Granted Patent B2

US 12,318,220 · App. 18/956,924 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventor: Matthew Robert Leaper (Omaha, NE)

Assignee: DATAFEEL INC.

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Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A treatment device, comprising:

a body containing a processing unit;

a pressure generator element and a heat generator element disposed within the body and being independently operable to output a pressure force and a heat flux configured to communicate with nerves associated with skin; and

a housing removably securable to the body, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the housing being positionable on the skin,

wherein the housing includes an insulating material for limiting flows of the pressure force and/or the heat flux outside the housing.

2. The treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the pressure generator element and the heat generator element are arranged to output the pressure force and the heat flux to approximately the same area of the skin.

3. The treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is securable to the body via a mechanical connection to permit removal of the housing from the body.

4. The treatment device of claim 3 , wherein the mechanical connection is a fit-type connection.

5. The treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the body defines a processing compartment housing the processing unit.

6. The treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a controller operable to activate the pressure generator element and the heat generator element responsive to a control signal.

7. The treatment device of claim 6 , further comprising a power source including a rechargeable battery, wherein the controller directs electricity to the pressure generator element and the heat generator element from the power source and responsive to the control signal.

8. The treatment device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to modify an intensity of at least one of the pressure force or the heat flux.

9. The treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating material is a polymeric material.

10. A treatment device, comprising:

a body containing a processing unit;

a plurality of generator elements disposed within the body and being independently operable to output different energy types configured to communicate with nerves associated with skin; and

a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall defining an interior surface, the distal end of the housing being positionable on the skin,

wherein at least one of the plurality of generator elements is spaced from the interior surface of the housing.

11. The treatment device of claim 10 , wherein the housing includes an insulating material to limit flows of the different energy types outside the housing.

12. The treatment device of claim 10 , further comprising a power source including a rechargeable battery and a controller, wherein the controller directs electricity to each generator element of the plurality of generator elements from the power source and responsive to a control signal, wherein each generator element is configured to convert the electricity to at least one of the different energy types.

13. The treatment device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of generator elements includes:

an electronically controlled heating element operable to output a heat flux; and an electronically controlled pressure generator element operable to apply a pressure energy.

14. The treatment device of claim 10 , wherein the housing is removably securable to the body via a mechanical connection.

15. The treatment device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a transceiver to receive input data transmitted via a wireless network; and

a controller operable to control each generator element of the plurality of generator elements responsive to the input data.

16. The treatment device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to modify intensity of at least one of the energy types.

17. A treatment device, comprising:

a body containing a processing unit and power source including a rechargeable battery;

a plurality of generator elements disposed within the body and being independently operable convert electricity from the power source to a plurality of different energy types configured to communicate with nerves associated with skin; and

a housing removably securable to the body, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end,

wherein the distal end of the housing is positionable on the skin,

wherein the plurality of generator elements is arranged to communicate with the nerves associated with an area of the skin and the housing includes an insulating material for limiting flows of the different energy types outside the housing, and

wherein the processing unit is configured to modify an intensity of at least one of the different energy types in response to a control signal.

18. The treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of generator elements includes:

an electronically controlled heating element operable to output a heat flux; and

an electronically controlled pressure generator element operable to apply a pressure energy.

19. The treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the housing is mechanically connectable to the body to permit removal of the housing from the body.

20. The treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the insulating material is a polymeric material.

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