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US4430992A
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Treatment apparatus
Assignee: KROPKA DIETMAR
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Filing: 1981-04-30
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2001-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A treatment apparatus which is preferably mounted on a couch for a supine person and has a support surface at least part of which is provided by a resiliently mounted support member which is oscillatable by drive means the frequency and/or stroke of which can be controlled and which can be adjusted selectively to produce a first main component of oscillation at right angles to the support surface and/or a second main component of oscillation in the plane of the support surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudolf Christ
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:27
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H23/00; A61H23/02; A61H23/0254; A61H23/0263; A61H2023/0272; A61H2203/00; A61H2203/04; A61H2203/0443; A61H2203/0456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A treatment apparatus for oscillatory treatment of the body of a patient, said apparatus comprising: frame means; a support member resiliently mounted on said frame and defining a support surface for at least a part of the body of a patient; rotary eccentric weight oscillation generating means on said support member and selectively operable for generating a first rotating oscillation component extending in a first plane and applying said first oscillation rotating component to said support surface for oscillating said support surface relative to said frame and for generating a second rotating oscillation component extending in a second plane different from and non-parallel to said first plane and applying said second rotating oscillating component to said support surface for oscillating said support surface and in combination with the first oscillating rotating component, producing oscillations of said support surface ranging from a reciprocal oscillation of said support surface in said first plane to a reciprocal oscillation in said second plane and including complex three dimensional oscillations of said support surface which are resultants of said oscillations in said first and second planes; drive means on said frame flexibly connected to said oscillation generating means, said drive meas being adjustable to vary independently at least one of the frequency and amplitude of said first component and at least one of the frequency and amplitude of said second component for varying said oscillating rotating components to produce said reciprocal and said complex oscillations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A treatment apparatus for oscillatory treatment of the body of a patient, said apparatus comprising: frame means; a support member resiliently mounted on said frame and defining a support surface for at least a part of the body of a patient; rotary eccentric weight oscillation generating means on said support member and selectively operable for generating a first rotating oscillation component extending in a first plane and applying said first oscillation rotating component to said support surface for oscillating said support surface relative to said frame and for generating a second rotating oscillation component extending in a second plane different from and non-parallel to said first plane and applying said second rotating oscillating component to said support surface for oscillating said support surface and in combination with the first oscillating rotating component, producing oscillations of said support surface ranging from a reciprocal oscillation of said support surface in said first plane to a reciprocal oscillation in said second plane and including complex three dimensional oscillations of said support surface which are resultants of said oscillations in said first and second planes; drive means on said frame flexibly connected to said oscillation generating means, said drive meas being adjustable to vary independently at least one of the frequency and amplitude of said first component and at least one of the frequency and amplitude of said second component for varying said oscillating rotating components to produce said reciprocal and said complex oscillations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first plane extends generally parallel to the plane of said support surface, and said second plane extends generally perpendicular to said support surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drive means comprises first and second oscillation generators mounted on said support member, first and second drive motors mounted on said frame, and first and second flexible drive connections between respective said motors and respective said oscillation generators.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said resilient drive connection comprises a resilient drive belt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said resilient drive connection comprises a helicalspring shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said resilient drive connection comprises a shaft of resilient material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said oscillation generators comprise first and second pulleys rotatably mounted on said support member with their respective axes of rotation respectively generally parallel to and at right angles to the plane of said support surface, and respective rotary eccentric weights connected to said pulleys to be driven thereby to generate said oscillation components.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portions of the support surface at opposite sides of the longitudinal axis thereof are inclined towards each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An appratus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said support surface has formed along said longitudinal axis a recess for accommodating the vertebral column of the body of the patient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said motor includes separate control means, whereby a person on said apparatus is able to control independently said oscillation components.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member is supported elastically on said frame.
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