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Compositions and methods of the topical treatment of equine laminitis are disclosed. In particular, combinations of a fast acting nitric oxide (NO) donor, a sustained acting NO donor and an NSAID mixed in a lipid-based carrier are described. The application of such combinations to the affected areas, e.g., the hoofs and surrounding tissues, of an equine afflicted with laminitis provides relief from the debilitating effects of this painful, often life-threatening condition.

Sports garment adapted to cover at least one limb or body member, such garment including a textile base primarily worn in close contact with the body and including a compression zone surrounding the limb/member, the compression zone including at least one film affixed to the textile base, the film including a plurality of openings. The compression zone includes at least one exclusive compression zone and at least one postural support zone, the yield strength of the garment portion forming the postural support zone being greater than that of the garment portion forming the exclusive compression zone, along at least one direction of bias.

A buttocks seat is supported by a post tiltably affixed at a lower end to an upper face of a base. The post is also axially rotatable relative to the base, and threadably engaged with an underside of the seat for supporting the seat on the post, the seat squarely facing upright when the post is vertical. A hand wheel is affixed to the post for rotating the post relative to the seat and the base for selectively raising or lowering the seat relative to the base. A resilient bias urges the post to be vertical unless a seated user flexes his or her lumbar with sufficient force to overcome the bias. Preferably the post is tiltable over a conical range and the bias comprises a resiliently compressible, cylindrical ring coaxial with the post, and extending between and abutting the base and the underside of the seat.

The invention discloses an improved ICP object point cloud splicing method for fusing fast point characteristic histogram. The method comprises the steps of projecting a standard sinusoidal digital grating onto the surface of the object to be measured, photographing stripe images of the surface of the object projected with the standard sinusoidal digital grating from different angles of view by aCCD camera, and obtaining photographing point clouds from multiple angles of view; for two image point clouds that need to be stitched together, building a k-D tree and interpolate to obtain that interpolated point cloud; for the two interpolated point clouds to be spliced, computing the fast point feature histogram, and obtaining the point cloud by random sampling consistent transformation; usingthe improved iterative nearest point method to obtain the first interpolated point cloud which is precisely registered; overlaying point cloud and mesh to realize the mosaic of two different angles of view of the shooting point cloud. The invention has low requirement for the initial position of the splice point cloud, the robustness is remarkably improved, the local optimization is not easy to fall into, the splice accuracy is improved, and the precise splicing of the point cloud under multi-view angles is realized, so that the practical industrial application requirements can be met.

A sit down and stand up walker for assisting a user during walking and when not walking in a standing, partially standing or sitting positions with partial or full weight bearing support and with means to change from standing, partially standing to sitting positions with partial weight bearing support to a fixed elevation with full weight bearing support in any varied or repeated sequence. The partial or full weight bearing means supports a seat assembly which includes a seat and front body support with adjustable positioning to provide pelvic stability. The angle of the seat assembly relative to a flat ground surface is maintained at any elevation of the seat assembly between a standing and sitting position. The weight bearing means is responsive to the variable force supplied by the user as the user walks, stands or sits allowing the seat assembly to move up or down. The weight bearing means in a preferred embodiment is an enclosed gas spring cylinder with piston rod that can be locked at differing elevations or released to respond to a user's body force as the user walks, stands or sits. The walker is intended to be moved without the user's hands holding onto the frame thereby promoting a normal gait and posture. The walker enables the user to expend less energy as the body's center of gravity with partial or full weight bearing support rises and falls with each stride. The walker facilitates transfers from a sitting to standing positions and vice versa by the user independently without the intervention of caregivers.

Disclosed is a device capable of supporting a user's head when the user is seated in an upright position. The present invention includes a head support device comprising a support apparatus capable of fitting comfortably between a user's back and a seat surface and a securing apparatus capable of holding the user's head, wherein the support apparatus provides a rigid or semi-rigid support when fitted between the user and the seat surface and the securing apparatus is capable of securing the user's head to the support apparatus.

The present invention provides a garment (1) for covering a wearer's thighs. The garment comprises a pair of front resistance elements (6) each of which, in use, extends obliquely across the front of a respective one of the wearer's thighs. It also comprises a pair of rear resistance elements (10) each of which, in use, extends obliquely across the rear of a respective one of the wearer's thighs. Each of the front and rear resistance elements extends from a respective upper position (7, 11) located proximal to the midline (8) of the garment to a respective lower position (9, 12) located distal from the midline of the garment. This provides a stabilising effect on the wearer's hip joint.

A chair for providing seating support to a user and for providing ways for the user to perform exercises. The chair includes a back support that is flexible such that when a force is applied to it by the user's body, the back support bends. The back support may be configured to adapt to the curvature of the user's spine when the user is seated in the chair. The back support may further be configured such that the user can rotate the back support by rotating the user's upper body.

A leg support garment of a tights type that has stretchability and is applied in close contact with the human body so as to support the legs is provided with a stretchable part having a relatively great straining force. The stretchable part having a relatively great straining force includes a stretchable portion (A) having a relatively great straining force that substantially covers the ligamentum collateralle on a medial side of the knee joint of the human body, and on a superior side of the knee joint, extends through a length of not less than ¼ of that of the thigh, along at least one selected from the musculus group consisting of the musculus sartorius, the musculus semitendinosus, the musculus semimembranosus, and the musculus gracilis. Thus, it is possible to provide a leg support garment that is capable of effectively protecting the knees and stably maintaining the knee joints without decreasing the degree of freedom of the movement of the knee joints, that provides a good feeling when worn, and that is useful for preventing and reducing gonalgia of the knees, and further, for preventing injuries to the ligamentum collateralle medialis caused by sports or the like.

An inflatable laptop desk includes an inflatable base and a horizontal platform mounted to the base for supporting a laptop computer or other device. The base includes one or more valves that allow the base to be selectively inflated for mounting upon a user's lap and deflated for transportation and storage. An optional storage case may be incorporated into the desk.

Provided is a magnetic resonance imaging system in which the posture of a magnet can be easily adjusted and the adverse effect on images can be suppressed. The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnet that induces a static magnetic field, and legs that support the magnet and stand on a placement surface. The leg includes a posture adjustment mechanism that adjusts the posture of the magnet and an attenuation pad that attenuates a vibration applied through the placement surface into a vibration whose frequency is different from the resonant frequency of the magnet.

A posture band including an elastomeric body which easily positions on a user and creates a variety of tension strengths along specific sections of the band training the user to achieve and maintain correct posture and spinal alignment while at work, rest, or play. A positioning mechanism is coupled to the body for facilitating the proper alignment and tensioning of the body on a user wherein the positioning mechanism rests on the back of the neck of the user training the user to roll his/her shoulders back bringing the shoulder blades together and holding up his/her head. A covering manufactured from a wearable material incorporates a substantial portion of the body therein, and provides a more comfortable feel for the user and is also fashionable allowing the user to wear the band on top of as well as underneath their clothing.

An article such as a locket (sole insert, patch, or other device to hold nutrients in on the body), which incorporates at least one nutrient, which is capable of emitting electromagnetic waves that stimulate proprioceptive zones throughout the body, resulting in a therapeutic effect for the treatment and/or the prevention of problems connected to statural equilibrium.

An apparatus for training a runner a proper arm-swing technique includes a body harness, and first and second engagement members for engaging the wrists or hands of the user. In one embodiment, the engagement members are grips that the user grasps while running. The apparatus further includes first and second upper straps configured to attach to the body harness and to the wrist coverings. The apparatus also includes first and second lower straps configured to attach to the body harness and to the wrist coverings. The body harness may be configured as a vest or formed from a plurality of straps. The arm-swing apparatus may further include first and second back springs configured to attach to the body harness and to a belt configured to fit around the waist of the runner. A method of using the arm-swing training apparatus is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a two-leg robot leg mechanism based on driving of artificial muscles. The two-leg robot leg mechanism comprises a single-shaft hip joint, thigh rods, a pneumatic artificial muscle driving mechanism, bionic knee joints, crus rods, ankle joint transmission mechanisms and artificial flexible feet, wherein the single-shaft hip joint is connected with the thigh rods, the thigh rods are connected with the bionic knee joints, the bionic knee joints, the crus rods, the ankle joint transmission mechanisms and the artificial flexible feet are sequentially connected, the pneumatic artificial muscle driving mechanism comprises a transverse rod, the transverse rod is perpendicularly fixed in the thigh rods, two pneumatic artificial muscles are arranged in parallel, one ends of the two pneumatic artificial muscles are fixedly connected with the transverse rod, the other ends of the two pneumatic artificial muscles are connected to each other through a chain, the chain is connected with a driving shaft of the bionic knee joints through a chain wheel, and driving is achieved through opposite pulling of the pair of pneumatic muscles. The two-leg robot leg mechanism has the advantages of being natural in walking gait, high in adaptability to road conditions, small in motion impact, high in walking speed, small in energy consumption, capable of achieving flexible motion of joints, simple in structure and delicate in design.

The embodiment of the invention provides a target object snapshot method and device and video monitoring equipment, and the method comprises the steps: detecting a first target object in a current panoramic video frame collected by a panoramic camera, and determining the position information of each first target object in the current panoramic video frame; Determining a second target object whichis not snapshot; Candidate snapshot objects are determined, and the snapshot priority of each candidate snapshot object is determined; In the candidate snapshot objects, identifying a target candidatesnapshot object with a first snapshot priority, determining detail camera position information corresponding to the target candidate snapshot object, and determining a multiplying power correspondingto the target candidate snapshot object; And controlling the detail camera to adjust the position and the multiplying power of the detail camera, and controlling the adjusted detail camera to capturethe target candidate snapshot object. According to the embodiment of the invention, on the premise of ensuring the monitoring range, the monitoring image quality can be improved.