Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1978-08-02
1980-03-04
Trapp, Lawrence W.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 57, A61H 700
Patent
active
041911776
ABSTRACT:
A massage apparatus for massaging the arms, legs and back of a person, separately or simultaneously. A support means, such as a table, is provided for supporting the body of a person to be massaged, and for supporting a pair of arm massage units, a pair of leg massage units, and a back massage unit. Said massage units can be manually operated or power operated. The arm and leg massage units each comprise a plurality of rollers mounted on an arcuate support means which is formed by a plurality of pivotally mounted roller support members and positioned so as provide an even distribution of massage pressure around the periphery of a person's arm or leg. The massage unit is moved longitudinally of a person's arm or leg, and in both directions. The back massage unit includes a plurality of massage rollers mounted on a V-shape spring support member for applying massage pressure to a person's back on either side of the vertebrae.
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Mentag Robert G.
Trapp Lawrence W.
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