WO2013077516A1

WO2013077516A1 - Acupuncture support device for electronic acupuncture

Info

Publication number: WO2013077516A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/004680
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이상훈; 류연희; 최선미; 조성진; 최광호
Original assignee: 한국 한의학 연구원
Priority date: 2011-11-22
Filing date: 2012-06-14
Publication date: 2013-05-30
Also published as: KR20130056713A; KR101337334B1

Abstract

The present invention provides an acupuncture support device for electronic acupuncture, wherein: the state in which electronic acupuncture needles penetrating the skin can be safely maintained if the electronic acupuncture needles which penetrate a part of the body come loose from the skin or penetrate the skin deeper than required when inserting the acupuncture needles; and and a mutual short-circuit state is prevented when two needles penetrate neighboring areas to stimulate acupoints. The invention comprises: a support member which is separably attached to the skin; and a fixing member which is installed on the upper side of the support member, and holds at least one needle penetrating the skin when in a folded state.

Description

Electrode Needle Support Device

The present invention relates to a needle support device for acupuncture, and to a needle support device for acupuncture capable of stably supporting a needle inserted into the skin.

In general, electroacupuncture is performed by inserting a disposable needle into the skin and electrically connecting the needle to the upper end of the needle so that a predetermined current applied from the needle is flowing into the needle. Is an aggression. While the electroacupuncture has an excellent effect, various safety problems are generated due to the use of electricity, and various studies are being conducted internationally to solve this problem.

In the above-described conventional acupuncture, the needle placed on a part of the body does not use a separate support for supporting the needle, so that the needle lies on one side due to its own weight. At this time, the saliva can be easily pulled out of the skin, which causes a problem that the procedure is not properly performed, on the contrary, the patient often feels pain when the saliva is too deep into the skin.

In addition, in the case of a single acupuncture stimulation that is not a muscle stimulation, two needles may be adjacent to an area of about 5 mm. In this case, due to the shape of the forceps of the former needle, there is a risk of electric short circuit between adjacent needles. there is a problem.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a needle for the needle that can stably maintain the state inserted into the skin so that the needle is placed on the body part does not fall out of the skin or go deeper than the depth required when inserted into the skin The purpose is to provide a support device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an electroacupuncture needle support device that can prevent mutual short-circuit when two needles are placed adjacent to each other to stimulate acupuncture points.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a support member detachably attached to the skin; And a fixing member installed at an upper side of the supporting member and holding at least one needle inserted in the skin in a folded state.

The support member has a through hole surrounding a needle inserted into the skin at the central portion, and when the support member is inserted from the side of the needle from the outer peripheral end of the support member so that the needle can penetrate the support member. It is preferable to form a guide hole leading to the through hole.

The support member is formed in a plate shape and an adhesive may be applied to the bottom surface so that the support member can be attached to the skin. In this case, the support member preferably further includes a protective paper detachably coupled to the bottom of the support member to protect the adhesive.

The fixing member, the first portion is fixed to the upper surface of the support member; And a second portion hingeably connected to one side of the first portion, wherein the second portion supports the needle with the needle positioned between the first and second portions. Can be folded to.

Preferably, the first and second portions are provided with at least one locking hook at a free end of the first or second portion so that the first and second portions can be kept folded.

And the first and second portions are at least at each upper end of the first and second portions to space the upper portions of the two or more needles from each other when the first and second portions support the two or more needles in a folded state. One extension protrusion may be formed. In this case, it is preferable that the extension protrusions of the first and second portions are alternately disposed when the first and second portions are folded.

Each of the extension protrusions of the first and second portions may respectively form an inclined surface in contact with any one of the two or more needles, and the inclined surface of each of the extension protrusions may be bent in the opposite direction to each other. It is preferable to incline in the direction which protrudes from the lower side to the upper side.

In addition, the inclined surface of each of the extension protrusions may be formed to protrude inward so that the two or more needles are bent in the opposite direction.

The first portion and the second portion may be formed on the at least one inner surface of the plurality of irregularities are arranged at intervals corresponding to the outer diameter of the needle to suppress the flow to the left and right of the needle.

In addition, the present invention is inserted from the side of the needle inserted into the skin supporting member detachably attached to the skin; And a fixing member having a first portion fixedly installed on an upper surface of the supporting member, and a second portion hingedly connected to one side of the first portion, wherein the fixing member comprises the first and second portions. By folding the gripping at least one needle is inserted into the skin, the first and second portions can achieve the object by providing a needle support device for the acupuncture, characterized in that to maintain a locked state when folded. have.

As described above, in the present invention, each of the tip portions of a pair of needles having a function of supporting a needle inserted into the skin and positioned adjacent to each other (for example, about 5 mm apart) for menstrual stimulation By maintaining a predetermined interval so that a pair of tongs to be connected do not contact each other, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an electric short circuit between a pair of tongs or a pair of needles.

1 is a perspective view showing a needle support device for acupuncture according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a method of using the needle support device for acupuncture according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the needle support device for the needle in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a perspective view showing two needles positioned adjacent to each other to stimulate acupuncture points,

5 and 6 are views sequentially showing a method of using the needle needle support device for the second embodiment according to the present invention.

In describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

First, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 and 2 will be described the configuration of the needle for supporting the needle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the needle support apparatus of the first needle of the first embodiment includes a support member 10 and a needle fixation member 50.

The supporting member 10 has a plate shape having a predetermined width in order to stably support the needle fixing member 50. The supporting member 10 has a through hole 11 through which the needle 1 penetrates in a central portion thereof, and a guide hole 13 extending from the outer circumferential end of the supporting member 10 to the through hole 11 is formed. do.

Referring to FIG. 2, since the point of time of attaching the needle supporting device to the skin is after the needle 1 has been released, the guide hole 13 has a needle in which the support member 10 is inserted into the skin in advance. It becomes a passage through which the needle 1 can pass when moving to a position for supporting 1).

In this case, the guide hole 13 includes a portion 13a of the guide hole 13 in contact with the outer circumferential end of the supporting member 10 so as to minimize interference when the needle 1 is introduced into the guide hole 13. It is preferable to form wider than the width of 10).

The supporting member 10 is coated with an adhesive on the bottom of the skin so as to be detachable, and a protective paper 30 is attached to the bottom to protect the adhesive. Accordingly, in the case of using the needle support device, the protective paper 30 is first removed from the support member 10 and then used.

The needle fixing member 50 includes plate-shaped first and

second portions

51 and 53 connected by the hinge portion 55 so as to be mutually foldable. The lower end of the first portion 51 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the supporting member 10, and the second portion 53 is separated from the supporting member 10 so as to be pivotable about the hinge portion 55.

The first and

second portions

51 and 53 are provided with

hooks

57a and 57b at side ends (free ends), respectively. When the pair of

hooks

57a and 57b are folded so that the first and

second portions

51 and 53 face each other, the pair of

hooks

57a and 57b are caught by the tip portions of the first and

second portions

51 and 53 facing each other. And the

second parts

51 and 53 are mutually locked. In this embodiment, the first and

second portions

51 and 53 are mutually locked through a pair of

hooks

57a and 57b, but the locking means is not limited to the pair of

hooks

57a and 57b. And any locking structure for mutually locking different members is possible.

Accordingly, the first and

second portions

51 and 53 approximately approximate the needle 1 positioned between the first and

second portions

51 and 53 when they are mutually locked by a pair of

hooks

57a and 57b. Can stand to stand vertically.

In this case, a plurality of irregularities are formed on the inner surfaces of the first portion 51 and the second portion 51 at intervals corresponding to the outer diameter of the needle 1 to prevent the needle 1 from flowing from side to side, respectively, It may be formed on any one of the inner surfaces of the first portion 51 and the second portion 53. In this embodiment, an example is provided in which the unevenness 51a is formed only in the first portion 51 (see FIG. 1). In this case, the height of the unevenness is preferably formed to be less than or equal to the thickness of the needle 1, and therefore, when the first and

second portions

51 and 53 are folded to each other, the first unevenness 51a causes the first unevenness. And a large gap between the inner surfaces of the

second portions

51 and 53, thereby eliminating a problem in which the needle 1 is not properly gripped by the first and

second portions

51 and 53.

As described above, after the needle 1 is supported by the needle fixing member 10 of the needle support apparatus for needles according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the needle 1 is connected to the needle 5 connected to the needle needle 3. A predetermined current can be applied to the needle 1 by holding the upper end 1a of the.

Therefore, since the saliva is stably supported by the saliva support device, it is possible to simply solve the problem of saliva falling out of the skin or going deeper.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 3 to 6 will be described the configuration of the needle for supporting the needle according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The needle for supporting the needle according to the second embodiment includes the supporting member 110 and the needle fixing member 150 as in the first embodiment, and the supporting member 110 is the supporting member of the first embodiment described above. It is made of the same structure as the member 10, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The needle fixing member 150 includes a first portion 151 fixed to the supporting member 110 and a second portion 153 not fixed to the supporting member 110. In this case, the first and

second portions

151 and 153 respectively form first and

second extension protrusions

158 and 159 at the upper end thereof.

The first and

second extension protrusions

158 and 159 are staggered so as not to touch each other when the second part 153 is folded to the first part 151 to support the

needles

1 and 2. The two

portions

151 and 153 protrude to a predetermined thickness in a direction facing each other. In addition, the

inclined surfaces

158a and 159a are formed on the inner surfaces of the first and

second extension protrusions

158 and 159 so as to bend the upper portions of the

needles

1 and 2 in opposite directions. The pair of

inclined surfaces

158a and 159a gradually protrude from the lower side to the upper side.

The use of the needle needle support device of the second embodiment as described above is as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the support member 110 is attached to the skin in a state of being fitted into a pair of

needles

1 and 2.

Subsequently, the first and second portions are pivoted in a direction facing the first portion 151 so that the first and

second portions

151 and 153 support the pair of

needles

1 and 2. Lock (151, 153) to each other. At this time, the pair of

needles

1 and 2 are pushed by the

inclined surfaces

158a and 159a of the first and

second extension protrusions

158 and 159, respectively, as shown in FIG. In this state, when the

tongs

5 and 6 are gripped on the upper ends 1a and 2a of the

needles

1 and 2, the

needles

1 and 2 or the pair of

tongs

5 and 6 come into contact with each other. It can cut off possible short circuit.

As described above, the second embodiment described above has the function of supporting the needle inserted into the skin, similarly to the needle support device of the first embodiment, and furthermore, is positioned adjacent to each other (within about 5 mm intervals) for stimulation of menstrual blood ( 4) The

forceps

5 and 6 or the

needles

1 and 2 by maintaining a predetermined interval so that the

forceps

5 and 6 respectively connected to the upper ends 1a and 1b of the

needles

1 and 2 do not come into contact with each other. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of an electric short between the two.

In the second embodiment, the case where two

needles

1 and 2 are arranged at a narrow interval is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first and second portions when three or more needles are disposed at close intervals on the skin. It is also possible to have a plurality of extension protrusions corresponding to the number of needles at the upper end of the (151, 153). In this case, it is preferable that the plurality of extension protrusions respectively formed on the first and second portions are arranged to be staggered with each other when the first and second portions are folded.

Reference numeral 111 in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6 denotes a through hole, 113 denotes a guide hole, 115a is a part of the guide hole, 151a and 153a are irregularities, and 130 denotes protective paper, respectively.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical idea of the present invention and the following by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described.

The present invention can stably maintain the state in which the needle is inserted into the skin so that the needle placed on the body part does not fall out of the skin or go deeper than the insertion depth required for insertion into the skin, and two needles to stimulate the menstrual blood It relates to a needle needle support device for the electric needle that can prevent mutual short-circuit when put in the area adjacent to each other.

Claims

Support member detachably attached to the skin; And

And a fixing member installed at an upper side of the support member and holding at least one needle inserted in the skin in a folded state.
The method of claim 1,

The support member has a through hole surrounding a needle inserted into the skin at the central portion, and when the support member is inserted from the side of the needle from the outer peripheral end of the support member so that the needle can penetrate the support member. The needle support device for a needle, characterized in that to form a guide hole leading to the through hole.
The method of claim 2,

The support member is made in the shape of a plate, the bottom surface of the needle support device for an electric needle, characterized in that the adhesive is applied to be able to attach the support member to the skin.
The method of claim 3,

The support member is a needle support device for a needle, characterized in that it further comprises a protective paper detachably coupled to the bottom of the support member to protect the adhesive.
The method of claim 1,

The fixing member,

A first portion fixed to the upper surface of the support member; And

And a second portion hingedly connected to one side of the first portion.

And the second portion is folded in the first portion to support the needle with the needle positioned between the first and second portions.
The method of claim 5,

The first and second portions of the needle needle support device for the front needle, characterized in that it comprises at least one locking hook at the free end of the first portion or the second portion to maintain the folded state while holding the needle .
The method according to claim 5 or 6,

At least one of the first and second portions at each top of the first and second portions to space the top of the two or more needles from each other when the first and second portions support the two or more needles in a folded state; Electrode needle support device, characterized in that to form an extension projection.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The first and second extension protrusions of the first and second portions when the first and second partial needle support device, characterized in that arranged alternately with each other.
The method of claim 8,

The protruding needle support device of claim 1, wherein each of the extension protrusions of the first and second portions respectively forms an inclined surface in contact with any one of the two or more needles.
The method of claim 9,

The inclined surface of each of the extension protrusions needle support device for a front needle, characterized in that the two or more needles inclined in a direction that protrudes from the lower side to the upper side to be bent in the opposite direction to each other.
The method of claim 9,

The inclined surface of each of the extension projections needle support device for a front needle, characterized in that the two or more protrudes inward to bend in the opposite direction to each other.
The method of claim 5,

Wherein the first portion and the second portion is at least one inner surface of the needle needle support device characterized in that a plurality of irregularities are arranged at intervals corresponding to the outer diameter of the needle to suppress the flow to the left and right of the needle.
A support member inserted from a side of the needle inserted into the skin and detachably attached to the skin; And

And a fixing member having a first portion fixedly installed on an upper surface of the supporting member, and a second portion hingedly connected to one side of the first portion.

The fixing member folds the first and second portions to hold at least one needle inserted into the skin, and the first and second portions are kept in a locked state when folded. Support device.
The method of claim 13,

At least one of the first and second portions at each top of the first and second portions to space the top of the two or more needles from each other when the first and second portions support the two or more needles in a folded state; Form an extension of,

The extension protrusions of the first and second portions are alternately disposed when the first and second portions are folded.
The method of claim 14,

Each of the extension protrusions of the first and second portions respectively forms an inclined surface in contact with any one of the two or more needles,

The inclined surfaces of each of the extension protrusions may be inclined in a direction protruding from the lower side to the upper side so that the two or more needles are bent in opposite directions, or protrude inward so that the two or more needles are bent in opposite directions. Electrode needle support device.
The method according to any one of claims 13 to 15,

Wherein the first portion and the second portion is at least one inner surface of the needle needle support device characterized in that a plurality of irregularities are arranged at intervals corresponding to the outer diameter of the needle to suppress the flow to the left and right of the needle.