Zhu Mo-Hao, Li Ai-Sheng, Zhan Li-Fen, Han Wen-Hua, Qiu Ling, Yan Tian-Ya, Liu Wei-Ai
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410000, China.
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2023 Jan 25;48(1):107-10. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20211348.
Warm needling, i.e. acupuncture with the needle warmed by burning moxa stick or cone, is frequently employed in the treatment of cold and dampness type disorders. During treatment, accidental skin scald may occur if the burning moxa drops on the skin due to slight changes in patient's body position. Thus, we designed and developed an anti-scald device for warm needling which is suitable for any part of the body. This device is made up of two parts, a stainless steel-grid moxa cartridge (including half cylinder, hinge shaft, lug, limit bar, clamping arm, connecting arm, torsion spring, heat insulation pad, through holes) and a clamp holder which is in an integrated structure. The grid moxa cartridge can be used to wrap the burning mugwort cone in all directions to prevent the ignited moxa-cone from falling and skin scalding, and effectively collect the burned moxa ash. At the same time, the clamp holder can be used to help fix the moxa-cone to increase the stability of warm needling operation. The device is convenient to operate and novel in design, can effectively reduce the occurrence of scald accidents in clinical treatment, save time and manpower, and has both economic and ecological benefits, being helpful to the promotion and use of warm needling.
温针，即通过燃烧艾条或艾炷使针温热的针刺疗法，常用于治疗寒湿型病症。治疗过程中，若患者体位稍有变动，燃烧的艾绒滴落在皮肤上可能会导致意外烫伤。因此，我们设计并研发了一种适用于身体任何部位的温针防烫装置。该装置由两部分组成，一个不锈钢网格艾炷盒（包括半圆柱体、铰链轴、凸耳、限位杆、夹臂、连接臂、扭簧、隔热垫、通孔）和一个一体式结构的夹座。网格艾炷盒可全方位包裹燃烧的艾炷，防止点燃的艾炷掉落烫伤皮肤，并有效收集燃烧后的艾灰。同时，夹座可用于辅助固定艾炷，提高温针操作的稳定性。该装置操作方便、设计新颖，能有效减少临床治疗中烫伤事故的发生，节省时间和人力，具有经济和生态效益，有助于温针疗法的推广应用。
