Abstract: A patient safety shield, and its method of use, features a deflector shield that closes gaps between the bottom profile of safety eyewear worn by the patient and the patient's cheek area. The deflector shield, when positioned, oriented, and profiled across the bridge of the patients nose and under the patient's eyewear, deflects fine infectious and or injurious debris, which originates in the patient's oral cavity, from being ejected off moving parts of dental tools during a dental procedure. The deflection by the deflector shield prevents potentially infectious or injurious debris from reaching and harming the eyes of the patient that may enter through the bottom gaps.

Abstract: A device sized and shaped for alleviating pelvic organ prolapse when inserted into a vagina, comprising: a treatment rendering portion configured to be adjustable between a first, collapsed state and a second, expanded state, where the second expanded state extends substantially in three dimensions.

Abstract: A protective face mask is provided. The protective face mask may have a removable mouth panel (or “apron”) which acts as a protective personal barrier for the user. The removable mouth panel is suitable for allowing quick access to the user's mouth to, for example, eat and/or drink without needing to remove the entire body of the mask. Further, the user's nostrils remain secured and protected beneath the remainder of the mask. The mouth panel may also be completely disconnected from the main body of the face mask to allow a user to eat and/or drink. Alternatively, the mouth panel may be partially disconnected from the mask by being rotated to the left, to the right, or upward to allow a user to eat and/or drink.

Abstract: An orthopedic device comprising a first shell, a second shell, and a hinge connecting to the first and second shells. A first strap having a first end slidably connects to the first shell and a second end removably anchors to the second shell. An overlay extends over a portion of the first shell and forms a clearance with the first shell into which the first end of the first strap extends. Portions of the overlay secure to the first shell outside of the clearance.

Abstract: A disposable, multiple layer surgical drape is provided. The surgical drape includes a bottom layer configured as a fluid impervious layer, a middle layer configured as a fluid absorbent layer, and a top layer configured as a fluid repellent layer. The middle layer is disposed between the top and bottom layers and has varying thickness. The top layer includes one or more continuity breaks exposing the middle layer.

Abstract: A disposable dressing forms a compartment around and above a wound site and a volatile antimicrobial compound is allowed to sublimate/evaporate into the compartment. A heating element is included in the dressing, with heat stimulating wound healing and simultaneously accelerating sublimation/evaporation of the antimicrobial compound.

Abstract: In various implementations, a dental appliance may be utilized to increase an airway and/or reduce snoring. The dental appliance may include an adjustment member, sheath, and a connector that couples the adjustment member and the sheath. The adjustment member may be coupled to a first bite plate, which is positionable over at least a portion of a user's upper teeth. The sheath may be coupled to a second bite plate, which is positionable over at least a portion of a user's lower teeth. The dental appliance may push a user's mandible forward (e.g., closer to an anterior side of a user when compared to an initial position of the mandible) during use.

Abstract: An arm sling has a neck strap that is selectively slidably secured to a first arm strap and a second arm strap. The arm sling is adapted for use in the shower and is configured to be adjusted using a single arm. Each of the arm straps has a loop and a belt. An outer surface of each loop may be covered with a first fastening portion and the belt may be covered with a second fastening portion. The first fastening portion is configured to removably connect with the second fastening portion at a plurality of locations along a length of the second fastening portion. The loop also has a securement band disposed adjacent a junction between the belt and the loop. The securement band is configured to selectively hold the belt adjacent to the loop.

Abstract: Provided is a cervical brace. The cervical brace according to the present invention may include an upper support that supports and covers a jaw of a wearer, a lower support supported by being pressed against shoulders around the neck of the wearer, a rear support that is positioned behind the upper support and the lower support and supports the rear of the wearer's neck, and a height adjuster including a body installed at one side surface of the upper support, a connecting member formed to extend from one surface of the lower support toward the body, and a rotating member that is installed at one side of the body such that the connecting member penetrates and rotates about the connecting member in both directions, wherein the body of the height adjuster moves upward and downward along the connecting member according to a rotating direction of the rotating member and thus the upper support moves upward and downward with respect to the lower support.

Abstract: Skin compression devices are disclosed that are formed of a shape memory material and that have multiple tensioning members. Disposal of one or more skin compression devices on the skin of a subject increases the temperature of the shape memory material and causes the tensioning members to bend inward, thereby compressing the area of skin disposed between the tensioning members; this compression shields the compressed skin from tensile loading. Methods of production and use of the skin compression devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: A patient grasps a handle grip of a repositioning device. The patient may be on a bed or a couch, for example, and wishes to pull the injured limb up onto the bed or couch without having to bend over. The device has a shaft, a handle grip on a proximal end of the shaft and a hook on a distal end of the shaft. The patient secures the hook to something that is about the limb, such as a cast, brace, bandage, or the like. Once the hook is secured, the user pulls the device upwardly to raise the limb. Once the user has positioned the limb as desired, the hook is disengaged.

Abstract: A medical dressing having a geometrical plane of symmetry. A border portion extends along the contour of the pad. A central portion of the dressing has a smaller width perpendicular to the plane of symmetry than the widths of the adjoining portions. The medical dressing comprises a gripping tab which is coplanar with the border portion and which projects outwardly from the border portion. The medical dressing may be used for pressure ulcer prevention, such as at a heel of a human body.

Abstract: An improved orthosis apparatus for being selectively formed and applied and removed having offset zipper closures on two shell members for improved hinging and opening and access for initial application and forming when malleable and for removing and reinstalling when hardened.

Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical drape configured to selectively allow or block a patient's view of a surgical field, as is desired particularly in Caesarean section operations. Generally, the surgical drape includes a mainsheet and a screen connected to the mainsheet. The mainsheet is equipped with a surgical fenestration and the screen is equipped with a screen fenestration and a flexible tunnel material forming a tunnel between a surgeon-facing side of the screen and a patient-facing side of the screen. The drape is equipped with at least one flap that covers the screen fenestration during the surgical procedure. Upon birth, the infant is passed through the tunnel to greet the mother, and a flap is then closed to cover the screen fenestration.

Abstract: An appendage brace assembly includes an openwork including an open proximal extremity, a distal extremity, and a volume therebetween. The openwork is stiff and jointless, and defines access points to the volume from proximate to the open proximal extremity to proximate to the distal extremity for enabling access to the appendage applied to the volume through the open proximal extremity. A restraint is carried by the openwork for restraining the appendage from being withdrawn from the volume through the open proximal extremity, when the restraint is releasably secured to the appendage applied to the volume through the open proximal extremity, and for enabling the appendage for being withdrawn from the volume through the open proximal extremity without interference from the openwork, when the restraint is released from the appendage applied to the volume through the open proximal extremity.

Abstract: An improved joint support for limiting the range of motion of an anatomical joint comprises intermeshing gears for allowing adjustment of the range of motion of the joint, and comprises plural mechanisms for securing the gears in engagement with one another, whereby adjustment can be made without tools and without disassembly of any components.

Abstract: An auricular support system can include a substrate and a mold material. The substrate can include a substrate body having a first end and an opposed second end. At least a portion of the first end can be configured to carry an adhesive suitable to attach to a dermal surface. The second end defines at least one void. The mold material can be configured to be applied to both an auricular structure and the second end of the substrate body such that the mold material becomes disposed in the void and molds about the auricular structure. The mold material can be configured to cure after the mold material is applied to the auricular structure and the substrate body so as to support the auricular structure relative to the substrate. The auricular support system can further include an auxiliary support structure configured to attach to the auricular structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are splints for a mandibular advancement device, each splint comprising one or more guided fins, wherein each guided fin is located at a distance D from back of the splint; a back post; at least one threaded rod connecting the back post to the guided fin, wherein the distance between the guided fin and the back post is changed when the threaded rod is turned either clockwise or counterclockwise; and a guiding mechanism.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments includes apparatuses, devices, and methods for treating a breathing disorder, comprising: inserting a first target oral stud into a first location of an anchor structure, the first target oral stud including a target stud shaft, a target anterior anchor, and a target posterior anchor, wherein the target stud shaft (or suture) is positioned within the tissue of the anchor structure. The embodiments further comprise inserting a first support oral stud into a first location of a support structure, the first support oral stud including a support stud shaft (or suture), a support anterior anchor, and a support posterior anchor, wherein the support stud shaft is positioned within tissue of the support structure. Further, the embodiments comprise connecting, using at least one first connector, the target anterior anchor with the support anterior anchor.

Abstract: An animal splint for immobilizing a leg of an animal receives the back and sides of the injured leg and is angularly adjustable to the normal angle of the upper and lower part of the injured leg prior to sustaining the leg injury. The splint includes a lower leg assembly, an upper leg assembly, an adjustment member configured for setting the angle between the lower leg assembly and the upper leg assembly, and a leg retaining means that extends across the lower leg open front and the upper leg open front where the lower leg assembly and the upper leg assembly receives the back and sides of the injured leg.