Abstract: A bandage that facilitates the removal of the bandage from the skin is shown and described. The bandage has a selectively releasable adhesion reducing material contained in structures such as a selectively rupturable reservoir or a selectively deformable synthetic or natural matrix. When the adhesion reducing material is released from the reservoir, it contacts the bandage's skin adhesive and reduces its adhesion to the skin.

Abstract: A bandage that facilitates the removal of the bandage from the skin is shown and described. The bandage comprises a selectively releasable adhesion reducing material contained in structures such as a selectively rupturable reservoir or a selectively deformable synthetic or natural matrix. When the adhesion reducing material is released from the reservoir, it contacts the bandage's skin adhesive and reduces its adhesion to the skin.

Abstract: A nerve stimulating device with an adjustable length is shown and described. The device includes a handle and an elongated shaft with a stimulating electrode. The stimulating electrode can be selectively positioned to a plurality of distances relative to the handle. The device allows nerves in nerve regions at multiple positions relative to the surface of the patient's body to be stimulated with a single device.

Abstract: A nerve identification device is shown and described. The device includes both a nerve stimulating electrode and a skin marking device. In certain applications, a user contacts the patient's skin with the nerve stimulating electrode to deliver nerve stimulation energy that evokes an electrical response from proximally located motor nerves. When nerves are detected, the user applies skin ink via the device to the user's skin to identify the location where nerves were found for subsequent use in a variety of therapeutic procedures such as surgical procedures, pain treatment procedures, degenerative nerve destruction procedures, and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.