FR2801784A1 - MECHANICAL MASSAGE DEVICE - Google Patents

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FR2801784A1
FR2801784A1 FR9915259A FR9915259A FR2801784A1 FR 2801784 A1 FR2801784 A1 FR 2801784A1 FR 9915259 A FR9915259 A FR 9915259A FR 9915259 A FR9915259 A FR 9915259A FR 2801784 A1 FR2801784 A1 FR 2801784A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL 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
    • A61H39/00Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/04Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or Acupressure
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL 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
    • A61H7/00Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/007Kneading
    • A61H7/008Suction kneading
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    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61HPHYSICAL 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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Abstract

The invention concerns a mechanical massaging device for localised skin stimulation with similar effect to that obtained through the skin in acupuncture, comprising at least a punctiform stimulating means (4) associated with means (1) for maintaining the means (4) on the skin (P) by suction. The means (1, 4) are designed, through means generating a controlled variation in the vacuum, to enable alternately and automatically phases of localised stimulation of variable intensity, and phases of non-stimulation.

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<B>La</B> presente <B>invention a pour objet un dispositif de massage</B> mécanique <B>permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle</B> cutanée <B>d'effet analogue à celui obtenu de manière</B> transcutanée <B>par</B> <B>l'acupuncture.</B> <B> The <B> present <B> invention </ B> relates to a mechanical massage device <B> for performing a cutaneous puncturing <B> <B> effect similar to that obtained from transcutaneously <B> way by </ b> <b> acupuncture. </ B>

<B>I1 connu</B> que l'acupuncture <B>est une discipline médicale qui</B> <B>consiste à piquer, au moyen d'aiguilles spécifiques, certains</B> <B>points du corps situés le long des méridiens afin de réaliser une</B> stimulation <B>à but thérapeutique.</B> <B> I1 Known </ b> that acupuncture <B> is a medical discipline that <b> <b> involves poking, by means of specific needles, certain <B> body points located along the meridians to achieve <B> stimulation <B> for therapeutic purposes. </ B>

<B>Cette discipline très</B> ancienne <B>fait l'objet de plusieurs</B> <B>réglementations, dont l'une récente consiste à n'autoriser sa</B> <B>pratique</B> qu'aux <B>médecins diplômés, en raison essentiellement du</B> <B>fait</B> qu'il <B>est nécessaire de percer la peau.</B> <B> This very old <B> discipline <B> is subject to several <B> regulations, one of which is recently to allow its <B> <B> </ B> practice </ B> B> That <b> doctor graduates, basically because of the <b> <b> fact </ b> that it's <B> needed to break through the skin. </ B>

<B>En raison de cette réglementation, certains praticiens tels</B> que <B>par exemple les masseurs kinésithérapeutes, ne peuvent plus</B> <B>pratiquer</B> l'acupuncture <B>alors</B> qu'ils <B>en utilisaient les effets</B> <B>thérapeutiques.</B> <B> As a result of this regulation, some practitioners such as <b>, for example physiotherapist masseurs, can no longer <b> practice <b> acupuncture then </ b> B> they <B> used the therapeutic effects </ B>. </ B>

<B>Par ailleurs, on</B> connait <B>des dispositifs de massage</B> mécanique, <B>destinés à être mis en contact avec la peau, et qui associent un</B> <B>effet de succion à un déplacement sur ladite peau, Ils utilisent</B> <B>généralement une</B> chambre <B>d'aspiration accolée à la peau, et qui</B> <B>coopère avec des moyens mobiles aptes à se déplacer contre la peau</B> <B>à l'intérieur de ladite chambre, ou avec des moyens solidaires de</B> <B>ladite</B> chambre <B>qui est</B> elle-même <B>mobile. Lesdits moyens sont ainsi</B> <B>adaptés pour former un pli sur la peau et rouler ledit pli.</B> <B> Also, <B> we know <B> mechanical massage devices, <B> to be put in contact with the skin, and that combine a <B> <B> effect of sucking a displacement on said skin, they use <B> usually a <B> suction chamber contiguous to the skin, and which <B> <B> cooperates with moving means able to move against the skin <B> inside said chamber, or with means of solidarity <B> said <B> room <B> which is </ B> itself <B> mobile. Said means are thus <B> <B> adapted to form a fold on the skin and roll said fold. </ B>

<B>De tels dispositifs sont par exemple décrits dans les</B> documents FR <B>2.772.263,</B> FR <B>2.771.000,</B> FR <B>2.768.051,</B> FR <B>2.752.159,</B> FR <B>2.749.755 et FR 2.747.035. Ils sont destinés à réaliser des</B> <B>massages du type de ceux pratiqués par un</B> masseur kinésitherapeute, <B>tel qu'un palpé-roulé par exemple, mais ils ne peuvent en cas</B> <B>permettre la réalisation d'une stimulation ponctuelle analogue à</B> <B>celle obtenue par</B> l'acupuncture. <B> Such devices are for example described in the </ B> documents FR <B> 2.772.263, </ B> FR <B> 2.771.000, </ B> FR <B> 2.768.051, < / B> FR <B> 2.752.159, <B> 2.749.755 and FR 2.747.035. They are intended to perform massages of the type practiced by a physical therapist, such as a palpé-roulé for example, but they can not in case </ B> > <B> allow the realization of a point stimulation similar to </ B> <B> that obtained by </ B> acupuncture.

<B>La présente invention a pour but de remédier a cet</B> <B>inconvénient en proposant un dispositif de massage mécanique</B> <B>permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle</B> cutanée <B>d'effet</B> analogue <B>à celui obtenu de</B> manière transcutanée <B>par</B> l'acupuncture, <B>et</B> qui <B>est</B> utilisable <B>par les praticiens</B> qui <B>du fait de la</B> <B>réglementation ne peuvent plus</B> pratiquer. The object of the present invention is to remedy this disadvantage by proposing a mechanical massage device which makes it possible to perform a cutaneous puncturing of the skin. <B> <d> 'effect </ B> analogous <B> to that obtained from </ B> transcutaneous <B> way by </ B> acupuncture, <B> and </ B> which <B> is </ B> usable <B> by the practitioners </ B> who <B> because of the <B> <B> regulation can no longer </ B> practice.

<B>dispositif de massage</B> mécanique, <B>permettant de réaliser une</B> <B>stimulation ponctuelle</B> cutanée <B>d'effet analogue à celui obtenu de</B> <B>manière</B> transcutanée <B>par</B> l'acupuncture, <B>objet de la présente</B> <B>invention, se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'il comporte au</B> <B>moins moyen applicable sur la peau centré sur un</B> emplacement <B>prédéterminé, connecté à</B> un <B>moyen apte à y créer, de manière</B> controlée, <B>une dépression en sorte de</B> provoquer <B>par un effet de</B> <B>succion, un soulèvement localisé de ladite peau</B> qui <B>va à la</B> <B>rencontre d'un élément ponctuel de stimulation</B> comporte <B>ledit</B> <B>moyen applicable sur la peau.</B> <B> massage device </ B> mechanics, <B> allowing <B> punctual puncturing <B> of effect similar to that obtained from </ B> <B > transcutaneous <B> way by </ B> acupuncture, <B> object of the present </ B> <B> invention, is characterized essentially in that it comprises at </ B> </ b> </ b> B> less applicable on the skin centered on a <B> predetermined <B> location, connected to </ B> a means <able to create <B> a controlled, <B> a depression so as to <B> cause <B> by a sucking effect, a localized uplift of said skin <b> which <B> goes to the <b> <b> encounter </ b> 'a punctual pacing element </ B> has <B> the said </ B> <B> mean applicable on the skin. </ B>

<B>dispositif selon l'invention permet ainsi de réaliser une</B> <B>stimulation ponctuelle sans perforation de la peau et sans aucun</B> risque <B>pour le patient</B> puisque <B>la pression</B> exercee <B>par l'élément</B> <B>ponctuel de stimulation est fonction de la dépression créée, et</B> <B>qu'il aisé de tarer à un</B> maximum. <B> device according to the invention allows to achieve a <B> <B> punctual stimulation without perforation of the skin and without any <B> risk <B> for the patient </ B> since <B> the pressure </ B> exercised <B> by the punctual stimulation element is a function of the created depression, and </ B> <B> that it is easy to tare at a </ B> maximum.

<B>Selon une caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon</B> <B>l'invention, le moyen ponctuel de stimulation consiste en un</B> <B>élément pointu ou analogue</B> qui <B>s'étend dans la zone de dépression</B> <B>en direction de la peau sans traverser le plan de contact avec</B> <B>celle-ci.</B> <B> According to an additional feature of the device according to the invention, the punctual stimulation means consists of a pointed element or the like which <b> s' extends into the area of depression <B> <B> in the direction of the skin without crossing the plane of contact with </ B> <B> it. </ B>

<B>Selon</B> une <B>autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif</B> <B>selon l'invention, la pointe du moyen ponctuel de</B> stimulation <B>est,</B> <B>selon le type de massage à réaliser et la taille plan de contact</B> <B>avec la peau, disposée à une distance variable dudit plan de</B> <B>contact.</B> <B> According to </ B> another <B> additional feature of the device </ B> <B> according to the invention, the tip of the punctual means of </ B> stimulation <B> is, </ B> < B> according to the type of massage to be performed and the contact plane size <B> with the skin, arranged at a variable distance from said plane of <B> <B> contact. </ B>

<B>La</B> distance qui <B>sépare l'extrémité pointue moyen ponctuel</B> <B>de stimulation, est fonction de la surface du plan de contact et de</B> <B>la valeur de la dépression créée.</B> <B> The <B> distance that <B> separates the punctual mean pointed end </ B> <B> of pacing, is a function of the surface of the contact plane and </ B> <B> the value of depression created. </ B>

<B>Selon une autre</B> caractéristique <B>additionnelle du dispositif</B> <B>selon l'invention, le moyen applicable sur la peau est réalisé dans</B> <B>un matériau transparent.</B> <B>La transparence permet un meilleur positionnement sur le point</B> <B>du méridien</B> qui <B>aura</B> " préalablement <B>repéré, et de préférence</B> marqué. <B> According to another </ B> additional <B> feature of the device </ B> <B> according to the invention, the means applicable to the skin is made in </ B> <B> a transparent material. / B> <B> The transparency allows a better positioning on the point </ B> <B> of the meridian </ B> which <B> will </ B> "previously <B> spotted, and preferably </ B> > marked.

<B>Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif</B> <B>selon l'invention, le moyen ponctuel de</B> stimulation <B>consiste en un</B> <B>cône de silicone.</B> <B> According to another additional feature of the device </ B> <B> according to the invention, the punctual stimulation means <B> consists of a silicone cone </ B>. B>

<B>Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif</B> <B>selon l'invention, le moyen apte à créer, de</B> manière <B>contrôlée, une</B> <B>dépression dans le moyen applicable sur la peau, est relié à un</B> programmateur <B>permettant de réaliser des phases successives de</B> <B>stimulation à des dépressions différentes et pendant des périodes</B> <B>de temps variables.</B> <B> According to another additional feature of the device </ B> <B> according to the invention, the means capable of creating, <B> controlled <B> manner, a </ B> <B> depression in the means applicable on the skin, is connected to a <B> programmer <B> allowing to realize successive phases of <B> stimulation at different depressions and for periods of time </ B> <B> variables. </ B>

<B>Selon un mode de</B> realisation particulier <B>du dispositif selon</B> <B>l'invention, le moyen applicable sur la peau se présente sous la</B> <B>forme d'une ventouse rigide.</B> <B> According to a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the means applicable to the skin is in the form of a rigid suction cup. </ B>

<B>Selon une autre</B> caractéristique <B>additionnelle du mode de</B> <B>réalisation</B> particulier <B>dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen</B> <B>applicable sur la peau comporte un rebord garni d'un joint</B> torique <B>destiné à venir au contact de la peau et qui délimite la zone de</B> <B>dépression.</B> <B> According to another <B> <B> additional <B> characteristic of the particular <B> embodiment </ B> embodiment <B> device according to the invention, the means <B> <B> applicable on the skin has a lip lined with a <B> <B> seal to come in contact with the skin and which delimits the area of </ B> <B> depression. </ B>

<B>Le joint</B> torique <B>assure une parfaite adhérence sur la peau</B> même <B>si celle-ci est</B> particulièrement <B>pileuse, de plus, il évite la</B> formation d'ecchymose <B>prononcée.</B> <B> The O-ring <B> ensures perfect adhesion to the skin </ B> even if <B> it is <B> particularly <B> hairy, moreover, it avoids the </ b> / B> bruise formation <B> pronounced. </ B>

<B>Les avantages et les</B> caractéristiques <B>du dispositif selon</B> <B>l'invention, ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui</B> <B>suit et</B> qui <B>se rapporte au dessin annexé, lequel en représente un</B> <B>mode de réalisation non limitatif.</B> <B> The advantages and <B> <B> features of the device according to <B> <B> the invention, will emerge more clearly from the description that </ B> <B> follows and </ B> which <B> refers to the accompanying drawing, which represents a <B> <B> non-limiting embodiment thereof. </ B>

<B>Dans le dessin annexé</B> -<B>la figure 1 représente une vue</B> schématique <B>en perspective et</B> <B>en éclaté d'un</B> élément <B>du dispositif selon l'invention.</B> <B> In the accompanying drawing </ B> - <B> Figure 1 represents a schematic view <B> in perspective and </ B> <B> exploded of an </ B> element < B> of the device according to the invention. </ B>

-<B>la</B> figure <B>2 représente une vue</B> schématique <B>en coupe selon un</B> <B>plan médian du</B> même élément. - <B> the </ B> figure <B> 2 represents a schematic view <B> in section along a </ B> <B> midplane of the same </ B> element.

-<B>la figure 3 représente une vue</B> schématique <B>en coupe selon un</B> <B>plan médian du</B> même <B>élément lors de son utilisation.</B> <B>En référence aux figures 1 et 2, on peut voir un élément du</B> <B>dispositif selon l'invention, et plus précisément un moyen</B> applicable <B>sur la peau</B> qui <B>consiste en une ventouse</B> 1. - <B> Figure 3 represents a schematic view <B> in section along a </ B> <B> midplane of the </ B> same <B> element when in use. </ B> <B> Referring to Figures 1 and 2, we can see an element of the <B> <B> device according to the invention, and more specifically a means </ B> applicable <B> on the skin </ B> which <B> consists of a sucker </ B> 1.

<B>Cette ventouse 1 comporte un corps 2 de forme tubulaire, dont</B> <B>une extrémité est fermée par un fond 20 percé</B> centralement <B>d'un</B> <B>orifice 21 qui</B> débouche <B>dans un embout tubulaire extérieur 22,</B> <B>tandis que l'autre</B> extrémité <B>présente une collerette extérieure 23</B> <B>dont le bord</B> plan extrême <B>24 est creusé d' gorge périphérique 25</B> <B>destinée à recevoir un joint</B> torique <B>3</B> qui <B>lorsqu'il est en place,</B> <B>déborde le bord plan 24.</B> <B> This suction cup 1 comprises a body 2 of tubular shape, of which </ B> <B> one end is closed by a bottom 20 pierced </ B> centrally <B> of a </ b> <B> orifice 21 that </ B> opens <B> into an outer tubular tip 22, </ B> <B> while the other </ B> end <B> has an outer collar 23 </ B> <B> of which the extreme <B> plane <B> 24 is hollowed out with a peripheral groove 25 </ B> <B> intended to receive a </ B> ring <B> 3 </ B> which <B> when it's in place, <B> <B> is overflowing the 24th edge. </ B>

<B>D'autre part, le corps 2 est destiné a recevoir intérieurement</B> <B>une pièce 4</B> comportant <B>une partie 40 en forme de disque d'un</B> diamètre <B>lui</B> permettant <B>d'être engagée sans jeu</B> dans <B>le corps 2</B> <B>contre le fond 20, et une partie conique 41 faisant saillie</B> centralement <B>d'une face de la partie 40, et dont les dimensions</B> <B>sont telles que sa pointe 42 qui</B> occupe <B>une position</B> axiale <B>ne</B> <B>déborde par le plan défini par le bord externe du joint 3.</B> <B> On the other hand, the body 2 is intended to receive internally <B> a part 4 </ B> comprising <B> a disk-shaped portion 40 of a </ B> diameter < B> it </ B> allowing <B> to be engaged without play </ B> in <B> the body 2 </ B> <B> against the bottom 20, and a tapered portion 41 protruding </ B > centrally <B> of a face of the part 40, and whose dimensions </ B> <B> are such that its tip 42 which </ B> occupies <B> an axial position <B> <B> <B> overflows by the plane defined by the outer edge of the joint 3. </ B>

<B>Par ailleurs, comme cela est visible sur la figure 2, la pièce</B> <B>4 est percée d'un canal 43</B> comprenant <B>deux tronçons, un tronçon 44</B> <B>percé</B> axialement <B>dans la partie disque 40 et qui débouche au droit</B> <B>de l'orifice 21 et donc de l'embout tubulaire 22, et un tronçon 45</B> <B>percé en biais dans la partie conique 41 et qui débouche dans la</B> <B>partie pentue de celle-ci.</B> <B> Furthermore, as can be seen in FIG. 2, the part <b> 4 is pierced with a channel 43 comprising two sections, a section 44. </ B> <B> pierced </ B> axially <B> in the disk portion 40 and which opens to the right <B> of the orifice 21 and therefore of the tubular nozzle 22, and a section 45 </ B > <B> pierced diagonally in the conical part 41 and which opens into the sloping part of it. </ B>

<B>L'embout tubulaire 22 est raccordé à moyen d'aspiration,</B> <B>non représenté, par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de connexion 5, en</B> l'occurrence <B>un tube souple.</B> <B> The tubular nozzle 22 is connected to suction means, not shown, via a connection means 5, in the occurrence <B> a flexible tube. </ B>

Comme <B>on peut le voir sur la</B> figure <B>2, ventouse 1 est posée</B> <B>sur la peau P en un</B> emplacement choisi <B>fonction du point</B> d'acupuncture que <B>l'on désire stimuler et qui aura été</B> préalablement <B>repéré et</B> marqué, <B>la pointe 42 étant placée en regard</B> <B>de ce point.</B>  As <B> we can see it on the </ B> figure <B> 2, sucker 1 is placed <B> on skin P in a </ B> location chosen <B> point function < Acupuncture which <B> one wishes to stimulate and which has been <B> previously <B> marked and </ B> marked, <B> the point 42 being placed opposite </ B> </ b> </ b> </ b> B> of this point. </ B>

<B>On notera</B> qu'afin <B>de faciliter la mise en place de la ventouse</B> <B>1, le corps 2 est de préférence réalisé dans un matériau</B> <B>transparent.</B> <B>Le</B> maintien <B>de la ventouse</B> ' l'emplacement <B>désiré est réalisé</B> <B>en créant une légère dépression dans le</B> corps <B>2, le joint</B> torique <B>3</B> <B>assurant l'étanchéité.</B> <B> It will be noted that in order to facilitate the installation of the suction cup, the body 2 is preferably made of a material <B> <B> transparent. </ B> <B> holding <B> the suction cup </ B> 'the desired <B> location is achieved by <b> creating a slight depression in the <B> / B> body <B> 2, the O-ring <B> 3 </ B> <B> sealing. </ B>

<B>En référence maintenant à la figure 3, on peut voir une</B> <B>ventouse 1 en cours d'utilisation. Une aspiration A dans le moyen</B> <B>de connexion 5 crée une dépression dans le corps 2</B> qui <B>génère un</B> <B>soulèvement de la peau P, laquelle vient au contact de la partie</B> <B>conique 41, et plus exactement la pointe 42</B> qui <B>réalise ainsi</B> <B>une stimulation ponctuelle analogue à celle que produit une</B> <B>aiguille.</B> <B> Referring now to Figure 3, one can see a suction cup 1 in use. An aspiration A in the connecting means 5 creates a depression in the body 2 which generates a lifting of the skin P, which comes into contact of the conical part 41, and more precisely the tip 42 which makes <B> thus a punctual stimulation similar to that which produces a </ B> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> </ b> B> needle. </ B>

<B>La</B> qualité <B>de la stimulation ponctuelle peut varier selon la</B> <B>dépression exercée et la durée la stimulation et de la pression</B> <B>exercée par la pointe 42. Ainsi, le résultat est optimal en</B> programmant <B>une succession de phases de stimulation ponctuelle pour</B> chacune desquelles <B>la durée et/ou la dépression varient.</B> <B> The <B> quality <B> of punctual pacing may vary depending on the <B> <B> depression exerted and the duration of stimulation and pressure <B> <B> exerted by the tip 42 Thus, the result is optimal by <B> programming <B> a succession of punctual pacing phases for <B> each of which <B> duration and / or depression vary. </ B>

<B>En effet, la variation dépression entre deux phases de</B> <B>stimulation ponctuelle évite le phénomène d'accoutumance qui</B> <B>provoque un rejet ou une inhibition, en</B> acupuncture <B>le praticien</B> <B>prévient cet inconvénient en faisant tourner les aiguilles.</B> <B> Indeed, the depression variation between two phases of </ B> <B> punctual stimulation avoids the phenomenon of habituation which </ B> <B> causes rejection or inhibition, in </ b> acupuncture < B> the practitioner <B> prevents this inconvenience by turning the hands. </ B>

<B>Un dispositif selon 1 invention</B> comporte <B>de préférence</B> <B>plusieurs ventouses 1 afin de stimuler simultanément plusieurs</B> <B>points. Le moyen d'aspiration, non représenté,</B> comporte <B>ainsi</B> <B>plusieurs</B> embouchures <B>pour le branchement des moyens de connexion</B> <B>5. Le moyen d'aspiration peut présenter sous la forme d'un</B> <B>boîtier</B> comportant <B>un tableau de</B> commande qui <B>comprend</B> <B>essentiellement un</B> manomètre <B>de contrôle.</B> <B> A device according to the invention </ B> has <B> preferably </ b> <B> several suction cups 1 in order to simultaneously stimulate several <B> points. The suction means, not shown, has <B> as well as <B> several </ B> mouths <B> for the connection means connection </ B> <B> 5. The suction means may be in the form of a <B> box having a <B> control table which <B> essentially <B> includes <B> a <B> control <B> gauge. </ B>

<B>Tous les points</B> d'acupuncture <B>ne nécessitent pas la</B> même <B>pression, et pour faire varier la pression exercée par la pointe 42</B> <B>il est possible de moduler la dépression, ce qui présente toutefois</B> <B>l'inconvénient d'une gestion</B> complexe. <B>Aussi, il est prévu des</B> <B>ventouses 1</B> qui <B>diffèrent par la distance qui sépare la pointe 42</B> <B>du plan de contact avec la peau P ce qui</B> permet <B>de faire varier la</B> <B>pression exercée par la pointe 42 tout en conservant la</B> même <B>dépression.</B> <B>de permettre une mise en</B> aeuvre <B>aisée, dispositif selon</B> <B>l'invention peut incorporer plusieurs</B> programmes, lesquels <B>sont</B> <B>fonction d'un traitement à réaliser. En outre chaque</B> programme <B>peut incorporer une phase initiale de faible aspiration pour la</B> <B>mise place des ventouses 1, et une phase finale de fin</B> <B>d'aspiration provoquant le</B> détachement automatique <B>des ventouses.</B> <B> All acupuncture points <B> do not require the same <B> pressure, and to vary the pressure exerted by the tip 42 </ B> <B> it is it is possible to modulate depression, which however has <B> <B> the disadvantage of complex </ B> management. <B> Also, there are <1> <B> suction cups 1 </ B> which <B> differ in the distance between the tip 42 </ B> <B> of the plane of contact with the skin P which <B> allows <B> to vary the <B> <B> pressure exerted by the tip 42 while maintaining the same <B> depression. </ B> <B> to allow a <B> easy <B> work, device according to <B> <B> the invention can incorporate several </ B> programs, which <B> are <B> <B> function of a treatment to be performed. In addition each <B> program <B> can incorporate an initial phase of low suction for the <b> <b> placement of the suction cups 1, and a final phase of end </ B> <B> suction causing </ B> automatic detaching <B> of suction cups. </ B>

<B>on notera que de préférence, afin de faciliter sa mise en</B> aeuvre <B>le dispositif selon l'invention, essentiellement le moyen</B> <B>d'aspiration, est intégré à une table</B> d'auscultation. <B> it will be noted that preferably, in order to facilitate its setting </ B> aeuvre <B> the device according to the invention, essentially the means </ B> <B> aspiration, is integrated in a table < / Auscultation.

séance <B>de stimulation à l'aide du dispositif selon</B> <B>l'invention peut se dérouler de la manière suivante</B> -<B>repérage des points à stimuler et</B> marquage <B>au crayon</B> dermographique, -<B>positionnement du patient en</B> décubitus <B>latéral,</B> -<B>sélection des ventouses adaptées aux stimulations à</B> réaliser, -<B>mise en</B> fonctionnement <B>de l'aspiration,</B> -<B>positionnement des ventouses,</B> -<B>lancement du</B> programme <B>de stimulation,</B> -<B>fin du</B> programme, <B>l'aspiration est stoppée, les</B> <B>ventouses se détachent.</B>  <B> Stimulation session using the device according to the <B> <B> the invention can proceed as follows </ B> - <B> locating the points to be stimulated and </ B> marking < B> in pencil </ B> dermographic, - <B> positioning patient in </ B> decubitus <B> lateral, </ b> - <B> selection of suction cups adapted to stimulations to </ B> achieve, - <B> setting up <B> suction operation, </ B> - <B> positioning of suction cups, </ B> - <B> launching of stimulation <B> program , </ B> - <B> end of the </ B> program, <B> the suction is stopped, the </ B> <B> suction cups come off. </ B>

Le <B>dispositif selon l'invention est utilisable par les</B> <B>praticiens qui du fait de la réglementation ne peuvent plus</B> <B>pratiquer</B> l'acupuncture. <B>Il est également utilisable, puisque que</B> <B>sa mise en</B> aeuvre <B>est très accessible, par d'autres praticiens,</B> lesquels <B>devront toutefois avoir été formés à la</B> discipline.  The <B> device according to the invention is usable by </ B> <B> practitioners who because of the regulations can no longer <B> practice </ B> acupuncture. <B> It is also usable, since </ B> <B> its setting </ B> work <B> is very accessible, by other practitioners, <B> who <B> will however have to have been trained in the </ B> discipline.

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REVENDICATIONS <B>1) Dispositif de massage</B> mécanique, <B>permettant de réaliser une</B> <B>stimulation ponctuelle cutanée d'effet analogue à celui obtenu de</B> manière transcutanée <B>par</B> l'acupuncture, <B>caractérisé en ce</B> qu'il <B>comporte au moins un moyen (1) applicable sur la peau (P) centre</B> <B>sur</B> emplacement <B>prédéterminé, connecté à un moyen apte à</B> <B>créer de manière contrôlée, une dépression en sorte de provoquer</B> <B>par un effet de succion, un soulèvement localisé de ladite peau (P)</B> <B>qui va à la rencontre d'un moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation</B> que <B>comporte ledit moyen (1) applicable sur la peau (P).</B> <B>2) Dispositif selon la</B> revendication <B>1, caractérisé en ce que</B> <B>le moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation</B> comprend <B>un élément pointu</B> <B>(41) ou analogue qui s'étend dans la zone de dépression</B> <B>direction de la peau (P) sans traverser le plan de contact avec</B> <B>celle-ci.</B> <B>3) Dispositif selon la revendication</B> 2,<B>caractérisé en ce</B> <B>la pointe (42) du moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation est, selon le</B> <B>type de</B> massage <B>à réaliser et la taille du plan de contact avec la</B> <B>peau, disposée à une distance variable dudit plan de contact.</B> <B>4) Dispositif selon l'une</B> quelconque <B>des revendications</B> <B>précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen (1) applicable sur la</B> <B>peau est réalisé dans un</B> matériau <B>transparent.</B> <B>5) Dispositif selon l'une</B> quelconque <B>des</B> revendications <B>précédentes, caractérisé en ce</B> que <B>le moyen ponctuel de stimulation</B> <B>consiste en un cône de silicone (41).</B> <B>6) Dispositif selon l'une</B> quelconque <B>des revendications</B> <B>précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen apte à créer, de</B> <B>manière contrôlée, une dépression dans le moyen (1) applicable sur</B> <B>la peau, est relié à un</B> programmateur <B>permettant de réaliser des</B> <B>phases successives de stimulation à des dépressions différentes et</B> pendant <B>des périodes de temps variables.</B> <B>7) Dispositif selon l'une</B> quelconque <B>revendications</B> <B>précédentes, caractérisé en ce</B> que <B>le moyen applicable sur la peau</B> <B>se</B> presente <B>sous la</B> forme <B>d'une ventouse rigide</B> <B>Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce</B> que <B>le moyen applicable sur la peau comporte un rebord garni d'un joint</B> torique <B>destiné à venir au contact de la peau</B> qui <B>délimite la</B> <B>zone de dépression.</B> CLAIMS <B> 1) Massaging device <B> mechanical, <B> to achieve a <B> <p> punctual punctual stimulation effect similar to that obtained </ B> transcutaneously <B> by </ B> acupuncture, <B> characterized in that </ B> it <B> comprises at least one means (1) applicable to the skin (P) center </ B> <B> on </ B> predetermined <B> location, connected to a means able to <B> create in a controlled manner, a depression so as to cause <B> <B> by a suction effect, a localized uplift of said skin (P) <B> <B> which encounters a punctual means (4) of stimulation <B> that has said means (1) applicable to the skin (P). </ p> B> <B> 2) Device according to <B> claim <B> 1, characterized in that </ B> <B> the punctual point means (4) for stimulation </ B> comprises <B> a pointed element <B> (41) or the like which extends in the area of depression <B> <B> direction of the skin (P) without crossing the plane of contact with </ B> <B> 3) Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the point (42) of the stimulation point means (4) is, according to the <B> type of <B> massage <B> to be performed and the size of the contact plane with the <B> <B> skin, disposed at a variable distance from said contact plane. / B> <B> 4) Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (1) applicable to the <B> <B> <B> > skin is made in a <B> transparent <B> material. </ B> <B> 5) Device according to any <B> of <B> previous <B> claims, characterized in that <B> the punctual stimulation means </ B> <B> consists of a silicone cone (41). </ B> <B> 6) Device according to one </ B> any <B> of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means capable of creating, in a controlled manner, a depression in the means (1) applicable to </ B> <B> skin, is connected to a </ B> programmat <B> allowing successive </ B> <B> phases of stimulation to be performed at different depressions and </ B> during <B> variable time periods. </ B> <B> 7) Device according to any <B> previous <B> claims, characterized in that <B> the applicable means on the skin </ B> <B> </ B> present <B> under the <B> form <B> of a rigid suction cup </ B> <B> Device according to claim 7, characterized in that </ B> <B> the means applicable to the skin comprises a flange lined with a <B> O-ring <B> to come in contact with the skin <B> which delineates the <B> <B> area of depression. </ B>
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