EP4008301A1 - Appareil de thérapie destiné au traitement externe du corps humain et animal - Google Patents

Appareil de thérapie destiné au traitement externe du corps humain et animal Download PDF

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EP4008301A1
EP4008301A1 EP21211984.6A EP21211984A EP4008301A1 EP 4008301 A1 EP4008301 A1 EP 4008301A1 EP 21211984 A EP21211984 A EP 21211984A EP 4008301 A1 EP4008301 A1 EP 4008301A1
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  • the invention relates to a therapy device for external treatment of the human and animal body, in particular for treating the fascia.
  • fascia rollers and fascia balls which are mostly made of hard foam, are known for self-massage in particular. With the help of your own body weight and the hard foam roller, pressure is applied to hardening in the skeletal muscles with the aim of relieving muscle tension and increasing blood circulation.
  • fascia rollers and fascia balls can only be used to a limited extent. In addition, these devices are very bulky and therefore difficult to transport.
  • a device for treating fascia and/or trigger points which has an at least partially cylindrical base body with at least one elevation in partial areas of the lateral surface. One end protrudes radially at one end beyond the lateral surface of the base body. At the other end, the end face is at least partially spherical, with the elevation being arranged in the central area of the lateral surface and the elevation covering at least a partial area of the lateral surface.
  • a fascial massage device is known whose shape is based on a club.
  • a therapy device which is characterized in that the therapy device has at least three firmly connected legs in a are arranged in the same plane, with each end of one leg being connected to exactly one end of another leg at a therapy corner.
  • the therapy device according to the invention has the very special advantage that it can be used very flexibly on different body parts of the human and animal body, in particular for treating fascia, treating tension, treating adhesions and/or promoting circulation. In particular, it is possible to treat dogs, cats, horses or other pets.
  • the therapy device according to the invention can be used both for self-treatment and by a therapist.
  • the therapy device offers the very special advantage that very differently shaped sections of the therapy device are available from which the user can choose in order to be able to respond individually to the respective complaints.
  • At least one of the therapy corners in particular each therapy corner, preferably has an outwardly directed therapy element.
  • An embodiment in which the therapy elements differ from one another in terms of shape and/or size and/or surface quality and/or hardness and/or functionality is particularly advantageous.
  • the therapy corner that is best adapted to the treatment to be carried out can be selected and used.
  • the therapy element is designed as a rounded corner or edge of the therapy corner.
  • the therapy element has a sphere and/or a spherical segment and/or a cone and/or a convex protrusion and/or a roller and/or a circular cylinder segment.
  • the therapy element is a sphere and/or a spherical segment and/or a cone and/or a convex protrusion and/or a roller and/or a circular cylinder segment with a radius of curvature in the range of 2 mm to 20 mm, in particular in the range of 4 mm to 10 mm.
  • the therapy element has a rotatably mounted ball or a rotatably mounted roller.
  • a rotatably mounted ball or a rotatably mounted roller.
  • the roller or the ball can roll on the body part to be treated.
  • this embodiment can be used in particular to be able to exert pressure without causing friction between the therapy element and the surface of the body part to be treated, in particular the skin of the person to be treated.
  • a therapy element can, for example, be pyramid-shaped or in the form of a prism, in particular a triangular prism. It is advantageous, particularly with such a therapy element, if the therapy element has rounded corners and rounded edges. However, sharp edges or corners cannot always be ruled out.
  • At least one therapy element of the therapy device is at least partially ring-shaped.
  • the therapy element can at least partially have a donut shape.
  • the outer diameter can advantageously be in the range from 3 cm to 6 cm.
  • Such an embodiment is particularly suitable for treating the fascia in areas where the patient's skin is very thin.
  • the difference between the outside diameter and the inside diameter can advantageously be in the range from 0.5 cm to 3 cm. In this way, sufficient stability is achieved while still being able to reach through with one or more fingers if this is advantageous for the treatment in question.
  • the therapy element can advantageously have an outwardly projecting, in particular curved and/or nose-shaped, projection.
  • the projection preferably tapers to a point at its free end.
  • Such an embodiment is particularly suitable, for example, for treating the superficial fascia in the area of the fingers and finger joints. In particular, areas can be treated that cannot be reached with a foam ball or foam roller.
  • the projection has no sharp edges.
  • At least one therapy element of the therapy device is at least partially ring-shaped, with a particularly curved and/or nose-shaped projection extending outwards from the outer circumference.
  • the projection initially extends in the tangential direction away from the ring-shaped part of the therapy element and then follows a curved course (in particular directed towards the ring-shaped part of the therapy element) up to its free end.
  • the projection preferably has no sharp edges.
  • a therapy element can be made of a hard material, for example wood, hard plastic, hard foam or metal, or can have a hard material. It is alternative too possible that the therapy element is made of a soft material, in particular silicone or rubber, or that the therapy element has a soft material, in particular silicone or rubber. There are no fundamental restrictions with regard to the choice of material.
  • At least one therapy element is or can be fixed or fixed in a removable manner within the therapy corner, in particular without the use of tools.
  • Such an embodiment has the very special advantage that one therapy element can be exchanged for another therapy element.
  • the therapy element can be exchanged for another therapy element that has a different shape and/or a different size and/or a different hardness and/or a different surface finish and/or a different functionality. In this way, it is also possible to replace a worn therapy element with an identical therapy element.
  • At least one therapy corner in particular each therapy corner, has a fastening element which is designed to interact with a counter-fastening element of a therapy element.
  • the fastening element and the counter-fastening element are designed to form a positive connection and/or a clamp connection, in particular a dovetail connection.
  • the form-fitting connection can also include a latching connection.
  • several, in particular all, therapy corners have the same fastening elements, each of which is designed to work together with a counter-fastening element of a therapy element.
  • a plurality of therapy elements, in particular all therapy elements each have a counter-fastening element, with the counter-fastening elements being of identical design. In this way it is possible to be able to fix each of the therapy elements within each of the therapy corners and to be able to exchange the therapy elements for one another as desired.
  • the therapy device according to the invention has the further advantage that it can be held securely on at least one of the legs, preferably on each of the legs, or on one of the therapy corners.
  • the legs and/or the therapy corners are designed in such a way that they can be gripped with one hand, in particular by an adult of normal height.
  • an opening is formed between the legs, through which the fingers of one hand can be guided in order to be able to grasp a leg or a therapy corner.
  • one leg can be gripped in order to treat one's own body region or a body region of a patient with the therapy corner opposite the gripped leg.
  • a therapy corner can be gripped in order to treat one's own body region or a body region of a patient with the therapy edge opposite the gripped therapy corner.
  • a grip element is present in addition, for example to provide a larger selection of holding options and/or to be able to hold the therapy device with two hands during treatment.
  • the gripping element is fixed or can be fixed on at least one of the legs.
  • the grip element is fixed or can be fixed on at least one of the fastening elements, on which a therapy element can otherwise be fixed.
  • the grip element can preferably be fixed without tools, for example by means of a plug-in connection.
  • the grip element can be removed again without destruction and/or without tools.
  • a separate coupling device can be present for coupling the handle element.
  • the coupling device can include a positive connection and/or a clamp connection, for example a dovetail connection.
  • the handle element can be designed as a handle, for example. However, other handle shapes are also possible.
  • At least one leg has a therapeutic edge between its ends, which is particularly directed outwards.
  • the therapy edge can be used in particular to stimulate blood circulation by stroking this therapy edge over a part of the body and applying contact pressure.
  • An embodiment in which the therapy edge is corrugated or comb-shaped is particularly effective.
  • the Therapy edge in particular arranged equidistantly from one another, has depressions.
  • At least one leg has an outer contour that deviates from the circular shape in a plane perpendicular to its direction of longitudinal extent.
  • the leg can be gripped and held particularly securely, with the risk of the leg turning unintentionally in the closed hand being reduced.
  • the leg can have a rectangular outer contour in a plane perpendicular to its direction of longitudinal extent.
  • all legs each have an outer contour that deviates from the circular shape in a plane perpendicular to their direction of longitudinal extension. This has the very special advantage that each of the legs can be gripped and held particularly securely.
  • all legs are of the same design. This has the particular advantage that the therapy device can always be gripped by one of the legs, regardless of which therapy element is to be used. At least it can advantageously be provided that several legs are of the same length or that all of the legs are of the same length.
  • a leg can advantageously have a circumference in the range from 4 cm to 15 cm, in particular in the range from 6 cm to 10 cm. With such an embodiment, the leg can be easily grasped and held securely.
  • the diameter of a leg can advantageously be in the range from 0.5 cm to 4 cm, in particular in the range from 2 cm to 3 cm.
  • a leg can have a rectangular shape in cross section.
  • the edge length of the rectangle can advantageously be in the range from 0.5 cm to 4 cm, in particular in the range from 2 cm to 3 cm.
  • the corners of the shape, which is rectangular in cross-section can be rounded off so that the thigh can nestle ergonomically when it is gripped. With such an embodiment, the leg can be held particularly securely.
  • the therapy device can advantageously have at least one fixing element for fixing the therapy device to a foreign object, in particular to a wall, a floor or a piece of furniture.
  • the fixing element is preferably designed in such a way that the therapy device can be detached again non-destructively and/or without tools on a foreign object, in particular on a wall, a floor or a Piece of furniture that can be fixed.
  • the fixing element can have a suction cup or be designed as a suction cup.
  • the fixing element can, for example, be fastened or can be fastened to one of the legs.
  • the fixing element it is possible for the fixing element to be fastened or to be fastenable to at least one therapy element.
  • the fixing element it is also possible for the fixing element to have a counter-fastening element, so that it can be fixed to a fastening element of a therapy corner, to which a therapy element could otherwise be fixed, in particular without tools.
  • the fixing element can preferably be fixed in such a way that it can be released again without destruction and/or without tools.
  • a therapy device that has exactly three legs, in particular exactly three legs of the same length, is particularly effective and versatile.
  • Such a therapy device can essentially have the shape of a vertical triangular cylinder with a central opening, which also has the shape of a vertical triangular cylinder.
  • the lengths of the legs are preferably dimensioned in such a way that one of the legs can be gripped with the hand and used as a handle.
  • the tip of the essentially triangular therapy device lying opposite this leg can then be used for treatment, for example for treatment of the fascia.
  • such a therapy device can be held very securely at a therapy corner in order to stroke the body area to be treated with a therapy edge of the opposite leg.
  • the therapy device has exactly four legs.
  • the angle between directly connected legs is different from 90 degrees (right angle) and/or that at least two opposite legs are of unequal length.
  • a therapy device with exactly three limbs is preferred because the limbs of a therapy device with exactly three limbs do not impede the therapeutic work, in particular due to the acute angles, and it is easier to treat lower-lying body structures.
  • the therapy device can have at least one straight leg, in particular exclusively straight legs. It has been shown that such an embodiment can be handled particularly safely and at the same time can be made very robust in a simple manner.
  • the legs are produced together in one piece, for example as an injection molded part and/or as a cast part.
  • the entire therapy device can be manufactured in one piece, for example as an injection molded part and/or as a cast part.
  • Such an embodiment can have particularly high stability in a simple manner.
  • the therapy elements of such a therapy device manufactured in one piece preferably have different shapes and/or sizes and/or surface properties and/or hardness and/or functionality.
  • a therapy device with exchangeable therapy elements is particularly versatile.
  • the legs can in particular be made from a hard material, in particular from wood, metal, hard plastic.
  • the legs are preferably rigid in order to be able to transmit a force sufficient for the respective treatment to the body parts to be treated.
  • the therapy device preferably has a weight in the range from 50 grams to 300 grams, in particular in the range from 50 grams to 150 grams. Such a weight conveys to the user that the therapy device has great stability without the usability being restricted as a result or the weight being perceived as disturbing.
  • a therapy system that has at least two therapy devices according to the invention, which, in particular can be released again without destruction and/or without tools, are coupled to one another or can be coupled to one another.
  • the therapy devices can be immovably coupled to one another or can be coupled.
  • the therapy device according to the invention can be used in very different and versatile ways. For example, it is possible to work with the therapy device inside the hollow of the knee, with the therapy device being used between the lower leg and thigh in such a way that the plane in which the, preferably three, thighs are located is parallel is arranged to the plane in which the thighs and lower legs move. A therapy element of the device is aligned from behind in the direction of the hollow of the knee. By bending the leg, a massage effect and an effect on the fascia can be achieved.
  • the device can also be used specifically as a massage device for fascial massage, with one of the thighs being gripped by the hand and the therapy element arranged on the opposite therapy corner being brought into contact with the body parts to be treated.
  • the device can be gripped at a therapy corner in order to stroke the body area to be treated with a therapy edge on the opposite leg.
  • the stand can advantageously have the shape of a tetrahedron or a pyramid and have a receptacle, for example a slot, into which at least part of the therapy device can be inserted, in particular in a clamped and/or form-fitting manner.
  • a surface of the stand opposite the receptacle acts as a standing surface in order to set up the stand on a storage surface.
  • the stand can advantageously be produced in one piece, in particular as an injection molded part, and/or as a solid body.
  • the stand itself is designed as a therapy device that has, in particular, rounded therapy corners, in particular therapy corners with therapy elements that can be removed without tools and/or non-destructively, and/or therapy edges, in particular therapy edges that are corrugated or have indentations arranged equidistantly from one another .
  • another therapy device is particularly advantageous which has a tetrahedron shape or a pyramid shape and which, in particular rounded therapy corners, in particular therapy corners with therapy elements that can be removed without tools and/or non-destructively, and/or at least one therapy edge, in particular a therapy edge, which is corrugated or has indentations arranged equidistantly from one another.
  • the other therapy device can advantageously be manufactured in one piece, in particular as an injection molded part and/or as a solid body.
  • the figures 1 , 3 , 4 and 5 show different views of a first embodiment of a therapy device 1 according to the invention for external treatment of the human and animal body.
  • the therapy device 1 has three legs 2 which are firmly connected to one another and are arranged in a common plane. Exactly one end of a leg 2 is connected to exactly one end of another leg 2 at each therapy corner 3 .
  • Each of the therapy corners 3 has a therapy element 4 directed outwards. If necessary, the therapy elements 4 can be removed and exchanged for other therapy elements 4 .
  • Two of the legs 2 each have an outwardly directed therapy edge 8 between their ends.
  • the therapy edge 8 can be used in particular to stimulate blood circulation by stroking the therapy edge 8 over a part of the body and exerting a contact pressure.
  • the therapy edge 8 is comb-shaped and has indentations 9 arranged equidistantly from one another.
  • Each therapy corner 3 has a fastening element 6 which is designed to interact with a counter-fastening element 7 of a therapy element 4 .
  • figure 2 shows a detailed view of a therapy corner 3 together with its fastening element 6 and a dismantled therapy element 4 together with its counter-fastening element 7.
  • the fastening element 6 and the counter-fastening element 7 are used to form a Positive connection and / or clamp connection, namely a dovetail connection formed. This design makes it possible to fix the therapy element 4 by a plug-in process.
  • FIG 6 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of a therapy device 1 according to the invention for external treatment of the human or animal body.
  • Therapy device 1 differs from therapy device 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment in terms of therapy elements 4.
  • the therapy device 1 has two fixing elements 10 for fixing the therapy device 1 to a foreign object, in particular to a wall, a floor or a piece of furniture. This makes it possible to temporarily fix the therapy device 1 externally and to apply it by leaning against, lying on and/or moving relative to the fixed therapy device 1 .
  • Each fixing element 10 is designed as a suction cup 15 and is attached to one of the therapy elements 4 in each case.
  • FIG. 7 shows a front view of the third exemplary embodiment of a therapy device according to the invention, which has a removable therapy element 4 with a rotatably mounted ball 11 .
  • FIG. 8 shows a front view of the fourth exemplary embodiment of a therapy device according to the invention, which has four legs 2 firmly connected to one another.
  • the legs 2 are arranged in a common plane. Exactly one end of a leg 2 is connected to exactly one end of another leg 2 at each therapy corner 3 .
  • Each of the four therapy corners 3 has a therapy element 4 directed outwards.
  • FIG 9 shows a front view of the fifth exemplary embodiment of a therapy device according to the invention, which has a grip element 14 .
  • the handle element 14 has counter-fastening elements 7 by means of which it is fixed to two of the fastening elements 6 to which a therapy element 4 can otherwise be fixed (if the handle element 14 is not required).
  • FIG. 10 shows a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a therapy system 12 according to the invention, which has two therapy devices 1 according to the invention, which are immovably connected to one another, in particular non-destructively and/or releasably without tools.
  • Two coupling components 13 are used to establish the connection, each of which has two counter-fastening elements 7, which interact with the fastening elements 6 of two therapy corners 3, on which otherwise (if the coupling of the Therapy devices 1 is not required) each therapy element 4 can be set.
  • FIG 11 shows a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a therapy device 1 according to the invention for external treatment of the human or animal body.
  • the therapy device 1 differs from the therapy device 1 according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment by at least one therapy element 4, which is in the figures 12 and 13 is shown individually in a perspective view and in a side view.
  • Each therapy corner 3 has a fastening element 6 which is designed to interact with a counter-fastening element 7 of a therapy element 4 .
  • No therapy element 4 is coupled to two therapy corners 3 . Therapy elements 4 can still be coupled to these free therapy corners 3 .
  • the therapy element 4 coupled to the third therapy corner 3 is ring-shaped in a section 16 .
  • Such an embodiment is particularly suitable for treating the fascia in areas where the patient's skin is very thin.
  • the therapy element 4 has an outwardly protruding, curved projection 17 which tapers to a point at its free end.
  • Such an embodiment is suitable, for example, for treating the superficial fascia in the area of the fingers and finger joints.
  • the projection 17 initially extends in the tangential direction away from the ring-shaped part 16 of the therapy element 4 and then follows a curved course directed towards the ring-shaped part 16 of the therapy element 4 up to its free end.
  • the stand 18 has a pyramid shape.
  • the stand 18 has an upwardly directed receptacle 19, namely a slot, into which at least part of a therapy device 1 according to the invention can be inserted, in particular in a clamped and/or form-fitting manner.
  • a surface of the stand opposite the receptacle acts as a standing surface 20 in order to be able to set up the stand 18 on a shelf, as is shown in figure 15 is shown in a side view.
  • the stand 18 makes it possible to hold the therapy device 1 upright so that it can be grasped quickly and easily ready for use.
  • the other therapy device 21 has a tetrahedron shape or a pyramid shape.
  • the other therapy device 21 also has rounded therapy tips 22 and therapy edges 23, namely therapy edges that are corrugated and have indentations arranged equidistantly from one another.

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