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US-12616836-B2 - Method for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation

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Abstract

A method for treating at least one of a bacterial disease and a viral disease according to an embodiment includes sequentially generating electrical stimulation at different frequencies, and sequentially applying the generated electrical stimulation at different frequencies to user's body through an electrode unit in contact with the body of a user who has the bacterial or viral disease.

Inventors

  • Seong Chan YEON

Assignees

  • SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20210121
Priority Date
20200527

Claims (12)

  1. 1 . A method for treating at least one of a bacterial disease and a viral disease, the method comprising: sequentially generating electrical stimulation at each of different frequencies for at least three of 145.9 Hz, 165.7 Hz, 331.4 Hz, 437.6 Hz, 497.1 Hz, 583.5 Hz, 662.7 Hz, 1167.0 Hz, 1312.8 Hz, and 1325.5 Hz, with reference to a pre-stored frequency list, wherein each electrical stimulation has a waveform of a monophasic pulsation wave or an alternating current wave; sequentially applying the generated electrical stimulation at different frequencies to a body of a user through an electrode unit in contact with the body of the user who has the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease, measuring environmental information of the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit, the environmental information comprising a skin temperature and a skin humidity, and measuring biosignals of the user, the biosignals comprising a body temperature, a heart rate, and an oxygen saturation level; transmitting the measured biosignals of the user to an external device for monitoring physical conditions of the user; and stopping generation of the electrical stimulation when the measured skin temperature and the skin humidity of the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit are equal to or higher than preset levels; wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease includes at least one of a disease caused by an RNA virus of the Picornaviridae family, a disease caused by Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), and rhinitis, wherein the skin temperature is measured by a temperature sensor of a first sensor unit configured to measure the environmental information, the skin humidity is measured by a humidity sensor of the first sensor unit, and the body temperature is measured by a body temperature sensor of a second sensor unit configured to measure the biosignals, wherein the preset levels comprise a preset skin temperature level and a preset skin humidity level that are set to correspond to conditions in which skin temperature is increased and sweat is discharged at the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit.
  2. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease comprises rhinitis.
  3. 3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical stimulation comprises a voltage or current, wherein the voltage is greater than 0 and 300 V or less, the current is greater than 0 and 12 mA or less, a frequency of the electrical stimulation is 1 Hz or more and 100 GHz or less, a duration of each frequency is 1 minute or more and 20 minutes or less, and a waveform of the electrical stimulation is any one of direct current, alternating current, and pulsation or a combination of two or more thereof.
  4. 4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease comprises the bacterial disease; and the bacterial disease further comprises diseases resulting from pneumococcus, pyogenic bacteria, gonorrhea, brucellosis, tubercular bacillus , typhoid bacillus , cholera bacteria, Treponema pallidum, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus and Salmonella.
  5. 5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease comprises the viral disease; and the viral disease further comprises diseases resulting from human papilloma virus, Ebola virus, coronavirus, SARS virus, measles virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Japanese encephalitis virus, hepatitis A, B and C viruses, herpes virus, rabies virus, influenza virus, Rhino virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, variola virus and polio virus.
  6. 6 . An apparatus for treating at least one of a bacterial disease and a viral disease, the apparatus comprising: an electrical stimulation generation unit configured to sequentially generate electrical stimulation at each of different frequencies for at least three of 145.9 Hz, 165.7 Hz, 331.4 Hz, 437.6 Hz, 497.1 Hz, 583.5 Hz, 662.7 Hz, 1167.0 Hz, 1312.8 Hz, and 1325.5 Hz, with reference to a pre-stored frequency list, wherein each electrical stimulation has a waveform of a monophasic pulsation wave or an alternating current wave; an electrode unit configured to sequentially apply the generated electrical stimulation at different frequencies to user's body through an electrode unit in contact with the body of a user who has the at least one of the bacterial disease or and the viral disease, a first sensor unit configured to measure environmental information of the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit, the environmental information comprising a skin temperature and a skin humidity; a second sensor unit configured to measure biosignals of the user, the biosignals comprising a body temperature, a heart rate, and an oxygen saturation level; a communication unit configured to transmit the measured biosignals of the user to an external device for monitoring physical conditions of the user; and a controller configured to stop an operation of the electrical stimulation generation unit when the measured skin temperature and the skin humidity of the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit are equal to or higher than preset levels; and wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease includes at least one of a disease caused by an RNA virus of the Picornaviridae family, a disease caused by Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), and rhinitis, wherein the skin temperature is measured by a temperature sensor of the first sensor unit, the skin humidity is measured by a humidity sensor of the first sensor unit, and the body temperature is measured by a body temperature sensor of the second sensor unit, wherein the preset levels comprise a preset skin temperature level and a preset skin humidity level that are set to correspond to conditions in which skin temperature is increased and sweat is discharged at the user's skin in contact with the electrode unit.
  7. 7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the bacterial disease and the viral disease comprises rhinitis.
  8. 8 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the electrical stimulation comprises a voltage or current, wherein the voltage is greater than 0 and 300 V or less, the current is greater than 0 and 12 mA or less, a frequency of the electrical stimulation is 1 Hz or more and 100 GHz or less, a duration of each frequency is 1 minute or more and 20 minutes or less, and a waveform of the electrical stimulation is any one of direct current, alternating current, and pulsation or a combination of two or more thereof.
  9. 9 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising: a band unit on which the electrode unit is mounted and configured to be worn on the user's body to come into contact with the user's body; and a body unit on which the electrical stimulation generation unit is mounted and configured to be connected to the band unit through a wire.
  10. 10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the band unit is formed in a form of a wrist band type or an ankle band type, and is worn on the user's wrist or on the user's ankle.
  11. 11 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the bacterial disease further comprises a disease resulting from at least one of pneumococcus, pyogenic bacteria, gonorrhea, brucellosis, tubercular bacillus , typhoid bacillus , cholera bacteria, Treponema pallidum, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus and Salmonella.
  12. 12 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the viral disease further comprises a disease resulting from at least one of human papilloma virus, Ebola virus, coronavirus, SARS virus, measles virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Japanese encephalitis virus, hepatitis A, B and C viruses, herpes virus, rabies virus, influenza virus, Rhino virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, variola virus and polio virus.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119, 120, 121, or 365(c), and is a National Stage entry from International Application No. PCT/KR2021/000824 filed on Jan. 21, 2021, which claims priority to the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2020-0063423 filed on May 27, 2020 and 10-2021-0005932 filed on Jan. 15, 2021 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation. 2. Background Art A virus refers to an infectious agent including a genetic material composed of DNA or RNA and a protein. Sizes of viruses vary depending on types thereof, but usually range from 10 to 1000 nm. Since the viruses cannot metabolize themselves, after infiltrating their DNA or RNA into host cells such as bacteria, animals or plants, the DNAs or RNAs are replicated using organelles of the host cell to produce viruses like themselves, and thereby usually resulting in destruction of the host cell. In spite of the defensive power (immune response) of the human body, bacteria and viruses have remarkably fast mutation rates, such that new bacteria and viruses are continuously produced. Due to the fast mutation rates, it is difficult to develop therapeutic agents and vaccines for treating diseases caused by the bacteria and viruses. Thereby, there is no choice but to perform conservative treatments until a vaccine is developed, resulting in high number of casualties. Accordingly, there is an increasing need to develop a treatment method capable of primarily killing or reducing bacteria and viruses that have infiltrated the body using a specific combination such as current, voltage, frequency, waveform, energization time and the like. SUMMARY It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation. To achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for treating bacterial and viral diseases, the method including: sequentially generating electrical stimulation at different frequencies; and sequentially applying the generated electrical stimulation at different frequencies to user's body through an electrode unit in contact with the body of a user who has the bacterial or viral disease. The bacterial or viral disease may include rhinitis. The electrical stimulation may include a voltage or current, wherein the voltage may be greater than 0 and 300 V or less, the current may be greater than 0 and 12 mA or less, a frequency of the electrical stimulation may be 1 Hz or more and 100 GHz or less, a duration of each frequency may be 1 minute or more and 20 minutes or less, and a waveform of the electrical stimulation may be any one of direct current, alternating current, and pulsation or a combination of two or more thereof. The generating step may include sequentially generating the electrical stimulation at different frequencies with reference to a pre-stored frequency list. The method may further include measuring a temperature or humidity of user's skin in contact with the electrode unit. The method may further include stopping generation of the electrical stimulation when the measured temperature or humidity is a set level or more. The bacterial disease may include diseases resulting from pneumococcus, pyogenic bacteria, gonorrhea, brucellosis, E. coli, tubercular bacillus, typhoid bacillus, cholera bacteria, Treponema pallidum, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus and Salmonella. The viral disease may include diseases resulting from human papilloma virus, Ebola virus, coronavirus, SARS virus, measles virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Japanese encephalitis virus, hepatitis A, B and C viruses, herpes virus, rabies virus, influenza virus, Rhino virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu virus, Zika virus, West Nile virus, variola virus and polio virus. By sequentially applying electrical stimulation at different frequencies to the body of a user who has the bacterial or viral disease, it is possible to kill or reduce bacteria and viruses that have infiltrated the body of the user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a device for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a device for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation according to another exemplary embodiment; FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the device for treating bacterial and viral diseases using electrical stimulation according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a band unit shown in FIG. 3 is worn on the user's wrist; FIG. 5 is a view illustra