Patent ID: 6770043
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A hydrotherapy system for massaging a body of a user, said hydrotherapy system comprising:a jet assembly having first and second nozzles adapted to provide separate first and second streams of water; a translation assembly having a first degree of freedom to move the jet assembly along a first path and a second degree of freedom to move the jet assembly along a second path; wherein the second path is non-coincident to the first path; a controller operably connected to the translation assembly to automatically move the jet assembly along a desired path within a surface formed by the first and second paths; wherein the jet assembly forms a kneading action massage by successively moving the first and second nozzles along an unclosed path to successively engage the user's body with the first and second streams of water such that the second stream of water engages the user before the first steam of water disengages the user; and wherein the unclosed path includes a starting location where the first and second streams of water start engaging the user and an exiting location which is spaced apart from the starting location where the first and second streams of water stop engaging the user.