MASSAGER-5 Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61H15/00 

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massager can be used for sanitary and prophylactic massage of human body. Massager has rigid hoop onto which the massage elements are mounted along perimeter in a row. Hoop is made square shape in its cross-section. Groove forming neck is made at one end of hoop and in its plane. Thread pin with locking nut is fixed onto external part of neck. Spherical massage elements are made for removal, any of elements has groove being profiled at cross-section. One part of massage elements is made for heating, the other part - for cooling. All massage elements are mounted onto hoop in preset alternation order. Locking member for massage elements put on hoop is made to follow shape of the elements. There is central groove in locking member. There is hole for thread pin in the bottom of central groove. Massage element is made hollow and it is filled with heat-accumulating medium or with medium being capable of keeping cold. There are different-shaped protrusions onto working surface of massage elements to improve massage effect. Temperature-contract effect is provided.

EFFECT: widened functional capabilities; higher therapeutic efficiency.

4 cl, 4 dwg