Abstract: Hair fixative preparations suitable for application to hair without subsequent rinsing are disclosed containing a mixture of polydiorganosiloxane and a cationic, organic polymer. The preparations are used for setting hair and may be formulated into aerosol mousse, lotion, gel, or cream type products. The preparations are especially effective in providing flexible, long-lasting hold for hair styles.

Abstract: An inflatable garment (12, 12', 46) for use in intermittent compression therapy includes a foot portion (36, 36', 74) formed by a plurality of inflatable sacs(s). The sacs are arranged such that when inflated pressure is applied thereby inwardly of the foot portion predominantly from above and from below a notional substantially horizontal plane (h) passing centrally through the foot portion of the garment.

Abstract: A brushing and drying apparatus for hair comprises a device for generating an air flow which can be adjusted to a desired temperature and a number of curlers which can be fixed in the hair which is being treated. An air distributor device, such as an air distributor vessel, is connected or connectable with an air flow-generating device. The distributor device contains a multiplicity of air exit or outlet openings. There are provided a number of hoses which are connected at one end with the outlet openings of the distributor vessel and at the other end with a related curler.

Abstract: A solid deodorant dispensing package that includes a container, a solid deodorant holding cup which is moveable in a cavity in the container between a dispensing position in which a portion of the solid deodorant extends through an opening in the container and a storage position in which such portion of the solid deodorant is entirely contained within the container, and a closure which is hingedly attached to the holding cup and which is formed integrally therewith. In one embodiment of the invention, the closure is a generally L-shaped member which is folded back approximately 180.degree. through a partial depth opening in one of the sides of the container, to present one of the legs of such L-shaped closure member at a position where it can be readily grasped to permit the advance and the retraction of the holding cup within the cavity of the container.

Abstract: An elongated cylindrical housing supports a comb structure on one end and an air nozzle on the other. A reversible electrically driven fan is supported within the housing and produces an air flow through the comb, the housing and the nozzle in either direction. Means are provided for heating the air passing through the housing and the comb.

Abstract: An under-eye light absorbing device and method comprising utilizing a light absorbing replaceable sheet material patch attachable by pressure sensitive adhesive to the zygomatic arch skin area adjacent to the lower side of the user's orbit. The light absorbing surface may be black. The dispensing of the patch seriatim is facilitated by carrying the same on a ribbon in a roll which is housed in a dispenser box.

Abstract: In known eyelash curlers including upper and lower nipping members the lower one of which is slidable up and down through a link mechanism connected to an manually operated handle and a heating wire fixed on the upper nipping member, the improvement comprising a heater and blower device contained in the gripping body which is to be connected to power source, a flexible tube extending from the blower and a nozzle member connected to the flexible tube and, in a preferred embodiment, having such downward flared configuration as allowing hot air to be evenly distributed all over the outer surface of the upper nipping member.

Abstract: The total implant is constructed of a prosthesis shank, a U-shaped plastic insert which envelops the proximal region of the shank, a deformable sheet metal jacket about the plastic insert and a pair of wedges which are driven into a space between the sides of the prosthesis shank and the sheet metal jacket in order to expand the jacket against the bone during implantation. A guide sleeve is also disposed at the distal end of the shank to slidably receive and guide the distal end of the shank.

Abstract: An apparatus for simulating a large scale, rotating representation of the solar system inner planets and the Sun is described, comprising a series of moving and stationary concentric rings arranged about a pedestal, above which is a highly reflective globe representing the Sun supported on a column of high velocity air. Above each of the moving rings, and rotating with the rings, are globes representing the inner planets Mercury, Venus and the Earth, each planet being supported on a column of high velocity air. The Earth representation also has a Moon globe that rotates about it on a column of air. The entire top surface of the rings, moving and stationary, is painted dark blue, with plentiful representations of twinkling `stars` scattered about the surface. The apparatus is large, and is intended to be used as an educational tool in museums and the like, or be a large public display, or be combined with clocks.

Abstract: A protective device having medical applications is disclosed. The protective device includes an adhesive base and a protective covering. The adesive base adhesively attaches to the patient's skin and surrounds the area to be protected. The protective covering is coupled to the adhesive base and covers the area to be protected. The protective covering is coupled to the adhesive base by means of adhesive or Velcro (TM). The protective covering may be repeatedly decoupled and recoupled with the adhesive base without detaching the adhesive base from the patient's skin. The protective device thereby provides repeated access to the protected area without damaging the patient's skin.

Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous gel compositions comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer and, optionally, a dermatologically safe buffering system to maintain a pH in the range 4.5 to 7.0; also disclosed are methods of treatment comprising topically applying said gel compositions to selected locations on the scalp to protect the host subject from caustic run-off during hair treatment with, for example, permanent wave solutions.

Abstract: A device for affixing a pretensioned ligament or tendon prosthesis to a bone of a patient includes a hollow elongated sleeve adapted to fit within a through drill hole in the bone and a cooperating wedge. A portion of the bore of the hollow sleeve is tapered with decreasing bore cross-sectional thickness towards the front end of the elongated sleeve. Th wedge is shaped so that a portion of a ligament or tendon prosthesis can be securely trapped between the wedge and the inner wall of the sleeve when the wedge is fully advanced forwardly within the sleeve. The device also includes a locking nut or ferrule for releasably locking the sleeve and wedge together with the wedge fully advanced within the sleeve, and a releasable bolt/washer assembly for preventing the prosthesis from being pulled forwardly through the drill hole in the patient's bone. The device is easy to use and provides a highly secure fixation of the pretensioned prosthesis.

Abstract: A disposable applicator for a cosmetic cream which makes it possible to apply cream to the skin of the user without making finger contact with the skin, the applicator also serving to scrub and stimulate the skin surface. The applicator is constituted by a miniature sponge molded of open-pore, synthetic plastic, flexible foam material whose cells in the outer layer thereof are partially closed. Injected into the core of the sponge is a metered amount of cream which impregnates the internal pores of the sponge but is not exuded from the outer layer unless the applicator is squeezed by the user. In practice, each applicator may be packaged in a foil-type sealed envelope or a color-coded supply of applicators containing different creams may be housed in a jar.

Abstract: In a protective wound-closing device, a plurality of adhesive backed planar pads arranged in a common plane are normally supported by a manually operated control. The control spreads the position of the respective pads in lateral directions with respect to each other for contact with a patient's skin around a wound; release of the control member from the pads permits a resilient shield member joining the pads to each other to darw opposing edges of a wound toward each other while the central overlying portion of the transparent resilient material shields the wound from contact with foreign matter while permitting air circulation and medication between the elastic shield and the surface of the wound as well as permitting observation of the wound without the necessity of removing the protective device.

Abstract: Novel copolymers of .epsilon.-caprolactone and glycolide useful in making surgical articles and particularly surgical sutures having Young's modulus of less than 350,000 psi. New and improved polymerization methods for producing the novel .epsilon.-caprolactone and glycolide copolymers.

Abstract: A nursing pad is disclosed having an absorbing pad of flexible absorbent material and configured to have a spaced apart first and second surface joined by a peripheral edge. The absorbing pad is sized to be placed over the front of a nursing woman's breast covering the nipple with side edges of the absorbing pad spaced apart for the side edges to remain on the front of the breast and with top and bottom edges of the pad placed against the upper and lower surface of the breast, respectively. A layer of moisture impervious material covers the second surface and extends around the side edges and bottom edge with the moisture impervious material having an opening exposing a portion of the first surface adjacent the nipple and with opposing surfaces of the material at the bottom edge of the pad defining a fluid reservoir.

Abstract: A knee orthosis includes a tubular stretchable fabric adapted to circumferentially surround the area of a wearer's knee, an annular pad secured to the fabric and adapted to surround the wearer's patella. Two lateral extensions constitute uninterrupted continuations of the annular pad and extend in opposite directions therefrom. The lateral extensions are located and dimensioned in length such that they terminate at areas beside the knee joint to leave uncovered a substantial zone of the posterior of the knee area.

Abstract: A shaped chitin body prepared by treating a shaped body of chitin with an alkali solution, such that within a dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid, the volume of said shaped chitin body will increase by a factor of at least about 10 while substantially retaining its shape. This shaped chitin body has versatile capabilities comparable to those of chitosan. A nonwoven fabric made of a fibrous chitin body is particularly effective as a wound dressing.

Abstract: By a pressure-relieving bandage there is arranged a flexible, non-adhesive, waterproof film (2) between a foam layer (1) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (3) containing a hydrocolloid.This will ensure that the expansion of the adhesive by moisture absorption will preferably take place in a direction away from the film (2) and in towards the body. The bandage will therefore not so easily let go of its adhesion to the skin since there is no horizontal displacement of any importance.Moreover, the foam layer is provided with cuts (5) so that large or small sections (6) can be removed from the bandage. The plaster can therefore be used as a pressure-relieving bandage.For prophylactic use it is advantageous to insert a micro-porous tape (7) between the foam layer (1) and the film (2) and to leave out the adhesive layer (3). Instead the underside of the tape (7) and the film (2) is adhesive and protected by a removable protective cover (4).

Abstract: A hair curling roller with a flocked outer surface for curling the hair. The curling roller includes a central core member having an opening in one lateral end of the core member and longitudinally extending within the core member; this core member is formed of a material highly conductive of heat. A hollow sleeve member with a flocked outer surface is arranged on the core member. A first end ring is attached to the core member at one lateral end thereof; this first end ring has a flange extending over but spaced from the adjacent end portion of the flocked outer surface of the sleeve member. A second end ring having an attachment member is connected to the core member at the other lateral end thereof by the attachment; the second end ring has a flange extending over but spaced from the adjacent end portion of the flocked outer surface of the sleeve member. The first and second end rings are formed of a low heat conducting material.