Patent ID: 8137379

Claim:
A pressure-applying device that is attached to a selected location on a person's skin for therapeutic purposes, wherein the locations on a person's skin where said device is attached are designated according to traditional acupressure techniques, wherein said device is comprised of: a) a first handle having a rear end, a front end, a front tab having a tab bore, a first side surface, a second side surface, an inner surface, an outer surface having a handle slot, and a bore, b) an articulated arm having a tip, a first side surface, a second side surface, an inner surface, an outer surface with an arm slot, a first arm bore and a second arm bore, wherein said articulated arm is swively attached to said first handle by inserting the front tab into the arm slot, c) a second handle having a rear end, a front end, a first side surface, a second side surface, an inner surface having a slot, an outer surface, a first bore, a second bore, a third bore, a fourth bore and an integral arm having a tip, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said device is assembled by placing said first handle's front tab with said articulated arm into the slot on said second handle and then sequentially inserting a pivot pin through the first bore on said second handle, the second bore on said articulated arm, the tab bore on the front tab, and the third bore on said second handle, d) a spring having an upper arm and a lower arm, wherein said spring is located and held by a spring pin within the slot on said second handle, wherein the upper arm of said spring interfaces with the first handle and the lower arm interfaces with the second handle, e) a tension screw having a first end, a second end, a first attachment pin that is inserted into the bore on said first handle, and a second attachment pin that is inserted into the first bore on said articulated arm, wherein said tension screw allows said device to apply adjustable pressure on a person's skin, and f) a sphere that is attached by an attachment means to a cavity located on each respective tip, wherein when said device is attached to a person's skin said sphere is pressure-interfaced on the skin.