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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878993 | Ankle-foot orthosis device An ankle-foot orthosis comprising a leg member 12; a foot member 14; a frame 16 connecting the leg member to the foot member, wherein the frame comprises a first revolute joint 18 that rotates about a first axis 20 and a second rev... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874996 | Method and apparatus for manipulating a toe joint Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to the manipulation of a joint to provide therapy. More specifically, some embodiments of the present invention use inflatable members and a three point bending concept to cause flexion in a toe joint for th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7575560 | Foot massaging apparatus with rotatable roller and toe pinching unit Disclosed is a foot massaging apparatus, which comprises a housing for supporting user's foot, a rotatable roller unit mounted on the housing, and a toe-region pinching unit mounted on the housing and located in front of the rotatable roller unit. The toe-region pin... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7402144 | Non-invasive method and apparatus for treating orthostatic hypotension A non-invasive method and apparatus are provided for treating orthostatic hypotension and for reducing the effects caused there from. An increase in blood and fluid flow in the lower extremities is achieved by vibrating the lower body of the individual at a frequenc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380294 | Bath apparatus with pressurized fluid massage The present invention provides a bath apparatus for bathing a body part. The bath apparatus includes a chamber for containing fluid, and a lid mounted to the bath chamber. A showerhead is mounted to an underside of the lid and is oriented towards the bath chamber. A... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364532 | Exercise methods and apparatus An exercise apparatus includes a rigid connector link having a first portion rotatably connected to a respective crank, a second portion constrained to move in reciprocating fashion, and a third portion connected to a foot support. The resulting assembly links rotat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354406 | Exercising apparatus for body lipolysis and strengthening muscles As one of exercising apparatuses, in particular an exercising apparatus giving exercising effect by contracting and relaxing user's muscles, an exercising apparatus which includes at least one motion unit including a moving unit installed at one end thereof with a h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335172 | Balancing and exercising device with vibrator The present invention relates to a device for improving and developing the strength, coordination, balancing and proprioception of a user. Especially the present invention relates to an exercising device (10) comprising a balancing means (12) and a vib... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322949 | Massage device for lower-limbs on a stand A lower-limb massage machine is provided with a stand having an upper stand member disposed on an upper portion of a lower stand member to be placed on a floor surface, and a casing. The casing has a pair of right and left recess portions, on its face side, extendin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300026 | Ergonomic and massaging computer interface support surfaces An ergonomic support surface (2) is disclosed that supports a user's hand or wrist while moving in contact with the ergonomic support surface (2) to control a hand activated device, for example, a computer mouse on a mouse pad (6). The ergonomic... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270627 | Exerciser In order to provide rehabilitation, physiotherapy and maintain suppleness, an exerciser is provided in which a skid with a slide or movement surface is provided on one side and a grip on the other in order that a user can perform controlled oscillatory motions by re... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241271 | Massage machine This massage machine comprises a seat 20, a leg-rest 50, a footrest 60, an electric extendable mechanism 80, a link mechanism 70, and a controller. The footrest is movably linked to a lower end of the leg-rest to be movable relativ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220234 | Exerciser device for lower legs An exercise device for exercising the lower legs of airline passengers. The device includes a support structure, and a foot platform that is movably mounted to the support structure. A motor is interconnected with the foot platform by a crank arrangement to provide ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189210 | Foot massaging method and device A foot massaging method and device includes a first spherical member and a second spherical member. Each of the first and second spherical members is comprised of a resiliently compressible material and each has a substantially same size. A connector is attached to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150720 | Foot massaging device which provides relief to various body parts through reflexology and method therefor A foot massaging device has a body section. A pair of foot holding devices are coupled to an interior of the body section. The foot holding device has an elongated housing for holding a foot and an opening located at a top section of the elongated housing for insert... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146664 | Pneumatic surgical prone head support and system A pneumatic surgical prone head support (100) (100′) (100″) is provided that includes a support body (110) within which is disposed a pneumatic pressure distribution network (130) that is fluidly coupled to a plurality of infla... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7110810 | Therapeutic device for hands and wrists A therapeutic device for massaging hands and wrists which has upper and lower panels affixed to respective upper and lower housing via a plurality of compressible vibration-absorbing mounting pads. An elevated wrist rest extends across the anterior end of the outer ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7081099 | Massager footrest A foot massage unit has a four-head unit with a center common drive electric motor. The unit includes two symmetrically shaped gear cases. The first gear case comprises a symmetrical pair of gear housings in the shape of a twin disc having a bottom case and a top ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063676 | Automatic portable pneumatic compression system An automatic portable ambulant miniaturized system for applying pneumatic pressure to a body limb including a portable ambulant hand-held fluid source unit, a conduit for delivering fluid generated by the unit, and a sleeve coupled to the conduit and adapted to enve... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055524 | Airway management device An apparatus for maintaining airway passages open that includes a base and a horizontal bar member slidably connected to a U-shaped member attached to the base. A pair of posts having padded heads or end members for contacting the mandibular angle of a jaw of a pers... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044924 | Massage device A massage device for massaging a body part of a person in an unsupervised and unattended setting. The massage device includes a garment, shaped to provide a snug fit and having a plurality of bladders arranged along the garment to massage the body part. An inflation... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033329 | Human body massager with magnetic field generator A human body massager is constructed to include a base, the base having a supporting portion adapted for supporting a part of the user's body, and a magnetic field generator installed in the base and adapted for generating a variable magnetic field involved with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6984197 | Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus for applying desired stretch exercises while a user is sitting down on a chair or laying on his back. The exercise apparatus includes a portable frame, a leg supporting bag for fixedly supporting the legs of the user in the frame, and a sole pr... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6935991 | Means and method of exercising feet and legs of bedridden patient The legs of a bedridden patient can be exercised by attaching a shoe-attachable unit to each shoe of the patient and rotating and maneuvering the legs of the patient via the shoe-attachable units. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6922861 | Child lounge Disclosed is a device for holding and supporting an infant, which consists of a base including a proximal extremity, an opposing distal extremity, and an edge therebetween. The base has an inclined surface extends from the proximal extremity to the edge, and a gener... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923773 | Device for vibratory stimulation on the human body A device for vibratory stimulation on the human body comprises a support platform, a panel supported by the platform and forming a standing surface for a person using the device, and a vibrator for imparting to the panel a vibratory movement. Two standards are mount... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923751 | Ankle, leg and hip exercising device An ankle, leg and hip exercising device is disclosed which includes a parabolic-shaped base portion having a foot supporting and retaining portion at the upper end thereof. A plurality of pipe stubs are secured to the device which are adapted to receive weight suppo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920881 | Wound covering pressure relief pads A pressure relief pad for use by persons suffering from or subject to the formation of decubitus ulcers or bedsores is described. The pressure relief pad is made from viscoelastic foam layers which provide for the redistribution of pressure around an affected or wou... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916297 | Foot care apparatus and attachments A care or treatment attachment for a foot care apparatus, comprising at least one movable care or treatment element as well as a coupling piece, with which the attachment can be connected to the movement of a motor-driven driving shaft 8 inside the foot care ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913586 | Method and apparatus for determining a dorsiflexion angle Apparatus for determining a dorsiflexion angle of a surgical patient's foot relative to the corresponding leg during tendon surgery. The apparatus includes a leg member having a first support adapted for engaging at least one of a lateral malleolus and a medial mall... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6811539 | Heated vibrating foot massaging device A heated vibrating foot massaging device for reducing tension in the feet of a user. The heated vibrating foot massaging device includes a base member having a plurality of wall members for pivotally supporting an elongate semi-circularly shaped massage unit. The ma... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695797 | Foot support system A foot support system for actively and passively supporting a foot of an individual suffering from drop foot. The foot support system includes an upper support removably attachable to the leg, a lower support removably attachable to the foot, and an elast... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6632187 | Foot nerve pulsator A pulsator assembly for massaging the plantar and transverse arch regions of a foot. An array of spring loaded pistons extending upward through holes in an upper shell structure forms a topology conforming to the plantar and arch regions of a human foot. ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6602212 | Foot massage apparatus In a foot massage apparatus, a foot massage apparatus which is capable of performing various massages such as an acupressure massage, a cold-water massage, a hot-water massage, a liquid medicine medicine, etc. efficiently by jetting water to feet includes... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599255 | Portable intelligent stretching device A portable intelligent stretching device for use by patients suffering from spastic and contractured joints and limbs. The intelligent stretching device has a motor and a motor shaft for rotating the joint or limb. The variable velocity and stretch distan... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6494849 | Massage device A massage device has a base casing, a cover casing engaging with the base casing, a driving mechanism disposed in the base casing, at least a rotating disk, and at least a massage ball set. The driving mechanism has a motor and at least a gear disk driven... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491650 | Leg exercising equipment A leg exercising equipment is disclosed. It mainly comprises a base, a driving system, and a lower leg supporting frame for exercising the legs and lower body of a user. The driving system includes a driving device, a rotary element, a link, a guiding ele... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464654 | Massaging shoe device A massaging shoe device for providing vibrating massage to the bottom portion of a wearer's foot. The massaging shoe device includes a sole having a cavity positioned therein. A vibrator is positioned in the cavity. A power supply for powering the vibrato... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6238357 | Health appliance including an expandable chamber for stretching the toes A health appliance comprises a fitting member fittable in between toes or fingers and having in an interior thereof a pressurized medium charging portion. This portion is expanded in a direction so as to widen a space between the toes or fingers when the ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6106491 | Shaking device for treating Parkinson's disease A device and method for treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease involves a shaking device with a horizontally, linearly, sinusoidally reciprocating foot support pad connected to a motor via a flywheel and linkage mechanism enclosed in a housing. The ... | 08/22/2000 |
