EP0370931A1 - Gerät zur periodische und Richtungsmassage eines menschlichen Körperteils - Google Patents

Gerät zur periodische und Richtungsmassage eines menschlichen Körperteils Download PDF

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EP0370931A1
EP0370931A1 EP89430032A EP89430032A EP0370931A1 EP 0370931 A1 EP0370931 A1 EP 0370931A1 EP 89430032 A EP89430032 A EP 89430032A EP 89430032 A EP89430032 A EP 89430032A EP 0370931 A1 EP0370931 A1 EP 0370931A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for directional and periodic massage of one or more parts of the human body, on which it exerts a pressure of adjustable intensity and frequency.
  • these sleeves When these sleeves are placed around a member to be massaged, they make it possible, by injecting a fluid under pressure either into the space delimited by the two walls, or into the various compartments, or into the bundle of elastic pipes, to compress the internal elastic wall in contact with the limb in question and to repel the bodily fluids towards the uncompressed parts of said limb, this operation possibly being done intermittently by simply acting on a regulated variation of the pressure of the admitted fluid.
  • a liquid such as for example, the device described in French patent N ° 2606277
  • the massed part of the body is subjected to a sliding and sequential effect giving excellent results.
  • these types of apparatus comprising a reservoir for storing the massage liquid and various mechanical means for sequentially raising the level of the liquid around the part of the body to be massaged are relatively bulky and heavy, and, consequently, more particularly suitable and intended for sedentary use
  • the present invention proposes, on the contrary, to provide a space-saving and light massage device therefore easily transportable, while seeking to obtain a directional and periodic massage of a part of the human body and in particular of the lower and / or upper limbs by exploiting and by adapting the phenomenon described below:
  • the inner face of said sleeve is lined with a set of pipes of small section, made of a very elastic material, said pipes, open at their ends being arranged parallel to each other and having their ends upstream connected on pressurized gas supplies via a manifold connected to a flexible gas evacuation or recycling pipe.
  • the elastic pipes are tubes fixed to the flexible envelope respectively along their generatrices and oriented along the axis of the member to be massaged.
  • the elastic pipes have an approximately semi-cylindrical shape and are fixed to the interior face of the flexible envelope by their flat faces and oriented along the axis of the member to be massaged.
  • the device comprises an intermediate manifold allowing the junction between upstream pipe elements and downstream pipe elements, when the device is made in two parts.
  • the set of elastic pipes lining the inner face of the envelope flexible is made with a long length hose wound in a spiral, and whose turns are oriented in a direction approximately perpendicular to that of the axis of the member to be massaged.
  • the set of elastic pipes lining the inner face of the flexible envelope is produced with a very long pipe arranged in a bend alternately to the right and to the left, and whose folds are oriented in a direction approximately perpendicular to that of the axis of the member to be massaged.
  • the elastic pipes lining the inner face of the flexible envelope are arranged adjacent to each other.
  • the elastic pipes lining the inside face of the flexible envelope are arranged slightly spaced from one another.
  • the spacings between the different pipes preferably comprise beads in a flexible and possibly elastic material. These beads can in particular be formed by a greater thickness of the flexible envelope between the pipes. They can also be produced, for example, with strips glued to the flexible envelope between the pipes.
  • these beads play an important role for the passage of gas in the various pipes by preventing their crushing when they are applied strongly against certain hard parts of a member such as for example the kneecap, or when are bent following certain concave curvatures of a limb such as the hock of a leg.
  • the pipes lining the inner face of the flexible envelope have constrictions, which leads to an increase tion of the pressure drop in each elastic pipe element, and consequently a reduction in the gas flow required for a given pressure.
  • the morphology of the limb to be massaged such as for example its curvature or the disposition of the muscles and of the bone structure, it may be advantageous to increase or decrease the number of constrictions in a pipe element, or to offset and / or space more or less said constrictions from one pipe element to another or from one zone to another of the flexible envelope, which makes it possible to increase or decrease the losses of load along the same pipe element, and / or from one pipe element to another, or from one zone of pipe elements to another.
  • the gas supply means of the distribution manifold consist of a source of pressurized gas, the outlet pipe of which is fitted with a pressure gauge for controlling the gas pressure, as well as a regulator for adjusting said pressure. and a gas flow adjustment valve which can be controlled directly or remotely, possibly by the patient himself, or even automatically via a programmer.
  • the source of pressurized gas can be, for example, a cylinder containing pressurized air or nitrogen, or a compressor.
  • the massage movement is obtained by the combined action of pressure and gas flow.
  • the pipe of small section and high elasticity locally swells at its upstream end. If the gas flow rate remains low, this bulge remains stationary; on the other hand, if the gas flow increases the bulge progressively gains the entire length of the pipe while at the same time exerting pressure on the member of the body trapped in the flexible envelope.
  • the successive and periodic closing and opening of the gas flow control valve causes the deflation and inflation of the pipes at the same rate according to the phenomenon mentioned above, and consequently causes a periodic and sliding massage movement resulting in great efficiency moving body fluids.
  • the periodicity of the massage is fixed by means of the flow adjustment valve; as for the intensity of the massage, that is to say the pressure exerted locally on the part of the body to be massaged, it depends for an elastic pipe of given internal section, both on the elastic properties and on the thickness of the wall of the pipe as well as the gas pressure, necessary for the inflation of said pipe.
  • the device according to the invention is of simple implementation, and has both a space requirement and a low weight allowing easy storage, transport and use.
  • the flexible envelope depending on whether it is intended for the upper or lower limbs, or another part of the human body such as the back, is: - in the form of gloves with sleeves going up to the elbows or to the armpits; - in the form of boots, waders or clothing going up to the waist. - in the form of a corset or panties
  • the device shown in Figure 1 is a boot suitable for massaging the foot and leg. It is formed by a liner (14) and a gaiter (30) constituted by an external flexible envelope (22) lined internally by a set of adjacent pipes (20) made of a very elastic material such as latex, and arranged in parallel relative to each other.
  • the liner (14) and the gaiter (30) are separated, at the ankle, over a part of their periphery in order to facilitate positioning around the foot and the leg.
  • the elastic pipes (20) of the liner (14) and the gaiter (30) are oriented respectively along the axis of the foot and along the axis of the leg.
  • the pipes (20) are supplied with pressurized gas via a flexible conduit (10) and a distribution manifold (12) from a bottle (2) equipped with a control manometer ( 6) a regulator (4) and a valve (8) for adjusting the gas flow.
  • An intermediate manifold (16) disposed between the set of pipes (20) of the liner (14) and the set of pipes (20) of the gaiter (30) makes it possible to join and redistribute the gas between the pipes ( 20) of the liner (14) and the pipes (20) of the gaiter (30), the downstream ends of which open into a decompression manifold (18) connected to a flexible conduit (24) for evacuating or recycling the gas.
  • the flexible envelope of the bootie (14) and the gaiter (30) are held around the foot and the leg by a set of hooks (26) and laces (27).
  • the embodiment shown in exploded view in Figure 2 also relates to a boot (21) provided for massaging the foot and the leg.
  • the set of elastic pipes (20) lining the flexible envelope (22) consists of one or more pipes wound in an adjacent spiral.
  • the boot (21) made in one piece and having no means of adaptation and tightening around the patient's foot and leg, is manufactured in different sizes.
  • the gas supply to the distribution manifold (12) is carried out by means of a flexible duct (10) and the gas is removed from the decompression manifold (18) by means of the flexible duct (24)
  • FIG. 3 represents a flexible envelope (22) lined with a set of elastic pipes (20) slightly spaced from one another and obtained by alternating bending to the right and to the left from one or more pipes of large length.
  • the liner (14) and the gaiter (30) are separated, at the ankle, on a part of the periphery and comprise a flexible pipe (10) for supplying gas to the distribution manifold (12), an intermediate manifold (16) and a decompression manifold (18) connected to a gas discharge pipe.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a structure of the flexible envelope (22) lined with adjacent tubes (20) and fixed on said envelope along their generatrices.
  • FIG. 5 shows a particularly interesting embodiment where the elastic pipes (20) have an approximately semi-cylindrical shape and are slightly spaced from each other.
  • the spacings between the pipes (20) include beads (28) formed by a greater thickness of the flexible envelope (22) between said pipes. These beads prevent the pipes (20) from being completely crushed when they are bent or strongly applied on a hard part.
  • the throttles (50) are regularly spaced from one another and regularly offset from one pipe to the other
  • the throttles (50) are irregularly spaced in the same pipe, and consequently irregularly shifted from one pipe to another.
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FR2684547A1 (fr) * 1991-12-06 1993-06-11 Maunier Daniel Dispositif hydraulique pour le massage et le drainage lymphatique du corps humain.
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US6846296B1 (en) 2000-09-14 2005-01-25 Abiomed, Inc. Apparatus and method for detachably securing a device to a natural heart
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