Patent · US Expired

Head acupuncture instrument

US6280454A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
3References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1999
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/32
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A head acupuncture instrument is disclosed. The head acupuncture instrument includes headgear with electrode probes mounted thereon, a wire dispenser, a plurality of wires extending from an electricity supply to the electrode probes via the wire dispenser, and a column with a bottom end secured to the headgear and a top end extensively received in the wire dispenser. The electrode probes offer stimulating current to acupuncture points needed to be stimulated in a patient's head.

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