Abstract: One or more clips to be hooked to an item (e.g., belt) and enable a bandage wrapped around an inguinal wound to be secured thereto. The clip(s) act as tie-down point(s) for the bandage to provide most efficient pressure to the wound. The clips include a waist securing member and a bandage retention member. The waist securing member includes first and second legs secured together along a first side (e.g., top) of clip by a first connection piece. A first space is defined between adjacent sides of first and second legs having a first opening along a second side (e.g., bottom) of clip. The bandage retention member includes second and third legs secured together along the second side of the clip by a second connection piece. A second space is defined between adjacent sides of second and third legs having a second opening along the first side of clip.

Abstract: A compostable medical mask is provided with a printable outer non-woven layer. The outer non-woven layer includes bonded first fibers with first fiber diameters in a range from approximately 1 micron to approximately 100 microns. At least one intermediate non-woven filtration layer is provided. The intermediate non-woven filtration layer has second fibers having a second fiber diameter in a range from approximately 50 nanometers to approximately 800 nanometers. An inner non-woven layer for contacting a mask-wearer, the inner non-woven layer including bonded third fibers having third fiber diameters in a range from approximately 1 micron to approximately 100 microns. The compostable medical mask has a bacterial filtration efficiency of at least 98%, a sub-micron particulate filtration efficiency of at least 98%, a viral filtration efficiency of at least 98%, a splash resistance repelling synthetic blood at 160 mm Hg, and differential pressure of less than 5.0 mm H2O/cm2.

Abstract: A body wearable brace, e.g. for resisting involuntary motion, adapted for allowing a user wearing the brace on his arm to dynamically move his or her upper arm, forearm, wrist and hand, comprising: an upper arm piece; a hand piece; an elbow flexion-extension joint that is rotatable relative to the upper arm piece around a first axis of rotation; a forearm pronation-supination joint that is rotatable relative to the forearm pronation-supination joint and the elbow flexion-extension joint around a second axis of rotation; an extension element extendable in a longitudinal direction; a wrist flexion-extension joint that is rotatable around a third axis of rotation. A first portion of the wrist flexion-extension joint is directly or indirectly connected to the extension element, and a second portion of the wrist flexion-extension joint is directly or indirectly connected to the hand piece.

Abstract: A flexible hemostatic pad formed from a hemostatic powder, which may contain a hydrophilic polymer such as a cation ion exchange resin, compressed onto or into a velvet-like backing substrate is provided for the control of bleeding at a wound site.

Abstract: A leg orthosis including a first brace attachable to a femoral portion of a leg and a second brace attachable to a tibial portion of said leg. The leg orthosis includes an articulation mechanism for enabling articulation of the leg orthosis and at least one force-applying mechanism for applying a pulling force to the second brace in a direction of the first brace, the force applied by the force-applying mechanism varies with an angle of articulation of the leg orthosis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bandages used to protect and disinfect or provide a protective antimicrobial barrier to a surgical site with one or more percutaneous pins or wires extending therefrom. The bandage includes an antimicrobial agent, an absorbent layer, an adhesive layer, and one or more slits designed to receive therethrough a percutaneous pin or wire extending from the surgical site. The bandage enhances and facilitates the ease of protecting a surgical site with one or more percutaneous pins or wires extending therefrom without disturbing the pins or wires and while protecting the surgical site from infection, contamination, and injury during the healing process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to relates to a assistive wearable system for relieving muscle fatigue in the neck and shoulders, the assistive wearable system includes a head gear mounted to cover a head of a user, a wearable platform mounted on an upper body of the user, and a wire tension controller that maintains tension of a wire by being seated on the wearable platform and fixing to operate a semi-active ratchet mechanism structure as a brake to detect a moment a movement of the wire stops as connected to the head gear by the wire, and stop unwinding of the wire, wherein the ratchet mechanism rotates the ratchet based on the unwinding and pulling of the wire.

Abstract: The invention relates to 4-((6-oxopyrimidin-1(6H)-yl)methyl)benzoic acid, compositions thereof, and uses of either, for example in the treatment of ?1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or AATD).

Abstract: A spinal mobility enhancement system may comprise a body inclination apparatus which may include a support platform having a platform surface for resting a person's body thereon and having a longitudinal midline. The system may also comprise a spinal mobility enhancement device movably secured on the inclination apparatus along the longitudinal midline to engage the back surface of the body of the person on the platform surface of the support platform. The mobility enhancement device may have a pressure portion configured to cause pressure to be applied to a pair of spaced regions of the back surface of the body by a pair of raised surfaces of the device. The raised surfaces may be spaced from each other in a lateral direction with an air gap being defined between the raised surfaces which corresponds to a position of the spine of the body of the person positioned on the platform.

Abstract: An infant umbilical cord stump protector includes a pad positionable proximal to the umbilical cord stump and a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad. The fluid impermeable material has (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to the infant about the umbilical cord stump, (ii) a deformable region, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region. The deformable region has greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover can form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump. The umbilical cord stump protector is used to protect the umbilical cord stump while it dries.

Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic device with a dimensionally stable element (2) for positioning on a body part and a strap (30) for fastening the dimensionally stable element (2) to the body part, the strap (30) being guided through a deflection eyelet (8), wherein the dimensionally stable element (2) comprises at least one fastening device (4) with a feed-through (10) with a longitudinal direction, along which a connection element (6) extends through the feed-through (10) to which the deflection eyelet (8) is attached, the connection element (6) comprising a first end (20) on which a first anchor (22) is formed in such a way that the first end (20) with the first anchor (22) cannot be pulled through the feed-through (10) along the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A wearable pressure-relief brace has been developed to treat tennis elbow by redistributing forces away from the lateral epicondyle. Unlike prior art, which primarily relies on compression to alleviate symptoms, this innovation addresses the root cause of prolonged pain and delayed healing: repetitive nighttime pressure on injured elbow tissues during side sleeping. Referenced research highlights how such pressures exacerbate the initial sprain or strain of the common extensors at their origin at the lateral epicondyle. The described apparatus minimizes these aggravating forces, enabling rapid relief and recovery. This offloading brace represents a significant advancement over passive restraints, offering improved protection, comfort, freedom of movement, and compliance, particularly during sleep.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling parameters of a fluid management and medical device system. An illustrative method may comprise initiating a command to acquire a plurality of data signals at predetermined time intervals from a sensor of a fluid management system or a medical device. Upon acquisition, the data signals may be stored in a buffer until a predetermined minimum number of data signals have been acquired. A profile may be generated with the plurality of data signal. The profile may be filtered with an adaptive data filter configured to perform one or more passes over the profile. Each pass of the one or more passes of the adaptive data filter may monitor and analyze a different feature of the data signals and the one or more passes may vary depending on the one or more settings received from the sub system of the fluid management system.

Abstract: Machine learning in an artificial pancreas is described. An artificial pancreas system may include a wearable glucose monitoring device, an insulin delivery system, and a computing device. Broadly speaking, the wearable glucose monitoring device provides glucose measurements of a person continuously. The artificial pancreas algorithm, which may be implemented at the computing device, determines doses of insulin to deliver to the person based on a variety of aspects for the purpose of maintaining the person's glucose within a target range, as indicated by those glucose measurements. The insulin delivery system then delivers those determined doses to the person. As the artificial pancreas algorithm determines insulin doses for the person over time and effectiveness of the insulin doses to maintain the person's glucose level in the target range is observed, an underlying model of the artificial pancreas algorithm may be updated to better determine insulin doses.

Abstract: It is the object of the invention to provide a knee bracing system that bolsters the body's natural ligaments, and accommodates user's with different natural Q-angles, to reduce the knees proneness to injury or re-injury. The invention is a cable system that acts much like the body's natural way that resists the forces that cause excessive joint movement and injury to the ACL and or MCL. As the leg travels through the range of motion the cables provide external hyper extension, bending, and rotation support preventing the tibia bone from moving forward (hyper extending) or twisting (lateral rotation) and or laterally bending with respect to the femur.

Abstract: A joint fixation has a stepless angle adjustment device having a first body, a second body, a pivot shaft, and a knob assembly. The first body has a first fixing portion. The second body has a second fixing portion. The pivot shaft has a first end fixed to the first body and a second end opposite to the first end and extending into the second body. The first body is rotatable relative to the second body around the pivot shaft. The knob assembly is disposed at the second end of the pivot shaft. When the knob assembly is pulled, the knob assembly is capable of driving the first body to rotate relative to the second body around the pivot shaft. Angle adjustment between the first body and the second body is easy and may be done by one hand.

Abstract: An orthopedic brace featuring a posterior bracing system. The posterior bracing system comprises (i) a posterior panel including a plurality of locking slots and (ii) a first extension panel removably coupled to the posterior panel. The first extension panel includes a plurality of locking protrusions corresponding to and removably coupled to the plurality of locking slots.

Abstract: An orthopedic brace features a posterior bracing system coupled to an anterior bracing system. The posterior bracing system includes a first plurality of telescopic lateral panels with a first telescopic lateral panel coupled to a first belt member and a second telescopic lateral panel coupled to a second belt member. The anterior bracing system includes a second plurality of telescopic lateral panels such as a third telescopic lateral panel and a fourth telescopic lateral panel. The first telescopic lateral panel and the first belt member are positioned into a curved form to enable the first belt member to attach to the third telescopic lateral panel of the anterior bracing system while the second telescopic lateral panel and the second belt member are positioned into a curved form to enable the second belt member to attach to the fourth telescopic lateral panel of the anterior bracing system.

Abstract: A dental appliance is disclosed. The appliance may include an arcuate base shaped to extend along at least a portion of an upper dental arch of a patient and match with a custom fit at least certain maxillary teeth of the patient. The appliance may further include a tongue-retention feature. The tongue-retention feature may connect to the arcuate base and comprise a palatal portion and a sublingual portion. The sublingual portion may cooperate with the palatal portion to form a cavity shaped to receive an anterior portion of a tongue of the patient therewithin. The palatal portion may have an exterior surface custom-formed to match at least a portion of a hard palate of the patient.

Abstract: An ultra-miniaturized wireless-controlled patch-type drug pump and a production method thereof, in the field of biomedical engineering device technology, are disclosed. The pump utilizes near-field communication (NFC) technology commonly found in smartphones to power the circuit. It injects drug into patients' bodies via volume alteration of a thermal expansion material and a gas generated by an electrolytic electrode, attaining pre-meal bolus and basal rate drug infusion. The drug pump has a relatively simple structure, a small size, and no need for an internal power supply, thereby alleviating at least some of the burden on patients and enhancing the comfort and convenience of wearing the pump. Meanwhile, it can be controlled through a smartphone application, simplifying the operation(s) of the pump and providing users with a precise and convenient drug injection approach.