Systems and methods for vibration anesthesia
OwnerStephen COMITEinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for reducing pain in a subject includes providing a device with a hollow body having at least two ends, a vibratory motor mounted in the hollow body configured for transmitting vibrations of variable frequency and/or voltage, a switch on the body to turn the vibratory motor on and off, and a tip. The tip includes a proximal section removably coupled to one end of the body, a distal section extending forwardly from the body, and a contact element on the distal section, wherein the contact element has an open geometric shape.
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A device for reducing pain in a subject, comprising:
- a. a hollow body having at least two ends;
- b. a vibratory motor mounted in the hollow body configured for transmitting vibrations of variable frequency and/or voltage;
- c. a switch or a button on the body to turn the vibratory motor on and off;
- d. a non-single use tip having
- a proximal section removably coupled to one end of the body,
- a distal section extending forwardly from the body, and
- a contact element on the distal section,
- wherein the contact element has an open geometric shape that is an annulus or open oval, and
- e. a hinge that is coupled to the proximal and distal sections of the tip, the hinge being adjustably configured to change the angle between the longitudinal axis of the tip and the longitudinal axis of the hollow body.
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A method for reducing pain in a subject, comprising:
- providing a device comprising:
- a. a hollow body having at least two ends;
- b. a vibratory motor mounted in the hollow body configured for transmitting vibrations of variable frequency and/or voltage;
- c. a switch or a button on the body to turn the vibratory motor on and off;
- d. a non-single use tip having
- a proximal section removably coupled to one end of the body,
- a distal section extending forwardly from the body, and
- a contact element on the distal section,
- wherein the contact element has open geometric shape that is an annulus or open oval, and
- e. a hinge that is coupled to the proximal and distal sections of the tip, the hinge being adjustably configured to change the angle between the longitudinal axis of the tip and the longitudinal axis of the hollow body;
- positioning the contact element on an anesthesia zone;
- turning on the vibratory motor to produce vibrations from the motor that are transferred to the anesthesia zone;
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- maintaining the contact element on the anesthesia zone for a time period prior to and during an application of a needle to the anesthesia zone,
- whereby the vibrations are configured to produce a vibrational analgesia effect on the subject so as to reduce pain in the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.