MASSAGE DEVICE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has base and drive designed as bushing and roller chains arranged in parallel planes, and massage members and means for moving them. The massage members are designed as a set of plates movably mounted in a frame close to each other and having half-cylinder bases. Mechanism for moving the massage members has cylinders the axes of which are fixed oppositely to each other on opposite chain links and flat base for rolling the cylinder. Each cylinder diameter is greater than distance between the flat base and massage members. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in providing blood outflow from pelvis and legs. 1 dwg