Patent ID: 6361550
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A device for providing variable pressure to a point on the wrist of a person, said device comprising:a housing comprising a bottom portion and a top portion, said bottom portion adapted be placed in apposition to the point on the wrist and to rest on the body in proximity to the point on the wrist, said bottom portion having an aperture positioned so as to overlie the point when the bottom is placed in apposition to the point; a strap for attaching the housing to the wrist of a person, said strap adapted to be secured on the body and hold the housing to the body; a nodule disposed within the housing, said nodule adapted to slide inwardly and outwardly from the housing through the aperture, said nodule sized and dimensioned to impinge upon an acupuncture point on the wrist without substantially impinging on adjacent areas of the wrist; a reciprocating mechanism disposed within the housing, said reciprocating mechanism operably connected to the nodule such that reciprocating action of the reciprocating mechanism tends to cause outward movement of the nodule through the aperture.