Reciprocating Patents (Class 601/97)
  • Patent number: 11793713
    Abstract: An adjustable stroke length percussion massage device includes a stroke arm connected to a piston which is connected to a massage tool for providing a massage to a user. The stroke arm is secured to a crank pin of a crank mechanism which includes a rotatably connected crank housing and crank base, the crank pin being movably secured between the crank housing and crank base such that the crank pin moves from a first end to a second end of a sliding groove located in the cam housing when a rotation direction of the single unit is reversed by a motor. When the crank pin is moved from the first end to the second end of the sliding groove, a stroke length of the piston is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: PlayMakar, Inc.
    Inventors: Federico G. Vierheller, Michael J. Williams, Wesley A. Coleman
  • Patent number: 11246796
    Abstract: Techniques and devices for extending a piston, for example connected to a medical device such as a mechanical CPR device, to accommodate different sized patients, are described herein. In some cases, a piston of a mechanical CPR device may include an inner piston at least partially slidable into an external piston sleeve. In one aspect, an external piston spacer may be attached to an outward surface of the inner piston to extend the length of the piston. In another aspect an internal bayonet sleeve may contact one or more locking rods at various positions, enabling adjustment of the length of the inner piston. In yet another aspect, a piston adapter may be removably attached to the end of the piston. In all aspects, the change in length of the piston may be detected and used to modify movement of the piston, for example to more safely perform mechanical CPR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Anders Nilsson, Marcus Ehrstedt, Anders Jeppsson
  • Patent number: 11154454
    Abstract: A CPR device having a base member configured to be placed underneath a patient, a chest compression mechanism configured to deliver CPR chest compressions to a patient, a support leg configured to support the chest compression mechanism at a distance from the base member, a clamp mechanism coupled to the support leg, and a release mechanism coupled to the support leg and the clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism may be configured to attach the support leg to a lock component of the base member in a latch-closed configuration and to release the support leg from the lock component in a latch-open configuration. The clamp mechanism may further be configured to transition from the latch-closed configuration to the latch-open configuration when the lock component of the base member impinges upon an external portion of the clamp mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Falk
  • Patent number: 11020312
    Abstract: Techniques and devices for extending a piston, for example connected to a medical device such as a mechanical CPR device, to accommodate different sized patients, are described herein. In some cases, a piston of a mechanical CPR device may include an inner piston at least partially slidable into an external piston sleeve. In one aspect, an external piston spacer may be attached to an outward surface of the inner piston to extend the length of the piston. In another aspect an internal bayonet sleeve may contact one or more locking rods at various positions, enabling adjustment of the length of the inner piston. In yet another aspect, a piston adapter may be removably attached to the end of the piston. In all aspects, the change in length of the piston may be detected and used to modify movement of the piston, for example to more safely perform mechanical CPR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Anders Jeppsson, Marcus Ehrstedt
  • Patent number: 10390745
    Abstract: Within examples, an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample includes a testing member rotatably mounted on a shaft; and an aperture for positioning a body part of the user relative to the edge of the testing member, wherein an edge of the testing member is shaped such as repeatedly to exert pressure on the skin of a user when the testing member is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Ross Macarthur
  • Patent number: 10123934
    Abstract: A clitoral stimulator features first and second contact members, at least one of which is supported for back and forth movement relative to the other of said first and second contact members in a longitudinal direction. Each contact member has a respective contact surface on side thereof facing toward the other in a lateral direction lying transverse to the longitudinal direction. The respective contact surfaces are separated or separable by a sufficient distance to accommodate a user's clitoris between the respective contact surfaces of said first and second contact members with said respective contact surfaces in contact with the user's clitoris at opposing sides thereof. An actuation mechanism is operable to drive the back and forth movement to perform a rolling action the user's clitoris between the stimulation members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventors: Melanie Derwin, Kyle R. Satterthwaite
  • Patent number: 9775765
    Abstract: The proposed method is intended for rhythmic stimulation of neurotrophic reflexes to simultaneous stretching of muscles in various sections of spine, joints of limbs and in the main muscles of a human body. The aforesaid method can be implemented by employing an exercise machine that provides for mechanical anti-phase oscillations of lodgments affecting various sections of the body and limbs without considerable movements of the neck-and-head lodgment in the vertical direction. The upper body and the lower limbs make in-phase reciprocal movements, while the pelvic area makes movements anti-phase relative thereto. A support for the neck-and-head part is installed to allow supporting natural movements of the head in the course of the aforesaid movements of the upper body. The design of the exercise machine is described in detail herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Larisa Semenovna Grigoreva
  • Patent number: 9687405
    Abstract: A portable battery power operated chiropractic adjusting instrument, manipulator or thruster for applying a selectable adjustment energy impulse to a patient through a plunger having a resilient or cushioned head with the energy impulse applied to the plunger being supplied by a solenoid. The adjusting instrument can have annunciators or indicators for preload, readiness to operate, level of energy impulse and the like. The power source can be an internal rechargeable battery or removable rechargeable battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Activator Methods International, LTD.
    Inventors: Arlan W. Fuhr, Michael Liebschner
  • Patent number: 9345633
    Abstract: A portable battery power operated chiropractic adjusting instrument, manipulator or thruster for applying a selectable adjustment energy impulse to a patient through a plunger having a resilient or cushioned head with the energy impulse applied to the plunger being supplied by a solenoid. The adjusting instrument can have annunciators or indicators for preload, readiness to operate, level of energy impulse and the like. The power source can be an internal rechargeable battery or removable rechargeable battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Activator Methods International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Arlan W. Fuhr, Michael Liebschner
  • Patent number: 9283134
    Abstract: A system includes a vibration unit that provides independent adjustability of vibration characteristics such as frequency and amplitude and may provide a first motor that rotates an eccentric and can adjust vibration frequency and a second motor that that may move the eccentric within the vibration unit in a manner that adjusts amplitude of the vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Michael Leismer, Nadder David Sahar
  • Patent number: 9211229
    Abstract: A hybrid chest compression device includes a backboard with a motor and a drive spool housed within the backboard. There is also a piston support frame secured to the backboard forming a patient channel between the piston support frame and the backboard. There is a belt operably secured to the drive spool and enclosed within the backboard and the piston support frame and a piston operably housed within the piston support frame wherein motion of the belt actuates motion of the piston. Actuation of the motor results in cyclic rotation and counter-rotation of the motor and corresponding winding and unwinding of the belt on the drive spool to effectuate cyclic extension and retraction of the piston against the patient's chest to perform mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ZOLL Circulation, Inc.
    Inventor: Uday Kiran V. Illindala
  • Patent number: 9149412
    Abstract: A CPR compression device driven by a cam, in which the cam is shaped to provide a desired compression waveform. The cam controls movement of a compression pad, and has angular regions shaped to provide a compression stroke, a high compression hold, and a release phase of the chest contacting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick W. Faller, Gary A. Freeman
  • Patent number: 9107800
    Abstract: An embodiment of the support structure includes a back plate, a central part adapted to recite an automatic compression/decompression unit, and a front part. The front part includes two legs coupled between the central part and the back plate. The support structure is arranged to automatically compress or decompress a patient's chest when the front part is attached to the back plate and when the compression/decompression unit is received in the central part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Sebelius, Per Bergström, Jan Hampf
  • Patent number: 8979779
    Abstract: A left and right movable massage device includes a first outer housing, a first inner housing, a motor, a left-and-right moving gear assembly, a second outer housing, a second inner housing and a massage assembly. The main driven gear is disposed on the first inner housing and is rotated by the motor, and the guiding pin is restricted in the direction restricting groove of the first inner housing, so that the rotation of the main driven gear is converted into linear motions in two directions to move the first inner housing in the left-and-right direction. With a single motor, different massage movements can be performed to meet different users' requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Listore International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jui Yao Chen
  • Patent number: 8974404
    Abstract: A massage device includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a drive motor, a gear assembly, a one-way bearing, a drive gear wheel, at least one massage member, and a linear motion device. The massage member can perform a massage through rotary motion and linear motion, and can massage by repeatedly moving forwards and backwards with respect to the user or at fixed positions. Furthermore, the gear wheels of the gear assembly are vertically disposed in the inner housing, while the drive motor is arranged in an oblique manner. Therefore, the inner housing doesn't need a large space to accommodate the gear assembly, and, consequently, the outer housing is also reduced in width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Listore International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jui Yao Chen
  • Patent number: 8951214
    Abstract: A battery pack with massage function includes a case, a battery cell, an electrical connector, a switch, a moving body, and an electrical actuator assembly. The case has an accommodation space and a through hole communicating the accommodation space. The battery cell is disposed in the accommodation space. The electrical connector is disposed on a surface of the case and is electrically connected to the battery cell. The electrical connector is used for connecting with an electrical receiver of an electronic device for supplying electrical power from the battery cell to the electronic device. The switch is electrically connected to the battery cell to be selectively switched to a close-circuit-state or an open-circuit-state. The moving body is capable of moving reciprocally via the through hole. The electrical actuator assembly is connected to the battery pack via the switch to generate a driving force to move the moving body reciprocally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Tang Wu, Tsung-Ying Tsai
  • Patent number: 8951216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a skin massage device, the proposed idea capable of a skin massage device of scrubbing a skin applied with a massage cream, then giving physical stimulus on the skin at a massage thus helping the relaxation of muscles and activating metabolism to serve an elastic, healthy skin, characterized in that an operation device 15 to reciprocally translate a beating member 21 back and forth is installed at a rotating shaft 14 of a drive motor 15 to which an electric energy of a battery 100 is selectively supplied/blocked according to change of on/off of a rotary switch 12, comprised of the beating member 21 inflicting physical stimulus while interworking with the operation device 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Amorepacific Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Gyu Yoo, Ju Ho Kim, Taek Keun Hong
  • Patent number: 8893732
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a makeup puff apparatus. A puff is coupled in such a way so as to be freely movable, and is very efficiently designed to have functionality including flexibility, elasticity and a restoring force, thus ensuring durability resulting from firm coupling and enabling reliable operation, and thereby considerably increasing the ease and convenience of use. Particularly, the apparatus enables flexible motion and adjustment of the puff in conformity with a variation in angle on a touch portion when the apparatus is in use, thus continuously maintaining a soft touch sensation of the puff, and allows the apparatus to be immediately restored to its original state, thus preventing the angle of the puff from deviating from a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Hichen Co., Ltd., Corea Puff Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 8882686
    Abstract: A movable massage device is capable of overcoming the fixed-point type massage device and is provided with an outer housing, a toothed bar, an inner housing, a driven assembly, a drive assembly, a first massage head and a second massage head. With the cooperation of the driven and drive assemblies, the inner housing is able to drive the first and second massage heads to reciprocate transversely within the outer housing, to perform a local massage in a non-fixed-point manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Listore International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jui Yao Chen
  • Patent number: 8845563
    Abstract: A massage device includes an outer housing, a first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a massage seat and at least one massage unit. The first transmission mechanism drives the massage seat to reciprocate moving in the outer housing. The massage unit includes a sway arm having a hole at a center thereof to receive a sway wheel. One of side surfaces of the sway wheel is slanted. The second transmission mechanism drives the sway wheel to rotate and the slanted side surface of the sway wheel presses against the sway arm, thereby driving the sway arm to sway. Massage members are disposed on a top of the sway arm. Through reciprocating movement of the massage seat, swaying of the sway arm and spinning of the massage members, the massage device provides reciprocating pressing and kneading massages on a user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventor: Ming-Wei Tsai
  • Patent number: 8790285
    Abstract: A chest compressor includes a piston (14) that moves in downward and upward strokes, with the piston undergoing a smooth reversal at the bottom of the downward stroke. A compression spring such as a wave spring (60), is positioned to engage the piston only near the end of its downward stroke, to smoothly reverse the piston motion, limit downward force on the patient at the end of the stroke, and avoid a downward pulse due to the momentum of the downwardly-moving piston. A stop (90, 92) is latchable in an inward position to allow reduction in the piston stroke by engaging an outward flange (56) on the piston before the piston has moved fully downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine
    Inventors: Joe Bisera, Max Harry Weil, Wanchun Tang, Carlos Castillo
  • Publication number: 20130296748
    Abstract: The method of massage for improving the body condition as well as diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases consist of creating the friction between the skin's surface of the patient and the end of influencing head of the massage device with the forward and backward reversible angular turning motion, and stopping or repeating the linear or spiral movements of the massage device along the patient skin's surface with named motion of the end of influencing head and the pressure applied to the treatment skin's surfaces. The massage device design consists of the forward and backward reversible angular turning motion mechanism such as the reversible electric engine with the angular turning motion reverse system while this mechanism contains a moving part that contains the influencing head with the end in the form of the friction surface such as a flat form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Sitkovetskiy Lev N., Sitkovetskiy Dmitriy L., Daniel D. Sitkovetskiy
  • Patent number: 8545421
    Abstract: A manual and spiral massage device has a retractable rod unit, a bow-shaped frame, and a massage unit. The retractable rod unit has a T-shaped rod including a pair handles and a sleeve. The sleeve is connected with a first end of an inner pipe. A guide rod having a guide block is located in the sleeve. A second end of the inner pipe is inserted in an opening the bow-shaped frame. The massage unit includes an eccentric block, a massage block and the spiral rod. When the retractable rod unit is retracted inward or extended outward, the guide block will spirally turn the guide rod by the elastic force and the restore force of the resilient strips to turn the eccentric block clockwise and counterclockwise. The eccentric axle of the eccentric block drives the second bearing to turn the massage block clockwise and counterclockwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: Dong-Her Wu
  • Patent number: 8500665
    Abstract: An instrument for applying vibrations to the human body is disclosed, comprising a housing in which an axially movable ram is arranged at the distal end, and a drive device for the ram, for setting the ram in a reciprocating motion, wherein the drive device comprises an axially movable projectile arranged proximally of the ram and an accelerating device for the projectile for accelerating the projectile distally in the direction of the ram, the ram being able to execute a stroke of at least 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Storz Medical AG
    Inventors: Manfred Schulz, Pavel Novak
  • Patent number: 8439588
    Abstract: A fluid-powered bath brush that uses the kinetic energy of moving water to operate skin-cleaning attachments. In one embodiment, the bath brush comprises a brush head member having at least one brush head housing, a water wheel, a first drive gear, a second drive gear and a brush element rotatably mounted thereon, an adaptor with an outlet side adapted to be connected to a showerhead and an inlet side adapted to be connected to a first fluid-dispensing means that carries water to the showerhead and contains a diverter which diverts the flow of water from the first fluid-dispensing means to the showerhead to the flow of water from the first fluid-dispensing means to the brush head member and a flexible second fluid-dispensing means containing at least two tubes for carrying water connecting the brush head member and the adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce Houman
  • Patent number: 8394041
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a body massager with a backrest, a lower torso massager, and an upper torso massager. The upper torso massager extends from the backrest for imparting a massage effect to the upper torso of the user. A biasing member is connected to the backrest and the upper torso massager for urging the upper torso massager into contact with the user. Another embodiment provides a body massager with a housing having a first guide oriented generally in a longitudinal direction of the housing. A carriage cooperates with the guide for limited longitudinal translation. A motor translates the carriage along the guide. A second guide is canted relative to a longitudinal direction of the housing. A massage member is supported on the carriage and cooperates with the second guide such that as the carriage is translated along the guide, the massage member is translated transversely relative to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: FKA Distributing Co., LLC
    Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Elizabeth Harrison Meyer
  • Patent number: 8357108
    Abstract: The physical therapy tools, systems, kits and methods described herein may be used to apply gentle, passive and progressive amounts of pressure (including numerous repetitions of small movements) to achieve therapeutic mobilization of a spinal joint. The tools described herein may include a plurality of pads and actuators, where the pressure within each actuator is controlled so that a continuously varying pressure may be applied to mimic the pressure applied by human hands. These tools may also include a controller and one or more user inputs. The physical therapy tools may be operated at different operating modes (e.g., continuously varying pressure modes, step-pulse high frequency modes, step-pulse low frequency modes) for treating a subject's spine, and may be part of a system or kit. Methods of treating a subject using these physical therapy tools are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Therapy Systems LLC
    Inventor: Alan R. G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8348870
    Abstract: A massaging apparatus capable of performing rubbing-massage properly with respect to a body part of a user having various shapes is provided. A massaging apparatus of the present invention includes a first massaging unit including a pair of massaging plates which are disposed at both sides of a body part of a user so as to sandwich the body part, a driving force transmission unit configured to cause the massaging plates to reciprocate in a direction along a side surface of the body part, and air bags which are disposed outside the massaging plates and are expanded and contracted by air supply and exhaust, to change a distance between the pair of massaging plates, wherein the massaging plates are reciprocatable along the side surface of the body part in a state where the air bags are expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Family Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Nagamitsu, Nobuhisa Matsuura
  • Patent number: 8206328
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for simultaneously applying a compressive and a reciprocating force to underlying adipose cells from a location external to a patient's skin to rupture or otherwise remove the adipose cells within a subcutaneous tissue region. The adipose cells are ruptured through the mechanical application of compression and shearing forces. The patient's body then re-absorbs and expels the ruptured cells. This eliminates the need for invasive liposuction and the trauma associated with invasive liposuction. Various mechanical devices may be employed to impart the compressive and shearing forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher D. Adamson
  • Patent number: 8147435
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a massage apparatus having a housing with a massage formation for contacting a body part of a user. A massage mechanism is oriented within the housing for imparting a massage effect to the massage formation. A light source is provided on the massage formation for conveying an illumination effect from the massage formation. A partially translucent massager is disclosed for providing a visual effect of the underlying massage operation. Further, a roller massage assembly is provided wherein a load imparted to a roller is distributed directly to a structure of the massager for preventing distribution of the load to the massage mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: FKA Distributing Co.
    Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Huang Wen Wei
  • Publication number: 20120053497
    Abstract: A manual and spiral massage device includes a retractable rod unit, a bow-shaped frame, and a massage unit. The retractable rod unit includes a T-shaped rod composed of a pair handles and a sleeve. The sleeve is connected with a first end of an inner pipe. The sleeve is formed with two grooves to receive two resilient strips of the bow-shaped frame. A guide rod having a guide block is provided in the sleeve. The guide rod is reciprocated in the inner pipe. The guide block is screwed to a spiral rod of the massage unit. A second end of the inner pipe is inserted in an opening the bow-shaped frame. The massage unit comprises an eccentric block, a massage block and the spiral rod. A first end of the spiral rod is connected with the guide block of the guide rod, and a second end of the spiral rod is connected with an eccentric axle of the eccentric block. The first bearing is fitted on the spiral rod and coupled at the opening of the bow-shaped frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Dong-Her WU
  • Publication number: 20120053496
    Abstract: A manual and cyclonic massage device includes a retractable rod unit and a massage unit. The retractable rod unit comprises a push rod. One end of the push rod is connected with a handle, and another end of the push rod is connected with a push member. The push member is inserted in a hollow cylinder. A first end of the cylinder is threadedly connected with a cap to confine the push member after the push rod is inserted through the cap, and a second end of the cylinder is provided with a stop ring. A spring is provided between the stop ring and the push member to turn a fan of the massage unit in a cyclonic way. A front end of an axle of the fan is connected with an eccentric block having an eccentric axle. The eccentric axle is pivotally connected with a second bearing which is disposed at a central portion of a massage block. When the push rod is moved inward or ward, the push rod will be pushed by the elastic force and restore force of the spring to push air toward the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Dong-Her WU
  • Patent number: 8105251
    Abstract: A massaging device includes a drive mechanism, two rotation shafts mounted on and rotated by the drive mechanism, two eccentric members each having a first end mounted on a respective rotation shaft and a second end provided with an eccentric shaft, and two massaging members each mounted on the eccentric shaft of respective eccentric member. Thus, the two massaging members can be used to massage two different positions of a user's body. In addition, the massaging device is provided with two reduction gears to increase the torque of the drive mechanism to the two rotation shafts, so that the two rotation shafts are driven by the drive mechanism to drive the two massaging members and easily and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Dong-Her Wu
  • Patent number: 8096963
    Abstract: A multifunction device for selective application to the body of a vertebrate is disclosed. The device includes an electromagnetic generator supported by an bobbin like member which has a bore therethrough for reciprocally receiving an elongated magnetizable member. A permanent magnet is disposed near one end of the bore. The magnetic poles of the permanent magnet are arranged to magnetically attract the elongated magnetizable member. When energized, the electromagnetic generator produces a magnetic field magnetically polarizing the elongated magnetizable member establishing a repelling magnetic force with the permanent magnet which is additive to the electromagnetic force caused by the electromagnetic generator moving the elongated magnetizable member away from the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventors: Muthu Murugan, Orin Fisher, Kelly Allen
  • Patent number: 8092407
    Abstract: A massage machine using a small size and high torque brushless DC motor includes a driving unit moved up and down along guide rails of a chair and a first motor for moving the driving unit up and down. A pair of treatment head bases are driven reciprocally in opposite directions to each other; and a second motor reciprocally drives the treatment head bases in opposite directions to each other. Treatment heads are respectively supported by the treatment head bases; and a third motor drives the treatment heads in a plane substantially perpendicular to a backrest. A control circuit drives the respective motors respectively independently of one another. Each motor is a brushless motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Tsukada, Motoharu Muto, Satoshi Kajiyama, Hiroki Inoue, Masayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7927294
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices capable of performing a massage and wash on a scalp or massage on an affected area gently and effectively by a brush section or a treating section thereof. A plurality of projections are integrally formed on a surface of a flexible body plate of brush section, so that the projections are symmetrical with respect to an axis line A and an axis line D of the projection is perpendicular with the surface of the body plate. An edge of the body plate is fixed on a frame. A motor serving as a drive section is activated allowing a reciprocating drive means to repeatedly deform the body plate coupled thereto between an upwardly-deflected curved concave position and a downwardly-deflected curved convex position along the axis line A, thereby allowing each distance among a plurality of the projections to open and close-repeatedly to provide an repetitive action of kneading and pushing/stretching the scalp. Accordingly, the scalp massage and the scalp and hair wash are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Twinbird Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Fujie Hayakawa, Kazuyuki Takeda
  • Publication number: 20110040287
    Abstract: A cannula for a liposuction device includes an energy source for liquefying, emulsifying or softening fatty tissue near a tip end. The energy source can provide laser energy through a fiber optic cable, or can provide energy such as RF, ultrasound or IR/UV/Vis energy from a laser diode or the like. Fat is emulsified, liquefied or softened by the energy emitted from the cannula and is removed by aspiration through a series of holes disposed in the outside wall and at the distal end of the cannula. In a power assisted embodiment, the openings in the cannula shear or cut neighboring fat tissue. The tip of the cannula can be heated to promote skin tightening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jeff Ference, Thurman Ballard, Daniel Geisert
  • Patent number: 7794415
    Abstract: A surface treatment device comprising a body, a motor disposed in the body, an applicator operably coupled to the motor, and a container coupled to the applicator via a fluid flow path, the container containing a surface treatment substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Marcellus Rambo Benson, James Augustus Keefe, III, Joseph Lee McGowan, Ashley B. Hornsby
  • Patent number: 7744549
    Abstract: A massage device includes a base cover having a fix bore defined in its backside; a guiding device disposed in the base cover; and a moving base received in the base cover and movably mounted on the guiding device. The moving base has a securing hole defined therein. The massage device further includes a bolt with a locking portion, and the locking portion is inserted in both the fix bore and the securing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventors: Chichun Wu, Chi-Wu Chiang
  • Publication number: 20100137758
    Abstract: A massaging apparatus capable of performing rubbing-massage properly with respect to a body part of a user having various shapes is provided. A massaging apparatus 1 of the present invention comprise a first massaging unit 3 including a pair of massaging plates 10 which are disposed at both sides of a body part of a user so as to sandwich the body part, a driving force transmission unit 13 configured to cause the massaging plates 10 to reciprocate in a direction along a side surface of the body part, and air bags 11 which are disposed outside the massaging plates 10 and are expanded and contracted by air supply and exhaust, to change a distance between the pair of massaging plates 10, wherein the massaging plates 10 are reciprocatable along the side surface of the body part in a state where the air bags 11 are expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: FAMILY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Nagamitsu, Nobuhisa Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7691073
    Abstract: A base section supports a revolution section. The revolution section supports a tilting section. The tilting section supports a seat section. The seat section includes a seat, a seat back and a step. The seat back has a restraining section. The restraining section includes an occipital region retainer and a temple retainer. Subject is seated with its occipital region and temples restrained by the restraining section. The head of subject is tilted on one side down from a head's horizontal plane in the Reid stereotaxic coordinate system to place one of left and right othlith organs within the head's horizontal plane. In this tilted position, different liner acceleration stimuli are applied to left and right otolith organs, respectively, for independent function tests of the left and right otolith organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Inventor: Hideaki Naganuma
  • Patent number: 7645249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical apparatus for spinal therapy, which is a bed-type apparatus equipped with a treatment head and performs message and acupressure while moving along the length of the spine, and more particularly to a fixing structure of a treatment head in the medical apparatus, which wears out slowly and allows the treatment head to move in a vertical direction. The medical apparatus for spinal therapy having the fixing structure of a treatment head is advantageous over known apparatuses in that it can give various types of stimulation to human body parts and incurs lower maintenance expenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Happy Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doo Sang Kim, Heung Gu Im, Se Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 7618384
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cyclically compressing the limb of a patient to improve blood flow in the limb. In one embodiment, a compression device includes a compressive section sized and shaped for extending around a portion of the limb for applying compressive pressure and a housing operatively connected to the compressive section. The housing includes first and second housing members movable relative to each other between contracted and expanded positions. A non-pneumatic mechanical actuator is provided in the housing for cyclically moving the first and second housing members from their contracted position to their expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Steve Nardi, Jesse E Denson, Scott Wudyka, Malcolm Bock
  • Publication number: 20090270778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a massage device. In one embodiment, the massage device includes a massage assembly and a transmission assembly having a threaded bolt transmission mechanism for driving the massage assembly to provide massage effects. The massage assembly includes a pair of massage members. Each massage member has a driving member having an eccentric wheel and an eccentric block, a massage bracket engaged with the driving member and a plurality of massage heads attached to the massage bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Weightec Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chichun Wu, Zhao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20090227915
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a massage device. In one embodiment, the massage device includes a massage assembly and a transmission assembly for driving the massage assembly to provide massage effects. The massage assembly include a pair of massage members. Each massage member has a driving member having an eccentric wheel and an eccentric block, a massage bracket engaged with the driving member and a plurality of massage heads attached to the massage bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: WEIGHTEC ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chi-Wu CHIANG
  • Patent number: 7530959
    Abstract: A device for the stimulation of the locomotor apparatus muscles comprising a solid footboard (2), which is oscillated about a central axis (6) of oscillation having a transversal extension with respect to the footboard and dividing the latter into a first arm (A) and a second arm (B), characterized in that there is provided a drive mans operating at least one arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventors: Valerio Matano′, Piero Pau
  • Patent number: 7419475
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a massage apparatus having a housing with a massage formation for contacting a body part of a user. A massage mechanism is oriented within the housing for imparting a massage effect to the massage formation. A light source is provided on the massage formation for conveying an illumination effect from the massage formation. A partially translucent massager is disclosed for providing a visual effect of the underlying massage operation. Further, a roller massage assembly is provided wherein a load imparted to a roller is distributed directly to a structure of the massager for preventing distribution of the load to the massage mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: FKA Distibuting Co.
    Inventors: Roman Ferber, Huang Wen Wei
  • Publication number: 20080077060
    Abstract: A massaging apparatus comprises a frame, an elevating base, a kneading device and a pounding device. The frame is composed of a bottom base, two rails, an upper transversal rod and a threaded rod. The elevating base has two U-shaped boards symmetrically mounted at two sides thereon. A rod holder is attached to a lateral section of the elevating base to combine with the threaded rod. The kneading device comprises a first motor, divider and multiple kneading rings in pairs. The pounding device comprises a second motor, two first bearing mounts, a transmitting shaft, two pulling arms, two second bearing mounts and two pounding arms. When both motors actuate individually or simultaneously, the kneading device and the pounding device provide the kneading efficiency and the pounding efficiency respectively and at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Ching-Yao Liang
  • Publication number: 20080071202
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cyclically compressing the limb of a patient to improve blood flow in the limb. In one embodiment, a compression device includes a compressive section sized and shaped for extending around a portion of the limb for applying compressive pressure and a housing operatively connected to the compressive section. The housing includes first and second housing members movable relative to each other between contracted and expanded positions. A non-pneumatic mechanical actuator is provided in the housing for cyclically moving the first and second housing members from their contracted position to their expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Steve Nardi, Jesse E. Denson, Scott Wudyka, Malcolm Bock
  • Publication number: 20080045869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a sleep system is provided. More specifically, the invention provides a method and apparatus for an adjustable mattress that allows the user to increase or decrease the firmness of the mattress. Furthermore, the adjustable mattress has zones of adjustability thereby allowing two users to adjust the firmness of the mattress of each user's zone. The adjustable mattress is also multimodal. The motorized foundation contains adjustable massaging units that may be used for physical therapy and relaxation. Likewise, the motorized foundation may be used in relax mode to assist in obtaining sleep and awaken mode to gently awake the user by the stimulation of the adjustable mattress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel W. Jones