Testing a New Acupuncture Device
Needle lifting and thrusting manipulation is one of common
skills in acupuncture. However, there exists artificial error in frequency and
amplitude due to individual difference when performing lifting and thrusting
during acupuncture. For providing stable and quantified effects and higher
frequency when doing lifting and thrusting manipulation, a well controlled
device is needed. The aim of this article is to report the preliminary results
of the development of Auto Manipulation Device for Acupuncture (AMDA) and
characterization of its functional parameters. A tissue-simulating Agar gel
phantom with 4.8%, 5.2%, and 5.4% concentrations was prepared and used for
characterization of the AMDA. Tests of the linearity, reliability and safety of
the AMDA were implemented with conditions of different drive voltages,
frequencies, and simulated tissues. Our preliminary results have demonstrated
the developed AMDA its plausibility in the clinical application of acupuncture.
Chao-Min Wu,
Sheng-Kai Lin,
Yu-Sheng Chen,
Geng-Hao Liu.
Development of
Automatic Manipulation Device for Acupuncture (AMDA). Conf Proc
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014 Aug;2014:518-21.
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