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US 10,123,937 B2Granted
Cold/heat-assisted distributed wave vibration therapy
AssigneePerumala Corporation
InventorsMadhavan Pisharodi, Dinesh Rabindran
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing pain therapy by utilizing cold/heat-assisted distributed vibration therapy. The pain therapy device includes a plurality of vibration motors that are located along a grid. The device is portable and can be adaptable to the body part requiring pain therapy.
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A device for masking pain at a target body part, the device comprising:
- a plurality of vibration motors, wherein each of the vibration motors is arranged along an actuatable grid located on a medium, wherein a spacing between a first vibration motor and a second vibration motor is a predetermined distance, wherein the medium is configured to be attached to the body part;
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- a vibration intensity parameter controller operatively coupled to the plurality of vibration motors, wherein the vibration intensity parameter controller is configured to designate a vibration amplitude and a frequency of each of the vibration motors;
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- a wave vibration therapy controller operatively coupled to the plurality of vibration motors wherein, at designated time intervals, the wave vibration therapy controller stimulates specific vibration motors arranged along the grid to generate a sensation of a wave vibration, and
- wherein the wave vibration therapy controller is configured to provide an automatic or built-in decay time to allow the target body part to react each time the wave vibration passes through, and
- wherein the wave vibration controller is configured to provide a radial wave that travels inward towards a trigger point where pain is concentrated and a radial ripple wave that travels outward from the trigger point.
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A method for masking pain, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a device having a medium for attachment to a target body part;
- arranging a plurality of vibration motors along a grid pattern on the medium;
- facilitating movement of the vibration motors along a Z axis, wherein a plane of attachment of the medium and the body part of the user are along a X-Y axis;
- designating a vibration amplitude and a frequency for each of the vibration motors;
- creating a sensation of a wave vibration by stimulating specific vibration motors arranged along the grid at designated time intervals, wherein the sensation of the wave vibration modulates a perception of pain;
- facilitating an automatic or built-in decay time to allow for a tissue to react each time the wave passes through;
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- wherein the wave vibration created comprises a radial wave that travels inward towards a trigger point where pain is concentrated and a radial ripple wave that travels outward from the trigger point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.