DEVICE FOR APPLYING MASSAGE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has base made in the form of ring- shaped permanent magnet and massage member made in the form of ball mounted in the opening of the base. Short-circuited conductors, which are connected to the base of the massage member, are additionally introduced into the structure When making massage, magnetic flow through the conductors changes due to moving massage member. Variable intensity electric current arises in the conductors and magnetic field is formed which acts on the massage area increasing the massage effectiveness. Conductors used in the device are different in form, material and number, when mounted in different parts of the device. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of massage due to combined mechanical and electromagnetic action. 6 cl, 4 dwg