Resonance massage device and method for massaging the acupuncture points on the wrist

• US 9,320,676 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lai Chou
• Original Assignee: Lai Chou
• Inventors: Chou, Lai
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lyddane, Kathrynn
• Application Number:
  US13/525,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20120323149A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• Field of Search: 601/15, 601/18, 601 69- 72, 601/74, 601 78- 81
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2039/005 by means of electromagnetic waves, e.g. I.R., U.V. rays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/00 Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms apparatus for passive exercising A61H1/00; generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general B06B
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/00 Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; for radiation therapy A61N5/0619
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/066 far infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0619 Acupuncture

Abstract

A resonance massage method and device for massaging acupuncture points on the wrist, wherein the massage device is provided with two wave generators which are placed on the inner and outer wrist to output periodic waves in opposite directions, and the opposite periodic waves resonate to create resonance which is capable of persistently massaging the acupuncture points on the wrist.

Claims

1. A resonance massage device for massaging acupuncture points on a wrist of a user, to be worn on the wrist of the user, comprising:

a fixing member having two free ends engaged with each other to define a space and further including an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface connected to the two free ends, the inner annular surface defining an inserting hole for insertion of the wrist and being formed with two opposite protrusions which are adapted to massage the wrist;

two wave generators each having a circuit board and a wave source unit disposed on the circuit board and being disposed in the space of the fixing member and located corresponding to the protrusions;

a battery unit disposed on the fixing member and electrically connected to the circuit boards of the wave generators; and

a control unit disposed in the fixing member electrically connected to the battery unit to control the wave generators to emit periodic waves toward the protrusions of the fixing member to generate resonance massage;

wherein the fixing member is a flexible hollow annular structure, the two free ends of the fixing member are an engaging portion and a locking portion, the locking portion is formed with a receiving chamber which is formed on an inner surface thereof adjacent to the inner annular surface with a toothed surface, the locking portion is further formed with a threaded hole which is located at the outer annular surface and in communication with the receiving chamber, the engaging portion is received in the receiving chamber and formed with a plurality of teeth for engaging with the toothed surface, and a bolt is screwed in the threaded hole to press against the engaging portion;

wherein at least one of the protrusions of the fixing member is in the form of a solid massage block, and at least one of the wave source units is a vibration motor for outputting 3.6×

10³ to 40×

10³ Hz periodic waves to the solid massage block.

2. The resonance massage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer annular surface of the fixing member is formed with a receiving groove for holding the battery unit, and the receiving groove is sealed with a cover.

3. The resonance massage device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a control circuit electrically connected to the battery unit, a display embedded in the outer annular surface of the fixing member and electrically connected to the control circuit, and an on/off key, a reset key and mode key which are electrically connected to the control circuit.

4. A resonance massage device for massaging acupuncture points on a wrist of a user, to be worn on the wrist of the user, comprising:

a fixing member having two free ends engaged with each other to define a space and further including an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface connected to the two free ends, the inner annular surface defining an inserting hole for insertion of the wrist and being formed with two opposite protrusions which are adapted to massage the wrist;

two wave generators each having a circuit board and a wave source unit disposed on the circuit board and being disposed in the space of the fixing member and located corresponding to the protrusions;

a battery unit disposed on the fixing member and electrically connected to the circuit boards of the wave generators; and

a control unit disposed in the fixing member electrically connected to the battery unit to control the wave generators to emit periodic waves toward the protrusions of the fixing member to generate resonance massage;

wherein two receiving portions are provided at a middle of the fixing member, and the two receiving portions are connected by a connecting portion, the receiving portions each are a hollow structure with one side connected to the connecting portion and another side connected to one of the free ends of the fixing member, the free ends of the fixing member each are formed with a hook-and-loop tape, the connecting portion is a hollow elastic member and in communication with an interior of the two receiving portions to constitute the space of the fixing member, the two free ends of the fixing member are fastened together by the hook-and-loop tapes to make the fixing member become an annular structure with the inner and outer annular surface, the protrusions are formed on the receiving portions and located around the inner surface, in each of the receiving portions is formed one of the wave generators, and the battery unit is disposed in one of the receiving portions, and the two wave generators, the battery unit and the control unit are electrically connected by the connecting portion;

wherein at least one of the protrusions of the fixing member is in the form of a solid massage block, and at least one of the wave source units is a vibration motor for outputting 3.6×

10³ to 40×

10³ Hz periodic waves to the solid massage block.

5. A resonance massage device for massaging acupuncture points on a wrist of a user, to be worn on the wrist of the user, comprising:

a fixing member having two free ends engaged with each other to define a space and further including an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface connected to the two free ends, the inner annular surface defining an inserting hole for insertion of the wrist and being formed with two opposite protrusions which are adapted to massage the wrist;

two wave generators each having a circuit board and a wave source unit disposed on the circuit board and being disposed in the space of the fixing member and located corresponding to the protrusions;

a battery unit disposed on the fixing member and electrically connected to the circuit boards of the wave generators; and

a control unit disposed in the fixing member electrically connected to the battery unit to control the wave generators to emit periodic waves toward the protrusions of the fixing member to generate resonance massage;

wherein the fixing member is a flexible hollow annular structure, the two free ends of the fixing member are an engaging portion and a locking portion, the locking portion is formed with a receiving chamber which is formed on an inner surface thereof adjacent to the inner annular surface with a toothed surface, the locking portion is further formed with a threaded hole which is located at the outer annular surface and in communication with the receiving chamber, the engaging portion is received in the receiving chamber and formed with a plurality of teeth for engaging with the toothed surface, and a bolt is screwed in the threaded hole to press against the engaging portion;

wherein at least one of the protrusions of the fixing member is in the form of a solid massage block, and at least one of the wave source units is a crystal oscillator for outputting 3.6×

10³ to 40×

10³ Hz periodic waves to the solid massage block.

6. A resonance massage device for massaging acupuncture points on a wrist of a user, to be worn on the wrist of the user, comprising:

a fixing member having two free ends engaged with each other to define a space and further including an inner annular surface and an outer annular surface connected to the two free ends, the inner annular surface defining an inserting hole for insertion of the wrist and being formed with two opposite protrusions which are adapted to massage the wrist;

two wave generators each having a circuit board and a wave source unit disposed on the circuit board and being disposed in the space of the fixing member and located corresponding to the protrusions;

a battery unit disposed on the fixing member and electrically connected to the circuit boards of the wave generators; and

a control unit disposed in the fixing member electrically connected to the battery unit to control the wave generators to emit periodic waves toward the protrusions of the fixing member to generate resonance massage;

wherein the fixing member is a flexible hollow annular structure, the two free ends of the fixing member are an engaging portion and a locking portion the locking portion is formed with a receiving chamber which is formed on an inner surface thereof adjacent to the inner annular surface with a toothed surface, the locking portion is further formed with a threaded hole which is located at the outer annular surface and in communication with the receiving chamber, the engaging portion is received in the receiving chamber and formed with a plurality of teeth for engaging with the toothed surface, and a bolt is screwed in the threaded hole to press against the engaging portion;

wherein at least one of the protrusions of the fixing member is a hollow cover, and at least one of the wave source units is an electromagnetic wave generator provided with a far infrared ray generator for outputting 380 to 2.5×

10⁴ nm periodic waves to the hollow cover.

7. A resonance massage method used in combination with a resonance massage device for massaging acupuncture points on the wrist of a user, comprises the following steps:

inserting the wrist of the user into an inserting hole of the resonance massage device, and making two protrusions on an inner annular surface of the resonance massage device press against a Neiguan acupuncture point which is located on an inner wrist and a Waiguan acupuncture point which is located on an outer wrist;

using a control unit to control wave source units of wave generators and making the wave source units emit a periodic wave with a frequency of 60 to 7.9×

10¹⁴ Hz or a periodic wave with a wavelength of 380 to 2.5×

10⁴ nm toward the protrusions, and then the periodic waves are transmitted to the Neiguan and Waiguan acupuncture points through the two protrusions;

defining that one of the periodic waves is a first periodic wave which is transmitted from the Waiguan acupuncture point to the Neiguan acupuncture point, and another one of the periodic waves is a second periodic wave which is transmitted from the Neiguan acupuncture point to the Waiguan acupuncture point, the first and second periodic waves are simultaneously transmitted between the Neiguan acupuncture point and the Waiguan acupuncture point and resonate to form a third periodic wave which has a frequency higher than that of the first and second periodic waves.

8. The resonance massage method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and second periodic waves have the same frequency which is preferably 1×

10⁴±

3.5×

10³ Hz.

9. The resonance massage method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first and second periodic waves have different frequencies.