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7618382 |
Therapeutic apparatus for treating ulcers by applying positive and/or negative pressures
A method and apparatus for providing concurrent applications of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy and vacuum assisted closure therapy generally comprises a wound dressing for introduction...
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7615017 |
High frequency chest wall oscillation system
An air pulse generator includes a housing having a front wall and a back wall defining an interior region and a shell having a front portion and a back portion defining an air chamber. The front...
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7597670 |
Chest compression apparatus
A chest compression apparatus for use by patients with cystic fibrosis, the preferred apparatus including an air flow generator component, a pulse frequency control component having a fan blade...
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7591797 |
Fluid operated actuators and pneumatic unloading orthoses
A flexible fluid filled actuator has an elastic bladder and a guide surrounding the bladder. The guide has asymmetrical elastic properties. When the bladder is inflated the guide directs the...
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7591796 |
Automatic portable pneumatic compression system
An automatic portable ambulant miniaturized system for applying pneumatic pressure to a body limb including a portable ambulant hand-held fluid source unit, a conduit for delivering fluid generated...
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7575560 |
Foot massaging apparatus with rotatable roller and toe pinching unit
Disclosed is a foot massaging apparatus, which comprises a housing for supporting user's foot, a rotatable roller unit mounted on the housing, and a toe-region pinching unit mounted on the housing...
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RE40814 |
Oscillatory chest compression device
An oscillatory chest compression device includes an oscillatory air flow generator and a positive air flow generator. A first feedback system controls the oscillation rate of the oscillatory air...
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7549966 |
Massaging apparatus and forearm massager
The present invention is aimed at providing a chair-like massaging apparatus and a forearm massager for use with the chair-like massaging apparatus, which are capable of massaging a forearm of a...
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7491185 |
External counterpulsation device using electroactive polymer actuators
The present invention provides an exterior counterpulsation (ECP) system that includes a garment for being worn on the exterior of a patient's body. The garment includes electroactive polymer (EAP)...
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7452340 |
Garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of an impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow. The garment may be advantageously fitted to a human...
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7442175 |
Compression sleeve having air conduit
A compression sleeve is described as having a first sheet, a second sheet attached to said first sheet and defining at least one inflatable section, and at least one conduit disposed in the at...
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7410448 |
Exercise belt for stomach muscles
The present invention provides a mechanical device for stimulating stomach muscles, comprising a belt-like element sized to be worn with a section thereof adjacent the stomach muscles of the...
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7374550 |
Respiratory vest for repetitive pressure pulses
A vest for a human body has a bladder coupled to a pulsator operable to subject the vest to repeated pulses of air which applies and releases pressure to the body. The vest has a cover having a...
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7252646 |
Universal connecting device that designates an operational mode
A controller for a gradient sequential compression system is provided for inflating a plurality of inflatable chambers of one or more compression sleeves according to several different modes of...
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7244225 |
Devices and methods for non-invasively improving blood circulation
Circulatory assistance is provided in a non-invasive procedure safely and effectively using a microprocessor of an external counter pulsation device programmed to control the actuation of any or...
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7115104 |
High frequency chest wall oscillation apparatus
An improved air pulse generator produces high frequency chest wall oscillations (HFCWO) and has an improved air pulse generator. The air pulse module has a reduced size and improved shape for ease...
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7104967 |
Belt with detachable bladder for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulatory assist
An inflatable vest design for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and for cardiac assist. The vest may include a belt that wraps around the chest of a patient, and a removable bladder that is...
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7074200 |
External pulsation unit cuff
This invention is an improved medical device for non-invasive pulsation, including counterpulsation or simultaneous pulsation, treatment of heart disease and circulatory disorder through external...
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7074177 |
High-efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus and method for performing the same
An external counterpulsation apparatus has an efficient cuff and bladder system. Embodiments of this system generally allow effective treatment at lower pressures and a reduced total body surface...
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7063676 |
Automatic portable pneumatic compression system
An automatic portable ambulant miniaturized system for applying pneumatic pressure to a body limb including a portable ambulant hand-held fluid source unit, a conduit for delivering fluid generated...
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7056297 |
Wearable human motion applicator
An improved human motion applicator assures a quick and sufficient amount of displacement given to a part of a human body. The applicator includes a support adapted to be fitted on the part of the...
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7048702 |
External counterpulsation and method for minimizing end diastolic pressure
An external counterpulsation apparatus and method for minimizing end diastolic pressure includes a fluid distribution assembly interconnecting a plurality of inflatable devices adapted to be...
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7044924 |
Massage device
A massage device for massaging a body part of a person in an unsupervised and unattended setting. The massage device includes a garment, shaped to provide a snug fit and having a plurality of...
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7018348 |
Method and apparatus for inducing sputum samples for diagnostic evaluation
An apparatus for inducing sputum samples for diagnosing pulmonary disorders, especially as it relates to detection of early stages of lung cancer. The apparatus is comprised of a pneumatic chest...
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6984215 |
Apparatus and method for providing rapid compression to at least one appendage
Methods and apparatus for providing rapid compression to at least one appendage positioned within an inflatable sleeve are disclosed. Rapid compression is provided by filling the inflatable sleeve...
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6958046 |
Chest compression apparatus
A chest compression apparatus for use by patients with cystic fibrosis, the preferred apparatus including an air flow generator component, a pulse frequency control component having a fan blade...
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6953440 |
Automatic apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome
The apparatus of the present invention stretches the carpal ligament and the flexor retinaculum, as well as the superficial structures and muscles of the hand, in a safe manner under precise...
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6951546 |
Chest brace to prevent collapse of a chest wall and method of using same
A chest brace and method of using same that prevents the chest wall from buckling inwards during patient breathing by providing a distending force on the patient's thorax. The chest brace also...
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6948501 |
Patient support for external counterpulsation cardiac assist device
A patient support for an external counterpulsation cardiac assist procedure. The patient support includes: a base; and at least one support connected to the base for maintaining at least a portion...
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6923776 |
Computer-based control for a counterpulsation device using noncompressed air
A counterpulsation device that operates without the use of compressed air or pressurized gas includes at least one inflatable cuff that is adapted to be placed about a selected portion of the...
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6921373 |
Method and apparatus for a peripheral circulation enhancement system
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for enhancing the circulation to an extremity of a patient. During the compression phase, the extremity is compressed, pushing out superficial...
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6905456 |
Intermittent compression device
A device for intermittent compression of human extremities such as, for instance, the region of the calves, to assist the return of body fluid in the direction of the heart. The device comprises a...
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6869409 |
Belt with detachable bladder for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulatory assist
An inflatable vest design for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and for cardiac assist. The vest may include a belt that wraps around the chest of a patient, and a removable bladder that is...
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6863670 |
High efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus and method for controlling same
The present invention provides a method for applying external counterpulsation to a patient, including detecting a blood-flow impedance signal, self-adaptive filter processing the detected...
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6858012 |
System and method for generating external counterpulsation reports
A system for performing ECP and recording ECP system data, patient cardiac parameter data, and other data, and presenting the data in displays that are accessible to the operator in formats that...
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6846295 |
Compression sleeve
A compression sleeve is made of a first and a second sheet of a flexible material each having distal and proximal end edges and two lateral edges extending therebetween. The sheets are connected...
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6846294 |
External counterpulsation cardiac assist device
The cardiac assist device includes a sealed tubular housing for externally applying positive and negative relative pressure to a limb in counterpulsation with heart function. The applicator is...
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6786879 |
Gradient sequential compression system for preventing deep vein thrombosis
A gradient sequential compression system for preventing deep vein thrombosis includes a pressure-based system controller for controlling transfers of air from a source of pressurized air to...
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6755797 |
Method and apparatus for producing oscillation of a bladder
An apparatus for producing oscillation of a bladder includes a three-legged fluid passage element which has first, second and third legs. An air pump is connected to one leg of the fluid passage...
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6736787 |
Apparatus for applying pressure waveforms to a limb
Apparatus for applying pressure to a patient's limb in order to augment venous blood flow in the limb and for monitoring the applied pressure, includes supplying a gas at a varying supply pressure...
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6736786 |
Counterpulsation device using noncompressed air
A counterpulsation device that operates without the use of compressed air or pressurized gas includes at least one inflatable cuff that is adapted to be placed about a selected portion of the...
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6685661 |
Medical device for applying cyclic therapeutic action to a subject's foot
A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject's foot, the device including a platform with at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders staggered therealong to...
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6632188 |
Foot massaging apparatus utilizing air inflated nodes and air inflated nodes combined with a fluid
An air foot massaging apparatus for massaging and stimulating tired feet, and thereby creating beneficial physiological effects throughout the body and including a pair of boot shaped structures...
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6629941 |
Air massage system
A compact air massage system is provided which enables the user to receive a comfortable feeling of massage on each part of the limbs. The system includes massage bodies having a plurality of...
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6620116 |
External counterpulsation unit
This invention is an improved medical device for non-invasive counterpulsation treatment of heart disease and circulatory disorder through external cardiac assistance. The device is comprised of...
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6610021 |
Integral compression sleeves and manifold tubing set
A pair of compression sleeves and a manifold tubing set is provided as an integral unit. The tubing set comprises a first set of conduits integrally connected to the first sleeve and a second set...
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6592534 |
Inflatable medical appliance for prevention of DVT
An inflatable foot cuff for treatment of deep vein thrombosis includes a generally flexible body member configured to envelop a foot of a human and having a central region adjacent to the sole of...
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6585669 |
Medical device for applying cyclic therapeutic action to subject's foot
A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject's foot, the device including a platform with at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders staggered therealong to...
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6558338 |
System for and method of applying pressure to human body
A apparatus and a method for applying pressure to a human body, the apparatus comprising a compression sleeve with a plurality of inflatable annular cells, a control block with pneumatic valves,...
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6551260 |
Leg massage device
A massage device includes a main body provided with a supporting groove in which a calf of a leg can be disposed, a sliding member slidably inserted into the main body, and a first massager for...
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