Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy
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Application No.: US12216476Application Date: 2008-07-07
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Publication No.: US09603197B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Li Li , Raymond Wai-man Au , Thomas K. S. Wong , Yi Li , Joanne W. Y. Chung , Sai Ho Wan
- Applicant: Li Li , Raymond Wai-man Au , Thomas K. S. Wong , Yi Li , Joanne W. Y. Chung , Sai Ho Wan
- Applicant Address: HK Kowloon
- Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Current Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Current Assignee Address: HK Kowloon
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: A61F7/00
- IPC: A61F7/00 ; H05B3/34 ; A41D13/005 ; A61N1/04 ; D04B1/16 ; A41D1/00 ; A61F7/02

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a smart textile capable of providing acupuncture therapy to the wearer through strategically positioned electrodes throughout the textile, connected via silver coated fabric. Through the instant invention, heat therapy can be applied to specific points on the body, while being safe due to the absence of wires.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100004720A1 Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy Public/Granted day:2010-01-07
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