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US 12,458,559 B2Granted
Therapeutic device for treatment of headache and pain
OwnerDavid S. Fleminginventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic device and method for using the same. The therapeutic device has a supportive body and a pressure applicator extending from the body that is configured to apply pressure to suboccipital muscles of a patient. The pressure applicator may be altered to adjust a position and points through which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles. The body may be positioned at an angle relative to the patient's neck and the pressure applicator is applied to the suboccipital muscles. The pressure can be applied for a duration of time to relieve and/or prevent headaches and migraines in patients.
Claims18
A device comprising:
- a body having a length extending in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis and an overall height measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and extending from a bottom surface to a top surface of the body, the length being longer than the overall height, the body configured to provide support to a user's neck and configured to be stabilized in the longitudinal direction relative to a support surface, the body comprising at least one longitudinally extending slot;
- a stationary applicator holder contained within the body;
- a first applicator and a second applicator each extending radially from the stationary applicator holder through the at least one longitudinally extending slot such that a tip of each of the first applicator and the second applicator extends at a height from the top surface of the body, wherein the length of the body is greater than the height of the first applicator and second applicator extending therefrom, the first and second applicators configured to apply pressure via at least two points on suboccipital muscles of the user, the first applicator and the second applicator being manually engageable and independently movable towards and away from each other relative to the longitudinal axis and at different positions along the stationary applicator holder to alter a spacing therebetween and thus alter positions of the at least two points at which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles;
- wherein the body is configured for rotation about the longitudinal axis to adjust an angular position of the body and to thereby move the body and thus the first applicator and the second applicator therewith about the longitudinal axis,
- wherein longitudinal movement of each of the first applicator and the second applicator is (a) relative to the body, (b) independent from the rotation of the body, and (c) manually moved by the user by direct manual engagement thereof and without use of an intervening knob or a mechanical structure;
- and
- wherein each of the first applicator and the second applicator is selectively secured to the stationary applicator holder.
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