308 results about "Functional recovery" patented technology

The invention discloses a multifunctional composite rehabilitation system for a patient suffering from central nerve injury. The multifunctional composite rehabilitation system comprises a database module, a data managing module, a man-machine interaction module, a function evaluating module, a prescription generating and managing module, a calculating module, a system control module and a safety protecting module. By utilizing the artificial intelligence, the human motion intension can be predicted and recognized, the man-machine coordination control is realized, and the active type rehabilitation treatment of the patient is finished; through a multisource signal collection, signal fusion and real-time control technologies, every function is organically combined, the coordinative rehabilitation treatment of every function module is realized, the rehabilitation effect is effectively improved and the labor consumption is reduced; during the process of rehabilitation, the patient is guided to finish the rehabilitation treatment step by step by using the virtual reality technology; through the interaction among a doctor, the patient and a computer, a progressive composite rehabilitation strategy according with the disease condition of the patient is comprehensively determined, so that the patient suffering fromnerve injury can receive the most effective rehabilitation treatment within a gold rehabilitation period of 50 days, and therefore, the maximization of the functional rehabilitation is promoted.

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an electrical signal processor for acquisition and processing of electric signals from tissue. The electrical signal processor is sized and configured to be implanted in subcutaneous tissue. The electrical signal processor includes an electrically conductive case of a laser welded titanium material. Control circuitry is located within the case, the control circuitry including a rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving a first radio frequency wireless telemetry to recharge the power source, and an antenna for receiving a second radio frequency wireless telemetry for communication with the electrical signal processor.

In a patient suffering from neural impairment, stimulation is provided to sensory surfaces of the face and/or neck, or more generally to areas of the body that stimulate the trigeminal nerve, while performing an activity intended to stimulate a brain function to be rehabilitated. The simulation may then be continued after the performance of the activity has ceased. It has been found that the patient's performance of the activity is then improved after stimulation has ceased. Moreover, it tends to improve to a greater extent, and/or for a longer time, when the post-activity stimulation is applied, as compared to when post-activity stimulation is not applied.

The invention provides rehabilitation training system and method combined with functional electric stimulation and a robot. The system comprises a functional electric stimulation part, a robot part and a control unit which is respectively connected with the functional electric stimulation part and the robot part, wherein the control unit is used for receiving bioelectric signals and controlling the functional electric stimulation part and the robot part at real time according to the mode of adjustable auxiliary proportion of the functional electric stimulation part and the robot part or the mode of adjustable tracking error so that the functional electric stimulation part can stimulate the corresponding muscle groups of a joint of a patient and the robot part can provide a joint auxiliary torque for the patient. The invention can be applied to progressive interactive rehabilitation of elbow joints, wrist joints, knee joints, ankle joints and shoulder joints and can help patients carry out active rehabilitation training in an improved movement space, thereby greatly accelerating the recovery of movement function of joints of affected sides.

The invention aims to provide a traditional Chinese medicine for treating apoplectic hemiplegia and general paralysis. The traditional Chinese medicine comprises the raw materials of dozens of animal medicines and plant medicines such as gardenia, white atractylodes rhizome, radix bupleuri, green tangerine peel, tangerine peel, peach kernel, almond, mastic, myrrh, rhizoma sparganii, rhizoma zedoariae, spatholobus stem, radix notoginseng, calamus, radix salviae miltiorrhizae, rhubarb, turmeric, buffalo horn, muscardine silkworm, cornu antelopis, ox gadfly, white grub, jiashu, eupolyphaga, earthworm, leech, succinum, scorpio, centipede, draconis sanguis, pearl, borneol, realgar, cinnabar, long-noded pit viper, black-tail snake, long-noded pit viper, cicada slough and the like. The medicines are pulverized and prepared into medicinal granules, tablets, oral liquid, honeyed pills, water-bindered pills and capsules. The traditional Chinese medicine is quantitatively taken on time and can be used for promoting blood circulation, relieving the stasis of blood, expanding the blood vessels, improving the blood circulation of the brain, inducing the functional recovery of the brain, regulating the function of each system of a human body comprehensively and reinforcing the stress resistance and the tolerance of the human body, so that the curative effect is good, the total effective rate reaches 100%, and the cure rate reaches 100%. The invention is suitable for various patients suffering from the apoplectic hemiplegia and the general paralysis.

The present disclosure relates to the preparation and deletion mutants of chondroitinase proteins and their use in methods for promoting the diffusion of therapeutic composition into tissues and their use for neurological functional recovery after central nervous system (“CNS”) injury or disease.

This document pertains generally to the field of nerve regeneration and more particularly to functional recovery after nerve injury or transection. For example, this document provides a silicon chip device coupled with field effect (or other types of) transistors, growth permissive chemical substrates, and trophic molecules that together can enable the rapid and successful regeneration of injured nerves. Such devices can be used to stimulate continually the transected target tissue to create an environment that is highly conducive to growth and reinnervation.

The invention discloses an artificial lens with an iris diaphragm, comprising an optical zone (1) which is transparent at the center, the iris diaphragm (2) surrounding the optical zone (1) and a loop (3); the artificial lens is in an integrated style and is composed of an entire block of material, the material is selected from foldable materials such as hydrophobic acrylic ester, hydrophilic acrylic ester, silica gel, etc. The artificial lens with the iris diaphragm of the invention has soft texture, can be filled or implanted in the eyes by a small incision after being folded; in addition, the artificial lens has high refractive index, thin lens, small incision and slow formation of after cataract and can slowly restore in 2-30 seconds after being implanted, thus cyst membrane is not easy to be damaged; moreover, the artificial lens has the advantages of little astigmia developed in post-operation, quick healing, fast recovery of visual performance and little postoperative treatment; a brown iris, which is the natural color iris of Chinese, can be adopted, and the eye implanted with such an artificial lens looks more natural.

A substitute of personalized artificial semi-facies articularis is composed of semi-articulation body, bioconnector, connecting pile for intramedullary needle, and locator for operation. An artificial articulation is prepared through CT scanning to articulation of patient, image processing, 3D reconfigurating by software, designing semi-articulation body, designing said bioconnector, connecting pile and locating die, fast shaping to obtain prototype, precise fusion casting, and assembling.

The invention discloses methods and compositions useful for facilitating neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. The methods and compositions utilize ligands for the sigma receptors. These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with agents which treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as those caused by ischemic stroke, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, cancer therapy induced neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Huntington's disease or Parkinson's disease. In other methods, the sigma receptor ligands are administered after stroke to facilitate functional recovery. The administration of the sigma receptor ligands effects faster functional recovery.

The invention discloses an upper limb rehabilitation training method based on a brain-computer interface and a virtual reality technology. A patient wears an electrode cap and a pair of VR glasses, and a computer, an EEG amplifier and a smartphone are connected; the computer judges whether the patient is trained for the first time or not; if yes, EEG signals are collected, individualized classifier calibration is performed, and then one training is started; otherwise, one training is directly started; in the training process, the pair of VR glasses and the smartphone construct an upper limb training action scene for a first-person perspective for the patient, the patient controls motions of the upper limb in a virtual scene in real time through continuous exercise imagination practice, an BCI module in the computer automatically adjusts the classifier according to the current training effect of the patient; after training is finished, the classifier of the BCI module performs self-adaptation adjustment for next training, it is ensured that training difficulty adapts to the patient functional recovery situation, data collection does not need to be performed before each rehabilitation training for calibration, and time is shortened.

Described herein are methods and systems for improving or adapting a breathing pattern of a patient with disordered breathing toward a more helpful state, as well as systems and devices for adapting breathing. These methods and systems may be used for improving sleep in patients with sleep disordered breathing and a system by which to implement devices for performing these methods.

The invention relates to a double-layer titanium mesh for cranioplasty, which is characterized by comprising an inner-layer titanium mesh and an outer-layer titanium mesh, wherein the outer-layer titanium mesh coincides with the defective edge on the outer surface of the cranial bone; the curvature of the outer-layer titanium mesh conforms to the appearance of the head; the gap between the inner-layer titanium mesh and the outer-layer titanium mesh is filled with autologous bone granules or artificial bone granules; the outer-layer titanium mesh comprises a scalp contact surface and fixed-end grooves; the curvature of the outer-layer titanium mesh conforms to the outer surface of the skull; the edge of the outer-layer titanium mesh coincides with the defective edge on the outer surface of the cranial bone; the outer-layer titanium mesh is fixed on the defective position on the outer surface by screws, so that the outer surface of the cranial bone can be closed; and the outer-layer titanium mesh is provided with holes. The titanium mesh can simultaneously repair the inner surface and the outer surface of the cranial bone, thereby realizing full anatomical and functional recovery and avoiding the brain tissue damage caused by inner surface defects.

Here provided are systems and methods for monitoring bladder and/or abdominal pressures, and a bladder function recovery device. In the systems and methods, the bladder pressure can be detected in real time with a bladder pressure detection unit that is communicated with a urinary catheter. In addition, the abdominal pressure can also be obtained in real time according to the corresponding relationship between the bladder pressure and the abdominal pressure. Furthermore, the bladder function recovery device can be used for bladder function recovery for patients in need.

The present invention discloses method and apparatus of detecting, exciting and regenerating sensation, motor and internal organ signals of vertebrate including human, and is especially one kind microelectronic system aided nerve channel function recovering method and apparatus. The nerve channel function recovering apparatus includes two parts, one part for the function reconstruction of the ascending nerve channel and the other part for the function reconstruction of the descending nerve channel. The weak electric signal of the damaged nerve tract or nerve fiber is detected with detecting electrodes, amplified, recognized and extracted to generate controlled electric exciting signal for exciting the damaged nerve tract or nerve fiber to regenerate corresponding nerve signal and restore the function of the damaged nerve tract or nerve fiber micro electronically.

Due to the size and complexity of tissues such as the spinal cord and articular cartilage, specialized constructs incorporating cells as well as smart materials may be a promising strategy for achieving functional recovery. Aspects of the present invention describe the use of an electroactive, or piezoelectric, material that will act as a scaffold for stem cell induced tissue repair. Embodiments of the inventive material can also act alone as an electroactive scaffold for repairing tissues. The piezoelectric material of the present invention acts as a highly sensitive mechanoelectrical transducer that will generate charges in response to minute vibrational forces.

The invention discloses a waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) rehabilitation treatment machine. The waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) rehabilitation treatment machine comprises a rack, wherein a hip and lower limb bracket for the part below the human sacroiliac joint and a head, chest and abdomen bracket for the part above the human pelvis are arranged on the rack along the longitudinal direction, and the waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) rehabilitation treatment machine also comprises a human back work bracket which is arranged on the rack and positioned above the head, chest and abdomen bracket. The waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) rehabilitation treatment machine has the advantages that on the basis of the clinical diagnosis and treatment practice of the department of orthopaedics of the traditional Chinese medicine and the western medicine, and through the observation and diagnosis and treatment study on the waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) syndrome, the movements needed by functional recovery of the waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) syndrome, namely, the application means needed by the all-side physiological function recovery, such as the massage to the abdomen, the dorsal stretch and traction to the body, the pull-press, push-movement, push pressing, lateral pull and lateral rotation for the waist, the traction shaking of the ankle, the body muscle loosing and the unique elastic impact and buffer massage for the waist and the back are scientifically applied to the functional rehabilitation treatment of the waist and the abdomen (abdomen and waist) through the mechanical working manner, and thus an effective rehabilitation treatment device is provided for the non-surgical treatment for the waist and abdomen (abdomen and waist) diseases.

Several embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to compositions of stem cells and methods of utilizing said compositions for repair, regeneration, and/or functional recovery of damaged tissue. In some embodiments the compositions comprise therapeutic populations of stem cells depleted of cells expressing one or more specific markers, and methods of using the depleted therapeutic cell populations to repair and/or regenerate diseased or damaged tissue.

The invention discloses a bionic elastic fixing device and belongs to the technical field of orthopaedics medical devices. The bionic elastic fixing device is used for implementing bionic elastic internal fixation for joint dislocation. The technical scheme includes that the bionic elastic fixing device comprises an elastic component and a fixing member, wherein the elastic component comprises a plurality of elastic strip cables or elastic meshes, the elastic direction of the elastic strip cables or the elastic meshes is the same as the trend of ligament fibers at a position of a dislocated joint, the elasticity modulus of the elastic strip cables or the elastic meshes is matched with the elasticity of the ligament fibers at the position of the dislocated joint, two ends of the elastic component are fixedly connected with the dislocated joint through the fixing member, and the shape of the elastic component is the same as that of a ligament at the position of the dislocated joint. The elastic fixing device simulates the ligament at the position of the dislocated joint to implement elastic fixation on the dislocated joint, the fixed dislocated joint can conduct micro-motion according to biological characteristics of the original joint and simulates the physiological status of the original joint to the largest extent so as to obtain the best therapeutic effect, and the bionic elastic fixing device has the advantages that postoperative recovery is fast, the dislocation recurrence rate is low, recovery of functions of dislocated portions of patients is good and the like.

The invention provides a puerperal pelvis correction and recovery device. The puerperal pelvis correction and recovery device can facilitate shape correction and functional recovery of a puerperal pelvis from the following three aspects: firstly, restoration shape fixing of a pelvis bone structure is realized through external force to help the pelvis to tighten and eliminate dislocation; secondary, active proper restoration trainings can be conducted to a pelvis part to eliminate pelvis ligament damage and increase strength; finally, assistant massage is provided to relieve pain and discomfort of the pelvis part. The puerperal pelvis correction and recovery device is especially applicable to a human body flat lying state, is immediately put into use after delivery and can help a puerpera to realize pelvis correction and restoration at the optimum stage.

The invention relates to human medicine and to the use of epidermal growth factor (EGF) for preparing a pharmaceutical composition which is administered by infiltration into the periphery of nerve ganglia and/or trunks for the morphofunctional restoration of peripheral nerves in painful sensory-motor neuropathy as well as manifestations of ischemic neuritis. The invention also includes a composition containing EGF which can be formulated together with anaesthetics or analgesics or encapsulated in microspheres and to the use thereof for the morphofunctional restoration of peripheral nerves in painful sensitive-motor-type diabetic neuropathy and the manifestations of ischemic neuritis.

The present invention relates generally to systems and methods of enhancing recovery of function of injured tissue through administration of a composition comprising a relatively pure populations of B lymphocyte cells in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the injured tissue. Kits are provided to aid in purification of B cells from heterogeneous mixtures of cells and administration of B cells to injured tissue.