Device for local heat treatment

PCT No. PCT/RU94/00065 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 24, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 24, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 31, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/27532 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 1994The invention relates to medical technology, specifically to devices for local massage of the skin, especially facial skin. The purpose of the invention is to improve the effectiveness of the massage while making the device more ergonomic. The device comprises identical massaging heads (1, 2), each of which consists of the following: heating elements which are in contact with a thermal contact plate (8); a heat dissipation system (9) designed, for example, in the form of an air radiator; a housing (10) with a convex spherical surface (11) and a holder made up of the plates (12, 13) with an aperture (14) whose wall has a spherical concave surface, the aperture forming an articulated joint with the surface (11) and thereby ensuring close contact throughout the massage session between the thermal contact plate (8) and the area being massaged. The device is provided with an automatic contrasting thermocycling unit consisting of a voltage stabilizer (34) and a pulse generator (35) connected in series, the switching component (33) being connected between the direct current source (32) and the heating elements in the massaging heads (1, 2). During the massage, the thermal contact plate (8) in contact with the massaged area is periodically cooled and heated by changing the direction of current passing through the heating elements. The clamp units are designed preferably in the form of a headpiece consisting of arched spring units (22, 23) whose end sections fit into slots (20) in the holder, thereby allowing the massaging heads (1, 2) to be moved along the clamp units.