CN108272628A - A kind of toy acupoint stimulation electrode and acupoint stimulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals and an acupoint stimulating device, wherein the acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals includes a disk, several near-infrared light-emitting elements, temperature control elements and needle electrodes; several near-infrared light-emitting elements and temperature control The components are all arranged on the inner surface of the disc; several near-infrared light-emitting components are connected in series; the needle-shaped electrode is a screw structure, which is fixed with the disc through the thread that cooperates with each other. The needle-shaped electrode includes a fastening end and a sharp end , the fastening end is located on the outer side of the disc, the spiked end is located on the inner side of the disc, the fastening end can be rotated under the action of external force to adjust the protruding length of the spiked end on the inner side of the disc; the spiked end The surface is smooth, and the fastening end is connected to the host control end through a connecting wire. This solution can satisfy the acupoint stimulation function of simultaneously performing acupuncture and moxibustion on the same acupoint, the acupoint stimulation function of simply performing acupuncture on a certain acupoint, and the acupoint stimulation function of simply performing moxibustion on a certain acupoint.

Description

A small animal acupoint stimulating electrode and acupoint stimulating device

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, in particular to an acupoint stimulating electrode and an acupoint stimulating device for small animals.

Background technique

Acupoints refer to special points on the meridians of the human body. Chinese medicine can treat diseases by stimulating the corresponding meridian points through acupuncture or massage, tapping, and moxibustion. Among them, the acupuncture technique is an invasive technique, and there is pain when the needle is inserted, and it needs to be operated by professionals; while the moxibustion therapy is inconvenient to operate, the smoke volatilizes to pollute the environment, and the dose-effect relationship is difficult. Take control and other shortcomings. Simple acupuncture or moxibustion techniques are contraindicated for certain acupoints, while simple acupuncture or moxibustion for some acupoints cannot achieve the best stimulation effect.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a small animal acupoint stimulating electrode and an acupoint stimulating device to meet the acupoint stimulating functions of acupuncture and moxibustion.

In the first aspect, the present invention provides a small animal acupoint stimulating electrode, comprising: a disc 1, several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2, a temperature control element 3 and needle electrodes 4; several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 and The temperature control elements 3 are all arranged on the inner side of the disc 1;

Several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 are connected in series, and the head end and tail end of the series connection circuit are respectively connected to the control end of the external host;

The temperature control element 3 is connected to the host control terminal through a connecting wire;

The needle-shaped electrode 4 is a screw structure, and is fixed with the disc 1 through mutually matched threads. The needle-shaped electrode 4 includes a fastening end and a sharp end, and the fastening end is located on the disc 1. 1, the pointed end is located on the inner surface of the disc 1, and the fastening end can be rotated under the action of an external force to adjust the protrusion of the pointed end on the inner surface of the disc 1 The length of the spike end is smooth, and the fastening end is connected to the host control end through a connecting wire.

Preferably,

The needle electrode 4 is located at the center of the inner surface of the disc 1;

Several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 are uniformly arranged on the inner surface of the needle-shaped electrode 4 .

Preferably, further comprising: a covering layer and/or an isolation layer;

The covering layer is located on the inner side of the disc 1, and is used to cover the devices provided on the inner side of the disc 1 except the needle electrodes 4;

The isolation layer is located on the outer surface of the disk 1 and is used to cover the outer surface of the disk 1 to achieve electrical isolation.

Preferably, the number of near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 is 2-6.

Preferably, the needle-shaped electrode 4 is a metal cylinder, and the diameter of the needle-shaped electrode 4 is 0.1-0.3 cm; and/or, the length of the needle-shaped electrode 4 is 0.7-1.5 cm.

Preferably, the area of the disc 1 is not greater than 0.5 cm ² ; and/or, the thickness of the disc 1 is not greater than 0.3 cm.

In the second aspect, the present invention also provides a small animal acupoint stimulation device, comprising: an even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes as described above and a host control terminal connected to the even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes.

Preferably, the host control terminal is used to control the temperature of the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes at 38-42°C.

Preferably, it further includes: an even number of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrodes, and/or, at least one near-infrared acupoint stimulation electrode;

The percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrode includes: the disc 1 and the needle electrode 4; the needle electrode 4 is a screw structure, and is fixed with the disc 1 through a screw thread that cooperates with each other. The needle-shaped electrode 4 includes a fastening end and a sharp end, the fastening end is located on the outer surface of the disc 1, the sharp end is located on the inner surface of the disc 1, and the fastening end can be placed on the outer surface of the disc 1. Rotate under the action of external force to adjust the protruding length of the sharp end on the inner surface of the disc 1; the surface of the sharp end is smooth, and the fastening end is connected to the control end of the host through a connecting wire ;

The near-infrared acupoint stimulating electrode is formed by disconnecting the fastening end of the needle-shaped electrode 4 from the control end of the host by the acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals.

By means of the above solution, the present invention has at least the following advantages:

1. By setting several near-infrared light-emitting elements, temperature control elements and needle-like electrodes on the disc included in the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes, several near-infrared light-emitting elements are connected in series and connected to the host control terminal, which can be used in the host The near-infrared light is emitted under the control of the control terminal. The near-infrared light has a penetrating effect and generates heat, so that the near-infrared light can be stimulated on the acupoints to achieve the effect of moxibustion. One end of the needle electrode is a sharp end, which can The acupoints can be stimulated through the skin to achieve the effect of acupuncture treatment, so that the acupoint stimulation functions of acupuncture and moxibustion can be satisfied at the same time.

2. Since the fastening end and the sharp end of the needle-shaped electrode are respectively located on the outer surface and the inner surface of the disk, the fastening end can be rotated under the action of an external force to adjust the protruding length of the sharp end on the inner surface of the disk. When the small animal acupoint stimulating electrode is fixed on the small animal acupoint, the pressure of the sharp end on the acupoint can be strengthened by rotating the fastening end, so as to improve the effect of percutaneous electric acupoint stimulation.

3. The sharp surface of the needle electrode is smooth, which can prevent the skin of small animals from being stabbed during the acupuncture point stimulation.

4. The temperature control element can monitor the temperature of the small animal acupoint stimulation electrode under the control of the host control terminal by connecting the host control terminal, and control the temperature of the small animal acupoint stimulation electrode under certain conditions to prevent the acupoint stimulation effect caused by the temperature being too low The problem of poor performance, and the problem of preventing scalding the skin caused by excessive temperature.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention. In order to understand the technical means of the present invention more clearly and implement them according to the contents of the description, the preferred embodiments of the present invention and accompanying drawings are described in detail below.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a small animal acupoint stimulation device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an output circuit corresponding to a control unit for percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a connection diagram of a near-infrared acupoint stimulation control unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention and a near-infrared light-emitting element and a temperature control element provided on the small animal acupoint stimulation electrode;

Fig. 5 is a control circuit diagram of a temperature control unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is an equivalent diagram of a control circuit diagram of a temperature control unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The specific implementation manners of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Example 1

A small animal acupoint stimulating electrode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Fig. 1, wherein, the left side of Fig. 1 is a top view of the small animal acupoint stimulating electrode, and the right side of Fig. 1 is the small animal acupoint stimulating electrode The side view of the acupoint stimulation electrode includes: a disc 1, several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2, a temperature control element 3 and a needle electrode 4; several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 and the temperature control element 3 are all set on the inner side of the disc 1;

Several near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 are connected in series, and the head end and tail end of the series connection circuit are respectively connected to the control end of the external host;

The temperature control element 3 is connected to the host control terminal through a connecting wire;

The needle-shaped electrode 4 is a screw structure, and is fixed with the disc 1 through mutually matched threads. The needle-shaped electrode 4 includes a fastening end and a sharp end, and the fastening end is located on the disc 1. 1, the pointed end is located on the inner surface of the disc 1, and the fastening end can be rotated under the action of an external force to adjust the protrusion of the pointed end on the inner surface of the disc 1 The length of the spike end is smooth, and the fastening end is connected to the host control end through a connecting wire.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, by setting several near-infrared light-emitting elements, temperature control elements and needle electrodes on the disc included in the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes, several near-infrared light-emitting elements are connected in series and connected to the host computer to control The near-infrared light can be emitted under the control of the host control terminal. The near-infrared light has a penetrating effect and generates heat, so that the near-infrared light can be stimulated on the acupoints to achieve the effect of moxibustion. One end of the needle electrode is The sharp end can realize the percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on the acupoints and achieve the effect of acupuncture treatment, so that the acupoint stimulation effects of acupuncture and moxibustion can be satisfied at the same time.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to achieve acupuncture and moxibustion stimulation on target acupoints, the needle electrode 4 is located at the center of the inner surface of the disc 1; The outer surfaces of the needle electrodes 4 are uniformly arranged. When in use, the sharp end of the needle-shaped electrode is aimed at the target acupoint, and the near-infrared light-emitting elements are evenly arranged around, so as to realize the percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation and near-infrared light acupoint stimulation on the acupoints. In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to protect the device on the acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals, the acupoint stimulating electrode may further include a covering layer, wherein the covering layer is located on the inner side of the disc 1 for The devices other than the needle-shaped electrodes 4 arranged on the inner side of the disc 1 are covered, so as to improve the service life of the electrodes for stimulating acupoints of small animals.

Since the needle-shaped electrode is preferably arranged at the center of the disc, and the cover layer cannot cover the needle-shaped electrode, otherwise the stimulating effect of the sharp end of the needle-shaped electrode on the acupoints cannot be realized, so the cover layer can be in the shape of a ring .

Wherein, the cover layer can be made of non-conductive silicone material.

Since multiple components of the small animal acupoint stimulating electrode are connected to the host control terminal, and need to be powered on to control the acupoint stimulation, in order to ensure safety during use, in one embodiment of the present invention, the small animal acupoint stimulating electrode can be further It includes: an isolation layer, the isolation layer is located on the outer surface of the disk 1 and is used to cover the outer surface of the disk 1 to realize electrical isolation.

Wherein, the isolation layer can be made of non-conductive silicone material.

In order to stimulate the moxibustion effect on acupoints, in one embodiment of the present invention, the number of near-infrared light-emitting elements 2 is 2-6. Preferably, the number of near-infrared light-emitting elements is four, please refer to FIG. 1 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the needle-shaped electrode 4 is a metal cylinder, and the diameter of the needle-shaped electrode 4 is 0.1-0.3 cm. Preferably, the diameter of the needle electrode is 0.2 cm.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the length of the needle electrode 4 is 0.7-1.5 cm. Preferably, the length of the needle electrode is 1 cm.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the area of the disc 1 is not greater than 0.5 cm ² ; and/or, the thickness of the disc 1 is not greater than 0.3 cm.

Wherein, the near-infrared light-emitting element can use a near-infrared emitter with a power of 0.06W to emit near-infrared light, and the wavelength of the near-infrared light can be 940nm. The temperature control element can use a thermistor to realize temperature perception.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting wires of the near-infrared light-emitting element, the temperature control element, and the needle-shaped electrode can be respectively connected to the control terminal of the host computer, or the connecting wires of the near-infrared light-emitting element, the temperature control element, and the needle-shaped electrode can be connected The access terminal is integrated through a conversion plug, and the integrated cable conversion plug is connected to the host control terminal.

Wherein, the connecting wire may adopt a shielded wire with a diameter of Ф≦0.5mm.

Example 2

Please refer to FIG. 2 , the embodiment of the present invention also provides a small animal acupoint stimulation device, which may include: an even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes as described in any of the above embodiments and an even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes connected to an even number of the small animal The host control terminal of the acupoint stimulation electrode.

Among them, the host control terminal can be converted to 9V DC by electric current (220V, 50Hz) or directly powered by 9V DC battery.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to realize the control of the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes, the host control terminal may include: a liquid crystal display, an adjustment button, a transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation control unit, a near-infrared acupoint stimulation control unit, and a temperature control unit .

The liquid crystal display can be placed on the shell of the host control terminal, and is used to display the output current and stimulation time of the transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation, and the irradiation temperature and voltage of the near-infrared light-emitting element.

The adjustment button can be located on the shell of the control terminal of the host, and is used for adjusting the output current and stimulation time of the transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation, and the irradiation temperature and voltage of the near-infrared light-emitting element.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation control unit can control the following parameters on the needle-shaped electrode on the acupoint stimulation electrode for small animals: the output current range is 0-50mA, the whole process has 49 steps, and the step increment is 1mA ; The time adjustment range is 20-80 minutes, with 6 steps in the whole process, and the step increment is 10 minutes.

The current output mode of the host control terminal is pulse mode, with positive and negative symmetrical bidirectional rectangular pulse waves to ensure that the DC component is zero. Density wave, stimulation frequency 2/100Hz. The pulse width changes automatically with the frequency to achieve automatic coordination under different frequencies; and in the actual use process, the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes need to be used in pairs, and the stimulation volume of the needle-shaped electrodes on a pair of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes is exactly the same, completely Eliminate the occurrence of stimulation intensity asymmetry and electrode polarization.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of an output circuit corresponding to the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation control unit at the host control end.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to realize near-infrared stimulation of acupoints using small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes, the near-infrared stimulation control unit may include: amplifiers, comparators, drive circuits, relays or fixed switches, batteries or regulated power supplies . Wherein, please refer to FIG. 4 for the connection relationship between the near-infrared acupoint stimulation control unit and the near-infrared light-emitting element and the temperature control element arranged on the acupoint stimulation electrode.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the temperature control unit can be implemented using the circuit diagram shown in FIG. 5, wherein FIG. 6 is a Wheatstone bridge equivalent diagram of the circuit shown in FIG. 5, where r _ab and U _ab are The equivalent resistance and equivalent voltage seen from two points a and b, R _L and U _L are the load resistance and load voltage from the two points a and b. According to Thevenin's theorem, the following formulas (1) (2) can be obtained.

Wherein, the temperature control unit can control the temperature of the acupoint stimulating electrodes at 38-42°C, with a step increment of 0.50°C and an error of ≦0.1°C.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to realize multiple functions of the small animal acupoint stimulation device, the small animal acupoint stimulation device may further include: an even number of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrodes, and/or at least one near-infrared acupoint stimulation electrode.

Wherein, the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrode can only realize the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation effect. Therefore, the percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrode may only include the disc 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the needle-shaped electrode 4; Cooperating threads are used for fixing, and the needle electrode 4 includes a fastening end and a sharp end, the fastening end is located on the outer side of the disc 1, and the sharp end is located on the inner side of the disc 1 , the fastening end can be rotated under the action of an external force to adjust the protruding length of the sharp end on the inner side of the disc 1; the surface of the sharp end is smooth, and the fastening end is connected by Wire connected to the host console.

Correspondingly, the needle electrode is located at the center of the disk.

Correspondingly, the transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation electrode may further include a covering layer made of non-conductive silica gel material, which is used to cover the parts on the disk except the needle-shaped electrodes, so as to play a protective role.

Correspondingly, the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrodes may further include an isolation layer made of non-conductive silicone material, and the isolation layer is located on the outer surface of the disk, and is used to cover the outer surface of the disk to achieve electrical isolation.

Correspondingly, the needle-shaped electrodes 4 on the transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation electrodes are metal cylinders, and the diameters of the needle-shaped electrodes 4 are 0.1-0.3 cm. Preferably, the diameter of the needle electrode is 0.2 cm. The length of the needle electrode 1 is 0.7-1.5 cm. Preferably, the length of the needle electrode is 1 cm.

Correspondingly, the area of the disc on the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrode is not greater than 0.5 cm ² ; and/or, the thickness of the disc is not greater than 0.3 cm.

Wherein, the near-infrared acupoint stimulating electrode can only realize near-infrared light acupoint stimulation, therefore, the near-infrared acupoint stimulating electrode can be connected with the fastening end of the needle-like electrode 4 with the acupoint stimulating electrode described in Embodiment 1. A disconnection from the host console is formed. The technical features on the near-infrared acupoint stimulating electrode are the same as those of the acupoint stimulating electrode in Example 1, only need to remove the connecting wire at the fastening end of the needle-shaped electrode on the acupoint stimulating electrode, or do not connect the connecting wire at the fastening end to the host The control terminal is sufficient, and details are not described in detail in this embodiment.

It should be noted that, for the near-infrared acupoint stimulation electrode, since it can only achieve near-infrared light acupoint stimulation, the covering layer may be in the shape of a ring, or may be in the shape of a circle covering the needle-shaped electrodes.

In actual use, acupoint stimulation electrodes and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrodes need to be used in pairs, respectively acting on the same acupoints symmetrically left and right, or respectively acting on different acupoints adjacent to the same side, so as to ensure the gap between the two needle electrodes. form a current loop.

Taking the acupuncture point stimulation of small animals as an example, the method of using the acupuncture point stimulation device is explained below:

The acupoints to be stimulated by small animals are depilated with depilatory agent, degreased with absolute alcohol, and a hole is punched in the middle of a circular medical adhesive plaster of appropriate size. The needle-shaped electrode passes through the central hole, and the adhesive plaster is bonded to the disc. Stimulate skin adhesion at acupuncture points. Turn on the host control terminal, set the stimulation time to 30min, and adjust the stimulation intensity according to the tolerance of the small animal. Use the adjustment button on the host control terminal to adjust the acupoint stimulation intensity achieved by the transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation control unit on the needle electrode, so that It is continuously adjustable within the range of 3-5mA; use the adjustment button to adjust the stimulation irradiance of the near-infrared acupoint stimulation control unit to the near-infrared light-emitting element, so that the optimal irradiance is within the range of 0.08-0.10W.cm ^-2 Continuously adjustable; use the adjustment button to adjust the parameter setting of the temperature control unit to the temperature control element, so that the temperature of the acupoint stimulation electrode can be continuously adjusted within the range of 38-42°C. After the parameter adjustment is completed, realize the acupuncture point stimulation of small animals, and observe the state of small animals during use. According to the state, the parameters can be adjusted in real time through the LCD screen and the adjustment button. After the acupuncture point stimulation is completed for 30 minutes, the acupuncture point stimulation of small animals will be stopped. Stimulate.

It should be noted that the paired electrodes cannot be in contact with each other during energized use, otherwise it will cause a short circuit and cause damage to the acupoint stimulation device.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, some improvements can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention. and modifications, these improvements and modifications should also be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. A small animal acupoint stimulating electrode is characterized in that it comprises: a disc (1), several near-infrared luminescent elements (2), a temperature control element (3) and needle electrodes (4); Both the near-infrared light-emitting element (2) and the temperature control element (3) are arranged on the inner side of the disc (1); Several near-infrared light-emitting elements (2) are connected in series, and the head end and tail end of the series connection circuit are respectively connected to the control end of the external host; The temperature control element (3) is connected to the host control terminal through a connecting wire; The needle-shaped electrode (4) is a screw-type structure, and is fixed with the disc (1) through mutually matched threads. The needle-shaped electrode (4) includes a fastening end and a sharp end, and the fastening The fastening end is located on the outer surface of the disc (1), the sharp end is located on the inner surface of the disc (1), and the fastening end can be rotated under the action of external force to adjust the sharp end The protruding length of the inner surface of the disc (1); the surface of the sharp end is smooth, and the fastening end is connected to the control end of the host through a connecting wire. 2. The small animal acupoint stimulating electrode according to claim 1, characterized in that, The needle electrode (4) is located at the center of the inner surface of the disc (1); Several near-infrared light-emitting elements (2) are evenly arranged on the inner surface of the needle-shaped electrode (4). 3. The small animal acupoint stimulating electrode according to claim 1, further comprising: a covering layer and/or an isolation layer; The covering layer is located on the inner side of the disc (1), and is used to cover the devices provided on the inner side of the disc (1) except the needle-shaped electrodes (4); The isolation layer is located on the outer surface of the disk (1), and is used to cover the outer surface of the disk (1) to realize electrical isolation. 4. The acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the number of said near-infrared light-emitting elements (2) is 2-6. 5. The small animal acupoint stimulating electrode according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, the needle-shaped electrode (4) is a metal cylinder, and the diameter of the needle-shaped electrode (4) is 0.1-0.3 cm; and/or, the length of the needle electrode (4) is 0.7-1.5 cm. 6. The small animal acupoint stimulating electrode according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, the area of the disc (1) is no more than 0.5 cm ² ; and/or, the disc (1) The thickness is not more than 0.3cm. 7. A small animal acupoint stimulation device, characterized in that it comprises: an even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes as claimed in any one of claims 1-6 and a host control terminal connected to the even number of small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes . 8 . The small animal acupoint stimulation device according to claim 7 , wherein the control terminal of the host computer is used to control the temperature of the small animal acupoint stimulation electrodes at 38-42° C. 9 . 9. The small animal acupoint stimulation device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising: an even number of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrodes, and/or at least one near-infrared acupoint stimulation electrode; The percutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation electrode comprises: the disc (1) and the needle-shaped electrode (4); Cooperating threads are used for fixing, and the needle electrode (4) includes a fastening end and a sharp end, the fastening end is located on the outer surface of the disc (1), and the sharp end is located on the outer surface of the disc (1). (1), the fastening end can be rotated under the action of an external force to adjust the protruding length of the spiked end on the inner surface of the disc (1); the surface of the spiked end is smooth, And the fastening end is connected to the host control end through a connecting wire; The near-infrared acupoint stimulating electrode is formed by disconnecting the fastening end of the needle-shaped electrode (4) from the control end of the host computer by the acupoint stimulating electrode for small animals.