rate signal generator and controlling a radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator based on the heart rate of the human body, in such a manner that the radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator changes with the heart rate of the human body to treat hypertension; and

a power supply supplying power to the infrared ray generator, the heart rate generator, and the controlling device;

wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an adjusting circuit comprising a silicon controlled rectifier and a circuit for controlling a conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier, so as to control the radiation intensity of the infrared ray generator;

wherein the circuit for controlling a conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier is a resistor-capacitor phase shifting circuit;

wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an amplifying and filtering circuit connected with the heart rate signal generator for amplifying the heart rate signal received from the heart rate signal generator;

wherein the heart rate signal generator is embodied as an electret condenser microphone;

wherein the controlling circuit further comprises an isolation circuit connected between the amplifying and filtering circuit and the adjusting circuit;

wherein the isolation circuit comprises an LED and a photosensitive tube coupled with each other and connected with the amplifying and filtering circuit and the adjusting circuit respectively;

wherein the hypertension therapy instrument further comprises a massager electrically connected with the infrared ray generator in parallel, so that strength of the massager changes with heart rate of a human body;

wherein the infrared ray generator is embodied as an infrared ray lamp comprising a infrared ray bulb for radiating infrared ray;

wherein the circuit for controlling conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier comprises a potentiometer W_i that can directly control the conduction angle of the silicon controlled rectifier so as to directly control output power of the infrared ray generator;

wherein the amplifying and filtering circuit further comprises a potentiometer W₂ to adjust the output level of the amplifying and filtering circuit so as to adjust the sensitivity of the hypertension therapy instrument;

wherein the isolation circuit further comprises a potentiometer W₃ and a switch K₁ connected in series are connected with the photosensitive tube in parallel for controlling the couple level of the isolation circuit between the LED and the photosensitive tube.