This invention describes an electronic skin care device including therein a specimen dispenser. Specimens are dispensed from the device after the specimen information stored in the storage component located in the dispenser is processed by the device. The user skin information stored in another storage component located in the device may also be utilized so that dispensed specimens have desired properties for the user's skin care need.

A motorized machine for passively applying a tapping force to the bottoms of a user's feet includes a motor, a pedal rocking mechanism, at least one pedal and at least one bumper configured so as to cooperate to, during operation of the motor, cause the bottom portion of the at least one pedal to tap against the at least one bumper so as to provide pulsatile acceleration to the bottom of the user's foot. The pulsatile acceleration has a force sufficient to increase pulsatile shear stress to the endothelium, of sufficient magnitude to cause the release of beneficial mediators.

The massage machine includes a chair main body that includes: a seat part on which a person to be treated is seated, a backrest part, which is provided at a back part of the seat part, and on which the person to be treated leans, and a footrest which is provided at a front part of the seat part and supports leg parts of the person to be treated; guide rails and which are provided at the chair main body; and a first massage part and a second massage part which are configured to respectively move in the height direction along the guide rails. The first massage part moves at least from a position corresponding to the backrest part to a position corresponding to the seat part, and the second massage part moves at least from a position corresponding to the footrest to the position corresponding to the seat part.

An apparatus includes a garment to be worn by a patient and a plurality of mechanical percussors carried by the garment. The plurality of mechanical percussors provide percussive forces onto a patient's thorax in order to dislodge mucous buildup in the airways and encourage expectoration of the mucous. The apparatus further includes a controller connected to the garment. The apparatus also includes an electrically operated nebulizer unit that removably attaches to the controller. The controller commands the operation of the mechanical percussors and provides power to the nebulizer unit.

A hand held exercise and fitness device includes a head section and a handle section. The head section has a variably Tillable hollow core portion and a handle attachment portion, an added weight being disposed within the head section and shifting with movement of the head section. The handle section has a head attachment portion and a gripping portion, and is made from a a couple of shells that are joined to one another to form an elongated member. The head section and the handle section are locked to one another by causing retainers protruding from the head attachment portion of the handle section to engage depressions defined on the handle attachment portion of the head section.

A sexual stimulation method which discloses using a plurality of light sources for photostimulation and microbe reduction of the vagina, clitoris, or both; a plurality of vibrators for mechanical stimulation of the vagina, clitoris, or both; a plurality of modes of operation for achieving improved sexual stimulation in a user; a handle for ease of operation; a controller and programmable memory for containing modes of operation and driving the light sources and vibrators of the invention; a vaginal finger; a clitoral finger; a handle for ease of use; a keypad for user entry of commands; a charging and programming port; and a power source which may be a rechargeable battery which may be rechargeable by direct, inductive or other means.

A device, and the use thereof, for imparting shearing force to superficial and deep fascial layers to improve soft tissue mobility and function. Embodiments of the invention include three general components: a strike head, a force transmitter and a patient interface. A strike force generated at or by the strike head is transmitted by the force transmitter (and normalized/modulated in the case of the force modulator version of the force transmitter) to the patient interface and thence to patient tissue.

A pulmonary expansion therapy (PXT) device may be a handheld device that covers specific lung fields and may generate negative pressure fields locally. The device also may provide percussion therapy for airway clearance. The PXT may generate a localized negative pressure field non-invasively to the exterior of the chest wall, thereby increasing the functional residual capacity in underlying lung fields. As a result, increased ventilation and perfusion to the targeted internal lung field may be achieved by creating a decrease in the external barometric pressure relative to the more positive intrinsic airway pressures. The PXT device also may improve lung compliance by enabling a medical professional such as a Respiratory Therapist/Care provider to grab and elevate the chest wall to compensate for the dysfunction of the respiratory musculature responsible for lifting the chest wall during normal breathing. In some embodiments, once a targeted functional residual capacity (FRC) has been established, percussion may be applied with increased effectiveness due to greater oscillatory movement of chest wall.

A skin treatment device uses blue-light therapy to treat acne or other skin conditions. The device includes a positioning mechanism that allows a user to position the device on a target treatment area. Once the device is positioned, a safety triggering mechanism of the device activates the blue light therapy if it detects that the device is touching human skin, ensuring that sensitive areas (e.g., eyes) are not exposed to the blue-light therapy. An embodiment of the device includes a timing circuit to monitor the operating time of the device and an automatic shutdown circuit to prevent over-exposure of the blue-light therapy. Other embodiments of the device include a micro-vibration motor to massage a user's skin.

A chest compression device and a linen attachment assembly for a chest compression device are presented herein. In particular, the chest compression device is connectable to an air pulse generator for performing chest compression therapy or techniques while one or more chest panels are positioned in an overlying relation to the patient's chest. The device includes an attachment assembly disposed on opposite sides thereof and includes one or more connectors attached to the chest panel(s) and a separate grooved anchor. The grooved anchor is positioned under the linen on opposite sides of the patient, the connector attaches to the anchor through the linen, pinching the linen there between.