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US 2020/0345577 A1Published application
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 extending in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis, the body having a rounded surface configured to provide support to a user's neck;
- a stabilizing device for stabilizing the body in the longitudinal direction;
- a first tip and a second tip extending radially at a height from the body and configured to apply pressure via at least two points on suboccipital muscles of the user, at least one of the first tip and the second tip being capable of translational movement relative to the longitudinal axis to alter a spacing thereinbetween and thus alter positions of the at least two points at which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles;
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- an adjustment device for moving the first tip and/or the second tip, the adjustment device being provided on a longitudinal end of the body for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the body,
- wherein the body is configured for rotation about the longitudinal axis to adjust an angular position of the body relative to the stabilizing device and to thereby adjust an angular position of the first tip and the second tip relative to the longitudinal axis.
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