Therapeutic pad for relief of headache-related head, temple, neck and back pain
US5314456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A therapeutic pad for relief of headache-associated head, temple, neck and upper back pain includes a lower portion substantially defining, in surface geometry, a rectangle having major and a minor bases and, further, having an axis of symmetry co-parallel to the minor bases. The therapeutic pad also includes an upper portion substantially defining, in surface geometry, an elongate wing-like shape having a major axis of about double the length of the major bases of the rectangle of the lower portion, and having a minor axis which is an axis of symmetry co-linear to the axis of symmetry of the lower portion. The upper portion includes elements for selectably securing to each other portions of lateral ends of the wing-like shape. The therapeutic pad also includes a connecting portion defining an isthmus between the lower and upper portions, the geometry of the connecting portion having an axis of symmetry co-linear with the axes of symmetry of the upper and lower portions, the connecting portion also having a major axis trans-verse to its axis of symmetry, said major axis having a length of about one-half of the major bases of the rectangle of the lower portion. The therapeutic pad i…
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