Acupuncture Needle Antenna for Wireless Thermal Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electromagnetic-wave treatment devices for shoulder stiffness and muscle fatigue are costly and require power supplies, limiting their portability and effectiveness compared to acupuncture treatments.
Innovation Solution
A portable electromagnetic-wave treatment device using an acupuncture needle as an antenna to receive electromagnetic waves in the 2-GHz frequency band, transforming them into heat for therapeutic effects without the need for power supplies or large equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an alternating-current magnetic field treatment device is used to promote blood circulation and relax stiffness, then the treatment effect is improved, but the device cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses acupuncture needles as intermediary objects that can receive electromagnetic waves from the environment and convert them into therapeutic effects. The needles act as mediators between the ambient electromagnetic field and the human body, eliminating the need for complex electromagnetic field generation equipment while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention leverages the self-service principle by utilizing ambient electromagnetic waves (such as those from mobile phones or other wireless devices) that are already present in the environment. The acupuncture needles automatically receive and convert these waves into therapeutic effects without requiring external power supplies or complex control systems.
2Reliability
If a power supply-based treatment device is used to generate electromagnetic waves for therapy, then the treatment effectiveness is improved, but the portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment device utilizes ambient electromagnetic waves that are already present in the environment, eliminating the need for power supplies and complex equipment. The acupuncture needles passively receive these waves and convert them into therapeutic effects, making the treatment portable and easy to perform anywhere without electrical infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential therapeutic function from complex electromagnetic field generation equipment by using simple acupuncture needles that can receive and convert ambient electromagnetic waves. This extraction eliminates the need for power supplies, control circuits, and other complex components, leaving only the essential needle component for treatment.
3Ease of operation
If acupuncture needles are used to relax muscle stiffness, then the treatment is simple and portable, but the treatment effectiveness is limited compared to electromagnetic field treatment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameter of the acupuncture needle by coating it with ferromagnetic material or shaping it to function as an electromagnetic wave receiver. This parameter change enables the simple needle structure to receive and convert ambient electromagnetic waves into therapeutic thermal effects, significantly enhancing its treatment effectiveness while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite materials by coating acupuncture needles with ferromagnetic materials or combining different materials to create needles that can receive electromagnetic waves. This composite structure enables the needle to function both as a traditional acupuncture tool and as an electromagnetic wave antenna, multiplying the treatment effect.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device efficiently improves shoulder stiffness and muscle fatigue at a low cost by using electromagnetic waves, providing a moxibustion effect that is 41 times more effective than daily exposure, without the need for power supply-based treatment devices.
Implementation Method 1
The acupuncture needle portion functions as an antenna that receives electromagnetic waves in a space. Particularly, the acupuncture needle portion receives electromagnetic waves in a frequency band used for mobile phone communication.
Data Source
AI summary
The shoulder stiffness, the muscle fatigue, etc., are easily and efficiently improved by the electromagnetic waves without the usage of the power supplies and the large treatment tools. The electromagnetic-wave treatment device 10 has an antenna acupuncture needle 13 and a fixing member 12. The antenna acupuncture needle 13 has a sharp end portion 13a having one end portion formed into a needle shape. The fixing member is fixed to the antenna acupuncture needle 13. This antenna acupuncture needle 13 is fixed so that the sharp end portion 13a of the antenna acupuncture needle 13 protrudes from the fixing member 12. And, the antenna acupuncture needle 13 functions as an antenna receiving the electromagnetic waves in a space.