Fingertip medical vibratory device
OwnerElizabeth Whitaker, MD, FACSinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting includes a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer, a vibrating unit, a touch sensitive sensor, and a control module including a computerized processor. The control module includes programming configured to monitor an activation input to the device, determine the monitored activation input to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input, and activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting, comprising:
- a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer;
- a vibrating unit;
- a touch sensitive sensor;
- and
- a control module comprising a computerized processor, including programming configured to:
- monitor an activation input to the device;
- determine the monitored activation input to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input;
- and
- activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination.
An apparatus comprising a vibrating finger device useful in a medical setting, comprising:
- a device body configured to fit on a finger of a wearer;
- a vibrating unit;
- a touch sensitive sensor;
- and
- a circuit board, including programming configured to:
- monitor the touch sensitive sensor;
- determine the monitored touch sensitive sensor to indicate a threshold desired vibration activation input;
- and
- activate a vibration cycle within the vibrating unit based upon the determination;
- wherein the device is configured to be worn under a medical glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.