Apparatus for performing assess-press-pull massaging
US7179235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2007/009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for massaging the human body, for use in particular in performing an assess/press/pull type massage, includes a working head (1) open in its lower part and containing elements for forming a skin fold. The elements forming a skin fold comprise two pinching skin-pinching jaws (11, 12) pivoting about an axis (13) parallel to the plane of the skin and at the ends of which are fixed massaging fingers (11b, 12b), the apparatus comprising elements for pivoting the two jaws (11, 12) towards each other and inversely. Additionally, the elements forming a skin fold advantageously comprise a suction cup (19) mounted mobile between the two jaws (11, 12), connected to a vacuum source by a flexible conduit (27) and elements (22, 24, 25) for moving the suction cup (19) vertically.
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