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Massage devices and methods of using same

US7399286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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101Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 2004
Grant dateJul 15, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 27, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/3463
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The inventive subject matter relates to multi-layered massage devices for providing a pleasurable massage sensation; for simulating a lubricant-aided massage on the skin of an animal, without the use of a lubricant; for treating or preventing a cause or a symptom of a disease, disorder, or condition in an animal in need thereof, by administering a therapeutic massage; for genital stimulation for the pleasure of a male or female human; and for producing a low friction interface between a surface of a human body and a surface of another object.

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