METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING DATA CHARACTERIZING HUMAN BODY BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE POINTS STATE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves using measuring electrode brought close to selected biologically active point to take readings through a column of liquid medium. The column has reservoir with capillary tube containing physiological fluid pumped into it. The measuring electrode is to be inserted into the fluid for one half of the capillary tube depth. Then the reservoir is brought close to the selected biologically active point and constant pressure is created and supported so that it is equal to the atmospheric one at the moment of data recording to keep the place where the selected biologically active point is located continuously wet due to liquid supplied from the reservoir capillary tube. Then Ksi-potential of the selected point is measured with high resistance measuring unit. Transducer for recording data describing state of biologically active points on human body has measuring electrode having capillary tube, rubber bulb and adjusting screw. The rubber bulb is put on one of tube ends. The measuring electrode is brought through the place the bulb and the tube are joined, into the capillary tube for one half of its length and plunged into 0.5% sodium chloride solution filling the capillary tube through the second opening of the tube by means of the bulb. Permanent fluid drop contact of transducer capillary solution and the selected biologically active point is maintained by means of created and continuously supported pressure equal to the atmospheric one at the moment of data acquisition and transferred to the bulb through the adjusting screw. Next to it, Ksi-potential of the selected point is measured with high resistance measuring unit relative to a reference point remaining the same for all measurements. The transducer measuring electrode is made from copper wire. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of patient health control; enhanced accuracy of diagnosis. 4 cl