Back trigger-point instrument
US6010467A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2205/081
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for enabling the patient himself or herself to engage the skin on his or her back to locate and treat trigger points thereunder, using a source of pulsed voltage. The apparatus includes a wand having a generally rigid and electrically-conductive arcuate handle of about an arm's length or less in length, a spade-shaped electrically-conductive extension with a free end formed with tapering straight edges merging in a rounded point and welded on its other end to the handle, and a cable secured on the other end of the handle to connect to connect the extension electrically to the source of pulsed voltage. A somewhat comparably-shaped sponge is fixed to the extension. A grip at the other end of the handle facilitates moving the wand so that a tapering straight edge and/or the rounded point of the spade-shaped extension glides over the back's skin when searching for trigger points, and for holding the rounded point there when a trigger point is located to enable precise electrically stimulation of the tissue near the trigger point.
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