Abstract: A sling arrangement is disclosed for supporting a patient in a relaxed position in the tank of a hydrotherapeutic or whirlpool bath to eliminate the need for the patient to hang onto the sides of the tank. A mesh body supporting hammock is formed of a generally rectangular shape, with the corners extended somewhat to form reinforced pockets. Front and rear stirrup pairs include supporting loops which are received within the pockets, the stirrup pairs being slidably mounted along the rim of the tank, including a forward stirrup pair which supports the forward edge of the hammock below the rim of the tank and a rearward stirrup pair which supports the back of the hammock in an elevated or somewhat upright position above the rim of the tank, so that the patient may be received in the hammock in a relaxed or semi-reclined position. The hammock also includes provision for supporting the neck and head region of the patient, permitting these muscles to be relaxed as well.

Abstract: An adhesive face patch for the support of an oxygen tube for the purpose of supplying supplemental oxygen to a patient includes a body formed generally in the shape of a three-leaf clover with petals which are bendable with respect to each other at a central section to conform to a patient's cheek contour at the maxillary prominence, includes tube-receiving pedestals or posts formed in pairs on lateral petals to receive an oxygen tube and to cause the tube be held in a curved state to redirect the tube to or toward the nostril, and a center pedestal over which the tube may be looped after adjusting for comfort, so that the oxygen tube may have a slight upward thrust to assist in supporting the nasal insert and retaining the same in place.

Abstract: A nosepiece for the administration of supplemental oxygen to a patient through a nasal cavity includes a hollow stem which has one end adapted for the application of oxygen thereto and which has a remote end adapted to be received within a nostril of a patient. A plurality of flexible locating fingers integrally extend from the remote end and are folded back to an outer surface of the stem and are retained in an adjusted position on the stem by an encircling O-ring. The effective width of the nosepiece may be adjusted by sliding the O-ring along the stem to cause the fingers to either lie flatter or bow outwardly from the stem to provide comfort in the retention of the nosepiece within the nasal cavity.