Abstract: Both visible and IR cameras are integrated without an increase in an optical stack height of a surgical microscope used for ophthalmic surgery. The IR camera may be used to directly and intraoperatively capture a scanning OCT measurement beam, which uses NIR light that is invisible to the human eye. An IR image from the IR camera taken from the same surgical field as displayed intraoperatively to a user of the surgical microscope may be displayed in an ocular to the user, enabling visualization of a location of an OCT scan along with actual visible images of the surgical field.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing laser-assisted surgery on an eye form one or more small anchoring capsulotomies in the lens capsule of the eye. The one or more anchoring capsulotomies are configured to accommodate corresponding anchoring features of an intraocular lens and/or to accommodate one or more drug-eluting members. A method for performing laser-assisted eye surgery on an eye having a lens capsule includes forming an anchoring capsulotomy in the lens capsule and coupling an anchoring feature of the intraocular lens with the anchoring capsulotomy. The anchoring capsulotomy is formed by using a laser to incise the lens capsule. The anchoring feature can protrude transverse to a surface of the intraocular lens that interfaces with the lens capsule adjacent to the anchoring capsulotomy.

Abstract: A dual blade device and method useable for performing an ab interno procedure within a human eye to remove a strip of trabecular meshwork tissue.

Abstract: The object of the invention relates to a field of devices for performing treatments in ophthalmology, preferably to a field of devices for selective laser trabeculoplasty and capsulotomy. The essence of a laser therapeutic device for performing treatments in ophthalmology lies in that it is based on a laser source with a short resonator based on a end pumping technique, wherein the pumping is ascertained by a VCSEL light source (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser). Optimization of constructional and physical properties of a laser source is herewith achieved. The laser source meets all requirements for use in both above-mentioned treatments, wherein the device for capsulotomy is also suited for iridotomy and other surgeries, in which the effects of photodisruption are exploited.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic wave generation device for hearing recovery treatment, including an ultrasonic wave generation part. The ultrasonic wave generation part comprises a reference time-delay determination module, an emission sequence parameter determination module and an ultrasonic transducer module. The ultrasonic transducer module is used for emitting actual ultrasonic waves, and the efficiency and precision are improved by focusing by means of a plurality of array elements.

Abstract: A medical article and methods of using same. The medical article can include a machine direction (MD) and a cross-machine direction (CMD); a support layer; and a viscoelastic layer. The viscoelastic layer can be coupled to the support layer, and the viscoelastic layer can be discontinuous in the MD and/or the CMD. The viscoelastic layer can recover at least 70% of its deformation after 48 hours at room temperature after being strained to 50% elongation, such that the medical article has a first tensile stiffness T1 at a first strain rate S1, and a second tensile stiffness T1 at a second strain rate S1. The ratio of S1/S2 can be at least 100, and the ratio of T1/T2 can be at least 1.5. The method can include wrapping the medical article around a body part; applying the first strain rate S1; and applying the second strain rate S2.

Abstract: A sensor suitable for measuring the pressure applied by a bandage is provided. The sensor comprises an elongate strip having a sensor region. The sensor region comprises: a base plate; a top plate; a compressible spacer positioned between the base plate and the top plate and, an electronic sensing apparatus configured to detect distance between the top plate and the base plate. The top plate is arranged to compress the compressible spacer and arranged such that the bandage exerts a force on the surface of the top plate perpendicular to the surface when the sensor is positioned between the bandage and a limb.

Abstract: A surgical recovery process for improving the adhesion of the skin to substrate after procedures such as liposuction. A kinetic tape is adhered outside of the surgical area and then stretched along a midline of the abdomen over the rectus abdominis muscles and then adhered to the skin to pull the skin into a better position for healing. Additional segments of kinetic tape are similarly anchored to the skin outside of the surgical area to pull skin over the side muscles of the abdomen. The kinetic tape remains applied for a period of days and may optionally be reapplied to be continually refined the healing process.

Abstract: A sensor for monitoring wetness in a diaper or other absorbent article includes a housing that attaches to the absorbent article. The sensor may include inner and outer housing portions that capture an edge of the absorbent article between the housings. The sensor may include contacts that electrically connect with a pair of contact strips embedded in the absorbent article. The distance between the embedded strips may vary depending on the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may include multiple pairs of contacts that are spaced apart to match the distance between the contact strips for the variously sized absorbent articles. In this way, depending on the pair of contacts connected to the contact strips, the sensor may indicate the size of the absorbent article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a disposable wearing article which prevents a position shift of a front waist region without a part of a front waist region receding in a concave portion of the abdomen of the wearer. A plurality of linear front waist elastics contractible in a lateral direction is disposed in a front waist region of a disposable wearing article. The front waist elastics have (include) a first elastic positioned adjacent to an outer side of a front-end edge of a liquid absorbent core in a vertical direction, a second elastic positioned adjacent to an inner side of the front-end edge in the vertical direction, and a third elastic positioned adjacent to an inner side of the second elastic in the vertical direction. A contractile force of the first elastic and the second elastic is weaker than a contractile force of the third elastic.

Abstract: An absorbent article for personal hygiene having a front edge and a back edge and comprising a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, an absorbent core and a pair of barrier leg cuffs disposed symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis. Each barrier leg cuff is defined by a proximal edge attached to the rest of the article and an elasticized terminal edge that can protrude upwards. The topsheet comprises a raisable region that is attached to the barrier leg cuffs so that when the barrier leg cuffs are raised, the raisable region is lifted up by the barrier leg cuffs and an empty volume is formed between the raisable region and the chassis of the article underneath.

Abstract: Absorbent, launderable garments and undergarments for incontinent or other persons likely to discharge fluids from time to time are supplied in many styles and capacities. All include a shaped absorbent pouch assembly, having an inner conformable and permeable layer in contact with the skin and an absorbent cotton layer sealed under a gas-permeable yet waterproof and stretchable textile. The pouch is positioned by a set of elastic strips or sheet elastic fabric; each set being visually similar to a style of regular underwear. A preferred waterproofing treatment uses an emulsion of fluoroalkyl acrylate permeated into a knitted or woven textile. In higher capacity versions the entire garment is waterproofed.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein the intensive property is one or more of thickness, basis weight, or volumetric density, and wherein the first surface has a TS7 value of less than about 15 dB V2 rms.

Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorbent element obtained by wrapping an absorbent body in a wrapping sheet. The wrapping sheet includes an intermediate part located on one side of a front side and a back side of the absorbent body and both side parts folded back to the other side of the absorbent body from the intermediate part. The both side parts are overlapped with each other on the other side of the absorbent body. An overlapped part is bonded through a hot melt adhesive to form a connecting portion. A surface of the absorbent body on a side of the connecting portion is bonded to an internal surface of the wrapping sheet through hot melt adhesives, and the connecting portion of the wrapping sheet extends in a width direction to extend over both widthwise sides of a slit provided in the absorbent body.

Abstract: An array of disposable pant-type gender-specific absorbent articles adapted for female and male users is described. The array has a first subarray of absorbent articles including a first size absorbent article adapted for female users and a second size absorbent article adapted for female users. The second size is larger than the first size. The array also has a second subarray of absorbent articles including a third size absorbent article for male users and a fourth size absorbent article adapted for male users. The fourth size is larger than the third size. An array of packages of the array of disposable pant-type gender-specific absorbent articles is also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wheelchair power apparatus for electronic driving conversion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair power apparatus for electronic driving conversion, which can provide severely disabled people, for instance, patients with spinal cord injury, the weak or the old, who use wheelchairs, with convenience in movement, and convert a manual four-wheel wheelchair into an electronic three-wheel wheelchair just by detachably mounting the electronic module having electronic wheels to the existing manual four-wheel wheelchair.

Abstract: A lightweight collapsible frame, a plurality of wheels, at least one supporting member for supporting a patient at least partially, and at least one guiding member for guiding the movement of the transporter is provided. At least one of the plurality of wheels is mounted on the lightweight collapsible frame and at least one of the plurality of wheels is mounted on the guiding member. The guiding member and the supporting member are mounted on the frame.

Abstract: A standing chair comprises a main frame support assembly with a first frame support and a second frame support, at least two collapsible support arms with a first end and a second end, at least one bracket, at least one seat assembled to the collapsible support arms, a drive member positioned between right frame support and one collapsible support arm, another drive member positioned between left frame support and other collapsible support arm and a foot rest assembly with a pair of leg support bars. Right and left frame supports are parallelly connected and locked via a connecting means. The first ends of collapsible arms are moveably affixed to both right and left frame supports, whereas second ends are pivotally connected to a backrest support via fasteners. The two collapsible support arms are configured to automatically collapse and retract in accordance to sitting or standing mode of the standing chair.

Abstract: A bed comprises: a height-adjustable lying surface; a head part, a foot part, and/or at least one side part; a motor for adjusting the height of the lying surface; and a control system for controlling the motor to adjust the height. The control system comprises at least one sensor and at least one actuator. The sensor includes: at least one actuating element that can be actuated to generate a control signal; an interface to emit the control signal; and at least one element for producing energy, by which energy needed for generating and transmitting the control signal can be generated via actuation of the sensor from the outside. The actuator includes: an interface to receive the control signal; and a switching element to switch at least one current path or an adjusting element to set at least one voltage, one current, or another physical variable based on the control signal.

Abstract: A kit of parts for assembling a limb irrigation pan device includes a base having first and second opposing sides formed with alternating indentations and protrusions extending along the first and second opposing sides. A first side wall has alternating spaced indentations and protrusions formed along a bottom section of the first side wall to enable the first side wall to be mounted to the base by inserting the alternating spaced indentations and protrusions formed along the bottom section of first side wall into corresponding alternating indentations and protrusions along the first side of the base. A second side wall has alternating spaced indentations and protrusions formed along a bottom section of the second side wall to enable the second side wall to be mounted to the base by inserting the alternating spaced indentations and protrusions formed along the bottom section of the second side wall into corresponding alternating indentations and protrusions along the second side of the base.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a biosafety enclosure for protecting occupants of a vehicle from pathogens. In one example, the biosafety enclosure comprises a protective cover member made of a durable material shaped to form a three-dimensional structure that is installed inside of the vehicle and isolates the one or more occupants of the biosafety enclosure from other occupants of the vehicle. The biosafety enclosure comprises a plurality of connectors attached to the protective cover member in order to secure the protective cover member inside the vehicle. In addition, the biosafety enclosure comprises one or more air circulation vents disposed within the protective cover member, wherein an air circulation vent is connectable to an external air filtration device or an air filtration system of the vehicle. The biosafety enclosure also comprises an ingress/egress member comprised in the protective cover member to allow entry/exit of occupants to/from the enclosure.

Abstract: An adjustable support apparatus for a surgery table utilizing a platform having first and second end portions. First and second end supports are used to mount the platform which is adjusted by a carriage having a pawl operator. The carriage includes studs having support surfaces for the platform. A tower utilizing a gear rack interacts with the carriage pawl operator to position the platform relative to the first and second end support of the surgery table.

Abstract: Examples of a module for housing unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment for use during surgery. The module can include a lower section and a tower-like upper section. The lower section can house unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment. The tower-like upper section can be located on top of the lower section. A water-resistant cowling can enclose at least a portion of the lower section and the tower-like upper section. A cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be protectively housed within the tower-like upper section. The cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be configured to emerge upward from a top of the tower-like upper section to substantially seat itself on the top of the tower-like upper section when activated allowing the ultraviolet-C light to disinfect the patient and staff-contacting upper surfaces of the equipment in the operating room.

Abstract: A motion compensation system includes a plurality of RF transmitters, a plurality of direction of arrival sensors, and a positioning table which together are usable to compensate for intrafraction motion of a patient during a medical procedure. The positioning table may be a secondary table arranged next to or above a primary table such as a radiotherapy couch, allowing for repositioning of part of patient such as the head and neck relative to a remainder of the body. The motion compensation system employs a direction of arrival sensor that includes rotating antenna elements in a configuration that improves the ease and accuracy of signal processing and analysis to identify the position of an RF transmitter affixed to a patient. The repositioning table has six degrees of freedom and is safe for use in imaging and radiation intensive environments.

Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The surgical frame also includes a pelvic support for supporting a patient during movement of the main beam. The pelvic support is articulable between at least a retracted first position where the pelvic support is withdrawn from the pelvic area of the patient, and an extended second position where the pelvic area is supported thereby.

Abstract: This application discloses a portable exercise device for flexibility and strengthening. In some embodiments, the device is comprised of one elastic band of surgical tubing or like material and one non-elastic band, with two pairs of looped handles tied to each end of the elastic band. These looped handles can attach to a user's limb without any need for grasping. The non-elastic end of the device can be affixed to an anchor point. The exercise device offers light but adjustable resistance via a resistance modulator, allowing the user to engage in a full range of standing and seated exercises with forces comparable to swimming. In addition, two instances of the device can be combined to engage both the user's hands and feet simultaneously.

Abstract: A toe-tapping exercise machine includes: a foot rest part having a right foot rest adapted to seat a user's right foot thereon and a left foot rest adapted to seat the user's left foot thereon; and an operating part coupled to the foot rest part to allow toe portions of the foot rest part to tap each other, the operating part including: a driving motor for transferring rotating power; a right foot rest operator for receiving the rotating power from the driving motor to operate the right foot rest; and a left foot rest operator for receiving the rotating power from the driving motor to operate the left foot rest, the driving motor being disposed between the right foot rest operator and the left foot rest operator and having rotary shafts extended from both sides thereof.

Abstract: A grasp assist system includes a glove having a glove palm and fingers, with the glove worn on a user's hand. A sensor measures flexion of the glove fingers, and thus a change of position and/or attitude of the fingers is determined. Finger saddles at least partially surround a phalange of a respective one of the user's fingers. The system uses one or more tendon actuators to pull on flexible tendons. Each tendon connects to a respective finger saddle. A controller is in communication with the actuators and sensor(s). The glove may use feedback from optional contact sensors to adjust tension, and may have a built-in restorative force. In executing a control method, the controller selectively applies tension to the tendons in response to finger flexion, via the tendon actuators, at a level sufficient for moving the user's fingers when the user executes a hand maneuver.

Abstract: An assistance apparatus includes wires that couple an upper body belt to be worn on an upper body of a user to first and second knee belts to be worn above left and right knees of the user, and a motor. In a case of assisting the user in turning left, the motor generates a tension in second and fourth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a left leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the left leg, and generates a tension in sixth and eighth wires in a period of 65% or more and 100% or less of a first gait phase of a right leg and a period of 0% or more and 20% or less of a second gait phase of the right leg.

Abstract: In one aspect there is disclosed a walking aid (10). The walking aid (10) comprises a support leg (12) having an operative upper end (16) and an operative lower end (18). The walking aid (10) further comprises a wheel assembly (14) for operative attachment to the lower end (18) of the support leg (12). The wheel assembly (1.4) is adapted to be pushed in a forward direction by a user resting on the support leg (12). The wheel assembly (14) comprises a chassis (26) supporting (i) at least one wheel (28) and (ii) a stop (30). The stop (30) is operatively adapted to co-operate with the at least one wheel (30) such that a torque applied to the support leg (12) by the user will arrest movement of the wheel assembly (14) in the forward direction.

Abstract: The scalp massager comprises a motorized hub that is mechanically linked to a plurality of radial arms. A massage ball at the end of each radial arms pressed against the scalp and the oscillatory motion of the radial arms causes the massage balls to move in a complex pattern. The arms comprise bent rods made from a resilient material that provides the springiness necessary to press the massage balls against the scalp. The oscillatory motion is provided by a battery-driven electrical motor located within the hub. A dial on the hub allows the user to turn the motor on or off and to control the speed of the motor.

Abstract: An apparatus and method used for medical and/or cosmetic treatment of a tissue, such as skin tightening, skin laxity and/or wrinkle reduction and or other skin flaws, including an energy source, a vacuum chamber and rollers which may facilitate easy sliding of the apparatus from one treated area to another. The rollers may also prevent excessive friction of the skin during the treatment. The energy source can be configured to emit energy based on the position of the apparatus on the skin (i.e., the position of the rollers), as well as the pressure within the vacuum chamber. The vacuum level and energy emission can be changed or pulsed based on the treatment regime.

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.

Abstract: An example of a system for providing emergency care to a patient is described that includes a backboard arranged to support the patient, a chest compressor attached to the backboard and positioned to engage the patient at the chest, the chest compressor configured to provide multiple chest compression cycles to the patient, a cuirass attached to the backboard and positioned to engage the patient at the abdomen, the cuirass configured to generate negative pressure to pull outward on the abdomen and to provide multiple abdominal compression cycles to the patient and a controller including processors configured to: control the chest compressor to perform the multiple chest compression cycles according to a programmed sequence, control the cuirass to perform the multiple abdominal compression cycles according to the programmed sequence, and control the cuirass to generate the negative pressure to pull outward on the abdomen during the multiple abdominal compression cycles.

Abstract: A massage apparatus holder, comprising: a first holder side having a first substantially flat portion and an indentation shaped to receive a portion of a massage apparatus; a second holder side having a second substantially flat portion, wherein the holder is larger in size than the massage apparatus, the thickness is at least 7 mm and a portion of the holder is attached to a body.

Abstract: A scraping plate is provided. The scraping plate includes a main body, a storage chamber for storing a liquid medicine and an electric heater for heating the liquid medicine. One end of the main body is provided with a scraping blade, and the other end opposite to the scraping blade is provided with a grip portion. Both the storage chamber and the electric heater are provided inside the main body. A surface of the scraping blade is provided with at least one liquid medicine outlet, wherein each liquid medicine outlet is communicated with the storage chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medical vials pre-attached with a vial adapter assembly for the transfer of gases/liquids/fluid or other substances to/from medical vials.

Abstract: A system including an adapter for sequential engagement with a cartridge containing a first substance and a vial containing a second substance is disclosed. The adapter is configured to first engage with the vial and subsequently engage with the cartridge such that the cartridge is in fluid communication with the vial via the adapter. The system includes a latch member engageable with a portion of the cartridge. A plunger rod includes a protrusion and is adapted to communicate with the latch member, the plunger rod being transitionable from a disengaged position, in which the protrusion of the plunger rod is disengaged from the latch member and the latch member is locked to the cartridge, to an engaged position, in which the protrusion is engaged with the latch member and the latch member is unlocked from the cartridge and locked to the plunger rod.

Abstract: An adapter (14) for transferring a substance from a first container (10) into a second container, having a circumferential wall (47) suitable for housing the first container, along which a cannula body (64) extends and by which said cannula body is coaxially surrounded at least in part, said adapter also comprising a hollow cylindrical section (26) connected to the cannula body and connectable to the second container. The cannula body extends with the longitudinal axis thereof perpendicular to one side of a wall (24) running transversely with respect to the circumferential wall and the hollow cylindrical section extends with the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the other side of the wall. The adapter (14) has a cup-shaped outer body (18) having an outer circumferential wall (32) and the wall (24), running transversely to the longitudinal axis of the outer body, which has an insert (46) having the circumferential wall (47).

Abstract: The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new process for stabilizing the particle size of micronized glycopyrronium salt (such as glycopyrronium bromide) which yields a micronized product exhibiting improved chemical and polymorphic stability even after prolonged storage. The invention also relates to compositions comprising said stabilized glycopyrronium salt (such as glycopyrronium bromide) and to dry powder inhaler devices and capsules or blisters comprising the stabilized glycopyrronium salt (such as glycopyrronium bromide). The glycopyrronium salt (such as glycopyrronium bromide) or compositions of the invention may be used as a medicament, for instance in the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cystic fibrosis or related diseases.

Abstract: An arc-shaped divided body includes a plurality of medicine containing units each containing a medicine. The arc-shaped divided body has an inner circumferential surface. The inner circumferential surface has a partially cylindrical surface shape. An axial passage extending in an axial direction is formed inward in a radial direction of the partially cylindrical surface of the inner circumferential surface with respect to the arc-shaped divided body. The arc-shaped divided body is pivotable about a rotation axis. The rotation axis is located to be spaced apart from a center line of the partially cylindrical surfaces of the inner circumferential surfaces, and extends in parallel with the center line. In the state where the arc-shaped divided body is pivoted about the rotation axis in a direction away from the center line, the axial passage is exposed.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a medication adherence apparatus and methods of use. A method of adhering to medical prescription requirements combines sensors and hardware to record a cap state including an orientation, temperature, time stamp, and location of a cap device to enhance a patient's adherence to medical prescription when operably coupled with a computing device.

Abstract: A baby pacifier having a means to sense when it is dropped from an infant's mouth. The invention being comprised of a conventional, flexible pacifier with an onboard drop sensor therein. When the pacifier is dropped and contacts the ground or floor, the device senses the resulting vibration and sends a small audible sound along with a flash from a light emitting diode (LED) to notify the parent it has been dropped. Other embodiments of the invention can include different forms of notifications when they are dropped—for example, some can vibrate; some can activate when hearing a parents voice, a baby's cry, or to clapping. Still other embodiments allow parents to customize their own sound notifications when the device is dropped. An object of the invention is to minimize lost pacifiers by getting a parent's attention when the pacifier falls from an infant's mouth so they can recover it.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hair styling composition and methods of using the composition, wherein the composition comprises: (a) an aqueous dispersion containing: (i) at least one solid wax particle having a particle size ranging from equal to or greater than 1 micron to about 100 microns and comprising at least one wax having a melting point of greater than 35° C.; (ii) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one ionic surfactant; and (iii) water; and (b) at least one cosmetically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 7.5 cm3 to about 70 cm3. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3; a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m; from about 0.001 g to about 2.45 g of a scalp health agent; a ? value of from about 0.0075 g/cm3 to about 0.1575 g/cm3; and a ?? value of from about 0.00005 g/cm3 to about 0.035 g/cm3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an O/W emulsion, comprising: (a) at least one UV filter; (b) at least one inulin or inulin modified with hydrophobic chains; (c) at least one sugar ether surfactant; (d) at least one hydrophilic acrylic polymer; and (e) water. The composition according to the present invention can provide a homogeneous film when being applied, and good cosmetic effects such as superior UV filtering effects, while providing a watery fresh feeling during the application and a non-sticky feeling after the application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, in particular a cosmetic or dermatological composition, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least one merocyanine of formula (1) or (2) b) at least one oily phase comprising at least one N-substituted amide of formula (4): The present invention also relates to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for caring for and/or making up a keratin material, comprising the application, to the surface of said keratin material, of at least one composition as defined above. The invention also relates to a non-therapeutic cosmetic process for limiting the darkening of the skin and/or improving the colour and/or uniformity of the complexion, comprising the application, to the surface of the keratin material, of at least one composition as defined previously.

Abstract: A multifunctional dental composition may include polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate; sorbitan monooleate; benzoate sodium; distilled water; and ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid. For dental use, the required hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of the composition may be 7; and a critical micellar concentration of the composition may be 0.5%. The dental composition may be applied in a manner similar to how tap water is conventionally used, and the composition may be delivered to the dental unit system using various methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a fine line or wrinkle in a person's skin. The method includes topically applying to the fine line or wrinkle a composition comprising an effective amount of Commiphora mukul resin or an extract thereof that includes oleo gum resin. Topical application of the composition to the fine line or wrinkle reduces the appearance of the fine line or wrinkle.