Patent ID: 6113620
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61H,A61N

Abstract:
A magnetic needle for acupuncture, comprising:a housing having an opening and a bottom wall;a magnet seated in said opening of the housing;a wedge-shaped projection held in said opening of the housing so as to project into the exterior of the bottom wall of said housing and come into contact with the magnet, said wedge-shaped projection being adapted for pressing a meridian point and giving a finger-pressure effect to the meridian point while forming a magnetic field around the meridian point with the magnetic force of the magnet being concentrated at a tip of said wedge-shaped projection, said wedge-shaped projection being formed by a lower end of a shaft passing through a center of said magnet, said wedge-shaped projection being biased by elastic biasing means to elastically press the meridian point, said housing being provided with a connection part for connecting an adhesive web to the housing, said adhesive web being used for attaching the housing to a skin surface.