Acupuncture device and method of using magnetic fields to stimulate acupuncture needles, and magnetic coil configurations
View Patent ↗Devices and methods for generating and applying stimulated acupuncture needles to one or more acupuncture points on a body of an individual suffering from one or more ailments using magnetic fields. The acupuncture device is configured for generating magnetic fields to stimulate acupuncture without using human manual manipulation. The acupuncture device may comprise a control unit and one or more acupuncture needle stimulation units. Each one or more acupuncture needle stimulation unit is functionally connected to the control unit by a cable or lead. The control unit may include a variable frequency generator configured to deliver various power levels, direct voltages, or a combination of various power levels and direct voltages to the acupuncture needle stimulation units, alone or in combination with other stimuli. Special magnetic coil configurations may be used to boost coil efficiently and reduce the required energy to generate comparable magnetic fields.
1 . A magnetic coil comprising:
a number of successive wraps wound around a form, each wrap comprising individual wires defined by a first end and a second, opposing end, wherein some of said individual wires of said successive wraps are of various lengths,
each of said individual wires being wound around said form in a less than complete distance wherein said first end does not make contact with its said second, opposing end, thus forming a connection gap between each of said individual wire's ends, said successive wraps are wired in a parallel configuration wherein each of said individual wire first ends are electrically coupled together and each of said individual wire second ends are electrically coupled together.
2 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said connection gap is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said form.
3 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said connection gap is parallel to a longitudinal axis of said form.
4 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said form is a geometrical shape.
5 . The magnetic coil according to claim 4 , wherein said geometrical shape is a conical shape or cylindrical shape.
6 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said individual wires are wound around said form between a first member positioned at or near a first end of said form and a second member positioned at or near a second end of said form.
7 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said individual wires are wound around a pair of angled side walls.
8 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said individual wires connected at said first end are connected to a negative (−) terminal and said individual wires connected at said second end are connected to a positive (+) terminal.
9 . The magnetic coil according to claim 1 , wherein said individual wires connected at said first end are connected to a positive (+) terminal and said individual wires connected at said second end are connected to a negative (−) terminal.