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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2002
Henry Brunelle, Cap Rouge, CA;
Stéphane Baron, Charny, CA;
Marc Beland, Lévis, CA;
Henri Veyrie, Laval des Rapides, CA;
Patrick Lemay, Sherbrooke, CA;
Stéphane Bilodeau, Fleurimont, CA;
Gestion Ultra International Inc., St-Nicolas, CA;
Abstract
A therapeutic shower enclosure is comprised of a bottom wall, sidewalls a top wall and a door assembly in the sidewalls for access to the enclosure. An air blower is mounted above the top wall in communication with one or more air return orifices in the top wall. An air distribution channel is in communication with the air blower and at least one air injecting orifice is provided in the top wall and communicates with the enclosure. A heater is provided in the air distribution channel for heating convected air therein to a temperature of up to about 75° C. to provide a stream of hot dry air circulating in the enclosure about a person's body standing therein whereby to cause the person's body to transpire and provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin. In combination with the hot dry air treatment there is available a chromotherapeutic and luminotherapeutic light treatment and an ion and ozone generator to inject ions and ozone in the hot dry air stream.