The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics (대한한의진단학회지)

The Society of Korean Mecicine Diagnostics (대한한의진단학회)
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The Development of Acupuncture- Moxibustion Device for 4 points around GV20(Baihui)

백회와 사신총 혈위에 적합한 침구 소자의 개발

  • Jo, Bongkwan (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pukyoung National University)
  • 조봉관 (부경대학교 공과대학 전기공학과 의공학연구실)
  • Received : 2015.08.02
  • Accepted : 2015.08.26
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Objectives This paper focused on developing the acupuncture-moxibustion device for head. Disadvantages of the existing devices for head moxibustion are its hume and inconvenience in operating because of the hair. Methods The proposed acupuncture-moxibustion device for GV20(Baihui) is 10mm long as needle body and 6mm long as needle root whose feature are 1~2 turns spiral coil. The spiral coil contains the moxa in order not to drop the moxa while operating Results The direct temperature on the burning moxa were measured by TK-305 infrared thermometer. But the direct temperature on the needle of acupuncture-moxibustion device were not able to measure by TK-305 infrared thermometer. By definition equation, the indirect temperatures on the needle of acupuncture-moxibustion device were able to be calculated. Conclusion A very safe, small and cheap acupuncture-moxibustion device for GV20(Baihui) of head is proposed. It will be useful to generate the heat shock protein and to operate in preventing and curing the Alzheimer's disease.

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