MASSAGING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment for massage of man's body. SUBSTANCE: massaging device uses working fluid pressure source 7, jet members 1,2,3, delay units 12,22, 31, and air chambers 36,37,38,39,40,41 placed in common cover 100. The jet members and delay units are successively connected to one another, forming a closed self-excited vibration network. The air chambers are connected to outlet ports 8,9,18,19,27,28 of the jet members. The jet members, units and connecting pipelines are placed in special compartment 101 positioned directly on surface 99 of cover 100. During operation of the massaging device the air chambers are successively filled with air and emptied, providing an action of the "travelling wave" type on the man's body. EFFECT: improved operating characteristics (absence of external pipelines connecting the air chambers to the control unit, simplified handling and adjustment of parameters of the massaging device). 7 cl, 12 dwg