A61H2201/025

Wearable devices, systems, methods and architectures for sensory stimulation and manipulation and physiological data acquisition

A garment with prepositioned, definite sensory stimulating devices attached. These sensory stimulating devices include, but are not limited to, electrical stimulation, audio and physical stimulation such as localised force generation, compression, constriction, vibration, and surround sound. Predetermined and defined actuators allow the wearer to receive tissue, nerve and/or muscle stimulation and/or contraction so that the stimulation is precise as determined by its ability to conform to the scientific methodology of repeatability, reproducibility and reliability; this being due to consistency of actuator positioning in one or multiple locals on the human body. A personal surround sound can also be integrated to the garment to ensure the wearer is always in the optimal position relative the speakers. These actuators can be force generators within the garment for the wearer to feel impact or apparatus or electrodes included in the garment to locally constrict and increase pressure on the wearer.

MASSAGE CHAIR HAVING IMPROVED STRETCHING FUNCTIONALITY
20210361523 · 2021-11-25 · ·

Disclosed is a massage chair with improved stretching performance. The massage chair includes a seating unit (20); a backrest unit (10) with a pair of massage rollers (40) installed to left and right sides thereof; a footrest unit (30) or an ankle holder (33) provided to a front lower portion of the backrest unit (10) to hold both feet; and an upper body stretching unit (50) installed to a rear portion of the backrest unit (10) to lift a hand lever (51) by a driving force, in which when the hand lever (51) is lifted in a state in which a user holds the hand lever (51) by both hands, the whole body is stretched. The lower portion of the backrest unit (10) is optionally provided with a lumbar stretching unit (70) for stretching a waist of the user, and an air conditioner (460) for supplying air to the backrest unit (10), so that the user can get over feeling tired.

Foot Care Equipment
20230329967 · 2023-10-19 ·

The new invention foot-care equipment unit is directly related to foot problems and cures from pain, numbness, stiffness, swelling, athlete's foot, blisters, bunios, corns, plantar fasciitis, heel spur, mallet or hammer toe, gout, ingrown toenail, nail hardening, fungal nail infection, plantar wart, stone bruise, morton neuroma, sesamoidits, poor blood circulation, crack heals, blood clots in the foot vain or excessive sweat, and or bad odours are common symptom of foot related issues or causes of poor foot health. The foot-care equipment a hands free solution for practicing random or regularly use of equipment for steaming, fermenting, massaging, cleaning and sanitizing, air blow drying, sterilizing and or scrubbing of foot or the feet's for cure or general health and hygiene as therapy or treatment. The foot-care equipment unit may comprise of semi-automatically functional in cleaning, sanitizing and sterilizing, and or drying of its equipment components for users.

Wearable Devices, Systems, Methods and Architectures for Sensory Stimulation and Manipulation and Physiological Data Acquisition
20230381059 · 2023-11-30 ·

A garment with prepositioned, definite sensory stimulating devices attached. The sensory stimulating devices include, but are not limited to, electrical stimulation, audio and physical stimulation such as localized force generation, compression, constriction, vibration, and surround sound. Predetermined and defined actuators allow the wearer to receive tissue, nerve and/or muscle stimulation and/or contraction so that the stimulation is precise as determined by its ability to conform to the scientific methodology of repeatability, reproducibility and reliability; this being due to consistency of actuator positioning in one or multiple locals on the human body. A personal surround sound can also be integrated to the garment to ensure the wearer is always in the optimal position relative to the speakers. These actuators can be force generators within the garment for the wearer to feel impact or apparatus or electrodes included in the garment to locally constrict and increase pressure to the wearer.

FLUID STIMULATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING FLUID OVERLOAD
20220257466 · 2022-08-18 ·

Methods for treating fluid overload in a subject comprise shifting fluids directly and non-invasively from an interstitial compartment of the subject to skin of the subject through controlled local sweating. Methods of the invention allow for removal of excess fluid from the interstitial compartment of the subject and treat fluid overload in the subject. Sweat stimulation systems comprise a chamber and first and second relative humidity sensors. The chamber is sized to fit around a body part of a subject, comprises an inlet and an outlet, and is configured such that air flows through the chamber from the inlet to the outlet. The first relative humidity sensor is operably located inside the inlet, and the second relative humidity sensor is operably located proximate the outlet.

VIBRATION MODULE
20220216778 · 2022-07-07 ·

The present invention relates to a vibration module and, more specifically, to a vibration module provided with a flow hole therein such that the body is pressurized via air flow during a module vibration process to increase a body stimulation effect, the inside of the module can cooled down, and moreover, a substance such as drug is injected into the body or a substance (waste, fat, etc.) discharged from the body is discharged to the outside in order to improve a therapeutic effect.

Leg care apparatus and method for controlling the same
11406226 · 2022-08-09 · ·

A leg care apparatus includes a main body configured to provide an action space in which a leg is accommodated, an action space adjustment module configured to adjust a size of an inlet of the action space, at least one proximity sensor configured to sense a user's access, and a controller configured to control the action space adjustment module in response to at least one sensing signal.

Steam physiotherapeutic device
11278470 · 2022-03-22 · ·

A steam physiotherapeutic device comprises a water tank, a boiler with a steam outlet, a liquid inlet channel for communicating the water tank with the boiler, a water valve mechanism for controlling the liquid inlet channel to open or close, and a heating mechanism configured in the boiler, wherein the heating mechanism is used for heating water flowing into the boiler to generate steam; the liquid inlet channel comprises a first passage with a water inlet section communicated with the water tank, a second passage with a water outlet section communicated with the boiler, and a third passage communicated with a water outlet section of the first passage and a water inlet section of the second passage; the first passage extends in the horizontal direction, and the second passage also extends in the horizontal direction; and the height of the second passage in the steam physiotherapeutic device is greater than that of the first passage in the steam physiotherapeutic device, and the third passage is communicated with the first passage and the second passage. The steam physiotherapeutic device prevents the drawback of water backflow.

Modifying humidity to glabrous tissue for the treatment of migraine and other conditions
11129747 · 2021-09-28 · ·

Systems and methods for improving or preventing a condition, such as the treatment of pain syndromes and migraine headaches are disclosed. A method for treating pain can include one or more of the steps including identifying a region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue; positioning the region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue into an enclosed chamber; adjusting the relative humidity of the enclosed chamber sufficient to create a physiologic effect. The method need not involve altering the temperature within the enclosed chamber.

NASAL STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING DRY EYE

Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health.