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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311683 | Systems and methods for providing dry hydrotherapy to a reclined human subject Systems and methods for providing dry hydrotherapy to a reclined human subject in a home or commercial environment. The systems include an enclosed tub with an external support frame and an internal operational frame. The enclosed tub includes a multi-layer cover up... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305722 | Facial washer A facial washer is disclosed to include a basin, which has a plurality of water outlets symmetrically arranged on the inside wall thereof at two opposite lateral sides, a plurality of adjustable jet nozzles, which are respectively mounted in the water outlets inside... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7211104 | Contrast therapy system and method A contrast therapy system. According to one aspect of the invention, the contrast therapy system includes a hot reservoir for holding a relatively hot fluid and a cold reservoir for holding a relatively cold fluid. The system also includes a mixing valve for receivi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7150720 | Foot massaging device which provides relief to various body parts through reflexology and method therefor A foot massaging device has a body section. A pair of foot holding devices are coupled to an interior of the body section. The foot holding device has an elongated housing for holding a foot and an opening located at a top section of the elongated housing for insert... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7100879 | Speaker bracket Systems and techniques to simply, easily and quickly attache and detach a speaker to a mounting location. A speaker bracket can provide a pivot point for the speaker that also serves as an audio signal connection point. The speaker bracket can be built in a robust f... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077815 | Method for treating body tissue disease with acoustic waves A method for treating inflammatory musculoskeletal connective tissue disorders by exposing the sufferer to acoustic waves from a transducer immersed in liquid. The person is preferably placed between one and twenty feet from the wave source, and is preferably expose... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065808 | Foot bath A foot therapy device is provided. The foot therapy device includes a housing having a side wall, and a floor defining a reservoir for receiving a fluid. The foot therapy device has at least one water jet disposed in the reservoir and a pump for pumping the fluid in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029452 | Acoustically-driven hydrotherapy system A hydrotherapy system has a rigid tank filled with a liquid. At least one acoustic wave is impinged on the tank's exterior walls where it is coupled to the liquid for transmission therethrough. The acoustic wave interacts in the liquid with at least one of (i) a ref... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6969399 | Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient An apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure is adapted for substantially sealingly enclosing the portion of the patient's b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6931675 | Foot washer A foot washer including a tray for holding water and a removable foot support member for insertion into the tray. The foot support member includes a grid member having a plurality of openings therethrough to thereby allow sand or other particulate debris to fall thr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6698038 | Waterfall foot massager A foot massager adapted to hold a fluid that may be deposited from above onto a user's feet including a housing having a foot supporting floor and walls extending upwardly therefrom to form a basin and adapted to hold a fluid. There may be a fluid transpo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6572570 | Massaging seat for hot tubs, spas, jacuzzis, swimming pools and ordinary bathtubs A submerge massaging system controlled by a no-moving part backload responsive fluidic switch.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6503212 | Massage chair for carrying out foot massage by utilizing whirlpool A massage chair capable of massaging even the foot by utilizing a whirlpool formed by the spouting of water is disclosed, in which the chair can be moved back and forth, its seatback can be reclined, and the instep and the sole of the foot can be massaged... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6406446 | High velocity current producing apparatus The present invention provides a high velocity current producing apparatus in a bathtub capable of producing high velocity current having an appropriate pressure in a bathtub with a simple construction, and capable of enhancing operability, functional pro... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6363548 | Temperature-controller equipped foot-bathing device A temperature-controller equipped foot-bathing device mainly comprises a basin, a heating device, a temperature-control device, a water pump, and an air-feeding device, wherein the heating device is disposed in a lower part of the basin for heating the lo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357060 | Method and apparatus for purging water from a whirlpool system An apparatus for disinfecting and removing standing water from the hydraulic plumbing system that circulates water in a whirlpool bath. The apparatus includes a pneumatic pump fluidically coupled to the whirlpool hydraulic plumbing system of a whirlpool b... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6279177 | Method and apparatus for purging water from a whirlpool system An apparatus for removing standing water from the hydraulic plumbing system that circulates water in a whirlpool bath. The apparatus includes a pneumatic pump fluidically coupled to the whirlpool hydraulic plumbing system of a whirlpool bathtub, such that... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5898957 | Spa tub with vibratory massage element An improved therapeutic spa or hot tub or the like, such as a spa or hot tub of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,951, includes at least one and preferably a plurality of vibratory mechanical massage elements incorporated into the tub wall at sele... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5840048 | Skin brush massage method A method of treating the skin by specific massage procedure, using one or more brushes. The method comprises the steps of providing a facial and a body massaging brush. A clockwise brush massage is applied to stimulate specific designated areas of the bod... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5716333 | Neck jet pillow A unitarily-molded pillow for mounting in a spa and having a flexible membrane positioned therein and with respect to a water discharge jet by an integrally-molded support structure including an upper collar, a lower rim, and respective side shoulders, th... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5105804 | Apparatus and method for producing mild, sustained balanced traction on the lower back A method for producing mild, symmetrical (or asymmetrical) traction on lumbar invertebral discs and sacroiliac joints. A patient is supported in water in a spa for approximately 30 minutes by means of an annular floatation device engaging undersides of th... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5032292 | Method for preventing biofilm in spas A method for preventing stagnation and biofilm formation in the jet pump circuit of a spa, therapy pool or bath employing separate pumps or plumbing circuits for circulation and for pressure jet/massaging functions. The method includes a bidirectional wat... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4953240 | Hydrotherapy massage unit A hydrotherapy tub massage apparatus comprising a mixing chamber provided by the cooperative disposition of the human body with a surface of the hydrotub. Directional water ejectors for air inducting water ejectors are used to direct a stream of water or ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4945901 | Hand therapy apparatus and method therefor The present invention discloses an improved hand therapy apparatus, wherein the hand is supported in an elevated upright position, and a therapeutic fluid and a therapeutic energy are directed at the hand.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4942630 | Spa with door access filter and control A whirlpool spa in which the spa filter and primary controls are mounted on an access door, which in turn is pivotally mounted along its bottom edge to the spa cabinet, whereby the primary controls and the spa filter are normally hidden from view but can ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4907305 | Bubbling bathtub system A bubbling bathtub system including both a large bubble generator, which blows relatively large bubbles into a bathtub, and a minute bubble generator, which functions so that bath water with air dissolved therein by pressurization is sent to the bathtub t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4876753 | Air turbulence massage device This invention relates to an air turbulence massage device having a control device with a blower unit and a turbulence matting which can be placed in a bathtub. The turbulence matting can be connected with the blower unit outlet by means of an air tube. T... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4860392 | Hydrotherapy massage unit A hydrotherapy tub massage apparatus comprising a mixing chamber provided by the cooperative disposition of the human body with a surface of the hydrotub. Directional water ejectors for air inducting water ejectors are used to direct a stream of water or ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4825854 | Hydrotherapy massage method and apparatus A hydrotherapy method and apparatus for discharging a fluid stream through an opening in the wall of a water tub, while concurrently translating the stream, to impact against and massage the body of a user.... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4811434 | Spa with an improved air channel and method for constructing same A spa having a base with an upper and a lower surface and a plurality of base air holes formed through predetermined portions of the base, and an air channel connected to the lower surface of the base for channeling air through the base air holes. The air... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4797958 | Bathtub with improved hydromassage system A bathtub is equipped with a water supply tap (11) and a hydromassage system comprising a plurality of nozzles (12) on the walls of the bathtub (10) to each of which nozzles there are supplied flows of water and air coming from respective delivery (13) an... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4780916 | Tub seat massager Tub seat massager for immersion into a bath tub including a contoured stiff frame including a back on which is mounted a top portion also contoured to provide comfort when a person is resting thereon. The sealed space between the top portion and the back ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4774934 | Bubble bath assembly with nozzle outlet above water surface A bubble bath assembly disclosed is designed to be installed in the vicinity of the side wall of a conventional bathtub and includes a pump, a suction pipe, a nozzle and a support housing. The pump has an inlet and an outlet. The suction pipe is connected... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4763366 | Combined drain and return line and valve therefor A bath, into which water is to be pumped for hydrotherapy, is disclosed and in which the drain and overflow pipes from the bath and the return line to the pump are connected to a junction leading to a waste pipe. A valve in the junction directs water from... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4761838 | Contrast-healing water spa system In one exemplar embodiment, a contrast-healing water spa system is disclosed that includes a single monolithically formed tub having two approximately equal-sized chambers that are separated by an integrally formed insulated structural wall that will prov... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4757808 | Liquid jet massage device A liquid jet massage device (10) for producing selectively rotating jets of liquid for massaging the body of a user. The device (10) comprises a movable carriage (13) provided with a conduit for carrying liquid dispensed to the carriage (13) by suitable p... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4754502 | Inflatable bath A self-standing inflatable bath is provided which is constructed in a manner somewhat similar to the construction of an inflatable rubber raft, and which is intended to be placed on a solid surface, such as a patio, deck, and the like; or to be floated in... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4670919 | Stress reduction and hypovolemic shock prevention spa An apparatus and method for preventing hypovolemic shock to a human body. While the human body is in a sitting position, venturi jets fixed to one another emit pressurized water to contact the frontal and rear areas of the lower extremities and backside o... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4630599 | Hydromassage apparatus A hydromassage apparatus produces a whirlpool action in a conventional bathtub having a water inlet, conduit and drain valve control in the end of the bathtub. The hydromassage assembly is adapted to be partially immersed in the bathtub filled with a supp... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4620529 | Foot bath This invention relates to a foot bath for recovering from fatigue, easing of neuralgia and muscle-ache, removing stiffness in the neck and shoulders by increasing the circulation of blood, maintaining health, recovering from nervousness and remedying vari... | 11/04/1986 |
