Massaging apparatus with a casing movable over the skin of a user
US6679856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2015/0014
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A massaging apparatus (1) with a casing (2) with casing walls (6, 7, 8, 9) of which part (10, 11) can be placed on the skin of a user during operation and moved over the skin, and with a suction chamber (17) which is designed to open towards the skin of the user and is bounded by suction chamber walls (18, 19, 20, 21), at least part (19, 21) of which transforms, in a transitional area (22, 23), into the part (10, 11) of the casing walls (6, 7, 8, 9) which can be placed on the skin of the user, the part (10, 11) of the casing walls (6, 7, 8, 9) which can be placed on the skin of the user being structured so as to be rough with a roughness of maximum 10 &mgr;m while in the transitional area (22, 23) a roughness of 0.4 &mgr;m at the most is present.
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