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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287287 | Shower device with tanning device and method for use thereof The present invention relates to a shower device which is combined with a tanning device, comprising: one or more walls; water supply means which are arranged on one of the 5 walls; and a tanning device which is arranged in a wall and comprises at least one UV lamp,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7140761 | Application handpiece with lamp of novel shape An essentially u-shaped discharge lamp (13) comprises a gaz fill and a pair of electrodes (15) at its ends. The lamp (13) way be comprised in a handpiece (1) for treating a surface by means of electromagnetic radiation. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108712 | Sauna with phototherapy lighting A radiant, infrared heat sauna with full spectrum, Neodymium or similar lighting. The sauna is portable and can be plugged in to run on standard household current. Radiant heating elements in the walls of the sauna emit infrared rays directly into a person's body, c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6717164 | Tanning module with a housing The invention relates to a tanning module with optimized guidance of the flow of cooling air, with a housing, a reflector, and at least one discoid radiation filter. The housing has the shape of a quadrilateral pyramid with a rectangular base on a first side opposit... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6626932 | Therapeutic light source and method A light source for therapy, such as photodynamic therapy, comprises one or more low pressure or medium/high pressure discharge tubes. In one aspect, the light source comprises a non-planar array of substantially straight tubes. In another aspect, the ligh... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6567999 | Shower stall unit with integral tanning lights A shower stall with integral tanning lights is provided. The shower stall has two tanning light units mounted on two adjacent walls of the shower, each containing tanning bulbs behind tempered glass panels. The panels are securely fastened with waterproof... | 05/27/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6409723 | Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances A method and apparatus for treatment for body structures, especially internal body structures involving disorders involving unwanted features or other disorders, that does not require relatively invasive surgery, and is not subject to other drawbacks note... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6293963 | Water energizing device for shower bath A water energizing device for shower bath comprising a far infrared rays emitting material that provides a means for enhancing the health conditions of human beings through a medium of water running through the far infrared irradiation zone formed by the ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5997530 | Apparatus and method to control atmospheric water vapor composition and concentration during dynamic cooling of biological tissues in conjunction with laser irradiations Cryogen spray cooling of skin surface with millisecond cryogen spurts is an effective method for establishing a controlled temperature distribution in tissue and protecting the epidermis from nonspecific thermal injury during laser mediated dermatological... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5792184 | Apparatus for generating electromagnetic radiation This apparatus can generate simulated bio-frequency spectrum signals from 0.2 μm-10 mm. The signals are produced by a simulated bio-spectrum generating component when monomer or compounds of one or more chemical elements in the apparatus are excited by a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5292346 | Bactericidal throat gun A bactericidal ultraviolet light radiating device for treatment of mucosal or dermal tissues, having an ultraviolet light source, an optical light-directing lens optically coupled to the ultraviolet light source for directing the ultraviolet light to the ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 4945908 | Balneo-phototherapeutical treatment process and bath The apparatus includes a basin with a 10-50 cm depth preferably 20 cm and at least a metal halide high pressure lamp (MeH), a mercury high pressure lamp (HgH) or a mercury low pressure lamp (HgN) with filters. The lamps have a spectral range of 290 to 400... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4862887 | Heart catheter In a heart catheter which consists of a hose having a sonde with an electrode structure for locating pathological areas arranged at its distal end, a light transmitting fiber is movably disposed in the hose and the hose has sensors associated therewith so... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4829608 | Showers A shower incorporates a translucent wall, and behind the wall is mounted an assembly of lamps for directing ultraviolet radiation into the shower so as to tan the occupant. The lamps are mounted on a frame which may be withdrawn from behind the wall by mo... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4608979 | Apparatus for the noninvasive shock fragmentation of renal calculi Concretions, such as kidney stones, are nonsurgically fragmented by apparatus which produces focused shock waves. A truncated ellipsoidal reflector is positioned against the patient such that one focus thereof is coincident with the concretion. The reflec... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4324250 | Body slenderizing method A body slenderizing method is disclosed comprising topically applying on the body a composition comprising a silicon organic derivative in combination with heat notably under the form of infra-red rays.... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4130120 | Bathing chamber A bathing chamber is shown having an interior in which the user may lie in the prone position. The chamber has a variety of conditioning elements such as heat and sun lamps, shower sprays and warm air blowers that are sequenced in operation to provide a n... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4114205 | Sauna A suana includes a wooden housing, having a closable entryway and a heating device and a humidifier, each of which is disposed in the housing, and includes a control element for respectively regulating the temperature and humidity in the housing. At least... | 09/19/1978 |
