# US 2019/0168019 A1 · Controllable laser acupuncture device

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- Number: US 2019/0168019 A1
- Document ID: US20190168019A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/878,482
- Filed: 2018-01-24
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01
- Assignees: I-Shou University
- Applicants: I-Shou University
- Inventors: Chih-Yu Wang; Shu-Chen Chang; Che-Chang Kuo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168019A1

## CPC

- A61N 5/0619: {Acupuncture}
- A61H 39/00: Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; {for radiation therapy A61N5/0619})
- A61H 2039/005: {by means of electromagnetic waves, e.g. I.R., U.V. rays}
- A61N 5/067: using laser light
- A61N 2005/0644: {Handheld applicators}
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A controllable laser acupuncture device includes a laser generation module and a control unit. The laser generation module includes an emission end, a primary emission head mounted on the emission end, and a plurality of auxiliary emission heads mounted on the emission end. The control unit is electrically connected to the laser generation module. The control unit is configured to control each of the primary emission head and the plurality of auxiliary emission heads to emit or not to emit a laser beam and is configured to adjust properties of the laser beams outputted by the primary emission head and the plurality of auxiliary emission heads.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A controllable laser acupuncture device comprising:
a laser generation module including an emission end, a primary emission head mounted on the emission end, and a plurality of auxiliary emission heads mounted on the emission end; and
a control unit electrically connected to the laser generation module, wherein the control unit is configured to control each of the primary emission head and the plurality of auxiliary emission heads to emit or not to emit a laser beam and is configured to adjust properties of the laser beams outputted by the primary emission head and the plurality of auxiliary emission heads.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of auxiliary emission heads is mounted around the primary emission head.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of auxiliary emission heads mounted around the primary emission head and is spaced from each other by regular angular intervals.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the primary emission head is located in a central portion of the emission end.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an area of the laser beam outputted by the primary emission head is larger than an area of the laser beam outputted by each of the plurality of auxiliary emission heads.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pen-shaped housing, wherein the laser generation module and the control unit are mounted in the pen-shaped housing, and wherein the emission end of the laser generation module is exposed outside of the pen-shaped housing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The controllable laser acupuncture device as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a human machine interface mounted to an outer face of the pen-shaped housing, wherein the human machine interface is electrically connected to the control unit.