MASSAGING APPARATUS-23 Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61H15/02 A61F7/00 

FIELD: medicine, in particular, equipment for performing therapeutic and sanitation-prophylactic massaging of human body.

SUBSTANCE: massaging apparatus has detachable massaging roll equipped with pivots and cylindrical massaging members and positioned for rotation around pin between parallel sides of clip, and handle secured on clip. Detachable massaging members may be heated or cooled. Massaging members are partly protruding above cylindrical surface of roll and are positioned for rotation in parallel with roll axis within its longitudinal slots. Two disks are mounted on pivots for restricting axial displacements of massaging members, at least one of said disks being made detachable.

EFFECT: increased therapeutic efficiency of massaging owing to combined mechanical and thermal contrasting action.

3 cl, 3 dwg