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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5174281 | Birth-assisting pneumatic cuff A pneumatic cuff assembly fitting over and around the entire maternal abdomen is intermittently inflated to a low and safe pressure in synchrony with the mother's voluntary straining efforts in order to augment the intra-abdominal pressure to assist the d... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5116045 | Sports mat, notably a movable judo mat The invention relates to a sports mat, especially a judo mat, of an elastic foam-like material (4) and possibly a sheath (7). According to the invention, the elastic foam-like material (4) is arranged on a stiff approximately circular plate (3) which has ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5103811 | Body part or joint brace A bracket for a body part comprising a first member attachable to a first portion of the body part, a second member attachable to a second portion of the body part, the first and second members being spaced apart a predetermined distance, a force applying... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5074549 | Knee exercise device A knee exercise device for use by a patient adapted to receive the patient's lower thigh for placement upon a horizozntal cross piece to permit flexing of the lower leg up and down while the patient is lying horizontal with his or her upper portion of his... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5071353 | Training device for an automatic injector The invention relates to a training device for an automatic injector. The device comprises a cylindrical outer sleeve in the rear portion of which a discharge mechanism is connected and in the front portion of which a holder intended for accommodating a p... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5066288 | Safety trocar A safety trocar is provided which includes a spring-loaded shield that shields the cutting tip of the obturator after the obturator penetrates tissue. The distal end of the shield is hemispheric in profile and contains a slot which conforms to the geometr... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5058574 | Therapeutic limb brace A therapeutic limb brace for gradually extending flexion contractures of a patient's knee or elbow, and for increasing dorsiflexion of the foot. Upper and lower frames of the brace are incrementally adjustable in both length and lateral spacing for fittin... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056509 | Ankle brace A foot and ankle brace is provided which is adapted to be worn within an athletic shoe to provide support for the foot and ankle while permitting limited inversion and eversion of the foot together with unlimited dorsiflexion and plantar flexion. There is... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5057119 | Apparatus and methods for attaching and detaching an ultrasonic actuated blade/coupler and an acoustical mount therefor A delivery system for attaching and detaching an ultrasonic surgical blade/coupler and an acoustical mount. An adaptor sleeve receives and encapsulates the blade to avoid accidents resulting from the sharp edge of the blade. In a two-piece embodiment here... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5057075 | Method for implanting a catheter A method for implanting a catheter is disclosed. The method provides for catheter implantation in two stages. Initially, the entire catheter will be implanted in the living body. After sufficient time has passed for tissue in-growth into a portion of the ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5055050 | Fire fighting trainer A fire fighting trainer for use in training fire fighters to extinguish jet crash fuel fires and the like, the trainer includes a supply pipe and control valve, a distribution pipe with holes, an open water tank with water within which the distribution pi... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5054475 | Emergency medical collar, collar/stabilizer, collar/stabilizer/head immobilizer The present invention is directed to a head immobilizer used with a cervical collar. The cervical collar comprises a front and rear half, each half being U-shaped, and a reinforcing member affixed to each half. A head immobilizer generally includes a head... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5054476 | Orthosis for assistance in walking An orthosis for assistance in walking includes a pair of flexible risers and a flexible pelvic band. Each time a leg moves forward the pelvic band is twisted and the risers are bent, thereby storing energy. At the end of the step the pelvic band and the r... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5055051 | Semi-anthropomorphic biliary/renal training phantom for medical imaging and lithotripsy training An apparatus and method for training physicians and technicians to locate stones found in simulated human body organs, principally simulated biliary and renal calculi, and then actually fragment these calculi using ESWL. A reusable semi-anthropomorphic ph... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5052378 | Portable traction apparatus According to the present invention there is provided a portable traction apparatus including a table having a head end and a foot and including a generally rectangular panel adapted to be placed in a horizontal position. A traction exerting mechanism is m... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5053034 | Spinal joint A spinal joint for use in spinal surgery includes two blocks pivotally connected to each other. One block is secured to a vertebrae with a bone screw, which the other block connects to another spinal joint. The blocks rotate relative to one another, and c... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5050869 | Portable exercise machine An exercise unit or weight machine which may be mounted to a door frame for use. The device is designed for portability in that the unit may be quickly mounted to the door frame and dismounted therefrom, and is symmetric so as to allow the device to be us... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5050870 | Water filled excercise weight An elongate flexible exercise weight releasably attachable about human limbs for exercise purposes provides a peripherally defined containment structure that is adjustably filled with water for selected, finely determinable weight. End tabs may be releasa... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5050861 | Adjustable bench-step An adjustable bench-step for use in exercising, having an upper platform that is easily and securely insertable into a base, with the upper platform further being both adjustable vertically and approachable from any horizontal axis.... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046727 | Wrist exercise device A wrist exercise device includes a hollow shaft which houses a pair of compression springs. Tension disks are provided at the remote ends of the springs. The disks are moved toward and away from each other by turning a tension knob at one end of the devic... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5046487 | Therapeutic leg elevator A therapeutic leg elevator for promoting venous flow during patient recuperation including a substantially homogeneous solid polygonal shaped member having at least one inclined surface for supporting a back portion of a patient's thigh and second incline... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5044630 | Portable exercise device The present invention comprises a portable exercise device comprising a mechanism for resisting longitudinal displacement of a user's hands, as well as a mechanism for resisting longitudinal displacement of a user's elbows. The device has two handles, wit... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5044358 | Treatment bench The treatment bench includes a stand which has mounted thereon a bench-section which can be swung relative to the stand about a horizontal pivot shaft. The pivotal bench-section carries a foot-rest at its one end and a patient-reclining surface substantia... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5042796 | Exercise apparatus An apparatus wherein a torso encircling bag is securable about an individual, with the bag including a chamber medially between a plurality of mounting straps, with the chamber receiving a predetermined number of resistance weights to enhance resistance d... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5041094 | Device for administering fluid drugs, in particular for infusion The invention concerns a device and a process for administering a liquid g preparation, in particular by infusion, by implantation or percutaneously, at a given flow rate for relatively long period of time, using a technique involving the retractation of... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5040523 | Structure of physical traction machine A physical traction machine has two U-shaped brackets connected in parallel with a telescopic rod vertically attached thereto at the middle for carrying a traction device to pull a patient's neck or waist for relieving pressure from cervical vertebrae or ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5038779 | Therapeutic garment A therapeutic garment is adapted to be worn on a human torso for therapeutic treatment of back pain. The garment has at least one pocket in the lower back section of the garment. The pocket is capable of removably receiving a packet to create a thermal ch... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5039093 | Toe exercise device An exercise device includes an elongated flexible body having an opening at one end designed to fit over one's leg above the knee. The device includes, at another end, a plurality of attachment devices, one for each of the toes of the user. The attachment... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5039090 | Thoracic weightlifting bench A weightlifting bench for performing the bench press exercise comprising a substantially longitudinally arcuate curve for conforming to the thoracic region of a weightlifter's back. The arcuate curve has a chord with a length of 8.5 inches defined by the ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5037084 | Adjustable exercising step A step for performing exercises is circular to allow approaches from any direction equally. The step has a base member and a platform member, the platform member being selectively movable with respect to the base. The base has a plurality of grooves, and ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037086 | Balance beam with reflex mechanism A balance beam is disclosed which utilizes a conventional beam member with conventional support legs wherein the upper ends of the support legs are mounted in a bracket secured to the lower surface of the beam. The bracket has spaced elongated angularly d... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037306 | Training device for an automatic injector The invention relates to a training device for an automatic injector, comprising a cylindrical outer sleeve, in the rear portion of which a discharge mechanism is connected and in the front portion of which a holder for a punch member is accommodated so a... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035421 | Therapeutic device An exercise apparatus comprising a foot receiving plate, a pivoting support and a base. The foot receiving plate includes a strap for the user's foot, a ball joint adjacent and on the bottom of its heel end for securing the foot receiving plate to the piv... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033734 | Training aid for skaters A mobile skating aid for providing support for a beginning skater includes a surrounding main frame supported at approximately waist-height on telescoping posts which extend upwardly from a pair of elongated runners intended to continuously contact a skat... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5030104 | Time telling learning device A device for teaching reading and passage of time which comprises a clock face composed of not less than three planes having two separate numerical scales circumferentially and concentrically disposed therein; the outer minute scale on the highest plane r... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5026048 | Martial arts 360 degree striking target An improved Martial Arts Striking Surface having an outer striking surface that impacts a circumferential plate connected by compression springs to an interior support pole. The device provides suffficient resistance to simulate a real target while giving... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5026049 | Leg stretching apparatus An apparatus including a pair of swingable arms with each having a leg engaging member. The arms are powered toward an open or aligned relationship to cause the leg engaging members to spread the user's legs to increase leg flexibility and the range of le... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5020519 | Sagittal approximator A sagittal approximator for clamping engagement with an open back hook for urging a spinal rod into seating engagement with said hook. The sagittal approximator includes an integral fixed handle and jaw. A shiftable handle is pivotally connected to the fi... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5020790 | Powered gait orthosis An orthosis for powering the walking movement of a paralyzed wearer, comprises torso members to be firmly connected to the opposite sides of the wearer's torso. A pair of leg braces is connected to the torso members. Each leg brace comprises a thigh membe... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5016869 | Human bipedal locomotion device A self-actuated spring-action human bipedal device includes a back-mounted frame attached to the upper torso of a user, and separate articulated right and left leg frames pivotally attached by U-joints to lower portions of the back frame. The user's feet ... | 05/21/1991 |
