Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a dental splint, in particular for the treatment of craniomandibular dysfunction or for the correction of tooth misalignment, comprising a flat body made of plastics, composite and/or elastomer and having a lower face that is provided with a shape configuration according to at least portions of the dental surface profile of a patient's lower jaw, and further having an upper face that is provided with a shape configuration according to at least portions of the dental surface profile of the patient's upper jaw, the shape configuration being laterally and/or frontally-dorsally and/or vertically offset by a defined amount on the upper face relative to a position relation of optimum occlusion with respect to the shape configuration on the lower face.

Abstract: A treadmill arrangement, having a treadmill stand and an endless belt which runs over rollers mounted in the treadmill stand and is driven by a drive, with one surface of the endless belt serving as a walking or running surface. A motion state detection device is allocated to the treadmill to detect a motion state or a positional change of the legs and/or feet of the user relative to the treadmill stand and to obtain a control signal for the drive.

Abstract: A system for training the gait has an endless belt formed of transparent material serving as a treadmill, one surface of which serves as a walking surface, a sensor system for determining a pressure/force distribution on the endless belt, an analyzing unit connected to the pressure/force sensors, a processing unit connected, on the input side, to the analyzing unit, which generates from the pressure distributions values or signals, respectively, that characterize the gait of the subject, an optical display located beneath the walking surface of the transparent endless belt, the display connected to an image signal generator mans and a display process controller for generation and position of images in the optical display, and a synchronization and adaptation stage for synchronizing and adapting the processing of the pressure distribution images with the image representation on the display.

Abstract: Bite fork for check-bite, especially with position marker elements for position determination in a position determination system, wherein the bite fork comprises recesses at the contact surface for partial visualization of the tooth surface to an image sensor placed into the mouth cavity of a patient and markers, which are detectable by said sensor.

Abstract: A treadmill arrangement, comprising a treadmill frame and an endless belt driven by a drive and running across rollers held in the treadmill frame and whose surface serves as a walking or running surface, with handholds being mounted at upwardly extending side parts or a front part of the treadmill frame on both sides of the belt, and wherein a force sensor system with a holding force evaluation device on the output side for the time-dependent registration and optionally evaluation processing of the holding force, which is subject to the direction in space, introduced by the user into the or each handhold when using the treadmill arrangement and/or actuating means for controlling a parameter and/or a function of the treadmill arranged are assigned to at least one of the handholds.

Abstract: Arrangement for training the gait, comprising a predetermined walking surface, kick-on location sensing means for determining actual kick-on locations where a patient kicks his feet on the walking surface, which kick-on sensing means are associated to the walking surface, a training program memory for storing a gait training program which comprises data for predetermining a sequence of instructed kick-on locations for the feet of the patient on the walking surface, a display apparatus for displaying images which show the instructed kick-on locations, and a display synchronizing apparatus, which at its input side is connected to the training program memory and to the kick-on location sensing means and at its output side with the display apparatus to output data of the kick-on location sensing means in such manner that the display of the instructed kick-on locations is continuously adapted to sensed actual kick-on locations.

Abstract: Apparatus for detecting motions of a lower jaw relative to the upper jaw of a vertebrate, comprising a first holder (30) to be fixed to the head of a vertebrate with a fixed assignment relative to the upper jaw for accommodating transmitter or receiver units of a position determining system (1) for the detection of motion, a second holder (40A) to be fixed to the lower jaw on the left side for accommodating corresponding left-sided receiver and transmitter units of the position determining system, a third holder (40B) to be fixed to the lower jaw on the right side for accommodating corresponding right-sided receiver and transmitter units of the position determining system, and a first evaluation unit (13) for processing signals from the receiver units so as to generate a differentiated dynamic image of the motions of the left and right sides of the lower jaw from relative positional changes of the transmitter units (11) which are associated with the motions of the lower jaw and are detected by the receiver un

Abstract: A gait analysis system for training or rehabilitation has an endless belt with pressure sensors underneath the belt to sense a person walking on the belt and an analyzing unit for analyzing the gait of the person. The system further includes an image display system with stored data for displaying images to a person using the apparatus training and/or therapy purposes.

Abstract: Apparatus for detecting motions of a lower jaw relative to the upper jaw of a vertebrate, comprising a first holder (30) to be fixed to the head of a vertebrate with a fixed assignment relative to the upper jaw for accommodating transmitter or receiver units of a position determining system (1) for the detection of motion, a second holder (40A) to be fixed to the lower jaw on the left side for accommodating corresponding left-sided receiver and transmitter units of the position determining system, a third holder (40B) to be fixed to the lower jaw on the right side for accommodating corresponding right-sided receiver and transmitter units of the position determining system, and a first evaluation unit (13) for processing signals from the receiver units so as to generate a differentiated dynamic image of the motions of the left and right sides of the lower jaw from relative positional changes of the transmitter units (11) which are associated with the motions of the lower jaw and are detected by the receiver un

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for large area imaging of a body portion of a vertebrate, having an optical scanner for generating image data, an image data processing unit for generating a primary skeleton image of the bone and/or joint structure from the image data of the body surface and stored standard skeleton images. A sensing head scans a depth scan image of the body portion stepwise or a sensing device senses bony references in the body portion. Markers mark the position and orientation of the sensing head or device for spatial orientation, and a navigation base station records spatial positions of the markers. A scanning data-processing unit produces a corrected skeleton image and/or anatomical rotational points of the body portion based on the primary skeleton image and on the depth scan image provided with position data and/or the position data of the bony references scanned with the sensing device.

Abstract: Arrangement for training the gait, comprising an endless belt guided over at least two rollers and serving as a treadmill, the one surface of which serves as a walking surface, a sensor system for determining a pressure/force distribution on a force measurement plate located underneath the walking surface, which is provided with a plurality of pressure/force sensors on the side facing the endless belt, an analyzing unit connected, on the input side, to the pressure/force sensors, which detects pressure distributions generated by a walking or running subject on the walking surface, a processing unit connected, on the input side, to the analyzing unit, which generates from the pressure distributions values or signals, respectively, that characterize the gait of the subject, optical display means for displaying images in the area of the walking surface, which are connected to image signal generating means and a display process controller for the generation and the position control in terms of time and space of i

Abstract: Gait analysis apparatus using a treadmill, comprising an endless belt, which is guided over at least two rollers and the upper surface of which serves as walking surface, a sensor system for determining a pressure/force distribution on a measurement plate located underneath the endless belt and having a plurality of pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix on the side facing the treadmill belt, wherein the measurement plate comprising the plurality of pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix is itself supported by at least one base force sensor and the analyzing unit comprises an additional signal input connected to a signal output of the base force sensor as well as an additional signal processing stage for processing the output signal of the or each base force sensor in terms of a calibration or correction signal processing of the output signals of the pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the automatic opening and closing of reaction vessels. It comprises a holding device for the non-rotatable holding of one or more reaction vessels, a gripper for the gripping of a lid for the reaction vessel, wherein the gripper has gripping jaws to take hold of the lid, and a holding arm with a rotating mechanism for rotatable holding of the gripper. The gripping jaws are arranged in such a way that, when the lid is inserted into the area between the gripping jaws, it is held by the latter through frictional contact, and the gripper has no active operating device for opening and closing the gripping jaws.

Abstract: Position measuring system including a synchronization transducer used to synchronize a position signal evaluation with the position signal emission of a wireless synchronization transmission line between a position signal transmitter and a position signal evaluation unit, or visa versa, in order to transmit synchronization signals to a series controller of a position signal transmitter or to identifying means of the position signal evaluation unit.

Abstract: Gait analysis apparatus using a treadmill, comprising an endless belt, which is guided over at least two rollers and the upper surface of which serves as walking surface, a sensor system for determining a pressure/force distribution on a measurement plate located underneath the endless belt and having a plurality of pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix on the side facing the treadmill belt, wherein the measurement plate comprising the plurality of pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix is itself supported by at least one base force sensor and the analyzing unit comprises an additional signal input connected to a signal output of the base force sensor as well as an additional signal processing stage for processing the output signal of the or each base force sensor in terms of a calibration or correction signal processing of the output signals of the pressure/force sensors arranged in a matrix, respectively.

Abstract: A gait analysis system for training or rehabilitation has an endless belt with pressure sensors underneath the belt to sense a person walking on the belt and an analyzing unit for analyzing the gait of the person. The system further includes an image display system with stored data for displaying images to a person using the apparatus training and/or therapy purposes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the 3-dimensional analysis of movement of tooth surfaces of the maxilla (MX) in relation to the mandible (MN), comprising a measurement system for determining the movement of two solid bodies in all degrees of freedom by means of electronic measurement sensors. A measurement MX-sensor is mounted with respect to the maxilla and a measurement MN-sensor is mounted with respect to the mandible, and the positions of the measurement sensors are recorded continuously during the performance of mandible movements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the automatic opening and closing of reaction vessels. It comprises a holding device for the non-rotatable holding of one or more reaction vessels, a gripper for the gripping of a lid for the reaction vessel, wherein the gripper has gripping jaws to take hold of the lid, and a holding arm with a rotating mechanism for rotatable holding of the gripper. The gripping jaws are arranged in such a way that, when the lid is inserted into the area between the gripping jaws, it is held by the latter through frictional contact, and the gripper has no active operating device for opening and closing the gripping jaws.

Abstract: Position measuring system including a synchronization transducer used to synchronize a position signal evaluation with the position signal emission of a wireless synchronization transmission line between a position signal transmitter and a position signal evaluation unit, or visa versa, in order to transmit synchronization signals to a series controller of a position signal transmitter or to identifying means of the position signal evaluation unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the 3-dimensional analysis of movement of tooth surfaces of the maxilla (MX) in relation to the mandible (MN), comprising a measurement system for determining the movement of two solid bodies in all degrees of freedom by means of electronic measurement sensors. A measurement MX-sensor is mounted with respect to the maxilla and a measurement MN-sensor is mounted with respect to the mandible, and the positions of the measurement sensors are recorded continuously during the performance of mandible movements.