A process for the cosmetic improvement of physical appearance and for the non-therapeutic acceleration of regeneration after physical stress includes intermittent vacuum therapy with intermittent compression therapy, in which the pressure difference between the negative pressure and an overpressure is at the same time set, depending on the condition of the person's tissues, to a value between 30 mbar and 80 mbar, but preferably between 30 and 50 mbar. The vacuum therapy and compression therapy are each carried out in a chamber for admitting the lower limbs or the lower limbs and parts of the abdomen of a person that can be sealed gas-tight and is connected by a gas-flow conduit to at least one turbo machine to alternately generate the negative pressure and the overpressure in the chamber.

A device, a system and a method for selectively applying pressure to at least one body part of a user. The device includes a frame, a plurality of pins, an actuator means, and a controller. The actuator means preferably includes a mold and at least one motor in communication with the mold. The system includes the device and a software application usable on an external device and configured for communication with the controller. The device applies pressure to at least one body part of a user and in doing so, prevents, or at least substantially prevents, ulcerous wounds from forming; particularly in users with little to no mobility, whether acute or chronic.

An intelligent mouth opening rehabilitation device is provided, including: a body, an end of the body is provided with an upper bite pad and a lower bite pad; a pressure sensor, for detecting pressure data on the upper bite pad and/or the lower bite pad; a stepping motor, for driving the upper bite pad and/or the lower bite pad to swing longitudinally; and a processor, for controlling the stepping motor to operate or stop according to the pressure data and/or a preset training instruction, thereby driving the upper bite pad and/or the lower bite pad to swing longitudinally or to stop. Compared with traditional mouth opening rehabilitation devices, the intelligent mouth opening rehabilitation device controls automatically the upper bite pad and/or the lower bite pad to swing longitudinally, so that a mouth opening training is more accurate, and more controllable. Therefore, a rehabilitation effect is greatly improved.

A fully wearable, wireless soft electronic system that offers a portable, highly sensitive tracking of eye movements (vergence) via the combination of skin-conformal sensors and a virtual reality system. Advancement of material processing and printing technologies based on aerosol jet printing enables reliable manufacturing of skin-like sensors, while the flexible hybrid circuit based on elastomer and chip integration allows comfortable integration with a user's head. Analytical and computational study of a data classification algorithm provides a highly accurate tool for real-time detection and classification of ocular motions. In vivo demonstration with 14 human subjects captures the potential of the wearable electronics as a portable therapy system, whose minimized form factor facilitates seamless interplay with traditional wearable hardware.

A system and method for vaginal remodeling and treating gynecological disorders. A vaginal remodeling system comprising a flexible, inflatable, vaginal balloon capable of transferring heat and mechanical stress in a controlled manner to restore vaginal function. The proposed method to reactivate the cells in the vaginal tissue using thermal energy and mechanical energy using balloon dilatation and/or pulsing to promote the rejuvenation of the vaginal tissue will be accomplished by the system described in this disclosure.

An auricular peripheral nerve field stimulator includes at least one therapy electrode configured for percutaneous insertion into an auricle of a human ear near at least one neurovascular bundle, and an electrical stimulation device electrically coupled to the at least one therapy electrode, the electrical stimulation device programmed to generate and deliver electrical stimulation signals, with defined stimulation parameters, to the percutaneously inserted at least one therapy electrode to stimulate at least one auricular peripheral nerve field within the auricle, the defined stimulation parameters including a defined signal amplitude, a defined pulse frequency, a defined pulse width, a defined duty cycle and a defined stimulation signal duration.

An auricular peripheral nerve field stimulator includes at least one therapy electrode configured for percutaneous insertion into an auricle of a human ear near at least one neurovascular bundle, and an electrical stimulation device electrically coupled to the at least one therapy electrode, the electrical stimulation device programmed to (i) generate and deliver electrical stimulation signals to the inserted at least one therapy electrode at a selected frequency for a selected duration to stimulate at least one auricular peripheral nerve field within the auricle, and (ii) repeat (i) with the stimulation signals having a modulated frequency.

The invention relates to a method for activating motors of a massage device provided in a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, wherein the activation of the motors is performed by a control unit on the basis of an acoustic entertainment signal, wherein a first motor and a second motor are activated as a pair, and wherein the activation of the motors of the pair is performed alternately. The invention further relates to a control unit, which is designed to control at least one pair of motors according to a method according to the invention, and to a seat arrangement for carrying out such a method.

Systems and methods are provided for providing subjects experiencing multiple neurological impairments to synergistically improve their speech, language and upper limb impairments simultaneously in a controlled, measured, and customized manner.

An assistance apparatus includes a first wire and a second wire that couple an upper-body belt and a left knee belt to each other, respectively, a third wire and a fourth wire that couple the upper-body belt and a right knee belt to each other, respectively, and a motor. When assistance is stopped, the motor is configured to reduce tension of the first wire during a first stop period starting in a boundary period in a first period and ending in a start period of a second period, generate no tension in the second wire during the second period, reduce tension of the third wire during a second stop period starting in a boundary period in a third period and ending in a start period of a fourth period, and generate no tension in the fourth wire during the fourth period.