334 results about "Body joints" patented technology

A long-term implantable ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints. Various modes of operation provide for selective, controlled heating at different temperature ranges to provide different intended results in the target tissue, which ranges are significantly effected by pre-stressed tissues such as in-vivo intervertebral discs. In particular, treatments above 70 degrees C., and in particular 75 degrees C., are used for structural remodeling, whereas lower temperatures achieves other responses without appreciable remodeling.

A system 100 for tracking the movement of multiple objects within a predefined area using a continuation of overhead X-Y tracking cameras 24 with attached frequency selective filter 24f. Also employed are perspective Z filming cameras sets 30. Objects to be tracked, such as player 17, have been marked to include some form of frequency selective reflective material such as an ink. Typical markers include patches 7r and 7l, sticker 9 and tape 4a as well as additional body joint markers 17af through 17l. System 100 radiates selected energy 23a throughout the predefined area of tracking that is specifically chosen to reflect off said reflective materials used to mark for instance player 17. The reflected energy is then received by tracking cameras 24 while all other ambient light is blocked by filter 24f. Local Computer System 60 continuously captures images from said tracking cameras 24 which include only the minimum information created by said reflected energy. System 60 efficiently locates said markings on said multiple objects and uses this location information to determine for each marking its angle of rotation, angle of azimuth and distance from a designated origin 17o local to player 17. Local origin 17o is then expressed as a three-dimensional coordinate with respect to the origin of the playing venue 2a. The continuous stream of tracked three-dimensional coordinates, defining the body joints on players such as 17, is then transmitted to a remote computer where it can be used to drive a graphic re-animation of the object movement. Along with this re-animation, additional performance measurements may be derived from the continuous stream and automatically made available in real-time.

An ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints. Various modes of operation provide for selective, controlled heating at different temperature ranges to provide different intended results in the target tissue, which ranges are significantly affected by pre-stressed tissues such as in-vivo intervertebral discs. In particular, treatments above 70 degrees C., and in particular 75 degrees C., are used for structural remodeling, whereas lower temperatures achieve other responses without appreciable remodeling.

A joint replacement kit for use in a joint replacement procedure replacing a portion of a body joint. The kit includes a cutting guide and a trial component wherein the cutting guide and trial component are packaged together. There is also provided a method for replacing a portion of a body joint. The method includes providing a joint replacement kit having a cutting guide and a trial component, positioning the cutting guide against an end portion of a bone, cutting the end portion of the bone with a cutting instrument, positioning the trial component to the cut end portion of the bone, and disposing of the cutting guide and trial component.

An ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints. Various modes of operation provide for selective, controlled heating at different temperature ranges to provide different intended results in the target tissue, which ranges are significantly effected by pre-stressed tissues such as in-vivo intervertebral discs. In particular, treatments above 70 degrees C., and in particular 75 degrees C., are used for structural remodeling, whereas lower temperatures achieves other responses without appreciable remodeling.

Synthesized body images are generated for a machine learning algorithm of a body joint tracking system. Frames from motion capture sequences are retargeted to several different body types, to leverage the motion capture sequences. To avoid providing redundant or similar frames to the machine learning algorithm, and to provide a compact yet highly variegated set of images, dissimilar frames can be identified using a similarity metric. The similarity metric is used to locate frames which are sufficiently distinct, according to a threshold distance. For realism, noise is added to the depth images based on noise sources which a real world depth camera would often experience. Other random variations can be introduced as well. For example, a degree of randomness can be added to retargeting. For each frame, the depth image and a corresponding classification image, with labeled body parts, are provided. 3-D scene elements can also be provided.

A joint replacement kit for use in a joint replacement procedure replacing a portion of a body joint. The kit includes a cutting guide and a trial component wherein the cutting guide and trial component are packaged together. There is also provided a method for replacing a portion of a body joint. The method includes providing a joint replacement kit having a cutting guide and a trial component, positioning the cutting guide against an end portion of a bone, cutting the end portion of the bone with a cutting instrument, positioning the trial component to the cut end portion of the bone, and disposing of the cutting guide and trial component.

The invention relates to a device and method for assisting a subject to perform a motion such as a lift. The invention comprises a first anchor attachable to a first side of a joint of the subject's body, a second anchor attachable to a second side of the joint; and an elastic member connecting the first anchor and the second anchor, such that articulation of the joint in a first direction causes deformation of the elastic member and storing of energy, and articulation of the joint in a second direction causes relaxation of the elastic member wherein the energy is released and assists the subject to perform a motion in said second direction. The invention may be used at a subject's waist, ankle, wrist, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder, and / or at least one joint of the back and / or neck.

The present invention provides a novel means of joint and body protection using engineered textiles to provide dynamic kinematic control within the device itself and for the underlying body part. The apparatus may be used in apparel or orthosis wherein a textile is organized about the proximal and distal aspects of a joint or body part and uses the mechanical and material characteristics of the engineered textile to dynamically control the kinetics of the body part and more specifically to prevent the body part from reaching extremes in range of motion. The engineered textiles can be designed to provide non-uniform increases in stiffness in any direction. The engineered textile may incorporate strain or strain rate dependant materials in which case stiffness properties would vary non-uniformly with velocity and / or acceleration within the device allowing for protection from blunt trauma, blast, or ballistic events anywhere on the body. A further aspect of the present invention is to provide a novel means of dynamically fitting and anchoring apparel, orthosis, body protection devices or other objects that need to be securely fixed to the body anatomy during joint flexion or extension, by using motion at a body joint to actuate a closure mechanism and bracing system that actively closes upon the body anatomy surrounding the joint and transfers loads created during dynamic restraint of the joint to anchor zones on the body.

In accordance with the present invention an aerospace wing side-of-body joint assembly is provided comprising at least one chord element, having an internal reduced clearance region, and at least one skin element. At least one cylindrical bolt assembly passes through the chord element and the skin element and secures them together. The cylindrical bolt assembly is comprised of a cylindrical stud having a threaded tail section and a threaded head section protruding into the internal reduced clearance region. A threaded head fastener inserted into the internal reduced clearance region engages the threaded head section. A nut element engages the threaded tail section and is used to introduce a torque without rotating the cylindrical stud.

A wound dressing for application to a protruding part of a joint of the body, in particular the heel. The dressing includes an elongated first part for placing on one side of the protruding joint part, and a second part for placing on another side of the joint, and two ear parts extending laterally from the second part. At least the central parts of the first part, the second part and the ear parts of the dressing are covered with an absorbent element. A portion of each laterally extending ear part between its outermost lateral point and a longitudinal tip of the second part is concave to facilitate wrapping of the ear parts around the heel without overlapping of the absorbent element.

The present invention relates to a shock-proof bed, including two bed heads, two bedside cupboard respectively equipped with high pressure pneumatic device and seismographic device and bed body jointed with two bed heads. Bed body includes bedsides and longitudinal-mounted two bed plates, in the internal cavity enclosed with bed plates and bedsides a pneumatic piston is mounted, the piston rod ofthe pneuamtic piston is hinged with gear connecting bar, said gear connecting bar is connected with two arched plate connecting bars by means of gear transmission mechanism, every arched plate connecting bar is hinged with arched plate, every arched plate respectively is hinged with a longitudinal beam, the longitudinal beam and its correspondent bed plate are fixedly connected and hinged with longitudinal beam connecting bar.

The present invention provides a three-piece rectangular can which can overcome drawbacks (joint defect) of a can body joint portion of a three-piece can, and is of a new type which overcomes shortage of a can body strength which a two-piece can possesses, and exhibits excellent liquid leakage resistance, excellent can body strength and excellent heat radiation property or the like even when the can is used as a casing of a battery or electric equipment. For this end, the three-piece rectangular can of the present invention is formed such that a circular blank formed of an aluminum plate which forms an organic film on at least one surface thereof is formed into a bottomed circular can by deep drawing such that the organic film forms an inner side of the can, a cylindrical sleeve having no seam on a side surface thereof is formed by cutting a can bottom of the bottomed circular can, a rectangular can body portion having no seam on a side surface thereof is formed by deforming the cylindrical sleeve into a rectangular shape, a necking formed portion is formed by applying necking forming to opening portions at both ends of the rectangular can body, and a top lid and a bottom lid are mounted on the opening portions at both ends of the rectangular can body by double seaming by way of an organic compound.

Embodiments of integral composite panels and joints for composite structures are described In one implementation, an integrated panel spanning substantially the entire wingspan of an aircraft, includes at least a center portion and a pair of outwardly projecting wing portions. The portions may include a skin formed from successive layers or plies of composite material which overlap and offset at the joint between respective sections creating a pad-up area to carry loads between the portions. In a particular implementation, the skin is laid over one or more structural stringers which are transitioned into the joints between sections such as by tapering of the thickness and / or stiffness of the stringer.

The invention discloses a six-leg walking robot capable of crossing obstacles. The walking robot comprises a left front leg (1), a right front leg (2), a left middle leg (3), a right middle leg (4), a left rear leg (5), a right rear leg (6) and a body (7). The body comprises a front body (7A) and a rear body (7B). The six legs are symmetrically disposed relative to the body (7). Each leg is provided with three joints, namely a hip joint, a thigh joint and a shank joint, coordination of the three joints guarantees front-rear swing, lifting, and bending and stretching of each leg. The three joints of each leg and body joints guarantee good obstacle crossing and slope climbing ability of the robot. The feet of each leg is connected in a buffer manner, and damping and energy accumulation recycling can be completed in a one-step cycle. The six-leg walking robot is flexible in motion, fast in response, large in motion space, small in motion inertia, and suitable for movements under complex non-structure topographic conditions of fields.

The invention discloses a method for constructing a soft soil foundation continuous caisson, which is used for forming a continuous caisson formed by communicating a plurality of single caissons in a soft soil foundation. The method at least comprises the following steps of: (1) constructing a working chamber; (2) constructing a caisson body and excavating soil for sinking; leading caisson body joints to form a steel seal door on adjacent ends by a steel member and setting a pre-embedded member; (3) jointing the caissons; and (4) disassembling the steel seal door to enable the single caissons to be communicated mutually to form the continuous caisson. In the constructing method, the seal door of the adjacent ends of the single caissons is formed by adopting the steel member; and compared with the current adopted concrete seal door, the invention is convenient for assembly and disassembly and can shorten the construction period. The steel member for forming the steel seal door can be recycled, the building material cost is reduced, the damage to the peripheral caisson structure when the concrete seal door is chiseled can be prevented, and the waste disposal link after chiseling is omitted.

Embodiments of integral composite panels and joints for composite structures are described In one implementation, an integrated panel spanning substantially the entire wingspan of an aircraft, includes at least a center portion and a pair of outwardly projecting wing portions. The portions may include a skin formed from successive layers or plies of composite material which overlap and offset at the joint between respective sections creating a pad-up area to carry loads between the portions. In a particular implementation, the skin is laid over one or more structural stringers which are transitioned into the joints between sections such as by tapering of the thickness and / or stiffness of the stringer.

Described are methods and systems in which the censorship and supervision tasks normally performed by secured facility personnel are augmented or automated entirely by a Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation System. In embodiments, the Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation System performs voice biometrics, speech recognition, non-verbal audio classification, fingerprint and other biometric authentication, image object classification, facial recognition, body joint location determination analysis, and / or optical character recognition on the video visitation data. The Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation utilizes these various analysis techniques in concert to determine if all rules and regulations enforced by the jurisdiction operation the secured facility are being followed by the parties to the video visitation session.

An image forming device comprising: a device main body; a cartridge detachably attachable to the device main body; a main body transmission unit to rotate about a first rotation axis; a main body joint unit to rotate about a second rotation axis allowed to intersect with the first rotation axis; a cartridge transmission unit configured to rotate about a third rotation axis and to transmit a driving force to a rotation body; and a cartridge joint unit configured to be able to rotate about a fourth rotation axis allowed to intersect with the third rotation axis, and configured to rotate coaxially with respect to the main body joint unit and to rotate the cartridge transmission unit when the main body transmission unit rotates in a state where the cartridge is attached to the device main body and the cartridge joint unit is coupled to the main body joint unit.

A muscular memory training apparatus and method of the present invention is used for training basketball players to shoot a ball to a ring from fixed distances. The apparatus provides numerous advantages including improved training aid and method that teaches the players in a correct manner of making a shot with a basketball, develops muscular memory of the body joints and muscles for proper execution of a basketball shot and makes higher percentage of hitting the goal.

An information input device worn on a user's body or finger, an information processing device and an information input method are provided. The information input device which is capable of being worn on a user's body includes a distance sensing unit which senses changes in distance between a predetermined portion and another predetermined portion of the user's body according to the extent of bending of the user's body joint; and a signal processing unit which determines and processes information input items from the distance sensed by the distance sensing unit.

A method for generating power from an exerted energy associated with muscles acting across a joint is provided. The method including: absorbing energy during one or more periods of a periodic motion of the joint in which energy is absorbed by the muscles; and at least partially returning the absorbed energy to one of an energy storage device or power consuming device.

The invention belongs to the field of aircraft engineering, and provides a nose landing gear of an aircraft. The nose landing gear is arranged on an aircraft structure through two mounting shafts on a buffer support column, and can rotate around the mounting shafts; one end of a stay bar folding and release actuating cylinder is provided with a joint bearing; the joint bearing is connected with a shaft of the buffer support column and is fixed by a nut; the other end of the stay bar folding and release actuating cylinder is arranged on a body structure joint through a threaded shaft; a wheel fork is arranged on an inner cylinder of the buffer support column through a bolt; a wheel and a tire are arranged on the wheel fork by using a wheel shaft; the upper end of an upper anti-twist arm is arranged on an annular body joint; the lower end of a lower anti-twist arm is arranged on a joint of the wheel fork.; the upper anti-twist arm and the lower anti-twist arm are connected by a quick-release pin. The nose landing gear has a simple structure and complete functions on the premise of guaranteeing the strength and the rigidity of the landing gear, and is suitable for small-sized aircrafts.

Portable devices and methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by assuring that the ankle is flexed and extended sufficiently to promote blood flow in the lower leg are disclosed. The device includes an actuator with a free movement mode that allows a patient to move freely between activations or to initiate movement to delay a next automatic activation.

The invention discloses a transformer substation patrol and inspection robot with a rod climbing function and a drive method for the transformer substation patrol and inspection robot. The transformer substation patrol and inspection robot comprises a monitoring device, a drive control module and a climbing mechanism. The monitoring device and the drive control module are arranged on the climbing mechanism. The climbing mechanism comprises multiple sections of body units and body joints. The adjacent body units are connected through the body joints. A body joint motor is arranged between every two adjacent body units. Each body unit is provided with a pair of mechanical arms. The ends of each mechanical arm are provided with walking and rotating universal wheels and universal wheel drive mechanisms. The universal wheel drive mechanisms and the body joint motors are connected with the drive control module. The drive method includes the steps that the transformer substation patrol and inspection robot is driven to move on the ground, move up and down a rod column and climb / rotate / stop along the rod column. By the adoption of the robot and the method, the functions that the robot moves on the ground, moves up and down the rod column and climbs / rotates / stops along the rod column can be achieved, the structure is compact, the control accuracy is high, and the operating state of a power transformation device can be monitored in all directions without a dead zone.

The present invention discloses a collimate device with changing collimating aperture which comprises a collimate body, on which at least two group of final collimate unit, drive unit for driving collimate device and a control unit being mounted. A pre-collimate body is installed outside the collimate body, on which a set of pre-collimate device having the same distribution with radioactive source are provided. The collimate body and pre-collimate body can be jointed end to end along axial direction to an integral body. Said collimate body can be rotatably mounted on a horizontal movable bracket, which enables the collimate body joint and separate with pre-collimate body axially. Method for changing collimating aperture is also disclosed.