Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 11/08

20080294072 - Mesotherapy with ultrasound: Mesotherapy with ultrasound delivered at 1 to 3 Mhz for five minutes before and five minutes after a phosphatidylcholine-deoxycholate solution is injected into the areas of unwanted fat.... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20080294073 - Method and sysem for non-ablative acne treatment and prevention: A method and system for non-ablative acne treatment and prevention is disclosed. The method utilizes ultrasound energy which is targeted at a region of interest to treat existing acne and prevent future acne from forming. The application of ultrasound energy causes numerous physiological effects that treat acne. Some of these... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080294074 - Robotic training system with multi-orientation module: The present invention relates a system and method to allow users to train different joints of a limb in different planes. The rotation of the system can be driven by a motor to assist or resist the motion for training purpose. By the present invention, the user can use the... Agent: Attn: Maquita Wong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20080294075 - Air vest for chest compression apparatus: An air vest for supplying successive percussive forces to a patient during a therapy session. The air vest includes an air bladder and a belt for securing the bladder in place upon the patient. One or more stiffening elements are provided to promote uniform force distribution across the vest. The... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080294076 - Massager moves on undulated track: The present invention is to provide a massager moves on a pair of undulated tracks. The massager comprises a massaging core 1, and a base 2, which includes a tow unit 3, a shank 4, a pair of tracks 51 and a pair of undulated tracks 52. The tow unit... Agent: Xiang-yi Huang

20080294077 - Treatment device for the human body: A treatment device for the human body comprising a massaging member with a first end and a second end, each provided with attachment means adapted to attach to any part of a user's lower limbs, in which the massaging member is adapted and dimensioned to fit around any part of... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080294078 - Manual device, method and their use for the stimulation of body regions via the skin, in particular of the female breast: A manual device made of a soft material is composed of a top face and a bottom face forming an intermediate space that is embodied so as to accommodate at least one hand. At least two separate openings are provided for the fingers of the hand while areas on which... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080287835 - Integrated ultrasound therapy transducer assembly: The present invention is to provide an integrated ultrasound therapy transducer. It includes a piezoelectric transducer to generate therapy ultrasound, a support to support the piezoelectric transducer, a power amplifying module to drive the piezoelectric transducer. Wherein both the power amplifying module and the piezoelectric transducer are installed within the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080287836 - Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring: A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in the target volumes and computerized... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080287838 - Switched resonant ultrasonic power amplifier system: A switched resonant power amplifier system for ultrasonic transducers is disclosed. The system includes an amplifier that receives and processes a driver output signal for generating a drive signal that is provided to an ultrasonic device for controlling output of the ultrasonic device. An output control circuit receives and processes... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20080287837 - Ultrasound medical system and method: An ultrasound medical system includes an interstitial end effector. The interstitial end effector is interstitially insertable into patient tissue, includes at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and includes at least one end-effector-tissue-track ablation device. One method for ultrasonically treating a lesion in a patient includes the steps of obtaining the... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080287839 - Method of enhanced removal of heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells and treatment apparatus having an actuator: A treatment device for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a subject having an actuator that provides mechanical energy to the tissue. The mechanical energy provided may include a vibratory component that can range between low and ultra-high frequencies, and such energy may include various combinations of two or... Agent: Juniper Medical, Inc. Perkins Coie, LLP

20080287840 - Neurological motor therapy suit: A neurological motor therapy suit includes a vest which is snugly, but removably, secured around the shoulders and chest of a patient. The vest completely encircles a portion of the upper torso of the patient and is constructed of a substantially non-elastic material. A pant garment is detachably secured to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080287841 - Safety mechanisms for belt cartridge used with chest compression devices: Safety mechanisms for compression belt cartridges used in chest compression devices. The safety mechanisms include a breakable link, liner socks, belt guards and a rapid-release connector. The breakable link ensures that unsafe belt tension will not occur. The liner socks protect the patient from friction and contain the breakable link.... Agent: Crockett & Crockett, P.C.

20080287842 - Stress roller: An apparatus, includes a first object, a second object, and a shell enclosing the first and second objects and controlling the movement of the first object and the second object. The first object and the second object are balls within the shell accommodating rolling of the apparatus between first and... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080287843 - Reinforced connector: A connector for attaching a flexible tube to a fluid passage of another object includes a housing and a connector port on the body. The connector port is sized and shaped for connecting the connector port in fluid communication with the fluid passage of the object. The connector includes a... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080287844 - Hydromassage apparatus: Body treatment apparatus via hydromassage. It comprises a flattened base (3) for the rest and support of the user, and an articulated covering body (4) with opening and closing means that, with the flattened base (3), define a housing for the positioning of the user in its interior during the... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080287845 - Electric shower masseuse: The present invention is suspended between the shower sliding door frame and the opposite shower wall. It has two large rotating disk wheels that massage and clean the body. A water reservoir allows soapy water to flow gently onto both shower disk wheels continuously, enabling the user to limit the... Agent: Hani Elias Chika

20080287846 - Oral cleaning device with internal toothpaste: The present invention relates to an oral cleaning device with comprises an opening/closing lever integrally mounted to an upper end portion of a hydrant for opening and closing the hydrant so as to discharge water supplied from the hydrant; and an oral cleaning unit detachably mounted to the hydrant for... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080281236 - Devices and methodologies useful in body aesthetics: A methodology and system for lysis or induction of apoptosis in cellulite and fat including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain cellulite and fat, thereby to selectively lyse or induce apoptosis in the cellulite and fat in the target volumes... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080281237 - Methods and systems for coupling and focusing acoustic energy using a coupler member: An exemplary system for coupling acoustic energy using an encapsulated coupler member comprises a display or indicator, a control system, a probe, and a coupler member. This invention provides a coupler member adjustably configured to perform at least one of (i) providing a standoff, (ii) focusing or defocusing energy, and... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080281238 - Oscillation representing system for effectively applying hypersonic sound: A vibration presenting system includes a first vibration applying device for applying a vibration that is generated by a first vibration source and has frequency components within an audible range perceivable as a sound by an auditory sense system of a living body to the auditory sense system of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080281239 - Vibrating device: The invention relates to a vibrating device intended to act on the human body, which vibrating device includes a baseplate, a support member extending upwards from the baseplate for the person who is using the device, a vibrating plate positioned above the baseplate, which is supported by resilient supports, and... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080281240 - Pneumatic compression therapy system and methods of using same: Pneumatic compression devices and methods for using the same are disclosed. A pneumatic compression device may include a compression pump, a fill/exhaust valve, a transducer, a plurality of cell valves, and a controller. The compression pump may output a pressurized fluid via an output. The fill/exhaust valve may connect one... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080281241 - Identification means: A pump supplies pressurized air to inflate compression garments, mattresses, cushions, or similar at the desired times and to desired pressures appropriate to the therapy. The garments are each identified by small steps generated in the pressure waveform during inflation, with the identifying means including a flat sheet valve in... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept. Dewitt Ross & Stevens Sc

20080275370 - Apparatus and method for treating visual disorders: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and an ultrasound transducer coupled to the distal end of the elongate body. A cooling member is coupled to the ultrasound transducer. The cooling member and/or the ultrasound transducer is configured to directly... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080275371 - Vibrator with a plurality of contact nodes for treatment of myocardial ischemia: A vibrator for use in enhancement of pre-hospital coronary thrombolysis comprising a vibration source operable to generate vibration at a frequency in the range of 1-1000 Hz with at least a pair of oscillatory contacts spaced to enable simultaneous seating to the anatomic left and right of the sternum (such... Agent: Ahof Biophysical Systems Inc. C/o Andrew Hoffmann

20080275372 - Neurological disease prevention apparatus: By the combined use of ultrasonic vibration generated by a pair of ultrasonic vibrators that are alternately driven asynchronously with the heartbeat, and stereo music vibration waves generated by a pair of music vibrators, the brain is gently and effectively provided with massage without subjecting the head to excessive massage.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080275373 - Fitness machine having a vibration absorbing support: The present invention relates to a fitness machine (1) for training the body, comprising a frame (2) with a vibration element (3), a vibration generator (4) operatively connected to the vibration element (3). The vibration element (3) is supported by vibration absorbing frame supports (9). Adjusting an absorption level of... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP