Fingertip medical vibratory device
OwnerElizabeth Whitakerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting includes a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer, a vibrating unit, a touch sensitive sensor, and a control module including a computerized processor. The control module includes programming configured to monitor an activation input to the device, determine the monitored activation input to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input, and activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination.
Claims16
A system comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting, comprising:
- the vibrating finger device, including:
- a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer;
- a vibrating unit;
- a touch sensitive sensor;
- and
- a control module comprising a computerized processor, including programming configured to:
- monitor an input to the touch sensitive sensor as an activation input to the device;
- determine the monitored activation input to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input;
- and
- activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination;
- and
- a medical glove fitted over the vibrating finger device;
- and
- wherein the device includes an arcuate exterior surface configured to for ease of use under the medical glove;
- wherein the threshold desired vibration activation input is configured to enable the medical glove to be put on or removed without activating the vibration cycle;
- wherein a shape of the device body enables taking off and putting on of the medical glove without the vibrating finger device hanging up on a surface of the medical glove;
- and
- wherein at least one of the vibrating unit and the touch sensitive sensor is disposed upon the device body.
A system comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting, comprising:
- the vibrating finger device, including:
- a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer;
- a vibrating unit;
- a touch sensitive sensor;
- and
- a circuit board, including programming configured to:
- monitor the touch sensitive sensor;
- determine the monitored touch sensitive sensor to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input;
- and
- activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination;
- and
- a medical glove fitted over the vibrating finger device;
- and
- wherein the device includes an arcuate exterior surface configured to for ease of use under the medical glove;
- and
- wherein the threshold desired vibration activation input is configured to enable the medical glove to be put on or removed without activating the vibration cycle;
- wherein the touch sensitive sensor is located at a tip of the device body;
- wherein the vibrating unit is located at the tip of the device body;
- and
- wherein a shape of the device body enables taking off and putting on of the medical glove without the vibrating finger device hanging up on a surface of the medical glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.