Patents Issued in November 12, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200352775
    Abstract: Provided herein is a bridging device including, in some embodiments, a piece of tubing including a securement loop, a first connector at a first end of the piece of tubing, and a second connector at a second end of the piece of tubing. Also provided herein is a male external catheter (“MEC”) kit including, in some embodiments, an MEC; a drainage bag for the MEC; and the bridging device for fluidly connecting the MEC to the drainage bag. The securement loop of the piece of tubing is configured for securing the bridging device in a securement device optionally included in the MEC kit. The first connector is configured to connect to the MEC. The second connector is configured to connect to the drainage bag for the MEC. Methods for making and using the foregoing bridging device and MEC kit are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Micah Brinkley
  • Publication number: 20200352776
    Abstract: This invention provides an adjustable oral interface for adapting a user's oral anatomy to deliver a negative pressure generated by an oral negative-pressure therapy system. The adjustable oral interface comprises a shield adapted for being situated between a user's lips and front teeth, a negative pressure deliverable part coupled with the shield, and a tube fluidly communicated between the negative pressure deliverable part and a negative pressure generation source. The negative pressure deliverable part is adapted for being adjustably situated at a space between the user's tongue and upper palate so as to be conformable to the contour of the upper palate, whereby the adjustable oral interface delivers negative pressure via the negative pressure deliverable part to the front and back of the user's oral cavity to eliminate air space between the tongue and the upper palate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Somnics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Chu CHEN, Tung-Ming YU, Yin-Ruei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200352777
    Abstract: Systems and methods for manipulating the temperature of a surface are described. Described embodiments include thermal adjustment devices that may include a heatsink and that are operated in two or more modes of operation to apply a desired temperature to a user. In one operating mode the thermal adjustment device may apply a first temperature to an underlying surface while generating heat at a rate faster than the heatsink's heat dissipation rate. The thermal adjustment device may then apply a second temperature to reduce the rate of heat generation to be less than the heatsink's heat dissipation rate. These modes of operation may be applied cyclically to permit continuous operation of the thermal adjustment device. In some embodiments, the temperature profile applied when changing between the modes of operation may be selected such that the user experiences either a reduced, or substantially, neutral thermal sensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: EMBR Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Smith, Kristen Warren, James Edwin Pendergrast
  • Publication number: 20200352778
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for an appendage cooling and concussion assessment are provided. A system includes a cooling device comprising a cold side and a hot side, a cooling interface configured to be coupled to a patient appendage and to cool the patient appendage, a heatsink coupled to the hot side of the cooling device, one or more temperature sensors, and a controller in communication with the cooling device. The controller may be configured to cool, via the cooling interface, the patient appendage based on a temperature of at least one of the patient appendage or the cooling interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Miller, Daniel Doorley
  • Publication number: 20200352779
    Abstract: A programmable cold therapy system is employed for pain relief and healing following injury or surgery. The system has a tank that maintains a reservoir of ice water. A pump is received within the tank and draws cold water from the reservoir to a cooling pad positioned over a region of the patient's or user's body requiring cold therapy. A control panel selectively interconnects a power source with the pump to control a period of time that the pump may be operative, and further controls periods of time during which the pump is actually operative. Within a first period of time, the pump is enabled, while it is actually actuated during repetitive second periods of time to operate at a selected duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: WILLIAM S. GRAESSLE
  • Publication number: 20200352780
    Abstract: A protective covering for an immobilization device to be worn over a patient's lower extremity. The covering protects the immobilization device and underlying extremity from outside dirt, debris, and contagions, with the intention of achieving an overall improved healing rate. In various disclosed embodiments, this protective covering is either semi-permeable or impermeable to water, and includes any of a non-slip sole, pockets for holding ice packs with therapeutic effect, and a rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Jordan A. Katz
  • Publication number: 20200352781
    Abstract: A patch system includes a patch applied to the body using an adhesive pad. The adhesive pad has a plurality of discrete sections of backing that are independently removed from the adhesive pad during application of the patch to a patient's skin or outerwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Shuh-Tsai Yang
  • Publication number: 20200352782
    Abstract: A remote ophthalmic system may include an examination device having a first processor, a robotic arm coupled to the first processor, an ophthalmic laser device, and a lens coupled to a distal end of the robotic arm and having one of a gonioscopy lens and a transequator lens. The one of the gonioscopy lens and the transequator lens may direct the ophthalmic laser device to different areas in an eye of a patient which are not accessible without the lens. The remote ophthalmic system also may include a remote control device being associated with a user being in communication with the examination device. The first processor may be configured to perform an ophthalmic procedure on the patient by applying the ophthalmic laser device based upon target values, and by positioning the lens via the robotic arm onto an eye of the patient to direct a laser beam from the ophthalmic laser device into portions of the eye of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Austin E. BACH, Melissa MORRIS
  • Publication number: 20200352783
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Publication number: 20200352784
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device including a cannula having a cannula distal end, a lumen, and one or more orifices coupled to the lumen is provided. The cannula is configured to deliver a fluid. A sleeve is disposed around the cannula and has a sleeve distal end. A handle is coupled to the sleeve and the cannula, the handle having an actuator. An internal mechanism is coupled to the actuator and configured to retract the sleeve relative to the cannula. The internal mechanism includes a follower fixedly coupled to the sleeve and moveable between distal and proximal positions, and a release member movable between an activated position and a release position. The release member is coupled to the actuator and configured to release a force that urges the follower from the distal position to the proximal position when the release member moves from the activated position to the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Malik Y. KAHOOK, Eric PORTEOUS, Carlos A. MENDOZA
  • Publication number: 20200352785
    Abstract: A method of imaging and treating ocular tissue of an eye having a cornea, an iris, an anterior chamber, an irido-corneal angle, and a direction of view includes establishing a common optical path through the cornea and the anterior chamber into the irido-corneal angle for each of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) beam and a laser beam, where the common optical path is offset from an optical axis within the direction of view. The method also includes obtaining a circumferential OCT image of the irido-corneal angle, obtaining an azimuthal OCT image of the irido-corneal angle, and determining a treatment pattern for a volume of ocular tissue of the irido-corneal angle based on the circumferential OCT image and the azimuthal OCT image. The method further includes delivering optical energy through the laser beam in accordance with the treatment pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Guy Holland, Tibor Juhasz, Wesley W. Lummis, Eric R. Mikula, Ferenc Raksi, Manu Sharma, Hadi Srass, Carlos G. Suarez
  • Publication number: 20200352786
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a cornea. The method includes controlling a light source to apply light energy pulses to a single corneal layer selected from the group consisting of: an anterior corneal layer and a posterior corneal layer. The light energy pulses are below an optical breakdown threshold for the cornea and ionize water molecules within the treated corneal layer to generate reactive oxygen species that cross-link collagen within the single corneal layer. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a cornea. The method includes controlling a light source to apply light energy pulses to at least a corneal stroma layer of a cornea. The light energy pulses are below an optical breakdown threshold for the cornea and ionize water molecules within the treated corneal stromal layer to generate reactive oxygen species that cross-link collagen within the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventor: Sinisa VUKELIC
  • Publication number: 20200352787
    Abstract: Present invention teaches a light-blocking (shielding) structure, as well as a novel eye mask, that has a base with two light-shielding bodies, with additional area supports, to effectively blocks light from the gaps around the mask, pad or patches, by using flexible materials that can contour or conform to the shape of a human nose, thus creating a better “darkness” effect to enhance quality sleep experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Xiamen Sunnypet Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kongzhi LU
  • Publication number: 20200352788
    Abstract: An acoustic filter including a valve system with acoustic valves arranged in a sound passage for controlling the acoustic resistance of respective apertures based on a control signal for selecting an attenuation of a sound pressure level of transmitted sound compared to that of received sound. The acoustic filter is adapted to provide the selection of the attenuation from a sequence of predetermined attenuations based on a selection of the control signal. Each attenuation in the sequence corresponds to acoustic valves providing the apertures with a respective predetermined acoustic resistance, wherein the acoustic resistances of subsequent attenuations in the sequence are adapted to correspond with a linear increase or decrease in the attenuation of the sound in decibels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Pieter Gerard VAN 'T HOF, Adrián LARA-QUINTANILLA, Engbert WILMINK
  • Publication number: 20200352789
    Abstract: A dressing for an open wound includes a cover layer dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed. The cover layer permits an evacuation of the space around the wound bed such that a sub-atmospheric pressure may be established to stimulate healing and facilitate the removal of fluid from the wound. Multiple performance zones in the cover layer allow the wound dressing to remain in position through repeated cycles of evacuation without placing undue strain on the wound bed. An outer peripheral zone may include a high peal-strength adhesive while an intermediate zone may include a shear resistant adhesive. A central zone may be devoid of any coating to maximize moisture transmission through cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald F. Vitaris
  • Publication number: 20200352790
    Abstract: A wound dressing for use in the application of negative pressure to a wound, comprising a support member and a cover member positionable over the wound in use. The support member can have a first support element having a first portion aligned with a first axis and a body portion coupled with and extending away from the first portion, and a second support element having a first portion aligned with the first axis and a body portion coupled with and extending away from the first portion of the second support element. At least the body portion of each of the first support element and the second support element can be independently rotatable about the first axis. The support member can support at least a middle portion of the cover member above a surface of the wound so as to define a space between the wound cover and the wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Victoria Jody Hammond, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, John Kenneth Hicks, Carl Saxby
  • Publication number: 20200352791
    Abstract: A riser provides a support platform for a patient and includes a resilient pad covered by mesh material for supporting a patient. The mesh material and resilient pad are porous and allow liquid waste from the patient to pass through to an absorbent pad, keeping the patient dry and separated from the liquid waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Lex Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20200352792
    Abstract: A first sheet layer is made of a nonwoven fabric; a second sheet layer is made of a nonwoven fabric opposed to one side of the first sheet layer; and a plurality of elongated elastically stretchable members are provided along the stretchable direction at intervals from each other between the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer. Both ends of the elastically stretchable members are fixed to at least one of the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer via a first hot melt adhesive. The first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are bonded via a second hot melt adhesive in a range in the stretchable direction corresponding to a space between the both ends of the elastically stretchable member. The holding power of the first hot melt adhesive is higher than the second hot meld adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Daio Paper Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuko Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200352793
    Abstract: In a method and device for manufacturing an absorbent material, the degree of freedom in design can be increased by expanding a modifiable distribution pattern of an SAP and broadening the range in which the performance of the absorbent material can be modified. Pulverized pulp is suctioned in a predetermined pattern to form a pulp layer in which the pulp is fiber-laminated. A first distribution opening through which a first distribution device discharges a first SAP and a second distribution opening through which a second distribution opening discharges a second SAP are provided facing the pulp layer, and the first and second SAPs are distributed onto the pulp layer through the first and second distribution openings while moving the pulp layer relative to the first and second distribution openings. The first and second distribution devices can control the discharge amounts of the first SAP and the second SAP, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Hitoshi SATOU
  • Publication number: 20200352794
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incontinence monitoring system including a plurality of electrodes on an absorbent article including an absorbent core and a device for electrical connection with the electrodes and monitoring one or more electrical properties of the electrodes. A first set of the electrodes are adapted for detection of wetness associated with urinary incontinence events, and a second set of the electrodes are adapted for detection of faecal incontinence events. The invention also relates to an absorbent article, sensor and device as well as methods for monitoring incontinence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Curran, Kenneth Huynh
  • Publication number: 20200352795
    Abstract: A wetness indicator composition comprising at least one pH-indicator colorant, from about 0.001% to about 75% by weight of at least one color-stabilizer, and from 0.1% to 70% by weight of at least one hardening agent, and wherein the wetness indicator has a defined and properly selected hot to cold solidification rate, hardness and melt point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Italo Corzani, Thomas James Klofta
  • Publication number: 20200352796
    Abstract: Disposable hygiene article is provided including a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, an absorbent core and liquid side barriers arranged substantially along longitudinal edges of the absorbent core and provided to reduce side-edge leakage. The coloured indications are provided on the article along the liquid side barriers to indicate the presence of the liquid side barriers to a user, the coloured indications being provided underneath at least one layer of translucent material so as to be visible through the at least one layer of translucent material while avoiding direct contact with the user's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Philip Blomström, Shadi Ståhl
  • Publication number: 20200352797
    Abstract: Disposable hygiene article comprising a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core, flexible side flaps arranged on opposite sides of the absorbent core for attaching the article to a garment, and liquid side barriers arranged substantially along longitudinal edges of the absorbent core. The flexible side flaps each comprise at least a side layer which is secured to the topsheet by means of a seam, the seam partitioning the side layer in a first part and a second part with the first part extending from the seam towards the longitudinal centre axis and the second part extending from the seam away from said longitudinal centre axis. The first parts form the liquid side barriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Philip Blomström, Shadi Ståhl, Anna Bagger-Sjöbäck
  • Publication number: 20200352798
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a formed film includes a first forming station configured to receive a polymer web and a second forming station configured to receive the polymer web from the first forming station after the polymer web has been apertured. The first forming station has a first forming structure with a plurality of first openings configured to form a plurality of apertures in the polymer web. The second forming station includes a second forming structure with a plurality of second openings and an overlying pattern configured to form raised areas in the polymer web to create a three-dimensional formed film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Antonietta SPLENDIANI, Brian C. LOOMIS, John Richard RENNER, Todd R. SKOCHDOPOLE
  • Publication number: 20200352799
    Abstract: An absorbent article including an absorbent core sandwiched between a liquid-permeable topsheet and a liquid-impermeable backsheet, wherein the absorbent core includes an absorbent component enclosed by a core cover including an upper side and a lower side, and a sealing arrangement for joining the upper and lower sides and including two channel sealings in the crotch portion defining a first channel sealing width and a second channel sealing width. The channel sealings are formed by thermo and/or mechanical welding pattern including a plurality of welding spots being arranged in the form of a first row along the longitudinal axis in which each welding spot extends along a first axis, and a second row along the longitudinal axis in which each welding spot extends along a second axis, the first axis and second axis defining a first angle in relation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Filip SILLERSTRÖM, Per CAMÉN
  • Publication number: 20200352800
    Abstract: A retention device (10) includes a continuous base (12) having an upper face (12A) and a lower face (12B) and extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of retention elements (16) extending from the upper face (12A) of the base (12), each retention element (16) including a rod (18). The base (12) includes at least one zone (20) free of retention elements so that the plurality of retention elements (16) form at least one pattern (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: APLIX
    Inventor: Damien BOSSER
  • Publication number: 20200352801
    Abstract: A portable ambulance for use at a multi-casualty incident site including a siren for crowd parting, at least one flashing light mounted to a portable medical equipment carrying case, and a camera supported by the carrying case. The carrying case is removable from a vertical position on the wearer and placed in a horizontal position wherein one or more panels is openable to display the medical supplies contained within the case. The camera and at least one flashing light are supported on an extendable pole movable from a retracted position to an extended position. Microcontrollers in the case control the camera and flashing light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Life Preservation Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Tarek Bakkar, William W. Rutan, Frank E. Rutan, Marcel Botha, Arjun Kalyanpur, Ellen Crane, Salih Berk IIhan
  • Publication number: 20200352802
    Abstract: A reconfigurable portable load bearing structure which can be configured into an extended load bearing configuration or a collapsed configuration, comprising of a first, second and third plurality of rail segments that are each rotatably coupled together and a plurality of support segments or pads which are configured to selectively couple and latch into one of a plurality of positions on said first, second and third plurality of rail segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Timothy E. Powell
  • Publication number: 20200352803
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a roll-in cot may include a support frame, a pair of back legs, a pair of front legs, and a cot actuation system. The pair of back legs and the pair of front legs can be slidingly coupled to the support frame. Each of the pair of front legs can include a front wheel and an intermediate load wheel. The intermediate load wheel is offset from the front wheel by a load wheel distance. A front actuator can raise the pair of front legs such that the front wheel and the intermediate load wheel of each of the pair of front legs are aligned along a loading level. The intermediate load wheel of each of the pair of front legs can be offset from the pair of back legs by a loading span. The load wheel distance can be greater than the loading span.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas V. Valentino, Matthew Michael Palastro, Zhen Y. Shen, Timothy R. Wells, Timothy Paul Schroeder, Joshua James Markham, Robert L. Potak
  • Publication number: 20200352804
    Abstract: An adjustable backrest is adapted for a chair frame and includes a first pivoting component, a second pivoting component, a backrest sliding assembly and a backrest connecting component. The second pivoting component is pivoted to the first pivoting component. The backrest sliding assembly is slidably disposed on the first pivoting component. The backrest connecting component is disposed between the first pivoting component and the second pivoting component. A first end of the backrest connecting component is pivoted to the backrest sliding assembly. A second end of the backrest connecting component is pivoted to the second pivoting component. The backrest sliding assembly drives the second pivoting component to pivot relative to the first pivoting component by the backrest connecting component when the at least one backrest sliding assembly slides relative to the first pivoting component, so as to support a user's back portion at different angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Jian-Qun Li
  • Publication number: 20200352805
    Abstract: A walker adapted for attachment to a wheelchair may be used to assist a user with walking while retaining the wheelchair in close proximity behind the user for use when the user needs to sit. The walker may be removably attached to the frame of the wheelchair for easy exchange of use from one wheelchair to another. A pivotable, removably attachable gate between two lateral frame members may allow for the walker to be manipulated from a walking position to a stored position. The gate may include an extendable width to allow for use with wheelchairs of different widths. A frame of the walker may be extendably attached to the wheelchair, thereby allowing the user to extend and retract the walker between the walking position and the stored position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Gardner, Craig Hidalgo, David G. Reed
  • Publication number: 20200352806
    Abstract: A support system for mounting a medical-technical device, comprises a fixation unit, a support module that is attachable to fixation unit, a support arm that comprises a mounting end and an attachment end, wherein the mounting end is mountable to support module; and a joint member that is attachable to attachment end of support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Udo Fischer
  • Publication number: 20200352807
    Abstract: A wrist support board has a board with a ventral surface and an opposite dorsal surface, a smooth curve lengthwise, a proximal end to the board and an opposite distal end, a proximal strap, a distal strap, and a center strap. The proximal strap and the distal strap extend from the ventral surface and wrap a patient's arm placed upon the dorsal surface. The center strap extends through slots in the board proximate the vertex of the curve. The center strap enwraps a patient's arm slightly proximal from the patient's wrist. The proximal strap, the distal strap, and the center strap are perpendicular to the board. The three straps secure near their own centers to the board and present two free ends that wrap around a patient's arm. The wrist support board assists in the immobilizing, stabilizing, and hyper-exposure of the trans-radial artery of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Marc A. McNeese, Shandra Y. McNeese
  • Publication number: 20200352808
    Abstract: A patient securing overlay is provided that includes a sheet of fabric for supporting a patient's torso on a surgical table. The sheet of fabric has an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face a surgical table mattress or underbody support. The sheet of fabric includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface thereof. The sheet of fabric can include an extension at a foot end of the sheet of fabric that provides material to be tucked under a foot end of the surgical table mattress or underbody support for securing the foot end of the sheet of fabric to the surgical table mattress or underbody support. The extension can include one or more friction enhancing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Scott D. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20200352809
    Abstract: A patient securing overlay is provided that includes a sheet of fabric for supporting a patient's torso on a surgical table. The sheet of fabric has an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face a surgical table mattress or underbody support. The sheet of fabric includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface thereof. The sheet of fabric can include an extension at a foot end of the sheet of fabric that provides material to be tucked under a foot end of the surgical table mattress or underbody support for securing the foot end of the sheet of fabric to the surgical table mattress or underbody support. The extension can include one or more friction enhancing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Scott D. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20200352810
    Abstract: A repository system includes a first repository side panel including a plurality of first memorial apertures and a second repository side panel including a plurality of second memorial apertures. The first and second repository side panels interfacing at a corner region. A first corner portion of the first memorial apertures of the first repository side panel and a second corner portion of the second memorial apertures of the second repository panel neighbor each other in the corner region. The first memorial apertures of the first corner portion and the second memorial apertures of the second corner portion have vertical positions that are offset in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Scott S. Conrad
  • Publication number: 20200352811
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a robotic system comprising: a joint coupling a linkage to an additional linkage; and at least one cable; wherein the joint includes a motor having a shaft, a strain wave gear having a flexible member coupled to a circular spline, a conduit, and a bearing; wherein the motor is configured to rotate the shaft in a first direction and the strain wave gear is configured to rotate a rotatable member, the rotatable member including one of the flexible member or the circular spline; wherein the conduit is configured to rotate in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the at least one cable passes through both the bearing and into the additional linkage but does not pass through either of the strain wave gear or the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Rohit John Varghese, Youngmok Yun, William Wu
  • Publication number: 20200352812
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a traction device mountable on a vertical surface, such as a wall or door. The traction device can be adjusted by a user to alter the amount of tension applied to the user by a harness of the traction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas Cooper
  • Publication number: 20200352813
    Abstract: Exoskeleton kinematic chain arranged to pivotally connect a first element to a second element, said first element comprising two pivot points Al and B1 located at a distance A1B1, said second element comprising two pivot points A2 and B2 located at a distance A2B2. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises a first external link pivotally connected to the first element at the pivot point Al and a first end link pivotally connected to the first external link at a pivot point D1, said pivot point D1 being located at a distance A1D1 by the pivot point A1. The exoskeleton kinematic chain comprises then a second external link pivotally connected to the second element at the pivot point A2, and a second end link pivotally connected to the second external link at a pivot point D2, said pivot point D2 being located at a distance A2D2 by the pivot point A2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Marco CEMPINI, Nicola VITIELLO, Francesco GIOVACCHINI, Matteo MOISE, Mario CORTESE
  • Publication number: 20200352814
    Abstract: A suspension system (2) for assisting a user (4) to navigate a staircase (6), the suspension system comprising: a beam (8) positioned above the staircase (6); a carriage (18) displaceable along said beam (8) between a first position at the bottom of the staircase (6) and a second position at the top of the staircase (6); a harness (14) securable to the user (4), said harness (14) being operably connectable to said carriage (18) such that said carriage (18) follows the user (4) as the user (4) navigates the staircase (6); and a brake (42) operably connected to said carriage (18) for braking said carriage; wherein if the user (4) falls while navigating the staircase (6), said brake (42) stops said carriage (18) in place and the user (4) is suspended above the staircase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Sebastien LAJOIE
  • Publication number: 20200352815
    Abstract: An electric walking assisting vehicle configured such that in accordance with operating amounts acting on an operation part, driving of driving motors is controlled and includes an inclination detector which detects inclination of a vehicle body in a forward-backward direction, and on flat land where inclination is less than a threshold, with an operation origin of the operation part as a center, the driving motors are controlled to generate torque in a forward direction by operation of pushing the operation part forward and to generate torque in a backward direction by operation of pulling the operation part backward, on an uphill road on which the inclination is the threshold value or more, the operation origin is shifted to an pulling operation side, and on a downhill road on which the inclination is the threshold value or more, the operation origin is shifted to a pushing operation side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Gopinath Raja
  • Publication number: 20200352816
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fully foldable four-wheel walking aid, comprising a left frame and a right frame which are connected by an X-shaped frame, wherein each of the left frame and the right frame includes a wheel frame, an armrest adjustment frame, a fixed base and a rotary movable base. The armrest adjustment frame, the rotary movable base and the fixed base are connected by a rotating shaft screw; and a through hole of armrest adjustment frame is provided in the armrest adjustment frame, rotary movable base is provided with a through hole of rotary movable base, and fixed base is provided with a through hole of fixed base. An open space is formed by the through hole of armrest adjustment frame, the through hole of rotary movable base and the through hole of fixed base, and an elastic pin having recovery capability is provided in the open space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Yonghua Lu
  • Publication number: 20200352817
    Abstract: Generally, devices and methods for accelerating/decelerating a skin are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: N.M.B. MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    Inventors: Mordechay BEYAR, Oren GLOBERMAN
  • Publication number: 20200352818
    Abstract: A reduced pressure treatment system is provided that includes a canister that is fluidly connected to a tissue site and is configured to receive fluid drawn from the tissue site under the influence of a reduced pressure. A reduced pressure source provides the reduced pressure and is fluidly connected to the tissue site by a fluid communication path, which may include a source conduit, the canister, and a target conduit. A sensing device communicates with the source conduit and is configured to sense a pressure in the source conduit. A valve communicates with the source conduit and is configured to vent the reduced pressure. A processing unit communicates with the sensing device and the valve and is configured to open the valve for a selected amount of time, determine a decay of reduced pressure, and determine a fill status of the canister based on the decay of reduced pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Brian LOCKE, Timothy Mark ROBINSON, David Robson BLANDFORD
  • Publication number: 20200352819
    Abstract: An inflatable belt 100 for use in a BFR system with an outer belt material 102 hermetically sealed to an inner belt material 101 along a perimeter, thereby forming at least one inflatable chamber 103, the inflatable chamber having an input port 104 for accepting a gas into the chamber, the inflatable belt further comprising a first fastening means 110 in communication with the outer belt material, for attaching to a second fastening means 111 in communication with the outer belt material, thereby locking a circumference of the inflatable belt, when wrapped around a user's limb, efficacy feedback means 200 for gathering efficacy feedback data 205, for use in prescribing, monitoring and adjusting one or more training parameters of a BFR training session and/or program based on evaluation of the efficacy feedback data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: James Stray-Gundersen, Sean Tremaine Whalen
  • Publication number: 20200352820
    Abstract: A percussive massage device with a force meter that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a controller configured to obtain a voltage of the motor, generate a lookup table correlating voltage to force applied by the percussive massage device, and display a force magnitude corresponding to the obtained voltage using the lookup table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Nazarian, Jason Wersland, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Eduardo Merino, Richard Tang
  • Publication number: 20200352821
    Abstract: A percussive massage device that includes a housing that defines a housing interior, a battery, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a reciprocating shaft operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor. The reciprocating shaft includes a distal end that defines a reciprocation axis. The housing includes a first side portion and a second side portion that cooperate to define the housing interior and are defined on opposite sides of the reciprocation axis. The motor is positioned in the first side portion and the battery is positioned in the second side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Wersland, Benjamin Nazarian, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Eduardo Merino
  • Publication number: 20200352822
    Abstract: A percussive massage device includes an enclosure having a cylindrical bore that extends along a longitudinal axis. A motor has a rotatable shaft that rotates about a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A crank coupled to the shaft includes a pivot, which is offset from the central axis of the shaft. A reciprocation linkage has a first end coupled to the pivot of the crank. A piston has a first end coupled to a second end of the reciprocation linkage. The piston is constrained to move within a cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore. An applicator head has a first end coupled to a second end of the piston and has a second end exposed outside the cylindrical bore for application to a person receiving treatment. A motor controller measures current applied to the motor and displays a pressure indicator responsive to the measured current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Marton, Anthony Katz
  • Publication number: 20200352823
    Abstract: A percussive massage device includes an enclosure having a cylindrical bore that extends along a longitudinal axis. A motor has a rotatable shaft that rotates about a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A crank coupled to the shaft includes a pivot, which is offset from the central axis of the shaft. A transfer bracket has a first end portion coupled to the pivot of the crank. A flexible transfer linkage has a first end coupled to a second end portion of the transfer bracket. A piston has a first end coupled to a second end of the transfer linkage. The piston is constrained to move within a cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore. An applicator head has a first end coupled to a second end of the piston and has a second end exposed outside the cylindrical bore for application to a person receiving treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Marton, Anthony Katz
  • Publication number: 20200352824
    Abstract: A cover that conceals medical equipment with a backless configuration adapted to keep the medical equipment accessible to practitioners. The cover is further adapted to present a comforting front-facing component for the patient and/or visitors. The cover is made of medical grade plastic for preventing contamination and adverse reactions with the medical environment while facilitating sanitation of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Ella Kathleen Casano