169 results about "Axilla" patented technology

The present invention provides a system 10 for irradiating a breast 20 of a patient 22. The system 10 comprises a gantry 12 rotatable about a horizontal axis 14 and comprising a radiation source 16 for generating a radiation beam 18 and a detector 24 spaced from the radiation source 16, and a barrier 26 disposed between the patient 22 and the gantry 12. The barrier 26 is provided with an opening 30 adapted to allow a breast 20 passing therethrough to be exposed to the radiation beam 18. In some embodiments, the barrier 26 is provided with an opening 30 adapted to allow both the breast 20 and the tissue leading from the breast to axilla and the muscle tissue of the adjacent chest wall passing therethrough to be exposed to the radiation beam 18.

A medical diagnostic instrument includes at least one blood oxygen saturation sensor and at least one temperature sensor. The sensors are being capable of measuring blood oxygen saturation and temperature simultaneously after insertion of a probe portion of the instrument relative to a defined body site, such as the axilla, rectum, or sublingual pocket of a patient. At least a portion of the probe portion of the instrument is disposable.

The present invention provides a system 10 for irradiating a breast 20 of a patient 22. The system 10 comprises a gantry 12 rotatable about a horizontal axis 14 and comprising a radiation source 16 for generating a radiation beam 18 and a detector 24 spaced from the radiation source 16, and a barrier 26 disposed between the patient 22 and the gantry 12. The barrier 26 is provided with an opening 30 adapted to allow a breast 20 passing therethrough to be exposed to the radiation beam 18. In some embodiments, the barrier 26 is provided with an opening 30 adapted to allow both the breast 20 and the tissue leading from the breast to axilla and the muscle tissue of the adjacent chest wall passing therethrough to be exposed to the radiation beam 18.

A safety, over-the-needle midline catheter, designed generally for insertion distal to the antecubital crease to be threaded proximally to a site just distal to the axilla. An accompanying safety apparatus is employed which permits only proximal displacement of an associated needle cannula into a safety housing. The catheter has an internal lumen of constant diameter and a proximally disposed taper which in conjunction with the constant internal diameter, provides a wall thickness which effectively resists kinking and associated closure of said lumen which might result from bending of an elbow when a portion of the catheter is disposed at the cubital crease. A butterfly is disclosed which has a collet having a superiorly disposed slit and lips associated with the slit which are sufficiently thin and supple to permit the catheter to be separated from the collet (and butterfly) while wings of the butterfly are disposed upon skin of a patient. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for assisting threading the catheter through difficult anatomical pathways.

A garment (1) for providing compressive forces to a torso to help eliminate or reduce swelling caused by an accumulation of lymph fluid in the torso region. An embodiment of the present invention includes an outer covering (10) of compression fabric, wide shoulder straps (22, 24), front and back panels of compression fabric (12, 14, 16, 18), a non-rolling rib band (72), axilla gussets (82, 84), and both front closure (40) and back closure(50). The garment may also include one or more princess seams (102, 104, 102′, 104′) so as to enable the front panel(s) to encapsulate and hold the user's breasts in place at the same time that compressive forces are applied, as well as one or more front shelves (132, 134) in the front panel(s) for providing upward compressive support to the breast tissue, thereby holding the tissue in a proper neutral position so that inward compressive forces acting on the tissue provide maximum effect. Through the use of the present invention, a user can provide the proper amount of compressive support that is required for each area of the torso. To wit, the user can set the adjustable closure to a desired tightness and provide up to four different levels of support over the torso region.

An axillary support device is provided for decompressing the axilla (armpit) and associated structures in a sidelying position. A thoracic cushion provides firm axillary support to a user at the level of the mid to upper thorax, distal to the axilla. A head cushion connected to the thoracic cushion supports the user's head and may maintain a neutral cervical spine alignment position. A connector connecting the cushions creates a valley to receive an upper arm of the user. A back support may be used to maintain the sidelying position. An inflatable bladder may be used to adjust the axillary support device in order to appropriately relieve pressure on the user's axilla and associated structures. With the axillary support device, the upper arm of the user is relatively free to extend perpendicularly in front of the body in the sidelying position with reduced stress on the lateral shoulder and axilla.

The upper body undergarment is designed to be worn under a brassiere to provide support to a user's upper body by supporting a woman's breasts and underarms and constricting the loose parts of the upper body, without interfering with the specific desired appearance of the brassiere under outerwear. The upper body undergarment is made from hosiery material and includes tapered sides having sub-pectoral support portions that lift and support the breasts. The tapered sides are releasably attached to each other. The upper body undergarment may additionally include underarm support portions of the sleeves that are similar to the sub-pectoral support portions, and armpit panels made from breathable fabric attached between the shoulder portions and the sleeves at the armpit areas of the wearer to allow for greater ventilation. Strips of cloth are provided to attach the brassiere straps to the upper body undergarment. The bottom edges of the sleeves and the bottom edge of the torso area, in the front and the back, have extra elasticity for a more secure fit.

An dual head molecular based imaging system includes at least one gamma camera having slanted collimators The use of one or more slant collimators can greatly improve viewing coverage of a dual-head gamma camera breast imaging system, providing improved three-dimensional localization and biopsy capability as well as improved coverage of axilla and chest wall tissue. The dual-head gamma camera breast imaging capability may be provided in a dedicated system, or alternatively as part of a fused x-ray, molecular based imaging system.

A pillow for side-sleeping providing support of the shoulder and lumbar regions and thereby increasing comfort, where the pillow is constructed of tiers of foam, with each foam layer laminated to an adjacent foam layer and where the foam layers vary in thickness and density producing compression zones. The pillow has a raised area that is placed under the axilla, while the remaining portion of the pillow is placed under the upper ribcage. The pillow may be used as a therapeutic adjunct to a conventional fiber-filled pillow placed under the head and neck, or as a therapeutic adjunct to a specialty pillow, such as a cervical pillow.

A posture support system, which may alternatively act as a structural support for a backpack and / or be incorporated in a body garment or undergarment, employs a pair of contoured cap sleeves which cradle the humeral heads so as to extend over the scapulas and down over the humerus. The forward end extends as a strap under one of the armpits and connects at its end to the top of a vertically extending central strap extending over the spine. The central strap connects to a waist encircling lumbar support strap. The posterior strap-like ends of the shoulder caps extend over the back and also connect to the top of the spinal strap. By use of adjustable connections to a central disk at the top of the back strap and elastic fabrics in the straps, the shoulders are pulled rearwardly and downwardly so that the body weight is supported over the hips.

A disposable underarm perspiration patch has a flat flexible body having a first soft porous layer, which contacts the armpit of a user by a sticky surface, approximately ¼ inch wide around the perimeter, A second moisture-absorbing layer retains the moisture secreted by the armpit of the user, while a third moisture-impermeable layer prevents the moisture from soiling a garment worn by the user. The disposable, flexible patch will be available in 3 different sizes and in 3 different skin tone colors to best match the skin tone of the wearer.

Robust classification methods analyze magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) data (spectra) of fine needle aspirates taken from breast tumors. The resultant data when compared with the histopathology and clinical criteria provide computerized classification-based diagnosis and prognosis with a very high degree of accuracy and reliability. Diagnostic correlation performed between the spectra and standard synoptic pathology findings contain detail regarding the pathology (malignant versus benign), vascular invasion by the primary cancer and lymph node involvement of the excised axillary lymph nodes. The classification strategy consisted of three stages: pre-processing of MR magnitude spectra to identify optimal spectral regions, cross-validated Linear Discriminant Analysis, and classification aggregation via Computerised Consensus Diagnosis. Malignant tissue was distinguished from benign lesions with an overall accuracy of 93%. From the same spectrum, lymph node involvement was predicted with an accuracy of 95% and tumor vascularisation with an overall accuracy of 92%.

A patient axillary support cushion utilizing a first member having a base, a first leg, and a second leg. First and second legs are connected to the base to form a channel for placement adjacent the axilla of a patient. The first leg is shorter than the second leg and is intended to allow the placement of endo-tracheal tubes. A second member formed of softer material overlies the channel formed by the elements of the first member. The second member may include convoluted surface characteristics for pressing the skin of the patient.

The invention discloses a method for drawing clothes armholes and sleeves, which comprises an armhole part drawing method and a sleeve part drawing method. The armhole part drawing method comprises the following steps of: (S100) drawing the width of the bottom of the armhole according to a chest circumference line on a garment piece; (S200) generating armhole base line segments c2c1 and a2a1 as arear armhole depth and a front armhole depth respectively; (S300) making vertical line segments a1a and c1c on a2a1 and c2c1, and selecting shoulder part volume according to different clothes; (S400)setting tangent points a3 and c3 on a2a1 and c2c1, and determining the end points a4 and c4 of the anterior armpit volume and the posterior armpit volume; and (S500) sequentially connecting the pointsa, a3, a4, b, c4, c3 and c to form a complete arc line according to the determined points, thereby forming an integral armhole shape. The method effectively unifies elements such as external body angle, sleeve mountain depth, sleeve width, sleeve mountain curvature, sleeve mountain inclined line, armhole structure and shape, bust size, change of big and small sleeves and the like, and improves drawing efficiency and style requirements.

An apparatus and system is disclosed for applying a compressive force to the axilla of an individual to reduce or inter the flow of blood to the individual's upper extremity. An inflatable bladder may be mounted on a flexible plate and directed toward the apex of the axilla. The flexible plate may be attached to a flexible retention strap that can be wrapped around the individual's torso or over the individual's shoulder. The retention strap may be secured in a number of ways, and the flexible plate and attached strap provide enough stiffness to direct the expanding bladder toward the axilla. The expanded shape of the bladder may conform to the shape of the axillary recess, or an attached adjacent compression mass may be sufficiently flexible upon expansion of the bladder to conform to the shape of the axillary recess.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical assisting apparatus and particularly relates to a gradual inflatable shoulder joint brace realizing self-control. The brace comprises an arm locating mechanism and a trunk connecting mechanism, and an axillary air bag is arranged between the arm locating mechanism and the trunk connecting mechanism. The brace is characterized in that one end of the axillary air bag is a large-head end, the other end is a small-head end, and the small-head end of the axillary air bag is located above the large-head end when the axillary air bag is located under the human axilla; an inflation-deflation mechanism located at the front end of the arm locating mechanism and capable of allowing a user to control inflation and deflation autonomously is arranged on the arm locating mechanism and is connected with the axillary air bag, and the axillary air bag can drive the arm located on the arm locating mechanism to uplift towards the human front side or return downwards during inflation or deflation. The brace has the advantages that the design is reasonable, and outward extension, outward rotation and forward bending angles of the shoulder joint can be changed flexibly.

The garment has sleeves that are wider than twice the distance between the wearer's shoulders and armpits. These sleeves form folds of sleeve material under the armpits that absorb perspiration and prevent staining the outer garment. Attached to lingerie, the sleeves have bights formed in the sleeve material. These bights prevent the sleeve material from gathering, or bundling, as the lingerie shoulder straps are adjusted to adapt to the wearer's physique, thereby establishing a smooth transition from the sleeves to the lingerie that avoids forming unsightly humps in the outer garment surface. When the sleeves are used with a body shirt, a crotch strap is provided on the body shirt to stabilize the body shirt on the wearer's torso and to prevent the body shirt from "riding up" on the wearer's torso during strenuous physical activity.

The disclosure is of an orthopedic appliance designed to facilitate the reduction of anterior dislocation of person's shoulder by utilizing the principle of a third class lever. After the elbow is immobilized against chest wall with a chest belt, the reduction is achieved by inflating a pouch tightly secured with straps under the involved axilla. Once the reduction is accomplished, immobilization of the injured shoulder is provided by transforming the chest belt into a waist belt to which an elbow cuff and a sling are anchored. This injury-specific immobilization provides for limited mobility and usage of the forearm, wrist, and hand.

The invention, referred to as the Upper Arm Crutch, pertains to crutches used by the disabled to facilitate walking. The Upper Arm Crutch allows the user's weight to be supported with the arm straight, reducing fatigue. The design of the arm band is such that the arm band will not inadvertently slip off the arm, yet can be removed readily by rotating the crutch handle 45 degrees in either direction. The single arm band encloses the upper arm, instead of the forearm, increasing leverage and control. The single arm band is positioned well below the armpit. The user is not inclined to support their weight by leaning on the arm bands. The design of the arm band allows the user's arm to be positioned directly above the handle such that the crutch does not tilt when weight is applied to the handle.

A non-constricting garment for covering flawed and normal upper arms, armpits, and / or full length arms when wearing under sleeveless or short sleeved garments, as well as accessorizing sleeveless and short sleeved garments to add beauty and fashion interest. The garment includes a chest / back-engaging portion, and a pair of long sleeves. The chest / back-engaging portion has a pair of shoulders. The pair of long sleeves extend from the pair of shoulders of the chest / back-engaging portion, respectively, so as to form the non-constricting garment for covering flawed and normal upper arms, armpits, and / or full length arms when wearing under sleeveless or short sleeved garments, as well as accessorizing sleeveless and short sleeved garments to add beauty and fashion interest.

Tomography by emission of positrons (pet) system dedicated to examinations of human body parts such as the breast, axilla, head, neck, liver, heart, lungs, prostate region and other body extremities which is composed of at least two detecting plates (detector heads) with dimensions that are optimized for the breast, axilla region, brain and prostrate region or other extremities; motorized mechanical means to allow the movement of the plates under manual or computer control, making it possible to collect data in several orientations as needed for tomographic image reconstruction; an electronics system composed by a front-end electronics system, located physically on the detector heads, and a trigger and data acquisition system located off-detector in an electronic crate; a data acquisition and control software; and an image reconstruction and analysis software that allows reconstructing, visualizing and analyzing the data produced during the examination.

A medical crutch having a number of bends in the frame for redistributing the amount of pressure applied to a user's hand, arm, and axilla. The frame has a first jog outwardly sidewards relative to a user's body and a second jog outwardly forward relative to the user's body. The frame may attach an adjustable handle, forearm rest and underarm support, among other attachments. The frame is adapted to fit all average sizes by adjusting the positions of the attachments.

A medical crutch having a number of bends in the frame for redistributing the amount of pressure applied to a user's hand, arm, and axilla. The frame has a first jog outwardly sidewards relative to a user's body and a second jog outwardly forward relative to the user's body. The frame may attach an adjustable handle, forearm rest and underarm support, among other attachments. The frame is adapted to fit all average sizes by adjusting the positions of the attachments.

The invention discloses a novel clinical bronchus support device for the pediatric department, belonging to the technical field of medical instruments. The novel clinical bronchus support device comprises shoulder pressing plates used for pressing the shoulders, armpit positioning blocks are connected to the lower end faces of the shoulder pressing plates in a sliding mode, arm hoop mechanisms arefurther arranged, each arm hoop mechanism comprises two arc-shaped clamping plates which are mounted on a same sliding block with the corresponding shoulder pressing plate, head pressing blocks usedfor pressing the head are further arranged, and each head pressing block comprises a forehead pressing plate and a head side baffle perpendicular to the forehead pressing plate; a plurality of slidingblock mechanisms and sliding chute mechanisms are adopted, so that the adjustment on the position and distance of the shoulder pressing plates, the armpit positioning blocks, the arm hoop mechanismsand the head pressing blocks is realized; meanwhile, adjusting rods and lifting rods are adopted for adjusting the height of the shoulder pressing plates, the armpit positioning blocks and the head pressing blocks. The novel clinical bronchus support device for the pediatric department can realize relatively comprehensive indirect fixing for the neck of a patient, the fixing effect is good, the bronchus operation can be conveniently carried out or the stability of an air delivery pipe can be conveniently maintained; the device has a relatively comprehensive adjusting function and is wide in application range.

An axillary support device is provided for decompressing the axilla (armpit) and associated structures in a sidelying position. A thoracic cushion provides firm axillary support to a user at the level of the mid to upper thorax, distal to the axilla. A head cushion connected to the thoracic cushion supports the user's head and may maintain a neutral cervical spine alignment position. A connector connecting the cushions creates a valley to receive an upper arm of the user. A back support may be used to maintain the sidelying position. An inflatable bladder may be used to adjust the axillary support device in order to appropriately relieve pressure on the user's axilla and associated structures. With the axillary support device, the upper arm of the user is relatively free to extend perpendicularly in front of the body in the sidelying position with reduced stress on the lateral shoulder and axilla.

The invention belongs to the field of medical auxiliary instruments, and particularly relates to an emergency treatment in-vitro physical cooling medical bed. The emergency treatment in-vitro physicalcooling medical bed is characterized in that a forehead cooling device, an armpit cooling device and a foot sole cooling device are arranged on a bed, electric cylinders can be driven by a controlleron the bed to further drive the forehead cooling device and the armpit cooling device to reach the forehead and armpit positions of patients, and semiconductor refrigeration sheets are arranged in the forehead cooling device and the armpit cooling device. The emergency treatment in-vitro physical cooling medical bed has the advantages that heat exchange can be carried out between the semiconductor refrigeration sheets and the patients so that the patients can be physically cooled; water delivery heat dissipation tubes a and b are arranged inside the forehead cooling device and the armpit cooling device, accordingly, heat can be effectively dissipated for hot ends of the semiconductor refrigeration sheets, and normal work of the semiconductor refrigeration sheets can be guaranteed; the foot soles of the patients can be massaged and cooled by the foot sole cooling device, forehead, armpit and foot sole triple-cooling effects can be realized by the emergency treatment in-vitro physical cooling medical bed, and the emergency treatment in-vitro physical cooling medical bed can assist in cooling the patients.

A wearable crutches device in its primary form has an adjustable belt to which two adjustable length and pivoting crutches are affixed on each side. When the belt is worn around a person's waist, the tops of the crutches make contact with the wearers armpits. A wearable crutches device in its secondary form has an articulated device attached to the bottom of one or both sides of the primary form of the invention. The articulated device consists of two adjustable length metal tubes connected end to end with a flexible joint and which attaches to the sides of the wearers leg(s), the bottom of which comes in contact with the walking surface when standing or walking.

The invention discloses an inducing method of dioscorea alata transgenosis hairy roots, and belongs to the technical field of plant culture and transgenosis. The method includes the steps: 1) explantsterilization; 2) explant culture; 3) infection liquid preparation; 4) hairy root induction and reproduction; 5) hairy root reproduction. According to the method, dioscorea alata stems with leaf axilla serve as explants, an induction culture medium, a differential culture medium and a rooting culture medium are optimized, an integrated plant is acquired through induction, differential and a rooting culture, stems of dioscorea alata aseptic seedlings are infected by agrobacterium rhizogenes K599 (with recombinant plasmid pRI101-AN-gfp) living bodies to obtain the transgenosis hairy roots, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and fluorescence microscope observation identify whether the hairy roots are transgenosis hairy roots or not, an inducing system of the dioscorea alata transgenosis hairy roots is built, and dioscorea alata is rapidly and effectively bred.

Provided is a device capable of determining whether or not cancer has metastasized to a sentinel lymph node, such as the axillary lymph node, thickly covered with fat, safely and in a simple manner without confirmation by biopsy or extirpation. Fluorescence generated in a sentinel lymph node upon the excitation of protoporphyrin (a photosensitizing substance) derived from 5-ALA administered to a subject can be detected by passing a hollow tube, into which a small-diameter optical fiber for launching light and the small-diameter optical fiber for receiving light are inserted, through the lymph vessel to identify the presence or absence of the metastasis of cancer cells even before the surgery of cancer or during prognosis.

An ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint set includes a supporting frame having an upper end arranged for positioning below an armpit of a treated patient and a lower end extending to position below a hip portion of the treated patient, and a side splint assembly including a flexible guiding frame having first and second end portions mounted to the supporting frame wherein the guiding frame has a curved guiding surface adapted for fixing on a side body of the treated patient to retain the side body thereof at a fixation position. Therefore, the ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint set not only keeps the fracture area of the patient in fixation position but also assists the patient to have a suitable movement so as to enhance the recovery of the fracture area.