Patent ID: 11911337
Assignee: EASTERN CURRENTS LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method comprising:
(a) disposing an acupuncture needle into the device as claimed in claim 1, and coupling a handle of the acupuncture needle to the coupling mechanism such that a shaft of the acupuncture needle extends through the second cavity portion of the housing;
(b) positioning a tip of the acupuncture needle, the tip being on an opposite end of the handle of the acupuncture needle, proximate to an insertion location on the subject;
(c) applying a force on the thrust of the device, thereby displacing the thrust within the first cavity portion of the housing in a direction towards the second cavity portion, and thereby inserting the acupuncture needle into the subject at the insertion location; and
(d) releasing the force on the thrust, thereby de-coupling the coupling mechanism from the handle of the acupuncture needle.