The five prior applications are somehow similar to the present invention, namely: 1. CN107213013A filed on Jul. 7, 2017; 2. CN205094975U filed on Nov. 16, 2015; 3. CN2173060Y filed on Jan. 19, 1993; 4. CN201101700Y filed on Nov. 15, 2007; and 5. WO2018/173309 filed on Jul. 4, 2017.
Differences between the present invention and the five applications are briefly discussed as follows.
Probably because of the aforementioned reasons, it is difficult to find their application products on the market so far. Therefore, as stated in the aforementioned basic parent applications, the following situation still exists:
Those who lose their health will know that being free from disease or pain is a great blessing for life. It is human nature to be greedy for life and to fear death. Longevity is something most people hope for. Everyone seems to agree that prevention is better than cure, but on the life journey of birth, aging, sickness and death, not everyone has the opportunity or perseverance to always pay attention to prevention. The present invention follows the Chinese genius doctors Hua Tuo and Bian Que, and attempts to bring health and happiness to mankind.
Because the content in the aforementioned basic parent applications is already abundant and comprehensive, it seems appropriate not to add more content. As such, the present invention aims to supplement other embodiments not fully disclosed. In detail, the health-care body and health-care device disclosed in the aforementioned basic applications are relatively large in size and occupy a large space, while what the present invention tries to complement focuses on extreme light and portability, which pursues the effect as if a competent doctor stands by you at any time even when you travel outside.
Because the aforementioned basic parent applications have fully disclosed principles, theoretical basis and ideals of the present invention, their content is fully incorporated here to avoid repetition. Another ideal of the present invention is to impart handiness to the acupoint work piece or flexible health-care body. The present application clearly proposes embodiments other than that involving pressing to clearly show that such structures are not limited to pressing, but can be applied by any health-care technology related to acupoints. The so-called health-care work here refers to a health-care activity that works on a specific body part or an acupoint so that a subject on which the work is performed can obtain health effects, wherein the health-care work may be such as electrical stimulation (as disclosed in Paragraphs [0001] and [0019] of the specification of the first priority basic application), light stimulation (as disclosed in Paragraph [0002] of the first priority specification) including laser stimulation (as disclosed in Paragraph [0003] of the first priority specification), thermal stimulation as disclosed in Paragraph [0004] of the first priority specification), non-invasive or non-contact acupoint stimulation mode (as disclosed in Paragraphs [0005] and [0017] of the first priority specification), microwave stimulation (as disclosed in Paragraphs [0006] and [0021]-[0029] of the first priority specification), magnetic stimulation (as disclosed in Paragraph [0007]-[0038] of the first priority specification) and/or traditional acupuncture (as described in Paragraphs [0008] and [0044] of the first priority specification).
The lightness and handiness aimed at in the present invention are not limited to the miniaturization of the originally disclosed device body, but involves the achievement of convenience so that the device can be used anytime and anywhere.
The present invention also seeks to be a product that can be regarded as a fashionable, practical or decorative item.
The embodiments are drawn based on examples, so they are merely illustrative of the inventive concept.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are disclosed one by one in conjunction with the drawings. Just like in the parent applications, an implementing manner in the present application is merely an embodiment used to assist in understanding a certain idea, and is not the only feasible way or a limitation of the idea. On the contrary, descriptions of embodiments for another idea can usually be a reference for replacing or modifying said idea.
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The degree of pressure that acupoints can bear may be different due to (1) age, (2) physique and (3) coarseness/slenderness of the skin/muscle texture. In addition, as we know, pressure is derived from (4) force divided by (5) area, that is, in addition to the force magnitude, the bearing area is also a decisive factor under the same weight. The pressures for acupoints in the following table may have covered entire ranges after considering the above five factors, while two embodiments of the bearing areas show the corresponding forces.
Generally speaking, when we press the acupoint with finger, the action area is about 0.3 cm2 (the real action area of the finger is 1 cm*0.3 cm), so the force pressing the acupoint, light or heavy, is about 0.9-5.4 kgf. It is this force that causes the person applying the finger pressure to feel fatigue. If the person uses a reduced area (no matter whether it is 0.03 cm2 or 0.07 cm2) on working end 24 in
In other words, the present invention uses working end 24 to serve as the hand of the Chinese physician to work on acupoints. What are the differences between treatment effects of the acupuncture and the finger pressure? Experienced Chinese physicians (such as Professor Pan Longsen/Chinese physician) will answer: if you can precisely get the acupoints, the effect of finger pressing can reach 80% of that of acupuncture. Here, we can further analyze as follows: although the effect of finger pressure is only 80% of that of acupuncture, the acupuncture time is limited and quite expensive. Therefore, if users own acupoint working device 1, by lengthening the pressing time, they can turn defeat into victory in terms of the cumulative effect (instant effect*application time).
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In use, flexible health-care body 30 is to fix health-care device 1 to the body part such that working end 24 and the acupoint maintain a positioning relationship with each other, wherein the body part has a skin surface. A first end 32 of flexible health-care body 30 can be connected to work device 10 as above-described, or simply put on the skin surface or health-care device 1. Because flexible health-care body 30 is of a cloth nature, so that after winding for several times, first end 32 is automatically held between itself and work body 10 (and/or acupoint work piece 20 or the surface of the skin). Thus, a plurality of pairs of buckling line segments 38 are sewed or configured on the surface near another end 32 of flexible health-care body 30 for positioning by hooking hooks 34. Thus, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a tip 24T of working end 24 performs the pressing or health-care work on the acupoint by a working depth between tip 24T and the skin surface.
According to plumpness and different body parts, finger(s) or working end 24 depress(es) the skin surface in a depth about 0.1-3 cm. Preferably, or for a normal body type, it is between 0.2-2 cm. For all body parts, a more preferably or common working depth is usually in a range of 0.3-1.5 cm. Therefore, if a height H00 of working end 24 is set at 0.2 cm, we can obtain H0 (a height of threaded part 26) is a little bit larger than D0 (a thickness of work body 10), which means that H0 should not exceed 1.8 cm. Because the acupoints of the chest and back are not far away from the organs, for these acupoints, the height of tip 24T (
In Huangdi Neijing Lingshu, Chapter Nine-Needle Twelve-Origin, it is recorded that “[T]he essentials of small needles are easy to talk but difficult to master. A superficial artisan pursues the appearance while a skillful one grasps the spirits.” The principle of acupuncture is easy to mention, but it is never easy to reach the core essentials thereof. Those superficial care much about the appearance of how acupuncture is performed, while the genius doctors resort to fully understand how and why a specific acupuncture activity is executed. There are endless secrets hidden in the small universe of the human body, and some acupoints are not easy to locate. Taking the Hegu acupoint of the Hand yangming Large Intestine Meridian as an example, there are three ways to get this acupoint, namely, (1) the middle point of the line between the junction of the metacarpal bone of the thumb and the metacarpal bone of the index finger and the bottom edge of the purlicue, (2) the highest point of the lumped muscles after closing together the metacarpal bone of the thumb and the metacarpal bone of the index finger, and (3) after pressing the middle point of the fingerprint (commonly known as the eye of Confucius) between the former two bones of the thumb of the other hand against the center of the bottom edge of the purlicue of the target hand for taking the acupoint, the midpoint of an arc the tip of the thumb of the other hand forms on the skin between the metacarpal bone of the thumb and the metacarpal bone of the index finger of the target hand for getting the acupoint. It is quite accurate to take Hegu acupoint by any of these three methods, but the master acupuncturists (such as Professor Pan Longsen) will say, “you must incline towards the middle of the metacarpal bone of the index finger” in order to obtain the “real nest” of Hegu acupoint. To achieve this function, please refer to
The height of threaded part 42 of work piece 40 can be equal to H0+D0 in
The embodiments disclosed so far for the present invention are summarized as follows. A health-care device 2 comprises acupoint work piece 20 having working end 24 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; work body 10 on which acupoint work piece 20 is configured for the user to align working end 24 with the acupoint, wherein acupoint work piece 20 and work body 10 constitute health-care device 1; and flexible health-care body 30 used to position health-care device 1 on the body part, so that working end 24 and acupoint are maintained in a specific positional relationship with each other, wherein the body part has a skin surface, and flexible health-care body 30 has first end 32 connected to work body 10 or placed on the skin surface or health-care device 1, and second end 32 to position flexible health-care body 30, so that under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, tip 24T of the working end 24 performs the pressing or health-care work on the acupoint with a working depth between tip 24T and the skin surface.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the working end is in a blunt round shape, and the full circular area is in a range between 0.02 cm2 and 0.8 cm2, and preferably between 0.05 cm2 and 0.6 cm2.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the working end has a height in a range of 0.1 to 2 cm.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the working depth is in a range between 0.1 cm and 3 cm, preferably or more commonly in a range between 0.2 and 2 cm, and according to different body parts, the preferable working depth is in a range between 0.3 cm and 1.5 cm
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the height of the threaded part being greater than the thickness of the work body is preferably or more commonly in a range between 0.3 cm and 1.5 cm.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein height H00 of the working end 24 is in a range between 0.1 and 0.3 cm, and the total height H0 (inclusive of D0) of threaded part 26 being greater than the thickness D0 of the work body 10 is in a range between 1.7 cm and 1.9 cm.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein work body 10 is circular and has central hole 12; acupoint work piece 20 has working rod 22 and operating part 28; and working rod 22 has working end 24 and threaded part 26 screwed in central hole 12.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein threaded part 26 has height H0 slightly larger than thickness D0 of the work body to determine the extent beyond which working end 24 protrudes from the work body after threaded part 26 screwedly engages with internal thread 14; and operating portion 28 is provided for manual operation to determine a depth or a force for working end 24 to press the acupoint.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the pressing force is in a range of 3 to 12 kgf/cm2 or 8 to 18 kgf/cm2.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein work body 10 further includes two recesses 16, each having hook portion 18 inclined leftwise and downward, and flexible health-care body 30 is cloth strip 30 with two ends 32. Each end 32 is configured with two hooks 34, each having hook end 36 inclined leftward and downward for buckling into hook portion 18. A plurality of pairs of buckling line segments 38 are provided near each end 32 for two hooks 34 of end 32 to be buckled and positioned.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein cloth strip 30 can be silk, spun silk or embroidered with patterns or aesthetic designs.
A health-care device 2 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein acupoint work piece 40 has inclined working end 44 and threaded part 42 for screwing into central hole 12 of work body 10, wherein inclined working end 44 has a horizontal offset component DP, and on work body 10, such offset component DP is displayed and there is transparent zone TZ for the user to find or locate acupoints.
For another aspect, the preceding embodiments disclose health-care device 1 comprising acupoint work piece 20 with working end 24 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user, wherein working end 24 has tip 24T, and the body part has a skin surface; and work body 10 on which acupoint work piece 20 is configured for the user to align working end 24 with the acupoint, so as to maintain a specific positional relationship between working end 24 and the acupoint. When health-care device 1 is operated in such a way that there is a working depth between tip 24T and the skin surface, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, the pressing or the health-care work will be performed on the acupoint.
For another aspect, the preceding embodiments disclose flexible health-care device 30 for use in conjunction with health-care device 1, wherein health-care device 1 comprises acupoint work piece 20 and work body 10, acupoint work piece 20 has working end 24 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user, working end 24 has tip 24T, the body part has a skin surface, acupoint work piece 20 is configured on work body 10 for the user to align working end 24 with the acupoint, flexible health-care body 30 is an easy-to-wrap object for positioning health-care device 1 on the body part, and flexible health-care body 30 includes first end 32 connected to work body 10 or placed on the skin surface or health-care device 1, and second end 32 for being positioned on flexible health-care body 30 when a specific positional relationship between working end 24 and the acupoint is maintained by flexible health-care body 30. Thus, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, health-care device 1 performs the pressing or the health-care work on the acupoint because there is a working depth between tip 24T and the skin surface.
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Operating part 72 has a rough surface in order to facilitate manual operations to determine the depth or force for working end 78 to press acupoints. As shown in
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During use, flexible health-care body 80 is used to position acupoint working device 3 on a body part by winding acupoint working device 3 around a specific body part, so that a specific positional relationship between working end 78 and the acupoint is maintained. Ant end 82 of flexible health-care body 80 can first be moored to one of mooring areas 53 (68) (although any mooring area 53 (68) can be optionally selected, it is preferable to select one end 51 or side 59 deviating from the winding direction). After winding acupoint working device 3 around the specific body part by flexible health-care body 80 several times to achieve proper positioning, according to the remaining length of the other end 82 of flexible health-care body 80, the other end 82 can be appropriately moored to one of mooring areas 53 (68) via mooring areas 53, restraint areas 55 and grooves 54 on both ends 51, and/or mooring areas 68, restraint areas 66 and grooves 58 on both sides 59. In this way, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a pressing or health-care work can be performed on the acupoint by a working depth of tip 78T of working end 78 below the skin surface.
The second embodiment of health-care device 4 of the present invention is summarized as follows. Health-care device 4 comprises acupoint work piece 70 with working end 78 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; work body 50 on which acupoint work piece 70 is mounted for the user to align working end 78 with the acupoint, wherein acupoint work piece 70 and work body 50 constitute a acupoint working device 3; and flexible health-care body 80 for positioning acupoint working device 3 on the body part to maintain a specific positional relationship between working end 78 and the acupoint, wherein the body part has a skin surface, and flexible health-care body 80 has first end 82 connected to work body 50 and second end 82 for being retained on work body 50, so that under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a pressing or health-care work can be performed on the acupoint by a working depth between tip 78T of working end 78 and the skin surface.
A health-care device 4 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein work body 50 has two ends 51, two sides 59, and central hole 62 with internal thread 64; each end 51 or side 59 has a plurality of mooring media 52 or 56; each mooring medium 52 (56) has mooring area 53 (68) with a larger size, restraint area 55 (66) communicating with mooring area 53 (68) and having a relatively smaller size, and groove 54 (58) that connects mooring media 52 (56) to each other on end 51 (or side 59); and work piece 70 has operating part 72 on its upper part and working rod 74 having working end 78 and threaded part 76 for screwedly engaging with internal thread 64.
A health-care device 4 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein work body 50 has central recess 60 on its upper surface to receive operating part 72.
A health-care device 4 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein operating part 72 is a rough surface, or operating part 90 or 90′ is configured with cross-shaped protrusion 92 or groove 94.
A health-care device 4 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein flexible health-care body 80 being a cloth strip, a scarf, or a string has two ends 82, each wound into knot 84; the body of flexible health-body 80 has an appearance operating dimension for freely passing or being wound through restraint areas 55 (66) or grooves 54 (58); and an actual use size of each end knot 84 can cause one end 82 of flexible health-care body 80 to be restricted in mooring areas 53 (68).
A health-care device 4 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein a length of a loop surrounding acupoint working device 3 and the specific body part is X, a length between two knots 84 of flexible health-care body 80 is in a range between NX and (N+1)X, and N is greater than or equal to 2.
For another aspect, a health-care device comprises: acupoint work piece 70 having working end 78 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user, wherein working end has tip 78T and the body part has a skin surface; and work body 50, on which acupoint work piece 70 is mounted for the user to align working end 78 with the acupoint, so that a specific positional relationship between working end 78 and the acupoint is maintained. In this way, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a pressing or health-care work can be performed on the acupoint when the health-care device is operated to cause a working depth existing between the tip and the skin surface.
For yet another aspect, flexible health-care body 80 used to cooperate with and position acupoint working device 3 on a body part of a user is provided, wherein the health-care device 4 comprises acupoint work piece 70 and work body 50; the acupoint work piece has working end 78 to perform a pressing work on an acupoint; working end 78 has tip 78T, and the body part has a skin surface; acupoint work piece 70 is mounted on work body 50 for the user to align working end 78 with the acupoint; and flexible health-care body 80 is an easy-to-wrap object for positioning the acupoint working device 3 on the body part. Flexible health-care body 80 further comprises: first end 82 connected to work body 50 or placed on the skin surface or acupoint working device 3; and second end 82 to be positioned on work body 50 when flexible health-care body 80 maintains a specific positional relationship between working end 78 and the acupoint, so that under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, the health-care device performs a pressing or health-care work on the acupoint because of a working depth between tip 78T and the skin surface.
The first end of a flexible health-care body as above-described further comprises branch auxiliary end 86.
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During use, flexible health-care body 140 is used to position acupoint working device 5 on a body part by winding acupoint working device 5 around a specific body part, so that a specific positional relationship between working end 126 (134) and the acupoint is maintained. An end 142 of flexible health-care body 140 is first moored to one of mooring areas 110 of work body 100 as above-described (although any mooring area 110 can be optionally selected, it is preferable to select one side 109 deviating from the winding direction). After winding acupoint working device 5 around the specific body part by flexible health-care body 140 several loops to achieve a proper attachment, according to the remaining length of the other end 142 of flexible health-care body 140, the other end 142 can be perfectly moored to a specific one mooring area 110 via mooring areas 110, restraint areas 108 and grooves 107 on both sides 109. In this way, under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a pressing or health-care work can be performed on the acupoint by a working depth between the tip of working end 126(134) and the skin surface.
The health-care device 6 described above is quite similar to the preceding two health-care devices 2 and 4, with difference that work body 100 has a bottom edge 138 and two lateral wings 112 extending from both sides of bottom edge 138. Each lateral wing 112 is provided with a plurality vent holes 114. Lateral wings 112 serves as a cushion for a body part, so as to prevent flexible health-care body 140 from leaving strangling marks on the skin surface after wound by force. Because the material of work body 100 is plastic, which has poor air permeability, vent holes 114 are additionally configured for free from stuffiness. Certainly, work body 100 itself can also be additionally provided with a plurality of vent holes 132.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 6 comprises acupoint work piece 120 with working end 126 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; work body 100 on which acupoint work piece 120 is mounted for the user to align working end 126 with the acupoint, wherein acupoint work piece 120 and the work body 100 constitute an acupoint working device 5; and flexible health-care body 140 for positioning acupoint working device 5 on the body part to maintain a specific positional relationship between working end 126 and the acupoint, wherein the body part has a skin surface, and flexible health-care body 140 has first end 142 connected to work body 100 and second end 142 for positioning on work body 100, so that under the restriction of the specific positional relationship, a pressing or health-care work can be performed on the acupoint by a working depth between working end 126 and the skin surface, wherein two lateral wings 112 extend from both sides of a bottom edge of work body 100.
According to the preceding embodiment, vent holes 114 are configured on each lateral wing 112 covering the body part, flexible health-care body 140 does not directly contact with the skin surface, and work body 100 can also be provided with vent holes 132.
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This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 8 comprises acupoint work piece 180 having working end 184 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; work body 160 on which acupoint work piece 180 is mounted for the user to align working end 184 with the acupoint, wherein acupoint work piece 180 and work body 160 constitute an acupoint working device 7; and flexible health-care body 150 used to position acupoint working device 7 on the body part to maintain a specific positional relationship between working end 184 and the acupoint, wherein the body part has a skin surface; and flexible health-care body 150 is a elongate soft object that the user has in home, and serves or is used for a tying work, so that the user can tie acupoint working device 7 to himself if the specific positional relationship is ensured.
A health-care device as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein work body 160 is in a plate shape and has upper surface 162, lower surface 164, central holes 170, and vent holes 172, lower surface 164 has central recess 166 to conform to the back spine of a user, and lower surface 164 has curved inclined area 168 to conform to a back curving surface of the user's back, wherein the back camber surface extends from the spine to the scapula.
A health-care device as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein the acupoint is located on a side of the body part, an upper surface of the work body is approximately parallel to an opposite side of the body part, and a lower surface of the work body conforms to the skin surface of the side, whereby it is easy for the flexible health-care body to fix the acupoint working device on the body part.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 500 comprises acupoint work piece 200 having working end 204 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 190 on which acupoint work piece 200 is mounted for the user to align working end 204 with the acupoint, wherein the work body has reference center 196 and two symmetrical holes 192 symmetrically on both sides of the reference center.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 600 comprises acupoint work piece 220 having working end 224 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 210 on which acupoint work piece 220 is mounted for the user to align working end 224 with the acupoint, wherein the work body has reference center 212 and hole slot 214.
A health-care device 600 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein acupoint work piece 220 is configured with driver slot 226 and hole slot 214 has inclined surface 218 on both sides of an upper end of hole slot 214.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 700 (800) comprises acupoint work piece 240 (250) having working end 244(254) for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 230 on which acupoint work piece 240 (250) is mounted for the user to align working end 244(254) with the acupoint, wherein the work body has reference center 232 and hole slot 238.
A health-care device 700 as described in the preceding embodiments, wherein acupoint work piece 240 is configured with driver slot 246 and hole slot 238 has inclined surface 239 on both sides of an upper end of hole slot 238.
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The corresponding parts of the preceding disclosed embodiments can be regarded as mutually replaceable parts for the embodiments, and some notes are added here. In this paragraph, health-care device 900 (1000) of the preceding two embodiments is summarized, comprising acupoint work piece 270 (280) (/300 (310)), and working end 274 (284) (/304 (314)) to perform a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 260 (290), on which acupoint work piece 270 (280) (/300 (310)) is configured for the user to align working end 274 (284) (/304 (314)) with the acupoint, so that a specific positional relationship between working end 274 (284) (/304 (314)) and the acupoint is maintained, wherein work body 260 (290) has a plurality of through central screwed holes 264 (non-through central screwed holes 292), and a plurality of symmetric hole slots 262 (294) that are either through or non-through.
Health-care device 1100 above is summarized as follows. It 1100 comprises acupoint work piece 330 having working end 334 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 320, on which acupoint work piece 330 is configured for the user to align working end 334 with the acupoint, wherein work body 320 has two wings 324 extending from the bottom side, and two wings 324 are respectively provided with interlocking media 326, 328, which can be used to adjust a circumference formed by two wings 324 and surrounding the body part.
A health-care device 1100 as above-described, wherein bottom protrusion columns 326 are configured on one of wings 324, and recesses 328 are configured on the other wing 324, and work body 320 has a central transparent area.
The Chapter Nine-Needle Twelve-Origins in the Yellow Emperor's (Huangdi) Neijing Lingshu notes “[T]he name of the nine needles, each with a different shape. The first is called Cai needle, having a length of 1.6 (standard body) inches; the second is called Yuan needle, having a length of 1.6 (body) inches; the third is Di needle having a length of 3.5 inches; the fourth is the sharp needle having a length of 1.6 inches; the fifth is Pi needle having a length of 4 inches and a width of 0.25 inch; the sixth is Yuanli needle having a length of 1.6 inches; the seventh is the normally seen fine needle having a length of 3.6 inches; the eighth is the long needle having a length of seven inches; and the ninth is the big needle having a length of 4 inches. The Cai needle has a big head and a sharp end for draining the Yang Qi; the Yuan needle has an oval end for rubbing but not hurting the muscles for discharging the local qi; the Di needle is as sharp as a millet to press rather than invade into the meridian for invoking the qi; the sharp needle has a blade of three sides for treating chronic diseases; the Pi needle has the end like the edges of a sword to get rid of much pus; the Yuanli needle is round and sharp with the middle portion slightly larger for draining the violent qi; the fine needle is pointed like the beak of a mosquito or fly, by which it can quietly or slowly be acupunctured, and kept for a long time in the acupoint to get rid of pain and/or numbness; the long needle is sharp and thin body for coping with distant numbness; the big needle is pointed as a stiletto with the sharpness slightly rounded for discharging the water of an organ. All nine needles are thus complete.” Of the nine needles, there are three types, i.e. Yuan, Di and big needles, which are not intrusive and are what the work piece of the present invention is intended to imitate.
Health-care device 1200 above is summarized as follows. Device 1200 comprises acupoint work piece 350 having working end 352 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 340 that is one-piece formed with acupoint work piece 350 for the user to align working end 352 with the acupoint, wherein work body 340 has two wings 344 extending from the bottom side, and two wings 324 are respectively provided with interlocking media 346, 348, which can be used to adjust a circumference formed by two wings 344 and surrounding the body part.
An embodiment as above-described, wherein a practical object or a decorative object is configured or embedded on upper surface 341 of work body 340.
Health-care device 1300 above is summarized as follows to comprise acupoint work piece 360 having working end 362 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 370 that is one-piece formed with acupoint work piece 360 for the user to align working end 362 with the acupoint, wherein work body 370 has two wings 372 extending from the both sides, and two wings 324 are respectively provided with interlocking media 374, 376, which can be used to adjust a circumference formed by two wings 372 and surrounding the body part.
A health-care device 1300 as described in the above embodiment, wherein work body 370 is flexible.
Health-care device 1400 above is summarized as follows. Device 1400 comprises acupoint work piece 380 having working end 384 for performing a pressing work on an acupoint of a body part of a user; and work body 390 on which work piece 380 is configured for the user to align working end 384 with the acupoint, wherein work body 390 has two wings 372 symmetrically extending from the bottom side, work body 390 has two symmetrical transverse through grooves 406/408 to respectively pass therethrough the two free ends 410/412 of two wings 394/396 for self-locking, and two wings 394/396 are respectively configured with interlocking media 398/400, 402/404, which can be used to adjust a circumference formed by two wings 394/396 and surrounding the body part.
As far as the fingers and toes are concerned, due to many reasons such as their denseness, growth position or shape, etc., the embodiments above seem not very simple/easy for use. In addition, for the palms and feet, because of irregular changes in thickness along their longitudinal extension, and difficulties to find suitable locations along their two sides, it is not easy to position the aforementioned health-care device on any of these body parts, either from the top and bottom or from left to right. These problems have always occupied the mind of the Applicant. After hard research, there are supplements in the present application. The details are as follows.
This embodiment is mainly used in the acupoints at the end of fingers/toes, that is, the Shaoshang acupoint of the Lung Meridian, Shangyang and Erjian acupoints of Large Intestine Meridian, Lidui acupoint of Stomach Meridian, Yinbai acupoint of Spleen Meridian, Shaochong acupoint of Heart Meridian, Shaoze and Qiangu acupoints of Small Instestine Meridian, Zhiyin acupoint of Bladder Meridian, Zhongchong acupoint of Pericardium Meridian, Guanchong acupoint of Three Energizers (Sanjiao) Meridian, Tougiaoyin acupoint of Gallbladder Meridian, and Dadun acupoint of Liver Meridian. The body parts on locations of these acupoints have thin skin and less flesh, so there will be an obvious feeling upon being pressed down only about 0.2 cm. If the right position is pressed, you will feel sore, numb and tingling. Even for a person with a plump body, it is not necessary to press down more than 0.5 cm. Therefore, we may divide working ends 1516 into three categories: light stimulation, moderate stimulation and heavy stimulation, with heights of about 0.15, 0.3 and 0.45 cm respectively. Considering the shear stress generated, W4 is preferably about 0.5 cm in size. Regarding L, if there is through hole 1505, L is preferably about 2 cm in length, and of course it can be 3 or 5 cm.
In use, sleeve body 1503 is configured on a finger/toe part to be worked, and after aligning through hole 1505 with the acupoint to be worked, acupoint work piece 1510 is inserted between sleeve body 1503 and the finger/toe, upper connecting part 1514 is positioned in through hole 1505, and the work preparation is completed. To facilitate this insertion action, please refer to another embodiment of the health-care device 1520 in
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A health-care device according to the preceding three embodiments is summarized as follows. The health-care device used to perform a health-care work on a finger/toe or a palm/foot of a user includes a sleeve covering the finger/toe or the palm/foot therein, and having a radial or inward contraction force, wherein the finger/toe or the palm/foot has an acupoint; and an acupoint work piece. The work piece has a working end for performing a health-care work on the acupoint; and a work body, on which the work end is mounted for the user to insert the acupoint work piece into a space between the sleeve and the finger/toe or the palm/foot for an alignment of the working end with the acupoint.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, wherein the health-care work is a pressing work.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, wherein the sleeve has a radial through hole, and the work body has a connecting part, wherein the connecting part and the working end are configured on opposite sides of the work body.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, wherein the sleeve has an end and a handle part for the user to apply a force on the handle part to facilitate the insertion of the acupoint work piece into a space between the sleeve and the finger/toe or the palm/foot.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, wherein the sleeve is made of a transparent and/or high-tension material, and the work body has a middle section and two side parts, wherein the middle section and the two side parts can be made of the same or different materials.
Because glove health-care device 1530 is made of high-tension materials, although the sizes of the human palms are quite different, only three to five sizes are needed for glove health-care device 1530, which can meet most requirements of people over the age of six, and in terms of the acupoint location, the error is within tolerable range. Similarly, since there are multiple openings 1536-1564 corresponding to the fingers and acupoints, palm body 1532 needs to be thick enough to have sufficient strength and required shear stress.
Health-care device 1530 of this embodiment can cooperate with acupoint work piece 1510 of the preceding embodiment by inserting acupoint work piece 1510 into a space between palm body 1532 and a palm of a user through relevant openings 1536-1544 and 1562. As in the preceding embodiment, the body part having these palm acupoints has thin skin and less flesh, so there will be an obvious feeling by pressing down only about 0.2 cm. If right position is pressed, you will feel sore, numb and tingling. Even for a person with a plump body, it is not necessary to press down more than 0.5 cm.
In order to facilitate the insertion of acupoint work piece 1510 into a space between palm body 1532 and the palm, and the positioning of upper connecting part 1514 at corresponding openings 1546-1560, handle parts 1568 each is configured at an appropriate position (such as the positions as shown in the figure and the joint 1562 between the ring finger and the little finger) on palm body 1532 with an appropriate distance from each corresponding opening, so that the user may apply a force on the handle part to perform the work preparation above.
It goes without saying that, the same as the preceding embodiment, health-care device 1530 here is not necessarily configured with corresponding openings 1546-1560 and upper connecting part 1514. Due to the strong retracting force of sleeve body 1532, work body 1512 is not easy to slip off even if there is no upper connecting part 1514 retained in the corresponding opening.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. A palm health-care device comprises an acupoint work piece having a working end for performing a health-care work on an acupoint of a palm part of a user; and a work body on which the working end is mounted for the user to align the working end with the acupoint; and a palm body to hold the acupoint work piece at the acupoint to perform the health-care work on the acupoint by the working end. The palm body includes a first end with five finger end openings for the five fingers of the palm part to pass therethrough, and a second end for the palm part to pass therethrough for fastening therewith a palm end of the palm part or the adjoining wrist.
A palm health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the palm body is provided with a short wrist extension in a longitudinal direction at the second end.
A palm health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein a palm back and a palm front of the palm body are provided with a plurality of openings respectively corresponding to acupoints of three Hand Yang Meridians and three Hand Yin Meridians at the palm part.
A palm health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the working end and the work body are one-piece formed, the acupoint work piece may further include a connecting part located on the opposite side of the working end, the palm body may be provided with an opening corresponding to the acupoint, the connecting part may match with the opening to position the working end to perform the health-care work, the palm body can be made of high-tension materials, such as silicone or latex, and/or the palm body can have at least one extended handle part, which has a specific distance from the palm body position corresponding to the acupoint, so that the user can apply a force to the handle part to put the acupoint work piece into the palm body.
Because foot cover health-care device 1600 is made of high-tension materials, although the sizes of human feet are quite different, only three to five sizes are needed, which can meet most requirements of people over the age of six, and in terms of the acupoint positioning, the error is within the tolerable range. Similarly, since there are multiple openings 1604, 1608, 1612, 1614, 1618 and 1622 to 1666 corresponding to the toes and acupoints, foot cover body 1602 needs be thick enough to have sufficient strength and required shear stress.
Health-care device 1600 of this embodiment can cooperate with acupoint work piece 1510 of the preceding embodiment by inserting acupoint work piece 1510 into a space between foot cover body 1602 and a user's foot through the relevant openings 1604, 1608, 1612, 1614, 1618 and 1620. As in the preceding embodiment, the foot part having the foot acupoints has thin skin and less flesh, so there will be an obvious feeling by pressing down only about 0.2 cm. If the right position is pressed, you will feel sore, numb and tingling. Even for a person with a plump body, it is not necessary to press down more than 0.5 cm.
In order to facilitate the insertion of acupoint work piece 1510 into a space between foot cover body 1602 and the foot and the positioning of upper connecting part 1514 at one of corresponding openings 1622-1666, handle parts 1672 each is configured at an appropriate position (such as the position between the thumb toe and the index toe or the position between the index toe and the middle toe as shown in the figure) on foot cover body 1602 with an appropriate distance from each corresponding opening, so that the user may apply a force on the handle part to perform the work preparation above.
It goes without saying that, the same as the preceding embodiment, health-care device 1600 of this embodiment is not necessarily configured with corresponding openings 1622-1666 and upper connecting part 1514. Due to the strong retracting force of foot cover body 1602, work body 1512 is not easy to slip off even if there is no collaboration of upper connecting part 1514 and the corresponding opening.
This embodiment is summarized as follows. A foot health-care device comprises a foot health-care body, which has an ankle end for a user's foot to pass therethrough and a toe end with five toes openings for five toes of the foot passing through first the ankle end and then through the five toes openings respectively; and an acupoint work piece having a working end for performing a health-care work on an acupoint of the foot and a work body on which the working end is mounted for the user to align the working end with the acupoint to perform the health-care work.
A foot health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the health-care work can be a pressing work, and the foot health-care body can be made of transparent and/or high-tension materials.
A foot health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the foot health-care body is provided with a plurality of corresponding acupoint openings corresponding to a plurality of acupoints of three Foot Yang Meridians and three Foot Yin Meridian on an instep of the foot.
A foot health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the ankle end has an extended length for configuring acupoint openings corresponding to the plurality of acupoints on the foot in the vicinity of the inner and outer ankles.
A foot health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the foot health-care body further includes a plurality of handle parts, each configured at a foot health-care body position corresponding to and adjacent to an acupoint on the foot.
A foot health-care device of the preceding embodiments, wherein the acupoint work piece may further include a connecting part located on the opposite side of the working end, the foot health-care body may be provided with an opening corresponding to the acupoint, and the connecting part may match with the opening to position the working end to perform the health-care work.
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In use, a center of bottom fastener 1704 or central opening 1705 is aligned with an acupoint first, then strap 1702 is fastened to a desired body part such that the acupoint and bottom fastener 1704 are in a concentric relationship, and device body 1706 is fastened or attached to bottom fastener 1704 afterwards. When we rotate outer cover 1750 (together with upper housing 1724), working end 1770 (having a tip 1772) goes down. The work style of working end 1770 can be various, as described in Paragraph [0005]. For example, it can cause the working level sensor to sense a pressure, a temperature, or a depth etc. In the embodiment of
This embodiment is summarized as follows. Health-care device 1700 comprises device body 1706; a work piece having an operating end and an opposite working end, wherein the working end is used to engage in a health-care work towards a specific part or an acupoint of a body part of a user; work body 1724 connected to the device body and mounts the operating end on its lower part so that through the operating operating end or the work body, the user maintains a specific working relationship between the working end and the specific part or the acupoint; and a device positioning piece (such as a flexible piece) connecting the device body to position the device body on the body part such that a specific positional relationship between the working end and the specific part or the acupoint is maintained.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, wherein the device body has a bottom fastener and a lower housing, and the lower housing has a central opening to pass therethrough the working end and engages with the bottom fastener; and/or the work body is an upper housing engaging with the device body, so that when the working end and the acupoint maintain the specific working relationship, the health-care work is performed on the acupoint by the work piece. The so-called specific positional relationship, for example, is a pressing, a thermal stimulation, an electrical stimulation, or a light stimulation, . . . etc, such as those described in Paragraph [0005] of the present disclosure. Such specific positional relationship usually represents a work intensity of the health-care work, an extent that the working end or its tip approaches or touches the specific part or the acupoint of the body part, or an orientation relationship between each other.
A health-care device according to the preceding embodiments, further comprises: a bottom fastener combined to (such as sewed on) the flexible piece, a lower housing fastened to the bottom fastener (such as by a buckle method) and having an external thread; and a lower fastening piece having an internal thread screwedly engaging with the external thread, wherein the lower fastening piece has a minimum inner diameter, the work body has a characteristic maximum outer diameter, and the minimum inner diameter is smaller than the characteristic maximum outer diameter; and/or a working level sensor, a circuit board electrically connected to the working level sensor, a lithium battery electrically connected to the circuit board, a USB charging socket electrically connected to the circuit board, an upper housing for accommodating the circuit board, the lithium battery and the USB charging socket, an assistant positioning piece (such as a pad) for assisting in positioning the working level sensor, and an upper fastening piece to fasten the work piece, the working level sensor and the assistant positioning piece to a bottom of the upper housing (such as by a buckle method) and protrude the working end downward from the upper fastening piece.
To understand the content in Paragraph [0111] that the working mode can be various means as described in Paragraph [0005], we use “moxibustion” as an example here to explain the practical use of the present invention. Upon investigation of the material of traditional Chinese moxibustion, moxa, its ingredients are found to include volatile oil, flavonoids, tannins, polysaccharide and trace pieces (iron, calcium and phosphorus), so that special effects can be obtained. However, moxibustion should be performed by a Chinese physician or a nurse to prevent a patient from being scalded, and thus is inconvenient. Further, after infrared was discovered by the scientist William Herschel when he used the prism to study the thermal effect of spectrum in 1800, it is widely used in related medical care or rehabilitation. It can be further divided into near infrared, middle infrared and far infrared, and the wavelengths released by the infrared medical equipment are all in the range of the far infrared. The far infrared can have the effects on the organism of: generating a warm effect, promoting a blood circulation, improving a poor microvascular circulation, promoting a tissue growth and promoting a tissue regeneration. Thus, the far infrared not only can promote the growth and development of organisms, but also can be used as auxiliary treatment tools such as alleviating the pain of the wound, promoting the wound healing, activating a blood stasis, promoting the healing of diabetic foot ulcer, treating a high blood pressure and relieving mental stress, . . . etc. Recently, there is an academic research disclosing that the far infrared having the wavelength of 4-14 μm is a fertility light, tourmaline is a natural ore releasing far Infrared and negative ions continuously, magnesioferrite crystal contained in the tourmaline is the key of releasing the far infrared, and there are materials synthesized by natural ores that release this far infrared. Even with this material, its inconvenience in use has no difference from that of the traditional acupuncture or moxibustion.
Further, the human body contains 70% water and 80% of blood is water. In addition, one of resonant wavelengths of the water is 6.27 μm. Although the red infrared has a wide range (0.78-1000 μm), only 4-14 μm of the light of life cover the resonant wavelength of water, can trigger the resonance of water molecules, and crack big water molecular clusters into small water molecules for easy human body absorption. Still more, the human body comprises carbohydrate, the resonant wavelengths of C—H chain, C—C chain and C—O chain are all in the range of the light of life, and thus the wavelength of 4-14 μm can go deep into the capillaries via the human body molecular resonance so as to speed up the blood flow. After this introduction, the moxibustion and the far infrared both are desirable. However, to put them in use at low cost and with convenience, the present invention is indispensable, as described as follows.
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Usually, the highest contact temperature the human skin can stand without harm is 45 degrees Celsius. At 53 degrees Celsius, it is very likely that you will get burned after one minute. When the burning moxa contacts the skin, it must cause a scald, and that is one of the reasons why acupuncture is more popular than the moxibustion. Via circuit board 1730 and a precisely controlled working distance between work front 1802 and the skin of the body part, not only we can avoid contact burn, but also the working temperature of cake 1826 can be increased by keeping the working distance. The higher the working temperature is, the more the far infrared is released by cake 1826, and thus the healing effect is increased. Certainly, under this embodiment, the structure can be different from the above-mentioned examples. As shown in
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When assembling, second phase working end driving medium 2045 is screwed to first phase working end driving medium 2040 to a greatest extent, work piece 2030 is positioned at a bottom of second phase working end driving medium 2045 by positioning piece 2025, then this assembly is positioned or placed into the containing space of housing 2015, and after external thread 2042 and internal thread 2016 have a basic screw connection, this assembly is securely buckled to housing 2015 by screwedly engaging internal thread 2021 of fastening piece 2020 with external thread 2017. Then the assembly of the body of health-care device 2000 is completed by buckling first phase operating medium 2035 to first phase working end driving medium 2040, and buckling upper cover 2050 to second phase working end driving medium 2045 respectively. After this assembly of the body is fastened to bottom fastener 2010, it can start to work. Regarding various buckles mentioned here, because they can be achieved by many implementation methods in light of the present invention, which can be easily thought of by those skilled in the art, they are not described here in detail. It is worth mentioning that upper cover 2050 constitutes the working medium for operating second phase working end driving medium 2045.
In use, a center of the bottom connecting piece or bottom fastener 2010 is aligned with an acupoint first, then device positioning piece 2005 is fastened to a desired body part such that the acupoint and bottom fastener 2010 are in a concentric relationship, and the assembly of the body is fastened to bottom fastener 2010 afterwards. When we operate first phase operating medium 2035 (together with first phase working end driving medium 2040), working end 2031 will go downward. The work style of working end 2031 can be various, as described in Paragraph [0005], for example, it can cause the working level sensor to sense a pressure, a temperature, or a depth etc. When the first phase process of working end 2031 ends, and we operate upper cover 2050 (together with second phase working end driving medium 2045), working end 2031 will start a second phase process.
The different features of this embodiment are summarized as follows. The device body has an internal thread; and/or the work body has an operating piece and a work piece driving medium connected to the operating piece.
In this embodiment, it is known that the device body has an internal thread and an external thread; and/or the work body has a first phase work piece driving medium and a second phase work piece driving medium, and the second phase work piece driving medium is configured within the first phase work piece driving medium.
The embodiment above may further include a bottom fastener connected with the device positioning piece, wherein the device body is fastened to the bottom fastener; and/or a fastening piece connected to the device body for fastening the work body to the device body.
The health-care device of the embodiment above may further comprise: a positioning piece to position the work piece at a bottom of the second phase work piece driving medium; and/or a first phase operating medium and a second phase operating medium to respectively operate the first phase working end driving medium and the second phase working end driving medium and respectively determine a first phase working level position and a second phase working level position of the work piece based thereon. As shown in the figures, the second phase operating medium can be acted by upper cover 2050, and a second phase working end driving medium passes upward through first phase operating medium 2035 to be fastened to upper cover 2050.
The core spirit of all the above embodiments is summarized as follows. A health-care device comprises a work piece having an operating end and an opposite working end, wherein the working end is used to perform a health-care work on a specific part or an acupoint of a body part of a user, wherein the working end has a tip and the body part has a skin surface; a work body mounts the operating end on its lower part to allow the user through operating the operating end or the work body to maintain a specific working relationship between the working end or the tip and the specific part or the acupoint; and a device positioning piece connected to the work, body to allow the user to position the work body on the body part to maintain a specific working relationship between the working end or the tip and the specific part or the acupoint.
The health-care device of the above core embodiment, wherein the specific working relationship is directly maintained between the working end or tip and the specific part or the acupoint; and/or the health-care work is performed by adopting one selected from a group consisting of an electrical stimulation, a light stimulation, a thermal stimulation, a non-invasive or a non-contact acupoint stimulation mode, a microwave stimulation, a magnetic stimulation, an acupuncture, a moxibustion, and a combination thereof; and/or the device positioning piece is a flexible piece configured around the body part, or a mechanism piece fixed to the body part.
Although the possible implementations of the embodiments above-described are not completely illustrated in detail, there are many contents that can be mutually referred to or replaced among the embodiments. Therefore, an embodiment is likely to be a reference for alternative other embodiments. For example, the through grooves 406/408 and the interlocking media 398/400 (402/404) in
In summary, the implementations of this disclosure can be modified in many ways by those skilled in the art, which are all included within and belong to the defined scope of the appended claims that the Applicant desires to protect.
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PCT/CN2020/088533 | Apr 2020 | CN | national |
PCTCN/2020/107950 | Aug 2020 | CN | national |
The present invention relates to a health-care device, and can be related to acupoints. The present invention claims the priorities of the PCT Publication No. PCT/CN2020/088533 filed on Apr. 30, 2020 and the PCT Publication No. PCT/CN2020/107950 filed on Aug. 7, 2020, and is intended to supplement other embodiments that are not fully disclosed therein. Except for the supplementary descriptions in Paragraph [0005] of this disclosure, the content before FIG. 16 and Paragraph [0076] is basically the same as that of the latter (second) priority application. However, it can be known from the novelty search report of the second priority application that there are four prior applications in Mainland China and one prior application in Japan that may be similar to the present application in application. Therefore, descriptions are added in Paragraph [0003] for discussions of differences between the present invention and any of five prior applications.
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PCT/CN2021/084762 | 3/31/2021 | WO |