A61H2201/123

VEST APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIBRATIONAL STIMULUS

Devices, systems, and methods for percussion therapy of a patient's torso area provide percussive force to release and/or dislodge mucous from respiratory airways of a human patient. Such devices, systems, and methods may include a torso covering for securing to a patient's torso, percussive devices coupled to the torso covering, and an attachment assembly for supporting the torso covering. The percussive devices may include a percussion frame, an electromechanically actuated percussor for controlled movement between end positions, and resilient members attached to opposite ends of the percussion frame for assisting controlled movement of the percussor. The devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein provide efficient and comfortable high-frequency percussive force to a patient's torso, reducing stress on the patient and improving patient experience.

Device for treating a part of the human body comprising at least one magnetised needle
11376183 · 2022-07-05 ·

A cosmetic treatment method and device for treating a part of the human body. The device includes a treatment portion including at least one magnetised needle intended to come into contact with a part of the human body and a motorised drive device connected to the treatment portion and capable of imposing movement upon the at least one magnetised needle. The movement is a translational movement and the treatment portion includes a single magnetised needle or a plurality of magnetised needles secured together by welding.

DEVICE FOR STIMULATING A HUMAN EROGENOUS ZONE USING A VARIABLE PRESSURE FIELD
20220211570 · 2022-07-07 ·

A device for stimulating a human erogenous zone includes a housing; a drive device; a pressure chamber at least partially surrounded by a chamber wall; a chamber wall portion, the drive device to cause the chamber wall portion to repeatedly move between different wall positions to cause a volume of the pressure chamber to vary to cause pressure in the pressure chamber to modulate between positive pressures and negative pressures relative to an ambient pressure; a housing opening, the positive pressures and the negative pressures to be output via the housing opening; and a seal to seal the pressure chamber with respect to an ambient environment, the drive device including a coil through which an electrical current is to flow, the drive device disposed in a magnetic field and coupled to the chamber wall portion to transmit the drive movement to cause the chamber wall portion to move.

MECHANICAL ENERGY THERAPY DEVICE

The invention relates to devices and methods in the field of mechanical vibrational energy therapy, in particular oscillation stimulation of a subject. A device comprises a housing and the housing comprises a contact surface for being put in contact with the subject; a sensor element configured to detect a contact between the contact surface and the subject and optionally to transform a contact pressure between the contact surface of the device and the subject to which the mechanical vibrational energy is to be applied into a pressure dependent output signal; and a transducer configured to convert an electric input signal into an axial oscillatory motion of a mass, wherein the transducer comprises a coil and a permanent magnet, wherein the mass can be moved relative to the housing, wherein the relative movement of the mass is configured to cause at least the contact surface to vibrate, and wherein the mass comprises the permanent magnet.

A method is in particular a computer-implemented method and comprises a step S3 of detecting a contact between the device as described and the subject and generating an output signal, wherein a characteristic of the output signal is different in case a contact is detected compared to a case in which no contact is detected. The method comprises further a step S5 of comparing the characteristic of the output signal with a pre-set threshold value.

LOAD COMPENSATION DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR OF GRAVITATIONAL LOADS, APPLICABLE TO EXOSKELETONS

A load compensation device may include an assisted joint configured to be constrained to a support structure; a main rod comprising a proximal end connected to the assisted joint, and further comprising a distal end configured to be stressed by an applied load; an auxiliary rod comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being hinged on the main rod for rotating the auxiliary rod with respect to the main rod, the second end being movable on a plane on which the applied load lies; an elastic element configured to provide an elastic force which acts between the second end of the auxiliary rod and the distal end of the main rod; a regulation system configured to modify a distance between the second end of the auxiliary rod and the assisted joint, so as to vary a preloading of the elastic element.

HAND-HELD MUSCLE RELAXATION DEVICE HAVING A POWER SUPPLY ARRANGED TRANSVERSELY
20220211572 · 2022-07-07 ·

A hand-held muscle relaxation device includes a power supply arranged transversely which includes a housing; a power supply; a motor; a massage head module and a power conversion mechanism. The power conversion mechanism is mounted inside the housing and the power supply is electrically connected with the motor. The motor is provided with a first rotation axis, and the motor drives the massage head module to perform a linear reciprocating movement along a first axis through the power conversion mechanism. The housing comprises a casing and a handle mounted at a side of the casing. The motor is mounted inside the handle and the power supply is mounted inside the casing. During working, the motor drives the massage head module to perform a linear reciprocating movement at a higher frequency to achieve an impact, beating, and massage on the human body.

VIBRATING THERAPY SYSTEM AND DEVICE

A vibration therapy device that includes a housing that includes a handle portion, a head portion and a module seat defined on the head portion, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and a therapy module removably secured to the module seat. The distal end of the push rod assembly is configured to removably receive a reciprocating attachment thereon. The therapy module at least partially surrounds the distal end of the push rod assembly.

VIBRATING THERAPY SYSTEM AND DEVICE

A vibration therapy device that includes a housing that includes a handle portion, a head portion and a module seat defined on the head portion, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and a therapy module removably secured to the module seat. The distal end of the push rod assembly is configured to removably receive a reciprocating attachment thereon. The therapy module at least partially surrounds the distal end of the push rod assembly.

Method of positioning a user relative to a lift assist device retained on a mobility apparatus to maximize efficiency thereof
11432978 · 2022-09-06 ·

A lift assist device preferably includes a pair of lift units and a battery. Each lift unit preferably includes a linear actuator, a lift projection, a top bracket and a bottom bracket. A screw sled extends from one side of the linear actuator. An end of a lift projection is secured to the screw sled. One end of the top bracket is attached to a top of the linear actuator. One end of a bottom bracket is attached to a bottom of the linear actuator. The top and bottom brackets will be different depending on whether they are attached to rollators, wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs and motorized scooters. The lift assist device may be used to help lift a user from a chair adjacent the rollator, wheelchair, motorized wheelchair or motorized scooter, or when the user is seated in rollator, wheelchair, motorized wheelchair or motorized scooter.

Device with Antigravity and Suspension
20220287903 · 2022-09-15 ·

A device with anti-gravity suspension is provided, comprising: a base, a torso support unit and a torso-wearing unit; wherein, the base is provided with two rails erected on two opposite sides; the torso support unit is connected to and movable up and down along the two rails, the torso support unit has a torso-holding portion for accommodating a torso, and the torso-holding portion is acted on by at least one actuating element disposed on the torso support unit to move up and down vertically; the torso-wearing unit is worn on the torso of a user, and a second coupling element disposed on the torso-wearing unit is connected to a first coupling element disposed on the torso-holding portion. When the user is held by the torso-holding portion, the torso weight load on the lower limbs can be reduced.