Abstract: A latch mechanism for wheelchair seatbacks has multiple latch positions. The latch mechanism comprises a latch plate for supporting the back cane. The latch plate comprises a first relief and a second relief spaced from the first relief. A pivot pin is provided between the first and second reliefs for supporting the latch plate for pivotal movement in relation to the seat rail. A first catch is supported in relation to the latch plate for releasably engaging the first relief upon pivoting the latch plate in a first direction to lower the back cane to a folded position. A second catch is supported in relation to the latch plate for releasably engaging the second relief upon pivoting the latch plate in a second direction to raise the back cane to an unfolded position. The first and second catches are positioned with the latch plate therebetween.

Abstract: A dynamic support system mounted to a chair to permit a user to be supported in one of a plurality of positions is provided. The dynamic support system includes a seat assembly coupled to the chair and having a cushion and a pair of support plate assemblies coupled to the cushion, each support plate assembly having a central interface plate coupled to the chair and disposed between an inner interface plate and an outer interface plate, the central interface plate of each support plate assembly having a pair of pivot slots, the inner and outer interface plates of each support plate assembly coupled to the cushion by a pair of bolts extending through the inner interface plate, the pair of pivot slots in the central interface plate and the outer interface plate of each support plate assembly. The seat assembly can adjust between an anterior position and a posterior position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a locking mechanism of an armrest assembly for a wheelchair, comprising: an elongated inner arm, an elongated outer profile, and a locking handle, wherein the locking handle is configured to pivot between proximal and distal pivot positions in which the locking handle is pivoted further away from the outer profile than in the proximal pivot position. The locking handle is configured to cause the locking structure to engage with the outer profile and the inner arm to axially interlock the outer profile with the inner arm, and wherein the locking handle is configured to move the locking structure from engagement with the outer profile and the inner arm to release the outer profile from axial interlocking with the inner arm when the outer profile is in the proximal position and the locking handle is moved from the distal pivot position towards the proximal pivot position.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a supine patient to a prone position on a patient support structure, and for rotating such a prone patient between prone and supine positions without removing the patient from the patient support structure.

Abstract: In one respect, the invention of the present application is a patient transfer device having an inflatable air mattress and a fixedly-attached sling sheet. In another respect, the invention is a method of indexing an inflatable air mattress and a sling sheet together before fixedly joining them together in order to create an improved patient transfer device.

Abstract: An infant care device and, more particularly an apparatus for providing the combined functions of an infant incubator and a radiant infant warmer and which includes a radiant heater assembly contained within a housing and mechanisms and methods to quickly reduce the heating from the radiant heater assembly when the infant care device is quickly converted from an open infant radiant warming device to an enclosed incubator.

Abstract: A casket assembly includes a base, a tray, and a lid. The base includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels configured as an open-top casket container formed of corrugated paper. The base includes rails coupled to and providing reinforcement to the side panels. Each of the rails has a bottom surface, a top surface, and an outer surface. The outer surface of each rail is adjoined to the corresponding side panel. The tray includes a bottom, two sides, and two ends. The tray sides are disposed between the bottom panel of the base and the bottom surface of one of the rails. The removable lid covers an interior of the base, and is disposed on the top surfaces of the rails.

Abstract: A casket arrangement includes a casket base, panels extending upwardly from the casket base, and a receiver fixedly coupled to at least one of the panels. Each panel includes inwardly facing and outwardly facing surfaces. At least one of the panels includes an opening formed through the inwardly facing surface and the outwardly facing surface. A receiver or guard is fixedly coupled to the inwardly facing surface of the at least one of the panels at a portion of the inwardly facing surface that is vertically between the opening and the casket base. At least a portion of the receiver is vertically aligned with the opening and spaced apart from the inwardly facing surface.

Abstract: A stretching device is provided. The stretching device includes a base. The base includes at least one frame extending forward and being in contact with an upright member extending upwardly from a front end thereof. The frame secures an inclined foot platform. The inclined foot platform tilts upward in the direction toward the upright member. The stretching device includes at least one gripping device. The gripping device includes at least one handlebar or handle loops mounted on the upright member and configured at a height that is between the shoulders and thighs of a user. The stretching device is configured such that the hands of the user are located in close proximity to the upright member when the device is in use.

Abstract: An upper-limb rehabilitation assisting device includes first and second handles coupled to first and second rotating shafts and rotationally operated by hands on a paralytic limb side and a healthy limb side; first and second biosignal detecting parts that detect first and second biosignals corresponding to the paralytic limb side and the healthy limb side; first and second drive parts that drive the first and second rotating shafts; and a control part that performs a cooperative control of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft. The control part controls the torques of the first and second drive parts at the time of the cooperative control of the first and second rotating shafts the basis of the degree of cooperation between the first and second biosignals.

Abstract: A walker for maintaining balance and stability has extendable and retractable struts positioned within tubular legs for leveling the walker when climbing stairs, a curb or an incline. The struts on each side of the walker are connected to one another via cables which coordinate the motion of the struts so that when the front struts retract within their respective tubular legs the rear struts extend proportionally and vice versa. The cables may be arranged using pulleys mounted within the tubular legs or Bowden cables may be used within each of the tubular legs. User actuated clutches engage the cables to arrest the motion of the struts and temporarily fix them in a desired configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for gait training has a movable base (200) comprising at least one drive unit (210) for moving the movable base, an arm arrangement (300) extending from the movable base, a weight support system (400) to enable a person to be at least partially suspended from above via said arm arrangement, a movement detector to detect a movement of the person and a control unit adapted to control said drive unit(s) in response to a movement of the person detected by the movement detector such that the movable base follows the person in a predetermined distance range and in a predetermined angular range with respect to a movement direction of the person.

Abstract: A body weight support system includes a support track configured to movably suspend a trolley therefrom. A power rail of the system is coupled to the support track and is in electrical contact with the trolley. A switch included in the system has a support track portion and a power rail portion. The switch is configured to transition between a first configuration, in which a first portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a first path, and a second configuration, in which a second portion of the support track and the support track portion of the switch define a second path. The trolley is configured to receive a flow of electric power from at least one of the power rail or the power rail portion of the switch that is operable to move the trolley along the first path or the second path.

Abstract: Provided herein is an orthoptic method of improving depth-perception in an individual. Devices, systems and kits for performing the present method are also provided.

Abstract: An inflation garment for the treatment of DVT is operated by a portable, battery powered air pump and controller detachably mounted on an interface plate incorporated into the inflation garment. The interface plate is formed with outwardly projecting mounting spikes that are engagable with openings in the controller housing to affect a detachable mounting of the housing to the interface plate. The air inlet and discharge receivers on the housing are asymmetrically oriented to promote proper mounting of the controller on the inflation garment. The air inlet and discharge receivers are engagable with inlet and discharge ports in the interface plate. For the multiple chamber inflation garment utilizing the battery powered detachable air pump and controller, the inflation chambers are provided with valves between adjoining chambers that allow sequential pressurizing of the inflation chambers and a simultaneous discharge of air from the chambers to complete a therapy cycle.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for producing a motion to be felt by a user comprising; a) a motor for generating a motion; b) a first member mechanically coupled to the motor, the member configured to have a motion of up and down; and c) a second member mechanically coupled to the first member and attached to a fixed location on the apparatus, the second member configured to tilt as a result of the motion of the first member; wherein the user has an option of choosing to experience the up and down motion generated by the first member or the tilting motion generated by the second member. The first and the second member can be each configured to receive a different extension, each extension configured to penetrate a body of the user.

Abstract: The vibration capsule device includes a movement generation unit, a movement control unit, a wireless communication unit and a power supply. The movement control unit provides instructions to the movement generation unit, which generates movements in configurable frequencies and duty cycles. The power supply unit provides power to the movement generation unit through movement control unit, which also decides work period and rest period for the capsule device. The vibration capsule device further comprises a capsule movement detection unit, which comprises at least one sensor unit and provides information to the wireless communication unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an acoustic energy pulse and delivering it into a body is described. The apparatus includes a generator for creating an acoustic energy pulse having an energy density field that can be measured at all points within a space in the shape of an imaginary cylinder having a length greater than or equal to 2 cm and a diameter. The cylindrically shaped space has a cylinder longitudinal axis oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the energy pulse at an angle in the range from zero to twenty degrees. A minimum energy density for the pulse at all locations within the cylindrically shaped space is at least 50% of a maximum energy density for the pulse within the space.

Abstract: A system for relieving pain of a user includes an electromechanical transducer configured to generate generate tactile sound waves (vibrations) with a frequency between 5 Hz and 200 Hz, a holder configured to keep the transducer in a fixed position adjacent to the mesenterial and internal organs' Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user, and a controller configured to control the amplitude and frequency of the transducer.

Abstract: A combined mobility and stability device which includes a body member having a platform base formed at a first end and a pressure application member formed at an opposing second end, the body member having a flexion portion disposed between the platform base and the pressure application member, wherein the flexion portion is configured to allow the pressure application member to move with respect to the platform base.

Abstract: A speed sensor determines the velocity of an object. A first detector detects light emitted by a first emitter. The first detector includes multiple photodetectors connected in series. The photodetectors produce a current that is proportional to the amount of light incident to the photodetector. The first detector additionally includes a current-to-voltage converter and a threshold detector. The current-to-voltage converter converts the current produced by the photodetectors into a voltage and the threshold detector compares the voltage generated by the current-to-voltage converter with a threshold voltage. When an object passes in between the emitter and any of the photodetectors, the light incident to the photodetector is at least partially blocked, reducing the current produced by the photodetector.

Abstract: A pouch comprises a film including (i) a fold defining a fold plane and a first marginal edge portion of the pouch, (ii) a first side transverse to the fold plane, and (iii) a second side opposite the first side and transverse to the fold plane. A fitment of the pouch includes a port and a base. The base defines a mid-portion engaging the fold at the fold plane, a first side located on one side of the mid-portion, and a second side located on an opposite side of the mid-portion relative to the first side. The first and second sides of the base are transverse to the fold plane, and are engaged with the first or second sides of the film, respectively. The base or film overlaps the other and defines an overlapping region. The base and film are sealed to each other within the overlapping region and form a fluid-tight seal that extends about the port.

Abstract: A multi-mix infusion bag is provided. The multi-mix infusion bag includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a lower chamber and the upper portion includes a plurality of chambers. Each chamber is separated and contains a fluid agent. The multi-mix infusion bag is configured to transfer each fluid agent within each chamber of the upper portion into the lower chamber for mixing. The multi-mix infusion bag may include dispensing devices associated with each chamber, wherein the dispensing devices operate to transfer the fluid agents into the lower chamber for mixing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an interfacing device for establishing a connection between a fluid-injection instrument and a flask, said device comprising: fluid flow means configured such as to open into the flask to be perforated when the interfacing device is attached to the flask to be perforated; and a distal opening allowing the flow of gases and a proximal opening allowing the flow of liquids.

Abstract: A system for filling a fluid reservoir of a fluid infusion device with a fluid is provided. The system includes the fluid reservoir having a first portion and a second portion. A fluid chamber is defined between the first portion and the second portion. The second portion is movable within the first portion and includes an interface. The system includes a transfer guard having a first end and a second end. The first end to be coupled to a source of the fluid and the second end having at least one locking member that couples to the interface. The transfer guard defines a fluid flow path for the fluid from the source, and the transfer guard is movable relative to the first portion to fill the fluid chamber with the fluid.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for assigning times of administration to patient medications are described. A GUI is displayed within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system. The GUI includes a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication. One or more daily times of administration for the medication are assigned in response to user input via the one day time scale. A dose of the medication is packaged in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system. The one day time scale may include a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period and one or more time indicators that are positionable by a user. The one day time scale may include a plurality of food consumption times, each selectable by a user for assigning a time of administration.

Abstract: A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the container is upright, yet require little suction pressure to move the flap to draw liquid or vent through the holes. The vent valve can be used in a bottom cap that is attachable to the bottom open end of the container. The vent valve assembly includes such a bottom cap, a sealing member for sealing the bottom cap to the container, and a vent valve. The vent valve and/or bottom cap have an elevated vent disc and a top portion having the thin flexible flap.

Abstract: Described herein are dental treatment compositions, more particularly, a dental varnish composition useful in effective fluoridation, enhancement of remineralization the tooth enamel, and hypersensitivity through occlusion of dentine tubule. The dental varnish composition includes a hydrogel system and at least one fluoride source, wherein the dental varnish is water soluble. The hydrogel system includes at least one polyphenol having at least one phenol group, at least one polymer, and a metal ion. Described herein are also methods of making such dental varnish composition.

Abstract: This invention provides fluid formulations and materials produced therefrom for repairing dental and bone defects, processes for the production of the fluid formulations and materials, and to uses of these formulations and materials. In particular, the invention provides the use cationic polymers such as polylysine in these formulations and materials, and the advantageous properties derived therefrom which include mechanical and antibacterial properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a personal care product or a home care product having self-assembled microparticles having an acid having two or more acid groups and an organic base in a solvent. The microparticles may form into a macrostructure and provide a support for carrying components of a personal care or home care composition. The particle is of micron scale. The microparticle may be obtained by contacting a bis-acid and organic base in a hydrophilic solvent, wherein the acid is insoluble or sparingly soluble in the hydrophilic solvent and the organic base is soluble in a hydrophilic solvent.

Abstract: The subject of the present disclosure is agents for oxidative hair dyeing containing from about 65-about 83 wt. % water, oxidation dye precursor(s), alkalizing agent and a specific mixture of a crosslinked copolymer of acrylic acid and non-ethoxylated esters of acrylic acid with linear C10-C30-monoalcohols, glyceryl fatty acid esters, selected from fatty alcohol ethoxylated and linear, saturated C8-C22-alkan-1-ol, wherein the dye obtains the optimal viscosity for application and the consistency of a gel-like cream with outstanding haptics.

Abstract: Provided are aqueous soluble tin phosphate complexes formed from a mixture comprising tin (II) fluoride and a pyrophosphate salt and oral care compositions comprising the complexes and uses thereof.

Abstract: A reflective skin-spread composition is provided. The composition comprises 80 to 90 w/w % reflective glass microspheres, and 10 to 20 w/w % carrier medium. The reflective glass microspheres have an average diameter of 30 to 80 microns. The carrier medium comprises an emollient ester, a plant emollient, a binder/stabilizer, and a water-resistant film-forming agent. The composition comprises the emollient ester at 3 to 6 w/w %, the plant emollient at 2 to 5 w/w %, the binder/stabilizer at 3 to 6 w/w %, and the water-resistant film-forming agent at 1 to 4 w/w %. An applicator for applying the composition to a surface also is provided. A method of enhancing visibility of a person comprising a step of applying the composition to an exposed skin surface of the person also is provided.

Abstract: A photocurable composition for a nail or artificial nail which can form a cured product exhibiting excellent durability (adhesion maintainability to nails). In addition, the present invention provides a photocurable composition for a nail or artificial nail which emits a weaker odor, generates less heat at the time of curing, and can form a cured product exhibiting excellent surface curability. In addition, the present invention provides a photocurable composition for nail or artificial nail which can form a cured product having an excellent shear adhesive force. The photocurable composition for nail or artificial nail according to the present invention contains the following components (A) to (D): component (A): a urethane-modified (meth)acrylic oligomer; component (B): a (meth)acrylamide monomer; component (C): a (meth)acrylic monomer having an acidic group; and component (D): a photoinitiator.

Abstract: A temporary tattooing ink is produced from concentrated genipin. In one embodiment, the concentrated genipin forms part of a solution. In another embodiment, the genipin is provided in a gel form which also includes a solvent and a thickening agent. Finally, an applicator is described into which genipin may be embedded for applying to a user's skin.

Abstract: A skin whitening composition includes amorphigeni or a salt thereof as an effective ingredient. Amorphigeni suppresses the expression of tyrosinase and induces autophagy on melanosomes. As such, it was confirmed that amorphigeni not only suppresses melanin production but also exhibits the effect of removing melanin previously produced by ?-MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone). Accordingly, amorphigeni can be advantageously used as a functional material for skin whitening and skin lightening.

Abstract: The present invention provides oral care compositions, and in particular toothpaste compositions comprising a calcium salt abrasive and a novel alginate-based binder and rheology modifier, together with methods of use and manufacture thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are a phytoncide moisturizing liquid composition, a hydrogen-generating skin care spray device including the same, and a method for preparing the same, wherein a phytoncide moisturizing liquid composition, which contains, on the basis of the total weight of the composition, about 95-98 wt % of water, about 1-3 wt % of a phytoncide undiluted liquid, about 0.05-0.5 wt % of gamma poly L glutamic acid, about 0.05-0.5 wt % of chitosan, and about 0.1-2 wt % of an emulsifier, is mixed with hydrogen generated by a hydrogen generator, thereby maximizing, at one time, the effect of the phytoncide moisturizing liquid composition, which is capable of suppressing the increase in collagenase in the skin due to ultraviolet radiation, and the effect of the hydrogen, which suppresses melanin synthesis by ultraviolet radiation and makes active oxygen generated due to the ultraviolet radiation harmless to the human body.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an aqueous colorant composition comprising poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and a colorant. The invention also refers to the uses of said composition particularly in methods for coloring hair.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion composition thickened with a hydrophobically modified polyether urethane, the composition having improved high-temperature stability and giving a pudding-like unique feeling. The invention provides an elastic jelly-like composition characterized in that a hydrophobically modified polyether urethane has been incorporated into an oil-in-water emulsion including oil droplets with an average particle diameter of 150 nm or smaller. The elastic jelly-like composition is transparent or translucent, gives a pudding-like elastic feeling, has excellent viscosity stability at high temperatures, and is suitable for use as a cosmetic-preparation base. The hydrophobically modified polyether urethane is especially preferably a PEG-240/decyltetradeceth-20/HDI copolymer.

Abstract: A silicone elastomer composition (“composition”) has customizable sensory characteristics. The composition includes a pituitous silicone fluid that includes a hydrosilylation reaction product and a carrier fluid. The hydrosilylation reaction product generally includes alkenyl or Si—H functionality. The hydrosilylation reaction product is the reaction product of a first linear organopolysiloxane including (R1R2R3SiO—1/2) and (R4R5Si)2/2) units, and a second linear organopolysiloxane including (R6R7R8SiO—1/2) and (R9R10SiO2/2) units. Each of R1-R10 is independently a hydrocarbon group so long as at least one of R1-R5 is an alkenyl group and at least one of R6-R10 is a hydrogen atom. The first linear organopolysiloxane has a DP of from 100 to 15,000. The second linear organopolysiloxane has a DP of from 4 to 1,000. The composition also includes a silicone elastomer different from the hydrosilylation reaction product. Personal care compositions can include the composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of Leontopodium alpinum extract, Halidrys siliquosa extract, vegetable amino acids, niacinamide, hexylresorcinol, Pinus pinaster extract, Betula alba extract, Albizia julibrissin bark extract, hydrolyzed Candida saitoana extract, Lentinus edodes mycelium extract, and/or Opuntia tuna fruit extract.

Abstract: Exopolysaccharide of a bacterial strain for its use in treatment and/or care of the skin, as well as its cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical compositions. In particular, its use for inflammation, lipolysis, lipid accumulation and skin firmness.

Abstract: The invention relates to an injectable biocompatible composition based on a polymeric support as well as to a method for producing it, which composition which comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer, wherein the polymer is polymerizable in situ to form a gel, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer is crosslinkable serum albumin or crosslinkable serum protein. The composition can be used in the restoration, the reconstruction, and/or the replacement of tissues and/or organs, or as a drug release implant in mammals. The composition is particularly suitable for treating cartilage disorders of a diseased or injured articular site in a mammal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lozenge dosage form having a disintegrative tablet portion and a candy glass shell portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are multi-compartmental nanoparticulate systems for imaging as well as the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of inflammation and/or disease. These multicompartmental nanoparticulate systems can be used to target specific cells or cellular structures. Furthermore, these systems are capable of simultaneous delivery of hydrophilic and lipophilic compositions. Finally, these systems also allow for temporal control of drug delivery.

Abstract: Compositions for delivery of growth factors needed for stable Tregs and methods of use thereof are provided. In preferred embodiments, the compositions can induce, increase, or enhance a functionally robust induced CD4 Treg population (e.g., Foxp3+ Treg) in vivo or ex vivo. The compositions generally include delivery vehicles including TGF-? and IL-2. Delivery vehicles include, for example, polymeric particles, silica particles, liposomes, or multilamellar vesicles. The TGF-? and IL-2 are typically co-loaded into, attached to the surface of, and/or enclosed within the delivery vehicle into the same particle for simultaneous co-delivery to cells such as T cells. Preferably the delivery vehicles are targeted to CD4. The compositions and cells treated therewith can be used in various methods of treating, for example, inflammation, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and disorders, and inducing or maintaining tolerance including graft and transplant tolerance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic lipid represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 each represents alkyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, the formula (A) wherein R4 and R5 each represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and n3 represents an integer from 2 to 6, or the formula (B) wherein R6 and R7 each represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and n4 represents an integer from 1 to 6; n1 represents an integer from 0 to 4; and n2 represents an integer from 1 to 4, provided that the case where n1 is 0 and n2 is 1 is excluded, and a composition which contains the cationic lipid and a nucleic acid, or the like.

Abstract: Cryogranulation systems with improved dispenser assemblies are provided for use in manufacturing frozen pellets of pharmaceutical substances in a fluid medium. Methods of cryogranulating the pharmaceutical substance in the fluid medium are also provided. In particular embodiments, the dispenser assembly is used with suspensions or slurries of pharmaceutical compositions including biodegradable substances, such as proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical substance can be adsorbed to any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier particles suitable for making pharmaceutical powders. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical carrier can be, for example, diketopiperazine-based microparticles. The dispenser assembly improves the physical characteristics of the cryopellets formed and minimizes product loss during processing.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.