Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 05/08

20080125679 - Multi-mode vibrating platform for treatment of the body: A vibrating footplate provides operates at two or more distinct vibration modes to provide improved stimulation to bone and muscle of a human body having multiple modes of resonance.... Agent: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

20080125680 - Motorized waterproof fluid dispenser: A motorized waterproof fluid dispenser and applicator is disclosed. The device manually dispenses at least one liquid from a filled container through one or more openings in the device's moving applicator surface. The device itself is waterproof, and designed to be used in a shower or bathtub. Pressure applied by... Agent: Elizabeth Swanson C/o Swanson & Associates

20080125681 - Massaging machine: The present invention relates to a massaging machine that incorporates a motor, a main body having a top carriage, a bottom carriage and a massage driving assembly and a traveling driving assembly provided between the top carriage and the bottom carriage, and a massage head assembly having at least a... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080125682 - Head for massaging and/or dispensing a product and device provided with such a head: A head for applying a product includes a removable member. The member may be used to dispense a product or for massage. The head includes a body that rotates the removable member about an axis of rotation, the removable member being removably coupled to the body; and a part including... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125683 - Massage device: Provided is a motor driven massage device comprising a rubbing mechanism comprising two eccentric rubbing sleeves at both ends of a motor shaft, two housings each for enclosing the rubbing sleeve, and two pairs of upper and lower arms each arm having an extended roller; a beating mechanism comprising two... Agent: Law Office Of Liauh & Assoc.

20080119764 - Muscular relief apparatus: A muscular relief apparatus capable of relaxing muscle of a body part includes a case having a space formed therein and a gripping-part that is gripped by a hand; a muscular relief member in contact with the body part and making a vibration by a reciprocal movement; a motor installed... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080119765 - Post-knee-surgery/injury range-of-motion improvement: An active, patient-implementable, angular range-of-motion recovery practice, and associated structure, usable with respect to a knee including, from a methodologic point of view, (a) a occupying a sitting position, (b) by such occupying, defining a common swing plane for the upper and lower leg, (c) supporting the foot for back-and-forth,... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.c.

20080119766 - Servo motor for cpr: The invention regards a resuscitation system having a chest compression device to repeatedly compress the chest of a patient and thereafter cause or allow the chest to expand. The device includes an electric motor connected to a compression element. A controller is coupled to the electric motor and causes the... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080119767 - Device with base for accommodating vibrating and related stimulating attachments: There is disclosed a vibrator apparatus that includes a universal base and an attachment. The base is such that it can accommodate multiple vibratory and stimulatory attachments. The attachments are typically electrical, and draw power from the base, when coupled to the base, when the apparatus is on or activated.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080119768 - Vibrator: A compact enclosed type vibrator capable of ensuring a large amount of vibration has a casing (5), a coil (10) and a magnetic circuit unit (11) provided in the casing, and a suspension (3) supporting the magnetic circuit unit. The magnetic circuit unit has an extent in the radial direction... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080119769 - Massage apparatus: The present invention provides an apparatus for treating an extremity of a body, the apparatus including a reservoir (2) adapted to contain a liquid (10), the reservoir wall having a cavity (4) adapted to receive the extremity of the body, wherein the wall of the cavity (8) is at least... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.c.

20080114273 - Method for determining the stimulated point of human body: The present invention discloses a method for determining the stimulated point of human body. The present invention includes defining the distributions of the plurality of collateral meridians of human and the plurality of body flow lines, thereby constructing the related information regarding the collateral meridians and the body flow lines... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080114274 - Assembly for heat treating biological tissue: An assembly for heat treating an area of biological tissue, including energy generating means for supplying energy to a focal point in said area, means for measuring the spatial temperature distribution in said area, and a control unit for controlling the movement of the focal point along a predetermined path... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080114275 - Shaking exerciser: A shaking exerciser includes a base having two supports between which a pivotable frame is connected. A side frame is connected to one of the two supports and has two roller members. A top pad unit is connected to a top of the pivotable frame and has an extension rod... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080108914 - Low frequency lung vibration and sputum removal apparatus: A low-frequency lung vibration apparatus is designed to vibrate lungs clogged by sputum, using acoustic waves. The freed sputum becomes easier to be removed by expectoration. The apparatus includes a garment composed of layers, a plurality of electro-mechanical or dynamic vibrators and a controlling unit. An inner layer contains a... Agent: Peter H. Rogers

20080108920 - Massage device: The invention relates to a massage device which is constructed as an independent massage block and has coupling means in order to couple the massage block detachably to a chair, the massage block having an outer covering which is of waterproof construction.... Agent: Stites & Harbison Pllc

20080108915 - Acoustically powered implantable stimulating device: An implantable stimulation system comprises an implantable stimulator and a control device. The control device is configured to transmit acoustic waves to the implantable stimulator, and the implantable stimulator is configured to transform the acoustic waves into electrical current, and generate stimulation energy based on the electrical current. For example,... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20080108916 - Method of using ultrasonic vibration to secure body tissue with fastening element: A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to each other and/or to the suture. Portions of the body tissue may be pressed into linear apposition... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20080108917 - Exercise apparatus and technique: To provide controlled amounts of resistance to movement in exercise equipment or in orthotic devices, a control module has cooperating resistance elements. The force between the elements is varied in accordance with the position of the elements with respect to each other. For example the control module can connect two... Agent: Vincent L. Carney Law Office

20080108918 - Exercise apparatus and technique: To provide controlled amounts of resistance to movement in exercise equipment or in orthotic devices, a control module has cooperating resistance elements. The force between the elements is varied in accordance with the position of the elements with respect to each other. For example the control module can connect two... Agent: Vincent L. Carney Law Office

20080108919 - Massage apparatus: A massage apparatus is provided which includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, and at least one massage center provided on the housing. The massage center includes an outer massage member and an inner massage member, where the outer massage member at least partially circumferentially surrounds the inner... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080108921 - Combined air pulsator and movable pedestal: A portable human body pulsating apparatus has an air pulse generator mounted on a pedestal having wheels to facilitate movement of the apparatus on a surface. The pedestal has an upright piston and cylinder assembly operable to adjust the elevation of the air pulse generator.... Agent: Richard John Bartz

20080103417 - Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members: A catheter system for delivering ultrasonic energy to a treatment site includes a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a treatment zone located between the distal end and the proximal end. An ultrasonic assembly is positioned within the treatment zone and provides providing an average longitudinal... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080103418 - Longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic tissue dissection: An ultrasonic tissue dissection system providing combined longitudinal and torsional motion of tips, together with irrigation and aspiration, for improved cutting of resistant biological tissue. The system permits the use of common and inexpensive electro-mechanical transducers for the production of such motion through the use of longitudinal-torsional resonators.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080103419 - Liposculpting device: An apparatus and method for simultaneously applying a compressive and a reciprocating force to underlying adipose cells from a location external to a patient's skin to rupture or otherwise remove the adipose cells within a subcutaneous tissue region. The adipose cells are ruptured through the mechanical application of compression and... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080103420 - Massage device: A massage device. The massage device includes a pair of therapeutic elements and a bottom therapeutic member. The therapeutic elements are rotated by a driving shaft, driven by a driving mechanism, for supporting and massaging feet. The bottom therapeutic member is disposed between two therapeutic elements, supporting the instep of... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080103421 - Massage implement: A massage implement including a central axle, at least one handle coupled to the central axle, and a plurality of rollers. The rollers are rotatably mounted to the central axle and can engage the area a user wishes to massage. A user can apply pressure to the at least one... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080103422 - Garment detection method and system for delivering compression treatment: A compression treatment system is provided that detects the number of and type of garments connected thereto. The system includes a plurality of ports, valves connected thereto and a number of garments having one or more bladders. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid source in a pneumatic... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz