[Development of acupuncture manipulator and its application in animal shock model]

Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;25(4):801-4, 841.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

We have developed a mini acupuncture manipulator, which can simulate the traditional needling therapy and can inquired about the acu-related physical parameters which could not be quantitatively studied in the past. For example, we can control the depth, velocity, angle, angular velocity, frequency and interval time of acupuncture. The experimental study on Sprague-Dawley rat's acute hemorrhagic shock model was conducted to compare the curative effect of acupuncture manipulator versus that of electroacupuncture. This experiment demonstrated that the acupuncture manipulator can imitate hand acupuncture in security and can produce the effect similar to that of electroacupuncture. So this mini acupuncture manipulator can be of applications in research, teaching and clinical treatment.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy / instrumentation*
  • Animals
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Male
  • Random Allocation
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / therapy*
  • Software*