MASSAGER-6 Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61H15/00 

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massager can be used for medicinal and sanitary-prophylactic massage. Massager has rigid hoop and massaging members fastened along perimeter of hoop. Massager is provided with lock unit. Hoop is made of tube which has ring-shaped groove along its internal perimeter. Massaging members are made in form of sphere with lamellar shank which has protrusion on at least one side. Lock unit is made to follow shape of massaging members. There is thread hole for fixing screw in the shank. At least one widening is made for mounting lamellar shank of different-temperature massaging members is made in ring-shaped groove. The members are disposed to follow specific order inside ring-shaped groove of hoop and for mounting lock member directly inside it. Massaging member is made in form of air-proof container filled with heat-accumulating medium and with medium being capable of keeping cold. Different-shape protrusions are made onto working surface of massaging members to improve massage effect. Additional temperature-contrast effect is provided.

EFFECT: widened functional abilities; improved therapeutic efficiency of massage.

4 cl, 9 dwg