Abstract: A device for applying compressive pressures to a patient's limb having a sleeve for placement on the patient's limb, with the sleeve having a plurality of chambers arranged longitudinally along the sleeve including a monitored chamber, a device responsive to a control signal for forming a fluid under pressure, a device for generating said control signal, a device for selecting a predetermined value of said control signal by the generating device to select a desired predetermined pressure by the forming device, a device for connecting the fluid from the forming device to the chambers of the sleeve, including the monitored chamber, a device for comparing the pressure of the monitored chamber with the desired predetermined pressure of the selecting device, and a device responsive to the comparing device for modifying said control signal of the generating device to control the forming device to form the desired predetermined pressure.

Abstract: A self-contained emergency breathing apparatus is provided comprising a hood (10) surrounding substantially sealingly the head of a person and comprising an assembly (18) formed of a cylinder of breathable gas at high pressure, a pressure reducer, an ejection nozzle, a duct for sucking the air contained in the hood and mixing this air with the ejected gas and carbon dioxide absorption means. The apparatus may be stored for a long period of time and be used for a short period of time for escaping from a zone having risks of asphyxiation.

Abstract: An inflatable/deflatable compression device, such as, a sleeve or cuff for use in simulating blood circulation in the limbs. The compression device is designed for use with a source of cyclical fluid pressure to provide alternating inflation and deflation cycles of the device. The compression device has at least one inflatable/deflatable fluid chamber. A safety bleed hole fluidly couples the interior of the fluid chamber to the exterior so that fluid pressure will be released from the at least one fluid chamber in the event that the source of cyclical inflating and deflating fluid pressures does not cycle to its deflating mode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for inhaling medicine from an inhalation canister with a spray stem. It includes a hollow-bodied tubular main body having a back end adapted to receive an inhalation canister and a front end adapted for placement to or in a mouth, as well as a spray-directing element fixedly located within the main body, a counter and a timer. The spray-directing element has a continuous opening with an insert end for receiving a spray stem of an inhalation canister and a spray end for directing sprays of medicine through and out of the front end of the main body when an inhalation canister is activated by a user. The counter is connected to the main body for displaying a count of total activations of an inhalation canister and is advanced by each activation of an inhalation canister. The timer keeps track of time between inhalations for the user. Both the counter and the timer are resettable and are preferably electronic and may be contained in a single unit.

Abstract: Automatic body massaging apparatus adapted to be coupled to a bed wherein the user lies on top of the bed and the apparatus automatically massages the user's body. The apparatus includes an endless track mounted on a support having a plurality of spaced downwardly extending massaging fingers which move automatically back and forth supported by the endless track along the body of the user massaging the same.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a body part by applying an intermittent compression thereto using for this purpose an inflatable sleeve applied to and enclosing the body part and divided into successivley overlapping inflatable cells, pressurized fluid being applied cyclically to successive groups of cells, so as successively to inflate each group while, at the same time, at least partially deflating the preceding group, and ensuring simultaneous deflation of all cells for a minimal time period between successive cycles. The invention also relates to a particular construction of the sleeve.

Abstract: A vibrator is disclosed for mounting on furniture in which a pair of vibrator motors is each mounted to an independent long relatively rigid resonator member capable of transmitting virations, the two long resonators for the respective motors being parallel to one another and mounted by non-rigid means such as a sheet of cardboard or springs to the remainder of the structure of the furniture. One form of complete unit comprises a non-rigid sheet containing two rigid rods each associated with an off-center vibrating motor, which underlies the surface of the furniture contacted by the user. A vibrator controller supplies the two vibrator motors with 60 Hertz pulsed D.C. current which is amplitude modulated at approximately 16 cycles per minute, with the modulation supplied to one motor 180.degree. out of phase with the other motor so that the user experiences the sensation of moving wave.

Abstract: An instrument for use in a skin-stimulating therapy which includes at least one assembly of a plurality of skin-stimulating toothed wheels arranged in parallel relationship with each other, each toothed wheel having a same diameter and a same tooth shape and a casing for pivotally supporting said assembly to allow independent rotation of the toothed wheels, said assembly of the toothed wheels partly projecting outwardly of the casing to constitute a skin-stimulating acupuncturing assembly.

Abstract: A massage device for rolling massage of skin- and reflex zones of the human body has at least one axis (3) attached at a handle (2) with massage rings (4) arranged freely rotatably thereon, which each carry uniformly distributed needle tips in circumferential direction. Such a massage device enables the surface-rolling massage to be carried out in self-treatment on painful body spots or on reflex zones to be treated, even if they are accessible only with difficulty.

Abstract: A portable massaging leg rest comprises a generally polygonal body of resilient foam having a top face and a front face sloping away from the top face with a sharp angle between the top and sloping faces. The upper portion of the body is formed of a cushioning resilient foam which is softer than foam in the lower portion of the body. An eccentric motor is mounted on a rigid plate within the body for causing massaging motion in at least the top poriton of the body. A channel extends through the body to the motor through which air can circulate for cooling the motor.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to two different embodiments of a roller massage tool. In one embodiment a "Y" shaped body includes a handle with a rotatable shaft extending between the adjacent distal ends of the "Y" and a rotatable handle member positioned on the single leg of the "Y". The rotatable shaft carries a pair of resilient non-rotatable balls thereon. In use the balls are rotated against the portion of the users body for massaging that portion. The device may be suspended by a rope or the like to a fixed object and the user can rub a portion of their body against the resilient balls. In the other embodiment a straight shaft extends through the diameter of the resilient balls. The resilient balls are centered and fixedly positioned on the shaft and rotatable handles are positioned on each distal end of the shaft. This second embodiment operates in the same manner as the first and is generally used with both hands rather than one as in the first embodiment.

Abstract: A shampoo or massage device includes a pistol grip handle having therein rechargeable batteries. A housing perpendicular to the handle includes partition walls providing a plurality of axially spaced cavities or compartments in which a dc motor, a gear reduction unit and a rotary-to-reciprocating conversion unit are mounted. The cavities housing the batteries, motor and gear reduction unit are sealed against the entry of moisture. A body engaging assembly or brush is mounted on the output of the rotary-to-reciprocating conversion unit and carries a plurality of fingers generally parallel to the housing axis.