Instrument for assisted soft tissue mobilization

Inventor: Enrico Pampaloni (Forte dei Marmi, IT)

A61H7/003 A61H2201/1695

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Patent No.: US 12691028
App. No.: 17/938,588
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An instrument for assisted soft tissue mobilization including a graspable central core and defines a central axis, a sagittal plane perpendicular to the central axis, a longitudinal plane passing through the central axis and perpendicular to the sagittal plane, a first end spaced from the sagittal plane a second end opposite the first end with respect to the sagittal plane, and at least one arm protruding from one of the ends and defining a contouring configured to perform soft tissue mobilization, wherein the central core includes an ellipsoidal bulb configured to allow an operator to grasp the central core from different angles with respect to the central axis.

Claims (32)

1 . An instrument for assisted soft tissue mobilization comprising:

a graspable central core and defined:

a central axis,

a sagittal plane perpendicular to said central axis,

a longitudinal plane passing through said central axis and perpendicular to said sagittal plane,

a first end spaced from said sagittal plane,

a second end opposite to said first end with respect to said sagittal plane, and

at least one arm protruding from one of said ends and defining a contouring configured to achieve said mobilization of soft tissues,

and

wherein said central core includes an ellipsoidal bulb configured to allow an operator to grip said central core from different angles with respect to said central axis,

wherein each said arm protrudes from said central core diverging with respect to said central axis,

wherein said arms are at least three in number for each end, diverge radially to said central axis and said instrument defines an hourglass shape.

2 . The instrument according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of said arms protruding from at least one of said ends.

3 . The instrument according to claim 1 , comprising at least one said arm protruding from said first end and at least one said arm protruding from said second end.

4 . The instrument according to claim 2 , wherein each said arm defines a shank adjacent to said central core and a distal tip respect to said central core and adapted to contact a body of a user and in which a concavity configured to house at least one finger of a hand of an adult person.

5 . The instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said arms are four in number for each end and said central core defines for each said end an ovo-quadripod shape.

6 . The instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one arm defines a main section along a secondary plane transverse to said sagittal plane and said longitudinal plane defining a shape chosen from a rounded tip, a spatula, a drop, a straight thumb, a trapezium, a rotated thumb, a medium bulb and a wedge-shaped bulb.

7 . The instrument according to claim 5 , wherein said arms define a section defining respectively a rounded tip, a spatula, a drop shape, with a straight thumb, with a trapezium, with a rotated thumb, with a medium bulb and with a wedge-shaped bulb.

8 . The instrument according to claim 1 , defining a total extension along said main axis similar to an outstretched hand of an adult person.

9 . The instrument according to claim 1 , comprising at least one said arm protruding from said first end and at least one said arm protruding from said second end.

10 . The instrument according to claim 3 , wherein each said arm defines a shank adjacent to said central core and a distal tip respect to said central core and adapted to contact a body of a user and in which a concavity configured to house at least one finger of a hand of an adult person.

11 . An instrument for assisted soft tissue mobilization comprising:

a graspable central core and defined:

a central axis,

a sagittal plane perpendicular to said central axis,

a longitudinal plane passing through said central axis and perpendicular to said sagittal plane,

a first end spaced from said sagittal plane,

a second end opposite to said first end with respect to said sagittal plane, and

at least one arm protruding from one of said ends and defining a contouring configured to achieve said mobilization of soft tissues, and

wherein said central core includes an ellipsoidal bulb configured to allow an operator to grip said central core from different angles with respect to said central axis,

wherein said at least one arm defines a main section along a secondary plane transverse to said sagittal plane and said longitudinal plane defining a shape chosen from a rounded tip, a spatula, a drop, a straight thumb, a trapezium, a rotated thumb, a medium bulb and a wedge-shaped bulb,

wherein said at least one arm comprises 8 arms defining a section defining respectively said rounded tip, said spatula, said drop shape, with said straight thumb, with said trapezium, with said rotated thumb, with said medium bulb and with said wedge-shaped bulb.