Abstract: A shoulder brace includes a shoulder joint member and a tension trigger which provides compression or relaxation of the joint member such that a patient's shoulder joint is compressed in an anterior-posterior direction when the patient's arm is moved into a danger zone, in order to prevent anterior dislocation of the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint member is provided with a cushion generally aligned with the humeral head. The shoulder brace includes an alignment strap wrapped around the patient's chest and pivotally attached to the shoulder joint member so that movement of the patient's arm is not inhibited.

Abstract: A shoulder brace includes a shoulder joint member and a tension trigger which provides compression or relaxation of the joint member such that a patient's shoulder joint is compressed in an anterior-posterior direction when the patient's arm is moved into a danger zone, in order to prevent anterior dislocation of the shoulder joint. The shoulder joint member is provided with a cushion generally aligned with the humeral head. The shoulder brace includes an alignment strap wrapped around the patient's chest and pivotally attached to the shoulder joint member so that movement of the patient's arm is not inhibited.

Abstract: A prosthetic device includes an energy storing member, a lever member attached to the energy storing member, a rocking member and an energy transfer line. This line has a first end attached to a front end of the energy storing member and a second end attached to a back end of the lever member. The line has its middle portion attached to the rocking member. The energy storing member is preferably a leaf spring. This combination of elements in the prosthetic device may be a lower leg or foot for use by a below-the-knee amputee to simulate more closely the natural gait of a person while walking or running.

Abstract: A method and apparatus used for relieving motion sickness, wherein a sensor senses a motion of an object and a sensory converter coupled to the sensor and converts the sensed motion to corresponding sensory signals for presentation to a user. The sensory signals include audio signals, display signals, white noise signals, pink noise signals, brown noise signals, and audio tone signals The audio signals, white noise signals, pink noise signals, and brown noise sensory signals have a variation in spectral emphasis in proportion to the sensed motion, such as by varying a bandwidth, a center frequency, and an amplitude of a first range of the sensory signals. The display signals have a variation in a display characteristic and the audio tone signals have a variation in time intervals between successive audio tones. The audio tones may also include audio messages containing words.

Abstract: A method and apparatus used for relieving motion sickness, wherein a sensor senses a motion of an object and a sensory converter coupled to the sensor and converts the sensed motion to corresponding sensory signals for presentation to a user. The sensory signals include audio signals, display signals, white noise signals, pink noise signals, brown noise signals, and audio tone signals The audio signals, white noise signals, pink noise signals, and brown noise sensory signals have a variation in spectral emphasis in proportion to the sensed motion, such as by varying a bandwidth, a center frequency, and an amplitude of a first range of the sensory signals. The display signals have a variation in a display characteristic and the audio tone signals have a variation in time intervals between successive audio tones. The audio tones may also include audio messages containing words.