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US 9,636,272 B2Granted
Therapeutic appliance
OwnerCheng-Chuan Yanginventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic appliance includes a water pack, at least one massaging finger, a recirculating water system and a thermoelectric device. The massaging finger has a vibrator disposed on the water pack to exciting liquid in the water pack for massaging a body portion to be massaged. The recirculating water system has a container and a conduit connecting the container and the water pack such that the liquid is permitted to circulate between the container and the water pack. In addition, the thermoelectric device is disposed in the container of the recirculating water system for heating or cooling the liquid.
Claims6
A therapeutic appliance comprising:
- a water pack for containing a liquid;
- at least one massaging finger having a vibrator disposed on the water pack to excite the liquid in the water pack for being adapted to massage a body portion, the water pack having one side adapted to be in contact with the body portion and the opposite side on which the vibrator is mounted, the at least one massaging finger including a buffering base and a plurality of flexible ribs, each flexible rib having one end extending from a periphery of the buffering base, and the other end of each flexible rib attached to an internal wall surface of the water pack such that the flexible ribs are arranged in a shape generally conforming to a contour of the vibrator;
- a recirculating water system having a container and a conduit connecting the container and the water pack such that the liquid is permitted to circulate between the container and the water pack;
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- a thermoelectric device disposed in the container of the recirculating water system for heating or cooling the liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.