Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 04/09

20090112131 - Body sculpting device and body sculpting system using the same: A body sculpting device and a body sculpting system are disclosed which can sculpt body areas, such as the abdomen, thighs, arms, etc., by burning fat stored in the body and massage the face and the soles of the feet, according to a use's selection. The body sculpting system includes... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090112133 - Device and method for non-invasive neuromodulation: One embodiment involves modifying neural transmission patterns between neural structures and/or neural regions in a noninvasive manner. In a related exemplary method, sound waves are directed toward a first targeted neural structure and characteristics of the sound waves are controlled at the first target neural structure with respect to characteristics... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090112132 - Generating gating signals for thermal therapy: A method of inducing thermal effect at a moving target includes receiving a first data characterizing a repeated motion of the moving target; processing the first data to determine a treatment plan, including determining a plan for directing a signal at the moving target; and controlling the signal directed at... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090112134 - Devices and method for applying vibrations to joints: Devices and method for introducing vibrations to a joint or joint area of a user of the device, the device comprising flexible or rigid portions or members connected there between and having a shape substantially fitting the area adjacent a joint, flexible members for attaching the rigid portions or members... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090112135 - Method of estimating the actual ecg of a patient 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, P.C.

20090112136 - Manual device for massaging appendage muscles: One embodiment of a portable, manual, appendage muscle massager comprising a wrap (8) constricted by a tension-transfer member (10), such as a cable, and a manual actuator (14) which retracts the cable (10).... Agent: Kevin S. Litton

20090112137 - Exercise device: An exercise device for a person, comprising at least two substantially rigid rails, each rail having an outer surface, and inner surface, and at least one peripheral edge connecting the outer surface to the inner surface. The at least one peripheral edge includes at least one axle slot formed therein.... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20090105616 - Sustaining and prolonging life without dying, death, torture, reincarnation, or being reborn in the flesh: P

20090105617 - Non-invasive quantitative body contouring by high intensive focused ultrasound: An apparatus is invented for breaking adipose tissue involving delivering ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target layers of volume under the skin. The delivered ultrasound is focused on the target layers. One or a plurality of ultrasonic focuses scan the target layers. The scanning ultrasonic focuses break the adipose... Agent: Cheng Yi

20090105618 - Spa chair with physical massage elements: An invention is provided for a spa chair base suitable for use with any suitable seat. The spa chair base includes a pedicure basin defined by a plurality of sidewalls attached to a bottom portion, where the bottom portion and the plurality of sidewalls define an inner volume capable of... Agent: Patent Venture Group

20090105619 - Sporting equipment: The present invention provides a sporting apparatus including: a supporter which has a plurality of joint holes and joint grooves formed in the upper surface thereof and stoppers formed on the lower surface thereof; a finger-pressure pad which has joint protrusions formed on the lower surface thereof to be coupled... Agent: John W Renner Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar

20090105620 - Soft-power concentrating hand massage device and method: A convex, generally cone-shaped working surface and a generally planar base configured to fit comfortably in a user's hand is described. The device is configured to be shape-retentive by its elastic composition such that it momentarily deforms slightly under pressure but returns in the absence of pressure to its original... Agent: Ater Wynne LLP

20090099483 - Apparatus and method for ultrasound treatment: A transducer for generating an intensity pattern of ultrasound comprising: a plurality of elements independently excitable to radiate acoustic energy; and a controller that simultaneously excites some of the elements while leaving at least one element dormant and changes which element is dormant to change the intensity pattern.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090099484 - Coating of polyurethane membrane: There is provided a vibration delivery system that includes one or more vibrating elements, a vibration focusing element and a protective coating on said focusing element.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20090099482 - Ultrasonic cerebral infarction therapeutic apparatus: An ultrasonic cerebral infarction therapeutic apparatus that does not produce side effects of destruction of brain cells, occurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage, destruction of nerve cells, etc. by avoiding formation of a standing wave by interference between an irradiated beam of an ultrasonic wave irradiated to the inside of the cranium... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090099486 - Ultrasonically gas-charged reaction accelerator: An apparatus comprises an ultrasound intensifier having an air/gas inlet, and a high powered non-contact ultrasound transducer, the ultrasound transducer directing ultrasound energy into the intensifier and methods of using the apparatus to increase the physical and/or chemical reactivity of a liquid or surface.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090099485 - Ultrasound standing wave method and apparatus for tissue treatment: Described herein are devices and methods for treatment of tissue with ultrasound standing waves. Vacuum-based or mechanical clamping resonators are proposed aimed at retaining tissue therewithin and in acoustic contact with ultrasound transducer means such as a single tubular piezotransducer or a pair of plane-parallel transducers. Ultrasound standing wave field... Agent: Boris Leschinsky

20090099487 - High-intensity focused ultrasound probe movement control device: The present invention pertains to a high-intensity focused ultrasound probe movement control device.... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090099488 - Low humidity device for body joint therapy: A self-contained appliance for passive therapy of arthritis discomfort in a bone joint, including a bone joint encompassing element formed of a moisture impermeable barrier material and defining a therapy region about one or more bone joints, and a desiccative agent disposed within the therapy region.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090099489 - Massager: In a chair massager, a stretching operation is performed with utilizing airbags which is expanded and shrunk, effectively. Airbags 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b which perform air-massage by expansion and shrinkage are disposed on a shoulder portion 3 and a lumbar portion 4 of a backrest 2, and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090099490 - Adjustable seat and method for controlling same: A seat having a backrest and a seat cushion includes rows of adjusting elements, respectively, which adjusting elements are arranged above one another, on both sides of the longitudinal center plane of the seat. By alternately applying the adjusting elements mutually arranged in a vertically staggered manner in the two... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090099491 - Hemorrhoid treatment device: The hemorrhoid treatment device has a head and a shaft. The head has a spherical shape which is between 6 and 14 millimeters in diameter. The shaft has a cylindrical shape extending from the head. The minimum length of the shaft is 30 mm. The surface area of the head... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20090093737 - Ultrasound apparatus with treatment lens: An ultrasound apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer having a geometric focus; an acoustic lens assembly acoustically coupled to the ultrasound transducer; wherein the acoustic lens assembly includes a focal layer that serves to increase relative acoustic pressure in a treatment region proximal to the transducer's geometric focus.... Agent: Fulwider Patton - Cabochon Aesthetics

20090093738 - Device and method for monitoring a treatment area: A method for monitoring the amount of treatment delivered by a treatment device, comprising: providing a treatment device including at least one activation element; applying a reactive agent to a treatment area, the reactive agent reacting to energy delivered by the at least one activation element; actuating the treatment device... Agent: Fulwider Patton - Cabochon Aesthetics

20090093739 - Apparatus for generating electrical discharges: The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for generating electrical discharge in a fluid medium (3) in order to generate electrohydraulic shock waves. The electrodes (1) consist of a metallic work material. An electrical voltage is applied to the electrodes (1) in order to generate a voltage breakdown between the... Agent: David L. King, Sr.

20090093741 - Cross action chest compression apparatus for cardiac arrest: Manual CPR apparatus allowing the application of force at two points separated by a line making a nonperpendicular angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the patient. The line separating the two force points may also lie out of the plane formed by the device's belt which circumnavigates the patient's... Agent: Eugene F. Friedman Friedman & Friedman, Ltd.

20090093740 - Portable air pulsator and thoracic therapy garment: 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. A reversible thoracic therapy garment... Agent: Richard O. Bartz

20090093742 - Portable body massager: The present invention discloses a body massager comprising a portable housing including a backrest and a seat support. A longitudinal guide is provided in the backrest cooperating with a carriage for translation of the carriage within the backrest and a motor drives the carriage along the guide. A pair of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090093743 - Versatile back treatment implement system: The invention pertains to a versatile back treatment implement system that consists of different implements that can be interchangeably used. Any one of the implements can be a lotion applying implement, a brush implement or a massaging implement. A handle has at one end thereof of friction grip handle and... Agent: Jean P. Corzine