Vibrating therapy system and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12427084-B2
Application number	US-202318346681-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2023
Priority date	Jun 29, 2020
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A vibration therapy device that includes a housing that includes a handle portion, a head portion and a module seat defined on the head portion, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and a therapy module removably secured to the module seat. The distal end of the push rod assembly is configured to removably receive a reciprocating attachment thereon. The therapy module at least partially surrounds the distal end of the push rod assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration therapy device, comprising:
a housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion;
an electrical source;
a motor positioned in the housing;
a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor, wherein the push rod assembly comprises:
a reciprocating shaft comprising a distal most end and an opening defined at the distal most end; and
an attachment member coupled to the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and located outside of the housing, the attachment member comprising a shaft extending into the opening of the reciprocating shaft,
wherein the reciprocating shaft is configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor;

a reciprocating attachment removably received on the attachment member; and
a flexible sleeve comprising:
a sleeve portion; and
an annular flange,
wherein the sleeve portion of the flexible sleeve at least partially surrounds the reciprocating shaft and is secured to the attachment member, and
wherein the annular flange of the flexible sleeve is secured to the housing, and wherein a distal most end of the flexible sleeve is secured between the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and the attachment member.

2. The vibration therapy device of claim 1 , wherein the reciprocating attachment comprises an attachment member recess,
wherein the attachment member is received in the attachment member recess,
wherein the attachment member defines an attachment member diameter and the attachment member recess defines an attachment member recess diameter, and
wherein the attachment member diameter is smaller than the attachment member recess diameter.

3. The vibration therapy device of claim 1 , wherein the head portion comprises a module seat surrounding the attachment member,
wherein the vibration therapy device further comprises a ring module removably secured to the module seat,
wherein the ring module comprises a central opening that defines a central opening diameter,
wherein the reciprocating attachment defines a reciprocating attachment diameter, and
wherein the central opening diameter is larger than the reciprocating attachment diameter, such that the reciprocating attachment is configured to reciprocate within and relative to the ring module.

4. The vibration therapy device of claim 3 , wherein the ring module is in electrical communication with the electrical source,
wherein the module seat comprises a first electrical connector, and
wherein the ring module comprises a second electrical connector in electrical communication with the first electrical connector.

5. The vibration therapy device of claim 1 , wherein the attachment member has a linear velocity between 0.06 m/s and 0.5 m/s.

6. The vibration therapy device of claim 1 , wherein the reciprocating shaft is configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor such that the attachment member has a linear velocity between 0.11 m/s and 0.4 m/s.

7. A therapy device, comprising:
a housing comprising a handle portion, a head portion, and a module seat defined on the head portion;
an electrical source;
a therapy module removably secured to the module seat;
a motor positioned in the housing;
a switch for activating the motor;
a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor, wherein the push rod assembly comprises:
a reciprocating shaft comprising a distal most end and an opening defined at the distal most end; and
an attachment member coupled to the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and located outside of the housing, the attachment member comprising a shaft extending into the opening of the reciprocating shaft,
wherein the therapy module comprises a central opening defined therein, and
wherein the attachment member extends into the central opening; and

a flexible sleeve comprising:
a sleeve portion; and
an annular flange,
wherein the sleeve portion of the flexible sleeve at least partially surrounds the reciprocating shaft,
wherein the annular flange of the flexible sleeve is secured to the housing, and wherein a distal most end of the flexible sleeve is secured between the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and the attachment member.

8. The therapy device of claim 7 , wherein the module seat comprises a first securement protrusion and a first securement recess,
wherein the therapy module comprises a second securement protrusion and includes a second securement recess,
wherein the first securement protrusion is configured to be received in the second securement recess, and
wherein the second securement protrusion is configured to be received in the first securement recess.

9. The therapy device of claim 8 , wherein one of the first securement protrusion and the second securement recess comprises female electrical contacts and the other of the first securement protrusion and second securement recess comprises male electrical contacts, and
wherein connection of the male electrical contacts and female electrical contacts provides electrical communication between the electrical source and the therapy module.

10. The therapy device of claim 7 , wherein the therapy module provides at least one of cold therapy, heat therapy, LED light therapy, microcurrent therapy, photobiomodulation therapy, radio frequency therapy, cleansing therapy, or ultrasound therapy.

11. The therapy device of claim 10 , wherein the therapy module is configured to provide the cold therapy at a temperature range between about 65 degrees Fahrenheit to about 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

12. The therapy device of claim 10 , wherein the therapy module is configured to provide the heat therapy at a temperature range between about 95 degrees Fahrenheit to about 109 degrees Fahrenheit.

13. The therapy device of claim 7 , wherein the male electrical contacts comprise four prongs, and wherein two of the prongs provide electrical communication and two of the prongs provide data communication.

14. A vibration therapy device, comprising:
a housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion;
an electrical source;
a motor positioned in the housing;
a switch for activating the motor;
a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor, wherein the push rod assembly comprises:
a reciprocating shaft comprising a distal most end and an opening defined at the distal most end; and
an attachment member coupled to the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and located outside of the housing, the attachment member comprising a shaft extending into the opening of the reciprocating shaft; and

a flexible sleeve comprising:
a sleeve portion; and
an annular flange,
wherein the sleeve portion of the flexible sleeve at least partially surrounds the reciprocating shaft, and
wherein the annular flange of the flexible sleeve is secured to the housing, and wherein a distal most end of the flexible sleeve is secured between the distal most end of the reciprocating shaft and the attachment member.

15. The vibration therapy device of claim 14 , wherein the housing comprises a protrusive portion, and wherein the proximal end of the flexible sleeve is secured by the protrusive portion.

16. The vibration therapy device of claim 14 , wherein the flexible sleeve comprises an annular ridge extending therefrom that is received in a groove in the housing.

17. A vibration therapy device, comprising:
a housing comprising a handle portion, a head portion and a module seat defined on the head portion;
an electrical source;
motor positioned in the housing;
a switch for activating the motor;
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Assignees

• Therabody Inc

Inventors

• Wersland Jason
• Nazarian Benjamin
• Sanchez Solana Jaime
• Merino Eduardo
• Webb Bill
• Zhu Alex
• Tang Richard

Classifications

• A61N2005/0663

  Coloured light · CPC title

• A61N2005/0659

  infrared · CPC title

• A61N2005/0652

  Arrays of diodes · CPC title

• A61H2201/0285

  with Peltier elements · CPC title

• A61H2201/0107

  modular · CPC title