Global Patent Index - EP 1719487 A1

EP 1719487 A1 20061108 - Cephalic ring for controlling headache

Title (en)

Cephalic ring for controlling headache

Title (de)

Kopfring zur Behandlung von Kopfschmerzen

Title (fr)

Cerceau de tête pour traiter des maux de tête

Publication

EP 1719487 A1 20061108 (EN)

Application

EP 06425298 A 20060503

Priority

IT RM20050212 A 20050504

Abstract (en)

The invention concerns a cephalic ring 1, comprised of a not-extensible material, and provided with a plurality of semirigid block pairs 3, the position of which along the ring inner surface 2 can be adjusted, characterised in that temporal block pair 3B, provided on a downward projecting part, so as to be in front of tragus, compresses temporal arteries, and occipital level blocks 3C compresses occipital arteries; in the embodiment with front hemi-ring about forehead (thus extending horizontally), also a front block 3A pair is present, not exerting compression on forehead arteries.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 7/001 (2013.01); A61H 7/006 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1607 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2205/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1719487 A1 20061108; IT RM20050212 A1 20061105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06425298 A 20060503; IT RM20050212 A 20050504