Single acupuncture point electro-acupuncture method and device

Abstract

Disclosed are single-point electro-acupuncture method and a device, which relate to a method of controlling an electro-acupuncture to generate a single-point electro-acupuncture stimulation signal. The method is characterized in that parameters for the output of the stimulation current are set through an input device; the stimulation current is generated by a pulse generator according to the set parameters; the stimulation current is applied on electrodes which are used for outputting stimulation current to the single point; the stimulation current forms a loop in the selected single point section and has no direct current stimulation on other points and meridian; the method can be implemented by a percutaneous single-point electro-acupuncture device or an implantation single-point electro-acupuncture device. The percutaneous single-point electro-acupuncture device comprises an invitro pulse generator and electrodes, and adopts a split structure or an integral structure; the implantation single-point electro-acupuncture device comprises an invitro controller, a vitro pulse generator and electrodes; wherein, the invitro pulse generator and electrodes are designed integrally; the invitro pulse generator can adopt the power supply mode or the charging mode. The single-point electro-acupuncture method and device have the advantages of convenient application, wide application range and being applicable to various point electrical stimulations with different requirements.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an electroacupuncture method and device based on a single acupoint, belonging to the technical field of medical instruments. Background technique [0002] Acupuncture therapy is a therapy that uses the functions of human meridians and acupoints and certain needling techniques to treat systemic diseases from the outside to the inside. As an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture has played an important role in the health care of our people for thousands of years. According to reports, acupuncture can effectively treat more than 300 diseases, of which more than 100 have remarkable effects. At present, acupuncture therapy has gradually been popularized all over the world due to its advantages such as significant curative effect, definite effect, economy, safety, and small side effects. [0003] Since the 1960s and 1970s, the combination of traditional hand acupuncture and low-frequency pulse electrical stimu...

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[0005] At present, there is no research report on single-acupoint electroacupuncture methods and devices in China. In the prior art, US Patent Nos. 5,094,242 and 5,211,175 disclose a device for implanting electroacupuncture. Circuit and needle electrode; the overall scheme of US Patent 6,377,853 is the same as the above-mentioned patent, but some improvements have been made, including the use of multi-strand twisted wire as the wire of the needle electrode to improve the softness, and the needle electrode and the receiving circuit are packaged Protective devices are added to the interface of the shell to prevent the interface from being damaged and broken, and fixing measures are added near the electrode contacts to prevent the electrode from shifting

[0006] The above-mentioned patent is only an attempt of implantable electroacupuncture stimulation, and does not involve the method of single acupoint stimulation; moreover, there are many defects in the application of the above-mentioned scheme, for example, the electrode design uses needle-type electrodes. It will inevitably cause harm to patients during use, so there is not much practical application value

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