Abstract: A gel-pack has a plurality of self-contained components organized as layers in an interior chamber of the gel-pack. Each layer may be inserted into, and removed from, the interior chamber individually. The components include a solid-state gel layer that stores thermal energy, a first radiant energy barrier that prevents the transfer of thermal energy radiating from an exterior of the gel-pack into the solid-state gel layer, and a second radiant energy barrier that reflects the thermal energy radiating from the user's body into the solid-state gel layer.

Abstract: Headwear for cooling the neurocranium region of a user's head and thereby the user's brain. In particular, the headwear provides selective cooling to specific areas of the parietal region, the frontal region, the temporal region and the occipital region of the cranium associated with the drainage system of the brain following a traumatic injury.

Abstract: System and method of photoaltering a region of an eye using a high resolution digital image of the eye. The system includes a laser assembly for outputting a pulsed laser beam, an imaging system for capturing a real-time high resolution digital image of the eye and displaying the digital image of the eye, a user interface receiving at least one laser parameter input, and a controller coupled to the laser assembly, imaging system, and user interface. The controller directs the laser assembly to output the pulsed laser beam to the region of the eye based on the laser parameter input.

Abstract: Device for administering a fluid into a patient's conjunctival sac, which combines in a single product optimum characteristics in terms of stability, positioning and spacing of the fluid dispenser with respect to the surface of the eye, as well as guiding of the dispensed fluid towards the center of the eye. The device has the shape of a hollow truncated cone, the minor (top) base of which is adapted to house the dripper of a fluid dispenser and the major (bottom) base of which has a non-coplanar ovoid shape and is adapted to rest precisely on the periocular area. The device allows safe spacing of the tip of the dripper from the corneal surface, preventing accidental contact between dripper and cornea. The dispensed fluid is directed towards the center of the eye surface, without coming into contact with the device. The device is constructively simple, low-cost and suitable for possible disposable use.

Abstract: An assembled blank may include a blank tip attached to a blank base, e.g., the blank tip may be welded to the blank base. The blank tip may be manufactured by modifying flat stock, e.g., tiers of blank tips may be manufactured by modifying tiers of flat stock. The blank tip may comprise a first forceps jaw, a second forceps jaw, and a blank tip aperture. The assembled blank may be disposed within a hypodermic tube and an actuation structure of a microsurgical instrument.

Abstract: Provided are a cornea protector and a SMILE extra cure unit including the cornea protector, which are used for surgery to correct a vision by generating a lenticule to be removed for vision correction while the epithelial layer is not removed by using a laser and then removing the lenticule to an incision surface having a length shorter than the diameter of the lenticule and enhance binding force of the cornea with the corrected vision by administering riboflavin and irradiating ultraviolet to a position in which the lenticule is removed.

Abstract: A manually, selectively attenuating earplug button, for insertion into a cavity of an earplug of a hearing protection device, is provided which includes a longitudinal central axis; a first opening to receive sound from an ambient environment; a second opening to output at least a portion of said sound; and an audio channel located between said first and second openings, said audio channel having a sound attenuation valve for permitting a wearer to manually adjust the amount of sound admitted to the wear's ear from said ambient environment. Also provided is a hearing protection device, including an earplug made of a soft resilient material having a hardness on the Shore A Durometer hardness scale, and an earplug button which is manually controllable by the wearer and capable of providing a plurality of sound attenuation settings, said earplug button disposed at least partially within a cavity of said earplug.

Abstract: A breathable structural web includes a layered structure having at least a layer of a non-woven material. The layered structure includes a base layer portion that has opposite first and second sides, a plurality of hollow protrusions that are disposed at the first side and that protrude and that are tapered from the base layer portion in a first direction, and a plurality of indented portions that are disposed at the second side, that extend from the base layer portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and that respectively define a plurality of recesses which open in the first direction. The hollow protrusions are scattered among the indented portions.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, is described herein. The topsheet is a two layer composite or laminate web having a first layer and a second layer. The composite or laminate has a first plurality of apertures and a second plurality of apertures, wherein the first plurality of apertures have sidewalls that extend in a first direction, wherein the second plurality of apertures have sidewalls that extend in second direction that is different than the first direction, and wherein the composite or laminate also includes a plurality of embossments which extend in a third direction opposite the first direction.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a tampon retainer to retain a string of a tampon in a vagina. In some embodiments, the tampon retainer comprises a body having a leading end and a trailing end. A fastener is located on the leading end of the body and is attachable to the tampon string. While the tampon and the tampon retainer are in use, the fastener maintains the entire tampon string within the vagina. The trailing end of the body of the tampon retainer is configured to extend from a vaginal opening when the tampon retainer is in use and a user can grasp the trailing end of the body to remove the tampon, the tampon string, and the tampon retainer from the vagina.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles suitable for providing leakage protection for users that experience relatively small to relatively large discharges of fluids wherein the article comprises a chassis which comprises a primary topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, the core being disposed between the primary topsheet and the backsheet, and the article exhibits an article length of from about 371 mm to about 500 mm according to the Article Length Method; an Acquisition Time for a load of 60 ml of less than about 39 seconds according to a Speed of Acquisition with Balloon Applied Pressure Method; a dry pad thickness of between about 4.6 mm to about 12 mm according to a Pad Thickness Method; and an Energy of Recovery at a load of 30 ml of from about 4 mJ to about 11 mJ according to a Bunch Compression Method.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles suitable for providing leakage protection for users that experience relatively small to relatively large discharges of fluids wherein the article comprises a chassis which comprises a primary topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, the core being disposed between the primary topsheet and the backsheet, and the article exhibits an article length of from about 330 mm to about 370 mm according to the Article Length Method; an Acquisition Time for a load of 40 ml of less than about 22 seconds according to a Speed of Acquisition with Balloon Applied Pressure Method; a dry pad thickness of between about 4.6 mm to about 11 mm according to a Pad Thickness Method; and an Energy of Recovery at a load of 20 ml of from about 4.4 mJ to about 10 mJ according to a Bunch Compression Method.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles suitable for providing leakage protection for users that experience relatively small to relatively large discharges of fluids wherein the article comprises a chassis which comprises a primary topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, the core being disposed between the primary topsheet and the backsheet, and the article exhibits a length of about 250 mm to about 329 mm according to the Article Length Method; an Acquisition Time for a load of 20 ml of less than about 11 seconds according to a Speed of Acquisition with Balloon Applied Pressure Method; a dry pad thickness of between about 4.4 mm to about 9.5 mm according to a Pad Thickness Method; and an Energy of Recovery at a load of 10 ml of from about 6.2 mJ to about 10 mJ according to a Bunch Compression Method.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes a base-structure and an elevatable structure known as a flat-back protection feature, that is capable of rising above the base-structure during article use. The flat-back protection feature utilizes either differences in material length compared with the length of the adjacent base-structure, or elastic materials, to maintain the feature elevation above the base-structure, while the article is in an extended condition. The flat-back protection feature extends into the intergluteal cleft of a wearer during use. Embossment features on the absorbent article are used to facilitate folding of the absorbent article, enhance the functionality of the protection feature, and/or improve the ease of manufacture.

Abstract: A nonwoven web suitable for use as a secondary topsheet in disposable absorbent articles is described herein. The nonwoven web is a spunlaced, carded, staple fiber, nonwoven having a basis weight of between about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 100 gsm. The nonwoven web has a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers and a plurality of resilient fibers, wherein the absorbent fibers makeup from about 20 percent to about 50 percent by weight, wherein the stiffening fibers makeup about 20 percent to about 40 percent by weight, wherein the resilient fibers makeup from about 25 percent to about 55 percent by weight, and wherein the carded staple fiber nonwoven is heat stiffened.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a facing layer joined to a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the facing layer and the backsheet, is described herein. The facing layer is a composite material having a plurality of apertures extending through the facing layer.

Abstract: An absorbent article for minimizing detachment between a top sheet and absorbent body, for stably maintaining an absorption performance, while maintaining a satisfactory feel on a skin of the top sheet. The top sheet has a plurality of raised sections extended in a lengthwise direction at predetermined intervals in a widthwise direction, and a plurality of furrow sections extended in the lengthwise direction between the raised sections. The furrow section has a first recess section including a first bottom section, and a plurality of second recess sections inside the first recess section. The second recess section includes a second bottom section having a highest fiber density of the top sheet. A portion at a second surface of a top section of the raised section is not joined to an absorbent body. The second bottom section of the second recess section of the furrow section is joined to the absorbent body.

Abstract: Disposable absorbent articles suitable for providing leakage protection for users that experience relatively small to relatively large discharges of fluids wherein the article comprises a chassis which comprises a primary topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, the core being disposed between the primary topsheet and the backsheet, and wherein the core comprises 1) a first laminate which includes a first superabsorbent layer disposed onto a first distribution layer and 2) a second laminate which includes a second distribution layer joined to a second superabsorbent layer; wherein the first distribution layer is joined to the second distribution layer in an offset manner along the length of the core such that a central portion of the core is formed from an overlapping joinder of the first and second laminates.

Abstract: A bandage securing device comprises a first sheet part and a second sheet part, and optionally also a third sheet part. The first and second sheet parts are connected to each other along a connection line extending in a width direction and arranged to overlap each other, thereby forming a jaw-like structure in a longitudinal direction. At least one of said first and second sheet parts, and possibly both, are provided with at least one first adherent fastening layer on an internal surface facing said overlap. Further, the bandage securing device comprises at least one second adherent fastening layer on an external surface, not facing said overlap, to detachably connect to the bandage. This second adherent fastening layer may be provided on one of the first and second sheet parts, and/or on the third sheet part.

Abstract: An electric bed includes a basic unit and a lift unit. The basic unit includes a base, a sliding frame supported on the base, a backrest frame pivotally connected to the sliding frame, a headrest frame pivotally connected to the backrest frame, and a restraint including an end pivotally connected to the base and another end pivotally connected to the backrest frame. The backrest frame includes a lug that includes a slot. The lift unit includes a power element pivotally connected to the sliding frame, a rod operatively connected to the power element, a backrest driver pivotally connected to the rod, a headrest driver pivotally connected to the backrest driver, a backrest lever for pivotally connecting the backrest driver to the backrest frame, a roller supported on the backrest lever, and a threaded bolt inserted in the backrest driver and the slot of the lug of the backrest frame.

Abstract: An electric bed includes a basic unit and a lift unit. The basic unit includes a base, a sliding frame, an upper leg-rest frame, a lower leg-rest frame and a crankshaft. The sliding frame is supported on the base. The upper leg-rest frame is pivotally connected to the sliding frame. The lower leg-rest frame is pivotally connected to the upper leg-rest frame, and formed with at least one lug that includes a slot. The crankshaft includes a first crank formed thereon, a second crank formed thereon, an axle inserted in the first crank and the slot, and a caster supported on the axle. The lift unit includes a power element and a rod. The power element is pivotally connected to the sliding frame. The rod includes an end operatively connected to the power element and another end pivotally connected to the second crank.

Abstract: The load detector includes: first and second beam type load cells which are supported on first and second support bases in a cantilever manner to have free ends; and a mounting part on which an object is to be placed, which includes first and second connection parts connected to the first and second beam type load cells, and which is disposed between the first and second beam type load cells. The free ends of the first and second beam type load cells face opposite directions to each other in an extending direction of the first beam type load cell. The first and second connection parts of the mounting part are respectively connected to the first and second beam type load cells on a side of the free ends of the first and second beam type load cells.

Abstract: A medical air mattress has a mattress body and an upper bedspread. The mattress body is formed by multiple air cells including independent air cells parallelly arranged as an air cell row. The upper bedspread covers the mattress body. The independent air cells are connected to the independent deflating unit to be deflated independently. When the patient needs to use the bedpan, the independent air cells are deflated to form a recess for receiving the bedpan so that the patient needs not to move.

Abstract: A mobility device designed to extend the usable field of movement for people with physical limitations by allowing them to descend to the ground and ascend to an upright position with ease. A user may bring the device within their vicinity, grab onto the articulating handles and safely reach the ground to engage in a ground activity. When the ground activity is completed, the user simply grabs onto the sloping handholds and ascends step-by-step until they have made their way to a standing position. The device is portable and can be stowed around the home. It is likely to be close to the user at all times, thus it is a safe means of ensuring support when a caretaker is not present.

Abstract: A heat exchanger module (HEM) and system uses a flexible substrate with one or more open channels, to which a substrate cover is bonded, thereby forming closed channels in the flexible substrate. Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are attached to optional thermally diffusing copper squares atop the substrate cover. An interface cover is attached to the TEC tops, with a compliant thermally conductive material opposite the TECs and ultimately in contact with a patient. A liquid is passed through the closed channels, which act as thermal references for the TECs. Current is supplied by a controller to the TECs to induce TEC cooling or heating relative to the liquid. One or more temperature sensors detect the temperature of the interface cover, which are used as inputs to the control of the TEC supply current. The HEM may be used for heating, cooling, or cycling between heating and cooling for various medical uses.

Abstract: A massaging device includes a shaft having two end portions, a handlebar attached to the shaft and perpendicular to the shaft, and a massaging member attached to the shaft. The massaging member is attached to either of the end portions of the shaft. The handlebar includes one end portion attached to the middle portion of the shaft and perpendicular to the shaft for forming a T-shaped structure. The massaging member is attached to the shaft with a fastener. A massaging element is attached to the shaft and includes a barrel having a space for engaging with the shaft. The massaging member includes a cylindrical ember having one or more spring biased latches engaged with the massaging element.

Abstract: A physical therapy device comprising a bench, having a seating surface and legs and a pair of horizontal supports positioned to either side of the knees of a person seated on the bench, a quick release securing device connected to each of the pair of supports, a rail connected to one of the quick release securing devices, a body pivotally attached to said rail, a foot rest attached to said rail and the foot rest and rail arranged to rotate with respect to said body about a pivot axis, the body having an adjustment mechanism to adjust the amount of force required to rotate the rail with respect to the body, wherein said body is repositionable between first and second positions, to provide physical therapy to the knee.

Abstract: A control system for an exoskeleton for a limb of a user wherein the limb has an upper portion connected to the body of a user and a lower limb portion is provided. The control system controls operation of one or more drive motors that rotate one or more joints of the exoskeleton. Input signals from pressure sensors and positional sensors are monitored and, when the input signals fall within expected values, one or more control actions may be implemented.

Abstract: The control method for lower-limb assistive exoskeletons assists human movement by producing a desired dynamic response on the human leg. Wearing the exoskeleton replaces the leg's natural admittance with the equivalent admittance of the coupled system formed by the leg and the exoskeleton. The control goal is to make the leg obey an admittance model defined by target values of natural frequency, resonant peak magnitude and zero-frequency response. The control achieves these objectives objective via positive feedback of the leg's angular position and angular acceleration. The method achieves simultaneous performance and robust stability through a constrained optimization that maximizes the system's gain margins while ensuring the desired location of its dominant poles.

Abstract: A visual acuity (VA) training device includes a guiding unit, an eye-movement sensor, and a controller. The guiding unit is configured to guide an eyeball to move towards multiple predetermined positions. The eye-movement sensor is configured to obtain multiple eye-movement signals according to movement of the eyeball. The controller obtains multiple eyeball muscle parameters according to the eye-movement signals, and the controller controls the guiding unit according to the eyeball muscle parameters, so as to adjust the predetermined positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medicine and cosmetology. The use thereof allows for widening the inventory of technical means and obtain universal and simple means for acting on skin integument of living being.

Abstract: A rolling back healthcare massage and fitness apparatus is designed for a user to perform a flexing and extending movement and to back-massage at the same time, wherein the apparatus includes a supporting frame constructed to have an upper frame and a lower frame, a rolling back massaging arrangement extended between the upper and lower frames, and two handle units spacedly extended between the upper and lower frames. The rolling back massaging arrangement has a plurality of rolling back massaging faces that one of the rolling back massaging faces is selectively oriented for touching, rubbing and kneading on the user's back. The handle units not only allows the user's hands to hold at the handle units to perform the flexing and extending movement but also enables the user's body to self-apply a massaging pressure on the user's back at one of the rolling back massaging faces for back-massaging.

Abstract: A hand held chest physiotherapy device comprises a hand grip member with a first end and a second end. The hand grip member is configured to adaptively receive a user hand via a strap member attached to a first end of the hand grip member. The second end of the hand grip member is removably attached to one or more venting members configured to incorporate a pressure difference in the device. The device further comprises a pad member, which is removably attached to an end of the venting members of the hand grip member. The pad member is configured to provide pressure on the patient by slapping the device against the chest or back of the patient.

Abstract: An ergonomic massage therapy apron that overcomes the discomfort caused to clients when using present massage therapy holsters and also prevents her uniform from being stained. The massage therapy apron comprises of an apron, the apron has a left, a right, a top, a bottom, a front and a back side. The left side of the apron is a strap that has a first hook and loop attachment means on the front of the apron that is adjacent to the end of the left side. The right side of the apron defines an apron body that runs from the right side of the apron toward the left side of the apron, the apron body has a height of at least 8 inches at the left side of the apron body and tapers as it goes toward the right side of the apron body. A first holsters is defined on the front side of the apron body and is adjacent to left side of the apron body. The right side of the apron has a hook and loop attachment means that is on the back of the apron that is adjacent to the right side of the apron.

Abstract: A package that is configured to store and dispense fluids. The package includes a container and a dosing dispenser for closing an opening to the container. The dosing dispenser includes a body portion having a syringe receiver and a valve assembly that is configured to permit the flow of fluid from the container to the syringe.

Abstract: A cassette for use with an injector has a housing, and a cassette identification arrangement (cassette ID) defining a code containing information about the cassette that is detectable and decipherable by an injector. The cassette may further have a sleeve movably disposed within the housing, for holding a drug container, and a locking arrangement for interlocking the sleeve with the housing. The cassette may further have an aperture in the housing, and a cassette cap for removing a needle shield of the drug container. The cassette may have an anti-bending structure to prevent bending or flexing of the cassette cap. The injector may have a processor for controlling operational parameters of the injector and a detector communicatively coupled with the processor for detecting and communicating the cassette ID to the microprocessor to decipher the code defined therein. Also, a method of injecting a drug into a patient with an injector, wherein the sequence of actions performed by the user are controlled.

Abstract: A syringe comprising a syringe barrel having a distal end, a distal tip, an open proximal end, a barrel sidewall extending between the distal end to the open proximal end and defining a chamber, the barrel sidewall having a barrel sidewall thickness t, the distal end of the syringe barrel including a distal wall is disclosed. The syringe includes a connector integrally formed with and extending distally from the syringe barrel at the distal wall, the connector including a collar disposed coaxially around an elongate tip in fluid communication with the barrel to form a channel between the elongate tip and the collar, the collar including an inside surface, an outside surface and a plurality of ribs extending radially outwardly from the outside surface and separated by spaces, each of the plurality of ribs having a height H and a width W, wherein there is a ratio of the height H to the barrel sidewall thickness tin a range of 0.75 and 1.

Abstract: A medical connector includes a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end, a helical thread extending radially outward from a surface of the sidewall and comprising a crest portion, flank portions, and a root portion with the flank portions connecting the crest portion to the root portion, and at least one deformable protrusion extending radially outward from the root portion of the helical thread.

Abstract: A jejunal system and apparatus are disclosed. The jejunal system includes a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of lumens extend through the sheath between the proximal end and the distal end. A first lumen of the plurality of lumens is provided with a first aperture set and a second aperture set. The first aperture set is in fluid communication with the second aperture set via the first lumen. The jejunal system is dimensioned and configured such that, when the system is inserted into a human body, the first aperture set is located in a small intestine of the human body, and the second aperture set is located in a stomach of the human body.

Abstract: The invention is related to a shaded porcelain system that contains two types of veneering porcelains: natural enamel/dentin body and opal enamel, as well as stain & glaze porcelain, with CTE that are compatible to and which can be used for veneering a dental prosthesis made of 1) lithium disilicate-based glass-ceramic substructure that is formed by hot pressing or CAD/CAM machined process or 2) YTZP zirconia-based ceramic substructure that is formed by CAD/CAM machined process in order to improve overall esthetics of final prosthesis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to free-form structures made by additive manufacturing, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The rigid free-form structures comprise a lattice structure which is impregnated by a polymeric or other material. The rigid free-form structures may be used in wound treatment, e.g., as a facial mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic agent for lightening keratin fibers, which contains two separate powder-formed preparations (A) and (B), each of which is packaged in a water-soluble film, and a method for lightening keratin fibers using the agent. The cosmetic agent of the present disclosure does not require the use of free hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A beauty care product is provided. The beauty care product has a multi-layered barrier patch with a non-foamed first layer and a foamed second layer. The non-foamed first layer has a non-foamed polymer film with a first surface and a thickness from 5 microns to 250 microns. The foamed second layer has a foamed polymer film comprising a Mean Void Volume Percentage from 45% to 80% and a thickness of from 10 microns to 250 microns. The beauty care product also has a cosmetic composition with an effective amount of a skin active agent and a pressure sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A solid cosmetic composition includes (i) an inner core having (a) soft vegetable butter, vegetable oil or a mixture thereof, present in an amount of at least 50 wt. % based on the inner core; (b) an emulsifier; and (c) a colouring; (ii) an outer layer comprising (a) hard vegetable butter in an amount of at least 50 wt. % based on the outer layer, and (b) a colouring.

Abstract: A personal care composition substantially free of sulfated surfactants includes a dispersed gel network, a detersive surfactant, and water. The dispersed gel network includes one or more fatty alcohols, a gel network surfactant, and water. Methods of making a personal care composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic product comprising a) a cosmetic preparation including, in relation to the total weight a1) 20-98% by weight ethanol, a2) 5-80% by weight of at least one amylate, b) a device for flash evaporation of the cosmetic preparation a), and to a method using corresponding products and the use of the cosmetic preparation a) as process material in a device for flash evaporation.

Abstract: Cosmetic agent for lightening keratin fibers, containing at least one packaged preparation (A), wherein the preparation (A), based on its total weight, contains a) from about 10 to about 90% by weight of peroxydisulfate(s) b) from about 10 to about 50% by weight of sodium silicate and the preparation (A) is packaged in a water-soluble film which, based on its total weight, includes at least 60% by weight of a polymer mixture which has a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, exemplified in that the sodium silicate comprises sodium disilicate and methods for the use of this agent.

Abstract: A skin product for improving the skin includes a first container containing a first product, the first product including alpha hydroxy acid, and second container containing a second product, the second product including a combination of humectants, moisturizers and an AHA (glycolic acid) formulation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic product for dyeing keratin fibres which contains two separate powdered preparations (A) and (B), which are each packaged in a water-soluble film, and to a method for dyeing keratin fibres using said product. The cosmetic product of the present disclosure does not require the use of free hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for reshaping keratin fibers, preferably the hair, having a specific range of a pH and including at least one specific active compound in an amount of 8% by weight or more relative to the total weight of the composition. The composition according to the present invention is preferably a cosmetic composition, for keratin fibers, such as hair, and can be used for a process for reshaping the keratin fibers with heat. The process according to the present invention can be used to deform or reshape keratin fibers, preferably hair, and can provide the keratin fibers with sufficient reshaping efficiency such as strong wave intensity of the curled keratin fibers and excellent hair conditioning effects (less damage to the keratin fibers), in a relatively short period of time as compared to a conventional process which uses a reducing agent and an oxidizing agent.