VACUUM MASSAGING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61M1/08 A61H7/00 

FIELD: medicine, in particular, technique for organism recovery therapy.

SUBSTANCE: vacuum massaging apparatus has massaging cup body and vacuumizer including piston with stem equipped with handle, guide for stem, reverse valve, reverse valve holding stop, and cylindrical casing. Piston with stem, reverse valve and reverse valve holding stop are placed within cylindrical casing on which is positioned guide for stem, their cavities being connected through opening and reverse valve. Sealing member for piston is positioned within its channel, in spaced relation therewith, and its axial section is made in the form of circle. In piston base, at the side of stem, longitudinally of its generatrix, there are openings for passage of pumped out air. Guide for stem is made in the form of bell-shaped nut having bottom, said nut being positioned at the top of cylindrical casing and adapted for restricting piston stroke during reciprocation thereof. Opening for passage of stem is provided in nut bottom. Reverse valve holding stop is formed as washer having H-shaped section with openings. At least one of said openings is not closed with reverse valve.

EFFECT: increased service life and improved performance characteristics of massaging apparatus.

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