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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Douglas S. Horne, Murray, UT (US);
Phillip Dietz, St. George, UT (US);
Harold E. Swift, Lehi, UT (US);
Douglas S. Horne, Murray, UT (US);
Phillip Dietz, St. George, UT (US);
Harold E. Swift, Lehi, UT (US);
BioMeridian International, Inc., Bluffdale, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient that corresponds to a meridian. The present method contemplates locating a dermal area of a patient proximate a meridian. One embodiment of the present invention comprises locating a dermal area by iteratively measuring and comparing the conductivity of a patient's skin until a significant level of conductance is indicated. A probe may then be placed in contact with the dermal area, and actuated to obtain an electrical signal therefrom. The probe tip may be specially designed to apply an appropriate amount of pressure to the dermal area to directly sense a meridian, and configured to avoid erroneous measurements resulting from misalignment of the probe or probe tip.