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Surgery: kinesitherapy February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/12

20120046578 - Powered orthosis systems and methods: Powered orthosis systems and methods are disclosed. An orthosis system includes a frame, a trunk brace adapted to be secured to a user's trunk, a trunk joint coupling the trunk brace to the frame, an upper leg brace adapted to be secured to a user's upper leg, a hip joint... Agent: University Of Delaware

20120046579 - Mechanical stimulation wrap and method of use: A system and method of use for providing vibratory energy to a portion, e.g., the leg, of a living being for producing a beneficial effect, e.g., relief of RLS symptoms, is disclosed. The system is in the form of an elastic wrap or band arranged to be releasably secured to... Agent: Boehringer Laboratories LLC

20120046580 - Digital tuning fork for sensation testing device: An improved digital tuning fork device for administering a vibratory sensation test to a human subject comprising an integrated vibratory mechanism and timer, with the vibratory mechanism generating vibrations having a known frequency and amplitude, with the amplitude of the vibrations degrading over time to replicate in a controlled manner... Agent:

20120046581 - Device for foot zone therapy: The invention relates to a device for foot zone therapy. The device comprises a frame (1, 11), and a base (2, 12) provided with knobs (3a) for pressing the foot sole against. The knobs (3a) are laid out in an area essentially consistent with the length and shape of a... Agent:

20120041346 - Directing system for a device for producing shock waves: A system for directing shock waves splits the shock waves into a plurality of components that are reflected or combined in multiple focal points arranged along a common focal line. The system comprises a rotationally symmetrical body, and the common focal line corresponds with a line of symmetry of the... Agent:

20120041347 - Portable cool therapy device: Apparatus for a disposable, portable thermal therapy device that is self-contained for shipping as a single unit to a patient. The therapy device has a shipping configuration that presents a single, self-contained durable container. The container includes an insert that defines a compartment between the insert and the container. The... Agent: Adroit Medical Systems, Inc.

20120041348 - Rotation restricting device, robot joint and walking assistance device: A rotation restricting device for restricting the rotation of a rotating part with respect to a base part, comprising a stopper supported so as to be capable of rotating around an axis of rotation of the base part, a lock mechanism capable of switching between a state preventing and a... Agent: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

20120041349 - Bead massage device with a rotary vessel: A bead massage device is provided, which includes a vessel for receiving a plurality of beads submerged in a bath. The vessel includes at least one inner wall that drives the beads so that the beads are moved when contacting a human limb inserted into said vessel. The vessel is... Agent: Aquaroll

20120041350 - Massage equipment and air-bag used for the massage equipment: A massage apparatus includes a main frame and an air-bag for massage. The air-bag includes an air-bag front section and an air-bag main body fixed to the dorsal side of the air-bag front section. The air-bag is arranged that the dorsal side of the air-bag main body is disposed toward... Agent:

20120035511 - System and methods of treatment using electromagnetic illumination: A method of inducing local cell death in patient tissue is provided. The method includes generating first and second radiation, conveying the radiation to a focusing element, and focusing the radiation on a target with the focusing element. A system for inducing local cell death in patient tissue is also... Agent: Old Dominion University Research Foundation

20120035512 - Upper limbs rehabilitation device: An upper limbs rehabilitation device includes a main body, a rail, a movable member and a grip, wherein the main body has a first link and a second link pivotably connected to the first link. The rail is connected to the second link. The user holds the grip that is... Agent:

20120035513 - Systems and methods for haptic sound: Systems and methods for applying vibration to the human body. A vibration system includes a vibrator capable of converting an electrical signal into vibration. In one aspect, the vibrator is arranged on or about the human body on a pectoralis major muscle and spaced away from a sternum. In another... Agent: Immerz, Inc.

20120035514 - Data handling for high frequency chest wall oscillation system: A HFCWO apparatus includes a housing having a port, a therapy system carried by the housing and operable to deliver HFCWO therapy to a patient in accordance with a set of operating parameters, and a memory device couplable to the port for storing at least a portion of the set... Agent:

20120035515 - Clapping device for effecting clapping force to a predetermined area of a body: The present invention relates generally to a clapping device for effecting clapping force to the area of contact capable of clearing congested lungs of obstructive mucous secretions as well as performing massaging and muscle relaxing tasks comprising mechanised clappers (20) attached to a main housing (2) to be worn by... Agent: At Newlife Technologies Sdn Bhd

20120029393 - Compact ultrasound transducer assembly and methods of making and using the same: A compact ultrasound transducer assembly is provided. The ultrasound transducer assembly comprises a compact housing, a therapy transducer disposed in the compact housing, and an interchangeable Fresnel lens having a flat surface and a structured surface. The Fresnel lens is disposed in the compact housing so that the flat surface... Agent: General Electric Company

20120029396 - Motion compensation for non-invasive treatment therapies: Treatment of moving tissue may be facilitated by identifying voxels within a volume of the tissue, associating treatment-related attributes with the voxels, and shifting positions of the voxels based on the tissue movement. One or more treatment parameters may then be altered based on the treatment-related attributes of the shifted... Agent:

20120029397 - Tumor treatment using ultrasound cavitation: Growth in body tissue is slowed, arrested or reversed. In one aspect, this is accomplished by providing bubbles (S315), and delivering, to cause temporary change in physiology that at least one of retards, arrests and reverses said growth, a series of one or more pulses (206) of energy to respective... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120029394 - Ultrasound assisted laser skin and tissue treatment: The present invention relates to an ultrasound assisted medical laser for the therapeutic and cosmetic treatment of a patient's skin and underlying adipose tissue and more particularly, to apparatuses and methods using combinations of ultrasound, lasers and cryogenic energy to rejuvenate and condition skin and related tissue. The device of... Agent: Bacoustics, LLC

20120029395 - Ultrasound operation system and surgical treatment instrument: An ultrasound operation system includes an output transformer, a hand piece including an object to be driven including an ultrasound transducer which is driven by the output transformer and a treatment portion which is connected to the ultrasound transducer to perform treatment of a living tissue by an ultrasound vibration... Agent: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.

20120029398 - Range of motion system: The application is directed to devices and methods useful for expanding the range of motion of joints based on principles of stress relaxation and creep. Expanded range of motion is achieved by placing body parts near the joint in positions that stretch tissue around the joint. Even when the device... Agent:

20120029399 - Wearable type movement assisting apparatus: A wearable type movement assisting apparatus includes a movement assisting glove including a finger insertion part into which a finger of a wearer is inserted, a driving part arranged on a backhand side of the movement assisting glove and configured to drive the finger insertion part, a linear member arranged... Agent:

20120029400 - Apparatus for body treatment of a user via vibrations in a liquid: An apparatus (100) is disclosed for treating a user by means of vibrations, comprising: a vessel (1) for accommodating a liquid for immersing the user, provided with a first rim (4); movement means (20) mechanically coupled to the vessel (1) to cause vibrations of the vessel. The apparatus is characterized... Agent: Ideal Standard Intl. Bvba