RU2211689C2 - Device for electroacupuncture diagnostics - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine, reflexotherapy. SUBSTANCE: the present innovation deals with predicting different diseases. Device in question has got both active and passive electrodes, supply and measurement unit, change-over switch, interface and computer. Active electrode has got a body with the main and additional electrodes. Additional electrode is designed as a tube and installed in the body with possibility to move, moreover, it has a spring for steady pressing against skin. The main electrode has got microthermopair. Change-over switch is directed into position corresponding to conductivity measurement. Active electrode is installed onto patient's body surface to find biologically active point. Command is directed to computer to take off measurement values to draw electroacupuncture curve. Change-over switch is directed into position for temperature measuring. Command again comes to computer to take off measurement values. One should measure capacity and potential. Then one should pass to the next biologically active point. After fulfilling the whole program of measurements one should use computer to draw multi-criteria model to carry out disease diagnostics. EFFECT: higher reliability of diagnosis. 1 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to medicine, more specifically to reflexology, and can be used to diagnose diseases. The essence of the method consists in the search for biologically active points and, based on the measurement of four physical parameters, the construction of a multi-criteria model that allows the diagnosis of the disease.

 The closest in technical essence is the device [1] for electropuncture diagnostics according to the method of R. Voll, containing a sensor for information retrieval, made in the form of active and passive electrodes, test cells connected to passive electrodes, a power source, a conductivity measuring unit, the input of which connected to the active electrode, and the output to the interface connected to the computer.

 The disadvantages of the known technical solution include the fact that only one parameter is used to diagnose the disease, which is removed from the biologically active point, namely, the dependence of the voltage on the electrical conductivity of the biologically active point and the construction of the R. Voll curve.

 Recent studies show that the state of the human body affects the widest range of physical parameters of biologically active points. These also include temperature, capacity, and potential. Measurement of these parameters will allow to obtain more extensive information about the state of the biologically active point, and therefore increase the reliability of the diagnosis.

 The technical task is to conduct measurements of electrical conductivity, temperature, capacitance and potential.

 The technical result is to increase the reliability of the diagnosis based on more extensive information about the state of biologically active points.

 The technical result in the proposed device is achieved due to the fact that four parameters are measured: temperature, conductivity, capacitance and potential of biologically active points, which are fed through the interface to a computer, where a multi-criteria model is constructed, which allows more reliable diagnosis of the disease.

 The device is illustrated in graphic material.

 The drawing shows a diagram of a device for electropuncture diagnostics.

 The device comprises an information pickup sensor, a measuring system and a computer.

 The information pickup sensor consists of active 1 and passive 2 electrodes. Passive electrode 2 is attached to the wrist of the patient. The active electrode 1 is in the hands of the doctor taking the measurements, and consists of a housing in which the main 3 and additional 4 electrodes are located. The additional electrode 4 is made of bronze and has the ability to move freely in the housing of the active electrode 1. The additional electrode 4 has a spring 5 in order to ensure uniform pressure of the measuring tip. The main electrode 3 is made of plastic, inserted into the additional electrode 4 by pressing fit. A thermocouple is installed inside the main electrode 3. At the top of the active electrode 1, a multi-position switch 6 is installed, which serves to control the measuring system. The active electrode 1 is connected by a cable to a power and measurement unit 7, which is connected by wires with an interface 8 and then to a computer 9.

 The device operates as follows. For diagnosis, the passive electrode 2 is attached to the patient, for example on the wrist. The active electrode 1 is in the hands of a doctor who performs measurements and diagnostics.

 Before conducting research on a computer, the program and the volume of research are selected. The switch 6 is moved to the position corresponding to the conductivity measurement, and the active electrode 1 is mounted on the surface of the patient's body. The doctor searches for a biologically active point by observing the measurement readings on the monitor screen. When a biologically active point is found, a command is sent to the computer to take measurement readings to construct the R. Voll curve. Then, the switch 6 is moved to the position corresponding to the temperature measurement. The temperature is measured by a thermocouple, which creates a potential difference, depending on what temperature its hot junction is at, and a command is sent to the computer to take measurements. Further, similar operations are performed to measure capacitance and potential. Capacitance is measured when the device is connected to one of the thermocouple wires and to an additional electrode. When measuring potential, the measuring device is connected to one of the two wires of the thermocouple, and the second to the ground. The switch 6 connects the power supply and measurement 7 to the measurement object as follows. When measuring conductivity, one of the thermocouple wires of the main electrode 3 and the passive electrode 2 are connected to the resistance measurement circuit in the power supply and measurement 7. When measuring temperature, two wires from the thermocouple are connected to the power supply and measurement 7 and the thermopower is measured. When measuring the capacitance, one of the thermocouple wires of the main electrode 3 and the additional electrode 4 are connected to the capacitance measuring circuit in the power supply and measurement 7. When measuring the potential of the measurement, they are carried out similarly.

 After all measurements have been made for the first biologically active point, go to the next biologically point, which is included in the research program. After completing the entire measurement program on a computer, a multi-criteria model is constructed that allows diagnosis of the disease.

Sources of information
1. RF patent 2103984, A 61 H 39/00, 02/10/1998.

Claims (1)

 A device for electropuncture diagnostics, containing a passive and active electrodes and a power and measurement unit connected to the active electrode, characterized in that the active electrode comprises a housing in which the main and auxiliary electrodes are located, the additional electrode being made in the form of a tube, installed in the housing with it can be moved in and has a spring to ensure uniform pressure against the skin, and the main electrode has a microthermocouple, while a switch is inserted into the device to control the bl power and measurement window, and the latter is connected to the interface and the computer.