EP1495745A1 - Installation to stimulate acupuncture points by light-therapy and/or magnet-therapy and/or electro-therapy - Google Patents

Installation to stimulate acupuncture points by light-therapy and/or magnet-therapy and/or electro-therapy Download PDF

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EP1495745A1
EP1495745A1 EP04370020A EP04370020A EP1495745A1 EP 1495745 A1 EP1495745 A1 EP 1495745A1 EP 04370020 A EP04370020 A EP 04370020A EP 04370020 A EP04370020 A EP 04370020A EP 1495745 A1 EP1495745 A1 EP 1495745A1
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  • the present invention relates to a stimulation facility acupuncture points by light therapy and / or magnetotherapy and / or electrotherapy.
  • Acupuncture is an oriental method of treatment medical, considered as a soft medicine in Europe and in the countries Anglo-Saxon. It is a question of stimulating certain particular points of the human body located on meridians where the energy flows.
  • the stimulation of these points is achieved at with fine needles planted at these points, to tone or disperse the energy at the meridians. It is also possible to stimulate acupuncture points using moxa, or by massage.
  • New types of stimulation have been developed, and especially stimulations by light, by a magnetic field or by electricity.
  • US Pat. No. 6,074,411 relates to a device of laser acupuncture comprising a controller and a power supply a same housing and a plurality of laser emitters, adhering to the skin of the patient, each transmitter being connected to said housing by an electrical connection, this which thus constitutes an "octopus" subject to this case.
  • this device requires a large number of electrical connections, which can be particularly troublesome on the one hand during the installation of the transmitters and secondly during the session laser acupuncture.
  • Unit treatment devices are also known, pen-type, relatively autonomous, but requiring treatment of the patient point by point, the practitioner then being obliged to hold the pen in position during treatment.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose an installation stimulation of acupuncture points at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric, which compensates aforementioned drawbacks.
  • An object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points compact and autonomous.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points that do not require the intervention of practitioner during treatment.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points requiring only simple supervision by the practitioner during treatment and not requiring intervention by the practitioner during treatment.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points for easy placement and removal stimulation means.
  • the invention relates to a device 1 for stimulating points acupuncture.
  • the stimulation is obtained at least by the energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric.
  • the device of the invention comprises at least one probe.
  • the installation may comprise a plurality of probes 2, ranging for example from two to twenty probes. These are able to cooperate with means 3 of temporary fixation to the skin 4 of the patient.
  • each probe 2 is provided means 5 for transmitting said stimulation energy.
  • the installation also includes at least one housing supply 6 of the probe or probes, comprising means 62 for connecting said housing 6 to at least one probe 2 and receiving means 61 7.
  • each housing 6 is intended to be equipped with a single probe, advantageously, it is possible to provide in particular four probes per housing, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the installation comprises a control unit 8, distinct from the supply of the one or more probes 2, and able to control their diet.
  • the control unit 8 is provided with means 81 transmission of control signals 7 as well as means 82 of stimulation programming. This control unit 8 thus makes it possible to control the different power supply boxes 6 distributed on the patient.
  • said probes are present in the form of a hollow stud having an upper portion cylindrical 21, a frustoconical intermediate portion 22 whose diameter increases towards a cylindrical lower part 23, of larger diameter than that of the upper part 21.
  • said probe 2 has in particular a longitudinal opening 24, of the same axis as that of the probe.
  • source 51 of light energy is housed inside the probe, at the level of the intermediate portion 22 or the lower portion 23.
  • Said source of energy light source is fed through the connection means 62.
  • the source of light energy 51 is in particular in the form of a light-emitting diode or a laser diode, arranged to the right of the acupuncture point to stimulate.
  • the wavelength of light emitted is for example between 500 nanometers and 1000 nanometers. II can also be envisaged to provide a group of several diodes contiguous in the same probe, to treat an area of the body of the patient.
  • the probe 2 is further completed by a magnetic energy source 52, capable of being associated with the source of light energy and / or an energy probe electric.
  • the magnetic energy source is for example under the shape of a separate probe with an electromagnetic coil, or then in the form of a permanent magnet, and surrounding, for example, the part 21 or 23 of the light and / or electrical probe 2.
  • the power supply can come from the same housing 6 or another separate housing, especially specified for magnetic power supply.
  • the magnetic energy source is in particular toric and placed at the acupuncture point right to stimulate, for example around this point acupuncture.
  • said electromagnetic coil can be also directly incorporated into the probe 2.
  • a magnetic field is used especially of low intensity.
  • the connecting means 62 comprise a waveguide, for example an optical fiber, for to convey the light energy emitted by the power supply unit 6 towards the probe 2 and the acupuncture point to stimulate.
  • each supply box 6 feeds four probes 2.
  • each supply box 6 feeds four probes 2.
  • the operation of the power supply boxes 6 is controlled by 8. The practitioner is therefore not obliged to dispose of a large number of wires around his patient to activate the operation and the synchronization of all the stimulation probes required for treatment envisaged.
  • the signals 7 emitted by the transmission means 81 of the control unit 8 are radio signals, especially infrared.
  • Ways program 81 are in the form of a transmitter for downloading a operating program to the receiving means 61 of the housing 6 which then becomes autonomous.
  • the programming means 82 and the transmission means 81 can order, housing 6 by housing and therefore, zone by zone of the patient's body, for example the sequence, the intensity, the duration and / or the stimulation frequency light and / or magnetic and / or electric. So, it is possible, by For example, to define the order in which the probes must be activated, the duration, intensity and frequency of the stimulation and / or to define whether the stimulation must be in continuous or pulsed emission. It is also possible to choose whether several acupuncture points should be stimulated simultaneously or not.
  • the fixing means 3 are in the form of a circular adhesive pellet 31, presenting a central opening 32, intended to be at the point right acupuncture to stimulate.
  • Said pellet has an upper face and a bottom side both adhesive. At least the face intended to be in contact with the patient's skin is covered with a hypoallergenic adhesive, this disposable pellet is changed to each person.
  • said pellets are provided in particular adhering to a sheet 33, for example in roll.
  • the adherence of the pastille 31 to the sheet 33 is reversible, so it is possible to take off the pellet to place it on the patient's skin.
  • each pellet is covered with a peelable protection 34 protecting the second adhesive face of said pellet 31.
  • the practitioner can remove the peelable protection 34 and install a probe 2.
  • pellets 31 have a non-adhesive tongue 35 to hold the lozenge before gluing it to the patient's skin and then separating the peelable protection 34 of said pellet.
  • Other solutions to install the probe 2 on the patient's body may be provided, such as cupping, or gel type adhesive for example.
  • the installation works as follows. First, the practitioner determines which acupuncture points to stimulate as well as the program stimulation to follow. He then disposes the adhesive pellets 31 on the skin 4 of the patient, right acupuncture points to stimulate, or on the probe. Then, after having removed the peelable protection 34 from a pellet 31, the practitioner applies an acupuncture point stimulation probe 2 at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric.
  • the practitioner can trigger, remotely, the program and treatment of stimulation using the control unit 8, via the power supply boxes 6.
  • the installation makes it possible to treat or stimulate several points acupuncture, in particular, simultaneously or one after the other, on a area or several areas of the body, pulsed or continuous with different frequencies, if any, zone by zone.

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The installation (1) has a set of probes (2) that cooperates with a fixing unit (3) temporarily secured to the skin (4). Each probe is equipped with a unit for emitting stimulation energy. A supply box (6) of the probe is connected to the probes by a linking unit (62). A control center provided with an emission unit, programs stimulation of acupuncture points and emits control signals.

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La présente invention concerne une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture par luminothérapie et/ou magnétothérapie et/ou électrothérapie.The present invention relates to a stimulation facility acupuncture points by light therapy and / or magnetotherapy and / or electrotherapy.

L'acupuncture est une méthode orientale de traitement médical, considérée comme une médecine douce en Europe et dans les pays anglo-saxons. II s'agit de stimuler certains points particuliers du corps humain situés sur des méridiens où circule l'énergie.Acupuncture is an oriental method of treatment medical, considered as a soft medicine in Europe and in the countries Anglo-Saxon. It is a question of stimulating certain particular points of the human body located on meridians where the energy flows.

Traditionnellement, la stimulation de ces points est réalisée à l'aide de fines aiguilles plantées au niveau de ces points, pour tonifier ou disperser l'énergie au niveau des méridiens. II est également possible de stimuler les points d'acupuncture à l'aide de moxa, ou par massages.Traditionally, the stimulation of these points is achieved at with fine needles planted at these points, to tone or disperse the energy at the meridians. It is also possible to stimulate acupuncture points using moxa, or by massage.

De nouveaux types de stimulation ont été développés, et notamment les stimulations par la lumière, par un champ magnétique ou par l'électricité.New types of stimulation have been developed, and especially stimulations by light, by a magnetic field or by electricity.

Pour cela, plusieurs types d'installation ont été développés.For this, several types of installation have been developed.

Le brevet américain US-6.074.411 concerne un appareil d'acupuncture laser comprenant un contrôleur et une alimentation réunis dans un même boítier et une pluralité d'émetteurs laser, adhérents à la peau du patient, chaque émetteur étant relié audit boítier par une liaison électrique, ce qui constitue ainsi une « pieuvre » assujettie à ce boítier.US Pat. No. 6,074,411 relates to a device of laser acupuncture comprising a controller and a power supply a same housing and a plurality of laser emitters, adhering to the skin of the patient, each transmitter being connected to said housing by an electrical connection, this which thus constitutes an "octopus" subject to this case.

Cependant, cet appareil nécessite un grand nombre de connexions électriques, qui peuvent être particulièrement gênantes d'une part lors de la pose des émetteurs et d'autre part au cours de la séance d'acupuncture laser.However, this device requires a large number of electrical connections, which can be particularly troublesome on the one hand during the installation of the transmitters and secondly during the session laser acupuncture.

On connaít également des dispositifs de traitement unitaires, de type stylo, relativement autonomes, mais nécessitant de traiter le patient point par point, le praticien étant alors obligé de maintenir le stylo en position pendant le traitement.Unit treatment devices are also known, pen-type, relatively autonomous, but requiring treatment of the patient point by point, the practitioner then being obliged to hold the pen in position during treatment.

Le but de la présente invention est de proposer une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture au moins par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique, qui pallie les inconvénients précités. The object of the present invention is to propose an installation stimulation of acupuncture points at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric, which compensates aforementioned drawbacks.

Un but de l'invention est de proposer une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture peu encombrante et autonome.An object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points compact and autonomous.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture ne nécessitant pas l'intervention du praticien au cours du traitement.Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points that do not require the intervention of practitioner during treatment.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture ne demandant qu'une simple supervision par le praticien au cours du traitement et ne nécessitant pas d'intervention du praticien au cours du traitement.Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points requiring only simple supervision by the practitioner during treatment and not requiring intervention by the practitioner during treatment.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture permettant une pose et une dépose aisées des moyens de stimulation.Another object of the invention is to propose an installation of stimulation of acupuncture points for easy placement and removal stimulation means.

D'autres buts et avantages de l'invention apparaítront au cours de la description qui va suivre, qui n'est donnée qu'à titre indicatif et qui n'a pas pour but de la limiter.Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during description which follows, which is given for information only and which has not for the purpose of limiting it.

L'invention concerne une installation de stimulation de points d'acupuncture au moins par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique, comprenant :

  • au moins une sonde apte à coopérer avec des moyens de fixation temporaires à la peau, munie de moyens pour émettre ladite énergie de stimulation,
  • au moins un boítier d'alimentation de la ou des sondes, comprenant des moyens de liaison dudit boítier à au moins une sonde et des moyens de réception des signaux de commande,
  • une centrale de commande de l'alimentation de la ou des sondes, munie de moyens d'émission de signaux de commande ainsi que de moyens de programmation de stimulation.
The invention relates to a device for stimulating acupuncture points at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric, comprising:
  • at least one probe adapted to cooperate with temporary fixing means to the skin, provided with means for transmitting said stimulation energy,
  • at least one power supply unit for the one or more probes, comprising means for connecting said housing to at least one probe and means for receiving the control signals,
  • a power control unit of the probe or probes, provided with means for transmitting control signals as well as stimulation programming means.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description, accompagnée des figures en annexe parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une représentation schématique d'une installation conforme à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'une sonde,
  • les figures 3a et 3b sont des vues en coupe axiale selon le plan III de la figure 2, représentant deux variantes d'une sonde,
  • la figure 4 est une vue de dessus de moyens de fixation temporaire à la peau,
  • les figures 5 et 6 sont des vues en coupe diamétrale, selon les plans V et VI de la figure 4, des moyens de fixation temporaire à la peau.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description, accompanied by the appended figures, among which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of an installation according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a probe,
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b are views in axial section along the plane III of FIG. 2, showing two variants of a probe,
  • FIG. 4 is a view from above of temporary fixing means to the skin,
  • Figures 5 and 6 are views in diametral section, according to the planes V and VI of Figure 4, temporary fixing means to the skin.

L'invention concerne une installation 1 de stimulation de points d'acupuncture. La stimulation est obtenue au moins par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique.The invention relates to a device 1 for stimulating points acupuncture. The stimulation is obtained at least by the energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric.

Le dispositif de l'invention comporte au moins une sonde. Toutefois, dans un mode de réalisation avantageux comme illustré à la figure 1, l'installation peut comprendre une pluralité de sondes 2, allant par exemple de deux à vingt sondes. Celles-ci sont aptes à coopérer avec des moyens 3 de fixation temporaire à la peau 4 du patient. En outre, chaque sonde 2 est munie de moyens 5 pour émettre ladite énergie de stimulation.The device of the invention comprises at least one probe. However, in an advantageous embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 1, the installation may comprise a plurality of probes 2, ranging for example from two to twenty probes. These are able to cooperate with means 3 of temporary fixation to the skin 4 of the patient. In addition, each probe 2 is provided means 5 for transmitting said stimulation energy.

L'installation comprend également au moins un boítier d'alimentation 6 de la ou des sondes, comprenant des moyens 62 de liaison dudit boítier 6 à au moins une sonde 2 ainsi que des moyens de réception 61 de signaux de commande 7. Bien que chaque boítier 6 est prévu pour être équipé d'une seule sonde, avantageusement, il est possible de prévoir notamment quatre sondes par boítier, comme illustré à la figure 1.The installation also includes at least one housing supply 6 of the probe or probes, comprising means 62 for connecting said housing 6 to at least one probe 2 and receiving means 61 7. Although each housing 6 is intended to be equipped with a single probe, advantageously, it is possible to provide in particular four probes per housing, as shown in Figure 1.

En outre, l'installation comprend une centrale de commande 8, distincte de l'alimentation de la ou desdites sondes 2, et apte à commander leur alimentation. La centrale de commande 8 est munie de moyens 81 d'émission de signaux de commande 7 ainsi que de moyens 82 de programmation des stimulations. Cette centrale 8 permet donc de commander les différents boítiers d'alimentation 6 répartis sur le patient.In addition, the installation comprises a control unit 8, distinct from the supply of the one or more probes 2, and able to control their diet. The control unit 8 is provided with means 81 transmission of control signals 7 as well as means 82 of stimulation programming. This control unit 8 thus makes it possible to control the different power supply boxes 6 distributed on the patient.

Comme illustrées aux figures 2, 3a et 3b, lesdites sondes se présentent sous la forme d'un plot creux présentant une partie supérieure cylindrique 21, une partie intermédiaire tronconique 22 dont le diamètre augmente vers une partie inférieure cylindrique 23, de plus grand diamètre que celui de la partie supérieure 21. As illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3a and 3b, said probes are present in the form of a hollow stud having an upper portion cylindrical 21, a frustoconical intermediate portion 22 whose diameter increases towards a cylindrical lower part 23, of larger diameter than that of the upper part 21.

Selon cet exemple, ladite sonde 2 présente notamment une ouverture 24 longitudinale, de même axe que celui de la sonde.According to this example, said probe 2 has in particular a longitudinal opening 24, of the same axis as that of the probe.

Selon une première variante, illustrée à la figure 3a, une source 51 d'énergie lumineuse est logée à l'intérieur de la sonde, au niveau de la partie intermédiaire 22 ou la partie inférieure 23. Ladite source d'énergie lumineuse est alimentée grâce aux moyens de liaison 62. Il s'agit dans cet exemple d'un câble électrique reliant la source d'énergie lumineuse 51 au boítier d'alimentation 6.According to a first variant, illustrated in FIG. source 51 of light energy is housed inside the probe, at the level of the intermediate portion 22 or the lower portion 23. Said source of energy light source is fed through the connection means 62. example of an electrical cable connecting the source of light energy 51 to power supply box 6.

La source d'énergie lumineuse 51 se présente notamment sous la forme d'une diode électroluminescente ou d'une diode laser, disposée au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler. La longueur d'onde de la lumière émise est comprise par exemple entre 500 nanomètres et 1 000 nanomètres. II peut être envisagé également de prévoir un groupement de plusieurs diodes contigües dans une même sonde, pour traiter une zone du corps du patient.The source of light energy 51 is in particular in the form of a light-emitting diode or a laser diode, arranged to the right of the acupuncture point to stimulate. The wavelength of light emitted is for example between 500 nanometers and 1000 nanometers. II can also be envisaged to provide a group of several diodes contiguous in the same probe, to treat an area of the body of the patient.

Selon une deuxième variante, illustrée à la figure 3b, la sonde 2 est complétée en outre par une source d'énergie magnétique 52, apte à être associée à la source d'énergie lumineuse et/ou à une sonde d'énergie électrique.According to a second variant, illustrated in FIG. 3b, the probe 2 is further completed by a magnetic energy source 52, capable of being associated with the source of light energy and / or an energy probe electric.

La source d'énergie magnétique se présente par exemple sous la forme d'une sonde distincte munie d'une bobine électromagnétique, ou alors sous la forme d'un aimant permanent, et entourant, par exemple, la partie 21 ou 23 de la sonde lumineuse et/ou électrique 2.The magnetic energy source is for example under the shape of a separate probe with an electromagnetic coil, or then in the form of a permanent magnet, and surrounding, for example, the part 21 or 23 of the light and / or electrical probe 2.

L'alimentation peut provenir d'un même boítier 6 ou d'un autre boítier séparé, notamment spécifié pour l'alimentation magnétique. Dans les deux cas, la source d'énergie magnétique est notamment torique et placée au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler, par exemple autour de ce point d'acupuncture.The power supply can come from the same housing 6 or another separate housing, especially specified for magnetic power supply. In the two cases, the magnetic energy source is in particular toric and placed at the acupuncture point right to stimulate, for example around this point acupuncture.

Il est à noter que ladite bobine électromagnétique peut être aussi directement incorporée dans la sonde 2.It should be noted that said electromagnetic coil can be also directly incorporated into the probe 2.

Avantageusement, on utilise un champ magnétique notamment d'une faible intensité.Advantageously, a magnetic field is used especially of low intensity.

Selon une autre variante, non illustrée, les moyens de liaison 62 comprennent un guide d'onde, par exemple une fibre optique, pour acheminer l'énergie lumineuse émise par le boítier d'alimentation 6 vers la sonde 2 et le point d'acupuncture à stimuler.According to another variant, not illustrated, the connecting means 62 comprise a waveguide, for example an optical fiber, for to convey the light energy emitted by the power supply unit 6 towards the probe 2 and the acupuncture point to stimulate.

Selon une caractéristique particulière de l'invention, chaque boítier d'alimentation 6 alimente quatre sondes 2. Ainsi, il est possible de disposer autour du patient une série de boítiers d'alimentation 6 reliés à des sondes 2. Le fonctionnement des boítiers d'alimentation 6 est commandé par la centrale de commande 8. Le praticien n'est donc pas obligé de disposer un grand nombre de fils autour de son patient pour activer le fonctionnement et la synchronisation de l'ensemble des sondes de stimulation nécessaires au traitement envisagé.According to a particular characteristic of the invention, each supply box 6 feeds four probes 2. Thus, it is possible to have around the patient a series of power supply boxes 6 connected to probes 2. The operation of the power supply boxes 6 is controlled by 8. The practitioner is therefore not obliged to dispose of a large number of wires around his patient to activate the operation and the synchronization of all the stimulation probes required for treatment envisaged.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, les signaux 7 émis par les moyens d'émission 81 de la centrale de commande 8 sont des signaux radioélectriques, notamment infrarouges. Les moyens d'émission 81 prennent la forme d'un émetteur permettant de télécharger un programme de fonctionnement aux moyens de réception 61 du boítier 6 qui devient alors autonome.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the signals 7 emitted by the transmission means 81 of the control unit 8 are radio signals, especially infrared. Ways program 81 are in the form of a transmitter for downloading a operating program to the receiving means 61 of the housing 6 which then becomes autonomous.

Les moyens de programmation 82 et d'émission 81 peuvent commander, boítier 6 par boítier et donc, zone par zone du corps du patient, par exemple la séquence, l'intensité, la durée et/ou la fréquence de stimulation lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique. Ainsi, il est possible, par exemple, de définir l'ordre dans lequel les sondes doivent être activées, la durée, l'intensité et la fréquence de la stimulation et/ou de définir si la stimulation doit être en émission continue ou pulsée. Il est également possible de choisir si plusieurs points d'acupuncture doivent être stimulés simultanément ou non.The programming means 82 and the transmission means 81 can order, housing 6 by housing and therefore, zone by zone of the patient's body, for example the sequence, the intensity, the duration and / or the stimulation frequency light and / or magnetic and / or electric. So, it is possible, by For example, to define the order in which the probes must be activated, the duration, intensity and frequency of the stimulation and / or to define whether the stimulation must be in continuous or pulsed emission. It is also possible to choose whether several acupuncture points should be stimulated simultaneously or not.

Comme illustrés aux figures 4, 5 et 6, les moyens de fixation 3 se présentent sous la forme d'une pastille adhésive 31 circulaire, présentant une ouverture centrale 32, destinée à se trouver au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler. Ladite pastille présente une face supérieure et une face inférieure toutes deux adhésives. Au moins la face destinée à être en contact avec la peau du patient est couverte d'un adhésif hypoallergénique, cette pastille à usage unique est changée à chaque personne.As illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the fixing means 3 are in the form of a circular adhesive pellet 31, presenting a central opening 32, intended to be at the point right acupuncture to stimulate. Said pellet has an upper face and a bottom side both adhesive. At least the face intended to be in contact with the patient's skin is covered with a hypoallergenic adhesive, this disposable pellet is changed to each person.

Pour son utilisation, lesdites pastilles sont prévues notamment adhérentes à une feuille 33, par exemple en rouleau. L'adhérence de la pastille 31 à la feuille 33 est réversible, de sorte qu'il est possible de décoller la pastille pour la placer sur la peau du patient. Par ailleurs, chaque pastille est recouverte d'une protection pelable 34 protégeant la seconde face adhésive de ladite pastille 31. Ainsi, par exemple, une fois la pastille 31 collée sur la peau du patient, le praticien peut ôter la protection pelable 34 et installer une sonde 2.For its use, said pellets are provided in particular adhering to a sheet 33, for example in roll. The adherence of the pastille 31 to the sheet 33 is reversible, so it is possible to take off the pellet to place it on the patient's skin. Moreover, each pellet is covered with a peelable protection 34 protecting the second adhesive face of said pellet 31. Thus, for example, once the pellet 31 stuck to the skin of the patient, the practitioner can remove the peelable protection 34 and install a probe 2.

Pour faciliter cette dernière opération, par exemple, les pastilles 31 présentent une languette 35 non adhésive permettant de tenir aisément la pastille avant de la coller à la peau du patient puis de séparer la protection pelable 34 de ladite pastille. D'autres solutions pour installer la sonde 2 sur le corps du patient peuvent être prévues, telles que ventouses, ou adhésif de type gel par exemple.To facilitate this last operation, for example, pellets 31 have a non-adhesive tongue 35 to hold the lozenge before gluing it to the patient's skin and then separating the peelable protection 34 of said pellet. Other solutions to install the probe 2 on the patient's body may be provided, such as cupping, or gel type adhesive for example.

L'installation fonctionne de la façon suivante. Tout d'abord, le praticien détermine les points d'acupuncture à stimuler ainsi que le programme de stimulation à suivre. Il dispose ensuite les pastilles adhésives 31 sur la peau 4 du patient, au droit des points d'acupuncture à stimuler, ou sur la sonde. Puis, après avoir ôté la protection pelable 34 d'une pastille 31, le praticien applique une sonde 2 de stimulation de points d'acupuncture au moins par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique.The installation works as follows. First, the practitioner determines which acupuncture points to stimulate as well as the program stimulation to follow. He then disposes the adhesive pellets 31 on the skin 4 of the patient, right acupuncture points to stimulate, or on the probe. Then, after having removed the peelable protection 34 from a pellet 31, the practitioner applies an acupuncture point stimulation probe 2 at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electric.

Une fois que l'ensemble des sondes est correctement disposé, le praticien peut déclencher, à distance, le programme et le traitement de stimulation à l'aide de la centrale de commande 8, par l'intermédiaire des boítiers d'alimentation 6.Once all the probes are correctly arranged, the practitioner can trigger, remotely, the program and treatment of stimulation using the control unit 8, via the power supply boxes 6.

Ainsi, l'installation permet de traiter ou stimuler plusieurs points d'acupuncture, notamment, de façon simultanée ou l'un après l'autre, sur une zone ou plusieurs zones du corps, de façon pulsée ou continue avec des fréquences différentes, le cas échéant, zone par zone.Thus, the installation makes it possible to treat or stimulate several points acupuncture, in particular, simultaneously or one after the other, on a area or several areas of the body, pulsed or continuous with different frequencies, if any, zone by zone.

Naturellement, d'autres modes de mise en oeuvre, à la portée de l'homme du métier, auraient pu encore être envisagés sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention.Naturally, other modes of implementation, within reach those skilled in the art, could still have been envisaged without depart from the scope of the invention.

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Installation (1) de stimulation de points d'acupuncture au moins par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et/ou magnétique et/ou électrique, comprenant : au moins une sonde (2) apte à coopérer avec des moyens (3) de fixation temporaire à la peau (4), munie de moyens (5) pour émettre ladite énergie de stimulation, au moins un boítier d'alimentation (6) de la ou des sondes (2) comprenant des moyens (62) de liaison dudit boítier (6) à au moins une sonde (2) et des moyens (61) de réception de signaux (7) de commande, une centrale de commande (8) de l'alimentation de la ou des sondes (2), munie de moyens (81) d'émission de signaux (7) de commande ainsi que de moyens (82) de programmation des stimulations. Installation (1) for stimulating acupuncture points at least by energy from a light source and / or magnetic and / or electrical, comprising: at least one probe (2) adapted to cooperate with means (3) for temporarily fixing the skin (4), provided with means (5) for transmitting said stimulation energy, at least one power supply unit (6) of the one or more probes (2) comprising means (62) for connecting said housing (6) to at least one probe (2) and means (61) for receiving signals ( 7) order, a control unit (8) for supplying the one or more probes (2), provided with means (81) for transmitting control signals (7) as well as means (82) for programming the stimulations. Installation selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle lesdites sondes (2) comprennent des moyens (51, 52) pour stimuler les points d'acupuncture par l'énergie issue d'une source lumineuse et d'une source magnétique.An installation according to claim 1, wherein said probes (2) include means (51, 52) for stimulating points of acupuncture by energy from a light source and a source magnetic. Installation selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle : la source (51) lumineuse se présente sous la forme d'une diode électroluminescente ou d'une diode laser, au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler, et, la source (52) magnétique se présente sous la forme d'une bobine électromagnétique ou d'un aimant permanent, torique, au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler. Installation according to claim 2, wherein: the light source (51) is in the form of a light-emitting diode or a laser diode, to the right of the acupuncture point to be stimulated, and the magnetic source (52) is in the form of an electromagnetic coil or a permanent magnet, toric, to the right of the acupuncture point to be stimulated. Installation selon la revendication 2 dans laquelle les moyens de liaison (62) comprennent un guide d'onde pour acheminer l'énergie lumineuse émise par le boítier d'alimentation 6 vers la sonde et le point d'acupuncture à stimuler.Installation according to claim 2 wherein the connecting means (62) includes a waveguide for conveying energy light emitted by the power supply unit 6 towards the probe and the point acupuncture to stimulate. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ledit au moins boítier (6) d'alimentation alimente quatre sondes (2).Installation according to any one of the claims preceding, wherein said at least one housing (6) power supply four probes (2). Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits signaux (7) sont des signaux radioélectriques.Installation according to any one of the claims in which said signals (7) are signals radio. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits moyens de programmation (82) et d'émission (81) commandent boítier (6) par boítier, et donc zone par zone du corps du patient, au moins la séquence, l'intensité, la durée et/ou la fréquence de stimulation, pour une émission continue ou pulsée, et simultanée ou non.Installation according to any one of the claims in which said programming means (82) and emission (81) control housing (6) by housing, and therefore zone by zone of the patient's body, at least sequence, intensity, duration and / or frequency stimulation, for a continuous or pulsed emission, and simultaneous or not. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits moyens (3) de fixation se présentent sous la forme d'une pastille (31) adhésive double face hypoallergénique, présentant une ouverture centrale (34) au droit du point d'acupuncture à stimuler.Installation according to any one of the claims in which said fixing means (3) are in the form of form of a hypoallergenic double-sided adhesive pellet (31) presenting a central opening (34) to the right of the acupuncture point to stimulate.
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