Portable device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment

Details Portable device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment Portable device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment

1998-06-17

1999-09-28

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

External pressure applicator

607148, A61B 1700

Patent

active

059579510

ABSTRACT:
A portable, self-powered device for acupuncture-type percutaneous treatment comprising a casing having on its bottom a plurality of metallic contact blocks, each contact block constituting the terminal of a pulse generator mounted in this casing, means provided for removably attaching the casing on a portion of a patient's body, and an electronic program comprising seven therapeutic functions for connecting at least two contact blocks to the pulse generator, the connections with the contact blocks being chosen in accordance with the condition to be treated. An application for the device is in particular the treatment of obesity.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3957053 (1976-05-01), Woo
patent: 5010896 (1991-04-01), Westbrook
patent: 5735868 (1998-04-01), Lee
patent: 5861017 (1999-01-01), Smith et al.

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