Patent ID: 7416536
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A vibrating device for assisting in loosening of obstructions in the lungs or air way of a human user, the vibrating device comprising: (a) a rigid frame for positioning and clamping around the user's chest; (b) a plurality of pads connected to, and extending radially inwardly from, the rigid frame to contact the chest from opposite sides of the chest when the frame is clamped around the user's chest wherein the plurality of pads include: one or more pairs of back pads positioned to contact the back of the user on either side of the spine; and a plurality of front pads including an upper front pad positioned to contact the front of the user over the sternum, and one or more pairs of lower front pads positioned to contact the user's chest near the lower lobes of the lungs; and wherein the device further comprises: shoulder pads connected to, and extending radially inwardly from, the rigid frame, and positioned to contact the user's shoulders to support the vibrating device when the user is sitting or standing upright, and wherein: the upper front pad is pivotally connected to the rigid frame for movement around a lateral to medial axis to facilitate chest contact; the one or more pairs of lower front pads are each connected to the rigid frame by a ball and socket connection to facilitate chest contact; and the one or more pairs of back pads are each connected to the frame by a ball and socket connection to facilitate chest contact; and (c) a vibrator connected to the rigid frame, the vibrator generating and imparting vibrations sufficient to transfer through the rigid frame and pads to the user's chest to assist loosening of obstructions in the lungs or air way of the user, wherein the vibrations transferred are sufficient to stimulate the user's lung cilia beat frequency to assist in loosening of obstructions in the lungs or air way.