EP 1359879 A1 20031112 - INFLATABLE MASSAGE GARMENT
Title (en)
INFLATABLE MASSAGE GARMENT
Title (de)
AUFBLASBARES MASSAGE-KLEIDUNGSSTÜCK
Title (fr)
VETEMENT DE MASSAGE GONFLABLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0200661 W 20020111
- US 26170001 P 20010112
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02055005A1] A massage device for massaging a body part of a person in an unsupervised and unattended setting is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the massage device comprises an inflatable garment (200) having a plurality of inflation bladders (250), to apply pressure to the body part, and an inflation assembly (300) includes a manifold (324) into which the pressurized fluid flows, a plurality of inflation valves (326) which control the flow of fluid from the manifold to the bladders, and a manifold valve for controlling the maximum pressure level within the bladders. The inflation assembly may have a predeterminated inflation capacity which defines a maximum bladder size as well as an array in which the bladders are arranged. The massage device may further comprise a connector for connecting tubes from the bladders to the inflation assembly, wherein the connector includes a garment-identifying component for identifying the type of garment connected to the inflation assembly.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61H 7/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1697 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2205/10 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 02055005A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02055005 A1 20020718; CA 2434507 A1 20020718; EP 1359879 A1 20031112; JP 2004535844 A 20041202
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0200661 W 20020111; CA 2434507 A 20020111; EP 02703102 A 20020111; JP 2002555742 A 20020111