GB2472168B - Force transducer, medical instrument, and machine implemented method - Google Patents

Force transducer, medical instrument, and machine implemented method

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GB2472168B
GB2472168B GB1018620A GB201018620A GB2472168B GB 2472168 B GB2472168 B GB 2472168B GB 1018620 A GB1018620 A GB 1018620A GB 201018620 A GB201018620 A GB 201018620A GB 2472168 B GB2472168 B GB 2472168B
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force transducer
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Ian James Spruce
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    • A61H23/00—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
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JPH06327745A (en) * 1993-05-20 1994-11-29 Daikin Ind Ltd Automatic massager
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WO1999005965A2 (en) * 1997-08-04 1999-02-11 Amfit, Inc. System and method for determining pressure distribution across the sole of a foot
EP1078624A1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2001-02-28 Yoshio Muramatsu Therapeutic pressing device
WO2001043638A1 (en) * 1999-12-15 2001-06-21 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Doing Business As Carolinas Medical Center Sock for detection of pressure points in feet
JP2001231840A (en) * 2000-02-22 2001-08-28 Ikeda Yasuhiko Sole massager
JP2006181304A (en) * 2004-12-24 2006-07-13 Keiko Koishikawa Massaging apparatus
WO2006100331A2 (en) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-28 Chasco Perez De Arenaza Juan C Intelligent zonal pressure surface
WO2007023637A1 (en) * 2005-08-23 2007-03-01 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Sole massage machine
WO2007059971A2 (en) * 2005-11-23 2007-05-31 Alpha-Fit Gmbh Pressure sensor
WO2009070325A1 (en) * 2007-11-26 2009-06-04 Ronald Frank Harwin Apparatus and method for stimulating at least one human foot in response to the human's stance
WO2009144622A1 (en) * 2008-05-26 2009-12-03 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Location indicating device
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JPS554548A (en) * 1978-06-26 1980-01-14 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol Baresthesia sensor
JPH06327745A (en) * 1993-05-20 1994-11-29 Daikin Ind Ltd Automatic massager
WO1997018450A1 (en) * 1995-11-14 1997-05-22 Taylor Geoffrey L Piezoresistive foot pressure measurement method and apparatus
WO1999005965A2 (en) * 1997-08-04 1999-02-11 Amfit, Inc. System and method for determining pressure distribution across the sole of a foot
EP1078624A1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2001-02-28 Yoshio Muramatsu Therapeutic pressing device
WO2001043638A1 (en) * 1999-12-15 2001-06-21 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Doing Business As Carolinas Medical Center Sock for detection of pressure points in feet
JP2001231840A (en) * 2000-02-22 2001-08-28 Ikeda Yasuhiko Sole massager
JP2006181304A (en) * 2004-12-24 2006-07-13 Keiko Koishikawa Massaging apparatus
WO2006100331A2 (en) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-28 Chasco Perez De Arenaza Juan C Intelligent zonal pressure surface
WO2007023637A1 (en) * 2005-08-23 2007-03-01 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Sole massage machine
WO2007059971A2 (en) * 2005-11-23 2007-05-31 Alpha-Fit Gmbh Pressure sensor
WO2009070325A1 (en) * 2007-11-26 2009-06-04 Ronald Frank Harwin Apparatus and method for stimulating at least one human foot in response to the human's stance
WO2009144622A1 (en) * 2008-05-26 2009-12-03 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Location indicating device
WO2010024492A1 (en) * 2008-08-27 2010-03-04 Vivozon, Inc. The measuring device of pain reaction for experimental animals

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