Patent ID: 11903899
Assignee: RLSMITH HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A massage system comprising:
a massage tool comprising:
a massage head configured to contact a treatment region of a patient during a massage treatment procedure;
a body comprising a handle;
a connector comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is releasably secured to the body and the second end is coupled to the massage head;
a motor positioned within the body and configured to drive movement of the massage head relative to the body;

a platform providing a support configured to transfer a force of the massage tool to the treatment region of the patient during a massage treatment procedure, the platform defining an opening, wherein the platform is positioned so that the massage head extends at least partially through the opening of the platform during movement of the massage head relative to the body, wherein a portion of a bottom surface of the platform extending between the opening of the platform and a back end of the platform defines an elongate flat surface, wherein the elongate flat surface of the platform is configured to contact and move across the treatment region of the patient while maintaining contact with the treatment region; and
a pad removably couplable to the platform, the pad defining an opening, wherein the pad is positioned so that the massage head extends at least partially through the opening of the pad during movement of the massage head relative to the body when the pad is coupled to the platform, wherein the pad is shaped and dimensioned to change a depth of tissue penetration of the massage head when the pad is coupled to the platform and the massage tool is placed against the treatment region of the patient, wherein the pad comprises an elongate flat surface extending between the opening of the pad and a back end of the pad, wherein the elongate flat surface of the pad is configured to contact and move across the treatment region of the patient when the pad is coupled to the platform and support, and wherein the elongate flat surface of the pad also extends between a first side of the pad and a second side of the pad where the first side and the second side are spaced apart by a width at least as wide as a maximum width defined by the opening of the pad, and wherein the elongate flat surface of the pad entirely covers the elongate flat surface of the platform.