US 12396919

Here is a concise summary of US patent 12396919:

US Patent 12396919 Summary

• Title: Percussive therapy device with electrically connected attachment
• Assignee: Therabody Inc.
• Inventors: Jason Wersland, Benjamin Nazarian, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Eduardo Merino, Richard Tang
• Filing Date: August 19, 2024
• Issue Date: August 26, 2025 (Publication date of the B2 patent)
• Abstract: A percussive therapy system includes a percussive therapy device with a housing, an electrical source, a motor, a switch, and a reciprocating push rod assembly. An attachment connects to the push rod assembly and provides at least one therapeutic effect to a user. This attachment may contain an actuator for therapeutic effects (like vibration, heating, cooling, or exfoliation) or a sensor to gather biometric data from the user or operational information from the device (such as thermal data, oxygen content, blood flow, force, angular position, or linear position data).

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1: This claim describes a percussive therapy system. It includes a percussive therapy device with a main body (housing), power (electrical source), a motor, a way to turn it on (switch), and a part that moves back and forth (push rod assembly) to deliver percussive action. The system also features an attachment designed to connect to the end of this push rod assembly. This attachment is special because it can either provide a therapeutic effect itself (using an actuator like a heater or a vibrator) or gather data (using a sensor like a temperature sensor or an accelerometer) related to the user or how the device is being used.
• Independent Claim 11: This claim outlines a method for providing a therapeutic effect to a user. It involves obtaining the percussive therapy device described above (with its housing, electrical source, motor, switch, and reciprocating push rod assembly) and an attachment capable of delivering a therapeutic effect. The method then involves operating the percussive therapy device with this attachment to apply the therapeutic effect to the user.
• Independent Claim 18: This claim describes a percussive therapy system comprising a percussive therapy device similar to Claim 1. The device includes a housing, electrical source, motor, switch, and a push rod assembly configured to reciprocate. Crucially, the system also has a "routine controller" which can initiate a pre-defined treatment plan (protocol). This protocol is set up to guide the user to apply the attachment to a specific body part until a thermal sensor detects that the body part has reached a predetermined temperature.

Litigation Status:

The patent's information indicates "Family has litigation" and that the "First worldwide family litigation filed" was on November 6, 2019. However, a search of CAFC (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) dockets specifically for US12396919 for the year 2026 did not yield specific active case filings or outcomes. It is not possible to determine from the available search results if there is active litigation concerning this particular patent number in the CAFC in 2026.