US 11,806,262 B2
Wearable apparatus for the treatment or prevention of osteopenia and osteoporosis
Daniel R. Burnett, San Francisco, CA (US); Shane Mangrum, Ammon, ID (US); Timothy Tigner, San Ramon, CA (US); Evan S. Luxon, Omaha, NE (US); Marcie Hamilton, San Francisco, CA (US); Alex Yee, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jose Gutierrez, East Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Bone Health Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Bone Health Technologies, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/544,783.
Application 17/544,783 is a continuation of application No. 17/093,453, filed on Nov. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,219,542.
Application 17/093,453 is a continuation of application No. 16/239,305, filed on Jan. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,026,824, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/239,305 is a continuation of application No. 14/736,077, filed on Jun. 10, 2015, granted, now 10,206,802, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Application 14/736,077 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2013/074296, filed on Dec. 11, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/873,246, filed on Sep. 3, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/797,844, filed on Dec. 17, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0087844 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0003 (2013.01) [A61H 23/02 (2013.01); A61H 23/0218 (2013.01); A61H 23/0245 (2013.01); A61H 23/0263 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1445 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1623 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1628 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1633 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5002 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5005 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5012 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5084 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); A61H 2205/081 (2013.01); A61H 2205/088 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A wearable apparatus for treating or preventing osteoporosis or osteopenia, comprising:
one or more vibrating elements configured for imparting repeated mechanical loads to a hip of an individual at a frequency and acceleration sufficient for therapeutic or preventative effect on osteoporosis or osteopenia;
one or more securing mechanisms for securing said one or more vibrating elements to the body of said individual,
wherein said securing mechanisms are configured to wrap the apparatus around the waist or torso of the individual, and
wherein the one or more vibrating elements are secured to the body such that vibrations from the repeated mechanical loads are carried through the body to bones beyond the hip.