ASSISTING DEVICE OF DISCHARGING SPUTUM FOR ANTASTHMATIC TREATMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an asthmatic to easily discharge sputum by supplying a low frequency current to a conducting element from a power circuit, currying the current to bronchial tubes of the asthmatic through the element, and vibrating the tubes for facilitating the discharge of sputum. ;SOLUTION: This device 1 has a body part 10, a large cloth part supplied with a current 20 and a small cloth part supplied with a current 30. In application, the large part 20 is for example layed on a bed so that it comes to the position of the back of an asthmatic while the small cloth 30 is attached to a breast part of the asthmatic. Then a low frequency current is supplied thereto with the cloth part 30 serving as a negative electrode and the cloth part 20 a positive electrode, to apply vibrations to bronchial tubes of the asthmatic for facilitating discharge of sputum. Each of the cloth parts 20, 30 is provided with a conductor element to which an intermittent current is supplied from an electric circuit provided in the body part 10. A heater is provided at the lower surface side of a lower support. The range of the low frequency current should be 10-100 Hz, and the current having a double stimulus amplitude waveform is desirable.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO