Granted Patent
B2
US 12,193,986 · App. 17/086,691 · Granted Jan 14, 2025
Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device
Assignee:
Performance Solutions, LLC
A61H15/0092A61H15/00A63B21/0004A63B21/4033A63B21/4049A63B23/02A63B26/003B29C44/02B29C44/445B29C45/00B29C48/001B29C48/022B29C48/03B29C48/06B29C48/12A61H2015/0014A61H2201/169A61H2201/1695B29C53/40B29C65/48B29C66/128B29C66/14B29C66/4322B29C66/45B29C66/71B29C66/727B29D23/001B29K2023/06B29K2105/046B29K2105/048B29K2105/24B29L2023/003B29L2031/463B29L2031/52
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Abstract
A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device which includes a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density and the predetermined diameter in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize mobilization of soft tissue structures of the human body.
Claims (22)
1. A soft tissue mobilization device comprising:
a cylindrical core made of closed cell foam, rubber or plastic, having a first end and a second end;
an overlay surrounding the core from about the first end to about the second end in which the core provides resistance to compression for the overlay, the overlay made of closed cell foam, rubber or plastic; said overlay comprising projections configured to extend into soft tissue while under pressure of the user's body, wherein the device has a diameter of about 3 inches to about 15 inches; wherein the soft tissue into which the projection is configured to extend is fascia, muscle, tendon, ligament, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing.
2. The device of claim 1 in which the projections have a shape including one of: a rounded shape, a curved shape, a triangle shape, a square shape, a notch shape, a cylindrical shape with rounded ends, or a cylindrical shape with flat ends.
3. The device of claim 1 in which the projections longitudinally extend over a length of the device.
4. The device of claim 1 in which the projections extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device.
5. The device of claim 1 in which the projections radially extend from the device at the same angles.
6. The device of claim 1 in which the projections radially extend from the device at different angles.
7. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a wave pattern extending from the device.
8. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a Z pattern extending from the device.
9. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a helical pattern extending from the device.
10. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are individually spaced in a predetermined pattern extending from the device.
11. The device of claim 10 in which the predetermined pattern includes an aligned pattern of the projections extending from the device.
12. The device of claim 10 in which the predetermined pattern includes an offset pattern of the projections extending from the device.
13. The device of claim 1 in which the device is made of a pliable material.
14. The device of claim 13 in which the pliable material includes a closed-cell foam material.
15. The device of claim 14 in which the closed-cell foam material includes a chemically cross-linked polyethylene foam.
16. The device of claim 13 in which the pliable material includes expandable polyethylene.
17. The device of claim 13 in which the pliable material includes plastic.
18. The device of claim 1 in which the device includes a plurality of bonded sections.
19. The device of claim 1 in which the device is manufactured using an extrusion process.
20. The device of claim 1 , wherein the soft tissue into which the projection is configured to extend is fascia.
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 1, 2026
From: PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS LLC
To: HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 074543/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jul 9, 2025
From: DYE, KIPP K.
To: PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071648/0774 →
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