EP1150638B1 - Mechanisches massagegerät - Google Patents

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EP1150638B1
EP1150638B1 EP00985394A EP00985394A EP1150638B1 EP 1150638 B1 EP1150638 B1 EP 1150638B1 EP 00985394 A EP00985394 A EP 00985394A EP 00985394 A EP00985394 A EP 00985394A EP 1150638 B1 EP1150638 B1 EP 1150638B1
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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
    • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/04—Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or Acupressure
    • 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
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/007—Kneading
    • A61H7/008—Suction kneading
    • 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
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage

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  • the present invention relates to a mechanical massage device for performing cutaneous punctual stimulation effect similar to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture.
  • acupuncture is a medical discipline that consists of pricking specific points of the body along the meridians with specific needles in order to achieve stimulation for therapeutic purposes.
  • Cutaneous stimulation devices comprising a stimulation element, magnetic or not, intended to remain in contact with the skin at a specific point, being maintained by means of a suction effect.
  • a stimulation element magnetic or not
  • Such devices are for example described in the documents US 5,904,700 and JP 10314271 it comprises a cup provided with a pointed element, also called a needle whose tip is flush with the contact plane of the opening of said cup with the skin, while a bulb opening into said cup makes it possible to create a depression in said cup .
  • Such devices have disadvantages, in particular in that they do not allow to control the quality of skin stimulation, which depends on the pressure exerted. It is of course possible that in the language the practitioner can learn to control the depression to achieve in the cup to get the desired stimulation, but it remains long and random.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these various drawbacks by proposing a mechanical massage device making it possible to perform cutaneous punctual stimulation of an effect similar to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, and which can be used by practitioners who, because of the impossibility of using needles, can no longer use the benefits of acupuncture.
  • the mechanical massage device making it possible to perform cutaneous punctual stimulation of an effect similar to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, which is the subject of the present invention, comprises at least one punctual stimulation means placed in a cup, or rigid suction cup. applied to the skin via its rim which defines a contact plane, and associated with a suction means allowing, by suction effect, to maintain said cup on the skin and to generate a lifting of the skin for bringing it into contact with said point means, and it is essentially characterized in that said suction means comprises means for creating in a controlled manner a variation of the depression and, alternately and automatically, punctual stimulation phases variable intensity, and no phases.
  • the device according to the invention thus makes it possible to achieve point stimulation without perforation of the skin and without any risk for the patient since the pressure exerted by the punctual stimulation element is a function of the created depression, which is easy to tare. to a maximum.
  • the punctual stimulation means comprises a pointed element or the like which extends into the cup in the direction of the skin without crossing the plane of contact therewith.
  • the tip of the punctual stimulation means is, according to the type of massage to be performed and the size of the plane of contact with the skin, disposed at a variable distance from said plane of contact.
  • the distance between the pointed end of the punctual stimulation means is a function of the surface of the contact plane and the value of the depression created. During the depression, the skin comes to meet the punctual means of stimulation, we can then talk about the realization of a "Reverse Punctual Massage".
  • the cup is made of a transparent material.
  • Transparency allows better positioning on the meridian point that has been previously identified, and preferably marked.
  • the punctual stimulation means consists of a silicone cone.
  • the rim of the cup is lined with an O-ring intended to come into contact with the skin and which delimits the depression zone.
  • the O-ring ensures a perfect adhesion on the skin even if it is particularly hairy, moreover, it avoids the formation of pronounced bruise.
  • several cups are arranged in a set to correspond to a location of the body.
  • the cups are movable relative to each other.
  • the set of cups is in the form of a mask applicable to the face.
  • This suction cup 1 comprises a body 2 of tubular shape, one end of which is closed by a bottom 20 pierced centrally by an orifice 21 which opens into an outer tubular nozzle 22, while the other end has an outer collar 23 whose edge extreme plane 24 is hollowed out with a peripheral groove 25 intended for receive an O-ring 3 which, when in place, extends beyond the flat edge 24.
  • the body 2 is intended to internally receive a part 4 having a disk-shaped portion 40 of a diameter allowing it to be engaged without play in the body 2 against the bottom 20, and a conical portion 41 protruding centrally from a face of the portion 40, and whose dimensions are such that its tip 42 which occupies an axial position does not exceed the plane defined by the outer edge of the seal 3.
  • the piece 4 is pierced with a channel 43 comprising two sections, a section 44 pierced axially in the disc portion 40 and which opens to the right of the orifice 21 and therefore of the tubular nozzle 22, and a section 45 pierced in bias in the conical portion 41 and which opens into the sloping portion thereof.
  • the tubular endpiece 22 is connected to a suction means, not shown, via a connecting means 5, in this case a flexible tube.
  • the suction cup 1 is placed on the skin P at a chosen location at the junction of the acupuncture point that it is desired to stimulate and which has been previously identified and marked, the point 42 being placed opposite this point,
  • the body 2 is preferably made of a transparent material.
  • Maintaining the suction cup at the desired location is achieved by creating a slight depression in the body 2, the O-ring 3 sealing.
  • a suction A in the connection means 5 creates a depression in the body 2 which generates a lifting of the skin P, which comes into contact with the conical portion 41, and more precisely of the tip 42 which thus provides a punctual stimulation whose neurocutaneous reflex effect is similar to that that produces a needle.
  • the quality of the punctual stimulation may vary according to the depression exerted and the duration of the stimulation and the pressure exerted by the tip 42.
  • the result is optimal by programming a succession of punctual stimulation phases for each of which the duration and / or or depression vary.
  • a device preferably comprises several suckers 1 in order to simultaneously stimulate several points.
  • the suction means not shown, thus comprises several mouths for the connection of the annexing means 5.
  • the suction means may be in the form of a housing comprising a control panel which essentially comprises a control manometer.
  • suckers 1 which differ in the distance between the tip 42 of the contact plane with the skin P, which allows to vary the pressure exerted by the tip 42 while maintaining the same depression.
  • the device according to the invention can incorporate several programs, which are function of a treatment to be performed.
  • each program can incorporate an initial phase of low suction for the introduction of the suction cups 1, and a final phase of end suction causing the automatic detaching of the suction cups.
  • the device according to the invention essentially the suction means, is either integrated with an inspection table, or mounted on a mobile carriage adapted to be moved from a table from auscultation to another,
  • the device according to the invention is usable by practitioners who, because of the regulations, can no longer use needles as means of action for treatments concerning microcinculatory blockages. It is also usable, since its implementation is very accessible, by other practitioners, who must however have been trained in the discipline.
  • Such an arrangement finds particular application in the field of stimulation and massage of the face, the suction cups being assembled in a mask, and disposed at the right regions including the points to be stimulated, the mobility of the suction cups to refine the positioning .

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  1. Mechanisches Massagegerät, das es erlaubt, eine Punktstimulation der Haut mit einer Wirkung durchzuführen, die ähnlich derjenigen ist, die durch transkutane Akupunktur erreicht wird, umfassend wenigstens eine Punktstimulationseinrichtung (4), die in einem Becher (1), oder starren Saugkopf, angeordnet ist, der geeignet ist, um durch seinen Rand, der eine Kontaktfläche definiert, auf die Haut angebracht zu werden, und der einer Saugeinrichtung zugeordnet ist, die es erlaubt, den besagten Becher durch eine Saugwirkung auf der Haut (P) zu halten und eine Hebung der Haut (P) zu erzeugen, um sie in Berührung mit der besagten Punktstimulationseinrichtung (4) zu bringen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die besagte Saugeinrichtung Mittel umfasst, die es erlauben, auf kontrollierter Weise eine Variation des Unterdrucks und, abwechselnd und automatisch, der Phasen der Punktstimulation variabler Intensität und der Phasen der Nichtstimulation zu bewirken.
  2. Gerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Punktstimulationseinrichtung (4) ein spitzes Element (41) oder dergleichen umfasst, das sich in dem Becher (1) in Richtung auf die Haut (P) erstreckt, ohne die Kontaktfläche mit der letzteren zu durchqueren.
  3. Gerät nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Spitze (42) der Punktstimulationseinrichtung (4) je nach der Art der durchzuführenden Massage und der Größe der Kontaktfläche mit der Haut in einem variablen Abstand bezüglich der besagten Kontaktfläche angeordnet ist.
  4. Gerät nach irgendeinem der vorgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Becher (1) aus durchsichtigem Material hergestellt ist.
  5. Gerät nach irgendeinem der vorgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Punktstimulationseinrichtung (4) aus einem Silikonkegel (41) besteht.
  6. Gerät nach irgendeinem der vorgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rand des Bechers (1) mit einem O-ring (3) versehen ist, der dazu bestimmt ist, mit der Haut (P) in Berührung zu kommen, und der den Unterdruckbereich abgrenzt.
  7. Gerät nach irgendeinem der vorgehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mehrere Becher (1) als eine Einheit angeordnet sind, um einer Stelle des Körpers zu entsprechen.
  8. Gerät nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Becher (1) zu einander beweglich sind.
  9. Gerät nach Anspruch 7 oder Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einheit von Bechern (1) als eine auf das Gesicht anbringbare Maske ausgestaltet ist.
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