11444results about "Therapeutic heating" patented technology

A handheld fan includes a housing, a fan module, a power module, and a retractable cable module. The fan module is disposed in the housing, the power module is disposed in the housing and configured to supply power to the fan module, the retractable cable module is disposed in the housing and includes a cable retractable relative to the housing to be withdrawn into the housing or extended out of the housing, and the cable is configured to connect to an external electronic device, and supply power to the external electronic device through the power module. When a user carries the handheld fan and has a charging need, the cable is capable of being pulled out of the housing of the handheld fan, and connected to the external electronic device including a mobile phone. The power module is configured to supply power to the external electronic device.

Methods of hyperthermic treatment, including heating a tissue to a temperature range of 40° C. to 45° C., and exposing the heated tissue to a magnetic field having a field strength that is capable of extending the lifetime of a free radical entity within the heated tissue. The prolonged lifetime of the free radical entity in the heated tissue enhances the therapeutic effects of the treatment, leading to improved outcomes in various medical applications.

A portable fan with predictable battery life and a method for predicting battery life thereof. The portable fan includes a fan body, where a circuit board assembly and a storage battery are installed in a shell of the fan body, a microprocessor and a current collector are encapsulated in the circuit board assembly, a load and a display device are provided on the fan body, and the display device includes a function lighting display area and a battery life display area. According to the portable fan, the display device can be used to indicate a working mode that the fan body is currently turned on and the working battery life that the storage battery can provide under the corresponding working mode. An intuitive and standard time unit is used for indication, so that a clear visual perception effect is achieved.

Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods for the hypothermic storage of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids between arrival at a transplantation site and transplantation. In some examples, various cooling media may be positioned in and around a container used to for the hypothermic storage.

The present disclosure provides cold therapy system and device. The cold therapy system includes a bucket body and a bucket lid, the bucket lid includes: a first water circuit configured to input the cold therapy liquid from the bucket body to a cold therapy pad; a second water circuit configured to output the cold therapy liquid from the cold therapy pad to the bucket body; and a water pump configured to drive the cold therapy liquid to flow in a loop including the first water circuit, the second water circuit and the bucket body; wherein the first water circuit includes: a pumping orifice, a first guide tube, a second guide tube; and wherein the second water circuit includes: at least one return orifice, a third guide tube. The return orifice with an opening facing in the direction of the bucket body, provided at a predetermined distance from the pumping orifice.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus and system directed to providing for a patient's comfort while undergoing Targeted Temperature Management (TTM). The apparatus and system pertain to a medical pad for exchanging thermal energy with a patient. The medical pad includes a flexible upper sheet, a flexible base member, an edge guard, and an adhesive surface. The flexible base member is interconnected to the flexible upper sheet to define a fluid containing layer between the flexible base member and the flexible upper sheet. The edge guard is situated along an edge of the flexible upper sheet, and extends outwardly from the edge of the flexible upper sheet. The adhesive surface is disposed on a skin-contacting side of the flexible upper sheet and the edge guard, and is adapted for releasable adhesive contact with skin of the patient.

Disclosed herein a blanket apparatus and systems and methods pertaining to the same. The blanket includes a body portion formed of fabric, wherein the fabric is elastomer or elastomer-based and a first pocket within the body portion and surrounded by the fabric, wherein the first pocket is an enclosed area filled with an insulative material, and wherein the blanket is configured to be placed on at least a first thermal pad of a targeted temperature management (TTM) system, wherein the first pocket is configured to provide a weight on top of the first thermal pad. The insulative material may be an insulative gel, paste or granular material. In some instances, a length of the first pocket is substantially an entirety of a length of the blanket. Additionally, in some instances, a width of the first pocket is substantially an entirety of a width of the blanket.

The invention relates to the technical field of beauty instruments, in particular to a beauty instrument. According to the technical scheme, the beauty instrument is characterized by comprising a beauty instrument body and further comprising a negative pressure cavity arranged at one end of the beauty instrument body; the negative pressure cavity is used for being communicated with a liquid storage cavity for storing essence; the beautifying head comprises an adsorption element located in the negative pressure cavity, and the adsorption element is of a porous structure and is used for storing essence; the liquid storage cavity, the negative pressure cavity body and the negative pressure mechanism are sequentially communicated through the negative pressure channel; the negative pressure mechanism is used for extracting air from the negative pressure channel, so that a negative pressure area for sucking the skin is formed in the negative pressure cavity, and essence is pumped from the liquid storage cavity to the beautifying head and applied to the skin, and the problem that the essence is not accurately applied to the beautifying instrument can be solved.

A fluid connector system includes a first connector adjoining a second connector at a junction, and a sealing member coupled to the first connector and the second connector around the junction. The sealing member can include an annular wall having a first annular portion configured to engage the first connector and a second annular portion configured to engage the second connector. The sealing member can include an annular chamber extending between the first annular portion and the second annular portion. The annular chamber can be formed by the first annular portion sealing against an outer surface of the first connector and the second annular portion sealing against an outer surface of the second connector when a pressure between the sealing member and the first connector and the second connector is negative.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing targeted temperature management (TTM) therapy to a patient. Systems included herein provide an airflow to the patient in additional to a liquid flow that define a thermal energy exchange with the patient. Various systems may provide air at a defined TTM temperature to a thermal contact pad, a mattress or a ventilator that delivers the TTM air to the patient via the ventilation therapy. Also disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for preventing, managing, and / or removing perspiration moisture from between the thermal contact pad and the patient. Disclosed herein is a thermal contact pad includes a wicking material to draw moisture away from the patient. Disclosed herein also is a thermal contact pad including airflow that draws moisture away from the patient.

An improved medical pad for contact thermal exchange with a patient includes a fluid circulation layer for containing a thermal exchange fluid circulatable therethrough, a first port and a second port for circulating the thermal exchange fluid in to and out of the fluid circulation layer, and a hydrogel layer interconnected to and extending across one side of the fluid circulation layer to define an adhesive surface for adherence to a patient's skin. The hydrogel layer can include an ultraviolet light-cured composition with a cross-linking copolymer, water, and glycerol. The hydrogel layer is provided to have a thermal conductivity of at least about 1.9 cal / hr-cm-° C.

Disclosed herein are medical systems, pads, and methods for exchanging thermal energy between a circulating fluid and a patient. Some pads are configured multiple uses on the same patient or across multiple different patients. Some pads include multiple layers of hydrogel disposed on one or both sides a fluid compartment. Removable hydrogel layers expose other hydrogel layers for subsequent uses of the pad. Removable storage liners encapsulate one or multiple hydrogel layers. Separation liners between adjacent hydrogel layers isolate the adjacent hydrogels from each other and removal of the separation liner extends the operational life a hydrogel layer. Adhesive patches secure the pads to the patient including adhesive patches extending through openings of a pad. Some pads are configured for disinfection, sterilization and / or laundering. In an embodiment, the fluid is air and a vacuum within a compartment of the pad secures the pad to the patient.

The invention discloses a control method and system suitable for a massage physiotherapy instrument, and relates to the technical field of physiotherapy equipment, and the method comprises the steps: collecting the physical sign parameters of a user in real time, analyzing the muscle, meridian and pain states, and generating matched personalized treatment parameters; based on the personalized treatment parameters, the negative pressure adsorption force of the target area is dynamically adjusted, and the adsorption state is monitored in real time; applying an intermediate-frequency electric pulse to a target area on the basis of negative-pressure adsorption, and dynamically adjusting an electric pulse parameter in combination with an adsorption state; on the basis of feedback data of the target area after the medium-frequency electric pulse effect, controllable heat is transferred to the deep tissue through a heat energy device in the negative pressure adsorption area; after controllable heat transfer is completed, high-frequency sound waves are released in the negative-pressure adsorption area for cell gap micro-vibration; according to feedback data, a heat energy transfer mechanism accurately acts on deep tissues, blood flow is improved, and muscle relaxation is promoted.

According to some embodiments, a method of promoting hair growth or hair stimulation in a subject comprises applying vacuum or suction using a handpiece assembly along a targeted portion of the subject's skin surface where hair growth or hair stimulation is desired and providing at least one treatment material to said targeted portion of the subject's skin surface, wherein the application of vacuum or suction helps promote hair growth or stimulate hair.

According to some embodiments, a method of treating a skin surface of a subject comprises heating a skin surface, abrading native skin tissue of a subject using a microdermabrasion device, wherein using the microdermabrasion device comprises moving the microdermabrasion device relative to the skin surface while simultaneously delivering at least one treatment fluid to the skin surface being treated and cooling the abraded skin surface.

Mattress assemblies including at least one panel or layer including a preformed capsulate sheet including a plurality of cells, and a phase change material within at least a portion of the cells.

Various illustrative systems, devices, and methods for face masks are provided. In general, a face mask is configured to provide cooling therapy to a user wearing the face mask. In an exemplary implementation, the face mask includes a thermoelectric cooling device, such as a Peltier device, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), or other thermoelectric cooling device. The face mask includes a fan configured to blow air configured to dissipate the heat created by the thermoelectric cooling device. The face mask includes a noise attenuation system configured to attenuate the generated noise that is radiated into the environment, and thus, heard by the user due to use of the fan.

The invention relates to the technical field of local heating, in particular to an intelligent temperature control system for a hot compress salt physiotherapy bag, which comprises a multi-layer tissue modeling module for calculating the heat conduction rate of a multi-layer tissue according to the heat conduction characteristic of physiotherapy bag salt particles in combination with the heat conductivity of a skin layer and the thickness of a fat layer, integrating a heat flow input value and a heat attenuation path, and calculating the heat conduction rate of the multi-layer tissue; the accumulated heat flow decreases progressively and the surface heat conduction rate is increased. According to the invention, the heat conduction rate and path are accurately predicted by combining the heat conduction characteristic of the salt particles and the heat transfer rule of the multi-layer tissue, the heat concentration or dispersion phenomenon is avoided, the heat distribution uniformity is improved, the temperature difference is monitored in real time, the power distribution is dynamically adjusted, and the temperature control precision is improved and the energy consumption is optimized; heat loss is reduced, it is ensured that the temperature is stabilized in a suitable range, the problem of overheating or supercooling is avoided, the balance of the hot compress effect is integrally enhanced, the physical therapy requirements of multiple parts are met, energy waste is reduced, and meanwhile the safety and reliability of equipment operation are improved.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, end-stage renal disease, digestive disease, urological disease, cancers, tumors, pains, asthma, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by delivering of an effective amount of formulations at desired temperature to target tissue. The formulations include gases, vapors, liquids, solutions, emulsions and suspensions of one or more ingredients. The temperature may enhance safety and efficacy of the formulations for the treatments. The amounts of the formulation and / or energy are effective to injury or damage the tissues to have a benefit of symptom relive.

A method of cooling a mammal with an implantable blood pump. The method includes measuring a temperature of an internal controller, the internal controller being in communication with the implantable blood pump. an alert is generated if the temperature of the internal controller exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold.

An instrumented blanket includes an insulative material and a temperature control structure integrated with the insulative material. The heating structure is configured to produce a heat or a cooling output in response to an input signal. The temperature-control blanket further includes an optical sensor including an optical fiber integrated with the insulative material along the heating structure. The optical sensor is configured to detect a change in an optical property measured from a plurality of intervals along a length of the optical fiber. The change in the optical property is indicative of a temperature of the temperature-control blanket at a respective interval of the plurality of intervals.

To provide an ice pack set in which a cooling device does not fall even when the ice pack set is lifted by holding a lid body and which is easy to carry. [Solution] Ice bag set 1 comprises ice bag 2, cooling device 3 that houses ice bag 2, and lid body 4 that is screwed to both ice bag 2 and cooling device 3, with a handle attached to lid body 4. With this configuration, lid body 4 is firmly fixed to cooling device 3, so that cooling device 3 will not fall even if ice bag set 1 is lifted by holding lid body 4, and the handle makes it easy to carry.

The invention relates to the field of hot compress devices, in particular to an essential oil hot compress device for acupuncture assistance, which comprises a hot compress strap and a control device, the hot compress strap comprises an elastic base layer, a plurality of hot compress areas are arranged on the elastic base layer, electric heating belts are arranged in the hot compress areas in a penetrating manner, and the electric heating belts are laid in the plurality of hot compress areas; a plurality of mounting grooves are formed in the hot compress area, liquid separation rows are mounted in the mounting grooves, a plurality of oil applying cloth belts are detachably mounted on the liquid separation rows, the oil applying cloth belts are in hollow strip shapes, a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the liquid separation rows, and one-way spray pipes matched with the mounting holes are mounted on the oil applying cloth belts; a breathable skin-friendly layer is connected between the multiple oil applying cloth belts, and an elastic filling layer wrapping the oil applying cloth belts is arranged between the breathable skin-friendly layer and the elastic base layer. Acupuncture therapy and aromatherapy are combined, essential oil hot compress is carried out on specified acupuncture points corresponding to acupuncture therapy, and essential oil is controllably added in the hot compress process.

The invention discloses percutaneous nerve field vagus nerve stimulation diagnosis and treatment equipment and a diagnosis and treatment method thereof, and particularly relates to the technical field of neuromedicine, intelligent medical equipment and multi-mode physical therapy. The equipment comprises a neural signal acquisition module, a nerve positioning module, a data processing and analysis module, a treatment execution module and a diagnosis result output module; the system is further provided with a battery power management module, a self-adaptive closed-loop cloud platform and a wearable fixing device, by collecting bioelectricity signals, light absorptivity and temperature data of an ear nerve area, ear target cranial nerve branches are positioned, a dynamic diagnosis map is constructed, and a diagnosis result and personalized treatment parameters are generated. Electric pulse, near-infrared light and local thermal therapy multi-mode collaborative stimulation is adopted for treatment, and parameters are monitored and adjusted in real time through a cloud platform. According to the invention, accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment can be realized, the medical efficiency and the treatment effect are improved, and an effective means is provided for nerve disease diagnosis and treatment and pain relief.

The invention discloses a working method of skin thermal therapy equipment which is convenient to use and can realize intelligent startup work and an itching relieving instrument. According to the technical scheme, the working method of the skin thermal therapy equipment comprises the following steps that a, whether a designated area makes contact with the skin of a user or not is detected, and if yes, the step b is executed; and b, detecting the skin contact time and the skin temperature of the contacted part, and if the detected temperature is within a preset range and the continuous contact time reaches the set time, starting the skin thermal therapy equipment to operate.

Wearable modular mask systems for combination face and skincare diagnostics and therapeutics. Systems include devices that can be attached to wearable masks for diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions, diseases, and disorders, as well as for cosmetic improvements to the skin of the face and scalp.

Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and components for differential air pressure systems. The air pressure systems include a chamber for receiving at least a portion of a user's body. Pressure in the chamber can be changed to adjust force on the user's body. Described herein are various methods and related structures for sealing a user into a pressurizable chamber. Also described herein are various methods and related structures for changing the shape and / or height of the chamber. Described herein are various types and configurations of chambers and support structures for chambers. Also described herein are various methods and related systems for treating various conditions using the differential air pressure systems, including but not limited to obesity, cardiac disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or Down Syndrome.

The utility model discloses a medicine hot compress device for traditional Chinese medicine skin care in the technical field of medicine hot compress devices, which comprises a detachable hot compress mechanism, the detachable hot compress mechanism comprises a medicine hot compress component for traditional Chinese medicine skin care and a wearing component, the wearing component is mounted on two sides of the medicine hot compress component, and the medicine hot compress component comprises a supporting base plate. A storage net bag is arranged in the middle of the inner side of the supporting base plate, the wearing assembly comprises first wearing parts, the first wearing parts are installed on the two sides of one end of the supporting base plate, and the wearing assembly can be installed on the two sides of the medicine hot compress assembly in a limited mode through the structural design that clamping grooves and clamping columns are matched in a clamped mode; the medicine hot compress assembly can also be used for dismounting, mounting, maintaining and replacing the wearing assembly according to the use condition, and the structural design that a hook-shaped clamping groove and a hook-shaped clamping plate are clamped and matched is matched; a medical worker can utilize the wearing assembly to bind and fix the medicine hot compress assembly internally provided with the traditional Chinese medicine bag to the skin part, needing to be nursed, of a patient.

The invention discloses a multifunctional leg sleeve for auxiliary treatment of lower limb lymphedema, which comprises a leg sleeve body, a pressure sensing unit, a temperature and humidity sensing unit, an air bag pressure unit, a heating unit, an electrical stimulation unit, an impedance measuring unit and a portable force-electricity-heat cooperative intervention controller, the leg sleeve is characterized in that the pressure sensor and the temperature and humidity sensor monitor internal environment parameters of the leg sleeve body, drive the air bag pressure unit to perform self-adaptive pressurization, and drive the heating element and the electrical stimulation electrode to perform intelligent heating medicine application and muscle stimulation at the same time; the main control unit is driven to adjust the pressure, the temperature and the stimulation intensity of the air bag pressurizing unit, the heating unit and the electrical stimulation unit; in the wearing period, the device uploads data to a mobile phone and a cloud server terminal for data analysis, optimal pressure, temperature and electrical stimulation regulation prescriptions are provided for a user, and a good treatment effect is achieved.

Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and / or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and / or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.