GALVANOPLICATOR Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: technics for physical therapy. SUBSTANCE: invention may be used for treating a series of diseases with indications for acupuncture therapy, controlling pain syndromes, stimulation and prophylactic action, removing fatigue, relaxation, increasing general resistance and immunocorrection, as well as for determining topography of acupuncture points and investigation of live organisms in norm and with pathology. Goal of invention is to improve performance characteristics and widen functional capability of apparatus by way of increasing autonomy of apparatus and providing possibility of automatically dosing action and also of mapping acupuncture points on skin surface. Galvanoplicator operates in the following way. Dielectric substrate 1 covered with negative 2 and positive 3 electrodes in the form of one or a series of couples is placed on patient's skin in the place chosen from therapeutic indications, the two electrodes being directed toward skin and tightly abutting to it. At this moment, the voltage appears on electrodes and generator 6 starts generating electric oscillations. As a result, circuit composed of electrodes 2,3, generator, and patient's body conducts alternating microcurrent and, on electrode 4, one can observe alternating potentials. Upon long operation with patient, negative electrode 2 electrolytically dissolve and, after its complete dissolution, apparatus automatically stops. When apparatus is photographed before electrode 2 is completely dissolved, one can observe electrolytically etched figure, on which one can discern electrically active acupuncture zones. EFFECT: improved performance characteristics of apparatus. 13 cl, 11 dwg