595 results about "Ambulation Devices" patented technology

Systems, methods and devices for restoring or enhancing one or more motor functions of a patient are disclosed. The system comprises a biological interface apparatus and a joint movement device such as an exoskeleton device or FES device. The biological interface apparatus includes a sensor that detects the multicellular signals and a processing unit for producing a control signal based on the multicellular signals. Data from the joint movement device is transmitted to the processing unit for determining a value of a configuration parameter of the system. Also disclosed is a joint movement device including a flexible structure for applying force to one or more patient joints, and controlled cables that produce the forces required.

A robotized laparoscopic system capable of executing commands of an operating surgeon is provided. The laparoscopic system includes a cylindrical tube inserted through an incision. A small-sized camera is attached to one end of the tube to capture the images of the surgical site. A bending portion is adapted to bend the tip of the tube in any direction. A driving unit controls a bending direction and a bending angle of the bending portion. A movement device moves the tube forward or backward in a longitudinal direction. A control unit independently controls the driving unit and the movement device. An input unit receives commands from the surgeon. A conversion unit converts the command input from the surgeon into digital signals and transmits the digital signals to the control unit. A support unit supports the weight of the movement device by being connected to an operating table or the floor.

Systems, methods and devices for restoring or enhancing one or more motor functions of a patient are disclosed. The system comprises a biological interface apparatus and a joint movement device such as an exoskeleton device or FES device. The biological interface apparatus includes a sensor that detects the multicellular signals and a processing unit for producing a control signal based on the multicellular signals. Data from the joint movement device is transmitted to the processing unit for determining a value of a configuration parameter of the system. Also disclosed is a joint movement device including a flexible structure for applying force to one or more patient joints, and controlled cables that produce the forces required.

A robotized laparoscopic system capable of executing commands of an operating surgeon is provided. The laparoscopic system includes a cylindrical tube inserted into the opening. A small-sized camera is attached to one end of the tube to capture the images of the surgical site. A bending portion is adapted to bend the tip of the tube in any direction. A driving unit controls a bending direction and a bending angle of the bending portion. A movement device moves the tube forward or backward in a longitudinal direction. A control unit independently controls the driving unit and the movement device. An input unit receives commands from the surgeon. A conversion unit converts the command input from the surgeon into digital signals and transmits the digital signals to the control unit. A support unit supports weight of the movement device by being connected to an operating or the floor.

The present invention provides orthodontic appliances and systems, and related methods, for applying a force to a target tooth as an appliances is worn by the patient. One positioning appliance includes a tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to apply a positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a spring-loaded tooth movement device disposed in the appliance so as to engage an attachment mounted on a surface of a patient's tooth and apply a force to the tooth.

This present embodiment relates generally to the electrical treatment of malignant tumors and neoplasms by applying a voltage to affected tissue. Devices and various adaptations therein are described for use in electrical therapy. Additionally, various ambulatory devices are described which advantageously increase versatility of the electrical therapy system. The ambulatory devices may include an internal and external power source and / or a first and second power source. The ambulatory devices may also include communication means for communicating between various portions of the device.

Apparatus and methods are provided for automated movement of an umbrella. An apparatus can be manually or automatically actuated to move the umbrella so as to provide more or less shade as desired by the user. For example, an apparatus is provided which can automatically move an umbrella to follow the movement of the sun. The apparatus can provide maximum or minimum shade (as desired) to the user throughout the day and / or can change the angle of the umbrella with little or no effort by the user. An adjustable umbrella apparatus comprising a ballast-shifting means is also provided.

This present embodiment relates generally to the electrical treatment of malignant tumors and neoplasms by applying a voltage to affected tissue. Devices and various adaptations therein are described for use in electrical therapy. Additionally, various ambulatory devices are described which advantageously increase versatility of the electrical therapy system. The ambulatory devices may include an internal and external power source and / or a first and second power source. The ambulatory devices may also include communication means for communicating between various portions of the device.

A mobility device includes stored orientation and an operative orientation. Further the mobility device includes a frame, the frame having a front leg assembly including a pair of front legs, and a rear leg assembly including a pair of rear legs. Each of the front and rear leg assemblies including at least one cross member spanning the legs thereof, the cross members structured to have a variable width so as to effectively vary an overall width of the mobility device and reduce the width when in the stored orientation. Further, at least one of the leg assemblies includes a lower portion wherein the wheels are included, the lower portion disposable into a non-operative storage position that at least partially defines a reduced longitudinal dimension of the mobility device when in the stored orientation.

An ergonomic keyboard that alleviates repetitive stress injuries by eliminating static repetition in the use of keyboards. The keyboard includes a plurality of key zones, the key zones being adapted to move. The zones are moved by moving means. The key zones move when any one or more of predetermined conditions occur such as a set time, number of keystrokes, time interval, keystrokes in a zone or area, preprogrammed injury status, preprogrammed injury prevention, programmed diagnosed condition, key temperature, keyboard vibration, manual adjustment, and user pattern or preference.

A surgical access device for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures includes a housing portion and at least one moveable device port. The housing portion has an axial bore extending therethrough, defining a central axis of the surgical access device. The at least one moveable device port is moveable about an annular path corresponding to an annular seal member. Each moveable device port defines a lumen extending therethrough, and each lumen is substantially parallel to the central axis of the surgical access device.

The invention discloses an omni-mobile balance capacity assessing and training system of stroke patients. The omni-mobile balance capacity assessing and training system structurally comprises a fixingdevice, a safe device, a moving device, a data collecting device, a data processing and displaying device and a visual interference device; on the basis of multi-mode signal collecting and processingand by combining friendly human-computer interaction between voice prompt and the tested persons, a human body balance capacity assessing virtual task based on the Unity 3D design is completed by thestroke patients, information such as age, gender, stature, weight, pressure center path, heart rate, blood pressure, electromyographic signal and joint angle of the stroke patients are obtained accurately, and balance capacity assessing results of the stroke patients are comprehensively given; the system can further automatically formulate a corresponding training scheme according to the assessing results, and balance capacity training of the stroke patients is achieved by combining a balance capacity training game in VR glasses; and the omni-mobile balance capacity assessing and training system is simple in structure, easy and convenient to operate, capable of moving omni-directionally and high in reliability, and has good promotional value.

An articulating device for aiding a user, such as, a surgeon or other medical practitioner, in manipulating a hand-actuated articulating device by providing a powered force used for moving the device, thus reducing or eliminating the need for the user to provide all the force required to move the device. The articulating device includes an input device, which receives one or more user inputs to direct a slave portion to perform work. The articulating device further includes a control portion that assists in transferring user input to the slave portion, and that further provides power assistance to at least partially drive the slave portion, in combination with the user input received by the input device.

A chair-type massage machine is provided which comprises a seat, backrest and leg portion having a plurality of preset reclining angles for giving an effective massage to the user in various postures. The massage machine comprises a seat pivotally movably supported by a base, a backrest pivotally movably supported by the seat at the rear end thereof, a leg portion pivotally movably supported by the seat at the front end thereof, control means for controlling seat moving means, backrest moving means and the leg portion moving means and a manual controller. The control means has stored therein a plurality of preset reclining angles with respect to the angle of the seat, backrest and the leg portion. The manual controller has reclining selection buttons for selecting one of the reclining angles and an initial position button. The control means operates the moving means for the seat, backrest and leg portion when the reclining angle is selected by the reclining selection button and pivotally moves the seat, backrest and leg portion to the selected angle.

Disclosed is a transfer and mobility device with excellent functionality, stability, versatility, and ease of use such that a patient can be transferred between a bed and a toilet seat, etc., without the patient's body orientation having to be changed. The device has a simple structure, is operable by a single person, exerts no strain on the patient's upper or lower back, etc., and can safely be used even if a patient has spinal damage. The device comprises a base having a movement unit, a seat that is disposed on the base and which the user can mount from the side or rear, and a chest support that abuts the chest of the user and is vertically disposed on the forward end of the seat unit. The seat and / or the chest support is held to permit movement upwards and downwards and / or forwards and backwards relative to the base.

A therapeutic bed is arranged so that its inclination is adjusted by a bed inclination adjusting device provided to a rotation drive device disposed in a Y-direction moving device. The bed inclination adjusting device supports the therapeutic bed at three points by its three inclination adjusters. Each of the inclination adjusters converts the rotation of a motor into the rectilinear motion of a slider, and varies the level of a universal joint provided to the therapeutic bed by a support rod rotatably attached to the slider. This allows the inclination angle of the therapeutic bed to be varied. The provision of the bed inclination adjusting device reduces the number of drive devices for positioning the therapeutic bed, thereby decreasing the cumulative value of errors in all drive devices.

The invention relates to a flexible assembly for use in a region of a medical or surgical device. In preferred embodiments, the flexible region comprises a set of pull wires for controllably moving a treatment end of the device, and elements to separate the pull wires and maintain the integrity of the shaft of the flexible region in order to improve the operating aspects of the device. The devices and methods can be especially useful in ablation treatments, such as ablation at cardiac or epicardial tissues.

A personal assisting device that helps a person return to the standing position after they have been seated on a toilet. The assisting device is adapted for attachment to almost any toilet. The toilet's seat is removed, the assisting device is slid around the toilet's bowl, and the seat is re-attached to the device. A control switch is provided that allows the user to move the device's flexible chair frame from the seated position to the raised position. When the flexible chair frame is in the raised position, the user is assisted to the standing position. Two electric motors are used to move the device between the seated and raised positions, in the preferred embodiment.

A system is provided including an implantable device configured to be implanted subcutaneously within a patient, a clinician monitoring and control device, an optional patient mobile device, a remote server and / or at least one data analyst device used by a data analyst. The implantable device may communicate with any or all of the monitoring and control device, the mobile device and / or the remote server through the charging device or by establishing a direct wireless connection with each such device. The data analyst device may establish a direct connection with the remote server and also may establish a connection with the monitoring and control device and the mobile device. By analyzing and reviewing the data generated by the implantable device, the data analyst may diagnose a medical condition or indicate a heightened risk of a condition.

A hip traction device and associated methods is disclosed. Such a device may include a base having a proximal end and a distal end, a guide coupled to the base, a carrier configured to move along the guide, a tensioner coupled to the base and configured to provide a force to the carrier to move the carrier toward the distal end of the base, causing a leg to be put in tension, and a single body coupling mechanism being removably attached to the carrier and being configured to securely attach to a lower portion of a leg when the body coupling mechanism is detached from the carrier.

A virtual spin wheel control method of a mobile device having a rotation sensor has steps of generating a spin wheel image, dividing the spin wheel image into multiple target zones with each target zone corresponding to a selection result, setting up an initial alignment direction on the spin wheel image, receiving rotation data from the rotation sensor and calculating a rotation angle, adding the rotation angle to determine a final alignment direction, and determining a target zone to which the final alignment direction points and executing an operation corresponding to the selection result designated to the target zone. By spinning the mobile device to mimic Wheel of Fortune game, a selection result can be determined in place of the random number generator algorithm and the entire process is viewed by users. Accordingly, the virtual spin wheel control method is trustworthy and increases the effect of virtual reality vividly.

A device for inducing better sleep embedded with music having a tempo of about sixty to about eighty beats-per-minute. Listening to music with a tempo of approximately 60 to approximately 80 beats-per-minute results in significantly better sleep quality, better perceived sleep quality, longer sleep duration and greater sleep efficiency. Embodiments of the device can include, among other things, an alarm clock, a pillow, mobile, sleep mask, crib or a stuffed toy for use with children. Embodiments of the device including a travel clock, travel pillow, or mobile device allowing the device to be easily transported for purposes of inducing better sleep during travel are also contemplated.

The invention relates to a rehabilitation medical bed, and especially relates to a rehabilitation medical bed used for assisting rehabilitation of both legs. A to-be-solved technical problem is to provide the rehabilitation medical bed used for assisting rehabilitation of both legs. Provided is the rehabilitation medical bed used for assisting rehabilitation of both legs. The bed comprises a base device, a right bed device, a left bed device, a pendulous device, and a leg guard moving device. The base device comprises a base, a sliding rail I, a sliding block I, a positioning bolt I, and a positioning bolt II. The right bed device comprises a right bed board, a connecting frame V, a hip board I, and a hip board II. The left bed device comprises a left bed board, a connecting column, a connecting frame VI, and a connecting frame VII. The leg guard moving device comprises a rear leg guard board, and a front leg guard board, etc. An up-down stretching device comprises a pulley block I, and a pulley block II, etc. A horizontal stretching device comprises a pulley block III, a pulley block IV, a pulley block V, and a pulley block VI. The rehabilitation medical bed used for assisting rehabilitation of both legs can perform multi-azimuth rehabilitation treatment on a patient, and provides convenience for maintenance.

A moveable console for holding an image acquisition or medical device, in particular for the purpose of brain surgical interventions. A method for the 3D scanning of, in particular, approached parts of the human body, and the electronic recording and reconstruction of information regarding the scanned object surface.

A system includes a drilling rig having a substructure, the drilling rig being adapted to be positioned above a plurality of wellbore location such that each of the plurality of wellbore locations is simultaneously positioned below the substructure. Equipment movement means is included for moving pressure control equipment between positions proximate each of the plurality of wellbore locations, the equipment movement means being adapted to move the pressure control equipment between the positions while the drilling rig is performing a rig operation on at least a first one of the plurality of wellbore locations. Equipment positioning means is included for positioning pressure control equipment on one or more of the plurality of wellbore locations, the equipment positioning means being adapted to position the pressure control equipment on a second one of the plurality of wellbore locations while the rig operation is being performed on the first wellbore location.

The invention discloses a fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method. A side-face camera is installed on one side of a fish tank, and the other side of the fish tank is provided with an installation support. A top-surface camera, a stimulation controller, a rotating arm angle control stepping motor, a rotating arm and a rotating arm fixing support are installed on the installation support. Stimulation horizontal movement control devices are installed on the rotating arm, stimulation height control stepping motors are installed on the horizontal movement control devices and connected with height control connecting lines, the height control connecting lines are connected with stimulation points, and stimulation assemblies are installed on the stimulation points. A computer is used for controlling the cameras and the stimulation controller. The observation and research method includes the steps that three-dimensional calculation is performed on fish behaviors, calculation and analysis are performed on the fish behaviors, and fish nerve research is performed through sound, light, electricity, drug stimulation and fish behavior analysis. According to the fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method, wider and deeper cognition to fish behaviors and nerves is performed, and the fish behavior and nerve observation and research device and method have a great effect in the field of human life science research.