Optical/electrical acupuncture needle and system

Details Optical/electrical acupuncture needle and system Optical/electrical acupuncture needle and system

2005-07-12

2005-07-12

Manuel, George (Department: 3762)

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

C607S116000, C128S907000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06916329

ABSTRACT:
An optical/electrical transmission type acupuncture needle, controller and system for acupuncture treatment. The needle has a sharpened needle point one end configured for penetration into body tissue and a needle holder at the other end. The needle body is formed of a central optical transmission core, preferably an intermediate opaque non-conductive clad layer atop the core and an outer conductive layer positioned atop the clad layer, all of which are substantially coextensive one to another. The needle point is formed as a unit with the needle body by tapering, sharpening and highly polishing one end portion of the core sufficiently for body tissue penetration. The core carries light provided by a light source in the system controller which may simultaneously provide pulsed electricity carried by the outer conductive layer whereby pulsed light and electricity are transmitted into body tissue through the needle point.

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