| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 601135000 | With hand-manipulating means | 22 |
| 20080294077 | Treatment Device for the Human Body - A treatment device for the human body comprising a massaging member with a first end and a second end, each provided with attachment means adapted to attach to any part of a user's lower limbs, in which the massaging member is adapted and dimensioned to fit around any part of a user's torso, neck or head when the attachment means are attached to any part of the user's lower limbs. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090054816 | MASSAGE METHODS - The present invention provides a method of massage wherein a massage practitioner works with a person and a ball. Using the ball enables the massage practitioner to work two areas of the persons body at the same time. The ball also creates leverage that allows easier elongation of muscle and release of bone out of the person's joints. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090105620 | Soft-power concentrating hand massage device and method - A convex, generally cone-shaped working surface and a generally planar base configured to fit comfortably in a user's hand is described. The device is configured to be shape-retentive by its elastic composition such that it momentarily deforms slightly under pressure but returns in the absence of pressure to its original generally cone shape. The device in one configuration has a single apex region or working surface. The device in another configuration has two spaced apart apex regions or working surfaces. The device can be integrally molded from one or more materials chosen from a group consisting of silicone, polyurethane, neoprene, or the like. A method of using the device also is described. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090221944 | Hand Held Massaging Tool - A hand held tool ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090240176 | Massage Device - A therapeutic massage device, specifically a manual scalp massager that can both provide a soothing sensation to the user and also stimulate the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of a person's scalp, resulting in a healthier scalp and better looking hair. The device should efficiently, and without harm or discomfort to the user, be able to pinch the tightly drawn scalp of the user, thereby squeezing the sebaceous glands and improving oil production. The device should also be easy to use and should not require an inordinate amount of effort by the operator. In operation, the device can massage one's scalp by alternating between constricting and releasing the skin. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090275869 | MASSAGE DEVICE - The present invention is a massage device having a flexible housing, typically pseudo-spherical in shape and one to five inches in diameter, the housing having at least one chamber containing a plurality of internal elements which are typically pseudo-spherical in shape and one-half to one inch in diameter. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090306560 | Massage implement - A massage implement consisting of two elements. One element is a metal tube that receives an adjustable insert therein. The insert and the tube are adjustable in length relative to each other. The metal tube has at its top a T-shaped configuration attached thereto which is made of a hard rubber or plastic material. The sliding insert is made of hard rubber or a plastic material and has a way of arresting the sliding insert therein after a predetermined length has been established. The sliding insert has at its bottom replaceable massaging tools thereon. The different massaging tools are used for treating different areas on the body of a patient. The massage implement is used by a therapist by placing the T-shaped configuration in the area of the armpit and by applying pressure to any of the bottom massage tools. The pressure is applied by the weight of the body of therapist. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100121234 | POWERED MASSAGER WITH COAXIAL ACTUATORS - A powered massager having coaxially mounted first and second massage actuators that are positioned along the main axis of the powered massager is disclosed. The powered massager further includes a hand-held unit including a control panel for controlling the operation of the massager and a power source that is operatively associated with an electric motor that drives a rotatable output shaft through a gear arrangement. In one embodiment, the first massage actuator is a squirming massage actuator having a plurality of frames interposed between rolling members that are operable when the output shaft is driven by the electric motor, while the second massage actuator is a vibratory massage actuator that is operatively associated with the power source through a conductive pathway established between the power source and the vibratory massage actuator. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100152632 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RELIEVING MUSCLE TENSION - A method and device for relieving muscle tension and spasms in a user's head, neck, shoulders and back is provided. The method and device may be used by an individual to apply pressure to specific pressure points on the trapezius muscles of the user's shoulders, sub-occipital area of the user's neck and rhomboid and thoracic paraspinal region of the user's back. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100160841 | Massaging Device That Is Assembled and Disassembled Easily and Quickly - A massaging device includes a support base, a drive member rotatably mounted on the support base, a rotation disk rotatable relative to the support base and provided with a driven member which is detachably mounted on and rotated by the drive member to drive the rotation disk to rotate relative to the support base, and a massaging head mounted on the rotation disk to rotate in concert with the rotation disk and rotatable relative to the rotation disk. Thus, the massaging head is directly attached to the rotation disk, and the rotation disk is directly attached to the support base without needing aid of any hand tool. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100185128 | DEVICE FOR MASSAGING THE FINGERS - Device for massaging the fingers, useful for being used, mainly, by those people suffering from an articular degenerative disease, such as arthrosis, or inflammation of the joints, such as arthritis, to activate the blood circulation in a passive way favoring the nutrients arrival to the affected joints and removal of waste substances that cause pain and inflammation of the joints, the device ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110054369 | MUSCLE TREATMENT DEVICE - Muscle treatment devices and methods are described for applying pressure to and facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body. The muscle treatment device preferably includes an elongate shaft, an intermediate member engaged to the shaft, and at least one muscle treatment member engaged to both the shaft and intermediate member such that in use, the at least one muscle treatment member is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In a method if using the device to facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body, a patient preferably shortens the muscle being treated, applies angular pressure to the muscle by contacting skin tissue such that it directly affects and/or pins the underlying targeted muscular structure of the muscle with the outer surface of the at least one muscle treatment member, and then lengthens the muscle. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110071446 | MASSAGE BALL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention describes a device used for deep-tissue massage and in particular for trigger point therapy. The invention further describes methods of providing deep-tissue massage or trigger point therapy. The deep-tissue massage or trigger point therapy devices and methods disclosed herein can be used or performed on oneself or with the assistance of another. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110224588 | Personel Massaging System - A personal massaging system for efficiently massaging hard-to-reach areas upon oneself. The personal massaging system generally includes an elongated support including a first linear portion and a second linear portion, wherein the first linear portion extends from the second linear portion and wherein the first linear portion is obtuse to the second linear portion. At least one massaging device extends from the elongated support, wherein the massaging device may be utilized to massage either hard-to-reach areas or easy-to-reach areas upon the user. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20130190666 | MUSCLE TREATMENT DEVICE - Muscle treatment devices and methods are described for applying pressure to and facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body. The muscle treatment device preferably includes an elongate shaft, an intermediate member engaged to the shaft, and at least one muscle treatment member engaged to both the shaft and intermediate member such that in use, the at least one muscle treatment member is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In a method if using the device to facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body, a patient preferably shortens the muscle being treated, applies angular pressure to the muscle by contacting skin tissue such that it directly affects and/or pins the underlying targeted muscular structure of the muscle with the outer surface of the at least one muscle treatment member, and then lengthens the muscle. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140039363 | Body therapy apparatus - A body therapy apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortable engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message and assisting with the removal of cellulite from affected areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means, which mount along the inside of the support members. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140073999 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Pelvic Pain - A method and apparatus for treating self-treating internal muscles and trigger points related to pelvic pain in women and men. The apparatus includes a rod having a handle attached to a straight portion at a first end of the rod and a pressure applicator attached to a second end of the rod, where a first curved portion is disposed between the straight portion of the rod and the second end of the rod. In the method of the present invention, a trigger point is located in the patient's pelvic floor, the patient inserts the apparatus either vaginally or rectally to allow contact of the pressure applicator of the apparatus with the pelvic floor, and pressure is applied to the trigger point using the apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20150018731 | LEVERAGE ENHANCED TRIGGER POINT MASSAGE DEVICE - A tool uses leverage, gravity, and/or lower body strength to apply enhanced deep pressure to trigger points and other distressed muscles while minimizing user effort. A cord extending from at least one end of a generally hook-shaped main body tethers the end to an external structure such as a chair or door knob, or the user's foot, while a pressing segment is placed against the trigger point. The untethered end is then manipulated to create leveraged pressure, or the user leans away or extends a leg to apply gravitational pressure or lower body strength. The pressing segment can include a fixed or removable pressing knob. In embodiments the pulley cord extends from both ends of the main body, and some embodiments include exchangeable pressing segments for reconfiguration between pressing on distributed regions and/or applying focused pressure to specific locations, and for switching between leverage, gravity, and lower body strength enhancement. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150119771 | Device and method for trigger point massage therapy - A trigger point massage therapy device for well-controlled trigger point therapy, suitable for long-term use by a health practitioner with minimal risk of pain or injury, can include a main body with a handle, rubberized grips, a connection pin, that can connect to a pressure point base with a pressure point tip, whereon can further be installed additional pressure point tips in different sizes; a pressure sensor, a step-vibration component, an electro-motor; and additionally heating, ultra sound, electrical stimulation, infrared, and cold laser light components. The device can further include a control unit, which can be used for programming and controlling the functions of the device. Also described is a method for trigger point massage therapy, including measuring a pressure, adjusting the pressure, holding the pressure, rotating/unwinding, vibrating, and increasing the pressure. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150335516 | MUSCLE TREATMENT DEVICE - Muscle treatment devices and methods are described for applying pressure to and facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body. The muscle treatment device preferably includes an elongate shaft, an intermediate member engaged to the shaft, and at least one muscle treatment member engaged to both the shaft and intermediate member such that in use, the at least one muscle treatment member is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In a method if using the device to facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body, a patient preferably shortens the muscle being treated, applies angular pressure to the muscle by contacting skin tissue such that it directly affects and/or pins the underlying targeted muscular structure of the muscle with the outer surface of the at least one muscle treatment member, and then lengthens the muscle. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160151235 | MASSAGE DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20170231851 | MASSAGE DEVICE AND SYSTEM | 08-17-2017 |
