Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 01/07

20070021690 - Ultrasound catheter for disrupting blood vessel obstructions: Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, an ultrasound catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens. An ultrasound transmission member or wire extends longitudinally through the catheter body lumen and, in many embodiments, a guide wire tube also extends... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070021691 - Ultrasound catheter for disrupting blood vessel obstructions: Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, an ultrasound catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens. An ultrasound transmission member or wire extends longitudinally through the catheter body lumen and, in many embodiments, a guide wire tube also extends... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070021692 - System for performing induced limb movements, particularly for rehabilitating and sports purposes: A system for performing induced limb movements, particularly for rehabilitating, sports-related and similar purposes, comprising a central processing unit, at least one peripheral unit that is adapted to be used by a patient in order to reproduce a rehabilitation path displayed by the processing means, the peripheral unit being provided... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070021693 - Dynamic motion therapy apparatus having a treatment feedback indicator: An apparatus and method for providing treatment feedback relating to a patient undergoing therapeutic treatment of tissue during dynamic motion therapy are provided. The apparatus includes a platform configured to support a body of the patient; an oscillator connected to the platform and configured to impart an oscillating force at... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070021694 - Massager for lower limb: A lower leg massager according to the invention is capable of massaging lower legs of a user, and has a structure with reduced size which can be manufactured with reduced costs. The lower leg massager includes a leg-rest 2 provided with a first massaging mechanism 4 disposed therein for massaging... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070021695 - Push kneading device of massager: This invention relates to a push kneading device of massager which is composed of main base and driving motor, worm rod, worm gear wheel and massage body fixed inside this main base, wherein, one set of driving motor with worm rod at one terminal and two worm gear wheels geared... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070021696 - Massaging apparatus and a method for improving human gland functioning: A foot massager has a plurality of bulges and the bulges are place on the surface of the bottom part of the apparatus. The device is used to improve proper functioning of human glands. There are known zones and nerve ending on the bottom of the human feet which are... Agent: Ira J. Nasserian, Esq.

20070016110 - Removable applicator nozzle for ultrasound wound therapy device: A removable applicator nozzle for use in treating a wound is provided. The removable applicator nozzle includes a nozzle, a valve and a cup. The nozzle includes a proximal portion, a distal opening and a valve interface. The proximal portion of the nozzle is engagable with a portion of a... Agent: Matthew P. Vincent, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP

20070016111 - Ultrasonic treatment apparatus and method of ultrasonic treatment: Provided is an ultrasonic treatment apparatus which includes a drive signal generating unit (such as a FPGA circuit), a detecting unit (output detecting circuit), a range setting unit (condition setting circuit), and a frequency controller (frequency changing circuit). The drive signal generating unit generates a drive signal of a predetermined... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070016114 - Lithotripsy method and system without patient relocation between diagnostic imaging and treatment: In a method to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by shockwave lithotripsy, a 3D image data set of the patient is generated in a first step; the shockwave lithotripsy is conducted in a second step; and first step and second step are conducted with an unchanged position of the... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070016113 - Method and device for determining an operating parameter of a shockwave source: In a method to determine an operating parameter of a shockwave source for the generation of a shockwave to disintegrate a calculus in a patient by a shockwave lithotripsy, a characteristic of the patient and/or of the calculus is determined before and/or during the shockwave lithotripsy and the operating parameter... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070016112 - Shock wave treatment device and method of use: The system for treating an internal organ has a generator source for producing a shock wave connected to a portable shock wave applicator device, wherein the shock wave applicator device has a side-firing shock wave head having a variable angle adjustment relative to a release and lock connected handle or... Agent: David L. King, Sr.

20070016115 - Shockwave system controlled dependent on patient's blood pressure: In a shockwave system with a shockwave source for treatment of a patient with shockwaves, a control and evaluation unit for evaluating an input signal supplied directly thereto that is correlated with a blood pressure value of the patient determined during the treatment, and controls the shockwave source dependent on... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070016116 - Design of robotic gait rehabilitation by optimal motion of the hip: A method and a robotic device for locomotion training. The method involves shifting a subject's pelvis without directly contacting the subject's leg, thereby causing the subject's legs to move along a moveable surface. The device comprises two backdriveable robots, each having three pneumatic cylinders that connect to each other at... Agent: David J. Reinkensmeyer

20070016117 - Hair-treatment or removal utilizing energy-guiding mechanisms: In a first embodiment, an ultrasonic or vibratory energy apparatus is provided for at least one of ultrasonically, vibrationally, thermally or ablatively treating at least a first portion of at least one hair, hair-shaft, hair root-structure, hair root-region, hair-follicle, hair-related scalp tissue or hair-supporting vasculature. In a second embodiment, an... Agent: David W. Collins - Intellectual Property Law

20070016118 - Foot care device and method: A device for removing skin from a foot of a user is provided. The device includes a base having a first surface configured for placement against a sole of a foot and an element having an abrasive surface suitable for skin removal. The element is attachable to said base in... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070016119 - Chair-type massage machine, cover for massage machine, cover for ottoman, and massage machine: A chair-type massaging apparatus (1) of the present invention comprises a leg rest (4) including a support portion (7) configured to support lower thighs (22) of a user, and massaging portions (8) configured to protrude and retract to press the lower thighs (22) of the user. The support portion (7)... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070010765 - Belt with bladder for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulatory assist: An inflatable vest design for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and for cardiac assist. The vest may include a belt that wraps around the chest of a patient, and a removable bladder that is placed against the chest and held in place by the belt. The inflatable bladder expands radially to first... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070010764 - Method of determining depth of chest compressions during cpr: A method of processing a raw acceleration signal, measured by an accelerometer-based compression monitor, to produce an accurate and precise estimated actual depth of chest compressions. The raw acceleration signal is filtered during integration and then a moving average of past starting points estimates the actual current starting point. An... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070010766 - Massaging device: The present invention presents a thorny mosaic-like, fluid pressurized, massaging article characterized by a planar mosaic matrix; said matrix comprising at least one multiple typical arrangement, whereat a massaging thistle is surrounded by a plurality of either a fluid or gas conduits, in the manner while the fluid pressure is... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky Alphapatent Associates

20070010767 - Multidirectional oscillating device for a massage device: A multidirectional oscillating structure for a massage device comprises a slide seat, a slide block, a pivot, an oscillating board and an airbag. On the slide seat is provided a rail on which the slide block is moveably disposed, the oscillating board is vertically pivoted to the slide block, and... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070004992 - High frequency chest wall oscillation system: An air pulse generator includes a housing having a front wall and a back wall defining an interior region and a shell having a front portion and a back portion defining an air chamber. The front wall of the housing has first and second air openings. The front portion of... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP