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An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034004 | Medical device for the treatment of biological tissue Disclosed is a medical instrument for treating biological tissue, comprising a device generating extracorporeal pressure waves and a transmission element (2) coupling said pressure waves into the body of living beings. The pressure wave is generated by a stro... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8002718 | Shockwave system control dependent on patient's blood pressure In a shockwave system with a shockwave source for treatment of a patient with shockwaves, a control and evaluation unit for evaluating an input signal supplied directly thereto that is correlated with a blood pressure value of the patient determined during the treat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7896822 | Multiple lithotripter electrode A universal spark gap electrode with inner conductor formed as an elongate rod, an insulative sheath fit over the inner conductor, and an inner electrode tip soldered or brazed into the inner conductor. The inner conductor passes through an adapter and into an annul... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7695443 | Device for generating shock waves The invention relates to a device for generating shock waves for medical therapy comprising two electrodes of a spark discharge section, wherein the device is filled with a liquid medium, and wherein the liquid medium comprises a colloidal suspension of a conducting... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7645245 | Endoscopic lithotripsy apparatus and lithotripsy method of treatment object using the apparatus An endoscopic lithotripsy probe apparatus includes a probe, ultrasonic-vibration source, mechanical shock generation source, and switch-mechanism. The ultrasonic-vibration source is detachably attached to the probe to transmit an ultrasonic-vibration to the probe in... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7438695 | Shockwave system and method for operation of such a shockwave system A shockwave system for treatment of a patient has a detection unit for detection of an indicator correlated with the calmness of the patient, and a device that is operable dependent on the indicator that increases the calmness of the patient. In a method for operati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413552 | Method for subaqueous ultrasonic catastrophic irradiation of living tissue A fish killing and fish tissue sanitizing apparatus includes a tank, a water feed pipe extending to the tank, and an electromechanical transducer in pressure-wave transmitting relationship to the tank for generating ultrasonic pressure waves in water contained in th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410464 | Wave generating device A wave generating device including a wave transducer adapted to generate an energy wave, and a beam shaping device defined by revolution of a curve about an axis of revolution, the curve being arranged with respect to the transducer in a plane of the curve so as to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393323 | Method and device for subaqueous ultrasonic irradiation of living tissue Applicable to humans, animals and fish, a method for injecting thoroughly diffused ambient air or disinfectant into water prior to its delivery into a therapy tank plus an underwater PZT probe transmission of separate stable and transient cavitation signals from whi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393331 | Vortex bubble-removing and cooling system for the electromagnetic shock wave generator for the lithotripter The present invention relates to a vortex bubble removing and cooling system for the electromagnetic shock wave generator in the lithotripter. The vortex bubble-removing and cooling system comprises a water-full cushion (17), a metal diaphragm (14) ins... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390308 | Apparatus and process for optimized electro-hydraulic pressure pulse generation The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for optimized electro-hydraulic pressure pulse generation that records characteristic parameters which can be measured insusceptible to error and compared with set values. The object of the invention is achieved by... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377905 | Method and device for subaqueous ultrasonic irradiation of living tissue Applicable to humans, animals and fish, a method for injecting thoroughly diffused ambient air or disinfectant into water prior to its delivery into a therapy tank plus an underwater PZT probe transmission of separate stable and transient cavitation signals from whi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364554 | Apparatus for administering acoustic shock waves having a removable and replaceable component with a data storage medium A medical device is described, which comprises a basic device and at least one replaceable component connected therewith, said component having an item belonging to the device that is subjected to high wear or consumption. A storage medium is connected to the compon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366333 | Method and apparatus for selecting regions of interest in optical imaging There is provided a method and system for positioning a mammal for optical imaging in which a digital image of the mammal is obtained using a camera and a region of interest is selected using the digital image. The selected region is registered with an optical imagi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347855 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341697 | Reaction cell and operation method thereof A reaction cell is provided with a vessel-like cell main body and a circular piezoelectric/electrostrictive oscillator fixed to an outside of a bottom surface of the cell main body. The cell main body includes a circular bottom plate portion and a circumferential wa... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335169 | Systems and methods for delivering ultrasound energy at an output power level that remains essentially constant despite variations in transducer impedance Systems and methods deliver ultrasound energy to an ultrasound transducer having an impedance subject to variations. The systems and methods electrically couple an ultrasound generator to the ultrasound transducer to deliver ultrasound energy. The systems and method... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329224 | Therapy combination The invention relates to a therapy combination which consists of a locating unit and a therapy unit which includes a therapy head for focusing energy in a focus, said units being movable relative to one another. In order to determine the relative position, each of s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317161 | Shielded cable, and bioelectrical impedance value or biological composition data acquiring apparatus using the same There are provided a shielded cable having a core wire for carrying an electrical signal, and a shield around the circumference of the core wire and connected to the core wire via a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit has a band limiting circuit which decreases... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314997 | High speed data communication link using triaxial cable A high speed data communication link has a circuit for providing a differential signal having first and second opposite phase components and a triaxial cable connected to receive the positive phase component of the signal on the inner conductor and the negative phas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311678 | Pressure-pulse therapy apparatus Disclosed is a device for producing an intracorporeal pressure pulse comprising a pressure pulse source configured to generate a collimated pressure pulse and an acoustic lens including at least one ring-shaped focusing section configured to focus a pressure pulse g... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311677 | Energy concentrator system and method Reflective apparatus and method by which energy is radiated in divergent fashion from an elongated source and is reflected by a first parabolic reflector as a paraxial beam, focused by a second parabolic reflector onto a hyperbolic reflector and reflectively concent... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7268938 | In-vivo examination apparatus An in-vivo examination apparatus in which the examination angle can be changed while keeping an examination site in focus to carry out accurate in-vivo examination is provided. The in-vivo examination apparatus includes a stage on which a living organism is mounted,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267654 | Focused shock-wave devices with direct wave cavitation suppressor A reflector (14) reflects energy emitting from an energy source (16) and focuses and directs it to a target. An aperture stop or suppressor disk (18) is positioned between the energy source (16) and target. The outer periphery of the aper... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264597 | Device and method for producing high-pressure ultrasonic pulses A device for producing high pressure ultrasound pulses. The device includes an ultrasound source having a piezoelectric transducer provided with electrodes and presenting polarization in a given direction (f1). An electrical voltage is applied to the elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263168 | X-ray imaging apparatus, collision detecting device, and damper A collision detecting device includes a damper which is a hollow member with a fluid sealed into the interior thereof, and is formed, on its side abutted against an object to which it is to be mounted, in a concave shape conforming to the shape of a corner of the ob... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251195 | Apparatus for generating an acoustic signal An apparatus for generating an acoustic signal which has a dielectric substrate having opposed first and second sides. A pair of electrodes are mounted on the first surface of the substrate so that the electrodes are spaced apart from each other. A high voltage powe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247141 | Intra-cavitary ultrasound medical system and method A method for medically employing ultrasound within a body cavity of a patient. An end effector is obtained having a medical ultrasound transducer assembly. A biocompatible hygroscopic substance is obtained having a non-expanded anhydrous state and having an expanded... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228606 | Method for producing a piezoelectric transducer A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric transducer including piezoelectric fibers in a polymer matrix is described. The piezoelectric fibers or fiber segments are jacketed with a liquid polymer substance in such a way that a distribution of longitudinal axes of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204342 | Sound focus speaker of gas-filled sound lens attachment type A sound focus speaker adopting a gas-filled sound lens enhances efficiency of transferring sound from a source to target area and of protecting a spread of transferred sound. The sound focus speaker includes a gas-filled sound lens, sound sources for generating soun... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192776 | Synthetic urine and method of manufacturing same A synthetic urine solution and method of its manufacture are disclosed. The solution includes water having a pH between 3 and 10. The solution further includes creatinine and means for removing bacteria from the solution so as to control or eliminate sepsis of the u... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189209 | Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure sore A method of treating pathological conditions associated with bone and musculoskeletal environments and soft tissues involves applying acoustic shock waves to cause localized trauma, including micro-disruptions, non-osseous tissue stimulation, increased vascularizati... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184519 | Compact bumper system for imaging device A medical imaging system including an imaging device and a patient positioning area in close proximity to the imaging device. A protective bumper is attached to, and conforms to a shape of the imaging device. The system may also include a detection system that has a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175596 | System and method for sensing and locating disturbances in an energy path of a focused ultrasound system A method for sensing a disturbance in a transmission path of a converging ultrasound energy beam transmitted by a transducer in a focussed ultrasound system comprises transmitting a burst of ultrasound energy from the transducer, detecting whether a reflected portio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166075 | Elastographic imaging of in vivo soft tissue Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may be applied to in vivo imaging of soft tissue without ablation. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164940 | Therapeutic system A therapeutic system comprising a therapeutic applicator for treating living tissues and an observation unit for determining the position of the applicator. The therapeutic energy applied from the applicator to the living tissues is controlled in accordance with dat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159407 | Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150714 | Minimally invasive surgical spinal exposure system A minimally invasive retractor system is shown which has a support frame having two opposing pairs of horizontally oriented sides. The sides of the frame can be adjusted to vary an interior space of the frame. Four retractor blades are mounted on the frame for engag... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131983 | Ultrasonic surgical instrument When a probe unit and a sheath unit are coupled to each other, an engaging portion of the probe unit is coupled directly to a vibrator unit through an engaging hole portion if the probe unit is combined with a proper sheath. If the probe unit is combined with an imp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126807 | Ionized air flow discharge type non-dusting ionizer The ionizer of the present invention comprises a chamber which has an ionization part that ionizes a portion of an ion carrier gas that is supplied to the interior of this chamber, and a blowing part which feeds the ion carrier gas toward a charged body. The ionizat... | 10/24/2006 |
