KR102159056B1 - Sham acupuncture and the using method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fake acupuncture needle and a method of use thereof. According to the present invention, the fake needle comprises: a needle tube; a bond capsule provided at one terminal end of the needle tube; and a needle member provided in the needle tube. According to the present invention, it is impossible for a person to be treated to distinguish whether a needle that the person is treated with is real or not while providing a perfect blind effect in a randomized controlled experiment.

Description

False acupuncture and how to use it {SHAM ACUPUNCTURE AND THE USING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a false acupuncture and a method of using the same, and more particularly, to a false acupuncture and a method of using the false acupuncture used together with a real acupuncture to objectively prove the effect of the acupuncture.

Acupuncture treatment is a treatment that has been practiced in East Asia such as Korea, Japan, and China for more than two thousand years, and as interest and use of acupuncture has increased in clinical effects, attempts to scientifically interpret its method of action and mechanism are gradually increasing.

Therefore, it is emphasized that objective evidence for the effect of acupuncture is needed, and accordingly, evidence-based clinical trials of acupuncture treatment based on randomized controlled studies to verify the effect of acupuncture have begun to increase.

In the initial acupuncture treatment clinical study, the conventional treatment for each disease or no treatment group was used when the control group was set and compared with the acupuncture treatment group. However, as it was argued that placebo should be excluded when verifying the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment, various types of false acupuncture began to be used as a control.

However, since the existing false acupuncture is not properly blindfolded for the recipient, there are many cases in which the recipient can recognize whether the acupuncture he is receiving is a false acupuncture or a real acupuncture, making it difficult to become a proper randomized control experiment.

Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2015-0189382

The present invention has been conceived to solve the above problems, and is to provide a false acupuncture method and a method of using the acupuncture in which a person to be treated cannot distinguish whether the acupuncture to be treated is a real or false acupuncture with the naked eye.

In addition, it is difficult for a practitioner to determine which one is the real or false acupuncture, so it is to provide a false acupuncture and a method of using it that can secure a more complete double-blind state.

In addition, it is to provide a false needle and a method of using the same that can provide the same pain as a real needle.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, intubation; A bond capsule provided at one end of the needle tube; And it provides a false needle (sham acupuncture) characterized in that it comprises a needle member provided in the needle tube.

In addition, it provides a false needle, characterized in that it further comprises a pressing member formed on the other side of the needle member.

In addition, it characterized in that it further comprises a safety ring (ring) of a predetermined length partially opened to play a role of preventing the pressing member from being pressed toward the needle pipe when provided between the pressing member and the needle pipe. Provides false acupuncture.

In addition, it provides a false needle, characterized in that it further comprises a friction support member provided at the other end of the needle tube.

The friction support member is provided with a false needle, characterized in that formed of expanded polystyrene (expanded polystyrene) or rubber.

In addition, the bond in the bond capsule is cyanoacrylate, fibrin glue, protein-based glue, polyethylene glycol glue, polyurethane glue, methylidine Malonic (methylidene malonate) provides a false saliva, characterized in that it is prepared containing any one or more of the acid.

In addition, it provides a false needle, characterized in that the material of the bond capsule is formed of gelatin (gelatin).

In addition, one side of the needle member provides a false needle, characterized in that the blunt.

In addition, the bond capsule provides a false needle, characterized in that manufactured in a circular ring shape.

In addition, it provides a false needle, characterized in that it further comprises an auxiliary needle member that performs a role of popping the bond capsule by falling together when the needle member is lowered.

In addition, the present invention is the step of descending the pressing member in the direction of the needle tube; The step of descending the needle member together as the pressing member descends; And it provides a method of using a false needle, characterized in that the needle member includes the step of penetrating the bond capsule.

In addition, before the step of lowering the pressing member in the direction of the needle tube, the step of removing the safety ring provided between the pressing member and the needle tube provides a method of using a false needle, characterized in that it further comprises.

In addition, after the step of penetrating the needle member through the bond capsule, it provides a method of using a false needle, characterized in that it further comprises a step of flowing and fixing the bond of the bond capsule.

According to a needle and a method of using the needle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has the following effects.

First, it is impossible to distinguish whether the patient's acupuncture is a real or false acupuncture, so it has the effect of providing a perfect blinding in a randomized controlled experiment. In addition, it is difficult for the practitioner to determine which one is real or false, so a more complete double-blind state can be secured.

Second, the existing false acupuncture was removed from the skin after the procedure, so that the operator could easily recognize whether the acupuncture he was treated was false or real, but the acupuncture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the method of use thereof According to this, since false acupuncture is firmly supported on the skin of the person being treated, it is effective to provide an accurate double-blind test environment by preventing the person to be treated from recognizing the type of acupuncture to be treated.

Third, during the treatment of false acupuncture, it is possible to provide more accurate evidence for verifying the acupuncture treatment effect by providing the same pain as real acupuncture to the person to be treated even though false acupuncture is not inserted. That is, there is an effect of providing accurate evidence on whether the effect of acupuncture treatment is due to the placebo effect or not.

Fourth, since a medical bond is used as a bond used when fixing acupuncture according to various embodiments of the present invention, there is an effect of minimizing the effect on the human body.

Fifth, since the safety ring is inserted between the intubation tube and the pressurizing member during storage, it can be safely stored. At the same time, the safety ring only needs to be removed and used when using, so that the convenience of the procedure is maximized compared to the existing false acupuncture. have.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional false needle viewed from the side.
2 is a perspective view showing a state when a real acupuncture is performed using a conventional false acupuncture needle support.
3 is a perspective view showing a state when a false acupuncture is performed using a conventional false acupuncture needle support.
4 is a view showing the outside of the false needle of the needle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing the inside of a false needle of a needle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing a state where a false acupuncture of acupuncture is performed according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a portion of the skin treated with false acupuncture according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view showing a state of a false needle of a needle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a plan view of a bond capsule used for a false needle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a false needle descends according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an enlarged view showing a portion where a false acupuncture was performed according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing a state when a false needle is stored by a safety ring according to various embodiments of the present invention.
13 is an enlarged view of the safety ring of FIG. 12.
14 is a flow chart showing a method of using a false needle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, various modifications may be made and various forms may be applied. Specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific form of disclosure, it is to be understood as including all changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 to 3 are views showing a state of one of the conventional false needles.

First, Figure 1 is a view as viewed from the side of a conventional false needle.

The existing false acupuncture needles consist of a needle head (1), a needle stem (2), and acupuncture needle (3), and in order to support these false needles, a vinyl tape (9) with a cover required for skin adhesion is coated. It is composed of a needle support including an attachment portion 7 to which the skin contact surface 8 is coupled, and a needle guide tube 6 that penetrates through the attachment portion 7 and serves to induce false acupuncture.

2 is a perspective view showing a state when a real acupuncture is performed using a conventional false acupuncture needle support.

For the double-blind test, the real and false acupuncture must be recognized identically to the patient to be treated in appearance to provide a perfect blinding effect. To this end, in the double-blind test using a conventional false acupuncture, even when a real acupuncture is performed, a real acupuncture was inserted into the acupuncture guide tube 6 of the conventional false acupuncture acupuncture supporter to perform the treatment to the patient.

3 is a perspective view showing a state when a false acupuncture is performed using a conventional false acupuncture needle support.

After inserting a real acupuncture into the experimental group as shown in FIG. 2, in the control group, a false needle is inserted into the needle guide tube 6 of the needle support as shown in FIG. Unlike real acupuncture, the false acupuncture is blunt, so it does not penetrate through the person's skin.

That is, in the conventional false acupuncture, real acupuncture or false acupuncture was performed through an acupuncture support attached to the skin in order to provide a perfect blinding effect to the subjects of the experimental group and the control group.

However, since such conventional false acupuncture is attached to the patient using a vinyl tape, there are many cases that it is not properly adhered and thus falls from the skin or is separated from the treated part through movement of the patient. In addition, by recognizing the deviated acupuncture, the recipient can recognize whether the acupuncture he has been treated is a real or false acupuncture, and thus there is a problem in that it cannot provide a perfect blinding to the patient. Also, during the procedure, there was an inconvenience of removing the vinyl tape (9) one by one and performing the procedure.

4 is a view showing the outside of the false needle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, when viewed from the outside, the false needle 100 recognizes only the pressing member 110, the needle tube 130, and the needle member 120 exposed between the pressing member 110 and the needle tube 130 It just becomes.

Therefore, prior to being used in a randomized controlled trial, the recipient cannot confirm whether the treated acupuncture is a false acupuncture only by its appearance.

In addition, it is difficult for the practitioner to determine whether the acupuncture to be treated is a false acupuncture, and a more complete double-blind state can be secured.

5 is a perspective view showing the inside of a false needle of a needle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the false needle 100 of the needle according to the first embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a pressing member 110, a needle member 120, and a needle tube 130. More specifically, a bond capsule 140 is provided at one end of the needle tube 130, and a friction support member 150 is provided at the other end of the needle tube 130. Here, the friction support member 150 is formed of an elastic material such as polystyrene or rubber, and the needle member 120 is inserted into the needle tube 130 through the friction support member 150.

That is, the friction support member 150 provides a friction force that resists the needle member 120 from being inserted into the needle tube 130 too easily against the intention of the user.

6 is a perspective view showing a false acupuncture treatment according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user presses the pressing member 110 in the false needle 100, the pressing member 110 and the needle member 120 descend from the inside of the needle tube 130, and a bond formed at the end of the needle tube 130 When reaching the capsule 140, the bond capsule 140 is popped. The end of the false needle 100 is formed bluntly so as not to be inserted into the skin, but since the needle itself is in the form of a needle having a small diameter, sufficient force can be applied to burst the bond capsule 140.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the skin treated with false acupuncture according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the false needle 100, the needle member 120 ruptures the bond capsule 140 so that the liquid bond of the bond capsule 140 leaks out and flows out to the skin, but the needle member 120 is not inserted into the skin. Stay in state. In other words, the blunt needle member 120 of the false needle 100 on the left descends to the pressing member 110 and descends together, bursts the bond capsule 140, and provides a pricking feeling in contact with the skin, but is not actually self-injection. In this state, the false needle 100 flows out of the bond capsule 140 and is applied in the'A' area and fixed on the skin by the bond fixed.

Therefore, according to the false acupuncture 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the patient set as a control group in a randomized control experiment or a patient set as the experiment group, before or after receiving the acupuncture treatment, can determine whether the treated acupuncture is false acupuncture. It can provide a perfect blinding effect that cannot be discerned.

In addition, the false acupuncture 100 is not inserted into the skin, but because it is in the form of a needle having a very small diameter, it provides a feeling similar to that of the real acupuncture 200 to a person undergoing treatment. Therefore, there is an effect that can fundamentally block controversy over whether the effect of acupuncture is a placebo effect in a randomized controlled experiment.

The bond used in the bond capsule 140 of the false needle 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention is a medical bond used for wound closure instead of a suture or a stapler, and more specifically, cyanoacrylate, Manufacture containing any one or more of fibrin glue, protein-based glue, polyethylene glycol glue, polyurethane glue, methylidene malonate acid Can be.

Therefore, the false needle according to the present invention uses a bond so that the false needle is fixed on the skin, but the fear of side effects due to the skin contact of the bond can be minimized.

The bond is not specified as the above substance, and may be a liquid substance having a property of rapidly flowing out when the capsule is ruptured and drying quickly after contacting the skin.

It is recommended that the outer shell of the capsule maintain the strength to accommodate the liquid bond inside. The shell of the capsule is formed in a disc shape and can be attached to the end of the needle tube. At this time, the capsule is preferably formed on at least one side, that is, the surface in contact with the needle tube, to correspond to the shape of the end surface of the needle tube to facilitate attachment to the tip of the needle tube. That is, if the tip of the needle tube is flat, it is preferable that the capsule in contact with it is also flat.

The material of the capsule shell may be any material used for general capsules such as gelatin, and is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that it has viscosity and can be adhered to the end of the needle tube. Alternatively, it is preferable to apply a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the side of the capsule in contact with the needle tube.

It is preferable that the liquid bond accommodated in the capsule is filled at high pressure. Accordingly, when inserted into the needle, it can be rapidly destroyed and expanded while being applied to the surrounding skin area.

8 is a perspective view showing a state of a false needle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The false acupuncture needle 100 of the acupuncture according to the second embodiment of the present invention is also difficult to distinguish from the real acupuncture in appearance, so that the control group or the experimental group's recipient is the real acupuncture 200 or the false acupuncture 100 ), it is difficult to check. Specifically, the false needle 100 according to the second embodiment may further include an auxiliary needle member 160 in addition to the needle member 120 in the needle tube 130.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary needle member 160 of the false needle 100 has a sharp tip. By the presence of the auxiliary needle member 160 as described above, the bond capsule 140 may be destroyed more quickly.

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a false needle descends according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an enlarged view showing a portion of the acupuncture treatment according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Through the drawings, it can be seen that the bond capsule 140 of the false needle 100 is ruptured by the auxiliary needle member 160 so that the bond liquid leaks out to the area'A' in the drawing and is solidified. Although one auxiliary needle member has been described in the present embodiment, two or more auxiliary needle members are possible. If there are many auxiliary needle members, since the capsule is destroyed at various sites at the same time, the bond spreads around the needle member 120 more quickly, and the needle member 120 is quickly fixed to the skin.

On the other hand, FIG. 11 is a view showing a state when the false needle of the present invention is normally stored.

Previously, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state just before the false needle 100 is used according to various embodiments, while FIG. 11 is a view showing a state in which the needle is normally stored.

The needles according to the embodiment of the present invention are provided with a safety ring 170 between the pressing member 110 and the needle tube 130 in order to prevent the pressing member 110 from being pressed by an external shock during transport or storage. can do.

Therefore, if the user of the needle opens the box containing the false needle 100 and then simply removes and uses the safety ring 170, the needle is prevented from being unintentionally pressed when not in use. In addition, as the end of the false needle 100 is exposed to the outside of the acupuncture tube, the problem of confirming that the person being treated is the false needle 100 may be prevented.

Meanwhile, FIG. 11 shows a state in which the safety ring 170 is coupled in the absence of the friction support member 150, but the friction support member 150 is coupled and the safety ring 170 may be coupled thereon. In this case, it is preferable that the diameter of the friction support member 150 is formed smaller than that of the needle tube so that the safety ring 170 can be fitted.

12 is an enlarged view of the safety ring 170 of FIG. 11.

The safety ring 170 is formed in a circular ring shape in which an opening B is formed on one side. The safety ring 170 is made of an elastic material, and therefore, when the needle is separated from the safety ring 170, it can be removed while opening the opening.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a method of using a needle according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

First, in order to use the false needle 100 according to the present invention, a process in which the safety ring 170 is removed is performed (S100). Next, a process in which the pressing member 110 descends in the direction of the needle tube 130 is performed (S200), and as the pressing member 110 descends, the needle member 120 having the other side fixed to the pressing member 110 It also descends together (S300).

As the needle member 120 is lowered, the needle member 120 ruptures the bond capsule 140 in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, a process in which the auxiliary needle member 160 ruptures the bond capsule 140 is performed (S400).

When the bond capsule 140 is ruptured, the bond leaks out and is fixed on the skin of the person to be treated (S500), and as a result, the false needle 100 remains fixed on the skin.

Therefore, according to the method of using acupuncture according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a perfect blinding effect to the person to be treated, and at the same time, to provide a pain similar to that of receiving a real acupuncture, even to the control group, to objectively prove the effect of acupuncture. In the following randomized control experiment, the experimenter can set a preferred control group and an experimental group.

As described above, although the description has been made with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. And it will be appreciated that it can be changed.

1: needle head
2: acupuncture
3: acupuncture
6: acupuncture guide tube
7: attachment part
8: skin contact surface
9: vinyl tape
100: false spit
110: pressing member
120: needle member
130: invasion
140: bond capsule
150: friction support member
160: auxiliary needle member
170: safety ring

Claims (9)

Intubation;
A bond capsule provided at one end of the needle tube;
A needle member provided in the needle tube;
A pressing member formed on the other side of the needle member;
An auxiliary needle member that descends together when the needle member descends to burst the bond capsule;
A friction support member provided at the other end of the needle pipe, having a diameter smaller than that of the needle pipe, and formed of expanded polystyrene or rubber;
A part is open, and is coupled to surround the friction support member between the pressing member and the needle tube, and includes a safety ring for preventing the pressing member from being pressed toward the needle tube,
The bond in the bond capsule is cyanoacrylate, fibrin glue, protein-based glue, polyethylene glycol glue, polyurethane glue, methylidine malo Nick (methylidene malonate) is any one or more of the acid, the material of the bond capsule is a false needle, characterized in that gelatin (gelatin). delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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