5089results about "Devices for heating/cooling reflex points" patented technology

A systems and methods for controlling temperature in a cryogenic device includes providing a device having a probe and a heater element. A distal region of the probe is engaged with the target region. Measuring and recording current temperature of a proximal region of the probe and time of the measurement is used to determine slope of a temperature curve defined by two points. The first point is defined by the current temperature and time of measurement and a second point is defined by a previous measurement of proximal region temperature and time of measurement. When the slope is less than a slope threshold value a treatment flag is activated, treatment start time is recorded and the proximal region is heated with the heater element. Heating is discontinued and the treatment flag is deactivated after elapsed treatment time exceeds a duration threshold value.

A device and associated method for providing vestibular stimulation to an individual includes active elements positioned on or proximate an ear insert. The active elements include but are not limited to at least one electrode, at least one thermometer, and at least one thermoelectric transducer. The device includes a computerized control module regulating the active elements. The device incorporates an ear insert that allows the active elements to engage the individual's ear canal and therefore access the individual's vestibular system. Vestibular stimulation applied to the individual is customized for directly stimulating desired regions of the brain for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. In a preferred embodiment, the device provides vestibular stimulation sufficient to promote physiological changes in the individual, the changes selected from the group consisting of circadian temperature cycle time shifts, ascorbic acid production, serotonin production, acetylcholine production, histamine production, and heat shock protein production.

Provided is a pressure-reduction skin management device, which includes: a suction unit for sucking the skin by applying a pressure reduction force to the skin so as to more effectively transfer a stimulus for skin management to the skin while sufficiently securing the pressure reduction force; and a skin stimulation unit provided on the suction unit, for applying energy to the expanded skin. The suction unit includes: a suction cup having a space formed therein and an open lower end to transfer the energy to the skin when coming into contact with the skin; and a housing surrounding the upperportion and the side surface of the suction cup while being spaced apart outward from the suction cup, the housing forming the outer shape of the suction unit. The skin stimulation unit includes a heating / cooling unit provided on the suction cup, for heating or cooling the suction cup.

Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein generally include methods and / or devices for increasing blood flow, controlling the vasodilatation of a patient's vascular structure, regulating the temperature of a portion of a mammal, and for improving various interventional procedures and / or therapeutic techniques. The device may also include one or more access ports, or apertures, that allow access to portions of the mammal's extremity to allow interventional type medical devices, therapeutic devices, surgical support equipment or patient monitoring devices to have access to the extremity on which a body element is disposed. The device may also be configured to allow other supporting components, which may include IV or other catheters, a means of accessing to a portion of the extremity positioned inside the temperature regulating device. In one configuration the device comprises flexible materials that are adapted to conform to the surface of the extremity disposed in the device when a vacuum pressure is applied to an internal region of the device.

The invention provides an aromatherapy magnetic therapy warming moxibustion stick which comprises a warming moxibustion stick head (1), a connecting component (2), an inner tube (3), a spring (4) and a hand rod (5). The aromatherapy magnetic therapy warming moxibustion stick is characterized in that the warming moxibustion stick head (1) comprises a stick head sleeve (1-1) and magnetic therapy rings (1-2) and (1-3); the connecting component (2) comprises a steel sleeve (2-1), a connecting magnetic ring (2-) and a swivel bearing (2-3). The aromatherapy magnetic therapy warming moxibustion stick is also provided with a hollow fixing screw (6); one end of the inner tube (3) is provided with a herb strip spring clip (301); and the connection of the warming moxibustion stick head (1) and the connecting component (2) is the push-pull magnetic connection of simultaneous rolling. The aromatherapy magnetic therapy warming moxibustion stick realizes the firm and reliable push-pull connection between the warming moxibustion stick head and the hand rod, can carry out the magnetic therapy while carrying out the rolling type warming moxibusion massage, not only is used conveniently but also has simple structure and low cost, and is convenient to be popularized.

The invention discloses a lifting-controllable smoke abatement moxibustion box and a use method thereof, which are convenient for people to implement moxibustion alone. The box mainly comprises a box bottom, a box body, a micro stepper motor, a singlechip control center, a wireless receiving and dispatching module, a power supply, a gear, a rack, a sliding rail, a sliding block, a moxa stick clamp, a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) layer, a remote controller and the like. The box and the method have the following characteristics: 1 the remote controller can be used for controlling the singlechip control center, the up-down movement of the moxa stick clamp is realized through the roation of the micro stepper motor, and the movement can be corrected to 1 mm, so that the effect of controlling the moxibustion temperature can be indirectly achieved, and more convenience is brought to users to implement the moxibustion at acupoints on backs alone; 2 moxa smoke can be removed furthest through two smoke abatement devices of the HEPA layer and the active carbon layer, so that the dissipation of indoor smoke and smell is reduced, and the two smoke abatement materials can be dismounted and cleaned for recycling; 3 the moxibustion time can be reasonably adjusted through setting a timer; 4 vertical moxibustion is guaranteed during moxibustion, and has the basically identical effect with hanging moxibustion of holding moxa sticks in hands; and 5 the structure is simple and light.

An apparatus, for a thermal vacuum therapy by using a suction cup on a skin of a patient, includes a heating unit disposed in the suction cup. The heating unit includes a heat core made of high heat conductive material and a heat retention sleeve made of low heat conductive material, wherein the heat core is wrapped by the heat retention sleeve and is arranged in such a manner that after the heat core rapidly stores heat energy, the heat retention sleeve is adapted for keeping the heat energy at the heat core so as to enable the heat core being gradually released heat within the suction cup during cupping treatment.

The invention discloses a novel temperature control moxibustion device which comprises a cylindrical moxibustion box and a box cover, wherein a moxibustion hole is formed in the bottom of the moxibustion box, and a detachable dust stop screen is arranged on the moxibustion hole. The temperature control moxibustion device further comprises a support frame and a temperature sensor, the support frame is fixed in the moxibustion box, and the temperature sensor is fixed on the bottom surface of the moxibustion box; a screw rod perpendicular to the bottom surface of the moxibustion box is arranged at the lower part of the support frame, a nut seat is in bolted connection with the screw rod, and a fixing ring corresponding to the moxibustion hole is fixed on one side of the nut seat and used for inserting moxa sticks; and the screw rod is driven by a reducing motor fixed on the support frame to rotate. According to the novel temperature control moxibustion device, the therapeutic temperature is regulated by controlling a distance between a moxa stick fire point and a moxibustion acupuncture point, the constant temperature of the moxibustion acupuncture point of a human body is maintained, and the whole device is portable and flexible, so that the temperature of the moxibustion acupuncture point of the human body can be accurately controlled, and an optimal curative effect is achieved.

The present invention relates to a hot moxibustion unit provided with a heater which generates heat upon application of an electric current, the hot moxibustion unit comprising a heater (2) which generates heat upon application of an electric current, and a thermal mat (4) which is composed of a heat storage medium (3) which accumulates heat when heated by the heater (2) and a storage bag (8) which holds the heat storage medium (3), wherein the heater (2) is formed by attaching a flexible planar heating element (1) to a substrate sheet (6). This hot moxibustion unit closely fits a human body and provides increased comfort for the user.

A system where a home server can recognize a location of a home device in a home network. The home device includes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag which stores information about the home device, and each plug receptacle constituting the home network has an RFID reader. Accordingly, the RFID reader checks the location of the RFID tag in real time and transfers the information about the RFID tag and a receptacle identifier to a home server, so that the home server recognizes the location of the home device in real time using the information transferred. Therefore, using the transferred information, the home server can recognize in real-time the location of the home device, and also transfer necessary information to the home device.

The invention discloses a moxa stick. The moxa stick comprises wormwood processing objects, medicinal constituents and oil and fat; the wormwood processing objects absorb the oil and fat through contact; the oil and fat weight accounts for 10% and above the total weight of the moxa stick, and the oil and fat is vegetable oil and fat, animal oil and fat, vegetable oil and fat processing objects or animal oil and fat processing objects. A moxa stick fabrication method comprises the steps of getting the moxa stick to make contact with the oil, and getting the moxa stick to make contact with medicine. The medicinal constituents are added in the following one or more modes that: 1, the medicine is added to the moxa stick in the solid state; 2, the medicine is added to the moxa stick in the form of liquid medicine; 3, the medicine makes contact with the oil and fat, so that the medicine or the medicinal constituents are added to the moxa stick.

The invention discloses a moxa cone coiling forming machine which comprises a spiral conveying mechanism, a paper tape winding mechanism, a gluing and forming mechanism and a shearing mechanism which are arranged in sequence, wherein the spiral conveying mechanism is used for forming a naked moxa cone; the paper tape winding mechanism mainly consists of a paper coiling disc and a paper tape; a conical guide groove of which the front part is large and the rear part is small is formed in the paper coiling disc; the width of the paper tape is greater than the perimeter of the naked moxa cone; the paper tape is paved inside the conical guide groove in the paper coiling disc in a dynamic conveying manner; the gluing and forming mechanism mainly consists of a gluing machine and a sealing ring; the gluing machine is used for gluing the paper tape; the sealing ring is used for shifting, guiding and compacting the glued paper tape when the paper tape is dynamically conveyed, so as to coil and seal the paper tape; the shearing mechanism is used for shearing the coiled and formed moxa cone output from the gluing and forming mechanism. The moxa cone coiling forming machine is capable of automatically and continuously producing coiled paper moxa cones and is applicable to large-scale in-batch production, the whole production process is clean, sanitary, free of pollution, high in production efficiency and low in cost, and the formed moxa cones are high in medicinal quality.

The invention provides a moxibustion chair. The moxibustion chair comprises a chair seat, a back resting plate fixedly connected with the chair seat, and chair feet for supporting the chair seat; multiple rows of moxibustion box mounting mechanisms are arranged at the surface of the back resting plate; each moxibustion box mounting mechanism comprises a through slot formed at the surface of the back resting plate, guide rails arranged at two sides of the through slot, a moxibustion box mounted on the guide rails at two sides of the through slot and multiple fasteners; multiple through holes are formed in the guide rails in the length direction of the guide rails; mounting slots are arranged at two sides of each moxibustion box; mounting holes matched with the through holes in the guide rails are formed in the surfaces of the mounting slots; each moxibustion box is glidingly mounted on the corresponding guide rails by the mounting slots at two sides and can slide up and down along the guide rails; the fasteners penetrate through the mounting holes in the mounting slots and the through holes, corresponding to the positions of the mounting holes, in the guide rails to fix the moxibustion boxes onto the guide rails. The moxibustion chair is more convenient to use and strong in practicability.

The invention discloses a pair of multi-functional smart insoles. Each insole comprises an insole main body, wherein the insole main body sequentially comprises an insole surface layer, a circuit board layer and an insole bottom layer from top to bottom and also comprises a massage layer, the circuit board layer is a circuit board, a microprocessor used for data processing and control of a whole system is arranged on the circuit board, a 2G / 3G / 4G communication module and a wireless communication module are also arranged on the circuit board, the signal end of the microprocessor is connected with the signal ends of the 2G / 3G / 4G communication module, a multipoint vibrator and a multipoint heater, and the insole surface layer is provided with a plurality of multipoint pressure sensors corresponding to the acupuncture points of the sole. The smart insoles can perform real-time information interaction with an external mobile terminal, can monitor and analyze the health condition of a human body according to the pressure condition of human body acupuncture points, then performs massage aiming at different acupuncture points of the sole according to the actual health condition of the human body, and has the effects of disease prevention and health protection.

The invention relates to the traditional medical field, particularly relating to the field of acupuncture in the traditional medicine and in particular to an acupunctural device and a control method for acupuncture air temperature. The invention adopts a shell that is opened on one side and an air delivery pipe that extends into the shell, wherein, an outlet end of the air delivery pipe extends near to an acupuncture point and delivers medicinal air to an acupuncture area. The invention also adopts at least one temperature sensor to detect the air temperature near the outlet end, a drive unit drives the outlet end of the air delivery pipe to move towards or away from the acupuncture point and a control unit is electrically connected with the temperature sensor and the drive unit respectively and controls actions of the drive unit (3) according to the detected temperature. The invention has the beneficial effect that the temperature of the medicinal air during moxibustion is automatically detected and regulated into a safe range, thus effectively preventing a sufferer from being burnt; and the air of the traditional Chinese medicine is discharged in a concentrated way, which does not spread out and influence the therapeutic environment.

The invention discloses a smoke removing type moxa-moxibustion device which can recycle and process smoke produced during moxa-moxibustion. The smoke removing type moxa-moxibustion device comprises a support and a cauterizing head which can be movably arranged on the support, the support is connected with a first-stage smoke removing box, wherein a smoke adsorbing device is arranged inside the first-stage smoke removing box, a smoke exhausting hole on the top of the cauterizing head is connected with an air inlet of the first-stage smoke removing box, and an air outlet of the first-stage smoke removing box is provided with an external second-stage smoke filter. The input end of the second-stage smoke filter is connected with the air outlet of the first-stage smoke removing box, the output end is an air purification exhausting port of the smoke removing type moxa-moxibustion device, and replaceable smoke removing filter material is arranged inside the second-stage smoke filter. By means of the smoke removing filter material inside the second-stage smoke filter, overflowed air (comprising tiny particles, adsorbing agents and the like in the air) can be filtered again, and a purification effect of smoke is improved.

The invention relates to a multifunctional moxibustion bed which can effectively solve the problem that an ideal moxibustion treatment effect cannot be realized due to the fact that the moxibustion treatment can only be performed on a single part of a human body and moxa stick fixing nets are inconvenient to move during the treatment process of moxibustion boxes. According to the technical scheme, the multifunctional moxibustion bed comprises a bed board and moxibustion boxes, wherein the bed board is mounted on supporting feet at four corners, ventilating channels corresponding to parts of a human body are formed in the bed board, the moxibustion boxes with openings facing the ventilating channels are mounted below the bed board, and horizontal moxa stick fixing nets and electric push rods are mounted in the moxibustion boxes, piston rods of the electric push rods are connected with the lower parts of the moxa stick fixing nets, and trapezoid clamp bodies are arranged on periphery of each moxa stick fixing net and arranged in sliding chutes in inner walls of the periphery of each moxibustion box and vertically slide along the sliding chutes, so that vertical adjusting structures of the moxa stick fixing nets are formed in the moxibustion boxes; and the electric push rods are connected with a controller mounted on the side surface of the bed board. The multifunctional moxibustion bed is easy to produce and convenient to use, and the moxibustion boxes are combined with a bed, so that a patient can feel comfortable in the moxibustion treatment process, and the efficacy is good.

The invention relates to a moxa cone which comprises wrapping and rolling paper, a moxa cone body, an artemisia argyl oil layer and an ignition wick. The wrapping and rolling paper wraps the outer side face of the moxa cone body, the ignition wick penetrates through the moxa cone body, the ignition wick exceeds the top of the moxa cone body, and the artemisia argyl oil layer is arranged at the top of the moxa cone body. The moxa cone can be ignited easily, and can be ignited easily after the moxa cone is used for the first time and when the moxa cone is used next time.

A device and associated method for providing vestibular stimulation to an individual includes active elements positioned on or proximate an ear insert. The active elements include but are not limited to at least one electrode, at least one thermometer, and at least one thermoelectric transducer. The device includes a computerized control module regulating the active elements. The device incorporates an ear insert that allows the active elements to engage the individual's ear canal and therefore access the individual's vestibular system. Vestibular stimulation applied to the individual is customized for directly stimulating desired regions of the brain for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. In a preferred embodiment, the device provides vestibular stimulation sufficient to promote physiological changes in the individual, the changes selected from the group consisting of circadian temperature cycle time shifts, ascorbic acid production, serotonin production, acetylcholine production, histamine production, and heat shock protein production.

The invention discloses a five-element energy balance moxa stick and a manufacturing method thereof. The five-element energy balance moxa stick comprises a moxa layer (1), a tubular medicine layer (2) and a medicine column layer (3), wherein the tubular medicine layer (2) is located in the moxa layer (1), and the medicine column layer is located outside the moxa layer. The tubular medicine layer is formed by connecting a heart balancing medicine column (2-1), a lung balancing medicine column (2-2), a kidney balancing medicine column (2-3), a liver balancing medicine column (2-4) and a spleen balancing medicine column (2-5) in series; the medicine column layer comprises a heart balancing medicine column layer (3-1), a lung balancing medicine column layer (3-2), a kidney balancing medicine column layer (3-3), a liver balancing medicine column layer (3-4) and a spleen balancing medicine column layer (3-5). According to the five-element energy balance moxa stick, the five medicine columns correspond to the five elements, the five elements correspond to five internal organs of the human body, five-element energy balance of the heart, lung, kidney, liver and spleen can be ensured through the five medicine columns, various symptoms caused by sub-health are eliminated, and the purpose of body building is achieved.

A method and apparatus are provided for enabling application program compatibility with display devices having an increased pixel density. According to one method, a call including one or more parameters is directed toward an application programming interface for performing a screen input or output function is received from an application program. In response to receiving the call, a determination is made as to whether the application program is configured for use with a display device having a lower pixel density or a display device having a higher pixel density. In response to determining that the application program is configured for use with a display device having a lower pixel density, the parameters are scaled for the higher pixel density display device and the application programming interface is called using the scaled parameters.

The invention provides a moxibustion chair which comprises a base, a back backup plate fixedly arranged on the base, a chair seat, at least one moxibustion box and a plurality of fasteners. A plurality of air holes are formed in the surface of the back backup plate. The moxibustion box can be installed at the position, corresponding to the positions of the air holes, of the back face of the back backup plate. The air holes can be communicated with a heat outlet of the moxibustion box corresponding to the air holes in position. A plurality of chair seat position adjusting holes are evenly distributed in the two side edges of the back backup plate in the length direction of the back backup plate respectively. The two sides of the chair seat are respectively provided with an installation base. Through holes are formed in the installation bases. The chair seat is clamped on the back backup plate through the installation bases on the two sides of the chair seat. The chair seat can slide up and down along the two side edges of the back backup plate. The fasteners sequentially penetrate through the through holes in the chair seat installation bases, and the chair seat position adjusting holes corresponding to the through holes in position, and then fix the chair seat to the back backup plate. According to the moxibustion chair, the height of the chair seat is adjustable, and the moxibustion chair can be suitable for conducting moxibustion treatment on the backs of the patients with the different heights.

The present invention provides a card connector in which heat dissipation of a card can be performed by means of a heatsink without requiring any operation of the heatsink by the consumer. The card connector comprises a heatsink for contacting one surface of the card that is inserted into a connector part, and a push rod for ejecting the card. The push rod has a cam having a first cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card at the time of the insertion of the card, and a second cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card during the ejection of the card.

The invention provides a portable travelling suspended-moxibustion and pecking-moxibustion device with functions of smoke exhaust and automatic height adjustment, and belongs to the technical field of medical appliances and devices. When moxibustion is used for treating diseases, medical staff holds a lighted moxa cone to perform moxibustion on a corresponding acupoint or perform moxibustion on a plurality of acupoints along main and collateral channels for a period, the operation process wastes time and labor, and the treatment efficiency is low; and the indoor environment is easily polluted by massive smoke generated by combustion of moxa cones when a plurality of patients are treated in a sickroom, so that the health of patients and medical staff are disadvantaged. The device is characterized in that a support (13) is fixed on a rack insert tube (5); a low-speed motor (14) with a gear (12) is fixed on the support (13); the gear (12) is engaged with a lifting rack (6) with a chute. The portable travelling suspended-moxibustion and pecking-moxibustion device has the advantages of time and labor saving in moxibustion treatment and no environmental pollution which is disadvantaged to health of patients and medical staff.

A joining method, a method of mounting a semiconductor package (PKG) using the same, and a substrate-joining structure prepared thereby are provided. The joining method may comprise placing a first junction composition including tin and silver, and a second junction composition, including tin and bismuth to contact each other and forming a junction by performing a thermal treatment on the junction compositions at a temperature of at least 170° C. or higher.

The present invention provides a card connector in which heat dissipation of a card can be performed by means of a heatsink without requiring any operation of the heatsink by the consumer. The card connector comprises a heatsink for contacting one surface of the card that is inserted into a connector part, and a push rod for ejecting the card. The push rod has a cam having a first cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card at the time of the insertion of the card, and a second cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card during the ejection of the card.

The invention relates to an intelligent moxibustion robot and an operation method thereof. The robot includes a control mechanism, a smoke exhaust device and a moxibustion device; the control mechanism can automatically identify objects and makes the moxibustion device automatically rotated to the target objects; the smoke exhaust device is used for conducting moxa smoke emission operation on the moxibustion device; the moxibustion device includes detection equipment and control equipment, the detection equipment detects the target objects, and the control equipment automatically conducts moxibustion on the target objects one by one or simultaneously according to the distances and states, detected through the detection equipment, of the target objects. According to the robot and the method, the moxibustion device can be automatically controlled for conducting moxibustion, acupuncture points can be automatically found through a camera, a distance sensor is adopted, real-time temperature control is achieved, the safety of moxibustion is ensured, and the moxibustion process is thus more intelligent.

The invention provides a heat generating agent for hot compress in physiotherapy, which comprises a honeycombed grain concave-convex rod, calcium lime, calcined sypsum powder and water. The agent can also be used for winter heating.

The present invention relates to a probe for a local anaesthetic system, and more particularly, to a probe for a local anaesthetic system which cools a local area of the body to perform a local anaesthetic operation without difficulty. The present invention provides a probe for a local anaesthetic system which cools a local area to be anaesthetized, the probe comprising a cooling pad which has a heat conductive material and a predetermined contacting surface to contact an anaesthetic area; a heat capacity adding means which is liquid to increase a heat capacity of the cooling pad; and a thermoelement which is provided to emit a cool air to at least one of the heat capacity adding means and the cooling pad. The probe performs an anaesthetic operation without pain by instantly cooling a skin layer and blocking a transmission of a pain to the nerve, and performs an anaesthetic operation repeatedly and stably by raising a heat capacity of a cooling pad with a heat capacity adding means.

The invention relates to a warm moxibustion tool. The warm moxibustion tool is composed of a supporting seat, a dustproof net, a clamping device, a handle and a protective cover, wherein the supporting seat is in the shape of a reversed basin; an outer ring and a lower concave part of the basin-shaped supporting seat form an annular groove; the annular groove forms a closed space after the supporting seat is contacted with human skin; the supporting seat is also provided with an air faucet which is used for vacuumizing the closed space; the warm moxibustion tool is tied on human skin surface by vaccumizing or tying; moxa sticks burn in a cavity which is formed by assembling the dustproof net and the clamping device; during burning, ashes are difficult to overflow; infrared radiation produced by burning of the moxa sticks can be focused and reflected in an arched inner cavity of a cap shaped cover; a partition object can be arranged in a through hole of a heat insulation pad which is positioned in the middle of the supporting seat so as to carry out partitioned moxibustion; and the protective cover can be arranged outside the moxa sticks, and all parts of the warm moxibustion tool can be cleaned by water.