Abstract: A mitt enhances the sense of touch when worn on a hand of a user as an object is touched with the palm side of the fingertips. The apparatus is formed of an enclosure of first and second layer of a pliable and elastic material, a lubricant, and a third layer of sheet material. The first and second layers are sealed together along their perimeter to form the enclosure. The lubricant inside the enclosure is present in a quantity and with sufficient lubricity that the coefficient of kinetic friction between the walls of the enclosure is less than the coefficient of kinetic friction between the fingertips and the enclosure and less than the coefficient of kinetic friction between the object being touched and the enclosure.

Abstract: A pad is used in shifting a patient from one bed, or other horizontal surface, to another. The pad is formed of a sealed, elongated, and flattened enclosure of a flexible, puncture-resistant material and contains, sealed within the enclosure, a lubricant to reduce the friction between the inside surfaces of the enclosure.