Waterproof hydrotherapy limb massager
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1. A hydrotherapy massage apparatus for the limbs of a patient comprising:
- a water-tight, elongate limb-receiving chamber comprising front, back, top, bottom and side walls, a limb-receiving waterproof, flexible sleeve extending longitudinally in said chamber, an opening defined in the front wall of the chamber and communicating with said sleeve through which the limb to be massaged is inserted into said chamber, said sleeve adapted to surround said limb in said chamber;
at least two hollow water heads spaced apart about the periphery of said sleeve within said chamber and mounted for longitudinal movement along the length of said sleeve in said chamber, each said head having at least one opening facing said sleeve through which water jets may be directed upon peripherally spaced apart portions of said limb within said sleeve;
means for providing pulsating jets of water under pressure to said openings;
means for moving said water heads longitudinally, back and forth, along at least a portion of the limb within said sleeve; and
means for draining water expelled through said openings from said water tight chamber.
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A hydrotherapy massage apparatus for the limbs of a patient having a water-tight chamber and a limb-receiving and surrounding waterproof, flexible sleeve extending longitudinally through an opening in the front wall of the chamber for insertion of the limb to be massaged into the chamber. At least one continuous hollow water head surrounds the sleeve and has opposed, peripherally spaced apart openings facing the sleeve through which water jets may be directed upon peripherally spaced apart portions of the limb within the sleeve.
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1. A hydrotherapy massage apparatus for the limbs of a patient comprising:
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a water-tight, elongate limb-receiving chamber comprising front, back, top, bottom and side walls, a limb-receiving waterproof, flexible sleeve extending longitudinally in said chamber, an opening defined in the front wall of the chamber and communicating with said sleeve through which the limb to be massaged is inserted into said chamber, said sleeve adapted to surround said limb in said chamber;
at least two hollow water heads spaced apart about the periphery of said sleeve within said chamber and mounted for longitudinal movement along the length of said sleeve in said chamber, each said head having at least one opening facing said sleeve through which water jets may be directed upon peripherally spaced apart portions of said limb within said sleeve;
means for providing pulsating jets of water under pressure to said openings;
means for moving said water heads longitudinally, back and forth, along at least a portion of the limb within said sleeve; and
means for draining water expelled through said openings from said water tight chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of massaging the limbs of a patient with pulsating jets of water comprising the steps of:
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surrounding and enclosing the limb to be massaged with a waterproof, flexible sleeve;
positioning at least two water heads peripherally spaced apart about said sleeve, each head having at least one opening facing said sleeve;
directing pulsating jets of water against the sleeve from said openings to massage peripherally spaced portions of the limb within said sleeve while, at the same time, moving said water heads longitudinally, back and forth, along said sleeve to massage longitudinally spaced portions of the limb within said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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