Abstract:
The use of elastomeric gloves, slippers, finger and toe covers for the cleaning, debriding and application of medicines by utilizing the repeated self-contained flushing and pumping caused by normal appendage motion and elastomeric distortion and equalization either alone or in tandem with the auxiliary agitation from an external ultrasonic source if necessary.
Abstract:
A system for regulating a core body temperature of a person includes a pressure applicator configured to apply negative or cyclical positive pressure to a portion of the person to vasodilate blood vessels of the person within the portion, a heating device configured to supply heat to the portion of the person, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is coupled to the heating device and includes a controller configured to vary the amount of heat supplied by the heating device. The amount of heat supplied by the heating device is varied in response to a difference in temperature between a preset temperature programmed into the controller and an actual core body temperature of the patient received by the controller from a temperature sensor on the person such that the controller maintains the actual core body temperature of the person at substantially the preset temperature.
Abstract:
A mutual sexual stimulation device includes a body including two offset channels originating as two separate orifices, each channel sized to accept male genitalia, wherein the channels are aligned such that, when male genitalia is located within each channel, at least a portion of each of the male genitalia is in contact with the other.
Abstract:
A device to conveniently provide the benefits of a warm, or cold, moist compress, such as to accelerate a boil forming a "head" (i.e. visible pus) by providing thermal energy to the region to increase blood flow, or to provide pain relief from the removal of thermal energy from the affected area. A user selects a treatment temperature in the range of 7-60 degree C. The amount of heat generated and treatment time is controlled to prevent damage to skin tissue. Heat is added or removed by thermal conduction to a moist padded surface in contact with the skin. Power is provided from a rechargeable battery to drive current through a heat pump for hot and cold treatments.
Abstract:
Described herein is an apparatus and method for ischemic muscle training or recovery by coordinated blood flow restriction and electrical muscle stimulation. The apparatus comprises a blood flow occluding clement for restricting blood flow to a target muscle or muscle group in a user, and measuring resting systolic blood pressure (SBP); and an electrical muscle stimulator comprising at least one electrode and a control unit which, upon activation, is effective to send low amplitude electric pulses through the target muscle or muscle group forcing the targeted muscle to contract while the blood flow is restricted.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be used to increase the blood flow in a local region of the body, and in preferred embodiments provides a device for regulating the core body temperature of a patient. The disclosed device comprises a pressure chamber (4) and an element to generate pulses of pressure withing the chamber. The pressure in the chamber can be negative, i.e. less than atmospheric, or positive. The limb to be treated is either immersed in liquid, contained in the pressure chamber, or separated from it by a liquid barrier layer in which case the device further comprises means for creating negative pressure between the barrier layer and the skin in order to maintain them in mutual contact.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be used to increase the blood flow in a local region of the body, and in preferred embodiments provides a device for regulating the core body temperature of a patient.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a scratching machine for lightly scratching or stroking the human body in self-therapy, comprising at least one stroking element and a movement mechanism for moving the stroking element. The movement mechanism includes a transport rail and a rail runner to which the stroking element is secured and which moves along the transport rail.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rehabilitation system (10) for a patient (24) suffering from a damaged muscle and/or nerve, said system (10) comprising: a brain activity sensor (14) for measuring a patient's brain activity related to controlling the damaged muscle and/or nerve; —a muscle sensor (18) for measuring a muscular activity of the damaged muscle and/or a neural activity of the damaged nerve; a display (22) for displaying a representation (34) of an affected body part of the patient (24); and a control unit (20) for determining an intended movement of the affected body part in which the damaged muscle and/or nerve is arranged, and for controlling the display (22) to display a representation (36) of the intended movement, wherein the control unit (20) is configured to determine the intended movement based on the patient's brain activity measured by the brain activity sensor (14) and based on the muscular and/or neural activity of the damaged muscle and/or nerve measured by the muscle sensor (18).