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US 8,002,682 B2Granted
Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device
AssigneePerformance Solutions, LLC
InventorKipp K. Dye
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Abstract
A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density, the predetermined diameter, and predetermined shape are configured to enhance mobilization of one or more small soft tissue structures of the human body.
Claims27
A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising:
- a completely solid cylindrically shaped body including a length, closed ends, and a uniform diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape configured to mobilize soft tissue by extending into the soft tissue of a user, each said projection extending upwardly from the solid body and extending entirely straight and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body and to other like projections and extending the entire length of the body, the body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter;
- wherein one or more of the predetermined density, the predetermined diameter, and predetermined shape are configured to enhance mobilization of one or more small soft tissue structures of the human body.
A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device for managing plantar fascia, tendonitis, and calf strain comprising:
- a completely solid cylindrically shaped body including a length, closed ends, and a uniform diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape configured to mobilize soft tissue by extending into the soft tissue of a user, each said projection extending upwardly from the solid body and extending entirely straight and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body and to other like projections and extending the entire length of the body, the body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter;
- wherein one or more of the predetermined density, the predetermined diameter, and predetermined shape are configured to enhance mobilization of one or more small soft tissue structures of the human body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.