Autism electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus

Abstract

The invention discloses an autism electro-acupuncture therapeutic apparatus, comprising: a plurality of pairs of acupuncture needles, each pair of acupuncture needles respectively applying a specific waveform electric signal; the circuit comprises a plurality of waveform generation circuits, a plurality of array electronic switches in signal connection with the waveform generation circuits, a plurality of power amplifier circuits in signal connection with the array electronic switches, and an isolation unit in signal connection with each power amplifier circuit. Each isolation unit is in signal connection with a manual output intensity adjusting piece, and each manual output intensity adjusting piece is in signal connection with a pair of acupuncture point electrode clamps; the electrical stimulation signals applied to each pair of acupuncture needles are sometimes the same or sometimes different. According to the invention, the electrical stimulation signals applied to different acupuncture points are sometimes the same and sometimes different, the resistance value of the treated acupuncture point is detected in the pulse output intermittent period, the output amplitude value is automatically increased, and the increment compensation is carried out on the output amplitude.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of acupuncture, and particularly relates to an electro-acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism. Background Art

[0002] Acupuncture therapy in China, namely traditional Chinese acupuncture, has been accepted by the world due to its unique curative effect. Around the 6th century AD, it was first spread to neighboring countries such as Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and India. In the 17th century, it was spread to Europe by the Dutchman Rein. With the development of Western industry and the progress of science and technology in Europe, in 1810, the French physician Bailiwozi put forward the idea of using electric current on needles. In 1825, the physician Salangdie first used electro-acupuncture to treat neuralgia and rheumatism.

[0003] Electro-acupuncture therapy is a novel therapy developed on the basis of traditional Chinese acupuncture therapy. It is a treatment method in which a micro low-frequency pulsed current is applied to the filiform needles inserted into human acupoints by an electro-acupuncture machine, and is widely used in the treatment of many clinical diseases. Especially in the treatment of "bone and muscle diseases", the curative effect is remarkable.

[0004] Electro-acupuncture therapy is a method in which after the filiform needles are inserted into acupoints and qi is obtained, a pulsed current is output by an electro-acupuncture instrument, and the human meridian acupoints are treated through the filiform needles. It is a product of the combination of traditional acupuncture and modern technologies - electromagnetism and electric frequency. It has the adjustment effects of integrity and bidirectionality. Specifically, it has a benign adjustment effect on the overactive or underactive or disordered visceral functions; it shows a promoting defense and immune function for infectious or traumatic diseases; and it shows a good analgesic effect on various pain syndromes.

[0005] Currently, all electro-acupuncture therapeutic apparatuses at home and abroad, regardless of the number of channels, have the same output electrical signals (waveform composition) for each channel. If a 10 Hz square wave is output, all channels are 10 Hz square waves, and only the amplitude (size) of the output signal can be adjusted separately for each channel. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Aiming at the deficiencies existing in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an electro-acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism, in which the electro-stimulating signals applied to different acupoints are sometimes the same and sometimes different. During the pulse output intermittent period, the resistance value of the acupoint to be treated is detected, and the output amplitude value is automatically increased to perform incremental compensation on the output amplitude. To achieve the above object and other advantages according to the present invention, an electro-acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism is provided, including: Multiple pairs of acupuncture needles, and specific waveform electrical signals are respectively applied to each pair of acupuncture needles; Multiple waveform generating circuits, multiple array electronic switches signal - connected to the multiple waveform generating circuits, multiple power amplifier circuits signal - connected to the array electronic switches, each power amplifier circuit signal - connected to an isolation unit, each isolation unit signal - connected to a manual output intensity adjuster, and a manual output intensity adjuster signal - connected to a pair of acupoint electrode clips.

[0007] The electrical stimulation signals applied to each pair of acupuncture needles are sometimes the same or sometimes different.

[0008] Preferably, the waveform electrical signals include symmetric rectangular waves, symmetric sawtooth waves, and symmetric sine waves. Preferably, the symmetric rectangular wave is a positive - negative alternating rectangular wave, with a frequency between 0.5 - 30 Hz, a pulse width t1 of 0.4 ms, and a positive - negative alternating gap t2 of 0.1 ms.

[0009] Preferably, the symmetric sawtooth wave is a bidirectional symmetric sawtooth wave, with a frequency between 20 - 60 Hz, T as the period, a ratio of the rising edge to the falling edge of 4:1, a pulse width t1 of 0.6 ms, and a positive - negative alternating gap t2 of 0.2 ms.

[0010] Preferably, the frequency of the symmetric sine wave is between 10 - 30 Hz, T is the period, and the duration t1 of a single sine wave is 0.65 ms.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: By making the electrical stimulation signals applied to different acupoints sometimes the same and sometimes different, and by detecting the resistance value of the acupoints to be treated during the pulse output intermittent period, the output amplitude value is automatically increased, and incremental compensation is performed on the output amplitude. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 is a schematic circuit structure diagram of an electro - acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the symmetric rectangular wave structure of an electro - acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the symmetric sawtooth wave structure of an electro - acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the symmetric sine wave structure of an electro - acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to the present invention; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the acupoint positions of an electro - acupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0013] The present invention is a device for auxiliary treatment of infantile autism by traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture electroacupuncture: a special electroacupuncture therapeutic instrument for Shencong acupoint and Shenmen acupoint of infantile autism.

[0014] Refer to Figure 1 , an electroacupuncture therapeutic instrument for autism, comprising: Multiple pairs of acupuncture needles, on each pair of acupuncture needles, a specific waveform electrical signal is applied respectively; Multiple waveform generating circuits, multiple array electronic switches signal-connected to the multiple waveform generating circuits, multiple power amplifier circuits signal-connected to the array electronic switches, each power amplifier circuit signal-connected to an isolation unit, each isolation unit signal-connected to a manual output intensity adjusting member, and a manual output intensity adjusting member signal-connected to a pair of acupoint electrode clips; for each waveform, after power amplification, the maximum peak-to-peak value of the output voltage of the three waveforms is Vmax = 100Vp-p under a 500-ohm load. As Figure 1 , 2 shown, in the present application, at least three waveform generating circuits are included. The first waveform generating circuit generates a symmetric rectangular wave P1, and the corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the rectangular wave between 0.5 - 30Hz. The output frequency changes once every 30 seconds, with a 10-minute change cycle, during which there are 20 different output frequencies. The symmetric rectangular wave is a positive and negative alternating rectangular wave, with a frequency between 0.5 - 30Hz, a pulse width t1 of 0.4ms, and a positive and negative alternating gap t2 of 0.1ms.

[0015] Further, as Figure 1 , 3 shown, the first waveform generating circuit generates a bidirectional symmetric sawtooth wave P2, and the corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the sawtooth wave between 20 - 60Hz. The output frequency changes once every 60 seconds, with a 10-minute change cycle, during which there are 10 different output frequencies. The symmetric sawtooth wave is a bidirectional symmetric sawtooth wave, with a frequency between 20 - 60Hz, T being the period, the ratio of the rising edge to the falling edge being 4:1, a pulse width t1 of 0.6ms, and a positive and negative alternating gap t2 of 0.2ms Further, as Figure 1 , 4As shown, a waveform generation circuit generates a symmetric sine wave P3. The corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the sawtooth wave between 10 - 30 Hz, and the output frequency changes once every 30 seconds, with a change cycle of 10 minutes, during which there are 20 different output frequencies. The frequency of the symmetric sine wave is between 10 - 30 Hz, T is the period, and the duration t1 of a single sine wave is 0.65 ms.

[0016] The electrical stimulation signals applied to each pair of acupuncture needles are sometimes the same or sometimes different.

[0017] Furthermore, as Figure 1 shown, each waveform generation circuit can perform timing control and frequency conversion. Among them, the timing control means that the treatment time can be set, the shortest treatment time is 20 minutes, and the setting step is 10 minutes.

[0018] Furthermore, humans have an adaptive paralysis process for electrical stimulation. During the treatment process, although the intensity of the electrical stimulation remains unchanged, the therapist will feel that the stimulation becomes weaker. Currently, clinically, it is dealt with by the operator intermittently increasing the output intensity. This device automatically increases the output amplitude value and performs incremental compensation on the output amplitude by detecting the resistance value of the acupoints to be treated during the pulse output interval. In this application, during the output interval (ts), the measurement circuit will automatically detect the impedance between two acupoints, and obtain the increment according to the detected resistance value change according to the following algorithm, and control the output power amplification unit to increase the amplitude of the output voltage.

[0019] ⊿R = |R2 - R1|. When the absolute value of ⊿R is greater than or equal to 20Ω and less than or equal to 200Ω, the output voltage V of the output power amplification unit is V = V0 * (1 + 0.018 * ㏑⊿R); when the absolute value of ⊿R is less than 20Ω, the output voltage remains V0 unchanged; when the absolute value of ⊿R is greater than 200Ω, it is calculated according to 200Ω. R2 is the acupoint resistance value at the second moment, R1 is the acupoint resistance value at the first moment, V0 is the initial voltage peak-to-peak value of the output power amplification unit, and the value of V0 is determined by the design and is a specific value between 40 - 60 Vp-p. After the device leaves the factory, it will not change and is not controlled by the user.

[0020] Note: The voltage V is the peak-to-peak value of the output voltage of the output power amplification unit, not the electricity at both ends of the electrode clip.

[0021] The present invention is a device for auxiliary treatment of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture electroacupuncture for children with autism: a special electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for Shencong acupoint and Shenmen acupoint of children with autism.

[0022] Shencong Point, an extra meridian point. It is recorded in *Yinhai Jingwei*. Also known as the Four Shencong Points, Four Shencong, and Four Points. It is located 1 cun lateral to the Baihui Point on the top of the head, with a total of 4 points. It is distributed with the greater occipital nerve, auriculocervical nerve, and branches of the supraorbital nerve. The acupuncture method is to insert the needle horizontally 0.5 - 0.8 cun.

[0023] Shenmen Point is one of the acupoints of the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin. It is located on the wrist, at the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the palmar side of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, with one on each wrist. The acupuncture method is to insert the needle straight 0.3 - 0.5 cun.

[0024] The applicable population of this device is children with autism, such as Figure 5 shown, the applicable acupoints are the four Shencong Points A1, A2, A3, A4, and the two Shenmen Points B1, B2.

[0025] Furthermore, when this electro-acupuncture therapeutic instrument of the present application is in use, the following output combinations will be generated: The array electronic switch is controlled according to the following rules, so as to distribute the three waveforms of P1, P2, and P3 to the corresponding acupoint electrodes.

[0026] a) Electrodes A1 and A3 output P1, electrodes A2 and A4 output P2, electrodes B1 and B2 output P3, lasting for 2 min; b) Electrodes A1 and A3 output P1, electrodes A2 and A4 output P1, electrodes B1 and B2 output P1, lasting for 2 min; c) Electrodes A1 and A3 output P2, electrodes A2 and A4 output P2, electrodes B1 and B2 output P2, lasting for 2 min; d) Electrodes A1 and A3 output P3, electrodes A2 and A4 output P3, electrodes B1 and B2 output P3, lasting for 2 min; e) Electrodes A1 and A3 output P2, electrodes A2 and A4 output P1, electrodes B1 and B2 output P3, lasting for 2 min; f) The above a) - e) total 10 minutes, that is, one basic cycle, and then this 10 - minute cycle can be continuously repeated.

[0027] The number of devices and the processing scale described here are used to simplify the description of the present invention. The application, modification, and variation of the present invention are obvious to those skilled in the art. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the applications listed in the specification and embodiments. It can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present invention. For those familiar with the field, additional modifications can be easily made. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the equivalent scope, the present invention is not limited to specific details and the illustrated examples described here.

Claims

1. An electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism, characterized in that: include: Multiple pairs of acupuncture needles, each pair of acupuncture needles is applied with a specific waveform electrical signal; A plurality of waveform generating circuits, a plurality of array electronic switches connected to the plurality of waveform generating circuit signals, a plurality of power amplifier circuits connected to the array electronic switch signals, each power amplifier circuit signal connected to an isolation unit, each isolation unit signal connected to a manual output intensity adjustment member, and a manual output intensity adjustment member signal connected to a pair of acupoint electrode clamps; The electrical stimulation signals applied to each pair of acupuncture needles are sometimes the same or sometimes different.

2. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The waveform electrical signal includes a symmetrical rectangular wave, a symmetrical sawtooth wave and a symmetrical sine wave.

3. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The symmetrical rectangular wave is a positive-negative alternating rectangular wave, with a frequency between 0.5 and 30 Hz, a pulse width t1 of 0.4 ms, and a positive-negative alternating interval t2 of 0.1 ms.

4. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The symmetrical sawtooth wave is a bidirectional symmetrical sawtooth wave with a frequency between 20-60 Hz, T being the period, a rising edge and falling edge ratio of 4:1, a pulse width t1 of 0.6 ms, and a positive and negative alternating interval t2 of 0.2 ms.

5. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The frequency of the symmetrical sine wave is between 10-30 Hz, T is the period, and the duration t1 of a single sine wave is 0.65 ms.

6. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes at least three waveform generating circuits, one of which generates a symmetrical rectangular wave. The corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the rectangular wave between 0.5-30Hz. The output frequency changes every 30 seconds, with a change cycle of 10 minutes, during which there are 20 different output frequencies.

7. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The waveform generating circuit generates a bidirectional symmetrical sawtooth wave, and the corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the sawtooth wave between 20-60 Hz. The output frequency changes once every 60 seconds, with a change cycle of 10 minutes, during which there are 10 different output frequencies.

8. The electroacupuncture therapeutic apparatus for autism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The waveform generating circuit generates a symmetrical sine wave, and the corresponding frequency conversion unit can change the frequency of the sawtooth wave between 10-30 Hz. The output frequency changes every 30 seconds, with a change cycle of 10 minutes, during which there are 20 different output frequencies.

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