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Advanced Medical Products Gmbh

Harry G Ruscigno

A pulsating hydrotherapy system for the effective treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders. The system includes a control unit which produces a pulsating water flow, a cuff designed to fit over the affected area of the patient and including tubular coils, and tubing to carry the pulsating water from the control unit to the coils of the cuff. The cuff is constructed of layers of polyurethane foam to fit comfortably over the patient's neck, leg or arm, or to fit the patient's back. The coils in the cuff are constructed so that the pulsating water flows in one direction only and parallel to the flow of blood. As the pulsating water wave travels through the coils in the cuff, a peristaltic action is transmitted to the circulation below. To maximize the pulsating water wave amplitude, two independent sets of coils are used in the cuff thus shortening the distance the wave must be propagated. The control unit applies the pulsating water wave first to one set of coils and then to the other.

Pulsating hydrotherapy system

A detonator assembly for mating a gas cartridge to an expandable chamber, such as a life vest, the cartridge having a sealing diaphragm across one end thereof and the chamber having a wall, comprising a body having a threaded collar on one side thereof which is adapted to extend through a hole in the chamber wall, the body having first and second intersecting passageways therein, the first passageway extending through the collar, one end of the second passageway being threaded to receive the one end of the cartridge; a nut positionable in the chamber for engaging the collar and connecting the body to the chamber wall with the first passageway providing a flow path into the chamber; a firing pin positioned for axial movement in the second passageway and having a diaphragm puncturing element at one end thereof positioned in facing relationship with the one end of the cartridge; a spring positioned within the body and surrounding the firing pin for biasing the firing pin with the diaphragm puncturing element spaced from the cartridge sealing diaphragm; a manually operable lever for moving the firing pin axially to puncture the cartridge diaphragm; and a one-way valve positioned within the first passageway for permitting gas flow from the cartridge to the chamber via the first and second passageways and preventing escape of the gas from the chamber.

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Orange, CA, United States of America

Harry G Ruscigno