Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device
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Resumo: | This article describes a complete prototype system that can be used in electrotherapy treatments, that is, in medical treatments involving electric currents. The system is composed of two main blocks: the master and the slave. The Master block, whose main component is a CPU, controls the user interface. The Slave block, which is composed of a microcontroller and a wave generator, produces the appropriated voltages and currents compatible with the desired treatment. The whole system is powered by a 12 V power supply and the output signal voltage ranges between -100 V and 100 V. Despite the prototype being able of performing all the electrotherapy treatments in the low-medium frequency ranges, it was tested in aesthetic mesotherapy, namely in anticellulite, located anticellulite, antistretch, and antiflaccidity. In these treatments, the output signal is composed of an overlap of two frequencies: the first one is selected in the range of 1.2 kHz - 1.8 kHz and the second in the range of 0.07 Hz - 2 Hz. The system was tested in a clinical environment with real patients. It showed good results both in effectiveness of treatments and in terms of pain suffered by the patients. |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy deviceElectrotherapyMesotherapyEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e InformáticaThis article describes a complete prototype system that can be used in electrotherapy treatments, that is, in medical treatments involving electric currents. The system is composed of two main blocks: the master and the slave. The Master block, whose main component is a CPU, controls the user interface. The Slave block, which is composed of a microcontroller and a wave generator, produces the appropriated voltages and currents compatible with the desired treatment. The whole system is powered by a 12 V power supply and the output signal voltage ranges between -100 V and 100 V. Despite the prototype being able of performing all the electrotherapy treatments in the low-medium frequency ranges, it was tested in aesthetic mesotherapy, namely in anticellulite, located anticellulite, antistretch, and antiflaccidity. In these treatments, the output signal is composed of an overlap of two frequencies: the first one is selected in the range of 1.2 kHz - 1.8 kHz and the second in the range of 0.07 Hz - 2 Hz. The system was tested in a clinical environment with real patients. It showed good results both in effectiveness of treatments and in terms of pain suffered by the patients.(undefined)Bentham Science PublishersUniversidade do MinhoRocha, J. G.Correia, V.Martins, Marcos SilvaCabral, José20132013-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/67968eng10.2174/1874120701307010100https://openbiomedicalengineeringjournal.com/VOLUME/7/PAGE/100/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:43:11Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67968Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:40:36.650558Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device Rocha, J. G. Electrotherapy Mesotherapy Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Design and development of a prototype electrotherapy device |
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Rocha, J. G. |
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Rocha, J. G. Correia, V. Martins, Marcos Silva Cabral, José |
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Correia, V. Martins, Marcos Silva Cabral, José |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Rocha, J. G. Correia, V. Martins, Marcos Silva Cabral, José |
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Electrotherapy Mesotherapy Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática |
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Electrotherapy Mesotherapy Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática |
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This article describes a complete prototype system that can be used in electrotherapy treatments, that is, in medical treatments involving electric currents. The system is composed of two main blocks: the master and the slave. The Master block, whose main component is a CPU, controls the user interface. The Slave block, which is composed of a microcontroller and a wave generator, produces the appropriated voltages and currents compatible with the desired treatment. The whole system is powered by a 12 V power supply and the output signal voltage ranges between -100 V and 100 V. Despite the prototype being able of performing all the electrotherapy treatments in the low-medium frequency ranges, it was tested in aesthetic mesotherapy, namely in anticellulite, located anticellulite, antistretch, and antiflaccidity. In these treatments, the output signal is composed of an overlap of two frequencies: the first one is selected in the range of 1.2 kHz - 1.8 kHz and the second in the range of 0.07 Hz - 2 Hz. The system was tested in a clinical environment with real patients. It showed good results both in effectiveness of treatments and in terms of pain suffered by the patients. |
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