153 results about "Shoulder Blades" patented technology

A close-fitting, compression garment is described for providing adjustable compressive force over a surgical site in the dorsocervical region of the human body below the neck, above and between the shoulder blades of the upper back. The vest body portion of the invented garment has graduated or increasing elasticity encircling the upper torso and shoulder region of the body. Wide adjustable elastic pressure bands pressure anchored at the dorsocervical apex at the back of the vest stretch over the shoulders of the patient and adjustably anchored to anchor strips secured to the front chest surface of the vest for establishing compression over a surgical site in the dorsocervical region during recovery as needed both for rehabilitation and comfort.

A cycling garment or bicycle jersey is provided with a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of sleeve sections. The back panel has a first back section at least partially made of a first fabric, and a pair of second back sections attached to the first back section in first and second regions being at least partially located outside of first and second areas corresponding to a wearer's shoulder blades when the cycling garment worn. The second back sections are made of a second fabric that is more flexible than the first fabric. The sleeve sections attached to the front and back panels.

The invention relates to a plug-in type balance valve which comprises a valve body, a one-way valve core and a balance valve core, wherein a first oil opening, a second oil opening and a third oil opening are arranged on the valve body; the one-way valve core is arranged at the second oil opening and pushed by a first spring to maintain the trend of axial upward shift; the balance valve core is installed in the valve body and can be matched with a valve opening of the one-way valve core, and a second spring is arranged in a spring cavity of the valve body; the upper part in the balance valve core is provided with an axial passage and a first damping hole; the middle position of the balance valve core is provided with an axial convex shoulder; an annular notch is arranged on the periphery surface of the axial convex shoulder; the inner wall of the valve body is provided with an annular inner shoulder blade; an oil inlet cavity is formed among the annular notch, the inner wall of the valve body and the annular inner shoulder blade; and the third oil opening is communicated with the oil inlet cavity by a second damping hole on the side wall of the valve wall. The balance valve core and the one-way valve core are in an integral structure, and the structure is simple; the balance valve core and the one-way valve core are relatively independent on the relative position relationship, the assembly is convenient, and the requirements on heat treatment and materials of the balance valve core are lowered.

A disposable medical gown (100) includes a body covering portion (101) and optionally one or more sleeves (107,108). The body covering portion (101) defines a head insertion aperture (104) between a frontal body covering portion (103) configured to cover a frontal body portion of a wearer and a rear portion (203) configured to cover at least parts of shoulder blades of the wearer. A torso opening (201) is disposed on a side of the rear portion (203) opposite the head insertion aperture (104), and extends distally from the rear portion (203). One or more perforations (202) extend across the rear portion (203) at least partially between the torso opening (202) and the head insertion aperture (104), and facilitate easy removal of the gown (100). A user removes the gown (100) by pulling the front portion (103), thereby tearing the perforations. Elastic gatherings can be included to snug the gown about the torso or limbs of the user.

Device and method for encouraging and urging an occupant in a sitting means to have optimum sitting posture, in which one or a plurality of sensors are provided to the seat member and/or the back member of the sitting means to which the thighs, hip, spine, shoulder blades and/or ribs, and/or the head of an occupant are contacting when the occupant sits in the sitting means in right sitting posture, said sensors generate/send signals to the microcomputer when an occupant on the sitting means contacts or activates said sensors, upon receiving the signals, the microcomputer orders the responding means either to produce responding signal or not, according to predetermined program, and when the responding means responds, the occupant, upon recognizing the responding signal, tries to contact or activate all the sensors in order to stop the response by correcting his/her sitting posture.

The front weight support system/garment/bra supports front weight substantially on a wearer's upper back, above the shoulder blades and below the cervical vertebrae of the neck. Weight is supported underneath by the front enclosure 3a which is extended to the wearer's shoulder-tops by opposite side front straps 3a and 11a , which secure to opposite side edges of the yoke 2a. The yoke restrains the front weight rearwardly and upwardly against the wearer's upper back. The downward end of the yoke is leveraged down by spine strap 7a, vertically adjustably secured to the rear of circumferential body band 9a by single adjuster 10a. The enclosure is secured to the front of the body band to keep the enclosure from moving forward off the weight. The yoke is positioned off the back of the wearer's neck by its shape, rigidity, and/or with an attached spine strap. Laterally rigid rod 88a in yoke can hold the front straps laterally apart and off the sides of the wearer's neck. Using a rear band closure (5a and 55a ) and a bottom-side spine strap split, (4a and 44a) the body band's circumference can be varied; and, when open, can extend to easily slip over the extra width of the shoulders, while still keeping both sides of the closure proximal for easy closing. This arrangement needs only one spine strap length adjuster. Front weight can be breasts, a child, a wearer's belly, or merchandise.

Disclosed is a bionic shoulder joint movement rehabilitation training apparatus. A base support system is placed on the ground, a bilateral bionic shoulder blade linear movement mechanism is fixedly connected with the base support system and is in revolving-pair connection with a bionic shoulder blade rotation movement mechanism, a bionic glenohumeral joint movement mechanism is in revolving-pair connection with the bionic shoulder blade rotation movement mechanism, and an auxiliary upper arm support system is fixedly connected with the bionic glenohumeral joint movement mechanism. By the arrangement, various must actions of shoulder joint rehabilitation training can be realized, and bilateral linear movement and rotation movement needed in the shoulder joint training for shoulder blades are realized apart from forward bending and backward extension, abduction-adduction and inward revolving and outward revolving of the shoulder blades. The bionic shoulder joint movement rehabilitation training apparatus is simple in structure, comfortable to wear, flexible to adjust, soft in movement, safe and reliable and capable of performing comprehensive rehabilitation training for patients with shoulder joint movement dysfunctions.

The baby carrier is made from a lightweight cotton fabric. The baby carrier has a rectangular body part having a top edge and a bottom edge. The carrier has an upper back support strap attached medially to side edges of the rectangular body part. A pair of shoulder straps extend between the top corners of the rectangular body part and the upper back strap. A pair of waist straps extend from the bottom corners of the rectangular body part. A pair of baby securing straps extend medially from the shoulder straps. In use, the carrier is placed over the head and shoulders, the upper back strap seating at the base of the shoulder blades. The waist straps are wrapped around the waist and tied in front. The baby is placed between the rectangular body part and the caregiver's chest. The baby securing straps are wrapped around the baby and tied.

A fashionable active wear garment with many user convenience features is described herein. The garment includes an upper portion and a lower portion joined by an elastic member that encircles at least a portion of the torso and is used for supporting the wearer during rigorous activity. The garment has several pockets placed in the front and rear, with one pocket located between the shoulder blades of a wearer for vertically inserting a fluid container.

A posture band including an elastomeric body which easily positions on a user and creates a variety of tension strengths along specific sections of the band training the user to achieve and maintain correct posture and spinal alignment while at work, rest, or play. A positioning mechanism is coupled to the body for facilitating the proper alignment and tensioning of the body on a user wherein the positioning mechanism rests on the back of the neck of the user training the user to roll his/her shoulders back bringing the shoulder blades together and holding up his/her head. A covering manufactured from a wearable material incorporates a substantial portion of the body therein, and provides a more comfortable feel for the user and is also fashionable allowing the user to wear the band on top of as well as underneath their clothing.

The present invention relates to an improved glenoid anchor for a shoulder joint prosthesis, in particular a convertible prosthesis, of the type intended to be fixed to the glenoid cavity of the shoulder blade and comprising:

• • a pin with an internally hollow and essentially thimble-like conical sleeve, which has a tapered distal end and an open proximal end;
  • an annular recess formed inside the cavity of the pin in the vicinity of said open proximal end, for receiving by means of snap-engagement an edge of a lug of a prosthesis component;
  • at least one pair of oppositely arranged anti-rotation notches in the proximity of said annular groove for receiving by means of snap fit oppositely arranged teeth of the same lug intended to be snap-engaged together with said pin.

The invention relates to an exoskeleton-type shoulder girdle and upper limb synergistic rehabilitation robot which comprises wheels, an electric appliance cabinet, a displayer, a displayer bracket, a lifting column and an outward extending beam and further comprises an inward and outward rotating mechanism for shoulders, an outward-extending inward-contracting mechanism for the shoulders, a forward-bending rearward-extending mechanism for the shoulders, a length adjusting mechanism for upper arms, an inward and outward rotating mechanism for the upper arms, a bending and stretching mechanism for elbows, an inward and outward rotating mechanism for front arms, a length adjusting mechanism for the front arms, a bending and stretching mechanism for wrists, a grabbing mechanism for hands and a movement-assisting shoulder blade mechanism. The robot implements active or passive rehabilitation aiming at shoulder girdle muscular paralysis and upper limb paralysis and is supportive of conversion between left and right arms. The invention further aims to solve an important problem, namely a problem of discomfort of a patient due to limited movement range caused after conversion between left and right mechanical arms. To this end, a mechanical arm structure is designed to be in complete left-right symmetry along a central axis.

The invention discloses a tissue engineering scaffold material for repairing cartilage defects and a preparation method thereof. The tissue engineering scaffold material is prepared by the following steps of: cleaning the spongy bone at the shoulder blade of a fresh pig; cutting the spongy bone into small blocks with diameter of between 5 and 10mm and thickness of between 3 and 5mm; degreasing, decalcifying and deproteinizing; immersing with alcohol for 30 minutes; and air-drying, wherein the decalcifying time is 6 hours. The prepared demineralized spongy bone matrix (DSBM) has the characteristics of relatively simple and convenient preparation method, and capacity of being obtained on a large scale, can be stored for a long time at a low temperature and is economic and cheap. The material can be prepared into different shapes and sizes according to the shapes of the defects to be repaired, so the material is convenient to apply. The DSBM remains a natural netlike gap structural system of the pig spongy bone, has high cellular compatibility, biocompatibility and degradability and is a very good cartilage tissue engineering scaffold material.

A seat cushion is arranged on a riser. A strut is coupled, at lower end, to the rear end of the riser, and is provided at the back of the seat cushion. The seatback is secured to the strut, and is isolated from the seat cushion. The seatback and the seat cushion can therefore move, independent of each other. The seatback or the seat cushion, or both are lifted or lowered by a lifting/lowering means. Thus, the seatback and the seat cushion are lifted or lowered relative to each other. The lower half of the seatback, which supports the hips and lower ribs in the main, is made narrow than the upper half that supports the shoulder blades in the main. The seat cushion has, in the middle part of the rear end, a U-notch which loosely holds the narrow lower half.

The invention relates to a dynamic modeling method for a torsional convex shoulder blade under elastic bearing based on a variable section beam. The method is a dynamic modeling method for a section variable torsional convex shoulder blade having a mounting angle with the consideration to a rotation effect of the blade and an influence of the elastic bearing. According to the dynamic modeling method, the cost expense required by a blade dynamic experiment is saved; a geometrical structure of the blade is closer to a real blade, so by only modifying a structural dimension and material parameters of the blade, dynamic models of different blade systems can be obtained, and thus the operation is simple and convenient; dynamic characteristics of the dynamic modeling method can more reflect a real working state of the blade; a bearing manner of the dynamic modeling method is closer to a real assembly state of the blade; compared with that the dynamic characteristics of the blade are analyzedby virtue of traditional commercial finite element software, the dynamic modeling method provided by the invention has higher computational efficiency; and meanwhile, a rub-impact response analysis of a blade system can further be performed, thereby providing a design optimization for a system structure containing the blade.

An apparatus for the application of trigger point pressure, including a rigid base generally proportioned to the size of a human back; and an array of trigger point probes symmetric about a central vertical plane of said base, the array including at least two of an upper neck pair of probes, a mid-back and shoulder blade pair of probes, a mid back pair of probes, and a lower back pair. A radius of curvature of a top of each probe is proportioned for optimal physiologic communication with a trigger point of a contracted muscle.

A functional garment comprises a first breast cup and a first cross strap, two opposite ends of which are attached to the inner and outer edges of the first breast cup, respectively. The functional garment can be used to simultaneously provide both orthopedic and breast augmentation benefits. A plurality of countervailing forces simultaneously provide force on the shoulders, to bring them back and/or the shoulder blades closer together, and the breasts, to bring them closer together and/or lift them.