Patent ID: 6916300
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A method for massaging a specified area of a person, said method comprising the steps of: providing a pair of inflatable, massage bladders configured so as to receive said specified area to be massaged, utilizing a fluid supply means to supply fluid through a conduit to said bladders, inserting a fluidic in said conduit, said fluidic having an inlet and two exhaust ports, and configuring said fluidic so as to yield alternating flow from said exhaust ports that cyclically inflates and deflates each of said bladders so as to provide a massaging sensation to said specified area, each of said bladders having a front surface, with a portion of said front surfaces being overlaid with respect to one another so as to provide a rolling massage sensation when said bladders are inflated and deflated, positioning an inflatable support bladder beneath said massage bladders, and supplying fluid to said support bladder so as to position said massage bladders in proximity to said specified area.