Patent ID: 9603197
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A41D,A61F,A61N,D04B,H05B

Claim:
1. A smart textile for providing acupuncture therapy to a user, comprising, a power supply configured to supply power to the smart textile; conductive textiles which are capable of conducting electricity, the conductive textiles are configured to directly receive power from the power supply, the conductive textiles are made with a first conductive textile material having a first resistance, the conductive textiles are manufactured by weaving or sewing silver coated fabric into knitted fabric; normal yarn sections; a power modification means to make the supplied power suitable for use; an electronic controlling device to control positions and strength of the therapy; and a plurality of separated heating pads configured to directly receive power from the conductive textiles to generate heat, the heating pads are made with a second conductive textile material having a second resistance that is higher than the first resistance, 2N electrodes being in the middle of the heating pads which are made with a third conductive fabric having a third resistance lower than the second resistance, wherein the plurality of separated heating pads are connected with the power supply in parallel via the conductive textiles, and wherein said heating pads and electrodes are strategically sized and positioned to provide the acupuncture therapy to the user.