Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Device with applicator having specific movement
Patent
1998-02-23
2000-08-22
DeMille, Danton D.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Device with applicator having specific movement
601101, 601 98, 601 84, 601 27, A61H 700
Patent
active
061064912
ABSTRACT:
A device and method for treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease involves a shaking device with a horizontally, linearly, sinusoidally reciprocating foot support pad connected to a motor via a flywheel and linkage mechanism enclosed in a housing. The motor, linkage and flywheel, as well as the foot support pad are slidably supported on a pair of rails within the housing. The motor-flywheel-linkage assembly and the foot support pad have opposite, complementary balancing motion to minimize the vibration induced to the housing of the shaking device. In the treatment method, the patient is placed on a support and the patient's foot is placed on the foot support pad, at which time the shaking device is activated for a period of time. The orientation of the shaking device and the positioning of the patient can be varied to direct the shaking effect induced in the patient's body to certain desired areas.
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DeMille Danton D.
Koo Benjamin
Weller Mobilizer, Inc.
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