Global Patent Index - EP 2427162 B1

EP 2427162 B1 20140716 - ACUPUNCTURE BODY, PARTICULARLY ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE

Title (en)

ACUPUNCTURE BODY, PARTICULARLY ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE

Title (de)

AKUPUNKTURKÖRPER, INSBESONDERE AKUPUNKTURNADEL

Title (fr)

ACCESSOIRE D'ACUPUNCTURE, EN PARTICULIER AIGUILLE D'ACUPUNCTURE

Publication

EP 2427162 B1 20140716 (DE)

Application

EP 10747790 A 20100506

Priority

  • DE 2010000540 W 20100506
  • DE 102009021214 A 20090508

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010127672A2] The invention relates to an acupuncture body (1) having a needle-like shape, which can be temporarily inserted with a section of the acupuncture body in living tissue or permanently inserted in living tissue as an implant. At least in a partial region of the surface of the acupuncture body (1) that can be inserted in the tissue, the interface (2) thereof with the perforation of a vessel-nerve-connecting tissue bundle of the superficial body fascia constituting the acupuncture point exhibits a different design having an average surface roughness in the range of 0.01 µm - 250 µm, wherein a biological interaction exists in the inserted state in the form of reflexes between the interface (2) and the respective vessel-nerve-connecting tissue bundle. The interface (2) preferably features fractal geometry.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 39/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 39/086 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102009021214 A1 20101111; EP 2427162 A2 20120314; EP 2427162 B1 20140716; WO 2010127672 A2 20101111; WO 2010127672 A3 20110324

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102009021214 A 20090508; DE 2010000540 W 20100506; EP 10747790 A 20100506