Acupuncture of the bleeding
First Claim
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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Abstract
An acupuncture needle assembly includes an outer tubular member having an upper portion tube with open upper and lower ends, and with an elongated slot in the lower end, and a lower portion tube with open upper and lower ends and secured to the upper portion tube; a plug with an opening secured to the open upper end of the upper portion tube; an operating bar slidably positioned through the plug and in the outer tubular member, and having an upper part extending out through the upper end of the upper portion tube and having helical threads, a lower part for holding one end of a needle such that an opposite end of the needle can extend through the open lower end of the lower portion tube, and a hole in the lower part; a pin secured in the hole in the operating bar and slidable in the elongated slot in the upper portion tube to prevent rotation of the operating bar in the outer tubular member, while permitting axial movement of the operating bar in the outer tubular member; a cap securable to the lower end of the operating bar for securing one end of the needle to the lower end of the operating bar; an adjustment nut threadedly engaged on the upper part of the operating bar, to limit downward movement of the operating bar through the outer tubular member; and a spring biasing the operating bar upwardly in the outer tubular member.
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14 Claims
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1. An acupuncture needle assembly comprising:
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a portion tube including; an open upper end, and an 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An acupuncture needle assembly comprising:
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an outer tubular member including; an upper portion tube extending in an axial direction and having an open upper end and an open lower end, said open lower end having an elongated slot extending in said axial direction, and a lower portion tube extending in said axial direction and having an open upper end secured to the open lower end of said upper portion tube, and an open lower end; a plug secured to the open upper end of said upper portion tube and having a through opening; an operating bar slidably positioned through said through opening of said plug and in said outer tubular member, said operating bar having; an upper part extending out through said open upper end of said upper portion tube and out from said plug, said upper part having helical threads thereon, a lower part having a lower end, means at the lower end for holding one end of a needle such that an opposite end of said needle can extend through the open lower end of said lower portion tube, and a hole in said lower part; a pin secured in said hole in said lower part of said operating bar and slidably positioned in said elongated slot in said upper portion tube to prevent rotation of said operating bar in said outer tubular member, while permitting axial movement of said operating bar in said outer tubular member; a cap securable to said lower end of said operating bar for securing said one end of the needle to the lower end of said operating bar; an adjustment nut threadedly engaged on said upper part of said operating bar so as to be positioned 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 outer tubular member; a head portion secured to an upper end of said operating bar; a spring having one end applying a force against said operating bar and an opposite end applying a force against said outer tubular member, such that the operating bar is upwardly biased by the spring in said outer tubular member and such that the opposite end of said needle is retracted by the spring into said outer tubular member; 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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