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US 8,226,540 B1Granted
Acupuncture needle with magnetized handle
OwnerTom Chiinventor
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Abstract
An acupuncture needle having a low magnetized or non magnetized needle shaft or shank portion and a magnetic or magnetized handle portion to deliver both penetration and magnetic treatment to an acupuncture point.
Claims11
An acupuncture system capable of applying both penetration and magnetic flux to an acupuncture point comprising:
- an acupuncture needle comprising:
- a highly magnetizable handle portion;
- and
- a needle shaft portion projecting from said handle portion for transferring any magnetic flux from said handle portion to the acupuncture point;
- and
- a magnetic sleeve capable of surrounding and sliding axially along said acupuncture needle for applying a magnetic charge to said handle portion when said sleeve is placed onto said handle and needle portions while said acupuncture needle is penetrating the acupuncture point,
- wherein said sleeve comprises a slot extending a full length thereof for allowing said sleeve to be removed laterally from said acupuncture needle to avoid demagnetizing said handle portion when said sleeve is removed from said acupuncture needle.
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A method of applying both penetration and magnetic flux to an acupuncture point comprising the steps of:
- penetrating an acupuncture point of a subject with an acupuncture needle comprising a magnetizable handle portion and a needle portion projecting from said handle portion;
- sliding axially a magnetic sleeve over and surrounding said acupuncture needle while said acupuncture needle is penetrating the acupuncture point to apply a magnetic charge to said handle portion of said acupuncture needle, thereby transferring magnetic flux to the acupuncture point;
- and
- removing said sleeve from said acupuncture needle without demagnetizing said acupuncture needle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.