Device And Method For The Reduction Of Pain Associated With Needle Sticks
AssigneeMmj Labs, LLC
InventorsAmy L. Baxter, Louis A. Calderon
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Abstract
A device that is used to reduce the pain of a needle stick to a person, the device having a casing containing a vibratory device and a temperature reducing device, and a method for using the device to reduce the pain of a needle stick by applying both thermal and vibration analgesia to a subject during a needle stick.
Claims14
1-22. (canceled)
A device for reducing pain at a site of a subject, comprising:
- (a) a vibrational source capable of producing vibration;
- and
- (b) a thermal source capable of being cooled;
- wherein the vibrational source and thermal source are operatively positioned relative to each other such that the thermal source and the vibrational source cooperate to provide cold and vibration to a site of the subject;
- and
- wherein the combination of the cold and vibration transmitted produces a thermal analgesia and vibrational analgesia effect so as to reduce pain at the site of the subject.
The device of claim 30, wherein the thermal source comprises a low freezing point gel.
The device of claim 32, wherein the casing is manufactured from a pliant material comprising natural or synthetic woven or non-woven fabrics, rubbers, flexible polymer materials, or flexible silicone-based materials,
The device of claim 32, wherein the casing is manufactured from a material that is non-toxic, hypo-allergenic and non-staining to the subject.
A method for reducing pain at a site of a subject, comprising:
- (a) placing a device comprising:
- a vibrational source capable of producing vibration;
- and
- a thermal source capable of being cooled;
- wherein the thermal source has been cooled to a desired temperature;
- (b) operatively positioning the vibrational source and thermal source relative to each other such that the thermal source and the vibrational source cooperate to provide cold and vibration to the site in the subject;
- (c) activating the vibrational source;
- (d) maintaining the device at the site for a time sufficient to reducing pain at the site;
- wherein the combination of the cold and vibration transmitted produces a thermal analgesia and vibrational analgesia effect so as to reduce pain at the site of the subject.
The method of claim 36, wherein the thermal source has been cooled to a temperature of temperature of below about 45° F. (7.2° C.).
The method of claim 36, wherein the thermal source has been cooled to a temperature of between about 54° F. (12.2° C.) and about 28° F. (−2.2° C.).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.