41 results about "Muscular system" patented technology

An implantable medical device is provided for the suppression or prevention of pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, sleep disorders, autonomic disorders, abnormal metabolic states, disorders of the muscular system, and neuropsychiatric disorders in a patient. The implantable medical device can be a neurostimulator configured to be implanted on or near a cranial nerve to treat headache or other neurological disorders. One aspect of the implantable medical device is that it includes an electronics enclosure, a substrate integral to the electronics enclosure, and a monolithic feed-through integral to the electronics enclosure and the substrate. In some embodiments, the implantable medical device can include a fixation apparatus for attaching the device to a patient.

Systems and methods are provided for modulating the autonomic nervous system by the electrical stimulation of the neuro-muscular system of a patient, and include an implantable electrical system for gastrointestinal stimulation which incorporates a heart rate sensor to indicate the neurovegetative patient condition, to initiate and terminate stimulation at specific locations, and an algorithm to automatically control electrical stimulation frequency, interval, amplitude, or a combination of such parameters for adaptive treatment of obesity, anorexia, other eating disorders, diseases related with the so called “metabolic syndrome” (e.g., impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes type 2, GERD, systemic hypertension, early arterovascular degeneration, early senility, and the like), and disorders related to a pathologic inbalance of the autonomic nervous system.

The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for modulation of the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance by application of heat, carotid and/or ocular message to reduce sympathetic tone or increase parasympathetic tone in a target muscle system to relieve a symptom of urinary hesitancy, shy bladder syndrome, DESD, urinary retention, or laryngeal spasm, as well as to monitor the efficacy of treatments for bladder conditions and to assist in the passage of medical devices through bodily sphincters as well as to treat congestive heart failure.

The present invention provides a compact, portable, centripetal force-driven exercise device. The device employs a handle equipped with a rotational member. One end of a strap is attached onto the rotational member; the other end to a soft bag. The soft bag, preferably of a heavy duty cloth or synthetic fiber construction, is capable of holding one or more water-refillable, reclosable plastic bags. The strap can have adjustable length. The soft bag itself is also capable of being filled with a desired amount of water. The handle preferably is covered on its exterior surface with a hand grip material. The user places the desired amount of contained water weight into the soft bag, holds the handle and swings the bag in an orbital pattern at a desired number of revolutions per minute to achieve the desired degree of centripetal force resistance to exercise, strengthen and condition the user's muscular system.

A method is provided for the suppression or prevention of pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, sleep disorders, autonomic disorders, abnormal metabolic states, disorders of the muscular system, and neuropsychiatric disorders in a patient. The method comprises inserting an electrode into a patient. The electrode can be positioned on or proximate to a neural structure, and the electrode can detect an ENG signal. In some embodiments, the neural structure can be the patient's sphenopalatine ganglia (“SPG”), sphenopalatine nerves (“SPN”), or vidian nerves (“VN”). Placement of the electrode can be tested by detecting a characteristic ENG. If the characteristic ENG indicates that the electrode is not positioned on the target neural structure, the electrode can be repositioned.

The invention provides a muscle strength model optimizing method for humanoid robot synergic movement. Programming and modeling are carried out on a human skeletal muscle simulation model, and a humanoid robot is designed and developed by reference to an experiment object; the humanoid robot is controlled to do the same movement by reference to the experiment object; movement detection data of the humanoid robot and output data of the human skeletal muscle simulation model are compared, design parameters of the humanoid robot and a muscle strength prediction formula in the simulation model are modified repeatedly until the design parameters and the formula are similar, and an optimized muscular strength prediction model is obtained. The muscle strength model optimizing method for the humanoid robot synergic movement can solve the problems that muscular strength during body movement can not be directly measured through experiments in biomechanics researches of a skeletal system and a muscular system, can only be calculated by means of a muscular strength model and is uncertain, and accuracy of the simulation model is improved.

The invention relates to a self-adaption MDOF (Multi-Degree Of Freedom) humanoid manipulator based on pneumatic artificial muscle and aims at providing a manipulator which has certain functions of human hands and also has the characteristics of practicability, smoothness, safety, small size, lightness, easiness in control and simple mechanism. According to the technical scheme, the self-adaption MDOF humanoid manipulator based on the pneumatic artificial muscle comprises an air course control system, a manipulator mechanism and an artificial muscle system, wherein the manipulator mechanism comprises a mechanical big arm, a mechanical forearm, a hand and five fingers; the artificial muscle system comprises a plurality of third pneumatic artificial muscles, a plurality of fourth pneumatic artificial muscles, a plurality of first pneumatic artificial muscles, a plurality of fifth pneumatic artificial muscles and a plurality of second pneumatic artificial muscles; the mechanism big arm is driven by the third pneumatic artificial muscles and the fourth pneumatic artificial muscles; the mechanism forearm is driven by the first pneumatic artificial muscles; a wrist joint is driven by the fifth pneumatic artificial muscles; the five fingers are driven by the second pneumatic artificial muscles.

An intra-oral, semi-custom, separating device, worn over the upper anterior teeth, allowing at least one lower anterior tooth to contact the rear of the device within the freeway space between upper and lower jaws at physiologic rest. The device allows for deprogramming and releasing of the muscles of the upper and lower jaw. The device is composed of an extruded or molded shell composed of a hard polycarbonate or similar plastic material and fits over the upper anterior teeth. The internal surface of the shell is lined with a thermoplastic with a low molding temperature. The thermoplastic allows the user to mold the internal aspect of the device onto and over the teeth to produce a custom fit, which relieves the user of the stresses, strains, pains and damage that can be caused by parafunctioning of the dental neural-muscular system.

A system and method for controlling an exercise in an apparatus for training and measuring muscle strength. The system includes an apparatus with moving means actuated by force applied by a user, a magnetorheological brake unit resisting the movement of the moving means moved by user force applied, a control unit actively controlling the resistance of the magnetorheological brake unit during the exercise on the basis of a sensor signal from one or more sensors, one or more sensors measuring the behavior of the moving means, and a processing unit connected to the control unit for selecting parameters of an exercise.

The invention provides a motor function monitoring management method based on electroencephalogram and myoelectricity cross frequency coupling. The motor function monitoring management method comprises the steps that electroencephalogram signals EEG and myoelectricity signals EMG are synchronously collected; baseline drift, overflow, eye movement and power frequency interference are correspondingly removed from the collected EEG and EMG; and cross frequency coupling analysis between EEG signals and EMG is studied, and the relation between cerebral cortex and muscles in different motion states is obtained. Four main methods in cross frequency coupling, namely phase-phase coupling PPC, phase-amplitude coupling PAC, frequency-amplitude coupling FAC and frequency-frequency coupling FFC, are selected, four different types of coupling methods are analyzed, a neuromuscular system motion function monitoring model based on multi-modal characteristic indexes is constructed, relevance research of the four methods is carried out, so that a relatively accurate analysis result is obtained, a physiological mechanism generated by the motion function is researched, and neuromuscular system motion function monitoring is effectively managed.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine feed additive improving the quality of fresh water aquiculture animal and a preparation method for the traditional Chinese medicine feed additive, and belongs to the field of aquiculture feed additives. The traditional Chinese medicine feed additive comprises the following components: astragalus, turmeric, hawthorn, orange peel, shizandra berry and liquorice. The invention further discloses the method for preparing the traditional Chinese medicine feed additive. The method comprises the following steps: weighing the components according to weight matching; smashing, screening and mixing the components to obtain the traditional Chinese medicine feed additive. The traditional Chinese medicine feed additive can reduce pH reduction speed after cultured fish is killed, improves muscular system water power, remarkably improves flavor substances of muscle free amino acid, inosine monophosphate and intramuscular fat content, can efficiently improve the commodity value of the cultured fish, and has a significant application prospect in aquiculture.

The present invention discloses one new kind of polynucleotide encoding human protein with function of affecting SRE activity, and its coding polypeptide and the antibody of the polypeptide. The present invention also discloses the application of the exogenous expression of the polynucleotide in host cell in affecting SRE activity. The present invention also discloses the use of the polypeptide and antibody in preparing medicine for preventing and treating muscle system diseases or tumors related with proliferation and muscle differentiation.

The apparatus for correcting head and shoulder posture was invented to help those individuals with the dysfunction of habitually carrying their heads and shoulders in an abnormally extended forward or off balance position.

The role of the apparatus is to assist the dysfunctional components of the neuromuscular system that are responsible for maintaining proper head and should posture as one carries out normal activities such as sitting, standing, walking and running.

Many of society's shoulder, neck and back specifically upper back pain as well as resulting collateral pain in other areas can be attributed to poor head and shoulder posture.

Muscles that control head and shoulder movements can become hyper extended in a forwardly position. Continually carrying the head and shoulders in this position can often become habitual and soft tissues affected can become dysfunctional of varied degrees.

The brain controls all body movements both voluntary and involuntary, voluntary as in moving your arm; involuntary as in breathing. However in dysfunctional muscle tissue the brain signals and/or commands to facilitate movement can be ignored in dysfunctional muscles and no movement may occur. In the case of poor head and shoulder posture, the head and shoulders remain in a sustained extended forward position, nonresponsive to brain impulses.

This apparatus was designed to intervene and assist dysfunctional muscles in responding to brain commands to counter balance the head and shoulders before they become hyper extended for sustained periods if dysfunctional. The apparatus' action is to exhaust hyper extended muscles causing more blood to enter those muscles triggering muscle movement counterbalancing the head and shoulders to the proper position conducive to the activities the body is engaged in at the time. This apparatus facilitates renewed communication between the brain and soft tissues so that normal commands and responses can occur in time, unassisted by the apparatus as one's dysfunction diminishes.

The disclosure described herein is directed to an orthopedic device configured to provide support and/or resistance to a joint. The orthopedic device is adjustable and lightweight and configured to permit a substantial full range of motion of the joint. The orthopedic device can comprise a torso portion, an upper arm portion, and a support system, wherein at least the support system is adapted to mimic part of the muscular system structure and function of the muscles that are used during the range of motion of the joint.

The present invention relates to a low-impact, time-efficient way to exercise both the cardio-respiratory system and the muscular system, particularly the abdominal and back muscles. The exerciser uses his muscles to oscillate a pivoted carriage within a frame. In one embodiment, the exerciser pedals a crank to pump hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic circuit to a hydraulic cylinder connected between the carriage and the frame so as to urge the carriage to oscillate with respect to the frame. A limit sensor detects when the carriage is positioned at one extreme of its oscillation and signals the hydraulic circuit to reverse the flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinder.

The disclosure concerns orthotic devices and related methods for treating complications of the masticatory neuromusculature, including, for example, temporomandibular disorder (TMD). In one aspect, the disclosure concerns an orthotic device for treating complications of the neuromusculature. In another aspect, the disclosure concerns a method for treating a patient experiencing complications of the neuromusculature. In yet another aspect, the disclosure concerns a method for: (i) finding a superior compressed position (SCP) of the jaw-joint, or a SCP range, wherein the neuromusculature is relaxed with the jaw-joint placed in the SCP range at least during occlusion, and (ii) designing one or more dental orthotic devices being configured to maintain the jaw within the SCP range during occlusion.

The invention relates to a human body skeleton muscle tissue stress-strain nondestructive analysis method based on in-vivo physiological movement. The method is composed of a human body movement capturing and analyzing system, a ground reaction force collecting and analyzing system, a muscle force solving system and a skeleton muscle system stress-strain analyzing system. Firstly, the motion capture system is used for capturing the posture of in-vivo three-dimensional physiological motion of a human body, kinematics data of all joints of the human body are extracted through data processing, then foot ground reaction force during in-vivo physiological motion of the human body is collected and analyzed through the ground reaction force collection and analysis system, and a muscle force solution is obtained through the muscle force solution system. The joint force and the muscle force under the corresponding movement are solved and calculated, and finally kinematics data, dynamics data and the muscle force are input into a skeleton and muscle tissue stress-strain analysis system, so that calculation and analysis of the stress-strain of the skeleton and muscle tissue under the in-vivo physiological movement are realized. According to the invention, nondestructive analysis of the stress and strain of the skeletal muscle tissue of the human body under the physiological movement condition is realized.

The present invention relates to a device for carrying out cryotherapy treatments, which corresponds to a closed element, shaped like a tube or container, which mainly includes a treatment chamber into which the patient enters and is closed by an access door, as well as a system for supplying and storing a treatment gas, i.e. nitrogen, which allows to reach very low temperatures that are adequate for the recovery of the patient's muscular system. In this way, the device of the present invention has the advantage that the bottom thereof has a floor in the form of a grid, which allows that the gas used and applied to the patient to pass through same and then to be recovered by a feedback system that recirculates the gas and sends it back to the top of the device for application.