The invention of the Electrodermal Screening Device (EDSD) had a number of positive results, not least of which was that it proved the existence of the meridian system and lent credibility to the practice of acupuncture. However, most importantly, research with the device has provided evidence that the "pulse diagnosis" of traditional Chinese medicine is more than just wishful thinking; it has an objective basis.
穴診儀的發明，除了可以用科學儀器印證中國的經絡系統理論及針灸穴道的存在外，最重要的是，用此儀器進行相關的人體試驗與研究時，發現它可以印證傳統中醫的「把脈」診斷法也絕非空穴來風，的確有其客觀的依據。