RU2520150C2 - Laser acupuncture device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment, with regard to designing devices for exposure on biologically active points (BAPs). A laser acupuncture device comprises a body with the power supply source and an emitter control circuit. A tip with an emitter holder is attached to the output of the emitter control circuit. The emitter is presented by a diffused laser mounted in the emitter holder and provided with a subsidiary optical resonant cavity in the form of a shaped laser acupuncture head wherein two thirds of its length makes a hexagonal prism, while the rest portion of the length is a hexagonal pyramid. An emitting zone of the laser is found in an optical channel inside the hexagonal prism close to a base of the hexagonal pyramid. Surfaces of the optical resonant cavity and optical channel are highly polished. The invention enables providing the coherent single-mode emission and optimising the laser light transmission onto the BAPs in the form of an electromagnetic wave front of the solid hexagon.

EFFECT: invention provides higher efficacy of the reflex therapy method and states the disinfection simplicity.

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Description

The invention relates to medical equipment, in terms of creating devices for influencing biologically active points (BAP), and can be used in a system of therapeutic methods based on exposure to them with the aim of regulating the functional systems of the body using electromagnetic radiation.

Laser devices for acupuncture are conventionally divided into two large groups: devices with a remote emitter of electromagnetic energy relative to the body of the product and devices with a combined emitter of electromagnetic energy with the body of the product. As a rule, elements that determine the functionality of a laser device for acupuncture are concentrated in the body. Directly the emitter can be equipped with various nozzles for the distribution / concentration of laser radiation on the area / point of impact.

The well-known apparatus of laser therapy "MILTA-F-8-01" [Product of ZAO NPO Space Instrument Engineering, Russia] contains a housing in which the power source and the emitter control circuit are located. Directly the emitter is connected to the control circuit using an electrically conductive cord. It can be functionally different and implements three physical modes of operation: irradiation with coherent radiation from a semiconductor IR laser; radiation from a semiconductor LED (IR region and red region); the formation of a magnetic field in the irradiation zone. For the delivery of radiation directly to the focus of pathology / BAP, fiber-optic nozzles are used that are connected directly to the emitter by means of adapter sleeves. So, to implement the reflexology method, the nozzle in the form of a cone is included in the kit, which allows you to concentrate laser radiation on the BAP.

An example of another design solution for a laser device for acupuncture is the multifunctional laser device for acupuncture JB-B3 [Product of Tianshi, China]. The case includes a laser device, a control circuit, a vibration motor, a lithium battery and three massage nozzles (multipoint, seven-point and a head for laser acupuncture).

The head for laser acupuncture is a hemisphere that mates with the body of the device using a threaded adapter sleeve. In fact, this device is a monoblock design with interchangeable nozzles that mate with the housing using a threaded adapter sleeve.

When working with massage nozzles, the vibration mode is achieved by turning on the vibration motor control circuit. Laser radiation is possible both in the form of continuous and pulsating modes.

In the mode of influence on the BAP, the operation of the vibration motor is stopped. The nozzle, having a hemispherical working surface, captures a sufficient area of the BAT working area and allows to additionally produce not only exposure in the form of radiation, but also in the form of a certain pressure (acupuncture press).

Closest to the claimed device is the apparatus for reflexology "SVETERM" [The apparatus for reflexology "SVETERM". - Passport. - Volgograd Radio Equipment Plant, 1992].

The essence of the design solution of the prototype discloses the drawing in figure 1.

Structurally, the device contains: 1 - the device body, 2 - a low-voltage power source, 3 - a two-wire general power cord of the device, 4 - radiation source control circuit; 5 - tip, 6 - radiation source, 7 - optical fiber segment, 8 - two-wire connecting power cord of the radiation source.

The constructive basis of the device is the housing of the device (1), in which a low-voltage power source (2) is located, which is connected to an external power source using a two-wire power cord (3). At the output of the power source (2) there is a radiation source control circuit (4), from which the supply voltage for the radiation source (6) is supplied to the tip (5) made in the form of a hollow pencil using a two-wire connecting power cord (8). Inside the tip (5), there is a radiation source (6) in the form of a quartz halogen heater lamp and a piece of optical fiber (7) for directional transmission of radiation to the BAT.

The device operates as follows. When the general power supply of the device is turned on from a low-voltage power source (2), the supply voltage is supplied to the radiation source control circuit (4) and then through a two-wire connecting power cord (8) it is supplied to the quartz halogen heater lamp (6). The radiation source (6) generates radiation in the wavelength region of 0.4-1.2 μm, while heating the working part of the tip (5). A short segment of optical fiber (7) is used for directional transmission of radiation to the BAT.

As a result, the BAP is affected by: radiation in the region of wavelengths of 0.4-1.2 μm, thermal heating of the tip working surface, and acupuncture press is realized due to the impact of a part of a short fiber segment protruding above the tip working surface.

The advantages of this device should be considered:

1. The simplicity of the design.

2. The triad effect on the BAP due to radiation in the wavelength region of 0.4-1.2 μm, thermal heating of the working surface of the tip and acupuncture press due to the impact of a part of a short segment of optical fiber protruding above the working surface of the tip.

3. The ability to implement additional tip solutions to expand the functionality of the device.

The disadvantages of this design include:

1. The reduced efficiency of the device due to the use of incoherent radiation generated by a halogen lamp.

2. The use of only a spherical front of the electromagnetic wave formed at the output of a piece of optical fiber.

The technical result of the invention consists in creating a radiation source in the device based on a semiconductor laser diode mounted in the emitter holder and equipped with an additional optical resonator in the form of a head for laser acupuncture of a special shape, which allows implementing coherent single-mode radiation and optimizing the transfer of laser radiation to the BAP in the form of a front the electromagnetic wave of the spatial hexagon, increases the effectiveness of the reflexology method and determines simply in disinfection.

The inventive laser device for acupuncture contains a device housing in which a power source and an emitter control circuit are located, a two-wire general power cord of the device, a tip with an emitter holder that is connected by a power cord to the output of the emitter control circuit, and the tip is made of insulating plastic in the form of a hollow round pencil with a diameter convenient for holding it in the fingers in the process. To implement coherent radiation, a semiconductor laser is used as an emitter, mounted in the emitter holder and equipped with an additional optical resonator in the form of a head for laser acupuncture of a special shape, in which two-thirds of its length is a hexagonal prism, and the remaining part of the length is a hexagonal pyramid, and the emitting zone the laser is located in the optical channel inside the hexagonal prism near the base of the hexagonal pyramid, directly the optical cavity and the optical channel polished to a mirror finish.

Common to the claimed device and prototype are the following features:

- device body;

- a two-wire general power cord of the device;

- power source and emitter control circuit (located inside the device);

- tip with the holder of the emitter (a separate design solution);

- a power cord for connecting the emitter to the output of the control circuit;

- the tip is made of electrical insulating plastic in the form of a hollow round pencil with a diameter convenient for holding it in the fingers in the process.

Distinctive from the prototype are the following features:

- a semiconductor laser mounted in the holder of the emitter is used as an emitter;

- the emitter is equipped with an additional optical resonator in the form of a head for laser acupuncture of a special shape (this ensures the coherence of the radiation of the device);

- structurally, two-thirds of the length of the optical resonator is a hexagonal prism, and the remaining part of the length is a hexagonal pyramid;

- the laser emitting zone is located in the optical channel inside the hexagonal prism near the base of the hexagonal pyramid;

- directly the optical resonator and the optical channel are polished to a mirror shine.

The essence of the constructive solution of the claimed device discloses the drawing in figure 2.

The inventive design of the device contains: 1 - the case of the device, 2 - low-voltage power supply, 3 - two-wire cord for the general power of the device, 4 - control circuit of the radiation source; 5 - tip, 6 - semiconductor laser, 7 - additional optical resonator, 8 - two-wire connecting power cord of the radiation source.

The constructive basis of the device is the housing of the device (1), in which a low-voltage power source (2) is located, which is connected to an external power source using a two-wire power cord (3). At the output of the power source (2) there is a radiation source control circuit (4), from which the supply voltage for the radiation source (6) is supplied to the tip (5) made in the form of a hollow pencil using a two-wire connecting power cord (8). At the output of the tip in the holder there is a radiation source (6) based on a semiconductor laser, which is located in the optical channel inside the additional optical resonator (7) for directional transmission of radiation to the BAT.

The structural solution of the additional optical resonator (7) is illustrated in FIG. 3.

A direct additional optical resonator (7) with a total length L is formed by two-thirds of the hexagonal prism, and the remaining part of the length is formed by the hexagonal pyramid. The laser emitting zone is located in the optical channel inside the hexagonal prism near the base of the hexagonal pyramid. The diameter of the optical channel D is determined by the landing dimensions of the semiconductor laser structure. The conjugation of the design of the additional optical resonator can be achieved by the corresponding threaded connection with the tip (5). To increase the quality factor of the surface structure of the additional optical resonator and the optical channel, it is advisable to polish to a mirror shine.

The device operates as follows. When the device’s general power is turned on from a low-voltage power supply (2), the supply voltage is supplied to the radiation source control circuit (4) and then through a two-wire connecting power cord (8) it is supplied to the semiconductor laser (6). The electromagnetic radiation of a semiconductor laser (6), after interacting with an additional optical resonator (7), is converted to a single-mode radiation mode.

Depending on the type of semiconductor laser used (6) and the geometric dimensions of the optical resonator (7), it is possible to obtain radiation generation from the region of working wavelengths of 0.6-1.2 μm. The direct optical resonator (7) makes it possible to optimize the directed transmission of laser radiation to the BAT in the form of the front of the electromagnetic wave of the spatial hexagon.

Using the inventive device allows you to act on the BAT optimized radiation from the wavelength range of 0.6-1.2 μm in the form of the front of the electromagnetic wave of the spatial hexagon and to implement press acupuncture. Due to this, the effectiveness of the method of reflexology increases and the ease of disinfection of the tip is achieved.

Claims (1)

A laser device for acupuncture, comprising a device housing in which a power source and an emitter control circuit are located, a two-wire general power cord of the device, a tip with an emitter holder that is connected by a power cord to the output of the emitter control circuit, the tip being made of insulating plastic in the form of a hollow round a pencil with a diameter convenient for holding it in the fingers of the hand during operation, characterized in that for the implementation of coherent radiation as an emitter a semiconductor laser is used, which is installed in the holder of the emitter and equipped with an additional optical resonator in the form of a head for laser acupuncture of a special form, in which two-thirds of its length is a hexagonal prism, and the remaining part of the length is a hexagonal pyramid, and the laser emitting zone is located in the optical channel inside the hexagonal prisms near the base of the hexagonal pyramid, the direct optical resonator and the optical channel are polished to a mirror shine.

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