EP1061885A1 - Tragbares akupunkturgerät - Google Patents

Tragbares akupunkturgerät

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EP1061885A1
EP1061885A1 EP99937865A EP99937865A EP1061885A1 EP 1061885 A1 EP1061885 A1 EP 1061885A1 EP 99937865 A EP99937865 A EP 99937865A EP 99937865 A EP99937865 A EP 99937865A EP 1061885 A1 EP1061885 A1 EP 1061885A1
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studs
housing
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Michel Doppelt
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Priority to DE29924402U priority Critical patent/DE29924402U1/de
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL 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
    • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/002—Using electric currents

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an autonomous portable acupuncture device of the type comprising a housing having on its underside at least one stud constituting the terminal of a pulse generator mounted in the housing and means being provided for putting a removable fixing of the housing on a part of a patient's body.
  • Percutaneous treatment devices using electrical stimulation are known.
  • an apparatus comprising a module which has a surface intended to be applied against a wall of the body of the carrier and of conductors whose end portions are immobilized in the module and protrude from the surface applied against the body in areas which correspond to acupuncture points on the body of the wearer specific to a specific therapy.
  • the projecting parts have a diameter of the order of a millimeter and the edges of the surface from 0.5 to 1 mm.
  • the conductors are intended to transmit electrical pulses and the generator supplies pulses at a voltage of 1 to 9 Volts.
  • Document FR-A-2 662 076 describes an autonomous portable acupuncture device comprising a housing having on its underside at least one metal stud, the stud constituting the output terminal of a pulse generator mounted in the housing and means being provided to allow removable fixing of the housing on a part of the body of a patient.
  • the pulse generator comprises means for presetting the pulses in amplitude (from 1 to 12 Volts) in duration (100 milliseconds to 2 seconds) and in frequency (0.5 to 10 Hertz).
  • a diode is mounted at the output of the pulse generator in parallel on the pads in order to flash at the frequency emitted by the generator, this diode being mounted on the housing, preferably on the top.
  • the invention relates to an autonomous portable acupuncture device comprising a box having on its underside a plurality of metal pads, each pad constituting the output terminal of a pulse generator mounted in the box and means being provided to allow removable fixing of the housing on a part of the body of a patient, characterized in that each stud is connected with at least one stud, by means of an electronic program which includes seven functions, the connections between the studs being chosen according to the condition to be treated.
  • a switch comprising a flashing diode and the device is such that one sends pulses of one second every two seconds and thus performs 40 cycles of three seconds.
  • the device therefore operates for two minutes.
  • the device includes a power supply battery and possibly a solar collector.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along the axis XX of the device of Figure 1.
  • the light-emitting diode is mounted at the output of the pulse generator in parallel on the pads and flashes at the frequency emitted by the generator.
  • the studs are in the form of a truncated cone, the smallest base of the cone then resting on the patient's skin, on the ventral side of the wrist.
  • the housing can be made of thermosetting plastic.
EP99937865A 1998-03-06 1999-03-05 Tragbares akupunkturgerät Withdrawn EP1061885A1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

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DE29924402U DE29924402U1 (de) 1998-03-06 1999-03-05 Tragbares Akkupunkturgerät

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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FR9802873A FR2775592B1 (fr) 1998-03-06 1998-03-06 Appareil portable d'acupuncture
FR9802873 1998-03-06
PCT/FR1999/000509 WO1999044562A1 (fr) 1998-03-06 1999-03-05 Appareil portable d'acupuncture

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EP1061885A1 true EP1061885A1 (de) 2000-12-27

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US (1) US5957951A (de)
EP (1) EP1061885A1 (de)
AU (1) AU3258799A (de)
CA (1) CA2322704A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2775592B1 (de)
WO (1) WO1999044562A1 (de)

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FR2775592B1 (fr) 2000-06-16
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US5957951A (en) 1999-09-28
AU3258799A (en) 1999-09-20

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