Patent ID: 6582449
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A device for providing variable pressure to a point on the body 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 and to rest on the body in proximity to the point, said bottom portion having an aperture positioned so as to overly the point when the bottom is placed in apposition to the point; a strap for attaching the housing to the body, 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 a wrist without substantially impinging on adjacent areas of the wrist; and a gear mechanism disposed within the housing and operably connected to a cam, said cam operatively engaging the nodule, wherein the cam is capable of driving the nodule inwardly and outwardly from the aperture when the gear mechanism drives the cam.