Portable device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment
First Claim
1. A portable, self-powered device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment comprising a casing having on its bottom a plurality of metallic contact blocks, each of said contact blocks constituting the terminal of a pulse generator mounted in said casing, means provided for removably attaching the casing on a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, and an electronic program comprising seven therapeutic functions for connecting at least two contact blocks to the pulse generator, the connections with the contact blocks being chosen in accordance with the condition to be treated in said patient.
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Abstract
A portable, self-powered device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment comprising a casing having on its bottom a plurality of metallic contact blocks, each contact block constituting the terminal of a pulse generator mounted in this casing, means provided for removably attaching the casing on a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, and an electronic program comprising seven therapeutic functions for connecting at least two contact blocks to the pulse generator, the connections with the contact blocks being chosen in accordance with the condition to be treated. An application for the device is in particular the treatment of obesity.
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- 1. A portable, self-powered device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment comprising a casing having on its bottom a plurality of metallic contact blocks, each of said contact blocks constituting the terminal of a pulse generator mounted in said casing, means provided for removably attaching the casing on a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, and an electronic program comprising seven therapeutic functions for connecting at least two contact blocks to the pulse generator, the connections with the contact blocks being chosen in accordance with the condition to be treated in said patient.
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