Vibratory medicator
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1. A vibratory medicator comprising:
- a. a body shaped and sized to be held within a hand so that a palm of said hand can press a working surface of said body against a skin region to be medicated, said body containing a motor-driven eccentric mass arranged for vibrating said body against said skin region;
b. each opposite side of said body having a strap loop grippable by a hand and arranged so that both loops span a strap line and allow a strap extending along said strap line to be threaded through said strap loops for strapping said body against said skin region to be medicated;
c. a vibratory medication dispenser mounted on said working surface of said body in between said strap loops and opposite a surface of said body engaged by a hand holding said body so that said medication dispenser vibrates with said body against said skin region;
d. said working surface being disposed on said body so that a hand holding said body can press said medication dispenser vibrationally against said skin region, and so that said strap threaded through said strap loops can hold said body against said skin region to press said medication dispenser vibrationally against said skin region;
e. vibration of said body with said medication dispenser pressed against said skin region being arranged for delivering said medication from said dispenser to said skin region and enhancing the penetration of said medication into said skin region; and
f. a battery and a motor for driving said eccentric mass are each pressed into position in said body by a single, electrically conductive spring that presses said battery against an electric terminal, and presses said motor against an abutment, while conducting electricity from said battery to said motor.
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Abstract
A vibratory medicator combines a medication dispenser (35, 40, 45) with a vibrator (10) containing a motor-driven eccentric mass (13). The vibrator body (15) can be either hand held or strapped in place against a skin region to be treated; and when body (15) is vibrated, it vibrates the medication dispenser, which is pressed against the skin to apply the medication to the skin and to transmit vibrational energy to the skin. This provides the known benefits of vibration and also enhances the penetration of the medication into the skin region being treated.
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1. A vibratory medicator comprising:
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a. a body shaped and sized to be held within a hand so that a palm of said hand can press a working surface of said body against a skin region to be medicated, said body containing a motor-driven eccentric mass arranged for vibrating said body against said skin region; b. each opposite side of said body having a strap loop grippable by a hand and arranged so that both loops span a strap line and allow a strap extending along said strap line to be threaded through said strap loops for strapping said body against said skin region to be medicated; c. a vibratory medication dispenser mounted on said working surface of said body in between said strap loops and opposite a surface of said body engaged by a hand holding said body so that said medication dispenser vibrates with said body against said skin region; d. said working surface being disposed on said body so that a hand holding said body can press said medication dispenser vibrationally against said skin region, and so that said strap threaded through said strap loops can hold said body against said skin region to press said medication dispenser vibrationally against said skin region; e. vibration of said body with said medication dispenser pressed against said skin region being arranged for delivering said medication from said dispenser to said skin region and enhancing the penetration of said medication into said skin region; and f. a battery and a motor for driving said eccentric mass are each pressed into position in said body by a single, electrically conductive spring that presses said battery against an electric terminal, and presses said motor against an abutment, while conducting electricity from said battery to said motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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