A61H2205/12

Wearable Active-Compression Therapy and Treatment
20230225929 · 2023-07-20 · ·

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a wearable compression therapy system for ambulatory therapy, the system including a wearable garment having one or more inflatable chambers, and a pneumatic engine locally coupled to the garment to provide control and inflation of the one or more inflatable chambers. In an illustrative embodiment, the pneumatic engine may control a pump and one or more valves to inflate the inflatable chambers. The valves and pump may be coordinated according to a pre-programmed profile. In some embodiments, the pneumatic engine may have a wireless interface configured to receive control signals from a remote mobile device untethered from the garment. The pneumatic engine may send to the remote mobile device signals indicative of sensed conditions of the compression therapy system. In some embodiments, the pneumatic engine may include a power source that advantageously permits the user to be untethered from a source of power.

Massage machine

A massage machine includes a seat unit on which a treatment subject person is configured to sit, a backrest unit configured to support a back of the person sitting on the seat unit, a base that is disposed in front of the backrest unit; and a treatment mechanism that is attached to the base configured to perform a massage on a shoulder of the person in a state where the person sits on the seat unit. The treatment mechanism includes a drive unit which includes an output shaft attached to the base and rotated by supplied power, and a treatment device configured to press the shoulder from above. In accordance with rotation of the output shaft, the treatment device oscillates in an upward/downward direction so as to perform the treatment on the shoulder.

Therapeutic Safety Shoe Assembly
20230218035 · 2023-07-13 ·

A therapeutic safety shoe assembly for reducing foot fatigue includes a shoe that is wearable on a user's foot. The shoe has a sole, a heel and a toe, and a shield is integrated into the toe to protect the user's toes. A vibration unit is provided and the vibration unit is integrated into the shoe. The vibration unit vibrates the shoe when the vibration unit is turned on to massage the user's foot when the shoe is being worn. The vibration unit includes a heel element that is integrated into the heel of the shoe and the vibration unit includes a sole element that is integrated into the sole of the shoe.

MASSAGING FOOTWEAR
20230218473 · 2023-07-13 ·

A massaging footwear, including a main body, including an upper section to cover at least a top portion of the foot, and a sole section disposed on at least a portion of the upper section to receive at least a portion of the foot thereon, a plurality of massaging spheres disposed within at least a portion of the sole section, and a motor disposed within at least a portion of the sole section to move the plurality of massaging spheres in response to movement of the motor.

Psychosomatic state adjustment support device, psychosomatic state adjustment support method, and psychosomatic state adjustment support program

A psychosomatic state adjustment support device includes: a storage section that stores a target psychosomatic state for each destination of a moving body; a specification section that specifies a current psychosomatic state of an occupant of the moving body; an acquisition section that acquires a destination of the moving body; a deciding section that decides a vibration pattern based on the target psychosomatic state according to the destination and the current psychosomatic state; and a control section that applies a vibration stimulation to the occupant by causing a vibration applying section provided in a seat on which the occupant is seated to vibrate based on the vibration pattern.

Chair-type massage machine and massage machine

A chair-type massage machine includes a seat portion, a backrest portion that is reclinable rearward of the seat portion, and a forearm treatment portion that treats each of forearms of a person to be treated. The forearm treatment portion is mounted to each of both left and right side surfaces of the backrest portion.

STIMULATOR SUBSTRATE DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR STIMULATING NERVE CELLS

A stimulator substrate device for stimulating nerve cells, and apparatus including same, in particular nerve cells in an extremity, includes a substrate support, in which a plurality of stimulators for emitting stimulation signals to the nerve cells are provided. The plurality of stimulators is provided in a line on the substrate support and the substrate support is tubular.

MASSAGE MACHINE
20220409480 · 2022-12-29 ·

A massage machine includes a casing unit, a drive device, a transmission mechanism, and two massage plate units. Two ends of the transmission mechanism are linked with the massage plate units, respectively. The drive device drives the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism and the drive device are disposed in the casing unit. The massage plate units are disposed on the casing unit. The massage machine uses a single drive device to drive the transmission mechanism, so that the transmission mechanism can link the two massage plate units to massage a user.

VISUAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
20220417704 · 2022-12-29 ·

A visual assistance system or distance and location detection system is provided. The system comprises a sensor detecting distance of objects in a user's path and alerting the user when an object is within a designated proximity to the user. The system further comprises a location detection system using GPS technology that tracks the user's location and issues an alert to the user or other individual when the user's location exceeds the boundaries of a designated safe zone.

Massage chair capable of performing acupuncture point massage

Disclosed is a massage chair capable of performing acupuncture point massage. More particularly, disclosed is a massage chair comprising: a seat 200; a back support portion 100 rotatably mounted on one side of the seat 200; a calf massage portion 400 rotatably mounted on the other side of the seat 200; and a manipulation portion 600 capable of adjusting movements of the back support portion 100 and the calf massage portion 400, in which the manipulation portion 600 includes: a shoulder height measurement module 610 for measuring the shoulder height of the user; a hip bone location prediction module 620 for predicting the hip bone location by using a preset first method with reference to the shoulder height measured by the shoulder height measurement module 610; a massage location determination module 630 for determining a plurality of massage locations based on the hip bone location predicted by the hip bone location prediction module 620; and a massage mode selection module 640 for selecting one massage mode of a plurality of previously-stored massage modes based on the plurality of massage locations determined by the massage location determination module 630, thereby massaging the plurality of massage locations determined by the massage location determination module 630 in accordance with the massage mode selected by the massage mode selection module 640.