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Acupuncture of the bleeding

  • US 5,741,291 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1996
  • Issued: 04/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An acupuncture needle assembly comprising:

  • a portion tube including;

    an open upper end, andan open lower end;

    an operating bar slidably positioned in said portion tube wherein said operating bar has an upper part extending out through said open upper end, said operating bar having means at a lower end thereof for holding one end of a needle such that an opposite end of said needle can extend through the open lower end of said portion tube;

    an adjustment nut positionable at any of a plurality of different positions along said upper part of said operating bar to limit downward movement of said operating bar through said portion tube; and

    a spring having one end applying a force against said operating bar and an opposite end applying a force against said portion tube, such that the operating bar is upwardly biased by the spring in said portion tube and such that the opposite end of said needle is retracted by the spring into said portion tube;

    wherein depression of an upper end of said operating bar causes said operating bar to move downwardly in said portion tube against the force of said spring, by a distance limited by the adjustment nut, such that the opposite end of the needle exits the open lower end of said portion tube by a predetermined distance.

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