119 results about "Spinal disease" patented technology

Various embodiments described herein provide devices and associated methods for treating spinal disease by implanting one or more interspinous process spacing devices. In one embodiment, an interspinous process spacing device includes a first attachment side and a second attachment side, whereby each attachment side includes one or more slots formed in the outer surface and oriented proximate one end for receiving fasteners extending inwardly from a second interspinous process spacing device. The device further includes a spacer tray positioned between the first attachment side and the second attachment side, the spacer tray extending from the first attachment side and slideably insertable through a tray slot formed in the second attachment side, wherein the spacer tray is adapted to retain adjacent spinous processes in a spaced apart orientation. The device further includes securing means for securing the second attachment side relative to the first attachment side, wherein, upon securing the second attachment side relative to the first attachment side, the interspinous process spacing device is engaged with the adjacent spinous processes.

The present invention describes methods for treating a degenerative intervertebral disc disorder comprising implanting a disc stabilization device into a subject and administering at least one therapeutic agent which promotes healing of the disc to the subject. The invention also includes methods of promoting healing of damaged or degenerated intervertebral discs comprising decreasing the load of the disc through a disc stabilization device and inhibiting the inflammatory process. Also described are hydrogels for use in combination with extradiscal stabilization devices, as intradiscal stabilization devices, as drug carriers, and as combinations thereof.

The invention relates to a vertebra positioning method based on a convolutional neural network. Vertebra positioning is an effective way for judging spinal diseases, because tissues around the vertebra have complex structures and abundant textures, diagnosis is difficult, and the efficiency is low. A vertebra positioning method based on a convolutional neural network is provided based on the aboveproblem, and therefore vertebra positioning is more accurate. The vertebra positioning method comprises following steps: A, processing vertebra CT data to increase the contrast ratio; B, carrying outsegmentation and extraction on a key area in a vertebra CT picture by means of a Faster R-CNN model; C, predicting the location of the center of mass of each segmented vertebra by means of a kernel density estimation method; and D, carrying out three-dimensional reconstruction on the processed vertebra CT picture by means of the Mimics.

Various embodiments described herein provide devices and associated methods for treating spinal disease by implanting one or more interspinous process spacing devices. In one embodiment, an interspinous process spacing device includes a first attachment side and a second attachment side, whereby each attachment side includes one or more slots formed in the outer surface and oriented proximate one end for receiving fasteners extending inwardly from a second interspinous process spacing device. The device further includes a spacer tray positioned between the first attachment side and the second attachment side, the spacer tray extending from the first attachment side and slideably insertable through a tray slot formed in the second attachment side, wherein the spacer tray is adapted to retain adjacent spinous processes in a spaced apart orientation. The device further includes securing means for securing the second attachment side relative to the first attachment side, wherein, upon securing the second attachment side relative to the first attachment side, the interspinous process spacing device is engaged with the adjacent spinous processes.

An advanced combat clothing system for military medics and medical professionals actively involved in the field of combat while providing acute emergency care for wounded soldiers. The Advanced Combat Uniform for Medics also referred to as the ACUM consists of a pair of trousers, a long sleeve shirt and a unique pocket receptacle invention which stabilizes the content within the pockets. The ACUM was invented to replace the use of roll-up bags and back packs used to carry the tools and supplies of the military medics during combat zone engagements.

The ACUM invention was strategically designed to disburse the weight of the medical gear over the entire body, therefore, decreasing the entire weight load from exerting pressure over the lumbar and thoracic spinal locations. Additionally, by disbursing the pay-load or weight over the entire body, the military medic will be able to maneuver and combat with more accuracy and precision.

The ACUM invention has a unique pull cord system in which the military medic can access lifesaving medicines and triage supplies at the pull of a cord. The ACUM can be made using any fabric including the digital camouflage material used and preferred by military personnel. The ACUM can hold over 100 required medical items while providing extremely fast easy access to the medical supplies carried by the military medics.

The ACUM invention was designed to systematically place all of the medical supplies carried by the military medic in strategic areas around the wearer's body. The ACUM can be made to fit any size, male or female. This combat uniform can be produced relatively quick and easy using a line production clothing protocol. Lumbar and spinal injury affects a large population of military personnel at one time or another, by disbursing the weight or load of the military medics gear; this will significantly reduce the risk of developing lumbar spinal disease in general.

A rehabilitation training device for spinal diseases comprises an upper limb crawling mechanism, an abdomen support mechanism and a lower limb crawling mechanism which are arranged sequentially, wherein the upper limb crawling mechanism comprises two upper limb crawling guide rails which are sleeved with upper limb crawling sliders respectively, and handles allowing human hands to hold are mounted on the upper limb crawling sliders; the lower limb crawling mechanism comprises two lower limb crawling guide rails which are sleeved with lower limb crawling sliders respectively, and shank support mechanisms are mounted on the lower limb crawling sliders. According to the rehabilitation training device, switching between active training and passive training is realized, integration of various crawling training modes such as creeping crawling, ground-holding crawling, climbing crawling, bending-down crawling and the like in active and passive modes is realized, the upper limb crawling sliders and the lower limb crawling sliders move independently under driving of a power unit, control of a motion mode and intensity is realized, the lower limb crawling mechanism and the upper limb crawling mechanism are split and connected in a foldable manner, and the size of the device is reduced accordingly.

The present disclosure provides a novel method for accessing the spinal disc space, instrumentation for discectomy and implantation of spinal implants, and unique designs for intervertebral spinal implants. In particular, the present disclosure describes modular interlocking spinal implants that can be assembled during surgery, for the purpose of implantation between vertebral bodies that is unique to the disc space, creating vertebral stabilization, correction of spinal scoliosis, reducing segmental motion, greater arthrodesis potential, reduction of pain, and other benefits. The present disclosure provides increased permutation of implant shapes to match a subject specific spinal disease.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for fixation of a bone anchor to a structural member used for spinal fixation, whereby spinal deformity can be corrected and mechanical stability of the spine is provided so that load is carried fully or partially through the structural member. This invention provides fixation of a bone anchor to a structural member through tensile loading of a component of the fixation mechanism. This invention is widely adaptable to a variety of bone anchors and structural members. This invention allows reduction of spine deformity resulting from varied spinal disease through the fixation mechanism alone without the need for added reduction instrumentation systems. This invention equally provides a fixation mechanism for fixation of a bone anchor to the structural member of a spine fixation system in the absence of deformity.

A chair comprises a seat and a seat back made of non-resilient materials.

The seat has a shape that matches the natural contours of an occupant's buttocks, thighs, and upper legs, wherein: The seat's concave backward portion connects to the concave lowest portion of the said seat back, creating a dedicated concave zone that contours the occupant's buttocks closely; the seat's concave backward portion has in its center a small hump that contours tightly an occupant's sacrum and coccyx if his buttocks are fitting inside the dedicated concave zone; the seat's forward portion has a wide W-shape that contours the occupant's upper legs: the two concave zones of the seat's W-shaped forward portion contours the back sides of the occupant's upper legs, the center zone of the seat's W-shaped forward portion is convex and snuggles the occupant's thighs; the seat is inclined backwardly in such a way that, when the occupant intentionally sits on the forward portion of the said seat, his buttocks, pushed by the gravity force of his body, will gradually glide backward and fit themselves into the said dedicated concave zone eventually; the left side and right side of the seat's W-shaped forward portion are convex so that they contour the outer sides of the occupant's upper legs.

The seat back contours the occupant's back, wherein: The seat back's lowest portion is concave to contour the occupant's buttocks; the middle portion that is convex to contour the lumbar vertebrae; the upper portion that is concave to contour the thoracic vertebrae; the left and right edges of the seat back are convex so that the occupant's back cannot bend left or right therefore must stay straight up; the seat back is height-adjustable to ensure that it well contours the occupant's spine; the seat back is positioned in a way that the occupant's back stays at an angle close to verticality, with his upper legs at an angle that is slightly greater than 90 degrees to the body's alignment.

A chair comprises a seat and a seat back made of non-resilient materials.

The seat has a shape that matches the natural contours of an occupant's buttocks, thighs, and upper legs, wherein: The seat's concave backward portion connects to the concave lowest portion of the said seat back, creating a dedicated concave zone that contours the occupant's buttocks closely; the seat's concave backward portion has in its center a small hump that contours tightly an occupant's sacrum and coccyx if his buttocks are fitting inside the dedicated concave zone; the seat's forward portion has a wide W-shape that contours the occupant's upper legs: the two concave zones of the seat's W-shaped forward portion contours the back sides of the occupant's upper legs, the center zone of the seat's W-shaped forward portion is convex and snuggles the occupant's thighs; the left side and right side of the seat's W-shaped forward portion are convex so that they contour the outer sides of the occupant's upper legs; the seat is inclined backwardly.

The seat back tilts backward to stay at an angle of 135 degrees to the seat and contours the occupant's back, wherein: The seat back's lowest portion is concave to contour the occupant's buttocks; the middle portion that is convex to contour the lumbar vertebrae; the upper portion that is concave to contour the thoracic vertebrae; the top is a headrest to provide support to the occupant's head; the left and right edges of the seat back are convex so that the occupant's back cannot bend left or right.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for a combination therapy with a cytokine antagonist and a corticosteroid. By means of the combination therapy diseases such as osteoarthritis, tendon injuries and/or degenerative spinal diseases can be treated.

The invention relates to the use of viral inactivated-plasma cryoprecipitate concentrate (VIPCC) comprising a suitable fibronectin/fibrinogen ratio for treating a spine disease, disorder or condition such as intervertebral disc degeneration.

A chair is intended to serve in the health-improvement medicinal field and refers to the training devices for spinal diseases prevention and treatment. The present chair includes a base, a seat, connected with said base, a device for turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness. Besides, the chair includes the device for the seat height regulation and the device for seat incline (swing amplitude) regulation in vertical flatness. The chair has additional device for turn-over the seat, which allows folding this chair in a portable position and to wide a possible sphere of usage (places of work or places of rest).

The invention discloses a pulse vibration type spine traction device which can be embedded into a piece of furniture. The pulse vibration type spine traction device comprises a traction supporting mechanism, a traction transmission mechanism and a power and operation system, wherein the traction supporting mechanism comprises a base formed by a back plate or a base frame of the furniture and a supporting module composed of a sleeve, the traction transmission mechanism comprises a flexible transmission member formed by connecting a rope-shaped object and a pulley, a traction hanger and a traction belt, and the power and operation system comprises a power supply, a motor, a sensor, a control unit, an operating key, a displayer and a software system. The pulse vibration type spine traction device has the advantages that complete integration of special traction facilities, chairs, sofa and household furniture is achieved, the original appearance and functions of the furniture are kept, an automatic dynamic pulse vibration type traction function is added, the rationality, safety, comfort and convenience in the traction process are improved, an application range is widened, and spinal disease prevention and control are conveniently introduced to homes and office places.

The invention relates to an intelligent pillow which comprises an electric control device and a mechanical structure portion (a pillow support). The electric control device can adjust the height of the pillow automatically according to sleeping positions of a human body. The electric control device is composed of a forward sampling amplitude comparison circuit, a reverse sampling amplitude comparison circuit, a forward execution control circuit, a reverse execution control circuit, a motor driving circuit, a forward shut-down integrated switch, a reverse shut-down integrated switch, a vibration sensor circuit, a motor, and a position display and control circuit. A lifting plate is arranged at the middle position inside a casing of a pillow support structure, a pillow supporting plate is arranged on the lower portion of the casing, the motor is arranged on the lateral side inside the casing, and the motor is connected with a rotating rod through a coupler and a gearbox. A bevel gear is fixedly arranged at a terminal of the rotating rod and matched with a bevel gear wheel arranged at the bottom of the casing. The intelligent pillow can adjust the height of the pillow automatically along with the sleeping positions of the human body, can nurse the necks of people in sleep, and enables the necks to keep a normal physiological curvature. Therefore, comfortableness and quality of sleeping are improved, and a cervical disease and a spinal disease are prevented.

The invention relates to a spinal arc adjustment, allowing a patient to use at home, to massage the spine and to correct the spinal arc. According to the technical scheme of solution, the spinal arc adjustment is characterized in that three carrier plates are slidably connected onto a base transversely side by side from top to bottom; the three carrier plates include a cervical carrier plate, a thoracic carrier plate and a lumbar carrier plate from right to left; the lower end of each carrier plate is provided with a left-right adjustment and a lifting device both fixedly connected to the base; each lifting device is connected with a lifting main gear rotationally connected to the base; a leg fixator is fixedly connected to the rightmost end of the base. The spinal arc adjustment is convenient and simple to operate and easy to use, can provide good corrective preventive effect for a user with early spinal diseases, and is very practical.

The invention discloses an active type intelligent orthosis for spinal disease rehabilitation therapy. The active type intelligent orthosis is composed of an upper layer of correcting ring, a middle layer of correcting ring, a lower layer of correcting ring, drivers, a controller and corresponding energy devices. The upper layer of correcting ring and the lower layer of correcting ring are in rigid connection, and the relative positions of the upper layer of correcting ring and the lower layer of correcting ring are kept unchanged. The upper layer of correcting ring is connected with the middle layer of correcting ring through the active drivers, the middle layer of correcting ring is connected with the lower layer of correcting ring through the active drivers, and the relative positions of the correcting rings can be adjusted by controlling the drivers. The active type intelligent orthosis for spinal disease rehabilitation therapy is simple in structure, excellent in treatment effect and more comfortable to wear; the daily activities of wearers cannot be hindered.

The invention discloses a fast three-dimensional reconstruction method for a spinal CT image, belongs to the medical field, and aims at solving problems that a spinal model is long in three-dimensional reconstruction time and is not sufficient in smoothness in the actual operation and teaching and research of the clinical medicine, especially in a screw implantation operation of vertebral pedicle.The invention provides the fast three-dimensional reconstruction method for the spinal CT image, and the method comprises the steps: performing preprocessing according to a three-dimensional reconstruction surface drawing theory through employing a characteristic selection bilateral filtering denoising algorithm, performing the improvement on the basis of a conventional MC (Marching Cubes) algorithm, selecting a seed voxel, extracting all voxels comprising a contour surface through the regional growth idea, determining a triangulation configuration of the contour surface in the voxels, carrying out the parallel processing through a visualization toolkit VTK and Open GL with the help of a GPU, and completing the fast and precise three-dimensional reconstruction of the spinal CT image. Themethod is of great significance to the analysis, research, actual operation and operation scheme formulating of spinal diseases.

The invention discloses a vertebra segmentation and mass center detection method based on clustering. The vertebra image segmentation and mass center detection has a special application value in the diagnosis of the spinal diseases. A spine consists of a vertebra and an intervertebral disc, wherein the vertebra is used for protecting the tissues in a human body, such as visceral organs and nerve and blood vessels, and the intervertebral disc is used for maintaining the flexibility of the human body. Therefore, the tissue structure around the spline is relatively complex, and the diagnosis is more difficult. Based on the above problems, the invention proposes the vertebra segmentation and mass center detection method based on clustering, so as to improve the accuracy of segmentation and mass center location. The method comprises the following steps: A, carrying out the preprocessing of CT data of the spine, and highlighting a region of interest; B, segmenting and extracting a vertebra region in a spine CT image through using improved FCM image clustering; C, performing the extraction and clustering of pixel points of an original vertebra image, and then finding the final mass centerthrough density estimation; D, synthesizing the result of segmentation and the result of mass center localization.

The invention discloses a mattress customized system which comprises a light source, more than one light reflecting label, more than one optical device, a processing system and an action tracking and identifying program, wherein the light source is used for irradiating a consumer body; the light reflecting labels are attached to the consumer back; the optical devices are used for capturing a light reflected signal generated on the consumer body and recording the signal as image data; the processing system is used for processing the image data recorded by the optical device; and the action tracking and identifying program is installed in the processing system and used for tracking the acanthi characteristics of the consumer. The intelligent mattress customized system judges which kind of mattress can enable the consumer to keep the best posture when the consumer lies on the mattress of a measuring bed through the image data in accompany with the optical identification technology so as to prevent the sleep quality from being influenced by improper postures and causing spinal disease.

A four-dimensional dynamic traction chiropractic bed for the spine comprises a bed, a control device, a restraint mechanism and a traction actuating device. The chiropractic bed is characterized by comprising left and right limb leg axial traction units, two upper part traction points and left and right hand traction units. The two upper part traction points are connected onto left and right traction fixing positions of the crotch in a same-side connection or cross connection mode through left and right flexible belts. Various traction modes of simultaneous and alternate traction of two hands, simultaneous and alternate traction of two feet and the like can be formed under the control of the control device, and particularly, the upper part traction points can tract the crotch slantwise during traveling along the axial direction of the bed. Compared with the prior art, a plurality of traction modes are provided, and the chiropractic bed is applicable to treatment of various spinal diseases and capable of reducing the labor intensity of workers simultaneously.