KR20110024297A - Skin massage apparatus using fluid - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A massaging apparatus using fluid is provided, which removes various kinds of harmful materials or bacteria and promotes blood flow and skin regeneration. CONSTITUTION: A massaging apparatus using fluid comprises: a fluid acceptance cover(20) which surrounds a part of the body and in which an accommodation space filled with fluid is formed; a fixing unit which fixes the fluid acceptance cover on the body; a sealing unit(30) which is installed in the fluid acceptance cover and prevents the fluid leaking from the fluid acceptance cover; and a fluid supply unit(10) for supplying fluid to the accommodation space.

Description

Skin massage apparatus using fluid

The present invention relates to a skin massage apparatus using a fluid, and more particularly, to wear a fluid receiving cover to which a fluid is supplied to a body, and to select only one part of the body to contact the fluid to massage the skin and at the same time various harmful effects in the skin. The present invention relates to a skin massage device capable of removing substances or bacteria and improving blood flow and skin regeneration.

In general, a foam bath used to generate bubbles in a bathtub is a bath method that generates a small bubble by a motor installed in the lower part of the bathtub and obtains the same effect as a massage by the bubble. Ultrasonic waves generated when bubbles are generated give the skin a stimulation of compression and relaxation, giving a warming effect. Among these, in particular, when the diameter of the bubble is 1 mm or less, it is known to have a therapeutic effect on muscle pain, skin care, traumatic sequelae and the like.

In addition, since bubbles that are broken at the surface of the water adhere to the positive ions in the air, negative air ions increase in the vicinity of the surface of the water. At this time, negative air ions are known to have a calming effect to stabilize the mind and relieve stress.

Many washing apparatuses and various bath apparatuses using bubbles having the above effects are known. In Korea Patent Application No. 1989-0020628, a circulation pump control bubble generation bath by an inverter has been proposed. The bubble generating bath disclosed above is composed of a bath body, a circulation pump, a hot water circulation passage, a jet nozzle, an intake port, an inverter, and an insulation device. Bath tub body is a bath vessel containing the bath water, the circulation pump is mounted to the outside of the tub body is driven by a power-operated motor. In addition, the hot water circulation passage is composed of a hot water forced supply passage and a hot water suction passage disposed between the tub body and the circulation pump and having at least one end opening to the tub body.

Since the bubble generating device generates bubbles by the circulating pump, the bubble is large and the effect is insignificant, so that the cleaning effect, the skin treatment and the cosmetic effect by the bubble are difficult to expect.

In addition to the bubble generator, Korean Patent Registration No. 0905916 discloses a multi-purpose microbubble massage bath device, and Utility Model Registration No. 0380615 discloses a bubble half-body bath system. In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-0011878 discloses various techniques such as a head massage device and a driving control method thereof.

However, all of the above-described conventional techniques have a problem in that they are inconvenient to use as a method of dipping all or part of the body in the bubbled water.

On the other hand, hyperbaric oxygen treatment method for the treatment of burn patients is known. This is a treatment method in which the burn patient is moved into the chamber and oxygen is injected into the chamber to bring oxygen into contact with the burn site. Oxygen therapy is known to help the healing of burns by improving blood flow and regenerating the skin.

However, the prior art has a problem in that even in the case of a patient who has burned a part of the body, the inside of the chamber needs to be treated.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, the skin massage device that can be in contact with the fluid by selecting only a part of the body that needs beauty or treatment by wearing a fluid receiving cover that is supplied with a fluid inside the body part The purpose is to provide.

Skin massage device using a fluid of the present invention for achieving the above object is a fluid receiving cover surrounding the part of the body, the receiving space is formed to fill the fluid in contact with the skin of the body; Fixing means for fixing the fluid receiving cover to the body; A sealing part installed at the fluid receiving cover to prevent the fluid from leaking to the outside of the fluid receiving cover; And fluid supply means for supplying the fluid to the accommodation space.

The fluid receiving cover has a top plate and a lip formed along an edge of the top plate to form the accommodation space together with the top plate, wherein the sealing part is installed at the end of the lip and is in close contact with the skin of the body. Characterized in having a.

The fixing means is characterized in that it comprises a band elastically deformable elastically so that both ends are coupled to the housing to surround the body and the fluid receiving cover is in close contact with the body direction.

The fluid supply means includes a bubble water generator for generating bubble water, a fluid supply pipe connecting the bubble water generator and the fluid receiving cover to supply bubble water generated from the bubble water generator to the accommodation space, and the fluid. It is installed on the receiving cover characterized in that it comprises a fluid discharge pipe for discharging the bubble water of the receiving space.

The bubble water generator is a pump that sucks the water supplied through the first connecting pipe and discharges it to the second connecting pipe, and the water passes through the throttling flow path formed inside the pump connected to the first connecting pipe or the second connecting pipe. A gas-liquid mixing unit, an air inlet pipe installed in the gas-liquid mixing unit so as to communicate with the throttle passage, and a gas-liquid separating unit connected to the second connection pipe to discharge the gas separated from the bubble water to the outside And a pulverization unit connected to the gas-liquid separator and a third connecting tube for pulverizing and spraying the bubble water finely, and storing the bubble water injected from the crushing unit, and having a bubble water storage tank connected to the fluid supply pipe. It is characterized by.

The pulverization unit has a flow passage communicating with the third connecting pipe therein and an end thereof is closed so that the nozzles are injected through a plurality of injection holes formed on the side after the bubble water entering the flow passage hits the end, and the nozzle It is characterized in that it is provided so as to be spaced apart from the side of the nozzle and the impingement sprayed from the injection hole is impinged on the inner surface and discharged to the outlet.

The fluid supply means includes an oxygen tank in which oxygen is stored, a fluid supply pipe connecting the oxygen tank and the fluid receiving cover to supply oxygen stored in the oxygen tank to the accommodation space, and installed in the fluid supply pipe. It is characterized in that it comprises a valve for adjusting the pressure, and the fluid discharge pipe is installed in the fluid receiving cover to discharge the oxygen of the receiving space.

As described above, according to the present invention, a fluid receiving cover used to be worn on a part of the body may select only one part of the body requiring beauty or treatment to contact the fluid.

In addition, the present invention may have a cleaning and cosmetic effect by supplying a bubble water having a fine bubble to the fluid receiving cover to massage the skin and at the same time remove various harmful substances or bacteria in the skin.

In addition, the high pressure oxygen is supplied to the fluid receiving cover to improve blood flow at the burned site and regenerate the skin to help the healing process of the burn. Therefore, patients suffering from burns on one part of the body are expected to be able to treat oxygen using the present invention without entering the chamber for hyperbaric oxygen treatment. In addition, surgical surgery patients or fracture patients can also have a treatment improvement effect by contacting oxygen in the surgical site or fracture site.

Hereinafter, a skin massage device using a fluid according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a view schematically showing a skin massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partial excerpt perspective view showing the main portion of the skin massage device of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2, Figure 6 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating a gas-liquid mixing portion of the bubble water supply means applied to FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a pulverization portion of the bubble supply means applied to FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7.

1 to 3 and 6 to 8, the skin massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely the fluid receiving cover 20, the fixing means, the sealing portion 30, the fluid supply means (10) is provided.

The fluid receiving cover 20 is worn on the body by fixing means and covers a part of the body. The fluid receiving cover 20 may be worn on one part of various bodies such as arms, legs, face, back, chest, and belly. The fluid receiving cover 20 may be formed in various shapes, and in the illustrated example, the fluid receiving cover 20 includes a top plate 21 and a lip 23 to be worn on a part of an arm or a leg. And the fluid receiving cover as shown in Figure 5 may be formed in a structure that can cover the face. The fluid receiving cover 20 is formed with a receiving space 24 in which fluid is filled. The fluid receiving cover 20 may be formed of various materials such as resin and metal.

The upper plate 21 is a rectangular shape having a constant thickness and is formed in a convex arc shape. Protruding ribs 23 are formed at the front, rear, left, and right edges of the upper plate 21. One side of the lip 23 is formed with an inlet port 25 through which fluid is introduced, and an outlet port 27 spaced apart from the inlet port 25 and with which the fluid is discharged. Preferably, the end of the lip 23 is formed to correspond to the curved shape of the skin that the fluid receiving cover wraps. The receiving space 24 is formed by the lip 23 surrounding the edge of the upper plate 21.

The fluid receiving cover 20 having the above structure is worn on the body by fixing means. The fixing means is provided with a band 40 which is elastically deformable elastically coupled to both ends of the fluid receiving cover 20. One or two bands 40 or three or more bands may be installed side by side. In the illustrated example, one end of the band 40 is fixed to the fluid receiving cover 20 and the other end thereof is detachably coupled to the fluid receiving cover 20. To this end, a first Velcro portion 41 is formed at the other end of the detachable band 40, and a first Velcro portion 41 is formed at the outer surface of the fluid receiving cover 20 to which the first Velcro portion 41 is coupled. And a second Velcro portion 43 that can be coupled to and detached from each other. The first Velcro portion 41 and the second Velcro portion 43 is a conventional Velcro tape (or magic tape), the first Velcro portion 41 forms a loop surface and the second Velcro portion 43 ) May form a hook surface, or vice versa, the first Velcro portion 41 may form a hook surface, and the second Velcro portion 43 may form a loop surface. In addition to the above, the band may be coupled to the fluid receiving cover by a conventional fastener such as a tick or a button. In addition, as shown in Figure 4 the band may be fixed to both ends of the brackets respectively installed on both sides of the fluid receiving cover.

In order to wear the fluid receiving cover 20 on the body, the first Velcro portion 41 of the band 40 is coupled to the second Velcro portion 43 with the arm 40 and the fluid receiving cover 20. Can be worn by inserting in between. Alternatively, with the first Velcro portion 41 of the band 40 separated from the second Velcro portion 43, the fluid receiving cover 20 is mounted on a portion of the leg or arm, and then the first Velcro portion of the band ( 41) can be used in combination with the second Velcro portion 43. The band 40 having elasticity as described above maintains the sealing force of the sealing portion 30 by bringing the fluid receiving cover 20 into close contact with the body direction.

The sealing portion 30 is provided at the end of the lip 23. The lip 23 is provided with a packing member made of rubber material. When the fluid receiving cover 20 is fixed to the body by the band 40, the sealing part 30 maintains close contact with the skin so that the fluid introduced into the accommodation space 24 is moved out of the fluid receiving cover 20. Do not leak.

In the present invention, the fluid supply means 10 serves to supply fluid to the accommodation space 24 of the fluid accommodation cover 20. The fluid here is a liquid or a gas. As a liquid, the bubble water in which the fine bubble was formed innumerably can be used. The gas may be a single or mixed gas such as oxygen or ozone. In addition, various functional liquids or gases may be supplied for the beauty or treatment of the skin.

In the illustrated example, the fluid supply means 10 for supplying the bubble water will be described as an example. The fluid supply means 10 includes a bubble water generator for generating bubble water, a fluid supply pipe 28 connecting the bubble water generator and the fluid accommodation cover 20, and a fluid discharge pipe 29 installed in the fluid accommodation cover 20. ).

The bubble generator includes a gas-liquid mixing unit 130, a pump 11, a gas-liquid separator 13, and a pulverizing unit 80.

A water supply tank (not shown) is installed at the front end of the first connecting pipe 1 connected to the pump 11. The suction side of the pump 11 is connected to the rear end of the first connecting pipe 1. A conventional high pressure pump is used as the pump 11, and the conveying pressure of the pump 11 is about 8 to 10 bar. Although not shown, a pressure gauge may be installed in the second connecting pipe 5 connected to the outlet side of the pump 11. The gas-liquid mixing unit 130 is installed in the middle of the first connecting pipe 1.

At the front and rear ends of the gas-liquid mixing unit 130, flanges 138 and 139 connected to the first connection pipe 1 are formed, respectively. The gas-liquid mixing unit 130 is formed in a cylindrical shape, the flow path is formed therein. Preferably, the flow path includes a first flow path 131, a throttle flow path 133, a turbulence chamber 135, and a second flow path 137 sequentially formed along the water flow direction. The first channel 131 is formed at the front end of the gas-liquid mixing unit 130 and extends a predetermined length. The first channel 131 is connected to the first connecting pipe 1 so that water flows in at a constant speed. The first passage 131 has the same diameter as the inner diameter of the first connecting pipe (1). The throttle passage 133 extends from the first passage 131 and is formed to have a smaller cross-sectional area than the first passage 131. The turbulence chamber 135 extends from the throttle passage 133 and has a larger diameter than the throttle passage 133.

In addition, a gas inlet pipe 71 is installed in the gas-liquid mixing unit 130 to communicate with the throttle passage 133. The gas inflow pipe 71 is supported by the socket 73 installed through the wall of the gas-liquid mixing unit 130. One end of the gas inlet pipe 71 is exposed to the atmosphere so that air in the atmosphere is introduced. The gas inflow pipe 71 is provided with a valve 75 for opening and closing the passage of the gas inflow pipe 71. When the pump 11 operates to suck water through the first connecting pipe 1, water flows into the gas-liquid mixing unit 130, and at this time, water flowing at a constant speed along the first flow passage 131 flows into the throttle flow passage. When passing through 133, the flow velocity is faster and the pressure is lowered. Therefore, the air is strongly sucked into the throttle passage 133 through the gas inlet pipe 71 and mixed with water. Partial bubbles are produced during the mixing of water and air. After passing through the turbulence chamber 135, the flow rate is slowed down and the pressure is increased, so that more air is pressurized and dissolved in water. In addition, the water introduced into the turbulence chamber 135 dissolves some of the undissolved air in water by increasing the contact area and extending the residence time with air and water as turbulence is formed, thereby increasing the dissolution efficiency as a whole. As the pressure is lowered while passing through the second channel 137, dissolved air is present in a large amount of fine bubbles in the water.

Bubble water flowing out of the pump 11 through the second connecting pipe (5) is introduced into the gas-liquid separator (12). At the upper end of the gas-liquid separator 12, a valve 13 through which gas separated in the gas-liquid separator is discharged to the outside is installed. As the valve 13, a conventional needle valve capable of adjusting the flow rate of the discharged gas may be used. The large bubbles in the bubble water introduced into the gas-liquid separator 12 by the opening operation of the valve 13 are separated from the water and discharged into the atmosphere. The third connecting pipe 9 connected to the lower portion of the gas-liquid separator 12 is connected to the crushing unit 80.

The crushing unit 80 includes a nozzle 81 and a collision cover 87. The nozzle 81 has a flow passage communicating with the third connecting pipe 9 therein, and the lower end thereof is closed. An insertion portion 83 is inserted into the third connecting pipe 9 at the nozzle. Although not shown in the insert portion 83 is inserted into the third connecting pipe (9) by mounting the clamp on the outside of the third connecting pipe (97). Threads are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle 81. In addition, a plurality of injection holes 85 are formed below the nozzle 81. The injection hole 85 is formed radially with respect to the center of the nozzle 81. The size and number of injection holes 85 may be appropriately adjusted according to the amount of bubble water flowing into the nozzle 81. However, if the injection hole 85 is too large, since the spraying effect of the bubble water is lowered, the diameter of the injection hole 85 is preferably maintained about 1.5 to 0.5 mm.

The collision cover 87 accommodates the nozzle 81 therein but is spaced apart from the side surface of the nozzle 81. On the inner circumferential surface of the upper side of the collision cover 87, a thread is formed to engage with the thread formed in the nozzle 81. The collision cover 87 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the lower portion thereof is open.

Bubble water entering the nozzle 81 is injected into the side direction through a plurality of injection holes 85 formed on the side after colliding with the closed end of the nozzle (81). The bubble water injected in the lateral direction through the injection hole 85 again collides with the inner surface of the collision cover 87, and the bubbles are finely crushed. The fine bubble water generated in this way is stored in the bubble water storage tank (90).

The bubble water stored in the bubble water storage tank 90 is supplied to the accommodation space 24 through the fourth connecting pipe 15 connected to the fluid supply pipe 28. The fourth connecting pipe 15 is provided with a transfer pump 17 and a valve 19.

Bubble water introduced into the receiving space is in contact with the skin of the part of the body wearing the fluid receiving cover. At this time, the ultrasonic waves generated by the bursting of the micro-bubbles in the bubble water gives a stimulation of compression and relaxation to the skin has a massage and warming effect. In addition, it can have a cleaning effect by removing various harmful substances and bacteria caused by fine bubbles. The used bubble water is discharged to the outside through a valve operation installed in the fluid discharge pipe (29).

On the other hand, unlike the above-described fluid supply means may supply oxygen to the receiving space of the fluid receiving cover (20). As the fluid supply means for supplying oxygen, as illustrated in FIG. 9, an oxygen tank 101 in which oxygen is stored is provided. The oxygen tank 101 is connected to the fourth connecting pipe 15, and the fourth connecting pipe 15 is connected to the fluid supply pipe 28. The fluid supply pipe 28 is provided with a flow control valve (not shown) for adjusting the pressure of oxygen. And instead of the oxygen tank may be provided with an oxygen generator. In addition, an ozone tank or an ozone generator may be installed. Oxygen introduced into the fluid receiving cover contacts the burn site to improve the blood flow of the burn site and regenerate the skin to help the healing of the burn. In particular, the present invention can be usefully used in patients who have burned a part of the body.

As described above, liquid or gas such as bubble water is supplied to the fluid receiving cover by the fluid supply means applied to the present invention. In this case, a drug having a specific pharmacological effect may be added to the supplied fluid.

Figure 4 shows a fluid receiving cover applied to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a water passage 51 is formed inside the upper plate 21 of the fluid receiving cover to be connected to the inlet so that the bubble water flowing through the fluid supply pipe 28 flows. In addition, a plurality of injection nozzles 53 communicating with the channel 51 are provided at a lower portion of the upper plate 21 at regular intervals. Bubble water is sprayed downward at a constant pressure through the injection nozzle 53 to increase the massage effect of the skin.

In the illustrated example, the bubble water injected through the injection nozzle 53 and introduced into the accommodation space is discharged through the fluid discharge pipe 29. The fluid discharge pipe 29 is connected to a reservoir 95 for storing used bubble water.

And Figure 5 shows a fluid receiving cover 60 applied to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the fluid receiving cover 60 includes a mask 61 having a curved surface corresponding to the curved surface of the face. The edge side of the mask 61 is formed by bending in the direction of the face skin, and the sealing portion 63 is provided at the edge of the mask 61. In the state where the mask 61 is worn on the face, a receiving space is formed between the inner surface of the mask 61 and the face skin. The inner side of the mask 61 corresponding to the nose is provided with a rib 62 that blocks the nose from the receiving space. An air outlet hole (not shown) may be formed in the mask portion to which the nose corresponds. Therefore, while wearing the mask 61, the user can breathe through the nose. One side of the mask 61 is provided with a fluid supply pipe 64 and a fluid discharge pipe 65, respectively. And a band 69 is provided as a fixing means. Both ends of the band 69 are fixed by conventional brackets 66 and clips 67 provided on both sides of the mask 61, respectively.

And Figure 10 shows a fluid receiving cover 121 applied to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 10, the fluid receiving cover 121 is formed in a cylindrical shape with both sides open. And the sealing part 125 is formed in the edge part of the lip 123 formed in both sides. The sealing part 125 is formed of a rubber packing member having an inner hollow tube shape. In the illustrated example, an arm or a leg is inserted into the inner space of the fluid receiving cover 121 and worn on the body. In a state worn on the body, the sealing part 125 is in close contact with the skin to seal the fluid receiving cover 121. In the illustrated example, the cylindrical fluid receiving cover 121 itself has a function of fixing means.

In addition, the fluid supplied to the fluid receiving cover 121 through the fluid supply pipe 28 may be heated to a predetermined temperature by the heat exchanger 140. For example, the fluid supply pipe 28 may be routed through the conventional heat exchanger 140 so that the fluid flowing through the fluid supply pipe 28 may be heated. In this case, the heat exchanger 140 is provided with a pipe through which a heat exchange medium heated by a heater or the like flows. Alternatively, an electric heater operated by a power source may be directly installed in the fluid supply pipe 28 to heat the fluid. In addition, the fluid may be cooled to a predetermined temperature while passing through the heat exchanger 140.

On the other hand, unlike the shape of the fluid receiving cover shown in Figure 10 any one side of the open both sides of the membrane can be formed of course.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible. .

Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

1 is a view schematically showing a skin massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a partial excerpt perspective view showing the main portion of the skin massage device of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2,

4 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion of the skin massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view of the main portion of the skin massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating a gas-liquid mixing part of the bubble water supply means applied to FIG. 1;

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a pulverization unit of the bubble supply means applied to FIG. 1;

8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

9 is a view briefly showing a skin massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

10 is a view briefly showing a skin massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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10: fluid supply means 20: fluid receiving cover

21: top 23: lip

30: sealing part 40: band

Claims (7)

A fluid receiving cover surrounding a part of the body and having a receiving space filled with the fluid in contact with the skin of the body; Fixing means for fixing the fluid receiving cover to the body; A sealing part installed at the fluid receiving cover to prevent the fluid from leaking to the outside of the fluid receiving cover; And a fluid supply means for supplying the fluid to the accommodation space. According to claim 1, The fluid receiving cover is provided with a top plate, and a lip formed along the edge of the top plate to form the receiving space with the top plate, The sealing unit is a skin massage device using a fluid, characterized in that it is provided at the end of the lip has a packing member in close contact with the skin of the body. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixing means is characterized in that both ends are coupled to the fluid receiving cover to wrap the body and elastically deformable elastic band so that the fluid receiving cover can be in close contact with the body direction Skin massage device using the fluid. The bubble water generator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fluid supply means includes a bubble water generator for generating bubble water, and the bubble water generator to supply bubble water generated from the bubble water generator to the accommodation space. And a fluid supply pipe connecting the fluid accommodation cover, and a fluid discharge pipe installed in the fluid accommodation cover to discharge the bubble water in the accommodation space. The air bubble generator of claim 4, wherein the bubble water generator is connected to the first connecting pipe or the second connecting pipe, the pump configured to suck water supplied through the first connecting pipe and discharge the water into the second connecting pipe. The gas-liquid mixing portion through which water passes through the throttle flow passage, an air inlet pipe installed in the gas-liquid mixing portion so as to communicate with the throttle flow passage, and air is introduced therein; A gas-liquid separator for discharging the gas, a pulverization unit connected to the gas-liquid separation unit and a third connecting tube to finely crush and spray the bubble water, and a bubble water for storing the bubble water injected from the crushing unit and connected to the fluid supply pipe. Skin massage device using a fluid comprising a water storage tank. The method of claim 5, wherein the pulverization portion is formed in the flow passage communicating with the third connecting tube therein and the end is closed so that the bubble water entering the flow path is injected through a plurality of injection holes formed on the side after hitting the end And a collision cover configured to receive the nozzle therein and to be spaced apart from the side surface of the nozzle so that the bubble water injected from the injection hole collides with the inner surface and is discharged to the outlet. Massage device. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, The fluid supply means is the oxygen tank, the oxygen tank and the oxygen tank and the fluid receiving cover to supply the oxygen stored in the oxygen tank to the receiving space supplied to the receiving space. Skin massage using fluid, characterized in that it comprises a fluid supply pipe connecting, a valve is installed in the fluid supply pipe to control the pressure of oxygen, and a fluid discharge pipe is installed in the fluid receiving cover to discharge the oxygen in the receiving space Device.

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