MASSAGER-10 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 massage head with spherical working surface onto which protrusions are disposed at meridian direction. There is rod as well connected with massage head, which is adapted for connecting with device carrying rotation of massager out. Massager is provided with support for massage elements. Support is made in form of curved plate. Top concave surface of the plate is congruent to spherical surface of massage elements. Massager also has frame, which is composed of round plate with central hole and with slot at top edge. Support is fixed at lower edge of round plate. Massage head has two removable different-temperature massage elements in form of hemispheres with grooves and fixed onto frame by means of removable brace. Brace is disposed inside grooves and it has ends fastened to rod by means of spring extensions. Protrusions of massage elements are made in form of ridges. Massage element is made in form of air-proof container filled with heat-accumulating medium or with medium being capable of keeping cold. For better comfort the cold and hot massage elements are painted in different colors. Temperature-contrast effect is provided.

EFFECT: widened functional capabilities; higher therapeutic efficiency.

3 cl, 4 dwg