Abstract:
A method of rehabilitation comprising: providing a first actuator that includes a movement mechanism capable of applying a force that interacts with a motion of a patient's limb in a volume of at least 30 cm in diameter, in at least three degrees of freedom of motion of the actuator and capable of preventing substantial motion in any point in any direction in said volume; coupling said first actuator to a first point on a human body; providing a second actuator that includes a movement mechanism capable of applying a force that interacts with a motion of a patient's limb in a volume of at least 30 cm in diameter, in at least three degrees of freedom of motion of the actuator and capable of preventing substantial motion in any point in any direction in said volume; coupling said second actuator to a second point on a human body; and applying different forces to said points using said actuators.
Abstract:
A feedback device for measuring balance related information, and for producing a stimulation of the skin that encodes that information in a way that is useful to the wearer of the device. At least one sensor (10) detects balance information and transmits at least one balance information signal to a signal processing subsystem (12).
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Mobilitätsunterstützungssystem (100), umfassend: eine Antriebseinheit (112), welche dazu eingerichtet ist zumindest ein Rad (121, 122, 131, 132) des Mobilitätsunterstützungssystems (100) anzutreiben; einen modularen Strukturrahmen, wobei der modulare Strukturrahmen ein Zentralmodul (110), sowie zumindest ein Seitenmodul (120, 130) umfasst, wo-bei die Antriebseinheit (112) in dem Zentralmodul (110) und/oder dem zumindest einen Seitenmodul (120, 130) angeordnet ist, und wobei dem Seitenmodul (120, 130) zumindest ein Rad (121, 122; 131, 132) zugeordnet ist; und das Zentralmodul (110) und das zumindest eine Seitenmodul (120, 130) je zumindest eine Schnittstelle aufweisen, mittels derer das Zentralmodul (110) mit dem zumindest einen Seitenmodul (120, 130) mechanisch und/oder elektronisch reversibel koppelbar ist.
Abstract:
Described herein are embodiments of a system and a device for performing remote ischemic conditioning that may be configured to treat a subject in accordance with particular usage restrictions and/or a particular treatment protocol. More particularly, in some embodiments a RIC device may include at least two parts, an inflatable cuff to fit around a limb of a subject and a controller that operates the inflatable cuff to inflate and deflate and thus alternate between ischemia and reperfusion of the limb in accordance with a treatment protocol. The inflatable cuff may include a computer-readable storage and that storage may include usage restrictions and/or configuration settings for the controller, to configure the controller to operate the inflatable cuff in accordance with the usage restrictions and to perform a particular treatment protocol when operating the inflatable cuff.
Abstract:
A cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (100, 200, 400) for delivering intrathoracic pressure pulses to a subject (290), the device comprising an air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) for delivering air to the airways of the subject (290), wherein the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) is configured to: operate a first mode, wherein in the first mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a first output (412, 770a, 770b) comprising a first plurality of positive pressure pulses (771) for temporally increasing the subject's intrathoracic pressure to induce compressions of the heart of the subject (290) by increasing the volume of the subject's lungs; operate a second mode, wherein in the second mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a second output (414, 880) comprising a second plurality of positive pressure pulses for providing an assured airflow to the lungs of the subject (290); and deliver a resulting output (425, 986, 1086) to the airways of the subject (290), the resulting output being the superposition of the first output (412, 770a, 770b) and of the second output (414, 880); wherein said first plurality of positive pressure pulses (771) have an amplitude greater than 30 mbar and a frequency in a range of 40-240 beats per minute; and wherein said second plurality of positive pressure pulses have an amplitude smaller than 30 mbar and a frequency in a range of 3 to 20 cycles per minute.
Abstract:
Un appareil d'assistance respiratoire (1) apte à délivrer un flux de gaz à un patient (P) comprenant; un conduit d'acheminement de gaz (2) pour acheminer un flux de gaz, des moyens de mesure (6) conçus pour mesurer au moins un paramètre représentatif du flux de gaz et fournir au moins un signal correspondant audit paramètre, des moyens de traitement de signal (8) conçus pour traiter ledit signal provenant des moyens de mesure et déduire dudit signal au moins une information relative à une réalisation et/ou à un arrêt de réalisation de contractions thoraciques (CT), des moyens de comptage configurés pour comptabiliser au moins une durée d'arrêt ou d'absence de contractions thoraciques (tNCT), et des moyens de mémorisation (12) conçus pour enregistrer ladite durée d'arrêt ou d'absence de contractions thoraciques.
Abstract:
An operator (170) supervising a wearer (130) of an exoskeleton (100, 100') is verified by performing a verification routine on the operator (170) using the exoskeleton (100, 100'). If the verification routine is unsuccessful, the exoskeleton (100, 100') is caused to follow a pre- established response routine. If the verification routine is successful, movement of the exoskeleton (100, 100') is allowed.
Abstract:
Device and method for identifying respiration waveforms during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the method including obtaining CO 2 measurements from a subject undergoing CPR, processing the CO 2 measurements by applying a waveform detection algorithm thereto, wherein the waveform detection algorithm is configured to identify respiration waveforms and filtering out compression derived waveform-like signals; and identifying a respiration rate of the subject based on the identified respiration waveforms.
Abstract:
A hot tub system. The hot tub system comprises: a tub with a water feature for introducing water to the tub;a secondary container;a first fluid connection for moving water from the tub to the secondary container to drain the tub; and a second fluid connection for moving water from the secondary container to the tub, wherein the second fluid connection includes the water feature so that in use water from the secondary container can be introduced to the tub using the water feature.
Abstract:
Mit der vorliegenden Erfindung wird eine Vorrichtung (1) zur kontrollierten Kardiopulmonalen-Reanimation vorgestellt, die den Anwender in die Lage versetzt, eine rasche und unkomplizierte Reanimation eines menschlichen Körpers bei Herzstillstand durchführen zu können. Die geometrischen Abmessungen der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung (1) sind vergleichsweise klein und liegen etwa zwischen 10 und 25 cm im Durchmesser und ca. 6 bis 12 cm in der Höhe. In der Anwendung wird auf ein erstes Kraftübertragungsmittel (2) eine Kraft K ausgeübt, bei der bei Erreichen einer maximal einstellbaren Kraftausübung K max ein deutlich hörbares Signal erzeugt wird. Das deutlich hörbare Signal wird hauptsächlich durch das Zusammenwirken von schwingungsfähigen Elementen (5, 8, 9) der Vorrichtung (1) erzeugt.