Apparatus and method for administering pain relief

• US 9,216,136 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2008
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clifford B. May
• Original Assignee: Clifford B. May
• Inventors: May, Clifford B.
• Primary Examiner(s): YOUNG, RACHEL T
• Application Number:
  US12/027,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20090204034A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,875 Days
• Field of Search: 601/1, 601/15, 601/18, 601/46, 601/48, 601 70- 74, 601/78, 601/79
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0292 for the spinal column A61H1/0218 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1604 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1614 Shoulder, e.g. for neck stretching
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1623 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/028 Temples
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/062 Shoulders
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes

Abstract

An apparatus for administering pain relief has at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element in a support structure for positioning the quartz-crystal-and-vibratory-element combination proximate the head region of an individual. A pair of support structures each having a quartz-crystal-and-vibratory-element combination is mounted upon a shoulder harness in spaced-apart relationship with respect to one another. An energizable lighting structure having a substantially linear series of illuminating elements is disposed in an arced relationship with respect to the quartz-crystal-and-vibratory-element combination. In a method of administering pain relief the apparatus is positioned proximate the head region of an individual, and the vibratory element and the lighting structure are both energized.

Claims

1. An apparatus for administering pain relief comprising:

at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element; and

a structure having a distal end that extends above a shoulder region of an individual to a height of an upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual whereby the upper head region of the individual is adapted to be selectively movable between a first position of alignment and a plurality of alternative positions of alignment with respect to said structure, said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said structure comprises a shoulder harness having at least one extension comprising said distal end containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said extension, said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one quartz crystal comprises a pair of quartz crystals.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said energizable vibratory element is disposed mediate said pair of quartz crystals.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an energizable illuminating structure disposed proximate said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said energizable illuminating structure comprises a substantially elongated lighting strip.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said substantially elongated lighting strip is disposed in an arced relationship with respect to said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

8. A method for administering pain relief comprising the steps of:

providing an apparatus comprising a structure having a distal end that extends above a shoulder region of an individual to a height of an upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end containing at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element;

positioning said structure, said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual whereby the upper head region of the individual is selectively movable between a first position of alignment and a plurality of alternative positions of alignment with respect to said structure, said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element; and

energizing said energizable vibratory element.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of providing an apparatus further comprises providing a shoulder harness having at least one extension comprising said distal end containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element and for positioning said extension, said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of providing an apparatus comprising a structure containing at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element further comprises providing a pair of quartz crystals disposed proximate said energizable vibratory element.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing a pair of quartz crystals further comprises providing said pair of quartz crystals wherein said energizable vibratory element is mediately disposed therebetween.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of providing an apparatus further comprises providing an energizable illuminating structure disposed proximate said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element and the method further comprises the step of selectively energizing said energizable illuminating structure.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of providing an energizable illuminating structure comprises providing a substantially elongated lighting strip proximate said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of providing a substantially elongated lighting strip comprises providing said substantially elongated lighting strip disposed in an arced relationship with respect to said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

15. An apparatus for administering pain relief comprising:

a first arrangement of

at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element, and

a first structural element having a distal end that extends above a shoulder region of an individual to a height of an upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual; and

a second arrangement of

at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element, and

a second structural element having a distal end that extends above the shoulder region of the individual to a height of the upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end of the second structural element containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual;

wherein said first structural element and said second structural element are spaced apart from one another so as to receive the upper head region of the individual therebetween in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to said first structural element, respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element and said second structural element, respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element whereby the upper head region of the individual is adapted to be selectively movable between a first position of alignment and a plurality of alternative positions of alignment with respect to said first structural element and respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element and said second structural element and respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a shoulder harness supporting said first structural element and said second structural element.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising an energizable illuminating structure disposed adjacent each respective said first arrangement and said second arrangement and a switch disposed upon said shoulder harness mediate said first structural element and said second structural element for selectively causing said energizable illuminating structures to become energized.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said at least one quartz crystal comprises a pair of quartz crystals.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said energizable vibratory element is disposed mediate said pair of quartz crystals.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising an energizable illuminating structure disposed adjacent each respective said first arrangement and said second arrangement.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said energizable illuminating structure comprises a substantially elongated lighting strip.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said substantially elongated lighting strip is disposed in an arced relationship with respect to said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.

23. A method for administering pain relief comprising the steps of:

providing an apparatus comprising

a first arrangement of

at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element, and

a first structural element having a distal end that extends above a shoulder region of an individual to a height of an upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual; and

a second arrangement of

at least one quartz crystal disposed proximate an energizable vibratory element, and

a second structural element having a distal end that extends above the shoulder region of the individual to the height of the upper head region of the individual when in use, the distal end of the second structural element containing said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element for positioning said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element adjacent but in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to the upper head region of the individual;

a shoulder harness supporting said first structural element and said second structural element in spaced-apart relationship with respect to one another;

mounting said shoulder harness upon the individual so as to position said first arrangement and said second arrangement on opposing sides of the upper head region of the individual in non-contacting and non-obstructing relationship with respect to said first structural element, respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element and said second structural element, respective said at least one quartz crystal and respective said energizable vibratory element; and

energizing said energizable vibratory elements.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of providing an apparatus comprising a first arrangement of at least one quartz crystal and a second arrangement of at least one quartz crystal comprises the first arrangement of a pair of quartz crystals and the second arrangement of a pair of quartz crystals.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein in the step of providing an apparatus comprising a first arrangement of a pair of quartz crystals and a second arrangement of a pair of quartz crystals each respective said energizable vibratory element is disposed mediate each respective said pair of quartz crystals.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of providing an apparatus further comprises providing an energizable illuminating structure disposed proximate each respective said first arrangement and said second arrangement and the method further comprises the step of selectively energizing said energizable illuminating structure.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of providing an energizable illuminating structure comprises providing a substantially elongated lighting strip.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the step of providing a substantially elongated lighting strip comprises providing said substantially elongated lighting strip disposed in an arced relationship with respect to said at least one quartz crystal and said energizable vibratory element.