Acupuncture set for double blind test

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12496255-B2
Application number	US-202318362156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2023
Priority date	Feb 1, 2021
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

An acupuncture set for double-blind tests includes a support member whose one surface is in contact with skin of a subject and in which a through hole is formed in a vertical direction, a filling member coupled in a through hole of the support member and provided in a pipe shape with one side shielded, a hollow guide member, wherein a portion of a lower part of the hollow guide member is combined to a through hole of the support member and first guide protrusions protrude from an inside of the hollow guide member, and a moving member configured to move in a vertical direction within the guide member in a state of being combined with a needle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An acupuncture set for double-blind tests, comprising:
a support member whose one surface is in contact with skin of a subject and in which a through hole is formed in a vertical direction; a filling member coupled in the through hole of the support member and provided in a pipe shape with one side shielded; a hollow guide member, wherein a portion of a lower part of the hollow guide member is combined to the through hole of the support member and first guide protrusions protrude from an inside of the hollow guide member; and a moving member configured to move in the vertical direction within the guide member in a state of being combined with a needle body, wherein a portion of the moving member guides a start of acupuncture application by being caught in the first guide protrusions, and the moving member passes through the first guide protrusions during applying acupuncture and is seated on a top of the guide member to guide the needle body to penetrate the filling member and the skin of the subject, wherein guide grooves into which the first guide protrusions are inserted are formed on an outside of the moving member, and wherein second guide protrusions located below the first guide protrusions protrude from an inner side surface of the guide member, and the moving member is caught in the second guide protrusions during acupuncture application and guides the needle body to be inserted to a predetermined depth of the skin of the subject.

2 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein the plural first guide protrusions are provided in a hemispherical shape and arranged to be spaced apart from each other along an inner circumference of the guide member.

3 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein the second guide protrusions are formed in a hemispherical shape, and the predetermined depth is 3 mm to 10 mm.

4 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein a surface to be in contact with the subject skin of the filling member is provided with a film having elasticity similar to human skin tissue.

5 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein a step is formed on an inside of the support member so that a lower side surface of the guide member is seated on the step.

6 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a cylindrical coupling part in which the through hole is formed in the vertical direction; and a support part extending outward from a lower side end of the coupling part and contacting the skin of the subject, and
the lower side surface of the support part is provided with a medical adhesive film to prevent the support member from separating from the skin of the subject during applying acupuncture.

7 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein the moving member comprises:
an insertion part formed to be movable in the vertical direction by an operator in a state of being inserted into the guide member, wherein a step on which a part of the needle body is seated is provided inside the insertion part, and a seating part configured to extend outward from an upper side end of the insertion part and to guide termination of acupuncture application by sitting on a top of the guide member.

8 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle body comprises:
a needle body part coupled to an inside of the moving member; and a needle tip part protruding downward from the needle body part and having a sharp end to penetrate the skin of the subject.

9 . The acupuncture set according to claim 1 , further comprising a current supply part configured to deliver electrical stimulation signals to the skin by supplying a current to the needle body.

10 . The acupuncture set according to claim 9 , wherein an upper side portion of the needle body is exposed to an outside of the moving member to be connected to the current supply part.

11 . An acupuncture set for double-blind tests, comprising:
a support member whose one surface is in contact with skin of a subject and in which a through hole is formed in a vertical direction; a filling member coupled in the through hole of the support member and provided in a pipe shape with one side shielded; a hollow guide member, wherein a portion of a lower part of the hollow guide member is combined to the through hole of the support member and first guide protrusions protrude from an inside of the hollow guide member; a moving member configured to move in the vertical direction within the guide member in a state of being combined with a needle body, wherein guide grooves formed a side part of the moving member are caught in the first guide protrusions and guide a start of acupuncture application, and the moving member passes through the first guide protrusions during applying acupuncture and is seated on a top of the guide member to guide the needle body to penetrate the support member and the skin of the subject; and a current supply part configured to supply a current to a needle body exposed to an outside of the moving member and transmit an electrical stimulation signal to the subject skin, wherein second guide protrusions located below the first guide protrusions protrude from an inner side surface of the guide member, and the moving member is caught in the second guide protrusions during acupuncture application and guides the needle body to be inserted to a depth of 3 mm to 10 mm of the skin of the subject.

12 . The acupuncture set according to claim 11 , wherein the plural first guide protrusions and the plural second guide protrusions are provided in a hemispherical shape and are arranged to be spaced from each other along an inner circumference of the guide member.

13 . An acupuncture set for double-blind tests, comprising:
a support member whose one surface is in contact with skin of a subject and in which a through hole is formed in a vertical direction; a filling member coupled in the through hole of the support member and provided in a pipe shape with one side shielded; a hollow guide member, wherein a portion of a lower part of the hollow guide member is combined to the through hole of the support member and first guide protrusions protrude from an inside of the hollow guide member; an elastic plate formed to have elasticity similar to human skin tissue and coupled to the lower part of the guide member; and a moving member configured to move in the vertical direction within the guide member in a state of being combined with a needle body, wherein a portion of the moving member guides a start of acupuncture application by being caught in the first guide protrusions, and the moving member passes through the first guide protrusions and is seated on a top of the guide member during applying acupuncture to guide an end of the needle body to penetrate the elastic plate, but not to penetrate the filling member.

14 . The acupuncture set according to claim 13 , wherein guide grooves into which the first guide protrusions are inserted are formed on an outside of the moving member.

15 . The acupuncture set according to claim 13 , wherein the plural first guide protrusions are provided in a hemispherical shape and arranged to be spaced apart from each other along an inner circumference of the guide member.

16 . The acupuncture set according to claim 13 , wherein second guide protrusions located below the first guide protrusions protrude from an inner side surface of the guide member, and the moving member is caught in the second guide protrusions during acupuncture application and guides an end of the needle

Assignees

• Univ Industry Cooperation Group Kyung Hee Univ

Inventors

• Lee Eui Ju

Classifications

• A61B5/4848

  Monitoring or testing the effects of treatment, e.g. of medication · CPC title

• A61B5/05

  Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves (measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof A61B5/11; detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof A61B5/24) · CPC title

• A61B5/0532

  specially adapted for acupuncture or moxibustion · CPC title

• A61B5/4854

  Diagnosis based on concepts of alternative medicine, e.g. homeopathy or non-orthodox · CPC title

• A61H39/08

  Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture {; Acupuncture needles or accessories therefor} · CPC title