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US 2003/0125646 A1Published application
Device and method for relieving pain
OwnerRussell Ward Whitlockinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device and method for subjecting a body part to a vacuum, which can increase localized blood circulation and relieve pain. The body part is placed in contact with a hand-held hypobaric chamber in which negative pressure or vacuum is created by a vacuum pump connected thereto.
Claims1
A device for relieving pain in a body part or body area, said device comprising a vacuum pump, a hypobaric chamber bounded by a housing, and a means for connecting said pump to said chamber in vacuum communication therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.