A sexual stimulation method which may comprise a plurality of light sources for photostimulation of the vagina; one or more vibrators for mechanical stimulation of an area of the vagina; a handle; a controller and programmable memory for containing non-transitory instructions for modes of operation and driving the light sources and vibrators of the invention; a vaginal finger; a handle for ease of use; a keypad for user entry of commands; and a charging or programming port. The invention may also comprise sensors that sense physiologic parameters of a user and adjust sexual stimulation parameters to achieve a desired sexual stimulation effect. Blood oxygen level, temperature, pulse rate and muscle electrical activity may be sensed. The invention also may comprise a flexible covering that provides smooth sliding engagement with an area of the vagina of a user.

Methods and systems for supporting and/or assisting users' movements include detecting, by one or more sensors integrated with a garment having two or more controllable regions, movement of a particular part of a user's body enclosed within the garment, measuring, by the one or more sensors, data that indicates the detected movement of the particular part of the user's body, determining, based on the measured data, an activity classification that indicates a future movement of the particular part of the user's body, identifying, based on the determined activity classification and by the one or more processors, a support configuration for the garment, and dynamically adjusting, by the one or more processors, at least one of an effective tension and an effective stiffness of at least one of the two or more controllable regions of the garment to provide the identified support configuration of the garment.

A motorized tensioning mechanism for orthotic devices, such as a knee brace, wherein the controls for the motorized tensioning mechanism may be manual, automatic, or a hybrid of both. Sensors associated with the orthotic device may inform the user regarding tension or other aspects of the device, and, in cases, may automatically adjust tension in the motorized tensioning mechanism.

A system for regeneration of at least one severed nerve conduit, configured for use in a living human or animal body. The at least one nerve conduit comprises at least one motor nerve conduction part and at least one sensory nerve conduction part. The system comprises: a motion device, configured for moving a body part of the human or animal body, for containing at least one skeletal muscle that is otherwise innervatable with the at least one severed nerve conduit, a signal generator, which generates a first electrical stimulation signal and a second electrical stimulation signal, including an evaluation and control, which controls the motion device and the signal generator to be coordinated with one another.

A sexual stimulation method which may comprise a plurality of light sources for photostimulation of the vagina; one or more vibrators for mechanical stimulation of an area of the vagina; a handle; a controller and programmable memory for containing non-transitory instructions for modes of operation and driving the light sources and vibrators of the invention; a vaginal finger; a handle for ease of use; a keypad for user entry of commands; and a charging or programming port. The invention may also comprise sensors that sense physiologic parameters of a user and adjust sexual stimulation parameters to achieve a desired sexual stimulation effect. Blood oxygen level, temperature, pulse rate and muscle electrical activity may be sensed. The invention also may comprise a flexible covering that provides smooth sliding engagement with an area of the vagina of a user.

A lower-body exoskeleton using electromyography for direct force amplification is disclosed. The embodiments relate generally to powered exoskeletons and, in particular, to a powered lower-body exoskeleton using electromyography for direct force amplification, where the powered lower-body exoskeleton has no load-bearing interface to receive an external load, and the powered lower-body exoskeleton has no load-bearing ground contact configured to transfer an external load to the ground.

A method and apparatus to train a service provider to apply a predetermined amount of pressure to a patient which can include a patient lying on a table with one or more pressure sensors and measuring the amount of pressure applied to the patient. In one embodiment, the service provider can attempt to apply a predetermined pressure and then review the actual measured force that he or she applied in order to train to more accurately apply different pressures. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to a treatment environment wherein physiological effects of treatments are configured to provide changes in environmental conditions.

The present invention discloses neuro-stimulation systems and methods for affecting cardiovascular function, particularly for improving heart rate variability and treating arrhythmia.

A balance assistance system includes a rotating member, a first driving unit, a sensing module, and a processing unit. The first driving unit is connected to the rotating member. The first driving unit is configured to drive the rotating member to rotate. The processing unit is electrically connected to the first driving unit and the sensing module. The processing unit receives a sensing signal from the sensing module. The processing unit determines a current behavior mode from a plurality of behavior modes according to the sensing signal. The processing unit controls the first driving unit to adjust a rotating speed of the rotating member according to the current behavior mode.

An assisting torque setting apparatus and method, wherein the apparatus is configured to generate a reference gait model by applying body information of a user to a predetermined body model, and set an optimal assisting torque by adjusting an assisting torque provided from a walking assistance apparatus to the user based on the reference gait model is disclosed.