A high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) system for applying HFCWO therapy to a torso of a patient may include an air pulse generator that may be configured to generate air pulses, a garment that may be configured to be worn by a patient, and at least one hose that may be configured to deliver air pulses from the air pulse generator to the garment.

A device for providing tactile stimulation of a subject via a pulse of compressible fluid, typically for medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The device preferably includes a high pressure fluid source and a low pressure fluid source. A pressure valve selectively connects the pressure sources to an outlet conduit. The outlet conduit includes an applicator for directing pulses against the skin of a subject. The pulses may be applied via one applicator or a plurality of applicators, and may be applied in one pattern or several patterns at various application sites. A method of providing tactile stimulation is also disclosed.

An apparatus for minimally-invasive, including non-invasive, prevention and/or treatment of hydrocephalus and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the apparatus, a housing is sized for superjacent contact with a skull having a fontanel. Within the housing, a compartment includes a pressure applicator, such as a fluid-filled bladder, under the control of a pressure regulator. The pressure applicator is configured to selectively apply an external pressure to the fontanel. The compartment includes a pressure sensor configured to measure intracranial pulse pressure of the fontanel. Further, in one embodiment, the apparatus can cause pulse pressure modulation by adjusting the intracranial pulse pressure via the pressure applicator. This enables a non-invasive measurement of the pulse pressure and modulation thereof in infants, for example.

Stimulation devices are disclosed. An example stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit.

Stimulation devices are disclosed. An example stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit.

A method of stimulating nasal tissues using a system comprises a catheter assembly connected to a fluid flow generator. The catheter assembly comprises a generally oblong inflatable catheter defining at least one catheter volume and a tube part comprising at least one lumen configured to establish fluid flow connection between said fluid flow generator and catheter. Preferably, the catheter assembly comprises at least one vent for releasing fluid or permitting fluid to escape from the generated fluid flow. The method generally comprises the steps of: providing a fluid flow from the fluid flow generator; inflating the catheter to assume a shape suitable for insertion in the nasal cavity; inserting the catheter to a predetermined position in a nasal cavity; adjusting the catheter with the fluid flow regulator to assume a shape suitable for stimulating the nasal tissue; and stimulating the nasal tissue by selecting at least one of a smooth continuous fluid flow, an oscillating fluid flow and a pulsating fluid flow.

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.

A massage device with knocking and sucking functions includes a housing including a driving member, a telescopic member connected with the driving member in a transmission way, and a through-hole formed at an end thereof so that the telescopic member can pass through the through-hole to be exposed outside; a soft massaging member surrounding around the through-hole and connected with the telescopic member; a soft suction nozzle detachably connected with the soft massaging member and formed a chamber with an opening therebetween, when removing the soft suction nozzle, the driving member drives the telescopic member to reciprocate up and down to drive the soft massaging member to reciprocate up and down, to knocking massage the human body; when connecting the soft suction nozzle with the soft massaging member, the soft massaging member reciprocates up and down to squeeze air in the chamber, to sucking massage the human body.

A system and method for providing Thermal contrast therapy are presented. The system may comprise a fluid membrane barrier, a human interface device (HID), fluid tubing, a pump, and a reservoir. The system may be operable to apply any combination of heat, cold, and pressurized compression, light energy, acoustic energy, and vibratory energy to a therapy recipient for treating anal-prostate-perineal and vaginal areas, as well as podological and other extremities. The system may be operable to impart a desired therapy temperature to the human interface device and to expand a membrane containing a therapy fluid. The expanded membrane may conform to the contours of a therapy site. Operation of the human interface device may be controlled using a remote-control device. The therapy recipient may be able to control the temperature of the fluid or gel, as well as reception of light energy, acoustic energy and vibratory pulsing energy to assist in treatment of one or more conditions.

A pneumatic compression boot assembly includes a sleeve having a foot portion and a leg portion that cooperate to define a boot interior that is configured to receive a user's leg and foot, and a pump associated with the foot portion of the sleeve. The sleeve includes a plurality of inflatable compartments defined therein. The pump is configured to inflate the inflatable compartments.