Abstract: A hand propelled wheeled vehicle, specifically a wheelchair, containing a pair of hand actuated, lever driven mechanisms to rotate the main wheels. The levers pivot around attachment points on the left and right sides of the vehicle chassis. The left lever actuates a frame responsible for contra-rotating two integral one-way clutches arranged on a drive shaft coupled to the left main wheel, with the right lever operating the right side mechanism in an identical fashion. The arrangements of the clutches utilize both the forward (pushing) and backward (pulling) stroke of the lever to rotate the main wheels forward. Steering and braking control is afforded through attachments integral to the hand grips of the right and left hand levers, respectively.

Abstract: A hospital bed contains: a body, a headboard, a footboard, a holding frame, at least one peripheral frame, and a drive unit. The headboard is disposed on one of two short peripheries of the body, and the footboard is mounted on the other of the two short peripheries of the body. The holding frame is fixed on the body and includes at least two tabs, and each of the at least one peripheral frame includes a coupling part and two connectors connected with two sides of the coupling part respectively, and each of the two connectors has a movable post, an accommodation stem, and a resilient element fitted on the movable post and moving between the movable post and the at least two tabs. The drive unit is mounted on the holding frame so as to control a rotation angle of the holding frame.

Abstract: A body positioning mattress and a method of positioning a patient or person 0 to 90 degrees or greater in an upright supine or prone position while maintaining neutral skeletal alignment (non-flexed position) wherein a vacuum process can be applied to the body positioning mattress to remove air thereby molding the mattress around the body of the patient or person to maintain position. Further, the mattress may be placed onto a manual or motorized bed frame to position and maintain a patient or person 0 to 90 degrees or greater in the supine or prone position.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a person support system including support pads having cooling features. According to one embodiment, a person support system may include a longitudinal frame comprising at least one side rail. A support pad may be positioned on the longitudinal frame. The support pad may comprise a thermally conductive core portion comprising a support matrix and at least one thermally conductive element. A cooling source may be thermally coupled to the thermally conductive core portion through the side rail with a connector comprising thermally conductive fibers. The cooling source may draw heat from the thermally conductive core portion through the at least one thermally conductive element and the thermally conductive fibers of the connector thereby cooling at least the thermally conductive core portion of the support pad.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for preventing and treating pressure ulcers in bedfast patients. The invention includes providing a non-powered mattress having a first zone adapted to conform to a first body part and a second zone adapted to provide support to a second body part, and off-loading interface pressure on the first body part to the second body part by dynamically increasing the support provided to the second body part by the second zone based on a weight of the first body part on the first zone. The off-loading of interface pressure from the first body part to the second body part equalizes blood oxygen saturation in tissue of the first and second body parts. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: A post-surgical support member is configured to be placed a post-surgically between a supine patient and a support surface so as to isolate an anatomical load from a post-surgical wound against the support surface, the anatomical load produced by the weight of the supine patient.

Abstract: An arm support for a supine patient includes a support which can easily be attached to or removed from a standard medical table pad, and which supports the patient's forearms at an angle parallel to the body, with the biceps at right angles to the body. The arm support may include arm rests which may be slideably moved to accommodate patients with narrower or broader shoulder widths.

Abstract: A motorized chair is provided. The chair comprises a seat, a back, a hoist comprising at least a mast, a winch, and a sling, and at least one actuator, that based on receipt of a first instruction to activate the hoist, raises the seat and back and extends the mast over the raised seat and back. Based on receipt of a second instruction, the at least one actuator instructs the winch to raise the sling. An individual seated in the chair, based on actuator receipt of the first instruction, is raised to an upright position. The sling comprises at least one member for attachment to the individual. Based on the attachment of the at least one member to the individual and based on receipt of the second instruction by the at least one actuator, the hoist lifts the individual.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a patient support device includes a patient support top, a support bracket, and a catch assembly that is slidably attached to the support bracket and that is operable to receive a connector of the patient support top.

Abstract: A surgical head support device. A head cushion supports the patient's head while the patient is lying in the prone position during surgery. An air conditioning unit is adjacent to the head cushion and provides temperature control to the head cushion. A camera is positioned for viewing the patient's face as the patient is lying in the prone position on the head cushion. A secretion container is positioned to collect discharge from the patient's nose and mouth as the patient is lying in the prone position on the head cushion. A support platform is positioned under the head cushion and provides support for the head cushion, the camera and the secretion container. A height adjustment device is positioned under the support platform and is utilized to adjust the height of the head cushion for the safety and comfort of the patient.

Abstract: Systems and methods for left radial access, right room operation peripheral interventions are provided that include left radial bases to stabilize a left arm of a cardiac patient across a midsagittal plane, transradiant right radial bases to position a right arm of the patient, and radiodense radiation reduction barriers located between the patient and a doctor.

Abstract: An adjustable surgical frame for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine of the patient includes a first end, an opposite second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends thereof. The surgical frame has a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends along the length thereof, and includes a first support surface, a second support surface, and a third support surface. The surgical frame also includes an adjustable chest support, an adjustable hip and upper leg support, and an adjustable feet and lower leg support. The surgical frame is moveable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, and the chest support, the hip and upper leg support, and the feet and lower leg support are moveable to accommodate differently sized patients on the surgical frame.

Abstract: To wear and remove an assist instrument has been difficult because a user has to wear or remove the assist instrument on or from her/his body in a state that an elastic member is contracted. An assist instrument includes a wearing-removal member that is placed wearably and removably on a body of a user; an assist unit that is provided to the wearing-removal member, and assists muscular strength of the user by an action of at least one of extension and contraction by power supply; a control unit that controls an action of the assist unit; and something that adjusts constriction of the body by the wearing-removal member at a time of at least one of wearing and detachment of the wearing-removal member.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a body part of a patient is provided. The apparatus comprises a support for at least partially supporting and holding the body part and a manipulator connected to the support for supporting and maneuvering the support. The manipulator includes a parallel linkage device including a plurality of hingedly interconnected linear actuators. The parallel linkage device includes at least one hinge including a, preferably resilient, tendon joint. Further, a method, a storage medium and a piece of headgear are provided.

Abstract: An torque pattern adjustment apparatus including a display configured to display a first torque pattern corresponding to a gait cycle, and a generator configured to generate a second torque pattern by adjusting at least a portion of the first torque pattern in response to a reception of an input, and a torque pattern adjustment method using the same may be provided. The first torque pattern may be applied to a joint of a user.

Abstract: An exoskeleton pelvic sub-assembly includes one or more pelvic links each having a hip sagittal rotation axis and an inguinal sagittal rotation axis different from the hip sagittal rotation axis. A hip joint is coupled to the pelvic link and is configured to be coupled to a hip link of the exoskeleton. The hip joint is configured to allow sagittal plane rotation of the pelvic link with respect to the hip link about the hip sagittal rotation axis. One or more inguinal joints are also coupled to the pelvic link, each configured to be coupled to a thigh link. The inguinal joint is configured to allow sagittal plane rotation of the pelvic link with respect to the thigh link about the inguinal sagittal rotation axis.

Abstract: A motion assistance apparatus including a proximal support configured to support a proximal part of a user, a distal support configured to support a distal part of the user, a support assembly configured to connect the proximal support and the distal support and adjust a separation distance between the proximal support and the distal support and a rotation angle of the distal support, and a controller configured to control the support assembly based on a virtual dual spring-mass model designed using the proximal support as a body of mass, the controller including a first virtual spring configured to connect the proximal support and a first portion of the distal support and a second virtual spring configured to connect the proximal support and a second portion of the distal support is disclosed.

Abstract: A variety of implementations, building off one another, of a device that mechanically provides energy to muscles used throughout the gait cycle. The mechanical power is provided by elastic bands, or similar material. The different implementations presented introduce more components which provide adjustability in many aspects of the device including how it fits the user, increasing comfort for the user, and providing customized tension levels, thus customized assistance, in the different segments of the device thus to the different muscle groups in the lower extremity.

Abstract: A method and device for outputting a torque of a walking assistance device is provided. The method and device may determine a degree of progress in a gait cycle based on data received through wireless communication, calculate a torque corresponding to the determined degree of progress, and output the torque to a driver of the walking assistance device. However, when the data received through wireless communication is not updated data, the method and device may determine reference data based on a reference pattern, and update the data using the determined reference data.

Abstract: A saddle for a crutch to assist a user in walking. The saddle comprises a frame having a support membrane disposed thereon, the frame and support membrane providing an inner lobe configured to rest against a torso of the user during use, an outer lobe configured to rest against an arm of the user during use, and a top portion connecting the inner lobe and the outer lobe and forming a U-shaped channel having an curved upper surface configured to fit within an armpit of the user with the U-shaped channel open along at least a portion of a downward facing side. A pivoting joint is attached. A spring mechanism having an upper portion is attached to the pivoting joint such that the joint is configured to allow the spring mechanism to move with respect to the frame along an arced path.

Abstract: A method for treating vestibular impairment, comprising: (a) providing a virtual reality apparatus comprising: a headset; a smartphone having a computer processor, a camera, and a display screen; a case holding the smartphone attaching to the headset; a first optical arrangement, for focusing a field of view of the camera on the user's eye; a second optical arrangement for viewing the display screen; and an application and the processor adapted to display a stimulation exercise on the screen; wherein, the application records movements of the eye, during the exercise, using the camera; wherein the application determines user response competence to the exercise, based upon the movements; and accordingly modifies exercise degree of difficulty; (b) placing the headset on the user's head; (c) focusing the field of view onto the eye; (d) displaying the exercise; and (e) recording eye movements, using the camera.

Abstract: Provided is a vertical motion adjuster for a thermotherapy device capable of simultaneously accomplishing a pressing acupressure therapy effect and a pushing acupressure therapy effect. The vertical motion adjuster for the thermotherapy device includes a conveyance unit including a movable member configured to move along a mat, a support unit having one side hinged with the conveyance unit, and an elevation unit installed between the conveyance unit and the support unit and configured to raise the other side of the support unit in an arc shape. Accordingly, since the pressing acupressure therapy effect and the pushing acupressure therapy effect can be simultaneously accomplished as a moxibustion device is raised according to movement in an arc shape, a thermotherapy effect as well as an acupressure therapy effect through the moxibustion device can be improved.

Abstract: A pressotherapy apparatus including a device for forming a treatment enclosure to be placed around a section of the body. The device has inflatable and deflatable cells having an upper membrane and a lower membrane which are connected together. The cells are supported by an external wall opposite a body surface of the device. The cells are disposed in a stack between two end cells. The cells between the end cells are stacked by overlapping in a position inclined between a high-end near to the external wall and a low end near to the body surface. The cells of the stack have an active portion of the upper membrane extending from the low end not covered by the lower membrane of an adjacent cell above.

Abstract: A massage device includes a handle device having two end portions, two hand grips attached to the end portions of the handle device, and two spring biased lock devices are engaged into the end portions of the handle device and each include a projection for engaging with the handle device and for extending out of the handle device and for preventing the hand grips from being disengaged from the handle device. An arm is attached to one of the end portions of the handle device, and includes a sleeve for engaging onto the handle device and for engaging with one of the spring biased lock devices. One or more massage members are detachably attached to the end portions of the arm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a massage device configured to provide a squeezing pressure. The massage device may include an elastically extensible and bendable connector element and at least two rolling massage elements. A portion of the elastically extensible and bendable connector element and the at least two rolling massage elements form a massaging zone configured to receive one or more body parts. The body parts may include feet, forearms, and the like. Accordingly, the massage device may provide relief for specific conditions such as plantar fasciitis and carpel tunnel syndrome.

Abstract: A massager providing massaging frequencies in the range of 75 to 250 hertz, and preferably 100 to 200 Hertz is provided. The massager includes a motor for generating rotational motion, an applicator head having multiple treatment surfaces, and a shaft attached to the motor and applicator head for translating the rotational motion to the applicator head. The massager also includes a restraining mechanism attached to the applicator head. The restraining mechanism is configured to prevent the applicator head from rotating, thereby generating a circular motion in each of the treatment surface. The circular motion has diameters in a range of 0.1 mm to 5 mm and a preferred frequency of 100-200 completed circular movements per second.

Abstract: A feeding pouch assembly includes a pouch defining a fluid chamber with an outlet port extending from the pouch. The outlet port is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber. A valve is positioned at the outlet port and is biased to a natural sealing position wherein flow from the fluid chamber to the outlet port is prevented. The valve moves to a non-sealing position, wherein fluid is free to flow from the fluid chamber to the outlet, upon connection of the outlet port to a feeding tube. The valve automatically moves to the sealing position upon disconnection of the feeding tube from the outlet port.

Abstract: A drug decocting container comprises a cover body (1), an inner-layer container, and an outer-layer container. The inner-layer container is em-bedded in the inner part of the outer-layer container, the strength of the outer-layer container is larger than that of the inner-layer container, and the outer-layer container supports the inner-layer container and controls deformation of the inner-layer container. The cover body (1) is connected with the inner-layer container in a sealing way to form a sealed cavity, and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are provided on the sealed cavity. An inner pipe (3) is supported by a high-strength outer pipe (2) in the drug decocting container, such that the wall thickness of the inner pipe (3) can be thin, thereby reducing costs of the inner pipe (3), providing a condition for disposable use of the inner pipe (3), and preventing drugs from influencing each other by residues in the inner pipe (3) so as to affect the quality of a beverage while decocting different drugs.

Abstract: A pill crushing device pulverizes pills and then transfers the pulverized pills out of the device with minimal transfer loss and spillage. The device includes a pill chamber and may include a storage portion. The pill chamber forms a threaded connection with the storage portion that enables detachment. The storage portion stores the pill and operates the crushing mechanism. The pill is pulverized in the pill chamber. The pill chamber is disposed beneath the storage portion. A first spoon retains the pill and carries the pulverized pill out of the chamber along a longitudinal opening of the pill chamber. An optional second spoon detachably attaches to the first spoon to carry supplemental compositions to the pulverized pill.

Abstract: A system for intraoral fluid delivery comprises a rate-controlled and/or volume-controlled fluid supply device, a reservoir for holding one or more fluids to be delivered to a patient's oral cavity, a mouthpiece to be worn by a patient at least partially within the patient's oral cavity, and tubing to carry the one or more fluids from the fluid supply device to the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece comprises a fluid inlet adjacent and/or exterior to the patient's oral cavity when the mouthpiece is worn by the patient, a fluid outlet posterior to the fluid inlet, and a fluid channel therebetween.

Abstract: There is provided herein a system and a method for guiding insertion of a gastroenteral tube including: an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electromagnetic field covering a treatment area; wherein said electromagnetic field generator is external to the patient; a registration sensor configured to mark anatomic locations on the patient's torso; a gastroenteral tube comprising a tip sensor configured to sense its position and/or orientation relative to the electromagnetic field generator; and a processing circuitry configured to: calculate an orientation of the subject relative to the field generator based on the anatomic locations marked by the registration sensor, load a predefined anatomic map representing a torso; aligning the map based on the anatomic locations marked by the registration sensor, and showing on the map a path of the gastroenteral tube insertion; wherein the path is generated according to changes in the strength of the electromagnetic field sensed by the tip sensor's

Abstract: A naso/orogastric device having backflow blocking means and comprises a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient, at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along the naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume, at least one esophageal sensor that detects fluid around at least one segment of the naso/orogastric tube, and a pressure regulator that regulates a pressure within the elastic esophageal body according to the detection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7 as well as to the use of a stabilizer for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7.

Abstract: The application relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit comprising a Paste A and a Paste B, Paste A comprising water, acid-reactive inorganic filler C, non acid-reactive filler A, Paste B comprising water, polyacid, complexing agent, non acid-reactive filler B, the mean particle size of non acid-reactive filler B being larger than the mean particle size of non acid-reactive filler A, the water content of the composition obtained when mixing Paste A and Paste B being below 20 wt.-%. The application also relates to a device for storing such a kit of parts and the use of the kit of parts and/or the device for preparing a dental cement, dental filling material, dental core build up material or dental root channel filling material.

Abstract: The invention features a composition which can or is to be used in a dental retraction, the composition comprising liquid a liquid and a layer type 1:1 silicate mineral and a layer type 2:1 silicate mineral in a ratio from about 50/50 to 5/95 wt.-% with respect to each other. The invention also relates to a container containing the dental retraction composition and to a kit comprising parts A and B, wherein part A comprises the dental retraction composition and part B comprises at least one accessory selected from the group of applier, dental impression material, retraction cap(s), a container for storing and dispensing the composition and combinations thereof. The invention further features a process of dispensing a dental retraction composition, the process comprising the steps: providing a dental retraction composition contained in a container, placing the container in an applier, and using the applier for dispensing the dental retraction composition out of the container.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a nail polish composition that is filled into a nail polish bottle, wherein the composition comprises a first nail polish layer comprising a first coloring material, which exhibits a first characteristic color, dissolved therein, and a second nail polish layer comprising a second coloring material, which exhibits a second characteristic color, dissolved therein. A first film layer formed over the first nail polish layer separates the first and second nail polish layers. Also, the first and second nail polish layers are disposed in the nail polish bottle at an angle relative to each other. In this manner, the first nail polish layer and the second nail polish layer are immiscible. Also, the first coloring material is insoluble in the second nail polish layer; and the second coloring material is insoluble in the first nail polish layer. Further, agitation of the nail polish composition causes the first and second nail polish layers to form an emulsion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gel, and corresponding methods for its use, having an SPF of at least 15 comprising at least about 50% by weight of a volatile hydrocarbon, a film former, a solvent comprising an ester group, a combination of ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) sunscreen agents, wherein the UVA sunscreen agent comprises 4-tert-butyl-4?-methoxydibenzoylmethane, wherein the PFA of the gel is at least about 5 or at least about 8, and wherein the gel is capable of drying within two minutes after topical application to skin.

Abstract: A beauty care method has a step of applying an aqueous pack agent 1 containing water, a magnetic powder 11, a thickener and a charged iontophoretic component 13 to the skin 2; a step of applying magnetic force to the magnetic powder 11 in the aqueous pack agent 1 applied to the skin 2 to attract and remove the magnetic powder 11 from the skin surface 21 by the magnetic force while leaving an aqueous solution 12 of the iontophoretic component on the skin surface 21; and a step of applying an iontophoretic current to the skin 2 with the aqueous solution 12 left to allow the iontophoretic component 13 to infiltrate into the skin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising: a) one or more pyrophosphate compounds, wherein the total concentration of pyrophosphate compounds in the composition is 0.5 wt % to 1.5 wt %, based on the weight of the oral care composition; b) one or more thickening gums, wherein the total concentration of thickening gums in the composition is 1.25 wt % to 1.6 wt %, based on the weight of the oral care composition; and c) a metal ion source.

Abstract: An oxidative hair dying and conditioning composition and method for base breaking hair with an oxidative hair dye composition provides a hair dying and conditioning composition that consists of a nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of 12 or less, at least one liquid oil agent, at least one alcohol defined by a carbon chain of at least 14 carbon atoms, at least one anion surfactant, at least one amphoteric surfactant, and at least one solvent. Further, a base breaking method helps remove the hair border line by reducing the contrast between a hair's natural base color and highlights through application of a first agent consisting of an oxidative dye and alkaline agent, and a second agent consisting of an oxidative agent that are applied to the hair in two phases separated by a duration of about ten minutes, and rinsing/drying the hair between applications.

Abstract: The present invention implements a strategy that combines an enzyme inhibition assay with a chemical dereplication process to identify active plant extracts and the particular compounds—diarylalkanes and/or diarylalkanols within those extracts that specifically inhibit binuclear enzyme function. Included in the present invention are compositions of matter comprised of one or more of diarylalkanes and/or diarylalkanols, which inhibit the activity of binuclear enzymes, particularly tyrosinase and which prevent melanin overproduction. The present invention also provides a method for inhibiting the activity of a binuclear enzyme, particularly tyrosinase and a method for preventing and treating diseases and conditions related to binuclear enzyme function. The present invention further includes a method for preventing and treating melanin overproduction and diseases and conditions of the skin related thereto.

Abstract: An oral care composition, including a non-aqueous dispersant and a fatty acid structure-building agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to non-aqueous dentrfrice compositions comprising a surfactant system. The surfactant system consists of a combination of surfactants i.e. a betaine and a taurate surfactant; or a betaine and an alkyl sulphate surfactant; or a betaine, a taurate and an alkyl sulphate surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a use of 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose for preventing dental caries. More specifically, 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose inhibits the growth of oral microorganisms and exhibits anti-caries activity to inhibit the production of acids caused by the consumption of a carbon source by the oral microorganisms. Thus, 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose can be used in pharmaceuticals, food products, oral hygiene preparations, etc. for preventing, ameliorating or treating oral diseases caused by oral microorganisms, such as dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral mucosal ulcer, halitosis or xerostomia.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising naringin:Zinc complexes having a 2:1 naringin to zinc molar ratio. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.

Abstract: A transdermal formulation which can be applied to the skin, body, face using a combination of glutathione, in the presence of a wide range of active components while increasing permeation of active antioxidant agents. A therapeutically effective amount creates in the patient (i) regulation of sleep, (ii) increased energy during awake periods, (iii) improved concentration during awake periods, (iv) reduction of facial wrinkles, and (v) reduction of joint and muscular pain with increases by at least 10 percent of the ability of skin to retain moisture and totally absorb the glutathione without requiring injection or oral supplementation of the glutathione.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel anhydrous composition of small-molecule polysaccharides, consisting of at least a small-molecule polysaccharide and an anhydrous base. The formulation of the anhydrous composition of small-molecule polysaccharides allows the small-molecule polysaccharide to maintain a molecular size of 12-22 nm and the direct penetration of the small-molecule polysaccharide across the horny layer of skin. The present invention also provides a method of effectively maintaining skin hydration level in a subject in need thereof, comprising topically administering to the subject an anhydrous composition of small-molecule polysaccharides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous cosmetic composition in flexible solid form, comprising: at least 12 wt.-% of one or more anionic surfactants, and one or more polymer conditioning agents, said composition comprising at least one anionic surfactant selected from among acyl isethionates. The composition is preferably suitable for use as a composition for cleaning or washing keratin materials, particularly hair. The invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment method intended in particular for the care, cleaning and/or conditioning of keratin materials using said composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the cosmetic use as a skin refreshing agent of the combination of at least one associative nonionic polyether polyurethane and at least one cyclohexanol derivative. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic method for refreshing the skin, consisting in applying to the skin surface a composition comprising, in particular in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a) an aqueous phase; and b) at least one associative nonionic polyether polyurethane; and c) at least one cyclohexanol derivative. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising, particularly in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least one aqueous phase; and b) at least one associative nonionic polyether polyurethane; and c) at least one cyclohexanol derivative; and d) at least one antiperspirant active agent.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is the cosmetic use via an oral route of a combination of actives comprising at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid and vitamin D, for improving the hair quality. This combination of actives may further comprise, as an additional active, vitamin E, vitamin C, a carotenoid, zinc gluconate or combinations thereof. The combination of actives is preferably applied in a cosmetic composition intended for oral administration, such as a food supplement.