MASSAGER-19 Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61H15/00 A61F7/00 

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: device can be used for medicinal and sanitary-prophylactic body massage. Massager has case with massaging members and handle. Case is made in form of rectangular plate which has several rows of through holes intended for shanks of removable massaging members. Shanks are fixed by means of lock plate mounted in side grooves of top surface of the case. The lock plate has several rows of profiled holes for top ends of shanks with recesses. Shape and sizes of wider part of any profiled hole correspond to diameter of necks at the area of recesses. Massaging member is made in form of air-proof container filled with cooling agent or with matter having high heat capacity for influence with different temperatures. Massaging members with cooling agent and massaging members with matter of high heat capacity are disposed in staggered order. Protrusions to intensify massage influence are made onto working surface of members. To improve comfort of usage, cold and hot massaging members are painted different colors. Massager allows making more efficient massage due to additional simultaneous temperature-contrast action of different-temperature massage members.

EFFECT: improved efficiency of procedure.

4 cl, 6 dwg