RU2305536C1 - Acupuncture device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical devices in form of needles, used in acupuncture, primarily for affecting reflex points in the area of auricula (auricula therapy).

SUBSTANCE: given device for acupuncture comprises acupuncture and acupressure elements. Acupuncture element is made in form of needle rod, and acupressure element is made in form of a plate or volumetric body, directly or through a connecting element permanently connected to one end of rod and detachably by means of a holder - to the other end of the rod.

EFFECT: increased curative effect due to additional effect on acupuncture points and due to creation of anti-adaptation effect on given points.

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Description

The invention relates to medical devices in the form of needles used in acupuncture, mainly for influencing reflex points in the auricle (auriculotherapy).

Exposure to the auricle with acupuncture for the treatment of various diseases has been known since ancient times. The basis of auriculotherapy is the presence in the region of the auricle of certain points and zones, which are projections of internal organs and body parts, the reflex effects of which have a therapeutic effect in a number of diseases.

One of the problems of acupuncture is that with a single needle it is impossible to influence more than the number of points on the patient’s body, which includes the needle entry point and its exit point, as well as points located in the projection of the channel formed by the needle shaft.

In order to enhance the therapeutic effect obtained by installing the needle, in some cases it is necessary to provide an additional effect on the acupuncture points and / or create an anti-adaptation effect from their effect on the given points, i.e. eliminate addiction to exposure.

In acupuncture, this addiction arises in relation to impulses that go from reflexogenic zones to the brain. Over time, the brain ceases to recognize them and the effect of treatment ceases.

Either a long break of one month or more is required, or a change of points for installing the needle, after which a break or rest from this effect is still required.

In practice, at the time of the current interruption, pathological symptoms associated with an exacerbation of the disease, worsening of its treatment results and a decrease in the rate of recovery appear.

As an analogue of the proposed invention can be called the device of a golden needle, made in the form of a rod with a blunt end and a handle in the form of a round loop. A clamp in the form of a washer is put on the free end of the rod (RU 26402, class АВВ 17/06, publ. 10.12.2002).

A disadvantage of the known device is that a handle made in the form of a bent loop during operation of the device can catch on hair, clothes, a terry towel, etc. and thereby will contribute to the removal of the device from the installation area and even its loss, since the needle is small, as well as trauma to the skin with the subsequent formation of cicatricial deformity.

Closest to the proposed device is a needle for acupuncture, consisting of a rod with a head, on the free end of which is attached a removable latch, while the head of the rod and the latch is made volumetric or plate-shaped (RU No. 52330, class A61H 39/00, publ. 27.03 .2006).

The specified needle is to some extent devoid of operational disadvantages of the above analogue, however, it is also not free from the possible loss of a removable latch, which greatly complicates the wearing of needles, in addition, the voluminous or plate head and latch allow passive and active using additional pressure with the fingers of the hand acupressure only within one zone and the points of entry and exit of the needle, as well as the channel in which its rod is placed.

The technical result of the invention is to expand the range of the proposed devices (needles), providing an increase in their operational properties, in particular, the reliability of holding on the patient’s body, for example, in his auricle, as well as increasing the range of exposure to distant acupuncture (auricular) points.

The specified technical result is achieved in the invention by the following set of features.

The device for acupuncture contains acupuncture and acupressure elements, while the acupuncture element is made in the form of a needle shaft, and the acupressure element is made in the form of a plate or volumetric body, directly or through a locking element, one-piece connected to one end of the specified rod and detachably through the latch with the other its end.

The volumetric body may have a round or tri- or four- or polygonal cross section.

A relief may be formed on the outer surface of the acupressure element of the device.

The needle shaft can be made embossed, or wavy, or zigzag.

The rod, the locking element and the fixture of the device can be made in one piece as a single element.

At the point of permanent connection of the rod with the locking element, at least one coil of spring can be formed.

The claimed technical result associated with increasing the reliability of holding the device on the patient’s body is achieved in the invention due to the fact that after exposing the device, the free end of the needle shaft is connected using a clamp made, for example, in the form of a hook, with a locking element or directly with an acupressure element, which in turn, is inextricably connected to the opposite free end of said rod.

The needle shaft located under the skin together with the channel formed by it represents a kind of hinge, while the acupressure element can rotate about 180 ° relative to the axis of the hinge.

Further rotation of the acupressure element is limited by the surface of the patient's body. At the same time, by the proposed device, by pressing one or several fingers of the hand, an effect is achieved not only on the entry and exit points of the rod, but also on points located in the projection of the channel formed by it, but also on distant points and areas of the patient’s body that are within the reach of the acupuncture element, which is directly related to the achievement of the technical result of expanding the range of impact on distant acupuncture points.

It is clear that the smaller the area of the element acting on these points, the smaller the effect itself.

Therefore, within the framework of this solution, it is proposed to diversify the execution form of the acupressure element by making it in the form of a plate or a volumetric body having different cross-sections, on the outer surface of which according to the variants of the invention it is proposed to carry out a diverse relief, for example, in the form of blunt spikes that will enhance the effect on acupuncture points located in the reach zone of the acupressure element, and accordingly, the enhancement of the therapeutic effect obtained from this effect.

For the same purpose, the core of the device may not necessarily be straightforward, but also any other shape suitable for obtaining the claimed result, for example, wavy or zigzag, and its surface may be embossed.

To simplify the design, the elements of the device can be made in a certain way from a bent single metal bar, and the acupressure element is made in the form of a nozzle mounted on a locking element.

To improve the usability of the device in the place of permanent connection of the rod with the locking element, a spring may be formed, made, for example, in the form of at least one coil of a coil spring.

The invention is illustrated by the drawing, in figure 1, 4 of which is shown made in one piece, the rod and the locking element with a latch, and figure 2, 3 presents embodiments of the device for acupuncture.

In the embodiment of the device shown in FIG. 1, which is advantageous in simplicity, it consists of one piece: a rod with a pointed end in the form of a needle 1, a locking element 2 and a latch (lock) in the form of a hook 3 (the device is shown in open form).

Figure 2 presents the device of figure 1, on the clamping element of which an acupressure element-nozzle is fixed in the form of a plate 4 having a rectangular cross section and a smooth surface, but it is possible to produce a plate having a cross section of another shape, for example, oval. On the plate, including on its long lateral faces, a relief 9 in the form of ribs or spikes can also be made.

Figure 3 shows the acupressure element, made in the form of a volumetric body 5 with blunt or systematically dull spikes 6 scattered on its surface.

Figure 4 shows a variant of the device with a wave-shaped rod 7, designed to stimulate points located in the zone of its passage.

At the junction of the locking element with the end of the rod, a coil of spring 8 can be made (Fig. 1).

The device is made of any biologically neutral material for the patient, for example, gold, silver or steel alloy, or durable plastic.

Use the device as follows.

Topographically determine the entry and exit points of the needle shaft of the device, disinfect the corresponding area of the patient’s skin and expose the device by passing the device rod through the entry point, for example AT 17, and the exit point AT 18. During the wearing of the device (from 3 days to 6 months or more) the patient turns the acupressure element in one or the other direction with his fingers (rotation is possible at an angle of 180 °) and presses on it, which leads to stimulation of points located in the reach zone of the device, and provides both passive , and active acupressure and the corresponding additional therapeutic effect (figure 5).

Claims (6)

1. A device for acupuncture, containing acupuncture and acupressure elements, while the acupuncture element is made in the form of a needle shaft, and the acupressure element is made in the form of a plate or volumetric body, directly or through a locking element is inseparably connected to one end of the rod and detachably by means of a latch - with the other end of the rod. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the volumetric body has a round or tri- or four- or polygonal cross section. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a relief is formed on the outer surface of the acupressure element. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod is made in relief, or wavy, or zigzag. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod, the locking element and the latch are made integrally. 6. The device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that at least one coil of the spring is formed in the place of permanent connection of the rod with the locking element.

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