Devices and methods for increased blood flow and pain control
AssigneeMmj Labs, LLC
InventorsAmy L. Baxter, Louis A. Calderon
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Abstract
A device comprising a casing; at least one vibratory source; at least one power source; at least one switch to actuate the vibratory source; electrical communication between the vibratory source, the power source, and the switch; and an optional thermal element for modulating the temperature of a contacted area of a surface. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the device.
Claims19
A method for increasing fluid flow in a site of reduced fluid flow in a subject, the method comprising:
- i. contacting a vibratory device at or adjacent to a site of reduced fluid flow, wherein the vibratory device comprises a) a casing comprising an application area, b) a vibrational source contained within the casing, wherein the vibrational source is capable of producing vibration, c) a switch secured to the casing and in operative communication with the vibrational source for selectively activating the vibrational source, and d) a thermal source contained within the casing, wherein the thermal source is capable of being heated or cooled;
- ii. initiating vibration by the device by activating the vibrational source using the switch, and providing a thermal effect simultaneously with vibration;
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- iii. modulating the fluid flow in the site of reduced flow;
- wherein the application area is configured to transfer vibration from the vibration source to the site's surface.
A method for reducing pain or irritating sensation at a site of such sensations in a subject, the method comprising:
- i. contacting a vibratory device at a site of the pain or irritating sensation in a subject, wherein the vibratory device comprises a) a casing comprising an application area, b) a vibrational source contained within the casing, wherein the vibrational source is capable of producing vibration, c) a switch secured to the casing and in operative communication with the vibrational source for selectively activating the vibrational source, and d) a thermal source contained within the casing, wherein the thermal source is capable of being heated or cooled;
- ii. providing vibration by the device in an intermittent or continuous vibration, and applying a thermal effect simultaneously with the vibration, and
- iii. vibrating for a sufficient time to reduce the pain or irritating sensation at the site in a subject;
- wherein the application area is configured to transfer vibration from the vibration source to the site's surface.
A method for enhancing fluid flow at a site in a subject, the method comprising
- i. contacting a vibratory device at a site in a subject, wherein the vibratory device comprises a) a casing comprising an application area, b) a vibrational source contained within the casing, wherein the vibrational source is capable of producing vibration, c) a switch secured to the casing and in operative communication with the vibrational source for selectively activating the vibrational source, and d) a thermal source contained within the casing, wherein the thermal source is capable of being heated or cooled;
- ii. providing, by activating the vibrational source using the switch, vibration by the device in an intermittent or continuous vibration, and applying a thermal effect simultaneously with the vibration, and
- iii. vibrating for a sufficient time to enhance fluid flow at the site in the subject;
- wherein the application area is configured to transfer vibration from the vibration source to the site's surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.