Patent ID: 8439853
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. An electric moxibustion device comprising: a tubular case having a front end opening; a heater unit placed near the front end opening in the case; and a heatproof rubber cap removably attached to the front end of said case, wherein said heater unit comprises a heat transfer metal plate and a heating element which is fixed on the back surface of the heat transfer metal plate and generates heat using power from an external power source or a battery, wherein said cap has a discharge opening for discharging heat from the heating element, the discharge opening being disposed at the center of the front end of the cap, wherein said cap and said case are configured for holding an absorbent-retentive member which absorbs and retains a medical fluid between the discharge opening of said cap and said heat transfer metal plate in said case, and wherein said case has a thermoregulation circuit built-in which can change the temperature of said heating element in a stepwise manner, and push buttons for temperature adjustment are provided on the outer periphery of said case.