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US 2013/0158454 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for controlling pain
OwnerJeffrey McFarlaneinventor
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Abstract
A pain controlling device includes a pair of housings, each having a jaw at one end and a handle at the other end. The jaws, which are held together a resilient coupling connecting the housings, may be separated by squeezing the handles together. Each of the housings includes a source of mechanical vibration that can be turned on to control pain in an extremity that is clamped between the jaws, such as in a finger from which a blood sample is to be taken.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a pair of housings, each including a jaw at a distal end, a handle at a proximal end, and a vibration source;
- a resilient coupling attaching the housings to one another between the handle and the jaw of each of the housings, wherein the resilient coupling holds the jaws of the housings close to one another, and wherein squeezing the handles together moves the jaws of the housings away from one another, and
- control means controlling operation of the vibration source held within each of the housings.
A method for controlling pain within a body part, comprising:
- squeezing handles within a pain controlling device together to move concave surfaces within the pain controlling device apart from one another;
- moving the concave surfaces within the pain controlling device into place around opposite sides of the body part;
- releasing the handles to allow a resilient member within the pain controlling device to move the concave surfaces toward one another over the body part;
- and
- switching on a first vibration source within the pain controlling device to cause vibration within a first of the concave surfaces.
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An apparatus comprising:
- first and second concave surfaces;
- a structure connecting the first and second concave surfaces to face one another, wherein the structure includes a resilient coupling holding the concave surfaces close to one another;
- a pair of handles, wherein squeezing the handles together moves the concave surfaces apart from one another;
- a first vibration source causing the first concave surface to vibrate, and
- a first control switch controlling the first vibration source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.