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Therapeutic device

Therapeutic device description/claims

The present invention relates to a therapeutic device for application to/through the skin of a user to body fat therebeneath. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to a handheld, battery operated device for applying a physical pressure oscillation through the skin of a user. Such devices might be said to provide some slimming effect.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved handheld therapeutic device for providing an oscillating pressure to the skin.

There is disclosed herein a handheld device, comprising:

a casing having a cylinder presenting an opening for placement upon a user's skin,

a motor housed within the casing,

a piston driven by the motor to oscillate within the cylinder toward and away from the skin of a user.

Preferably, the device further comprises a wheel driven by the motor, the wheel comprising an eccentric pin, the piston having extending therefrom a follower against which the pin bears to cause linear oscillation of the piston.

Preferably, the device further comprises all a battery located within the casing and a switch connected electrically between the battery and the motor.

A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional side elevation of a handheld therapeutic device,

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional front elevation of the device of FIG. 1, and

FIG. 3 is another schematic cross-sectional front elevation of the device of FIG. 1.

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