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US 7,169,119 B2Granted
Arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus
OwnerYung C. Chan, Mei H. Chan +2inventors
InventorsYung C. Chan, Mei H. Chan, King H. Chan, Ming H. Chan
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Abstract
An arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus and system for applying dried, pressurized and/or heated air to a user's hand or foot.
Claims14
An arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a bottle-shaped hand or foot treatment chamber, said treatment chamber having a threaded end and an open end, said treatment chamber including a one-way pressure release valve and a thermostat control;
- a flexible bag connected to said open end of said treatment chamber, said flexible bag including a open end configured to fit over an arm or leg of a user;
- an air treatment device, including:
- a bottle-shaped air treatment chamber having an upper threaded end and a lower open end;
- an electric powered fan disposed within said chamber;
- at least one heating coil disposed adjacent said fan;
- a one-way valve disposed within said chamber;
- a layer of air drying composition disposed within said chamber;
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- a base stand supporting said chamber;
- a first securing device for attaching and sealing said bag to said open end of said treatment chamber;
- a second securing device for attaching and sealing said open end of said bag around the user's forearm or calf;
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- a flexible hose connecting said threaded end of said air treatment device to said threaded end of said hand or foot treatment chamber.
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An arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus, comprising:
- a hand or foot treatment chamber;
- a flexible bag connected to said hand or foot treatment chamber, said bag including an open end configured to fit over a forearm or calf of a user;
- an air treatment device including a fan, air dryer and air heater;
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- a flexible hose connecting said air treatment device to said hand or foot treatment chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.