Abstract: A device used for applying an antiseptic preparation to a patient outside of a sterile environment. In one embodiment, a loose-fitting bag is provided which encloses a patient appendage. In another embodiment, a loose-fitting bag is provided which encloses all or part of the lower half of a patient. A textured surface is provided on the interior surface of the bag. The bag includes one or more removable drainage pouches attached to resealable lower ports. The bag further includes side closures which can be ruptured to allow access to the disinfected appendage or appendages. After disinfection, the antiseptic preparation is drained and sealed in the drainage pouches. The drainage pouches are then removed and discarded.

Abstract: A protective respiratory system including: a multipurpose protective respiratory headgear including a nasolabial portion with triangular extrusion shape and an essentially rectangular horizontal recess, configured to receive an exchangeable filter cartridge, and an anteriorly mounted exchangeable filter cartridge, with a structured posterior outlet aperture, as well as method of using the same are described.

Abstract: A liquid disinfectant applicator device, the device includes: a frame, a pair of axle portions that are movable coupled to the frame at varying angles therebetween, an absorbable roller rotatably mounted on the pair of axle portions, a sealed resilient container, at least one conduit and a perforated plate.

Abstract: A liquid disinfectant applicator device is described, the device includes: a frame, a pair of axle portions that are movable coupled to the frame at varying angles therebetween, an absorbable roller rotatably mounted on the pair of axle portions, a sealed resilient container, at least one conduit and a perforated plate.

Abstract: A device and a method of making and using the device for preventing sedimentation of airborne particles on a surface. The device includes a pad comprising with top surface, where openings are formed in the top surface, where a plurality of nozzle is situated in the openings such that a portion of the nozzle is an outlet for directing a stream of gas in an essentially perpendicular direction away from the top surface. The device also includes a hose connected to the nozzle such that the hose supplies the nozzles in the pad with the gas and a conditioning source that brings the gas into the hose after cleaning it. The flow requirements are automatically adjusted by the system (e.g., based on characteristics of the particle load).

Abstract: A device and a method of making and using the device for preventing sedimentation of airborne particles on a surface. The device includes a pad comprising with top surface, where openings are formed in the top surface, where a plurality of nozzle is situated in the openings such that a portion of the nozzle is an outlet for directing a stream of gas in an essentially perpendicular direction away from the top surface. The device also includes a hose connected to the nozzle such that the hose supplies the nozzles in the pad with the gas and a conditioning source that brings the gas into the hose after cleaning it. The flow requirements are automatically adjusted by the system (e.g., based on characteristics of the particle load).

Abstract: An applicator device, system and method for use with an exsanguination tourniquet are disclosed. The applicator device includes a body with a proximal end and a distal end, a first opening at the proximal end, and a conduit connecting the proximal end and the distal end. The system includes the applicator device and an exsanguination device. The method of applying an exsanguination tourniquet over a patient's limb, includes selecting an applicator device and correspondingly sized exsanguination tourniquet, placing the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device, placing the applicator device over the patient's limb, and rolling the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device and a portion of the patient's limb from the distal end of the limb.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system, method, and computer program product for determining an optimal compressive pressure of an exsanguination tourniquet and an exsanguination tourniquet, system, and method of assembly. The method includes obtaining at least one parameter related to a tourniquet material, at least one parameter related to the tourniquet positioning, and identifying information comprising a description of at least one component of the tourniquet, selecting program instructions for execution by the processor, determining a compressive pressure of the tourniquet by executing selected program instructions, and determining if the compressive pressure of the tourniquet is optimized.

Abstract: The exsanguination tourniquet includes a constricting member and at least one sleeve removably coupled to the constricting member. The system includes the exsanguination tourniquet and an applicator device. The method of assembling includes obtaining a constricting member, obtaining at least one sleeve, and wrapping the at least one sleeve around the constricting member.

Abstract: An applicator device, system and method for use with an exsanguination tourniquet are disclosed. The applicator device includes a body with a proximal end and a distal end, a first opening at the proximal end, and a conduit connecting the proximal end and the distal end. The system includes the applicator device and an exsanguination device. The method of applying an exsanguination tourniquet over a patient's limb, includes selecting an applicator device and correspondingly sized exsanguination tourniquet, placing the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device, placing the applicator device over the patient's limb, and rolling the exsanguination tourniquet over the applicator device and a portion of the patient's limb from the distal end of the limb.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system, method, and computer program product for determining an optimal compressive pressure of an exsanguination tourniquet and an exsanguination tourniquet, system, and method of assembly. The method includes obtaining at least one parameter related to a tourniquet material, at least one parameter related to the tourniquet positioning, and identifying information comprising a description of at least one component of the tourniquet, selecting program instructions for execution by the processor, determining a compressive pressure of the tourniquet by executing selected program instructions, and determining if the compressive pressure of the tourniquet is optimized.

Abstract: The exsanguination tourniquet includes a constricting member and at least one sleeve removably coupled to the constricting member. The system includes the exsanguination tourniquet and an applicator device. The method of assembling includes obtaining a constricting member, obtaining at least one sleeve, and wrapping the at least one sleeve around the constricting member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity, the device comprising a torus having a variable circumferential diameter, the torus configured to encircle an extremity portion and apply exsanguination pressure thereto, and a transducer operatively associated with the torus, the transducer, while the torus is encircling the extremity portion, being configured to control at least one of a diameter of the variable circumferential diameter, a tension in the torus and a pressure applied by the torus.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting e.g. physiological, pathophysiological and therapeutic events, and characterizing the temporal relationship between these events and acoustic respiratory markers.

Abstract: A device for detecting and counting coughing events is provided. In one embodiment a sensor for sensing and transducing low frequency and high frequency mechanical vibrations, sends signals to a coincidence detector that determines if high and low signals coincide. In another embodiment, ultrasonic energy is introduced to the trachea and if Doppler shift in frequency is detected, association is made to a coughing event. In another embodiment a change in the impedance of the neck is considered associated with coughing event if correlated over time with a specific mechanical frequency sensed.

Abstract: A method and a microprocessor controlled device for use in medical evaluation of the pulmonary system. The method and device incorporate two different non invasive evaluative techniques. Passive auscultation provides indicators of lung condition. Active auscultation, a different evaluative technique, provides information or indications generally not available or provided from passive auscultation. Combining the information from both techniques greatly improves the ability to provide effective medical treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity. The device comprises an elastic torus configured to ensanguine a limb when surrounding an extremity and pulled at a first linear rate in a first direction; and at least one elongate attachment element mechanically coupled to the torus to convey pulling force from the handle to the torus, wherein the a length of the elongate attachment element between the handle and the torus elongates at a different rate than the first rate, during the pulling.

Abstract: A device for detecting and counting coughing events is provided. In one embodiment a sensor for sensing and transducing low frequency and high frequency mechanical vibrations, sends signals to a coincidence detector that determines if high and low signals coincide. In another embodiment, ultrasonic energy is introduced to the trachea and if Doppler shift in frequency is detected, association is made to a coughing event. In another embodiment a change in the impedance of the neck is considered associated with coughing event if correlated over time with a specific mechanical frequency sensed.

Abstract: A method for assessing a broncho-dynamic response in a subject includes introducing a sound signal having known characteristics into the airway of a subject, detecting one or more responsive sound signals at one or more locations on the thorax, administering a broncho-effector to the subject, and determining the subject's response to the broncho-effector by monitoring the one or more responsive sound signals before and after administering the broncho-effector. Changes in the responsive sound signal characteristics indicate the subject's broncho-dynamic response to the broncho-effector. Apparatus for assessing broncho-dynamic response in a subject is also provided.

Abstract: A device for detecting and counting coughing events is provided. In one embodiment a sensor for sensing and transducing low frequency and high frequency mechanical vibrations, sends signals to a coincidence detector that determines if high and low signals coincide. In another embodiment, ultrasonic energy is introduced to the trachea and if Doppler shift in frequency is detected, association is made to a coughing event. In another embodiment a change in the impedance of the neck is considered associated with coughing event if correlated over time with a specific mechanical frequency sensed.