TWI851299B - Acupuncture point training equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An acupuncture point training device includes a main body, an outer layer, at least one pressure sensor, a message transceiver module and a message display unit. The main body simulates the appearance of a limb of a human body. The outer layer is covered on the outer surface of the main body and is made of an opaque material. The pressure sensor is positioned between the main body and the outer layer corresponding to the position of a human acupuncture point on the main body. The message transceiver module is electrically connected to the pressure sensor. The sensor is used to receive a message transmitted by it and send a message or convert the sent message into another message. The message display unit is electrically connected to the message transceiver module to receive the message sent by the message transceiver module or another message and output a display signal. The pressure sensor defines the message as a pressure sensing value or a pressure sensing value in a range according to the properties, location or depth of the acupuncture points of the human body.

Description

Acupuncture point training equipment

The present invention relates to medical education and training equipment, and in particular to an acupuncture point training equipment.

The earliest record of acupuncture in the Chinese nation was the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" published about 100 BC. It was spread to Korea, Japan and other countries in the 6th century AD, and is now considered an alternative medicine that has spread to all parts of the world. Acupuncture technology is a very important part of Chinese medicine training. When performing acupuncture therapy, accurate needle placement and techniques are required to effectively and effectively perform acupuncture on the acupoints of Chinese medicine. Among them, the acupuncture treatment method of acupuncture therapy is divided into three levels according to depth: heaven, human, and earth. When the needle reaches each level, there is a "needle feeling". The patient will feel sore, swollen, and numb, while the doctor who inserts the needle will feel the needle sticking. When performing acupuncture, the depth of the needle will be determined according to the condition of the patient.

Previous acupuncture teaching aids were nothing more than acupuncture models, anatomical models, etc., which drew the locations of acupuncture points on the outer surface of a prosthesis. Such models can only provide medical staff with the location of acupuncture points, and trainees cannot verify their learning results by actually practicing.

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

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point training device, which has an opaque outer layer that simulates human skin, and has a better educational training effect for acupuncture treatment for a Chinese medicine practitioner.

A secondary purpose of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point training device which has a better educational training effect in recognizing the location of acupuncture points on the human body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture point training device that has better educational and training effects in terms of the depth of acupuncture medical treatment.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides an acupuncture point training device, which comprises at least a main body, an outer layer, at least one pressure sensor, a message transceiver module and a message display unit. The main body simulates the appearance of a limb of a human body. The outer layer is covered on the outer surface of the main body and its material can be set as an opaque material. The pressure sensor is positioned between the main body and the outer layer corresponding to the position of a human acupuncture point of the main body. The message transceiver module is electrically connected to the pressure sensor and is used to receive the pressure sensing signal. The message display unit is electrically connected to the message transceiver module and is used to receive the message sent by the message transceiver module or another message and output a display signal; wherein the pressure sensor defines the message as a pressure sensing value or a pressure sensing value in a range according to the properties, position or depth of the acupuncture points of the human body, so that when an external force such as a finger of a person or a needle is applied to the outer layer and the corresponding pressure sensor generates a message, the pressure sensor transmits the message.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is given and further described in detail with reference to the drawings:

Please read Figures 1 to 5. The acupuncture point training device disclosed in the present invention comprises at least a body 11, an outer layer 12, at least one pressure sensor 13, a message transceiver module 14 and a message display unit 15.

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

The outer layer 12 is coated on the outer surface of the main body 11, and its material can be set to be an opaque silicone or an opaque rubber.

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

The message transceiver module 14 is an electronic circuit that is electrically connected to the pressure sensor 13 (as shown in Figures 1 and 2) in a wired manner and is used to receive a message transmitted by the pressure sensor 13 and send the message or send the message converted into another message.

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

The pressure sensor 13 defines the message as a pressure sensing value or a pressure sensing value within a range according to the properties, location or depth of the acupuncture point of the human body, so that when an external force 16 such as a finger or a needle is applied to the outer layer 12 and the corresponding pressure sensor 13 generates the message, the pressure sensor 13 transmits the message to the message transceiver module 14.

The acupuncture point training device disclosed in the present invention has a design similar to the light-proof outer layer 12 of human skin, which has a better educational and training effect on the location of human acupuncture points or acupuncture treatment for a Chinese medicine practitioner.

11: Body

12: Outer layer

13: Pressure sensor

14: Message sending and receiving module

15: Message display unit 16: External force

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partially exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1 in the direction 3-3.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing an implementation of an external force applied to Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing another external force applied to Figure 3.

11: Body

12: Outer layer

13: Pressure sensor

14: Message sending and receiving module

15: Message display unit

Claims (8)

An acupuncture point training device comprises at least: a body simulating the appearance of a limb of a human body; an outer layer covering the outer surface of the body; at least one pressure sensor arranged between the body and the outer layer corresponding to the position of a human acupuncture point of the body; a message transceiver module electrically connected to the pressure sensor in a wired manner to receive a message transmitted by the pressure sensor and send the message or send the message converted into another message; a message display unit electrically connected to the message transceiver module to receive the message; The module sends the message or the other message and outputs a display signal, the display signal at least includes a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image and any combination of the foregoing; an external force, which is a human finger or a needle; wherein the pressure sensor is defined according to the properties, location or depth of the acupuncture point of the human body, and the message is selected from a group consisting of a pressure sensing value and a pressure sensing value in a range, so that when the external force is applied to the outer layer and the corresponding pressure sensor generates the message, the pressure sensor transmits the message. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the outer layer material is set to be an opaque silicone or an opaque rubber. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensor is configured as capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 2, wherein the pressure sensor is configured as capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 1, wherein the message display unit is a computer. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 2, wherein the message display unit is a computer. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 3, wherein the message display unit is a computer. Acupuncture point training equipment as described in claim 4, wherein the message display unit is a computer.

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