Abstract: The invention relates to a vibrating massage table (1) including a support leg (3) on which rests a table top (2) tilting about a joint (4) with a central axis (40) and permitting an inclination of a patient, said table top being subdivided longitudinally into several butt-joined transverse cushions (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) each adapted to a part of the body, one of the cushions (10), adapted to the ankles and the feet of the patient, being subdivided into two portions activated to vibrate alternately by at least one motor means. Said table includes means for modifying the height and/or means for modifying the inclination of at least one of the cushions by lifting one or the other of the transverse edges of said cushion. The platform is subdivided into two frames (21, 22) articulated to each other at the level of a joint (41), for an inclination between said frames.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes embodiments directed to an oral irrigator with a magnetic attachment. The oral irrigator may include a base unit and a handle. The base unit may include a first positioning feature. The handle may include a second positioning feature corresponding with the first positioning feature of the base unit to removably couple the handle to the base unit at any one of a plurality of desired positions, such as at any one of a plurality of vertically adjacent positions, relative to the base unit. Each of the first and second positioning features may be a magnet device to magnetically couple the handle to the base unit The magnetic attachment between the handle and the base unit may automatically align the handle into a correct storage position.

Abstract: A filter configured for capturing and killing pathogens, the filter including a first breathable layer including copper; and a second breathable layer including silver, the second breathable layer coupled to the first breathable layer, wherein the first breathable layer and the second breathable layer cooperate to capture and kill pathogens mobilized through at least one of the first breathable layer and the second breathable layer.

Abstract: A device for treating a user includes a housing having apertures. The housing has application areas including a convex top surface, a concave bottom surface, a convex rear surface, convex side surfaces and rounded protrusions extending away from the housing. A vibrational source is located in the housing to produce vibration at the application areas. A switch is in operative communication with the vibrational source to control operation of the vibrational source.

Abstract: A respiratory humidification system humidifies a flow of respiratory gases supplied to a user. The system can include a main housing that receives a humidification chamber, a heating plate included in the main housing and positioned to contact the humidified chamber and transfer heat to the humidifier chamber, and a heating element that provides heat to the heating plate. The heating element can include a temperature sensor disposed in a central region of the heating element. Disposing the temperature sensor in the central region can reduce a likelihood that conductors of the heating element will cause an incorrect temperature measurement by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A handheld device for applying mechanical vibration to a body portion of an individual to treat a condition of the individual, includes: a housing; a cantilever beam having a first portion accommodated in the housing, and a second portion that is moveable relative to the housing, wherein the second portion is configured to apply the mechanical vibration to the body portion; and a motor in the housing, the motor configured to oscillate the second portion of the cantilever beam at an oscillation frequency.

Abstract: A system to augment motion via a battery-powered active exoskeleton boot is provided. The system can include a controller and an electric motor that generates torque about an axis of rotation of an ankle joint of the user. The controller can receive sensor data associated with activity of the exoskeleton boot during a first time interval. The controller can determine, based on the sensor data input into a model trained via a machine learning technique associated with one or more users performing one or more physical activities, one or more commands for a second time interval. The controller can transmit the one or more commands generated based on the model to the electric motor to cause the electric motor to generate torque about the axis of rotation of the ankle joint of the user in the second time interval.

Abstract: A nasal cannula is described herein for respiratory therapy which includes a first gas supply tub with a distal end terminating in a first connector, and a nasal cannula body which includes a first end rotatably coupled to the first connector, a second end opposite the first end, a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, and a first nasal prong in fluid communication with the first gas supply tube. The first nasal prong is rotatable relative to the first gas supply tube about the longitudinal axis of the nasal cannula body.

Abstract: A patient interface includes a frame assembly (16100) including connectors operatively attachable to headgear, a cushion assembly (16175) including a shell (161800) and a seal-forming structure (16200) structured to form a seal with the patient's nose and/or mouth, and an air delivery connector (16600). The cushion assembly and air delivery connector are structured to releasably connect to the frame assembly independently of each other. A static face seal and separate static diametric seal between the shell (161800) and frame (16100). A dynamic face seal and separate dynamic diametric seal between the air delivery connector (16600) and frame (16100). Separate claims (FIG. 6) to a frame assembly (16100) with upper headgear connector arms (16134) including at least one slot (6146) (claim 17) or flexible portions (claim 22) to form hinges structured and arranged to conform to varying facial profiles.

Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a flow of gas, has a housing 3202? with a recess, and an outlet port 3210? for a flow of gas. The recess is defined by at least one wall 3256, 3262 that is substantially continuous, gas impermeable, and unbroken, other than a gasflow passage from the recess to the outlet port of the housing.

Abstract: A massaging table assembly for massaging a user's body includes a table that is positionable at an angle on a support surface for having a user lie thereon. The table has an opening therein. A rocker unit is pivotally coupled to the table and the rocker unit is positioned in the opening in the table. Moreover, the rocker unit is tiltable to a variety of angles with respect to the table. A pair of rollers is each rotatably coupled to the rocker units. Each of the rollers can massage the user's body when the user lies on the table.

Abstract: An active compression device includes a textile wrap configured to be secured around a waist of a user. Additionally, the active compression device includes a controller assembly disposed within the textile wrap, wherein the controller assembly includes one or more shape memory wires configured to apply compression to the user's back in response to actuation of the one or more shape memory wires. The controller assembly also includes processing circuitry configured to receive a selection of a predetermined compression profile, and in response to receiving the selection of the predetermined compression profile, activate a predetermined pattern of compressions corresponding to the selected predetermined compression profile.

Abstract: A tubing assembly for use with a patient interface device includes a manifold portion structured to be coupled to a conduit carrying a flow of breathing gas and a number of tubular portions. Each tubular portion extends from the manifold portion to a distal end which is structured to be coupled to the patient interface device. Each tubular portion is structured to communicate the flow of breathing gas from the manifold portion to the patient interface device. Each tubular portion comprises an adjustment element which provides for a characteristic of the tubular portion to be selectively varied.

Abstract: A method for generating a flow profile of an inhalation device is described. The method comprises the step of measuring acoustic emissions induced by inhalation flow through the inhalation device. The method further comprises the step of detecting peak frequencies in the measured acoustic emissions and generating a flow profile based on the detected peak frequencies. A corresponding device is also described.

Abstract: A detachable and interchangeable hand-and-foot massager for separate use includes a main body and a massager, the massager includes a hand massager and a foot massager. The hand massager or the foot massager is detachably mounted on the main body. The main body includes an upper cover of the main body, a base of the main body, an inflation and deflation device, and a massage device for hands and foot. The upper cover of the main body is buckled on the base of the main body, and the upper cover of the main body is provided with an embedded slot. The hand massager or the foot massager includes a massager upper cover, a massager bottom cover and an airbag assembly. The massager bottom cover is provided with a block, and the connector is fixedly mounted in the block. The main body and the massager can freely disassembled and combined.

Abstract: A power assistive device for hand rehabilitation that provides training of a combined movement of finger flexion-extension and forearm supination-pronation to a user. The power assistive device includes a hand brace and a base. The hand brace includes finger assemblies that adjustably connect to a platform, actuators that connect to the finger assemblies, and strain gauge sensors that connect to the finger assemblies and detect force signals generated by movement of the finger assemblies. The base removably connects to the hand brace and includes a forearm support, a C-shaped ring that includes C-shaped tracks formed along an inner circumferential surface of the C-shaped ring, a rotatable platform that moves along the C-shaped tracks, a mounting platform that connects to the rotatable platform, and an electromyography (EMG) sensor that attaches to the forearm of the user and senses EMG signals generated by movement of the hand of the user.

Abstract: A heating assembly for a massage chair, wherein a heating element is separately operated. The heating assembly according to an embodiment having a first bracket with a plurality of massage balls rotatably mounted to the first bracket. A massage assembly is fixed to the first bracket and can perform at least one of up-and-down and left-and-right motions. A second bracket is mounted to the massage assembly or the first bracket A support part inserted at one end thereof into the second bracket. A heating element is mounted to the support part and an airbag is fixed to the support part so as to be opposite to the heating element. Wherein the heating assembly is mounted inside the backrest of a massage chair.

Abstract: A device for the controlled assistance of the grip, including a first element, which can be worn on one hand, and which includes a pair of ferromagnetic plates. The device also includes a second element which includes a ferromagnetic core whose opposite poles are each connected to one of the two ferromagnetic plates. The device further includes a power supply unit connected to an excitation coil wound around the ferromagnetic core. A control unit controls the voltage supplied by the power supply unit to the ends of the coil, so as to adjust the magnetic field generated to the ferromagnetic plates.

Abstract: A headgear for a respiratory mask has first and second straps configured to be connected to each other by first and second buckles. The straps are configured to overlap in a region that contacts the rear of a user's head. The overlapping regions of the first and second straps can be positioned in a bifurcated configuration to improve stability on a user's head. The first and second buckles can feature a glider end through which one of the first and second straps can slide and a strap attachment end to which the other strap is permanently connected. In some embodiments, the first and second buckles have two components that are pivotally connected to allow adjustment of the headgear size whilst in a bifurcated configuration.

Abstract: An expiratory valve (10) of a ventilation device (100) is provided, including a valve body (12) having a fluid inlet (14) and a fluid outlet (16) for breathing air of a patient formed therein. The valve body (12) has at least one reinforcing rib (36, 38) formed around the fluid inlet (14).