Patent ID: 8808324

Claim:
A hand pressure device for diminishing a human user's gag reflex response, comprising: a. an enclosure having a dorsal member, a volar member, the volar member having a palm support region, a finger support region, and an opening in the palm support region; wherein the palm support region comprises at least one substantially rigid member adapted to immobilize a palm of the user; b. an actuating pressure system mounted on or in the opening of the palm support region so that the actuating pressure system is adjacent to a pressure region of the palm and is able to convert energy into linear motion to apply a pressure force consistently at about 1 lb or above to the pressure region of the palm, wherein the pressure region of the palm is a 1.0 inch generally circular region fading from each direction of a pressure point located at a middle of the palm at an intersection of two straight lines substantially perpendicular to each other, wherein one line extends from a middle of a volar distal edge of an intermediate phalange of a third finger to the middle of the palm and the other line extends from a volar center of a proximal phalange of a thumb to the middle of the palm; and c. a power supply connected to the actuating pressure system, wherein the power supply provides an electrical current to the actuating pressure system to enable the actuating pressure system to exert a consistent pressure to the pressure region of the palm only in order to diminish the user's gag reflex response.