An acupuncture device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupuncture points

Abstract

Provided is an acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of searching for acupuncture points. 【Solution means】It includes a device body 10 and a detection component 20. The device body includes a power supply unit, an operation unit 13, a processing unit, and a signal transmission unit. The detection component includes a first electrode unit 21 and a second electrode unit 22. The first electrode unit is provided in contact with the user's hand. The second electrode unit forms a circuit with the first electrode unit by contacting a hand part when the user operates it. The second electrode unit obtains a detection value of the part by providing a minute current from a current generator to the circuit according to an operation signal, and transmits the detection value to the processing unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an acupoint detection device, and particularly to an acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of searching for acupoints.

Background Art

[0002] On the hand, there are acupoints corresponding to each organ and organ of the human body as acupoints of each part of the human body. In traditional Chinese medicine, various uncomfortable symptoms can be alleviated by stimulating each acupoint with acupuncture and moxibustion. However, acupuncture and moxibustion are invasive treatment methods, and since the tip of the needle needs to be accurately inserted into the acupoint, it is necessary to be operated by a professional medical staff. Even if there is a device equipped with functions such as acupuncture and moxibustion disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a user who is not a professional medical staff performs adjustment and health care on each acupoint of the hand by himself / herself, there is a problem that the expected use effect cannot be obtained because the correct acupoint cannot be found. In addition, when not trained in Chinese medicine, it is impossible to judge whether it is necessary to perform adjustment based on the health of the acupoint.

[0003] Therefore, those skilled in the art are trying to solve the above-mentioned problems that it is difficult to search for acupoints and judge whether the acupoints are healthy.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The main object of the present invention is to solve the problem that in the prior art and methods, it is impossible to accurately search for the correct acupoint and know the state of the acupoint.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present invention discloses an acupuncture device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of searching for acupoints, including a device body and a detection component. The device body includes a power supply unit, an operation unit, a processing unit, and a signal transmission unit. The power supply unit includes an external power source and has a current generator that provides a microcurrent from the external power source. An operation command is input by the user to the operation unit. The processing unit is coupled to the power supply unit and the operation unit. The processing unit receives the power supply from the external power source and provides an operation signal based on the operation command. The signal transmission unit is coupled to the processing unit, and the signal transmission unit can be communicably connected to a personal device and an external module. The detection component is coupled to the current generator of the power supply unit and the processing unit, and the detection component includes a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit. The first electrode unit is provided in contact with the user's hand. The second electrode unit forms a circuit with the first electrode unit by contacting a part of the hand when the user operates it. The second electrode unit obtains a detection value of the part by providing the microcurrent from the current generator to the circuit in response to the operation signal, and transmits the detection value to the processing unit. The detection value is related to the impedance of the user's body.

[0007] The processing unit transmits the detection value to the personal device and the external module via the signal transmission unit. The database and AI model of the external module execute a matching algorithm based on the basic data of the user and the detection value to obtain an analysis result, provide advice, and the external module transmits the analysis result and the advice to the personal device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, the technical content of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention discloses an acupuncture and moxibustion device 1 equipped with artificial intelligence capable of searching for acupoints. The acupuncture and moxibustion device 1 can be communicably connected to a personal-side device 91, an external module 92, and a medical institution-side device 93 to constitute a hand acupoint exploration system. The personal-side device 91 may be a handheld device such as a mobile phone or a tablet, and the medical institution-side device 93 may be a server of a medical institution.

[0010] The acupuncture and moxibustion device 1 includes a device main body 10 and a detection component 20. The device main body 10 has a housing 101, a detection connection hole 102, and a power connection hole 103, and can be used as an operation device. In the present invention, the detection component 20 is inserted into the detection connection hole 102 and is connected to the device main body 10 in a wired manner.

[0011] The device main body 10 includes a processing unit 11, a power supply unit 12, an operation unit 13, a signal transmission unit 14, and a display unit 15. The processing unit 11 is coupled to the power supply unit 12, the operation unit 13, the signal transmission unit 14, and the display unit 15. Moreover, the processing unit 11, the operation unit 13, and the signal transmission unit 14 are built into the housing 101, and the display unit 15 is exposed from the housing 101 to display information.

[0012] The power supply unit 12 includes an external power source 121 and a current generator 122. The external power source 121 is exposed from the housing 101 and is coupled to the processing unit 11, the signal transmission unit 14, the display unit 15, and the current generator 122 to supply power. The current generator 122 is built into the housing 101, receives the power, and converts the power into a minute current that can be output to the user. The intensity of the minute current is between 10 μA and 1 mA. As illustrated in this specification, the external power source 121 is described by taking the example of a power transformer being connected to the power connection hole 103 and being connected to a commercial power source during use. However, in actual use, the external power source 121 may be a battery, a power transformer, or a combination of a battery and a power transformer.

[0013] The operation unit 13 includes a power switch 131, an enhancement button 132, a reduction button 133, a time setting button 134, and a search button 135. The user can input an operation command into the processing unit 11, and the processing unit 11 provides an operation signal according to the operation command. As illustrated in this specification, the operation unit 13 generates the operation command by switching functions and settings by pressing. However, in other examples, the processing unit 11 is communicably connected to the personal device 91 by the signal transmission unit 14. Thus, the display screen 911 of the personal device 91 can be used as the operation unit 13.

[0014] The signal transmission unit 14 can be communicably connected to the personal device 91, and the personal device 91 is communicably connected to an external module 92 and a medical institution device 93. In one example, the signal transmission unit 14 can be directly communicably connected to the external module 92. The signal transmission unit 14 may be WiFi or Bluetooth (registered trademark). The external module 92 has a database 921 and an AI model 922, and the AI model 922 is connected to the database 921.

[0015] The user can pre-enter the basic data 70 (shown in FIG. 5) into the personal device 91, and the personal device 91 transmits the basic data 70 to the databases 921 of the acupuncture device 1 and the external module 92. In the present invention, the basic data 70 includes, but is not limited to, the gender 71, age 72, height 73, weight 74, blood pressure 75, body fat 76, exercise frequency 77 of the user or combinations thereof.

[0016] The exploration component 20 includes a first electrode unit 21 and a second electrode unit 22. The first electrode unit 21 and the second electrode unit 22 are coupled to the current generator 122 and the processing unit 11 of the power supply unit 12, and the exploration component 20 further has a connection line 23. One end of the connection line 23 is a connector 231. The connector 231 is inserted into the exploration connection hole 102 and connected to the current generator 122 and the processing unit 11 of the power supply unit 12. The other end of the connection line 23 is connected to the first electrode unit 21 and the second electrode unit 22. In the present invention, the first electrode unit 21 is a conductive patch, and the second electrode unit 22 is a probe pen including an electrode 221 made of a conductive magnetic material. A magnet 222 is provided on the back of the electrode 221. Through the magnet 222, the microcurrent output by the current generator 122 is converted into a magnetic wave, and the magnetic wave is transmitted to the electrode 221 and output from the front end 22a of the second electrode unit 22.

[0017] Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B together, the first electrode unit 21 is provided in contact with the hand 81 of the user and is attached to the palmar side 82a of the user's wrist 82 when in use. Further, the first electrode unit 21 is attached to the user's left wrist. The second electrode unit 22 forms a circuit with the first electrode unit 21 by contacting any of a plurality of parts 83 of the hand 81 by the user's operation, and the part 83 may be a point or a range on the hand 81.

[0018] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when operating the acupuncture device 1, the user attaches the first electrode unit 21 to the hand 81 and moves and replaces the second electrode unit 22 to contact each part 83 of the hand 81 (step S1).

[0019] When the second electrode unit 22 contacts the part 83, the circuit is formed. The second electrode unit 22 provides the microcurrent from the current generator 122 to the circuit according to the operation signal to obtain the exploration value of the part 83 (step S2). The exploration value is an electrical signal of the circuit, and may be obtained by the processing unit 11 receiving and interpreting the electrical signal of the circuit. In the present invention, the exploration value is a voltage, and the voltage is calculated based on the impedance of the user's body.

[0020] The processing unit 11 displays the exploration value on the display unit 15 and transmits the exploration value to the personal device 91 via the signal transmission unit 14 (step S3). Further, the personal device 91 transmits the basic data 70 and the exploration value to the database 921 of the external module 92. The AI model 922 executes a matching algorithm MA (matching algorithm) on the basic data 70 and the exploration value of the user based on the historical data in the database 921 to obtain an analysis result, and provides advice according to the analysis result (step S4). The analysis result includes outside the acupoint, normal acupoint and abnormal acupoint or combinations thereof. The advice includes diet advice, activity advice, medical advice, etc. The basic data 70 of the user, the exploration value, the analysis result and the advice can be stored in the database 921 and used as part of the pre-input historical data.

[0021] When the history data includes, but is not limited to, analysis results and advice obtained by different users using the acupuncture device 1, the history data of this embodiment is described by taking a general adult male as an example. "When the exploration value is between 300 mV and 500 mV, the analysis result indicates that the acupoint is normal. When the exploration value is less than 300 mV, the acupoint is abnormal and medical treatment is recommended. When the exploration value exceeds 500 mV, it is outside the acupoint and the acupoint needs to be explored again." The history data may also be a combination of other data. For example, depending on the physical conditions of each user, the history data stored in the database 921 includes various big data related to gender, age, height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, exercise frequency, exploration value, analysis result, and advice. Moreover, in the database 921 of the history data, a plurality of threshold data related to a plurality of different users are stored. The threshold data has a threshold upper limit and a threshold lower limit related to the exploration value. When compared with the exploration value in the AI model 922, when the exploration value exceeds the threshold upper limit of the threshold data to be compared, it indicates that the acupoint has not been discovered. When the exploration value is less than the threshold lower limit of the threshold data to be compared, it indicates that the acupoint is blocked. When the exploration value is between the threshold upper limit and the threshold lower limit, it indicates that the acupoint is normal.

[0022] The personal device 91, the external module 92, and the medical institution device 93 are communicably connected to each other. The external module 92 transmits the basic data 70 and the analysis result to the medical institution device 93. The medical staff determines the analysis result based on the basic data 70 and gives a telemedicine instruction (step S5). Further, the medical institution device 93 transmits the telemedicine instruction to the personal device 91, and the medical institution device 93 transmits the telemedicine instruction to the database 921 (step S6), and it can also be used as part of the history data that the database 921 and the AI model 922 refer to when executing the matching algorithm MA in step S4. The telemedicine instruction may be a text file, an audio file, a video file, or a combination thereof.

[0023] The personal device 91 receives the analysis result obtained in step S4, the advice, and the telemedicine instruction obtained in step S5, and causes the display screen 911 and the display unit 15 of the personal device 91 to display information related to the analysis result, the advice, and the telemedicine instruction for the user to read (step S7). In one example, when the analysis result obtained in step S4 indicates that the acupuncture point is normal, step S7 is directly executed to display information related to the analysis result and the advice on the display screen 911 and the display unit 15 of the personal device 91. When the analysis result indicates that the acupuncture point is blocked, first, step S5 is executed, and then steps S6 and S7 are executed to transmit the telemedicine instruction to the database 921 and display the analysis result, the advice, and the telemedicine instruction on the personal device 91 and the display unit 15.

[0024] In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 5, the matching algorithm MA compares a plurality of sets of data D1, D2, D3 of the history data in the database 921 with the exploration values measured by the first electrode unit 21 and the second electrode unit 22 at a plurality of sites 831, 832, 833, where the sites 831, 832, 833 are subsets of each site 83. Each of the data D1, D2, D3 corresponds to a plurality of matching features 921a, 922a, 923a, and the acupuncture device 1 can measure a plurality of numerical values 831a, 832a, 833a (i.e., the exploration values) at a plurality of sites 831, 832, 833. The matching algorithm MA disclosed in this specification compares the numerical values 831a, 832a, 833a with the corresponding matching features 921a, 922a, 923a, and matches the exploration values based on, for example, the gender 71, age 72, height 73, and weight 74 in the basic data 70.

[0025] The matching features 921a, 922a, and 923a become big data collected by the AI model 922, and the database 921 may be a cloud database. The matching algorithm MA shown in FIG. 5 of this specification is just an example, and the data D1, D2, D3 and the parts 831, 832, 833 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B are not limited to three, and the numerical values 831a, 832a, 833a and the number of matching features 921a, 922a, 923a are not limited to the disclosed number.

[0026] In short, the acupuncture and moxibustion device of the present invention forms a circuit on the user's hand by the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, obtains the voltage as the exploration value when the micro current passes through the circuit of the hand, and further can know the impedance of the acupoint. Furthermore, by performing a matching calculation on the plurality of matching features in the database and the exploration value through the AI model, it is possible to obtain an exploration result including whether the acupoint is discovered and whether the acupoint is normal. Furthermore, according to the exploration result, diet advice, activity advice, medical advice, etc. can be provided, and it is also possible to judge the exploration result from medical staff and provide medical instructions.

Explanation of symbols

[0027] 1 Acupuncture and moxibustion device 10 Device body 101 Housing 102 Exploration connection hole 103 Power connection hole 11 Processing unit 12 Power supply unit 121 External power supply 122 Current generator 13 Operation unit 131 Power switch 132 Enhancement button 133 Reduction button 134 Time setting button 135 Exploration button 14 Signal transmission unit 15 Display unit 20 Exploration parts 21 First Electrode Unit 22 Second Electrode Unit 22a Front End 221 Electrode 222 Magnet 23 Connection Line 231 Connector 70 Basic Data 71 Gender 72 Age 73 Height 74 Weight 75 Blood Pressure 76 Body Fat 77 Exercise Frequency 81 Hand 82 Wrist 82a Palmar Side 83, 831, 832, 833 Sites 831a, 832a, 833a Values 91 Personal Side Device 911 Display Screen 92 External Module 921 Database 921a, 922a, 923a Matching Features 922 AI Model 93 Medical Institution Side Device MA Matching Algorithm D1, D2, D3 Data S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 Steps

Claims

1. A power supply unit including an external power source and a current generator for receiving the power provided by the external power source and converting it into a minute current; an operation unit for a user to input an operation command; a processing unit coupled to the power supply unit and the operation unit, the processing unit receiving power from the external power source and providing an operation signal according to the operation command; a main body including a signal transmission unit coupled to the processing unit, the signal transmission unit being communicatively connectable to a personal device and an external module; a sensing component coupled to the current generator and the processing unit of the power supply unit, A first electrode unit provided in contact with the user's hand; A second electrode unit that is operated by the user to contact a part of the hand and form a circuit with the first electrode unit, and obtains the minute current provided by the current generator and transmitted to the circuit in response to the operation signal to obtain a sensing value of the part, and transmits the sensing value to the processing unit, the sensing value being related to the impedance of the user's body and obtained through the sensing part including the second electrode unit; The processing unit sends the search value to the personal device and the external module through the signal sending unit, and the database and AI model of the external module execute a matching algorithm on the user's basic data and the search value to obtain an analysis result and provide advice, and the external module sends the analysis result and the advice to the personal device. An acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence that can locate acupoints that have specific characteristics.

2. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the external module transmits the basic data and the analysis results to a medical institution side device, and a medical professional judges the analysis results and gives remote medical instructions, and transmits the remote medical instructions to the personal side device and the database via the medical institution side device.

3. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupoints, as described in claim 2, characterized in that the analysis results, the advice and the remote medical instructions are displayed on the display screen of the personal device.

4. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of locating acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the personal device is connected to the processing unit via the signal transmitting unit, and the user can input the operation command into the personal device instead of the operation unit.

5. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of locating acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the device body further includes a display unit coupled to the processing unit and displaying the operation instructions, the exploration values, the analysis results and the advice.

6. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the basic data includes the user's gender, age, height, weight, blood pressure, body fat, exercise frequency, or a combination thereof.

7. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupoints as described in claim 1, characterized in that the analysis results include out-of-position acupoints, normal acupoints, abnormal acupoints, or a combination thereof.

8. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of locating acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the database stores a plurality of threshold data, the threshold data having an upper threshold limit and a lower threshold limit associated with the exploration value.

9. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of finding acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the operation unit includes a power switch, an increase button, a decrease button, a time setting button, and an exploration button.

10. The acupuncture and moxibustion device equipped with artificial intelligence capable of locating acupoints, as described in claim 1, characterized in that the exploration part is connected to the device body by a wire.

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