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EP0082081A1 - Einweg-Akupunkturnadel und dazugehöriges Herstellungsverfahren - Google Patents

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EP0082081A1
EP0082081A1 EP82402277A EP82402277A EP0082081A1 EP 0082081 A1 EP0082081 A1 EP 0082081A1 EP 82402277 A EP82402277 A EP 82402277A EP 82402277 A EP82402277 A EP 82402277A EP 0082081 A1 EP0082081 A1 EP 0082081A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H39/00Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/08Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture ; Acupuncture needles or accessories therefor

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  • the present invention relates to new disposable acupuncture needles.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the various problems set out above on the basis of the basic idea that to ensure absolute safety of the act of acupuncture it was necessary to have disposable needles.
  • the cylindrical part of said needle part in which "at least one flat part" is produced, has a slight excess thickness compared to the other cylindrical part of the needle. It is however essential that this additional thickness is such that the width D of said cylindrical part having an additional thickness remains less than approximately 1 mm.
  • the needle according to the invention is made from a cylindrical metal wire with circular section.
  • the width D will obviously be the diameter of the wire.
  • the needle thus produced has a weight of less than approximately 1.5 decigrams and preferably less than 1 decigram.
  • the cylindrical part of the needle comprises "at least one planar part"; this part (or these parts) is obviously intended for the manipulation of the needle by the practitioner.
  • This part or these parts
  • Each flat part will have a length (in the direction of the axis of the initial cylinder) of about 1.4 to 2 mm and the various flat parts will be separated by a cylindrical part of length between approximately 1.5 and approximately 3 mm.
  • the planes of each of the planar parts can be located in the same plane or in different planes; it is preferable, always to facilitate handling, that these plans be different.
  • the width of each flat part is between approximately 1.1 D and approximately 1.9 D if the diameter of the cylindrical part is called D, it being understood that in all cases D is less than approximately 1 mm.
  • the needles thus produced are then packaged for delivery in a sterile manner.
  • the packaging can be done for each needle individually or for a series (5 or preferably 10 needles). During this packaging, take the necessary precautions to protect the tips of the needles. This is how we can proceed to the packaging either by pricking a certain number of needles in a plastic foam with open pores, or pricking the needles in a piece of cotton cloth and protecting the points by folding down, on these points, part of said fabric.
  • the needles When the needles have been placed in the cotton or foam, said needles are trapped in a cardboard or a plastic sheet which may include the necessary inscriptions; then the pouches obtained are placed in a blister and sterilized by known methods (ethylene oxide or irradiation for example). All of these packaging operations have the advantage of being perfectly industrializable, which makes it possible to obtain the finished marketable product with an acceptable cost price.
  • acupuncturists sometimes seek to have, in addition, the possibility of exciting the centers targeted by the acupuncture needle by subjecting the needle to a very slight difference in potential.
  • the needle described above achieves this objective, it has been found that it is often desirable to coat said needles with a coating of highly conductive metal or unalterable alloy.
  • the metals and alloys which can be used are gold, silver, platinum, copper and possibly nickel or an alloy of these metals.
  • Deposits of these metals and / or alloys can be carried out by known methods; as the aim is a simple surface coating of the needle (thickness of the coating preferably between 0.1 and 2 microns), the metal deposits can be produced by electrolysis of a suitable suitable solution.
  • a 50 mm long stainless steel needle was made from a 0.45 mm diameter cylindrical rod. A very fine point was made at one end of this needle and f in the vicinity of the other end of the needle, three flat parts have been produced by crushing, the length of which (along the axis of the needle) is between 1 and 3 mm for each part and is preferably of the order of 1.6 mm. The width of each flat part is approximately 0.75 mm and the distance between each flat part is approximately 1.6 mm. This provides an acupuncture needle that can be easily manipulated by the practitioner.
  • the needle thus obtained was soaked in an electrolysis tank containing a soluble gold salt. By electrolysis lasting approximately 2 minutes, a layer of gold approximately 0.4 micron thick was deposited over the entire needle.
  • the needle thus obtained has many advantages, in particular as regards its safety and conductivity, and its stability, after correct positioning, due to its low mass.

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EP82402277A 1981-12-16 1982-12-14 Einweg-Akupunkturnadel und dazugehöriges Herstellungsverfahren Expired EP0082081B1 (de)

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AT82402277T ATE18634T1 (de) 1981-12-16 1982-12-14 Einweg-akupunkturnadel und dazugehoeriges herstellungsverfahren.

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FR8123520A FR2517963A1 (fr) 1981-12-16 1981-12-16 Nouvelle aiguille d'acupuncture a usage unique
FR8123520 1981-12-16
FR8207077A FR2525473A2 (fr) 1981-12-16 1982-04-23 Aiguille d'acupuncture
FR8207077 1982-04-23

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EP0082081B1 EP0082081B1 (de) 1986-03-19

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JP (1) JPS58109055A (de)
AT (1) ATE18634T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1187759A (de)
DE (1) DE3270042D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2525473A2 (de)
HK (1) HK41788A (de)

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US4582060A (en) * 1984-11-20 1986-04-15 Young Dental Manufacturing Company Tattooing tool and needle assembly for use therein
EP0229200A1 (de) * 1986-01-07 1987-07-22 SANUM-KEHLBECK GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zur Durchführung der Akupunktur
FR2625900A1 (fr) * 1988-01-14 1989-07-21 Cohen Andre Aiguilles d'acupuncture a usage unique
FR2630645A1 (fr) * 1988-01-14 1989-11-03 Cohen Andre Aiguille d'acupuncture a usage unique
US5465593A (en) * 1993-06-11 1995-11-14 Takasu; Katsuya Acupuncture point puncturing needle and pierced earring
US5531675A (en) * 1989-05-10 1996-07-02 Yoo; Tae W. Micro-acupuncture needle for a finger of a hand
WO2013134500A1 (en) * 2012-03-09 2013-09-12 Sikora George J Microfracture apparatuses and methods
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US3957053A (en) * 1975-03-03 1976-05-18 Yen Kong Woo Detachably connected acupuncture needles
US3976078A (en) * 1974-01-14 1976-08-24 Meridian Corporation Acupuncture needle unit
FR2345994A1 (fr) * 1976-03-30 1977-10-28 Pacaut Georges Aiguilles d'acupuncture hyperactives
GB1514079A (en) * 1977-09-14 1978-06-14 Powell A Acupuncture needles
GB2048682A (en) * 1979-04-26 1980-12-17 Top Kk Apparatus for introducing a wire into an animal body

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US3856019A (en) * 1973-06-04 1974-12-24 B Waller Acupuncture needle
US3976078A (en) * 1974-01-14 1976-08-24 Meridian Corporation Acupuncture needle unit
US3957053A (en) * 1975-03-03 1976-05-18 Yen Kong Woo Detachably connected acupuncture needles
FR2345994A1 (fr) * 1976-03-30 1977-10-28 Pacaut Georges Aiguilles d'acupuncture hyperactives
GB1514079A (en) * 1977-09-14 1978-06-14 Powell A Acupuncture needles
GB2048682A (en) * 1979-04-26 1980-12-17 Top Kk Apparatus for introducing a wire into an animal body

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US4582060A (en) * 1984-11-20 1986-04-15 Young Dental Manufacturing Company Tattooing tool and needle assembly for use therein
EP0229200A1 (de) * 1986-01-07 1987-07-22 SANUM-KEHLBECK GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zur Durchführung der Akupunktur
FR2625900A1 (fr) * 1988-01-14 1989-07-21 Cohen Andre Aiguilles d'acupuncture a usage unique
FR2630645A1 (fr) * 1988-01-14 1989-11-03 Cohen Andre Aiguille d'acupuncture a usage unique
US5531675A (en) * 1989-05-10 1996-07-02 Yoo; Tae W. Micro-acupuncture needle for a finger of a hand
US5465593A (en) * 1993-06-11 1995-11-14 Takasu; Katsuya Acupuncture point puncturing needle and pierced earring
US11812975B2 (en) 2008-04-15 2023-11-14 The Lonnie And Shannon Paulos Trust (As Amended And Restated) Tissue microfracture apparatus and methods of use
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JPS58109055A (ja) 1983-06-29
FR2525473A2 (fr) 1983-10-28
ATE18634T1 (de) 1986-04-15
HK41788A (en) 1988-06-10
EP0082081B1 (de) 1986-03-19
FR2525473B2 (de) 1985-04-05
CA1187759A (en) 1985-05-28

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