Abstract:
It is intended to provide a garment for electrically stimulating muscles to be used for, e.g., rehabilitation or exercise whereby an electrode can be conveniently provided at such a position as allowing the electrode to stimulate the neuromuscular junction of a muscle to be moved in toning up the muscle through electrical stimulation on the muscle by taking advantage of the muscular contraction caused by electrically stimulating the muscle. A garment (A1) for electrically stimulating muscles which comprises the garment main body (1), a required number of openings (2) which are provided in the garment main body (1) in such a manner that each opening is located at the neuromuscular junction or in the neighborhood of the neuromuscular junction of a muscle to be moved in the case where a wearer wears the garment main body (1), and electrodes (8) provided at the respective openings (2) in such a manner that each electrode located on the skin surface at the neuromuscular junction or in the neighborhood of the neuromuscular junction of a muscle in the case where a wearer wears the garment main body (1).
Abstract:
Volume measuring apparatus is used in a closed space as in the case of volume measurement of liquid in a container placed on an orbit of an artificial satellite and permits the volume measurement in a state without mixture with gas, liquid, or solid. A volume measuring apparatus is an apparatus for measuring the volume of liquid or solid under microgravity, which has two or more containers coupled to each other by a pipe, a device for separating or fixing a gas phase, a liquid phase, or a solid phase, a pressure fluctuation source, a pressure signal receiver, a pressure gage, and a thermometer, wherein the separating or fixing device, the pressure fluctuation source, the pressure signal receiver, the pressure gage, and the thermometer are placed in the containers and wherein the pressure fluctuation source, the pressure signal receiver, the pressure gage, and the thermometer are connected to a signal analyzing unit.
Abstract:
An automatic, continuous measuring device for a ventricle volume, capable of measuring, by a conductance catheter inserted into a ventricle and without depending on special operations such as blood collecting and a hypertonic saline solution administering method, a blood conductivity and a parallel conductance required when calculating a ventricle volume from a conductance measured by a conductance catheter. An automatic, continuous measuring device (1) for a ventricle volume, characterized by being provided with a multi-function catheter (2) to be introduced into a ventricle, and a power supply unit (5) for supplying power to the multi-function catheter (2), the multi-function catheter (2) consisting of a plurality of segments (31s1-31s5) provided with electrodes (32d1-32d6) at specified intervals, and by comprising a conductance catheter (3) that allows a feeble current of any high frequency to flow between opposite-end electrodes (32d1, 32d6) out of the above electrodes, and a blood conductivity measuring electrode (4) disposed in the vicinity of one of the electrodes (32d1-32d6).
Abstract:
Volume measuring apparatus is used in a closed space as in the case of volume measurement of liquid in a container placed on an orbit of an artificial satellite and permits the volume measurement in a state without mixture with gas, liquid, or solid. A volume measuring apparatus is an apparatus for measuring the volume of liquid or solid under microgravity, which has two or more containers coupled to each other by a pipe, a device for separating or fixing a gas phase, a liquid phase, or a solid phase, a pressure fluctuation source, a pressure signal receiver, a pressure gage, and a thermometer, wherein the separating or fixing device, the pressure fluctuation source, the pressure signal receiver, the pressure gage, and the thermometer are placed in the containers and wherein the pressure fluctuation source, the pressure signal receiver, the pressure gage, and the thermometer are connected to a signal analyzing unit.
Abstract:
It is intended to provide a garment for electrically stimulating muscles to be used for, e.g., rehabilitation or exercise whereby an electrode can be conveniently provided at such a position as allowing the electrode to stimulate the neuromuscular junction of a muscle to be moved in toning up the muscle through electrical stimulation on the muscle by taking advantage of the muscular contraction caused by electrically stimulating the muscle. A garment (A1) for electrically stimulating muscles which comprises the garment main body (1), a required number of openings (2) which are provided in the garment main body (1) in such a manner that each opening is located at the neuromuscular junction or in the neighborhood of the neuromuscular junction of a muscle to be moved in the case where a wearer wears the garment main body (1), and electrodes (8) provided at the respective openings (2) in such a manner that each electrode located on the skin surface at the neuromuscular junction or in the neighborhood of the neuromuscular junction of a muscle in the case where a wearer wears the garment main body (1).
Abstract:
The present invention provides an optical function device which is capable of inverting and amplifying an optical signal of the optical communication wavelength band, and executing operation of an image optical signal, and is operable in a wide temperature range, said optical function device composed of a light transmitting medium containing a rare earth element, comprising a portion thereof doped with 1 x 10 23 per 1 m 3 or more of the rare earth element for inverting an optical signal and a portion thereof doped with 1 x 10 21 per 1 m 3 or more of the rare earth element for amplifying the optical signal with an excitation light superposed thereto.
Abstract:
Summary The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic, continuous measuring device for a ventricle volume that is able to measure blood conductivity and parallel conductance, which are regarded as necessary for the calculation of ventricular volume from the conductance measured, using a conductance catheter inserted into the ventricle without special procedures such as blood sampling and saline infusion. An automatic, continuous measuring device for a ventricle volume with the following characteristics provides the means to solve the above-mentioned purpose: it is furnished with a multifunction catheter (2) to be introduced into the ventricle and a power supply unit (5) to supply the necessary current to the above-mentioned multifunction catheter (2); and that the above-mentioned multifunction catheter (2) is composed of two parts - a conductance catheter (3) containing multiple segments (31s 1 to 31s 5 ) interposed with electrodes (32d 1 to 32d 6 ) at fixed intervals with an arbitrary high-frequency weak current passing between the two end electrodes (32d 1 and 32d 6 ), and a electrode (4) for measuring blood conductivity placed in close proximity to one of the above-mentioned multiple electrodes (32d 1 to 32d 6 ).
Abstract:
The present invention provides an optical function device which is capable of inverting and amplifying an optical signal of the optical communication wavelength band, and executing operation of an image optical signal, and is operable in a wide temperature range, said optical function device composed of a light transmitting medium containing a rare earth element, comprising a portion thereof doped with 1 x 10 23 per 1 m 3 or more of the rare earth element for inverting an optical signal and a portion thereof doped with 1 x 10 21 per 1 m 3 or more of the rare earth element for amplifying the optical signal with an excitation light superposed thereto.