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US4106513A Device and method for three point electro therapy 失效
标题翻译：三点电疗法的装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US4106513A
公开(公告)日：1978-08-15
申请号：US658849
申请日：1976-02-17
申请人： J. C. Tzeng
发明人： J. C. Tzeng
IPC分类号： A61N1/04 , A61N1/32
CPC分类号： A61N1/0452 , A61N1/0472 , A61N1/326
摘要： A device and method for use in the treatment of arthritic symptoms in joints, for example finger and wrist joints, whereby a pulsating, low voltage, direct current electricity is applied to the skin surface at three points, causing electricity to flow through the joint for the elimination of stiffness, soreness, discomfort and the like. The apparatus provides the electricity at pulsating rates through and about the joint. Convenient elastic rings may be used to secure surface electrodes to the skin at the joint.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThis invention pertains to a healing and soothing device for use on a human or animal body to eliminate pain and discomfort at various points including arthritis, bursitis, neuralgia, rheumatism and the like in certain joints of the body.2. Description of the Prior ArtPrior art to which this invention pertains is generally known by the term acupuncture which has been practiced by the Chinese for many thousand years. Only recently has this method of healing and curing become known and practiced on a limited basis in the United States. In the practice of acupunture, metal needles are inserted into certain sensitive areas in the body as are determined from experience or from monitoring points in the body having low resistance to electrical current. Such points are usually determined to be areas between the bone and adjacent muscle tissue. When the acupuncture point is located the insertion of the needle will relieve pain, discomfort and provide curing at associated points. While it is not known why acupuncture works, there are a number of theories postulated dealing with the chemical and electrical changes that occur upon the insertion of needles into certain body areas. It has been reasoned by the inventor herein that the use of needles per se in acupuncture is not mandatory and that the curing effect of acupuncture occurs from electrical changes that occur on an atomic level when electrons or other atomic or subatomic particles that have been distorted from their natural arrangment and accumulated are disbursed back into their prior, normal arrangement when metal needles are inserted to provide the necessary catalyst to urge the particles back to their normal structural arrangement. Because the changes are thought to be electrical in nature, insertion of needles is not mandatory. The electrical method disclosed herein can be used for re-arranging the distorted atomic structure to accomplish the same result as acupuncture, without piercing the skin. Thus, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a treatment termed Surface Electro Therapy which provides certain of the benefits of acupuncture without the usual pain caused by inserting needles.SUMMARYThis invention pertains to a three-point method called Surface Electro Therapy and to an apparatus, both of which are used for the treatment of bodily discomforts, stiffness, etc., caused by arthritis, rheumatism and the like. Low voltage electrical current is applied via three electrodes adjacent the treated area, usually a joint, in such a manner to provide two paths for passing current through the affected joint. A pulsating low voltage electrical current is used to prevent muscle fatigue and to permit the feeling of a steady flow of electricity yet prevent short circuiting between two closely positioned electrodes.In practicing the invention disclosed herein in the treatment of joints such as finger joints, two electrical contacts or electrodes are placed adjacent the joint and radially or diametrically opposed about the finger and a third electrode is placed in position on the other side of the joint spaced from one of the first contacts on the same side of the finger but across the joint. With the electrical arrangement disclosed herein, direct current of a low voltage suggested between 1 and 3 volts is applied in a pulsating fashion to provide two continuous, pulsating current flow paths through the treated joint between the electrodes that are spaced across from one another. Such a three-point method of application of electrical flow has provided relief from stiff and aching joints.These and other objects and advantages of the invention become apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art with reference to the following drawings, description and claims.
摘要翻译：一种用于治疗关节的关节炎症状的装置和方法，例如手指和腕关节，由此在三个点处将脉动，低电压的直流电施加到皮肤表面，导致电流通过关节流动消除僵硬，酸痛，不适等。该设备通过和关于接头的脉动速率提供电力。方便的弹性环可用于将表面电极固定在接头处的皮肤上。

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