Abstract: The invention is concerned with magnetic therapy. To this end there are disclosed magnetic adhesive patches having at least one magnet thereon to be placed directly on the skin of a person. The adhesive patch has a hypoallergenic adhesive on one side on which side at least one magnet is placed thereon. The adhesive/magnetic combination has visual or tactile guides thereon for a correct placement of the any of the magnets relative to the adhesive patch. The adhesive patch, prior to a use, may be placed on a stiff retainer/release liner having one or more depressions therein to accommodate the one or more magnets that are attached to the adhesive side of the adhesive patch. There are disclosed replacement patches for the original patches that may have served a useful life.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a mattress jacket having an accessible and expandable compartment therein. The jacket consists of a side wall closely following the contour of the mattress on which it is placed. The bottom of the side wall is tucked under the mattress and secured there under. The compartment includes a bottom sheet that is resting on top of the upper surface of the mattress. The side wall includes a fold that captures a side edge of the of the bottom sheet. There is a further fold in an upper section of the side wall of the jacket that is secured to itself and represents an accordion fold that may expand or collapse as the compartment includes more or less of a cushioning material. There is a third fold secured by seaming in a further upper section of the side wall forming a planar surface confronting the bottom of a cover that may be separably affixed to the same.

Abstract: A keyboard rest is made of resilient material such as foam, and has a sloping top surface for proper keyboard positioning. A resilient palm rest is provided adjacent the base of a received keyboard and acts as a stop to keep the keyboard properly positioned. The resilient keyboard rest member may be attached to a lap adapter comprising a generally rectangular base with a plurality of parallel flutes along its bottom, so as to provide air channels. Such structure limits lateral movement of the lap adapter when placed on the lap of a user, such as a computer operator or wheelchair patient. The alternating ribs and channels therebetween provide pressure dispersion while providing traction. The air channels provide air circulation. The keyboard rest member may be used without the lap adapter for use directly on a desktop or similar flat surface.

Abstract: A packaged catheter arrangement having a soft and pliable latex rubber catheter for body orifice use and having its shaft slidably removably disposed within a relatively rigid tube sheath of plastic to form a catheter handling assembly which is enclosed as a unit within a peripherally sealed peel-apart dual sheet overpackage. The tube sheath is sealed closed at one end and the catheter preferably has a pre-lubrication coating on its insertion shaft and enclosed within the closed-ended tube sheath.