Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Device with applicator having specific movement
Patent
1994-07-25
1997-01-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Device with applicator having specific movement
601 87, 601 84, 601101, 601108, 601110, 601134, A61H 700, A61H 2300
Patent
active
055933815
ABSTRACT:
A treatment and stimulation device provided as a compact, portable unit having an applicator capable of horizontal and vertical movements for manipulation of the skin and underlying tissue under electronic circuit control. In a preferred embodiment, the applicator is provided with reversible rotation directed against the skin to provide horizontal movement having uneven angles of deflection, and vertical up/down movement is supplied by a solenoid. By virtue of the electronic control, these movements are continuously variable, and can be integrated and finely controlled, to produce any desired physical stimulation effect on the skin and tissue, for medical or cosmetic purposes. The different kinds of receptors in the skin and tissue can be selectively activated, since they are frequency dependent and direction-force dependent. Even a small, localized skin area can be treated, and individually adjustable movements can be preprogrammed, to activate the center point of the area, or to refresh a larger surface area. The controllable movement of the applicator enables a large range of stimulation effects, especially useful in therapeutic treatment of the skin and tissue, for rehabilitation purposes, and for pain relief. The user can adjust the type of stimulation and intensity as needed, according to the individual stimulation threshold of the user.
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Pasternak Eli S.
Tannenbaum Joseph
Hafer Robert A.
Hanlon Brian E.
Langer Edward
Neptune Pundak & Ayalon Ltd.
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