Patent ID: 6022368
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A method of acupuncture treatment comprising:providing an acupuncture device which consists of a convex enclosure with means for attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of a patient, and an acupuncture needle located inside said convex enclosure and attached to said enclosure at a needle attachment area, said convex enclosure being made of a resilient material capable of restoring its unstressed initial shape after being deformed by pressure applied to said enclosure, the tip of said acupuncture needle projecting through said means for attaching when said convex enclosure is in its unstressed, initial state;attaching said acupuncture device to the skin of the patient, in an acupuncture site by means of said means for attaching thus inserting said needle into the patient's body to a first depth;further inserting said needle into the patient's body by pressing on said needle attachment area of said convex enclosure;releasing the pressure from said needle attachment area and allowing said enclosure to restore its initial shape which causes said needle to move back to its original position to said first depth; andmaintaining said needle in the patients skin after said enclosure restored its initial shape and while said patient is in a mobile state.