Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Device with applicator having specific movement
Patent
1993-12-13
1995-04-11
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Device with applicator having specific movement
606204, 606201, A61H 3900, A61H 700
Patent
active
054053102
ABSTRACT:
An acupressure glove includes upper and lower skins which closely adhere to the back and palm of a hand, respectively, when worn by a user, the skins defining a cavity therebetween for receiving a hand; a plurality of receiving holes in the upper and lower skins; a plurality of hollow acupressure protuberances for applying acupressure to the hand, the protuberances being positioned within the cavity in association with selected receiving holes, each acupressure protuberance including a flat sheet portion which lies against the inner surface of one skin, a narrow neck portion extending toward the other skin from the flat sheet portion and a bulbous portion extending toward the other skin from the narrow neck portion, the narrow neck portion and the bulbous portion being hollow and the flat sheet portion having an opening which opens into the narrow neck portion; and a plurality of securing protuberances extending into the receiving holes and engaged within the plurality of hollow acupressure protuberances, respectively, for retaining the acupressure protuberances to the upper and lower skins, each securing protuberance including a second flat sheet portion which lies against an outer surface of one skin, a second narrow neck portion extending toward the other skin from the second flat sheet portion and a second bulbous portion extending toward the other skin from the second narrow neck portion, the bulbous portion having an outer dimension greater than the neck portion of the acupressure protuberances.
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Goldberg Richard M.
Hafer Robert A.
Hanlon Brian E.
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