Massage apparatus with sucking and mobilising action on skin tissue
US5961475A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H7/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A massage device that includes a casing having a pair of opposed transverse walls and side walls to define an open bottom chamber. The bottom of the transverse walls having convex edges extending the length of the opening. At least one of the transverse walls being capable of moving toward and away from the opposing transverse wall and a suction device is arranged to draw air through the chamber and thus draw skin into said chamber when the device is applied to a patient's body.
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