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This health care device, which precisely locates acupoints and adjusts treatment parameters, solves the problem of inaccurate positioning in existing TCM acupuncture treatment instruments, achieving safe and efficient non-invasive treatment results.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202010368344.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2020-04-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-04-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing TCM acupuncture treatment instruments have difficulty accurately locating acupoints, resulting in uncertain treatment effects and potential safety hazards. In particular, in non-invasive treatments, the selection of acupoints and treatment parameters are difficult to define qualitatively and quantitatively, which may cause side effects or ineffectiveness.
By designing a health care device and instrument that can accurately locate acupoints, and combining modern physics principles, the device ensures the precise positioning of the acupoint working component and the acupoint, and adjusts the treatment parameters according to the condition, thus achieving precise and safe non-invasive treatment.
It achieves reliable and safe treatment results, avoids side effects caused by positional deviations, improves the accuracy and safety of treatment, and is suitable for non-invasive treatment of various diseases.
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[0001] This invention relates to a health care device, body, method or system, particularly those based on traditional Chinese medicine medical theory. Summary of the Invention
[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture theories are scattered throughout ancient Chinese classics, with the core and foundation of these theories evident in the *Huangdi Neijing Suwen* and *Lingshu*. These cultural treasures not only reveal the sophistication of medical principles and logic, but also demonstrate their remarkable clinical efficacy, which is too numerous to list here. For example, acupuncture has a remarkably significant analgesic effect in clinical practice; for certain organic lesions and even cancer, the analgesic effect can last for a week, as frequently reported.
[0003] The *Huangdi Neijing Suwen* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic - Basic Questions) chapter "On the Eight Principles of Divine Enlightenment" records: "Observing the unseen refers to the form, qi, and vital energy not manifesting outwardly, yet only the skilled physician (the author notes, possibly a physician, a good doctor, Hua Tuo, or Bian Que) knows it. By observing the temperature of the sun, the waxing and waning of the moon, and the rising and falling of the qi in the four seasons, they combine and regulate these, and the skilled physician always sees it first, yet it is not outwardly manifested (the author notes, ordinary people cannot perceive it). Therefore, it is said to observe the unseen. Understanding the infinite, one can pass it on to future generations. This is why the skilled physician is different; however, because it is not outwardly manifested, all others cannot see it. It is formless to look at, tasteless to taste, hence it is called the unseen, like a divine illusion." (The inventor notes that to those who do not understand or believe, this is like talking about ghosts and gods.) The text continues, "False evil refers to the false evil qi of the eight cardinal points. True evil refers to the body exerting force, sweating, and opening the pores, encountering a false wind. The person involved is very subtle, so they cannot know its condition or see its form. (The inventor notes that wind evil or the initial stage of disease has extremely mild symptoms, which most people will not notice.)" The text continues, "A superior physician treats the initial stage of disease by first observing the qi of the three parts and nine pulses, regulating it thoroughly to prevent further deterioration, hence the term 'superior physician.' (The inventor notes that a superior physician sees the subtle signs and eliminates the source of the disease at a very early stage.) An inferior physician treats the already developed disease, or the already deteriorated disease. (The inventor notes that an inferior physician treats a disease that has already developed, and may only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.) Treating the already developed disease means not knowing the imbalance of the three parts and nine pulses, leading to the disease's deterioration. Knowing its location means knowing the location of the disease pulse in the three parts and nine pulses and treating accordingly." Therefore, it is said that one should guard the gate, so that no one knows the true nature of the situation and may see the evil form. The purpose and ideal of this invention is to ensure that every family or individual has a superior doctor to protect or accompany them throughout their life.
[0004] From the perspective of "modern science," acupuncture is a phenomenon of sensation transmitted along meridians. This can be known from those with acupuncture experience: when a needle is inserted into the correct acupoint, the patient will feel a special sensation traveling along the corresponding meridian line. This sensation is often described as soreness, distension, numbness, heat, cold, pain, or an electric shock. These sensations may appear individually, but most often they are a mixture of soreness, distension, and numbness. Ancient books refer to this as "qi sensation" or "obtaining qi." At this time, the acupuncturist will also notice that the needle seems to be attracted, congealed, difficult to rotate, and difficult to remove.
[0005] The research of acupuncture in China has never stopped, and attempts have been made to construct modern theories, such as the material metabolism theory, the energy metabolism theory, the molecular, atomic or particle approach, and the wave approach. It is proposed that there are many optical non-uniform tube-shaped structures or sheet-shaped structures in the human body, which are non-uniform in the reflection, refraction coefficient, and polarization ability of visible light, and are also non-uniform in the reflection, refraction coefficient, and polarization ability of infrared or microwave, thus forming an electromagnetic waveguide system in the human body.
[0006] According to this theory, the internal qi of traditional Chinese medicine is the relationship between electromagnetic waves, meridians, and acupoints in the human body, and the slow speed of meridian transmission is derived from the group velocity of the waveguide. The meridian is not a clear boundary channel like blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, or nerve fibers, but a fuzzy strip-shaped area with the highest electrical conductivity value on the central axis, and the electrical conductivity value gradually decreases from the central axis to the edge. In detail, the meridian is like a mountain range, and the acupoint is like an individual peak on the mountain range. In other words, the center of the acupoint is the peak of each mountain. However, the body conductivity measured continuously at the same point fluctuates over time, and the ancients called it the meridian and collateral flow, which means that the blood and qi dynamically circulate in the body according to the seasons, lunar phases, and time. However, this conductivity change is systemic and does not seriously affect the difference between acupoints and non-acupoints, so it does not affect the clinical conductivity measurement.
[0007] What is even more surprising to modern science, especially modern medicine or modern biology, is the holographic phenomenon of meridian and acupoint. The so-called holographic phenomenon, whether it is ear acupuncture or foot massage, there are acupoints reflecting all organs in the body in a small area, and even in each small finger joint area, there are acupoints reflecting all organs in the body. In other words, when a certain organ is diseased, not only the electrical conductivity of the main acupoints on the fourteen main meridians is significantly increased, but also the local area of the small area. To the extreme, it is concluded that every point in the body is a micro-meridian acupoint.
[0008] When a person's physiological and psychological state changes, the probability distribution curve of the electrical conductivity data of any area of the body also changes accordingly, which may also reveal the mystery of meridian and acupoint. The meridian is an electrical channel, an optical channel, a microwave channel, a sound channel, and a chemical channel. The measured value on the meridian and acupoint is not the skin resistance, but the body conductivity or electric field strength, and the conductivity is proportional to the square of the electric field strength. Therefore, we can conclude that the meridian system in the book is a kind of energy distribution in the human body. This energy distribution is difficult to see with the naked eye, and there is no place to pursue with a dissecting knife.
[0009] The former energy distribution structure is named dissipative structure according to the modern physics understanding. It is a dynamic structure, which exists due to continuous energy supply, and fully conforms to the dissipative structure of electromagnetic wave formation. It is difficult to find the solution from the natural self-generation physiology. However, understanding Chinese classical medicine in this way may make physiology, biology and medicine enter a new milestone. The so-called dissipative structure takes a dynamic waterfall as an example. It can only exist when there is a high water source. Once the source stops, the waterfall disappears immediately. Because the prerequisite condition consumes energy continuously, it is named dissipative structure. For example, a candle, a mountain spring, a fountain, a lantern, a sky lantern, a mouth organ, a vortex, a tornado, and lightning are all living structures. Once the environment is closed, the structure disappears immediately.
[0010] The meridian system is a dissipative structure formed by electromagnetic standing waves. Because two waves can exist in the same position and superimpose or interfere with each other, they can build or destroy new interference waves point by point. When the human meridian system is understood as a three-dimensional electromagnetic standing wave interference pattern, we can find ways to interfere with and / or change the interference pattern to change the energy distribution and promote the patient's recovery. It sounds amazing, but for thousands of years, the ancestors have cured countless people with acupuncture and moxibustion, qi and blood circulation, deficiency and excess, meridian and collateral, qi, yin and yang, and tonification and purgation.
[0011] Whether or not due to health concerns, acupuncture is not the only means of changing the aforementioned interference pattern. For example, heat therapy, infrared therapy, frequency spectrum therapy, electric acupuncture therapy, laser acupuncture therapy, and microwave acupuncture therapy are all non-invasive or non-contact interference and change media.
[0012] As mentioned earlier, the dissipative theory or structure (blowing the Chinese oboe also belongs to it) is actually a resonant cavity in the human body, which stores a large number of electromagnetic standing waves interacting with each other, forming a complex standing wave interference pattern. Acupoints play a key role in interfering with individual or combined standing waves. Because acupoints always have the highest electrical conductivity, they are the places where individual or combined electromagnetic standing waves peak. Specifically, when a certain organ is problematic, its inherent frequency or appropriate standing wave changes, causing the energy of certain acupoints to abnormally increase or decrease, and the resistance at the acupoint decreases or increases accordingly. Therefore, whether invasive or non-invasive, we can build / damage / rectify individual or combined standing waves through acupoints to restore the organ or patient to normal / health.
[0013] Light and microwaves are electromagnetic waves. What people call light usually refers to visible light, which accounts for only a small fraction of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. A single electromagnetic wave conducts extremely fast (up to 300,000 kilometers per second), but the speed of transmission along the meridian is less than ten centimeters per second (it takes tens of minutes to convert from one interference pattern to another). The reason is that the number of electromagnetic waves in the human body is in the order of billions (even tens or hundreds of billions), and the propagation speed of the combined signal is also reduced. Is it true that we often hear that any object is only a group of vibration frequencies?
[0014] Non-invasive acupuncture, such as laser acupuncture, although the name of the needle, but no real. Because of non-invasive, safe and painless, this is easily accepted by patients. More treatment effect is not inferior to the traditional acupuncture reports continue to appear, or will be a great future? Laser acupuncture is a painless and safe treatment options, but the clear dose criteria still to be established. Other non-invasive acupuncture, such as the popular physiotherapy techniques, such as heat therapy, infrared therapy, frequency therapy, electro-acupuncture therapy, microwave acupuncture therapy, because they are all will be different wavelengths of electromagnetic waves into the human body, also should have standards established.
[0015] Western society with the frequency range of 40-70 GHz microwave for balancing and treating the unique frequency (characteristic frequency) of each person (even each organ), called microwave resonance therapy (Microwave Resonance Therapy, MRT for short). Microwave acupuncture is of course based on acupuncture, which is to connect a microwave antenna to the needle handle and inject the same frequency microwave as the characteristic frequency into the acupoint or directly irradiate the acupoint to generate resonance effect to treat diseases. In practice, it is found that the resonance frequency in the meridian channel will flow from the internal organs to the fingertips and the tips of the toes, and then be reflected back to the organs. When sick, the amplitude of the inherent frequency (characteristic frequency) will decrease or disappear. The extra energy with very low energy level (one millionth or one billionth watt) can restore the resonance frequency of the specific organ or the human body to the standard value, thereby helping / completing the treatment.
[0016] As early as 1934, the Journal of Acupuncture, a professional journal of acupuncture, first published the clinical application of electro-acupuncture, and in the late 1950s there was extensive research on electro-acupuncture, and it was used in clinical anesthesia for surgery. Modern electro-acupuncture devices are very small, often powered by batteries, and small clips are connected to the wires from the device and clipped to the inserted body needle. When the current is generated, the patient will feel a slight jumping or a kind of fluctuation, like a feather brushing the skin. Of course, the electrode should not be placed near the heart, or the current should not pass through the body's midline (from the bridge of the nose to the navel imaginary line).
[0017] Regardless of the "Bianqie-A type microwave acupuncture instrument" developed by Beijing Electronic Instrument Factory in 1980 or the various acupoint treatment instruments that have appeared like mushrooms after rain in recent years, in order to meet the needs of different diseases or different parts, the shapes of the treatment instruments are different and it seems difficult to accurately align the acupoints, and the assistance of the patient or the user is needed, such as deliberately attaching or approaching the working surface of each instrument to better obtain the service or treatment effect of the instrument. In addition, due to the continuous updating of laser acupuncture, heat therapy, infrared therapy, frequency spectrum therapy, electric acupuncture therapy, microwave acupuncture therapy and other types, the working principle is different, and the instrument itself or the working point, working surface or working area of the instrument must be different. In order to have a relatively correct position relationship between the acupoints on the human body to be worked and the working point, working surface or working area of the instrument, in order to achieve better treatment effect, the use of the instrument usually explains how to adjust the body posture or the operator helps to adjust the posture of the patient receiving the instrument service. For example, circular treatment instruments are often used for joints, shoulders, waists and other parts; long-shaped treatment instruments are suitable for acupoints in long-shaped areas such as the spine and body parts. However, as mentioned earlier, if the user needs to approach or attach the instrument working point, working surface or working area to the affected part, the instrument is directly placed on the patient's body, so that the working point, working surface or working area of the instrument can serve (for example, irradiate) the affected part. At this time, the affected part (or acupoint on the affected part) of the patient and the working point, working surface or working area of the instrument are actually only in a roughly, approximately or almost correct relative position relationship. The gap in such relative position not only exists in positioning, but also exists in angle, and even exists in the distance between them, and whether the distance between them is correct or appropriate usually determines whether the best effect can be achieved, or even whether harm will be caused. Please refer to the detailed description below.
[0018] If we explain in detail with a microwave acupoint treatment instrument, we can know the above difficulties. In detail, the microwave treatment effect is usually dominated by heat effect, but non-thermal effect cannot be ruled out (local microwave acupoint stimulation may be transmitted through meridians to produce the effect of "qi reaching the disease site"). The maximum microwave radiation can penetrate 50mm into the body surface, and the local body temperature can be significantly increased, which is deeper and stronger than the heat of moxibustion. As mentioned earlier, the distance between the affected part (or acupoint on the affected part) of the patient and the working point, working surface or working area of the instrument determines whether the affected part will be burned by moxibustion.
[0019] When the human body is irradiated by microwaves, two effects are produced, namely, thermal effect and non-thermal effect (which is different from that of ultrashort wave, which is produced by electric current, while the former is produced by electromagnetic wave). The so-called thermal effect is that a large amount of heat energy is produced in the tissue due to the oscillation of electrolyte ions and electrolyte dipoles or the high-frequency oscillation of water molecules, so that the temperature of the tissue is raised, the blood vessels are dilated, and the blood flow is accelerated (the blood flow can be increased by 50%). The so-called non-thermal effect is a special physiological effect produced by microwave irradiation on the human body (which has not been studied much), but it is known that it can affect the function of the nervous system (short-term or small-dose irradiation can strengthen the excitation process, while long-term or large-dose irradiation can inhibit it in the opposite direction). Compared with light irradiation such as infrared rays, microwave irradiation can act deeper, that is, infrared rays cannot easily penetrate the fat layer, while microwaves can easily penetrate the fat layer to reach the muscle layer. Its therapeutic effect will not be described here.
[0020] Microwave acupuncture has a strong qi sensation (swelling, heaviness, sourness, numbness, spiciness, moving sensation and warm sensation) on the meridian points, and can be transmitted along the meridian, causing fever and sweating (similar to the burning mountain fire method), and the strength of the qi sensation can be quantitatively controlled by the microwave treatment instrument. Microwave point irradiation has both acupuncture and warm moxibustion effects. When the microwave power reaches a certain value, there is a high-frequency discharge phenomenon on the tip of the needle, but its power (2 watts) is much smaller than that of a microwave physiotherapy machine (200 watts), so no special protection is needed.
[0021] Microwave point treatment instruments can be roughly divided into three categories: one is a microwave radiator (which directly irradiates the acupuncture points or lesions for treatment, similar to acupuncture point laser irradiation), the second is a microwave acupuncture instrument (which has a radiating antenna needle to radiate acupuncture points), and the third is a magnetic needle.
[0022] Microwave point radiators or simply microwave radiators, commonly used ones include (1) a circular radiator, whose opening end is circular, and the shape has a hemisphere (or a circle), a cylinder and a reflector, etc., which is mainly used for acupoints and lesion sites in the joints, shoulders, waist, etc. and the breast area; (2) a long (or rectangular) radiator, whose opening is rectangular, which is mainly used for acupuncture point irradiation in long-shaped areas of the body, such as the spine, body parts, etc.; (3) a saddle-shaped radiator, which has a concave surface, which is used to treat the waist, knees, back, hips, hips, chest and abdomen, etc. The area of the acupuncture area can be directly attached to the surface of the treatment site; (4) a focusing radiator, whose diameter is 1, 1.5, or 3.5 cm, which is used to treat the aforementioned three small sites that are not suitable for treatment; and (5) an ear radiator, which is used for ear acupuncture irradiation or treatment by inserting into the ear canal, which has a replaceable rubber sleeve.
[0023] The microwave needle treatment instrument is composed of four parts: a direct current variable power supply, a microwave oscillator (1,000-2,000) MHz, an output coaxial cable and a microwave antenna. Among them, the microwave antenna is composed of a needle clamp, a needle, a spiral spring coaxial homing device, and the needle as a homing antenna component, the microwave energy is transmitted from the oscillator to the needle through the coaxial cable, and then radiated to the acupuncture points of the human body).
[0024] Understanding the microwave needle, let us first understand that the needle is one of the ancient nine needles, needle body is large and sharp round. A kind of needle body is large, sharp as millet, round and slightly sharp acupoint work piece. Used for pressing meridian points, guiding qi and blood, not piercing the skin. See Huangdi Neijing Lingshuo Nine Needles Twelve Yuan, “three said needle, three and a half inches long…… The sharpness of millet is sharp, and the main pressing pulse is not trapped to achieve qi.” And Huangdi Neijing Lingshuo Nine Needle Theory, “Needle, take law from the sharpness of millet, three and a half inches long, main pressing pulse to take qi, let evil out.” Now the microwave needle is combined with modern microwave therapy, which was successfully developed in China in 1979. Microwave needle has the function and effect of traditional needle, finger needle and moxibustion because of the combination of modern low frequency and high frequency electrotherapy performance and characteristics.
[0025] The principle of selecting points for microwave therapy is the same as other acupoint therapies. It can be selected according to the three methods of local, adjacent and remote points, or according to the pain points or lesion sites. Of course, the characteristics of the instrument can also be considered, such as the number of output heads or the range of extension.
[0026] When irradiating the acupoints of the limbs, the patient usually adopts a lying or sitting position, and the recommended distance between the radiator and the skin of the acupoint is 10-15 cm (5 cm for the ear), while the time and power are determined according to the condition (such as 8-10 watts for the ear, 20-40 watts for the neck, 60-100 watts for the chest and abdomen, 80-120 watts for the waist and back, and 5-10 minutes). For acupoints around the knee joint and shoulder joint, saddle-shaped radiators are often used. For acupoints on the chest, abdomen or back, the patient should adopt a supine or prone position, and a circular or elongated radiator should be selected. For acupoints on the neck and ear, the patient usually adopts a sitting position, and a circular or focused radiator is also used.
[0027] From the above inspection, we can find that all existing technologies will encounter the following problems. Taking the microwave radiator as an example, whether the microwave radiator is fixed in the “ideal” position by a universal support or pressed on the acupoint to be treated by artificial, the relative position (including distance and direction) between the instrument working point and the acupoint cannot be or cannot be accurately determined. Although the acupoint as mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine is not a point with almost no area in geometric imagination, but a small area, it is difficult to maintain the correct or better relative position between the instrument working point and the acupoint for a long time by universal joint or artificial, at least because (1) the adjustment range of the instrument working point has its limit, and (2) the patient will unconsciously adjust the posture.
[0028] The problem in the preceding paragraph leads to another problem, that is, because the relative position cannot be obtained or ensured in theory, we cannot scientifically qualify (effect) and quantify (acceptance of instrument service time and intensity). Therefore, taking the microwave therapeutic instrument as an example, we must be careful of high temperature overheating. Although it is theoretically known that the relative position should be adjusted to make the patient feel comfortable and warm, and have a sour and swollen feeling, but not a stinging feeling, but everyone feels or tolerates differently, and it is difficult to qualify or quantify. For patients with low pain tolerance, the therapeutic effect may not be obtained; on the contrary, for patients with high pain tolerance, it may cause temporary or permanent injury.
[0029] The problem in the preceding paragraph is easy for us to understand another problem: when the acupoint is located near the face, brain, eye, ovary or testis, in order to avoid excessive radiation or cause injury, the existing technology has to suggest that the distance should be 5 cm, the power should not be greater than 15 watts, and the time should not exceed 10 minutes. But if we can obtain the relative position in theory, we can not only obtain great flexibility in designing the instrument, but also ensure the achievement of the effect.
[0030] The problem in the preceding paragraph makes us understand the importance of "qualification" or "quantification", in detail, because the relative position in theory is ensured, we can accurately study the actual effect of the instrument acupoint working piece. For example, patients with severe local organic and ischemic vascular disease, excessive radiation not only does not improve blood circulation, but also often aggravates local hypoxia due to temperature rise, so both the doctor and the patient have psychological barriers in use. But if the relative position in theory is ensured, and the qualitative and quantitative research is successful, even for patients with active tuberculosis, high fever, bleeding tendency diseases, advanced hypertension, heart failure, fractures, and children who cannot clearly express the feeling of the microwave needle, they will no longer belong to the group that is not suitable for acupoint microwave therapy.
[0031] After solving the problem in the preceding paragraph, we will be inspired as follows: because of the qualification and quantification, we can design an effect focusing instrument acupoint working piece (because the efficiency or effect is sufficient, there is no need for a large or wide working area), so that innocent bystanders or workers will not be harmed. Because long-term microwave radiation is harmful to the human body, the microwave therapeutic instrument may cause innocent workers to be injured due to the leakage of a small amount of microwave and radiation to the surrounding space.
[0032] After solving the above problems, we can not help but jump to the following effects will be established in theory relative position, not only to ensure that, but also easier to achieve: see, high intensity, large dose (3 W / cm2) ultrasound (sound) wave on various tissues and organs have inhibitory or destructive effect, resulting in histomorphology irreversible changes; but (A) low intensity, small dose (treatment dose) of ultrasound on peripheral nerves and spinal cord showed first excited and then inhibited, so the analgesic effect on neuropathic pain; (B) small dose can make the heart capillary hyperemia, interstitial cells increase, so as to improve blood circulation; (C) although the different parts of the kidney are sensitive to ultrasound (the cortex proximal tubule is the most sensitive, the medullary collecting duct and fine urine tube connective tissue basement membrane is the least sensitive), but the therapeutic dose of ultrasound on the kidney area has the effect of expanding blood vessels and promoting blood circulation of the kidney; (D) large dose of ultrasound on the ovary and testis have inhibitory or even damaging effect, so in recent years, some people have tried to use it for birth control; (E) therapeutic dose of ultrasound has the effect of improving skin nutrition, promoting dermal regeneration, and strengthening epithelial formation, and causing increased secretion of sweat glands; (F) small dose of ultrasound can stimulate bone callus growth (attention should be paid to the effect of slightly larger dose for 10 minutes, which will slow down bone healing).
[0033] To achieve the above effects, the establishment of the relative position in theory, we can not help but ask whether it can also play its benefits in other therapies? According to the physics experiment and clinical medical practice, the magnetic needle (non-invasive) magnetic force line bundle can penetrate the human body 6-9 cm deep, which is equivalent to the traditional needle depth. It is speculated that the principle is that when a certain acupoint of the human body receives stimulation, it will cause the local cell receptor to produce bioelectricity, and also appear "Qi" along the meridian system. The sensing of the transmission route is consistent with the route predicted by acupuncture theory. Medical practice has also verified that the magnetic field or magnetic force line and the acupuncture effect of the needle (invasive) are not identical, but the effectiveness is quite consistent. For example, after soaking feet in warm water and massaging and magnetically absorbing the Yongquan acupoint, the effect of treating BPH (prostate hyperplasia) nocturia and frequent urination is very obvious. Here is a brief summary of acupoint magnetotherapy (using a south-north pole magnetic device on a certain acupoint of the human body), to see its applicability as follows.
[0034] In the Records of the Historian, Biographies of Bian Que and Cang Gong, it is recorded that in 180 BC, magnetite was used to treat diseases. In the second century BC, the pharmacological monograph Shennong Bencao Jing officially listed magnetite as a medicine: "Magnetite, bitter and cold, treats arthralgia, rheumatism, and limb pain, and deafness." In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tao Hongjing's collection of Bielu recorded the medicinal effects of magnetite: "It can nourish kidney qi, strengthen bone qi, benefit essence, relieve restlessness, open joints, and treat abscesses, fistulas, neck nodes, throat pain, and infantile convulsions." In the Sui Dynasty, Yang Shangshen's Huangdi Neijing Taosu explained the "heavy walking and stepping" in the chapter of Lingshu Jingmai: "Magnetite can be used to treat heavy walking and stepping, and the belt should be heavy, and the walking should be light. If the disease is cured, it should be gradually removed, which is the ancient method of treating kidney." In the Tang Dynasty, the recipe for treating gold wounds in the book of Emergency Thousand Gold Prescriptions states that "magnetite powder can stop bleeding and pain." In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen's pharmacological monograph Bencao Gangmu states that "true magnetite is as big as a bean, and the pangolin is burned to retain its properties and ground into a character. New cotton is wrapped and inserted into the ear, and a piece of raw iron is held in the mouth. The ear feels like wind and rain and is opened." Inspired by the use of magnetite to treat deafness in Bencao Gangmu, acupoint magnetotherapy was developed in China in the early 1960s. Some acupuncture scholars in Shanghai tried to combine magnetotherapy with acupuncture to treat tinnitus with magnetic needles (magnetized needles) and achieved success. In 1965, medical workers in Hunan also combined magnetic field theory with meridian theory and achieved clinical treatment success. In the 1970s, there was a major breakthrough in the application of magnetotherapy technology. The easy availability of permanent magnetic materials (mainly rare earth cobalt alloy, permanent ferrite, and aluminum-nickel-cobalt magnetic steel) popularized acupoint magnetotherapy. In 1970, the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia successfully developed magnetic beads for acupoint application to treat diseases. Since 1973, Hunan Province has been the first to use rare earth alloy magnetic sheets for magnetotherapy of various diseases. In 1974, Beijing acupuncture workers and some researchers collaborated to turn static magnetic fields into dynamic magnetic fields to create a rotating magnetic therapy machine, which expanded the treatment range and improved the effectiveness of some diseases to some extent. In 1978, the first Chinese magnetotherapy research and cooperation conference was held in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province.
[0035] Since 1980, the acupoint magnetotherapy has made unprecedented progress. The static magnetism method of fixing magnetic beads or magnetic sheets on a certain acupoint or part is less related to the present invention. The dynamic magnetism method of stimulating acupoints by rotating magnetic machines, the magnetic needle, the magnetic round plum needle, the light-magnetism method of combining magnetism with He-Ne laser irradiation, and the magnetoelectric method of combining magnetism with electroacupuncture therapy have been applied to nearly 70 kinds of diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and stomatology. However, they all have the problems of qualitative and quantitative determination. Therefore, it is difficult to standardize and normalize the magnetic devices. The root cause of correct qualitative and quantitative determination lies in the accurate positioning of acupoints. After the accurate positioning of acupoints is determined, for example, the determination of the size of the pulse current applied to the acupoint electrode magnetic sheet, the magnetic field strength of the magnetic head of the electromagnetic heat needle instrument wrapped on the intradermal needle (or ordinary needle), or the magnetic field strength applied to the magnetic needle after the qi of acupuncture is obtained can be accurately adjusted. After the discussion, the core spirit of the present invention appears, that is, during the diagnosis and treatment of doctors, scientific methods or instruments are used to assist, check, or confirm the acupoints of patients.
[0036] Through the foregoing discussion, the following can be summarized: in the case of invasive, the wrong or biased acupuncture has no medical effect and is only disliked, such as the occurrence of side effects or other damage, which is truly unfortunate; in the case of non-invasive, the biased or wrong selection of acupoints will cause difficulties in qualitative determination (is there any effect? What kind of effect is it?) and quantitative determination (how much irradiation or magnetic field strength is applied?), which has been described above.
[0037] The above-mentioned mostly from China, how to look at acupuncture and moxibustion. In 1950, German physician (REINHOLD VOLL) found that there are different potential difference phenomenon, after experimental study found that the "change" of the human body "electric energy" line chart and "ancient China" "meridian map" as one. In 1949, Kyoto University professor Dr. NAKATANI Yoshihide began to study the relationship between skin resistance and disease, found that consistent with the traditional Chinese meridians, and developed a "scientific" disease detection method, known as "good guide". Recently, "German doctors and health insurance federation" for headache, back pain and arthritis pain launched a large-scale and high-standard human trials, and published: acupuncture indeed has analgesic effect. But because of acupuncture non-acupoint parts, or insufficient depth of needle false processing control group (sham control), even with the true treatment group similar analgesic effect, so doubt acupuncture itself or have strong placebo effect, and has nothing to do with acupoints. A few years ago, British Edzard Ernst, MD and graduate students designed a retractable needle, the needle tip will retract into the needle tube when inserted, not into the subcutaneous, but can let the subject think that there is a needle inserted (needle tube can stay on the skin). That is, using true and false needle head randomized controlled trial, the doctor team found that: false acupuncture for the treatment of headache and nausea, and prevention of migraine effect, as good as true acupuncture. Gas or acupoints in anatomy can not find the basis, but the United States has found that acupoints are usually located in the "connective tissue" most dense. In 2002, Dr. Langevin of the University of Vermont published his research in The Anatomical Record, explaining that acupuncture points can cause medical effects on the body after acupuncture and moxibustion. Western research on acupuncture and moxibustion can indeed relieve pain, the theory is to stimulate the body itself to release endorphins, also seems to increase the brain part of the secretory changes in nerve cell function of chemical composition of serotonin (can enhance the function of blood vessel contraction), to give people a "happy comfortable" feeling. If it is non-invasive, by stimulating acupoints with different frequencies or energy size, can relax the nerves and muscles, make them jump, and with passive exercise, can improve local blood circulation.
[0038] Through the foregoing close comparison and discussion with conventional techniques, the claims or directions of effort of this invention should have been clearly presented. However, in fact, what has been disclosed above is only the basic level of claims of this invention; that is, this invention actually has higher-level objectives. The *Huangdi Neijing Suwen* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic), in its chapter on acupuncture, records: "The Yellow Emperor asked: 'I wish to hear about the essentials of acupuncture.' Qi Bo replied: 'Diseases have superficial and deep aspects, and acupuncture has shallow and deep aspects. Each must be performed according to its principle, without exceeding its proper course; exceeding it will cause internal injury, and insufficient acupuncture will cause external obstruction. Obstruction will allow evil to follow. Improper depth will become a great calamity, internally disturbing the five viscera and causing serious illness.'" In detail, acupuncture or a specific condition requires careful attention to depth; "excessive depth will cause internal injury," and "insufficient acupuncture will cause external obstruction, and obstruction will allow evil to follow." How can one not be cautious? Intending to treat disease, but due to "improper depth" (like a quack doctor), "it will become a great calamity, internally disturbing the five viscera and causing serious illness"—is this the behavior of a physician? In other words, if we can truly detect or ensure the relative position of the needle or acupuncture point device to the acupuncture point, then we can accurately control the depth of needle insertion (invasive) for any disease or type of physical therapy, or the intensity of irradiation, electric field, or magnetic field applied, thereby ensuring positive therapeutic effects without any negative effects!
[0039] The *Huangdi Neijing Suwen* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic - Basic Questions) on the Essentials of Acupuncture continues, stating that life is impermanent, with each person suffering from various illnesses under unique circumstances. "Therefore it is said: diseases can be in the fine hairs and skin, in the muscles, in the blood vessels, in the tendons, in the bones, or in the marrow." The consequences of misdiagnosis and mistreatment are already evident. Let's take the illness in the fine hairs and skin as an example again. If one fails to grasp the proper techniques, "therefore, when needling the fine hairs and skin, one should not injure the skin. If the skin is injured, the lungs will be affected internally. If the lungs are affected, one will suffer from autumn malaria, with chills and shivering."
[0040] So far, the basic level of this invention lies in ensuring the precise positioning of an acupoint between a patient or user and the instrument, acupoint working device (non-invasive), or a needle (invasive), to ensure the correct or safe physiotherapy or treatment. This objective, in a sense, focuses on a two-dimensional level: how to solve or precisely position the relative positional relationship between an acupoint between a patient or user and the instrument, acupoint working device (non-invasive), or a needle (invasive). The preceding paragraph, however, aims to ensure this relative positional relationship and then, based on the actual needs of the physiotherapy or condition, allow adjustments to the parameters or variables in the third (depth) and fourth (angle) dimensions to achieve the purpose of physiotherapy or treatment. However, this invention is not satisfied with merely achieving the first two levels (essentially hardware-related). The *Huangdi Neijing Suwen* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic) states that in ancient times, treatment began at the onset of disease symptoms, thus preventing the development of serious illnesses.
[0041] As times have changed, "in ancient times, the treatment of disease involved treating the symptoms immediately upon arrival, using decoctions for ten days to cure the eight winds and five numbnesses. If the condition did not improve after ten days, herbs such as perilla and licorice were added to assist the treatment, addressing both the root and the branch. Once the root cause was addressed, the pathogenic factors were subdued." However, as humanity began to pursue worldly fame and fortune, they neglected or failed to see the signs of illness until it had already taken shape, at which point treatment was considered. Only then, through dietary therapy or herbal remedies, could the pathogenic factors be effectively eliminated or the disease expelled! As for later generations of humans, "the way diseases are treated in the twilight years is different. Treatment is not based on the four seasons, nor on the sun and moon, nor on the principles of harmony and disharmony. When the disease has already taken shape, they try to treat the exterior with acupuncture and the interior with decoctions. Crude and aggressive doctors think they can attack it, so the disease is not cured and a new disease arises." Modern treatment often uses almost identical drugs for the same disease (e.g., the common cold), paying little attention to individual constitution, perhaps not believing that the disease is related to the four seasons or yin and yang, and having no way of understanding when or which disease should be treated in accordance with or against the natural order. As a result, although the symptoms are eliminated on the surface, the root cause has not been cured, allowing the "buds" of new diseases to lie dormant in the body, waiting for an opportunity to strike!
[0042] The next ideal of this invention is to focus on the "software" level, aiming to regulate the body as soon as symptoms of illness appear, so as to achieve the "so as to distance oneself from death and approach life, and to prolong life" described in the "Huangdi Neijing Suwen: On the Transformation of Essence and Qi" chapter, thus enabling one to live a long and healthy life.
[0043] Other features and advantages of this application will be set forth in the following description and will be apparent in part from the description or may be learned by practicing the application. The objectives and other advantages of this application may be realized and obtained by means of the structures particularly pointed out in the description and the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0044] The accompanying drawings are used to provide an understanding of the technical solutions of this application and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of this application to explain the technical solutions of this application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of this application.
[0045] The embodiments are drawn by way of examples and are therefore merely illustrative of the inventive concept.
[0046] Figure 1 It is a health care device for fixing fingers or toes.
[0047] Figure 2 It is a health care device that is fixed to two different parts of the body.
[0048] Figure 3A A diagram showing the meridians and acupoints on the back.
[0049] Figure 3B It is a simple health care device that is fixed to the chest or back.
[0050] Figure 3C It is an advanced health care device that is fixed to the chest or back.
[0051] Figure 4A Health care body for health care device for lower arm;
[0052] Figure 4B Health care body for health care device for upper arm;
[0053] Figure 4C One embodiment of length adjustment device for health care body of health care device;
[0054] Figure 4D First embodiment of length adjustment plate of length adjustment device for health care body of health care device;
[0055] Figure 4E Second embodiment of length adjustment plate of length adjustment device for health care body of health care device;
[0056] Figure 5 Health care device for lower limbs;
[0057] Figure 5A Length adjustment plate for health care body of lower limbs;
[0058] Figure 6 Health care device for head;
[0059] Figure 7 Head health care device with accurate positioning;
[0060] Figure 7A Second embodiment of acupoint workpiece connector;
[0061] Figure 8 First embodiment of workpiece assembly;
[0062] Figure 8A Schematic diagram of third embodiment of acupoint workpiece connector;
[0063] Figure 8B One embodiment of acupoint workpiece;
[0064] Figure 8C Second embodiment of workpiece assembly;
[0065] Figure 8D Another embodiment of workpiece holder;
[0066] Figure 9 Embodiment of workpiece assembly with mechanical arm;
[0067] Figure 9A One embodiment of automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece;
[0068] Figure 10 First embodiment of health care method of the present invention;
[0069] Figure 10A This is a second embodiment of the health care method of the present application; and
[0070] Figure 10B This is an embodiment of the health care system of the present application.
[0071] Reference signs are:
[0072] 1: index finger
[0073] 2: fist
[0074] 11: two spaces
[0075] 12: finger joint part
[0076] 13: middle segment of index finger
[0077] 14: distal end of proximal segment of index finger
[0078] 21: thumb
[0079] 22: index finger
[0080] 24: thumb joint
[0081] 23: Hegu point
[0082] 25: second joint of index finger
[0083] 26: short thumb muscle
[0084] 30: Du meridian
[0085] 31: Foot Taiyang meridian
[0086] 32: Dazhui point
[0087] 33: Taodao point
[0088] 34: Shenzhu point
[0089] 35: Ganshu point
[0090] 36: Danzhui point
[0091] 37: Pishu point
[0092] 38: Weicang point
[0093] 39: Huantiao point
[0094] 40: Zhishu point
[0095] 100: health care device
[0096] 101: pivot part
[0097] 102: fixed body
[0098] 103: semi-circular cross-section rod
[0099] 104: recess
[0100] 105: cloth soft layer
[0101] 106: half-round male thread
[0102] 110, 110': health care body
[0103] 112: hollow round end
[0104] 120: health care device
[0105] 122: health care body
[0106] 124: upper side end shoulder
[0107] 126: stop plate
[0108] 128: spring
[0109] 130: recess
[0110] 131: index finger stop plate
[0111] 132: index finger receiving area
[0112] 133: shoulder
[0113] 134: spring
[0114] 135: index finger receiving slot
[0115] 136: stop plate
[0116] 138: index finger slot
[0117] 140: middle finger slot
[0118] 142: ring finger slot
[0119] 144: little finger slot
[0120] 146: recess
[0121] 150: health care device
[0122] 152: health care body
[0123] 154: press member
[0124] 156: support cross member
[0125] 157: upper end
[0126] 158: workpiece support medium
[0127] 160: sleeve
[0128] 162: workpiece connector
[0129] 164: end
[0130] 166: strut
[0131] 168: intermediate connector
[0132] 170: health care device
[0133] 172: health care body
[0134] 174: first pair of struts
[0135] 175: upper end
[0136] 176: intermediate connector
[0137] 178: mating press member
[0138] 182: recess
[0139] 184: second pair of struts
[0140] 185: intermediate connector
[0141] 186: mating press member
[0142] 187: pivot
[0143] 180, 188: half-thickness regions
[0144] 189: clip member
[0145] 190: boss
[0146] 191: pin member
[0147] 192: clip member
[0148] 193, 195: surface
[0149] 194: flange
[0150] 197: groove
[0151] 196, 198: through hole
[0152] 199: pin
[0153] 200, 200': securing member
[0154] 201: shank
[0155] 202: first end
[0156] 203: female thread
[0157] 204, 204': second end
[0158] 205: universal joint ball seat
[0159] 206: acupoint workpiece connector
[0160] 209: universal ball joint
[0161] 300, 300': acupoint workpiece
[0162] 301: wire
[0163] 302, 302': acupoint workpiece
[0164] 400: support crosspiece
[0165] 401, 403: surface
[0166] 402: connection end
[0167] 404: workpiece support medium
[0168] 405, 407: surface
[0169] 406: adjustment sleeve
[0170] 408: workpiece connector
[0171] 410: end
[0172] 412: free end
[0173] 500: health care device
[0174] 501, 503: carrier substrate
[0175] 502: health care body
[0176] 505, 505': radial carpal process concave recess
[0177] 506, 506': ulnar carpal process concave recess
[0178] 508: palm accommodating groove
[0179] 510: positioning block void
[0180] 511, 512: pair of end recesses
[0181] 504, 524: pair of positioning blocks
[0182] 513, 515: spring ends
[0183] 514: plurality of springs
[0184] 516: pair of lower lugs
[0185] 517: concave end wall of recess
[0186] 518: pair of side slots
[0187] 519: concave end wall of positioning block
[0188] 520: recessed end of base plate
[0189] 526: recess
[0190] 528: dimple
[0191] 530: lug
[0192] 532: groove
[0193] 534: recess
[0194] 535: elbow distal end
[0195] 536: dimple
[0196] 538: recessed portion of adjacent ends of carrier substrate 501, 503
[0197] 540: tension spring
[0198] 542: pin hole
[0199] 544: pin
[0200] 546: length adjustment medium
[0201] 547: link plate
[0202] 548: pin hole
[0203] 550: central groove of adjacent ends of carrier substrate 501, 503
[0204] 552: bottom cutout
[0205] 554: bottom shaft hole
[0206] 560: upper arm carrier plate
[0207] 562, 564: carrier plate bodies
[0208] 566: axillary end
[0209] 568: upper end cutout
[0210] 570: cutout
[0211] 572: central pivot
[0212] 574: length adjustment device
[0213] 578: guide tab
[0214] 580: cutout
[0215] 582, 584: holding substrate
[0216] 586: length adjustment device of health care body
[0217] 587: screw hole
[0218] 588: screw rod
[0219] 590: handle
[0220] 591: longitudinal central groove
[0221] 592: bar
[0222] 594: positioning pin
[0223] 595: sliding concave hole
[0224] 596: length adjustment plate
[0225] 597: distal groove
[0226] 598: positioning pin hole
[0227] 599: proximal groove
[0228] 600: trapezoidal action piece
[0229] 601: middle section groove
[0230] 602: side rod
[0231] 603: two side faces of trapezoidal action piece
[0232] 604: spring
[0233] 606: arc convex
[0234] 608: groove
[0235] 610: proximal groove
[0236] 612: spring
[0237] 614: guide
[0238] 616: groove
[0239] 618: guide groove
[0240] 620: combination of trapezoidal action piece and screw rod
[0241] 622: end of screw rod
[0242] 624: bottom hole
[0243] 628: trapezoidal action piece in combination with screw
[0244] 630: trapezoidal action piece
[0245] 631: trapezoidal slope
[0246] 632: shallow guide slot
[0247] 634: collet
[0248] 636: recessed hole
[0249] 638: screw
[0250] 640: end of screw
[0251] 660: health care body
[0252] 662: calf bearing base plate
[0253] 664: thigh bearing base plate
[0254] 666: (tibial) heel end of calf bearing base plate 662
[0255] 668: side recess
[0256] 670: dimple
[0257] 672, 674, 676: recesses
[0258] 678: groove
[0259] 680: set of positioning blocks
[0260] 681: opposing surface
[0261] 682: lug
[0262] 684: large lateral malleolus recess
[0263] 686: middle lateral malleolus recess
[0264] 685, 687, 689: tip of the malleolus recess
[0265] 688: small lateral malleolus recess
[0266] 690: length adjustment device
[0267] 692: thread
[0268] 694: operating lever
[0269] 696: handle
[0270] 698: rope
[0271] 700: pin
[0272] 702: bearing base plate of length adjustment device
[0273] 704: screw hole
[0274] 706: space between thigh and calf bearing base plates
[0275] 710: rod
[0276] 712: rod hole
[0277] 708: spring
[0278] 714: positioning block
[0279] 716: lug
[0280] 718: recess
[0281] 719: accommodating recess of femoral condylar tuberosity
[0282] 720: central concave depression
[0283] 722: through hole
[0284] 724: pin hole
[0285] 726: positioning block
[0286] 728: positioning hole
[0287] 730: (femoral) gluteal end of thigh bearing base plate 664
[0288] 732: accommodating hole
[0289] 734: spring
[0290] 736: concave depression
[0291] 738: abutment portion
[0292] 740: intermediate recess
[0293] 742: length adjustment trapezoidal action member
[0294] 744, 746: two side slopes of trapezoidal action plate
[0295] 748: sliding groove
[0296] X and Y: distance between two side slopes and center of operating rod 694
[0297] 760: head care body
[0298] 762: base plate
[0299] 764: groove
[0300] 766: head positioning plate
[0301] 768, 770: connecting rods
[0302] 772: hydraulic cylinder
[0303] 774, 776: first and second ends of hydraulic cylinder
[0304] 778: ear hole
[0305] 780: inverted triangular hole
[0306] 782: trapezoidal slide
[0307] 784: pressure sensor
[0308] 786, 788: forward and reverse hydraulic cylinder buttons
[0309] 790: circuit configuration
[0310] 800: head care device
[0311] 802: care body
[0312] 804: track body
[0313] 806: tooth slot
[0314] 808: lower tooth track
[0315] 810: upper surface
[0316] 812: upper tooth track
[0317] 814, 816: carrier body
[0318] 818: pair of positioning plates
[0319] 820: positioning gear
[0320] 822: stepper motor
[0321] 824: mouth guard
[0322] 826: motor shaft
[0323] 828: gear
[0324] 830: left end surface of carrier body
[0325] 832: positioning rod
[0326] 834: pair of positioning slots
[0327] 836: side positioning plate
[0328] 838: stepper motor
[0329] 840: screw
[0330] 842: screw channel
[0331] 844: upper surface of both side walls
[0332] 846: moving member
[0333] 848: working base
[0334] 850: fixing bolt
[0335] 852: middle protrusion
[0336] 854: groove
[0337] 856: ball
[0338] 858, 860: upper surface of carrier body
[0339] 862, 864: proximal surface of carrier body
[0340] 870: acupoint working member connector
[0341] 874: first end
[0342] 876: fixing nut
[0343] 878: internal thread
[0344] 880: second end
[0345] 882: acupoint working member nut
[0346] 884: internal thread
[0347] 900: working base
[0348] 902: longitudinal through hole
[0349] 904: C-shaped clamp
[0350] 906: workpiece holder
[0351] 908: first end of workpiece holder
[0352] 910: second end of workpiece holder
[0353] 912: connector
[0354] 914: internal thread
[0355] 916: annular groove
[0356] 918: first end of working member
[0357] 920: connector
[0358] 922: second end of workpiece
[0359] 930: workpiece holder
[0360] 932: threaded section
[0361] 934: annular groove
[0362] 936: work base
[0363] 938: threaded hole
[0364] 940: acupoint workpiece
[0365] 942: elongated pneumatic cylinder
[0366] 944: threaded end
[0367] 946: piston rod of pneumatic cylinder
[0368] 948: upper connecting ring
[0369] 950: main connecting piece
[0370] 952: ring piece
[0371] 954: crank shaft
[0372] 956: work ring
[0373] 958: rubber pad
[0374] 960: working end
[0375] 962: bottom end of work base
[0376] 964: workpiece
[0377] 966: pointed end opening
[0378] 968: first end of main connecting piece
[0379] 970: second end of main connecting piece
[0380] 971: work base
[0381] 972: angle controller
[0382] 974: angle control assembly
[0383] 976: workpiece support
[0384] 978: fixing piece
[0385] 980: threaded sleeve
[0386] 982: workpiece support
[0387] 984: Acupoint workpiece clamping piece
[0388] 986: Screw
[0389] 988: Holding portion
[0390] 1000: Workpiece assembly matched with mechanical arm
[0391] 1002: Electric chuck
[0392] 1004: Clamping piece
[0393] 1006: Holding surface
[0394] 1008: Rotating head
[0395] 1010: Extension base
[0396] 1012: First end
[0397] 1014: Connecting base
[0398] 1016: Rotation shaft
[0399] 1018: Rotating machine
[0400] 1020: Work machine
[0401] 1022: Work base
[0402] 1024: First end
[0403] 1026: Second end
[0404] 1028: Second end
[0405] 1030: First end
[0406] 1032: Second end
[0407] 1040: Automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece
[0408] 1042: Rotating head
[0409] 1044: Automatic needle insertion device
[0410] 1046: Needle insertion mechanism
[0411] 1048: Electric holder 1048
[0412] 1100, 1110, 1120: Steps of a first embodiment of a health care method
[0413] 1130-1180: Steps of a second embodiment of a health care method
[0414] 1200: Healthcare System
[0415] 1210: Health care body
[0416] 1215: Mini PC
[0417] 1220: Central Processing Unit
[0418] 1230: Memory
[0419] 1240: Symptom Management Module
[0420] 1250: Personal Health History Record Module
[0421] 1260: Feedback / Reward Module
[0422] 1270: Screen
[0423] 1280: Keyboard and / or mouse
[0424] 1290: Microphone
[0425] 1300: Lens
[0426] 1400: Cloud Database
[0427] 1500: Service Center
[0428] 1600: Control module. Detailed Implementation
[0429] This application describes several embodiments, but these descriptions are exemplary and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that there are many more embodiments and implementations within the scope of the embodiments described herein.
[0430] The following, with reference to the accompanying drawings, reveals how the invention can be ideally realized at each level, from each observation, and from each conceptual angle. The specific embodiments described below are intended to aid understanding of a particular level, observation, or conceptual angle, and are not the only feasible method or limit for that level, observation, or conceptual angle. Furthermore, the descriptions of specific embodiments at different levels, observations, or conceptual angles can be used as a reference for substitution or modification. This invention is groundbreaking, but groundbreaking only refers to the ingenious, organic, or impressive new combination of readily available components to achieve the groundbreaking ideal. In detail, the inventiveness or progress of this invention generally lies not in the individual components themselves, but in the ingenious or creative combination of related components.
[0431] Please see Figure 1, According to the first embodiment of the basic level of the present application, the two interosseous spaces 11 (international code LI2) on the index finger 1 are taken as an example. The position of the interosseous space 11 is at the end of the radial side of the transverse end of the proximal phalanx (third segment) of the index finger, between the red and white flesh, and is used to treat sore throat, toothache, nosebleed, facial paralysis, drowsiness, and shoulder and back pain. The health care device 100 includes a health care body 110, which has two hollow semicircular section fixed bodies 102 connected by a pivot part 101, each body having a solid semicircular section rod body 103, and each semicircular section rod body 103 has a semicircular male thread 106. Each fixed body 102 has a recessed part 104 for accommodating a finger joint part 12, such as the joint part of the middle phalanx (second) and the proximal phalanx (third). A cleanable or disposable paper soft layer 105 is used to accommodate the index finger 1 or the joint part 12, and the number of folds is used to accommodate the fatness or thickness of the user's fingers, so that the position relationship between the health care device 100 and the index finger 1 or the two interosseous spaces 11 (in this example) is determined or fixed when the two fixed bodies 102 are tightly closed, so as to obtain the previously described or expected effect. When the two fixed bodies 102 are tightly closed, the two semicircular section rod bodies 103 form a complete bolt; and the proximal end 13 of the middle phalanx and the distal end 14 of the proximal phalanx are accommodated in the recessed part 104.
[0432] A fixing member 200 has a shaft 201 for providing the distance or height required for installing or operating an acupoint working member 300. The shaft 201 has a first end 202, which is locked to the male threads 106 on the two semicircular section rod bodies 103 by the female threads 203 in the first end 202, so as to fix the shaft 201 on the health care device 100, and at the same time, the two semicircular section fixed bodies 102 are fixed in the index finger 1 by the locking of the first end 202 and the two semicircular section rod bodies 103. The shaft 201 has a second end 204, and a universal joint ball seat 205 is arranged on the second end 204, which is connected with the universal ball joint 209 on the acupoint working member connecting head 206. Due to the advancement of technology, the rotation angle of modern universal joints is very large, and can withstand a large impact at a certain angle and position without dislocation. Moreover, if one universal joint is not enough, several can be connected in series to increase the range of orientation change.
[0433] The connecting head 206 of the acupoint workpiece has two lips 207 for inserting and holding the acupoint workpiece 300 in the hollow space 208. The acupoint workpiece 300 can be the aforementioned microwave, laser or radiation energy work unit, and has a wire 301 for receiving electric energy to output an energy from an acupoint workpiece 302. Due to the arrangement of the connecting head 206 and the fixing member 200, the work energy release unit 300 appears in the form of the acupoint workpiece, and the output of the work energy is concentrated in the acupoint workpiece 300. Moreover, the relative position between the acupoint workpiece 300 and the acupoint 11 can be determined, so the arrangement or setting of the energy output by the acupoint workpiece 302 of the acupoint workpiece 300 can be accurately controlled or adjusted according to the specific needs of the user / patient.
[0434] In addition, the health care device 100, the fixing member 200 and the acupoint workpiece 300 are very limited in size. As long as the wire 301 is long enough, the user can move his position arbitrarily and can behave at will without changing the relative position between the acupoint workpiece 300 and the acupoint 11, that is, without affecting the expected physiotherapy / treatment effect, which is ideal. In addition, the connection between the acupoint workpiece connecting head 206 and the acupoint workpiece 300, or the connection between the first end 202 and the semicircular cross-section rod 103, can be in various forms, such as one setting a ring-shaped protrusion and the other matching member setting a matching ring-shaped groove, which makes the assembly between the first end 202 and the semicircular cross-section rod 103 more simple. Therefore, it can be easily understood that the description in the figure or the embodiment is only an example for achieving the object disclosed in the present application.
[0435] The first embodiment of the present application is summarized as follows: a health care device 100, comprising a health care body 110 for positioning a body part 1 of a user to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part 1, wherein the body part 1 has an acupoint 11; an acupoint workpiece 300 for performing a health care work on the acupoint 11; and a workpiece holding member 200 having a first end 202 connected to the health care body 110 and a second end 204 for fixing the acupoint workpiece 300, so that under the limitation of the first specific positional relationship, the acupoint workpiece 300 performs the health care work with the acupoint 11 in a second specific positional relationship.
[0436] The health care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the acupoint workpiece 300 has an acupoint workpiece 302, and the second specific positional relationship refers to the positional relationship between the acupoint 11 and the acupoint workpiece 302.
[0437] The health care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the health care body 110 is used to relatively position a finger, toe, arm or leg of the user.
[0438] As the health-care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the health-care body 110 is composed of two hollow semi-circular section fixed bodies 102 connected by a hinge, each fixed body 102 has a semi-circular section rod 103, and the two semi-circular section rods 103 form a connecting rod.
[0439] As the health-care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein each semi-circular section fixed body 102 has an inner recessed area 104 to accommodate the joint part of the body part or finger 1, so that the health-care body 110 can be properly fitted or positioned relative to the body part 1.
[0440] As the health-care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the fixed member 200 has a first end 202 which is hollow to accommodate the connecting rod formed by the two semi-circular section rods 103, and the two hollow semi-circular section fixed bodies 102 are thus tightly fitted within the body part 1.
[0441] As the health-care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the fixed member 200 has a second end 204 which is connected to the acupoint working member connector 206 of the acupoint working member 300, and the connecting medium can be a universal joint or a plurality of universal joints connected in series.
[0442] As the health-care device 100 of the first embodiment, wherein the connection between the first end 202 of the fixed member 200 and the connecting rod formed by the two semi-circular section rods 103, or the connection between the acupoint working member connector 206 and the acupoint working member 300, can be a male-female threaded connection, or a spring retention, or due to the material properties, a ring protrusion and ring recess engagement.
[0443] From another perspective, the above-mentioned embodiments disclose a health-care device 100, comprising a health-care body 110 for fixing a body part 1 of a user, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part 1; and a workpiece holder 200 having a first end 202 connected to the health-care body 110, and a second end 204 for fixing an acupoint working member 300, so that the acupoint working member 300, under the first specific positional relationship, has a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint 11, and performs the health-care work.
[0444] From another perspective, the foregoing embodiments disclose a health care device 100 for holding an acupoint working member 300 thereon to perform a health care function on a user, wherein the user has a body part 1 having an acupoint 11, and the health care device 100 comprises a health care body 110 for positioning the body part 1 relative to the health care body 110 and maintaining the health care body 110 and the body part 1 in a first specific positional relationship with each other, and a member holder 200 having a first end 202 mounted on the health care body 110 and a second end 204 for holding the acupoint working member 300 so that the acupoint working member 300 performs the health care function with the acupoint 11 in a second specific positional relationship with each other under the first specific positional relationship.
[0445] Referring to Figure 2 According to the second embodiment of the basic level of the present application, the acupoint 23 between the thumb 21 and the index finger 22 on the palm 2, i.e., the Hegu acupoint 23 (international code LI4) is taken as an example. The acupoint 23 is located between the first metacarpal bone and the second metacarpal bone, but slightly close to the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, and is used to treat headache, eye pain, throat pain, toothache, nosebleed, cold, stroke, and facial nerve palsy. Like the first embodiment, the present embodiment first focuses on the acupoint in a special case, and when the special acupoint has a way to overcome the difficulty in positioning the acupoint working member (or its acupoint working member) relative to each other, the related problems of the acupoint in a more general or easier to obtain mutual positioning can be solved.
[0446] The health care device 120 comprises a health care body 122 which is slightly semicircular and has a groove 130 for accommodating the user's thumb therein. The user's thumb joint 24 is fitted into the health care body 110 of the first embodiment, and the two sides of the hollow circular end portion 112 of the health care body 110 are seated on the two abutting plates 126 provided on the two upper end shoulders 124 of the health care body 122, and the two bottom plates are respectively pushed and pushed in the direction of the two thumb tips by two springs 128. In this way, the relative position between the thumb 22 and the health care body 122 is determined.
[0447] The health care body 122 has a recess 146 to accommodate the short thumb muscle 26 of a user, providing a comfortable grip. Another health care body 110' is fitted onto the second joint 25 of the index finger. The health care body 110 and health care body 110' can be identical (adapted to the thumb or index finger via the fabric soft layer 105 of the first embodiment) or different (the outline or size may vary slightly depending on the thumb and index finger, respectively). After the second joint 25 is fitted with the health care body 110', the index finger 22 fitted with the health care body 110' extends from the index finger receiving groove 135 located between the index finger wall 131 and the shoulder 133 onto the index finger receiving area 132, and is pushed against the right and upper sides of the hollow round end 112' of the health care body 110' by the abutment plate 136 connected to the spring 134. The abutment plate 136 here is slightly L-shaped, with the horizontal and vertical portions of the L-shape used for pushing. Figure 2 The hollow circular end 112' of the health care body 110' is located on the right and upper sides. Furthermore, the horizontal portion of the inverted L-shaped abutment 136 is rotatably pivotally fitted with a spring 134, allowing the index finger 22 to be correctly positioned so that the vertical portion of the inverted L-shaped abutment 136 can be rotated to push against the upper side of the hollow circular end 112' of the health care body 110'. In this way, the index finger 21 is restrained in position, and the relative positional relationship between the second end 204' of the fixing member 200' and the Hegu acupoint 23 is also determined. In other words, the relative positional relationship between the acupoint working member 302' on the acupoint working member 300' and the Hegu acupoint 23 is thus determined, thereby achieving the previously mentioned or desired effects. Additionally, the health care body 122 is provided with an index finger groove 138 for the index finger 21, which is placed in the groove 132, to insert. Of course, the health care body 122 may also be provided with a middle finger groove 140, a ring finger groove 142, and a little finger groove 144, so that the other three fingers can be inserted or not inserted at will. Each finger groove 138-144 may or may not be interconnected, or each may have completely or partially independent space to accommodate each finger individually or jointly.
[0448] It should be noted that the health care body 110 and health care body 110' in this embodiment may have fundamental structural differences from the health care body 110 used in the first embodiment. This is because the health care body 110 and health care body 110' in this embodiment do not rely on the thumb joint 24 for self-positioning, unlike the 110 in the first embodiment. Specifically, the health care body 110' can be designed to only cover the fingertip portion corresponding to the middle section of the phalanx. Since one end of the health care body 110' will be obstructed by the finger joint, it will not slip off, while the other end will be supported by the abutment plate 126 or 136, so there is no problem with position determination. For this reason, the axial length of the health care body 110' can be shortened.
[0449] The following summarizes the second embodiment of the present application: A health care device 120, comprising a health care body 122 having two abutting portions 130, 135 for positioning two different parts 21, 22 of a body part 2 of a user respectively, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with each other; and a workpiece holder 200 having a first end 202 connected to the health care body 110', and a second end 204 for fixing an acupoint workpiece 300', so that the acupoint workpiece 300' is in a second specific positional relationship corresponding to the first specific positional relationship with the body part 2'.
[0450] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein there is an acupoint 23 between the two different parts 21, 22, the acupoint workpiece 300' has an acupoint workpiece 302', and the second specific positional relationship refers to the positional relationship of the acupoint 23 and the acupoint workpiece 302' with each other.
[0451] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the health care body 122 is used to position two fingers of a user, such as a thumb and an index finger.
[0452] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the health care body 122 has two finger accommodating portions, such as a thumb accommodating portion 130 and an index finger accommodating portion 135.
[0453] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the thumb accommodating portion 129 includes a groove 130 defined by two side shoulder portions 124, two springs 128 respectively arranged in the two shoulder portions 124, and two abutting plates 126 respectively connected to the springs 128.
[0454] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the index finger accommodating portion 132 includes an index finger stop plate 131, a shoulder portion 133, a groove 135 defined by the index finger stop plate 131 and the shoulder portion 133, a spring 134 arranged in the shoulder portion 133, and an inverted L-shaped abutting plate 136 pivotally connected to the spring 134.
[0455] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the health care body 122 has a recess 146 for accommodating a short thumb muscle 26 of a user, so that the user has the feeling of holding the health care body 122.
[0456] The health care device 120 of the second embodiment, wherein the health care body 122 is provided with an index finger tip accommodating groove 138, and can further be provided with a middle finger groove 140, a ring finger groove 142, and a little finger groove 144, for the remaining three fingers to be optionally extended or not extended into, wherein each of the finger grooves 138-144 can be interconnected or not interconnected with each other, or each has a complete or partial independent space for individually or collectively accommodating each finger.
[0457] Viewed from another aspect, a health-care device 120 is provided for holding thereon an acupoint working member (as described in Figure 1 or later embodiments) to perform a health-care operation on a user having a body part 2 with two different parts 21, 22 therebetween having an acupoint 23, and the health-care device 120 comprises: a health-care body 122 having two abutting parts (124-130 and 131-135) for positioning two different parts 21, 22 of a user's body part 2 respectively, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship therebetween; and a member holder (as described in Figure 1 and later embodiments) having a first end mounted on the health-care body and a second end for holding the acupoint working member so as to perform the health-care operation with the acupoint working member having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0458] Viewed from yet another aspect, a health-care device 120 comprises: a health-care body 122 having two abutting parts (124-130 and 131-135) for positioning two different parts 21, 22 of a user's body part 2 respectively, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship therebetween, wherein the two different parts have an acupoint 23 therebetween; and a member holder (as described in Figure 1 or later embodiments) having a first end mounted on the health-care body and a second end for holding an acupoint working member (as described in Figure 1 or later embodiments) so as to perform a health-care operation with the acupoint working member having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0459] The acupoints on the chest and abdomen are quite symmetrical. For the chest, the midline is the Ren Meridian, and its two sides are the Kidney Meridian. One inch (1.5 inches from the Ren Meridian) is the Stomach Meridian, and the rest will not be discussed for the time being. For the back, the midline of the spine is the Du Meridian, and its two sides are the Bladder Meridian, and the rest will not be discussed for the time being. Due to gender equality, only Figure 3A The Du Meridian 30, the Bladder Meridian 31, and acupoints such as Dazhui (International Code GV14) 32, Taodao (International Code GV13) 33, Shenzhu (International Code GV12) 34, Ganshu (International Code BL18) 35, Dandu (International Code BL19) 36, Pishu (International Code BL20) 37, Weicang (International Code BL50) 38, Huguan (International Code BL51) 39, and Zhizhui (International Code BL52) 40 are shown.
[0460] Please refer to Figure 3Bwhich is used in combination with a simple health care device 150 for the chest or back. The health care device 150 has a health care body 152, a support crosspiece 156 having two end portions 164 connected to the health care body 152, and a workpiece support medium 158 fixed to the support crosspiece 156. The health care body 152 further has two support posts 166, the upper ends 157 of which are pivotally connected to the end portions 164 of the support crosspiece 156, a middle connecting piece 168 fixed to the two support posts 166, and a pressing piece 154 fixed to the middle connecting piece 168, wherein the angles between the two support posts 166 and the middle connecting piece 168 and between the middle connecting piece 168 and the pressing piece 154 are substantially 90 degrees in use. That is, in use, the user presses the chest or back against the pressing piece 154 to make the health care body 152 in a relative position-determined state. Since the pressing piece 154 is pressed by the user, its shape should not make the user feel uncomfortable, or its placement surface should have a corresponding recess to avoid the user's discomfort.
[0461] The workpiece support medium 158 has a sleeve head 160 slidably sleeved thereon, and the sleeve head 160 is fixed to a workpiece connecting head 162 thereon for sleeving the acupoint working member as described in the first embodiment. Thus, the physiotherapist or therapist can move / adjust the position of the sleeve head 160 on the workpiece support medium 158 to fix or determine the mutual positional relationship between the acupoint working member and the specific acupoint.
[0462] If there are so many acupoints on the chest or back, the health care device 150 seems too simple, and we can agree Figure 3CThe health care device 170 has some improvements. The health care device 170 has a health care body 172, a support cross member 400, both ends 410 of which are pivotally connected to the health care body 172, and a workpiece support medium 404 which is slidably sleeved on the support cross member 400. The health care body 172 has a first pair of struts 174, upper ends 175 of the struts 174 are pivotally connected to the ends of the support cross member 400, a middle connecting piece 176 is fixedly connected between the two struts 174, a matching pressing piece 178 is fixedly connected to the middle connecting piece 176, a second pair of struts 184, a middle connecting piece 185 is fixedly connected between the two struts 184, and a matching pressing piece 186 is pivotally connected to the middle connecting piece 185 by a pivot 187, wherein the angles between the two struts 174 (184) and the middle connecting piece 176 (185), and between the middle connecting piece 176 (185) and the matching pressing piece 178 (186) are substantially 90 degrees in use, the matching pressing piece 178 (186) has a thickness-reduced area 180 (188), the matching pressing piece 186 is pivotally connected to the middle connecting piece 185 by a pivot 187, and the thickness-reduced areas 180 and 188 are respectively provided with matching recesses 182 and protrusions 190. In use, the matching pressing piece 186 and the two struts 184 are first placed in parallel or connected to form a plane, and then the two struts 184 are pivoted to form a right angle with the matching pressing piece 186 after the user presses the combined matching pressing pieces 178 and 186 with the chest or back, so that the health care body 172 is in a relative position determination state. As described above, since the matching pressing pieces 178 and 186 are pressed by the user, their shapes should not make the user feel uncomfortable, or their placement surfaces should have corresponding recesses to avoid discomfort for the user.
[0463] As in the previous example, the workpiece support medium 404 has a sleeve head 406 slidably sleeved thereon, and the sleeve head 406 is fixedly provided with a workpiece connecting head 408 for sleeving the acupoint working piece as described in the first embodiment. Thus, the physiotherapist or therapist can move / adjust the position of the sleeve head 406 on the workpiece support medium 404 to fix or determine the mutual positional relationship between the acupoint working piece and the specific acupoint. The workpiece support medium 404 has a connecting end 402 slidably sleeved on the support cross member 400, and a free end 412 clamped between a pair of clamping pieces 189 and 192 provided on the second pair of struts 184, wherein the clamping piece 189 is fixedly provided above the pair of struts 184, the clamping piece 192 is pivotally connected to the upper end of one strut 184 by a pin 191, the other strut 184 is provided with a flange 194, the free end of the clamping piece 192 is provided with a recess 197, the flange 194 and the free end of the clamping piece 192 are respectively provided with perforations 196 and 198, and a pin 199 is used to pass through the perforations 196 and 198 to fixedly hold the free end 412 by the pair of clamping pieces 189 and 192.
[0464] Although today's technology, precise fit is not a problem, but in order to consider the sliding convenience (so you need to leave a considerable margin) and the positioning of the authenticity, the corresponding surface 195 and 193 of the clamp 189 and 192, the corresponding surface 401 and 403 of the support cross member 400 and the connecting end 402, and the corresponding surface 405 and 407 of the workpiece support medium 404 and the adjusting sleeve 406, such as to be rough or to be coated with a layer of thick or thin rubber material is feasible. In addition, because the chest and abdominal meridians are symmetrically distributed relative to the Ren or Du meridians, both symmetrical acupoints often need to be treated, so the adjusting sleeve 406 is preferably arranged in pairs. Of course, if multiple acupoints need to be treated simultaneously, the number of workpiece support media 404 can also be increased.
[0465] The following two embodiments are summarized as follows: A health care device 150 (170) includes a health care body 152 (172) having two support members 166 (174), each of which has an upper end 157 (175) to maintain a first specific positional relationship with a user's body; a support cross member 156 (400) having two end portions 164 (410) respectively pivotally connected to the upper ends 157 (175) of the two support members; and a workpiece support medium 404 having a first end 402 connected to the health care body 152 (72) and a adjusting sleeve 406 fitted thereon for fixing an acupoint workpiece, so that the acupoint workpiece and the body are in a second specific positional relationship corresponding to the first specific positional relationship.
[0466] The health care device 150 (170) of the preceding embodiment, wherein the body is the chest or back of a human body, the acupoint workpiece has an acupoint workpiece, and the second specific positional relationship refers to the positional relationship between the acupoint of the chest or back and the acupoint workpiece.
[0467] The health care device 150 (170) of the preceding embodiment, wherein the health care body 152 (172) has a pressing member 154 (178, 186) for pressing the chest or abdomen of the user to position the health care body 152 (172).
[0468] The health care device 150 (170) of the preceding embodiment, wherein the pressing member has two fitting members 178, 186, each fitting member 178 (186) has a thickness reduction area 180 (188), and the thickness reduction areas 180 and 188 are respectively provided with matching recesses 182 and protrusions 190.
[0469] The health care device 150 (170) of the preceding embodiment, wherein the health care body 172 has two pairs of supports 174, 184, the bottom of each pair of supports 174, 184 is connected by an intermediate connecting member 176, 185, and one of the fitting members 186 is pivotally connected to the intermediate connecting member 185 by a pivot 187.
[0470] The health care device 170 of the preceding embodiment, wherein the workpiece support medium 404 is slidably sleeved on the support crosspiece 400; and / or the workpiece support medium 404 is slidably sleeved on the adjustment sleeve 406.
[0471] The health care device 170 of the preceding embodiment, wherein the second pair of support members 184 of the health care body 172 is equipped with a pair of clamping members 189, 192 for holding the free end 412 of the workpiece support medium 404.
[0472] The health care device 170 of the preceding embodiment, wherein the corresponding surfaces 195 and 193 of the clamping members 189 and 192, the corresponding surfaces 401 and 403 of the support crosspiece 400 and the connecting end 402, and the corresponding surfaces 405 and 407 of the workpiece support medium 404 and the adjustment sleeve 406 are roughened or coated with a rubber material.
[0473] The health care device 150 (170) of the preceding embodiment, further comprising at least one second adjustment sleeve 406, and / or at least one second workpiece support medium 404.
[0474] Viewed from another angle, a health care device 150 (170) for holding an acupoint workpiece (such as Figure 1 and the following embodiments) thereon to perform a health care action on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health care device comprises: a health care body (152, 166, 154, 168; 172, 174, 178, 184, 190) having a pair of support members (152, 166; 172, 174; 184) to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part; a support crosspiece 400 having two end portions 410 to be connected to the pair of support members, respectively; and a workpiece support medium 412 connected to the support crosspiece and sleeved with a sleeve 408 thereon to hold the acupoint workpiece, so that the acupoint workpiece, under the first specific positional relationship, has a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint to perform the health care action.
[0475] From another perspective, a health care device 150 (170) includes: a health care body (152, 166, 154, 168; 172, 174, 178, 184, 190) having a pair of support members (152, 166; 172, 174; 184) for positioning a body part of a user relative to maintain a first specific positional relationship therebetween, wherein the body part has an acupoint; a support cross member 400 having two ends 410 for connecting to the pair of support members, respectively; and a workpiece support medium 412 connected to the support cross member and having a sleeve 408 sleeved thereon for holding an acupoint workpiece so that the acupoint workpiece performs a health care work under the first specific positional relationship with the acupoint in a second specific positional relationship therebetween.
[0476] Regardless of the upper arm or the lower arm, the meridian does not follow a relatively easy rule as the acupoints on the chest and abdomen of the human body, and runs along the inner and outer sides of the arm, respectively. Relative to the needle practitioner, the general public or beginners are not ready to start. We only deal with the positioning problem first. Please refer to Figure 4A The upper arm health care device 500 of the present application uses a health care body 502 having a bearing base plate 501, 503 respectively provided with a pair of end recesses 511, 512 for respectively installing a pair of positioning blocks 524, 504. Since the positioning block pair 524, 504 is similar in arrangement, only the positioning block 504 will be described in detail as an example.
[0477] The positioning block 504 has a pair of lower lugs 516 slidingly arranged in a pair of side grooves 518 of the recess 512. The two ends 513, 515 of the plurality of springs 514 are respectively installed on the inner recess end wall 517 of the recess 512 and the lower inner recess wall 519 of the positioning block 504. The purpose of the recessed end wall 517 and the recessed wall 519 is to compensate or offset the length of the spring 514 as much as possible. With this design, the plurality of springs 514 always makes the pair of positioning blocks 504 each in the pair of recesses 512 as close to each other as possible. The free end of the bearing base plate 503 between the pair of recesses 512 is left with a width of about the thickness of the lower arm wrist by the hollowed upper part. Since people are bound to be thin or fat, this design can always automatically adjust and hold the lower arm wrist part of the pair of positioning blocks 504. In addition, the shape of the protrusion in the figure is sheet-shaped, but it may be more common to be cylindrical, as the essence of the invention is not different, and it will not be described again in this specification.
[0478] When the acupoint of Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian (e.g. Wenyang, international code LI 7, treating headache, sore throat, abdominal rumbling, abdominal pain and shoulder and back pain) is to be treated, the wrist portion is to be held by the pair of positioning blocks 504 in the thickness direction to facilitate the treatment of the acupoint. At this time, the protrusion of the palmaris longus muscle of the palm portion of the user is placed in the recess 510 of the positioning block 504. However, when the acupoint of Hand Pericardium Meridian (e.g. Neiguan, international code PC6, treating stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, arrhythmia, stroke, elbow stiffness, facial heat and blurred vision, shock) is to be treated, the wrist is to be held by the pair of positioning blocks 504 in the width direction with the negative side upward. At this time, the protrusion of the wrist end of the radius of the lower arm is latched in the recess 506 of the left positioning block 504, and the protrusion of the wrist end of the ulna of the lower arm is latched in the recess 505' of the right positioning block 504 to jointly perform the positioning function. As we carefully observe the structure of the wrist, the protrusion of the wrist end of the radius of the lower arm is in a position biased downward and forward, and the protrusion of the wrist end of the ulna of the lower arm is in a position biased upward and backward relative to the palm portion. Therefore, we can use this structural feature to design the positions of the recesses 505, 506 of the positioning blocks 504 to enhance the positioning relationship or function. In detail, whether the forearm (or lower arm) is upward or downward, the pair of positioning blocks 504 can smoothly hold the position. In addition, the palm portion of the user is placed in the recess 508 of the positioning block 504.
[0479] On the contrary, when the acupoint of Hand Pericardium Meridian (e.g. Neiguan, international code PC6, treating stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, arrhythmia, stroke, elbow stiffness, facial heat and blurred vision, shock) is to be treated, the wrist is to be held by the pair of positioning blocks 504 in the width direction with the negative side upward. At this time, the protrusion of the wrist end of the radius of the lower arm is latched in the recess 506 of the left positioning block 504, and the protrusion of the wrist end of the ulna of the lower arm is latched in the recess 505' of the right positioning block 504 to jointly perform the positioning function. As we carefully observe the structure of the wrist, the protrusion of the wrist end of the radius of the lower arm is in a position biased downward and forward, and the protrusion of the wrist end of the ulna of the lower arm is in a position biased upward and backward relative to the palm portion. Therefore, we can use this structural feature to design the positions of the recesses 505, 506 of the positioning blocks 504 to enhance the positioning relationship or function. In detail, whether the forearm (or lower arm) is upward or downward, the pair of positioning blocks 504 can smoothly hold the position. In addition, the palm portion of the user is placed in the recess 508 of the positioning block 504.
[0480] Please refer to Figure 4AThe left half, i.e. the positioning block 524 for the elbow joint portion and the bearing base plate 501. The positioning block 524 has a recess 526 for accommodating the most protruding olecranon of the humerus, and the bearing base plate 501 also has a recess 534 for accommodating the most protruding part (i.e. the elbow tip) of the elbow end of the ulna. The human body structure is mysterious, and when the forearm is placed on the bearing base plate 501, 503, whether standing or with the palm surface placed on it, the recesses 526 and 534 can respectively accommodate the sesamoid and the most protruding part. However, when standing, the left and lower sides of the muscle group (composed of the palmaris longus, radial wrist flexor and ulnar wrist flexor) of the forearm reside in the recesses 528 and 536 of the positioning block 524 and the bearing base plate 501 respectively. Like the positioning block 504 of the wrist joint portion, the positioning block 524 is arranged in a pair of recesses 511 on the bearing base plate 501, and is provided with a pair of lugs 530 slidingly arranged in the grooves 532 of the recesses 511.
[0481] Please refer to Figure 4A The middle part, a length adjustment medium 546 is arranged between the two bearing base plates 501, 503. The creator is mysterious and makes people have different heights and arm lengths. For example, it is said that Liu Bang's hand was longer than his knee, so the length adjustment medium 546 is arranged to adjust it. The adjacent ends of the bearing base plates 501, 503 are provided with central grooves 550 for symmetrically accommodating a connecting plate 547. The adjacent ends of the bearing base plates 501, 503 are each provided with an inner recess 538, so that a plurality of pairs of extension springs 540 are symmetrically arranged above and below the connecting plate 547 to always pull each other closer. The opposite sides of the adjacent ends of the bearing base plates 501, 503 are respectively provided with a plurality of pairs of pin holes 542, corresponding to a plurality of pin holes 548 on the two sides of the connecting plate 547. After the distance between the adjacent ends of the bearing base plates 501, 503 corresponding to the arm length of the user is properly adjusted, four pins 544 can be inserted into the corresponding pin holes 548 and the corresponding two pairs of pin holes 542, and the arm length setting is completed.
[0482] Please refer to Figure 4B The right side is Figure 4A The bearing base plate of the forearm, but slightly modified to combine with the upper arm to form a complete upper limb bearing plate, i.e. the elbow end of the forearm bearing plate 502 (or 501) has a bottom cutout 552, and a bottom shaft hole 554. The left side is the upper arm bearing plate 560, which has two bearing plate bodies 562, 564. The elbow end of the bearing plate body 564 has an upper end cutout 568, and a central end pivot shaft 572 pivotally connected to the bottom shaft hole 554. Because the forearm can only bend inward relative to the upper arm bearing plate 560, but cannot fold outward, the pivoting has a direction. From Figure 4BAs can be seen, the elbow end of the forearm support plate 502 is actually present, so when it is pivoted counterclockwise, its distal end will inevitably interfere with the elbow end of the upper arm support plate 560, so if the elbow end of the upper arm support plate 564 is not correspondingly processed, it will inevitably not be able to rotate with each other. Therefore, the elbow end of the upper arm support plate 564 has a cutout 570 to accommodate the distal end 535 of the elbow end of the forearm support plate 502.
[0483] Please refer to Figure 4B On the left side, because the medial side of the upper arm is connected to the body, the medial side and the lateral side of the upper arm are different in length relative to the body 562 of the upper arm support plate, so the distal side of the axillary end 566 of the support plate body 562 has a cutout 580, and a semicircular cylinder part 576 is connected to accommodate the user's armpit. In addition, the proximal side of the axillary end 566 of the support plate body 562 has a guide piece 578 to accommodate the shoulder end of the user's upper arm when it is abducted. Of course, in order to adapt to the length of the forearm, a length adjustment device 574 can be added between the two support plate bodies 562, 564, which will not be described here.
[0484] Please refer to Figure 4C An embodiment of the length adjustment device 586 of the health body of the present health care device. There is a length adjustment plate 596 between the two support base plates 582, 584, which has a sliding recess 595, a longitudinal central groove 591, a pair of grooves 597 arranged on both sides of the distal end, a pair of proximal grooves 610, and grooves 599 arranged on both sides of the length adjustment plate 596. The adjacent ends of the two support base plates 582, 584 are provided with a distal pair of arc protrusions 606, a pair of grooves 608 arranged on both sides of the pair of arc protrusions 606, a pair of middle grooves 601, and a pair of springs 604 arranged in the pair of grooves 608 and the pair of grooves 597 corresponding to each other, wherein the two ends of the pair of springs 604 are connected between the corresponding grooves 608 and the grooves 597, and the longitudinal central groove 591 is used for the forward movement of the trapezoidal plate 600, and when the two support base plates 582, 584 are close to the length adjustment plate 596, the arc protrusions 606 are accommodated in it. The distal plurality of pairs of springs 604 and the proximal plurality of springs 612 always tend to collect the support base plates 582, 584 and the length adjustment base plate 596 together in a plane, because the three base plates 582, 584 and 596 are slidably sleeved together by the distal rod 602 and the sliding recess 616, the middle groove 601 and the trapezoidal action piece 600, and the proximal corresponding pair of guides 614 and the pair of guide grooves 618.
[0485] Although there are differences between men and women, in fact, the length of the forearm or upper arm is often not more than 5 cm. Even if a four-year-old child compared with two meters long people, more than 15 cm should be counted as the exception. Length adjustment base plate 596 has a screw hole 587 and a plurality of positioning pin holes 598. In the case of the total length of the three base plates 582, 584 and 596 is the shortest, there is no gap between each other. Because of the trapezoidal action member and screw rod combination 620, when the need to increase the appearance of the virtual length, we push the trapezoidal action member 600 to move far by rotating the handle 590 of the screw rod 588. Because the two sides of the trapezoidal action member 600 will push the arc convex 606, it will be placed on the base plate 582, 584 to push symmetrically, and adjust the total virtual length of the three base plates 582, 584 and 596. When the screw rod 588 is rotated to the appropriate degree to obtain the appropriate total virtual length of the three base plates 582, 584 and 596, the wire 592 connected to the positioning pin 594 of the screw rod 588 is inserted into the positioning pin hole 598 in front of the nearest rotation end point, so that the spring 604 and 612 can not be turned back the screw rod 588.
[0486] Please refer to Figure 4D , which is the first embodiment of the trapezoidal action member and screw rod combination 620. The trapezoidal action member 600 has a bottom hole 624 to accommodate the screw rod end 622. Please refer to Figure 4E , which is the second embodiment of the trapezoidal action member and screw rod combination 628. In some cases, for example, when you want to control the thickness of the base plate 582, 584 and 596, or the thickness of the trapezoidal action member 630 is limited, we can set a chuck 634 to hold the bottom end of the trapezoidal action member 630, and the chuck 634 is provided with a recess hole 636 to match the end 640 of the screw rod 638. In addition, a shallow guide slot 632 can also be provided on the side slope 631 to guide the relative movement between the arc convex 606( Figure 4C ) and the trapezoidal action member 628.
[0487] The foregoing health care device is only for the first use or only has a primary function, that is, to fix a Figure 1The rod-shaped acupoint working member 300 shown is summarized as follows. A health care device (500) includes a health care body (502) having a pair of load bearing plates (501, 503) for length-adjustably accommodating a body part, and each of the load bearing plates (501, 503) has a pair of end recesses (511, 512) for slidably receiving a pair of positioning blocks (524, 504) each having a concave portion (505, 506) corresponding to a protruding feature of a limb bone of a half body part, and a workpiece holding member (not shown) having a first end connected to the load bearing plates (501, 503) or the positioning blocks (524, 504) and a second end for holding an acupoint working member.
[0488] A health care device (500) includes a health care body (502) having a pair of load bearing plates (501, 503) for length-adjustably accommodating a body part, and each of the load bearing plates (501, 503) has a pair of end recesses (511, 512) for slidably receiving a pair of positioning blocks (524, 504) each having a concave portion (505, 506) corresponding to a protruding feature of a limb bone of a half body part, and a workpiece holding member (not shown) having a first end connected to the load bearing plates (501, 503) or the positioning blocks (524, 504) and a second end for holding an acupoint working member. Figure 1 Figure 1
[0489] A health care device (500) as in the preceding two embodiments, wherein the positioning block 504 has a pair of lower lugs 516, and the recess 512 has a pair of side slots 518 for slidably receiving the pair of lugs 516 therein.
[0490] A health care device (500) as in the preceding two embodiments, wherein the load bearing plate (503) has a free end, and the width of the free end excluding the width of the pair of recesses 512 is approximately the thickness of the lower arm wrist.
[0491] The health care device (500) as claimed in the preceding two embodiments, wherein the positioning block (504) is provided with a hollow (510) for accommodating the protrusion of the palmaris brevis muscle, a recess (506) for accommodating the protrusion of the radial bone at the wrist end, a recess (505) for accommodating the protrusion of the ulna bone at the wrist end, and a groove (508) for the placement of the palmaris brevis muscle.
[0492] The health care device (500) as claimed in the preceding two embodiments, wherein the free end of the supporting base plate (503) is provided with a recess (520) for the placement of the user's little finger extensor muscle when the forearm is placed vertically (i.e. with the thickness laid down), and for the free placement of the user's wrist and palm when the forearm is laid down with the palm facing down.
[0493] The health care device (500) as claimed in the preceding two embodiments, wherein the positioning block (524) is provided with a recess (526) for accommodating the most protruding olecranon of the humerus when the positioning block (524) is placed in the accommodating recess (511) of the supporting base plate (501) for supporting the elbow end of the forearm, the supporting base plate (501) is provided with a recess (534) for accommodating the most protruding olecranon of the ulna, and the positioning block (524) and the supporting base plate (501) are respectively provided with recesses (528, 536) for the left side and the lower side of the muscle group of the forearm to reside in the recesses (528, 536) when the forearm is placed vertically.
[0494] The health care device (500) as claimed in the preceding two embodiments, wherein a length adjustment medium (546) is provided between the two supporting base plates (501, 503), the length adjustment medium (546) comprising a pair of central grooves (550) provided on the adjacent ends of the supporting base plates (501, 503), a connecting plate (547) accommodated in the pair of central grooves (550), a plurality of pairs of pin holes (542) provided on the opposite sides of the adjacent ends of the supporting base plates (501, 503), a plurality of pin holes (548) provided on the opposite sides of the connecting plate (547) corresponding to the pairs of pin holes (542), and four pins (544) respectively inserted into the pin holes (548) of the connecting plate (547) and the pairs of pin holes (542) of the corresponding supporting base plates (501, 503).
[0495] The health care device (500) of the previous two embodiments further includes an upper arm support base plate (560), wherein the elbow end of the forearm support plate 502 (or 501) has a bottom cut-off portion (552) and a bottom shaft hole (554), the upper arm support plate (560) has two support plate bodies (562, 564), the elbow end of the support plate body (564) has an upper end cut-off portion (568) and a central pivot (572), the central pivot (572) is pivotally connected to the bottom shaft hole (554), and the elbow end of the upper arm support plate (564) has another cut-off portion (570) to receive the distal side (535) of the elbow end of the forearm support plate (502).
[0496] As in the previous embodiment of the health care device (500), the upper arm support plate body (562) near the armpit has a cut-off portion (580) and a semi-cylindrical portion (576) on the distal side of its armpit (566) to support the user's armpit, and a guide piece (578) is provided on the proximal side of the armpit (566) to accommodate the abducted shoulder end of the user's upper arm.
[0497] From another perspective, a health care device (500; 560) is used to hold an acupoint device (such as...) on it. Figure 1 (and as described in the embodiments below) to provide a health care effect to a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health care device (500; 560) includes: a health care body (501, 503; 562, 564) having a support base plate (502; 562) for supporting the body part so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship between the body part and the body part, wherein the support base plate has an end, the body part has a major limb bone, and the body part or the major limb bone has a protrusion feature corresponding to the recess; a pair of positioning blocks (504; 524) respectively slidably disposed on the support base plate and having a recess (505; 526) corresponding to the protrusion feature so as to constrain the protrusion feature and position the body part therebetween; and a workpiece holder (such as Figure 1 As described in the embodiments below, it has: a first end connected to the carrier substrate or the paired positioning blocks; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member, so that the acupoint working member performs the health care work under the condition of having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0498] From another aspect, a health care device (500; 560) includes: a health care body (501, 503; 562, 564) having a carrier base (502; 562) for carrying a body part of a user so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part, wherein the carrier base has an end portion, the body part has a main limb bone, the body part or the main limb bone has a convex feature corresponding to a concave portion, and the body part has an acupoint; a pair of positioning blocks (504; 524) respectively slidably arranged on the carrier base and having a concave portion (505; 526) corresponding to the convex feature so as to restrict the convex feature therebetween to position the body part therebetween; and a workpiece holder (as described in the embodiments below) having a first end connected to the carrier base or the positioning blocks and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece (as described in the embodiments below) so that the acupoint workpiece is in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship. Figure 1 Figure 1
[0499] A health care device includes a health care body (500) for carrying a body part, the health care body having two carrier bases (582, 584), and a length adjustment device (586) arranged between the two carrier bases (582, 584) for adjusting an apparent length of the health care body to adapt to a length of the body part of a user.
[0500] A health care device as in the preceding embodiment, wherein the length adjustment device (586) has a length adjustment plate (596) disposed between the two carrier bases (582, 584) and having a sliding recess (595), the two carrier bases (582, 584) have a pair of arc protrusions (606), a pair of middle recesses (601), and a pair of sliding recesses (616) disposed at adjacent ends thereof, a side rod (602) is disposed in the sliding recess (595) and the pair of sliding recesses (616) to slidably combine the carrier bases (582, 584) and the length adjustment plate (596) in a plane, and a trapezoidal action member (600) is disposed in the pair of middle recesses (601) to adjust the apparent length of the health care body by interaction of a pair of side slopes (603) thereof with the pair of arc protrusions (606).
[0501] A health care device as in the preceding embodiment, wherein the length adjustment plate (596) has a screw hole (587), a plurality of positioning pin holes (598), and a rotating screw rod (588) for operating the trapezoidal action member (600) to adjust the total apparent length of the three bases (582, 584, 596) by adjusting the contact positions of the side slopes (603) and the arc protrusions (606) of the trapezoidal action member (600).
[0502] As in the aforementioned embodiment of the health care device, the trapezoidal actuating member (600) has a bottom hole (624), and the screw (588) has an end (622) that can rotate freely in the bottom hole (624).
[0503] The health care device of the aforementioned embodiment further includes a clamp (634) having a first end (642) for holding a bottom end (646) of the trapezoidal member (630) and a second end (644) for providing a recess (636) to provide a screw (638) end (640) therein.
[0504] As in the aforementioned embodiment of the health care device, a shallow guide groove 632 is provided on the side slope (631) of the trapezoidal action member (630) to guide the arcuate protrusion (606) within it.
[0505] From another perspective, a health care device (500; 560) is used to hold an acupoint device (such as...) on it. Figure 1 (As described in the embodiments below), to provide a health care effect to a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health care device includes: a health care body having two support base plates (501, 503; 562, 564) for supporting and positioning the body part so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship between the body part and the body part; a length adjustment device (546; 574; 568) installed between the two support base plates for adjusting the external length of the health care body to adapt to a length of the body part; and a workpiece holder (such as... Figure 1 As described in the embodiments below, it has: a first end connected to one of the two carrier substrates; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member, so that the acupoint working member performs the health care work under the condition of having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0506] From another perspective, a health care device (500; 560) includes: a health care body having two support plates (501, 503; 562, 564) for supporting and positioning a body part of a user, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship between the body part and the support plate, wherein the body part has an acupoint; a length adjustment device (546; 574; 568) installed between the two support plates for adjusting the external length of the health care body to adapt to the length of the body part; and a workpiece holder (such as...). Figure 1 (as described in the embodiments below), comprising: a first end connected to one of the two carrier substrates; and a second end for holding a cavity working element (such as...) thereon. Figure 1and the first specific positional relationship, to perform the health-care work under the condition that the acupoint working member has a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint.
[0507] There are also many acupoints on the sole, such as the Neiting acupoint (ST44) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel, which is located five cun behind the second and third toe joints and is used to treat headache, toothache, facial edema, dysentery, and stomach and intestinal diseases. The health-care device suitable for the Neiting acupoint can be, for example, the health-care device shown in Fig. 6, which is not described here in detail. In addition, the health-care device for the sole can of course also be obtained by modifying the health-care device for the palm. Figure 1 Figure 3B
[0508] This paragraph will discuss the health-care device suitable for the lower limbs. The lower limbs include the thigh and the shank, which are obviously more robust than the upper limbs, but are obviously much less flexible, for example, the rotation angle of the knee joint and the ankle joint is obviously much less than that of the elbow joint and the wrist joint. In addition, the regularity of the acupoint distribution of the lower limbs is also not as good as that of the upper limbs, so the design principles of the health-care device suitable for the upper limbs cannot or are not suitable for being directly or wholly used for the lower limbs. According to the theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, when we find the specific reference points of the thigh segment and the shank segment of the lower limbs, we can find that there is a specific length ratio relationship between them. In detail, the distance from the greater trochanter at the end of the femur to the Wai'rudini acupoint (located between the femur and the tibia and below the knee joint) is 19 cun, and the distance from the Wai'rudini acupoint to the lateral malleolus is 16 cun, that is, the length ratio of the two segments is 19:16. This cun is different for each person due to the difference in height, but this ratio is the same for everyone regardless of age. The former echoes the view that traditional Chinese medicine or acupuncture and moxibustion is not scientific, and the latter makes people admire the mystery of the human body or the wisdom of the ancestors.
[0509] Please refer to Figure 5 The health-care body 660 of the present health-care device for the lower limbs includes a shank carrying base plate 662, a thigh carrying base plate 664, and a length adjustment device 690. The length adjustment device 690 plays the following roles: (1) constitutes a part of the carrying base plate or platform of the health-care body 660; (2) provides a carrying platform for the knee end of the tibia relative to the (tibial) heel end 666 of the shank carrying base plate 662, and constitutes a combined shank carrying platform with the shank carrying base plate 662; (3) provides a carrying platform for the knee end of the femur relative to the (femoral) hip end 730 of the thigh carrying base plate 664, and constitutes a combined shank and thigh carrying platform with the shank carrying base plate 664; (4) can adjust the apparent length of the health-care body to adapt to the specific leg length of each user; (5) can simultaneously adjust the carrying platform length of the thigh and the shank corresponding to a specific user; (6) can simultaneously adjust the combined shank and thigh carrying platform according to the ratio of 16:19; and (7) constitutes a positioning device for the knee reference feature.
[0510] A pair of side recesses 668 are provided on the calf carrier substrate 662 at the proximal heel end 666 for slidably receiving a pair of positioning blocks 680 therein. The positioning block set 680 and the Figure 4A The positioning block set 504, 524 is similar to the positioning block set 680, and only a brief description is provided here. As mentioned above, the distance from the lateral malleolus to the lateral tip of the ankle is 16 inches, and the distance from the lateral tip of the ankle to the heel is not within the length of the calf, but is part of the foot. Therefore, the calf carrier substrate 662 is designed as follows. When a user is lying down, the calf carrier substrate 662 is used to accommodate the lateral convex portion of the tibia on the back of the user's calf, and when the user is standing up, the calf carrier substrate 662 is used to accommodate the calf, the Achilles tendon, and the calcaneus. The calf carrier substrate 662 has a middle recess 740, and the heel end 666 has a deeper recess 670. The calf carrier substrate 662 at the proximal heel end 666 has a pair of recesses 668, and each recess 668 has a pair of grooves 678 for slidably receiving a pair of lugs 682 on each positioning block 680. The positioning block set 680 and the heel end 666 have a heel height adjustment medium 748 for accommodating the height of the heel of different users. The pair of opposing surfaces 681 of the pair of positioning blocks 680 have malleolus matching recesses. Figure 5 For example, the distal positioning block 680 has a lateral malleolus recess 684, a middle lateral malleolus recess 686, and a small lateral malleolus recess 688 on the opposing surface 681. The purpose of the three recesses is to accommodate the height of the user, and the lateral tip of the ankle is located in each recess. In detail, although the height of a person can be determined by the age, height, and weight, the difference in the length of the calf or foot is usually less than 50%. Further analysis shows that the vertical (when standing) or horizontal (when lying down) distance or height from the lateral tip of the ankle to the heel is about 4 cm for a child and about 7 cm for a person about 170 cm tall. Therefore, if three recesses 672, 674, and 676 are provided on the recess 670 corresponding to the heel, the recesses 672 and 688, 674 and 686, and 676 and 684 can be used to accommodate the height of each user. In this way, the heel height adjustment medium 748 can be obtained.
[0511] Of course, in terms of design, the three concave parts 672, 674, and 676 on the heel can be modified into a continuous sloping surface to create an infinitely segmented effect. In this case, the positioning block 680 would only have one concave part on the lateral malleolus. Conversely, if the width of the opposing surface 681 is increased, the heel end 666 can be narrowed, eliminating the need for the three concave parts 672, 674, and 676. Furthermore, the proximal positioning block 680 has a concave part corresponding to the tip of the medial malleolus (not shown). To facilitate the assembly of this health care unit, the opposing surfaces 681 on both sides of each positioning block 680 can respectively have three concave parts 684, 686, and 688 corresponding to the medial malleolus (not shown) and the tip of the lateral malleolus. Therefore, when assembling the health care unit 660, it is not necessary to pay attention to which positioning block 680 belongs to the distal or proximal side. It is also worth noting that, in use, because the acupoints are located on the back or calf of the leg, the user may lie supine or prone. Figure 5 For example, when lying supine, the tip of the right lateral malleolus is distal; when lying prone, the tip of the left lateral malleolus is also distal. Therefore, the distal positioning block has three additional ankle-tip recesses 685, 687, and 689 for positioning when prone. It is also worth noting that when lying supine, the Achilles tendon elevates the height of the lateral malleolus, but when lying prone, the distance between the dorsum of the foot and the lateral malleolus shortens. Therefore, the height of the three lateral malleolus recesses 685, 687, and 689 on the positioning block 680 is less than the height of the three lateral malleolus recesses 684, 686, and 688. Needless to say, the spring that pulls the paired positioning blocks 680 closer together... Figure 4A The same applies, so I won't elaborate further.
[0512] The buttock end 730 of this health care body 660 has a recess 736 for accommodating the muscles at the junction of the buttock and thigh. Its distal end has a receiving hole 732 for accommodating a positioning block 726. The positioning block has a positioning hole 728 for accommodating the greater trochanteric protrusion of the buttock end of the femur. A plurality of springs 734 are disposed between the distal wall of the receiving hole 732 and the distal wall of the positioning block 726 to push the positioning block 726 against the greater trochanteric protrusion of the buttock end of the femur for positioning. A stop portion 738 is connected proximally to the buttock end 730 of the thigh support base plate 664 to abut against the bottom edge of the groin, thus completing the positioning of the lower limb buttock end 730.
[0513] Please refer to Figure 5 The middle section displays the length adjustment device 690 of the health care body 660. Essentially, the length adjustment device 690 simultaneously functions as a support for both the lower leg and the thigh, forming a complete platform for supporting the lower leg and thigh together with the lower leg support base plate 662 and the thigh support base plate 664, respectively. The lower leg and thigh support base plates 662 and 664 are longitudinally and adjustable in distance from each other via at least one pair of rods 710 and at least two pairs of rod holes 712 respectively located at adjacent ends and sides of the support base plates 662 and 664, thus forming a complete lower limb health care body 660.
[0514] The length adjustment device 690 mainly comprises a carrier substrate 702, an operating lever 694, and a length adjustment trapezoidal action member 742 (see also Figure 5A ). The length adjustment device 690 and Figure 4C the length adjustment device 586 are similar in many aspects, and for the sake of brevity, only the main differences are described here. The carrier substrate 702 has a central concave 720, a threaded hole 704, and a distal intermediate groove (not shown) for accommodating the length adjustment trapezoidal action member 742. The length adjustment trapezoidal action member 742 has two side slopes 744 and 746 for abutting the arc protrusions (not shown, for the sake of clarity, see Figure 4C ) provided on the adjacent two ends of the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662, respectively. The distal half of the operating lever 694 is provided with threads 692 for screwing into the threaded hole 704 to push the length adjustment trapezoidal action member 742 in the distal intermediate groove of the carrier substrate 702 as needed, so as to increase the length of the thigh and calf carrier platforms according to actual needs. The central concave 720 is provided to accommodate the protruding part of the user's knee when the user is lying down.
[0515] The pair of positioning blocks 714 are provided in the space 706 between the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662 to position the corresponding features of the tibia and femur at the knee joint portion. In detail, the most protruding part on the outside at the knee joint portion is the tibial eminence, and the most protruding part on the inside is the femoral eminence, so the distal end positioning block 714 has a recess 718 to accommodate the tibial eminence. Since standing and lying down only change the feet, the position of the tibial eminence does not change, so a single recess 718 can be provided. In detail, although the height of the eminence is different when standing and lying down, it can be compensated by the depth of the central concave 720 or the central height of the carrier substrate 702. Similarly, Figure 5 the accommodation recess 719 for the femoral eminence on the proximal end positioning block 714 only needs to be provided singly. As shown in Figure 5 , the shape of the lug member 716 of the positioning block 714 here is significantly different from Figure 4A that of the positioning block 714 of the length adjustment device 586. This is because the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662 will be separated from each other during the operation of the length adjustment device 690, so the lengthened lug member 716 is needed to make the positioning block set 714 still be able to be slidably positioned between the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662 during the separation of the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662 due to the pair of sliding grooves 748 provided on the thigh and calf carrier substrates 664, 662, respectively. In addition, springs (not shown, for the sake of clarity, see Figure 4A ) are provided between each of the positioning block set 714 and the carrier substrate to make the positioning block set 714 always tend to abut each other to achieve the task of positioning the knee joint of the user.
[0516] One or more pairs of springs 708 are used to always tend to bring the thigh and calf carrier plates 664, 662 closer to each other. Due to the characteristics of the present embodiment, the spring pairs 708 are installed after the installation of the positioning block set is completed. The proximal positioning block 714 has a through hole 722 for freely passing through the operating lever 694, and a plurality of pin holes 724 are provided on the proximal surface, so that when the operating lever 694 has been placed in the correct operating position, the pin 700 connected to the handle 696 by the wire 698 is fixed in the pin hole 724. Please refer to Figure 5A The two side slopes 744 and 746 are arranged in such a way that the distance from each of the slopes to the center of the operating lever 694 is X and Y respectively, and the distance between X and Y has a proportional relationship of 16:19, so that the length adjustment device 690 pushes the calf and thigh carrier plates 662, 664 away according to the proportional relationship, so as to perfectly and non-deformably adjust the acupuncture thigh and calf length for each user.
[0517] The health care body of the lower limb health care device of the present application is arranged as follows: a health care body (660) comprising a calf carrier plate (662); a thigh carrier plate 664; and a length adjustment device (690), wherein the length adjustment device (690) has a first part and the calf carrier plate (662) form a combined calf carrier platform, and a second part and the thigh carrier plate (664) form a combined thigh and calf carrier platform.
[0518] The health care body of the previous embodiment, wherein the length adjustment device (690) simultaneously serves as a positioning device for the knee reference feature.
[0519] According to the second embodiment of the health care body of the lower limb health care device of the present application, a health care body (660) comprising a calf carrier plate (662) for carrying the calf and lateral malleolus of a user; a thigh carrier plate (664) for carrying the thigh and greater trochanter of the user; and a length adjustment device (690) having a first and a second part for carrying the lateral malleolus of the calf and the medial malleolus of the thigh respectively, wherein the length adjustment device (690) can adjust the apparent length of the health care body to adapt to the specific leg length of the user.
[0520] The health care body of the previous embodiment, wherein the calf carrier plate (662) and the thigh carrier plate (664) respectively form a calf and a thigh carrier platform together with the first and second parts of the length adjustment device (690) respectively, and the length adjustment device simultaneously adjusts the length corresponding to the thigh and calf carrier platforms.
[0521] In accordance with a second embodiment of the health care body of the lower extremity health care device of the present invention, a health care body (660) comprises a calf supporting base plate (662) for supporting a user's calf and lateral malleolus, a thigh supporting base plate (664) for supporting a user's thigh and greater trochanter of femur, and a length adjustment device (690), wherein the length adjustment device (690) has a first and a second portion for supporting a user's lateral condyle of tibia and medial condyle of femur, respectively, the calf supporting base plate (662) and the thigh supporting base plate (664) together with the first and second portions of the length adjustment device (690) form a combined calf and thigh supporting platform, respectively, and the length adjustment device (690) simultaneously adjusts the combined calf and thigh supporting platform in a 16:19 ratio.
[0522] In accordance with the health care body (660) of the preceding example, wherein the calf supporting base plate (662) is provided with a central recess (740) for accommodating the user's calf when the user is in a prone position and the user's leg when the user is in a supine position.
[0523] In accordance with the health care body (660) of the preceding example, wherein the calf supporting base plate (662) has a heel end (666) provided with a deeper recess (670) for accommodating the user's Achilles tendon and calcaneus when the user is in a prone position.
[0524] In accordance with the health care body (660) of the preceding example, wherein the calf supporting base plate (662) has a heel end (666) and a pair of positioning blocks (680) slidably disposed adjacent the heel end (666) for accommodating the user's lateral malleolus and medial malleolus, respectively.
[0525] In accordance with the health care body (660) of the preceding example, wherein the pair of positioning blocks (680) and the heel end (666) are provided with a heel height adjustment medium (748) for accommodating the specific heel height of each user.
[0526] In accordance with the health care body (660) of the preceding example, wherein the pair of positioning blocks (680) each has a facing surface (681) provided with recesses (684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689) designed to correctly accommodate the user's lateral malleolus and medial malleolus, respectively, regardless of the user's position and whether the pair of positioning blocks (680) are interchanged.
[0527] As in the aforementioned health care body (660), the thigh support base plate (664) has a buttock end (730), and the buttock end (730) is provided with a recess 736 to accommodate the muscles at the connection between the buttock and the thigh; a positioning block (726) is used to accommodate the greater trochanter protrusion of the buttock end of the user's thigh bone; and an abutting part (738) is provided on one side of the buttock end (730) to abut against the bottom edge of the user's groin.
[0528] As in the aforementioned health care body (660), the length adjustment device (690) includes a support base plate (702), an operating lever (694), and a length adjustment trapezoidal actuating member (742); the length adjustment trapezoidal actuating member (742) has two inclined surfaces (744, 746) for pushing the lower leg and thigh support base plate (662, 664) respectively; the distances between the two inclined surfaces (744, 746) and the center of the operating lever (694) are X and Y respectively; and the distance between X and Y has a ratio of 16:19.
[0529] As in the health care body (660) mentioned earlier, the length adjustment device (690) includes a pair of positioning blocks (714) disposed between the thigh and lower leg support base plates (664, 662) for simultaneously positioning the tibial genu and the femoral genu of a user.
[0530] From another perspective, a health care body (660) is used to hold an acupoint working component (such as...) on it. Figure 1 (As described in the following embodiments), to provide a health care effect to a user, wherein the user has a lower limb, the lower limb has a calf, a thigh and an acupoint, and the health care body includes: a calf support base plate (662) and a thigh support base plate (664) for supporting and positioning the calf and thigh respectively, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship between them; a length adjustment device (690) disposed between the calf support base plate and the thigh support base plate, wherein the calf support base plate, the thigh support base plate and the length adjustment device together have a real overall length and a virtual length, and the length adjustment device is used to adjust the virtual length of the health care body; and a workpiece holder (such as Figure 1 As described in the embodiments below, it has: a first end connected to the support base plate of the lower leg or thigh; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member thereon, so that the acupoint working member performs the health care work under the condition of having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0531] From another angle, a health-care device (660) includes: a health-care body having a lower-leg supporting base plate (662) and an upper-leg supporting base plate (664) for supporting and positioning a lower limb of a user in a first specific positional relationship with the lower limb having a lower leg, an upper leg, and an acupoint; a length adjusting device (690) disposed between the lower-leg supporting base plate and the upper-leg supporting base plate, wherein the lower-leg supporting base plate, the upper-leg supporting base plate, and the length adjusting device collectively have a real overall length and an apparent length, and the length adjusting device is used to adjust the apparent length of the health-care body; and a workpiece holder (as described in the embodiments below) having: a first end connected to the lower-leg supporting base plate or the upper-leg supporting base plate; and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece (as described in the embodiments below) thereon to perform a health-care function on a user, such that the acupoint workpiece performs the health-care function in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship. Figure 1 and the embodiments described below) having: a first end connected to the lower-leg supporting base plate or the upper-leg supporting base plate; and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece (as described in the embodiments below) thereon to perform a health-care function on a user, such that the acupoint workpiece performs the health-care function in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship. Figure 1
[0532] After the above discussion, only the head of the human body remains to be treated. For this purpose, please refer to Figure 6 which shows a head health-care body 760 including a base plate 762, left and right pairs of grooves 764, a pair of oil cylinders 772, a pair of head positioning plates 766, a pair of pressure sensors 784 respectively installed on the pair of positioning plates 766, a circuit configuration 790 that integrates the pressure sensors 784 and the oil cylinders 766, and a pair of forward and backward buttons 786, 788 of the oil cylinders respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the base plate 762. In detail, each positioning plate 766 is provided below with a pair of lower convex slides 782 having two side ears that are slidably disposed in a corresponding pair of grooves 764. The oil cylinder 772 has a first end 774 fixedly provided on the base plate 762 and a second end 776, and the second end 776 is fixedly connected to a corresponding positioning block 766 by a pair of connecting rods 768, 770, so that the distance between the pair of positioning blocks 766 is determined by the pair of oil cylinders 772.
[0533] In use, because there are many acupoints on the face and the back of the head, the health care body 760 is suitable for working on the face when the user lies on his back, and is also suitable for working on the back of the head when the user lies on his front. Therefore, it can be understood that the center of the base plate 762 is provided with an inverted triangular hole 780, so that the eyes and nose of the user are not pressed when the user lies on his front. When the forward button 786 is operated, the oil hydraulic cylinder 772 pushes the positioning plates 766 to approach each other. First, when a pair of ears of the user pass through the ear holes 778 on the positioning plates 766 and appropriately touch a related pressure sensor 784 at the most protruding temple position of the side of the head of the user, the circuit configuration 790 immediately cuts off the power supply of the oil hydraulic cylinder 772, and the positioning of the head is completed. The fixing member of the acupoint working member is provided on the base plate 762 or the positioning plate 766, and the relationship between the fixing member and the acupoint is easy to define, so it is not described here.
[0534] It is worth noting that the moving device (i.e. the oil hydraulic cylinder 772 in the embodiment) of the aforementioned head health care device can also be simply modified and used for the length adjusting device of the earlier embodiment, and can be digitized to more accurately control the total displacement, which is not described here.
[0535] Here, the head health care body is summarized as follows: a health care body (760) includes a base plate (762) for bearing the head of a user; a pair of head positioning plates (766) symmetrically arranged on the longitudinal axis of the head and movably arranged on the base plate (762) to position the head of the user to work on an acupoint of the user's head or face; a moving device (772) arranged between the base plate (762) and the pair of head positioning plates (766) to determine the distance between the pair of head positioning plates (766) to adapt to the face width or head width of the user; and an acupoint working member arranged on the base plate (762) or the head positioning plate (766) to work on the acupoint.
[0536] As described above, the head health care body further includes a pressure sensor (784) arranged on at least one of the pair of positioning plates (766), and the position corresponds to the temple of the user, so that when the pair of positioning plates (766) touch or sandwich the head of the user to a certain extent, the power supply of the moving device is cut off.
[0537] As described above, the head health care body, wherein the moving device (772) is an oil hydraulic cylinder or an air hydraulic cylinder.
[0538] As described above, the head health care body, wherein the base plate (762) is provided with a pair of control buttons (786, 788) on either side of the moving device to move forward and backward.
[0539] As described above, the head health care body has a base plate (762) with a pair of grooves (764); and each positioning plate (766) has a pair of lower convex slides (782) with two side ears, which are slidably disposed in the corresponding pair of grooves (764).
[0540] As described above, the head health care body has a first end (774) fixed on a base plate (762) and a second end (776) which is fixed to a corresponding positioning block (766) by a pair of connecting rods (768, 770).
[0541] As mentioned above, the head health care body has an inverted triangular hole (780) in the middle area of the base plate (762) so that the user's eyes and nose are not compressed when lying face down.
[0542] As mentioned above, each of the positioning plates (766) is provided with an ear hole (778) to allow a user's ear to pass through.
[0543] From another perspective, a health care device 760 is used to hold an acupoint working component (such as...) on it. Figure 1 (As described in the embodiments below) to perform a health care function on a user, wherein the user has a head, a face and an acupoint, and the health care body includes: a base plate 762 for supporting the head or face thereon, so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship between the base plate and the head or face; a pair of head positioning plates (766), symmetrically disposed on the base plate and laterally movably arranged about the longitudinal axis of the head, for positioning the head or face to facilitate a health care function on the user through the acupoint; a moving device (772) installed between the base plate and the pair of head positioning plates for setting the distance between the pair of head positioning plates to adapt to the user's face width or head width; and a workpiece holder (such as... Figure 1 As described in the embodiments below, it has: a first end connected to the substrate; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member thereon, so that the acupoint working member performs the health care work under the condition of having a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0544] From another angle, a health-care body 760 includes: a base plate 762 for carrying a head or a face of a user thereon in a first specific positional relationship with the head or face, wherein the head or face has an acupoint; a pair of head positioning plates 766 symmetrically disposed on the base plate transversely to the head longitudinal axis for positioning the head or face for a health-care work on the user through the acupoint; a moving device 772 disposed between the base plate and the pair of head positioning plates for setting the distance between the pair of head positioning plates to adapt to the face width or head width of the user; and a workpiece holder (as described in the embodiments below) having: a first end connected to the base plate; and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece (as described in the embodiments below) thereon to perform the health-care work, so that the acupoint workpiece performs the health-care work in the first specific positional relationship with the acupoint in a second specific positional relationship. Figure 1 Figure 1
[0545] A person with acupoint knowledge and high perceptual sensitivity may immediately ask that the acupoint positioning mechanism introduced above is new, but not complete or ideal. The reason for being incomplete is that, for example, the head health-care body described above, there are acupoints on the top of the head. If the acupoint workpiece positioning device is arranged on the positioning plate 766, it seems that the distance is relatively far and may cause doubts in "accurate" positioning. Therefore, we can develop the following logic: if we can solve the accurate positioning of the front, back and top acupoints of the head, then by using or modifying this solution, the accurate positioning of the remaining acupoints of the whole body is naturally easy to achieve. Of course, to avoid any doubts of those skilled in the art, the following solution is also explained as follows: the accurate positioning of the remaining acupoints is a piece of cake.
[0546] Figure 7 The head health-care device 800 that can accurately position includes a health-care body 802, but Figure 6 the two positioning plates 766 are replaced by the two track bodies 804 of the present figure. On the appearance, it seems to be complicated instead of simple, but this is the only way for the present invention to jump from the basic level to the advanced level, which is described as follows. However, to avoid too complex drawings, the first displacement or adjustment device of the distance between the two track bodies 804 is not shown again because it has been disclosed in the previous embodiments. Figure 7 Each track body 804 has an upper surface 810, a pair of tooth grooves 806 is arranged near the longitudinal sides of the upper surface 810, and the top surface of the tooth groove 806 is provided with a lower tooth rail 808. In addition, the upper surface 810 is also provided with an upper tooth rail 812 along the longitudinal direction.
[0547] The first displacement or adjustment means of the two track bodies 804 is to adjust the distance therebetween, and the carrier bodies 814, 816 are used to carry a work base 848. Since the carrier bodies 814, 816 have to cooperate with the distance variation between the two track bodies 804, but also have to bear the work completely, they are two-piece type. On the left end face 830 of the carrying body 816, a pair of positioning rods 832 are respectively arranged on the far and near sides, and the carrying body 814 is correspondingly provided with a pair of positioning grooves 834, so that no matter how the distance between the two track bodies 804 changes within the necessary adjustment range, the upper surfaces 858, 860 of the two carrier bodies 814, 816 are always at the same carrying level.
[0548] The near side surfaces 862, 864 of the carrier bodies 814, 816 are respectively provided with a pair of positioning plates 818, and each positioning plate 818 is provided with a positioning gear 820 for engaging with the lower toothed track 808. The two near side surfaces 862, 864 are respectively fixedly provided with a step motor 822 and a tooth guard 824 (with or without tooth groove), the step motor 822 has a motor shaft 826, and the motor shaft 826 is coaxially fixed with a gear 828. In this way, when the gear 828 is driven to rotate by the step motor 822, since the carrier bodies 814, 816 are held on the lower toothed track 808 by the positioning gears 820, the gear 828 will surely engage and rotate between the upper toothed track 812 (and the tooth guard 824 (if provided with teeth)) and the carrier bodies 814, 816 will be driven to move longitudinally along the two track bodies 804 as a whole. In addition, the entire mechanism, i.e. all components carried and fixed by the carrier bodies 814, 816, thus achieves the second displacement or position adjustment function (i.e. longitudinal along the track bodies 804) under the cooperation of the two sets of upper gears 828 and the pairs of lower gears 820. As to the function or purpose of this second displacement or position adjustment, it will be described later.
[0549] A positioning plate 836 is fixed to one side of the carrier body 814 to fix another stepper motor 838, which drives the screw 840. A screw groove 842 is fixed to the upper surfaces 858 and 860 to accommodate the screw 840 and has two side wall surfaces 844. The working base 848 is driven by the stepper motor 838 along the side wall surfaces 844 via a moving member 846 screwed to the screw 840 to determine its working position. To accommodate changes in the distance between the two track bodies 804, a central protrusion 852 is provided at the bottom of the right half of the screw groove 842, and a corresponding groove 854 is provided on the upper surface 860 to allow the central protrusion 852 to slide freely within the groove 854. Of course, to increase the smoothness of sliding, a plurality of ball bearings 856 can be provided between the central protrusion 852 and the groove 854 to enhance its sliding performance. In this way, the mechanism enables the working base 848 to freely move in its intended working position on the screw groove 842 in a third way, without being affected by the aforementioned first and second displacements or position adjustments. The function or purpose of this third displacement or position adjustment will be explained later. A fixing bolt 850 is provided on the working base 848 for fixing a working part, which will also be explained later.
[0550] According to research, the standard for measuring the width of the head and face is the Touwei acupoint (international designation ST8, located 5 fen within the hairline at the corner of the forehead, primarily used to treat eye pain, blurred vision, severe headache, splitting headache, and dizziness) on the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming. The distance between the two Touwei acupoints is 9 cun, which is the standard for measuring the width of the head in cun. In detail, when the two orbital bodies are 804... Figure 6 After the first displacement or adjustment device 772 adjusts the distance between each other to position a user's face, we can then activate the third displacement or position adjustment mechanism (component assembly 838-856) to perform health care or medical work. This work can therefore be performed with great precision, firstly because the positioning of the stepper motor can be extremely accurate; secondly, we can first activate the stepper motor 838 to determine the specific body size suitable for each person, that is, first move the working base 848 to confirm the position of the two acupoints (international code ST8), and calculate the actual distance between them, and convert this actual distance into 9 body sizes, so that we know the precise body size of a specific person, secondly; when we know the precise body size of a person, we can accurately find the location of other acupoints based on this, thirdly; when we can accurately find the location of a particular acupoint, we can perform health care or medical work on that acupoint without any doubt of misdiagnosis or mistreatment, fourthly.
[0551] As mentioned earlier, the diagrams are not overly complex, and the Health Body 802 is somewhat simplified. Another point should also be mentioned here: Figure 7For the head and face health care, the Du Meridian has the following acupoints in the back of the head: Hugu (GV 15), Fengfu (GV 16), Naodu (GV 17), Qiangjiao (GV 18) and Houting (GV 19). Therefore, the health care body 802 should be hollowed out at the positions corresponding to these acupoints. There are two ways to hollow out: one is to hollow out a horizontal slot to expose the space corresponding to these acupoints, and the other is to hollow out a vertical hole corresponding to these acupoints. Since this consideration is not difficult, it will not be described or illustrated further.
[0552] Please refer to Figure 7A , which is an acupoint working member connector 870, the first end 874 of which is connected with a fixed nut 876, and the second end 880 is connected with an acupoint working member nut 882. The fixed nut 876 is screwed into the fixed bolt 850 with its internal thread 878, so that the acupoint working member connector 870 is accurately positioned on the carrier body 814, 816, and the working nut 882 will be screwed with its internal thread 884 to an acupoint working member to perform health care or medical behavior on a certain acupoint. More details will be added later.
[0553] The standard straight inch of the head is one foot two inches (12 inches) from the front hairline to the back hairline. To find out how many centimeters a certain user's exclusive head straight inch corresponds to, we start the second displacement or position adjustment mechanism (element combination 808, 812 and 818-828). In detail, when we start the stepper motor 822, the upper gear 828 and the pair of lower gears 820 will drive the carrier body 814, 816 to move longitudinally along the two track bodies 804, so that an exploration acupoint working member attached to the working base 848 explores the real size between the front hairline and the back hairline of a certain user, and converts 12 head straight inches into this real size. We thus know that each head straight inch of the user corresponds to how many centimeters. It should be noted here that in order to allow the carrier body 814, 816 to be driven by the stepper motor 822 to move smoothly along the longitudinal curved track 804, the interaction bottom surface of the carrier body 814, 816 related to the upper surface of the two tracks 804 can be provided with appropriate curvature to facilitate the relative movement between them. It is inevitable and unnecessary to elaborate here.
[0554] Previously referred to Figure 6 , 7The first (772), second (element combinations 808, 812 and 818-828) and third (element combinations 838-856) displacement or position adjustment mechanisms described in the foregoing are exemplified by the head. However, it is not difficult for those skilled in the art to directly or modify them for use in health care bodies for the upper limbs, lower limbs or torso. Therefore, they will not be described one by one here. However, it is known that the aforementioned mechanisms can achieve the following surprising effects: 1. With modern extremely advanced stepping motors, one can accurately find a certain acupoint; 2. One can measure the exclusive body size of a specific user; 3. Because the body sizes of different parts are not necessarily identical, the accurate size of a specific part is found for a specific part of the same user; 4. A new milestone is achieved for the further scientific development of acupoints and acupuncture.
[0555] The following is a brief description of a health care device that can accurately position. A health care device (800) includes a health care body (802); a track body (804) disposed on the health care body (802) and generally disposed along a user's torso; a working base (848) disposed on the track body (804) for mounting an acupoint working piece thereon so that the acupoint working piece can perform health care or medical work on a specific part of the user's torso; and a drive device (818-828) installed between the track body (804) and the working base (848) to move the working base (848) along the track body (804) so that the working base (848) and the specific part are in an optimal relative position to each other.
[0556] As the aforementioned health care device (800), further includes another track body (804) disposed on the health care body (802) so that the two track bodies (804) sandwich the torso; and a displacement or position adjustment device (772) disposed on the health care body (802) and at least one of the track bodies (804) to adjust the distance between the two track bodies (804).
[0557] As the aforementioned health care device (800), wherein the track body (804) has an upper surface (810); near the upper surface (810), the longitudinal sides of the track body (804) are provided with a pair of tooth grooves (806); the top surface of each tooth groove (806) is provided (facing) downward tooth tracks (808); the upper surface (810) is provided (facing) upward tooth tracks (812) along its longitudinal direction; and the drive device (818-828) has an upper gear (828) meshing with the upper tooth tracks (812), and a pair of lower positioning gears (820) respectively meshing with the pair of lower tooth tracks (808).
[0558] As the aforementioned health care device (800), further comprising two carrier bodies (814, 816) each having a proximal surface (862, 864) respectively provided with a pair of positioning plates (818); each of the pair of positioning plates (818) is provided with the pair of lower positioning gears (820); the two proximal surfaces (862, 864) are respectively fixed with a tooth guard (824) and a stepping motor (822); and each of the stepping motor (822) has a motor shaft (826) and a coaxially fixed upper gear (828).
[0559] As the aforementioned health care device (800), further comprising a carrier arranged between the two track bodies (804) and the working base (848), wherein the carrier comprises two carrier bodies (814, 816); and the two carrier bodies (814, 816) have adjacent end faces (830) and are respectively provided with a pair of positioning rods (832) and a pair of positioning grooves (834) corresponding to the positioning rods from the adjacent end faces (830), so that the upper surfaces (858, 860) of the two carrier bodies (814, 816) are at the same carrying level regardless of the distance between the two track bodies (804).
[0560] As the aforementioned health care device (800), further comprising a carrier body (814, 816) for carrying the working base (848) thereon; a carrier longitudinal movement stepping motor (838) arranged on the carrier body (814, 816); and a screw rod (840) arranged between the stepping motor (838) and the working base (848) and rotated by the stepping motor (838) to move the working base (848).
[0561] As the aforementioned health care device (800), wherein the carrier body (814, 816) has an upper surface (858, 860); and the health care device (800) further comprises a screw rod groove (842) and a moving piece (846), wherein the screw rod groove (842) is fixedly arranged on the upper surface (858, 860) and used to accommodate the screw rod (840), and the moving piece (846) is arranged between the working base (848) and the screw rod (840) so that the stepping motor (838) determines the working position of the working base (848).
[0562] As the aforementioned health care device (800), wherein the carrier comprises two carrier bodies (814, 816) respectively having two upper surfaces (858, 860); one of the two upper surfaces (860) is provided with a sliding groove (854); and the screw rod groove (842) is provided with a middle protrusion (852) corresponding to the bottom of the one upper surface (860) to allow the middle protrusion (852) to freely slide in the groove (854).
[0563] The health-care device (800) as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprises at least one ball (856) disposed between the middle protrusion (852) and the groove (854).
[0564] The health-care device (800) as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprises an acupoint working member connector (870), wherein the connector (870) has a first end (874) for connecting a fixing nut (876) and a second end (880) for connecting an acupoint working member nut (882); the fixing nut (876) is screwed on a fixing bolt (850) of the working base (848); and the working nut (882) is used for screwing the acupoint working member.
[0565] Viewed from another angle, a health-care device 800 is used to hold an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) thereon to perform a health-care function on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health-care device comprises: a health-care body 802 for carrying the body part thereon so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part; a track body 804 disposed on the health-care body and extending substantially along the body part; a working base 848 disposed on the track body; an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) mounted on the working base 848 so that the acupoint working member can perform a health-related function on the user through the acupoint; a driving device (836-846) mounted between the track body 804 and the working base 848 for moving the working base along the track body; and a member holder (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) having: a first end connected to the health-care body; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member thereon so that the acupoint working member can perform the health-related function with the acupoint in a second specific positional relationship under the first specific positional relationship. Figure 1 Figure 1 Viewed from another angle, a health-care device 800 is used to hold an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) thereon to perform a health-care function on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health-care device comprises: a health-care body 802 for carrying the body part thereon so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part; a track body 804 disposed on the health-care body and extending substantially along the body part; a working base 848 disposed on the track body; an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) mounted on the working base 848 so that the acupoint working member can perform a health-related function on the user through the acupoint; a driving device (836-846) mounted between the track body 804 and the working base 848 for moving the working base along the track body; and a member holder (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) having: a first end connected to the health-care body; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member thereon so that the acupoint working member can perform the health-related function with the acupoint in a second specific positional relationship under the first specific positional relationship. Figure 1 Viewed from another angle, a health-care device 800 is used to hold an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) thereon to perform a health-care function on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health-care device comprises: a health-care body 802 for carrying the body part thereon so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship with the body part; a track body 804 disposed on the health-care body and extending substantially along the body part; a working base 848 disposed on the track body; an acupoint working member (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) mounted on the working base 848 so that the acupoint working member can perform a health-related function on the user through the acupoint; a driving device (836-846) mounted between the track body 804 and the working base 848 for moving the working base along the track body; and a member holder (as described in the preceding paragraphs and in the embodiments described below) having: a first end connected to the health-care body; and a second end for holding the acupoint working member thereon so that the acupoint working member can perform the health-related function with the acupoint in a second specific positional relationship under the first specific positional relationship.
[0566] Figure 1 and as described in the embodiments below); and a workpiece holder having a first end coupled to the health care body and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece (such as Figure 1 and as described in the embodiments below) to perform the health-related work, with the acupoint workpiece in the first specific positional relationship, under the condition that the acupoint workpiece has a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint, to perform the health-related work.
[0567] With such precise positioning or displacement or positional adjustment mechanisms, it is a pity or lamentable that only simple health care can be achieved Figure 1 as shown. The following describes advanced applications of the present invention to demonstrate its actual industrial value. As currently, for acupoint therapy or related acupuncture, (1) it must rely on professionals such as Chinese medicine doctors or assistants; (2) it must rely on the skilled hands of professionals (to obtain the correct working position) or fixed relative large-scale equipment (which is often difficult to maintain or obtain the relative position of the acupoint and the related parts of the equipment); (3) it must rely on the sufficient physical strength of the professionals to maintain the appropriate relative position or contact relationship between the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint within a certain time; and (4) it must rely on the professionals to have a good mental and emotional state during the working time, so as not to misjudge the acupoint and to achieve the task of (3) above. However, at least because of (1) fatigue, (2) emotional ups and downs, (3) occasional mental fatigue, (4) consumers may not have enough financial resources or time to regularly seek health care at a medical or Chinese medicine clinic, and / or (5) service providers such as Chinese medicine doctors may feel a great cost pressure in hiring enough assistants, we can use the aforementioned precise positioning mechanism to at least achieve (1) precise relative position relationship between the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint; (2) continuous and reliable maintenance of the relative position relationship in (1); (3) users can obtain the precise positioning device of the present invention at a very economical cost and use it at home; (4) when the user's minor illness or discomfort is relieved by the present invention, he or she naturally no longer goes to the hospital, and at least one-third of the burden of health insurance can be saved; and / or (5) rational policies can divert resources to more initiatives for the benefit of the country and the people.
[0568] The ideal disclosure may be moving, but to be able to be implemented in practice, it must be convincing. From paragraphs 20 to 29 of the present invention patent specification, we can know or infer that there are various acupoint workpieces on the market, such as (A) a microwave needle usually has a focused working point; for example, (B) a radiator instrument often has a planar or curved output end; for example, (C) a magnet has a specific working plane; in addition, for example, (D) a magnetic fork acid rod has a single relatively large circular point on one end and three relatively small working circular points on the other end. Please refer to Figure 8The workpiece holder 906 has a first end 908 with an annular groove 916 and a second end 910 with a connector 912 having internal threads 914. A workpiece 964 has a first end 918 threaded into the internal threads 914 and a second end 922 which is an acupoint workpiece for performing health care on an acupoint of a user. The first and second ends 918, 922 are connected by a connecting member 920.
[0569] In use, the workpiece holder 906 first end 908 is extended through the through hole 902 and the C-shaped clamp 904 is buckled in the annular groove 916 to position the workpiece 906. If the acupoint workpiece is a microwave or radiation workpiece, only the relative position between the acupoint workpiece 922 and the acupoint needs to be determined or fixed. If the acupoint workpiece is a magnet or a magnetic fork acid rod, a certain degree of pressure needs to be applied to the acupoint. To achieve this purpose, the connecting member 912 is cylindrical and the first end 918 is cylindrical, so the depth of the threaded connection between the two can determine the working pressure applied to the acupoint. Therefore, the working pressure of the acupoint workpiece 922 can be adjusted in this way. Please refer to Figure 8A The first end of the workpiece holder 930 has a threaded section 932 and an annular groove 934. The threaded section 932 is used to tightly fit the threaded hole 938 on the work base 936 at a certain angle. In this way, the working angle of the acupoint workpiece 922 and the acupoint can be adjusted.
[0570] Please refer to Figure 8Bwhich is a specific embodiment of the acupoint workpiece 940, the acupoint workpiece 940 is basically an elongated pneumatic cylinder 942 with a threaded end 944 for connecting a workpiece holder and a working end 960. Adjacent to the working bottom end 962 of the working end 960, a crank shaft 954, a tip opening 966, a rubber pad 958 arranged between the crank shaft 954, the tip opening 966 and the working bottom end 962, a main connecting piece 950 with a first end 968 and a second end 970, and the second end 970 is fixedly provided with a ring piece 952, an upper connecting ring 948 is fixedly connected to the piston rod 946 of the pneumatic cylinder 942 and is looped with the ring piece 952, and a working ring 956 is fixedly connected to the first end 968 and is movably looped on the crank portion of the crank shaft 954. In use, when the piston rod 946 moves downward, the crank shaft 954 will be driven to rotate downward through the upper connecting ring 948, the main connecting piece 950 and the working ring 956; when the piston rod moves upward, the crank shaft 954 will be driven to rotate upward in the opposite direction through the same elements. At this time, the tip opening 966 is in contact with an acupoint, and the working ring 956 performs a massage action on the user through the acupoint through the rotation of the crank shaft and the rubber pad 958. According to the characteristics of the acupoint, the shape of the tip opening 966 can be determined, such as a small circular area, or an arc-shaped slot corresponding to the working track of the working ring 956.
[0571] The different embodiments disclosed in different stages or embodiments of the present case can be mutually replaceable embodiments. This is hereby noted. This paragraph briefly describes the main statements related to the acupoint workpiece, namely a health care device, comprising a health care body; a working base (900) provided on the health care body, wherein the health care body is used to care for a user, and the user has an acupoint; a moving device installed between the working base (900) and the health care body for moving the position of the working base (900) relative to the health care body; an acupoint workpiece (922) for performing a health care work on the user through the acupoint; and a workpiece holder (906) for connecting the acupoint workpiece (922) to the working base (900), so that the acupoint workpiece (922) can continuously perform the health care work in a specific relative position of the working base (900) or the acupoint.
[0572] As described above, the health care device, wherein the workpiece holder (906) has a first end (908) connected to the working base (900), and a second end (910) fixedly provided with a connecting head (912), and the connecting head (912) is provided with internal threads (914); and a workpiece (964) has a first end (918) screwed to the internal threads (914), and a second end (922) for performing the health care work on a part or acupoint of the user to be cared for.
[0573] As in the preceding paragraph, wherein the connector (912) is cylindrical and the first end (918) of the workpiece (964) is cylindrical, whereby the depth or degree of screwing between the two determines the working pressure applied by the second end (922) to the part or point to be treated.
[0574] As in the preceding paragraph, wherein the second end (922) of the workpiece (964) is a point workpiece.
[0575] As in the preceding paragraph, wherein the work base (900) has a longitudinal through hole (902), the first end (908) of the workpiece holder (906) has an annular groove (916), and a C-shaped clamp (904) is buckled in the annular groove (916) to position the workpiece (906) after extending through the through hole (902) at the first end (908).
[0576] As in the preceding paragraph, wherein the work base (900) has a longitudinal through hole (902), and the end of the longitudinal through hole (902) is a threaded hole (938); and the first end (908) of the workpiece holder (906) is provided with a threaded section (932), so that the threaded section (932) is tightly fitted with the threaded hole (938) at a certain angle to adjust the working angle of the point workpiece (922) to the part or point to be treated.
[0577] From another point of view, a health care device for holding a point workpiece thereon to perform a health care function on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has a point, and the health care device comprises: a health care body for carrying the body part thereon to maintain a first specific positional relationship with each other; a work base 900, 936 arranged on the health care body; a point workpiece arranged on the work base, so that the point workpiece can perform a health-related work on the user through the point; a moving device (such as 836-846, 972, 1040) arranged between the work base and the health care body to move the position of the point workpiece relative to the health care body; and a workpiece holder (such as 906, 930) having: a first end connected to the work base; and a second end for holding the point workpiece thereon, so that the point workpiece performs the health-related work with a second specific positional relationship with the point under the first specific positional relationship.
[0578] Viewed from yet another angle, a health care apparatus includes: a health care body for carrying a body part of a user thereon in a first specific positional relationship with the body part, wherein the body part has an acupoint; a working base 900, 936 disposed on the health care body for performing a health-related work on the user through the acupoint; a moving device (e.g., 836-846, 972, 1040) installed between the working base and the health care body for moving an orientation of the working base on the health care body relative to the health care body; and a workpiece holder (e.g., 906, 930) having: a first end connected to the working base; and a second end for holding an acupoint workpiece thereon for performing the health-related work, such that the acupoint workpiece performs the health-related work in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0579] A health care workpiece (940) is for installation in a health care device for performing a health care work on an acupoint of a user, wherein the health care device has a working base (900), and the acupoint workpiece (940) includes a working body (942) having a first end (944) and a second end (960), wherein the first end (944) is connected to the working base (900); and a health care medium (922, 956) disposed on the second end (960) for performing the health care work.
[0580] The workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the working body is an elongated pneumatic cylinder (942), and the elongated pneumatic cylinder (942) has a piston rod (946).
[0581] The workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the working end (960) further includes a crank shaft (954) rotatably disposed on the working end (960); a tip opening (966); a rubber pad (958) disposed between the crank shaft (954) and the tip opening (966); and a main connecting member (950) connected between the piston rod (946) and the crank shaft (954), such that the piston rod (946) drives the crank shaft (954) to perform the health care work.
[0582] The workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the main connecting member (950) has a first end (968) and a second end (970); the second end (970) is fixed with a ring member (952); the workpiece (940) further includes an upper connecting ring (948) connected between the piston rod (946) and the ring member (952); and a working ring (956) fixedly connected to the first end (968) and movably wrapped around the crank shaft (954).
[0583] The working member as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the working ring (956) massages the body part or the acupoint through the rubber pad (958).
[0584] The working member as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the tip opening (966) is a small circular opening or an arc-shaped slot corresponding to a working track of the working ring (956).
[0585] The working member as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the first end is threaded.
[0586] The acupoint working member as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the working medium of the health-care medium is microwave, millimeter wave, radiant heat, magnetic force, frequency signal, micro-current or moxa hot air.
[0587] Viewed from another aspect, an acupoint working member (942, 964) for mounting on a health-care body (e.g. 502, 562, 582) for performing a health-care work on an acupoint of a body part of a user, wherein the health-care body has a working base (900, 934) for carrying and positioning the body part in a first specific positional relationship with the body part, and the acupoint working member comprises: a working body (922, 942) having a first end (944) connected to the working base and a second end; and a health-care medium (922; 946-958) arranged at the second end (960) for performing the health-care work in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0588] Viewed from yet another aspect, an acupoint working member (942, 964) comprises: a working body (922, 942) for mounting on a health-care body (e.g. 502, 562, 582), wherein the health-care body carries and positions a body part of a user in a first specific positional relationship with the health-care body, the body part has an acupoint, the health-care body has a working base (900, 934) for performing a health-care work on the user through the acupoint, and the working body has: a first end (944) connected to the working base; and a second end (960); and a health-care medium (922; 946-958) arranged at the second end for performing the health-care work in a second specific positional relationship with the acupoint under the first specific positional relationship.
[0589] If we want to increase the adjustment precision of the acupoint working member, it is not difficult with modern technology. Please refer to Figure 8CSecond embodiment of the workpiece assembly. Shown is a work base 971 corresponding to the work base 848, on which is mounted an angle controller 972, which includes an angle control assembly 974 and a workpiece support 976. The support 976 has a threaded cylinder 980 secured thereto by a securing member 978, whereby the support 976 is controlled by the angle control assembly 974 to have the threaded cylinder 980 at a specific angle with respect to the work base 971 or the acupoint. Figure 8D A high-elasticity acupoint workpiece clamping piece 984 is then secured to the workpiece support 982 by screws or rivets 986, and the acupoint workpiece clamping piece 984 has a pair of holding portions 988 for securely holding an acupoint workpiece therebetween.
[0590] The present paragraph briefly describes an acupoint workpiece for precise adjustment of a working angle, i.e., a health care device, which includes a health care body; a work base (971) provided on the health care body, wherein the health care body is used to care for a user, and the user has an acupoint; an acupoint workpiece used to perform a health care work on the user through the acupoint; and an angle controller (972) used to connect the acupoint workpiece to the work base (971) so that the acupoint workpiece can continuously perform the health care work at a specific angle with respect to the work base (971) or the acupoint.
[0591] The health care device as described above further includes a moving device mounted between the work base (971) and the health care body to move the work base (971) relative to the health care body.
[0592] The health care device as described above, wherein the angle controller includes an angle control assembly (974) and a workpiece support (976) connected thereto, whereby a specific working angle of the workpiece support (976) with respect to the work base (971) or the acupoint is obtained.
[0593] The health care device as described above, wherein the workpiece holding member (976) is a high-elasticity acupoint workpiece clamping piece (984) secured to the workpiece support (982) by rivets or screws (986).
[0594] The health care device as described above, wherein the workpiece holding member (984) has a pair of elastic holding portions (988) for securely holding an acupoint workpiece therebetween.
[0595] If one believes that the aforementioned working parts and health care device constitute a complete disclosure of the technology related to acupoint health care in this invention, this may still be open to discussion. Specifically, although the last embodiment above has solved the problem of precise angle control, taking the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang as an example, some acupoints have irregular pathways. For instance, the three acupoints Yanglingquan (international code GB34, mainly treating knee pain, sciatica, hemiplegia, lower limb numbness, and cholecystitis), Yangjiao (international code GB35, mainly treating chest and rib distension, chest fullness and sore throat, knee pain, foot weakness, mania and facial swelling), and Waiqiu (international code GB36, mainly treating headache, neck pain, hepatitis, lower limb paralysis, and poisoning from dog bites) cross the anterior, midline, and posterior sides of the lower leg. Even if we could solve the positioning problem as described above, it would require significant effort for only a few acupoints, which is clearly not cost-effective. Therefore, if we could design a way that allows the acupoint working component to be tilted arbitrarily relative to the working base, the usability and satisfaction of this case would be greatly improved.
[0596] To achieve the aforementioned objectives, please refer to Figure 9 This is one embodiment of a workpiece assembly 1000 coupled with a robotic arm. Modern technology often amazes us; robots or robotic arms can often work with great precision. This workpiece assembly 1000 includes a corresponding... Figure 7 Working base 848 Figure 9 A working base 1022 is on which a working platform 1020 is fixed. The working platform 1020 can precisely control the rotation angle to support a rotating platform 1018, and the rotating platform 1018 can precisely control the pivot angle to be connected to the first end 1024 of a connecting base 1014. An extension base 1010 is connected to a rotating shaft 1016 at the second end 1026 of the connecting base 1014 at its first end 1012, and is fixed at the first end 1030 of a rotating head 1008 at its second end 1028. The second end 1032 of the rotating head can be precisely rotatably fixed to an electric chuck 1002. The electric chuck 1002 has two clamps 1004, each with a pair of holding surfaces 1006, so as to hold a previously described acupoint working piece therebetween. Through these four rotational actions, we can easily and immediately imagine: (1) Figure 7 (2) Some displacement designs or requirements in the process must be replaced; (3) such as combining this workpiece assembly 1000 with Figure 5 On the lower limb health care body 660, it becomes very easy to locate irregular acupoints on the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang; (3) the planar distance, vertical height, and relative angle of the acupoint tool relative to the reference point or positioning point on the health care body can be fully grasped (which can be accurately calculated through the aforementioned four rotational movements); and (4) therefore, it is foreseeable that medical-grade actions can be performed on acupoints using the acupoint tool. The principle will be explained in the following paragraph.
[0597] As mentioned, the standard of the body length of the hand and leg. As we understand the following standard of the chest and abdomen, we can understand that after finding the reference acupoint, we can find and calculate the body length of the individual, and help to find other acupoints automatically by computer, and thus avoid the acupoint error caused by the fatigue of the doctor or human, which will be described later. (1) The standard of the chest straight inch: 6.8 inches from the point of the sky (international code CV22) to the middle of the chest (international code CV17, the middle of the two breasts); (2) The standard of the upper abdomen straight inch: 8 inches from the sword (xiphoid process) to the navel (international code CV8, Shenque); (3) The standard of the lower abdomen straight inch: 5 inches from the navel (international code CV8) to the curved bone (international code CV2); (4) The standard of the lateral abdomen straight inch: 9 inches from the chapter door (international code LR13) to the ring jump (international code GB30); and (5) The standard of the lateral abdomen straight inch: 8 inches between the two breasts. Therefore, the middle of the chest is also the navel, which is 1.6 inches below. In detail, according to the mechanical arm device (elements 1002-1020), (1) the first rotating mechanism (between elements 1018 and 1020) can determine the angle relationship between the working base or health body and an acupoint; (2) the second pivoting mechanism (between elements 1018 and 1014) can independently or in cooperation with other mechanisms at least determine the straight line distance relationship between the working base or health body and an acupoint; (3) the third pivoting mechanism (between elements 1010 and 1014) can independently or in cooperation with other mechanisms at least determine the height relationship between the working base or health body and an acupoint; and (4) the fourth rotating mechanism (between elements 1010 and 1002) can determine the angle relationship between the acupoint working piece and an acupoint; (5) the above-mentioned various relationships can be easily calculated by computer automatically, and the mechanical arm device is obtained at what distance and position (actually representing the position of an acupoint), so that the acupoint working piece is at what angle to the user through the acupoint for health or medical work. Therefore, although the acupoints of the head or face often need to be obliquely punctured, because the relative inclination angle between the acupoint working piece and the working base can be controlled and adjusted by the above-mentioned mechanism, it is no longer a problem. Of course, as mentioned earlier, the mechanical arm device can be directly installed on a health body, or installed on a working base already installed on a health body.
[0598] The following is a summary of the main and related statements of the workpiece assembly 1000 described above, namely a health care device, comprising a health care body, wherein the health care body is used to care for a user, and the user has an acupoint; a workbench (1020) provided on the health care body; an acupoint workpiece for performing a health care work on the user through the acupoint; and a mechanical arm device (element combination 1002-1020) connected to the workbench (1020) for holding the acupoint workpiece, so that the acupoint workpiece can perform the health care work in a specific relative position with respect to the workbench (1020) or the acupoint.
[0599] As described above, the health care device further comprises a work base (1022) arranged between the health care body and the workbench (1020); and a moving device (1024) arranged between the work base (1022) and the health care body. Figure 7
[0600] As described above, the health care device further comprises a rotating workbench (1018) carried on the workbench (1020) in a manner that the rotating angle can be precisely controlled.
[0601] As described above, the health care device further comprises a connecting base (1014) connected to the rotating workbench (1018) in a manner that the pivoting angle can be precisely controlled.
[0602] As described above, the health care device further comprises an extension base (1010) having a first end (1012) and connected to the connecting base (1014) in a manner that the pivoting angle can be precisely controlled.
[0603] As described above, the health care device, wherein the mechanical arm device comprises a rotating head (1008) for precisely rotatingly connecting an electric chuck (1002), wherein the electric chuck (1002) has two clamps (1004), and the two clamps (1004) respectively have a pair of holding surfaces (1006) for holding an acupoint workpiece therebetween.
[0604] As we imagine, the health care device described above can be used for acupuncture needle insertion to a very precise degree. Since the angle control and adjustment can be achieved by the previous embodiment, we hereby Figure 9A It is easy to understand that implementing automated needle insertion in acupuncture is feasible. Perhaps we might wonder why this invention, which strongly emphasizes human characteristics in acupuncture, would attempt to be innovative by using a mechanical method. This doubt contradicts the call for the "scientification of Traditional Chinese Medicine," especially since the scientific spirit of investigation and knowledge is not inherently lacking in China. The *Complete Book of Acupuncture* states, "Needle withdrawal should be slow; haste leads to injury," meaning that the needle should be withdrawn slowly because a machine obeys human commands and is not influenced by mood or emotion. Therefore, we can mechanically determine the ideal speed for needle withdrawal—this is one reason. The "Essentials of Acupuncture" chapter of the *Huangdi Neijing* states, "There are superficial and deep acupuncture points, and the depth of needling varies. Each point should be needled according to its proper principle, without exceeding its proper course. Exceeding this will cause internal injury, while failing to reach the proper depth will cause external obstruction. Obstruction will allow pathogens to follow. Improper depth will become a major threat, internally affecting the five viscera and leading to serious illness." Upon examination, each acupoint, for a specific condition, has its appropriate depth of needling. Based on the same principle, mechanically determining the appropriate depth of needle insertion while eliminating interference from human factors is surely the best approach. This is the second point.
[0605] Figure 9A This is one embodiment of the automatic needle insertion acupoint working device 1040, which includes and Figure 9 The rotating head 1008 is similar to a rotating head 1042 and an automatic needle insertion device 1044. The automatic needle insertion device 1044 includes an electrically operated holder 1048 (or a non-electrically operated holder) for holding an acupoint device (e.g., an acupuncture acupoint device), and a needle insertion mechanism 1046 that can longitudinally move the electrically operated holder 1048 and is pivotally mounted on the rotating head 1042. The needle insertion mechanism 1046 enables the orderly insertion of the acupoint device or controls its insertion speed using a continuously variable motor. This part of the technical task can be easily achieved by those skilled in the relevant techniques and will not be elaborated upon here. Of course, when it is necessary to expel pathogenic factors drastically, the needle hole must be enlarged. In this case, the needle insertion parameters are not limited to speed but must also include front-to-back and left-to-right polarization. Given the above technical disclosure, this part of the technical task should be easily achieved by those skilled in the relevant techniques and will not be elaborated upon here either.
[0606] The following is a summary of the main and related claims of the aforementioned automatic acupuncture point working component 1040, namely, a health care device, comprising a health care body for providing health care to a user, wherein the health care body is used to provide health care to a user, and the user has an acupuncture point; an acupuncture point working component for performing acupuncture on the user through the acupuncture point; a robotic arm device (component assembly 1002-1020) disposed on the health care body and holding the acupuncture point working component so that the acupuncture point working component can perform the acupuncture on the user at a specific position relative to the health care body or the acupuncture point; and a needle insertion mechanism (1046) disposed between the acupuncture point working component and the robotic arm so that the acupuncture point working component performs the acupuncture on the user with a specific control parameter.
[0607] The automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the specific control parameter is a speed control parameter.
[0608] The automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the specific control parameter is a polarization parameter.
[0609] The automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprising a holder (1048) for holding the acupoint workpiece.
[0610] The automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprising a needle insertion mechanism (1046) arranged to longitudinally displace the holder (1048).
[0611] The automatic needle insertion acupoint workpiece as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprising a rotating head (1042) for rotatably arranging the needle insertion mechanism (1046) on the robot arm device.
[0612] Viewed from another aspect, a healthcare device 1000 for holding an acupoint workpiece thereon to perform a healthcare operation on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the healthcare device comprises: a healthcare body (e.g., 502, 562, 582) for carrying and positioning the body part so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship therebetween; a work station (1020) arranged on the healthcare body; and a robot arm device (1002-1018) connected to the work station for holding the acupoint workpiece so as to perform the healthcare operation under the first specific positional relationship with a second specific positional relationship between the work station or the acupoint.
[0613] Viewed from yet another aspect, a healthcare device (1000) comprises: a healthcare body (e.g., 502, 562, 582) for carrying and positioning a body part of a user so as to maintain a first specific positional relationship therebetween for performing a healthcare operation on the user, wherein the body part has an acupoint; a work station (1020) arranged on the healthcare body; and a robot arm device (1002-1018) connected to the work station for holding an acupoint workpiece so as to perform the healthcare operation under the first specific positional relationship with a second specific positional relationship between the work station or the acupoint.
[0614] The hardware part related to the present application has been disclosed above, and we can find that each paragraph focuses on adjusting the "Qi field" of the body with the disclosed device as soon as the symptoms appear, so as to regulate the body and achieve the "so as to be far from death and close to life, life way to long" in the "Discussion of the Theory of Qi Transformation" in the Internal Classic of Huangdi, so as to be healthy and long-lived. We hereby dedicate Figure 10The flowchart summarizes the purpose of the present application as follows: providing a health body 1100, wherein the health body and a body part of a user have a first relative positional relationship with each other, and the body part has an acupoint; providing an acupoint working piece 1110 to perform a health work on the user through the acupoint with a second positional relationship relative to the health body and a third positional relationship relative to the acupoint; and providing a positioning device 1120 arranged between the acupoint working piece and the health body to position the acupoint working piece on the health body and allow the acupoint working piece to perform the health work with the second positional relationship and the third positional relationship.
[0615] As we look at it from another angle, the present application is a health care method for a user, wherein the user has a body part, and the body part has an acupoint, comprising: providing a health body (1130); positioning the body part on the health body (1140) under the condition that the health body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship with each other; providing an acupoint working piece (1150) to perform a health work on the user through the acupoint; providing a position adjusting device (1160) arranged between the acupoint working piece and the health body to maintain a second positional relationship between the health body and the acupoint working piece; and making the acupoint working piece perform the health work according to a control parameter (1180).
[0616] As the aforementioned health care method, wherein the first relative positional relationship is to maintain the relative positional relationship of the body part with the health body in a specific posture.
[0617] As the aforementioned health care method, between the position adjusting device providing step (1160) and the step of making the acupoint working piece perform the health work according to a control parameter (1180), further comprising a step of making the acupoint working piece have a specific angular relationship with the acupoint (1170).
[0618] As the aforementioned health care method, wherein the second relative positional relationship is to maintain the relative positional relationship of the acupoint working piece with the health body in at least one of a specific distance, direction and height.
[0619] As the aforementioned health care method, wherein the control parameter is a working mode of the acupoint working piece performing the health work.
[0620] As the aforementioned health care method, wherein the working mode is to maintain the acupoint working piece and the acupoint stationary.
[0621] As the aforementioned health care method, wherein the working mode is to maintain a specific contact relationship between the acupoint working piece and the acupoint.
[0622] The health care method as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the specific contact relationship is a massage action performed by the acupoint working element on the user.
[0623] The health care method as in the preceding paragraph, wherein the working mode is that the acupoint working element is inserted into or withdrawn from the acupoint at a specific speed.
[0624] Viewed from another aspect, a method of performing a health care operation on a user with an acupoint working element, wherein the user has a body part, and the body part has an acupoint, the method comprising: providing a health care body 1110 for carrying the body part; positioning the body part on the health care body so that the health care body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship 1120 with each other; and providing a position adjustment device 1160 for maintaining a second positional relationship between the health care body and the acupoint working element, or between the acupoint working element and the acupoint, so that the acupoint working element performs the health care operation according to a control parameter.
[0625] Viewed from yet another aspect, a health care method comprising: providing a health care body 1110 for health care of a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health care body is for carrying the body part so that when the health care body holds an acupoint working element thereon, the health care body can perform a health care operation on the user; positioning the body part on the health care body so that the health care body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship 1120 with each other; and providing a position adjustment device 1160 for maintaining a second positional relationship between the health care body and the acupoint working element, or between the acupoint working element and the acupoint, so that the acupoint working element performs the health care operation according to a control parameter.
[0626] The method as described above, if it involves medical behavior, can be attributed to a disease treatment method, which can be considered by China as not being a patentable subject matter. However, if it is only a health care behavior, it should not be a treatment method, which is hereby declared in advance.
[0627] To achieve the purpose of the preceding paragraph, please refer to Figure 10BThe health care system 1200 is an embodiment of the present application, and includes a health care body 1210. The health care body 1210 has a small computer 1215 for network connection to a cloud database 1400 and a service center 1500. The small computer 1215 includes / installs a central processing unit 1220, a memory 1230, a screen 1270, a keyboard and / or mouse 1280, a microphone 1290, and a camera 1300. Since they are connected and arranged with each other, they belong to the conventional technology, and will not be described here. As for the screen 1270, it can be touch or non-touch, and will not be discussed. The memory 1230 can store application software required for interaction between the user and the cloud database 1400 and the service center, such as a symptom treatment module 1240. From the symptom treatment module 1240, the current discomfort symptoms of the user can be selected or input, and the cloud database 1400 can provide the acupoints or programs for health care. It can also be a personal health history recording module 1250 for recording one's health history. Of course, it can also be a feedback / return module 1260 for the user's satisfaction or problems encountered during use after selecting the acupoints recommended by the cloud database 1400 for health care. The modules 1240, 1250, 1260 and other health care related modules can be individual or separate modules, or small modules integrated in the same program.
[0628] Through the cloud database 1400, the user can search and confirm the symptoms or their treatment methods through the screen 1270 and / or the keyboard and / or the mouse 1280. Through the service center 1500, the user can consult, inquire and / or confirm the acupuncture behavior of the acupoint workpiece through the microphone 1290 and / or the camera 1300. Of course, the health care system 1200 must be confirmed by the health unit to have the qualification of a doctor or to perform medical behavior before the needle insertion behavior can be performed. As mentioned above, through the collection, research and confirmation of the acupuncture data available so far, deep learning and continuous user feedback, the cloud database 1400 combined with the service center 1500 of the Chinese medicine doctor should be able to achieve very surprising health care or medical effect. Of course, learning never stops, and this disclosure is just the beginning, and more efforts are still needed to truly reincarnate Huatuo or Bian Que. The control module 1600 stores and directs the previously disclosed health care devices or health care bodies to perform various related health care work under the support of the central processing unit 1220.
[0629] The health care system (1200) includes a health care body (1210) for health care of a user, wherein the user has a body part, and the body part has an acupoint; a positioning medium (524, 680, 714, 804) arranged on the health care body (1210) for positioning a positional relationship between the body part and the health care body; an acupoint working member arranged on the health care body for performing a health care work on the user through the acupoint; and a computer device (1215) arranged on the health care body for controlling and / or monitoring the acupoint working member to perform the health care work.
[0630] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0631] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0632] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0633] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0634] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0635] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0636] The health care system further includes a cloud database (1400) connected to the computer device (1215) for allowing the user to access health care and medical knowledge and solutions related to acupuncture.
[0637] The health care system as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the computer device (1215) further comprises a personal health record module (1250) for recording a personal health record.
[0638] The health care system as claimed in the preceding paragraph, wherein the computer device (1215) further comprises a control module (1600) for commanding the health care body or the acupoint working member to perform the health care work.
[0639] The health care system as claimed in the preceding paragraph, further comprising a position adjusting device disposed between the health care body (1140) and the acupoint working member, so that the acupoint working member has a relative position relationship with respect to the health care body (1140).
[0640] Viewed from another aspect, a health care system 1200 for performing a health care work on a user by using an acupoint working member, wherein the user has a body part and the body part has an acupoint, comprises: a health care body (1210) for carrying the body part; a positioning medium (524, 680, 714, 804) disposed on the health care body for positioning the body part on the health care body, so that the health care body and the body part have a first relative position relationship with respect to each other; and a computer device (1215) disposed on the health care body for controlling and / or monitoring the acupoint working member to perform the health care work, under a second position relationship between the health care body and the acupoint working member, or between the acupoint working member and the acupoint.
[0641] Viewed from still another aspect, a health care system (1200) comprises: a health care body (1210) for health caring a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has an acupoint, and the health care body is for carrying the body part, so that when the health care body holds an acupoint working member thereon, a health care work can be performed on the user; a positioning medium (524, 680, 714, 804) disposed on the health care body for positioning the body part on the health care body, so that the health care body and the body part have a first relative position relationship with respect to each other; and a computer device (1215) disposed on the health care body for controlling and / or monitoring the acupoint working member to perform the health care work, under a second position relationship between the health care body and the acupoint working member, or between the acupoint working member and the acupoint.
[0642] Although possible implementations of the embodiments described heretofore are not exhaustively listed one by one, there are quite a few places where the embodiments can be mutually referenced or replaced each other, so one embodiment can very likely become a reference or replacement scheme for other embodiments. Since the present case has already been quite long, detailed descriptions are not given here to save the burden of each party.
[0643] In closing, the embodiments disclosed herein can be modified and varied widely by those skilled in the art in light of the teachings herein without departing from the scope of the application, while retaining the essence of the application.
Claims
1. A healthcare system, comprising: a healthcare body for healthcare of a user, wherein the user has a body part, and the body part has a protruding feature and an acupoint; a positioning medium movably arranged on the healthcare body and having a recess, wherein the recess is configured to cooperate with the protruding feature to position the body part so that the healthcare body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship with each other to facilitate a healthcare work on the user through the acupoint; an acupoint workpiece arranged on the healthcare body to perform a healthcare work on the user through the acupoint; and a computer device arranged on the healthcare body so that the acupoint workpiece can be configured to calculate a body size of the body part to accurately find the acupoint, and control and / or monitor the acupoint workpiece to perform the healthcare work while the healthcare body and the acupoint workpiece have a second positional relationship with each other or the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint have a second positional relationship with each other.
2. The healthcare system of claim 1, further comprising a cloud database connected to the computer device to allow the user to access healthcare and medical knowledge and programs related to acupuncture.
3. The healthcare system of claim 2, wherein the computer device further comprises: a symptom treatment module for the user to select or input current discomfort symptoms, and the cloud database provides treatment programs or acupoints for healthcare; 4. The health care system of claim 2, wherein the computer device further comprises: a feedback / reward module to allow the user to feed back or reward the cloud database with satisfaction or problems encountered after using the acupoints selected by the cloud database; and a screen, a keyboard and / or a mouse to allow the user to search and confirm symptoms or their treatment methods through the cloud database.
5. The healthcare system of claim 1, further comprising a service center connected to the computer device to provide the user with consultation on acupuncture-related matters and to confirm the user's self-performed medical level behavior.
6. The healthcare system of claim 5, wherein the computer device further comprises a microphone and a lens to allow the user to complete consultation, diagnosis and / or confirmation of acupuncture behavior performed by the acupoint workpiece through the service center.
7. The healthcare system of claim 1, wherein the computer device further comprises: a screen, which can be touch or non-touch; a personal healthcare history recording module to record one's healthcare history; and / or a control module to direct the healthcare body or the acupoint workpiece to perform various related healthcare work.
8. The healthcare system of claim 1, further comprising a positional adjustment device arranged between the healthcare body and the acupoint workpiece to maintain a second positional relationship between the healthcare body and the acupoint workpiece or between the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint.
9. A healthcare system for a healthcare work on a user by an acupoint workpiece, wherein the user has a body part, and the body part has a protruding feature and an acupoint, comprising: a healthcare body for carrying the body part; a positioning medium movably disposed on the health care body and having a recess, wherein the recess is configured to cooperate with the protruding feature to position the body part on the health care body such that the health care body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship with each other to facilitate the health care work on the user through the acupoint; and a computer device disposed on the health care body to configure the acupoint workpiece to calculate a body dimension of the body part to accurately locate the acupoint, to control and / or monitor the acupoint workpiece to perform the health care work when the health care body and the acupoint workpiece, or the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint, have a second positional relationship with each other.
10. A health care system, comprising: a health care body to perform a health care work on a user, wherein the user has a body part, the body part has a protruding feature and an acupoint, and the health care body is configured to carry the body part such that the health care work can be performed on the user when the health care body holds an acupoint workpiece thereon; a positioning medium movably disposed on the health care body and having a recess, wherein the recess is configured to cooperate with the protruding feature to position the body part relative to the health care body such that the health care body and the body part have a first relative positional relationship with each other to facilitate the health care work on the user through the acupoint; and a computer device disposed on the health care body to configure the acupoint workpiece to calculate a body dimension of the body part to accurately locate the acupoint, to control and / or monitor the acupoint workpiece to perform the health care work when the health care body and the acupoint workpiece, or the acupoint workpiece and the acupoint, have a second positional relationship with each other.
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