FORCE-MULTIPLYING PERCUSSOR
First Claim
1. A percussor comprising:
- an anvil having a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface which are rigidly connected together, the force-delivering surface being intended for contact with a patient'"'"'s body;
a hammer having a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface, the hammer being attached to the anvil in such a way that the force-delivering surface of the hammer and the force receiving surface of the anvil are mechanically free to come together or move apart;
a coil which forces the force-delivering surface of the hammer and the force-receiving surface of the anvil to separate when the coil is energized with an electrical current;
a pulse generator which supplies repeated electrical current pulses to the coil.
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Abstract
The invention is a percussor comprising an anvil, a hammer, a coil, and a pulse generator. The anvil is equipped with a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface which are rigidly connected together, the force-delivering surface being intended for contact with a patient'"'"'s body. The hammer is also equipped with a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface, the hammer being attached to the anvil in such a way that the hammer'"'"'s force-delivering surface and the anvil'"'"'s force-receiving surface are mechanically free to come together or move apart. The coil forces the hammer'"'"'s force-delivering surface and the the anvil'"'"'s force-receiving surface to separate when the coil is energized with an electrical current. The pulse generator supplies repeated electrical current pulses to the coil which causes repeated impulse forces to be applied to a patient'"'"'s body whenever the technician applies a continuing force to the hammer'"'"'s force-receiving surface.
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7 Claims
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1. A percussor comprising:
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an anvil having a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface which are rigidly connected together, the force-delivering surface being intended for contact with a patient'"'"'s body; a hammer having a force-receiving surface and a force-delivering surface, the hammer being attached to the anvil in such a way that the force-delivering surface of the hammer and the force receiving surface of the anvil are mechanically free to come together or move apart; a coil which forces the force-delivering surface of the hammer and the force-receiving surface of the anvil to separate when the coil is energized with an electrical current; a pulse generator which supplies repeated electrical current pulses to the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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