ES2551056B1 - Therapeutic device - Google Patents

Abstract

Therapeutic device, comprising a stretcher (1) provided with a support surface (2) to receive a person stretched face up, pressing elements (4) that emerge through an opening (3a, 3b) formed on the surface of support (2), to be applied against the body of the person, means of displacement (5) to control the pressing elements (4) and keep them in a certain position, and control means to control the means of displacement ( 5). The therapeutic device further comprises vibrating means (6) that vibrate the pressing elements (4) with a mechanical vibration of variable and controlled frequency. Thanks to this configuration, the pressing elements (4) are applied promptly in selected areas of the body of the person, while providing a pressure and mechanical vibration whose frequency can be adjusted to the needs of the person.

Description

THERAPEUTIC DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

Field of the invention 5

The invention is in the field of therapeutic equipment for people.

More specifically, the invention relates to a therapeutic device of the type comprising:

- a stretcher provided with a support surface, to receive a person stretched face up on said stretcher, which has at least one opening;

- pressing elements, to exert a specific pressure on the body of a person, that emerge through the opening of the stretcher to be applied against the body of a person that is stretched face up on the stretcher; fifteen

- displacement means configured to move in a controlled manner the pressure elements at least in an orthogonal direction, perpendicular to the support surface of the stretcher, and to maintain in a controlled manner the pressure elements in a certain position along the length of the orthogonal direction;

- and control means for controlling said movement means. twenty

State of the art

Therapeutic devices of this type in the form of a stretcher are known. These known devices are used to provide a person stretched on the stretcher 25 a therapy in the area of the spine of acupressure type combined with heat input, by means of movable pressing elements that emerge through an opening formed in the upper face of the stretcher. EP2638889A2 describes such a therapeutic device.

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Description of the invention

The purpose of the invention is to provide a therapeutic device of the type indicated at the beginning, which makes it possible to improve the effects obtained with acupressure therapy.

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For this purpose the device according to the invention has been developed, which consists of a therapeutic device of the type indicated at the beginning, characterized in that it comprises

vibrating means that vibrate the pressing elements with a mechanical vibration of variable frequency, and control means for controlling the frequency of said mechanical vibration.

Thanks to this configuration according to the invention, the pressing elements are applied promptly in selected areas of the body of the person stretched on the stretcher while providing, in said selected areas of the body, a therapy similar to acupressure and mechanical vibration. whose frequency can be adjusted to the particular case of each person. This local and simultaneous application, in the same chosen area, of a therapy similar to acupressure and of a therapy based on the application of a mechanical vibration 10 of particularized frequency, improves the effects of the single therapy similar to acupressure. Acupressure is a technique belonging to traditional Chinese medicine, which involves applying a pressure on selected points of the body that are normally located in the palm of the hand, on the sole of the foot and on the head, using the fingers or other pressing elements. In the case of the present invention, this technique is applied in various selected areas of the body of the person stretched on the stretcher, particularly in the back, and more particularly in the spine, and is accompanied by a mechanical vibration of frequency controlled.

On the basis of the invention defined in the main claim about 20 preferred embodiments are provided whose characteristics are set out in the dependent claims.

Preferably, the displacement means are configured to move in a controlled manner the pressure elements in addition in a longitudinal direction of the stretcher. 25 This makes it possible to precisely adjust, for each different person to be treated, the aforementioned selected areas of the body in which acupressure-type therapy and mechanical vibration are applied. Preferably, said displacement means are configured to displace in a controlled manner said pressure elements in addition in a transverse direction of the stretcher, so that said adjustment can be made with greater precision. In particular, this configuration allows the treatment to be correctly adjusted for people suffering from scoliosis. On the other hand, the therapist can voluntarily apply the therapy in a laterally separated areas of the spine, and can precisely adjust the lateral separation distance from the spine. 35

Preferably, the displacement means consist of a cartesian coordinate robot, that is to say a robot whose main control axes are linear and form right angles with respect to each other. This type of robot can be advantageously integrated under the stretcher and offer high precision for the movements of the pressing elements. 5

Preferably, said cartesian coordinate robot is a gantry robot (called "Grantry robot" in English terminology) comprising a crossbar supported at its two ends in a sliding manner by longitudinal guides arranged on the stretcher and parallel to the longitudinal direction, so that said cross member travels in a controlled manner along said longitudinal direction, and a base to which the pressing elements are fixed, said base being mounted on said cross member and moving in a controlled manner along said orthogonal direction. This configuration allows robust integration of vibration generating means.

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Preferably, said base is slidably mounted along said crossbar, such that said base moves in a controlled manner further along the transverse direction. This configuration allows precise positioning of the pressing elements in selected coordinates along the longitudinal and transverse axes, maintaining a high robustness in the integration of the vibrating means. twenty

Preferably, the vibrating means consist of a support that houses a mechanical vibrator and that supports the pressing elements. This configuration allows the mechanical vibration to be transmitted efficiently to the pressing elements.

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Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises heating means for heating the pressure elements, and temperature control means, associated with said heating means, for controlling the temperature of said pressure elements. This allows the pressure means, in addition to providing acupressure-type therapy and mechanical vibration, to simultaneously provide heat in a controlled manner in the selected areas of the body.

Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises electromagnetic radiation generating means, adapted to generate electromagnetic radiation of variable and controlled wavelength, and emission means configured to emit said electromagnetic radiation towards an application area of said elements.

push buttons Preferably, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said generating means is a light with a wavelength adapted to the particular needs of each patient.

Preferably, the pressing elements are configured and positioned with respect to the emission means so that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said emission means passes through said pressing elements towards a zone of application of the latter. This allows the electromagnetic radiation, which is preferably a light of controlled wavelength, to be effectively directed towards the mentioned selected areas of the body of the person stretched on the stretcher. 10

Preferably, the pressing elements are rotating rollers whose axis of rotation extends in a transverse direction of the stretcher. This configuration is especially suitable for moving the rotating elements during a therapy session along a longitudinal axis of the stretcher orthogonal to said transverse axis. fifteen

Preferably, the pressing elements are made of jadeite, whereby the device according to the invention allows the therapeutic effects attributed to jade by traditional Chinese medicine to be applied to the mentioned areas of the body of the person stretched on the stretcher. twenty

Preferably, at least a first of the openings in the support surface of the stretcher has an oblong shape that extends in the longitudinal direction of said stretcher, adapted to cover at least one section of the spine, preferably the entire spine , of a person stretched face up on the stretcher, and the device according to the invention further comprises at least a group of pressing elements emerging through said opening. This configuration allows you to easily move the pressing elements along the spine of the person.

Preferably, at least a second of the openings in the support surface of the stretcher is separated from the first opening in the longitudinal direction of said stretcher, extends in said longitudinal direction of the stretcher and is adapted to cover at least one section of a leg of a person stretched face up on the stretcher, and the device according to the invention further comprises at least a group of pressing elements emerging through said second opening. This configuration makes it possible to easily move the pressing elements along a leg of the person, and thus allows

both apply the therapy in selected areas of the spine and legs of the person at the same time. Preferably, the second opening is wide enough to cover the two legs of the person in the transverse direction of the stretcher.

Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises first fastening means, to hold the feet of a person stretched face up on the stretcher, a second fastening means, to hold the head of said person stretched face up on the stretcher, and traction means for pulling in a controlled manner of said first fastening means and / or of said second fastening means in the longitudinal direction of the stretcher to stretch the spine of said person. The controlled stretching of the spine improves the therapeutic effect of the pressing elements, that is to say the effect of acupressure-type therapy and mechanical vibration in the mentioned selected areas of the person's body.

Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises a foot support, 15 configured to receive in support the floor of at least one foot of a person stretched face up on the stretcher, said foot support being provided with a plurality of first arranged pushers to rest against the sole of said person, each of said first pushers being individually movable in a controlled manner to apply a punctual thrust on said sole of the foot. This configuration 20 allows a foot therapy of the reflex therapy type to be applied at the same time.

Preferably, the first fastening means are incorporated in the foot support, thus forming a compact assembly.

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Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises a helmet arranged to house the head of a person stretched face up on the stretcher, said helmet being provided with a plurality of second pushers arranged to rest against the head of said person housed in said helmet, each one of said second pushers being individually movable in a controlled manner to apply a punctual thrust on said head. This configuration allows to apply at the same time a therapy in the head of reflexology type.

Preferably, said second fastening means are incorporated in said helmet, thus forming a compact assembly. 35

Preferably, the helmet comprises headphones, and the device according to the invention further comprises sound wave generating means connected to said headphones and adapted to generate a controlled variable frequency sound wave and emit it through said headphones, and means of control associated with said sound wave generating means for controlling said frequency of the sound waves. This 5 configuration allows to apply at the same time a sound therapy, with sounds of chosen frequencies and adapted to the particular needs of the person.

Preferably, the stretcher is pivotally mounted on a foot structure comprising a transverse tilting axis, with respect to which said stretcher can swing, 10 and the device according to the invention comprises locking means for locking said stretcher in various angular positions with respect to said transverse tilt axis. This configuration allows the person to be placed in an inclined position with a chosen angle of inclination, in order to increase blood flow to a greater or lesser extent to an area of the body, and thereby improve the effect of the treatment provided by the pressing elements.

Preferably, the stretcher can swing around the transverse tilt axis in the two tilting directions, preferably between a first extreme angular position in which the main plane of said stretcher forms with the horizontal an angle of 20 modules equal to or greater than 45 °, and a second extreme angular position in which said main plane of the stretcher forms with the horizontal a module angle equal to or greater than 45 °. This allows the blood flow to be selectively increased to a lower area of the person's body or to an upper area thereof.

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Preferably, the pressing elements are replaceable, and the device according to the invention is complemented by a set of different pressing elements interchangeable with each other in said device. Thanks to this, it is possible to adapt the type of pressing element to the particular case of each person and to the type of treatment to be applied. In particular, the interchangeable pressing elements are of different materials, and advantageously, they have different shapes.

Preferably, the device according to the invention is provided with an applicator comprising a base on which some second pressing elements and second mechanical vibration generating means adapted to print to said 35 second pressing elements a controlled variable frequency mechanical vibration are mounted,

said movable applicator being separated from the support surface and adapted to be moved above the person stretched face up on the stretcher. This applicator allows the combination of an acupressure-type therapy and a therapy based on the application of a mechanical vibration to be applied in a selected area of the upper face of the person stretched on the stretcher. 5

In some embodiments, the movable applicator is a manual applicator comprising a handle joined to the base.

In other improved embodiments, the movable applicator is a robotic applicator, 10 comprising a robot arm joined to the base, and the device according to the invention further comprises control means for controlling the movement of said robot arm.

Preferably, the device according to the invention is provided with measuring means 15 for measuring at least one vital parameter of a person stretched on the stretcher, and the means for controlling the frequency of mechanical vibration are configured to adjust said frequency of the mechanical vibration as a function of the measurement made by said measuring means. This configuration allows the vibration frequency to be adjusted according to the effects it produces on the person to whom it is applied, observed through the measurement 20 of said vital parameter.

Preferably, the wavelength control means of the electromagnetic radiation are configured to adjust the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation as a function of the measurement made by said measuring means. This also allows this wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation to be adjusted according to the effects it produces on the person to whom it is applied, observed through the measurement of said vital parameter.

Preferably, the means for controlling the frequency of the sound waves are configured to adjust said frequency of the sound waves according to the measurement 30 performed by said measuring means. This also allows this frequency of the sound waves to be adjusted according to the effects they produce on the person to whom it is applied, observed through the measurement of said vital parameter.

The invention also encompasses other detail features illustrated in the detailed description of embodiments of the invention and in the accompanying figures.

Brief description of the drawings

The advantages and features of the invention can be seen from the following description in which, without limitation with respect to the scope of the main claim, preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth with reference to the figures.

Fig. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the therapeutic device according to the invention, with a person stretched on the stretcher.

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Fig. 2 is a top perspective view of the therapeutic device.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view analogous to Fig. 2, in which the padded part of the stretcher has been omitted to show the frame thereof as well as the displacement system of the pressing elements integrated in said frame. A control computer equipment and a measuring device of a vital parameter are also shown.

Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a perspective view and a partially sectioned front view, showing the support and displacement system of the pressing elements. twenty

Fig. 6 is a partially sectioned front view showing the helmet placed on a person's head, which incorporates the headphones and the second pushers.

Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a perspective view and a side view of the foot support means 25, which incorporate the support means and the first pushers.

Fig. 9 shows a possible embodiment of the first pushers, comprising an automatic displacement system thereof. It also comprises, optionally, a system for vibrating the first pushers with a mechanical vibration of variable and controlled frequency, as well as, optionally, a system for generating electromagnetic radiation and emitting it through the first pushers. These same systems are equally applicable to second pushers.

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Figs. 10 and 11 show another possible embodiment of the first pushers, which comprises a manual displacement system thereof. This same system is equally applicable to second pushers.

Fig. 12 is a front view showing the pressing elements mounted on its support.

Fig. 13 is an analogous view to the previous one, which schematically shows the different elements integrated in the support, in particular the vibrating means, the heating means, the electromagnetic radiation generating means and the emission means 10 thereof.

Fig. 14 shows the stretcher in different inclination positions.

Fig. 15 shows a replacement kit of the pressing elements, as well as the disassembly of the pressing elements installed in the support.

Figs. 16 and 17 are respectively side and bottom perspective views showing a possible embodiment of the movable applicator, formed by a manual applicator provided with a handle. twenty

Fig. 18 depicts another intended embodiment of the movable applicator, formed by a robotic applicator driven by a robot arm.

Detailed description of embodiments of the invention

Figs. 1 to 7 represent an embodiment of the device according to the invention.

As can be seen in Figs. 1 to 3, the therapeutic device comprises a foot structure 25, through which the device rests on the floor, and a stretcher 1 which is mounted 30 tilting on it. The stretcher 1 can pivot with respect to the axis a transverse tilt (41) provided in the foot structure 25. The upper face of the stretcher 1 has a support surface 2 that is intended to receive a person stretched face up on said stretcher 1, and having two openings 3a, 3b. A first opening 3a has an oblong shape that extends in the longitudinal direction (X) of the stretcher 1, and is arranged to cover the entire spine of a person stretched over the stretcher 1. A

Second opening 3b, which is separated from the first opening 3a in the longitudinal direction (X), extends in said longitudinal direction (X) and is arranged to cover at least the thighs of the two legs of said person stretched on the stretcher.

In Fig. 3 the inner frame 37 of the stretcher 1 is shown. This inner frame 37 is not actually visible, because it is disposed within a parallelepiped body of foamed polymeric material that forms a mattress of the stretcher 1, such as It is depicted in Fig. 1.

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Preferably, in order to increase the effectiveness of the therapy, an electric heating mat 10 (not shown in the figures) is arranged that extends along the support surface 2 of the stretcher 1 and is arranged below of the upper mattress fabric that forms said stretcher 1.

From the first and second openings 3a, 3b, pressurizing elements 4 emerge to exert a precise pressure on an area of the spine, as well as on an area of the back of the thighs, of the person stretched on the stretcher 1 Displacement means 5 allow to move in a controlled manner the pressing elements 4 in an orthogonal direction (Z), perpendicular to the support surface 2 of the stretcher 1, as well as in the longitudinal (X) and transverse (Y) directions of said stretcher (1). These displacement means 5 also allow the pressure elements 4 to be controlled in a determined position along the orthogonal (Z), longitudinal (X) and transverse (Y) directions. These displacement means 5 are automatic, as will be seen in greater detail below, and are connected to a computer 32 that controls the displacements of the pressing elements 4 as well as the exact position thereof. 25

An essential feature of the device according to the invention is that it is provided with vibrating means 6 that make the pressing elements 4 vibrate with a mechanical vibration of variable and controlled frequency. The vibrating means 6 are connected to the computer 32, which controls the frequency of the mechanical vibration that these vibrating means 30 6 impart to the pressing elements 4.

As shown in greater detail in Figs. 3 to 5, the displacement means 5 consist of a cartesian coordinate robot, in particular a gantry robot comprising a crossbar 7 supported at its two ends slidingly by longitudinal guides 35 8 arranged on the stretcher 1 and parallel to the longitudinal direction (X). The guides

8 are formed in the longitudinal bars of the inner frame 37 of the stretcher 1. The cross member 7 moves, in a controlled manner by the computer 32, along the longitudinal direction (X). The pressing elements 4 are fixed on a base 9 which is mounted on said cross member 7 and which is also moved, controlled by the computer 32, along the orthogonal direction (Z). In addition, the base 9 is slidably mounted along the crossbar 7, so that it travels, also controlled by the computer 32, also along the transverse direction (Y). Thus, the gantry robot that constitutes the displacement means 5 is capable of displacing the pressing elements 4, in a controlled manner by the computer 32, in the three longitudinal (X), transverse (Y) and orthogonal (Z) directions. The gantry robot is also capable of maintaining, in a similar way 10 controlled by the computer 32, a static position of the pressing elements 4 defined by coordinates according to the axes formed by these three directions.

As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the vibrating means 6 consist of a support 10 that is fixed to the base 9. The support 10 houses a mechanical vibrator 11 and supports the pressing elements 15 4. The latter are rollers that are rotatably mounted on a shaft 38 arranged on the support 10. The shaft 38 extends in the transverse direction (Y). These roller-shaped pressing elements 4 are preferably jadeite, but may be of other materials. On the other hand, the surface of these rollers can be smooth, as shown in Fig. 12, or have a relief. Advantageously, these rollers are replaceable with each other, and there is a kit with different rollers of different shapes and materials, as shown in Fig. 15, which can be mounted individually at will on the support 10 according to the needs of the person who has to receive a therapy.

As shown schematically in Fig. 13, the support 10 also has integrated heating means 12, 13, for heating the pressing elements 4, formed in this case by an electrical resistor 13 arranged on the surface of the support 10 located under the pressing elements 4 and a current generator 12 of controlled intensity. The support 10 also has integrated temperature control means (not detailed in the figure) associated with the heating means 12, 13 for controlling the temperature of the pressing elements 4. These temperature control means are, for example, a infrared thermometer disposed on the surface of the support 10 located under the pressing elements 4, which allows the surface temperature of the latter to be measured without contact. In addition, the support 10 has integrated electromagnetic radiation generating means 14, which in the preferred embodiments generate a light of variable and controlled wavelength 35. This light is carried by a fiber optic 39 up to ears

40 which support the two ends of the axis 38 and which at the same time constitute emission means 15 to emit the light towards an application area of the pressing elements 4. Specifically, when the pressing elements 4 are jadeite rollers, or of another light transmitting material, the light emitted by the emission means 15 is diffused through these rollers and is emitted over the entire surface thereof, thereby directly reaching the area of application of the rollers on the body of the person All these devices are connected to computer 32 and are controlled by it.

As can be seen in Figs. 1 to 3, and in greater detail in Figs. 6 to 8, on one end of the stretcher 1 are arranged first fastening means 16 to hold the feet of the person 10, and on the other end of the stretcher 1 are arranged second fastening means 17, to hold the head of the person. Furthermore, at both ends of the stretcher 1, traction means 18, 19 are arranged to pull in a controlled manner the first and second fastening means 16, 17 in the longitudinal direction (X) of the stretcher 1, in order of stretching the spine of the person. In the example shown in the 15 figures, these traction means 18, 19 consist of threaded stems guided in a housing of the stretcher 1 and which pass through pieces threaded respectively to the first and second fastening means 16, 17. In an improved embodiment, these traction means are replaced by traction means incorporating an automatic displacement mechanism (not shown), 20 for example a displacement piston, controlled by the computer 32.

The first fastening means 16 are incorporated in a foot support 20 that receives receiving the soles of the person's feet. In this foot support 20 a plurality of first pushers 21 are provided, intended to rest at one end 25 against the soles of the person's feet. These first pushers 21 are individually movable in a controlled manner, so that the end of each of them can apply a punctual thrust on the soles of the feet. In the embodiments shown, the first pushers 21 are in the form of studs with their rounded free end. The controlled displacement of the first pushers 21 may be automated, as in the embodiment shown in Figs. 7 to 9, where the foot support 20 has the configuration of a box that houses displacement means 34 consisting, for example, of an electromechanical actuator coupled to each of the first pushers 21. Furthermore, preferably, the foot support 20 it also houses a vibrator 35, to provide a controlled frequency mechanical vibration 35 to the first pushers 21, and optionally a wave generator 36

electromagnetic, in particular a light of controlled wavelength, which is transmitted to the soles of the person's feet, preferably through the first pushers 21, which are then made of a material capable of transmitting said wave. All these devices are connected to computer 32 and are controlled by it.

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Alternatively, the displacement means of the first pushers 21 can be manually operated, as in the embodiment shown in Figs. 10 and 11, in which these first pushers 21 are formed by threaded studs that pass through the wall of the foot support with threaded coupling 20. The free end of these studs which is applied on the sole of the foot has a rounded shape, while that the other end forms a screw head to receive a screwing tool.

The second fastening means 17 are incorporated in a helmet 22 that houses the person's head. In this helmet 22 a plurality of second pushers 23 are provided which are supported by one end against the head of the person housed in the helmet 22. These 15 second pushers 23 are individually movable in a controlled manner, so that the end of each of them can apply a punctual thrust on the head. In the embodiments shown, the second pushers 23 are in the shape of a stud with its rounded free end. The controlled displacement of the second pushers 23 can be automated. In a manner analogous to the system described for the first 20 pushers 21, the helmet 22 can accommodate displacement means consisting, for example, of an electromechanical actuator coupled to each of the second pushers 23. In addition, preferably, the helmet 22 can also accommodate a vibrator, to provide a controlled frequency mechanical vibration to the second pushers 23, and optionally a generator of an electromagnetic wave, in particular a light wave of controlled wavelength, which is transmitted to the head of the person, preferably through the second pushers 23, which are then made of a material capable of transmitting said wave. All these devices are connected to computer 32 and are controlled by it. Furthermore, it is provided that the helmet 22 comprises headphones 24 that emit sound waves of variable frequency 30 that are generated by the computer 32 connected to said headphones 24, which also controls the frequency of said sound waves.

As can be seen in Figs. 2 and 14, the stretcher 1 is pivotally mounted on a foot structure 25 which comprises a transverse tilting axis 41 with respect to which said stretcher 1 can swing. At the top of the foot structure 25 are housed

motorized means 33 for tilting the stretcher 1 around the axis 41 and bringing it to a desired angular position. These motorized means also constitute locking means capable of locking the stretcher 1 in any desired angular position with respect to the axis 41. In addition, these motorized means are connected to the computer 32 and are controlled by it. As shown in the two images on the left of Fig. 14, 5 this tilting system allows the stretcher 1 to swing around axis 41 in both directions of tilting, between a first extreme angular position in which the main plane the stretcher 1 forms with the horizontal a module angle greater than 45 °, and a second extreme angular position in which said main plane of said stretcher 1 also forms with the horizontal an angle greater than 45 °. 10

Figs. 16 and 17 represent a movable manual applicator 26, which is provided as a complement that is part of the therapeutic device according to the invention. The manual applicator 26 comprises a handle 27 and a base 28 on which a second pressing element 29 and a second vibrating means 30 are mounted which give said 15 second pressing elements 29 a controlled variable frequency mechanical vibration. This manual applicator 26 has the same constitution as the assembly formed by the vibrating means 6 and the pressing elements 4, with the difference that in this case there are no means of displacement, if not that the assembly is manually displaced to apply a therapy in any part of the upper face of the body of the person stretched on the stretcher 20. The base 28, the second vibrating means 30 and the second pressing elements 29 can have the same constitution as the base 9, the vibrating means 6 and the elements push-buttons 4. All the devices integrated in the manual applicator 26 are connected to the computer 32 and are controlled by it. The user can hold the manual applicator 26 by the handle 27 and apply it on any area of the upper surface of the body of the person stretched face up on the stretcher 1.

A variant of the scrollable applicator is shown in Fig. 18, which in this case is a robotic applicator 42 comprising a robot arm 43 that is connected to said base 28, and whose movements are controlled by the computer 32. The only difference with 30 the manual applicator described above is that the handle has been replaced by the robot arm 43. In the figure, the robot arm 43 has been partially and schematically represented. It is a robot arm suitable for placing the base 28 with great precision in any position of the space above the stretcher 1, said base 28 being oriented at any angle. Such a robot arm can be selected from the multitude of 35 models available in the market.

In advantageous embodiments, the device according to the invention is provided with measuring means 31 for measuring at least one vital parameter of the person stretched on the stretcher 1. These measuring means 31 are connected to the computer 32, which in As a function of this measurement, it adjusts and controls the frequency of the mechanical vibration printed on the pressing elements 5, the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation transmitted through said pressing elements 4 and the frequency of the sound waves emitted by the headphones 24 The measuring means 31 may advantageously be a bioelectrography device that allows measuring parameters related to a person's bioenergy.

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Likewise, the device according to the invention allows advantageously to apply a bioresonance type therapy, which consists in measuring particular pathogenic biological frequencies of a person and in transmitting to the body of said person therapeutic frequencies that cancel out or compensate said pathological frequencies. In the device according to the invention, these therapeutic frequencies are the frequencies of the mechanical vibration transmitted by the pressing elements 4, and optionally the frequencies of the electromagnetic radiation transmitted through them as well as the frequencies of the sound waves emitted by the headphones 24.

The computer 32 executes a computer program that allows to control all the aforementioned devices 20, in a manner adapted to the specific needs of each person, in particular based on personal data of the person stored in a memory, and also preferably depending on of vital parameters of the person that are measured by the measuring means 31. The computer program comprises menus and applications so that the therapist can actively intervene in the control of the devices. 25

In Fig. 3 the computer 32 is schematically represented as a laptop, in order to simplify the drawings. However, in the intended embodiments of the invention the computer can be a computer integrated in a general control console of the therapeutic device. 30

Claims (29)

1.- Therapeutic device, comprising: - a stretcher (1) provided with a support surface (2) for receiving a person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), said support surface (2) having at least one opening (3a, 3b); - pressing elements (4), to exert a specific pressure on the body of a person, said pressing elements (4) emerging through said opening (3a, 3b) of the stretcher (1) to be applied against the body of a person who is lying face up on said stretcher (1); 10 - displacement means (5) configured to move in a controlled manner said pressing elements (4) at least in an orthogonal direction (Z), perpendicular to said support surface (2) of the stretcher (1), and to maintain in a controlled manner said pressing elements (4) in a certain position along said orthogonal direction (Z); fifteen - control means (32) for controlling said movement means (5); characterized in that it also includes: - vibrating means (6) that vibrate said pressing elements (4) with a mechanical vibration of variable frequency; - control means (32) for controlling the frequency of said mechanical vibration. twenty 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said displacement means (5) are configured to move in a controlled manner said pressure elements (4) also in a longitudinal direction (X) of said stretcher (1).  25 3. Device according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said displacement means (5) are configured to move in a controlled manner said pressing elements (4) in addition in a transverse direction (Y) of said stretcher (1). 4. Device according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said displacement means (5) consist of a cartesian coordinate robot. 5. Device according to claims 4 and 2, characterized in that said cartesian coordinate robot is a gantry robot comprising a crossbar (7) slidably supported at its two ends by longitudinal guides (8) arranged on said stretcher. (1) and parallel to said longitudinal direction (X), so that said cross member (7) is moves in a controlled manner along said longitudinal direction (X), and a base (9) to which said pressing elements (4) are fixed, said base (9) being mounted on said cross member (7) and moving in a manner controlled along said orthogonal direction (Z).  5 6. Device according to claims 5 and 3, characterized in that said base (9) is slidably mounted along said crossbar (7), such that said base (9) is also controlled in a controlled manner along of said transverse direction (Y). 7. Device according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said 10 vibrating means (6) consist of a support (10) housing a mechanical vibrator (11) and supporting said pressing elements (4). Device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises heating means (12, 13) for heating said pressure elements (4), and about 15 temperature control means, associated with said heating means (12, 13), to control the temperature of said pressing elements (4). Device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises electromagnetic radiation generating means (14), adapted to generate an electromagnetic radiation of variable and controlled wavelength, and configured emission means (15) to emit said electromagnetic radiation towards an application area of said pressing elements (4). Device according to claim 9, characterized in that said pressing elements (4) are configured and positioned with respect to said emission means (15) so that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said emission means (15) passes through of said pressing elements (4) towards a zone of application of the latter.  30 Device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that said pressing elements (4) are rotating rollers whose axis of rotation extends in a transverse direction (Y) of said stretcher (1). 12. Device according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that said pressing elements (4) are jadeite. 13. Device according to any of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that at least a first (3a) of said openings in the support surface (2) of the stretcher (1) has an oblong shape extending in the longitudinal direction (X) of said stretcher (1), adapted to cover at least one section of the spine, preferably the entire spine 5, of a person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), and because said device comprises at least a group of said pressing elements (4) emerging through said opening (3a). 14. Device according to claim 13, characterized in that at least a second (2b) of 10 said openings in the support surface (2) of the stretcher (1) is separated from said first (3a) opening in the longitudinal direction (X ) of said stretcher (1), extends in said longitudinal direction (X) of the stretcher (1) and is adapted to cover at least one leg of said leg of said person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), and because said device comprises at least one group of said pressing elements (4) emerging through said second opening (2b). 15. Device according to any of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that it comprises first fastening means (16), for fastening the feet of a person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), second fastening means (17) , to hold the head of said person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), and traction means (18, 19) to pull in a controlled manner said first fastening means (16) and / or said second means for securing (17) in the longitudinal direction (X) of said stretcher (1) to stretch the spine of said person.  25 16. Device according to any of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that it comprises a foot support (20), configured to receive at least one foot of a person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), said foot support (20) being provided with a plurality of first pushers (21) arranged to rest against the sole of said person, each of said first pushers 30 (21) being individually movable in a controlled manner to apply a thrust punctual on said sole of the foot. 17. Device according to claims 15 and 16, characterized in that said first fastening means (16) are incorporated in said foot support (20). 35 18. Device according to any of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that it comprises a helmet (22) arranged to house the head of a person stretched face up on said stretcher (1), said helmet (22) being provided with a plurality of second pushers (23) arranged to rest against the head of said person housed in said helmet (22), each of said second pushers (23) being individually movable 5 in a controlled manner to apply a punctual thrust on said head. 19. Device according to claims 15 and 18, characterized in that said second fastening means (17) are incorporated in said helmet (22).  10 20. Device according to claim 19, characterized in that said helmet (22) comprises headphones (24), and said device comprises sound wave generating means connected to said headphones (24) and adapted to generate a sound wave of controlled variable frequency and emitting it through said headphones (24), and control means associated with said sound wave generating means for controlling said frequency of the sound waves. 21. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that said stretcher (1) is pivotally mounted on a foot structure (25) comprising a transverse tilting axis (41), with respect to which said stretcher (1) It can be tilted, and said device comprises locking means for locking said stretcher (1) in various angular positions with respect to said tilt transverse axis (41). 22. Device according to claim 21, characterized in that said stretcher (1) can swing around said transverse tilting axis (41) in both directions of tilting, preferably between a first extreme angular position in which the main plane of said stretcher (1) forms with the horizontal a module angle equal to or greater than 45 °, and a second extreme angular position in which said main plane of said stretcher (1) forms with the horizontal a module angle equal to or greater than 45 ° .  30 23. Device according to any of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that said pressing elements (4) are replaceable, and that said device is complemented with a set of different pressing elements (4) interchangeable with each other in said device.  35 24. Device according to any of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that it is provided with a movable application (26, 42) comprising a base (28) on which a second pressing element (29) and a second vibrating means are mounted. (30) adapted to print to said second pressing elements (29) a controlled variable frequency mechanical vibration, said scrollable applicator (26, 42) being 5 separated from said support surface (2) and adapted to be moved above said person stretched face up on said stretcher (1). 25. Device according to claim 24, characterized in that said movable applicator is a manual applicator (26) comprising a handle (27) joined to said base (28). 10 26. Device according to claim 24, characterized in that said movable applicator is a robotic applicator (42), comprising a robot arm (43) joined to said base (28), said device further comprising control means (32) for control the movement of said robot arm (43). fifteen 27. Device according to any of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that it is provided with measuring means (31) for measuring at least one vital parameter of a person stretched on said stretcher (1), and by which said means of Mechanical vibration frequency control are configured to adjust said mechanical vibration frequency 20 based on the measurement performed by said measuring means (31). 28. Device according to claims 27 and 9, characterized in that said means for controlling the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation are configured to adjust said wavelength of electromagnetic radiation as a function of the measurement made by said measuring means. (31). 29. Device according to claims 27 and 20, characterized in that said sound wave frequency control means are configured to adjust said sound wave frequency according to the measurement made by said measuring means (31 ).