Acupuncture needle guide and restraint
First Claim
1. A guide assembly for an acupuncture needle, includinga tubular guide to receive and guide an acupuncture needle,said tubular guide having both ends open, anda yieldably resilient restraint carried by said tubular guide,and having a section extending substantially transversely across an open end thereof to form an opening between the interior surface of the guide and the section, said section being adapted to yieldably engage a needle against the interior surface of said guide to frictionally resist undesired movement of such needle longitudinally of said tubular guide.
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Abstract
A locating device for transmitting a mild electrical direct current or pulsating direct current through the body of a patient to locate through increased resistance, as indicated on the meter, areas in the body that may benefit from the application of an acupuncture needle. The locating device has an elongated handle with the necessary electrical connection. At one end portion of the handle a transversely formed hole receives an elongated, tubular, electrically conductive needle support and guide. Acupuncture needles are very thin and flexible, and require support to obtain best usage thereof. A restraint, formed of a resiliently yieldable strip of metal or wire extends across one end of the tubular guide and is disposed thereon to frictionally engage a needle to resist travel of the needle downwardly through the tubular guide. Acupuncture needles are formed with a head substantially thicker than the needle itself, and the aforesaid restraint is sufficiently yieldable to afford passage of the head past the wire and downwardly into the tube where desired. A spring is provided to yieldably retain the tubular guide in a predetermined position relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and further means is provided to apply a more positive resistance to dislodgement of the tubular guide from a predetermined position.
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6 Claims
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1. A guide assembly for an acupuncture needle, including
a tubular guide to receive and guide an acupuncture needle, said tubular guide having both ends open, and a yieldably resilient restraint carried by said tubular guide, and having a section extending substantially transversely across an open end thereof to form an opening between the interior surface of the guide and the section, said section being adapted to yieldably engage a needle against the interior surface of said guide to frictionally resist undesired movement of such needle longitudinally of said tubular guide.
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4. A guide assembly for an acupuncture needle, including
a tubular guide to receive and guide an acupuncture needle, said tubular guide having both ends open, a yieldably resilient restraint carried by said tubular guide, and extending across an open end thereof, to yieldably engage a needle in said guide and frictionally resist undesired movement of such needle longitudinally of said tubular guide, and an elongated handle adapted to carry said tubular guide, said tubular guide having sliding travel in said handle for adjustment to desired positions relative to said handle, and a first hole extending through said handle transversely of its longitudinal axis, and said tubular guide being slidably received in said first hole.
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