Patent ID: 8043348
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A61H,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An acupuncture device using a laser beam, comprising: a) a controller including outputs configured for receiving power lines; b) power lines connected to the outputs of the controller; c) laser diodes connected to the power lines, the laser diodes being configured for emitting a laser beam; d) laser needles having respective output sections, and being configured for contacting a patient's body at their output sections; e) the laser needles being connected to the laser diodes, and being configured for transmitting the laser beam emitted by the laser diodes and injected into the laser needles when contacting a patient's body at the respective output sections, in use; f) one of the laser needles being surrounded by a current-conducting sheath configured for being supplied with current from the controller; g) the power lines being guided in a bundle by a holding arm from the controller to a module plate provided on an end of the holding arm at which the power lines of the bundle are separated; h) a laser module including a driver chip and one of the laser diodes being connected to an end of one of the power lines by the module plate; i) the laser module being connected via a suspended optical fiber protected by a sheath to the respective one of the laser needles; and j) the holding arm being configured as a gallows, the holding arm including a substantially vertical part, a substantially horizontal part, a swivel joint, a bendable knee, and the holding arm being sufficiently strong for supporting the module plate and the optical fiber.