69 results about "Knee arthritis" patented technology

A Chinese medicine in the form of plaster for treating rheumatic arthritis, cervical spondylopathy, lumbar intervertebral disk protrusion, lumbar hyperosteogeny, etc is prepared from the Chinese-medicinal materials. Its advantages are simple preparing process, high curative effect, and short course of treatment.

The present invention relates generally to a therapeutic device and related methods for treating arthritis of the knee. The therapeutic device comprises a stretchable band having a predetermined length, a flexible and resilient body installed in the longitudinal middle of the stretchable band with a substantially triangular cross-section whose height is greater at one side of the stretchable band than at the other, such that the higher portion of the flexible and resilient body is applied to the sole at a position nearer to the inner or outer side thereof, and the stretchable band may be used to wrap and fix the ankle.

This invention concerns the treatment of cartilage disorder and osteoarthritis in particular. More specifically, it relates to the use of FGF-18 in treatment regimens and for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of patients having a cartilage disorder such as osteoarthritis, such as for example knee osteoarthritis or secondary hip osteoarthritis. Specifically provided is a preferred treatment scheme comprising once weekly administration of an FGF-18 compound per treatment cycle.

The invention relates to a medical knee arthritis magnetic therapy rehabilitation massage device and the magnetic therapy rehabilitation process thereof. The device comprises a lifting massage device,wherein the lifting massage device comprises a clamping bracket, a telescoping mechanism, massage mechanisms and a positioning branched chain, the top portion of the clamping bracket is symmetricallyequipped with the telescoping mechanism, front and rear ends of the middle portion of the clamping bracket are respectively equipped with one massage mechanism, the two massage mechanisms are symmetric to each other in position, the positioning branched chain is symmetrically mounted at an outer side of a lower end of the clamping bracket, and the massage mechanisms comprise massage sliding columns, massage springs, massage plates, massage support plates, massage moving plates, massage electric sliding blocks, massage motors and massage cams. The device is advantaged in that problems that therehabilitation means is single for a knee arthritis patient in the rehabilitation treatment process, knee therapy of the patient can not be synchronized with the patient's exercise and knee magnetictherapy and manual knee massage of the patient can not be simultaneously performed in the prior art can be solved.

Method of diagnosing persistent, chronic synovitis and progressive joint degradation in the joint of a mammal. The method including providing a test sample comprising synovial fluid, cell or tissue from the joint of a mammal; detecting the presence of bacterial DNA, measuring the concentration of one or more biomarkers being cathepsin K, MMP-2 and -9, cathepsin S, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, invariant chain, CD4⁺ T-lymphocytes, CD8⁺ T-lymphocytes, CD44⁺ mononuclear cells, Toll-like receptor-2, Toll-like receptor-9, or a combination thereof; and, comparing the concentration of the biomarker from the test sample to a corresponding biomarker concentration in a control sample from healthy dogs, or an internal PBMC control sample, wherein a statistically significant elevated concentration of the biomarker in the test sample indicates that the mammal's joint is diseased.

A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure. In one embodiment the system includes a non-invasively adjustable implant configured to be placed inside a longitudinal cavity within the bone and comprising an outer housing and an inner shaft telescopically disposed in the outer housing, at least one of the outer housing and inner shaft associated with a first anchor hole and a second anchor hole, the first anchor hole configured to pass a first anchor for coupling the adjustable implant to a first portion of bone and the second anchor hole configured for to pass a second anchor for coupling the adjustable implant to the first portion of bone, the inner shaft configured to couple to a second portion of bone that is separated or separable from the first portion of bone, such that non-invasive elongation of the adjustable implant causes the inner shaft to extend from the outer housing and to move the first portion of bone and the second portion of bone apart angularly; a driving element configured to be remotely operable to telescopically displace the inner shaft in relation to the outer housing; and wherein the first anchor hole is configured to allow the first anchor to pivot in at least a first angular direction and the second anchor hole is configured to allow the second anchor to translate in at least a first translation direction.

The invention relates to a knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation bed, which comprises a bed board, a backrest, a lifting massage device and a correcting device. The right end of the bed board is connected with the angle-adjustable backrest in the hinged mode. A square hole is formed in the middle of the bed board, and supporting columns are arranged at the bottom of the bed board. The lifting massagedevice is located in the square hole formed in the middle of the bed board. The lifting and massaging device is installed on the lower end face of the bed board. The correcting device is connected with the top of the left end of the bed board. The correcting device comprises a correcting frame, a correcting sliding column, a correcting connecting column, a correcting spring, a correcting rotary frame, two correcting clamping jaws, a clamping jaw adjustment push rod and a clamping jaw positioning board. The knee joint rehabilitation device can solve the problems in the prior art that, the position of the knee cannot be automatically adjusted during rehabilitation treatment of an existing knee arthritis patient in the prior art, the knee of the patient needs to be massaged manually, the magnet therapy of the knee cannot be carried out when the knee of the patient is massaged, and the shank of the patient cannot be bent when the knee of the patient is lifted.

The invention discloses an interactive evaluation method based on joint functions of knee joint inflammation patients. The interactive evaluation method specifically comprises the following steps of step 1, classifying healthy crowds, and collecting the movement data information of the healthy crowds according to the classifying result; step 2, classifying the data information collected in the step 1 through an SQL server, and constructing a healthy crowd database to be used for completing data storage of various designated movement on the healthy crowds; step 3, establishing a knee joint function interactive evaluating system based on the database established in the step 2, and evaluating the body functions of the knee joint inflammation patients through the evaluating system; and step 4,transmitting the analyzing structure obtained in the step 3 to a user, and completing assessment. Through the adoption of the method disclosed by the invention, the problems that the knee joint inflammation patients rely on personal subjective evaluation of a doctor at the recovery phase during traditional diagnosis and treatment, so that limitation exists, and a theory basis lacks can be solved.

The invention relates to a medical knee arthritis automatic physiotherapy instrument and a rehabilitation physiotherapy method thereof. The medical knee arthritis automatic physiotherapy instrument comprises a lifting plate and a lifting massage device, wherein a square hole is formed in the middle of the lifting plate; a supporting column is arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate; a supporting column is arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate; the lifting massage device is located in the square hole formed in the middle of the lifting plate; the lifting massage device is mounted on alower end surface of the lifting plate; and the lifting massage device comprises a massage support frame, a lifting push rod, a lifting slide plate, a lifting slide frame, a clamping frame, a telescopic mechanism, a massage mechanism, a cushioning mechanism, a positioning branch chain, a lifting push rod and a lifting push frame. The medical knee arthritis automatic physiotherapy instrument provided by the invention can solve problems that positions of knees cannot be automatically adjusted, single rehabilitation means can be provided for patients, patients are easy to be hurt when knees of the patients are bent, the knees of the patients need to be massaged manually, the knees cannot be subjected to magnetic therapy when the knees of the patients are massaged during existing rehabilitation therapy of the patients with knee arthritis.

The invention discloses a pain relieving device of a knee arthritis patient. The pain relieving device of the knee arthritis patient comprises a bottom plate, wherein two ends of the bottom plate are independently fixedly connected with a supporting plate; the bottom plate is provide with a dynamic structure; the dynamic structure is connected with a knee joint rehabilitation exercise structure which can swing to the left side and the right side while the legs of the patient are driven to carry out front and back bending and stretching; the knee joint rehabilitation exercise structure is connected with a knee joint relieving massage structure which can carry out arc-shaped rotary massage on the outer sides of the knee joints of two legs of the patient; the dynamic structure is connected with a hip relieving massage structure which can carry out vertical hip reliving massage on the hip of the patient; and the hip relieving massage structure is connected with a back relieving massage structure which can carry out angle swinging regulation and reciprocating circulation bending and stretching massage on the back of the patient. By use of the pain relieving device of the knee arthritis patient, the problems in the prior art that a relieving way is single, in addition, massage relieving devices for other positions which are cooperated with the knee joint are not in the presence and a patient experience effect is poor can be solved.

The invention discloses a comprehensive therapy instrument for knee osteoarthritis, and relates to the field of medical instruments. The comprehensive therapy instrument mainly comprises a patellar scraping mechanism, a patellar vibration mechanism, a drug applying mechanism, a CPM machine and a base, and the patellar scraping mechanism, the patellar vibration mechanism and the CPM machine are allinstalled on the base. The comprehensive therapy instrument for knee osteoarthritis provided by the invention is specifically a comprehensive individualized rehabilitation therapy instrument for gonitis. The therapy instrument integrates the patellar scraping mechanism, the patellar vibration mechanism, external application of traditional Chinese medicine and a CPM machine module, and can simultaneously complete functions of patellar scraping, patellar vibration, external application of traditional Chinese medicine, CPM machine motion therapy and the like. By means of the comprehensive therapy instrument, the work intensity of medical staff is greatly reduced, doctors can be replaced to comprehensively treat knee osteoarthritis, and the practicability is high.

An exterior-applied Chinese medicine for relaxing pain, dredging channels and treating the cervical spondylopathy, lumbar vertebra disease, knee arthritis, rheumatoid inflammation, hyperosteogeny, etc is prepared from 6 Chinese-medicinal materials including hot pepper, notoginseng, cinammon twigs, tangerine peel, etc. Its advantages are high curative effect and no toxic by-effect.

The invention discloses a Chinese medicine composition for treating knee arthritis and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicine. According to the Chinese medicine composition, active components are prepared from the following traditional Chinese medicinal materials: honeysuckle stem, hematoxylon, lanceolate jasmine root, rhizoma bolbostemmae, galeola faberi, tripterygium hypoglaucum, pilea plataniflora and mallow leaves as raw materials in combination; the active components and auxiliary materials of a common pharmaceutic preparation are prepared into Chinese medicine tablets, granules and capsules. The Chinese medicine composition has an accurate therapeutical effect on the knee arthritis.

The externally used Chinese medicine preparation is prepared with notoperygium root, Achyranthes bidentate, Radix aconiti, notoginseng, frankincense and other Chinese medicinal materials. it is dressed to the affected part, acts through transdermal absorption, and has specific effect on lumbar vertebra disease. It may be also used in treating hyperosteogeny, cervical spondylopathy, scapulohumeralperiarthritis, hyperplastic knee arthritis, various soft tissue damage and injury caused by strain and sprain. It can stop pain, diminish swelling, promote blood circulation to disperse blood clots, eliminate wind evil and eliminate inflammtion.

The invention discloses a robot for conservative treatment of gonitis. The robot comprises a U-shaped thigh positioning groove, an ankle clamping mechanism and a periodic stretching mechanism, wherein the thigh of a patient suffering from gonitis is fixed in the thigh positioning groove, the ankle clamping mechanism clamps the ankle of the patient suffering from gonitis, and the periodic stretching mechanism is mounted between the thigh positioning groove and the ankle clamping mechanism, and is used for periodically stretching the legs of the patient and resetting the affected legs by virtue of self elasticity. The leg of a patient is periodically stretched and the affected leg is reset by virtue of self elasticity, so that the stress of the knee joint and the process that joint fluid flows into a joint capsule during repeated leg swinging are simulated, the growth of cartilage in the joint can be effectively promoted, and the treatment effect of knee osteoarthritis is ensured; and the patient does not need to stand in the treatment process, the risks of knee joint abrasion, patient falling and the like can be avoided, and the use requirements of all knee osteoarthritis patients can be met.

The invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition for treating knee arthritis through external application. The pharmaceutical composition comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 13-17 parts of musk, 10-14 parts of radix aconiti, 13-17 parts of Radix Aconiti Kusenzoffii, 9-11 parts of clove, 13-17 parts of radix angelicae, 13-17 parts of frankincense, 13-17 parts of myrrh, 25-35 parts of Divaricate Saposhniovia Root, 18-22 parts of turmeric, 9-11 parts of borneol, 13-17 parts of safflower, 13-17 parts of mint, 13-17 parts of notopterygium root and 10-14 parts of dragon's blood. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the pharmaceutical composition for treating knee arthritis through external application. The pharmaceutical composition treats both symptoms and root causes aiming at the etiology and pathogenesis of the knee arthritis, and the total effective rate can be 98 percent.

The invention discloses a bone-disease-treating formula researched and improved on a hereditary basis, and a preparation method thereof. The bone diseases include rheumatoid bone diseases, lumbar disc hyperplasia herniation, sciatica, lumbar tuberculosis, knee arthritis, bone spurs, and fractures. The invention especially relates to treatment principle, special formula, and application and preparation methods. The formula provides a substantial treatment effect for symptoms such as rheumatoid bone diseases, lumbar disc hyperplasia herniation, sciatica, lumbar tuberculosis, knee arthritis, bone spurs, and fractures caused by various reasons such as improper posture, overwork, accidental injury, and the like of long-term patients. The formula is convenient to use, and causes no side effect for bodies. With the formula, the symptoms can be cured without operations.

The invention discloses an impediment eliminating and collateral dredging paste for knee joint rheumatic arthritis, which is mainly prepared from the following active pharmaceutical ingredients in parts by weight: 8-15 parts of honeysuckle stem, 4-8 parts of rhizoma coptidis, 9-12 parts of laciniate begonia herb, 9-16 parts of chickweed, 10-16 parts of radix rehmanniae recens, 8-12 parts of common calanthe herb, 9-15 parts of semen strychni, 9-16 parts of root of gourian clematis, 8-12 parts of radix cynoglossi amabilis, 8-12 parts of lysimachia japonica thunb, 10-18 parts of towel gourd stem, 8-12 parts of aster tagasagomontanus and 6-9 parts of root of griffith streptocaulon. The preparation disclosed by the invention has the advantages of remarkable effect, fast effect and high cure rate.

The invention relates to a Chinese medicine decoction for treating a knee joint pain associated with hydrops. The Chinese medicine decoction is prepared from the following crude medicinal materials by weight: 60g of astragalus membranaceus, 20g of angelica sinensis, 12g of peach kernel, 12g of flowers carthami, 30g of caulis spatholobi, 12g of dried body of ground beetle, 15g of dipsacus root, 10g of eucommia ulmoides, 20g of madder, 12g of angelica grosseserrata, 20g of rhizoma atractylodis, 20g of pawpaw, 60g of honeysuckle stem, 30g of geranium wilfordii, 20g of parasitism, 12g of medicinal cyathula root, 60g of seed of job's tears, and 12g of golden cypress. The Chinese medicine decoction has the functions of relieving the knee joint pain, removing the hydrops and the like, has significant curative effects on treatment of gonitis, knee osteoarthritis and the like, and has no toxic and side effects; the effective rate can be up to 93.3%.

The present invention relates to an in vitro amplification culture method for rabbit gonarthritis subchondral bone osteoblasts, and an application thereof. The culture method comprises that: after an improved Hulth rabbit joint instability model is prepared for 4-6 weeks, an aseptic operation is performed to separate the rabbit knee joint; tibial plateau subchondral bone cortex microsclere is digested for 0.5-2 hours by using I type collagenase-EDTA composite enzyme, and is inoculated in a 12-well plate coated by serum; a culture solution is added in batches to carry out culture; after the sclerite attaches for 7-14 days, the cells begin to grow from the edge of the sclerite, wherein the obtained cells have high purity and good proliferation ability. According to the present invention, the method of the present invention is simple and feasible; the obtaining time is short; the obtained cells have high survival rate and high purity; the requirement of the large-scale preparation in a short time can be met; and the important significances are provide for studies of the occurrence and the development of the osteoarthritis, and the prevention and the treatment of the osteoarthritis.

An analgesic plaster treating rheumatism and hyperosteogeny comprises the following raw material herbs in terms of parts by weight: 1-3 parts of Job's tears, 1-3 parts of pine leaves and 1-3 parts of blood-activating Chinese goldthread. A reparation method of the plaster is cutting and crushing the three raw material herbs, adding honey, uniformly stirring to paste, thus forming the plaster. The plaster is a secret recipe handed down from the older generations of the family, has been applied to clinic, has a trade name of Zhusong plaster, mainly treats rheumatoid arthritis, cervical vertebrae hyperosteogeny, lumbar hyperosteogeny, scapulohumeral periarthritis, gonarthritis etc., has functions of dispelling the wind and removing humidity, stretching muscles and venation, activating blood and removing bruises, removing bumps and relieving pains, is coated on affected parts or acupuncture points, also can be pasted at affected parts or points after being coated on mounted materials. The invention has advantages of convenient therapy, good curative effect, no side effect, no drug resistance and drug tolerance, and a low therapy cost.