EP0267546A3 - Vibration therapy apparatus - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0267546A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: therapy apparatus; vibration therapy; vibration; therapy
Prior art date: 1986-11-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87116380A

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German (de)

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EP0267546B1 (en

EP0267546A2 (en

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Norbert Schipke

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Individual

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1986-11-10

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1987-11-06

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1989-07-19

1986-11-10 Priority claimed from DE19863638359 external-priority patent/DE3638359A1/en

1987-07-17 Priority claimed from DE3723662A external-priority patent/DE3723662C2/en

1987-08-01 Priority claimed from DE3725604A external-priority patent/DE3725604C2/en

1987-11-06 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1987-11-06 Priority to AT87116380T priority Critical patent/ATE90864T1/en

1988-05-18 Publication of EP0267546A2 publication Critical patent/EP0267546A2/en

1989-07-19 Publication of EP0267546A3 publication Critical patent/EP0267546A3/en

1993-06-23 Application granted granted Critical

1993-06-23 Publication of EP0267546B1 publication Critical patent/EP0267546B1/en

2007-11-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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EP87116380A 1986-11-10 1987-11-06 Vibration therapy apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0267546B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT87116380T ATE90864T1 (en)	1986-11-10	1987-11-06	DEVICE FOR VIBRATION THERAPY.

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3638359		1986-11-10
DE8630104U DE8630104U1 (en)	1986-11-10	1986-11-10	Device for vibration therapy
DE19863638359 DE3638359A1 (en)	1986-11-10	1986-11-10	Device for vibrational therapy
DE3723662		1987-07-17
DE3723662A DE3723662C2 (en)	1986-11-10	1987-07-17	Vibration therapy device
DE3725604		1987-08-01
DE3725604A DE3725604C2 (en)	1986-11-10	1987-08-01	Vibration therapy device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0267546A2 EP0267546A2 (en)	1988-05-18
EP0267546A3 true EP0267546A3 (en)	1989-07-19
EP0267546B1 EP0267546B1 (en)	1993-06-23

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87116380A Expired - Lifetime EP0267546B1 (en)	1986-11-10	1987-11-06	Vibration therapy apparatus

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP0267546B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE8630104U1 (en)

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DE4229156C1 (en) *	1992-09-01	1993-12-23	Dietmar Kropka	Vibration treatment device for back or spinal injury - has head support attached to frame of treatment, and bed to prevent transmission of vibrations
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DE29507712U1 (en) *	1995-05-10	1996-05-30	Planeta Hausgeräte GmbH & Co Elektrotechnik KG, 87719 Mindelheim	Massage table with point massage
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1986
- 1986-11-10 DE DE8630104U patent/DE8630104U1/en not_active Expired
1987
- 1987-11-06 EP EP87116380A patent/EP0267546B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-06 DE DE87116380T patent/DE3786325D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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US2235184A (en) *	1939-10-25	1941-03-18	William L Wettlaufer	Therapeutic vibrator
US2320261A (en) *	1940-02-19	1943-05-25	Buffalow Oscar Thomas	Body massaging machine
US2565019A (en) *	1949-07-18	1951-08-21	Webb H Buchanan	Sacroiliac spinal and visceral adjusting table
US2643651A (en) *	1951-01-22	1953-06-30	Colston Arthur Larron	Therapeutic table
US2908271A (en) *	1958-07-15	1959-10-13	Vernon D Ware	Vibratory reducing machine
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0267546B1 (en)	1993-06-23
DE8630104U1 (en)	1987-01-02
DE3786325D1 (en)	1993-07-29
EP0267546A2 (en)	1988-05-18

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GB8629713D0 (en)	1987-01-21	Massage apparatus
GB8600137D0 (en)	1986-02-12	Massage apparatus
GB2192365B (en)	1990-08-01	Damping apparatus

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