Surgery: kinesitherapy – Kinesitherapy – Vacuum
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-12-11
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3764)
Surgery: kinesitherapy
Kinesitherapy
Vacuum
C601S007000, C601S010000, C601S133000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328704
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION BELONGS
The present invention relates to a suction cup for weight reduction, for reducing subcutaneous fat at parts of the body to be slimmed down.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Suction therapy that draws blood congestion in internal portions of an affected area into an outer layer, by decompressing the inside of a suction cup, known as a sucker or suction ball using a suction pump or the like, with an opening section of the suction cup tightly adhered to an affected part, or alternatively by decompressing the inside of the suction cup by causing combustion of alcohol etc. inside the cup, and thus sucking in the affected area, and removing congestion of the affected part using an excretion action of remaining blood, is well known.
A cosmetic weight loss method has also been proposed that employs suction therapy that causes dissipation of unnecessary subcutaneous fat by sucking part of the body having excessive subcutaneous fat to be slimmed down into a suction cup.
With this cosmetic weight loss method, there is normally some desire for substantial weight reduction, and even if this type of suction therapy is applied to a cosmetic weight reduction method there is a desire for even more substantial weight reduction.
In view of the above described situation, the object of the present invention is to provide a suction cup for weight loss that can be expected to bring about even more substantial weight reduction.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a suction cup for weight reduction is provided with an open-ended section that is tightly fitted against a part of the body to be slimmed down, and constructed so that the part of the body to be slimmed down is sucked in by decompressing the inside of the suction cup, having means for sucking in and twisting the part of the body to be slimmed down provided in the open-ended section.
The means for sucking in and twisting the part of the body to be slimmed down be formed of a plurality of suction holes having mutually different sucking directions provided close together.
The plurality of suction holes can be formed in a suction body provided integrally with the suction cup, but are preferably formed in a suction body which is detachable from the body of the suction cup.
The means for sucking in and twisting the part of the body to be slimmed down can also include pressing means for partially pressing the part of the body to be slimmed down.
The inside of the suction cup can be decompressed by burning alcohol etc. inside the cup, but the suction cup is preferably provided with a decompressing section connected to a suction pump via a hose. In that case, a non-return valve for preventing air flowing into the inside of the cup is housed in the decompressing section, and the hose is preferably detachable.
According to the present invention, because subcutaneous fat tissue is twisted and compressed by providing means for sucking in and twisting subcutaneous fat of a part of the body to be slimmed down in an open-ended section tightly fitted against the body, unwanted subcutaneous fat at the part of the body to be slimmed down is caused to dissipate and can be effectively removed.
The means for sucking in and twisting subcutaneous fat of a part of the body to be slimmed down can be formed of a plurality of suction holes having mutually different sucking directions provided close together, which means that subcutaneous fat at the part of the body to be slimmed down is twisted between adjacent holes, and so excellent weight reduction can be expected.
In this case, if the plurality of sucking holes are formed in a suction body separate from the cup body and this suction body is detachable from the cup body, it becomes possible to vary the number of suction holes and/or suction bodies having different sucking performance as required.
Also, by providing pressing means for partially pressing the part of the body to be slimmed down, subcutaneous fat is twisted between sucked in sections and pressed sections, which means that weight reduction effects can be expected.
Further, with respect to the structure for decompressing the inside of the suction cup using a suction pump, when a non-return valve for preventing air flowing into the inside of the cup is housed in the decompressing section, it is possible to maintain a decompressed state inside of the cup even if a hose connected to the decompressing section is taken off, by closing the non-return valve, which means that a number of suction cups can be placed one at a time on a number of parts of the body to be slimmed down, and these suction cups can put into a decompressed state while sequentially detaching hoses connected to a single suction pump.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4748973 (1988-06-01), Cho
patent: 5897512 (1999-04-01), Zagame
Bierman, Muserlian and Lucas
Brown Michael A.
Koo Benjamin K.
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