Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 03/06

20060069325 - Massage machine, massager for hands and massaging method: The arm and hand can be reliably massaged with a massaging machine having a chair body 5 having a seat 2 and a backrest 3; an armrest 7 provided to the side of the seat 2; a tunnel-shaped support 22 provided to stand from the armrest 7 so as to...

20060069326 - Resuscitation and life support system, method and apparatus: A method of applying electrotherapy to the heart of a patient includes positioning electrodes in communication with the heart of the patient; monitoring the patient's heart to determine if its fibrillating; and providing a first signal with a current generator to the heart through the electrodes in response to an...

20060069327 - Mattress vibrator: A mattress vibrator comprises a mat having a hard plate and an elastic plate which are laminated on each other, and the mat is provided with a vibration generator, a vibrator which generates vibration by operating a moving body in an axial direction of the vibrator is used as the...

20060069328 - Massage device: A massage device has a platform, a motor assembly, a worm gear assembly, a rocker arm assembly and two rotation assemblies. The platform has two shoulder brackets. The motor assembly has a motor mounted on the platform and a worm mounted to the motor. The worm gear assembly is mounted...

20060069330 - Massage apparatus with control panel: A massage apparatus with a removable battery compartment having a control panel for controlling the operation of the apparatus is disclosed. The massage apparatus comprises a main body operatively engaged to at least one massage actuator for providing a massage function. The main body is adapted to be operatively engaged...

20060069329 - Waterproof massage device with removable battery compartment: A massage device with a waterproof and removable battery compartment that enables at least one battery to be removed or installed from the device is disclosed. The massage device comprises a body with middle, proximal, and distal portions. The removable battery compartment enables battery(s) to be installed or removed from...

20060069332 - Limb massager: A massager has a base, a motor assembly mounted on the base and having a worm shaft extending out of the motor, a transmission assembly including a transmission axle, a linking gear to mate with the worm gear, two secondary gears to drive two horizontal gears of a rubbing assembly...

20060069331 - Massager: A massager has a base, a U shaped housing mounted on the base, a motor received in the housing and having a worm shaft extending out of the motor, a transmission assembly encased in the housing and including a transmission axle, a worm gear, two wobbling wheels mounted on the...

20060069333 - Method and apparatus for relieving leg cramps and massaging muscles: Removably attached leg cramp relieving and muscle massaging elements with a variable length handle. A non-pinching foot supporting loop combined with the handle permits a user to stretch a leg to alleviate leg cramps. Muscle massaging elements combined with the handle permit a user to massage various areas of the...

20060058705 - Geometrically shaped hydrogel standoffs for coupling high intensity focused ultrasound: In vivo biocompatible hydrogels to couple and transmit high intensity ultrasound for hemostasis and ablation during surgery, the hydrogels having 4-40 wt. % of a polymer comprising acrylates and the balance water. A group of hydrogels based on cross-linked methacrylate one of which is polyethyleneglycol methacrylate, can form rigid, low...

20060058706 - Backing, transducer array and method for thermal survival: Backing blocks, transducer arrays and methods are provided for thermal cycle survivability. By decoupling a portion of the backing block from a case used to contain the transducer stack, the greater thermal expansion properties of most backing blocks may be minimized. For example, a rim is formed on the backing...

20060058711 - Energy application with inflatable annular lens: Apparatus and methods for ablating tissue surrounding a tubular anatomical structure such as the wall of a blood vessel or prostatic tissue surrounding the urethra. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic emitter such as a cylindrical emitter and an inflatable annular lens balloon surrounding the ultrasonic emitter. The lens balloon is...

20060058708 - Method and apparatus for ultrasonically increasing the transportation of therapeutic substances through tissue: The transportation of therapeutic substances through internal tissue is enhanced by surgically implanting an ultrasound transducer in immediate proximity to the target tissue and oriented to direct ultrasound having selected characteristics toward the target tissue. The parameters of frequency, mechanical index, pulses per cycle and pulse repetition frequency are selected...

20060058707 - Method and system for ultrasound treatment with a multi-directional transducer: A method and system for ultrasound treatment utilizing a multi-directional transducer to facilitate treatment, such as therapy and/or imaging or other tissue parameter monitoring, in two or more directions. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a multi-directional transducer comprises a transduction element configured to provide for ultrasound energy, such as...

20060058709 - Ultrasound systems and methods for treating ischemic limbs or tissue affected by peripheral arterial disease: A method of treating tissue within a body includes aiming an ultrasound transducer towards target tissue, and delivering ultrasound energy towards the target tissue to thereby reduce pain at the target tissue. A method of treating tissue within a body includes aiming an ultrasound transducer towards target tissue, and delivering...

20060058710 - Ultrasound wound treatment method and device using standing waves: The method and device of the present invention for wound treatment with ultrasound standing waves includes a transducer probe to produce ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer has a tip with a distal radiation surface that radiates ultrasound energy toward the surface of a wound. Ultrasound standing waves occurring as a...

20060058712 - Methods and products for producing lattices of emr-treated islets in tissues, and uses therefor: Methods of treatment of tissue with electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to produce lattices of EMR-treated islets in the tissue are disclosed. Also disclosed are devices and systems for producing lattices of EMR-treated islets in tissue, and cosmetic and medical applications of such devices and systems....

20060058713 - Massage cushion: The present invention relates to a massage cushion, and in particular to an improved massage cushion which is capable of implementing a massage based on a certain elastic force with respect to a tight contact portion in such a manner that a vibrator installed in an elastic member in the...

20060058714 - Oxygenating cosmetic instrument having various numbers of heads: Disclosed is an apparatus including a handle capable of manipulation by a human hand, and one or more head portions to mate to various types of treatment attachments, which may be moved over an area of skin and/or body part by a motion generator moving the head portions, and/or by...

20060058715 - External counterpulsation device with multiple processors: An external counterpulsation apparatus includes a treatment table and a fluid distribution assembly operable to apply pressure to patient limbs. A first microprocessor controller disposed in the housing unit processes patient treatment data and controls application of pressure through the fluid distribution assembly. A second microprocessor controller external to the...

20060058717 - External counterpulsation device having a curvilinear bed: A unitary external counterpulsation apparatus includes a curvilinear bed supported by a frame housing and fluid distribution assembly and control module. The bed includes a concave upper portion, a convex lower portion, and a saddle point therebetween. The fluid distribution assembly interconnects a plurality of inflatable devices adapted to be...

20060058716 - Unitary external counterpulsation device: An all-in-one external counterpulsation apparatus and method for minimizing end diastolic pressure that includes an internally housed fluid distribution assembly interconnecting a plurality of inflatable devices adapted to be received about the lower extremities of a patient and an internally housed compressed fluid source to be distributed by the fluid...

20060052729 - System for instant diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue disorders: A system and method for instant and permanent pain relief on pain-spasm-pain neurological reflex cycles that cause pain and functional disability in muscles suffering from acute and chronic soft tissue disorders is disclosed. The invention comprises a device for diagnosing PSP (pain-spasm-pain) cycles by creating a calibrated mechanical stimulation on...

20060047228 - Device for chest and abdominal compression cpr: Portable, lightweight manually actuated CPR device for performing enhanced external thoracic massage. When applied to the victim, the device is used to perform chest, or chest and abdominal compression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The device provides mechanical force advantage over manually-performed external thoracic massage and permits performing multiple, repeatable and controlled...

20060047230 - Non-invasive apparatus and method for vibrational treatment of internal organs: Non-invasive apparatuses and methods are provided for treating internal organs using vibrations or vibratory energy....

20060047229 - Stress relief vest: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a garment for the human body provides relaxing (therapeutic) effects on the neck and the upper back and shoulder regions. A garment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible, supportive cervical collar that secures the head and neck. The...

20060047231 - Method and apparatus providing a symbol sequence to a user, and wearable infrastructure providing the symbol sequence to the body: A wearable infrastructure is used with a music/multimedia player to acoustically provide at last one symbol sequence to at least one biologically active zone on the user wearing the wearable infrastructure. The invention includes the symbol coding sequence as a program system comprising program steps residing in a memory accessibly...

20060047232 - Back training device: A novel back training device is disclosed. The back training device includes a control box; a detector mounted to the control box, for detecting when a person bends at the waist; and an alert means, operatively connected to the detector for alerting the person when the person bends at the...

20060047233 - Stress relief vest: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a garment for the human body provides relaxing (therapeutic) effects on the neck and the upper back and shoulder regions. A garment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible, supportive cervical collar that secures the head and neck. The...

20060047234 - Apparatus for abrading hair and exfoliating skin: Apparatus for abrading hair and exfoliating skin. An electric motor drive produces rotation at three transmission outputs. A universal joint connects each motion transmission output to a disk for supporting annular abrasive pads. The abrasive disks and pads are free to swivel to maximize surface contact between the abrasive pad...

20060047235 - Transmission assembly for a massaging chair: A transmission assembly for a massaging chair includes an integral transmission casing with a longitudinal passage and two latitudinal passages to respectively receive therein a longitudinal shaft, a chopping shaft and a rubbing shaft so that minimal noise is created during operation of the transmission assembly....