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Surgery: kinesitherapy October categorized by USPTO classification 10/11

20110264013 - Apparatus and method for stimulation of biological tissue: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means... Agent: Highland Instruments, Inc.

20110264012 - Compliant couplant with liquid reservoir for transducer: An elastomeric pad structure coupled to an ultrasonic transducer provides excellent coupling and transmission for extradermal applications without requiring the glycerin gel couplant typically used for such applications. The material and shape of the face of the pad structure traps a small amount of liquid between the pad and the... Agent:

20110264011 - Multi-directional deflectable catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for renal neuromodulation: Multi-directional deflectable catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving renal neuromodulation by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that incorporate a catheter treatment device comprising an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft is sized and configured to... Agent: Ardian, Inc.

20110264014 - Portable load lifting system: A portable load lifting assist system (100) includes a movable support structure including an exoskeleton torso (160) including an exoskeleton trunk (109) that is configured to be coupled to a person's upper body, and a load lifting mechanism (221) secured to the movable support structure including a winch (229) having... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation

20110264015 - Walking motion assisting device: Provided is a walking motion assisting device capable of assisting a leg of an agent in walking motion to alleviate an assisting burden or eliminate an assisting necessity by a caregiver. According to the walking motion assisting device (1), the value of a persistent energy input term (ζ0) contained in... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20110264016 - Wearable robot for assisting muscular strength of lower extremity: A wearable robot for assisting muscular strength of the lower extremity of a user: The wearable robot can be worn on user's legs and includes a central securing part, a hip joint part hingably coupled to either side of a lower end of the central securing part, a femur part... Agent:

20110264017 - Physical rehabilitation and training aid: method of using musculoskeletal repositioning device: The present embodiment relates to the use of a musculoskeletal repositioning device in physical rehabilitation and athletic training by causing increased muscular strength and power and decreased muscular tension especially during the physical rehabilitation and athletic training. The device guides the condyles and articulating discs of the temporomandibular joint from... Agent:

20110264018 - Universal haptic drive system: A universal haptic drive system for arm and wrist rehabilitation that includes a hand accessory and a vertical handle for carrying the hand accessory, the vertical handle being movable in a transversal plane. The system furthermore includes a haptic actuator system for applying a force to the vertical handle. The... Agent:

20110264019 - Abdominal training device: The present invention is intended to train and strengthen the muscles of a certain area of the body and relates to specifically to an abdominal exercise devoice that strengthens the muscles of the abdomen or removes subcutaneous fat so that an ideal abdominal state may be achieved. Provided is an... Agent:

20110264020 - Massaging device: A massaging device (1) provided with an operating unit (20) comprising a respective massaging unit (23) designed so as to exert, in use, an action similar to a finger pressure; a coupling unit (30) being provided in order to maintain the operating unit (20) stably into contact with a rear... Agent:

20110264021 - Adjustable orthostatic intolerance system and garment: An adjustable orthostatic intolerance garment formed of a knitted spandex powernet construction in order to provide compression when on the leg, and including legs and a torso portion that extends upwardly into the abdominal area below the pectoral muscles; and a respective pair of elongate panels that are retained in... Agent: Bsn Medical, Inc.

20110257561 - Energetic modulation of nerves: A system for treatment of an autonomic nervous system of a patient includes a focused ultrasound energy source for placement outside the patient, wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver ultrasound energy towards a blood vessel with a surrounding nerve that is a part of the autonomic... Agent: Kona Medical, Inc.

20110257562 - Method and apparatus employing ultrasound energy to remodulate vascular nerves: Methods and apparatus for treating hypertension and other vessel dilation conditions provide for delivering acoustic energy to a vascular nerve to remodel the tissue and nerves surrounding the vessel. In the case of treating hypertension, a catheter carrying an ultrasonic or other transducer is introduced to the renal vessel, and... Agent:

20110257563 - Methods and systems for ablating tissue: A tissue ablation system for treating fibrillation in a patient comprises a steerable interventional catheter having an energy source that emits a beam of energy to ablate tissue thereby creating a conduction block for aberrant electrical pathways. The system also includes a handle disposed near a proximal end of the... Agent: Vytronus, Inc.

20110257564 - Methods for thermal modulation of nerves contributing to renal function: Methods and apparatus are provided for treatment of heart arrhythmia via renal neuromodulation. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, ablation, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, action potential attenuation or blockade, changes in cytokine up-regulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments,... Agent: Ardian, Inc.

20110257565 - Separable system for applying compression and thermal treatment: The invention relates to a separable device for the application of compression and thermal therapy to a patient. A first section includes a reservoir, liquid pump and a thermal exchange system for the application of thermal therapy as well as a dock. The second section of the device includes an... Agent:

20110257566 - Instrumented therapy table and system: A modular, instrumented rehabilitation table and method of rehabilitation are disclosed. The table top can have a low friction top, a high friction bottom, a hollow section and no legs. An electronic controller is embedded in the hollow section of the table top. A first tilt sensor is embedded in... Agent: Bright Cloud International Corp

20110257567 - Motion assist device: Second joints (7, 7) are provided in positions where a seating unit (1) is restrained from swinging relative to leg links (3, 3) due to a force acting on the seating unit (1) from upper limb links (5, 5) through the intermediary of the second joints (7, 7). A motion... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20110257568 - Method and apparatus for improving neuromuscular performances: The invention further relates to an apparatus for improving the neuromuscular performances, characterised in that it comprises at least a transducer, a transducer fixing system, and a control panel, said transducer having to support a static load adequate to transform biological tissues into a high-pass filter, imposing and sustaining a... Agent:

20110257569 - Massage device: This invention provides a massage device having a unibody construction. The massage device has an ovoid shaped handle, a spherical center portion with a multitude of nubs, and a sculpted tip. In another embodiment, the massage device has a multipiece construction of a rod and a massaging component. The massaging... Agent:

20110251524 - Device for ultrasound treatment and monitoring tissue treatment: Apparatus is provided, including first and second support structures for placement on skin of a subject. At least one of the first and second structures is moveable with respect to the other so as to draw a portion of the skin and underlying tissue of the subject between respective lateral... Agent: Slender Medical, Ltd.

20110251526 - Multi-functional cosmetic device using ultrasonic wave: Disclosed is a multi-functional cosmetic device using ultrasonic wave which the user can freely use at any pose and that can provide sufficient cosmetic effects by uniformly spraying mist of beauty water/medicine solution to the face. —For this, the multi-functional cosmetic device using ultrasonic wave according to the present invention... Agent: K.i.c.a Inc.

20110251527 - Operation of patterned ultrasonic transducers: A method for lysing fat cells using a multi-element, phased array piezoelectric transducer, the method comprising: providing a multi-element, phased array piezoelectric transducer comprising a single unitary piece of piezoelectric material having a plurality of electrode elements being formed as a segmented conductive layer on at least one surface of... Agent: Ultrashape Ltd.

20110251523 - Skin care apparatus and method of skin care using the same: The present invention's effective treatment is based on ultrasound, ion delivery and far infrared rays, the beneficial energy of the ions attack the bacteria of the skin and strengthens the capabilities of cellular resistance to increase skin elasticity, reduces visibility of pores and smoothes the skin, Far Infrared Rays improves... Agent: Elcos America, Inc.

20110251525 - Systems and methods for treating lung tissue: A system for treating lung tissue includes a tube having a distal end, an anchoring device secured to the tube, the anchoring device configured to anchor at least a portion of the tube against an esophagus, a trachea, or a bronchus; and an ablation device carried within a lumen of... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20110251528 - Methods and systems for non-invasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound therapy: Methods and systems for non-invasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound (“HIFU”) therapy. A method of non-invasively treating tissue in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include positioning a focal plane of an ultrasound source at a target site in tissue. The ultrasound... Agent: University Of Washington

20110251529 - Real-time ablation monitoring for desired lesion size: An ablation control device (110) configured for halting, in real time, ablation of body tissue at a current ablation point to achieve a predetermined lesion size upon halting includes a control section (120) configured for registering, with a characteristic curve, one or more values and halting the ablation based on... Agent:

20110251530 - Pressure wave treatment equipment equipped with a system for moving the curved section of an x-ray imaging system: Processing equipment by pressure waves includes a chassis supporting a pressure-wave generator. According to the invention, the processing equipment includes an actuation system including a fixed part mounted on the chassis and a mobile part in translation according to a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of oscillation of a... Agent: Edap Tms France

20110251531 - Methods and devices for treating pathological conditions of the human knee: Kit and method for treatment or rehabilitation of medical conditions of the human knee using an apparatus having a substantially rigid support member having two substantially similar sides joined at one end, which forms an apex, and having a third side including two opposing linear surfaces separated by a cavity;... Agent:

20110251532 - Eyes-massage device: An eyes-massage device includes a head strap and a hot or cold eyes-compressing mechanism mounted on the head strap. The hot or cold eyes-compressing mechanism includes a compressing bag, a transmitter, and a semiconductor. The compressing bag has a connecting hole defined therein for receiving the transmitter. The semiconductor is... Agent:

20110251533 - Wearable robotic system for rehabilitation training of the upper limbs: The present invention relates to a wearable robot system for rehabilitation training of the upper limbs that has an improved structure to reproduce in detail motion of a human body by selecting a wearing type structure such that robot links move correspondingly to the motion of the upper limbs while... Agent:

20110251534 - Body weight support device: A coil spring 14 is provided in a leg link 3. In the case where an extent of flexion of the leg link 3 is not more than a predetermined extent, the coil spring 14 applies, to a third joint 8, a first biasing force for preventing the extent of... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20110251535 - Induced relaxation and therapeutic apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for introducing multisensory integration. The apparatus includes an ergonomically contoured seating device, at least one vibrating acoustic device, at least one plate for dispersing vibration throughout the entire seating device, a rotatable mechanism for rotating the seating device.... Agent:

20110251536 - Therapeutic compression apparatus: A therapeutic compression device for applying compression force to a patient. The device is comprised of multiple layers, at least two of which are fluid-tight. At least two fluid-tight layers define a fluid-tight chamber that has a smaller surface area than the overall device. Fluid supplied to the fluid-tight chamber... Agent:

20110251537 - Massage apparatus having ion injecting function: t

20110245734 - Treatment methods: The invention generally relates to methods for treating osteoarthritis. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate a signal sent to or from the subject's joint, thereby treating osteoarthritis.... Agent: Highland Instruments, Inc.

20110245735 - Safe skin treatment apparatus for personal use and method for its use: A technique for detecting and providing alerts or indications that can be used for controlling or altering the displacement speed of an applicator coupling skin heating energy across a treated skin. A temperature sensor monitors the rate of skin temperature change and provides feedback related to altering the applicator displacement... Agent:

20110245736 - Device for introducing shock waves into a living body and use thereof: In a device for introducing shock waves into a living body by way of at least one element (4; 12; 14) which transmits the shock waves and upon which shock pulses act, wherein at least one spring member (2) is used for generating the shock waves, a tensioning device is... Agent:

20110245737 - Fetal stimulation device: A fetal stimulation device is incorporated into a garment to be worn by a pregnant woman. The garment is preferably formed of an elastic material and includes a torso portion which is arranged around the torso of the woman. An audio device and a pair of speakers are connected with... Agent: Phronesis, LLC

20110245738 - Wearable cable-driven exoskeleton for functional arm training: A device and method for assisting a user to articulate a limb. The device has an upper section, a lower section, and at least one joint between the upper and lower section. The device comprises an exoskeleton with a first cuff coupled to the lower section of the user's limb,... Agent: University Of Delaware

20110245739 - Selective resonance of chemical structures: Chemical compositions may be selectively or preferentially excited by the application of scores comprising a series of energy inputs.... Agent: Searete LLC, A Limited Liability Corporation Of The State Of Delaware

20110245740 - Medical shockwave apparatus: The invention relates to a shockwave apparatus for treating the human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves.... Agent:

20110245741 - Massage apparatus with removable rollers: A massage apparatus that includes an elongate member having a length defined by a first end and a second end; a first handle connected to the first end of the apparatus and a second handle connected to the second end of the apparatus; and a plurality of rollers, the plurality... Agent:

20110245743 - Compression device and control system for applying pressure to a limb of a living being: A compression device (10) comprising an inflatable bladder (12), an optional controller (14), a source of fluidic pressure (16), and a cuff (18) at least partially housing the inflatable bladder and capable of being attached to a body part (20) of a living being. The controller is in fluid communication... Agent: Medical Minds LLC

20110245742 - Compression garment having an extension: A compression garment for applying compression therapy to a wearer's body including a compression sleeve having a proximal edge and a distal edge. The sleeve includes at least one bladder. A tube is attached to the bladder. A connector on the tube connects the tube to a source of compressed... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp