Deep muscle stimulator device

• US 6,682,496 B1
• Filed: 12/28/1999
• Issued: 01/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jake W. Pivaroff
• Original Assignee: Jake W. Pivaroff
• Inventors: Pivaroff, Jake W.
• Primary Examiner(s): BOCKELMAN, MARK
• Application Number:
  US09/473,792
• Time in Patent Office: 1,491 Days
• Field of Search: 601/70, 601/84, 601/97, 601/101, 601/107-108, 601/85, 601/87, 601/89, 601/93, 601/94, 601/102, 601/103, 601/109-111, 601/72, 601/80, 606/237-239
• US Class Current: 601/108
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1669 moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 hand-held

Abstract

A deep muscle stimulation device having a titanium hollow head with loosely packed granular materials held therein is reciprocally mounted in a hollow top and driven by a rotating electrical motor held in a hollow handle so as to provide deep muscle tissue with kinetic forms of percussion and concussion vibration so as to benefit damaged muscles in a patient. The hollow head is connected by a number of reciprocating elements to a finger on a rotating cam so as to have between a ⅛ to ½ inch stroke at a high rate of speed to provide deep penetrating muscle tissue stimulation. The device is easy to handle, and includes an on/off switch and an electrical cable-coupling element. The device is made from high strength materials, such as stainless steel or titanium, so as to hold up under heavy use by professionals in a number of disciplines. The granular materials fill approximately ⅓ the volume of the hollow head and are selected from diamonds, rubies, copper, bloodstone, garnet, malachite and carbon.

Claims

1. A deep muscle stimulation device comprising, in combination:

a body having an elongated hollow handle with an on/off switch, an electrical connection and an electrical motor held therein;

a hollow top housing being connected to the elongated hollow handle;

a cam element having a finger held therein held in the hollow top housing;

the cam element coupled to the electric motor to translate rotary motion of a shaft of the electric motor to reciprocating motion of a titanium hollow head;

the titanium hollow head being attached to a linkage means coupled to the finger to allow reciprocation of the hollow head a predetermined amount, in a rapid manner, determined by the speed of the electrical motor;

the titanium hollow head having a hollow inner chamber with granular material held therein and filing between ¼ and

½

of the volume of the hollow inner chamber; and

the hollow inner chamber having approximately 10 grains of granular diamonds, 25 grains of granular rubies, 200 grains of granular copper and 100 grains of carbon therein.

2. The deep muscle stimulation device of claim 1 wherein the hollow head is comprised of a titanium hollow body and a titanium cap secured to the hollow body, and the titanium cap is secured to the linkage means.

3. The deep muscle stimulation device of claim 2 wherein the linkage means includes a rod and a link, secured together by a holding means.

4. A deep muscle stimulation device comprising, in combination:

a body having an elongated hollow handle with an on/off switch, an electrical connection and an electrical motor held therein;

a hollow top housing being connected to the elongated hollow handle;

an offset means held in the hollow top housing and coupled to the electric motor to translate rotary motion of a shaft of the electric motor to reciprocating motion of a titanium hollow head;

the titanium hollow head being attached to a rod and a link coupled to the offset means to allow reciprocation of the titanium hollow head a distance of between about ⅛

″ and

½

″

in a rapid motion;

the titanium hollow head having a hollow inner chamber with granular material held therein and filing between about ¼ and

½

of the volume of the hollow inner chamber;

the offset means being a cam element having a finger held therein, and the cam element being rotatably secured to the electrical motor by a coupling element whereby the finger is rotated, and wherein the finger is coupled to the link to reciprocate the rod and attached titanium hollow head; and

the hollow inner chamber contains approximately 335 grains of a mixture of granular diamonds, rubies, copper and carbon.

5. The deep muscle stimulation device of claim 4 wherein there are approximately 10 grains of granular diamonds, 25 grains of granular rubies, 200 grains of granular copper and 100 grains of carbon.

6. A deep muscle stimulation device comprising, in combination:

a metal body having an elongated hollow handle with an on/off switch, an electrical connection and an electrical motor held therein;

a metal hollow top housing being connected to the elongated hollow handle;

a cam element held in the hollow top housing and coupled to the electric motor to translate rotary motion of a shaft of the electric motor to reciprocating motion of the titanium hollow head;

the titanium hollow head being attached to a pin, a rod and a link coupled to the cam element to allow reciprocation of the titanium hollow head in a rapid manner, determined by the speed of the electrical motor;

the hollow head having a hollow inner chamber with granular material held therein and filing approximately ⅓

of the volume of the hollow inner chamber;

the cam element having a finger held therein, and wherein the finger is coupled to the link to reciprocate the hollow head through the rod and pin between about ⅛

″

to about ½

″

; and

the hollow inner chamber contains approximately 335 grains of granular diamonds, rubies, copper and carbon.

7. The deep muscle stimulation device of claim 6 wherein there are approximately 10 grains of granular diamonds, 25 grains of granular rubies, 200 grains of granular copper and 100 grains of carbon.