EP 0082081 A1 19830622 - Disposable acupuncture needle and method of making the same.
Title (en)
Disposable acupuncture needle and method of making the same.
Title (de)
Einweg-Akupunkturnadel und dazugehöriges Herstellungsverfahren.
Title (fr)
Aiguille d'acupuncture à usage unique et son procédé de préparation.
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 8123520 A 19811216
- FR 8207077 A 19820423
Abstract (en)
1. Sterile packed disposable acupuncture needle, constituted by - a body of general cylindrical shape (2, 6) having a diameter between 0.35 and 0.50 mm and preferably 0.45 mm, and an overall length of between about 30 and 80 mm, and preferably about 50 mm, - one pointed end (1), said needle being in stainless steel and being characterized in that its cylindrical part (2, 6) is provided, over part of its length, with at least one flat portion (3, 5) obtained by deformation of the cylindrical part, said deformation resulting in a widening of said part, going from 1.1 D to 1.9 D, D being the width of said cylindrical part where said flat portion is formed.
Abstract (fr)
Aiguille d'acupuncture prévue pour être à usage unique, ayant la forme générale d'un cylindre terminé à l'une des extrémités par une pointe (1), comportant au voisinage de l'autre extrémité (4) au moins une partie plane (3), le diamètre de l'aiguille étant compris entre 0,35 et 0,50 mm, sa longueur étant comprise entre 30 et 80 mm, caractérisée en ce que ladite aiguille est réalisée en acier inoxydable et a une surface revêtue d'une couche d'un métal ou alliage conducteur.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61H 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61H 39/08 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 1514079 A 19780614 - POWELL A
- [A] FR 2345994 A1 19771028 - PACAUT GEORGES [FR]
- [A] US 3856019 A 19741224 - WALLER B
- [A] GB 2048682 A 19801217 - TOP KK
- [A] US 3957053 A 19760518 - WOO YEN KONG
- [A] US 3976078 A 19760824 - TORIELLO DANTI
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0082081 A1 19830622; EP 0082081 B1 19860319; AT E18634 T1 19860415; CA 1187759 A 19850528; DE 3270042 D1 19860424; FR 2525473 A2 19831028; FR 2525473 B2 19850405; HK 41788 A 19880610; JP S58109055 A 19830629
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 82402277 A 19821214; AT 82402277 T 19821214; CA 417828 A 19821215; DE 3270042 T 19821214; FR 8207077 A 19820423; HK 41788 A 19880602; JP 21936882 A 19821216