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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1992
Filed:
May. 11, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas R Eglauf, White Plains, NY (US);
Joseph Panio, Milton, NY (US);
George Schick, Easton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ; A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 60 ; 606204 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a medical device which mechanically applies and maintains pressure to a pressure point to relieve pain. The device includes a locking mechanism to lock an adjustable clamp to a selected position to apply a selected amount of pressure and a fine tuning mechanism to precisely adjust the amount of pressure. A mechanical release and a safety device are also provided to release pressure if the exerted pressure exceeds a safe amount.