Patents Examined by Christopher Miller
  • Patent number: 10206848
    Abstract: A beauty instrument capable of imparting a massaging effect to skin. A beauty instrument is configured such that a pair of balls is supported at the tip of a handle. The balls are positioned at a distance from each another, and are capable of rotating around respective axes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MTG Co., ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 10194935
    Abstract: Treatment protocols for preparing a subject's skin to receive skin formulations having one or more active materials are provided. The devices and/or methods for carrying out the treatment protocols aim to increase the skin's ability for skin formulations to penetrate or infuse into the SC layers thereof. The treatment protocol includes the application of shearing forces in order to part, tear, or form fissures only in the Stratum Corneum (SC) of the subject's skin without inducing trauma in viable skin layers below the SC. After application of shearing forces to the skin, a skin formulation can be applied to the sheared areas of skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Joseph W. Grez
  • Patent number: 10195097
    Abstract: A portable motion control apparatus drives a user's extremity emulating the user's tremor. The driving motion entrains the tremor motion and stretches muscles evoking stretch reflexes in agonist and antagonist muscles used to maintain muscle tone. The motion applies a heightened and coordinated demand on the neuromuscular components of multiple stretch reflex circuits thereby effectuating neuromuscular plasticity; the retention of neuromuscular changes made to meet the heightened demands. Muscle tone is improved and tremor is suppressed for a protracted period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Gaetano Cimo
  • Patent number: 10188582
    Abstract: A method for providing emergency care to a patient of an adverse cardiac event is disclosed that includes causing multiple chest compressions to be provided to the patient, and causing multiple inducements of ventilation to be provided to the patient. Particular ones of the multiple chest compressions can overlap time-wise with corresponding ones of the multiple inducements of ventilation, and can be substantially out of phase with the corresponding ones of the multiple inducements of ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Freeman, Christopher Luke Kaufman
  • Patent number: 10179087
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a support structure for fixating a patient to a treatment unit, and especially to a support structure for fixating the patient to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit. An embodiment of the support structure includes a back plate for positioning behind the patient's back posterior to the patient's heart and a front part for positioning around the patient's chest anterior to the patient's heart. Further, the front part can include two legs, each leg having a first end pivotably connected to at least one hinge and a second end removably attachable to the back plate. The front part can further be devised for including a compression/decompression unit arranged to automatically compress or decompress the patient's chest when the front part is attached to the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Sebelius, Per Bergstrom, Jan Hampf
  • Patent number: 10166164
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for providing active and/or passive compression therapy to a body part can include a compression device worn over a compression stocking. The compression device can have a pulley based drive train that is driven by a motor to tighten and loosen compression elements, such as compression straps, in a precise, rapid, and balanced manner. Sensors can be used in the compression device and/or compression stockings to provide feedback to modulate the compression treatment parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Radial Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Johnson, Thomas J. Fogarty, Sylvester Lucatero, Gilbert Laroya, James K. Wall, Conrad Salinas
  • Patent number: 10143619
    Abstract: Various types of chest compressions may be performed on a patient during a single resuscitation event. In embodiments one or more compression time parameters may be changed during the event, potentially optimizing blood flow for one side of the patient's heart, then the other. In some embodiments the event includes one or more prolonged compressions interposed between other compressions, potentially enabling the blood to reach to more remote locations than otherwise. In embodiments, a CPR chest compression machine includes a compression mechanism configured to perform successive compressions to the patient's chest, and a driver configured to drive the compression mechanism accordingly. In embodiments, a CPR metronome issues prompts for compressions accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred W. Chapman, Bjarne Madsen Hardig
  • Patent number: 10143615
    Abstract: The present application relates to a device for treating skin (1) comprising a housing (2), a shaft (14) located in the housing (2) having a longitudinal axis (‘A’) and an end for receiving a skin treating part (3). The device (1) further comprises a drive means configured to cause the shaft to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and to oscillate in a direction along the longitudinal axis, wherein the drive means comprise a rotational drive unit for rotating the shaft (14) and an oscillation generator (26) for oscillating the shaft. The oscillation generator (26) is located about the shaft (14) such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the oscillation generator. Furthermore, the oscillation generator (26) comprises a solenoid (39) and a flux assembly (25), and the flux assembly (25) is moveable along the shaft (14) relative to the solenoid (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Michel Gerardus Pardoel, Anthony James Skeats, Arjun Caprihan, Rob Mark, Chin Eng Yeap
  • Patent number: 10137055
    Abstract: A sturdy portable massage roller that collapses flat. The roller includes an outer contact skin formed of a plurality of longitudinal stiffeners connected by longitudinally-extending hinge points, the contact skin defining an inner cavity. A collapsible support structure within the contact skin inner cavity is sized to contact and radially support the longitudinal stiffeners in the expanded shape of the contact skin, and is adapted to collapse so that the massage roller converts between a generally cylindrical expanded shape and a collapsed, flattened shape. The support structure may include a series of rigid discs that either pivot or are folded in half to convert the massage roller between its expanded and flat configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Nathan Earl Lawrie
  • Patent number: 10130452
    Abstract: An oral cleaning device (100) including: a nozzle portion (30) configured to direct a plurality of liquid droplets; an actuator (120); a mode selector (130); a liquid reservoir (38) wherein in operation liquid is moved from the liquid reservoir into an orifice (36) at the proximal end of the nozzle; a system (12, 13, 14, 24) configured to drive a plunger or piston element (16) toward the proximal end of the nozzle to create a spray of liquid droplets when the moving air comes into contact with the liquid; a control unit (15) configured to control the system to drive the plunger a predetermined number of times in response to a single actuation of the actuator, where the control unit is further configured to accept input from the user via the mode selector, and the mode selector is configured for the user to select a number of liquid bursts that will be delivered in response to a single actuation of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marco Baragona, Yu-Wen Chang, Milica Kovacevic Milivojevic, Valentina Lavezzo, Bart Gottenbos, Sandra Hotzl, Quintin Oliver Williams
  • Patent number: 10123932
    Abstract: There is provided a motion assist device including a jth link worn on a jth portion of a user, an ith joint unit connected at one end of an ith link in a freely rotatable manner, a (j+1)th link worn on a (j+1)th portion of the user, an (i+1)th joint unit integral with one end of the (j+1)th link and coupled to the other end of the jth link, a single actuator installed at one of the jth link and a link adjacent to the jth link, and a transmission part transmitting a driving force of the actuator to the ith joint unit and the (i+1)th joint unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichiro Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 10117804
    Abstract: A CPR chest compression machine includes a retention structure configured to retain a patient's body, and a compression mechanism configured to perform automatically CPR compressions to the patient's chest. The CPR machine also includes a camera coupled to the retention structure or to the compression mechanism. The camera has a field of view that spans at least a certain portion of the patient's body, and is configured to acquire an image of what is spanned by its field of view. The image may be stored in a memory, displayed, transmitted, analyzed to diagnose the patient, detect shifting of the patient within the CPR machine, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventors: Anders Nilsson, Jonas Lagerstrom, Bo Mellberg, Anders Jeppsson, Marcus Ehrstedt, Bjarne Madsen Hardig, Fredrik Arnwald, Erik von Schenck, Paul Rasmusson, Sara Lindroth, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 10098811
    Abstract: The present invention administers fluid therapy and chromotherapy to the head of a user for stimulatory purposes. Particularly, the invention comprises a portable device for administering fluid therapy using pressurized water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances to massage and relax the head and scalp of the user while simultaneously allowing the use of craniofacial chromotherapy thus providing a generally relaxing and refreshing stimulative experience for the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: Mauro Jaguan
  • Patent number: 10058475
    Abstract: An intermittent pneumatic compression system provides exhaust between a wrap and patient's leg, avoids tubes and is operable on a conventional battery. The system allows true portability while improving patient discomfort, reducing fall risks, and providing desired therapeutic and prophylactic compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Innovamed Health, LLC
    Inventors: Turner Lucas Zeutzius, Wade R. Williams, Joseph Zeutzius
  • Patent number: 10022295
    Abstract: A chest compression device for cardiopulmonary resuscitation may include a support structure for placement about a patient's chest and for holding a chest compressor above a patient's sternum; a chest compressor mounted on the support structure; and lateral chest supports attached to the support structure at points laterally on either side of the chest when the device is in use, such that the lateral chest supports will apply lateral pressure to the sides of the chest synchronised with a chest compression by the chest compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: OSLO UNNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF
    Inventors: Lars Wik, Morten Eriksen, Jo Kramer Johansen, Petter Andreas Steen, Kjetil Sunde
  • Patent number: 10016254
    Abstract: A dental water jet provides a pressurized water stream for cleaning gums and teeth. The embodiment includes a base unit defining a cavity. The cavity contains a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. A flow control knob may be turned to selectively adjust the water pressure supplied by the tip between a minimum and a maximum value. Fluid may flow from the reservoir and ultimately into the tip to provide oral irrigation and/or cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold A. Luettgen
  • Patent number: 10016335
    Abstract: A device and method coupled to a therapy garment to apply pressure and repetitive compression forces to a body of a person has a positive air pulse generator and a user programmable time, frequency and pressure controller operable to regulate the duration of operation, frequency of the air pulses and a selected air pressure applied to the body of a person. The air pulse generator has rigid displacers that are angularly moved with power transmission assemblies to draw air into the air pulse generator and discharge air pressure pulses to the therapy garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Electromed, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig N. Hansen, Paul C. Cross
  • Patent number: 10010469
    Abstract: The invention relates to medicine, and more particularly to gravity therapy, and can be used in the comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation of patients having neurological, cardiological and therapeutic profiles with circulatory insufficiency. The technical result is achieved in that the patient is placed in a right lateral recumbent position on an inversion table with their legs bent at the knees and the thighs spread at 30-60 degrees. The patient is secured by the pelvis with the aid of a soft securing device. The parameters of a cycle of oscillatory movements to be performed by the inversion table as the head part of the table is lowered or raised, i.e. variable angles of rotation about the longitudinal and transverse axes of the table, the oscillation frequency of the table and the maximum angle of inclination of the head part of the table, are set using an operating console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: OBCHECTVO S OGRANISCHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOSTIY “BELMEDINNOVATSIA”
    Inventors: Ekaterina Evgenyevna Ladozhskaya-Gapeenko, Olga Vladimirovna Fionik
  • Patent number: 9980870
    Abstract: The invention provides a cordless chiropractic adjustment device including a thrust element (80) capable of impacting a body contact member (10), a resilient spring (314) arranged to bias the thrust element towards the body contact member, and a motor (120). The motor is arranged to move the thrust element between a variable primed configuration in which the thrust element is held out of contact with the body contact member, and a fired configuration in which the thrust element is propelled by the resilient spring into contact with the body contact member through a range of different impact forces. The motor is provided with direct current by one or more batteries (150), which may be rechargeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Darryl Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9962309
    Abstract: A multi-component, convertible, individual thermal therapeutic device has multiple parts that can be arranged in at least 3 ways to provide multiple therapeutic treatments to the users body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Bioactive Sports
    Inventors: Antoine B. Connors, James C. Newton