Acupuncture method and device
First Claim
1. A method of acupuncture treatment comprising:
- providing an acupuncture device which consists of a convex enclosure with means for attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of a patient, and an acupuncture needle located inside said convex enclosure and attached to said enclosure at a needle attachment area, said convex enclosure being made of a resilient material capable of restoring its unstressed initial shape after being deformed by pressure applied to said enclosure, the tip of said acupuncture needle projecting through said means for attaching when said convex enclosure is in its unstressed, initial state;
attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of the patient, in an acupuncture site by means of said means for attaching thus inserting said needle into the patient'"'"'s body to a first depth;
further inserting said needle into the patient'"'"'s body by pressing on said needle attachment area of said convex enclosure;
releasing the pressure from said needle attachment area and allowing said enclosure to restore its initial shape which causes said needle to move back to its original position to said first depth; and
maintaining said needle in the patients skin after said enclosure restored its initial shape and while said patient is in a mobile state.
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Abstract
An acupuncture method and a device for combining acupuncture with therapeutic physical exercises and/or water therapy. The device comprises a convex enclosure made of a resilient material such as rubber, which is capable of resuming initial full convex shape after being subjected to vertical downward pressure, and a small acupuncture needle the upper portion of which is molded into the enclosure. The open end face of the enclosure is sealed with an adhesive tape which seals the interior of the enclosure. The tip of the needle protrudes through this adhesive tape. In operation, the device is attached to the skin of a patient at the site of particular acupuncture point, and the acupucturist applies a to the needle via the top of the dome-like enclosure so that the tip of the needle penetrates the skin of the patient at the site of acupuncture point. The patient starts to perform therapeutic exercises on land or in the water, experiencing barely noticeable sensation. This stimulation, though, can be easily increased by therapist through application of some downward pressure on the top of the enclosure. After a certain time, the enclosure flattened by the pressure will restore its initial convex shape.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of acupuncture treatment comprising:
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providing an acupuncture device which consists of a convex enclosure with means for attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of a patient, and an acupuncture needle located inside said convex enclosure and attached to said enclosure at a needle attachment area, said convex enclosure being made of a resilient material capable of restoring its unstressed initial shape after being deformed by pressure applied to said enclosure, the tip of said acupuncture needle projecting through said means for attaching when said convex enclosure is in its unstressed, initial state; attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of the patient, in an acupuncture site by means of said means for attaching thus inserting said needle into the patient'"'"'s body to a first depth; further inserting said needle into the patient'"'"'s body by pressing on said needle attachment area of said convex enclosure; releasing the pressure from said needle attachment area and allowing said enclosure to restore its initial shape which causes said needle to move back to its original position to said first depth; and maintaining said needle in the patients skin after said enclosure restored its initial shape and while said patient is in a mobile state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An acupuncture device comprising:
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a dome-shaped enclosure having an interior cavity, an open side, and a closed side; means for attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of a patient from said open side; an acupuncture needle having a tip, a tail portion and a length of 3 to 8 mm, said needle being located in said interior cavity, said tail portion being attached to said enclosure at said closed side, said convex enclosure being made of a resilient material capable of restoring its unstressed initial shape after being deformed by pressure applied to said closed side of said enclosure, said tip of said needle projecting through said means for attaching when said convex enclosure is in its unstressed, initial state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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