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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824351 | Feminine hydro-therapeutic massage device A portable hydro massage device for submersion in a body of water containing a female user, i.e. a bathtub, provides a local massage to the labium region and a focused stimulant to the female user's clitoris thereby resulting in a superior sensation to the entire bo... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7276034 | Water driven roller massager A water driven massager mounted in an opening in the wall of a spa. The massager includes a main housing secured to the wall opening and extending outwardly from the wall (i.e., away from a spa user). A gear housing is mounted in the main housing and contains a driv... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7100220 | Bath apparatus A bath apparatus for bathing a body part, such as feet, includes a bath chamber for containing fluid and receiving the user's feet therein. The bath apparatus includes a heater for heating the bath chamber fluid, and a fluid pump for directing streams of water into ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7033329 | Human body massager with magnetic field generator A human body massager is constructed to include a base, the base having a supporting portion adapted for supporting a part of the user's body, and a magnetic field generator installed in the base and adapted for generating a variable magnetic field involved with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6974426 | Massaging structure with a buffer function A massaging structure with a buffer function includes a threaded rod positioned in a frame, and a coil spring respectively provided at an upper end section and a lower end section of the threaded rod. When a moving member of a massaging roller moves to the highest p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973683 | Bath apparatus A bath apparatus for bathing a body part, such as feet, includes a bath chamber for containing fluid and receiving the user's feet therein. The bath apparatus includes a heater for heating the bath chamber fluid, and a fluid pump for directing streams of water into ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6805678 | Apparatus for foot therapy A foot treating apparatus comprising a basin that is adapted for accepting and containing bathing water and is shaped and arranged to accommodate two human feet within the bathing water. A steam generator is included and adapted to accept and contain steamable water... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790188 | Foot-immersing massaging machine A foot-immersing massaging machine includes a body and an immersing vessel combined on the body. The body has a housing, a motor, a switch, a power cord, and a vibrator. The vibrator is fixed on an upper end of the shaft of the motor, and produces vibration when rot... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6770043 | Hydrotherapy system with translating jets An improved therapeutic spa, hot tub, or hydrotherapy system includes one or more jet assemblies to form streams of water which translate in at least two degrees of freedom over a substantial portion of the user's body. The jet assemblies preferably move in patterns... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752773 | Bubbling bath mat There is provided a foldable bubbling bath mat having two or more interconnected segments and a number of air channels with two or more apertures located in a bottom surface of the air channels. The bubbling bath mat is adapted to produce varying sized air bubbles a... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6695798 | Air cushion bed with massaging device An air cushion bed. The air cushion bed includes a massaging device. The massaging device includes an air cushion, vibrating motor, motor casing, massaging plate and adhesive strip. The air cushion includes air bladders that are linked together, and the v... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669658 | Apparatus for execution of hydromassages An apparatus for execution of hydromassages is provided which comprises an operating unit (1a) to be plunged into water, delimiting a space (10) for at least one person and having at least one float (5) and one dispensing structure (2) supported by the fl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6568000 | Bath apparatus with therapy centers An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending up... | 05/27/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6494851 | Real time, dry mechanical relaxation station and physical therapy device simulating human application of massage and wet hydrotherapy A relaxation station for inducing user relaxation includes a couch having a frame and a reclining surface attached to said frame for accommodating a user in a reclining position. The frame has a plurality of preferably pairs of massage grippers connected ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6405390 | Multifunctional foot spa The present invention provides a multifunctional foot spa comprising a chassis; a container disposed on the chassis comprising a left part and a right part; a foot rest arranged between the left part and the right part; central massage means including a m... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6385795 | Bath apparatus An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending up... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6319214 | Valve-less fluid control circuit for rhythmic action devices A valve-less fluid control circuit for controlling rhythmic action devices, such as circulatory assist devices. The fluid control circuit has a plurality of pressure sensitive fluid oscillators for circulating a fluid. Each fluid oscillator includes a cap... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309366 | Foot therapy device A foot therapy device including a portable housing with an annular wall having an upper edge and defining a reservoir for retaining a volume of liquid to be used during foot therapy; a lid covering a given portion of the reservoir and secured to a continu... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277086 | Massaging bath mat with air bubble generating arrangement A massaging bath mat, which includes a bath mat for mounting in the inside wall of a bathtub under the water, the bath mat being formed of a series of bath mat units each having a plurality of perforated flexible tubes connected in parallel, and a pump un... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6183430 | Portable bathtub massage pad The invention discloses a portable bathtub massage pad, which can be placed within a bathtub or be hung in a shower room. It comprises a pump, a pad, and a control circuit. The massage effect on human bodies is achieved by the steps of sucking, pumping, a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6036663 | Hydro-massage chair This hydro-massage chair comprises horizontally-spaced sidewalls, a seat portion extending between the sidewalls, and an inclined back portion adapted to support the back of a patient seated on the seat portion. An inflatable hollow cushion has a back wal... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027464 | Sleeping and therapy system with a person hydraulically supported by immersion in water Apparatus and method for sleeping, resting, or receiving therapy while immersed in water. The buoyancy forces eliminate concentrated support forces on the body, relieving back and neck stress, decubis ulcers, bed sores, and the like. The person is contain... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5928171 | Neck jet pillow for tub spas 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... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5827206 | Dry hydromassage chair An apparatus for performing dry hydromassage includes an assembly for supporting a user including a body having an opening formed therein with a membrane attached to the body in covering relation with the opening. Fluid reservoirs provided in fluid commun... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5738638 | Pump powered massage apparatus having a water permeable membrane An apparatus useful in combination with a pump source of recirculated tub water for discharging a water stream for massaging a user's body characterized by a flexible water permeable membrane, preferably of terry cloth, mounted in front of a discharge ori... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5729841 | Foot-massager A foot massager is provided in the form of a footbath (1) having first and second foot receiving portions (10). The base (2) of the footbath (1) is provided with a plurality of movable massaging elements (31, 50) to perform a massaging function on the fee... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5418984 | Hydrotherapy seat structure for a hydrotherapy spa, tub or swimming pool A hydrotherapy spa includes an upwardly open, U-shaped, cross-sectional, waterproof spa shell defining a receptacle for holding water. The spa shell includes a horizontal seat portion and an integral seat back extending generally vertically upwardly there... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5387181 | Environmentally-controlled lounge chair A lounge chair accommodating an occupant in a reclining position while exposing him to a stress-relieving environment. The chair includes a couch whose frame supports a bed formed by an array of parallel dowels contoured to define an intermediate posterio... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5206896 | Immobilization of domestic animals in a bed of fluidizable solid particles Method and apparatus for immobilizing at least a portion of a domestic animal for treatment in which the portion of the animal is submerged in a fluidized bed of solid particles, and the bed de-fluidized to immobilize the portion of the domestic animal fo... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5167225 | Multi-pointed automatic sole massager The multi-pointed automatic sole massager includes a pair of foot receiving receptacles having a plurality of vertically moving rods with removable massage heads provided for massaging the sole of a human foot. Each rod is moved vertically by a rotating d... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4945908 | Balneo-phototherapeutical treatment process and bath The apparatus includes a basin with a 10-50 cm depth preferably 20 cm and at least a metal halide high pressure lamp (MeH), a mercury high pressure lamp (HgH) or a mercury low pressure lamp (HgN) with filters. The lamps have a spectral range of 290 to 400... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4807602 | Foot massager A foot massager has an inclined floor on which a grid of upstanding rubber nipples are mounted. A pair of adjustable sprayers are mounted on the floor and spray water upwardly on the soles of a user's feet between the nipples. Water drains down the inclin... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4651720 | Massaging and showering assembly A massaging and showering assembly comprising a guide rail along which a carriage holding a massage and shower head can be moved vertically; a water flow reversing control-unit and a piston-cylinder arrangement which is connected to a water line and with ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4637083 | Fluidized patient support apparatus A patient support structure that employs fluid pressure to fluidize granular material for patient support. Fluidizable granular material is received within the structure atop a fluid diffuser surface. Separate plenum chambers are located below the diffuse... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4622706 | Air mat apparatus In an air mat apparatus comprising a mat body having a plurality of defined air chambers, there is an air source for feeding air to each of the air chambers of the mat body and a changeover valve connected between the mat body and the air source for contr... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4599997 | Massage apparatus with a disengageable vibratory massage plate A massage apparatus having a vibratory massage plate, the vibratory motion of which is derived from a drive unit rotated by an electric motor and an insertable portion of a drive shaft in operative engagement with the drive unit. In order to perform under... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4583530 | Fluidized bed apparatus for treating equine body parts Method and apparatus for equine therapy by immersion in a fluidized solids bed.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4523580 | Apparatus for treating human feet Apparatus for treating human feet includes a container adapted to hold a quantity of liquid into which the feet may be immersed. A pair of foot supports within the container are alternately reciprocated to effect foot massage. The supports include fins wh... | 06/18/1985 |
