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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811241 | Method of using a therapeutic pillow A therapeutic pillow includes a flexible body with mated inner and outer layers. Such an inner layer has an outer perimeter that terminates inwardly of an outer perimeter of the outer layer. The apparatus further includes a plurality of spherical objects removably s... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7458945 | Healthy body ball A method for performing trigger point therapy using a massage device having a spherical ball with an array of pliable nodes that project axially from the surface of the ball. The massage device can be manipulated by the user or a second person. Effective manipulatio... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7399285 | Massage ball and method of use The invention relates to a massage ball having temperature retention properties such that the user can warm or cool the ball prior to using and then roll the ball with the underside of the foot against a rigid surface to provide a massaging effect simultaneously wit... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7316657 | Massage appliance with adjustable massage characteristics and storage container The present invention is a massage appliance comprising a preparation, a storage container containing the preparation, and a closure for the storage container. The closure comprises a massage device comprising an outlet opening through which the preparation can be a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7238161 | Apparatus and method for passive and active therapeutic exercise A therapy apparatus includes a container having an interior volume and having an opening providing access to the interior volume and massaging elements freely located in the interior volume of the container. Each massaging element has a generally spherical exterior ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223251 | Massage device A massage device which substantially mirrors the hardness and deformation characteristics of the human thumb or palm and is particularly effective in relieving tender and painful muscle and connective tissue conditions, including but not limited to trigger points, f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214205 | Exercise gel ball and method of use A method of pressing on pressure points and/or muscles in a back or other part of a user using a round ball is improved by pressing on the pressure points and/or muscles using a gel ball having a diameter of between about 45 and 70 millimeters. The density of the ge... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207957 | Massager for a three-headed rotary drive A massager can be attached to and driven by a rotary drive. The massager has a massager head, which includes a substantially spherical core having an uninterrupted curved surface section. A cover section surrounds the spherical core and a drive shaft is connected to... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168873 | Lotion application apparatus An apparatus for use in applying lotion to a portion of a body of an individual includes first and second handles which are connected with a lotion dispensing section. The lotion dispensing section includes a reservoir which holds a supply of lotion and a plurality ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169120 | Device and method for providing a massage A handheld massage device has a body including a handle portion and a head portion forming a socket in which a roller ball is removably received. The user can provide increased pressure and can better control a motion during a massage by way of the device. A rolling... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156817 | Massage ball A multi-layered massage ball which substantially mirrors the hardness and deformation characteristics of the human thumb and is particularly effective in relieving tender and painful muscle conditions, including but not limited to trigger points. The massage ball ty... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141030 | Handheld massager A handheld massager including: a main body; a first massaging member disposed on top face of the main body, a top face of the first massaging member being a domed first massaging face; and a second massaging member disposed under bottom end of the main body. The bot... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128729 | Angiographic injector system and method of use An angiographic injector system and a method of controllably delivering medical fluid to a patient from an angiographic injector system are disclosed. A multiple processor control system is used to actively control the injection process and to monitor sensed functio... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6925672 | Lotion application tool A lotion application tool includes a plate having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides. An elongated handle has a first end that is attached to the peripheral edge. A plurality of balls is extended into and r... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918856 | Waist twisting machine A waist-twisting machine includes a main base, a rotating unit, an auxiliary base, and a hull unit. The main base has a first post, a fixing base, a power source, a gear unit and two press members. The rotating unit has a disc and a hoop deposited movably in the dis... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6758792 | Waist training machine A waist-twisting machine includes a post, a fixing base, a moving mechanism, a hoop body and a hull. The fixing base is movably combined with the post to move up and down, and the moving mechanism is deposited in the fixing base, consisting of a power source to rota... | 07/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6432071 | Spherical massager A Spherical massager composed of two semispherical bodies. Each of the semispherical bodies has a soft facial layer on the surface. The soft facial layer is formed with multiple outward projecting contact sections. The mating faces of the two semispherica... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416131 | Adjust button of gas cylinder of chair used as palm message This invention relates to the adjustment button to control the control valve of gas(oil) cylinder for adjustment of height of swivel chair. It can be or of slant of swivel chair and simultaneously used as the palm massage to stimulate a respective portion... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409688 | Rectal glove A glove device for employment in the communication of medications, lubricants, or other substances is described, which is particularly useful in communicating such substances to in vivo treatment areas, such as the prostate or rectum. The glove device is ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402710 | Motor-driven massaging bar with swivel balls A motor-driven massaging bar is constructed to include a controller, a DC motor connected to and controlled by the controller, a shell fastened to the controller to hold the DC motor on the inside, and a massaging unit mounted on one end of the shell and ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6306109 | Rotating apparatus for surface massage A hand held manual massager is constructed as a cylindrical cage with a series of axles arranged in a circular or near circular array. Each of the axles provides a series of side-by-side massaging wheels. The wheels have a ridged circumference for rolling... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6258048 | Electro/mechanical foot massager An electric foot massaging assembly is provided including a slipper mount. A flexible slipper is positioned on the slipper mount with an opening formed in an upper extent thereof for receiving a foot therein. A roller assembly includes a plurality of roll... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6241696 | Hand held massage implement A hand-held massage tool that has a number of rotating balls fitted into a grip. The balls are placed in sockets that permit them to rotate freely within the socket. This allows full omni-directional movement of the balls within the socket. The compartmen... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6176841 | Facial massager A facial massager includes a hollow cylindrical roller having an outer surface, an inner surface opposing the outer surface and defining a through hole, and a plurality of openings extending from the outer surface of the hollow cylindrical roller to the i... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174297 | Bath scrubber with massage balls A bath scrubber mainly includes a front nylon piece and a back piece that are sewed up to form a bag defining a unitary inner space for accommodating a plurality of massage balls therein. Restricting means are provided on the back piece and the front nylo... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6135972 | Flexible massager bar A flexible massager bar, which includes a flexible round rod, two hand grips fixedly fastened to two opposite ends of the round rod, and a plurality of massaging wheels respectively turned about the round rod between the hand grips, the massaging wheels e... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6102875 | Apparatus for combined application of massage, accupressure and biomagnetic therapy A handheld apparatus for simultaneously applying massage, accupressure and biomagnetic therapy to an area of the human body in which an electric motor rotates a carrier that guides several metal balls in a circular motion to produce a kneading effect and ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093159 | Freely rotational manual body massager A freely rotational ball actuated manual body massager designed to fit comfortably in the user's hand. The pressure of a specially designed density ball which spins three-dimensionally creates a motion resembling the action of the balls of the fingers of ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6007501 | Therapeutic massaging apparatus A therapeutic massaging apparatus having a pair of resilient balls adjustably positioned in a flexible container, wherein a strap assembly is connected to opposing ends of the container so as to maintain the container in a pre-selected position upon the u... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5868689 | Hand held massage device with resilient ball on flexible cord between two handles A hand held massaging device comprised of a first and second handle, a cord perminantly fixed to the first handle and slidably fixed to the second handle. A resilient rubber ball having a hole axially through the center allowing the ball to be mounted on ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5792081 | Limb massager A self-operated apparatus particularly adapted for massaging a user's wrist and forearm affected by repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome comprises two clamping arms hingedly joined at one end and provided with cooperating handles at t... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779652 | Acupressure and massaging method A unitary and configurative acupressure and massaging device and system for detecting and treating muscular irregularities and injuries, comprised of a plurality of resilient and compressive balls slidably mounted on and between the ends of an elongate an... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5735803 | Massage device A hand-operated massage device comprises a plurality of massaging elements supported on a shaft for independent rotation about a first axis, and a handle mounted on the shaft to extend along a second axis in an orthogonal direction relative to the first a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5725484 | Manual personal massager A manual personal massager (10) comprising a pair of handles (12) to be gripped by the hand (14) of a person (16). A web network grid (18) is provided. A facility (20) is for attaching opposite ends of the web network grid (18) to the pair of handles (12)... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5685827 | Roller massaging device Conventional roller massaging devices can perform only massage resulting from rolling action and cannot perform combinational massage resulting from both kneading action and the rolling action. In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides a ma... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5662593 | Massaging appliance and cream dispenser unit therefor A massaging appliance for dispensing a massaging cream includes a cream dispenser unit attachable to the appliance housing and coupled to a rotary motor therein to be rotated thereby, and a non-rotatable rod within the appliance housing axially displaceab... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5643181 | Multipurpose massaging apparatus A multipurpose massaging apparatus which includes a housing having a top open chamber, a massaging barrel revolvably mounted within the top open chamber of the housing, a motor drive mounted inside the housing and controlled to turn the massaging barrel, ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5628772 | Therapeutic massage mask A therapeutic massage mask comprises an elongated resilient plastic pouch having a length and width which is greater than the thickness thereof. The pouch is filled with a plurality of spherical balls made of a thermal transfer material, such as hard plas... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5580336 | Hand exerciser A hand exerciser device for fatigueless muscular exercising of a user's hand, arm and wrist, comprising: a first and a second spherical ball, each sized to fit inside the palm of a user's hand and surfaced for comfortable skin contact. A rigid connector t... | 12/03/1996 |
