JP2002291839A - Acupuncture tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an acupuncture tool which gets acupunctures driven properly under skin while using materials such as those absorbed into tissues in vivo like collagen for the acupunctures. SOLUTION: The acupuncture 1 comprising a material absorbable into tissues in vivo is planted on a support plate 2 having a cracking and an acupuncture grip 4 is mounted on the support plate 2 through a soft rubber block 3. The acupuncture 1 made to incise and pierce the skin 7 in application is isolated as the support plate 2 is torn apart at the cracked part being pressed onto the acupuncture grip 4 at the final stage and left in vivo. By the further pressing, the tearing of the support plate 2 is carried on at the cracked part thereof after the support plate 2 engages a diametrically reduced part 5a of the tip of an acupuncture tube 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tool for acupuncture which cures a disease by piercing an affected part with a needle such as gold, silver or iron.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, metal acupuncture needles pierced in an affected area during acupuncture are extracted after a lapse of a required time, and it is necessary to sufficiently disinfect a cut skin portion of the needle. In addition, time management for extracting acupuncture is needed.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an acupuncture device that uses a material that can be absorbed into tissues of the body, such as collagen, as a material of the acupuncture, and that allows the acupuncture to be properly immersed under the skin. The task is to provide.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an acupuncture device of the present invention comprises a needle formed of a material that can be absorbed into a body tissue, and a support that is detachably implanted with the needle. And a crack for detaching the acupuncture needle from the support plate.

[0005] The acupuncture device of the present invention is provided with an acupuncture handle via a soft rubber block on the back surface of the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are implanted. It has a soft rubber block and an acupuncture tube slidably fitted with an acupuncture handle, and a reduced diameter portion that can be engaged with the outer peripheral portion of the support plate is formed at the inner peripheral edge of the distal opening of the acupuncture tube. It is characterized by:

Further, in the acupuncture device of the present invention, a pair of acupuncture handles are provided on both sides of the support plate so as to open a crack in the support plate by a pinching operation to release the needle. It is characterized by:

In the acupuncture device of the present invention described above, the support plate on which the acupuncture is implanted has a crack for removing the acupuncture needle after the acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin. The fracture along the crack facilitates the operation of immersing the needle under the skin without directly touching the needle. And since the acupuncture needle immersed in the body is made of a material such as collagen that can be absorbed into the body tissue, there is no need to collect the acupuncture needle after surgery, and strict disinfection of the treatment site, which has been considered conventionally, This has the advantage that time management for acupuncture is not required.

[0008] An acupuncture handle is provided on the back surface of the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are set, via a soft rubber block, and an acupuncture tube is provided for slidably inserting the acupuncture handle. If the distal end opening is provided with a reduced diameter portion that can be engaged with the support plate, the cuticle can be inserted by simply applying an acupuncture tube to the skin at the treatment site and hitting the acupuncture handle. In the final stage of the insertion of the acupuncture needle, the edge of the support plate is engaged with the reduced diameter portion at the tip of the acupuncture tube, and when further pressed, the support plate breaks along the crack and detaches the needle. I will let you. At this time, the soft rubber block protruding from the crack can be stroked round on the skin surface by rotating the acupuncture handle to close the puncture opening (cut skin portion) of the acupuncture needle.

Further, a crack is provided on the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are implanted to release the needle after insertion, and a pair of acupuncture handles are protruded on both sides of the support plate to open the crack. If it is installed, insert the support plate with the acupuncture needle inside the acupuncture tube together with the acupuncture handle, insert the acupuncture needle with an appropriate means such as a round bar, and then hold the pair of acupuncture handles. Thus, the crack in the support plate can be easily opened, and thus the needle can be detached from the support plate by a simple operation.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an acupuncture device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembled state, FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c) are explanatory views sequentially showing the procedure of use in longitudinal section, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a plan view of a tape with gauze used after insertion of acupuncture, and FIGS. 6 (a), (b) and (c) are second embodiments of the present invention. (A) is a longitudinal sectional view, (b) is a perspective view thereof, and (c) is a perspective view showing the main body extracted therefrom.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, an acupuncture needle 1 made of a material such as collagen that can be absorbed into a body tissue is implanted on a circular support plate 2. The support plate 2 is provided with a crack 2a for detaching the needle 1 from the support plate 2 after the needle 1 is inserted into the body.

A cylindrical needle handle 4 is mounted on the back surface of the support plate 2 via a disk-shaped soft rubber block 3.

A plastic acupuncture tube 5 is provided so that the support plate 2, the soft rubber block 3 and the acupuncture handle 4 are slidably inserted so as to include the acupuncture needle 1.
These members are assembled as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), a reduced diameter portion 5a that can engage with the outer peripheral portion of the support plate 2 is formed at the inner peripheral edge of the distal end opening of the acupuncture tube 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the acupuncture device is sealed in a transparent plastic bag 6 before use.

In using the acupuncture device described above, FIG.
As shown in (a), the tip of the acupuncture tube 5 grasped by the left hand is brought close to and pressed against the surface of the patient's skin 7, and then the proximal end of the acupuncture handle 4 is hit with the right index finger. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the acupuncture needle 1 pierces under the skin.

At the final stage, FIGS. 3C and 4
As shown in FIG. 5, the acupuncture needle 1 completely enters the skin 7 and the support plate 2 is broken at the crack 2a (see FIG. 1), and the deformed soft rubber block 3 is exposed at the crack. I will be.

Then, by rotating the needle handle 4 around the central axis, the exposed portion of the soft rubber block 3 is
In FIG. 5, the puncture opening of the acupuncture needle 1 is rounded to close the cut skin portion of the skin 7, and the tape 9 with the sterilized gauze 8 shown in FIG. 5 is attached thereon.

As described above, in the acupuncture device of the first embodiment, the support plate 2 on which the needles 1 are implanted has the cracks 2a for releasing the needles after the needles 1 are inserted into the skin. Since the support plate 2 is broken along the crack 2a of the support plate 2, the operation of immersing the needle under the skin without directly touching the needle 1 can be easily performed. And since the acupuncture needle 1 immersed in the body is made of a material such as collagen that can be absorbed into the body tissue, it is not necessary to collect the acupuncture needle 1 after the operation, and strict disinfection of the treatment site, which has been considered in the past, In addition, there is an advantage that time management for collecting acupuncture is not required.

An acupuncture handle 4 is provided on the back surface of the support plate 2 on which the acupuncture needle 1 is set via a soft rubber block, and an acupuncture tube 5 for slidably inserting the acupuncture handle 4 is provided. The distal end opening of the acupuncture tube 5 is provided with a reduced diameter portion which can be engaged with the support plate 2. Entry is performed. In the final stage of the insertion of the acupuncture needle, the edge of the support plate 2 engages with the reduced diameter portion 5a at the tip of the acupuncture tube 5, and is further pressed to break the support plate 2 along the crack 2a. Acupuncture 1 comes off. At this time, as described above, the soft rubber block protruding from the crack can be stroked round on the skin surface by rotating the needle handle 4 to close the needle insertion point (cut skin portion).

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (c). As shown in FIG. The support plate 2 is provided with a crack 2a in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.
A pair of acupuncture handles 4a, 4a are attached to both sides.

Then, these needle patterns 4a and 4b are
By holding the needle 2 in the direction of the arrow shown in (c), the crack 2a of the support plate 2 can be expanded and the needle 1 can be detached.

In this embodiment, the acupuncture needle 1 is made of a material such as collagen that can be absorbed into the body tissue.

In using this acupuncture device, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the support plate 2 and the acupuncture handle 4a are inserted into the acupuncture tube 5, and an appropriate cylindrical body 10 is inserted. By pressing against the skin and then tapping the proximal end of the cylindrical body 10 with a finger, the needle 1 can be inserted under the skin. Then, after the cylindrical body 10 is extracted, a pair of needle handles 4a, 4a are sandwiched as shown by arrows in FIG. Can be disengaged.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the support plate 2 on which the needles 1 are implanted is provided with the cracks 2a for releasing the inserted needles, and is provided on both sides of the support plate 2. Since a pair of acupuncture handles 4a, 4a for projecting the crack 2a is protruded, the support plate 2 with the acupuncture needle is inserted into the inside of the acupuncture tube 5 together with the acupuncture handles 4a, 4a. After the insertion of the acupuncture needle 1 by the means described above, the crack 2a of the support plate 2 can be easily opened by the sandwiching operation of the pair of acupuncture handles 4a, 4a. Can be detached from the support plate 2.

[0025]

As described in detail above, the acupuncture device of the present invention has the following effects. (1) Since the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are implanted has been cracked to allow the acupuncture needle to be released after the acupuncture needle has been inserted into the skin, the acupuncture needle will break along the cracks in the support plate. The operation of immersing the acupuncture under the skin without directly touching the skin becomes easier. And since the acupuncture needle immersed in the body is made of a material such as collagen that can be absorbed into the body tissue, there is no need to collect the acupuncture needle after surgery, and strict disinfection of the treatment site, which has been considered conventionally, This has the advantage that time management for acupuncture is not required. (2) An acupuncture handle is provided via a soft rubber block on the back surface of the support plate on which the acupuncture needles have been set, and an acupuncture tube that is slidably inserted into the acupuncture handle is provided. Is provided with a reduced diameter portion capable of engaging with the support plate, the acupuncture can be performed by simply applying an acupuncture tube to the skin at the treatment site and hitting the acupuncture handle. In the final stage of needle insertion, the edge of the support plate engages the reduced diameter portion of the tip of the acupuncture tube, and is further pressed, whereby the support plate breaks along the crack and detaches the needle. I will let you. At this time, the soft rubber block protruding from the crack can be stroked round on the skin surface by rotating the acupuncture handle to close the puncture opening (cut skin portion) of the acupuncture needle. (3) A crack is provided on the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are implanted to release the needle after insertion, and a pair of acupuncture handles are protruded on both sides of the support plate to spread the crack. If it is, insert the support plate with the acupuncture needle together with the acupuncture handle inside the acupuncture tube, insert the acupuncture needle by appropriate means such as a round bar, and then perform the above-mentioned operation by pinching the pair of acupuncture handles. The cracks in the support plate can be easily opened, and thus the needle can be detached from the support plate by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an assembling procedure of an acupuncture device as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state after assembly of the acupuncture device shown in FIG. 1;

3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c) are explanatory views sequentially showing a procedure for using the acupuncture device of FIG. 2 in vertical section.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3 (c).

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a tape with gauze used after acupuncture.

6A and 6B show an acupuncture device as a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a longitudinal sectional view showing an assembled state thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view corresponding to the figure (a), and the figure (c) is a perspective view showing the main body extracted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Acupuncture (beam) 2 Support plate 2a Crack 3 Soft rubber block 4,4a Acupuncture handle 5 Acupuncture tube 5a Reduced diameter part 6 Plastic bag 7 Skin 8 Gauze 9 Tape 10 cylinder

Claims (3)

[Claims] An acupuncture needle made of a material that can be absorbed into a body tissue, and a support plate implanted so that the acupuncture needle can be detached, wherein the support plate is provided with a crack for detaching the acupuncture needle. An acupuncture device, characterized in that: 2. The acupuncture device according to claim 1, wherein the support plate on which the acupuncture needles are set is provided with an acupuncture handle via a soft rubber block on the back surface, and the acupuncture needle is included therein. It has a support plate, a soft rubber block, and an acupuncture tube slidably fitted with an acupuncture handle, and a reduced diameter portion that can engage with the outer peripheral portion of the support plate is formed at the inner peripheral edge of the distal opening of the acupuncture tube. An acupuncture device characterized by being performed. 3. The acupuncture device according to claim 1, wherein a pair of acupuncture handles project from both sides of the support plate so as to open a crack in the support plate by a clamping operation to release the needle. An acupuncture device characterized by being performed.