Patent ID: 6093159
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A hand-held device for implementing massage therapy comprising:a housing having a first indentation on a top surface thereof shaped to receive four fingers of a hand for directing pressure away from the palm and towards the fingertips, formed with a stop allowing most of the pressure from the user's hand to be forced into the stop for accuracy, stability and precise control in transmitting pressure from the fingers rather than from a wrist and for preventing forward slippage of said fingers, and second and third indentations on sides of the housing shaped to receive a right or left-handed thumb, and having a bottom wall that defines a first circular opening having a concentric circular protrusion associated therewith;a strap, preferably of nylon webbing, inserted in the top surface of the housing having a hole formed therethrough for threading through said hole for placement across the back of the hand allowing transmission of pressure from the fingers;a ball freely rotatable in the housing projecting through said first circular opening, said ball being of slightly lesser diameter than said first circular opening; andmeans for retaining made of tetrafluoroethylene attached to said concentric circular protrusion formed with a second circular opening concentric with said first circular opening of lesser diameter than said ball for retaining said ball in the housing whereby said ball is held captive in the housing and removal from said means for retaining is resisted.