A massage method includes acting on localized portions of a patient's body using streams of a pressurized fluid medium is characterized in that the streams of the fluid medium are formed as pulsating streams by a contoured surface with continuous channels and act on a chosen localized portion of the patient's body until resonant vibration occurs within the range of audio frequencies that are characteristic for that portion. A device for carrying out a massage according to the claimed method comprises a fluid medium generator connected to massage heads. In the claimed massage method and device for carrying out same, the introduction of novel structural elements and parameters results in a different action on localized portions of the patient, while simplifying adjustment of the parameters of said action and increasing the range of localized portions that can be acted on.

A massage method includes acting on localized portions of a patient's body using streams of a pressurized fluid medium is characterized in that the streams of the fluid medium are formed as pulsating streams by a contoured surface with continuous channels and act on a chosen localized portion of the patient's body until resonant vibration occurs within the range of audio frequencies that are characteristic for that portion. A device for carrying out a massage according to the claimed method comprises a fluid medium generator connected to massage heads. In the claimed massage method and device for carrying out same, the introduction of novel structural elements and parameters results in a different action on localized portions of the patient, while simplifying adjustment of the parameters of said action and increasing the range of localized portions that can be acted on.

An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.

An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.

A method for treatment of a headache disorder in a human subject, including selecting at least one treatment area in the nasal cavity of the human subject, said treatment area being selected from a posterior part of the nasal cavity or an anterior part of the nasal cavity, providing a device including a stimulation member arranged for vibration stimulation of the selected treatment area, and at least one expansion member provided with a channel having a plurality of openings arranged for fluid communication with the stimulation member, introducing the stimulation member into a nasal cavity of the human subject, expanding the stimulation member to a volume such that the stimulation member abuts against the tissue to exert a pressure on tissue of the selected treatment area and bringing the stimulation member to vibrate in the nasal cavity to impart vibrations to the selected treatment area, wherein the vibrations are imparted to a posterior part of the nasal cavity, to an anterior part of the nasal cavity, sequentially to a posterior and an anterior part of the nasal cavity; or simultaneously to a posterior and an anterior part of the nasal cavity.

A method for treatment of a headache disorder in a human subject, including selecting at least one treatment area in the nasal cavity of the human subject, said treatment area being selected from a posterior part of the nasal cavity or an anterior part of the nasal cavity, providing a device including a stimulation member arranged for vibration stimulation of the selected treatment area, and at least one expansion member provided with a channel having a plurality of openings arranged for fluid communication with the stimulation member, introducing the stimulation member into a nasal cavity of the human subject, expanding the stimulation member to a volume such that the stimulation member abuts against the tissue to exert a pressure on tissue of the selected treatment area and bringing the stimulation member to vibrate in the nasal cavity to impart vibrations to the selected treatment area, wherein the vibrations are imparted to a posterior part of the nasal cavity, to an anterior part of the nasal cavity, sequentially to a posterior and an anterior part of the nasal cavity; or simultaneously to a posterior and an anterior part of the nasal cavity.

The absence of high efficiency, compact fluidic pumps has until recently blocked the consideration of using hydraulic devices within portable and/or alkaline battery powered consumer and non-consumer products. The higher the functionality and programmability desired for a consumer and/or non-consumer product exploiting a fluidic pump then the more complex the overall fluidic system in terms of the number of actuators, valves, switches etc. within the fluidic system coupled to the one or more fluidic pumps. Accordingly, there exists a requirement to provide compact fluidic valves and switches to support configurability, programmability, and operation of these portable battery-operated consumer and non-consumer devices in conjunction with these newly available high efficiency, compact fluidic pumps. Such fluidic valves and switches should offer high efficiency, have a small footprint, be low complexity for high reliability and ease of manufacture, and low cost.

A medical procedure for treating human male and female patients suffering from erectile or sexual dysfunction, respectively, with extracorporeal dual shockwave therapy applied to strategic, gender-specific anatomical regions to improve sexual function. Some or all of the gender-specific anatomical regions may be anesthetized using a topical or local anesthetic, and both radial and focused extracorporeal shockwaves are applied to the anatomical regions at predetermined bar values, frequencies, and number of shockwave pulses, based on the severity of the sexual dysfunction. Radial and focused extracorporeal shockwaves may be used in additional to convention methods of treating both erectile and sexual dysfunction.

The massage device includes a housing; a massage unit arranged at the housing, wherein the massage unit comprises a piston, arranged inside the chamber body; and a driving device, configured to drive the piston to reciprocate inside the chamber body so as to generate negative pressure at the suction nozzle; a massage control unit, configured to control the massage unit to work; and a wireless communication unit, arranged on the housing and configured to communicate with a terminal device so as to allow the terminal device to control the massage control unit to have the massage unit to work wirelessly.

A connector for an inflatable garment that detects a valid connection with a pump.