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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2006
Rochelle B. Roth, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Brian Smith, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
William Brazis, Medina, OH (US);
Roger H. Ramsey, Akron, OH (US);
Rochelle B. Roth, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Brian Smith, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
William Brazis, Medina, OH (US);
Roger H. Ramsey, Akron, OH (US);
Midtown Technology Ltd., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A massage device for massaging a body part of a person in an unsupervised and unattended setting is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the massage device comprises an inflatable garment () having a plurality of inflation bladders (), to apply pressure to the body part, and an inflation assembly () includes a manifold () into which the pressurized fluid flows, a plurality of inflation valves () which control the flow of fluid from the manifold to the bladders, and a manifold valve for controlling the maximum pressure level within the bladders. The inflation assembly may have a predeterminated inflation capacity which defines a maximum bladder size as well as an array in which the bladders are arranged. The massage device may further comprise a connector for connecting tubes from the bladders to the inflation assembly, wherein the connector includes a garment-identifying component for identifying the type of garment connected to the inflation assembly.