Computer-aided automatic vital acupuncture point alignment and electronic acupuncture method and a system to perform the method
US7076293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-aided automatic vital acupuncture point alignment and electronic acupuncture method uses a system comprised of a computer, a digital imaging device, a digital probe device and an electronic acupuncture device. The computer takes a picture of a patient's body with the digital imaging device and automatically marks vital acupuncture points on the picture from a standard body's picture on which all vital acupuncture points are marked and localizes the vital acupuncture points on the patient's skin with the digital probe device. A practitioner uses the electronic acupuncture device to touch the vital acupuncture points on the patient's skin based on the patient's picture. The computer outputs a suitable wave signal through the electronic acupuncture device to the skin. Therefore, the present invention identifies the vital acupuncture points on the skin to have a good curative effect.
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