Abstract:
A bed base having first and second members which are of generally U-shaped configuration so as to slidably telescope together to permit expansion or contraction of the bed base in the lengthwise direction. Locking mechanisms coact between the telescoping legs to lock the bed base in the selected expanded or contracted position. A sheetlike cover is anchored at one end of the bed base and extends along the upper surface thereof towards the other end, at which point an intermediate part of the cover wraps downwardly around a guide drum and then projects reversely toward the other end of the bed base. The lower free end edge of the cover is connected to a compensating mechanism which adjusts the cover length, namely by moving the cover upwardly or downwardly around the guide drum, so that the upper section of the cover always stretches tautly across the upper surface of the bed base irrespective of the adjusted expanded or contracted position.
Abstract:
Safety features for a continuous motion therapy system of the type including a carriage for supporting a patient's limb, a drive unit for driving the carriage through a range of reciprocal angular movement, first and second channel neuromuscular stimulators for applying electrical stimulation to muscles of a patient's limb, and a controller for controlling the drive unit and stimulators. Both stimulator channels must be turned OFF after the controller is powered up before either stimulator channel will operate. The drive unit is enclosed by a cover. When pressure on the cover is sensed, the controller stops and reverses the direction of the carriage. The drive unit includes a drive motor which is coupled to the carriage by a linkage. Limit switches provide limit signals when the linkage reaches predetermined limit positions. In response, the controller stops and reverses direction of the carriage. A remote patient controller which is coupled to the controller by a multiconductor cable permits the patient to control motion of the carriage from a remote location. Should the cable be disconnected from the controller, or should any lead therein become open or short circuited, the controller causes motion of the carriage to stop either immediately or after the remote patient controller is again actuated.
Abstract:
A massager for massaging user's body with a pair of massaging elements pressed thereto, which comprises a main shaft carrying the massaging elements operatively with the shaft, a driving shaft shiftable vertically with respect to the axis with rotatable means carried at both ends for driving the main shaft and massaging elements, and means for controlling movements of the massaging elements in both directions of the main shaft axis and perpendicular thereto and rendering the movements to be startable always from a predetermined position, that is, from the inner side to the outer side of the user's shoulders or from his shoulder side on the back towards his waist, whereby the massaging elements can start from an optimum position for an intended massaging effect, ensuring an excellent convenience of use and a highly effective massaging operation.
Abstract:
An apparatus for personal hygiene is disclosed having a vertically reciprocating brush which is adapted to rotate about its axis. The rotatable brush projects from a housing which is mounted on a wall such that it is possible to bring the body into the path of the brush during its vertical reciprocatory movement. The vertical reciprocating and rotational movement of the brush are provided by a single power source.
Abstract:
A roller-type massager having a pair of massage rollers rotatably mounted on a horizontal axle in parallel and spaced from each other within a chair back are vertically reciprocated along the spinal column. The horizontal axle is mounted on a screw housing and supported at both ends by a pair of guide rollers which are guided along a pair of vertical rails fixedly mounted within the chair back. The screw housing has a vertical through female screw threadably connecting with a vertical elongated screw bar which is rotatably mounted between the vertical rails and driven by a motor through a V-belt and pulleys transmission.
Abstract:
The manipulating and massaging apparatus of a therapeutic manipulating machine for the human body extends into a longitudinal opening in the table whereon a patient lies. In operation, this manipulating and massaging apparatus moves back and forth in this opening to contact the patient''s body at predetermined pressures. This reciprocable movement may be substantially the length of the opening to permit the manipulating and massaging to extend from a patient''s hips to his shoulders. A lesser reciprocable movement, which is a selected increment within this overall range of movement, is effected by adjustable stops for the manipulating and massaging apparatus which act against limit switches carried by the reciprocating manipulating and massaging apparatus. When the limit switch on the apparatus contacts a stop, the drive of the apparatus reverses, to reverse its movement.
Abstract:
Provided is a thermotherapy device, which includes a first housing (10), a second housing (20) disposed under the first housing (10), a transfer plate (30), at both sides of which transfer rollers (31) are provided, and a pair of guide rails (40) that is provided to the second housing (20) and on which the respective transfer rollers (31) of the transfer plate (30) are placed. The pair of guide rails (40) are integrally molded when the second housing (20) is injection-molded. Thus, since the guide rails on which the transfer rollers of the transfer plate travel are integrally molded when the second housing is injection-molded, inefficiency caused by mounting separate rails as in the related art is removed, and thereby assemblability, productivity, and economic efficiency of the thermotherapy device can be improved.
Abstract:
A chest compression device with a chest compression belt assembly including guards and sensors operable with a control system to control operation of the system depending on detection of proper installation of the guards.