WO1991017737A1 - Portable self-contained acupuncture apparatus - Google Patents

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WO1991017737A1
WO1991017737A1 PCT/FR1991/000387 FR9100387W WO9117737A1 WO 1991017737 A1 WO1991017737 A1 WO 1991017737A1 FR 9100387 W FR9100387 W FR 9100387W WO 9117737 A1 WO9117737 A1 WO 9117737A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/002—Using electric currents
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/36014—External stimulators, e.g. with patch electrodes
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  • the present invention relates to an autonomous portable acupuncture device preferably having the shape of a case mounted on a bracelet in the manner of a watch.
  • the active part of the housing is then placed on the ventral side of the user's wrist.
  • acupuncture is based on the correspondence of certain organs with points on the skin which are joined by lines called meridians and which surround the body. An energy circulation traverses these various meridians and the balance of this energy is obtained by stitching points along the meridians.
  • Electropuncture is a therapeutic process which consists in pricking the skin in certain places with a needle subjected to a high frequency electrical potential. Electropuncture has been used as a treatment for gout, rheumatism and nervous conditions.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention is more particularly intended for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, bulimia, stage fright, and it has in particular an anti-smoking action and in general an anti-impulse action , as well as an action on the memory.
  • the device according to the present invention aims to * * excite precise points of the skin covering the ventral surface of the wrist by creating an autonomous portable acu ⁇ puncture device comprising a housing having on its underside at least one metal stud, preferably made of copper. - beryllium, said pad constituting the output terminal of a pulse generator mounted in the housing and means being provided to allow the removable fixing of the housing on a part of the body of a patient.
  • the case preferably made of expanded PVC, is mounted on a bracelet and the underside of the case is intended to be applied to the ventral side of the patient's wrist.
  • the studs are three in number, two of which are provided to follow an acupuncture meridian while the third delimits, with one of the first two studs, a line perpendicular to said meridian.
  • the generator comprises means for pre-adjusting the pulses both in amplitude (from 1 to 12 volts) and in duration (100 milliseconds 2 seconds) and in frequency (0.5 to 10 hertz), these pulses having for example a frequency of 1 hertz at 5.6 volts,
  • a switch protrudes from the housing for controlling the generator
  • an electrical power source which may consist of 1.4-volt mercury batteries
  • the pulse generator comprises a monos ⁇ table circuit and an unstable circuit connected in cascade and preferably using CM.S technology components.
  • Fig. 1 is a top view of an autonomous portable acupuncture device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a bottom view of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is an electrical diagram of the pulse generator of the apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • Fig. 4 is an explanatory graph of the operation of the apparatus.
  • the bulbs 3 and 4 of two light-emitting diodes Dl and D2 are shown (fig. 3) while the lower face 1b of this housing (see fig. 2) has three metal studs 5, 6, 7.
  • the lateral faces of the housing 1 comprise two sails 8 and 9.
  • the projection 8 corresponds to a switch with which the device is provided, while the projection 9 represents a housing for a power supply source.
  • the housing 1 is made of molded plastic (for example in expanded PVC) and, in case the housing 1 is removable, screws 10 are provided to connect the lower face 1b to the upper face 1a.
  • the device according to the invention is mounted on the wrist of a patient In the manner of a watch, the underside lb of the housing 1 being placed against the ventral side of the wrist and bracelet 2 surrounding the patient's wrist.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is thus portable.
  • the device is preferably mounted on the wrist of a patient as indicated above, it would not go beyond the scope of the invention to mount it on another part of the body where it would be fixed appropriately.
  • a pulse generator included in the housing 1 makes it possible to form electrical pulses at the various metal pads 5, 6, 7 while the visualization of the electrical discharges is done by means of two light-emitting diodes D1 and D2 mounted in the bulbs 3 and 4 of fig. 1 and which flash the pulse frequency.
  • the device has an anti-smoking action and in general an anti-impulse action, and it comprises three copper-beryllium studs as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the studs 6 and 7 are provided to follow an acupuncture meridian on the ventral side of the wrist, while the stud 5 delimits with the stud 6 a line perpendicular to said meridian.
  • the electrical pulses applied to the pads 5, 6, 7 then have, for example (see fig. 4) a frequency F of a hertz with an amplitude A of 5.6 volts and a duration D of 1 second.
  • FIG. 3 Although any type of generator giving pulses of the type mentioned above can be used, a preferred embodiment of this generator is shown in FIG. 3.
  • a first integrated circuit ICI supplied with direct current From a direct current supply source 11 by means of a switch 12, the source 11 and the switch 12 being respectively mounted in the housings 9 and 8 of the previous figures.
  • the source 11 consists of four mercury batteries of 1.4 volts and a capacity equal to 240 AH each, while the switch 12 is of the CM.S type.
  • the switch 12 which is connected to an input of a first integrated circuit referenced HERE, is also connected by a resistor RI to the outputs 1 and 2 of the circuit and ,. by a resistor R2 At the output 6, which is also connected to the ground of the device via a push button BP. Likewise, output 7 is directly connected to ground, while outputs 2 and 3 are connected to ground via a capacitor C1 and respectively C2.
  • the output 5 of the circuit ICI is connected to an input of a second integrated circuit referenced IC2, which is itself connected, on the one hand, directly to the output 4 of the circuit IC2 and, on the other hand, to the output 1 by a resistor R3.
  • the output 2 of the circuit IC2 is itself directly connected to the output 6, and it is further connected to the output 1 via a resistor R4.
  • the output 7 which is earthed is connected to the output 6 by a capacitor C3.
  • the output 5 of the circuit IC2 which thus constitutes the output of the device is connected to the pads 5, 6, 7 by a divider bridge formed by the resistors R6 and R7, the resistor R7 being grounded and the common point of the resistors R6 and R7 being connected to said studs.
  • the output 5 of the circuit IC2 is also connected, via the resistor R5, to a terminal of the diodes Dl, D2 mentioned previously, the other terminal of the diodes Dl, D2 being connected in common to the output of the circuit ICI.
  • ICI and IC2 circuits are components of CM.S. technology here. type 556C-724, the two circuits being connected in cascade.
  • the ICI circuit is a monostable circuit and the IC2 circuit is an unstable circuit.
  • the output 5 of the circuit ICI rises in voltage and supplies the circuit IC2 for a duration, for example equal to 15 minutes.
  • the circuit IC2 delivers pulses whose frequency, duration and amplitude are adjustable by C3, R3 and R4.
  • the output 5 of the circuit IC2 then feeds the light-emitting diodes D1, D2 as well as the stimulation pads 5, 6, 7 through the resistors R6 and R7.
  • the generator is included in the housing 1, it. it is possible to mount the generator, as well as the control diodes 3, 4 which are associated with it, in a second housing different from that carrying the various metal studs which may themselves be of a number greater than 3. In this case , this second case is also placed on the bracelet 2 and comprises the power source of the device as well as its control switch. Electrical connections then connect the two boxes for supplying the stimulation pads from the generator. Likewise, instead of or in addition to the control light-emitting diodes 3, 4, it is possible to provide, on top of one of the two housings, any other display device, such as a liquid crystal screen.

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The apparatus comprises an insulating housing (1) mounted on an adjustable strap (2), the underside (1b) of the housing being designed to be applied against the back of a patient's wrist and having at least one metal contact block preferably made of copper-beryllium (5, 6, 7), said contact block forming the output terminal of a pulse generator (IC1, IC2) integrated into the apparatus.

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Appareil portable autonome d'acupuncture Autonomous portable acupuncture device
La présente invention concerne un appareil portable autonome d'acupuncture présentant de préférence la forme d'un boîtier monté sur un bracelet a la manière d'une montre. Lors de l'utilisation de l'appareil selon l'in¬ vention, la partie active du boîtier est alors placée sur la face ventrale du poignet de l'utilisateur.The present invention relates to an autonomous portable acupuncture device preferably having the shape of a case mounted on a bracelet in the manner of a watch. When using the device according to the invention, the active part of the housing is then placed on the ventral side of the user's wrist.
On sait que l'acupuncture est fondée sur la correspon¬ dance de certains organes avec des points de la peau qui sont réunis par des lignes appelées méridiens et qui entourent le corps. Une circulation d'énergie parcourt ces divers méridiens et l'équilibre de cette énergie est obtenu en piquant des points le long des méridiens.We know that acupuncture is based on the correspondence of certain organs with points on the skin which are joined by lines called meridians and which surround the body. An energy circulation traverses these various meridians and the balance of this energy is obtained by stitching points along the meridians.
On connaît également sous le nom d'électropuncture un procédé thérapeutique qui consiste à piquer la peau en certains endroits avec une aiguille soumise à un poten- tiel électrique haute fréquence. On a utilisé l'élec- tropuncture comme moyen de traitement contre la goutte, les rhumatismes et les affections nerveuses.Also known under the name of electropuncture is a therapeutic process which consists in pricking the skin in certain places with a needle subjected to a high frequency electrical potential. Electropuncture has been used as a treatment for gout, rheumatism and nervous conditions.
L'appareil selon la présente invention est plus particu- lièrement prévu pour le traitement de l'anxiété, de l'insomnie, de la boulimie, du trac, et il présente notamment une action anti-tabac et en général une action anti-pulsions, ainsi qu'une action sur la mémoire.The apparatus according to the present invention is more particularly intended for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, bulimia, stage fright, and it has in particular an anti-smoking action and in general an anti-impulse action , as well as an action on the memory.
L'appareil selon la présente invention vise -* exciter des points précis du revêtement cutané de la face ventrale du poignet en créant un appareil portable autonome d'acu¬ puncture comportant un boîtier présentant sur son dessous au moins un plot métallique de préférence en cuivre- béryllium, ledit plot constituant la borne de sortie d'un générateur d'impulsions monté dans le boîtier et des moyens étant prévus pour permettre la fixation amovible du boîtier sur une partie du corps d'un patient.The device according to the present invention aims to * * excite precise points of the skin covering the ventral surface of the wrist by creating an autonomous portable acu¬ puncture device comprising a housing having on its underside at least one metal stud, preferably made of copper. - beryllium, said pad constituting the output terminal of a pulse generator mounted in the housing and means being provided to allow the removable fixing of the housing on a part of the body of a patient.
Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :According to other characteristics of the invention:
- le boîtier, de préférence réalisé en PVC expansé, est monté sur un bracelet et le dessous du boîtier est prévu pour être appliqué sur la face ventrale du poignet du patient.- The case, preferably made of expanded PVC, is mounted on a bracelet and the underside of the case is intended to be applied to the ventral side of the patient's wrist.
- les plots sont au nombre de trois dont deux sont prévus pour suivre un méridien d'acupuncture tandis que le troisième délimite, avec l'un des deux premiers plots, une ligne perpendiculaire audit méridien.- the studs are three in number, two of which are provided to follow an acupuncture meridian while the third delimits, with one of the first two studs, a line perpendicular to said meridian.
- le générateur comprend des moyens pour pré¬ régler les impulsions tant en amplitude (de 1 ? 12 volts) qu'en durée (100 millisecondes 2 secondes) et en fréquence (0,5 à 10 hertz), ces impulsions ayant par exemple une fréquence de 1 hertz sous 5,6 volts,the generator comprises means for pre-adjusting the pulses both in amplitude (from 1 to 12 volts) and in duration (100 milliseconds 2 seconds) and in frequency (0.5 to 10 hertz), these pulses having for example a frequency of 1 hertz at 5.6 volts,
- au moins une diode électroluminescente est montée ? la sortie du générateur en parallèle sur les plots afin de clignoter à la fréquence émise par le générateur, cette diode étant montée sur le boîtier, de préférence sur son dessus,- at least one light-emitting diode is fitted? the generator output in parallel on the pads in order to flash at the frequency emitted by the generator, this diode being mounted on the housing, preferably on its top,
- un•interrupteur fait saillie du boîtier pour la com¬ mande du générateur,a switch protrudes from the housing for controlling the generator,
- un emplacement est prévu sur le boîtier pour le montage d'une source d'alimentation électrique pouvant être constituée par des piles au mercure de 1,4 volt,- a space is provided on the housing for mounting an electrical power source which may consist of 1.4-volt mercury batteries,
- le générateur d'impulsions comprend un circuit monos¬ table et un circuit instable montés en cascade et utili¬ sant de préférence des composants de technologie CM.S.. Diverses autres caractéristiques de l'invention ressor- tent d'ailleurs de la description détaillée qui suit.- the pulse generator comprises a monos¬ table circuit and an unstable circuit connected in cascade and preferably using CM.S technology components. Various other features of the invention will moreover emerge from the detailed description which follows.
Une forme de réalisation de l'objet de l'invention est représentée, n titre d'exemple non limitatif, au dessin annexé.An embodiment of the object of the invention is shown, by way of nonlimiting example, in the accompanying drawing.
La fig. 1 est une vue de dessus d'un appareil portable autonome d'acupuncture conforme à l'invention.Fig. 1 is a top view of an autonomous portable acupuncture device according to the invention.
La fig. 2 est une vue de dessous de la fig. 1.Fig. 2 is a bottom view of FIG. 1.
La fig. 3 est un schéma électrique du générateur d'impul¬ sions de l'appareil des fig. 1 et 2.Fig. 3 is an electrical diagram of the pulse generator of the apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2.
La fig. 4 est un graphe explicatif du fonctionnement de l'appareil.Fig. 4 is an explanatory graph of the operation of the apparatus.
Au dessin, on a représenté de manière schématique l'ap- pareil selon l'invention sous la forme d'un boîtier 1 relié à un bracelet 2 semblable * celui d'une montre.In the drawing, there is shown schematically the device according to the invention in the form of a case 1 connected to a bracelet 2 similar * to that of a watch.
Sur la face supérieure la du boîtier 1 (voir fig. 1) , on a représenté les ampoules 3 et 4 de deux diodes éleσtro- luminescentes Dl et D2 (fig. 3) tandis que la face inférieure lb de ce boîtier (voir fig. 2) présente trois plots métalliques 5, 6, 7.On the upper face 1a of the housing 1 (see fig. 1), the bulbs 3 and 4 of two light-emitting diodes Dl and D2 are shown (fig. 3) while the lower face 1b of this housing (see fig. 2) has three metal studs 5, 6, 7.
Les faces latérales du boîtier 1 comprennent deux sail- lies 8 et 9. La saillie 8 correspond è un interrupteur dont est muni l'appareil tandis que la saillie 9 repré¬ sente un logement pour une source d'alimentation en courant électrique.The lateral faces of the housing 1 comprise two sails 8 and 9. The projection 8 corresponds to a switch with which the device is provided, while the projection 9 represents a housing for a power supply source.
Le boîtier 1 est réalisé en matière plastique moulée (par exemple en PVC expansé) et, au cas où le boîtier 1 est démontable, des vis 10 sont prévues pour relier la face inférieure lb à la face supérieure la.The housing 1 is made of molded plastic (for example in expanded PVC) and, in case the housing 1 is removable, screws 10 are provided to connect the lower face 1b to the upper face 1a.
Dans une application préférée de l'appareil selon l'in¬ vention, celui-ci est monté sur le poignet d'un patient A la façon d'une montre, la face inférieure lb du boîtier 1 étant placée contre la face ventrale du poignet et le bracelet 2 entourant le poignet du patient. L'appareil selon l'invention est ainsi portable.In a preferred application of the device according to the invention, it is mounted on the wrist of a patient In the manner of a watch, the underside lb of the housing 1 being placed against the ventral side of the wrist and bracelet 2 surrounding the patient's wrist. The apparatus according to the invention is thus portable.
A ce sujet et bien que l'appareil soit de préférence monté sur le poignet d'un patient comme indiqué ci- dessus, on ne sortirait pas du cadre de l'invention en le montant sur une autre partie du corps où il serait fixé de manière appropriée.On this subject and although the device is preferably mounted on the wrist of a patient as indicated above, it would not go beyond the scope of the invention to mount it on another part of the body where it would be fixed appropriately.
Comme on le voit plus loin en référence avec la fig. 3, un générateur d'impulsions inclus dans le boîtier 1 permet de former des impulsions électriques aux divers plots métalliques 5, 6, 7 tandis que la visualisation des décharges électriques se fait par l'intermédiaire de deux diodes électroluminescentes Dl et D2 montées dans les ampoules 3 et 4 de la fig. 1 et qui clignotent la fréquence des impulsions.As can be seen below with reference to FIG. 3, a pulse generator included in the housing 1 makes it possible to form electrical pulses at the various metal pads 5, 6, 7 while the visualization of the electrical discharges is done by means of two light-emitting diodes D1 and D2 mounted in the bulbs 3 and 4 of fig. 1 and which flash the pulse frequency.
L'appareil étant destiné à agir en tant qu'appareil autonome d'acupuncture portable, les caractéristiques des impulsions électriques (voir fig. 4) appliquées sur les plots 5, 6, 7 sont préréglées tant en amplitude (A = 1 A 12 volts) qu'en durée (D = 100 millisecondes A 2 secon¬ des) et en fréquence (F = 0,5 hertz A 10 hertz) , selon les traitements envisagés et les points d'acupuncture.The device being intended to act as an autonomous portable acupuncture device, the characteristics of the electrical pulses (see fig. 4) applied to the pads 5, 6, 7 are preset both in amplitude (A = 1 to 12 volts ) in duration (D = 100 milliseconds at 2 seconds) and in frequency (F = 0.5 hertz at 10 hertz), depending on the treatments envisaged and the acupuncture points.
La disposition et le nombre des plots 5, 6, 7 de stimula- tion d'acupuncture, ainsi que la matière avec laquelle ils sont réalisés, dépendent également de l'action thérapeutique choisie, l'influx nerveux irradiant autour de ces plots.The arrangement and number of the acupuncture stimulation pads 5, 6, 7, as well as the material with which they are made, also depend on the action. chosen therapeutic, the nerve impulse radiating around these studs.
Dans l'application préférée mentionnée plus haut, 1'ap- pareil présente une action anti-tabac et en général une action anti-pulsion, et il comprend trois plots en cuivre-béryllium comme représenté A la fig. 2. Les plots 6 et 7 sont prévus pour suivre un méridien d'acupuncture de la face ventrale du poignet, tandis que le plot 5 délimite avec le plot 6 une ligne perpendiculaire audit méridien. Les impulsions électriques appliquées aux plots 5, 6, 7 ont alors, par exemple, (voir fig. 4) une fré¬ quence F d'un hertz avec une amplitude A de 5,6 volts et une durée D de 1 seconde.In the preferred application mentioned above, the device has an anti-smoking action and in general an anti-impulse action, and it comprises three copper-beryllium studs as shown in FIG. 2. The studs 6 and 7 are provided to follow an acupuncture meridian on the ventral side of the wrist, while the stud 5 delimits with the stud 6 a line perpendicular to said meridian. The electrical pulses applied to the pads 5, 6, 7 then have, for example (see fig. 4) a frequency F of a hertz with an amplitude A of 5.6 volts and a duration D of 1 second.
Bien que l'on puisse utiliser un type quelconque de générateur donnant des impulsions du type mentionnées ci-dessus, une forme de réalisation préférée de ce générateur est représentée A la fig. 3.Although any type of generator giving pulses of the type mentioned above can be used, a preferred embodiment of this generator is shown in FIG. 3.
A la fig. 3, on a représenté un premier circuit intégré ICI alimenté en courant continu A partir d'une source d'alimentation de courant continu 11 par l'intermédiaire d'un interrupteur 12, la source 11 et l'interrupteur 12 étant respectivement montés dans les logements 9 et 8 des figures précédentes.In fig. 3, there is shown a first integrated circuit ICI supplied with direct current From a direct current supply source 11 by means of a switch 12, the source 11 and the switch 12 being respectively mounted in the housings 9 and 8 of the previous figures.
A titre d'exemple, la source 11 est constituée par quatre piles au mercure de 1,4 volt et de capacité égale A 240 AH chacune, tandis que l'interrupteur 12 est de type CM.S..For example, the source 11 consists of four mercury batteries of 1.4 volts and a capacity equal to 240 AH each, while the switch 12 is of the CM.S type.
Comme on le voit au dessin, l'interrupteur 12, qui est relié A une entrée d'un premier circuit intégré référencé ICI, est également relié par une résistance RI aux sorties 1 et 2 du circuit et,. par une résistance R2 A la sortie 6, laquelle est également reliée A la masse de l'appareil par l'intermédiaire d'un bouton-poussoir BP. De même, la sortie 7 est directement reliée A la masse, tandis que les sorties 2 et 3 sont reliées A la masse par l'intermédiaire d'un condensateur Cl et respectivement C2.As can be seen in the drawing, the switch 12, which is connected to an input of a first integrated circuit referenced HERE, is also connected by a resistor RI to the outputs 1 and 2 of the circuit and ,. by a resistor R2 At the output 6, which is also connected to the ground of the device via a push button BP. Likewise, output 7 is directly connected to ground, while outputs 2 and 3 are connected to ground via a capacitor C1 and respectively C2.
La sortie 5 du circuit ICI est reliée A une entrée d'un second circuit intégré référencé IC2, qui est elle-même reliée, d'une part, directement A la sortie 4 du circuit IC2 et, d'autre part, A la sortie 1 par une résistance R3. La sortie 2 du circuit IC2 est elle-même reliée directement A la sortie 6, et elle est reliée en outre A la sortie 1 par l'intermédiaire d'une résistance R4. De plus, la sortie 7 qui est mise A la terre est reliée A la sortie 6 par un condensateur C3.The output 5 of the circuit ICI is connected to an input of a second integrated circuit referenced IC2, which is itself connected, on the one hand, directly to the output 4 of the circuit IC2 and, on the other hand, to the output 1 by a resistor R3. The output 2 of the circuit IC2 is itself directly connected to the output 6, and it is further connected to the output 1 via a resistor R4. In addition, the output 7 which is earthed is connected to the output 6 by a capacitor C3.
La sortie 5 du circuit IC2 qui constitue ainsi la sortie du dispositif est reliée aux plots 5, 6, 7 par un pont diviseur formé des résistances R6 et R7, la résistance R7 étant A la masse et le point commun des résistances R6 et R7 étant relié auxdits plots.The output 5 of the circuit IC2 which thus constitutes the output of the device is connected to the pads 5, 6, 7 by a divider bridge formed by the resistors R6 and R7, the resistor R7 being grounded and the common point of the resistors R6 and R7 being connected to said studs.
La sortie 5 du circuit IC2 est également reliée, par l'intermédiaire de la résistance R5, A une borne des diodes Dl, D2 mentionnées précédemment, l'autre borne des diodes Dl, D2 étant reliée en commun A la sortie du circuit ICI.The output 5 of the circuit IC2 is also connected, via the resistor R5, to a terminal of the diodes Dl, D2 mentioned previously, the other terminal of the diodes Dl, D2 being connected in common to the output of the circuit ICI.
Les circuits ICI et IC2 sont ici des composants de technologie CM.S. de type 556C-724, les deux circuits étant montés en cascade. Le circuit ICI est un circuit monostable et le circuit IC2 est un circuit instable.ICI and IC2 circuits are components of CM.S. technology here. type 556C-724, the two circuits being connected in cascade. The ICI circuit is a monostable circuit and the IC2 circuit is an unstable circuit.
A la mise en marche de l'appareil portable autonome d'acupuncture selon l'invention, la sortie 5 du circuit ICI monte en tension et alimente le circuit IC2 pendant une durée par exemple égale A 15mn. Pendant ce temps, le circuit IC2 délivre des impulsions dont la fréquence, la durée et l'amplitude sont réglables par C3, R3 et R4.When the autonomous portable acupuncture device according to the invention is switched on, the output 5 of the circuit ICI rises in voltage and supplies the circuit IC2 for a duration, for example equal to 15 minutes. During this time, the circuit IC2 delivers pulses whose frequency, duration and amplitude are adjustable by C3, R3 and R4.
La sortie 5 du circuit IC2 alimente alors les diodes électroluminescentes Dl, D2 ainsi que les plots de stimulation 5, 6, 7 A travers les résistances R6 et R7.The output 5 of the circuit IC2 then feeds the light-emitting diodes D1, D2 as well as the stimulation pads 5, 6, 7 through the resistors R6 and R7.
L'invention n'est pas limitée a l'exemple de réalisation, représenté et décrit en détail, car diverses modifica¬ tions peuvent y être apportées sans sortir de son cadre. En particulier et bien que, dans la présente invention, le générateur soit inclus dans le boîtier 1, il. est possible de monter le générateur, ainsi que les diodes de contrôle 3, 4 qui lui sont associées, dans un second boîtier différent de celui portant les divers plots métalliques qui peuvent eux-mêmes être d'un nombre supérieur à 3. Dans ce cas, ce second boîtier est égale¬ ment placé sur le bracelet 2 et comprend la source d'alimentation de l'appareil ainsi que son interrupteur de commande. Des liaisons électriques relient alors les deux boîtiers pour l'alimentation des plots de stimula¬ tion A partir du générateur. De même, A la place ou en plus des diodes électroluminescentes de contrôle 3, 4, il est possible de prévoir, sur le dessus de l'un des deux boîtiers, tout autre dispositif de visualisation, tel qu'un écran A cristaux liquides. The invention is not limited to the embodiment, shown and described in detail, because various modifications can be made without departing from its scope. In particular and although, in the present invention, the generator is included in the housing 1, it. it is possible to mount the generator, as well as the control diodes 3, 4 which are associated with it, in a second housing different from that carrying the various metal studs which may themselves be of a number greater than 3. In this case , this second case is also placed on the bracelet 2 and comprises the power source of the device as well as its control switch. Electrical connections then connect the two boxes for supplying the stimulation pads from the generator. Likewise, instead of or in addition to the control light-emitting diodes 3, 4, it is possible to provide, on top of one of the two housings, any other display device, such as a liquid crystal screen.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 - Appareil portable autonome d'acupuncture, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un boîtier isolant (1) monté sur un bracelet réglable (2) , le dessous (lb) du boîtier étant prévu pour être appliqué sur la face ventrale du poignet d'un patient et présentant au moins un plot métallique de préférence en cuivre-béryllium (5, 6, 7) , ledit plot constituant la borne de sortie d'un générateur d'impul¬ sions (ICI, IC2) incorporé A l'appareil.1 - Autonomous portable acupuncture device, characterized in that it comprises an insulating housing (1) mounted on an adjustable strap (2), the underside (lb) of the housing being intended to be applied to the ventral side of the wrist d '' a patient and having at least one metal pad preferably made of copper-beryllium (5, 6, 7), said pad constituting the output terminal of a pulse generator (ICI, IC2) incorporated into the device .
2 - Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le générateur d'impulsions est soit inclus dans le boîtier isolant qui est de préférence réalisé en PVC expansé, soit monté dans un second boîtier.2 - Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the pulse generator is either included in the insulating housing which is preferably made of expanded PVC, or mounted in a second housing.
3 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les plots (5, 6, 7) sont au nombre d'au moins trois dont deux (6, 7) sont prévus pour suivre un méridien d'acupuncture tandis que le troisième (5) délimite avec l'un (6) des deux premiers plots une ligne perpendiculaire audit méridien.3 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the studs (5, 6, 7) are at least three in number, two of which (6, 7) are provided to follow an acupuncture meridian while the third (5) delimits with one (6) of the first two studs a line perpendicular to said meridian.
4 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le générateur d'impulsions comprend des moyens (C3, R3, R4) pour régler les impulsions tant en amplitude (de 1 A 12 volts) qu'en durée (100 milli¬ secondes A 2 secondes) et en fréquence (0,5 A 10 hertz) , ces impulsions ayant par exemple une fréquence de 1 hertz sous 5,6 volts.4 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1 or 3, characterized in that the pulse generator comprises means (C3, R3, R4) for adjusting the pulses both in amplitude (from 1 to 12 volts) and in duration (100 milli¬ seconds to 2 seconds) and in frequency (0.5 to 10 hertz), these pulses having for example a frequency of 1 hertz at 5.6 volts.
5 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 A 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de visua¬ lisation comportant par exemple au moins une diode électroluminescente (3, 4) montée A la sortie du généra¬ teur d'impulsions en parallèle sur les plots (5, 6, 7) afin de clignoter A la fréquence émise par le générateur. ce dispositif étant monté sur le dessus (la) de l'un des deux boîtiers.5 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a visualization device comprising for example at least one light-emitting diode (3, 4) mounted at the output of the pulse generator in parallel on the pads (5, 6, 7) in order to flash At the frequency emitted by the generator. this device being mounted on the top (la) of one of the two boxes.
6 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 A 5, caractérisé en ce qu'un interrupteur (8) fait saillie de l'un des deux boîtiers pour la commande du générateur.6 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a switch (8) projects from one of the two boxes for the control of the generator.
7 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 ?» 6, caractérisé en ce qu'un emplacement (9) est prévu pour le montage d'une source d'alimentation électrique pouvant être constituée par des piles au mercure de 1,4 volt.7 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1? " 6, characterized in that a location (9) is provided for mounting an electrical power source which may consist of 1.4-volt mercury batteries.
8 - Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 A 7, caractérisé en ce que le générateur d'impulsions comprend un circuit monostable (ICI) et un circuit instable (IC2) montés en cascade et utilisant de préférence des compo¬ sants de technologie CM.S.. 8 - Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the pulse generator comprises a monostable circuit (ICI) and an unstable circuit (IC2) connected in cascade and preferably using components of CM technology .S ..
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