MASSAGER-24 Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61H15/00 

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massager can be used for medicinal and sanitary body massage. Massager has cylindrical massage shaft with shanks and unlike massaging members onto cylindrical surface of the shaft. Massaging members project over surface of shaft. They are grouped in rows and are disposed in alternation. Shaft is mounted for rotation around axis between sides of brace onto which brace the handle is mounted. Longitudinal parallel grooves are mounted onto removable massaging shaft; the grooves have one end open. Removable "cold" and "hot" massaging members with cylindrical massaging surface are mounted in any groove in a row for rotation around axis. Axes of massaging members are oriented in parallel to axis of massaging shaft. Side outputs of the grooves are closed with removable disc mounted onto shank. Massaging member can be made in form of air-proof container and can be filled with some known medium having high heat capacity or with medium being capable of keeping cold. For better comfort at application, "cold" and "hot" massaging members are painted in different colors. Massage can be realized due to combination of mechanical and thermo-contrast effect.

EFFECT: improved therapeutic efficiency of massage.

3 cl, 4 dwg