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US 11,590,051 B2Granted
Gentle massage and myofascial release device
OwnerVincent A Piucci, Jr., Barbara A Piucciinventors
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Abstract
A massage device provides a gentle massage and myofascial release. The massage device comprises a first roller set and a second roller set that are configured so that the first roller set makes a first contact that displaces the tissue being massaged and, prior to the tissue returning to its natural state, the second roller makes a second contact with the tissue being massaged, thus providing a deeper, extended massage to the tissue. Also disclosed is an ergonomic handle for a massage device that also functions as a trigger point release tool.
Claims14
A massage device, comprising:
- a roller body;
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- a first roller set and a second roller set disposed on the roller body and arranged in a fore and aft position, the first roller set and the second roller set configured to be rolled along a tissue such that the first roller set makes a first contact that compresses a front tissue portion relative to the first roller set and extends a rear tissue portion relative to the first roller set, the second roller set makes a second contact that compresses a front tissue portion relative to the second roller set and extends a rear tissue portion relative to the second roller set,
- The massage device further comprising a handle coupled to the roller body, the handle comprising:
- a grasping portion, the grasping portion defining a curved grasping geometry on a first side of the grasping portion,
- a surface on a second side of the grasping portion defining a wall thickness between the first side and the second side, said second surface substantially following the curved geometry of the first side, creating a hollow grasping volume,
- a protrusion extending inwardly from an outer perimeter of said second surface of the grasping portion, and continuing around a perimeter of the grasping portion, forming a brim, and
- a standoff portion extending from the second side of the grasping portion, the standoff portion coupled to the roller body.
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