Surgery: kinesitherapy inventions 05/09

20090131838 - Method and system for the enhancement and monitoring of the healing process of bones: The invention concerns one or more ultrasound transducers that are implanted in contact with the bone adjacent to the affected region, as well as an electronic unit that is either surgically implanted or located extracorporeally and operating altogether as a system, it enhances the healing process of bones and monitors... Agent: Bruce L Adams Adams & Wilks

20090131837 - Ultrasound device: A method an apparatus for healing bone fractures comprises applying an ultrasound signal to a target site. The ultrasound signal comprises a generally uniform distribution of constructive interference positions in the target site.... Agent: Diana Houston Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20090131839 - Motion assist device: A device for assisting a user's motion in an appropriate rhythm by bringing a user's motion rhythm close to its target rhythm while harmonizing the motion rhythms of different parts of the user's body and a rhythm for assisting the user's motion is provided. The inventive walking assist device generates... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090131840 - Massage device used for throughout the shoulder and mattress with thereof: Disclosed is a very low frequency wave heating massager for shoulders including: a cover part of a “C” shape that is bent to conform to the structure of the human body at the portion against which his or her neck and shoulder abut to thereby surround the whole of the... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090124939 - Equipment for the selective stimulation of certain parts of the body: The invention relates to equipment for biomechanical stimulation, comprising a base unit, a support unit (4) that is mounted on the base unit in such a way that the position of the support unit can be continuously adjusted in relation to the base unit and a cylindrical stimulation unit (9).... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20090124940 - Massage machine: A massage machine comprises a drive shaft rotatably driven in forward and reverse directions; a pair of inclined shafts mounted on both ends of the drive shaft so as to have an arbitrary inclination relative to an axial direction of the drive shaft; a pair of left and right massage... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090124941 - Massage apparatus and cover: A removable cover portion for a body massager is provided with a sheet of material sized to be placed upon the body massager and adapted to be fastened to the body massager. The sheet has a reduced contact area for altering a resultant massage effect. A method for Manufacturing the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090124943 - Massage device: A massage device has a head and a handle. The head has an open-end, a domed end, a buffer and a through hole defined through the domed end. The open-end has an outer edge and the buffer is mounted around the outer edge. The handle is connected to the head.... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20090124942 - Massager: A massager comprises a massage tool for application of massage, and a support for supporting the massage tool. For respective dispositions of the massager, the massage tool and the support are shaped and configured for the massage tool to be selectively supportable by, and removable from, the support.... Agent: Mr. Costica Ungureanu

20090124944 - Method and assembly for treating venous ulcers and wounds: An assembly according to the invention includes a pressure mechanism having a flexible member for attachment to a limb and an air chamber which may be pumped up into a desired pressurized state, a separate relatively small pre-filled air bladder, an absorbent foam, sponge or dressing coupled to the pre-filled... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090124945 - High efficiency water pick cleaning apparatus and showerhead: The inventive pulsating water pick is used in combination with a pulsating showerhead supplied with pressurized water. The showerhead includes rotatable impeller periodically blocking water flow to a fixed regulator plate having circumferentially spaced apart groups of holes. A rotatable control plate—showerhead ejector face plate therebeneath has at least one... Agent: Robert C. Kain, Jr.

20090124946 - Device for showering and turbo-rotative water treatment: A device for showering, a housing, and a rotatable massaging element arranged rotatably in the housing and forms so that it is rotatable by water and capable of massaging the simultaneous discharge of water, and a rotary unit located in the housing and connected with the massaging element and also... Agent: Iiya Zborovsky

20090118650 - Hydraulic driven massaging bar: A hydraulic driven massaging bar is disclosed to include a hollow bar-like body defining therein a water input passage and a water output passage, an elastic head member, an elastic connection member connected between the elastic head member and one end of the hollow bar-like body, a waterwheel pivotally mounted... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090118651 - Computerized portable device for the enhancement of circulation: A portable limb-mounted device for enhancing blood and/or lymph flow in a limb and/or for preventing stasis related disorders, the device comprising an energy generating device, an actuator, one or more compressing elements for generating squeezing forces on the limb of a user, a sensor located adjacent to the body... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090118652 - Neck massaging device: A portable neck massaging appliance 1 has an electric motor 13 driving a mechanical drive gear system 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 associated with the motor for rotationally driving two massage nodes 11, 12. Each massage node 11, 12 presses against a user's neck when the appliance 1 is worn... Agent: Lawrence Cruz Conair Corporation

20090118653 - Weighted back scratcher: A back scratcher includes a set of improved full width scratching elements and moderate weight handles to allow easy grasping behind the user's back. The scratcher elements are preferably made up of four scratcher elements spaced apart along a belt and extending the width of the belt. Each scratcher element... Agent: Averill & Varn