Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 12/08

20080319355 - Ischemic stroke therapy: A method for delivering ultrasound energy to a patient's intracranial space includes the steps of forming a hole in a patient's skull, locating an ultrasound transmitter near or into the hole, and transmitting ultrasound from the transmitter into the intracranial space, wherein the Mechanical Index of ultrasound energy traveling through... Agent: Raymond Sun

20080319356 - Pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy: Therapy methods using pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy can include the subprocesses of initiation, maintenance, therapy, and feedback of the histotripsy process, which involves the creation and maintenance of ensembles of microbubbles and the use of feedback in order to optimize the process based on observed spatial-temporal bubble cloud dynamics. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080319357 - Pinch-resistant magnetic massage wands: The invention is for a pair of pinch-resistant magnetic massage wands that have handles with a magnet disposed in a central bore of each handle. The magnet is oriented along a centerline of the handle so that a first end of the magnet is contained within the handle and a... Agent: Martin A. Weeks

20080319358 - Massage tool: A massage tool includes a handle, which has a cylinder provided for holding, a barrel hole going through the cylinder; a first barrel, which has a barrel body inserted into the barrel hole of the handle, a chamber formed concaved on the barrel body, a fitting hole opened downwards from... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080319359 - Portable compression device: A portable compression device for compressing at least a portion of a mammal's limb is provided. The portable compression device can use mechanical compression to apply an external pressure to the portion of the limb to thereby propagate blood flow return in the direction of the mammal's heart. In at... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080312561 - Mechanical manipulator for hifu transducers: A mechanical manipulator (10) for controlling the movement of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducers, especially for medical use, such as in the treatment of cancers. A base harness having two or three legs (12) is mounted on the treatment table. A central shaft mounted on the base harness carries... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080312562 - Method and apparatus for guidance and application of high intensity focused ultrasound for control of bleeding due to severed limbs: An ultrasonic diagnostic and therapy system is described for stopping the bleeding of severely damaged blood vessels or vessels severed in a limb amputation. A cuff is attached to the stump of the severed limb which contains a diagnostic transducer array and a HIFU transducer. The diagnostic transducer surveys the... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080312563 - Computer-controlled hydrotherapy system: A hydrotherapy system uses a plurality of water sources, each of which produces water at a fixed temperature. The water from the fixed temperature sources can be mixed to form several mixed water streams, each with a predetermined temperature, by an array of computer-controlled on-off solenoid valves. Solenoid valves can... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080312564 - Hand therapy exercise tools, and methods of constructing and utilizing same: Hand therapy methods and hand therapy exercise tools used with graded resistance putty to simulate fine/gross motor skills to improve hand/digit/forearm conditions... Agent: Weiner & Burt, P.C.

20080312565 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation sensor: The present invention provides a CPR sensor that includes a thin and substantially flat flexible substrate having one or more sensor arrays, a power source, an output interface and a processor or analog circuit, all of which are disposed on the substantially flat flexible substrate. The substrate can be any... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20080312566 - Tapping mechanism for use in a massage device of a massage machine: A tapping mechanism for use in a massage device of a massage machine comprises first and second swing arms including first and second massage rollers, respectively, and a tapping mechanism applied to actuate the first and second massage rollers to have a tapping massage, wherein the tapping mechanism is utilize... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080312567 - Automatically retractable device for use in leg holder of massage machine: An automatically retractable device for use in a leg holder of a massage machine comprises a body axially disposed at the front end of the massage machine and including a driver and a connecting rod member both mounted thereon, and including outer and inner racks for an axial rotation and... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080312568 - Angular adjusting mechanism for use in massage device of massage machine: An angular adjusting mechanism for use in a massage device of a massage machine comprises a frame including a swing seat axially disposed thereon for pivotally rotating the angle and including upper and lower massage rollers provided thereon, and between the frame and the swing seat being defined with an... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080312569 - Kneading mechanism for use in a massage device of a massage machine: A kneading mechanism for use in a massage device of a massage machine comprises a rubbing mechanism including two sets of upper and lower swing plates having upper and lower massage rollers, wherein a kneading mechanism may drive a kneading stem by way of a motor and a pulley set,... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080306414 - Method and apparatus for guidance and application of high intensity focused ultrasound for control of bleeding due to severed limbs: An ultrasonic diagnostic and therapy system is described for stopping the bleeding of severely damaged blood vessels or vessels severed in a limb amputation. A cuff (30) is attached to the stump of the severed limb which contains a diagnostic transducer array and a HIFU transducer (42, 44). The diagnostic... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080306415 - Therapeutic device: A handheld device includes a casing, a motor housed within the casing and a massage member having a longitudinal pivot axis and a surface for bearing against a user's skin which is spaced radially from the pivot axis. The massage member is driven by the motor for pivotal oscillation about... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080306416 - Body massager with illumination effects: The present invention discloses a massage apparatus having a housing with a massage formation for contacting a body part of a user. A massage mechanism is oriented within the housing for imparting a massage effect to the massage formation. A light source is provided on the massage formation for conveying... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080306417 - Rechargeable personal massager: A personal massage device is disclosed. The massage device includes a housing having an exterior surface defining first and second oppositely-disposed operative ends and an interior surface defining a cavity. Each of the operative ends includes a substantially smooth and continuous surface thereon. The massage device further includes a first... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080306418 - Method for reducing pain of dermatological treatments: A method of reducing the level of pain experienced by a patient during a pain-inducing dermatological treatment by using non-pharmacologic means is described. The method employs the use of multiple bursts of a gas to stimulate a touch sensation in or near the tissue to be treated using the dermatological... Agent: Reliant / Fenwick C/o Fenwick & West, LLP

20080300511 - Shoulder rehabilitation and exercise device: A shoulder rehabilitation and exercise device is disclosed which enables a user to perform internal and external rotations of both right and left shoulder. The device is comprised of a base plate, hydraulic damper, restrictor arm, actuator arm, elbow cup and hand grip. A smooth, fluid-like movement is achieved during... Agent: Richard L. Strauss, Esq.

20080300512 - Habilitation treatment suspension device: The present invention relates to a suspension device for rehabilitation therapy, which is used in bodily function recovery, exercise and rehabilitation therapy, and more particular to one of various exercise assisting devices which is used in rehabilitation therapy for muscular strengthening, mobility of joint, flexibility of joint, cardiopulmonary function strengthening,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080300513 - Toe massager: In particular embodiments, a toe massager including an elongated body having a first end and a second end, the elongated body including an outer material and an inner material, wherein the elongated body is positionable between a plurality of toes such that each of the plurality of toes are spaced... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080300514 - Method for exercising eye muscle: The method provides an exercising environment which contains a display device positioned on a platform, a servo motor to move the platform forward towards a trainee or backward away from the trainee, an illuminating device producing lighting to the exercising environment a switch to turn on and off the illuminating... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080300517 - Devices and methods for monitoring chest compressions: A method for monitoring chest compressions using a compression member includes measuring a force exerted by the compression member, measuring a displacement of the compression member, providing a chest stiffness function representing the relationship between force and displacement based on values derived from the measured force and the measured displacement,... Agent: Jennifer M. Lane, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20080300515 - Focused chest compression system and method of using same: A system and method are described which permits the directed application of a percussive force to the chest wall to loosen mucus. Airway clearance therapy can be provided by repeated application of air impulses transmitted through the device. The device receives air from an air compressor or pulsating therapy unit... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080300516 - Method of performing cpr with a modular cpr assist device: A system for performing chest compression for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The system includes a motor, drive spool and associated couplings which allow for controlling and limiting the movement of the compressing mechanism and includes a control system for controlling the operation and interaction of the various components to provide for optimal... Agent: Crockett & Crockett, P.C.

20080300518 - System, method, and apparatus for assisting a rescuer in resuscitation: A device, method and system are disclosed for assisting a rescuer attempting to resuscitate a patient in need of resuscitation. A CPR assist device is provided that includes a first indication of a first surface of the CPR assist device to place in contact with a patient. The CPR assist... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080300519 - Neuromuscular therapeutic device: Apparatus and method for delivering audible, electrical or mechanical tones having a specific characteristic to a human vestibular system to achieve thereby a therapeutic result.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P. Nj Office

20080300520 - Exercise machine for burning body fat and increasing muscle: An exercise machine for burning fat and strengthening muscles is provided. The exercise machine includes a base frame (50), a drive unit (60), an undulator (RD), and a floorboard (80). The base frame (50) is substantially horizontal. The drive unit (60) is disposed on one side of the base frame... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP