Abstract:
The present invention provides a high velocity current producing apparatus in a bathtub capable of producing high velocity current having an appropriate pressure in a bathtub with a simple construction, and capable of enhancing operability, functional property and safety without narrowing the space in the bathroom. The high velocity current producing apparatus in a bathtub produces the high velocity current in the bathtub by connecting a pump to a circulation passage for circulating hot water in a bathtub to components provided outside the bathtub and the hot water sucked from the bathtub to the circulation passage is pressurized and supplied to the bathtub, wherein the high velocity current is used for massaging a body of a bather.
Abstract:
Portable cardiopulmonary resuscitation device with precise compression depth and uniformity, including a frame body and a compression mechanism associate with the frame body. The compression mechanism includes a handle and a connecting bar connected between the handle and a coupling seat. An adjusting bolt is passed through the coupling seat and movably screwed in a locating block. At least one movable sleeve is disposed on one side of, above or below the locating block. The movable sleeve slide along a retaining shaft which is vertically jointed to a fixing frame. A lower end of adjusting bolt is connected with a plunger. The other end of the coupling seat is further connected with another connecting bar which is connected to the frame body. Two sitting bars are connected between the two transverse beams of the frame body. When rescuing a victim, a rescuer can sit on the sitting bars with the rescuer's weight offsetting a reaction force produced in compression of the heart. The frame body can be associated with a base board which is fixed on an emergency litter, enabling a rescuer to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a moving ambulance.
Abstract:
A suction assembly employs an air induction tube to induct air into the recirculating water pump to cause the pump to cease pumping operation when the front face of the assembly is blocked. The induction tube is connected to a bleed path formed between the induction tube and a surrounding coaxial face tube extended into the assembly from the front face. When the face is blocked by hair or the like, water in the induction tube bleeds into the main chamber of the assembly and empties the induction tube. Air is then pulled into the pump, causing the pump to lose prime thereby reducing pump pressure to zero and allowing the hair or other blocking material to be removed. In a preferred embodiment, the induction tube is connected to the air inlet of at least one venturi-type hydromassage jet assembly. The suction assembly employs a spring-loaded induction stem which bears compressively against the interior face of the suction cover, thereby permitting use of conventional suction covers.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a high efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus having accurate and reliable timing of inflation and deflation and reduced temperature of the pressurized gas, such that the gas flow temperature of the balloons is near to room temperature. The external counterpulsation apparatus also has a new gas distribution device and devices for monitoring the blood pressure and oxygen levels in the blood of a patient for improving safety. The present invention further provides a method for controlling the external counterpulsation apparatus.
Abstract:
A cardiopulmonary resuscitation device which provides a combination of heart and lung compression by simultaneous compression of the heart and lung substance. The device may be rapidly installed on the patient with clip on straps which may already be in place where the patient is lying such as in an intensive care unit by merely pulling up on the straps and clipping onto the compressor which can be operated with a handle to simultaneously compress the heart and the lungs. The procedure may be continued for long periods of time without tiring the doctor or other person applying the resuscitation.
Abstract:
In a bearing and support for use either as a bearing, per se, or as a bearinged support for other items and incorporating the bearing of this invention; the bearing includes at least a pair of rotatable members that rotate or counter-rotate about a common axis, a shaft supporting the rotatable members for rotation about its common axis; roller, ball, sleeve, or other forms of bearings disposed between the rotatable members and the shaft to facilitate the rotation of the members therearound; a structural member incorporating a series of keepers upon its upper and lower edges and which retain races or tracks, and being disposed for having one of the rotatable members associated thereon to provide a bearing suspended support for holding other items, or the body of a person. The bearinged support may be of a circular or of a nonannular design, to carry both radial and thrust loads, thereby increasing its various uses, which include, among other concepts, the application of the support for use in conjunction with gymnastic equipment, such as to provide safety during usage of the horizontal bar, balance beam, the trampoline, or even during tumbling, and in addition, the support has usage for facilitating the plight of the invalid. Furthermore, the invention can be used as a bearing to support both radial and thrust loads, can be used in cams, machinery, dollies, manufacturing transfer machines, conveyors, and safety equipment, among other items. A crossarm for movement along a track provides the overhead structure for holding the bearinged support at a variable or fixed disposition therebelow, as during use of the support for one of the aforesaid purposes. The structural member and its races of the support are separable, being held together by means of an adjustable bridging member, thereby advancing the state of the art by allowing the opening up of the bearing races and wrapping the assembly around the shaft, body or load, and by use of the adjustable bridge draw the assembly and load into continuous contact through a tightening and locking the bridge.
Abstract:
A device providing real-time feedback to users to aid in gait training or other applications where awareness of body position is useful. Embodiments of the device equip patients to regain balance and practice physical therapy exercises in either a clinical setting or at home.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a walker and a guider attached to the walker. The guider has three sides. The first side of the three sides attaches to a front of the walker. The second side of the three sides attaches to a first side of the walker. The third side of the three sides attaches to a second side of the walker.
Abstract:
A walking aid for taking up a deployment supported force for supporting a person using the walking aid, including a support upper part for engaging around the person, a shaft and a support foot arranged at a lower end of the shaft and having multiple swivelable support legs which can be moved between a storage position in which they are folded out from one another at a predefined angle and the walking aid can be set down on the ground, and a use position in which the support legs are folded together and arranged next to one another and the walking aid can be used, characterized in that the support legs are swivelably retained at a lower end of the shaft, and in that they are designed for taking up the deployment supported force in the use position.
Abstract:
A human motion assistance device has an upper torso harness and a preloaded leg strap arrangement affixed to the upper torso harness. The preloaded leg strap arrangement has an X-bracket connected to the upper torso harness. The preloaded leg strap arrangement further uses a plurality of blocks and a preloaded strap routed through the blocks and connected to the X-bracket. The preloaded leg strap arrangement further uses a knee pad with a split seam. The preloaded strap is under tension, even when the human motion assistance device is in a relaxed state. The preloading provides an immediate force which increases under a loaded state. The potential energy stored during the loaded state is released when transitioning from a standing position to a crouched, squatting, or seated position. The configuration allows for maximizing the energy storage without putting excess shoulder pressure on the user when standing.