Patents Assigned to Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLC
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Publication number: 20220287625Abstract: A system for treating a joint of a patient includes a treatment head including a probe, a force impulse wave sensor, and a pressure sensor. When the probe is pressed against the joint and reaches a predetermined pressure, the pressure sensor causes a release of current such that the probe delivers a mechanical force impulse to the joint. The force impulse wave sensor is configured to sense a frequency of the mechanical force impulse associated with a treatment point of the joint. The treatment head remains in the same target spot during the pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The system is configured to perform the pretest and post-test analysis of the plurality of treatment points to evaluate improvement of the joint after the treatment. The treatment protocol for the treatment point is modified based on the sensed frequency of the mechanical force impulse from the pre-test at the treatment point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: SIGMA INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: JOHN CRUNICK, MAURICE PISCIOTTANO, LOUIS L. LASKEY, JR.
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Patent number: 11197797Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Patent number: 10342649Abstract: A system for treating a tissue of an animal patient. The system may include a display and input device, and at least one instrument chosen from an impulse stimulator instrument and an acoustic oscillator. The impulse stimulator is configured to apply a percussive massage including one or more force impulses. The impulse stimulator is further configured to measure a response of the tissue to one of the applied force impulses to assess a condition of the tissue. The acoustic oscillator is configured to apply an acoustic stimulation including one or more acoustic pulses to the tissue of the animal patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190142692Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, JR.
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Publication number: 20190142529Abstract: Systems and methods for treatment of a spine of a patient. The system includes a treatment device comprising a probe tip at a distal end of the device. The system further includes a display device configured to display information associated with the treatment. The system further includes at least one computing device in electrical communication with the display device and the treatment device. The memory of the computing device includes software for operating a GUI. The at least one computing device configured to display the GUI comprising a virtual representation of: a first skeletal structure; at least one of an organ and a muscle; and a nerve network. The device also configured to display a graphic along a portion of the neural pathways associated with a user selected vertebra of the vertebrae when the treatment device is actuated to deliver the treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, JR., Tamas Becse
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Patent number: 10226397Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Patent number: 9861547Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing, managing and/or treating peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease in a patient. The systems and methods include measuring, optimizing transmissibility and coordinating the delivery of pressure (e.g., sound) waves that are delivered using higher frequency RF band energy in a pulsed manner to carry the energy to larger areas of the patient's tissue. The pressure wave may be delivered at generally the same time a heart pulse beat of the patient is detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, Jr., James S. Sergi
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Patent number: 9782324Abstract: Systems and methods for treating facial soft tissues of a patient in a healthcare or cosmetic treatment environment such as, for example, a spa, clinic, or a medical practitioner's office are presented herein. The facial treatment system includes a facial stimulator instrument and/or an acoustic oscillator to deliver therapeutic stimulation to the facial tissues of a patient including percussive massage, electrical stimulation, and acoustic stimulation. A facial treatment application executing on a processor of a computing device identifies a treatment protocol and operates the facial stimulator instrument and/or acoustic oscillator to implement the facial tissue treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170151125Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, JR.
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Patent number: 9517349Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160151238Abstract: System for administering treatment to a portion of a patient body, the system including a treatment device including an acoustic oscillator component and a vibrational component. The acoustic oscillator component including a piezoelectric transducer configured to deliver acoustic pulses to the portion of the patient body. The vibrational component positioned proximal of the acoustic oscillator component and configured to provide a vibrational effect to the distal end of the treatment device. The vibrational component including one or more of an eccentric rotating motor, a linear resonant actuator, a piezo module, or an electroactive polymer actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, JR.
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Publication number: 20160113840Abstract: A system for administering a therapeutic treatment to a portion of a patient body. In one embodiment the system includes a pressure sensor, a treatment head, and at least one computer processor in operable electrical communication with both the pressure sensor and treatment head. When a treatment tip of the treatment head is applied against the portion of the patient body, the at least one computer processor receives time dependent pressure readings from the pressure sensor corresponding to pressure applied by the treatment tip against the portion of the patient body. The at least one computer processor calculates a test frequency via an algorithm stored in the system. The system compares the test frequency to treatment plan frequencies and selects treatment plan based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: SIGMA INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: John CRUNICK, Tamas BECSE, Louis L. LASKEY, JR.
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Publication number: 20150126914Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for preventing, managing and/or treating peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease in a patient. The systems and methods include measuring, optimizing transmissibility and coordinating the delivery of pressure (e.g., sound) waves that are delivered using higher frequency RF band energy in a pulsed manner to carry the energy to larger areas of the patient's tissue. The pressure wave may be delivered at generally the same time a heart pulse beat of the patient is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: SIGMA INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, JR., James S. Sergi
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Publication number: 20150080990Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for treating a tissue of an animal patient. The system may include a display and input device, and at least one instrument chosen from an impulse stimulator instrument and an acoustic oscillator. The impulse stimulator is configured to apply a percussive massage comprising one or more force impulses. The impulse stimulator is further configured to measure a response of the tissue to one of the applied force impulses to assess a condition of the tissue. The acoustic oscillator is configured to apply an acoustic stimulation comprising one or more acoustic pulses to the tissue of the animal patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: SIGMA INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, JR.
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Publication number: 20150005679Abstract: A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: SIGMA INSTRUMENTS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Tamas Becse, John Crunick, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140194790Abstract: Systems and methods for treating facial soft tissues of a patient in a healthcare or cosmetic treatment environment such as, for example, a spa, clinic, or a medical practitioner's office are presented herein. The facial treatment system includes a facial stimulator instrument and/or an acoustic oscillator to deliver therapeutic stimulation to the facial tissues of a patient including percussive massage, electrical stimulation, and acoustic stimulation. A facial treatment application executing on a processor of a computing device identifies a treatment protocol and operates the facial stimulator instrument and/or acoustic oscillator to implement the facial tissue treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, JR.
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Patent number: D711900Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLCInventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.