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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052624 | Negative pressure, thermal energy transfer device that also provides positive pressure to the patient A negative pressure, thermal energy device has an enclosure that receives a patient's body part. The body part is positioned in the enclosure and contacts a thermal energy contacting surface. The thermal energy contacting surface transfers its thermal energy to the ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7591795 | System, method and apparatus for applying air pressure on a portion of the body of an individual A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure insi... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7513879 | Noninvasive angioplasty using momentary vacuum therapy Noninvasive angioplasty using momentary vacuum therapy (MVT) is applied to treat erectile dysfunction, peripheral artery disease, and deep vein thrombosis. MVT is a noninvasive angioplasty technique which momentarily increases blood pressure to flatten arterial plaq... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7435233 | Apparatus for mechanically ventilating a patient An apparatus for mechanically ventilating a patient is provided to have two separate components movably arranged with respect to one another within a flexible, air-tight covering fit about the torso of a patient. When the components move away from one another within... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7297094 | Method and device for treatment of varicose veins A method and device for treatment of a varicose vein is provided which includes the step of applying to the skin of a subject superficial to the vein to be treated a device including: (a) an element for securing the device to the leg of a subject superficial to the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7214202 | Therapeutic apparatus for treating ulcers A method and apparatus for providing concurrent applications of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy and vacuum assisted closure therapy generally comprises a wound dressing for introduction of a negative pressure into a wound on a patient's foot and a foot wr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179235 | Apparatus for performing assess-press-pull massaging An apparatus for massaging the human body, for use in particular in performing an assess/press/pull type massage, includes a working head (1) open in its lower part and containing elements for forming a skin fold. The elements forming a skin fold comprise two... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7141007 | Apparatus for physical training of persons The present invention relates to an apparatus for increasing blood flow to the skin of a person using the apparatus for regeneration of skin and digestion of adipose cells without causing an increase of gravity effects on the person. The apparatus comprises a work-o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127764 | Maternity air mattress with adjustable bellows system An improved multiple chambered maternity mattress (10) is specially configured to include a bellows (24) for providing fine-grained adjustability of size and firmness of its centrally disposed womb well region (AWW). The bellows (24) consisting ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122013 | Eyes massage device Provided is a device for massaging eyes comprising a mask received in a compartment and comprising annular left and right guards surrounding rear portions of left and right eye portions respectively, and left and right diaphragms in the eye portions respectively; a ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118527 | Portable electronic penile aneurysm enhancer The present invention is related to an electronic penile aneurysm enhancer and more specifically, a portable electronic penile aneurysm enhancer having a small size to be easily carried around, and by electronically performing expansion and contraction movement of p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7074177 | High-efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus and method for performing the same An external counterpulsation apparatus has an efficient cuff and bladder system. Embodiments of this system generally allow effective treatment at lower pressures and a reduced total body surface area being compressed. An accurate and reliable combination of automat... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6959464 | Pregnancy air mattress/raft A pregnancy air mattress/raft is inflatable which is useful for floating in water or sunning on the beach. The air mattress is inflatable and deflatable and is adjusted by adjusting air pressure. The mattress has a rectangular cavity reaching through the mattress, a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6934988 | Therapeutic table A therapeutic table having rotatable breast recesses is a massage table with special recessed areas or “pockets” to accommodate and support a woman's breasts when she is lying face down. Two recessed pockets are provided only on one side of a panel that is situa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6846294 | External counterpulsation cardiac assist device The cardiac assist device includes a sealed tubular housing for externally applying positive and negative relative pressure to a limb in counterpulsation with heart function. The applicator is assembled, in situ, to provide customized fit. It includes a fabric or sp... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6673099 | Methods and devices for prevention of hypothermia in a mammal during prolonged exposure to extreme cold Methods and devices for preventing a change in the core body temperature of a mammal under cold conditions are provided. In the subject methods, a requirement for thermal energy input in said mammal is first detected. In response to the detection of this ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6635023 | Method and device for treatment of varicose veins A method and device for treatment of a varicose vein is provided which includes the step of applying to the skin of a subject superficial to the vein to be treated a device including: (a) an element for securing the device to the leg of a subject superfic... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6142961 | Venous gradient support device A venous pressure gradient support device to be worn over a surface portion of the human body to prevent or remedy varicose veins. The device includes a container configured for receiving and retaining a plurality of beads. Preferably, the beads are glass... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5938626 | Apparatus for lowering intra-abdominal pressure An abdominal decompression apparatus reduces intra-abdominal pressure in patients by application of negative pressure to the patient's abdomen. Preferably, the negative pressure is applied continuously at low negative pressures (e.g., -20 to -40 mm Hg) fo... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5893368 | Method for lowering abdominal pressure An abdominal decompression apparatus is used to treat a variety of disorders including acute abdominal compartment syndrome, increased intra-abdominal pressure related morbidity in severely obese persons, and pre-eclampsia and other complications associat... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5823185 | Manual pressing and automatic air breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation first-aid device This invention relates to a manual pressing and automatic air breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation first-aid device, mainly comprising a manual pressing shaft, a pump, an air storage tank, a height-adjustable stand, an air control valve and a mouth-nos... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5701917 | Method and apparatus for promoting soft tissue enlargement and wound healing An apparatus and method for healing open wounds through enlargement of soft tissue surrounding said wound is comprised of a dome configured to fit over the wound and at least a portion of the surrounding soft tissue. The dome has a rim with a surface area... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5688225 | Therapeutic footwear A therapeutic device for maintaining a substantially uniform partial vacuum about a lower extremity of a wearer suffering from poor circulation in the feet includes a lower member (A) defining a boot for containing the foot of the wearer and being attache... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5577994 | Vacuum massage appliance A massage appliance has a container which is moved in contact with the body of the massaged person and a handle connected with the container by a fork and pivot bearing arrangement such that the container can pivot about one axis with a swinging movement ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5462514 | Apparatus for aiding erections in males An apparatus for aiding erection in men comprising an open tubular vacuum cylinder sufficiently large to contain an erect male penis and an integrally mounted electrically powered vacuum generating unit which mounts to an end of said cylinder and supplies... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5307791 | Air massaging device with a precise pressure control An air massaging device having at least one inflatable air bag adapted to be laid against a portion of the human body. The device includes an air pump generating a pressurized air and a distributor valve which has an open position of feeding the pressuriz... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5243968 | Portable vacuum massage device A novel vacuum massage device adapted for speedily massaging the male genital organ. The vacuum massage device comprises an elongated cylindrical receptacle having first and second ends, a deformable cone-shaped member detachably coupled to the first end ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5228431 | Drug-free method for treatment of the scalp for therapeutic purposes A novel and improved drug-free treatment for alopecia, headache and other stress-induced diseases by stimulation using alternatively ambient and negative pressures. The treatment promotes hair growth by inducing alternatively an ambient pressure and a neg... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5000164 | Circulation enhancing apparatus Blood circulation in an injured human foot is involuntarily promoted in a cuum over-pressure cycle and in synchronism with the human heart's systolic and diastolic pressure pulsations. In a preferred embodiment, the circulation enhancing apparatus compris... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4836192 | Vacuum generator for stimulating the scalp The stimulation of scalp and falling of hair is stopped and the hair growth is promoted by applying to the scalp first a sliding, zig-zag suction followed by a pulsating, that is, variable, suction, applied at right angles to the skin to activate the circ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4432354 | Hyperbaric oxygen chamber with fluidic control A portable chamber for enclosing a portion of the body for treatment with oxygen or other gas at pressures slightly above atmospheric and the control circuits for operating the chamber are disclosed. In its basic configuration, the chamber of the inventio... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4421109 | Method and apparatus for simulating gravitational forces on a living organism A method and apparatus for simulating gravitational forces on a living organism wherein a series of negative pressures are externally applied to successive lengthwise sections of a lower limb of the organism, the pressures decreasing progressively with di... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4296743 | Hyperbaric oxygen chamber with fluidic control A portable chamber for enclosing a portion of the body for treatment with oxygen or other gas at pressures slightly above atmospheric and the control circuits for operating the chamber are disclosed. In its basic configuration, the chamber of the inventio... | 10/27/1981 |
| 3988793 | Device for preventing and treating toxemia in pregnant women A mattress device designed for treating a pregnant woman by releasing the pressure ordinarily produced by the pregnant uterus and the abdominal wall on the abdominal aorta, thereby helping to prevent complications of pregnancy, such as toxemia and fetal d... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3961625 | Promoting circulation of blood This invention relates to a device for improving the circulation of blood and more particularly to a device for improving the circulation of blood to a patient's leg.... | 06/08/1976 |
