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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:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Davis, Akron, OH (US);
Mark J Yanke, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 62 ; 602-5 ; 602 20 ; 602 60 ; 602 61 ; 601 46 ; 601 48 ;
Abstract
A device for the delivery of low amplitude vibration to limbs comprises a flexible sleeve adaptable to fit circumferentially around the limb of a living being; means for mounting the sleeve about the limb; means for generating a low amplitude vibration, carried by said sleeve; and means for transmitting the vibrations to said limb. A method for the treatment of repetitive trauma syndrome comprises affixing a device providing a flexible sleeve circumferentially about the limb affected and transmitting a low amplitude vibration from the device to the limb.