METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING VACUUM COMPRESSION MASSAGE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves arranging a pair of applicator units coupled with each other on the body surface and creating rarefaction and excessive pressure in counter-phase in the cavity of each of them and blowing-through body areas under the applicator units with air in alternating mode. The device has rigid casing 3 and applicator units 4 and 5 coupled with it, having cavities with open bottom and branch pipes 8 communicating with the cavities attached to compression vacuum apparatus through distributing unit. Cavity 6 communicating to atmosphere is between the planes formed by rigid walls. Applicator units 4 and 5 are beside that connected to rigid casing 3 by using means for changing their relative positions and fixing them in prescribed position 7. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 7 cl, 6 dwg