56 results about "Gastrocnemius muscle" patented technology

A conditioning bottom has a main body and a strong tightening portion which is in the form of a belt and has a tightening force stronger than a tightening force of the main body. This strong tightening portion has first strong tightening portions and a second strong tightening portion. When the conditioning bottom is worn, the first strong tightening portions extend so as to surround gastrocnemius muscles of a wearer along outer edges of the gastrocnemius muscles, and the second strong tightening portion is coupled to the first strong tightening portions and extends through the inside of the wearer's lower leg and thigh to a position of the wearer's crotch. Also, a first mesh portion having a tightening force weaker than the tightening force of the strong tightening portion is formed in a section surrounded by the first strong tightening portions.

A surgical method for gastrocnemius muscle reduction is provided. The method may search for a motor nerve associated with a gastrocnemius muscle of a patient, inserts a probe by penetrating an epidermis around the motor nerve and locates a tip of the probe in the motor nerve, stimulates the motor nerve through supply of an electric signal to the probe, thereby shutting down the motor nerve.

The invention discloses a biped robot based on pneumatic artificial muscles and relates to biped robots. The biped robot based on the pneumatic artificial muscles aims to solve the problems that an existing active robot is driven through a rigid structure, the system structure is complicated, the flexibility is poor, and the energy efficiency of the existing active robot is low. The biped robot based on the pneumatic artificial muscles comprises a left leg, a right leg and a pelvis. The left leg and the right leg each comprise a thigh, a shank, a foot, a hip joint, a knee joint and an ankle joint. The left leg and the right leg are connected through the pelvis. The pelvis is connected with the thighs in a rotary mode through the hip joints. The thighs are connected with the shanks in a rotary mode through the knee joints. The shanks are connected with the feet in a rotary mode through the ankle joints. The iliac muscles, the gluteus maximus, the vastus lateralis muscles, the biceps femoris muscles, the semitendinous muscles and the rectus femoris muscles are arranged on the thighs. The tibialis anterior muscles, the soleus muscles and the gastrocnemius muscles are arranged on the shanks. The upper ends of the iliac muscles and the upper ends of the gluteus maximus are hinged to the pelvis respectivley. The lower ends of the iliac muscles and the lower ends of the gluteus maximus are hinged to the thighs respectively. The upper ends of the vastus lateralis muscles and the upper ends of the biceps femoris muscles are hinged to the thighs respectively. The biped robot based on the pneumatic artificial muscles belongs to the field of humanoid robots.

The present invention relates generally to nucleic acid molecules expressed at least in the hypothalamus, liver, mesenteric adipose tissue, or red gastrocnemius muscle conveniently identified using differential display techniques under differing physiological conditions. The nucleic acid molecules are associated with or act as markers for conditions of inter alia a healthy state, myopathy, obesity, anorexia, weight maintenance, diabetes, disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, genetic disorders and/or metabolic energy levels. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a nucleic acid molecule and/or its expression product for use in therapeutic and diagnostic protocols for conditions such as inter alia a myopathy, obesity, anorexia, weight maintenance, diabetes, disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, genetic disorders and/or metabolic energy levels. The subject nucleic acid molecule and expression product and their derivatives, homologs, analogs and mimetics are proposed to be useful, therefore, as therapeutic and diagnostic agents for inter alia a myopathy, obesity, anorexia, weight maintenance, diabetes, disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, genetic disorders and/or metabolic energy levels or as targets for the design and/or identification of modulators of their activity and/or function.

The present invention relates to a method for treating inflammatory symptoms associated with plantar fasciitis in a foot. The method involves stretching gastrocnemius and soleus muscles associated with the foot by placing the sole of the foot on an inclined ramp surface and cooling at least one portion of the sole of the foot. The method may further involve providing localized pressure to at least one portion of the plantar fascia, and to a portion of the foot below the toes, to cause dorsiflexion thereof.

The invention relates to an ankle joint exercising device used for solving technical problems of cerebrovascular sequelae in the neurology department, foot drops, muscle atrophy and venous thrombosis by driving ankle joints to move. The ankle joint exercising device comprises a fixing support, a pedal and a driving device, wherein the fixing support comprises a bottom support and a calf fixing support; the pedal is rotationally connected with the fixing support; the driving device can drive the pedal to rotate relative to the bottom support. Limbs are fixed on the calf fixing support and the pedal, the driving device drives the pedal to rotate so as to drive the ankle joints to move, calf gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendons can be effectively exercised, and Achilles tendon contracture and calf muscle disuse atrophy conditions are reduced. The invention further relates to a control method of the ankle joint exercising device.

The invention discloses a method and device for activating lipid and blood glucose reduction through gastrocnemius passive movement. The device is provided with a bottom plate, a leg fixing frame is fixed to the rear end of the bottom plate, leg fixing bands and an ankle joint fixing band are arranged on the leg fixing frame, pedals are hinged to connecting positions of the bottom plate and legs, one or more pedals are arranged, and a driving device for driving the pedals to ascend or descend is arranged between each pedal and the bottom plate and comprises an air bag located between each pedal and the bottom plate, the upper and lower surfaces of the air bags are connected with the pedals and the bottom plate respectively, the air bags are connected with gas pipes, and the gas pipes are connected with a pressure-adjustment automatic charging and discharging gas pump. Compared with the prior art, the device is simple in structure and convenient to use, contracting and loosening of the gastrocnemius can be achieved, the effect of the gastrocnemius pump can be achieved, backflow of lower limb blood can be promoted, deep venous thrombosis can be effectively prevented, and circulation of lower limb blood can be improved.

The invention relates to a control method for active rehabilitation treatment by using sEMG on an affected side of a patient. The control method comprises a model training stage and an online active rehabilitation treatment stage. The method utilizes the antagonistic relationship between the tibialis anterior muscle and the gastrocnemius muscle during ankle joint movement, enables the action typeof the ankle joint correlated with the contraction of a single muscle group, and achieves the movement intention identification; continuous estimation of a motion angle is completed and a continuous smooth joint motion angle estimation curve is obtained by utilizing a normalized characteristic value; then, the identified motion intention and the estimated joint motion angle serve as inputs to be sent to an ankle joint rehabilitation robot, the robot assists the patient to achieve a target action, and corresponding active rehabilitation treatment is completed. The method can meet the requirements of patients for simple control, safety and reliability of the exoskeleton type ankle rehabilitation device. For patients in different rehabilitation stages, only a small amount of parameters need to be modified, an off-line model can be well adapted, and the off-line model is more convenient, fast and easy to operate.

A lower leg supporter supports a gastrocnemius muscle from upper, lower, left, and right sides without interfering with movement of an Achilles tendon and which can suppress excessive vibration or deformation of such muscle to reduce a wearer's fatigue. The lower leg supporter includes a first anchor section that secures a tubular knitted fabric to a below-knee part, a second anchor section that secures the tubular knitted fabric to an above-ankle part, and an X-shaped gastrocnemius muscle support section located at a joining part of such muscle and an Achilles tendon on the back surface side of the tubular knitted fabric. Two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the first anchor section to support the gastrocnemius muscle. The other two ends of the X-shaped knitted fabric are joined to the second anchor section, and extend to both edges of the Achilles tendon.

The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus for exercising muscle groups in a person's legs by stretching and/or retraction, which exercise apparatus comprises at least a first frame and at least a first foot platform which foot platform is rotatable fastened to a hearing, which hearing is placed in relation to the person's foot for exercise at least plantar flexion and/or dorsal flexion, which exercise apparatus further includes a leg support. Hereby can be achieved exercising of the muscle groups by stretching and/or retraction (quadriceps lemons, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, gastrocnememius, tibialis posterior, tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, peroneus brevis and soleus) in the legs of a person, and the muscles (soleus, gastrocnemius, tibialis posterior, peroneus brevis, peroneus longus, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus) at the back side of the legs.

The invention discloses a channel selection method for surface electromyography signal based on an LDA algorithm. The method comprises the steps of selecting different combinations from six alternative electromyographic signal channels including tibialis anterior muscle, peroneus longus and soleus, outer gastrocnemius muscle, inner gastrocnemius muscle of medial leg and inner gastrocnemius muscleof posterior leg, for quantitative electromyographic signal channel combinations; calculating the average recognition rate of five action patterns of ankle including relaxation, dorsal flexion, plantar flexion, eversion and enstrophe, for each channel combination by using an accuracy calculation algorithm based on the LDA algorithm; and obtaining an optimal channel combination through comparing the average recognition rates of all the channel combination. The optimal electromyographic signal channel combination is determined through recognition rate calculation based on the LDA algorithm. Compared to a method of determining a channel combination by experience, the channel selection method disclosed by the invention is more scientific and accurate, and can recognize the five action patternsof ankle with a high recognition rate by using less electromyographic signal channels.

The invention relates to a novel lithotomy position surgery leg bracket. The technical scheme of the novel lithotomy position surgery leg bracket is that, according to the position characteristic of lithotomy position surgery, a traditional scheme that popliteal space of a leg is supported is changed, popliteal space supporting is replaced by shank supporting, and all untoward effects caused by the traditional popliteal space supporting are solved. A boot-shaped design completely according with the three-dimensional physiological curve of a shank can reduce the press on the popliteal space anda gastrocnemius muscle, and avoid the damage on popliteal space plexus and fibular nerves. Cantilever type leg supporting is adopted for adjusting positions needed in surgery at will, the surgery position is controlled by an adjusting handle, and the leg bracket can stay in a desired position at will. When the position is adjusted, no medical care personnel is needed for lifting and moving the leg of a patient, and even during the surgery, the medical care personnel can still easily adjust multiple angles in a germ free condition of the leg. The work intensity of the medical care personnel isreduced, the efficiency and safety of the surgery are improved, and the surgical results are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of leg massage, in particular to a household simple leg massage device. The device comprises a leg placing frame; a supporting block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the leg placing frame; a leg placing groove is formed in the top of the leg placing frame; a soft leather cushion is arranged in the leg placing groove; a soleus blood activating mechanism is arranged at the bottom of an inner cavity of the leg placing frame; and a gastrocnemius fatigue elimination mechanism is arranged on the soleus blood activating mechanism. The device is especially suitable for household leg muscle massage, has the advantages of good massage effect, high comfort level, low equipment cost and no obstacle to upper body actions, can effectively relieve the fatigue of the legs of a user, does not cause obstacle to office and entertainment of the user, and can beat and massage the soleus and the gastrocnemius in the two legs of the user at the same time; thestrength of beating is moderate and the comfort level is relatively high; and the efficiency and effect of leg muscle massage are improved.

Devices and processes used to treat ankle conditions. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a brace and the corresponding method of use to treat ankle conditions by stretching the Gastrocnemius muscle, soleus muscle, and plantaris muscle.

The invention discloses an ankle muscle force testing device. The ankle muscle force testing device comprises a fixed support, a pull and push dynamometer and a testing head, wherein the fixed support comprises a bottom plate, a stand column and a fixed slope, the fixed slope is fixed to the bottom plate with the stand column as support, the pull and push dynamometer is fixed to the fixed slope, the testing head is fixedly connected with a pull and push rod of the pull and push dynamometer, a window is formed in the middle and lower portion of the fixed slope, and the testing head is located in the window. The ankle muscle force testing device can be used for measuring ankle anterior tibial muscle and musculus gastrocnemius force, is convenient to carry and capable of measuring ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion at the same time and avoids body position changing. The ankle muscle force testing device can be used for bedside muscle force testing and used for testing ankle force of healthy people or ankle dyskinesia patients with joint injuries and cerebral apoplexy hemiplegia and facilitates rehabilitation evaluation.

The invention discloses application of phytosterol ester in preparation of a mammal feed additive, and a method for promoting mammalian filial generation growth through maternal addition of phytosterol ester. According to the invention, the phytosterol ester replaces grease and is added into grease-free daily ration feed for mammals, so that the bile acid level in serum and amniotic fluid, the expression level of a placenta bile acid transporter and the expression level of an embryo posterior limb bud bile acid receptor can be reduced, and the weight, muscle content, gripping power, flatfish muscle fiber quantity, gastrocnemius muscle fiber cross sectional area and myosin heavy chain mRNA expression level can be improved. Besides, after entering the body of the mammal, the phytosterol ester is converted into phytosterol and fatty acid through the digestion effect of the small intestines, no toxic or side effect is generated, and therefore the phytosterol ester has wide application andpopularization value in the aspect of preparing mammal feed additives.

A calf-stretching device enables a user to conduct stretching exercises of the gastrocnemius muscles of the leg. The calf-stretching device includes a support base positionable on a floor surface and left and right surfaces immovably attached to the support base. Each of the left and right surfaces present a convex curved surface from a front side to a back side to receive respective feet of the user, the convex curved surface having a greater radial dimension on an inner portion than an outer portion to correspond to a foot arch of the user.

The invention relates to an ankle moment prediction method of a recurrent cerebellar model based on a surface electromyogram signal. The method uses an sEMG (Surface Electromyogram) data of the muscle(including but not limited to the gastrocnemius muscle, the tibialis anterior, the peroneus longus and the hallucis longus) relevant to the human body ankle joint and corresponding speed and positiondata are used; and a recurrent cerebellar model neural network is used for performing moment prediction on the human body ankle joint.

The invention discloses a medical application of an enzymatic hydrolysate of icariin and a main component baohuoside I of the icariin, and particularly relates to an application of the enzymatic hydrolysate of icariin and the main component baohuoside I of the icariin in preparing a medicine for treating skeletal muscle atrophy. In-vitro and in-vivo experiments prove that the enzymatic hydrolysateof icariin or baohuoside I can significantly reduce the skeletal muscle atrophy degree, including increase of muscle fiber cross-sectional area, gastrocnemius muscle wet weight/body mass ratio and aerobic exercise ability, and can up-regulate skeletal muscle protein content by regulating an autophagy system, thus having great application prospects.

The invention belongs to the field of sports instruments, and provides a sports shoe and trousers system for simulating and strengthening the functions of gastrocnemius in lower limb. The system comprises a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes, which are connected with each other, and further includes an elastic structure for simulating and strengthening gastrocnemius, which is fixedly arranged in an anatomical position corresponding to gastrocnemius of a human body through a fixing strap; a first fixing strap is arranged in the waist position of the trousers, and is arranged by being wound around waist once; a second fixing strap is arranged in the position above the knee joint of the trousers, and is arranged by being wound around legs; and the system is further equipped with a third fixing strap, with the nearest end connected with the first fixing strap and the farthest end connected with the second fixing strap. On the one hand, the invention can serve the purpose of protecting gastrocnemius from damages during intense exercises; and on the other hand, the invention can strengthen the action which is the result of gastrocnemius striding across a joint and opposite to the moment thereof in direction, thereby improving the muscular functions of gastrocnemius, and achieving the purpose of enabling athletes to perform better.

The invention belongs to the field of animal model construction, and specifically discloses a method for establishing an animal model for repairing muscle tissue damage, comprising the following steps: first anesthetizing the model animal, fixing it in a prone position, and disinfecting the hind limbs of the anesthetized experimental rat; Then, the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the sterilized hindlimb were incised sequentially through surgery to expose the gastrocnemius muscle and separate the lower part of the gastrocnemius muscle; finally, an electrode was used to clamp the gastrocnemius muscle on the exposed side, and a pulsed electric field was applied to the gastrocnemius muscle to establish an animal model of muscle tissue damage repair. . The present invention uses irreversible electroporation to establish an animal model of muscle tissue damage repair, which can provide a technical method that is simple, easy to implement, low in cost, short in modeling time, stable in model, accurate in damage, and accurate in scope and controllable, and can meet the requirements of destroying muscle cells at the same time. Requirement to preserve extracellular matrix structure.

The invention provides a scanning method of the gastrocnemius muscles of machins. According to the scanning method, a PHILIPS Achieva 1.5T magnetic resonance machine is used for scanning, wherein the T1 scanning sequence is IR, the visual field is 40cm*40cm, and TR/TE is 561ms/17ms; and a T2 weighted image scanning sequence is SE, TR/TE is 3900ms/102ms, layer thickness/interval is 5mm/0.5mm, and the matrix is 320*320. The magnetic resonance scanning method of the gastrocnemius muscles of the machins can provide a clear magnetic resonance image of the gastrocnemius muscles of the machins and has a larger meaning in terms of muscle volume measurement, disease research and the like.