EP2404586A1 - Apparat für die ästhetische Behandlung der Gliedmaßen des menschlichen Körpers mit Garra-Rufa-Fischen oder ähnlichen Fischen - Google Patents

Apparat für die ästhetische Behandlung der Gliedmaßen des menschlichen Körpers mit Garra-Rufa-Fischen oder ähnlichen Fischen Download PDF

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EP2404586A1
EP2404586A1 EP11005384A EP11005384A EP2404586A1 EP 2404586 A1 EP2404586 A1 EP 2404586A1 EP 11005384 A EP11005384 A EP 11005384A EP 11005384 A EP11005384 A EP 11005384A EP 2404586 A1 EP2404586 A1 EP 2404586A1
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Adriano Sacco
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Pinton Anna
Schiro' Agatino
Sitdikova Irina
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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
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A61H35/006—Baths for specific parts of the body for the feet
    • 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
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • 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
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/06—Arms

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of the limbs of the human body with Garra rufa or similar fish.
  • Garra rufa fish are conventionally used in Asian countries to perform aesthetic treatments of a person's feet (known as "fish pedicure"), which consist of immersing the person's feet in a small aquarium containing live Garra rufa fish.
  • fish pedicure a person's feet
  • a typical treatment station comprises a fixed seat, in front of and above a fixed tank of thermal treatment water, all produced, for example, in masonry.
  • the thermal treatment water (for example at 30 - 35°C) can be stationary or can pass through the tank.
  • the person occupying the seat maintains their feet immersed in the tank for a given treatment time, during which the Garra rufa fish remove the "dead skin" from the person's feet, thereby improving their appearance.
  • the aforesaid treatment is also carried out in beauty centres, where a seat is positioned in front of a small aquarium, placed on the ground and containing live Garra rufa fish.
  • the treatment water is taken from the water network, heated to the appropriate temperature for the survival of the fish and fed into the aquarium, in which a person's feet are immersed, for the time necessary for treatment.
  • a relatively small quantity of water is contained in the aquarium, which is therefore generally not sufficient for the wellbeing of the fish.
  • this water is not treated correctly (purification, sterilization, etc.), with risks for the person's health.
  • correct thermal conditioning of the water is not guaranteed in an aquarium of the type specified.
  • This apparatus includes a bath tub containing the live fish, for immersion of the body of the person to be treated, and a mechanism for treatment of the water contained in this tub.
  • This mechanism comprises a filter pump, to which the water removed from the tub can be fed, and a sterilization device, through which the water can be returned to the tub downstream of the filter pump.
  • a mechanism for exchange and thermal control of the water in the tub comprising means for discharging the used water from the tub and means for feeding fresh water into the tub at a controlled temperature, through a water mixer to which cold water and hot water are fed according to need.
  • the water sterilization device includes a filter of the ultraviolet (UV) ray type.
  • the document CN201019300 describes an armchair for the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of the limbs of the human body, which comprises, below the seat, a tank sliding between a withdrawn position concealed inside the armchair and an extracted position in front of the seat, in which the tank can receive the person's feet for a footbath.
  • each armrest of the armchair is provided with a respective tank which can contain water for immersion of a person's corresponding hand, for example for treatment of the fingernails.
  • the treatment water tanks are not communicating with one another, nor are they provided with thermal conditioning and/or sterilization means or the like for the treatment water.
  • the tanks provided in the armrests of the armchair are completely unsuitable for the function of aquarium, given their small water-carrying capacity.
  • the present invention intends to provide a remedy.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of the limbs of the human body with Garra rufa or similar fish, which allows the user to perform the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of all the limbs, clothed and in a comfortable seated position.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus as indicated which is functionally independent from the water supply network, forms a mobile treatment unit, contains a sufficiently large mass of treatment water to allow correct purification and sterilization for the hygiene of the person and the health of the fish and allows heat regulation of the water useful both for the fish and for the person.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of the type specified that allows remote monitoring of the quality of the treatment water contained in this apparatus.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of the limbs of the human body with Garra rufa or similar fish, the essential characteristic of which forms the subject matter of claim 1.
  • the reference numeral 10 ( Fig. 4 ) indicates as a whole the apparatus for the aesthetic treatment of the extremities of the limbs of the human body with Garra rufa or similar fish, according to an example of embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 10 comprises, first of all, a modular frame 11. 1 and an armchair 11.2 supported sliding with respect to said frame 11. 1.
  • Said frame 11.1 comprises a central support 12 formed by two horizontal rectangular frameworks 12a, 12b, made of metal section bars, overlapped and spaced apart by means of vertical uprights, also made of metal section bars, so that the frame itself delimits three compartments: 12.1, front, 12. 2 intermediate, and 12.3, rear, respectively.
  • Each direction parallel to that of the longer sides of the frameworks 12a, 12b is referred to hereunder as "longitudinal direction”.
  • the frame 11 comprises two lateral supports 13, identical, juxtaposed on opposite sides with respect to said central support 12 and each comprising a horizontal rectangular base framework 13.1 and a plurality of vertical uprights 13.2 of different heights, which support on said base framework 13.1 both a small horizontal framework 13. 3, arranged at intermediate height and above the rear end area of the base framework 13.1, and an inclined framework 13. 4, connected to said small framework 13.3 and having a trend ascending upward toward the front end area of said base framework 13.1.
  • the longer sides of each base framework 13.1 extend in said longitudinal direction.
  • a lower front tank 14.1 of relatively large dimensions, to contain treatment water, open at the top and substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped rectangle, while the small horizontal framework 13.3 and the inclined framework 13.4 of each lateral support 13 support a respective upper lateral tank 14.2 to contain treatment water, open at the top and substantially prismatic, with lateral faces in the shape of a trapezium rectangle, the bases of which extend according to said longitudinal direction; the width of said upper lateral tank 14.2 is contained in the transverse dimension of the respective lateral support 13.
  • Said upper lateral 14.2 and lower front 14.1 water tanks are hydraulically connected in a closed circuit with forced water recirculation.
  • Figs. 5 to 8
  • Said hydraulic inlets and outlets to and from said water tanks are produced, for example, through respective hydraulic valves with tap (Vi).
  • broken lines indicate the path of the water to be treated, starting from the hydraulic outflow valves, indicated with Vi S, while the unbroken line indicates the path of the treated water, which is fed to the hydraulic inflow valves indicated with Vi C.
  • the water is treated in the aforesaid closed hydraulic circuit, comprising said water tanks 14.1, 14.2, as the water of an aquarium for Garra rufa or similar fish, and is also sterilized to ensure that the treatment is hygienic for the person undergoing it.
  • a pair of prismatic rectilinear sliding guides 15 ( Figs. 1 - 3 ) oriented in said longitudinal direction, is fastened on the upper horizontal framework 12a of said central support 12.
  • a corresponding slide with rectangular framework 16, made of metal section bars is engaged by sliding in said longitudinal direction with respect to said rectilinear guides 15.
  • the length of the travel of said slide 16 is defined by appropriate limit stop means, not shown, which allow the slide to travel substantially along the complete length of said upper framework 12a of the central support 12. Sliding of the slide 16 along said guides 15 is guaranteed, for example, through suitable ball bearings or wheels.
  • Said armchair 11.2 is fastened with respect to said sliding slide 16, in a manner such that the armchair can be arranged by the user in a forward position, in which the seat thereof 11.21 projects partially beyond said central support 12 and said lower front tank 14.1, allowing the user to sit down comfortably, and a retracted position, in which its seat 11.21 is partially moved back with respect to said lower front tank 14.1, allowing the user to immerse the extremities of their legs (ankles and feet) in this tank.
  • said armchair 11.2 has a pair of arms 11.22 adjacent respectively to said lateral tanks 14.2 and which allow the seated person to rest their elbows to immerse the lower part of the arms (wrists and hands) in these tanks.
  • the apparatus 10 can also comprise means, not shown, for controlling the quality of the treatment water in the tanks 14.1, 14. 2, such as those provided in aquariums and comprising, for example, a control unit and a power supply section, with power outlets and inlets of probes for monitoring and automatic regulation, on the basis of set limits, of the main chemical-physical characteristics of the water.
  • Said means for controlling the quality of the treatment water can also be connected electronically with respect to one or more remote monitoring and control stations.

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EP11005384A 2010-07-06 2011-07-01 Apparat für die ästhetische Behandlung der Gliedmaßen des menschlichen Körpers mit Garra-Rufa-Fischen oder ähnlichen Fischen Withdrawn EP2404586A1 (de)

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FR2987972A1 (fr) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-20 Pierre Yves Provost Station d'elevage et de transfert de poissons actifs, pour l'application de soins de manucure et pedicure
JP2015173958A (ja) * 2014-03-18 2015-10-05 株式会社関西工事 手足温浴装置
FR3029067A1 (fr) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-03 Jean Yves Rouviere Dispositif de nourrissage et d'exploitation de poissons pour la pratique de soins esthetiques dits "fish-massage", controle a distance
US10793457B2 (en) * 2017-08-02 2020-10-06 James Atlas Kalp Pedicure, manicure, and massage spa water treatment system

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EP1398017A1 (de) * 2002-09-12 2004-03-17 Thomas Gularas Behandlungswanne
US20040201262A1 (en) * 2003-04-14 2004-10-14 Mcbride Peter Water basins for heat strain reduction
DE102004005870B3 (de) * 2004-02-05 2005-02-24 Suchefort, D. Emanuel Behandlungsvorrichtung für Therapiezwecke
US20100139680A1 (en) * 2008-12-10 2010-06-10 John Ho Fish pedicures, massages and treatments

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EP1398017A1 (de) * 2002-09-12 2004-03-17 Thomas Gularas Behandlungswanne
US20040201262A1 (en) * 2003-04-14 2004-10-14 Mcbride Peter Water basins for heat strain reduction
DE102004005870B3 (de) * 2004-02-05 2005-02-24 Suchefort, D. Emanuel Behandlungsvorrichtung für Therapiezwecke
US20100139680A1 (en) * 2008-12-10 2010-06-10 John Ho Fish pedicures, massages and treatments

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2987972A1 (fr) * 2012-03-15 2013-09-20 Pierre Yves Provost Station d'elevage et de transfert de poissons actifs, pour l'application de soins de manucure et pedicure
JP2015173958A (ja) * 2014-03-18 2015-10-05 株式会社関西工事 手足温浴装置
FR3029067A1 (fr) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-03 Jean Yves Rouviere Dispositif de nourrissage et d'exploitation de poissons pour la pratique de soins esthetiques dits "fish-massage", controle a distance
US10793457B2 (en) * 2017-08-02 2020-10-06 James Atlas Kalp Pedicure, manicure, and massage spa water treatment system

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