121 results about "Heat therapy" patented technology

This invention relates primarily to a therapeutic method comprising the use of a flexible outer cover that allows quick and easy alternating insertions of separate heat and cold packs, and is attached using an adhesive layer or safety pins to a garment at a location on the garment that is in close contact with an injured area of the body when the garment is worm, to provide alternating cold and hot or hot and cold therapeutic treatments and to a contrasting thermal device comprising a flexible outer cover for use in this method, and an article of manufacture comprising said flexible outer cover and other optional elements to form said contrasting thermal device.

A non-invasive device for assisting the treatment of any kind of musculoskeletal disorder, including but not exclusive of those of joint, limb, and spine disorders, includes a brace, sleeve, flexible pad, or any combination of the three, a plurality of electrodes disposed thereon, wherein the plurality of electrodes transmit at least three electrophysical modalities, and a stimulation control unit having interactive software to establish a controlled sequence of transmission of the at least three electrophysical modalities and communicating the controlled sequence to the electrodes. The at least three electrophysical modalities are chosen from a group consisting of neuromodulating functional electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation, and heat therapy stimulation. The stimulation control unit also provides feedback data using the electrodes for monitoring and integration with the interactive software to analyze and assess biomechanical, neuromuscular, and neurological responses to the device.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for heating via infrared radiation. The invention may incorporate a heating pad, safe to the touch, for therapeutic treatment. A heating pad according to the present invention may comprise of layers, such as a heat generation layer, electrically insulating layers, radiation permeable layers, with a sealed cover enclosing the entire pad. This invention is especially useful for heat therapy when a heat pad is applied to the skin of a human or an animal.

The therapy device enables the automatic application of customized and well controlled contrast therapy to localized areas of human and animal bodies. An electronic control circuit is used in conjunction with heat dissipating and heat absorbing surfaces to control the operation of a thermoelectric cooling module (TEC) to enable the administering of localized contrast therapy on human and animal bodies. The use of temperature sensors, timing circuits, and microprocessors in connection with the TEC and heat absorbing and dissipating surfaces allows precise control of the applied temperature and the time duration for cooling and heating cycles. The device is programmable and is capable of automatic cycling between desired heating and cooling temperatures for variable lengths of time.

A closed loop heat therapy blanket provided for warming a patient to prevent or treat hypothermia. The closed loop heat therapy blanket includes first and second sheets secured to each other such as to define a supply manifold, at least one supply duct, a return manifold and a return duct. The first sheet defines a supply inlet opening into the supply manifold and a return outlet opening from the return duct. Heated air is introduced into the supply manifold and travels through to the return outlet and through an outlet hose. As the heated air travels through the blanket, a portion is communicated through the second sheet and toward the patient. A heat source is provided for collecting and heating ambient air, and for collecting preheated air from the outlet hose. In one embodiment, a humidifier is provided for controlling the moisture in the air being directed toward the patient.

A magnetic nanoparticle-human liver cancer resistant monoclonal antibody Hab18 or its fragment Hab18F (abí»)2 or Hab18Fab as the target medicine in the form of injection for preventing and treating the liver cancer, stomach cancer and intestinal cancer by magneto-thermal therapy is proportionally prepared from magnetic nanoparticles and said antibody. Under the action of magnetic field, it can generate the heat 10-7000 W / gFe to kill cancer cells.

An apparatus for a heated surgical drape device including a surgical drape with an integral convective heat therapy portion. The surgical drape is attached to the convective heat therapy portion. In various embodiments, the surgical drape includes a surgical drape with removable sections that allow access to the body of the patient during surgery, at least one pocket, and an integral window adjacent the head of the patient to allow viewing of the head of the patient. The convective heat therapy portion is a tubular device formed of sheets joined together and sized to allow the patient to rest within a pair of tube sections. The convective heat therapy portion has a plurality of exhaust openings that exhaust heated air toward the patient. In one embodiment, the tubular device has wing sections that are adjacent the outstretched arms of the patient.

This invention relates primarily to a therapeutic method comprising the use of a flexible outer cover that allows quick and easy alternating insertions of separate heat and cold packs, and is attached using an adhesive layer or safety pins to a garment at a location on the garment that is in close contact with an injured area of the body when the garment is worm, to provide alternating cold and hot or hot and cold therapeutic treatments and to a contrasting thermal device comprising a flexible outer cover for use in this method, and an article of manufacture comprising said flexible outer cover and other optional elements to form said contrasting thermal device.

An electric heat therapy apparatus which includes an upper cover, a holder, a heating unit including a control circuit, an electrical connector and a light bulb, a heat reservoir, wherein the holder has no upper end connected to a lower ed of the upper cover and a lower end connected to an upper end of the electrical connector, the heat reservoir is connected to a lower end of the electrical connector, the heat reservoir has a closed bottom, and the light bulb is fitted within the heat reservoir for keeping heat and light in the heat reservoir, whereby the human skin can be prevented from causing pathological changes by the direct light given by the light bulb and the heat given by the light nulb will be efficiently retained in the heat reservoir and the temperature of the heat reservoir can be rapidly increased.

An apparatus and method for performing warming therapy is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a patient support platform, a patient chamber, a heating source, and a rigid connection member for connecting hoses to the patient chamber. The rigid connection member provide an interface between hoses disposed inside the patient chamber, and hoses disposed outside. The connection member preferably includes one or more interconnection nozzles, removably attached thereto, for connecting the internal hoses to the external hoses. Each of the interconnection nozzles preferably includes an interior connection surface exposed to an interior of the patient chamber, and an external connection surface exposed to an external of the patient chamber.

A heat therapy for thermally treating a target tissue within a living body by using a treating apparatus including a treating device with a magnetic part is provided. The magnetic part is heated to a first temperature by a high frequency electromagnetic field with a heating rate ranging from 1 to 5° C. / sec, wherein the magnetic part is contacted the target tissue. Temperature controlling steps are performed to the magnetic part having the first temperature, and therefore the magnetic part has a final temperature higher than the first temperature, and a treatment is performed to the target tissue under the final temperature. Each of the temperature controlling steps is a heating step, a cooling step or a temperature conservation step, and the magnetic part is heated or cooled by the high frequency electromagnetic field with a heating rate or a cooling rate ranging from 1 to 5° C. / sec.

A non-invasive device for assisting the treatment of any kind of musculoskeletal disorder, including but not exclusive of those of joint, limb, and spine disorders, includes a brace, sleeve, flexible pad, or any combination of the three, a plurality of electrodes disposed thereon, wherein the plurality of electrodes transmit at least three electrophysical modalities, and a stimulation control unit having interactive software to establish a controlled sequence of transmission of the at least three electrophysical modalities and communicating the controlled sequence to the electrodes. The at least three electrophysical modalities are chosen from a group consisting of neuromodulating functional electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation, and heat therapy stimulation. The stimulation control unit also provides feedback data using the electrodes for monitoring and integration with the interactive software to analyze and assess biomechanical, neuromuscular, and neurological responses to the device.

A therapy table / chair device having integrated therewith a head rest support and body supports and wherein the head rest support provides face exposure to a sensory generating housing through an opening in the head rest support. The sensory generating housing has at least one or a combination of facial applied therapies including lumino therapy, audio therapy, aroma therapy, ozone, steam and oxygen injectors with or without scented essences. The body supports are part of a massage table and are provided with at least one or a combination of vibration, magnetic field and heat therapy. A controller controls all of these therapies and an interface permits the selective operation thereof. The therapy table / chair is also integratable in a personalized therapeutic treatment home spa which is interfaced with a commercially operated spa offering therapeutic services to the household spa. Communication between the commercially operated spa and the household spa is effected through an internet link and computers.

The present invention discloses a hand function rehabilitation robot for patients with stroke and a use method of the hand function rehabilitation robot. The rehabilitation robot comprises a refrigeration and heating module, a motion training module, a water tank, a sensor unit and a control box, the refrigeration and heating module consists of a heat-conducting glove, a refrigeration sheet fixingfilm, semiconductor refrigeration sheets, a refrigerator, a flexible water pipe and a protective outer sleeve, and the motion training module comprises an adjusting slide block, a fixing bandage anda shape memory alloy sheet; and the sensor unit comprises a temperature sensor subunit, an inclination angle sensor subunit, a fingertip pressure sensor subunit, a muscle tension detection subunit anda myoelectricity detection subunit. Spasticity of a patient is evaluated to give out training parameters through multi-sensor information fusion. The robot has advantages of accurate control, compactstructure, etc., can realize cold and heat therapy and exercise training at the same time, improves rehabilitation efficiency, and can solve problems of huge system, inconvenient use, slow temperature response, etc. of traditional temperature stimulation therapy based on hydrotherapy.

A method for treating conditions responsive to heat therapy and monitoring such treatments to determine efficacy. The method includes the step of diagnosing a patient to determine if heat therapy is a proper treatment. If so, then the steps of applying heat therapy and monitoring at least one parameter associated with the patient is performed. The data collected is then trended to determine the efficacy of the heat therapy. If the efficacy indicates that the therapy is beneficial, then the steps of applying therapy, monitoring the at least one parameter, and trending the data are repeated. The heat therapy is performed by a thermal pad that applies heat with a controlled temperature to a body portion of the patient. The at least one parameter is selected from the set including perfusion index, blood oxygenation, pulse rate, local skin temperature, body core temperature, heat therapy temperature, and / or ambient temperature

By providing an integrated, easily employed holding or support member which is uniquely constructed for cooperating with a heat delivery patch or exothermic pad for optimizing the application of heat directly to a precisely desired location, in combination with a selected medicine, a local, easily employed convenient, consumer oriented treatment system for providing heat therapy and medicine delivery for a wide variety of medical problems is achieved. In accordance with the present invention, a fully integrated treatment system is realized which possesses broad applicability for a wide range of medical conditions which can be treated or improved by heat penetration into the skin, subcutaneous tissues, joints, muscles, blood streams, etc. In addition, the delivery of drugs, penetration enhancing agents and / or cosmetics through the skin for the purpose of achieving a non-oral and / or non-parenteral, systemic, transdermal delivery is effectively enhanced by the presence of a controlled heat gradient.

An electrically conductive and compressive wrap is provided having at least a liner of fabric that electronically emits infrared heat therapy to aid electrotherapy into a patient. The conductive wrap emits a low-level pulsed electrical signal associated with the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The low-level pulse is provided at low amplitude where is it not physically perceived by the user, but at a level that closely mimics the electrical signal that occurs in naturally healing cartilage. The conductive silver fabric serves as an electrode that delivers optimal distribution of current around anatomically adapted, interchangeable and wearable therapy pads for interchangeable use with the therapy system of the present invention. Each pad includes an electrical insulative liner that keeps current applied to the desired area, and a compression cover to simultaneously deliver a therapeutic amount of compressive force to the area.

A thermotherapeutic Chinese-medicinal eye mask for treating ophthalmopathy is composed of an eye mask body and external fixing band. Said eye mask body is divided into front chamber and back chamber by a isolating layer. A heater is contained in back chamber. The Chinese medicine prepared from 13 Chinese-medicinal materials including Chinese angelica root, Chuan-xiong rhizome, safflower, borneol, etc is contained in front chamber.

A heat therapy device, in particular an incubator, for treating newborn children, has a bordered lying surface (4) freely accessible from above for accommodating a newborn child. A hood (18) can be moved between a closed position in which the bordered lying surface (4) is covered and an open exposed bordered lying surface position. A radiation heater (16) is suspended from a support structure (8) and is directed at the surface (4), in such a way that, after the movement from the closed position to the open position, the end (18b) of the hood facing the support structure (8) lies vertically at least at the height of the radiation heater (16) and lies horizontally further from the support structure (8) than the radiation heater, such that the hood (18) assumes a position outside of a radiation cone (16a) from the radiation heater (16) onto the lying surface (4).

The present invention relates to a heat therapy appliance (2) for treatment of neonates, with a lying surface on a platform (4) bordered by side walls (8), with a hood (10a, 10b) which is movable between a closed position, in which it bears on the side walls and covers the lying surface for incubator operation, and an open position, in which it frees the bordered lying surface to allow open nursing care, with a radiant heater (14) which is secured on the appliance structure and is directed at the bordered lying surface, with lifting devices (6a, 6b) acting on the platform, and with a control device which is designed to make the angle of inclination of the platform with respect to the horizontal adjustable by actuation of the lifting devices. According to the invention, provision is made that the platform (4) is mounted so as to be adjustable in height, and the control device is also designed, by actuation of the lifting devices (6a, 6b) in the same direction, to make the vertical position of the platform with respect to the side walls adjustable at least between a first position and a second position higher than the first position.

The boiling water injection probe type heat therapeutic apparatus for heat therapy of local tumor comprises needle and needle tube. Said needle comprises external shell, T-shaped internal shell with central blind hole inner cavity and piston push-injectiar bar which is mounted and tightly slided in the central blind hole iner cavity, the rear end of the external shell is fixedly welded on the lower end surface of rear portion flange of T-shaped internal shell, and the cylinderical front portion of T-shaped internal shell is concentrically positioned in the cylindrical external shell, and between the internal shell and external shell there is a vacuum chamber; the needle tube is fixed welded in the front end of the needle, and its needle head is formed from external tube, internal tube and welded component fixed in front end of needle head.

The invention relates to a thermal energy water circulation system. According to the thermal energy water circulation system, water vapor is utilized for pushing water to flow circularly and transfer heat. In order to overcome defects in the prior art, the thermal energy water circulation system which can automatically expel air when the air remains in a heating container, and can heat such objects with a water circulation heat transfer function as a water heat blanket, a water heat pad, a water heat kang plate and heat therapy products is provided. In the thermal energy water circulation system, the heating container communicates with a water outlet connecting pipe; the water outlet connecting pipe communicates with a heat dissipating pipe; the heat dissipating pipe communicates with a water inlet connecting pipe; the water inlet connecting pipe communicates with a water storage tank; and the water storage tank communicates with the heating container through a water return connecting pipe and a water return one-way valve. The thermal energy water circulation system is characterized by further comprising a water pump; the water pump communicates with the water storage tank and the heating container; when air remains in the heating container, heating without water is performed, and the temperature of the heating container is increased to 100 DEG C or above, the water pump starts working and supplies water into the heating container; and when the temperature of the heating container is decreased, the water pump stops working.

The invention relates to an antineoplastic nanometer heat sensitive target medicinal carrier used combined with chemical therapy and heat therapy, wherein the nano heat-sensitive targeting medicinal carrier employs amphiphilic segmented copolymer micelle, the hydrophobic fragments form inner cores, the hydrophilic fragments form outer-shells, the outer-shells surround the inner cores. the hydrophilic fragments comprise heat-sensitive polymers with a low critical solution temperature at 37-42 deg. C, the hydrophobic fragments comprise polylactic acid. The invention can avoid the injury to normal human tissue cells by chemotherapy medicaments.

Provided is an enhancer for cancer thermotherapy not combined with photodynamic therapy. Cancer treatment not combined with photodynamic therapy is made available by using, as an enhancer for cancer thermotherapy, 5-aminolevulinic acids represented by formula (1):R2R1NCH2COCH2CH2COR3  (1)[wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; and R3 represents a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyloxy group, or an amino group] or a salt thereof.

The present invention relates to a high-frequency heat therapy electrode device, and one embodiment of the present invention provides a high-frequency heat therapy electrode device provided with an electrode needle disposed in front of a handle, which necrotizes a lesion site by cauterizing the site by means of the high-frequency heat generated from the electrode needle. The high-frequency heat therapy electrode device equipped with a flexible tube is characterized in that: a flexible tube of a prescribed hardness, but that can be easily bent and deformed, is disposed between the handle and the electrode needle such that the needle can be inserted, along the working channel of an endoscope, up to a lesion site and the electrode needle is provided with a cooling line in the inside thereof.

A therapeutic pebble spa bed includes a bed frame filled with pebble-shaped massaging media and an element for heating the massaging media. Heat therapy and natural massaging action from the textured, conforming massaging media are provided to the user. Powered massaging elements embedded in the massaging media provide additional types of massage therapy. Other elements can be added to the spa bed to provide tanning, auditory, visual, and audio-visual therapies. One embodiment of the device includes a closed-loop water heating system to heat the massaging media. Other embodiments are described and shown.

An apparatus and method for self calibration of ‘cun’ measurements comprising, a rubber tubing or other tubing with elastic properties, a set of concave shaped beads fixed on the two ends of the rubber tubing to act as hand grips, a set of four colored beads that move freely along the rubber tubing, placing the widest portion of the thumb between the blue and green colored beads to calibrate the 1 ‘cun’ measurement, placing the index finger and the middle finger between the green and yellow beads to calibrate the 1.5 ‘cun’ measurement and placing all four fingers between the yellow and orange beads to calibrate the 3 ‘cun’ measurement. The self calibrated apparatus can be placed on any part of the body to locate acupuncture points for treatment with acupuncture needles, patches, or other forms of stimulation such as heat therapy, laser therapy, acupressure and electrical stimulation.

A whole-body thermotherapy is conducted by letting a patient take a warm bath while a measure for minimizing a brain stress is taken and an internal temperature is measured. The measure taken to prevent the stress includes the method of using blue, light blue or any other colored water as a warm water source for bathing, the method of applying a chromatic light to the eyes of a patient, the method of letting a patient hear a sound, the method of stimulating meridians or vital spots, the method of cooling the head, and the method of attaching a bioelectric current regulating element consisting of at least two kinds of metal or two kinds of gem to a patient or to the patient-touching portion of a bed to relieve a brain stress by the actions of metal ions and magnetic fields. Accordingly, a whole-body thermotherapy can be practiced while pain of and load on a patient are alleviated as much as possible.

The present invention discloses a heat therapy kit for malignant tumor treatment that comprises a pharmaceutical agent containing anti-regulatory T cell antibody and a pharmaceutical agent containing magnetic fine particles, and a heat therapy method that uses that kit.