33 results about "Sacral Regions" patented technology

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

Reduced pressure wound therapy is performed on a sacral region of a patient using an adhesive dressing comprising a flexible planar layer and a non-planar fold-sealing region configured to seal to the intergluteal cleft of a patient. The fold-sealing region is located on an outer edge of the adhesive dressing and comprises a tapered configuration.

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

A device and method for male impotence correction and female anorgasmy. An electronic stimulator with at least one pulse generator is implanted inside the body. At least one electrode is installed in the epidural space in the sacrum section of the spinal column and a conductor running under the user's skin electrically connects the electrode to the pulse generator. The stimulator is programmable and may be controlled from outside the body. Upon command initiated by the user or the user's lover the stimulator produces very short low-voltage electrical pulses in the sacrum section that are picked up by the nerves leading to the sex organs of the user, which stimulates arousal in the user's reproductive systems. The pulses are similar to the pulses generated by heart pacemakers. In other preferred embodiments the stimulator includes one or two drug chambers and a tube extending from each chamber to a nerve for producing stimulation of a sex organ. The present invention works on both males and females. In a preferred embodiment, the programmable electronic stimulator is implanted under the skin in the patient's back. Stimulation of the nerves coming out from the parasympathetic part of the spinal cord causes dilatation of the penile arteries in the male and in the clitoris arteries of the female, which results in an erection in the male and pre-orgasmic sensation in the female. In female, the stimulation of the sacral part of the spinal cord increases sexual desire and escalation to the level of orgasm. A preferred embodiment provides for emission stimulation. Emission is stimulated by electrical excitation of the sacral part of the spinal cord by increasing the voltage of the previous impulses. The device may be preprogrammed to set in motion the emission and ejaculation process at a predetermined time interval after the start of the erection process.

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and / or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.

An integrated negative pressure bandage is constructed with a non-woven polyurethane matrix pad secured on the outside surface to a sheet of polyurethane film formed with an outer adhesive boundary to establish a seal against the skin of the patient around the wound site. The inner surface of the non-woven matrix pad is covered with a silver nitrate mesh to promote healing of the wound site when the bandage is placed on top of the wound. A drain tube is contained within the non-woven matrix pad for connection with a source of negative pressure to draw the fluids and exudates from the wound for removal to a canister that is located remotely from the bandage. Contoured versions of the integrated bandage are provided for use on portions of the human body that present difficult locations for applications of negative pressure therapy, including the toes, heel, limbs, and sacral region.

Disclosed is a prosthetic device for distracting spinal column segments in the lumbar and the lumbar-sacral regions comprising a first engagement arm, a second engagement arm, a coupling mechanism and a locking mechanism. The first and the second engagement arms are configured to receive a lamina portion of the spinal column segment. The coupling mechanism is disposed between the first and the second engagement arms and is configured to allow the device to transition from an unextended configuration to an extended configuration in order to distract the spinal column segment. The locking mechanism is configured to maintain the extended configuration of the device.

An integrated negative pressure bandage is constructed with a non-woven polyurethane matrix pad secured on the outside surface to a sheet of polyurethane film formed with an outer adhesive boundary to establish a seal against the skin of the patient around the wound site. The inner surface of the non-woven matrix pad is covered with a silver nitrate mesh to promote healing of the wound site when the bandage is placed on top of the wound. A drain tube is contained within the non-woven matrix pad for connection with a source of negative pressure to draw the fluids and exudates from the wound for removal to a canister that is located remotely from the bandage. Contoured versions of the integrated bandage are provided for use on portions of the human body that present difficult locations for applications of negative pressure therapy, including the toes, heel, limbs, and sacral region.

A minimally invasive implant for the lumbosacral region of the spine. One embodiment includes an implant with a brace movably attached to a base. The brace includes a spacer and a beam. The base may be adapted to be mounted onto a S1 vertebra. The brace may be selectively positioned on the base with the spacer extending outward to contact a second vertebra.

An apparatus for mounting a bicycle in a manner which permits the removal of the body's weight from the pubic area and reduce buttocks pressure while adding therapeutic support to the lower lumbar-sacral region of the body. In a typical embodiment, the mounting apparatus includes a harness device that is worn by a rider. The harness device fits between the lower torso and upper thigh region of the body and has a projecting section attached to the rear. When a rider mounts a bicycle or pedaled vehicle, the projecting section comes in contact with and is supported by means of an adapted bicycle mounting post, thus bearing the riders weight with the harness device leaving sub scrotal arteries free of pressure.

Disclosed are surgical implants for providing therapy to a treatment site, tool sets and methods for minimally invasively accessing and deploying the implants within the spine. The treatment site may be a vertebral body, disc, and / or motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine.

A method of treating a waste evacuation dysfunction comprising administering transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) to at least one lower pelvic and / or sacral region for a specific treatment regimens. Also disclosed is a system for configuring a stimulation device to deliver transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) the system comprising: a computing device storing or having access to a plurality or TES settings and comprising a user interface to enable authorised selection of at least on of the TES settings for provision of TES by the stimulation device according to the at least one selected TES setting and the stimulation device communicatively coupled to the computing device to receive and store the selected at least one TES setting the stimulation device being of a size to be readily carried on a body and configured to selectively provide current to external electrode according to the one TES setting.

A medicine for curing chronic prostatitis and the preparation method relate to a Chinese traditional medicine and the preparation method; the medicine is made of 15 Chinese traditional medicines such as cocktree bark, milk vetch root, hedyotis, epimedium herb, cowherb seed, corydalis turtschaninovii, etc.; these medicines are extracted by alcohol and water and then condensed to the medicine; the medicine can be made into pill, troche, capsule or mixture. The prevent invention of the medicine has the functions of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, removing blood stagnation and tonifying kidney. The present invention can be used for the diseases of frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, continuous urination, white secretion flowing through the urinary duct, dull pain or ache in perineum, pubis upper part and sacral region of waist and sexual hypo-function. The curative effect is steady and the medicine is innocuous and has no side effect.

A lumbar support belt is disclosed which circumscribes the waist and lower back of a wearer. The lumbar support belt comprises laterally extending panels, which are themselves circumscribed by laterally extending and interlocking wings which increase tension on the waist. The lumbar support belt prevents injuries to a wearer's lumbar, thoracic, and sacral areas of the back, as well to posterior cartilage and epithelial tissue.

Adjustable mattress assemblies are described in which a mattress incorporates regions where additional pressure reduction is adjustable via pliable fluid bladders filled with a gas or fluid. Such areas of the mattress where additional pressure reduction is desired may include regions of the mattress which support areas of the body which may be particularly susceptible to pressure ulcers such as the heels, sacral regions, etc.

The invention discloses a novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine. The novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared from, by weight, 35-40 parts of Chinese wolfberries, 20-25 parts of sharpleaf galangal fruit, 25-30 parts of rhizoma polygonatum and 10-15 parts of cinnamon. The preparation method for the novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is as follows: Chinese wolfberries, sharpleaf galangal fruit, rhizoma polygonatum and cinnamon are prepared into a Chinese wolfberry extract, a sharpleaf galangal fruit extract, a rhizoma polygonatum extract and a cinnamon extract, then compounding is carried out according to compatibility ingredients and a novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared. The Chinese wolfberry wine employs pure traditional Chinese medicinal materials as raw materials, extract products are prepared through the modern preparation technology method, and the novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared. Through excitation of sympathetic nerves and parasympathetic nerves, especially plant elements exciting parasympathetic nerves in a sacral region are supplemented into bodies of impotence and premature ejaculation patients rapidly, thus human body obtains or keeps erection and ejaculation stimulus threshold control capabilities, and therefore the purposes of elimination or prevention of impotence and premature ejaculation, tonifying kidney and generating sperms are achieved.

Adjustable mattress assemblies are described in which a mattress incorporates regions where additional pressure reduction is adjustable via pliable fluid bladders filled with a gas or fluid. Such areas of the mattress where additional pressure reduction is desired may include regions of the mattress which support areas of the body which may be particularly susceptible to pressure ulcers such as the heels, sacral regions, etc.

The invention discloses a novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine. The novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared from, by weight, 35-40 parts of Chinese wolfberries, 20-25 parts of sharpleaf galangal fruit, 25-30 parts of rhizoma polygonatum and 10-15 parts of cinnamon. The preparation method for the novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is as follows: Chinese wolfberries, sharpleaf galangal fruit, rhizoma polygonatum and cinnamon are prepared into a Chinese wolfberry extract, a sharpleaf galangal fruit extract, a rhizoma polygonatum extract and a cinnamon extract, then compounding is carried out according to compatibility ingredients and a novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared. The Chinese wolfberry wine employs pure traditional Chinese medicinal materials as raw materials, extract products are prepared through the modern preparation technology method, and the novel warm reinforcing Chinese wolfberry wine is prepared. Through excitation of sympathetic nerves and parasympathetic nerves, especially plant elements exciting parasympathetic nerves in a sacral region are supplemented into bodies of impotence and premature ejaculation patients rapidly, thus human body obtains or keeps erection and ejaculation stimulus threshold control capabilities, and therefore the purposes of elimination or prevention of impotence and premature ejaculation, tonifying kidney and generating sperms are achieved.

A device for delivering low-level electromagnetic radiation to a patient is provided herein. The device includes a support including a base surface that is substantially planar and configured to rest on a substrate. The support includes a contact surface opposite the base surface and contoured to support a curvature of a lumbar region and a sacral region of the patient in a supine position. The device also includes a first plurality of emitters coupled to the support proximate to the contact surface and configured to emit low-level electromagnetic radiation transdermally to at least one of the lumbar region and the sacral region.

The invention discloses a method and apparatus for treating restless legs syndrome. The apparatus and the method are disclosed that may be used to treat one or more restless leg syndrome (RLS) symptoms of a patient. One example method may include generating first and second stimulation waveforms using a waveform generator; electrically stimulating at least a portion of a sacral region of the patient, based on the first and second stimulation waveforms, using a number of electrodes; damping or interfering with electrical signals transmitted from the patient's brain to the patient's legs via a femoral nerve of the patient using the electrical stimulation; and reducing the one or more symptoms of RLS based on damping or interfering with the electrical signals transmitted from the patient's brain.

A single structure device is provided to promote static and dynamic musculoskeletal alignment and strengthening of along the entire vertebral system. A vertebral surface pattern is defined for supporting the vertebral system extending as a continuous and varying surface pattern along its longitudinal axis. The vertebral surface pattern distinguishes a cranial-cervical region, a cervical, a thoracic region, a lumbar region, and a sacral region. The device is substantially circular allowing the device the ability to roll from side-to-side. The device could be solid, hollow, sectional or inflatable as long as the device is a single structure when in use to address and be used over the entire, and not just parts, of vertebral system.

The present invention discloses a method of treating waste emptying dysfunction comprising applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) to at least one lower pelvic region and / or sacral region daily for at least one treatment period for a treatment period of at least one week. The present invention also discloses a system for configuring a stimulation device to deliver transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES), the system comprising: computer means for storing or accessing a plurality of TES settings and including a user interface, the user the interface enables authorized selection of at least one TES setting to provide TES by the stimulation device according to the at least one selected TES setting; and the stimulation device is communicatively connected to said computer device to receive and store the selected at least one TES setting, The stimulation device is sized to be easily carried by the body, and the stimulation device is configured to provide current to the external electrodes according to the one TES setting.