WO2009093204A1 - Appareil pour la micromanipulation de tissu mou - Google Patents
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- WO2009093204A1 WO2009093204A1 PCT/IB2009/050268 IB2009050268W WO2009093204A1 WO 2009093204 A1 WO2009093204 A1 WO 2009093204A1 IB 2009050268 W IB2009050268 W IB 2009050268W WO 2009093204 A1 WO2009093204 A1 WO 2009093204A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
- A61H1/008—Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or limb axis, e.g. chiropractic devices for repositioning vertebrae, correcting deformation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
- A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
- A61H7/003—Hand-held or hand-driven devices
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for the micromanipulation of soft tissue (in particular an apparatus for physical therapy) .
- Diacutaneous fibrolysis is a treatment method used in orthopaedics, rheumatology, physical medicine and sports medicine for the treatment of pathological conditions of the soft tissues and para- and periarticular fibroses.
- Diacutaneous fibrolysis is also an advantageous diagnostic instrument as it makes it possible to discover and locate, with deep instrumental palpation, the presence of fibrous formations in soft tissue areas.
- metal fibrolyzers which have a handle which may be gripped by the operator and are provided at both ends with a hook provided at its free end with an operating head.
- This operating head is claw-shaped, spherical or in the form of a rounded wedge depending on treatment needs.
- fibrolyzers are made from wood and have a handle from which a spatula-shaped operating head extends with an operating edge shaped substantially as a circular arc .
- Diacutaneous fibrolysis treatments particularly diacutaneous myo-fibrolysis treatments, are generally painful as they are invasive .
- Physiotherapeutic massage involves the treatment of painful and non-painful areas with known techniques performed with bare hands .
- This type of treatment is geared towards heating through vascularisation and the relaxation of the area treated and is therefore rarely painful for the patient.
- the therapist uses the palm or edge of the hand, the fingers, or often the thumb alone to oppose the tension in the tissues .
- the drawback of this operation lies in the fact that the fingers or the hand are able to exert only a limited pressure which is not enough for effective treatment as the therapist's hand or fingers are working on relatively stiff tissue; moreover, prolonged and/or repeated treatment is very tiring for the therapist.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for physical treatment which makes it possible to exert pressures on the areas to be treated which are greater than those possible with the fingers or the hand, with the result that a treatment of the same duration and intensity is less tiring for the therapist.
- a further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus which makes it possible to emulate the action of the fingers more effectively than has been the case with the fibrolyzers known up to now.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a structurally simple apparatus which is easy to use and which can be produced at low cost.
- an apparatus characterized in that it comprises :
- connection between the at least one operating head and the handle portion defining a spacing gap between the at least one operating edge and the handle portion.
- Figs. Ia and Ib are top views of two variants of a first embodiment of the apparatus of the invention.
- Figs. 2a and 2b are lateral elevations of the two variants of the first embodiment of the apparatus of the invention shown in Figs. Ia and Ib;
- Figs. 3a and 3b show two details, on an enlarged scale, of two variants of a second embodiment of the apparatus of the invention
- Figs. 4a, 4b and 4c are top views of three variants of a second embodiment of the apparatus of the invention;
- Figs. 5a, 5b and 5c are lateral elevations of the three variants of the second embodiment of the apparatus of the invention;
- Figs. 6 and 7 show two solutions for the use of the apparatus of the invention as shown in Figs. 4a and 5a.
- an apparatus of the invention is shown overall by 10 and comprises:
- At least one operating head 12 rigid with at least one end of the handle portion 11 and provided with at least one thin spatula-shaped operating edge 13,
- the apparatus 10 of the invention is advantageously made as a single body, advantageously from a metal material, preferably stainless steel, and is substantially structurally rigid.
- the handle portion 11 is preferably substantially planar and the operating head 12 extends substantially perpendicular to the handle portion 11.
- the operating edge 13 advantageously tapers and has a profile shaped substantially as a rounded isosceles trapezium 13a or substantially as a circular arc 13b.
- the apparatus 100 has a handle portion 111 preferably having a substantially curved shape, the connection 114 thereto connecting at least one operating head 112 to form a curve with opposite convexity with respect to that of the handle portion 111.
- the operating edge 113 is appropriately defined laterally to the first operating head 112a of the two operating heads 112a and 112b, with respect to the longitudinal development of the handle portion 111. It is also defined on a portion of the first operating head 112a curved in the same manner but transverse to the handle portion 111.
- the operating edge 113 advantageously has a profile shaped substantially as a circular arc 113a or a rounded isosceles trapezium 111b or a rounded cusp 113c.
- the apparatus 10 or 100 of the invention is used as follows.
- the therapist grips it by the handle portion 11 or 111 and massages the area to be treated with the operating edge 13 or 113 using the physiotherapeutic massage techniques appropriate to the use of apparatus.
- the apparatus of the invention shown by way of non-limiting example in the appended drawings, is adapted to be used with the right hand, although the inventive concept includes an apparatus of the invention adapted for use with the left hand.
- the invention achieves the stated objects by providing apparatus for physical treatment which make it possible to exert greater pressures on the areas to be treated than are possible with the bare fingers and which make treatment of the same length and intensity less tiring for the therapist.
- the apparatus of the invention also makes it possible to emulate the action of the fingers more effectively than has been possible with the use of the fibrolyzers known up to now.
- any materials may be used, provided that they are compatible with the specific use, and any related dimensions and shapes, depending on needs and the state of the art .
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Abstract
La présente invention concerne un appareil pour la micromanipulation de tissu mou (notamment un appareil pour la thérapie physique), comportant : une partie manche plate de forme allongée (11, 111), au moins une tête fonctionnelle (12, 112a, 112b) rigide avec au moins une extrémité de la partie manche (11, 111) et munie d'au moins un bord mince fonctionnel en forme de spatule (13, 113), une connexion (14, 114) entre ladite tête fonctionnelle (12, 112a, 112b) et la partie manche (11, 111) définissant un intervalle d'espacement entre ledit bord fonctionnel (13, 113) et la partie manche (11, 111).
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ITPD20080028 ITPD20080028A1 (it) | 2008-01-25 | 2008-01-25 | Fisioscissore |
ITPD2008A000028 | 2008-01-25 |
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Cited By (1)
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WO2018083356A1 (fr) * | 2016-10-14 | 2018-05-11 | Universidad De Almeria | Dispositif de fibrolyse multifonction intégré |
Citations (9)
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GB190903914A (en) * | 1908-02-18 | 1909-07-08 | Franz Baertl | Improvements in Instruments for Massage and for Hygienic Treatment of the Skin. |
US4483328A (en) * | 1982-06-18 | 1984-11-20 | Wolocko Roman A | Chiropractic instrument |
DE3623531A1 (de) * | 1986-07-12 | 1988-01-21 | Grabowski Lothar Paul | Kinderloeffel |
DE8909737U1 (de) * | 1989-08-14 | 1990-02-08 | BD-Fortbildungs- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 5500 Trier | Spatula |
US5707346A (en) * | 1991-09-11 | 1998-01-13 | Grastech, Inc. | System and method for performing soft tissue massage therapy |
US6010469A (en) * | 1997-03-17 | 2000-01-04 | Mcatee; Robert E. | Hand massage tool |
US6077239A (en) * | 1997-08-19 | 2000-06-20 | Lin; Jung-Miin | Rubbing plate |
US6887211B1 (en) * | 1996-08-12 | 2005-05-03 | Performance Dynamics, Inc. | Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities though augmented soft tissue mobilization |
DE202007010527U1 (de) * | 2007-07-28 | 2007-11-22 | Kroner, jun., Raimund | Wellness- und Massageholz |
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GB190903914A (en) * | 1908-02-18 | 1909-07-08 | Franz Baertl | Improvements in Instruments for Massage and for Hygienic Treatment of the Skin. |
US4483328A (en) * | 1982-06-18 | 1984-11-20 | Wolocko Roman A | Chiropractic instrument |
DE3623531A1 (de) * | 1986-07-12 | 1988-01-21 | Grabowski Lothar Paul | Kinderloeffel |
DE8909737U1 (de) * | 1989-08-14 | 1990-02-08 | BD-Fortbildungs- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 5500 Trier | Spatula |
US5707346A (en) * | 1991-09-11 | 1998-01-13 | Grastech, Inc. | System and method for performing soft tissue massage therapy |
US6887211B1 (en) * | 1996-08-12 | 2005-05-03 | Performance Dynamics, Inc. | Instrument for diagnosing and treating soft tissue abnormalities though augmented soft tissue mobilization |
US6010469A (en) * | 1997-03-17 | 2000-01-04 | Mcatee; Robert E. | Hand massage tool |
US6077239A (en) * | 1997-08-19 | 2000-06-20 | Lin; Jung-Miin | Rubbing plate |
DE202007010527U1 (de) * | 2007-07-28 | 2007-11-22 | Kroner, jun., Raimund | Wellness- und Massageholz |
Cited By (1)
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WO2018083356A1 (fr) * | 2016-10-14 | 2018-05-11 | Universidad De Almeria | Dispositif de fibrolyse multifonction intégré |
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