Abstract: An eye shield for releasable mounting to a face of a patient, used to inhibit direct pressure being applied to an eye or eyes of the patient during a medical procedure. The eye shield includes a resiliently deformable base having at least one aperture extending therethrough that corresponds to the position of an eye or eyes of the patient, and a curved, flexible, transparent cover plate attached to an upper surface of the base and extending over the at least one aperture. The cover plate includes first and second eye cover portions joined by an integral hinge member therebetween. The eye shield is attached to the face around the orbital rims of the respective eyes and the first and second eye cover portions are configured to pivot relative to each other around the hinge member and flex along their respective spans to generally conform to the shape of the face.

Abstract: A disposable oxygenation apparatus used to apply an oxygen enriched, positive pressure to a patient's airway where a respiratory device is in situ or is to be used, to decrease the incidence of desaturation and with an LMA in situ to assist in maintaining the patient's vocal cords open during recovery after anaesthesia. The apparatus includes a passageway or passageways extending therethrough, an expiratory valve or valves located in or adjacent an outlet for controlling the passage of expired air from said patient during expiration, a primary inspiratory valve located in or adjacent a primary inlet, for controlling oxygen or oxygen rich air flowing through the passageway or passageways from a collapsible reservoir bag, and a secondary inspiratory valve located in or adjacent a secondary inlet for controlling entry of ambient air in from an exterior of the apparatus during inspiration when the collapsible reservoir bad has been substantially emptied.