Abstract: A vibrostimulation device for slidingly communicating with tactile receptors in a human body. The device comprises an elongate vibrator module and a handle component configured for releasably engaging and rotationally communicating with the vibrator module. The vibrator module comprises a vibrating end portion containing therein an electrically controllable vibratory apparatus interconnected by a resilient shock-absorbing coupler to a power supply module. The resilient shock-absorbing coupler is configured to extend the vibrating portion away from the power supply module at an acute angle. The handle component comprises a base portion configured for releasably engaging and rotationally cooperating with the power supply module of the vibrator module, a vertical member pivotably cooperating with the base portion, and a cantilevered upper portion extending outward from the vertical portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2006
Date of Patent:
November 18, 2008
Assignee:
British Columbia Institute of British Columbia
Inventors:
Theresia (Thevan) Fladl, Brian Keane, Thomas (Llyod) Bellaire, Daniel Leland, Ernest Janzen