Acupuncture Devices

Abstract

An acupuncture device can include a frame, an enclosure disposed on the frame to protect the frame, multiple stimulators mounted on the frame. The stimulators can be electrically coupled with a controller that transmits electric pulses to the stimulators for electro-acupuncture purpose. The size of the frame is adjustable to fit different body sizes of the users. The stimulators can be carried by the adjustment of the frame. The acupuncture device can also include one or more position references and the stimulators are positioned at relative distances from the position references. When the size of the frame is adjusted, the stimulators are carried by the frame to new positions that are at relative distances from the position references in proportionality with the extent of adjustment of the frame. Hence, the relative distance between a stimulator and a position reference in light of the size of the frame is maintained.

1 . An acupuncture device, comprising:
 a frame that extendable;   an enclosure carried by the frame;   a first type of stimulators carried by the frame; and   a second type of stimulators carried by the frame, wherein the stimulators of the second type are marked differently than the first type of stimulators and are movable by an extension of the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The acupuncture device of  claim 1 , wherein the first type of stimulators is colored differently than the second type of stimulators. 
     
     
         3 . The acupuncture device of  claim 1 , wherein the second type of stimulators is needle-shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The acupuncture device of  claim 1 , wherein the second type of stimulators is configured to be electrically coupled to a controller so that the second type of stimulators is configured to transmit electric pulses sent from the controller. 
     
     
         5 . The acupuncture device of  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to send multiple types of electric pulses. 
     
     
         6 . The acupuncture device of  claim 1 , wherein the frame is a zigzag type. 
     
     
         7 . The acupuncture device of  claim 1 , wherein the frame is a corrugation type. 
     
     
         8 . An acupuncture device, comprising:
 a frame having an adjustable size;   a first position reference and a second position reference carried by the frame, the first position reference being positioned apart from the second position reference by a reference distance, the reference distance capable of being adjusted by an adjustment of the size of the frame;   a first acupuncture stimulator carried by the frame, the first acupuncture stimulator positioned apart from the first position reference by a first distance; and   a second acupuncture stimulator carried by the frame, the second acupuncture stimulator positioned apart from the second position reference by a second distance.   
     
     
         9 . The acupuncture device of  claim 8 , further comprising an enclosure disposed on the frame. 
     
     
         10 . The acupuncture device of  claim 9 , wherein the enclosure is composed of rubber. 
     
     
         11 . The acupuncture device of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second position references are acupuncture stimulators that are marked differently than the first acupuncture stimulator and than the second acupuncture stimulator. 
     
     
         12 . The acupuncture device of  claim 8 , wherein the first position reference is configured to align a vertex of a head. 
     
     
         13 . The acupuncture device of  claim 8 , wherein the acupuncture device comprises five position references, the five position references include the first position reference, the second position reference, and three additional position references, the five position references are configured respectively to align a center, a front, a back, a left side and a right side of a head. 
     
     
         14 . The acupuncture device of  claim 8 , wherein first acupuncture stimulator and the second acupuncture stimulator are configured to be electrically coupled to a controller so that the first acupuncture stimulator and the second acupuncture stimulator are configured to transmit electric pulses sent from the controller. 
     
     
         15 . A method for using an acupuncture device comprising an extendable frame having a first position reference stimulator, a second position reference stimulator, and multiple regular stimulators mounted on the frame, the method for using the acupuncture device comprising:
 positioning the first position reference stimulator at a first location; and   adjusting a size of the frame to position the second position reference stimulator at a second location such that the reference distance is adjusted by the ratio and the first and second distances are also adjusted by substantially the same ratio.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising connecting the multiple regular stimulators to an electrical controller that is adapted to transmit electric pulses to the multiple regular stimulators. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising selecting a type of electric pulses from multiple types of electric pulses. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first location is a vertex of a head. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first location is a Baihui acupuncture point. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising positioning a third position reference of the acupuncture device to a third location.