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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147532 | Determining patient-specific vapor treatment and delivery parameters Methods and systems for determining patient specific treatment parameters for delivering vapor to the lung to treat lung tissue. In some embodiments vapor is delivered to the lung to cause coagulative necrosis, inducing fibrosis and thereby reducing the volume of at... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7244269 | Method and the device for cryogenic therapy applied on the whole body of a patient Method of carrying out the cryogenic therapy, particularly on the whole body of one or several patient/s, characterized in that said patient/s are introduced along a transport route through the upper part of a chamber and then through the interior of said chamber, w... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6969399 | Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient An apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure is adapted for substantially sealingly enclosing the portion of the patient's b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6904624 | Sauna A sauna is provided that has a steam device and a mist device for providing steam and mist to a user. The steam device can heat a portion of the liquid to increase efficiency. The mist device can vibrate the liquid to provide the mist. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6782566 | Enclosure comprising a functional bathtub underneath a hood An enclosure including a quasi-bathtub embedded in a structure and underneath a treatment hood has a shallow, substantially rectangular, practically flat bottom and a longitudinal basin extending from the head side. The basin is and has less depth than the tub. Air ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6623511 | Chromatherapy shower system A personalized therapeutic compartment includes a horizontal bed for supporting a person to be treated, and has a shower system with a plurality of shower nozzles arrayed above the bed so that a person can have a therapeutic shower while lying on the bed.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6527796 | Method and apparatus for burning calories An apparatus for burning calories of an individual. The apparatus includes a cooling mechanism adapted to cool the individual's temperature. The apparatus includes a controlling mechanism for controlling the rate at which the cooling mechanism cools the i... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6500197 | Full-body atomised bath and method for providing a full body atomised bath A method for administering a full-body mist bath, as well as a full-body mist-bath unit, having a bathing cubicle for accommodating at least one person and atomized liquid. A liquid atomizer is provided with a high-pressure chamber in which the liquid is ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497717 | Therapy steam and heat treatment cabinet A personal treatment device comprising a personalized capsule that has a bed for a person to lie thereon in a supine position, the capsule has a cover that is openable for access to the bed and closeable to define a chamber in which a person lies. The cov... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6339854 | Steam cabinet and method of manufacture A personal steamer comprising an assembly of three pieces: a base tub and liner tub and a lid. The liner tub is body-shaped to form a foot, a seat, a back and side walls forming a steam enclosure. A lid, hinged at the foot, can be pivoted to a vertical, l... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6272697 | Lie-down personal sauna A lie-down personal sauna comprises a base plate having a substantially middle portion, a first cover having a front edge and a bottom edge, a second cover having a lower edge, a rear edge and a cutout, a hingedly attaching member, and a heating member. T... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6170097 | Foldable sauna cabinet A sauna cabinet includes an outer cover and an inner supporting frame and is provided at one side with an opening via which a heat source is guided into the sauna cabinet. The outer cover is provided at a front side with a closable slit via which a user e... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6148450 | Portable steam bath assembly A portable steam bath assembly for providing an easily assembled lightweight portable steam bath assembly device. The portable steam bath assembly includes a frame, side and rear panels, a floor assembly, an outer cover, and a steam generating assembly.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6006374 | Showerhead attachment and method for generating aromas A showerhead attachment is used for generating aromas. The showerhead attachment holds an aroma containing material such as a gelatin type capsule to be intermixed with a portion of the running water and discharged through a discharge orifice. The showerh... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5870780 | Collapsible steam cabin for personal body care A collapsible steam cabin for personal body care includes a bottom panel, having a front edge, rounded back edge and upstanding side edges, a rear panel which has a rounded lower edge which is slidingly connected to the rounded back edge, the back edge an... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5425753 | Portable steam bath unit for use with a table A portable steam unit for use with a conventional table including a massage table includes a cloth canopy, bowed reinforcing battens and collapsible reinforcing poles. The battens are slidably engaged within first sleeves transverse to a longitudinal leng... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5416931 | Booth A booth, of general circular cross-section, includes a roof part 2, a base part and an intermediate part 6. The base is adapted to stand on the floor. Within the booth is a foldable chair 8. A person may gain access to the booth via a door 10 having a hin... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5387181 | Environmentally-controlled lounge chair A lounge chair accommodating an occupant in a reclining position while exposing him to a stress-relieving environment. The chair includes a couch whose frame supports a bed formed by an array of parallel dowels contoured to define an intermediate posterio... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5024650 | Stress dissolving refreshment system A stress dissolving refreshment system causes a relaxed state induction means actuated during a relaxing period, thereafter a refresh stimulus means actuated to generate a weak stimulation during a disillusion period in which the level of consciousness of... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4880003 | Cabin for carrying out cryotherapy A cabin for carrying out cryotherapy on the entire body with a cold treatment gas is made open from above. The distance from the upper edge of the cabin walls to the floor can be adjusted to the height of the patient's neck.... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4871900 | Body air dryer A hot air dryer suspended from the ceiling which may be raised or lowered from the ceiling to surround the user a blow dryer with a drying current of warm air utilizing a flexible skirt which forms a cylinder surrounding the user when lowered, the skirt h... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4866859 | Transducerized pressurized hot-vapor spraying device In a preferred embodiment, a commercial dry-cleaning or pressing apparatus has a perforated horizontal substrate with a heated pressing iron pivotably mounted thereon for lowering onto and pressing a garment positioned on the upper face of the perforated ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4844333 | Spa side control unit A control unit for a spa or hot tub system is disclosed. The control unit is safe and protects the user from electric shock when operating the various spa equipment. Also, the unit allows the control and operation of all the spa equipment from a single lo... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838270 | Cabin for carrying out cryotherapy on the entire body A device for carrying out cryotherapy on the entire body includes a treatment chamber designed as a half shell in the rear part of which are openings for the exhaust of the treatment gas and in the side parts of which are openings for the supply of the tr... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4784140 | Device for carrying out cryotherapy A device for carrying out cryotherapy on the entire body with a cold treatment gas includes a cabin formed by shells which face one another an enclose the patient and which have opposing openings for the entry and exit of the treatment gas and which furth... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4747408 | Portable sauna-bath jacket A portable sauna-bath jacket includes a one-piece jacket, a hot-air supplier, a cooling-water supplier, and a sequential timing device alternatively controlling the delivery of either a hot air or cooling water stream into the jacket for alternatively war... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4712538 | Vibratory sauna A vibratory sauna having a cover rotatably connected to a lower housing that supports an elongate member adapted to support the torso of a person using the sauna. The cover forms a compartment that passes hot air over the torso by way of a blower mounted ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4565188 | Vibratory sauna A vibratory sauna including a housing having a closure member associated therewith which comprises a base and continuous side wall. There is also provided resilient mounting means for mounting the support member in or on the housing and vibration means fo... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4384190 | Control panel arrangement for an electric sauna heating unit A sauna heating unit has a pair of upstanding spaced casings together forming an inner and an outer air space. Electric heating elements are arranged in the inner air space and are controlled by an on-off switch and temperature control regulator located i... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4375590 | Temperature regulator mounting arrangement for electric sauna heating units An electric sauna heating unit provided with electric heating elements arranged in a casing through which sauna room air flows to be heated has a temperature regulator including a transmitter, such as a thermostat bulb or thermistor, for sensing the tempe... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4370543 | Shower-sauna instantaneous electric steam or hot water supply unit A shower-sauna apparatus includes an electrically insulative container for accomodating a volume of water to be heated. A vertical central tube extends through the container and has a threaded upper end adapted to be connected to a source of water and a t... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4338510 | Electrode type steam vaporizer having corrosion resistant nickel ferrite electrodes and a protective cover An electrode type steam vaporizer device is disclosed which includes a plurality of ferrite electrodes positioned in a water receptacle wherein AC voltage is applied to the electrodes thereby vaporizing water in the receptacle. Each of the ferrite electro... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4292971 | Acne skin treatment appliance and method A personal appliance comprises a vacuum chamber and a steam-generating chamber. Steam or other heat is applied to an area of human skin for a period which is long enough to open pores, melt any wax-like substances within the pores, and otherwise cause the... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4277855 | Portable sauna A portable sauna is described, being formed in the shape of a sphere. A door leads into a spherical shaped room wherein a bench extends about a central circular floor. Above the bench is a loft lying adjacent a plane that passes through the center point o... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4182329 | Acne facial treatment appliance and method A personal appliance comprises a vacuum chamber and a steam-generating chamber. Steam is applied to an area of human skin for a period which is long enough to open pores, melt any wax-like substances within the pores, and otherwise cause the skin to be cl... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4137574 | Portable steam bath A portable steam bath having a rigid, bracket-supported top including a heat lamp, and a curtain depending therefrom to a rigid tub of the same size and general configuration as the top, the tub being connectible with a steam generator, water supply and s... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4105036 | Portable sauna The present invention relates to a portable, flexible, heating unit in the nature of a sauna, which derives its heat and moisture from external sources.... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4084271 | Steam bath device for shower Apparatus for use in a shower stall to simulate a steam bath. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a diverter valve adapted to be connected between a conventional shower head in the stall and the pipe carrying hot water thereto. A flexible conduit is... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4031573 | Portable sauna A portable hot air and steam bath includes a substantially rigid box-like structure having a deep section for extending vertically for defining the back of the apparatus and a hinged front section for hinging downward to define a floor of the apparatus wi... | 06/28/1977 |
