A needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment device

By designing a warm needling and electroacupuncture treatment device, acupuncture, warm needling and electroacupuncture treatments are integrated, the burning temperature of moxa is controlled to avoid burns, which solves the inconvenience of traditional warm needling treatment and improves treatment efficiency and safety.

CN116850043BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NAVAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY
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Application Number
CN202310891023.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-19
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-19

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Technical Problem

In existing warm needling treatment, the burning speed of moxa is uncontrollable, which can easily cause burns, and the ashes falling on the skin cause discomfort. In addition, acupuncture, warm needling and electroacupuncture treatments are performed separately, which consumes time and energy.

Method used

A warm needling and electroacupuncture treatment device is designed, which combines a cylindrical shell, an infrared radiation sheet and a copper column. Infrared heating is used to control the combustion of moxa, and combined with microcurrent stimulation, it realizes the integrated treatment of acupuncture, warm needling and electroacupuncture, avoids open flame contact with the skin, and uses a sleeve to form a smoke duct to prevent ash from falling.

Benefits of technology

It realizes acupuncture, warm needle and electroacupuncture treatment at the same time, controls the temperature of the warm needle, avoids burns, saves time and energy, is easy to use and easy to clean.

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Abstract

The application relates to the technical acupuncture field and discloses a warm acupuncture and electric acupuncture treatment device, which comprises a cylinder shell, an infrared radiation sheet is arranged at the front end of the cylinder shell, a detachable needle body is arranged on the infrared radiation sheet, an infrared lamp and a copper column electrically connected with the needle body are arranged at the rear end position in the cylinder shell, a shell door is hingedly arranged on the side surface of the cylinder shell, a plurality of through holes are uniformly arranged on the cylinder shell, a flange is arranged on the inner wall of the front end of the cylinder shell, a front cover head is arranged at the front end of the cylinder shell, and the infrared radiation sheet is fixedly abutted on the flange position through the front cover head. The warm acupuncture and electric acupuncture treatment device can achieve the warm acupuncture effect through the combustion of the moxa in the cylinder shell during acupuncture, the smoke and heat generated by combustion can achieve the warm acupuncture effect, the warm acupuncture can be stimulated by the micro-current for auxiliary treatment, the acupuncture, the warm acupuncture and the electric acupuncture are combined, the purpose of one object serving multiple purposes is achieved, and the time and energy of the patient and the operator are saved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the acupuncture technical field, specifically to a kind of needle warming acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine, it uses acupuncture needle and stimulates specific acupoints of human body to regulate and balance physiological functions such as qi and blood, yin and yang of human body, to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. In the traditional acupuncture process, moxa will be wound on the acupuncture needle according to the patient's condition, and the moxa will be ignited to cooperate with acupuncture for treatment, which is called needle warming treatment.

[0003] The existing needle warming treatment has the following disadvantages: 1) the burning speed of moxa is uncontrollable, which can easily cause burns due to high temperature of the needle body; 2) the burning produces high-temperature ash, which can cause strong discomfort or even burns when falling on the skin surface; 3) acupuncture, needle warming and electro-acupuncture are independent, which requires independent treatment operation, wasting the time and energy of the patient and the operator, and is not convenient to use. SUMMARY

[0004] (I) Technical problem solved

[0005] To solve the problems in the background art, the present application provides a needle warming acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device, which is convenient and flexible to use, can perform acupuncture, needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment at the same time, saves treatment time, and the needle warming is more controllable, which can not easily cause burns.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] To solve the above problems, the present application provides the following technical solution:

[0008] A needle warming acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device, comprising a cylinder shell, an infrared radiation sheet is installed at the front end of the cylinder shell, a detachable needle body is installed on the infrared radiation sheet, an infrared lamp and a copper column electrically connected to the needle body are installed at the rear end position in the cylinder shell, a shell door is hingedly installed on the side of the cylinder shell, and a plurality of through holes are uniformly provided on the cylinder shell.

[0009] Preferably, a flange is installed on the inner wall of the front end of the cylinder shell, a front cover head is installed at the front end of the cylinder shell, and the infrared radiation sheet is fixed at the flange position through the front cover head.

[0010] Preferably, a sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the cylinder shell, and a flue is formed between the sleeve and the cylinder shell.

[0011] Preferably, a positioning strip is installed on the outer wall of the cylinder shell above the through hole, a convex ring is installed on the inner wall top end of the sleeve and at the position corresponding to the positioning strip, a limiting sliding groove is provided at the position of the convex ring corresponding to the positioning strip, and the positioning strip and the limiting sliding groove are limited to slide up and down.

[0012] Preferably, a copper sleeve is installed at the middle position of the infrared radiation sheet, an electrode sheet is installed on the flange and electrically connected with the copper column, a copper contact sheet is installed on the inner side of the infrared radiation sheet and abuts against the electrode sheet, and the copper contact sheet is electrically connected with the copper sleeve.

[0013] Preferably, a rear cover head is installed at the rear end of the cylinder shell, the infrared lamp and the circuit board are installed in the rear cover head, a temperature sensing bag abutting against the infrared radiation sheet is further connected to the circuit board, and an electric connection opening is installed on the outer wall of the rear cover head and connected with the circuit board.

[0014] Preferably, an infrared glass sheet is installed in the cylinder shell and close to the infrared lamp.

[0015] Preferably, the rear cover head is provided with an electric connection opening on the outer wall, and the copper column is installed in the rear cover head and close to the electric connection opening.

[0016] Preferably, a support arm obliquely extending outward is installed on the outer wall of the front cover head, and a gel patch is installed at the end of the support arm.

[0017] (Three) beneficial effects

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present application provides a needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment device, which has the following advantages

[0019] Beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. The needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment device can achieve the effect of warming the needle by burning moxa in the cylinder shell while acupuncture is performed, and can also stimulate the patient with a small electric current while needle warming is performed, so that the treatment mode of acupuncture, needle warming and electro-acupuncture is combined, the purpose of one thing serving multiple purposes is achieved, and the time and effort of the patient and the practitioner are saved.

[0021] 2. The needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment device uses infrared heating to heat the moxa, so that the moxa is burned in a smokeless state, the effective components and temperature generated by the burning can be used for treatment, and the ash generated will not directly fall on the skin, so that burns are avoided, and the control of the needle warming temperature is facilitated, thus facilitating needle warming treatment and avoiding burns caused by excessively high temperature.

[0022] 3. The needle warming and electro-acupuncture treatment device forms a flue with the sleeve and the cylinder shell, which can provide an anti-burn effect while meeting the requirement of the effective components generated by the burning of the moxa contacting the skin, and the sleeve is easy to remove, thus facilitating subsequent cleaning work.

[0023] 4. The warm acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device, by installing infrared glass sheet in front of the infrared lamp, meets the high penetration of infrared light, reduces the pollution of smoke on the surface of the heated moxa and the influence of heat on the operation of the infrared lamp, and is more stable in use.

[0024] 5. The warm acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device, after the barrel shell is sleeved on the needle body, the gel patch can be attached to the skin, and then the support arm supports the whole barrel shell, so that continuous hand holding is not required, and the use convenience is improved.

[0025] 6. The warm acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment device, each part is detachable, small in size, and convenient for daily use and cleaning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 is the appearance drawing of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is the sectional view of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 is the explosion view of the present application;

[0029] Figure 4 is the installation structure diagram of the infrared lamp in the present application;

[0030] Figure 5 is the installation structure diagram of the infrared radiation sheet in the present application;

[0031] Figure 6 is the installation structure diagram of the sleeve in the present application;

[0032] Figure 7 is the perspective view of the barrel shell in the present application;

[0033] Figure 8 is the perspective view of the sleeve in the present application;

[0034] Figure 9 is the bottom view of the second embodiment of the present application.

[0035] In the drawing: 1, barrel shell; 11, flange; 12, positioning strip; 13, electrode sheet; 14, through hole; 15, shell door; 16, opening; 2, infrared radiation sheet; 21, copper sleeve; 22, copper contact piece; 3, needle body; 4, infrared lamp; 41, temperature sensing bag; 5, infrared glass sheet; 6, front cover head; 61, support arm; 62, gel patch; 7, rear cover head; 71, power connection socket; 72, power connection through hole; 73, copper column; 8, rear cover; 9, sleeve; 91, protruding ring; 92, limiting sliding slot; 93, flue; 10, circuit board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0037] Embodiment one, please refer to Figures 1-8 A needle warming moxibustion and electro-acupuncture treatment device, comprising a barrel shell 1, an infrared radiation sheet 2, a needle body 3 and an infrared lamp 4;

[0038] The barrel shell 1 is used for storing moxa and is made of silicon carbide ceramic. An outer thread is arranged on the front end outer wall of the barrel shell 1, and an inner thread is arranged on the inner wall of the rear end of the barrel shell 1. A flange 11 is integrally formed and arranged on the inner wall of the bottom of the barrel shell 1. An electrode sheet 13 is embedded on the outer surface of the flange 11. An opening 16 is arranged on the barrel shell 1. A shell door 15 is arranged at the opening 16.

[0039] The infrared radiation sheet 2 is arranged on the front end of the barrel shell 1 and abuts against the flange 11. A front cover head 6 is threadedly arranged on the front end of the barrel shell 1 and abuts against the infrared radiation sheet 2 to limit the arrangement and fixation of the infrared radiation sheet 2. A copper sleeve 21 is sleeved on the center of the infrared radiation sheet 2. A ring-shaped copper contact sheet 22 is arranged on the inner side of the infrared radiation sheet 2 and corresponds to the position of the electrode sheet 13. The copper contact sheet 22 is electrically connected with the copper sleeve 21. After the infrared radiation sheet 2 is arranged, the copper contact sheet 22 abuts against the electrode sheet 13.

[0040] The infrared lamp 4 is boltedly arranged on a rear cover head 7. The rear cover head 7 is threadedly arranged on the rear end of the barrel shell 1. An infrared glass sheet 5 is arranged in the barrel shell 1 and close to the infrared lamp 4. A circuit board 10 is further arranged in the rear cover head 7 and is electrically connected with the infrared lamp 4. A temperature sensing bag 41 is further arranged in the barrel shell 1 and abuts against the infrared radiation sheet 2. The temperature sensing bag 41 is used for detecting the temperature of the infrared radiation sheet 2. When the temperature exceeds a standard, the infrared irradiation is stopped. Otherwise, the infrared irradiation is continued. The temperature sensing bag 41 is also electrically connected with the circuit board 10.

[0041] The needle body 3 passes through the copper sleeve 21 and enters into the barrel shell 1. An electric connection socket 71 is arranged on the outer wall of the rear cover head 7 and is connected with the circuit board 10. An electric connection through hole 72 is arranged on the outer wall of the rear cover head 7. A copper column 73 is arranged in the rear cover head 7 and close to the electric connection through hole 72. The copper column 73 is electrically connected with the electrode sheet 13. A rear cover 8 is boltedly arranged on the rear end of the rear cover head 7.

[0042] The sleeve pipe 9 is sleeved outside the cylinder shell 1, the inner wall top end of the sleeve pipe 9 and the position corresponding to the positioning strip 12 are integrally formed and installed with a convex ring 91, the position corresponding to the convex ring 91 of the positioning strip 12 is provided with a limiting sliding groove 92, a plurality of through holes 14 are uniformly provided on the cylinder shell 1, three positioning strips 12 are further welded and installed on the top outer wall of the cylinder shell 1 above the through holes 14, the positioning strips 12 are limited to slide and support up and down in the limiting sliding groove 92, and the sleeve pipe 9 and the cylinder shell 1 form a flue 93.

[0043] In use, the sleeve pipe 9 is first moved upward, then the shell door 15 is opened, the moxa is placed into the cylinder shell 1, then the shell door 15 is closed, then the sleeve pipe 9 is moved downward to cover the cylinder shell 1 from the outer periphery, the independent needle body 3 is inserted into the acupoint, at this time, acupuncture can be performed, when it is necessary to increase the warm acupuncture treatment, the cylinder shell 1 is sleeved on the needle body 3 from the top end of the needle body 3 at the position of the copper sleeve 21, the power supply is connected through the power supply through port 72, then the switch is turned on to supply power to the infrared lamp 4, the infrared light passes through the infrared glass sheet 5 to irradiate on the moxa in the cylinder shell 1, the moxa is heated by using the infrared heating mode, the substances in the heated moxa are volatilized, the effective components generated by volatilization are floated out along the flue 93 through the through holes 14, the smoke can be close to the skin for treatment, at the same time, the moxa is warmed to drive the infrared radiation sheet 2 to be warmed by heat conduction, the infrared radiation sheet 2 is warmed to radiate heat in the form of infrared radiation, and the acupoint around is stimulated;

[0044] When it is necessary to increase the electro-acupuncture treatment, the alligator clip of the electro-acupuncture therapeutic instrument is clamped to the copper column 73, because the needle body 3, the copper sleeve 21, the copper contact piece 22, the electrode sheet 13 and the copper column 73 form a communication circuit, therefore the micro-current of the electro-acupuncture therapeutic instrument is conducted to the acupoint position through the communication circuit, then a needle is used to be inserted into other acupoints nearby, so that the micro-current enters the human body to stimulate the acupoint, the electro-acupuncture treatment is formed, and the treatment effect of combination of acupuncture, warm acupuncture and electro-acupuncture is realized.

[0045] The acupuncture and the warm acupuncture can be independently used, and the electro-acupuncture stimulation is used in cooperation with acupuncture, so that corresponding treatment can be performed according to different conditions of different patients, and the use is flexible and convenient.

[0046] Embodiment two, please refer to Figure 9 , the embodiment adds the following technical features on the basis of the embodiment one:

[0047] The outer wall of the front cover head 6 is installed with three outwardly inclined support arms 61 at equal intervals, and the end of the support arm 61 is installed with a gel patch 62. After the cylinder shell 1 is sleeved on the needle body 3, the gel patch 62 can be pasted on the skin, and then the support arm 61 is used to support the whole cylinder shell 1, so that it is not necessary to continuously hold, and the use convenience is improved.

Claims

1. A device for warm acupuncture and electro-acupuncture treatment comprising a cylindrical casing (1), characterized in that: The front end of the barrel shell (1) is provided with an infrared radiation sheet (2), and the infrared radiation sheet (2) is provided with a detachable needle body (3); the rear end of the barrel shell (1) is provided with an infrared lamp (4) and a copper column (73) electrically connected with the needle body (3); the barrel shell (1) is hingedly provided with a shell door (15) on the side; a plurality of through holes (14) are uniformly arranged on the barrel shell (1); the barrel shell (1) is used for storing moxa; a flange (11) is arranged on the inner wall of the front end of the barrel shell (1); a front cover head (6) is arranged on the front end of the barrel shell (1); the infrared radiation sheet (2) is fixed by abutting against the flange (11) through the front cover head (6); a sleeve pipe (9) is sleeved on the outer side of the barrel shell (1), and a flue (93) is formed between the sleeve pipe (9) and the barrel shell (1); a copper sleeve (21) is arranged on the infrared radiation sheet (2) at the middle position; an electrode sheet (13) electrically connected with the copper column (73) is arranged on the flange (11); a copper contact sheet (22) abutting against the electrode sheet (13) is arranged on the inner side of the infrared radiation sheet (2); and the copper contact sheet (22) is electrically connected with the copper sleeve (21).

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein: A positioning strip (12) is arranged on the outer wall of the barrel shell (1) above the through hole (14); a convex ring (91) is arranged on the inner wall of the sleeve pipe (9) at the top end and corresponding to the positioning strip (12); a limiting sliding groove (92) is arranged corresponding to the positioning strip (12) on the convex ring (91); and the positioning strip (12) is supported and slid upward and downward in the limiting sliding groove (92).

3. The device according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein: A rear cover head (7) is arranged on the rear end of the barrel shell (1); the infrared lamp (4) and a circuit board (10) are arranged in the rear cover head (7); a temperature sensing bag (41) abutting against the infrared radiation sheet (2) is further connected to the circuit board (10); and an electric connection socket (71) connected with the circuit board (10) is arranged on the outer wall of the rear cover head (7).

4. The warm acupuncture and electroacupuncture treatment device according to claim 3, characterized in that: An infrared glass sheet (5) is arranged in the barrel shell (1) close to the infrared lamp (4).

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein: The outer wall of the rear cover head (7) is provided with an electric connection through hole (72), and the copper column (73) is arranged in the rear cover head (7) close to the electric connection through hole (72).

6. The device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: A support arm (61) obliquely extending outward is arranged on the outer wall of the front cover head (6), and a gel patch (62) is arranged on the end of the support arm (61).

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