Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 12/06

20060293616 - Disc herniation treating method and apparatus: As a method of promoting natural HDR and curing disc herniation an apparatus is provided for shortening the time period of HDR, by ultrasonic irradiation. The apparatus is equipped with at least one ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic oscillator and mount means for mounting the ultrasonic transducer to an bone joint... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060293617 - Methods and apparatuses for rehabilitation and training: A rehabilitation apparatus with at least three degrees of freedom of motion, comprising: a plurality of brakes; a motor, wherein the motor is operationally connected to the brakes; a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of a plurality of the surfaces correlates to a brake; and, wherein when the motor is... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20060293618 - Massage device for massaging legs and feet simultaneously: A massage device for massaging legs and feet simultaneously comprises: a motor, a gearbox and two massage mechanisms and a seat. The massage mechanisms each is provided with a rotary shaft that rotates under the control of the gearbox. And on the rotary shaft of the respective massage mechanisms is... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20060293619 - Massage tool: A handheld massage tool includes a body with at least three contact elements spaced circumferentially therearound for engaging a recipient of therapy. The body has shoulder segments extending between adjacent contact elements enabling the user to grip the tool and manipulate a non-adjacent, opposed contact element. The contact elements may... Agent: John C Shepard

20060293620 - Massaging footrest: A massage apparatus, which can be retrofitted to a footrest includes vibrators for mounting on the bottom of the footrest; a generally U-shaped frame; hinges for pivotally connecting the footrest to the frame; and a switch on the frame which is in the open position when the footrest lies against... Agent: George A. Seaby Seaby & Associates

20060287615 - Massaging mask: A massaging mask is disclosed to include an electrically insulative film, which has embedded therein conducting sockets for the connection of the positive-pole lead wire and negative-pole lead wire of a controller, and a plurality of conducting films bonded to one side of the electrically insulative film and respectively connected... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20060287616 - Massager device with liquid applicator: A massager device that provides a liquid applicator that dispenses a liquid and provides a massaging effect is disclosed. The massager device comprises a massage head adapted to engage a reservoir for storing a liquid, a liquid dispensing component engaged to the reservoir for applying the liquid, and a vibratory... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20060287617 - Autocite workstation and systems and methods therefor: Automated constraint-induced therapy extension (AutoCITE) workstation and systems and methods therefor. Use of the AutoCITE workstation (and associated systems and methods) allows constraint-induced movement therapy (CI therapy) to be extended to certain patients who have suffered a stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain resection, Multiple Sclerosis or spinal cord injury and... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist

20060287618 - Prevention of repetitive motion injury: A method and device for preventing RMI (Repetitive Motion Injury). Studies in adult monkeys have shown that RMI is accompanied by remodeling of the primary somatosensory cortical areas of the brain. The results of this is degradation in the sensory feedback from the cerebral cortex which appears to block normal... Agent: Kevin Redmond

20060287619 - System and method for providing decompression modalities using smooth transition signaling and oscillatory signaling at high tension levels for spinal treatment: A modality system and method for performing modality treatments on patients. The modality system may compute a signal having a first tension level, a second tension level, and transition tension levels between the first and second tension levels. At least a portion of the transition tension levels may form a... Agent: Patton Boggs, L.L.P.

20060287620 - Power massager: A power massager to respectively work on the neck and shoulders of its user includes a drive unit to drive two press plates to oscillate for massaging the neck; two finger press units coupled to a transmission shaft on the outer sides of both press plate; each finger press unit... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20060287621 - Medical compression devices and methods: Devices and methods for compressing a patient's limb or limbs (e.g., legs or arms) for treating or preventing ailments due to compromised venous or lymphatic circulation of the limb. Exemplary embodiments include, but are not limited to, sub-atmospheric compression, micro-pneumatic compression, and active fabric compression devices and methods.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20060282024 - Multifunction equipment: Multifunction equipment installed in a room is provided. The multifunction equipment has main body and movable device that moves to implement plural functions, thereby allowing the multifunction equipment to be used as plural functional devices. The movable device is connected to the main body. The multifunction equipment also has assisting... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20060282025 - Portable vibration device: A portable vibration device (PVD) for attaching to a structure or person, includes a vibration-producing component (VC), and a clamping component (CC) for attaching the vibration-producing component (VC) to a structure or person to transmit vibrations thereto. The clamping component (CC) is slidable relative to the vibration-producing component (VC) for... Agent: Dinesh Agarwal, P.C.

20060282026 - Method and apparatus for controlling massage using pressure inducing elements: This application covers the method and control apparatus for controlling the massage of a long fiber muscle or group of muscles using a plurality or array of pressure inducing elements. The apparatus is a microprocessor based controller that provides an interface for the user to interactively locate and target areas... Agent: Harry Glen

20060282027 - Teeth cleaner: An improved teeth cleaner, in which a squirt gun is designed the front end of a handle, and a bending nozzle designed on the foremost position of the squirt gun while its end is designed to be as a dentiform ring-shaped edge and a pipeline on which a gasket is... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20060276728 - Apparatus for assisting limb and computer program: An apparatus for assisting limb includes a body attachment, a link for upper leg, and a knee joint unit, a link for lower leg, a lower limb attachment, a drive unit and a knee joint actuator. The body attachment is attached to a trunk of a user. The link for...

20060276729 - Method and device for treating obesity by suppressing appetite and hunger using vibration: Disclosed is a method and device for treating obesity by suppressing appetite and hunger for periods of time when a person is wearing the vibration motor device. The vibration device having one or more vibrating motor unit(s), a battery holder for each vibrating motor unit, a power source (e.g., a...

20060276730 - Massage and/or dispensing appliance: An appliance or device for massaging and/or dispensing a product. The device includes a container holding the product, preferably a cosmetic product, a housing to which the container is mounted, and a massage element mounted on the housing. A rotary drive arrangement rotates the massage elements about an axis of...

20060276731 - Massaging and/or dispensing device: An appliance or device for massaging and/or dispensing a product. A preferred example includes a container holding the product, preferably a cosmetic product, a housing to which the container is mounted, and a massage element mounted on this housing. A rotary driving arrangement drives the massage element about an axis...

20060276732 - Roller massager: A roller massager having a handle and two rollers mounted on two sides of the handle. When pushing/pulling the massager, the rollers roll on human body to provide a massaging effect. When in use, the axis of the rollers and the length of the handle contain an angle which is...