Appliance for medical treatment
OwnerSeiko Ohkuboinventor
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Abstract
A medical treatment appliance to carry out therapeutical treatment by slightly pushing it to a skin of a patient, includes a grip portion, a conductor portion consisting essentially of electrically conductive metal(s), a “different metal” portion having an ionization tendency different from the electrically conductive metal(s), and optionally a crystal portion consisting essentially of a mineral, wherein the “different metal” portion, and optionally the crystal portion is(are) attached to the conductor portion.
Claims11
A medical treatment apparatus for therapeutical treatment by contact with a patient's skin, consisting essentially of:
- a grip portion having a rod-like shape having two ends;
- a conductor portion having forked shape and attached to at least one end of the grip portion, the conductor portion consisting essentially of at least one electrically conductive metal;
- and
- a different metal portion attached to the conductor portion, the different metal portion having an ionization tendency different from that of said at least one electrically conductive metal thereby causing an electric potential difference between the conductor portion and the different metal portion when the medical treatment apparatus is in contact with the patient's skin,
- wherein the grip portion is ABS resin;
- the conductor portion is an alloy containing 75% by weight gold, 15% by weight silver, and 10% by weight copper;
- and a first different metal portion is 100% by weight copper located on a tip of a first end of the forked portion and a second different metal portion is 100% by weight aluminum located on a tip of a second end of the forked portion.
A medical treatment apparatus for therapeutical treatment by contact with a patient's skin, consisting essentially of:
- a grip portion having two ends, the grip portion composed of a synthetic resin selected from the group consisting of high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyacetal, vinyl chloride, ABS resin, acryl resin, polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate, fluorine resin, acetate resin, phenol resin, unsaturated polyester, melamide resin, and urea resins;
- a conductor portion attached to at least one end of the grip portion, the conductor portion is composed of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, magnesium, platinum, iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, tin, zinc, tungsten, and titanium;
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- a different metal portion inlaid in and attached directly to the conductor portion, the different metal portion composed of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, magnesium, platinum, iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, tin, zinc, tungsten, and titanium and the different metal portion having an ionization tendency different from that of said at least one electrically conductive metal thereby causing an electric potential difference between the conductor portion and the different metal portion when the medical treatment apparatus is in contact with the patient's skin.
A medical treatment apparatus for therapeutical treatment by contact with a patient's skin, consisting essentially of:
- a grip portion having two ends;
- a conductor portion attached to at least one end of the grip portion, the conductor portion consisting essentially of at least one electrically conductive metal;
- a crystal portion having piezoelectric properties composed of a mineral selected from the group consisting of quartz, schori, alkali tourmaline, dravite, hemimorphite, Rochelle salt and topaz attached to the conductor portion;
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- a different metal portion attached to the conductor portion, the different metal portion having an ionization tendency different from that of said at least one electrically conductive metal thereby causing an electric potential difference between the conductor portion and the different metal portion when the medical treatment apparatus is in contact with the patient's skin.
A medical treatment apparatus for therapeutical treatment by contact with a patient's skin, consisting essentially of:
- a grip portion having two ends;
- a conductor portion attached to at least one end of the grip portion, the conductor portion consisting essentially of at least one electrically conductive metal;
- and
- a different metal portion inlaid in and attached directly to the conductor portion, the different metal portion having an ionization tendency different from that of said at least one electrically conductive metal thereby causing an electric potential difference between the conductor portion and the different metal portion when the medical treatment apparatus is in contact with the patient's skin and causing stimulation of the patient's skin when the medical treatment apparatus is pushed slightly against the patient's skin.
A medical treatment apparatus for therapeutical treatment by contact with a patient's skin, consisting essentially of:
- a grip portion having two ends;
- a conductor portion attached to at least one end of the grip portion, the conductor portion consisting essentially of at least one electrically conductive metal;
- and
- a different metal portion inlaid in and attached directly to the conductor portion, the different metal portion having an ionization tendency different from that of said at least one electrically conductive metal thereby causing an electric potential difference between the conductor portion and the different metal portion when the medical treatment apparatus is in contact with the patient's skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.