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Surgery: kinesitherapy March listing by industry category 03/10

20100076352 - Apparatus using focused ultrasound wave by controlling electronic signals and using method thereof: The present invention relates to an extracorporeal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) necrosis apparatus through the control of an electronic signal, including oscillation elements for generating ultrasonic beams, an ultrasonic oscillator array having the oscillation elements fixed on a plane and oriented toward a life, delay circuits respectively connected to... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20100076350 - Methods for treatment of spider veins: A medical ultrasound apparatus and associated methods of use is disclosed enabling a relatively non-invasive or minimally invasive method to treat skin or tissue. The apparatus is constructed from an ultrasound tip mechanically coupled to a shaft. The shaft is mechanical coupled to an ultrasound transducer driven by an ultrasound... Agent: Bacoustics, LLC

20100076349 - Spider vein treatment apparatus: A medical ultrasound apparatus and associated methods of use is disclosed enabling a relatively non-invasive or minimally invasive method to treat skin or tissue. The apparatus is constructed from an ultrasound tip mechanically coupled to a shaft. The shaft is mechanical coupled to an ultrasound transducer driven by an ultrasound... Agent: Bacoustics, LLC

20100076351 - Ultrasonic therapy system reducing the electromagnetic interference to the imaging device: An ultrasonic therapy system capable of reducing the electromagnetic interference to the imaging device includes an imaging device, an ultrasonic therapy device and an electric controlling unit. The ultrasonic therapy device includes an ultrasonic therapy applicator and the movement positioning units thereof. Driving motors for controlling the movement of the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100076353 - Roller therapy apparatus: A roller therapy apparatus is provided which enables the user to engage a spherical shaped roller element with various body muscle groups. The apparatus includes a frame structure means, a roller engagement means, and a roller structure means. The frame structure means comprises a base frame structure with a user... Agent: Gary Lawrence Johnston

20100076354 - Shoulder continuous passive motion device: A shoulder continuous passive motion (“CPM”) device is provided. The shoulder CPM has a motor and a drive mechanism configured to move a slidable arm holder linearly back and forth. The motor can move the drive mechanism linearly back and forth. The drive mechanism can be attached to the arm... Agent: Ballard Spahr LLP

20100076355 - Walking assist device: Provided is a walking assist device including a seat member having a holding portion to be held by a user, a leg link connected to the seat member, and a driving source capable of driving the leg link in a direction of pushing up the seat member. At least a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100076356 - System for compression therapy: A system for compression therapy comprises a patient-support apparatus and a compression sleeve assembly that is coupleable to the patient-support apparatus. In some embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a hospital bed and in other embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a mattress for a bed. The compression sleeve assembly comprises a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20100069797 - 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

20100069798 - Wearable device to assist with the movement of limbs: A wearable device (10) to assist with the movement of limbs (50, 51) connected at a joint (52), the device (50) comprising: a linear motion generating unit (20) to generate linear motion, the unit (20) having distal end portions operatively connected to the limbs (50, 51), whereby the linear motion... Agent: Kauth , Pomeroy , Peck & Bailey ,llp

20100069799 - Walking assist device: The present invention provides a walking assist device including a seat member (1) where a user (P) sits astride; and a support member (2L, 2R) which is provided at a bottom side of the seat member (1); wherein the walking assist device includes a connection portion (106) which connects the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100069800 - Massage device: A massage device includes an outer casing, a control circuit, a power mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a big rotary disc, a small rotary disc, a massage ball, a big lid, and a small lid. The control circular is disposed in the outer casing. The outer casing has a massage surface... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20100069801 - Rowing massage machine: The rowing massage machine has a base frame, a footrest, a rowing mechanism and a massage device. The base frame has a base. The footrest is mounted on a front end of the base. The rowing mechanism is mounted on the base and has a chair and at least one... Agent: Patenttm.us

20100063423 - Ultrasonic bath to increase tissue perfusion: The present invention describes a method of using an ultrasonic bath to enhance tissue perfusion, enhance the development of collateral blood vessels and/or enhance collateral circulation in an extremity in need thereof. Also described is an ultrasonic bath adapted to hold media and to permit the immersion of an extremity... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/los Angeles

20100063422 - Ultrasound therapy transducer head and ultrasound therapy system incorporating the same: An ultrasound therapy transducer head comprises an ultrasound source emitting ultrasonic radiation, the ultrasound source comprising a plurality of transducer elements, integrated driving electronics coupled to the transducer elements, the electronics generating at least one output ultrasound waveform and driving at least some of the transducer elements independently based on... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20100063424 - Walking assistance device: A walking assistance device having a seating member (1) on which a user (P) can sit astride, and support members (2L, 2R) which support the seating member (1). The seating member (1) has a backward movement prevention section (1b) for preventing the seating member (1) from being displaced backward relative... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100063425 - Support for a cpr apparatus: A support frame for a CPR apparatus, in particular a gas-driven CPR apparatus, comprises one or more support elements, which can be inflated by a gas, in particular by the driving gas. The support elements have a flexible but substantially not resilient wall. Also disclosed is the combination of a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100063426 - Vibration apparatus for use on therapy and exercise equipment, and a method for providing controllable vibration to such equipment: A vibration apparatus for use on therapy and exercise equipment of the type that has one adjustable, hanging rope or a pair of adjustable, hanging ropes to which is attached a grip portion, sling or other support member for an equipment user, the vibration apparatus being designed to be attached... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20100063427 - Therapeutic system: The therapeutic system provides an oscillatory, pivoting table for applying motion-induced therapeutic sensory stimuli to a user. Further, therapeutic audio and visual output may be provided to the user during the application of the therapeutic sensory stimuli. The therapeutic system includes a base having an upper vertex. A tabletop is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20100063428 - Massage device: The present invention relates to a massage device. In one embodiment, the massage device includes a massage assembly and a transmission assembly for driving the massage assembly to provide massage effects. The massage assembly includes a driving shaft engaged with the transmission assembly and a pair of massage members. Each... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20100063429 - Multiple position foot massaging device: A foot massaging device having a plurality of parallel cylindrical rollers mounted within a frame. The frame includes adjustment slots allowing the rollers to be relocated within the frame to present various massaging configurations. The foot massaging device is adjustable by seating the rearwardly disposed rollers between a raised and... Agent: Steve M Clemmons

20100063430 - Intensity control for massage devices: An air-tight foam-filled bladder is used for varying massage intensity in a massage chair, massage mat, or other massage device. The bladder may be compressed from a default or relaxed thickness by evacuating air from the bladder. The thickness of the foam-filled bladder may be reduced to a collapsed thickness... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20100056962 - Acoustic beam forming in phased arrays including large numbers of transducer elements: A focused ultrasound system includes a transducer array, a controller for providing drive signals to the transducer array, and a switch. The transducer array includes a plurality of “n” transducer elements, and the controller includes a plurality of “m” output channels providing sets of drive signals having respective phase shift... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20100056963 - Devices, systems and methods for shortening menstrual period duration: Devices and systems for facilitating the flow of menses through the cervix and for shortening the duration of menstruation include a pressure oscillations generating unit insertable into a vagina and configured for delivering pressure oscillations and/or acoustic waves and/or shock waves to the vagina and cervix to change the flow... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20100056964 - Backrest device: The invention provides for a backrest device having an upwardly facing convex form defined generally by upper convex surface, and which device is provided at remote ends of the undersurface thereof with feet for the floor-mounting of the device. Engagement formations are provided extending upwardly from the upper convex surface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100056965 - Oscillating mechanism: An oscillating mechanism includes a motor, a speed reduction assembly, a transporting assembly, and a linking base. The motor operated in a rotational reciprocating motion. The speed reduction assembly is connected to the motor and driven by the motor. The transporting assembly is connected to the speed reduction assembly. The... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20100056966 - Device, system and method for compression treatment of a body part: A device for compressive treatment of a body part comprises a compression member, adapted to at least partly encircle the body part, and an actuation unit, arranged to tighten the compression member to provide a compressive force to the body part. The actuation unit comprises an active material actuator. There... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC