PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICE FOR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device includes massaging member provided with metal needles and positioned for friction against mating member connected to mechanical drive. Massaging and mating members are made of materials differing in dielectric permeability. Nonworking end portions of needles are disposed on internal surface of massaging member and pointed tips of needles are located clear of external surface of massaging member. Device further includes casing in the form of cylindrical sleeve whose bottom is made up by massaging member. Massaging member is made replaceable. In addition, device has rod rigidly fastened to pusher, body of revolution coaxially positioned inside casing acting as gyroscope and made of dielectric material. Mechanical drive is telescopic spring-loaded pusher having longitudinal guiding grooves and disposed for sliding in grooves along pins secured to casing wall. Rod is large-pitch hemispheric body capable of executing reciprocating motion in axial channel located in gyroscope tail portion having guide recess at its end. Mating member is brush rigidly connected to disc located at other end of gyroscope which faces casing bottom. EFFECT: excellent stimulator. 2 cl, 1 dwg