The embodiments described herein relate to therapeutic devices, and more particularly to therapeutic devices which aid in the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction, scar tissue repair, easing restriction and improving biomechanical function and prevention of many ailments.
Any manual physical therapy, massage therapy, sports therapy (i.e., physiotherapy) is the practice in which any therapist promotes, maintains, or restores physical health through various means including physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, the promotion of overall health. Therapy techniques vary greatly depending on the ailment being treated such as the overuse of joints, tendons, and soft tissue that are commonly linked to certain physical behaviors such as playing sports or after an injury or surgical procedure. Of these, manual therapy techniques, compression, and vibration techniques along with heat therapy are known to be highly effective.
In recent years, massage devices have become increasingly popular for providing therapy using vibrational and static pressure, both of which are tools well used in the treatment of ailments and prevention of ailments in manual therapy. While possibly effective, those other devices offer a generalized treatment and are administered by the patient themselves without any medical input or feedback to the user, for proper utilization. Further, those other devices only provide percussive therapy without integrating other treatment techniques and does not allow for an exchange between the user and the device and archived into the user account on a computing device.
This summary is provided to introduce a variety of concepts in a simplified form that is disclosed further in the detailed description of the embodiments. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
The embodiments provided herein relate to a therapeutic device is disclosed, including a device including a housing to releasably engage with a plurality of tool attachments, each of the plurality of tool attachments configured to treat one or more ailments and prevention of ailments. A heat element provides heat to the plurality of tool attachments with a vibrational element to provide movement to the tool attachments to permit with vibrational and therapy. A gyroscope determines the operating arrangement of the device to ensure the proper orientation of the device for the selected treatment protocol. A timer times each portion of the treatment and may transmit an alert when the treatment or the segment of the treatment is complete. A computing device is in operable communication with the device via a near-frequency communication system to receive data from one or more sensors and to permit the user to select operational settings of the device.
The therapeutic device aids in the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction, scar tissue repair, easing restriction and improving biomechanical function. The computing device allows the user to interact with various functionalities of the device including vibrational and pressure settings, heat settings, timing settings, and treatment protocols for various ailments and prevention of ailments. Data can be collected from various user opted online sources to allow the user and the user's team to include a professional medical staff the ability to monitor progress, track performance metrics, monitor both acute and chronic pain levels, and monitor various other metrics based on the combined algorithms the therapy tool can offer a recommended therapy to enhance to opportunity of the user to achieve their future goals.
In one aspect, the one or more sensors include a pressure sensor to measure pressure imparted to the user during the treatment.
In one aspect, the pressure sensor determines if the tool attachment is at a suitable depth during treatment.
In one aspect, the therapeutic device include one or more microphones and one or more speakers.
In one aspect, the therapeutic device includes one or more pressure plates which transmit data to the computing device to permit the analysis of the user's weight distribution whereby the data is sent to the user metric to offer a customized therapy collection based on feedback from the plates.
A more complete understanding of the embodiments, and the attendant advantages and features thereof, will be more readily understood by references to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
The specific details of the single embodiment or variety of embodiments described herein are set forth in this application. Any specific details of the embodiments are used for demonstration purposes only, and no unnecessary limitation or inferences are to be understood therefrom.
Before describing in detail exemplary embodiments, it is noted that the embodiments reside primarily in combinations of components related to the system. Accordingly, the device components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
In general, the embodiments described herein relate to therapeutic device (hereinafter referred to as “device”, “the device”, or “therapeutic device”) which aids in the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction, scar tissue repair, easing restriction and improving biomechanical function. The device is in operable communication with a smart device to allow the therapist and/or patient to interact and adjust therapy settings based on multiple data sets, with various functionalities of the device including pressure settings, angle settings, vibrational settings, heat settings, timing settings, and treatment protocols for various myoskeletal ailments and prevention of ailments.
The device includes a housing which contains the electrical components described herein
In some embodiments, the microphone(s)/speaker(s) 130 may allow the user to voice-activate various functionalities of the device or to emit sounds which instruct the user during a treatment protocol.
In some embodiments, the device 100 may include one or more lights to indicate various metrics and operational settings. For example, the lights may indicate if the device is on or off, of a heat threshold has been reached, if a pressure threshold has been reached, if the arrangement of the device 100 is appropriate, or to indicate if a treatment protocol is complete.
Many different embodiments have been disclosed herein, in connection with the above description and the drawings. It will be understood that it would be unduly repetitious and obfuscating to literally describe and illustrate every combination and subcombination of these embodiments. Accordingly, all embodiments can be combined in any way and/or combination, and the present specification, including the drawings, shall be construed to constitute a complete written description of all combinations and subcombinations of the embodiments described herein, and of the manner and process of making and using them, and shall support claims to any such combination or subcombination.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present embodiment is not limited to what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. A variety of modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings without departing from the following claims.
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/209,470 filed Jun. 11, 2021, entitled “THERAPEUTIC DEVICE” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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63209470 | Jun 2021 | US |