Matches 351 - 400 out of 495 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >
Match Document Document Title
5853408 In-vivo modification of the mechanical properties of surgical devices  
The mechanical properties of various angioplastic surgical devices are altered in order to enhance their transportability through the vascular system by changing their operating temperature while...
5849026 Physiotherapy method  
The present invention relates to a radiation generating apparatus for physical therapy and a process for its manufacture. The apparatus generates a characteristic radiation spectrum to treat and...
5843145 Reusable hot/cold temperature pack  
A three component temperature pack, such as for use in a therapeutic hot/cold wrap applied to a human or animal, includes an outer casing, a gel contained within the casing, and one or more...
5837005 Thermal pad having a common attachment and oxygen permeable side  
A disposable thermal pad includes a substantially planar laminate structure having a first side and a second side and a plurality of heat generating cells embedded between the first and the second...
5830123 Pivotable irradiating device  
A pivotable irradiating device for a person on a lying surface provides extensively uniform continued irradiation of the lying surface without any interruption in time when the irradiating device...
5814078 Method and apparatus for regulating and improving the status of development and survival of living organisms  
A method and apparatus utilizing the action of simulated bio-frequency spectrum signals generated upon human beings, animals, plants, and micro-organisms to regulate and improve the status of...
5792213 Hot or cold chemical therapy pack  
A hot or cold chemical therapy pack (1) is provided that has two compartments (28, 30). One compartment (28) has a natural weak point (32) or seam (at 24 or 26) and is contained inside the other...
5782897 Microwave heating apparatus for rapid tissue fixation  
Microwave heating apparatus for fixating tissue comprises an electrically conductive waveguide structure having opposite first and second walls each of which has opposite first and second ends and...
5759182 Cryosurgical probe with pre-cooling feature  
A cryosurgical probe comprises a probe head operable to be cooled by the expansion of a refrigerant gas within the probe head; a probe handle having means for precooling the refrigerant gas; and a...
5755756 Hypothermia-inducing resuscitation unit  
An apparatus of the present invention induces hypothermia in a patient and effects cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on the patient. The apparatus including a gurney for supporting and facilitating...
5735889 Thermal neck wrap having means for position maintenance  
A piece of flexible material forms a neck wrap having a first wing portion, a second wing portion, a central body portion therebetween, and a body-facing side. The neck wrap also has a plurality of...
5735280 Ultrasound energy delivery system and method  
An energy delivery system and method controls the frequency of the power driving an ultrasonic device to achieve more efficient power delivery. During operation of the ultrasonic device to deliver...
5733315 Method of manufacture of a transurethral ultrasound applicator for prostate gland thermal therapy  
An apparatus for applying thermal therapy to a prostate gland, comprising a support tube having a longitudinal central passageway, a power lead channeled through the longitudinal central passageway...
5728142 Method and apparatus of increasing venous blood flow to the hand  
An apparatus and method for increasing venous blood flow to a human hand is disclosed. The apparatus includes a primary housing having an interior and exterior and a substantially transparent...
5720773 Method for treating biopsychiatric disorders  
The present invention is a heating and cooling pad for therapeutically treating the orbital, frontal, nasal, and temporal regions of a patient's head with a non-ambient temperature fluid that...
5718722 Lower back heater mat with a leg support  
A lower back heater mat with a leg support comprising a ladder shaped leg support and an electrical heater mat pivotally connected to the leg support. A person with lower back pain lying on the...
5713941 Apparatus for inducing whole body hyperthermia and method for treatment utilizing said whole body hyperthermia inducing apparatus  
The present invention provides an improved whole body hyperthermia apparatus for raising the body temperature of a patient, said apparatus emitting radiant heat from a surface heated by a fluid....
5694646 Protective garment for caretakers  
A system of protective garments for caretakers is disclosed. The system provides for comfortable garments to protect medical or nursing personnel while they are attending patients. The system...
5693077 Treatment of vascular and tension headache atypical facial pain allergic rhinitis and cervical muscle hyperactivity  
A new non-invasive, non-toxic, non-sedating method for treatment of vascular headaches (migraine and cluster), tension headache, atypical (chronic) facial pain, allergic rhinitis and cervical...
5683438 Apparatus and method for core body warming of mammals experiencing hypothermia  
The invention presents an apparatus and a method for core body warming of hypothermic mammals. The apparatus has an enclosing element to be placed around a predetermined body portion of a mammal in...
5681298 Toilet training aid creating a temperature change  
An absorbent article such as a training pant includes a moisture barrier, an absorbent assembly, and a temperature change member. The temperature change member includes a temperature change...
5679052 Adjustable breast pack  
A breast pack for providing warm or cold therapy to the female breast is disclosed. The breast pack can be formed of a generally C-shaped or semicircular top layer and bottom layer, each having a...
5676692 Focussed ultrasound tissue treatment method  
A method of treatment of tissue with focussed ultrasound comprises placing adjacent the tissue to be treated a reflector of ultrasound or an ultrasound energy conversion device which converts...
5674268 Method for providing therapeutic heat treatment and kit for practice thereof  
A method for applying a therapeutic heat treatment to a body part comprises the steps of placing a suitable fluid (20) in a container (10); placing wax (22) in the container; heating the...
5662695 Occlusion-resistant fluid pad conformable to a body for therapeutic treatment thereof  
A pad is provided for therapeutically treating bodily injuries or ailments by positioning the pad on an affected part of the body and circulating a nonambient temperature treatment fluid through...
5653741 Heating and cooling pad  
A flexible pad capable of selectably heating or cooling an animal or human body part. The pad is formed of two planar surfaces having at least two side portions disposed between said planar...
5632768 Moxa treatment device  
This disclosure relates to a moxa treatment device which can be placed stabily on the surface of an affected part of a patient, requiring no adjustment of the ignited portion, and can efficiently...
5624727 Structural devices with changing mechanical properties responsive to external forces  
This application describes devices which have a first softer formable state, and the second stiffer shape-retaining shape and which are capable of repeatable transition from the first state to the...
5571147 Thermal denervation of an intervertebral disc for relief of back pain  
This continuation-in-part patent application follows the original parent patent application which described a general method of denervation of the nerves in and around the intervertebral disc to...
5546940 System and method for matching electrical characteristics and propagation velocities in cardiac tissue to locate potential ablation sites  
Systems and methods examine heart tissue morphology for the purpose of locating a potential ablation site. The systems and methods derive the electrical characteristic of tissue lying between the...
5545190 Super-compact electric thermal treatment device  
A super-compact electric thermal treatment device enabling a patient to correct a treatment temperature comprises a small-capacity compact battery, a heating element, a pulse supplier for...
5531775 Skin attachment type electric thermal treatment device  
The present invention provides an electric thermal treatment device that uses no battery, has a compact design, enables satisfactory thermotherapy, and completes charging quickly. The electric...
5520682 Cryosurgical instrument with vent means and method using same  
A closed end surgical cryoprobe instrument may have a probe shaft diameter of 3 millimeters or less and can achieve and maintain freezing zone temperatures close to that of the liquid cryogenic...
5500007 Therapeutic, portable water bed assembly having a water heating system  
A therapeutic, portable water heating bed assembly having a pair of beds, includes a water heater attached to and disposed within a base member of the bed, a water pillow which functions as a water...
5486172 Apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions  
An apparatus is provided for treating cutaneous vascular lesions in a target area of a patient. The apparatus has a lower housing having a bottom with an opening therethrough, and an upper housing...
5486204 Method of treating a non-penetrating head wound with hypothermia  
A method of treating severe brain trauma with hypothermia includes the introduction of specified medication to reduce the risk of cardiac arrhythmia and other malfunctions that may result from the...
5474538 Apparatus for the warming of fluids in medical applications  
The apparatus for the heating of fluids exhibits a cylindrical heat exchanging body 10 which exhibits an outer groove 18 for the insertion of a conduit 20 through which the fluid is flowing. The...
5456700 Therapeutic device utilizing infrared radiation and electrostatic field  
A curative device for promoting healing of a subject is disclosed which includes a housing having an open end, an infrared lamp secured within the housing and adapted to radiate infrared rays, an...
5451208 Endometrium coagulating apparatus and surgical method for thermal destruction of the endometrium  
Apparatus and surgical procedures are provided for completely coagulating endometrial tissue of the uterus by means of heated liquid in the distended uterus under direct view of a thermally...
5431622 Thermal bandage  
A thermal bandage apparatus for simultaneously dressing and thermally treating a wounded bodily area includes a fluid absorbent member having a wound contacting surface for absorbing bodily fluids...
5405671 Hot or cold bubble insulation sheeting  
An improved insulation wrap is provided with consists of a first layer of flexible material. A second layer of flexible material is secured to the first layer, so as to form a bubble sheeting...
5391196 Method for therapeutic treatment of an obstructed natural canal  
An obstructed canal of the human or animal body delimited by a wall is treated by: (a) selectively damaging extrinsic tissue by introducing a controlled dose of ionizing or non-ionizing treatment...
5374284 Power control unit for thermotherapy applicator  
A power control unit for a thermotherapy applicator adapted to direct toward a localized skin area of a patient overlying a problem region, a stream of hot air whose temperature cyclically...
5370674 Method of heating medical liquids  
A simple and cost-effective method is disclosed to avoid hypothermia and other adverse effects of administration of chilled fluids such intravenous medicating fluid, an intravenous hydrating fluid...
5368031 Magnetic resonance surgery using heat waves produced with a laser fiber  
Surgery is performed with pulsed heat means that selectively destroys tissue in a region within a patient. The size of the region destroyed is dependent upon the frequency of the pulses of the...
5366483 Method and apparatus for use in treating biologically active points on a patient's skin  
A method for use in treating a patient includes the steps of sensing temperature at a first predetermined point on the patient's skin, generating a first electrical signal encoding the sensed...
5360439 Warming blanket method utilizing a warming blanket having multiple inlets  
The present invention relates to a method for warming a patient with a blanket used with forced air convection systems, wherein the blanket includes multiple inlet ports. By providing a blanket...
RE34661 Gel and air cushion ankle brace  
An ankle brace designed to be worn under the shoe has a first bladder which is filled with the high viscosity gel resistant to rapid deformation to apply pressure to the ankle and conform to its...
5327886 Electronic massage device with cold/hot compress function  
An electronic massage device with cold/hot compress function includes an eccentric wheel driven by a motor to rotate and thereby generates vibration, a thermoelectric module used to provide the...
5324319 Gravity driven therapeutic fluid circulation device  
A device for therapeutically treating a desired region of a patient's body with a nonambient temperature fluid includes a fluid feed reservoir, a fluid collection reservoir, and a fluid flowpath...
Matches 351 - 400 out of 495 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >