JP2004049567A - Needle for acupuncture and moxibustion therapy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a needle for acupuncture and moxibustion therapy which enables an easy and reliable acupuncture treatment without losing a sterilization effect. <P>SOLUTION: This needle for the acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is equipped with a needle body (10) having a needle leg (11) and a needle handle (12, 112) fixed to one end of the needle leg, and has a constitution that the needle leg and the needle handle of the needle body are covered with a cover member (20) which includes a needle leg part (21) covering the needle leg and thinned down and flexible and a needle handle part (22) located on the needle handle and fixed to the needle handle. As a result, the needle is inserted without direct contact of the fingers of an acupuncturist with the needle leg, and the sterilization effect is maintained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement of an acupuncture body used in acupuncture in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of acupuncture body consists of an acupuncture handle and an acupuncture leg attached to one end of the acupuncture handle. The acupuncture body is subjected to steam sterilization, heat sterilization, radiation sterilization, electron beam sterilization, and the like, and is provided to the practitioner in a form in which an acupuncture tube is fitted.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Acupuncture is traditionally performed by inserting the acupuncture leg into acupuncture points and then inserting the acupuncture leg into nerve fibers while supporting the acupuncture leg with fingers. However, the insertion of the acupuncture leg, which has been sterilized in advance, along the operator's finger along with the practitioner's finger, may greatly reduce the sterilization effect.
[0004]
To prevent this, the practitioner wears rubber gloves and performs the treatment.However, since it is necessary to sense the delicate movement of the acupuncture through the gloves, the treatment requires considerable experience and skill, and furthermore, the treatment requires It is troublesome because the gloves must be worn each time. Acupuncture legs are also supported with fingers via cotton, but as with rubber gloves, the movement of the acupuncture body is not sufficiently transmitted to the practitioner. This is inconvenient because it must be kept away from the user, and if the operator is a visually impaired person, the operation becomes considerably troublesome.
[0005]
Acupuncture and moxibustion acupuncture needles have also been proposed, in which a slide is attached to an acupuncture leg in advance, instead of cotton, and the slide is inserted while supporting the slide with a finger. Legs and slides are protected by an acupuncture tube, so remove the acupuncture tube from the used acupuncture body before starting treatment, reattach the acupuncture tube to all used acupuncture bodies after treatment, and discard However, if the operator is visually impaired, it takes time to reattach the acupuncture tube.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an improved acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion, which can perform acupuncture easily and reliably without impairing the sterilization effect.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of the present invention includes an acupuncture body having an acupuncture leg and an acupuncture handle fixed to one end of the acupuncture leg, and the acupuncture leg and the acupuncture handle of the acupuncture body are covered by a cover member. The acupuncture leg covered by the cover member and covering the acupuncture leg is configured to be thin and flexible, and the acupuncture handle positioned on the acupuncture handle is fixed to the acupuncture handle.
[0008]
[Action]
Acupuncture is performed by inserting the acupuncture tip into a human body and then inserting the acupuncture tip into a nerve fiber. At this time, the acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of the present invention includes an acupuncture leg and an acupuncture body having an acupuncture handle fixed to one end of the acupuncture leg, and the acupuncture leg and the acupuncture handle of the acupuncture body are covered by the cover member. Even if the acupuncture body is supported by the finger, the cover member is interposed and held, and the finger does not directly touch the acupuncture leg. Therefore, the sterilizing effect of the acupuncture body is not lost.
[0009]
Furthermore, in the acupuncture for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of the present invention, the acupuncture leg covering the acupuncture leg in the cover member is configured to be thin and flexible, and the acupuncture handle positioned on the acupuncture handle is fixed to the acupuncture handle. At this time, the cover member flexes, the acupuncture point protrudes from the cover member and is inserted into the human body, and when the operator applies force to the acupuncture body, the cover member flexes greatly, exposing the acupuncture leg, and the acupuncture leg further. It protrudes from the cover member and is inserted into the nerve fiber.
[0010]
Furthermore, since the cover member covers the acupuncture leg, the acupuncture leg is made thin, so that the practitioner can insert the needle while detecting the movement of the acupuncture body during treatment. Can be performed easily and reliably.
[0011]
And since the acupuncture leg is always covered by the cover member, the sterilization effect of the acupuncture body is not impaired even if the acupuncture body is held with fingers before and after acupuncture, not only during treatment, but also the acupuncture tube There is no need to attach or remove the acupuncture tube at all.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
1 to 3 show an embodiment of an acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion according to the present invention.
[0014]
This acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment includes an acupuncture body 10 and a cover member 20, as shown in FIG.
[0015]
The acupuncture body 10 is an acupuncture needle as shown in FIG. 2 and includes an acupuncture leg 11 and an acupuncture handle 12 called a crown.
[0016]
The acupuncture leg 11 is made of a member having a circular cross section such as stainless steel, silver, and gold alloy. Although not shown, the tip of the acupuncture leg 11, that is, the acupuncture point 13, is formed into, for example, a pine needle shape. An acupuncture root at the opposite end of the acupuncture leg 11 is fixed to the acupuncture handle 12. The acupuncture pattern itself has a cylindrical shape, is made of the same material as the acupuncture leg 11, is crimped or soldered to the acupuncture leg 11, or is formed of a molded product such as polypropylene resin or polyethylene resin. It is insert-molded together with the acupuncture leg 11.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 20 has the shape of a hollow cylindrical tube having a circular cross section and both ends opened. The tube 20 is thin and flexible, and is made of, for example, natural rubber, silicone rubber, polyethylene resin, vinyl resin, or the like. In this embodiment, the cover member 20 is made of natural rubber or silicon rubber. The cover member 20 is formed such that the acupuncture leg 21 positioned on the acupuncture leg 11 covers the acupuncture leg 11 and forms a space between the acupuncture leg 11 and the acupuncture leg 10 so as to be fitted on the acupuncture body 10. Is fixed to the acupuncture body 10 by elasticity.
[0018]
Assembling of the cover member 20 to the acupuncture body 10 is performed, for example, after fitting the acupuncture leg 21 of the cover member 20 to the acupuncture leg 11 of the acupuncture body 10 and expanding the acupuncture handle 22 to fit the acupuncture handle 12. This is performed by bringing the acupuncture handle 22 into close contact with the acupuncture handle 12 by restoring the acupuncture handle 22 elastically. The fixing of the cover member 20 to the acupuncture body 10 is extremely simple because the elasticity of the cover member 20 is used in this manner. And natural rubber or silicone rubber has high elasticity, and the cover member 20 is firmly fixed to the acupuncture body 10.
[0019]
The acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment is provided to the practitioner after the cover member 20 is attached to the acupuncture body 10, sterilized and packaged. When sterilizing, even if gamma rays are used, the elasticity and flexibility do not change because the cover member 20 is made of natural rubber or silicon rubber.
[0020]
The practitioner removes the packaging before the treatment. At this time, even if the acupuncture needle for moxibustion treatment is directly held by hand, the acupuncture leg 21 of the cover member 20 covers the acupuncture leg 11, so that the sterilizing effect is obtained. Is not compromised.
[0021]
The treatment is performed by inserting the acupuncture point 13 of the acupuncture body 10 into the human body 30 with the finger of the other hand while supporting the cover member 20 with the finger of the other hand as shown by the arrow F in FIG. Be started. At this time, since the lower end of the cover member 20 is in contact with the human body 30, for example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 13 is inserted into the human body 30.
[0022]
Acupuncture is performed by inserting the acupuncture leg 11 through the nerve fiber as it is. For this reason, when the acupuncture body 10 is pushed toward the human body, since the lower end of the cover member 20 is in contact with the human body 30, it further flexes with the movement of the acupuncture body 10, and only the acupuncture leg 11 further moves, Penetrated by nerve fibers. Also at this time, since the thickness of the cover member 20 is thin, the movement of the acupuncture body 10 is directly transmitted to the finger of the left hand, so that reliable insertion can be performed. Even if the acupuncture body 10 is supported by a finger, the acupuncture leg 21 of the cover member 20 covers the acupuncture leg 11, so that the acupuncture leg 11 does not directly touch the finger, and the sterilization effect is not impaired.
[0023]
After the treatment, when the acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment is removed from the human body, the acupuncture leg 21 of the cover member 20 covers the acupuncture leg 11, so that the acupuncture point 13 does not injure the practitioner or the acupuncture manager without discarding. And other tasks.
[0024]
The acupuncture for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment according to the present invention can perform puncture while sensing the movement of the acupuncture body 10 with a finger and does not need to attach / detach an acupuncture tube. Acupuncture can be performed easily and reliably.
[0025]
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of an acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion according to the present invention.
[0026]
This acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment is also made of Australian acupuncture, and the structure of the acupuncture handle and the mounting structure of the cover member are different.
[0027]
The acupuncture handle comprises an upper portion 112a, a lower portion 112b, and a collar portion 112c located therebetween. The upper portion 112a and the lower portion 112b are formed to have the same outer diameter, while the collar portion 112c is formed to have a larger diameter. The upper part 112a, the lower part 112b, and the collar part 112c are made of stainless steel and are integrally formed. The acupuncture leg 11 has an acupuncture root soldered to a lower portion 112b of the acupuncture handle 112.
[0028]
The cover member 20 is formed of a hollow cylindrical tube made of silicone rubber or natural rubber. The inner diameter of the cover member 20 is larger than the outer diameter of the acupuncture leg 111, and is smaller than the outer diameter of the lower part 112b and the upper part 112a of the acupuncture handle. The cover member 20 also has the needle handle 22 enlarged in diameter and is fitted to a part of the lower part 112b, the collar part 112c, and a part of the upper part 112a, and then elastically recovers and is in close contact with them.
[0029]
In such an acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, the cover member 20 is larger in diameter by the brim portion 112c and adheres to the acupuncture handle 112a, 112b, 112c with greater elasticity. However, even if it is strongly pulled in the longitudinal direction, it does not fall out of the acupuncture body 10.
[0030]
Also in this acupuncture treatment acupuncture, similarly to the acupuncture described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the acupuncture leg 21 in which the cover member 20 is located on the acupuncture leg 11 is flexibly configured, and Is fixed to the acupuncture handles 112a, 112b, and 112c, the cover member bends at the time of cutting, the acupuncture tip 13 protrudes from the cover member 20, is inserted into the human body, and When the practitioner applies a force to the acupuncture body 10, the cover member 20 is greatly bent, and the acupuncture leg 11 further projects from the cover member 20 and is inserted into the nerve fiber. At this time, since the cover member 20 is configured so that the acupuncture leg portion 21 covering the acupuncture leg 11 is thin, the practitioner can insert while detecting the movement of the acupuncture body 10 with a finger during treatment. The insertion of the body 10 can be performed reliably. And since the acupuncture leg 11 is always covered by the cover member 20, even if the acupuncture body 10 is held with a finger before and after the acupuncture treatment as well as during the treatment, the sterilization effect is not impaired, and the acupuncture tube is not damaged. The treatment is completed quickly because there is no need at all, that is, there is no need to attach or remove the acupuncture tube.
[0031]
Further, in this acupuncture and moxibustion treatment acupuncture, the collar 112c functions well as a stop for the guide tube 40 when regulating the length of the acupuncture leg penetrating the human body using the guide tube 40. That is, the guide tube 40 is fitted to the acupuncture leg 11 when performing acupuncture. When the acupuncture body 10 is pushed down toward the human body when performing the insertion, when the upper end of the guide tube 40 hits the collar 112c, the height of the acupuncture leg 10 is H, and the height of the guide tube 40 is h. The penetration depth S of the acupuncture body 10 with respect to the human body is restricted to S = Hh. At this time, since the collar portion 112c has a large diameter, the collar portion 112c surely hits the upper end of the guide tube 40 and reliably controls the insertion depth of the acupuncture body 10.
[0032]
In the embodiment described above, the hollow hole of the cover member 20 is formed to have the same diameter, but the inner diameter of the acupuncture handle 22 is formed to be smaller than the inner diameter of the acupuncture leg 21 so that the elastic force can be increased. The cover member 20 may be fixed to the needle handle 12, 112a, 112b, 112c of the needle body 10.
[0033]
Further, the cover member 20 is fixed to the acupuncture handles 12, 112a, 112b, 112c of the acupuncture body 10 by the elastic force of the cover member 20, but the acupuncture handles 12, 112a, 112b, 112c by other means such as joining. May be fixed.
[0034]
Further, the cover member 20 is entirely configured to be flexible, but if necessary, only a region corresponding to the insertion length below the acupuncture leg portion 22 is configured to be flexible and thin, and the upper portion is formed. It may be used as a guide tube.
[0035]
Further, the cover member 20 is formed as a hollow tube having a circular cross section, but may be formed in another shape according to, for example, the shape of the acupuncture body.
[0036]
In addition, although sterilization is performed by gamma rays, other sterilization methods such as steam sterilization, dry heat sterilization, gas sterilization, and electron beam sterilization can be adopted. Materials other than natural rubber or silicone rubber can also be used.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the acupuncture treatment acupuncture needle of the present invention includes an acupuncture leg and an acupuncture body having an acupuncture handle fixed to one end of the acupuncture leg, and the acupuncture leg and the acupuncture handle of the acupuncture body are covered by the cover member. The acupuncture leg covering the acupuncture leg in the cover member is made thin and flexible, and the acupuncture handle located on the acupuncture handle is fixed to the acupuncture handle. Even if the acupuncture body is inserted and inserted while holding it, the sterilization effect is not so lost, the movement of the acupuncture body can be well sensed through the finger, and a reliable treatment can be performed. And since it does not require an acupuncture tube, that is, it does not require attaching and detaching of the acupuncture tube before and after treatment, it is possible to sense the movement of the acupuncture body through the fingers well, and the practitioner with visual impairment However, acupuncture can be performed easily and reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the acupuncture needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Acupuncture body 11 Acupuncture leg 12, 112a, 112b, 112c Acupuncture handle 20 Cover member 21 Acupuncture leg 22 Acupuncture handle

Claims (4)

An acupuncture body having an acupuncture leg and an acupuncture handle fixed to one end of the acupuncture leg, wherein the acupuncture leg and the acupuncture handle of the acupuncture body are covered by a cover member, and the acupuncture leg portion of the cover member covering the acupuncture leg is thin and thin. Acupuncture for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, wherein the acupuncture handle is configured to be flexible and the acupuncture handle located on the acupuncture handle is fixed to the acupuncture handle. The acupuncture for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is formed of a thin hollow tube, and the acupuncture handle is fitted to the acupuncture handle by expanding the diameter thereof, and is fixed to the acupuncture handle by elastic restoration. . The needle for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment according to claim 2, wherein the cover member is made of natural rubber. 3. The acupuncture needle according to claim 2, wherein the cover member is made of silicone rubber.

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