Pad for Imaginary Acupuncture Therapy and a Method for Preparing the Same

A pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy includes a cushion layer in an upper part, into which an acupuncture pin is inserted, a blocking plate for blocking the acupuncture pin from penetrating into the skin in a lower part of the pad and which is attached to spots on the body suitable for acupuncture, and a protection film on the cushion layer for confirming reuse of the pad, such that the protection film functions to prevent secondary infection caused by reusing the pad and to protect against contamination due to scattering of crumbled materials from the surface of the pad.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention and the method for preparing the same will be hereinafter explained in detail with the reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy and the method for preparing the same which provides a curing effect by acupuncture simulation without inserting an acupuncture pin into the skin. The pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention comprises a cushion layer (20) in an upper part, in which an acupuncture pin (N) is inserted into, a hard blocking plate (10) for blocking the penetration of an acupuncture pin (N) into the skin in a lower part. An adhesive is applied to the bottom of the hard blocking plate (10). A protecting film (30) is laminated on the surface of the cushion layer (20) to monitor the usage of the pad on the base from the presence of holes which are caused by the penetration of acupuncture pin (N). A coating paper (11) is attached to the adhesive applied to the bottom of the protecting plate (10) in a manner of easy separation.

The cushion layer (20) is made by expanded resin or sponge with a density suitable for acupuncture and the protection film (30) is preferably a paper or a vinyl which allows the trace of acupuncture penetration to be easily confirmed.

The basic pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention is manufactured by laminating in order of a coating paper (11) in a suitable size, a blocking plate (10) with the same size as the coating paper where an adhesive is applied to the bottom in a manner of easy separation, a cushion layer (20) with the depth for inserting acupuncture pin (N), and a protection film (30) in a shape of a thin membrane. From said basic pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy, various shapes of separated pads are made by cutting out the blocking plate (10), the cushion layer (20) and the protecting film (30) in an integrated state excluding the coating paper (11) from the basic pad by using cutters (not shown) having various pad shapes.

As shown inFIG. 5, several pads are taken out from the coating paper (11) to which they are attached, and the blocking plates (10) of the pads are attached to spots suitable for acupuncture distributed on the body. The acupuncture pin (N) is inserted through the protection film (30) exposed outside the cushion layer (20). Thus, imaginary acupuncture therapy by using the pad according to the present invention can cure a patient without accompanying any pain or fear.

The protecting film (30) of the pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy can confirm the reuse of the pad by checking a penetration hole caused by acupuncture and thus functions to prevent reuse of the pad in advance. Therefore, the pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention can prevent secondary infection and unsanitariness caused by reusing the pad with other patients by employing the protecting film (30). Also, in the pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention, as the cushion layer (20) is blocked by the protecting film (30), crumbled materials which may occur in the process of handling the pad due to damage to cushion layer (20) are not scattered. Thus, the pad for imaginary acupuncture therapy according to the present invention allows acupuncture therapy to be performed in a clean condition.