TWI851385B - Acupuncture point assessment system method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and device for an acupuncture point assessment system, the method comprising the following steps: at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module; the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a test message transceiver unit; the test message transceiver unit is electrically connected to an assessment message transceiver unit; a subject provides his/her identity information to the test message transceiver unit and logs into the assessment message transceiver unit; the assessment message transceiver unit provides an acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit; a subject performs an acupoint assessment according to the acupoint assessment. The pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module and the message transceiver module sends a message or the sent message is converted into another message; the test message transceiver unit receives the message sent by the message transceiver module or another message and outputs a first message step; the assessment message transceiver unit receives the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit and performs an operation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit for identification or reference by the person being tested.

Description

Acupuncture point assessment system method and device

The present invention relates to a Chinese medicine medical evaluation and assessment device, and more particularly to a method and device for an acupuncture point evaluation and assessment system.

The earliest record of acupuncture medicine is the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" published around 100 BC. It was introduced to Korea, Japan and other countries in the 6th century AD, and is now spread all over the world as alternative medicine. Acupuncture therapy is a simple and effective clinical treatment method. Before the development of Western medicine, acupuncture and Chinese medicine were almost the only way for people to resist diseases, maintain health, prolong life, and improve the quality of life. Now clinical medical research literature confirms that for stroke patients, acupuncture treatment can help patients recover their consciousness, language, and motor functions, and if combined with Western medicine treatment, it can shorten the rehabilitation period, increase independent living ability, and have certain improvements in balance, walking ability, and quality of life, which is significantly better than those who only receive simple rehabilitation.

Acupuncture therapy is to stimulate acupuncture points in order to achieve the goal of improving symptoms and treating diseases. The principle of acupuncture is based on the theory of human meridians. It regulates the functions of the human organs, qi and blood by stimulating acupuncture points through acupuncture techniques. According to the different symptoms of patients, acupuncture of related acupuncture points can also be supplemented with continuous stimulation of electroacupuncture instruments to increase the efficacy of acupuncture.

Acupuncture technique is a very important part of Chinese medicine training. When performing acupuncture therapy, accurate acupoint selection and good needle insertion techniques are required to effectively and efficiently perform Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment. Among them, the needling method of acupuncture therapy is divided into three levels according to depth: heaven, man, and earth. When the needle reaches each level, there is a "needle sensation". The patient will feel soreness, swelling, and numbness, and the doctor performing the acupuncture will feel that the needle is stuck to the muscle tissue. When performing acupuncture, the depth of the needle will be determined according to the patient's condition.

Previous clinical acupuncture teaching aids were nothing more than acupuncture models and anatomical models, which drew the locations of acupoints on the outer surface of a prosthesis. Such models can only help medical staff recognize the locations of acupoints, and trainees cannot actually press or acupuncture the acupoints to verify their learning results.

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 a method and device for an acupuncture point assessment system, which has an opaque outer layer that simulates human skin and has better educational and training effects in the acupuncture medical learning process for a medical practitioner or a Chinese medicine practitioner.

A secondary purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and device for an acupuncture point assessment system, which has better educational and training effects in recognizing the location of acupuncture points on the human body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for an acupuncture point assessment system, which has better educational and training effects in terms of the teaching depth of acupuncture treatment operations.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for an acupuncture point evaluation and assessment system, which has better evaluation and learning effect in the evaluation and testing of acupuncture treatment training.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a method and device for an acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module; the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a test message transceiver unit; the test message transceiver unit is electrically connected to an evaluation message transceiver unit; a subject provides his/her identity information to the test message transceiver unit and logs into the evaluation message transceiver unit; the evaluation message transceiver unit provides an acupuncture point evaluation message to the test message transceiver unit; a subject The tester applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint assessment information, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module, and the message transceiver module sends the message or sends the message converted into another message; the test message transceiver unit receives the message or the other message sent by the message sending module and outputs a first message; the assessment message transceiver unit receives the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit and performs an operation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit for the tester to identify or refer to.

Hereinafter, several preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:

Please read Figures 1 to 5 to see the method and device of the acupuncture point assessment system disclosed in the present invention. The device at least includes a body 11, an outer layer 12, at least one pressure sensor 13, a message transceiver module 14, and an assessment 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 opaque silicone or 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 module electrically connected to the pressure sensor 13 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 transceiver module 14 can be a single-chip computer equipped with a microcontroller to manage all message input and output devices. It includes hardware and software and can be used to establish various interactive objects and environments.

The assessment unit 15 includes a test message transceiver unit 52 and an assessment message transceiver unit 54.

The test message transceiver unit 52, such as a computer or an electronic circuit module, is electrically connected to the message transceiver module 14 and is used to provide an acupoint assessment message for a test subject to apply an external force 17 to the outer layer of the pressure sensor 13 corresponding to the acupoint and receive the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module 14 and output a first message. The acupoint assessment message at least includes a body part name and an acupoint name of a human body, and the acupoint name at least includes a single acupoint name, a series of acupoint names, or a combination of the single acupoint name and the series of acupoint names.

The pressure sensor 13 defines the message as a pressure sensing value, a pressure sensing value in a range, or a combination of the aforementioned pressure sensing value and the pressure sensing value in the range according to the properties, location, or depth of the acupuncture point of the human body, so that when the external force 17 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 assessment message transceiver unit 54 is electrically connected to the test message transceiver unit 52 and is used to provide the acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit 52, and is used to receive the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit 52 and perform an operation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit 52 for display, so that the person being tested can identify, refer to or evaluate whether the assessment has been passed. The assessment message transceiver unit 54 includes an information database for storing the acupoint assessment message and for storing the first message, the second message or a combination of the first message and the second message; the assessment message transceiver unit 54 includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server.

The person being tested provides his/her identity information such as number and name to the test message transceiver unit and logs into the assessment message transceiver unit, so that the assessment message transceiver unit provides the acupoint assessment information to the test message transceiver unit.

The calculation comparison performed by the assessment information transceiver unit 54 is used to correspond to the acupoint assessment information. It can be an executable program written in a computer programming language such as Python, which is used to receive information from the message transceiver module 14 based on the acupoint assessment information to perform functions such as identifying the limb shape of the body 11, identifying the human body part of the body 11, identifying the acupoint name, calculating the pressure value, analyzing the pressure value, identifying the accuracy of the acupoint, how much time it takes to complete and/or how many times it takes to complete, etc.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 6, the device of the present invention, wherein the test message transceiver unit 54 can be electrically connected to the test message transceiver unit 52 by wired connection, wireless connection or Internet connection, and the test message transceiver unit 54 can be connected to the test message transceiver unit 52 by Internet function through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and a WebAPI or WebServiceAPI application program processing interface can be provided between the test message transceiver unit 52 and the test message transceiver unit 54 to process the communication between the web server and the web browser.

The second message includes at least light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table, form or any combination of the aforementioned light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table and form. The content of the table or form includes the identity information of the tested person and at least includes the acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time (the time from the start of training to the time when the pressure sensor transmits the message), the number of times completed or any combination of the aforementioned acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time and the number of times completed.

The acupuncture point evaluation and assessment system disclosed in the present invention has a design similar to the opaque outer layer 12 of human skin, and the information communication between the test message transceiver unit 52 and the assessment message transceiver unit 54, which has a better educational and training effect on a medical practitioner or a Chinese medicine practitioner in learning about the location of human acupuncture points or the acupuncture medical process.

Please refer to Figure 7, the method and device of the acupuncture point assessment system disclosed in the present invention, the method includes the following steps: at least one pressure sensor 13 is electrically connected to a message transceiver module 14 step 501: the pressure sensor 13 is corresponding to an acupuncture point position of a body 11 simulating a limb shape of a human body and is arranged between the body 11 and an outer layer 12 covered on the outer surface of the body 11.

The message transceiver module 14 is electrically connected to a test message transceiver unit 52 step 502.

The test message transceiver unit 52 is electrically connected to an assessment message transceiver unit 54 step 503.

A testee provides his/her identity information to the test message transceiver unit 52 and logs into the assessment message transceiver unit 54 in step 504.

The assessment message transceiver unit 54 provides an acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit 52 in step 505.

The subject applies an external force 17 to the outer layer 12 of the pressure sensor 13 corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint assessment information, the pressure sensor 13 transmits a message to the message transceiver module 14, and the message transceiver module 14 sends the message or sends the message converted into another message. Step 506: The external force 17 is a human finger or a needle.

The test message transceiver unit 52 receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module 14 and outputs a first message step 507.

The assessment message transceiver unit 54 receives the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit 52 and performs a calculation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit 52 for the testee to identify, refer to or evaluate whether the assessment has passed step 508.

The aforementioned method of the present invention further includes an information database for storing the acupoint assessment information, the first information, the second information, or any combination of the aforementioned acupoint assessment information, the first information, and the second information (step 509).

The aforementioned method of the present invention further includes the step of querying the information database for the information of the acupoint assessment information, the first information, the second information, or any combination of the acupoint assessment information, the first information, and the second information stored by a date, a human body part name, an acupoint name, or any combination of the aforementioned date, human body part name, and acupoint name, and outputting the information by screen display, printing, or the aforementioned combination of screen display and printing.

In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the outer layer material 12 is set to be an opaque silicone or an opaque rubber.

In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the pressure sensor is configured as capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive.

In the method of the present invention, the test message transceiver unit 52 includes at least one computer, and the assessment message transceiver unit 54 includes at least one server or an application installed on a computer or a server; the assessment message transceiver unit 54 can be electrically connected to the test message transceiver unit 52 by wired connection, wireless connection or Internet connection, and the assessment message transceiver unit 54 can be connected to the test message transceiver unit 52 by Internet function through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and a WebAPI or WebServiceAPI application program processing interface can be provided between the test message transceiver unit 52 and the assessment message transceiver unit 54 to process the communication between the web server and the web browser.

In the aforementioned method of the present invention, the acupoint assessment information includes at least a body part name and an acupoint name of a human body, and the acupoint name includes at least a single acupoint name, a series of acupoint names, or a combination of the aforementioned single acupoint name and a series of acupoint names.

The method of the present invention, wherein the second message includes at least light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table, form or any combination of the aforementioned light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table and form, and the content of the table or form includes the identity information of the tested person and at least includes the acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time (the time from the start of training to the time when the pressure sensor transmits the message), the number of completions or any combination of the aforementioned acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time and the number of completions.

11: Body

12: Outer layer

13: Pressure sensor

14: Message sending and receiving module

15: Evaluation and assessment unit

52: Test message receiving and sending unit

54: Assessment message receiving and sending unit

17: External force

501: At least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module

502: The message transceiver module is electrically connected to a test message transceiver unit

503: The test message transceiver unit is electrically connected to an assessment message transceiver unit

504: A testee provides his/her identity information to the test message transceiver unit and logs into the assessment message transceiver unit

505: The assessment message transceiver unit provides an acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit

506: The subject applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint assessment information, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module, and the message transceiver module sends the message or sends another message converted from the message.

507: The test message transceiver unit receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module and outputs a first message

508: The assessment message transceiver unit receives the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit and performs a calculation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit for the testee to identify, refer to or evaluate whether the assessment has been passed.

509: An information database is used to store the acupoint assessment information, the first information, the second information, or any combination of the acupoint assessment information, the first information, and the second information.

FIG. 1 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of the device of the preferred embodiment (I) of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of the device of the preferred embodiment (I) of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 in the direction 3-3. FIG. 4 is an implementation schematic diagram of FIG. 3 with an external force applied. FIG. 5 is an implementation schematic diagram of FIG. 3 with another external force applied. FIG. 6 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of the device of the preferred embodiment (II) of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the implementation steps of the present invention.

11: Body

12: Outer layer

13: Pressure sensor

14: Message sending and receiving module

15: Evaluation and assessment unit

52: Test message receiving and sending unit

54: Assessment message sending and receiving unit

Claims (18)

A device for an acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system 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 acupuncture point position of the body; a message transceiver module electrically connected to the pressure sensor and used to receive a message transmitted by the pressure sensor and send the message or send the message converted into another message; an assessment and evaluation unit comprising The invention comprises a test message transceiver unit and an assessment message transceiver unit; the test message transceiver unit is electrically connected to the message transceiver module and is used to provide an acupoint assessment message for a person under test to apply an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint and receive the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module and output a first message; the assessment message transceiver unit is electrically connected to the test message transceiver unit and is used to provide the acupoint assessment message to the test message transceiver unit. , and for receiving the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit and performing an operation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit for the person being tested to identify or refer to, wherein the assessment message transceiver unit includes an information database for storing the acupoint assessment message and for storing a group selected from the first message, the second message and the combination of the first message and the second message; wherein the pressure sensor defines the message according to the property, location or depth of the human body acupoint The information is selected from a group consisting of a pressure sensing value, a pressure sensing value in a range, and a combination of the aforementioned pressure sensing value and the pressure sensing value in the range, so that when the external force is applied to the outer layer and the corresponding pressure sensor generates the information, the pressure sensor transmits the information; Wherein, the person being tested provides his or her identity information to the test information transceiver unit and logs into the assessment information transceiver unit, so that the assessment information transceiver unit provides the acupoint assessment information to the test information transceiver unit. As described in claim 1, the device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system, wherein the outer layer material is set to be an opaque silicone or an opaque rubber. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 1, wherein the pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 2, wherein the pressure sensor is configured as a capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive type. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 1, wherein the test message transceiver unit includes at least a computer, and the evaluation message transceiver unit includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 2, wherein the test message transceiver unit includes at least a computer, and the evaluation message transceiver unit includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 3, wherein the test message transceiver unit includes at least a computer, and the evaluation message transceiver unit includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server. The device of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 4, wherein the test message transceiver unit includes at least a computer, and the evaluation message transceiver unit includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server. A device for an acupuncture point assessment system as described in any one of claim items 1 to 8, wherein the acupuncture point assessment information includes at least a body part name and an acupuncture point name of a human body, and the acupuncture point name includes at least a group selected from a single acupuncture point name, a series of acupuncture point names, and a combination of the aforementioned single acupuncture point name and the series of acupuncture point names. The device of the acupuncture point assessment system as described in any one of claim items 1 to 8, wherein the second message includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table, form and any combination of the aforementioned light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table and form, and the content of the table or form includes the identity information of the test subject and at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time, number of completions and any combination of the aforementioned acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time and number of completions. A device for an acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in any one of claim items 1 to 8, wherein the external force is a human finger or a needle. A method for an acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system comprises at least the following steps: (a) at least one pressure sensor is electrically connected to a message transceiver module: the pressure sensor is arranged between a body and an outer layer covered on the outer surface of the body corresponding to an acupuncture point position of a body simulating a limb of a human body; (b) the message transceiver module is electrically connected to a test message transceiver unit; (c) the test message transceiver unit is electrically connected to an evaluation message transceiver unit; (d) a person being tested provides his or her identity information to the test message transceiver unit and logs into the evaluation message transceiver unit; (e) the evaluation message transceiver unit provides an acupuncture point evaluation message to the test message transceiver unit. (f) the subject applies an external force to the outer layer of the pressure sensor corresponding to the acupoint according to the acupoint assessment information, the pressure sensor transmits a message to the message transceiver module, and the message transceiver module sends the message or sends the message converted into another message: the external force is a human finger or a needle; (g) the test message transceiver unit receives the message or the other message sent by the message transceiver module and outputs a first message; (h) the assessment message transceiver unit receives the first message sent by the test message transceiver unit and performs an operation comparison to output a second message to the test message transceiver unit for the subject to identify or refer to. The method of the acupuncture point assessment system as described in claim 12 further includes an information database for storing a group of steps selected from the acupuncture point assessment information, the first information, the second information, and any combination of the acupuncture point assessment information, the first information, and the second information. The method of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 12, wherein the outer layer material is set to be an opaque silicone or an opaque rubber. The method of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 12, wherein the pressure sensor is configured as capacitive, piezoelectric or piezoresistive. The method of the acupuncture point assessment and evaluation system as described in claim 12, wherein the test message transceiver unit includes at least a computer, and the evaluation message transceiver unit includes at least a server or an application installed on a computer or a server. The method of the acupuncture point evaluation and assessment system as described in claim 12, wherein the acupuncture point assessment information includes at least a body part name and an acupuncture point name of a human body, and the acupuncture point name at least includes a group selected from a single acupuncture point name, a series of acupuncture point names, and a combination of the aforementioned single acupuncture point name and a series of acupuncture point names. The method of the acupuncture point evaluation and assessment system as described in claim 12, wherein the second message includes at least a group selected from light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table, form and any combination of the aforementioned light, sound, vibration, screen, image, value, table and form, and the content of the table or form includes the identity information of the test subject and at least a group selected from acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time (the time from the start of training to the time when the pressure sensor transmits the message), the number of completions and any combination of the aforementioned acupoint name, pressure value, pressure value analysis, whether the acupoint is correct, completion time and completion number.

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