WO2001039719A1 - Mechanical massaging device - Google Patents

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WO2001039719A1
WO2001039719A1 PCT/FR2000/003372 FR0003372W WO0139719A1 WO 2001039719 A1 WO2001039719 A1 WO 2001039719A1 FR 0003372 W FR0003372 W FR 0003372W WO 0139719 A1 WO0139719 A1 WO 0139719A1
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Roland Solere
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Normaref S.R.L.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/04—Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or Acupressure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/007—Kneading
    • A61H7/008—Suction kneading
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage

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  • the subject of the present invention is a mechanical massage device making it possible to achieve punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect analogous to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture.
  • acupuncture is a medical discipline which consists in pricking certain points of the body located along the meridians by means of specific needles in order to provide stimulation for therapeutic purposes.
  • Document EP 0.667.139 also discloses an automatic device allowing needles to penetrate at specific points, using a suction effect to control, by through a deformable chamber, the movement of said needles.
  • Skin stimulation devices are also known, comprising a stimulation element, magnetic or not, intended to remain in contact with the skin at a very precise point, while being maintained by means of a suction effect.
  • a stimulation element magnetic or not
  • Such devices are for example described in documents US Pat. 5,904,700 and JP 10314271, it comprises a cup provided with a pointed element also called a needle, the point of which is flush with the contact plane of the opening of said cup with the skin, while a pear opening in said cup creates a depression in said cup.
  • non-stimulation does not can be achieved only by removing said devices, which must therefore be replaced afterwards.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these various drawbacks by proposing a mechanical massage device making it possible to achieve punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect similar to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, and which can be used by practitioners who, because of the impossibility of using needles, can no longer use the benefits of acupuncture.
  • the mechanical massage device making it possible to provide punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect analogous to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, object of the present invention, is of the type comprising at least one punctual means of stimulation associated with suitable means. to maintain said means on the skin by a suction effect, and it is essentially characterized in that said means are provided capable, by means of a means capable of creating in a controlled manner a variation of depression, to allow, alternately and automatically, punctual stimulation phases of variable intensity, and non-stimulation phases.
  • the device according to the invention thus makes it possible to carry out punctual stimulation without puncturing the skin and without any risk for the patient since the pressure exerted by the punctual element of stimulation is a function of the depression created, which it is easy to tare. to a maximum.
  • the punctual means of stimulation consists of a pointed element or the like which extends in the zone of depression in the direction of the skin without crossing the plane of contact with the latter.
  • the tip of the punctual stimulation means is, depending on the type of massage to be performed and the size of the contact plane with the skin, arranged at a variable distance from said contact plane.
  • the distance between the pointed end and the punctual stimulation means is a function of the surface of the contact plane and the value of the depression created. During depression, the skin meets the punctual means of stimulation, we can then speak of the realization of an "Inverted Punctiform Massage".
  • the means capable of maintaining the punctual stimulation means on the skin is made of a transparent material.
  • the transparency allows a better positioning on the point of the meridian which will have been previously identified, and preferably marked.
  • the punctual stimulation means consists of a silicone cone.
  • the means capable of maintaining the punctual means of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a rigid suction cup.
  • the means capable of maintaining the punctual stimulation means on the skin comprises a rim furnished with an O-ring intended to come into contact with the skin and which delimits the depression area.
  • the O-ring ensures perfect adhesion to the skin even if it is particularly hairy, moreover, it avoids the formation of pronounced bruising.
  • the device according to the invention several means capable of each maintaining a punctual means of stimulation on the skin are arranged in a set to correspond to a place on the body. According to an additional characteristic of the particular application of the device according to the invention, the means able to each maintain a punctual means of stimulation on the skin are movable with respect to each other.
  • all of the means capable of each maintaining a punctual means of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a mask applicable on the face.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective and exploded view of an element of the device according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic sectional view along a median plane of the same element.
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic sectional view along a median plane of the same element during use.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, one can see an element of the device according to the invention, and more precisely a means applicable to the skin which consists of a suction cup 1.
  • This suction cup 1 comprises a body 2 of tubular shape, one end of which is closed by a bottom 20 pierced centrally with an orifice 21 which opens into an external tubular endpiece 22, while the other end has an external collar 23 whose edge extreme plane 24 is hollowed out by a peripheral groove 25 intended for receive an O-ring 3 which, when in place, extends beyond the flat edge 24.
  • the body 2 is intended to receive internally a part 4 comprising a part 40 in the form of a disc with a diameter allowing it to be engaged without play in the body 2 against the bottom 20, and a conical part 41 protruding centrally from one face of the part 40, and whose dimensions are such that its tip 42 which occupies an axial position does not project beyond the plane defined by the external edge of the joint 3.
  • the part 4 is pierced with a channel 43 comprising two sections, a section 44 pierced axially in the disc part 40 and which opens at the level of the orifice 21 and therefore of the 'tubular end piece 22, and a section 45 drilled obliquely in the conical part 41 and which opens into the sloping part thereof.
  • the tubular end piece 22 is connected to a suction means, not shown, by means of a connection means 5, in this case a flexible tube.
  • the suction cup 1 is placed on the skin P in a location chosen according to the acupuncture point which it is desired to stimulate and which will have been previously identified and marked, the point 42 being placed next to this point.
  • the body 2 is preferably made of a transparent material.
  • Maintaining the suction cup in the desired location is achieved by creating a slight depression in the body 2, the O-ring 3 ensuring the seal.
  • a suction A in the connection medium 5 creates a depression in the body 2 which generates an uplift of the skin P, which comes into contact with the conical part 41, and more precisely with the tip 42 which thus produces a point stimulation whose neurocutaneous reflex effect is similar to that that produces a needle.
  • the quality of the point stimulation can vary according to the depression exerted and the duration of the stimulation and the pressure exerted by the tip 42.
  • the result is optimal by programming a succession of phases of point stimulation for each of which the duration and / or depression vary.
  • a device preferably comprises several suction cups 1 in order to simultaneously stimulate several points.
  • the suction means not shown, thus comprises several mouths for the connection of the connection means 5.
  • the suction means can be in the form of a housing comprising a control panel which essentially comprises a control manometer.
  • suction cups 1 which differ by the distance which separates the tip 42 from the contact plane with the skin P, which makes it possible to vary the pressure exerted by the tip 42 while maintaining the same depression.
  • the device according to the invention can incorporate several programs, which are function of a treatment to be carried out.
  • each program can incorporate an initial phase of low suction for the installation of the suction cups 1, and a final phase of end of suction causing the automatic detachment of the suction cups.
  • the device according to the invention essentially the suction means, is either integrated into an auscultation table, or mounted on a mobile carriage able to be moved from a table from auscultation to another.
  • a stimulation session using the device according to the invention can take place as follows:
  • the device according to the invention can be used by practitioners who, as a result of the regulations, can no longer use needles as means of action for treatments concerning microcirculatory blockages. It is also usable, since its implementation is very accessible, by other practitioners, who must however have been trained in the discipline.
  • Such an arrangement finds a particular application in the field of stimulation and massage of the face, the suction cups being assembled in a mask, and arranged in line with the regions comprising the points to be stimulated, the mobility of the suction cups making it possible to refine the positioning thereof. .

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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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DISPOSITIF DE MASSAGE MECANIQUE.MECHANICAL MASSAGE DEVICE.
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de massage mécanique permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle cutanée d' effet analogue à celui obtenu de manière transcutanée par 1' acupuncture .The subject of the present invention is a mechanical massage device making it possible to achieve punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect analogous to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture.
Il est connu que l'acupuncture est une discipline médicale qui consiste à piquer au moyen d' aiguilles spécifiques certains points du corps situés le long des méridiens afin de réaliser une stimulation à but thérapeutique.It is known that acupuncture is a medical discipline which consists in pricking certain points of the body located along the meridians by means of specific needles in order to provide stimulation for therapeutic purposes.
Cette discipline très ancienne fait l'objet de plusieurs réglementations, dont certaines consistent à n'autoriser sa pratique qu'aux médecins diplômés, en raison essentiellement du fait qu'il est nécessaire de percer la peau.This very old discipline is the subject of several regulations, some of which consist in authorizing its practice only to qualified doctors, mainly due to the fact that it is necessary to pierce the skin.
Par conséquent, certains praticiens tels que par exemple les masseurs kinésithérapeutes, ne peuvent plus pratiquer l'acupuncture alors qu'ils en utilisaient les effets thérapeutiques.Consequently, certain practitioners such as physiotherapists, for example, can no longer practice acupuncture when they were using the therapeutic effects.
On connaît déjà des dispositifs utilisés dans le domaine de l'acupuncture, associant à la pénétration d'une aiguille et un effet de succion. C'est le cas de celui décrit dans le document FR 2.589,727, qui comprend une cupule associée à un moyen d'aspiration, et destinée à être appliquée sur la peau à l'endroit à piquer au moyen d'une ou de plusieurs aiguilles transcutanées à dispersion. Le but de ce dispositif est de créer une dépression autour du point à piquer par l'aiguille d'acupuncture, en même temps que l'aiguille peut être implantée par le praticien à l'endroit voulu et à la profondeur voulue, et d'obtenir la concomitance de l'effet de dépression et de l'effet de la présence d'aiguille.Already known devices used in the field of acupuncture, combining the penetration of a needle and a suction effect. This is the case of that described in document FR 2,589,727, which comprises a cup associated with a suction means, and intended to be applied to the skin at the place to be pricked by means of one or more transcutaneous dispersion needles. The purpose of this device is to create a depression around the point to be pricked by the acupuncture needle, at the same time that the needle can be implanted by the practitioner at the desired location and at the desired depth, and obtain the concomitance of the depression effect and the effect of the presence of a needle.
On connaît également par le document EP 0.667.139 un dispositif automatique permettant de faire pénétrer des aiguilles en des points précis, en utilisant un effet d'aspiration pour commander, par l'intermédiaire d'une chambre déformable, le déplacement desdites aiguilles .Document EP 0.667.139 also discloses an automatic device allowing needles to penetrate at specific points, using a suction effect to control, by through a deformable chamber, the movement of said needles.
Ces dispositifs concernent la stimulation transcutanée, ils ne peuvent en aucun cas être utilisés par des thérapeutes n'ayant pas le droit de percer la peau.These devices relate to transcutaneous stimulation, they cannot in any case be used by therapists having no right to pierce the skin.
On connaît également des dispositifs de stimulation cutanée, comportant un élément de stimulation, magnétique ou non, destiné à rester au contact de la peau en un point bien précis, en étant maintenu au moyen d'un effet de succion. De tels dispositifs sont par exemple décrits dans les documents US 5.904.700 et JP 10314271, il comporte une cupule munie d' un élément pointu également appelé aiguille dont la pointe affleure le plan de contact de l'ouverture de ladite cupule avec la peau, tandis qu'une poire débouchant dans ladite cupule permet de créer une dépression dans ladite cupule.Skin stimulation devices are also known, comprising a stimulation element, magnetic or not, intended to remain in contact with the skin at a very precise point, while being maintained by means of a suction effect. Such devices are for example described in documents US Pat. 5,904,700 and JP 10314271, it comprises a cup provided with a pointed element also called a needle, the point of which is flush with the contact plane of the opening of said cup with the skin, while a pear opening in said cup creates a depression in said cup.
De tels dispositifs présentent des inconvénients, notamment en ce qu' ils ne permettent pas de contrôler la qualité de la stimulation cutanée, laquelle dépend de la pression exercée. Il est bien entendu possible qu'à la longue le praticien puisse apprendre à maîtriser la dépression à réaliser dans la cupule pour obtenir la stimulation désirée, cela reste toutefois long et aléatoire.Such devices have drawbacks, in particular in that they do not make it possible to control the quality of the skin stimulation, which depends on the pressure exerted. It is of course possible that over time the practitioner can learn to control the depression to be achieved in the cup to obtain the desired stimulation, this however remains long and uncertain.
D'autre part, il est recommandé, afin d'éviter le phénomène d'accoutumance qui provoque un rejet ou une inhibition, d'alterner des phases de stimulation avec des phases de non stimulation, or avec les dispositifs précités, la non stimulation ne peut être réalisée que par enlèvement desdits dispositifs, qu'il faut donc replacer par après .On the other hand, it is recommended, in order to avoid the habituation phenomenon which causes rejection or inhibition, to alternate stimulation phases with non-stimulation phases, or with the aforementioned devices, non-stimulation does not can be achieved only by removing said devices, which must therefore be replaced afterwards.
En outre, ces dispositifs sont traumatisants pour la peau sur laquelle il se crée fréquemment des ecchymoses , ce qui est fortement accentué par l'impossibilité de contrôler parfaitement la dépression. La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces divers inconvénients en proposant un dispositif de massage mécanique permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle cutanée d'effet analogue à celui obtenu de manière transcutanée par l'acupuncture, et qui est utilisable par les praticiens qui , du fait de l'impossibilité de se servir d'aiguilles, ne peuvent plus utiliser les bienfaits de l'acupuncture.In addition, these devices are traumatic for the skin on which bruising is frequently created, which is greatly accentuated by the impossibility of perfectly controlling depression. The object of the present invention is to remedy these various drawbacks by proposing a mechanical massage device making it possible to achieve punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect similar to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, and which can be used by practitioners who, because of the impossibility of using needles, can no longer use the benefits of acupuncture.
Le dispositif de massage mécanique, permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle cutanée d'effet analogue à celui obtenu de manière transcutanée par l'acupuncture, objet de la présente invention, est du type comportant au moins un moyen ponctuel de stimulation associé à un moyen apte à maintenir ledit moyen sur la peau par un effet de succion, et il se caractérise essentiellement en ce que lesdits moyens sont prévus aptes, par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen susceptible de créer de manière contrôlée une variation de la dépression, à permettre, en alternance et de manière automatique, des phases de stimulations ponctuelles d'intensité variable, et des phases de non stimulation.The mechanical massage device, making it possible to provide punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect analogous to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, object of the present invention, is of the type comprising at least one punctual means of stimulation associated with suitable means. to maintain said means on the skin by a suction effect, and it is essentially characterized in that said means are provided capable, by means of a means capable of creating in a controlled manner a variation of depression, to allow, alternately and automatically, punctual stimulation phases of variable intensity, and non-stimulation phases.
Le dispositif selon l'invention permet ainsi de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle sans perforation de la peau et sans aucun risque pour le patient puisque la pression exercée par l'élément ponctuel de stimulation est fonction de la dépression crée, qu'il est aisé de tarer à un maximum.The device according to the invention thus makes it possible to carry out punctual stimulation without puncturing the skin and without any risk for the patient since the pressure exerted by the punctual element of stimulation is a function of the depression created, which it is easy to tare. to a maximum.
Selon une caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen ponctuel de stimulation consiste en un élément pointu ou analogue qui s'étend dans la zone de dépression en direction de la peau sans traverser le plan de contact avec celle- ci .According to an additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the punctual means of stimulation consists of a pointed element or the like which extends in the zone of depression in the direction of the skin without crossing the plane of contact with the latter.
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, la pointe du moyen ponctuel de stimulation est, selon le type de massage à réaliser et la taille du plan de contact avec la peau, disposé à une distance variable dudit plan de contact. La distance qui sépare l'extrémité pointue du moyen ponctuel de stimulation, est fonction de la surface du plan de contact et de la valeur de la dépression créée. Lors de la dépression, la peau vient à la rencontre du moyen ponctuel de stimulation , on peut alors parler de la réalisation d'un "Massage Punctiforme Inversé".According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the tip of the punctual stimulation means is, depending on the type of massage to be performed and the size of the contact plane with the skin, arranged at a variable distance from said contact plane. The distance between the pointed end and the punctual stimulation means is a function of the surface of the contact plane and the value of the depression created. During depression, the skin meets the punctual means of stimulation, we can then speak of the realization of an "Inverted Punctiform Massage".
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau est réalisé dans un matériau transparent.According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the means capable of maintaining the punctual stimulation means on the skin is made of a transparent material.
La transparence permet un meilleur positionnement sur le point du méridien qui aura été préalablement repéré , et de préférence marqué .The transparency allows a better positioning on the point of the meridian which will have been previously identified, and preferably marked.
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen ponctuel de stimulation consiste en un cône de silicone .According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the punctual stimulation means consists of a silicone cone.
Selon un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau se présente sous la forme d'une ventouse rigide .According to a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the means capable of maintaining the punctual means of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a rigid suction cup.
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif selon l'invention, le moyen apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau comporte un rebord garni d'un joint torique destiné à venir au contact de la peau et qui délimite la zone de dépression.According to another additional characteristic of the particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the means capable of maintaining the punctual stimulation means on the skin comprises a rim furnished with an O-ring intended to come into contact with the skin and which delimits the depression area.
Le joint torique assure une parfaite adhérence sur la peau même si celle-ci est particulièrement pileuse, de plus, il évite la formation d' ecchymose prononcée .The O-ring ensures perfect adhesion to the skin even if it is particularly hairy, moreover, it avoids the formation of pronounced bruising.
Selon une application particulière du dispositif selon l'invention plusieurs moyens aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau sont arrangés en un ensemble pour correspondre à un endroit du corps . Selon une caractéristique additionnelle de l'application particulière du dispositif selon l'invention, les moyens aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau sont mobiles les uns par rapport aux autres .According to a particular application of the device according to the invention, several means capable of each maintaining a punctual means of stimulation on the skin are arranged in a set to correspond to a place on the body. According to an additional characteristic of the particular application of the device according to the invention, the means able to each maintain a punctual means of stimulation on the skin are movable with respect to each other.
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle de l'application particulière du dispositif selon l'invention, l'ensemble des moyens aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau se présente sous la forme d'un masque applicable sur le visage.According to another additional characteristic of the particular application of the device according to the invention, all of the means capable of each maintaining a punctual means of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a mask applicable on the face.
Les avantages et les caractéristiques du dispositif selon l'invention, ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui suit et qui se rapporte au dessin annexé, lequel en représente un mode de réalisation non limitatif.The advantages and characteristics of the device according to the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawing, which represents a non-limiting embodiment thereof.
Dans le dessin annexé :In the attached drawing:
La figure 1 représente une vue schématique en perspective et en éclaté d'un élément du dispositif selon l'invention.Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective and exploded view of an element of the device according to the invention.
La figure 2 représente une vue schématique en coupe selon un plan médian du même élément.Figure 2 shows a schematic sectional view along a median plane of the same element.
La figure 3 représente une vue schématique en coupe selon un plan médian du même élément lors de son utilisation.Figure 3 shows a schematic sectional view along a median plane of the same element during use.
En référence aux figures 1 et 2 , on peut voir un élément du dispositif selon l'invention, et plus précisément un moyen applicable sur la peau qui consiste en une ventouse 1.With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, one can see an element of the device according to the invention, and more precisely a means applicable to the skin which consists of a suction cup 1.
Cette ventouse 1 comporte un corps 2 de forme tubulaire , dont une extrémité est fermée par un fond 20 percé centralement d'un orifice 21 qui débouche dans un embout tubulaire extérieur 22 , tandis que l'autre extrémité présente une collerette extérieure 23 dont le bord plan extrême 24 est creusé d'une gorge périphérique 25 destinée à recevoir un joint torique 3 qui, lorsqu'il est en place, déborde le bord plan 24.This suction cup 1 comprises a body 2 of tubular shape, one end of which is closed by a bottom 20 pierced centrally with an orifice 21 which opens into an external tubular endpiece 22, while the other end has an external collar 23 whose edge extreme plane 24 is hollowed out by a peripheral groove 25 intended for receive an O-ring 3 which, when in place, extends beyond the flat edge 24.
D'autre part, le corps 2 est destiné à recevoir intérieurement une pièce 4 comportant une partie 40 en forme de disque d'un diamètre lui permettant d'être engagée sans jeu dans le corps 2 contre le fond 20, et une partie conique 41 faisant saillie centralement d'une face de la partie 40 , et dont les dimensions sont telles que sa pointe 42 qui occupe une position axiale ne déborde par le plan défini par le bord externe du joint 3.On the other hand, the body 2 is intended to receive internally a part 4 comprising a part 40 in the form of a disc with a diameter allowing it to be engaged without play in the body 2 against the bottom 20, and a conical part 41 protruding centrally from one face of the part 40, and whose dimensions are such that its tip 42 which occupies an axial position does not project beyond the plane defined by the external edge of the joint 3.
Par ailleurs, comme cela est visible sur la figure 2, la pièce 4 est percée d'un canal 43 comprenant deux tronçons, un tronçon 44 percé axialement dans la partie disque 40 et qui débouche au droit de l'orifice 21 et donc de l'embout tubulaire 22, et un tronçon 45 percé en biais dans la partie conique 41 et qui débouche dans la partie pentue de celle-ci .Furthermore, as can be seen in FIG. 2, the part 4 is pierced with a channel 43 comprising two sections, a section 44 pierced axially in the disc part 40 and which opens at the level of the orifice 21 and therefore of the 'tubular end piece 22, and a section 45 drilled obliquely in the conical part 41 and which opens into the sloping part thereof.
L'embout tubulaire 22 est raccordé à un moyen d'aspiration, non représenté, par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de connexion 5, en l'occurrence un tube souple.The tubular end piece 22 is connected to a suction means, not shown, by means of a connection means 5, in this case a flexible tube.
Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 2 , la ventouse 1 est posée sur la peau P en un emplacement choisi en fonction du point d'acupuncture que l'on désire stimuler et qui aura été préalablement repéré et marqué, la pointe 42 étant placée en regard de ce point.As can be seen in FIG. 2, the suction cup 1 is placed on the skin P in a location chosen according to the acupuncture point which it is desired to stimulate and which will have been previously identified and marked, the point 42 being placed next to this point.
On notera qu' afin de faciliter la mise en place de la ventouse 1 , le corps 2 est de préférence réalisé dans un matériau transparent.Note that in order to facilitate the positioning of the suction cup 1, the body 2 is preferably made of a transparent material.
Le maintien de la ventouse à l'emplacement désiré est réalisé en créant une légère dépression dans le corps 2, le joint torique 3 assurant l' étanchéité .Maintaining the suction cup in the desired location is achieved by creating a slight depression in the body 2, the O-ring 3 ensuring the seal.
En référence maintenant à la figure 3, on peut voir une ventouse 1 en cours d'utilisation. Une aspiration A dans le moyen de connexion 5 crée une dépression dans le corps 2 qui génère un soulèvement de la peau P, laquelle vient au contact de la partie conique 41, et plus exactement de la pointe 42 qui réalise ainsi une stimulation ponctuelle dont l'effet reflex neurocutané est analogue à celui que produit une aiguille .Referring now to Figure 3, we can see a suction cup 1 in use. A suction A in the connection medium 5 creates a depression in the body 2 which generates an uplift of the skin P, which comes into contact with the conical part 41, and more precisely with the tip 42 which thus produces a point stimulation whose neurocutaneous reflex effect is similar to that that produces a needle.
La qualité de la stimulation ponctuelle peut varier selon la dépression exercée et la durée de la stimulation et de la pression exercée par la pointe 42. Ainsi, le résultat est optimal en programmant une succession de phases de stimulation ponctuelle pour chacune desquelles la durée et/ou la dépression varient.The quality of the point stimulation can vary according to the depression exerted and the duration of the stimulation and the pressure exerted by the tip 42. Thus, the result is optimal by programming a succession of phases of point stimulation for each of which the duration and / or depression vary.
En effet, la variation de dépression entre deux phases de stimulation ponctuelle évite le phénomène d' accoutumance qui provoque un rejet ou une inhibition, en acupuncture le praticien prévient cet inconvénient en faisant tourner les aiguilles .Indeed, the variation of depression between two phases of punctual stimulation avoids the habituation phenomenon which causes rejection or inhibition, in acupuncture the practitioner prevents this drawback by turning the needles.
Un dispositif selon l'invention comporte de préférence plusieurs ventouses 1 afin de stimuler simultanément plusieurs points . Le moyen d'aspiration, non représenté, comporte ainsi plusieurs embouchures pour le branchement des moyens de connexion 5. Le moyen d' aspiration peut se présenter sous la forme d' n boîtier comportant un tableau de commande qui comprend essentiellement un manomètre de contrôle .A device according to the invention preferably comprises several suction cups 1 in order to simultaneously stimulate several points. The suction means, not shown, thus comprises several mouths for the connection of the connection means 5. The suction means can be in the form of a housing comprising a control panel which essentially comprises a control manometer.
Tous les points d'acupuncture ne nécessitent pas la même pression, et pour faire varier la pression exercée par la pointe 42 il est possible de moduler la dépression, ce qui présente toutefois l'inconvénient d'une gestion complexe. Aussi, il est prévu des ventouses 1 qui diffèrent par la distance qui sépare la pointe 42 du plan de contact avec la peau P , ce qui permet de faire varier la pression exercée par la pointe 42 tout en conservant la même dépression.All acupuncture points do not require the same pressure, and to vary the pressure exerted by the tip 42 it is possible to modulate the depression, which however has the drawback of complex management. Also, there are provided suction cups 1 which differ by the distance which separates the tip 42 from the contact plane with the skin P, which makes it possible to vary the pressure exerted by the tip 42 while maintaining the same depression.
Afin de permettre une mise en œuvre aisée, le dispositif selon l'invention peut incorporer plusieurs programmes, lesquels sont fonction d'un traitement à réaliser. En outre, chaque programme peut incorporer une phase initiale de faible aspiration pour la mise en place des ventouses 1 , et une phase finale de fin d' aspiration provoquant le détachement automatique des ventouses .In order to allow easy implementation, the device according to the invention can incorporate several programs, which are function of a treatment to be carried out. In addition, each program can incorporate an initial phase of low suction for the installation of the suction cups 1, and a final phase of end of suction causing the automatic detachment of the suction cups.
On notera qu' afin de faciliter sa mise en œuvre , le dispositif selon l'invention, essentiellement le moyen d'aspiration, est soit intégré à une table d'auscultation, soit monté sur un chariot mobile apte à être déplacé d'une table d'auscultation à une autre.It will be noted that, in order to facilitate its implementation, the device according to the invention, essentially the suction means, is either integrated into an auscultation table, or mounted on a mobile carriage able to be moved from a table from auscultation to another.
Une séance de stimulation à l'aide du dispositif selon l'invention peut se dérouler de la manière suivante :A stimulation session using the device according to the invention can take place as follows:
repérage des points à stimuler et marquage au crayon dermographique , positionnement du patient en décubitus latéral, sélection des ventouses adaptées aux stimulations à réaliser, mise en fonctionnement de l'aspiration, - positionnement des ventouses , lancement du programme de stimulation, fin du programme, l'aspiration est stoppée, les ventouses se détachent .identification of the points to be stimulated and marking with a dermographic pencil, positioning of the patient in lateral decubitus, selection of the suction cups adapted to the stimulations to be performed, activation of the suction, - positioning of the suction cups, launch of the stimulation program, end of the program, the suction is stopped, the suction cups come off.
Le dispositif selon l'invention est utilisable par les praticiens qui du fait de la réglementation ne peuvent plus utiliser des aiguilles comme moyens d' action pour des traitements concernant les blocages microcirculatoires . Il est également utilisable , puisque que sa mise en œuvre est très accessible, par d'autres praticiens, lesquels devront toutefois avoir été formés à la discipline.The device according to the invention can be used by practitioners who, as a result of the regulations, can no longer use needles as means of action for treatments concerning microcirculatory blockages. It is also usable, since its implementation is very accessible, by other practitioners, who must however have been trained in the discipline.
De manière avantageuse, il est possible de rassembler plusieurs ventouses en un ensemble apte à être appliqué sur le corps en un endroit particulier, cet ensemble étant susceptible de permettre un certain déplacement des ventouses les unes par rapport aux autres , en vue de réaliser un ajustement.Advantageously, it is possible to assemble several suction cups in an assembly able to be applied to the body in a particular place, this assembly being capable of allowing a certain displacement of the suction cups with respect to each other, in order to make an adjustment.
Une telle disposition trouve une application particulière dans le domaine de la stimulation et le massage du visage, les ventouses étant assemblées en un masque, et disposées au droit des régions comprenant les points à stimuler, la mobilité des ventouses permettant d'en affiner le positionnement. Such an arrangement finds a particular application in the field of stimulation and massage of the face, the suction cups being assembled in a mask, and arranged in line with the regions comprising the points to be stimulated, the mobility of the suction cups making it possible to refine the positioning thereof. .

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1) Dispositif de massage mécanique, permettant de réaliser une stimulation ponctuelle cutanée d' effet analogue à celui obtenu de manière transcutanée par l'acupuncture, du type comportant au moins un moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation associé à un moyen (1) apte à maintenir ledit moyen (4) sur la peau (P) par un effet de succion, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens (1, 4) sont prévus aptes, par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen susceptible de créer de manière contrôlée une variation de la dépression, à permettre, en alternance et de manière automatique, des phases de stimulations ponctuelles d'intensité variable, et des phases de non stimulation.1) Mechanical massage device, making it possible to perform a punctual cutaneous stimulation with an effect analogous to that obtained transcutaneously by acupuncture, of the type comprising at least one punctual means (4) of stimulation associated with a means (1) suitable maintaining said means (4) on the skin (P) by a suction effect, characterized in that said means (1, 4) are provided capable, by means of means capable of creating in a controlled manner a variation depression, to allow, alternately and automatically, occasional stimulation phases of variable intensity, and non-stimulation phases.
2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation comprend un élément pointu (41) ou analogue qui s'étend dans la zone de dépression en direction de la peau (P) sans traverser le plan de contact avec celle-ci.2) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the punctual means (4) of stimulation comprises a pointed element (41) or the like which extends in the zone of depression in the direction of the skin (P) without crossing the plane contact with it.
3) Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la pointe (42) du moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation est, selon le type de massage à réaliser et la taille du plan de contact avec la peau, disposée à une distance variable dudit plan de contact.3) Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the tip (42) of the punctual means (4) of stimulation is, depending on the type of massage to be performed and the size of the contact plane with the skin, arranged at a variable distance of said contact plane.
4) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen (1) apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation sur la peau est réalisé dans un matériau transparent .4) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (1) capable of maintaining the punctual means (4) of stimulation on the skin is made of a transparent material.
5) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation consiste en un cône de silicone (41) .5) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the punctual means (4) of stimulation consists of a silicone cone (41).
6) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le moyen apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel de stimulation sur la peau se présente sous la forme d'une ventouse rigide (1) . 7) Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le moyen (1) apte à maintenir le moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation sur la peau comporte un rebord garni d'un joint torique (3) destiné à venir au contact de la peau (P) et qui délimite la zone de dépression.6) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means capable of maintaining the punctual means of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a rigid suction cup (1). 7) Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the means (1) capable of maintaining the punctual means (4) of stimulation on the skin comprises a rim furnished with an O-ring (3) intended to come into contact with the skin (P) and which delimits the depression zone.
8) Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs moyens (1) aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation sur la peau sont arrangés en un ensemble pour correspondre à un endroit du corps.8) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that several means (1) capable of each maintaining a punctual means (4) of stimulation on the skin are arranged in a set to correspond to a place on the body.
9) Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens (1) aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation sur la peau sont mobiles les uns par rapport aux autres .9) Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the means (1) capable of each maintain a punctual means (4) of stimulation on the skin are movable relative to each other.
10) Dispositif selon la revendication 8 ou la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que l'ensemble des moyens (1) aptes à chacun maintenir un moyen ponctuel (4) de stimulation sur la peau se présente sous la forme d'un masque applicable sur le visage. 10) Device according to claim 8 or claim 9, characterized in that all of the means (1) capable of each maintaining a punctual means (4) of stimulation on the skin is in the form of a mask applicable on the face.
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