Apparatus for diagnosing and providing therapy for gastrointestinal diseases without causing patient discomfort and injury

• US 5,144,554 A
• Filed: 03/02/1990
• Issued: 09/01/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lin Zhou, Xueshan Zhang
• Original Assignee: Lin Zhou, Xueshan Zhang
• Inventors: Zhou, Lin, Zhang, Xueshan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, Gail O.
• Application Number:
  US07/487,265
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 128/907, 128/630, 128/653.2, 364/413.02
• US Class Current: 600/372
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/90 relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/907 Acupuncture

Abstract

A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for gastrointestinal diseases which has a central control unit a set of diagnosis and therapy lead electrodes, diagnosis and therapy switch, acupunctural point stimulating pulse amplifier, display, and a human body spectrum generator. During the diagnostic operation, bioelectric signals from a patient stomach received by the lead electrodes are supplied to the central control unit via the switch and displayed on a display. During the therapeutic operation, the human body spectrum generator radiates a simulated human body spectrum which matches with the spectrum of the human stomach to reinstate the abnormal spectrum of the patient so that gastrointestinal diseases can be cured. Meanwhile, the acupunctural point stimulating pulse amplifier introduces point stimulating pulses to the relevant accupoints of the patient body via the switch and lead electrodes for therapeutic purpose.

Claims

1. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for gastrointestinal diseases comprising:

power supply means;

a central control unit consisting of a single chip computer and peripheral devices;

a keyboard;

a set of diagnosis and therapy lead electrodes;

diagnosis and therapy switching means having a first input, a second input, and output and a common input and output terminal, said first input being connected to said central control unit, said common input and output terminal being connected to said set of diagnosis and therapy lead electrodes;

a kymograph with its input connected to said output of said switching means, and its output supplied to said central control unit via an A/D converter;

an acupoint stimulating pulse amplifier with its input connected to said central control unit and its output coupled to said second input of said switching means;

a first display means connected to said central control unit;

a human body spectrum generator;

an adjustable electronic switch having an input, a first and a second output, said input being connected to said central control unit, said first output being coupled to said human body spectrum generator; and

an electronic timer connected to said central control unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said human body spectrum generator comprises a substrate, a transducing layer and a spectrum radiating layer.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said spectrum radiating layer is composed of the following materials boron oxide, silicon oxide, magnesium oxide, ferric oxide, manganese oxide, molybdenum oxide, zinc oxide, lithium oxide, cupric oxide, titanium oxide, strontium oxide, chromic oxide, cobaltous oxide, vanadium oxide, chromium, aluminium oxide, arseric oxide, calcium oxide, sodium oxide, and potassium oxide;

the preferred mixing proportion of said materials is 12.5/78.8/0.3/1/0.1/0.1/1/0.1/0.1/ 0.1/0.1/2/0.2/0.1/0.05/0.5/0.1/0.1/3/0.1 and the surface area of said spectrum radiating layer is at least 4cm ².

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a second display means connected to said second output of said adjustable electronic switch for displaying the therapeutic dose of said human body spectrum generator.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising printing means connected to said central control unit.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising music means for relaxing the nervous system of a patient.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adjustable electronic switch is an automatic and manual switch.

8. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said substrate and spectrum radiating layer are fabricated into an integral structure.

9. A diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus for gastrointestinal diseases such as gastrelcona, comprising:

power supply means;

a central control unit consisting of a personal computer and peripheral devices;

a keyboard;

a set of diagnosis and therapy lead electrodes;

diagnosis and therapy switching means having a first input, a second input, an output and a common input and output terminal, said first input being connected to said central control unit, said common input and output terminal being connected to said set of lead electrodes, said output supplying signals sampled by said lead electrodes to said central control unit;

an acupoint stimulating pulse amplifier with its input connected to said central control unit, and its output coupled to said second input of said switching means;

a first display means connected to said central control unit;

a human body spectrum generator;

an adjustable electronic switch having an input and first and second outputs, said input being connected to said central control unit, said first output being coupled to said human body spectrum generator; and

an electronic timer connected to said central control unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising a second display means connected to said second output of said adjustable electronic switch.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising music means.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising printing means.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said adjustable electronic switch is an automatic and manual switch.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said human body spectrum generator comprises a spectrum radiating layer composed of the following materials:

boron oxide, silican oxide, magnesium oxide, ferric oxide, manganese oxide, molybdenum oxide, zinc oxide, lithum oxide, cupric oxide, titanium oxide, strontium oxide, chromic oxide, cobaltous oxide, vanadium oxide, chromium, aluminium oxide, arsenic oxide, calcium oxide, sodium oxide, and potassium oxide;

the preferred mixing proportion of said materials in said oridnal relation is 12.5/78.8/0.3/1/0.1/0.1/1/0.1/0.1/ 0.1/0.1/2/0.2/0.1/0.05/0.5/0.1/0.1/3/0.1; and

the surface area of said spectrum radiating layer is at least 4cm².

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 further comprising a floppy disc drive.