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Surgery: kinesitherapy June invention type 06/10

20100160837 - Broad-area irradiation of small near-field targets using ultrasound: An ultrasonic transducer system for treating a portion of tissue. The ultrasonic transducer system includes a frequency generator, an ultrasonic transducer, and a transmitter element. The transducer receives an AC voltage from the frequency generator and produces an ultrasonic energy pulse at an ultrasonic frequency for a pulse width. The... Agent: Cutera C/o Mofo

20100160838 - Two step mammalian biofilm treatment processes and systems: A two-step mammalian biofilm treatment process can have a first step of disrupting or dispersing an undesired biofilm present at a treatment site in or on a mammalian host by suitable mechanical action for example, by applying irrigation fluid, sonic or other vibration, a mechanical instrument or laser-generated mechanical shockwaves... Agent: Ip Patent Docketing K&l Gates LLP

20100160839 - Synchronization of repetitive therapeutic interventions: A medical device of the type used for assisting a user in manually delivering repetitive therapy to a patient (e.g., chest compressions or ventilations in cardiac resuscitation), the device comprising a feedback device configured to generate feedback cues to assist the user in timing the delivery of the repetitive therapy,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100160840 - Massage device: A massage device comprising: a housing with a removable cover; a wheel rotatably mounted inside the housing so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation, the wheel having a series of tongues; wherein the cover can be removed to form an opening in the housing and the wheel... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders Welsh & Katz

20100160841 - Massaging device that is assembled and disassembled easily and quickly: A massaging device includes a support base, a drive member rotatably mounted on the support base, a rotation disk rotatable relative to the support base and provided with a driven member which is detachably mounted on and rotated by the drive member to drive the rotation disk to rotate relative... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20100152624 - Apparatus and method for mounting a therapeutic device: An apparatus (10) for ultrasonically treating an injury in conjunction with an orthopaedic cast (288) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a portable self-contained main operating unit (12), a support fixture (110, 520, 590, 610, 632, 672, 708, 824), an ultrasonic transducer treatment head module (14), and casting material for attaching... Agent: Diana Houston Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20100152625 - Extracorporeal ultrasonic medical device: Ultrasonic devices for preventing microbubbles and/or microparticles from reaching the brain during a PCI or cardiovascular surgery. Devices 27 and 77 are designed for implantation in the chest cavity and operate in combination with needle vents or other vent systems for removing diverted microbubbles. Systems 77 and 83 are designed... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100152626 - Ultrasonic treatment of glaucoma: A method of treating glaucoma is described herein. The method includes the steps of providing an ultrasonic device that emits ultrasonic energy, holding the ultrasonic device at a location external to the trabecular meshwork, transmitting the ultrasonic energy at a frequency to a desired location for a predetermined time, causing... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20100152628 - Method and apparatus for providing a dynamically loaded force and/or a static progressive force to a joint of a patient: A method and a continuous passive motion device for providing a dynamically loaded force and a static progressive force to a joint of a patient... Agent: D''hue Law

20100152627 - Pelvis interface: A pelvis interface may include a subject attachment module including a waist attachment and a back attachment. The interface may further include an arm assembly coupled to the subject attachment module, the arm assembly including a plurality of arms so coupled to one another and/or to the subject attachment module... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20100152629 - Integrated system to assist in the rehabilitation and/or exercising of a single leg after stroke or other unilateral injury: An arrangement for the rehabilitation of a limb includes a motion capture device a control module and a gait device coupled to the control module. An affected limb is attached to the gait device so that when the user moves an unaffected limb, the motion capture device records the movements... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20100152630 - Walking assistance device and controller for the same: A walking assistance device is capable of preventing a load transmit portion thereof from falling due to gravity when the operation of an actuator of the walking assistance device is stopped. A leg link is provided with an elastic member that imparts, to a third joint, an urging torque for... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100152631 - Massaging device for the male genital organ: The invention relates to a massaging device with an elongated massaging recess for receiving a male genital organ, in which for massaging a male genital organ received in the elongated massaging recess a drive mechanism is provided extending along the longitudinal axis (LA) of the massaging recess. It is especially... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20100152632 - Method and device for relieving muscle tension: A method and device for relieving muscle tension and spasms in a user's head, neck, shoulders and back is provided. The method and device may be used by an individual to apply pressure to specific pressure points on the trapezius muscles of the user's shoulders, sub-occipital area of the user's... Agent: Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC

20100152633 - Portable patient temperature adjustment apparatus and method: Embodiments of the invention provide devices and methods for the in situ or in transit adjustment of the core body temperature of a patient. Devices according to some embodiments include a control unit and pressure chamber adapted to apply a pulsating negative pressure to a limb of the patient. An... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20100152634 - Rotating stream oral hygiene system: An oral hygiene system for cleaning teeth and gums with a fluid, the system comprising a reservoir for storing the fluid; a body portion connected to the reservoir, having pumping means a motor, for controllably drawing fluid from the reservoir; and a nozzle extending from the body portion for receiving... Agent: Stephen R. Burri

20100145237 - Fitness device: The inventive fitness device is embodied in the form of an article of clothing, consisting of a pair of trousers, for example, consisting of an airtight outer skin (1) made of an elastic plastic material, and a distancing layer (2) which is arranged thereunder and made of a distancing knitted... Agent: Winstead PC

20100145238 - Orthesis: The invention relates to an orthesis for controlling the angle of a limb relative to a second body part to which the limb is connected via a joint such as a hip, elbow or shoulder, which orthesis comprises:—a first arm rotatably, around a rotation point, connected to the second body... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20100145239 - Walking assistance device: A walking assistance device has a load transmitting assembly, a foot-worn assembly, and a leg link provided between the load transmitting assembly and the foot-worn assembly. The foot-worn assembly has a ground contact member, on which a user's foot, and a connecting member which connects the ground contact member to... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100145240 - Combined massage and exercise device: A combined massage and exercise device includes a frame, substantially parallel, spaced-apart rollers receivable within the frame, in which each roller is rotatable around a respective roller axis intersecting a side of the frame, and a spring that provides resistance to rotational motion about the roller axis of at least... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100145241 - Medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by mechanical pressure waves or shock waves: A medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by mechanical pressure waves or shock waves, comprising a device designed to generate the pressure waves or shock waves and having at least one applicator part that comprises an input face, to which an impact can be repeatedly applied... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20100145242 - Handheld massage device: A handheld massage device includes an actuator mechanism and a massage unit received in an outer housing. The actuator includes a motor, a bearing and a tilting piece having a first shaft coupled with the motor and a second shaft fitted into the bearing. The crank-shaped first and second shafts... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100145243 - Method and massage device for stimulating active points located on a human back: A method and massage device for stimulating active points located on a back of a user. The massage device includes a hollow body that can be filled with a filler material and sealed is described. The hollow body is made of a material allowing elastic deformations of walls of the... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20100145244 - Apparatus for application of trigger point pressure in personal fitness centers and the like before or after exercise: An apparatus for the application of trigger point pressure, including a rigid base generally proportioned to the size of a human back; and an array of trigger point probes symmetric about a central vertical plane of said base, the array including at least two of an upper neck pair of... Agent: Melvin K. Silverman And Assocs PC

20100145245 - Massage chair for massaging the thighs and the lumbar part: A massage chair includes a seat board comprising two side air cushions for thighs massage each having folded first air bladders adapted to communicate air with an air pump under the seat board; a padded chair seat comprising two pivotal thighs zones on the air cushions for thighs massage respectively;... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20100137750 - Therapeutic deep pressure aid for disabled persons: A therapeutic aid providing deep pressure or tactile stimulation to a person, comprising a central portion extending longitudinally the length of a person, with laterally extending flexible fingers extending from the central portion, displaced along either side of the longitudinal axis of the central portion. The flexible fingers provide multiple... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20100137752 - Medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by mechanical pressure waves or shock waves: A medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by mechanical pressure waves or shock waves, comprises a device designed to generate the pressure waves or shock waves. The device for generating the pressure waves or shock waves have at least one applicator part which can be subjected... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20100137753 - Skin massage device: A skin massage device having a handset connected to a machine body. The handset in turn has a chamber closed by a deformable membrane which adheres to a patient's skin by virtue of a vacuum generated in the chamber by a vacuum generating device. The device also has an electronic... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20100137751 - Ultrasonic operation apparatus: An ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a handpiece configured to treat living tissue with at least one of an ultrasonic vibration and a high-frequency current, a first generation unit configured to generate a drive current for producing the ultrasonic vibration, a second generation unit configured to generate the high-frequency current,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100137754 - Shock wave lithotripter system and a method of performing shock wave calculus fragmentation using the same: The present invention provides a shock wave lithotripter system and a method of performing shock wave calculus fragmentation using the same, the system is composed of current commercial lithotripter with protection device made of special acoustic material. The protection device could change the diffraction wave produced at the edge of... Agent: Yufeng Zhou

20100137755 - Massage device: The massaging device in this invention comprises a massaging mechanism, arms 3, and carriers 300. The carrier 300 has a shaft 30 which is fixed to the arm 3. The shaft 30 holds the massaging head 2 which is rotatable relative to the shaft 30. The carrier 300 carries the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20100137756 - Device and method for exercising the lips and facial muscles: The present invention proposes a method and a device (1) which, on the one hand allow the lips of the human mouth to be exercised and on the other hand prevent a formation of wrinkles in the mouth area. The device (1) according to the invention is placed on the... Agent: Horst M Kasper

20100137757 - Zeleny therapeutic sonosphere: Inverse speaker systems comprise a plurality of individual sound-reproducing elements arranged in a substantially spherical arrangement. These inverse speaker systems are useful for applying sound to a human body for therapy.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20100137758 - Massaging apparatus: A massaging apparatus capable of performing rubbing-massage properly with respect to a body part of a user having various shapes is provided. A massaging apparatus 1 of the present invention comprise a first massaging unit 3 including a pair of massaging plates 10 which are disposed at both sides of... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20100137759 - Traction bed with vibrator assembly: A traction bed having a planar table on which a patient may lie with the head disposed at one end and the feet disposed at the other end. A vibration platform is disposed on the planar table for imparting vibration motion to the patient. A pelvic belt is fitted on... Agent: Richard C. Conover

20100137760 - Medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by pressure waves or shock waves: A medical apparatus for treatment of the human or animal body by pressure waves or shock waves has a device designed to generate the pressure waves or shock waves and having at least one applicator part and a pneumatic drive which, by means of a pressurized gas, repeatedly generates impacts... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20100137761 - Massage apparatus: A massage apparatus in this invention comprises a massage mechanism, an actuator, and a controller. The massage mechanism has at least three rotational or translational joints to which an applicator is connected for contact with a human body. The actuator is configured to drive each of the joints independently from... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20100137762 - Massage device: A massage device includes an outer housing, a first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a massage seat and at least one massage unit. The first transmission mechanism drives the massage seat to reciprocate moving in the outer housing. The massage unit includes a sway arm having a hole at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100137763 - Neck-massaging device: A massaging device for the neck comprising cushion elements, enclosure elements, and sealing means is disclosed.... Agent: Raghavan Rajagopalan

20100137764 - Compression device and control system for applying pressure to a limb of a living being: A device to compress the limb of a living being comprising a user interface, a programmable logic controller, a power source, a source of fluidic pressure, valves with ports in fluidic connection with the source of fluidic pressure, other valves, and a first and second inflatable bladders, wherein the programmable... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP