Acupuncture point simulation device and method for applying acupuncture point simulation device to teaching training and evaluation examination system

Abstract

The invention provides an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the acupuncture point simulation device to a teaching training and evaluation system. The method comprises the following steps of: electrically connecting at least one pressure sensor with a message transceiving module; the message transceiving module is electrically connected with the first message transceiving unit; electrically connecting the first message transceiving unit with a second message transceiving unit; a step of providing an acupoint message to the first message transmitting and receiving unit by the second message transmitting and receiving unit; the user applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint message, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiving module, and the message transceiving module sends the message or converts the sent message into another message; a first message receiving and sending unit receives the message sent by the message receiving and sending module or another message and outputs a first message; the second message transceiving unit receives the first message, performs an operation comparison, and outputs a second message to the first message transceiving unit for a user to identify or refer.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to medical education and training and medical evaluation and assessment equipment, and in particular to an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the device to a teaching and training and evaluation and assessment system. Background Art

[0002] The earliest record of acupuncture in the Chinese nation was the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" published about 100 BC. It was spread to Korea, Japan and other countries in the 6th century AD, and is now spread all over the world as an alternative medicine. Acupuncture is a simple and effective clinical treatment method. Before the development of Western medicine, acupuncture and Chinese medicine were almost the only way for people to resist diseases, prolong life, and improve the quality of life. It can help patients recover their consciousness, language, and motor functions. If combined with Western medicine treatment, it can shorten the rehabilitation period, increase independent living ability, and improve balance, walking ability, and quality of life. It is obviously better than those who only receive simple rehabilitation.

[0003] Acupuncture therapy is to stimulate acupuncture points in order to achieve the goal of improving symptoms. The principle of acupuncture is based on the theory of human meridians. It regulates the functions of human organs, qi and blood through acupuncture. According to the different symptoms of patients, acupuncture related acupuncture points can also be supplemented with continuous stimulation of electroacupuncture instruments to increase the efficacy of acupuncture.

[0004] Acupuncture technology is a very important part of Chinese medicine training. When performing acupuncture therapy, accurate needle placement and techniques are required to accurately and effectively perform Chinese medicine acupuncture. Among them, the acupuncture method of acupuncture therapy is divided into three layers according to depth: heaven, man, and earth. When the needle reaches each layer, there is a "needle sensation". The patient will feel soreness, swelling, and numbness, while the doctor who inserts the needle will feel the needle sticking. When performing acupuncture, the depth of the needle will be determined according to the patient's condition.

[0005] Previous acupuncture teaching aids are nothing more than acupuncture models, anatomical models, etc., which draw the locations of acupuncture points on the outer surface of a prosthesis. Such models can only provide medical staff with the location of acupuncture points, and trainees cannot have practical actions to verify their learning results.

[0006] Furthermore, a plurality of acupuncture points are distributed on the outer surface of a model body, or on the outer surface of a model body covered, and each acupuncture point is further embedded with a first electrical sensing end on the model body, and a second electrical sensing end is provided on a needle body, and the first and second electrical sensing ends are respectively connected to a sensor; in education and training, when the needle body contacts an acupuncture point, the first and second electrical sensing ends are electrically connected and a signal is outputted at the sensor, indicating that the trainee has operated correctly. However, with such an electrical circuit design, if the trainee presses with his fingers, he cannot know whether the operation is correct. In other words, he cannot use his fingers to recognize the location of the acupuncture points. Summary of the invention

[0007] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying it to a teaching training and evaluation system, which has the ability to simulate the opaque outer layer of human skin and has better educational and training effects on a masseur or a Chinese medicine practitioner's learning of the acupuncture medical process.

[0008] The secondary purpose of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the device to a teaching training and evaluation system, which has better educational and training effects in recognizing the location of acupuncture points on the human body.

[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the device to a teaching training and evaluation system, which has better educational and training effects in terms of the depth of teaching acupuncture medical treatment.

[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the device to a teaching training and evaluation system, which has a better evaluation effect on learning outcomes in the evaluation test of acupuncture treatment training.

[0011] Therefore, in order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present invention provides an acupuncture point simulation device and a method for applying the device to a teaching training and evaluation and assessment system, the method comprising the following steps: at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module; the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a first message transceiver unit; the first message transceiver unit is electrically connected to a second message transceiver unit; the second message transceiver unit provides an acupoint message to the first message transceiver unit; a user applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint message, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module, and the message transceiver module sends a message or converts the sent message into another message; the first message transceiver unit receives the message sent by the message transceiver module or another message and outputs a first message; the second message transceiver unit receives the first message and performs an operation comparison to output a second message to the first message transceiver unit for the user to identify or refer to. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief introduction is given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0013] Figure 1 It is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of a device of a preferred embodiment (I) of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a partially exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of a device according to a preferred embodiment (I) of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Cross-sectional view in the 3-3 direction.

[0016] Figure 4 For an external force Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the implementation.

[0017] Figure 5 Give to another external force Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the implementation.

[0018] Figure 6 It is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of the device of the preferred embodiment (II) of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the implementation steps of the present invention.

[0020] The main body 11; the outer layer 12; the pressure sensor 13; the message transceiver module 14; the first message transceiver unit 15; the external force 16; the second message transceiver unit 17; at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module 501; the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a first message transceiver unit 502; the first message transceiver unit is electrically connected to a second message transceiver unit 503; the second message transceiver unit provides an acupoint message to the first message transceiver unit 504; a user applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint message, the pressure sensor 15; the external force 16; the second message transceiver unit 17; at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module 501; the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a first message transceiver unit 502; the first message transceiver unit is electrically connected to a second message transceiver unit 503; the second message transceiver unit provides an acupoint message to the first message transceiver unit 504; a user applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint message The force sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module and the message transceiver module sends the message or sends another message converted from the message 505; the first message transceiver unit receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module and outputs a first message 506; the second message transceiver unit receives the first message sent by the first message transceiver unit and performs an operation comparison to output a second message to the first message transceiver unit for the user to identify or refer to 507; an information database is used to store the acupoint information, the first message, the second message or any combination of the foregoing 508. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] See also Figures 1 to 5 The acupuncture point simulation device disclosed in the present invention and the method for applying the acupuncture point simulation device in teaching training and evaluation and assessment system include at least a main body 11, an outer layer 12, at least one pressure sensor 13, a message transceiver module 14 and a first message transceiver unit 15.

[0023] The main body 11 simulates the appearance of a limb of a human body, such as a head, an arm, a leg, a torso, etc.

[0024] The outer layer 12 is coated on the outer surface of the main body 11 , and the material of the outer layer 12 can be set to be a light-proof silicone or a light-proof rubber.

[0025] The pressure sensor 13 is positioned between the body 11 and the outer layer 12 corresponding to an acupuncture point of the body 11 , and can be configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type.

[0026] The message transceiver module 14 is an electronic circuit module electrically connected to the pressure sensor 13 and is used to receive a message transmitted by the pressure sensor 13 and send the message or send the message converted into another message. The message transceiver module 14 can be a single-chip computer equipped with a microcontroller to manage the input and output devices of all messages. It includes hardware and software and can be used to create various interactive objects and environments.

[0027] The first message transceiver unit 15, such as a computer or an electronic circuit module, is electrically connected to the message transceiver module 14 and is used to receive the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module 14 and output a display signal, which at least includes light, sound, vibration, screen, image or any combination of the foregoing.

[0028] The pressure sensor 13 defines the message as a pressure sensing value, a pressure sensing value in a range, or a combination thereof according to the properties, position, or depth of the acupuncture point of the human body. When an external force 16 such as a finger or a needle is applied to the outer layer 12 and the corresponding pressure sensor 13 generates the message, the pressure sensor 13 transmits the message to the message transceiver module 14.

[0029] The acupuncture point simulation device disclosed in the present invention has a design similar to the opaque outer layer 12 of human skin, and has a better acupuncture point simulation effect for a Chinese medicine practitioner in the location of human acupuncture points or acupuncture treatment.

[0030] See also Figure 1 and Figure 6The acupuncture point simulation device disclosed in the present invention can be applied to teaching training and evaluation and assessment systems, which further includes a second message transceiver unit 17, wherein the first message transceiver unit 15 is further used to be provided with an acupoint message for a user to apply the external force 16 to the outer layer of the pressure sensor 13 corresponding to the acupoint message and receive the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module 14 to output a first message, and the acupoint message at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name.

[0031] The second message transceiver unit 17 is electrically connected to the first message transceiver unit 15 and is used to provide the acupoint information to the first message transceiver unit 15, and is used to receive the first message sent by the first message transceiver unit 15 and perform an operation comparison to output a second message to the first message transceiver unit 15 for displaying the message for the user to identify or refer to, wherein the second message transceiver unit 17 includes an information database for storing the acupoint information and for storing the first message, the second message or a combination thereof; the second message transceiver unit 17 includes at least a server or an application installed on the first message transceiver unit 15 such as a computer.

[0032] The calculation and comparison performed by the second message transceiver unit 17 is used to correspond to the acupoint information. It can use an executable program written in a computer programming language such as Python to receive information from the message transceiver module 14 based on the acupoint information to perform functions such as identifying the limb shape of the main body 11, identifying the human body part of the main body 11, identifying the acupoint name, calculating the pressure value, analyzing the pressure value, identifying the correctness of the acupoint, how much time it takes to complete and / or how many times it takes to complete.

[0033] The acupoint information system provided by the second message transceiver unit 17 can be defined / set as an acupoint training message or an acupoint assessment message, and used as a function of a teaching training system or a function of an assessment and evaluation system. Correspondingly, the user can be set as a trainee or a testee.

[0034] For example, the first message transceiver unit 15 can be defined / set as a teaching message transceiver unit or a test message transceiver unit, and the second message transceiver unit 17 can be defined / set as a training message transceiver unit or an assessment message transceiver unit; correspondingly, the trainee can provide his / her identity identification information such as number and name to the teaching message transceiver unit and log in to the training message transceiver unit, so that the training message transceiver unit provides the acupoint training message to the teaching message transceiver unit; correspondingly, the testee can provide his / her identity identification information such as number and name to the test message transceiver unit and log in to the assessment message transceiver unit, so that the assessment message transceiver unit provides the acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 6 , the device of the present invention, wherein the second message transceiver unit 17 is electrically connected to the first message transceiver unit 15 by wired connection, wireless connection or Internet connection, and the second message transceiver unit 17 can be connected to the first message transceiver unit 15 by Internet function through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and a Web API or Web Service API application programming interface can be provided between the first message transceiver unit 15 and the second message transceiver unit 17 to process the communication between the web server and the web browser.

[0036] The second message system at least includes light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table, form or any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form at least includes the acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time (the time from the start of training to the pressure sensor transmitting the message), the number of completions or any combination of the foregoing.

[0037] The acupuncture point simulation device disclosed in the present invention can be applied to teaching training and evaluation and assessment systems. Its design is like the opaque outer layer 12 of human skin, and the message communication between the first message transceiver unit 15 and the second message transceiver unit 17 has better educational training or evaluation and assessment effects on a medical practitioner, a masseur or a Chinese medicine practitioner in learning about the location of human acupuncture points or the acupuncture medical process.

[0038] See also Figure 7 The acupuncture point simulation device disclosed in the present invention and the method for applying the same to the teaching training and evaluation system include the following steps:

[0039] Step 501: At least one pressure sensor 13 is electrically connected to a message transceiver module 14, wherein the pressure sensor 13 corresponds to an acupuncture point position of a body 11 simulating a limb of a human body and is disposed between the body 11 and an outer layer 12 covering the outer surface of the body.

[0040] Step 502 : The message transceiver module 14 is electrically connected to a first message transceiver unit 15 .

[0041] Step 503: The first message transceiver unit 15 is electrically connected to a second message transceiver unit 17.

[0042] Step 504 : The second message transceiving unit 17 provides an acupoint message to the first message transceiving unit 15 .

[0043] Step 505: A user applies an external force 16 to the outer layer 12 of the pressure sensor 13 corresponding to the acupoint message according to the acupoint message, the pressure sensor 13 transmits a message to the message transceiver module 14, and the message transceiver module 14 sends the message or sends another message converted from the message, wherein the external force 17 is a human finger or a needle.

[0044] Step 506: The first message transceiving unit 15 receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiving module 14 and outputs a first message.

[0045] Step 507: The second message transceiving unit 17 receives the first message sent by the first message transceiving unit 15 and performs a calculation comparison to output a second message to the first message transceiving unit 15 for the user to identify or refer to.

[0046] The method of the present invention further comprises an information database for storing the acupoint information, the first information, the second information or any combination of the above step 508.

[0047] The method of the present invention further includes the step of querying the information database for the information of the acupoint message, the first message, the second message or any combination thereof stored by a date, a body part name, an acupoint name or any combination thereof and outputting the information by screen display, printing or any combination thereof.

[0048] In the method of the present invention, the outer layer material 12 is configured to be a light-proof silicone or a light-proof rubber.

[0049] In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type.

[0050] In the method of the present invention, the first message transceiver unit 15 includes at least one computer, and the second message transceiver unit 17 includes at least one server or an application installed on the computer; the second message transceiver unit 17 can be electrically connected to the first message transceiver unit 15 by wired connection, wireless connection or Internet connection, and the second message transceiver unit 17 can be connected to the first message transceiver unit 15 by Internet function through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and a Web API or Web Service API application program processing interface can be provided between the first message transceiver unit 15 and the second message transceiver unit 17 to handle the communication between the web server and the web browser.

[0051] In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the acupoint information at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name.

[0052] The method of the present invention, wherein the second message includes at least light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form or any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least the acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time (the time from the start of training to the pressure sensor transmitting the message), the number of completions or any combination of the foregoing.

[0053] In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the acupoint message system provided by the second message transceiver unit 17 can be defined / set as an acupoint training message or an acupoint assessment message, and used as a function of a teaching training system or a function of an assessment and evaluation system. Correspondingly, the user can be set as a trainee or a testee.

[0054] For example, the first message transceiver unit 15 can be defined / set as a teaching message transceiver unit or a test message transceiver unit, and the second message transceiver unit 17 can be defined / set as a training message transceiver unit or an assessment message transceiver unit; correspondingly, the trainee can provide his / her identity identification information such as number and name to the teaching message transceiver unit and log in to the training message transceiver unit, so that the training message transceiver unit provides the acupoint training message to the teaching message transceiver unit; correspondingly, the testee can provide his / her identity identification information such as number and name to the test message transceiver unit and log in to the assessment message transceiver unit, so that the assessment message transceiver unit provides the acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit.

[0055] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An acupuncture point simulation device, characterized in that: It contains at least: A main body, which simulates the appearance of a limb of a human body; An outer layer, which is coated on the outer surface of the body; At least one pressure sensor is disposed between the body and the outer layer corresponding to a human acupuncture point of the body; a message transceiver module, which is electrically connected to the pressure sensor and is used to receive a message transmitted by the pressure sensor and send the message or send another message converted from the message; a first message transceiver unit, which is electrically connected to the message transceiver module and is used to receive the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module and output a display signal, wherein the display signal at least includes a group selected from the group consisting of light, sound, vibration, screen, image and any combination of the foregoing; The pressure sensor defines the message according to the properties, position or depth of the acupuncture point of the human body, and the message is selected from a group consisting of a pressure sensing value, a pressure sensing value in a range and the aforementioned combination, so that when an external force is applied to the outer layer and the corresponding pressure sensor generates the message, the pressure sensor transmits the message.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that It further includes a second message transceiver unit, wherein the first message transceiver unit is further used to provide an acupoint message for a user to apply the external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint message to output a first message, and the acupoint message at least includes a limb part name of a human body and an acupoint name; the second message transceiver unit is electrically connected to the first message transceiver unit to provide the acupoint message to the first message transceiver unit, and to receive the first message sent by the first message transceiver unit to perform an operation comparison and output a second message to the first message transceiver unit for the user to identify or refer to, wherein the second message transceiver unit includes an information database for storing the acupoint message and for storing a group selected from the first message, the second message and the above combination.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The outer layer material is set to be a light-proof silica gel or a light-proof rubber.

4. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The outer layer material is set to be a light-proof silica gel or a light-proof rubber.

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type.

6. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The first message transceiver unit at least includes a computer.

8. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The second message transceiver unit at least includes a server or an application program installed on the computer.

9. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The acupoint information at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name.

10. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The acupoint information at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name.

11. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The second message system includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form and any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the foregoing.

12. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that The second message system includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form and any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the foregoing.

13. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that The second message system includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form and any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the foregoing.

14. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that The second message system includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form and any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the foregoing.

15. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that The external force is a human finger or a needle.

16. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that The external force is a human finger or a needle.

17. A method for applying an acupuncture point simulation device to a teaching training and evaluation and assessment system, characterized in that: At least the following steps are included: (a) at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module: the pressure sensor is arranged between a body and an outer layer covering the outer surface of the body corresponding to an acupuncture point position of a body simulating a limb of a human body; (b) the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a first message transceiver unit; (c) the first message transceiver unit is electrically connected to a second message transceiver unit; (d) the second message transceiving unit provides an acupoint message to the first message transceiving unit; (e) A user applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint information according to the acupoint information, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module, and the message transceiver module sends the message or sends another message converted from the message: the external force is a human finger or a needle; (f) the first message transceiving unit receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiving module and outputs a first message; (g) The second message transceiving unit receives the first message sent by the first message transceiving unit, performs a calculation comparison, and outputs a second message to the first message transceiving unit for the user to identify or refer to.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that It further comprises an information database for storing a group of steps selected from the acupoint training information, the first information, the second information and any combination of the foregoing.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that It further includes the steps of searching the information database for the information of the acupoint information, the first information, the second information or any combination thereof stored by a date, a body part name, an acupoint name or any combination thereof and outputting the information by screen display, printing or any combination thereof.

20. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The outer layer material is set to be a light-proof silica gel or a light-proof rubber.

21. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type.

22. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The first message transceiver unit at least includes a computer, and the second message transceiver unit at least includes a server or an application program installed on the computer.

23. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The acupoint information at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name.

24. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The second message system includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, numerical value, table, form and any combination of the foregoing, and the content of the table or form includes at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether it is the correct acupoint, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the foregoing.

25. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The acupoint information is defined as an acupoint training information or an acupoint assessment information, and is used as a teaching training system or an assessment evaluation system.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The first message transceiving unit is defined as a teaching message transceiving unit or a test message transceiving unit, which is used to correspond to the second message transceiving unit being defined as a training message transceiving unit or an assessment message transceiving unit, and includes the following steps: The user provides his / her identity information to the first message transceiving unit and logs into the second message transceiving unit, so that the second message transceiving unit provides the acupoint information to the first message transceiving unit.

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