# US 2021/0330550 A1 · Hot Stone Placement Pad Systems and Methods

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- Number: US 2021/0330550 A1
- Document ID: US20210330550A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/238,230
- Filed: 2021-04-23
- Published: 2021-10-28
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-23
- Inventors: Jacqueline Bell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210330550A1

## CPC

- A61H 39/00: Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; {for radiation therapy A61N5/0619})
- A61H 39/04: Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00)
- A61H 39/06: Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits (cauterisers, moxaburners, cryogenic apparatus A61B18/06; heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of general areas of the human body A61F7/00)
- A61H 2201/0207: heated
- A61H 2201/1654: Layer between the skin and massage elements, e.g. fluid or ball
- A61H 2205/04: neck
- A61H 2205/081: Back
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A hot stone placement pad includes a number of retaining pockets, each configured to hold a corresponding stone during a session, wherein substantially all of the retaining pockets face inward toward the central axis of the pad such that the pad may be grasped at opposite ends and lifted from the client's body while the stones remain in their respective pockets. The dimensions of the pad and the positions of the retaining pockets may be scaled to the client's body size.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hot stone therapy pad comprising:
a fabric panel having a first surface, a second surface, and a central axis; and
a plurality of retaining pockets provided on the first side of the fabric panel for holding corresponding hot stones, each of the retaining pockets having an opening;
wherein the opening of each of the retaining pockets faces inward toward the central axis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hot stone therapy pad of claim 1, wherein the fabric panel comprises an organic material selected from the group consisting of bamboo, alpaca, and hemp.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hot stone therapy pad of claim 1, wherein the fabric panel has a generally semicircular cutout lying along the central axis on one edge of the fabric panel for accommodating the neck region of a client.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hot stone therapy pad of claim 1, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets comprises 10-16 retaining pockets positioned symmetrically with respect to the central axis.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hot stone therapy pad of claim 4, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets includes: approximately six pockets corresponding to opposite sides of the spine adjacent to the erector spinae muscles; one pocket generally corresponding to the C7 vertebrae; one pocket generally corresponding to the sacrum; two pockets correspond to the top shoulders; two pockets corresponding to the scapula regions; two pockets corresponding to the quadralatus lumborum; and two pockets corresponding to the gluteus maximus.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method of providing hot stone therapy using a hot stone therapy pad as described in claim 1.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A hot stone therapy kit comprising: a hot stone therapy pad as described in claim 1 and a plurality of stones configured to fit within the retaining pockets of the therapy pad.

### Claim 8

A method of providing hot stone therapy to a client, the method comprising:
providing a fabric panel having a first surface, a second surface, a central axis, and a plurality of retaining pockets provided on the first side of the fabric panel for holding corresponding hot stones, each of the retaining pockets having an opening facing inward toward the central axis;
placing the fabric panel on a surface of the client;
heating a plurality of stones; and
placing the plurality of stones in respective retaining pockets of the fabric panel.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the fabric panel comprises an organic material selected from the group consisting of bamboo, alpaca, and hemp.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the fabric panel has a generally semicircular cutout lying along the central axis on one edge of the fabric panel for accommodating the neck region of a client.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets comprises 10-16 retaining pockets positioned symmetrically with respect to the central axis.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets includes: approximately six pockets corresponding to opposite sides of the spine adjacent to the erector spinae muscles; one pocket generally corresponding to the C7 vertebrae; one pocket generally corresponding to the sacrum; two pockets correspond to the top shoulders; two pockets corresponding to the scapula regions; two pockets corresponding to the quadralatus lumborum; and two pockets corresponding to the gluteus maximus.

### Claim 13

A hot stone therapy kit comprising:
a fabric panel having a first surface, a second surface, a central axis, and a plurality of retaining pockets provided on the first side of the fabric panel for holding corresponding hot stones, each of the retaining pockets having an opening facing inward toward the central axis;
a plurality of stones configured to fit within the retaining pockets of the therapy pad.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The hot stone therapy kit of claim 13, wherein the fabric panel has a generally semicircular cutout lying along the central axis on one edge of the fabric panel for accommodating the neck region of a client.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The hot stone therapy kit of claim 13, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets comprises 10-16 retaining pockets positioned symmetrically with respect to the central axis.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The hot stone therapy kit of claim 13, wherein the plurality of retaining pockets includes: approximately six pockets corresponding to opposite sides of the spine adjacent to the erector spinae muscles; one pocket generally corresponding to the C7 vertebrae; one pocket generally corresponding to the sacrum; two pockets correspond to the top shoulders; two pockets corresponding to the scapula regions; two pockets corresponding to the quadralatus lumborum; and two pockets corresponding to the gluteus maximus.