Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
601011000 | Body member enclosing | 17 |
20080269651 | WOUND CARE VACUUM BANDAGING IN COMBINATION WITH ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE APPLICATIONS - A method and device for treating wounds | 10-30-2008 |
20090240173 | Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit - Devices, systems and methods develop pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit. | 09-24-2009 |
20100145237 | FITNESS DEVICE - The inventive fitness device is embodied in the form of an article of clothing, consisting of a pair of trousers, for example, consisting of an airtight outer skin ( | 06-10-2010 |
20110066086 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING AN AIRWAY - A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway. | 03-17-2011 |
20130079684 | METHOD OF ENHANCED REMOVAL OF HEAT FROM SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS AND TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING AN ACTUATOR - A treatment device for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a subject having an actuator that provides mechanical energy to the tissue. The mechanical energy provided may include a vibratory component that can range between low and ultra-high frequencies, and such energy may include various combinations of two or more frequencies tailored to produce the desired effect on the subcutaneous tissue. Disruption of adipose tissue cooled by an external treatment device may be enhanced by applying mechanical energy to cooled tissue. Furthermore, such mechanical energy may impart a vibratory effect, a massage effect, a pulsatile effect, or combinations thereof on the tissue. | 03-28-2013 |
20130102933 | Methods and Devices for Manipulating the Thermoregulatory Status of a Mammal - Methods and devices for manipulating the thermoregulatory status of a mammal are provided. In the subject methods, thermal energy is transferred between the environment and both of the thoracic/abdominal core body and head of the mammal. In general, thermal energy transfer between thoracic/abdominal core body and the environment occurs under negative pressure conditions. The subject methods and devices can be used to increase the thoracic/abdominal core body temperature of a mammal, in which case thermal energy is introduced into the thoracic/abdominal core body of the mammal and removed from the head of the mammal or cold is merely applied thereto. The subject methods and devices can also be used to reduce the thoracic/abdominal core body temperature of a mammal, in which case thermal energy is removed from the thoracic/abdominal core body of the mammal and introduced into the head of the mammal or heat is merely applied thereto. | 04-25-2013 |
20130245507 | DEVICE FOR MASSAGING THE HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY - Massage appliance comprising a hollow body ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130296744 | PULSATION MASSAGE APPARATUS - An adjustable massage apparatus, whose massage effect is based on the suction effect created in association with the treatment head, the treatment head of the apparatus including a surface which comes in contact with the skin, a frame, and in connection with this surface a low-pressure chamber and a low-pressure hose in connection with the low-pressure chamber for created low-pressure suction in order to lift the skin tissue. The apparatus is mainly characterized in that a valve is arranged in connection with the low-pressure hose for adjusting the low-pressure suction created in the low-pressure chamber so that the pressure in the low-pressure chamber is oscillating between an upper limit and a lower limit. | 11-07-2013 |
20140121570 | CONTROLLER FOR AN EXTREMITY HYPERBARIC DEVICE - A controller is operable to selectively supply gas to, and evacuate gas from, regions of a hyperbaric wound treatment chamber. The controller operates to inflate a passage or rib of the device to provide that the device is made sufficiently rigid for inserting a limb therethrough, and inflate an inflatable cuff to create a seal against the limb. The controller also operates to evacuate ambient air trapped within the chamber, and optionally partially evacuate the passage or rib, after the seal is created by the inflatable cuff, and then introduce oxygen into the chamber, and optionally inflate the passage or rib. The cuff, when inflated and creating a seal against a limb, optionally is at least partially within the chamber, and the treatment gas is supplied to the chamber to maintain the seal of the cuff against the limb. | 05-01-2014 |
20140276252 | TREATING SLEEP APNEA WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE - An embodiment of a system for treating sleep apnea includes a collar, a pump, and a motor. The collar has a vacuum surface and has a sealing surface that is configured to form a seal with a region of a neck of a subject having an airway. The pump is secured to the collar, and is configured to maintain the airway open by drawing a vacuum between the vacuum surface of the collar and a region of a throat of the subject. And the motor is secured to the collar and is configured to drive the pump. As compared to existing systems (e.g., a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) system) for treating sleep apnea, the above-described system may be more portable, more comfortable, may be less likely to require adjustment while a subject using the system is asleep, and, therefore, may be less likely to awaken the subject. | 09-18-2014 |
20140364777 | MODIFYING HUMIDITY AND CONVECTION TO GLABROUS TISSUE TO CONTROL METABOLISM - Systems and methods for affecting metabolism, such as the treatment of metabolic syndrome are disclosed. A method for treating metabolic syndrome can include one or more of the steps including identifying a region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue; positioning the region of the patient comprising glabrous tissue into an enclosed chamber; adjusting the relative humidity of the enclosed chamber sufficient to create a physiologic metabolic effect; and activating a convection fan within the chamber to promote heat transfer from the glabrous tissue. The method need not involve altering the temperature within the enclosed chamber. | 12-11-2014 |
20150011917 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AIR PRESSURE ON A PORTION OF THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber. | 01-08-2015 |
20160000544 | NON-SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RECEDING GUMS - A non-surgical treatment for receding gums utilizes the fact that tissue responds to continuous controlled mechanical forces with growth. The treatment system includes an impression of the upper and/or lower teeth, including the surrounding existing gums, so that a vacuum can be established within the impression around teeth and gums. Before use, selected portions of the impression are carved out a desired amount to create a location for the expansion and regrowth of the gums. Additionally, one or more channels may be included in the impression for delivery of the vacuum to all areas encompassed by the impression. The treatment system also includes a vacuum source operatively attached to the impression so as to be able to deliver a vacuum to the impression once the impression is place in the patient's mouth over the teeth and gums. | 01-07-2016 |
20160045389 | LIP ENHANCER - A lip enhancing device comprising a lip engaging inner portion, wherein the lip engaging inner portion is hollow and comprises mouthpiece which mouthpiece is placed over the lips of the user, further wherein the mouthpiece is attached to inner cylindrical elongate member, wherein inner cylindrical member culminates in two spaced apart O-rings, wherein inner cylindrical member travels within outer elongate portion. When the mouthpiece is place against the lips of the user and outer elongate portion is withdrawn, a vacuum is created, plumping or enhancing the lips of the user. | 02-18-2016 |
20160120735 | MEDICAL NEGATIVE-PRESSURE CHAMBER WITH MOVABLE TABLE - A treatment device for medical and/or cosmetic therapy includes a negative-pressure chamber receiving a lower half of a person's body. The negative-pressure chamber is designed as a tube and has an admission opening sealed off from the person's body by a closure element. A first part of a table is arranged in the interior of the negative-pressure chamber. A second part of the table is arranged outside the negative-pressure chamber. The first part and the second part are each guided longitudinally on a linear guide. The first part can be moved at least partially out of the negative-pressure chamber and the second part can be moved away from the admission opening. A synchronization between the first part and the second part allows the first and second parts to be moved at the same speed in the same direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160128894 | NON-INVASIVE DEVICE FOR REJUVENATION OF SKIN TISSUE USING TREATMENT PRESSURE BELOW AMBIENT PRESSURE - The invention provides a non-invasive device ( | 05-12-2016 |
20180021208 | ORTHESIS FOR A VACUUM TREATMENT OF THE DEFORMATIONS OF THE THORAX | 01-25-2018 |