MASSAGER Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61H15/00 

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massager can be used for medicinal and recovery-prophylactic body massage. Massager for feet and arms has case, onto which case the massaging system is mounted. System consists of several massaging units disposed along chords. Any massaging unit has massaging members, which are put on axis in form of elastic-resilient bundle. Case is made in form of rigid hoop, onto which hoop the massaging units are mounted. Any massaging unit is made in form of removable closed rectangular loop. Longer sides of rectangle are disposed along chords of case in form of rigid hoop and the sides have to be axes. Shorter sides are attached to case in form of rigid hoop by means of fixing units mounted along perimeter of case. Axes of different massaging units across pairwise at straight angle; ring is put on at any point of crossing. All massaging members belong to the same plane. Protrusions of different shape are made onto working part of massaging members, which protrusions improve massaging effect. Massaging members can be made off material which generates negative electrostatic charges when rubbing against patient's skin. Massaging members are capable of tight embracing of lower and upper extremities.

EFFECT: simplified design of massager; improved efficiency of massage.

7 cl, 2 dwg