Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 10/06

20060241529 - Adaptive ultrasound delivery system: A method and system for opening a blood-brain barrier are described. Ultrasonic radiation having a frequency below 500 kHz is directed through a skull to a target region and the frequency is adjusted such that wavefronts of the ultrasonic radiation remain essentially unchanged while passing through the skull....

20060241530 - Device and method for controlled tissue treatment: A device for heating target tissue comprises a housing, an array of ultrasound transducers and a deflector member. The housing includes a tissue contacting surface. The array of ultrasound transducers is mounted within the housing on an array surface shaped so that ultrasound energy from the transducers converges on a...

20060241524 - Intravascular ultrasound catheter device and method for ablating atheroma: An intravascular catheter device having a catheter and an ultrasound ablation manifold is proposed for generating cavitations and acoustic jet streams in the blood to ablate atheroma. The ablation manifold has a power transducer and a coupled leaky acoustic cavity. The leaky acoustic cavity contains a first portion of ultrasonic...

20060241531 - Non-invasive skin contouring device to delaminate skin layers using tissue resonance: A system and method for treating cellulite tissue and related conditions comprising apparatus configured to transmit shear and other vibration modes beneath a patient's skin sufficient to break down connective tissue so that pocketing and dimpling of adjacent skin is ameliorated....

20060241528 - System and method for a low profile vibrating plate: A medical treatment system and method are provided for the treatment of tissue ailments, including weakened bone structures caused by fractures, osteoporosis, or other bone related ailments, and orthostatic hypotension, using a vibrating plate. The system and method use magnetic fields to provide vertical vibrational motion to a platform, thus...

20060241527 - System and method for inducing controlled cardiac damage: A murine myocardial infarction model is provided. Cardiac damage or coronary defects are induced in the model by non-invasive application of focused high intensity ultrasound energy. The size or extent of the defects is controlled by varying ablation time, exposure number, pulse repetition rate, and acoustic intensity....

20060241526 - Therapeutic shockwave system with automatically controlled ramping: A shockwave system has a shockwave source that generates shockwaves for a treatment of a patient. At the beginning of the treatment the shockwave energy, starting from a predeterminable energy start value, is automatically, successively increased in predeterminable energy levels to a predeterminable energy end value. Such a shockwave system...

20060241525 - Therapeutic shockwave system with automatically controlled resumption of an interrupted treatment session: A shockwave system has a shockwave source that generates shockwaves for treatment of a patient wherein, after an interruption of the treatment, the shockwave energy, starting from a predeterminable energy start value, is automatically, successively increased in predeterminable energy levels to a last energy end value applied and stored before...

20060241532 - Ultrasonic treatment apparatus, method of assembling and disassembling ultrasonic treatment apparatus, and ultrasonic treatment system: An ultrasonic treatment apparatus includes a vibrator-assembly which generates ultrasonic vibration, a probe which is detachably mounted to the vibrator-assembly, and has a treatment-portion which performs treatment of a biological tissue in a distal end portion, and a main-body-unit-assembly to which the vibrator-assembly and the probe are detachably mounted, and...

20060241522 - Ultrasound devices and methods for treating ischemia and other cardiovascular disorders: Therapeutic ultrasound devices and methods are provided. The device (10) generally includes a substrate, for example, a flexible substrate (14), and multiple, individual transducer elements (16a, 16b, 16c) disposed on a face (18) of the substrate (14). The device may be provided as a part of an ultrasound system for...

20060241523 - Ultrasound generating method, apparatus and probe: Ultrasound energy originating from an emitter at a number of predetermined positions is sensed by a plurality of duplex transducers in a predefined arrangement. Each transducer produces a sensor signal representing ultrasound energy sensed by it, and the sensor signals of each transducer are stored in association with the predetermined...

20060241533 - Apparatus and method for treatment of damaged tissue: Apparatus for the ultrasonic treatment of tissue, including: a housing having a space therewithin and an opening adapted for placement against the tissue, the housing being adapted for introducing liquid therein such that when so placed, the space is filled with liquid; and an ultrasonic power source that introduces ultrasonic...

20060241534 - Electric thermal waist belt: The present invention relates to an electric thermal waist belt, which comprises a plurality of layers of belt sheaths made of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC), at least two lining pads made of a flameproof polyurethane (PU) foam, a fastener, a power switch, and an electrothermal layer comprising a circuit of...

20060241535 - Arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus: An arthritic hand or foot treatment apparatus and system for applying dried, pressurized and/or heated air to a user's hand or foot....

20060241536 - Chair-type massage machine: A leg rest 5 is pivotally secured to a front portion of a seat 2 of a chair 1 for pivotal movement up and down and operable to support calves of a seat occupant sitting on the seat 1, and a footrest 6 is pivotally secured to a front end...

20060241537 - Handheld palm acupressure apparatus: The invention discloses a handheld palm acupressure apparatus comprising a base body having a plurality of protuberances with rolling features that are configured with rolling pressure enabling for compressing against acupressure points of the palm or other part of the body for physical therapy purposes....

20060241538 - Portable massage device: A massage device includes an upper deck having one or more recesses formed in the bottom, and a number of protrusions extended upwardly from the upper portion. A lower base member includes an upper portion partially engaged into either of the recesses of the upper deck, to support the upper...

20060235339 - Skin massage device: A skin massage device having a handset connected to a machine body. The handset in turn has a chamber closed by a deformable membrane which adheres to a patient's skin by virtue of a vacuum generated in the chamber by a vacuum generating device. The device also has an electronic...

20060235341 - Massage bar: Provided is a massage bar powered by battery or DC. The massage bar comprises a shell assembly comprising outer and inner shells having apertures, a motor unit in the inner shell and comprising an eccentric member fixedly connected to its drive shaft, and a ring fixedly connected to the eccentric...

20060235340 - Therapeutic recliner: An upholstered home reclining chair of fabric, vinyl or leather designed with motors and gears in the chair base that will provide low-resistance movement of all extremities either individually or in concert and optionally a reclining position(s). The chair will have pivot points so the joints of the shoulders, elbows,...

20060235342 - Physical rehabilitation device: A physical rehabilitation device includes a first frame assembly, a second frame assembly and fixing assembly pivotally connecting the first and second frame assemblies. The fixing assembly has a pivot base on the first frame assembly and a pivot disk on the second frame assembly to be pivoted on the...

20060235343 - Therapy tool: A therapy tool for treating muscular and/or myofacial pain comprises a shaft having rotatedly mounted thereon at least two roller wheels. At least one of the roller wheels has a polarity of projections evenly spaced around the wheels' periphery by in which the projections are generally flat at their outer...

20060235344 - Portable multi-function exercise apparatus: A portable exercise apparatus for exercise and massaging is proposed. The apparatus includes a handled massager body with massaging nodules. At least two handles are provided for engagement with a user's body to facilitate exercise and massaging. An elastic attachment mechanism is provided at the handle ends. The end of...

20060235345 - Massaging applicance for baths: The disclosed back scrubbing device for use without hands can be installed in baths and/or fitness centers as well as in sport clubs are similar facilities. The device allows the application of a detergent thereon and cleaning while massaging the body. The applied massaging pressure can be controlled individually by...

20060229535 - Automated chest compression apparatus: A system applies cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a recipient. An automated controller is provided together with a compression device which periodically applies a force to a recipient's thorax under control of the automated controller. A band is adapted to be placed around a portion of the torso of the recipient...

20060229536 - Apparatus and method for therapeutically treating damaged tissues, bone fractures, osteopenia or osteoporosis: Apparatus and methods for therapeutically treating at least a portion of a body. Apparatus and methods according to various embodiments of the disclosure include a platform for supporting at least a portion of a body. The platform includes at least one plate, a drive lever supported from the plate, and...

20060229537 - Non-electrical driven dental hygiene pulsating sprayer: A dental hygiene pulsating sprayer has a handle and a pulsating engine having a turbine rotor. The handle is adapted to connect to a water source. The turbine rotor is rotatably received in the pulsating engine and has a curved wall, a top cover and multiple extension blades. The top...

20060224090 - Apparatus and method for stiffening tissue: An apparatus for stiffening tissue comprises an ultrasound element including an array of ultrasound crystals arranged on a surface, the surface shaped so that energy generated by the crystals converges on a predetermined focusing area. A method of treating tissue comprises positioning adjacent a target portion of tissue to be...

20060224091 - Massage device utilizing an unanchored magnet for primary force generation: A therapeutic system for massage comprises a massage device having an activation cell comprising a hollow pocket at least partially filled with a ferro-magnetic fluid, a permanent magnet suspended in the ferro-magnetic fluid, a coil of electrically-conductive material in proximity to the pocket, and a connection interface to connect the...

20060224092 - Massaging apparatus: A massaging apparatus comprises a main body; a roll inside the main body from which several studs radially extend outwards; a driving device in the main body, driving the roll in a rotating movement; and a projection, mounted on the main body at a position to which ends of the...