HEART RATE SYNCHRONIZED INFRARED RADIATION EMISSION DEVICE

Abstract: A device for the infrared radiation emission comprising one or more infrared lamps, comprising an electronic circuit controlling the periodical cut-off of the radiation emission and synchronizing such periodical cut-off with the heart rate.

Description: "Heart rate synchronized infrared radiation emission device" Technical field The present invention relates to devices used in the radiation therapies and more particularly it concerns a device for the heart rate synchronized infrared radiation emission. Background art It is well known that, besides many kind of drugs, infrared emission lamps are commonly used for the care of various pathologies. At the present time constant intensity radiation emission lamps or periodical intensity lowering radiation emission lamps are used. However, the therapeutic results with the above operating procedures are found to be generally unsatisfactory. The present invention aims to provide an infrared emission device enabling to obtain much better results. Disclosure of the invention The object of the present invention is achieved with an infrared emission device equipped with an electronic circuit, controlling the infrared emission periodical cut-off and synchronizing such periodical cut-off with the heart rate. Besides the care of various pathologies, the device according to the present invention can be successfully used for trichologic and aesthetic treatments. The device according to the present invention comprises one or more conventional infrared lamps connected with an electronic circuit controlling the periodical cut-off of the above infrared lamp and synchronizing such cut-off with the heart rate. It has been found that the infrared lamp periodical cut-off synchronized with the heart rate provides remarkable advantages in terms of therapeutic, trichological and aesthetic efficiency over the use of conventional devices operating under constant or periodically attenuated infrared emission intensity or periodical complete infrared emission estinguishing unsynchronized with the heart rate. The device of the invention operates at a frequency which is synchronized with the therapy subjected patient heart rate. For this purpose the device comprises further a patient heart rate detector. The heart rate detectors are well known in the art and they will not be described in the present application. The heart rate detector acts on the electronic circuit determining the periodical cut-off of the infrared radiation emission. As abovesaid the infrared lamps used in the device according to the invention are well known in the art. Preferably one or more 100 - 200 watt infrared lamps can be used even though lamps of different power are also satisfactory. The device of the invention may also comprise a timer to define in advance the duration of the treatment. Some examples of the use of the device according to the present invention are reported hereinafter. Example 1 Sex of the patient: male Age of the patient: 72 Pathology: cervical arthrosis, cervical cartilage degenerative process. Symptoms: sharp neck-aches, particularly during the usual neck movements Therapy: one application of 20 minute/day for ten days. Each application was divided into ten minute diastole and ten minute systole synchronization. Results: After three application pain was 30 - 50% attenuated and it disappeared at the end of the therapy. After six months from the therapy completion still no neck- ache was detected. Example 2 Sex of the patient: female Age of the patient: 57 Pathology: Raynaud's disease, hand artery paroxysmal vasoconstriction resulting in a touch sensibility failure. Therapy: one application of 15 minutes/day for 20 days, diastole synchronization. Results: The first improvements were found after five applications. A progressive increase of the touch sensibility was revealed starting from the tenth application. Skin natural colour recovery after the thirteenth application. Complete recovery after seventeen applications. No disease symptoms have been revealed after six months from the therapy completion. Example 3. Sex of the patient: Female Age of the patient: 26 Pathology: Asthenia and lack of strength, debility. Therapy: 15 diastole/systole synchronised alternate applications of ten minutes each made in correspondence of the solar plexus, kidneys, liver and nape. Results: Some improvements have been found after three applications. Progressive increase of strength after ten applications. The results remained stable after six months from the completion of therapy. Example 4 Permanent wave Age of the client: 43 Operation modalities: 10 minutes of application with diastole synchronization. Reduction to 50% of the commonly used products and time. Results: Fairly improved permanent wave with more beautiful, soft, and bright hairs. Example 5 Hair dying Age of the client: 50 Operation modalities: 10 minutes of application with diastole synchronization. Reduction to 50% of the commonly used products and time. Results: more brilliant hair colour, more bright, thick, strong and vivid hairs Example 6 Face cleaning Age of the client: 37 Operation modalities: 10 minutes of application with alternate diastole/systole synchronization in presence of a suitable protection of the eyes. Results: extremely high skin brightness and shining.

Claims: Claims 1) A device for the infrared radiation emission comprising one or more infrared lamps, characterized in that it comprises an electronic circuit controlling the periodical cut¬ off of the radiation emission and synchronizing such periodical cut-off with the heart rate. 2) A device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a heart rate detector detecting the heart rate of the patient subjected to the infrared emission therapy, such detector acting on the electronic circuit to control the periodical cut-off of the infrared emission. 3) A device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a timer to determining the infrared radiation application time.

Inventors: BOVO SILVANO, BOVO, SILVANO
Applicants: BOVO SILVANO, DONZELLI SERGIO, BOVO, SILVANO, DONZELLI, SERGIO
Application year: 1995
Main classification: A61N5
IPC codes: A61N5