EP0630638A2 - Acupressure device - Google Patents

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EP0630638A2
EP0630638A2 EP94109900A EP94109900A EP0630638A2 EP 0630638 A2 EP0630638 A2 EP 0630638A2 EP 94109900 A EP94109900 A EP 94109900A EP 94109900 A EP94109900 A EP 94109900A EP 0630638 A2 EP0630638 A2 EP 0630638A2
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  • the invention relates to an arrangement for acupressure therapy.
  • acupressure and acupuncture are increasingly being used in irritation and reflexology therapy in addition to massage and heat treatment.
  • the effect of acupressure and acupuncture is based on pressure and friction effects, to which sensitive connections between the superficial layers of the body and internal organs are exposed.
  • Acupressure and acupuncture are used in particular as preventive measures for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, of internal diseases and in particular of painful conditions.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a new arrangement for acupressure, which is both easy to manufacture and therefore inexpensive for the purchase, as well as easy to use by medical laypersons, and effective in use.
  • an elastic substrate as a support for pressure bodies with a plurality of acupressure elements, which are configured identically to one another and face away from the substrate and are rotatably connected to the substrate.
  • the pressure bodies are preferably movably connected to the substrate.
  • the acupressure elements are designed as tips of pyramid-shaped integral extensions of the pressure body.
  • the configuration of the arrangement according to the invention enables the pressure bodies carrying the acupressure elements to be produced in a simple manner, e.g. in the injection molding process, and their connection to the substrate serving as a support and designed as a plastic film, which can also be designed in a simple manner in terms of its application.
  • acupressure device preferred indications for the acupressure device according to the invention are localized headaches, pain in the spine, for example lumbar spine, spine, cervical spine, vegetative disorders, psychosomatic disorders and inflammation in joints, muscles, periosteum, the skin in general, the back, the spine, the hip and the soles of the feet.
  • the acupressure arrangement according to the invention for individual use for normalizing cardiac and circulatory activity can also be used easily and safely in the areas of the respiratory and nervous system as well as the stomach and intestinal tract.
  • the acupressure arrangement according to the invention is, for example, in the form of a band, it can be placed on the relevant skin surface for a long time with the aid of an elastic bandage, a belt, a towel or the like. Finally, it can help normalize the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems, and the gastrointestinal tract a repeated implication of the acupressure arrangement according to the invention can be carried out by covering the entire surface of the affected part of the body, for example the chest, back, hip, shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, sole of the foot or the like.
  • FIG. 1 shows, on an elastic substrate 10 in the form of an elastic plastic film, a plurality of mutually similar pressure bodies 12 are arranged at predetermined distances from one another, which, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, with a plurality facing away from one another similarly formed acupressure elements 14 are provided.
  • An advantageous arrangement of the pressure bodies 12 on the substrate 10 is shown in Figures 1 and 4.
  • the line-shaped pressure bodies 12 are assigned to one another in such a way that the centers of three adjacent pressure bodies 12 form an isosceles triangle.
  • the leg length is to be dimensioned such that the distance a between the adjacent pressure body surfaces is approximately 5 to 15% of the pressure body diameter. With a pressure body outer diameter of 25 mm, the distance between the adjacent pressure body surfaces is preferably 2 to 3 mm.
  • the acupressure elements are tips of pyramid-shaped integral extensions of the pressure body 12, each with a base area forming an equilateral triangle.
  • the extensions 14 each comprise two isosceles triangles forming side surfaces inclined to the base and also an isosceles triangle forming side surfaces perpendicular to the base, all of which are brought together in the tip 17.
  • the pressure body - seen from above - forms a regular hexagon.
  • the corners of this hexagon and the centers of the side surfaces are each assigned an acupressure element 14, the acupressure elements assigned to the side surfaces terminating with their vertical side surface with the side surfaces of the hexagon and the acupressure elements assigned to the corners of the hexagon each with their inclined Side surfaces facing these.
  • acupressure elements are also provided around the center of the pressure body 12, all of which point outward with their vertical side faces and thus likewise form a hexagon corresponding to the pressure body.
  • the effective tips 17 of the outside Acupressure elements are therefore arranged with respect to the central fastening opening 19 of the pressure body 12 along two concentric circles and the effective tips 17 of the internal acupressure elements on a single concentric circle.
  • the dimensioning of these spheres of action is chosen according to the geometric position of the stimulus and reflex points and zones to be influenced.
  • the pressure body can also be designed as a disk 12 ′, as seen from above, as is indicated in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the external acupressure elements then expediently have side surfaces instead of the vertical flat side surfaces, each of which is part of a cylinder jacket, the diameter of which is determined by the size of the pressure element.
  • Such a pressure element also has a second row of acupuncture elements adjacent to the center of the pressure element.
  • the individual pressure bodies are connected to the substrate 10 by means of a hollow rivet 22 made of plastic in a rotatable or fixed manner.
  • the rotatable connection in cooperation with the elastic film as the substrate has the advantage that when the acupressure arrangement according to the invention is used over a large area, the individual pressure bodies can adapt to the surface of the body part to be treated.

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Acupressure device comprising a substrate (10) made of a flexible foil as carrier for pressure bodies (12), preferably connected thereto in a movable manner, with integral pyramid-shaped acupressure elements (4). The pressure bodies may have a hexagonal or rotationally symmetrical design and the substrate may have any desired design. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung zur Akupressurtherapie.The invention relates to an arrangement for acupressure therapy.

Bekanntlich kommt in der Reiz- und Reflexzonentherapie neben der Massage und der Wärmebehandlung in zunehmendem Maße Akupressur und Akupunktur zur Anwendung. Die Wirkung von Akupressur und Akupunktur beruht auf Druck- und Reibungseffekten, denen neuralgische Verbindungen zwischen oberflächlichen Körperschichten und Innenorganen ausgesetzt werden. Akupressur und Akupunktur werden insbesondere als präventive Maßnahmen zur Behandlung von Erkrankungen des Bewegungsapparates, von inneren Erkrankungen und insbesondere von Schmerzzuständen angewendet.As is well known, acupressure and acupuncture are increasingly being used in irritation and reflexology therapy in addition to massage and heat treatment. The effect of acupressure and acupuncture is based on pressure and friction effects, to which sensitive connections between the superficial layers of the body and internal organs are exposed. Acupressure and acupuncture are used in particular as preventive measures for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, of internal diseases and in particular of painful conditions.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine neue Anordnung für die Akupressur zu schaffen, die sowohl einfach in der Herstellung, und damit wohlfeil für den Erwerb, als auch von medizinischen Laien einfach zu gebrauchen, sowie wirksam in der Anwendung ist.The invention has for its object to provide a new arrangement for acupressure, which is both easy to manufacture and therefore inexpensive for the purchase, as well as easy to use by medical laypersons, and effective in use.

Diese Aufgabe ist gemäß der Erfindung gelöst durch ein elastisches Substrat als Träger für Druckkörper mit einer Mehrzahl von untereinander gleichartig ausgebildeten, dem Substrat abgewandten Akupressur-Elementen, die drehbeweglich mit dem Substrat verbunden sind.This object is achieved according to the invention by means of an elastic substrate as a support for pressure bodies with a plurality of acupressure elements, which are configured identically to one another and face away from the substrate and are rotatably connected to the substrate.

Vorzugsweise sind die Druckkörper beweglich mit dem Substrat verbunden.The pressure bodies are preferably movably connected to the substrate.

Nach einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Akupressur-Elemente als Spitzen pyramidenförmiger integraler Fortsätze der Druckkörper ausgebildet.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the acupressure elements are designed as tips of pyramid-shaped integral extensions of the pressure body.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Further features of the invention emerge from the subclaims.

Die erfindungsgemäße Ausbildung der Anordnung ermöglicht auf einfache Weise die Herstellung der die Akupressur-Elemente tragenden Druckkörper z.B. im Spritzgußverfahren, und deren Verbindung mit dem als Träger dienenden, als Kunststoffolie ausgebildeten Substrat, das ebenfalls auf einfache Weise in seiner Formgebung applikationsgerecht ausgebildet werden kann.The configuration of the arrangement according to the invention enables the pressure bodies carrying the acupressure elements to be produced in a simple manner, e.g. in the injection molding process, and their connection to the substrate serving as a support and designed as a plastic film, which can also be designed in a simple manner in terms of its application.

Auf diese Weise wird eine Therapie-Optimierung erreicht, wie sie ohne die erfindungsgemäße Ausbildung der Anordnung bisher nicht möglich war.In this way, therapy optimization is achieved, which was not possible up to now without the arrangement according to the invention.

Wie bereits eingangs erwähnt, sind bevorzugte Indikationen für das erfindungsgemäße Akupressurgerät lokalisierte Kopfschmerzen, Schmerzen an Wirbelsäule, z.B. LWS, BWS, HWS, vegetative Störungen, psychosomatische Störungen sowie Entzündungen an Gelenken, Muskeln, Knochenhaut, der Haut allgemein, des Rückens, der Wirbelsäule, der Hüfte und an den Fußsohlen. Schließlich ist die erfindungsgemäße Akupressur-Anordnung zur individuellen Benutzung zur Normalisierung der Herz- und Kreislauftätigkeit auch im Bereiche des Atmungs- und Nervensystems sowie dem Magen und des Darmtraktes leicht und sicher anwendbar. Ist die erfindungsgemäße Akupressur-Anordnung z.B. bandförmig ausgebildet, so kann diese mit Hilfe einer elastischen Binde, eines Gürtels, eines Handtuches oder ähnlichem für längere Zeit auf die betreffende Hautoberfläche aufgelegt werden. Schließlich kann zur Normalisierung für Herz- und Kreislauf-, des Atmungs- und Nervensystems sowie des Magen- und Darmtraktes eine wiederholende Implikation der erfindungsgemäßen Akupressur-Anordnung durchgeführt werden, indem die gesamte Oberfläche des betroffenen Körperteils, z.B. die Brust, der Rücken, die Hüfte, die Schulter, die Halswirbelsäule, die Lendenwirbelsäule, die Fußsohle oder ähnliches mit dieser belegt wird.As already mentioned at the beginning, preferred indications for the acupressure device according to the invention are localized headaches, pain in the spine, for example lumbar spine, spine, cervical spine, vegetative disorders, psychosomatic disorders and inflammation in joints, muscles, periosteum, the skin in general, the back, the spine, the hip and the soles of the feet. Finally, the acupressure arrangement according to the invention for individual use for normalizing cardiac and circulatory activity can also be used easily and safely in the areas of the respiratory and nervous system as well as the stomach and intestinal tract. If the acupressure arrangement according to the invention is, for example, in the form of a band, it can be placed on the relevant skin surface for a long time with the aid of an elastic bandage, a belt, a towel or the like. Finally, it can help normalize the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems, and the gastrointestinal tract a repeated implication of the acupressure arrangement according to the invention can be carried out by covering the entire surface of the affected part of the body, for example the chest, back, hip, shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, sole of the foot or the like.

Die Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels beschrieben.The invention is described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing.

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Wie Fig. 1 zeigt, sind auf einem elastischen Substrat 10 in Form einer elastischen Kunststoffolie eine Mehrzahl von untereinander gleichartigen Druckkörpern 12 in vorbestimmten Abständen zueinander angeordnet, die, wie die Fig. 2 und 3 zeigen, mit einer Mehrzahl von dem Substrat abgewandten, untereinander ebenfalls gleichartig ausgebildeten Akupressur-Elementen 14 versehen sind. Eine vorteilhafte Anordnung der Druckkörper 12 auf dem Substrat 10 ist in Figur 1 und 4 dargestellt. Die zeilenförmig angeordneten Druckkörper 12 sind derart einander zugeordnet, daß die Mittelpunkte dreier benachbarter Druckkörper 12 ein gleichschenkeliges Dreieck bilden. Die Schenkellänge ist so zu bemessen, daß der Abstand a zwischen den benachbarten Druckkörperflächen etwa 5 bis 15 % des Druckkörperdurchmessers beträgt. Bei einem Druckkörperaußendurchmesser von 25 mm ist der Abstand zwischen den benachbarten Druckkörperflächen vorzugsweise 2 bis 3 mm.1 shows, on an elastic substrate 10 in the form of an elastic plastic film, a plurality of mutually similar pressure bodies 12 are arranged at predetermined distances from one another, which, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, with a plurality facing away from one another similarly formed acupressure elements 14 are provided. An advantageous arrangement of the pressure bodies 12 on the substrate 10 is shown in Figures 1 and 4. The line-shaped pressure bodies 12 are assigned to one another in such a way that the centers of three adjacent pressure bodies 12 form an isosceles triangle. The leg length is to be dimensioned such that the distance a between the adjacent pressure body surfaces is approximately 5 to 15% of the pressure body diameter. With a pressure body outer diameter of 25 mm, the distance between the adjacent pressure body surfaces is preferably 2 to 3 mm.

Wie insbesondere Fig. 3 zeigt, sind die Akupressur-Elemente Spitzen pyramidenförmiger integraler Fortsätze des Druckkörpers 12 mit jeweils einer ein gleichseitiges Dreieck bildenden Grundfläche. Die Fortsätze 14 umfassen jeweils zwei gleichschenklige Dreiecke bildende, zur Basis geneigte Seitenflächen sowie eine ebenfalls ein gleichschenkliges Dreieck bildende, zur Basis aber senkrechte Seitenfläche auf, die alle in der Spitze 17 zusammengeführt sind.As shown in FIG. 3 in particular, the acupressure elements are tips of pyramid-shaped integral extensions of the pressure body 12, each with a base area forming an equilateral triangle. The extensions 14 each comprise two isosceles triangles forming side surfaces inclined to the base and also an isosceles triangle forming side surfaces perpendicular to the base, all of which are brought together in the tip 17.

Wie der Fig. 2 ferner zu entnehmen ist, bildet der Druckkörper - von oben gesehen - ein regelmäßiges Sechseck. Den Ecken dieses Sechsecks und den Mitten der Seitenflächen sind jeweils ein Akupressur-Element 14 zugeordnet, wobei die den Seitenflächen zugeordneten Akupressur-Elemente mit ihrer senkrechten Seitenfläche mit den Seitenflächen des Sechsecks abschließen und die den Ecken des Sechsecks zugeordneten Akupressur-Elemente jeweils mit ihren geneigten Seitenflächen diesen zugewandt sind.As can also be seen in FIG. 2, the pressure body - seen from above - forms a regular hexagon. The corners of this hexagon and the centers of the side surfaces are each assigned an acupressure element 14, the acupressure elements assigned to the side surfaces terminating with their vertical side surface with the side surfaces of the hexagon and the acupressure elements assigned to the corners of the hexagon each with their inclined Side surfaces facing these.

Um das Zentrum des Druckkörpers 12 sind ferner weitere Akupressur-Elemente vorgesehen, die allesamt mit ihren senkrecht stehenden Seitenflächen nach außen weisen und somit ebenfalls ein dem Druckkörper entsprechendes Sechseck bilden. Die wirksamen Spitzen 17 der außenliegenden Akupressur-Elemente sind daher in Bezug auf die zentrische Befestigungsöffnung 19 des Druckkörpers 12 längs zweier konzentrischer Kreise und die wirksamen Spitzen 17 der innenliegenden Akupressur-Elemente auf einem einzigen konzentrischen Kreis angeordnet. Die Bemessung dieser Wirkungskreise ist entsprechend der geometrischen Lage der zu beeinflussenden Reiz- und Reflexpunkte und -zonen gewählt.Further acupressure elements are also provided around the center of the pressure body 12, all of which point outward with their vertical side faces and thus likewise form a hexagon corresponding to the pressure body. The effective tips 17 of the outside Acupressure elements are therefore arranged with respect to the central fastening opening 19 of the pressure body 12 along two concentric circles and the effective tips 17 of the internal acupressure elements on a single concentric circle. The dimensioning of these spheres of action is chosen according to the geometric position of the stimulus and reflex points and zones to be influenced.

Der Druckkörper kann an Stelle einer sechseckförmigen Ausbildung - von oben gesehen - auch als Scheibe 12' ausgebildet sein, wie dies in Fig. 5 und 6 angedeutet ist. Zweckmäßigerweise weisen dann die außenliegenden Akupressur-Elemente an Stelle der senkrechten ebenen Seitenflächen Seitenflächen auf, die jeweils Teil eines Zylindermantels sind, dessen Durchmesser durch die Größe des Druckkörpers bestimmt ist. Auch ein solcher Druckkörper weist eine dem Zentrum des Druckkörpers benachbarte zweite Reihe von Akupunktur-Elemente auf.Instead of a hexagonal configuration, the pressure body can also be designed as a disk 12 ′, as seen from above, as is indicated in FIGS. 5 and 6. The external acupressure elements then expediently have side surfaces instead of the vertical flat side surfaces, each of which is part of a cylinder jacket, the diameter of which is determined by the size of the pressure element. Such a pressure element also has a second row of acupuncture elements adjacent to the center of the pressure element.

Über das Befestigungsloch 19 sind die einzelnen Druckkörper mit dem Substrat 10 unter Vermittlung einer Hohlniete 22 aus Kunststoff drehbeweglich oder fest verbunden.Via the fastening hole 19, the individual pressure bodies are connected to the substrate 10 by means of a hollow rivet 22 made of plastic in a rotatable or fixed manner.

Die drehbewegliche Verbindung im Zusammenwirken mit der elastischen Folie als Substrat hat den Vorteil, daß bei großflächiger Anwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Akupressur-Anordnung die einzelnen Druckkörper sich der Oberfläche des zu behandelnden Körperteils anpassen können.The rotatable connection in cooperation with the elastic film as the substrate has the advantage that when the acupressure arrangement according to the invention is used over a large area, the individual pressure bodies can adapt to the surface of the body part to be treated.

Selbtverständlich ist in Abänderung der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 1 oder Fig. 4 es auch möglich, lediglich einen einzigen Druckkörper mit dem Substrat zu verbinden, das dann als sogenannte Handhabungshilfe dient.Of course, in a modification of the embodiment according to FIG. 1 or 4, it is also possible to connect only a single pressure body to the substrate, which then serves as a so-called handling aid.

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Anordnung zur Akupressurtherapie, gekennzeichnet durch ein elastisches Substrat (10) als Träger für Druckkörper (12) mit einer Mehrzahl von untereinander gleichartig ausgebildeten, dem Substrat (12) abgewandten Akupressur-Elementen (14), die drehbeweglich mit dem Substrat verbunden sind.Arrangement for acupressure therapy, characterized by an elastic substrate (10) as a support for pressure bodies (12) with a plurality of acupressure elements (14) of identical design, facing away from the substrate (12), which are rotatably connected to the substrate. Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die drehbeweglichen Druckkörper (12) auf dem Substrat (10) derart einander zugeordnet sind, daß die Mittelpunkte dreier benachbarter Druckkörper (12) ein gleichschenkeliges Dreieck bilden, dessen Schenkellängen so bemessen sind, daß der Abstand (a) zwischen den benachbarten Druckkörperflächen zweier Druckkörper (12) 5 bis 15 % des Druckkörperaußendurchmessers beträgt.Arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rotatable pressure elements (12) on the substrate (10) are assigned to one another in such a way that the centers of three adjacent pressure elements (12) form an isosceles triangle, the length of which is dimensioned such that the distance ( a) between the adjacent pressure body surfaces of two pressure bodies (12) is 5 to 15% of the outer diameter of the pressure body. Anordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Akupressur-Elemente (14) als in Spitzen (17) auslaufende pyramidenförmige integrale Fortsätze des Druckkörpers (12) mit dreieckförmiger Basis ausgebildet sind.Arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the acupressure elements (14) are designed as pyramid-shaped integral extensions of the pressure body (12) which end in tips (17) and have a triangular base. Anordnung nach den Ansprüchen 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Spitzen (17) der Akupressur-Elemente (14) jeweils Teil einer zwei als gleichschenklige Dreiecke ausgebildete Seitenflächen und eine zylindermantelförmige Seitenfläche umfassende Pyramide mit dreieckförmiger Basis sind, die als integrale Teile des Druckkörpers (12) längs zweier Kreisbahnen konzentrisch um ein zentrales Befestigungsteil (22) derart angeordnet sind, daß die außenliegenden Akupressur-Elemente mit ihren zylindermantelförmigen Seitenflächen in der Ebene der Umfangsfläche des Druckkörpers (12') liegen, und daß die zylinderförmigen Seitenflächen der innenliegenden Akupressur-Elemente nach außen gewandt sind.Arrangement according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the tips (17) of the acupressure elements (14) are each part of a side face formed as two isosceles triangles and a pyramid comprising a cylinder-shaped side face with a triangular base, which are integral parts of the pressure body (12) along two circular paths are arranged concentrically around a central fastening part (22) in such a way that the outer acupressure elements with their cylindrical jacket-shaped side surfaces in the plane of the peripheral surface of the pressure body (12 '), and that the cylindrical side surfaces of the internal acupressure elements face outwards. Anordnung nach den Ansprüchen 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die als Akupressur-Elemente (14) dienenden Fortsätze des Druckkörpers (12) jeweils durch gleichschenklige Dreiecksflächen gebildet sind, von denen zwei nebeneinander liegende Seitenflächen zur Basis geneigt und die dritte Seitenfläche senkrecht zur Basis angeordnet ist und um den als Sechseck ausgebildeten Druckkörper (12) konzentrisch um ein zentrales Befestigungsteil (22) derart angeordnet sind, daß eine innere Reihe von Spitzen (17) der pyramidenförmigen Akupressur-Elemente (14) mit nach außen gewandten senkrechten Seitenflächen, und eine äußere Reihe von pyramidenförmigen Akupressur-Elementen (14) vorhanden ist, bei der die den Ecken des Sechsecks zugeordneten Akupressur-Elemente mit ihren geneigten Seitenflächen jeweils wechselweise nach innen und nach außen weisen.Arrangement according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the extensions of the pressure body (12) serving as acupressure elements (14) are each formed by isosceles triangular surfaces, of which two side surfaces lying next to one another are inclined to the base and the third side surface is perpendicular to the base is arranged and around the pressure body (12), which is designed as a hexagon, is arranged concentrically around a central fastening part (22) in such a way that an inner row of tips (17) of the pyramid-shaped acupressure elements (14) with vertical side surfaces facing outwards, and one outer row of pyramid-shaped acupressure elements (14) is present, in which the acupressure elements assigned to the corners of the hexagon alternately point inwards and outwards with their inclined side surfaces. Anordnung nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ein Teil einer Bandage ist.Arrangement according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it is part of a bandage. Anordnung nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Teil eines Gürtels ist.Arrangement according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it is part of a belt.
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