Granted Patent B2

US 12,285,379 · App. 18/397,229 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Zenger Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Jaime Sanchez Solana (Los Angeles, CA); Eduardo Merino (Los Angeles, CA); Timothy Roberts (Los Angeles, CA); Sunny Wang (Dongguan, CN); Lymond Lin (Shenzhen, CN); Tony Zhong (Shenzhen, CN); Danny Zeng (Shenzhen, CN); Alex Zhu (Xiamen, CN); Richard Tang (Shenzhen, CN); Yc Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Yano Pang (Shenzhen, CN); Phil Huang (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: Therabody, Inc.

A61H23/006A61H23/0263A61H2201/0153A61H2201/149A61H2201/1664A61H2201/1685

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A massage head for a percussive therapy device, comprising:

a base configured to connect a massage attachment to a reciprocating shaft of a percussive massage device;

an end portion comprising a heater and a heat spreader thermally coupled to the heater, wherein the heat spreader is inflexible; and

a medial portion located between the base and the end portion, the medial portion being configured to resiliently bias the end portion away from the base;

wherein the end portion comprises a rigid frame that retains the heater and a compressible pad positioned proximally of the heater and between the heater and a portion of the rigid frame.

2. The massage head of claim 1 , comprising a flexible cover that extends across a distal side of the heater.

3. The massage head of claim 2 , wherein the heat spreader comprises a panel between the heater and the flexible cover, wherein the panel has a thermal conductivity of from about 90 to about 5000 watts per meter-kelvin.

4. The massage head of claim 3 , wherein the end portion defines a distal surface, and an area of a distal side of the panel is at least 90% of an area of the distal surface.

5. The massage head of claim 3 , wherein the panel comprises metal.

6. The massage head of claim 1 , comprising:

a temperature sensor located in the end portion and configured to measure a temperature of the heater; and

a wire extending from the temperature sensor to the base.

7. The massage head of claim 6 , comprising a controller located in the base, wherein the wire is connected to the controller.

8. A percussive massage system comprising:

the massage head of claim 1 ; and

a percussive massage device comprising a reciprocating shaft and a motor, wherein the reciprocating shaft is configured to reciprocate linearly along a reciprocation axis in response to activation of the motor, and the medial portion is configured to resiliently bias the end portion away from the base along a proximal-distal axis that is parallel to the reciprocation axis.

9. The percussive massage system of claim 8 , wherein the base is configured to releasably connect the massage head to the reciprocating shaft.

10. A massage attachment for a percussive therapy device, comprising:

a base configured to connect the massage attachment to a reciprocating shaft of a percussive therapy device;

a heater;

a heat spreader positioned distally of the base and thermally coupled to the heater;

a cushion positioned between the base and the heat spreader and configured to resiliently bias the heat spreader away from the base; and

a rigid frame within which the heater is disposed, the rigid frame being positioned distally of the cushion.

11. The massage attachment of claim 10 , comprising a flexible cover within which the cushion is disposed.

12. The massage attachment of claim 11 , wherein the heat spreader is disposed within the flexible cover.

13. The massage attachment of claim 11 , wherein the heat spreader is a panel disposed within the flexible cover distally of the heater, the panel having a thermal conductivity of from about 90 to about 5000 watts per meter-kelvin.

14. The massage attachment of claim 10 , comprising a controller mounted to the base and electrically connected to the heater through the cushion.

15. The massage attachment of claim 10 , comprising a compressible pad located proximally of the heater and between the heater and a portion of the rigid frame.

16. The massage attachment of claim 10 , wherein the cushion comprises a foam block.

17. A massage head for a percussive therapy device, comprising:

a base configured to connect a massage attachment to a reciprocating shaft of a percussive massage device;

an end portion comprising a heater and a rigid frame that retains the heater; and

a medial portion located between the base and the end portion, the medial portion being configured to resiliently bias the end portion away from the base;

wherein the end portion comprises a compressible pad positioned proximally of the heater and between the heater and a portion of the rigid frame.

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