EP0135202A2 - Appareil pour soulager les maux de tête - Google Patents

Appareil pour soulager les maux de tête Download PDF

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EP0135202A2
EP0135202A2 EP84200637A EP84200637A EP0135202A2 EP 0135202 A2 EP0135202 A2 EP 0135202A2 EP 84200637 A EP84200637 A EP 84200637A EP 84200637 A EP84200637 A EP 84200637A EP 0135202 A2 EP0135202 A2 EP 0135202A2
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pressure
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ear
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headache
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Hendrik Adolf Solleveld
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SOLLEVELD, HENDRIK ADOLF
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
    • A61H39/04—Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or Acupressure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/02—Head
    • A61H2205/027—Ears

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  • the following description concerns an invention which relieves headache or makes headache disappear.
  • acupressure/ acupuncture it has been known for a long time that headache can be made to disappear by exerting pressure on the appropriate places on the ear-lobe. This is done manually.
  • a device has been invented which by reason of its form and applicability can be placed on the ear-lobe, rendering pressure with the fingers unnecessary.
  • the underlying principle of the invention is that if a strong surface pressure is achieved by adjusting the pressure-pads using an adjusting screw between the two arms, no pressure point can arise and stop or restrict the flow of blood.
  • the invention has become an aid which anyone can use without special instruction in order to relieve headache.
  • the span and thus the gripping power of the clip can be adjusted.
  • the invention can be used by various people with various shapes of ear and ear-lobes of varying thicknesses.
  • the invention is of universal use not only because of the data mentioned above but also because of the shape of the pressure-pad. This is adapted to the anatomical shape of the ear-lobe.
  • the pressure-pad has a specially curved top which ensures that the only points that are affected are those that correspond to the headache area.
  • the clip is shaped more in accordance with the anatomy. Pressure at one point is bound to restrict the blood-flow to a certain extent.
  • FR-A-2466244 is a clip the sole purpose of which is to keep in place a magnet that is used for treatment. It is presumed that the treatment will be magnetic. Magnetism has a different effect on the body than pressure.
  • a clip which is supposed to be able to remove pain by means of acupressure, the clip being placed on some part of the body, but not specifically on the ear.
  • One of the arms of this clip has a rounded end which cannot possibly give an evenly distributed surface pressure.
  • FRA-2419063 concerns a device resembling a pair of scissors which will never be able to produce surface pressure. Furthermore, the pressure is not adjustable.
  • the device 1 depicted in figures 1 to 3 consists of a sprung brace (2) with two arms (3), each bearing a pressure-pad (4) at the open end.
  • a pin (5) passes through screwless holes (not drawn) in both arms (3) and is kept in place by a milled bolt (6) outside and against one of the two arms (3) and by another milled nut (7), screwed on to the pin (5), outside and against the other arm.
  • Each pressure-pad (4) has a flat surface (8) so that an ear-lobe (9) can be caught in between with an even thickness, whereby a surface pressure, distributed evenly over each pad-surface (8), is exerted on the ear-lobe (9).
  • each pressure-pad (4) has been given an undulate upper edge (10).
  • the pressure-pads (4) have rounded edges (13) to prevent sharp and painful pinching at the edges.
  • the device is attached to one of the ear-lobes (9) of the person who has a headache.
  • the headache is found to be less sever e ,zr better still, to have disappeared completely, one leaves the device (1) in position on the ear-lobe at that particular pressure or opened to that precise distance, for instance, for 20-30 mins, judging according to experience how long is needed to reduce the headache.
  • the clip must be kept on the ear-lobe for at least 20 minutes and it is advisable for the patient to rest during this time. If the headache does not disappear when the clip is attached, apply the clip to the other ear-lobe (9). For each person only one of the two ear-lobes (9) is suitable for treatment.
  • Device 21 depicted in figures 4 and 5 differs from device 1, in that a screw-fixture (23), for adjusting over the surfaces the surface pressure that the patient requires, consists of a milled disc (22) with projecting screw-ends (24) at each side, one with a left thread and the other with a right thread, which are fixed to the nuts (25) soldered to the arms (3) which are thus coupled with the pressure-pads (4).
  • a screw-fixture (23) for adjusting over the surfaces the surface pressure that the patient requires, consists of a milled disc (22) with projecting screw-ends (24) at each side, one with a left thread and the other with a right thread, which are fixed to the nuts (25) soldered to the arms (3) which are thus coupled with the pressure-pads (4).
  • the invention is not restricted to the model shown and described. For instance, one can make the pressure-pads out of hard plastic or flexible material or provide them with a soft cushioned covering.

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EP84200637A 1983-05-06 1984-05-04 Appareil pour soulager les maux de tête Withdrawn EP0135202A3 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL8301618A NL8301618A (nl) 1983-05-06 1983-05-06 Inrichting voor het bestrijden van hoofdpijn.
NL8301618 1983-05-06
US52260783A 1983-08-12 1983-08-12
US522607 1983-08-12

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EP0135202A2 true EP0135202A2 (fr) 1985-03-27
EP0135202A3 EP0135202A3 (fr) 1985-05-15

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7077855B2 (en) * 1999-06-25 2006-07-18 Curtis Patrick M Pressure clamp for relieving a headache
FR2964315A1 (fr) * 2010-09-03 2012-03-09 Franck Dufau Dispositif d'acupressure auriculaire

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DE427041C (de) * 1925-01-21 1926-03-23 Julius Schwabe Schlafklemme
GB385992A (en) * 1931-07-04 1933-01-04 Georges Klass A device to relieve and soothe nervous headache and insomnia
GB722242A (en) * 1952-11-12 1955-01-19 Thornton Ltd Ag Improvements in or relating to mathematical drawing instruments
SE320150B (fr) * 1969-03-26 1970-02-02 O Helander
DE2703315A1 (de) * 1977-01-12 1978-07-13 Peter Posner Vorrichtung zum erzeugen von druck auf eine stelle des menschlichen koerpers
FR2419063A1 (fr) * 1978-03-09 1979-10-05 Agronomique Inst Nat Rech Procede et dispositif de clipnose
DE2915500A1 (de) * 1978-04-17 1979-10-25 Evelyn Lee Sun Vorrichtung zum behandeln von physiologischen stoerungen des menschlichen koerpers durch druck
WO1981000202A1 (fr) * 1979-07-16 1981-02-05 K Noergaard Instrument d'acuponcture
FR2466244A1 (fr) * 1979-10-05 1981-04-10 Skovajsa Joseph Appareil de traitement topique sur l'oreille

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7077855B2 (en) * 1999-06-25 2006-07-18 Curtis Patrick M Pressure clamp for relieving a headache
FR2964315A1 (fr) * 2010-09-03 2012-03-09 Franck Dufau Dispositif d'acupressure auriculaire

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