62results about "Electrotherapy" patented technology

The subject invention teaches the use of electrical stimulation of specific sensory nerves, such as the proximal urethral afferents to control urination. A wireless, injectable microstimulator may implanted into the soft tissues through which the sensory nerves pass. The sensory nerves supplying the proximal urethra are stimulated by a microstimulator implanted adjacent to the prostatic urethra within the substance of the prostate gland in males, and distal to the bladder neck in females. The activity induced in these nerves causes the spinal cord to generate reflex responses that result in contractions of the detrusor muscle and relaxation of the sphincter, emptying the bladder. The invention also includes methods of implanting and/or testing microstimulators at a target location. The invention also includes the use of sensory devices to effect the microstimulators or alert the user as to the status of the bladder.

A device and methods for performing a closed-chain exercise for the lower extremities of a human subject and, in particular, the legs, using stimulation. The device may include a sled for receiving the subject and for translating to and fro between a first, lower position in which the legs are at least partially bent and a second, higher position in which the legs are less bent than in the first position. A stimulator is provided for facilitating the performance of the closed-chain leg exercise by the subject to move the sled between the first and second positions, either by way of electrical signals provided directly to the applicable muscles or by way of sensory (e.g., visual) stimulation, with or without electro-muscular stimulation. In another aspect, adaptive feed-forward control may also be used to enhance the exercise regimen performed using the device.

The Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus generates the magnetic field for use in a combined “Low Temperature Hyperthermia” and ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy cancer treatment protocol. Unlike other competing systems, the Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus does not directly kill or ablate the cancer cells with killing temperatures rather, the Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus stresses the cancer and cancer stem cells by keeping them at a nominal 42° Celsius for some period of time via the heating of nano-particles that have been infused into the bladder, using the generated magnetic field.

A system and method for enhanced patient programming security for remote programming via paired communication/implantable medical device access via custom hardware. The system comprises an implantable medical device capable of telemetric communication with an external device. The implantable medical device may be paired to a remote monitoring device. The implantable medical device and/or the remote monitoring device challenge other devices to provide information for authentication and/or authorization. The information may be information about the implantable medical device, information about the remote monitoring device, information about the patient, or heuristic information. The information may be stored in an electronic medical records system.

A method and apparatus for verifying a determined cardiac event in a medical device based on detected variation in hemodynamic status that includes a plurality of sensors sensing cardiac signals, and a physiologic sensor sensing physiologic signals to generate a plurality of variation index samples corresponding to the sensed signals. A microprocessor detects a cardiac event in response to the sensed cardiac signals, computes a variation index trend associated with a predetermined number of variation index samples of the plurality of variation index samples, determines a rate of change of the computed variation index trend, and confirms the determined cardiac event in response to the computed variation index trend and in response to the determined rate of change.

A detoxification method includes immersing at least a portion of a patient's body within a reservoir filled with water; generating ions within the water; and simultaneously with the generating ions, irradiating a predetermined area of the therapy subject with light generated by a cold laser. The generated light may be irradiated to the patient as either a continuous beam or a pulsed beam. The ions generated within the water may be positive, negative, or combinations thereof. Further, the light may be irradiated as long as the ions are being generated.

The present invention automates the adjustment of an amplitude of stimulated pulses that are generated by an implanted device. Apparatus comprises a processor that communicates with the implanted device over a communications channel through a communications module. The apparatus enables the clinician to select a pair of electrodes that is contained on a lead of the implanted device. Corresponding to each iteration of the process, the processor sends a command to the implanted device in order to increment the amplitude of the stimulation pulse between the selected electrodes. Each iteration of the process corresponds to the apparatus incrementing the current value by a predetermined incremental value that can be selected by the clinician. When the current value of the amplitude equals the target value, the process is halted. Additionally, the clinician can halt process during the execution of the process by instructing the apparatus.

The present invention relates to a method of treating or improving rheumatism and pain caused by rheumatism, tumor, and spinal damage of mammalian animals by a non-pharmacological method. Extremely low AC electric field with DC electric field overlapped is exposed to a whole or a part of mammalian animals with electrodes in a non-contact state. In the exposure of the above mentioned electric field, said electric field is exposed for a certain period of time a day, repeating this everyday or once a week. Further, as required, frequency of the electric field, voltage to be applied, exposure time, and the like are controlled.

The invention discloses a magnetic nano particle magnetic-induction thermal focusing system based on a complex magnetic field, comprising a device for generating an alternating magnetic field and magnetic nano particles, wherein the device for generating the alternating magnetic field generates the alternating magnetic field; the magnetic nano particles are dispersed in the alternating magnetic field; the magnetic nano particle magnetic-induction thermal focusing system also comprises at least two permanent magnets which are distributed at the two sides of the device for generating the alternating magnetic field, and the same poles are opposite; and the distances from the permanent magnets to the central line of the device generating the alternating magnetic field are approximately equal. In the magnetic nano particle magnetic-induction thermal focusing system, the accurate control of the magnetic nano particle heat effect and selective temperature increasing of local positions in areas dispersed with magnetic nano particles are realized, the cost is lower, and the selective heating on tumor areas can be realized, so that the damage of thermal therapy to the normal tissues is relieved. The magnetic nano particle magnetic-induction thermal focusing system also can be applied in selective heating to areas of chemical reaction systems, so that the purpose of controlling the chemical reaction rate is achieved.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against tissue injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. Embodiments of methods according to the present invention provide the ability to intra-operatively simulate post-operative physiologic function of a body part. Such methods may be used during various surgical procedures, including nerve transfer procedures. Included are one or more steps of confirming paralysis or a weakened condition of a body part, confirming responsivity or operability of transfer tissue to supplement the functionality of the paralyzed or weakened part, and intra-operatively simulating post-operative functionality of the transfer tissue to enhance and/or predict the outcome of the surgical procedure.

The invention discloses a cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation rescue device used in the emergency room of internal medicine. The device comprises a left bottom plate and a right bottom plate on theright side of the left bottom plate, the upper surface of the left bottom plate and the upper surface of the right bottom plate are fixedly provided with a left upright column and a right upright column, and a transverse beam is fixedly installed between the tops of the left and right upright columns. The transverse beam is fixedly provided with an electric telescoping rod which is arranged vertically downwards, and a transverse plate is arranged below the transverse beam. The cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation rescue device used in the emergency room of internal medicine can automatically compress the chest of a patient for cardiac resuscitation, the trouble brought manual cardiac resuscitation compression is avoided, the workload of workers is reduced, and the requirements for the level of a doctor are low; in the compression process, the rotation speed of a driving motor can be adjusted according to the actual needs to adjust the compression frequency, and in the cooperation ofa respirator, the cardiocerebral resuscitation rescue success rate is improved, and the cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation rescue device is suitable for application and popularization.

The invention discloses an intelligent feedback high-potential therapeutic apparatus and a therapeutic method. The therapeutic apparatus comprises a physiological detection instrument, a single chip microcomputer control circuit, a variable-frequency voltage regulation circuit and a human body contactant which are connected in sequence, wherein an intelligent assessment and optimization module are built in the single chip microcomputer control circuit and is used for comparing one or more human body physiological electrical parameters acquired by the physiological detection instrument with standard human body physiological electrical parameters, judging whether state results of the human body physiological electrical parameters are in an ideal state or not, gradually changing frequency and/or amplitude of output voltage and correspondingly keeping the frequency and/or the amplitude for a certain period according to change of the electrical parameters and change of electrical parameter change rates when the state results are not in the ideal state till the state results are in the ideal state through judgment, and keeping frequency and/or amplitude of corresponding pre-output voltage. In the implementing mode, an application range, the therapeutic effect and the therapeutic time of the high-potential therapeutic apparatus can be widened/improved/shortened.

The invention discloses a parametrization monitoring device and a monitoring method in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation process. The device comprises a motion tracker and a pressing detection module. In the process of implementing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the motion tracker is worn on the wrist of a pressed hand of medical personnel, and the pressing detection module clings to the back of thepressed hand, so that pressing action information of the medical personnel can be acquired by the motion tracker in real time in the first-aid process, and meanwhile, data can be saved. The acquireddata is processed by a microprocessor, so that data of a single-time pressing amplitude, effective pressing times, pressing time and the like can be obtained and the data can be stored in a data storage module of the motion track; and action standardization of the medical personnel can be reminded in forms of vibrating and prompt sound, so that the effectiveness and standardization of first-aid actions can be guaranteed. Moreover, by connecting a computer to a communication port of the motion tracking module, the data in the data storage module can be read, so that a success rate of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be improved, and in addition, monitoring data in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation process can be recovered, so as to analyze the rescue process to conveniently standardizea first-aid level and an action standard.

The invention discloses a midnight-noon ebb-flow low frequency symptom. The midnight-noon ebb-flow low frequency symptom and sign differentiation therapeutic apparatus comprises a display terminal module, a control module and an output module. The invention is characterized in that an acupuncture point data database and a disease data database are stored in a storing device in the control module, a computer model is established between the two databases through time acupuncture rules of midnight-noon ebb-flow and eight methods of intelligent turtle, a user is clued to find out a therapeutic program corresponding to symptom through a software interface, and when or how to treat or keep health is clued according to the choice of the user. The invention can essentially provide an intelligent acupuncture system of treatment planning and best treatment time for the users.

The invention discloses a manufacturing method of an implantable artificial retina ceramic packaging body. The method comprises the following steps: 1, providing a ceramic substrate with at least one through hole; 2, filling the through hole with a conductive slurry with biological compatibility, and sintering both the conductive slurry and the ceramic substrate; 3, forming conductive welding discs with biological compatibility on the upper surface and the lower surface of the conductive slurry exposed outside the through hole after sintering in the second step; 4, arranging a metal ring with biological compatibility on the ceramic substrate, wherein the metal ring surrounds all the conducive welding discs disposed at the same side of the ceramic substrate; and 5, arranging a metal cover with biological compatibility on the metal ring to form an enclosed space accommodating a circuit board. According to the invention, the packaging body manufactured by use of the method is high in airtightness, prevents a human body from damage caused by penetration of incompatible substances in the packaging body into a body fluid and is good in biological compatibility. The difficulty in a manufacturing process is quite low, and the method is easier to promote.

The invention discloses an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device comprises a first wireless transceiving module positioned in a body and a second wireless transceiving module which is positioned outside the body and is used for communicating with the first wireless transceiving module and charging the first wireless transceiving module, wherein the first wireless transceiving module comprises a first coil, a titanium shell and a magnetic core arranged between the first coil and the titanium shell; and the upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic core are attached to the first coil and the titanium shell respectively. In the technical scheme, when the second wireless transceiving module positioned outside the body charges the first wireless transceiving module positioned in the body in a magnetic coupling mode, the magnetic core can change a path of a magnetic force line and prevent the magnetic force line from passing through the titanium shell so as not to form the eddy-current effect; therefore, the charging efficiency cannot be reduced, and the titanium shell cannot emit heat.

An electronic snore-ceasing device comprising an electroic snore-ceasing device body (1) and a working module (2), the electronic snore-ceasing device body (1) comprises an ear-hook (11) and an ear plug (12) jointed together with the ear-hook (11), the working module (2) is located inside the ear-hook (11) and the ear plug (12); the working module (2) comprises a snore collecting circuit (21), a control circuit (22) taking a MCU as a core thereof, a warning circuit (23), and a power supply circuit (24); when the control circuit (22) determines that a received sound signal and vibration signal reach their respective threshold values, the control circuit (22) transmitts a control signal to the warning circuit (23) located inside the ear plug (12), thereby activating the warning circuit (23) to generate a sound stimulation signal, a vibration stimulation signal or an electrode stimulation signal that does not wake the user up in sleep to suppress snores. A low power consumption electric circuit is adopted in the electronic snore-ceasing device for detecting snores of the patient in real-time, snores of the patient and vibrations caused by snores of the patient can be collected accurately, meanwhile, stimulation effects can be monitored in real-time, thereby achieving an effect of snore-ceasing, so that the snore patient can get a high sleep quality.

A sound processor, for use with a cochlear implant, that includes directional microphone capabilities.

The present invention provides an immunomodulator for use in the treatment and/or control of a neoplastic disease in a patient intended to undergo immunogenic cell death therapy simultaneously, separately or sequentially with administration of the immunomodulator. The therapy can be selected from microwave irradiation, targeted radiotherapy, embolization, cryotherapy, ultrasound, high intensity focused ultrasound, cyberknife, hyperthermia, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, electrotome heating, hot water injection, alcohol injection, embolization, radiation exposure, photodynamic therapy, laser beam irradiation, and combinations thereof.

The invention discloses an electromagnetic dredging device for the cardiovascular medicine department. The electromagnetic dredging device for the cardiovascular medicine department comprises a first support frame, wherein first locking universal wheels are arranged on the lower surface of the first support frame; and a first supporting plate is arranged on the upper surface of the first support frame. The electromagnetic dredging device for the cardiovascular medicine department is simple in structure and convenient to operate, and can dredge the blocked cardiovascular system of a patient well; by the first locking universal wheels and second locking universal wheels, the electromagnetic dredging device moves conveniently; by an angle changer, a protecting frame can be flatly placed quite conveniently, and the patient can vertically adjust an operation plate favorably; by a CT scanning instrument, a medical worker can quite conveniently find out the blocked position of the cardiovascular system of the patient, and then can treat the patient accurately and conveniently; and a lead screw is used with a lead screw motor, so that the operation plate can move in the front-back direction, and treatment of medical workers to the patient is facilitated.

Presented herein are techniques for dynamically setting, in real-time, a ratio of acoustical stimulation signals to electrical stimulation signals delivered by a hearing prosthesis. The ratio of the acoustical stimulation signals to the electrical stimulation signals is set based on one or more characteristics or attributes of the input sound signals that are received and processed by the hearing prosthesis in order to generate the acoustical and electrical stimulation signals.

An apparatus of self-adjustment belt with bumps is used during physical exercise, stretching, or just worn around a user's body to provide support, resistance, create compression, and offer a self-guided automatic adjustment. The apparatus provides constant conscious body awareness and can help enhance balance reactions and re-educate muscles. The bumps of the apparatus help relieve muscle tension by applying pressure and gentle massage to chiropractic trigger points of the user's body. The apparatus is equipped with sensors providing health data and monitoring activity or any health changes. Additionally, the apparatus provides heating and/or cooling to desired areas of the user's body. Further, the vibrators inside the bumps of the apparatus offer a better massage through vibration, which can also be light tapping, or electric stimulation, to relieve muscle tension and strain, tone muscles, and stimulate the circulatory system of the user.

A counterpulsation device that operates without the use of compressed air or pressurized gas includes at least one inflatable cuff that is adapted to be placed about a selected portion of the patient's body. A conduit connects the inflatable cuff to an air transfer device so that noncompressed air can be transferred from the air transfer device to the cuff through the conduit to inflate the cuff. The conduit also connects the cuff to the air transfer device so that air can flow through the conduit to deflate the cuff. Another conduit is coupled to the first so that the air in the system can be selectively vented into the atmosphere.. A series of valves are placed on the conduit to selectively control whether air is supplied to or withdrawn from the inflatable cuff. The air moving device preferably is a cylinder having a piston that moves through the cylinder to move the air from within the cylinder through the conduit and into or out of the cuff as desired. The piston moves through the cylinder through the use of a linear servo actuator that is controlled by an appropriately programmed electronic controller so that the inflation of the cuff is timed with portions of the patient's EKG signal and peripheral plethysmographic wave.