Patent ID: 6641547
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A diagnostic and therapeutic instrument, comprising: a graspable body comprising an upper handle portion, a lower massaging portion formed by a pair of sides converging from the upper handle portion, and a circumferential peripheral edge, said circumferential peripheral edge being defined by a curvilinear edge comprising a concave first edge portion and a convex second edge portion disposed opposite from said first edge portion, said sides tapering to form an inclined surface leading to the concave first edge portion, said body having sufficient length to form a firmly graspable body and being longer than it is wide, wherein the converging sides of said instrument body taper toward one another from the upper handle portion toward a lower edge of said instrument body, said converging sides further tapering toward one another from a central portion of said instrument body longitudinally in both directions toward said first edge and toward said second edge.