{"id":251,"date":"2003-10-01T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2003-10-01T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=251"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:27:54","slug":"acugraph-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2003\/10\/acugraph-released\/","title":{"rendered":"AcuGraph 1.0 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#2f5496;background-color:#f0f4f8;border-color:#2f5496;border-width:1px;border-radius:4px;padding-top:16px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:20px\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> This is a historical post from the early days of AcuGraph. The current version is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acugraph.com\">AcuGraph CS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first 10 AcuGraph units were sold and shipped in October, 2003. Yes, that&#8217;s a picture of Dr. Larsen&#8217;s kitchen table, where the units underwent final assembly before being shipped to their users.<\/p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Despite its humble beginnings, AcuGraph 1.0 was truly revolutionary. Among other things, AcuGraph was the first meridian graphing device to offer a direct USB computer interface for real-time measurement entry, gold plating to eliminate tip corrosion, self-calibration for continual accuracy, cross-platform functionality, and a host of other remarkable features. Word began to spread among acupuncture practitioners that this new tool was driving practice success. Patients began asking for AcuGraph by name.<\/p>\r\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-251 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/PB2300231.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/PB2300231-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"AcuGraph 1.0 Released - AcuGraph Release\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/P1070004-e1263961508833.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/P1070004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"AcuGraph 1.0 Released - P1070004\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/PB210011-e1263961584938.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/10\/PB210011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"AcuGraph 1.0 Released - PB210011\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2005\/08\/acugraph-ii-released\/\">AcuGraph II Released<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2008\/05\/acugraph-multi-connect\/\">AcuGraph Multi-Connect<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2025\/03\/how-to-explain-acugraph-to-patients-a-simple-effective-script\/\">How to Explain AcuGraph to Patients: A Simple, Effective Script<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: This is a historical post from the early days of AcuGraph. 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