Objective An establishment method of laser acupuncture model is introduced in this paper in order to avoid the blindness in the development of laser acupuncture instruments. We develop a semiconductor laser acupuncture therapeutic apparatus which is based on the laser acupuncture model. Methods With SCM platform and semiconductor laser technology, we design the hardware circuitry to achieve the basic functions of this instrument. Results This instrument can achieve several traditional methods of acupuncture and moxibustion such as sparrow-peck-moxibustion, uniformly lifting and thrusting, and the reinforcing and reducing of lifting-thrusting method. Conclusions The acupuncture instrument which is designed on the basis of the proposed laser acupuncture model can achieve the desired effect and be suitable for family application.
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