Device for acupuncture and moxibustion therapy and uses thereof

A device for preventing, alleviating or treating a respiratory disease in a subject, said device comprising:

• a housing comprising a flat bottom and a curved top, wherein the curved top comprises a center and a protruding point in the center of the curved top, and the flat bottom comprises a center, wherein the following are contained in said housing:
• an elongated energy pin with a longitudinal axis;
• one or more energy rings, each having a longitudinal axis;
• and
• a speaker as an energy source for generating energy waves, said speaker comprising a front and a back,
• wherein said speaker is placed in the center of said flat bottom, wherein one energy ring of said one or more energy rings encircles said energy pin, which is placed between said speaker and said protruding point, with the longitudinal axes of said one or more energy rings and the energy pin aligned,
• wherein the curved top gradually inclines upwards from an edge of the flat bottom towards the center of the curved top to form the protruding point, so that, the protruding point in use is in touch with a part of a human body of a subject where acupoints are located, allowing transmission of energy waves into the human body;
• wherein said energy waves are sound waves emitting from the front of said speaker facing either the bottom of said housing or said protruding point;
• said energy pin also having two ends, with one end is flat and attached to the speaker, and another end is spherical in shape and is in touch with the protruding point;
• and said one or more energy rings reflect said sound waves, causing said sound waves to transmit primarily along the longitudinal axis of said energy ring;
• wherein said device delivers one or more doses of the sound waves to one or more parts of the human body of the subject, thus preventing, alleviating or treating said respiratory disease in the subject.

A system for preventing, alleviating or treating a respiratory disease in a subject, said system comprising:

• i) a device comprising a housing comprising a flat bottom and a curved top, wherein the curved top comprises a center and a protruding point in the center of the curved top, and the flat bottom comprises a center, wherein the following are contained in said housing:
• an elongated energy pin with a longitudinal axis;
• one or more energy rings, each having a longitudinal axis;
• a speaker as an energy source for generating energy waves, said speaker comprising a front and a back;
• and
• a storage medium for storing audio files,
• wherein said speaker is placed in the center of said flat bottom, wherein one energy ring of said one or more energy rings encircles said energy pin, which is placed between said speaker and said protruding point, with the longitudinal axes of said one or more energy rings and the energy pin aligned,
• wherein the curved top gradually inclines upwards from an edge of the flat bottom towards the center of the curved top to form the protruding point, so that, the protruding point in use is in touch with a part of a human body where acupoints are located, allowing transmission of energy waves into the human body;
• wherein said energy waves are sound waves emitting from the front of said speaker facing either the bottom of said housing or said protruding point;
• said energy pin also having two ends, with one end is flat and attached to the speaker, and another end is spherical in shape and is in touch with the protruding point;
• and said one or more energy rings reflect said sound waves, causing said sound waves to transmit primarily along the longitudinal axis of said energy ring;
• ii) a computer processor;
• iii) one or more data stores storing:
• a) said audio files, each file characterized by features comprising frequency, amplitude, wavelength, waveform, velocity of wave, and intensity;
• and
• b) a relational dataset that correlates one or more of said features to a plurality of conditions;
• and
• iv) a computer readable storage medium storing program instructions configured for execution by the computer processor to cause the system to:
• a) upon an input of a condition among the plurality of conditions, identify a corresponding audio file among said audio files;
• b) retrieve said corresponding audio file from said one or more data stores to the speaker of the device;
• and
• c) deliver one or more doses of the sound waves generated by the speaker to one or more parts of the human body of a subject in need thereof, said one or more doses ranging from 5 to 200 watt hours per day for a period of 3 to 90 days, thereby preventing, alleviating or treating said respiratory disease in said subject.

A method for preventing, alleviating or treating a respiratory disease in a subject in need thereof, said method comprising the steps of:

• i) placing a device for acumoxa therapy in close proximity to one or more parts of a human body of the subject, wherein the device comprises a housing comprising a flat bottom and a curved top, wherein the curved top comprises a center and a protruding point in the center of the curved top, and the flat bottom comprises a center, wherein the following are contained in said housing:
• an elongated energy pin with a longitudinal axis;
• one or more energy rings, each having a longitudinal axis;
• and
• a speaker as an energy source for generating energy waves, said speaker comprising a front and a back,
• wherein said speaker is placed in the center of said flat bottom, wherein one energy ring of said one or more energy rings encircles said energy pin, which is placed between said speaker and said protruding point, with the longitudinal axes of said one or more energy rings and the energy pin aligned,
• wherein the curved top gradually inclines upwards from an edge of the flat bottom towards the center of the curved top to form the protruding point, so that, the protruding point in use is in touch with a part of a human body where acupoints are located, allowing transmission of energy waves into the human body;
• wherein said energy waves are sound waves emitting from the front of said speaker facing either the bottom of said housing or said protruding point;
• said energy pin also having two ends, with one end is flat and attached to the speaker, and another end is spherical in shape and is in touch with the protruding point;
• and
• said one or more energy rings reflect said sound waves, causing said sound waves to transmit primarily along the longitudinal axis of said energy ring;
• and
• ii) delivering one or more doses of the sound waves generated by the speaker to one or more parts of the human body of the subject, said one or more doses ranging from 5 to 200 watt hours per day for a period of 3 to 90 days, thereby preventing, alleviating or treating said respiratory disease in said subject.