552 results about "Cervical regions" patented technology

A trial neck for hip surgery and a method of attaching a trial neck to a femoral canal implement. The trial neck includes a body portion including a bore for receiving a proximal end of a femoral canal implement. The trial neck also includes an elongate neck extending from the body portion. The trial neck further includes a locking mechanism comprising a lever. The lever has a first end. The lever also has a second end. The lever further has an engagement surface. The second end of the lever is actuable to urge the engagement surface against the proximal end of the femoral canal implement to secure the proximal end of the femoral canal implement within the bore.

An apparatus includes a pair of engaging members to engage a first and second portion of a body toward an upper and lower portion of a neck, and a plurality of assemblies connecting the first engaging member and the second engaging member to maintain a distance between bones of a body portion comprising an area of the neck, wherein the body portion resides between the first and second portions, and wherein each assembly comprises a plurality of rods coupling the first engaging member and the second engaging member, and a coupling tube with a first rod of the plurality of rods secured to a proximal end and a second rod of the plurality of rods secured to a distal end, wherein rotation of the coupling tube adjusts a gap between the first and second rods in the coupling tube to control the distance between the bones of the body portion.

A trial neck piece for a joint endoprosthesis is designed for temporary arrangement on a separate shaft body (60) that is insertable into a tubular bone (9). It comprises a fastening region (12) which can be plugged temporarily onto a head part (61) of the shaft body (60) by means of a plug connection (l l), and a neck region (IO) for receiving a joint element (19) of the joint endoprosthesis. The trial neck piece (I) is designed as a separate, plug-on attachment piece which, with its fastening region (12), can be plugged with form-fit engagement onto the head part (61) and locked. A latching device (2) is provided which comprises a plurality of latching stages for different height stages of the trial neck piece (I). The invention thus makes available an easily attachable trial neck piece which can be arranged in a defined manner in different height positions in order, on the one hand, to obtain a secure and defined arrangement and, on the other hand, to permit the setting of different heights. The invention further relates to an arrangement with a trial neck piece and with an excavating tool, in particular a reamer, and to an instrument set comprising a trial neck piece and an insertion instrument.

The invention discloses a pillow regulation and control method self-adaptive to cervical vertebra flexion and shoulder width and application of the pillow regulation and control method to a pillow, and relates to the technical field of sleeping posture regulation. The method comprises the steps of registering a three-dimensional contour point cloud through an ICP algorithm, calculating a neck curvature value, establishing a multiple linear regression model in combination with a pressure gradient change curve and a pressure peak offset, and realizing quantitative correlation between pressure data and a cervical vertebra inclination angle; based on the curvature change amplitude and shoulder breadth classification, a personalized model is constructed; and through attitude monitoring and pressure feedback, a real-time optimization instruction is generated. A target displacement error is set, and correction is stopped after the bending degree reaches the standard continuously for three times; pre-storing a medical-level support parameter library; multi-user switching is achieved through pressure feature and head contour double verification, and physical compression emergency stop is set. According to the method, through multi-source data fusion, scientific model construction and dynamic closed-loop control, the personalization and safety of pillow supporting are improved, and the method is suitable for people with sub-health cervical vertebrae and multi-user scenes.

The invention discloses a head fixator for neurosurgery and an operation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. The head fixing device is used for solving the problems that an existing head fixing device is unstable in fixing, inconvenient to adjust and poor in neck supporting. A T-shaped groove is formed in the upper end face of the T-shaped plate, the T-shaped block is slidably arranged in the T-shaped groove in the length direction of a wing plate of the T-shaped plate, the head fixing assembly is arranged in the middle of the upper end face of the wing plate of the T-shaped block, the neck supporting assembly is slidably arranged on the upper end face of a web of the T-shaped block in the length direction of the web of the T-shaped block, and the two limiting assemblies are arranged at the two ends of the wing plate of the T-shaped plate respectively. The head of a patient can be firmly fixed, the head of the patient is prevented from moving in the operation process, and the accuracy and success rate of the operation are improved. And flexible adjustment can be carried out according to head shapes, sizes and operation requirements of different patients, and the requirements of various operation scenes are met. Comfortable support is provided for the neck of a patient, and fatigue and discomfort of the neck of the patient in the operation process are reduced.

A neck traction fixing device comprises an elastic supporting part, an adjusting assembly is arranged in the elastic supporting part and comprises an outer shell, an upper supporting frame, a lower supporting frame, a transmission assembly and a rotary adjusting part, the upper supporting frame and the lower supporting frame are arranged in the outer shell in an up-down staggered mode, and the transmission assembly is connected between the upper supporting frame and the lower supporting frame in an engaged mode; the rotary adjusting part comprises an adjusting plate and a rotary cover body, a mounting groove is formed in the front face of the outer shell, a rigid tooth-shaped surface is arranged on the inner edge of the mounting groove, and a concave notch is formed in the outer wall of the adjusting plate. The elastic supporting part is arranged for protecting the cervical vertebra; by arranging the adjusting assemblies capable of moving independently, the elastic supporting part can conduct independent traction and fixation on the left side, the right side and the rear side of the neck, especially for a patient with the torticollis, neck muscle groups at different positions of the neck can be stretched, neck muscle tension can be relieved, and the torticollis orthopedic effect is more remarkable.

The invention relates to a device (1) for treating a fracture, in particular a fracture of a proximal femur such as, for example, a femoral neck fracture, having a plate (3) for attaching to a thigh bone, one or more intraosseous screws (10) by means of which the plate (3), through intraosseous screw openings (14), can be fixed to a thigh shaft (4), a coupling device, in particular a bone screw (5), which is arranged proximally to the at least one intraosseous screw (10) and by means of which the plate (3) can be connected at a coupling device opening (6) through the thigh shaft (4) and a thigh neck (2) to a thigh head (7), wherein the coupling device is connected to the plate (3) with play (21) such that the coupling device can be moved in the lateral direction (8) relative to the plate (3). In order to achieve a particularly precise and simultaneous adjustability of the play (21), according to the invention an adjusting device is provided which is connected to the plate (3), which can be positioned at different positions relative to the plate (3) and by means of which the play (21) can be adjusted.

The invention belongs to the technical field of nursing pillows, and discloses a pillow with a good shoulder and neck nursing effect, the pillow comprises a neck pillow, the middle part of the inner cavity of the neck pillow is movably sleeved with a high-resilience sponge, and the left side and the right side of the inner cavity of the neck pillow are movably sleeved with filling sponges. The neck pillow, the filling sponge and the pillows are arranged, when an operator uses the neck pillow, the neck pillow surrounds the neck, then the first buttons and the second buttons are clamped, and therefore the whole neck pillow is worn, when the operator lies flat, the back side of the head is located between the two pillows, and the back side of the head is located between the two pillows; the high-resilience sponge and the filling sponge can support the cervical vertebra so that the cervical vertebra can be protected, the whole neck pillow can rotate along with turning over of an operator when the operator lies on the side, the pillow can fill a gap between the head and a bed, compression on the shoulders and the neck is reduced, and the comfort of the operator is improved. And therefore, the problems of noble bags and shoulder inner buckles are relieved, the sleep quality is improved, and a human body has a better posture.

The present invention relates to a cervical pillow. More particularly, in order to provide comfortable sleep by ensuring that the cervical spine of a user lying in a correct posture forms a lordotic curve while the structure of the pillow does not interfere with the natural tossing and turning that occurs during sleep, the cervical pillow comprises: a correct posture support part; and a pillow body including a lateral posture support part extending in both directions from the correct posture support part, and made of a material having elasticity and resilience, wherein the correct posture support part is formed so as to be coplanar with the upper surface of the lateral posture support part and has an alignment-inducing groove recessed upwards on the lower surface corresponding to an upper surface portion where the head and neck of the user lying in a correct posture are supported.

The invention belongs to the technical field of bionic robots, and provides a bionic neck elastic connecting structure of a simulated humanoid robot, which comprises a latticed supporting structure arranged around the periphery of a cervical vertebra bionic section, and a spiral elastic assembly arranged between the cervical vertebra bionic section and the latticed supporting structure; the spiral elastic assembly comprises round strip spiral units and flat strip spiral units which are arranged around the periphery of the cervical vertebra bionic section and are alternately arranged; each spiral ring of the round bar spiral units and each spiral ring of the flat bar spiral units are connected with the latticed supporting structure through a plurality of connecting pieces. The composite elasticity of neck muscles and ligaments is simulated, the round bar spiral unit mainly provides radial support and torsion restoring force, the flat bar spiral unit provides higher bending rigidity and stable lateral support during bending, and the round bar spiral unit and the flat bar spiral unit work cooperatively to realize complex nonlinear rigidity and multi-degree-of-freedom movement close to the neck of a human body.

The invention discloses a cervical curvature judgment method based on in-vitro photographing. The method comprises the following steps: preprocessing an original neck in-vitro image of a user to obtain an equalized image; determining a single local feature of each pixel at different positions under different convolution sums; extracting a previous-layer feature map in the single local features through U-Net, and performing segmentation to obtain a current-layer feature map; performing up-sampling operation on the current-layer feature map to obtain a prediction size of the front-layer feature map, and determining cross entropy loss in combination with the prediction size; a key point set in the original neck in-vitro image is extracted through a total loss function, and the total length of a fitting curve is calculated; determining the curve of the cervical vertebra shape according to the total length of the fitting curve; determining the curvature of the position of the key point in the key point set and the correction length of the curve of the cervical vertebra shape; therefore, the degree of cervical curvature abnormity is determined. According to the invention, a deep learning technology is combined, and doctors are assisted in diagnosis in a radiation-free manner.

The present invention discloses a neck massager and a posture correction method based on the neck massager, comprising a neck massager body, wherein the neck massager body comprises a neck shell and a neck arm, an inner side of the neck shell is movably connected with a movable cone, both inner sides of the neck shell are welded with a limiting frame, one side of the limiting frame is hinged with an electric push rod, the outer side of the limiting frame is movably connected with a conversion arm, the end of the electric push rod is movably connected to one end of the conversion arm, one side of the conversion arm is movably connected with a pulling rod, and one end of the pulling rod is fixedly installed with a pushing cone. After the electric push rod is running, the conversion arm can push the pulling rod into the limiting frame, so that the pressure sensor in the auxiliary massage head senses the neck condition and pushes it out, and the auxiliary massage head also cooperates with the cervical massage head to heat during massage to promote blood circulation in the neck, and the warning light emits an alarm when the massage position is inaccurate, so that the posture can be corrected.

Selective high-frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient's spinal cord region from an epidural, cervical location to address at least one of high back pain, mid-back pain, low back pain, and leg pain without creating paresthesia in the patient.

Systems and methods for radiofrequency neurotomy. Systems include needles with deployable filaments capable of producing lesions at target volumes, which may include a target nerve. Ablation of at least a portion of the target nerve may inhibit the ability of the nerve to transmit signals, such as pain signals, to the central nervous system. The lesion may facilitate procedures by directing energy towards the target nerve and away from collateral structures. Example anatomical structures include lumbar, thoracic, and cervical medial branch nerves and rami and the sacroiliac joint.

The invention relates to the technical field of cervical vertebra adjuvant therapy, in particular to a pain department cervical vertebra adjuvant therapy device which comprises a base, a connecting seat mounted on the base and a seat mounted on the connecting seat, a plurality of sliding ventilation grooves are symmetrically formed in the seat, and a headrest is mounted on the seat. A neck massage head is arranged at the position, below the headrest, of the seat, a neck elastic assembly is connected to the rear portion of the neck massage head, a transmission mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the seat, through the linkage design of the pedal driving mechanism and the transmission mechanism, when a patient actively steps on the pedal plates, precise massage is conducted on related acupuncture points, and meanwhile, the massage effect is good. The body posture can be adjusted through the leg lifting action, the neck can be better attached to the neck massage head, the composite curative effect of active movement and passive massage is formed, the design breaks through the limitation of traditional equipment and passive massage of a single part, and the comprehensiveness and durability of treatment are remarkably improved.

A dual mobility prosthetic bearing comprises: an outer femoral head component (9020) having a part-spherical outer bearing surface (9022) and a head recess (9024) comprising a proximal portion (9026) defined by a part-spherical inner bearing surface and a distal portion (9028) defined by a generally tubular inner bearing surface, the proximal portion having a maximum diameter that is greater than a maximum diameter of the distal portion; an inner femoral head component (9030) having a neck recess (9032) for receipt of a femoral neck component (9004), and a part-spherical outer bearing surface (9034) configured to be received within the proximal portion of the head recess; wherein the part-spherical outer bearing surface of the outer femoral head component and the part-spherical outer bearing surface of the inner femoral head component have a coincident centre of rotation; and wherein the inner femoral head component comprises a generally tubular skirt (9036) configured for receipt within the distal portion of the head recess.

This item is primarily intended for use as nursing clothing for four-legged pets such as cats. The back opening, closed with a hook-and-loop fastener, is opened to the left and right sides of the back, the front and back legs are passed through the holes, and the garment is then closed to cover the neck and torso. The neck is covered by the cylindrical part at the bottom right of the front, top, and right side views. When the garment is worn, the abdominal opening, closed with a hook-and-eye fastener, can be opened to the left and right sides of the abdomen to allow for nursing care such as changing gauze applied to abdominal surgical scars.

A cervical spine and neck muscles strengthening apparatus and methods are disclosed. The apparatus includes a headgear configured to fit a head in two planes. A traction control line includes a part selected from a non-elastic cord and an elastic cord. A special spring provides frictional engagement for controlled sliding of the line to automatically determine a zero traction force point. The apparatus is configured for enhancing a muscular corset and improving general physical well-being in household conditions.

A wearable protection device for a neck of a human, the wearable protection device including: an envelope having a compartment and configured to delimit a seat that accommodates the neck, and an inflatable element housed in the compartment of the envelope and configured to have a deflated condition and an inflated condition.

1. Name of the designed product: U-shaped pillow (6.5). 2. Use of the designed product: The designed product is used for wearing on the neck, protecting the cervical vertebrae, and supporting. 3. Design points of the designed product: The shape of the product. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

The utility model relates to a CT (Computed Tomography) artifact suppression neck collar which comprises two saline bag bodies which are oppositely arranged left and right, and a communicating bag body positioned between the two saline bag bodies, two ends of the communicating bag body are respectively communicated with the two saline bag bodies; the upper ends of the two saline bag bodies are provided with neck pads facing each other; the communicating bag body, the two saline bag bodies and the two neck lapping pads jointly define a containing cavity for containing the neck of a patient; during use, saline water is injected in advance, and the two saline water bag bodies, the neck lapping pad and the communicating bag body are enclosed, coated and attached to the neck of a patient, so that high-quality display of images of the neck during CT can be realized, artifacts are greatly reduced, and the effect is obvious.

A corrective device for relieving pain in the neck, shoulder, and upper back regions of the human body. More particularly, the corrective device comprises two arm support foam pads, a neck support pad, and a tummy support pad, each of the four support pads having adjustable straps to accommodate different body sizes and varying arm positions. In operation, the user lies face down between the arm support pads, positions their arms on the support pads with elbows on the pads, places their chin on the neck support pad, and positions the tummy support pad under their navel. The adjustable straps allow for customization to the user's body dimensions. The device may provide relief from neck, shoulder and upper back pain, and may correct conditions such as Kyphosis Hump and Rounded Shoulders.

CT images from the neck, lung, cardiac, abdominal, pelvis, hip, spine or lower extremity areas are obtained and analyzed by a computer to measure trabecular bone density on each level it is available, in the spine and hip. Any bone tissue associated with vertebrae that is fractured is excluded, along with Schmorl's nodes, large blood vessels, and cortical bone, to accurately average the trabecular bone density on a scan. The density of fat, heart, and muscle tissue of a subject is used to calibrate the results. That data may be input to an absolute fracture risk model (Fracture Risk Algorithm calculator). Information such as bone density, T score, Z score, fracture risk, and identification of vertebral fractures (if present) may be determined and reported.

An air mattress includes a main mattress configured to support a body of a user, a sub mattress that is positioned below the main mattress, and a mattress controller configured to control internal pressure of the main mattress and the sub mattress. The sub mattress includes a head part air cell band configured to cause a cervical region of the user to bend forward, and a chest air cell band configured to lift a chest of the user from a back side of the user.

The application provides a neck exercise device, which comprises a fixing ring, a rotating tooth ring, a bandage, a head cover mechanism, a front and back rotating mechanism, a vertical rotating mechanism and a driving mechanism; the rotating tooth ring is coaxially arranged on the fixing ring and can rotate; the bandage is arranged on the fixing ring; the head cover mechanism is rotatably arranged on the rotating tooth ring; the front and back rotating mechanism is rotatably arranged on the rotating tooth ring and can drive the head cover mechanism to rotate forward and backward; the vertical rotating mechanism is rotatably arranged on the fixing ring and can drive the tooth ring to rotate forward and backward; and the driving mechanism is telescopically arranged on the fixing ring and can drive the vertical rotating mechanism to rotate after driving the front and back rotating mechanism to rotate. The neck exercise device can drive the neck of a patient to rotate forward, backward, leftward and rightward.

Neurostimulation therapy can be efficiently controlled based on information from an acceleration signal, such as can be obtained from an accelerometer. In an example, the accelerometer can be implanted in a cervical region or submandibular region of a patient. Circuitry can be configured to identify a first series of respiration phase transition events in the acceleration signal and, in response, provide the neurostimulation therapy synchronously with an inspiration phase of a patient's respirator cycle. In an example, m absence of identifying the first series of respiration phase transition events in the acceleration signal, the neurostimulation therapy can be provided asynchronously with the patient's respiratory cycle.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a carotid artery volume imaging isolation pad auxiliary support which comprises a neck supporting seat, a supporting frame is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the neck supporting seat, an angle adjusting assembly is arranged on the supporting frame, the angle adjusting assembly is used for adjusting the shape of the neck of a patient, and the angle adjusting assembly comprises an arc-shaped sliding groove rail. When the volume imaging device is used, the handle is manually rotated, and the handle can drive the movable headrest to move upwards through a series of operation of the transmission mechanism, so that the neck angle of a patient can be effectively adjusted, and the volume imaging device can better display the blood flow condition in the carotid artery; the appropriate angle can also enable the blood flow direction to be consistent with the ultrasonic beam direction, so that the blood flow speed and direction and whether abnormal blood flow exists or not can be evaluated more accurately, artifacts in an ultrasonic image caused by an improper neck angle are avoided, and the image effect of carotid artery volume imaging is improved to a certain extent.

A novel orthosis for correcting and modifying the position of vertebrae in the spine and neck. A plurality of force vectors are generated by the orthosis which transfers the forces to the wearer to counter compression and / or displacement of the vertebrae. In addition, the magnitude of the force vectors can be modified while wearing the orthosis which improves comfort and efficacy.