04th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200022800 | IMPLANTABLE INTRALUMINAL DEVICE - This document provides implantable intraluminal stent graft medical devices. In some embodiments, the stent graft devices provided herein are implantable in bodily conduits that have side branches, and the stent graft devices are operable to allow the flow of fluids between the conduit and the side branches. In some embodiments, the walls of the stent graft devices provided herein include compliant channels which allow for fluid communication between the interior and the exterior of the stent graft devices. In some embodiments, the compliant channels are configured to inhibit or reduce tissue ingrowth, tissue bridging, and/or endothelialization. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022801 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR ANEURYSMS - The present invention relates to devices and methods for the treatment of diseases in the vasculature, and more specifically, devices and methods for treatment of aneurysms found in blood vessels. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a two part prostheses, where one part is an expandable sponge structure and the other part is an expandable tubular mesh structure, is provided. In the first embodiment, the expandable sponge structure is intended to fill the aneurysm cavity to prevent further dilatation of the vessel wall by creating a buffer or barrier between the pressurized pulsating blood flow and the thinning vessel wall. In the first embodiment, the expandable tubular mesh structure is placed across the aneurysm, contacting the inner wall of healthy vessel proximal and distal to the aneurysm. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022802 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR ANEURYSMS - The present invention relates to devices and methods for the treatment of diseases in the vasculature, and more specifically, devices and methods for treatment of aneurysms found in blood vessels. In one embodiment, a system for treating an aneurysm is disclosed. The system comprises a catheter delivery system, an expandable foam configured to pass through the catheter delivery system, and a stent having a first end and a second end. The stent is configured to extend across the aneurysm. The expandable foam is configured to expand in the aneurysm when exposed to a fluid. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022803 | Fast Torsional Artificial Muscles from Twisted Yarns of Shape Memory Material - A torsional actuator formed of a yarn of twisted shape memory material. The yarn has multiple strands of homogeneous shape memory material that have been homochirally twisted. For torsional actuation, a fractional portion of the yarn is heated such as by Joule heating. Various Joule heating mechanisms include passing an electrical current through an unwound segment of the yarn, or by coating a fractional portion of the length of each homogeneous strand with a coating material of higher electrical conductivity than the electrical conductivity of the shape memory material an passing current through the length of the yarn. The shape memory material may be a shape memory alloy such as a NiTi alloy. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022804 | IMPLANTABLE ARTICLES FOR ATTACHING TENDONS AND/OR LIGAMENTS TO BONE AND/OR CARTILAGE, ASSEMBLIES THEREOF, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - An implantable article for attaching tendons and/or ligaments to bone and/or cartilage, assemblies thereof, and methods of use thereof are provided. The article is configured for attaching at least one of a tendon and a ligament to at least one of bone and cartilage. The article comprises a membrane comprising a biological material that promotes cell growth. The membrane comprises a first end, a second end, a cavity, and an expandable portion. The second end is configured to be attached to at least one of the bone, the cartilage, the tendon, and the ligament. The cavity extends from the first end to the second end. The cavity is configured to receive the cell growth mixture from the open end. The expandable portion is positioned intermediate the first end and the second end and is configured to increase in size responsive to the cell growth mixture entering the cavity. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022805 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE HAVING OPAQUE AND DECENTERED LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE PORTIONS FOR ALLEVIATING SYMPTOMS RELATING TO OCULAR DISEASES - Embodiments concern an intraocular implantable device operable comprising a disk-shaped body having a symmetry axis and which further comprises a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion wherein the light-transmissive portion is decentered with respect to the symmetry axis. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022806 | PROGRESSIVE POWER INTRAOCULAR LENS, AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for reducing side effects, such as halos, glare and best focus shifts, in multifocal refractive lenses and extended depth of focus lenses. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include a continuous, power progressive aspheric surface based on two or more merged optical zones, the aspheric surface being defined by a single aspheric equation. Continuous power progressive intraocular lenses can mitigate optical side effects that typically result from abrupt optical steps. Aspheric power progressive and aspheric extended depth of focus lenses can be combined with diffractive lens profiles to further enhance visual performance while minimizing dysphotopsia effects. The combination can provide an increased depth of focus that is greater than an individual depth of focus of either the refractive profile or the diffractive profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022807 | ELECTROSPUN MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING ELECTROSPUN MEDICAL DEVICES - A method of forming an electrospun prosthetic valve includes utilizing a rotatable and angularly adjustable prosthetic valve mold. The prosthetic valve mold is set to a first angle. The prosthetic valve mold is rotated at a first rotational velocity and a first layer of electrospun fibers is deposited on the prosthetic valve mold. The prosthetic valve mold is stopped and a frame is positioned over the first layer. The prosthetic valve mold is set to a second angle. The prosthetic valve mold is rotated at a second velocity and a second layer of electrospun fibers is deposited on an outer surface of the first layer and an outer surface of the frame. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022808 | Prosthetic Cardiovascular Valves and Methods for Replacing Native Atrioventricular Valves with Same - A percutaneous transseptal surgical implantation method for replacing a defective atrioventricular (AV) valve with a conical shaped prosthetic valve formed from a polymeric composition. When the method is employed to replace a native mitral valve, the method positions the prosthetic valve in the mitral valve region, whereby the valve does not obstruct the outflow tract of the aortic valve and prevents the leaflets of the aortic valve from coapting. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022809 | Prosthetic Heart Valve And Systems And Methods For Delivering The Same - A prosthetic heart valve includes a self-expanding wire frame body, a valve disposed in the body, a leaflet clip coupled to the body, and a control element operably coupled to the leaflet clip. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The leaflet clip is configured to be transitioned between a first configuration in which the prosthetic valve can be inserted into a heart, and a second configuration in which the leaflet clip is disposed to capture a native valve leaflet between the leaflet clip and the wire frame body when the body is disposed in a native annulus of an atrioventricular valve of a heart. The control element extends from the leaflet clip through a ventricle of the heart and out a wall of the ventricle to allow a user to transition the leaflet clip from its first configuration to its second configuration. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022810 | Prosthetic Heart Valve And Systems And Methods For Delivering The Same - A prosthetic heart valve includes a self-expanding wire frame body, a valve disposed in the body, a leaflet clip coupled to the body, and a control element operably coupled to the leaflet clip. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The leaflet clip is configured to be transitioned between a first configuration in which the prosthetic valve can be inserted into a heart, and a second configuration in which the leaflet clip is disposed to capture a native valve leaflet between the leaflet clip and the wire frame body when the body is disposed in a native annulus of an atrioventricular valve of a heart. The control element extends from the leaflet clip through a ventricle of the heart and out a wall of the ventricle to allow a user to transition the leaflet clip from its first configuration to its second configuration. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022811 | DEPLOYMENT RESTRAINT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICE - Features for a restraint, such as a cap, are described. The restraint secures a cardiac device in a collapsed, delivery configuration for transcatheter delivery to a heart. The restraint may have a tubular sidewall extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a proximal opening defined by the sidewall at the proximal end and a channel defined by the sidewall and extending distally from the proximal opening. The restraint is configured to receive the implant in the collapsed configuration through the proximal opening to radially restrain the implant within the channel. The restraint eliminates the need for a surrounding sheath, reducing the delivery profile and size of the overall delivery system, among other advantages. The restraint may have an atraumatic leading edge to reduce the risk of injury to the patient. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022812 | IMPLANTS THAT FACILITATE TISSUE EXPANSION - The invention pertains to implants that facilitate tissue expansion while not substantially inhibiting normal anatomical movement. The implants may be made of different materials or made in different configurations such that such that a measured property at a first location on said implant is different than said same measured property at a second location on said implant. In one particular embodiment the implants may be a cosmetic penile implant. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FUSE BONE - An implant is provided that is operable to be disposed between and fuse two sections of a bone. The implant includes an inner layer and an outer layer. The outer layer at least partially surrounds the inner layer and is operable to abut against the two sections of the bone. The outer layer is porous and/or fibrous and is operable to receive at least one cellular growth factor. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022815 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREPARING AND IMPLANTING TISSUE SCAFFOLDS - Methods and devices are provided for preparing and implanting tissue scaffolds. Various embodiments of scribing tools are provided that are configured to mark one or more predetermined shapes around a defect site in tissue. The shape or shapes marked in tissue can be used to cut a tissue scaffold having a shape that matches the shape or shapes marked in tissue. In one embodiment, the scribing tool used to mark a shape in tissue can also be used to cut the tissue scaffold. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022816 | GROWTH FACTOR TRANSDUCED CELL-LOADED CERAMIC SCAFFOLD FOR BONE REGENERATION AND REPAIR - A method for repairing a bone defect of a patient includes providing a ceramic scaffold configured for filling the bone defect, loading the scaffold with growth factor transduced cells incorporating a gene that encodes a growth factor essential for bone formation, placing the ceramic scaffold with the growth factor transduced cells in or across the bone defect, and stabilizing the ceramic scaffold with the growth factor transduced cells in the patient until the bone defect is healed. An assembly for repairing a bone defect includes a ceramic scaffold configured for spanning the bone defect and a culture of live growth factor transduced cells incorporating a gene that encodes a growth factor essential for bone formation loaded onto the ceramic scaffold. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022817 | SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR BONE FUSING IMPLANTS - A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction. The elongated body includes a first segment having an outer surface with cortical threads, a second segment having an outer surface with cancellous threads, a top segment and a bottom segment. The first segment is adjacent to the second segment along the longitudinal direction and is configured to engage a cortical bone with the cortical threads and the second segment is configured to engage a cancellous bone with the cancellous threads. The elongated body has one or more elongated fusing gutters extending along the longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the elongated body covering the first and second segments, a central opening extending along the longitudinal direction through the elongated body's center and one or more through-openings that extend horizontally and intersect with the one or more fusing gutters. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022818 | Magnetic Intervertebral Disc Replacement Devices and Methods Thereof - An intervertebral disc replacement device comprising a superior plate and an inferior plate, in which each plate contains one or more embedded magnets. The one or more magnets in the superior plate and the one or more magnet in the inferior plate are oriented such that a magnetic force exists between the one or more magnets in the superior plate and the one or more magnet in the inferior plate. In addition, an intervertebral disc replacement device comprising a superior plate and an inferior plate, in which each plate contains one or more embedded magnets, and the plates are designed to form an articulating surface. Further, an intervertebral disc replacement device comprising a superior plate, an inferior plate, and a spacer, in which each plate contains one or more embedded magnets, and the superior and inferior plates are designed to form articulating surfaces with the spacer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022819 | Multi-Matrix Composite Prosthetic Socket and Methods of Fabrication - A multi-matrix composite socket includes struts formed from a first matrix composite and inner and outer layers relative to the struts formed from at least a second matrix composite. Each matrix composite is comprised of fibers embedded in a resin. The fibers create spaces into which a flowable resin infuses during manufacturing and also reinforce the resin. A base and a plurality of struts are assembled and positioned over a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer is positioned over the struts. A resin is infused into the spaces defined by the first and second fabric layers and around the struts to form an over-molded multi-composite matrix socket. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022820 | UNIDIRECTIONAL ACTUATED EXOSKELETON DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an autonomous exoskeleton device that includes one or more actuators, one or more controllers, one or more sensors with one or more unidirectional transmissions. The present invention provides a mechanical joint in parallel with a biological joint. The exoskeleton device preferably includes and electric motor and winch, chain, belt, cam transmission or other mechanism for providing unidirectional force to assist rotation about the biologic joint. Moreover, a controller, a motor angle sensor, joint angle sensor and/or force sensor may be used for additional control and monitoring of the device. The motor may be any type of motor, but is preferably brushless in configuration where its diameter is larger than its length to provide a compact and lightweight exoskeleton device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022821 | UNIDIRECTIONAL ACTUATED EXOSKELETON DEVICE - The present invention is directed to an autonomous exoskeleton device that includes one or more actuators, one or more controllers, one or more sensors with one or more unidirectional transmissions. The present invention provides a mechanical joint in parallel with a biological joint. The exoskeleton device preferably includes and electric motor and winch, chain, belt, cam transmission or other mechanism for providing unidirectional force to assist rotation about the biologic joint. Moreover, a controller, a motor angle sensor, joint angle sensor and/or force sensor may be used for additional control and monitoring of the device. The motor may be any type of motor, but is preferably brushless in configuration where its diameter is larger than its length to provide a compact and lightweight exoskeleton device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022822 | PROSTHETIC JOINT WITH CAM LOCKING MECHANISM - A prosthetic joint can include a first attachment member and a second attachment member coupled to the first attachment member. The second attachment member can include a cylindrical chamber. The prosthetic joint can include a fixation system disposed within the cylindrical chamber comprising at least one cam. The prosthetic joint can have an unlocked configuration, wherein in the unlocked configuration the first attachment member and the second attachment member can rotate relative to each other. The prosthetic joint can have a locked configuration, wherein in the locked configuration the first attachment member is substantially prevented from rotating relative to the second attachment member. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022823 | ARTIFICIAL JOINTS USING AGONIST-ANTAGONIST ACTUATORS - Artificial limbs and joints that behave like biological limbs and joints employ a synthetic actuator which consumes negligible power when exerting zero force, consumes negligible power when outputting force at constant length (isometric) and while performing dissipative, nonconservative work, is capable of independently engaging flexion and extension tendon-like, series springs, is capable of independently varying joint position and stiffness, and exploits series elasticity for mechanical power amplification. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022824 | Arm Prosthetic Device - A system for powering a prosthetic arm is disclosed. The system includes at least one internal battery located in the prosthetic arm, at least one external battery connected to the prosthetic arm, and a master controller configured to connect either the at least one internal battery or the at least one external battery to a power bus to power the prosthetic arm. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022825 | SOCKET-SUSPENSION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AMPUTEES - A continuous socket/suspension monitoring system according to principles of the present invention tracks relative displacement between amputee residuum and their socket using magnetic sensors. The system includes at least one magnetic sensor in a liner worn on the amputees' residuum which correspond to sensors provide in or on the prosthesis socket. The system allows for monitoring of pistoning continuously during locomotion and does not require socket modification, is safe to amputee patients, is easy to use, and is low cost. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022826 | ADJUSTABLE SOCKET SYSTEM - An adjustable prosthetic socket includes proximal and distal ends and an axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. A distal base is adapted to support a distal portion of a residual limb and is located at the distal end of the socket. First and second spines extend upward from the distal base that define at least part of a circumference of the socket about the axis. A proximal support is connected to the second spine and arranged to distribute pressure from the second spine over a portion of the residual limb. A tensioning system is operatively connected to the first and second spines and arranged to selectively adjust the circumference of the socket. The tensioning system includes a dial tensioner connected to the first spine. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022827 | ANTI-THROMBOGENIC MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods for forming an expandable tubular body having a plurality of braided filaments including a first filament including platinum or platinum alloy and a second filament including cobalt-chromium alloy. The methods include applying a first phosphorylcholine material directly on the platinum or platinum alloy of the first filament and applying a silane material on the second filament followed by a second phosphorylcholine material on the silane material on the second filament. The first and second phosphorylcholine materials each define a thickness of less than 100 nanometers. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022828 | STENT - The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The stent is configured to have a central portion defined by “open” cells and at least two end portions, defined by “closed” cells, spaced apart and directly connected to the distal and proximal ends of the central portion of the stent. The stent may also optionally have a covering or a lattice with openings. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING STENT GRAFTS - A delivery catheter comprises an inner shaft and an outer sheath. A stent-graft is held on a region of the inner shaft. An enlarged diameter distal region of the outer sheath constrains the stent-graft. Its retraction allows the stent-graft to deploy. A finger wheel on a handle is used to retract the outer sheath and is coupled to a sliding block with cable(s). The sliding block is coupled to the outer sheath and is held within a sliding track. The wheel can be actuated to tension the cable(s) and deform latch(es) coupled to sliding block, freeing them from slot(s) in the sliding track and allowing retraction of the sliding block and the outer sheath. A reinforcement sleeve is coupled to a smaller diameter proximal region of the outer sheath. A gap between the outer sheath distal region and the reinforcement sleeve allows the distal outer shaft region to be retracted. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022830 | ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICE - There is described an endovascular prosthesis delivery device. The subject endovascular prosthesis delivery device comprises a combination of a delivery frame element and a hub insert element that are secured to one another by a first retention element. At a distal portion of the delivery frame element, there is a prosthesis attachment zone for coupling to an endovascular prosthesis. When it is desired to deploy the endovascular prosthesis, the first retention element is broken in a manner to allow relative movement between the hub insert element and the delivery frame element. A pull wire assembly is secured with respect to the hub insert element and comprises a pull wire which is coupled to the endovascular prosthesis in the prosthesis attachment zone of the delivery frame element. Once the first retention element is broken by the physician (this is done when the endovascular prosthesis is in the correct position for deployment), the physician can then retract the hub insert which has the effect of retracting pull wire from the prosthesis attachment zone of the delivery frame element. The endovascular prosthesis and the endovascular prosthesis delivery device are now detached from one another and the latter may be withdrawn from the patient. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022831 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS - A system and method for non-surgical treatment of plantar fasciitis is disclosed. The system comprises a primary support strap split at both ends; a secondary support strap split at one end; and a cover support strap; wherein the straps are applied to a foot such that the combination of straps provides dynamic windlass support to the foot. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022832 | SENSOR-BASED CONTROL OF ACTIVE WEARABLE SYSTEM - An active wearable system includes a one or more positioning elements configured as a torso support and/or other wearable item, one or more sensors for sensing motion, posture, or gait of a subject, and at least one of force applying elements for applying force to selected regions of a body of a subject, and feedback device and other actuators, under the control of control circuitry responsive to sensed motion, posture or gait of the subject. In an aspect, force is applied according to spatial or temporal patterns. Related devices and methods are described. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022833 | NASAL INSERTS - Devices for nasal insertion may include an open-ended tubular element which extends along a central tube axis between a first end and a second end, the first end being larger than the second end, and in which the tubular element includes at least one spiral strut extending from the first end to the second end, and/or a nodule having an internal face, a rounded external face, and a stalk extending from the internal face and terminating in an anchor sufficiently larger than a receptacle in the tubular element and sufficiently deformable as to be pressed through the receptacle to affix the nodule to the tubular element. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022834 | HYGIENE ADHESIVE - A hygiene product is provided having a waterproof layer with a perimeter and an adhesive strip disposed around the perimeter of the waterproof layer. The adhesive strip has a body-facing side and an air-facing side, wherein the body-facing side has an adhesive material that is configured to adhere to a user's body and the air-facing side has an adhesive material that is configured to adhere to the perimeter of the waterproof layer. The hygiene product also includes a pull tab attached to the waterproof layer, wherein the pull tab is configured to detach at least a portion of the waterproof layer from the adhesive strip to define an opening through the adhesive strip and the waterproof layer is re-attachable to the adhesive strip after the at least a portion of the waterproof layer is detached from the adhesive strip. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022835 | CONTAINER FOR MENSTRUAL COLLECTION AND EMPTYING THEREOF - A container for menstrual collection and emptying thereof, in the shape of a cup or of a flat cup, with a drainage tube composed of at least one very flexible thin-walled portion, and a wall portion of greater thickness. By applying an upward force on the portion, the tube is folded by its portion closing off the liquid passageway, and the tube end remaining directly anchored to the vaginal wall or below a hollow formed in the container. For a mid-day emptying, a downward force is applied on the portion to unfold the drainage tube. The horizontal rim of the cup has a number of notches to aid the folding and can have a sloped shape, or double-ringed. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022836 | PESSARY FOR TRANSVAGINAL HAEMOSTASIS - Disclosed is a pessary for transvaginal haemostasis, wherein the radial dimension of a balloon body can be changed to form a relatively large pressure on a vaginal wall, therefore achieving the effect of high-pressure haemostasis. The pessary for transvaginal haemostasis comprises: the balloon body, being made of an expandable material, the balloon body having a cavity, the cavity having a filling hole so that a fluid can be filled into or drawn out of the cavity through the filling hole, the balloon body having a first end and a second end, the balloon body having at least one hollow passage, the passage running through the first end and the second end of the balloon body and not being in communication with the cavity, an outer surface of the balloon body having at least one channel, and the channel also running through the first end and the second end of the balloon body; and a support body having a coupling end and a support end, the coupling end being coupled to the second end of the balloon body, the support body having a through hole in communication with the passage, and the peripheral surface of the support body having at least one recessed portion corresponding to the channel. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022837 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EYE DISEASES - A method may include accessing a terminal branch of an ophthalmic artery through a face of a subject. Additionally, the method may include positioning a device within the ophthalmic artery of the subject and treating at least one of a blockage, a stenosis, a lesion, plaque or other physiology in at least one of the ophthalmic artery or a junction between an internal carotid artery and the ophthalmic artery. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022838 | OPTIMIZATION OF SPHERICAL ABERRATION PARAMETERS FOR CORNEAL LASER TREATMENT - A method for determining spherical aberration parameters for a corneal laser treatment to treat presbyopia may include performing pupillometry to measure various actual pupil diameters of a patient from a photopic diameter to a mesopic diameter. An actual pupil center of the patient may also be measured. The measured pupil diameters and the pupil center may be used to customize the spherical aberration parameters to the eye of the patient for improved ocular results after treatment. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022839 | RADIALLY REPULSIVE MAGNETIC BEARING FOR SELF-ALIGNING ELEMENTS OF COUPLED PLATFORMS - In certain embodiments, apparatus for self-aligning elements of coupled platforms includes a radially repulsive magnetic bearing. The radially repulsive magnetic bearing includes a first axially polarized magnet and a second axially polarized magnet that is concentrically disposed around the first axially polarized magnet and radially repulsive to the first axially polarized magnet. The radially repulsive magnetic bearing is configured to align a first element of a first platform with a second element of a second platform when the first and second platforms are coupled together. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022840 | Ophthalmic Device For Drug Delivery - An ophthalmic implant for drug delivery. The implant includes a primary intracapsular device coupled to a secondary device, wherein, when implanted in a patient's eye, the primary intracapsular device is held in place by the patient's capsular bag and the secondary device is held in place by the primary intracapsular device. The implant may be inserted in the eye by injecting the primary intracapsular device into the eye either before or after attaching the secondary device to the primary intracapsular device, and subsequently positioning the joined secondary device and primary intracapsular device with the primary intracapsular device held in place by the patient's capsular bag and the secondary device held in place by the primary intracapsular device. The secondary device may be designed to hold a tertiary device that can be implanted and attached at the time of surgery or anytime postoperatively. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022841 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OCULAR SURGERY - Devices, systems, and methods for performing an ophthalmic procedure in an eye are disclosed. The devices include a hand-held portion and a distal, elongate member coupled to the hand-held portion having a lumen operatively coupled to a vacuum source. A drive mechanism operatively coupled to the elongate member is configured to oscillate the elongate member. When in use, the device is configured to aspirate ocular material from the eye through the lumen. The drive mechanism retracts the elongate member with a retraction speed profile and advances the elongate member with an extension speed profile. The retraction speed profile is different from the extension speed profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022842 | DRUG-RELEASING DEVICE USABLE IN MUCOSAL BODY CAVITIES - A tympanostomy tube containing a polymeric material and a drug is described. The polymeric material may comprise a non-resorbable polymer and a water-soluble polymer. The drug may be released when the device is contacted by an aqueous liquid such as middle ear exudate during otitis media. The implant may contain sufficient drug to treat multiple episodes of otitis media or to catch subsequent episodes in their early stages as a prophylactic. The device may be hydrophilic and further may contain a surfactant. The implant may be porous. The implant may have enhanced surface area at places exposed to middle ear liquid and may have enlarged mass so as to contain an increased total amount of drug. Intentional reorientation of the patient's head may aid in moving drug-containing liquid around the middle ear cavity. Similar implants can be used in other mucosal cavities. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022843 | HEMOSTATIC PASTE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a flowable hemostatic paste comprising a crosslinked carboxymethyl cellulose and at least one non-toxic dispersant. More specifically the present invention relates to a hemostatic paste containing citric acid cross-linked CMC, which is suspended or dispersed as a powder in a mixture of a first non-toxic glycerol-containing hygroscopic dispersant and a second non-toxic alcohol functionalized dispersant comprising propylene glycol or 1,3-butanediol. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022844 | APPARATUS FOR ASPIRATING, IRRIGATING AND CLEANSING WOUNDS - An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. microfiltration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022845 | TAPE PRODUCT - The tape product prevents wounds on skin when peeling off a tape member from occurring. The tape product | 2020-01-23 |
20200022846 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS - Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound contact layer, a spacer layer, an absorbent layer positioned on the spacer layer, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source and/or electronic components, wherein the absorbent layer comprises a recess configured to receive the electronics unit and the absorbent layer is configured to be in fluid communication with the electronics unit, and a cover layer configured to cover and form a seal over the wound contact layer, the spacer layer, the absorbent layer, and the electronics unit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022847 | STERILE MOUTH-INSERTABLE DEVICE TO STOP A NOSEBLEED - A mouth-insertable device, including a main body having a cylindrical shape, a first end disposed at an end of the main body, and a second end disposed at another end of the main body opposite from the first end, wherein the main body has a size to fit between an inner upper lip and an upper gum line of a user. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022848 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH POCKET DIVIDING FRONT AND REAR REGIONS - Absorbent articles of the present disclosure may be constructed with a secondary liner sheet placed on top of a body facing liner of the articles configured to form a pocket. The pocket provides a barrier, thereby separating a front region of the absorbent articles from a rear region. In this manner, the absorbent articles of the present disclosure may reduce the spread of bodily exudates throughout the articles. The reduced spreading of exudates may help to keep skin healthy by reducing the amount of skin exposed to the skin irritants within the exudates and/or by preventing additional skin irritants from being created by preventing the mixing of BM and urine, at least in proximity to the skin of the wearer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022849 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A disposable absorbent article, having a front-back direction that is perpendicular to a width direction and a thickness direction that extends from a skin contact surface side to a non-skin contact surface side of a wearer, includes: an absorbent constituent; a liquid-permeable topsheet that is disposed on the skin contact surface side of the absorbent constituent; and a leakage-preventing sheet that is disposed on at least one of an outside, in the thickness direction, of the absorbent constituent, and an outside, in the width direction, of the absorbent constituent. The leakage-preventing sheet includes a water repelling layer including a nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric of the water repelling layer includes fiber and has an average fiber diameter of 0.5 to 10 μm. The water repelling layer includes a water repelling section where a group of particles adhere to a surface of the fiber. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022850 | AN ARRAY OF DISPOSABLE PANT-TYPE GENDER-SPECIFIC ABSORBENT ARTICLES - 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. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022851 | LIGHTWEIGHT COLLAPSIBLE CASUALTY LITTER - Collapsible, lightweight, and easy-to-assemble litters for transporting injured or incapacitated persons are disclosed. For example, a collapsible apparatus for transporting persons includes a frame assembly having a pair of frame rails. Each frame rail includes at least two telescoping rods connected by a hinge that can be configured to allow the frame rails to be folded upon each other. The collapsible apparatus can additionally include one or more collapsible tension rods secured to the pair of frame rails for selectively maintaining a lateral displacement of the pair of frame rails when the frame assembly is in an assembled configuration and a stretcher bed carried by the frame assembly that is configured to receive and support a person between the pair of frame rails when the frame assembly is in the assembled configuration. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022852 | CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR A WHEELED MOBILITY DEVICE - Carriers for carrying a wheelchair, wheeled mobility device, personal transporter, or the like, are provided. Also, hitch assemblies, which are connected to a vehicle and are used to support these associated carriers, are also provided. One implementation of a carrier for carrying a wheeled mobility device may include an attachment link configured to be connected to a vehicle. The carrier also includes a basket component fixedly connected to the attachment link and further includes an upper bracket. The basket component and the upper bracket, for example, may be configured to support the wheeled mobility device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022853 | FOLDING ALL-TERRAIN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR - The invention relates to a folding all-terrain electric wheelchair comprising: A triangular support structure ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200022854 | MOUNTING UNIT, CASTER WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND WHEELCHAIR - A mounting unit for adjustably mounting an add-on piece to a frame, in particular of a wheelchair, includes at least one drum receiving unit having at least one aperture and female thread. The drum receiving unit is an integral part of the frame or adapted to be attached to the frame. At least one drum assembly has at least one hole and a male thread. At least one bolt is part of the add-on piece or adapted to be mounted therewith to hold the add-on piece. The drum receiving unit is adapted to receive the drum assembly. The female thread mates with the male thread and allows an alignment of the position of the hole with respect to the aperture, such that the bolt can be inserted through the aperture at least partly into the hole. The drum receiving unit with the drum assembly and/or the drum assembly with the bolt comprises a detachable form fit connection. At least one of the drum receiving unit, the drum assembly and/or the bolt comprises a detachable force fit connection with respective mating component. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022855 | Wheelchair With Ratchet/Pawl Drive System - A wheelchair with a ratchet/pawl drive system comprising a seat back, a seat bottom, a frame, two mounting brackets, two car guide tracks, two front wheel assemblies, two car assemblies, two brake assemblies, two drive wheels, and two wheelchair wheels. The ratchet/pawl drive comprises at least one drive wheel sprocket, at least one ratchet/pawl assembly, at least one forward-neutral-reverse lever and at least one brake assembly. The ratcheting/pawl drive system may be included in a novel wheelchair or may be integrated into existing standard wheelchairs as a retrofit kit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022856 | DRIFTING KART - Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at least one battery, wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor, two caster wheels mounted to the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, and a hand lever configured to dynamically engage the caster wheels to induce and control drift during a turn. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022857 | Nursing Bed - A nursing bed, comprising: a back plate portion ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200022858 | Assistive Toileting & Weighing Device - An assistive toileting apparatus that is operable by a caretaker, allowing an individual to transition more readily from a wheelchair to a commode. A horizontal platform supports a first vertical tilt platform and a second vertical tilt platform and is slidably engaged with a frame. The first vertical tilt platform supports, secures, and tilts the wheelchair to assist the individual into a standing position. The horizontal platform can then be slid from the frame, such that first vertical tilt platform is displaced and the second vertical tilt platform is positioned behind the individual. The individual can then sit down on a commode seat provided by the second vertical tilt platform. Once finished, the commode seat can be tilted upward to assist the individual into the standing position. A control system allows the caregiver to operate the first vertical tilt platform and the second vertical tilt platform while assisting the individual. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022859 | PNEUMATIC CHAIR JACK - A multi-cell inflatable jack includes a plurality of jack elements. Each of the plurality of jack elements includes a body having a predetermined perimeter shape and defining a perimeter chamber and a central chamber. A valve is coupled to the body and configured to provide air flow to one of the perimeter chamber or the central chamber. A plurality of flow control stringers are located between the first chamber portion and the second chamber portion and are configured to control an air flow rate into each of the perimeter chamber and the central chamber. At least one fastener is formed on the body and configured to attach the jack element to at least one additional jack element in a multi-cell stack. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022860 | SLIDING ACCESSORY RAIL FOR HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT A PATIENT SUPPORT - The present invention relates to holding equipment at an operating table. In order to removably provide equipment at a patient support, a holding device ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200022861 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A PATIENT'S LIMB - A limb support apparatus and corresponding methods for making same are disclosed. The limb support can comprise a shell for supporting a patient's limb during treatment, examination, and/or recovery. The shell can comprise at least one padding configured to protect the patient's limb. The padding can be secured to the shell using one or more mounting structures included in the padding. The mounting structures are configured such that they are received by corresponding mounting openings and/or features in the shell. An interference fit between the mounting structures and mounting openings/features secures the padding against the shell, thereby preventing the padding from inadvertently moving or sliding on the shell. Embodiments disclosed herein eliminate the need for traditionally used fasteners that are often difficult to clean and sterilize, thereby improving the quality of patient care and facilitating cleaning of patient and/or operating rooms. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022862 | BODILY REMAINS DECOMPOSITION - A storage pod for containing a body and decomposition material for decomposing the body in the storage pod includes an elongate housing having opposite ends. The housing contains the body and the decomposition material. The housing defines an interior configured to receive the body and decomposition material, at least one air vent in fluid communication with the interior so that air can enter the interior through the at least one air vent when the housing is closed, and a product inlet in fluid communication with the interior so that decomposition material can enter the interior through the product inlet when the housing is closed. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022863 | CASKET PILLOW WITH ADJUSTABLE LOFT - A pillow has adjustable compressibility and/or loft. The pillow includes a casing, an insert pad, and a support member. The insert pad is arranged within the casing. The insert pad includes a plurality of regions arranged atop one another to form a plurality of layers. The support member is arranged within the casing such that at least a portion of the support member is directly interposed between two layers of the insert pad and such that the support member is in direct contact with the two layers of the insert pad. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022864 | SUIT TYPE EXOSKELETON ADJUSTABLE TO USER'S BODY SIZE AND SUIT TYPE EXOSKELETON FOR KNEE POWER ASSISTANCE - A suit type exoskeleton adjustable to a user's body size includes a wire, a wearing portion worn on a part of the user's body to assist with physical strength, a controller removably coupled to an outer surface of the wearing portion and coupled to an end of the wire, and a driver coupled to an opposite end of the wire and configured to provide power to the wire. A suit type exoskeleton for knee power assistance is characterized by use of the suit type exoskeleton which is adjustable to a user's body size for their knee. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022865 | TORQUE PATTERN ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TORQUE PATTERN USING THE SAME - 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. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022866 | CONTROLLED STIMULATION DEVICE - A controlled stimulation device used either alone or in conjunction with a treatment device to reduce amount of pain a patient may experience during a treatment with the treatment device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022867 | TREATMENT UNIT AND MASSAGE MACHINE USING TREATMENT UNIT - A treatment unit includes a treatment element configured to press a person to be treated; a treatment part that includes the treatment element; an output shaft that drives the treatment part; a drive part configured to rotate the output shaft; and a swash plate eccentric cam that rotates integrally with the output shaft. The treatment part oscillates in a direction along a direction of an axis of rotation of the output shaft and a direction intersecting the direction of the axis without rotating along with rotation of the swash plate eccentric cam. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022868 | ANCILLARY UNIT - An ancillary unit of a motor vehicle, which may particularly be a massage device for a vehicle seat, includes an electrically conductive housing and a planar printed circuit board. A narrow side of the printed circuit board has an electrically conductive section, which is brought into electrical contact with the housing. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022869 | PACKAGE FOR FROZEN NUTRIENT PILL - A package has a plurality of seamless compartments coupled together. A different one of the plurality compartments each includes a different respective one of a plurality of respective void spaces and a different respective one of a plurality of respective void space delimiting surfaces. A different one of a plurality of fill entries each forms a fluent entry into a different respective compartment's void space. At least one fill entry of said plurality is in an elastomeric portion of said package, and the at least one fill entry has a largest cross sectional area which is equal to or less than 25% of a largest cross sectional area of the compartment having the respective void space for which the fill entry forms the fluent entry. Each void space delimiting surface follows an outline of a separate 3D pill shape. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022870 | Adaptor for Coupling to a Medical Container - An adaptor for coupling with a medical container, including: a tubular body receiving a pierceable elastomeric piece, defining an inner cavity of the adaptor, the pierceable elastomeric piece being movable within the tubular body between a first position, in which a distal part of the pierceable elastomeric piece forms a seal of the cavity, and a second position, proximally spaced from the first position, in which the distal part opens the seal of the cavity, an air inlet, a filtering system for filling the inner cavity with decontaminated air, and a gripping member for securing the adaptor to the medical container. Also, an assembly comprising such an adaptor and a medical container. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022871 | BLOOD SEPARATION METHOD AND BLOOD SEPARATION FILTER - A blood separation method using a blood separation filter ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200022872 | DISPENSER FOR A COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF POWDER IN A CONTAINER, AND CONTAINER OF THE FEEDING BOTTLE TYPE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DISPENSER - A dispenser for a powder in a container, containing a receptacle including an end wall provided with at least one orifice, an adapter including a tubular body provided with a transverse partition provided with at least one orifice, the receptacle being rotatable on the adapter between a closed position of the dispenser, in which the orifice in the receptacle and the orifice in the adapter are not aligned with one another, and an open position of the dispenser, in which the orifice in the receptacle and the orifice in the adapter are positioned in line with one another, and a sealing component comprising an upper annular part and a lower annular part arranged so as to ensure sealing between the container and the adapter and between the adapter and the container, respectively, when the adapter is mounted on the container. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022873 | MODULAR DOSING ASSEMBLY OF MEDICAL SUBSTANCES - Systems, devices and methods to establish fluid communication between vessels. Containers and devices having a unitary multiple entry port structure and a port unitary cover with buttons or levers for the assembly of customized final dosages of injectable beneficial substances. Containers and devices having a protective port with a cover configured to hermetically seal second container(s) within the protective port. A vessel having at least two entry ports and at least one exit port, and at least one container containing a dosing regimen, the at least one container configured to be received by one of the at least two entry ports of the vessel, whereby upon connection of the at least one container to the one of the at least two entry ports of the vessel, the dosing regimen in the at least one container is transferred into the vessel. Modular dosing system for adding at least one amount of a medicament to a preparation in a modular construction. System for displaying a dosing regimen or single amount of a medicament, so that the administrator of the amount is able to precisely ascertain the amount administered to a patient. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022874 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOFTGEL CAPSULE CONTAINING SOLID AND LIQUID FORMULATIONS AS CORE INGREDIENT - The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for softgel capsule containing solid and liquid formulations as core ingredient, wherein at least one pharmaceutical drug can be included in both solid formulation and liquid formulation. More particularly, this invention relates to a softgel capsule wherein liquid formulation, for example, solution and/or suspension as well as solid formulation, for example, tablet, pellet and/or sustained release dosage are present as core ingredient and its manufacturing method. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022875 | PASSAGE DEVICE, VALVE, RECEPTION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME, CONTENT MOVEMENT DEVICE, AND CONTENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a passage device, a valve, a reception device including the same, a content movement device, and a content device. The present invention comprises a passage operation part included in a housing to move and guide contents, wherein the passage operation part comprises a content passage means for moving the contents. Unlike the prior art, the present invention can ensure a content passage space and adjust the passage space and a reception space to prevent reception of contents exceeding a required amount. Further, the present invention can stably induce the passage of a required amount of contents within a predetermined range, and prevent remaining of an excessive amount of contents in conjunction with the limiting of the content reception space, thereby adjusting the amount (number) of received contents. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022876 | PORTABLE MEDICINE STORING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A portable medicine dispensing apparatus includes a housing supporting a dispenser, a controller, and separate medicine storing and dispensing units, each of the units when activated is for automatically depositing a pill of medicine therefrom into the dispenser; and the controller for independently and automatically activating each of the units at pre-determined times. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022877 | INFANT BOTTLE AND WARMING COVER - An infant bottle is provided. The infant bottle comprises an open-top receptacle for receiving liquid, a nipple sealably connectable to the open-top end of the receptacle, a formula compartment disposed adjacent the open-top end of the receptacle, an open-top end of the formula compartment corresponding and fitted within the open-top end of the receptacle, and a formula release mechanism to empty the contents contained in the formula compartment into the receptacle. A removable warming cover substantially covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the receptacle and comprising a sleeve of material for receiving the receptacle, a base comprising a rechargeable battery, and a heating element operatively connected to the battery, is also provided. A method of using the same is also provided. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022878 | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR GASSTRIC TUBE PATIENTS - A feeding system for medical patients comprises a storage assembly, dispensing assembly, and extension set including, in part, a reservoir, a pump, a feeding tube, a check valve and an adapter. The reservoir is configured to hold at least one feeding of nutritional substance. The dispensing assembly is connected to the storage assembly and pumps the at least one feeding of nutritional substance from the reservoir to the feeding tube connected to an outlet of the pump. The check valve unit is connected to a second end of the feeding tube by means of a check valve connection point and is configured to allow the flow of nutritional substance in only one direction. The at least one feeding of nutritional substance is passed through the adapter unit connected to the check valve unit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022879 | Disposable Absorbent Stoma Pad for Gastrostomy - An absorbent stoma pad for encapsulating an external bolster of a feeding tube is provided. The stoma pad includes an upper layer, base layer, absorbent material, and cavity. The upper layer, which includes an upper surface and a lower surface, contains a centrally located opening with respect to a periphery of the upper layer, wherein the opening is configured to receive a tube portion of the feeding tube. The base layer, which includes an upper surface and a lower surface, contains a centrally located opening with respect to a periphery of the base layer, wherein the opening is also configured to receive the tube portion of the feeding tube. Meanwhile, the absorbent material is disposed adjacent the upper layer's lower surface. Further, the cavity permits airflow between the absorbent layer and the base layer when the external bolster is encapsulated by the stoma pad and positioned within the cavity. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022880 | Pacifier Assembly Device - A pacifier assembly device comprising two pacifier components. The pacifier components are assembled together using a connection component. When assembled together, opposing nipple-like protrusions of each pacifier component assists an infant with successfully positioning one of the protrusions into its mouth. When disassembled, the pacifier components may each be used individually or thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022881 | HYGIENIC PACIFIER WITH ANNULAR SHIELD FOLDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A hygienic pacifier includes an annular folding structure formed on a substantially spherical shield that joins a nipple to a faceplate and that is movable between a recoiled storage position in which the shield substantially surrounds the nipple and an extended use position in which at least a portion of the nipple projects through the nipple access opening and is exposed for use. The annular folding structure may be used to bias the shield to remain in the extended use position when the shield is placed in the extended use position. Further, in some instances, the annular folding structure may be configured to provide a bias that may be overcome by a moderate impact to the pacifier such as an impact associated with dropping the pacifier. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022882 | TEETHER - A teether for an infant includes a teething member with a stainless steel core completely covered by a layer of silicon. A main body of the teether a defines a through hole, and the teething member is movable between a first position where the teething member is positioned within the through hole of the main body and a second position where the teething member is positioned outside of the through hole of the main body. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022883 | DENTAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a dental composition which is a resin modified dental cement composition, comprising a radically polymerizable compound and a redox initiator system comprising one or more clathrate compounds comprising a host molecule and one or more guest molecules, wherein the guest molecule is an oxidising agent selected from organic peroxides and organic hydroperoxides. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of the redox initiator system in a dental composition which is a resin modified dental cement composition. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022884 | DENTAL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the specific polymerizable compound as such and its use in a dental composition. The specific polymerizable compound of the present invention has an N-allyl (meth)acrylamide group, which nitrogen atom is substituted with an alkyl or alkenyl group optionally substituted by a group selected from a hydroxyl group, a C | 2020-01-23 |
20200022885 | EFFERVESCENT TABLET FOR ELIMINATION OF RED WINE DISCOLORATION, OFFENSIVE ODOUR OF MOUTH AND CLEANING THE PALATE - The embodiments herein disclose a composition and method for the synthesis of an effervescence producing tablet for reducing and eliminating a mouth odor and oral staining caused by ingested beverages and food. The method comprises mixing excipients, disintegrating agents, flavor and sweetener in a V-blender. The lubricant is added V-blender to obtain a mixture. The mixture is compressed on tablet press equipment with a round tooling. The tablets are packaged in a foil pouch. The “excipients” in the effervescent tablet composition are malic acid, sorbitol, potassium bi-carbonate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and magnesium oxide. The malic acid reacts with potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate to form an effervescence reaction to induce tablet disintegration, provide a pleasant sensation in the mouth, and to clean a wine stain in the mouth. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022886 | LOW DENSITY, STABLE FOAM FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION - The present invention relates to an oil-in-water composition comprising a fatty phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, said composition being in the form of a foam and having a density of between 0.3 to 0.9, the composition comprising: (a) at least one starch phosphate; (b) Xanthan Gum (XG) and Locust Bean Gum (LBG) in a ratio XG:LBG from 20:80 to 80:20; and (c) at least one surfactant | 2020-01-23 |
20200022887 | MAKEUP COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING CAPSULES CONTAINING PIGMENTS - The present invention relates to a makeup cosmetic composition containing capsules containing pigments in an inner layer thereof and, more specifically, to a makeup cosmetic composition, which contains a pigment in an inner layer and blocks a pigment from an external environment, thereby preventing pigment discoloration caused by the external environment, and contains capsules readily broken so as to enable color to show when applied to the skin, thereby showing color when applied to the skin even though the color of a formulation is nearly colorless and having an excellent skin coloring ability. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022888 | CAPSULES COMPRISING PIGMENTS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a capsule comprising a pigment and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a capsule which comprises therein a pigment inside which is likely to be discolored due to external environment, and thereby can easily crack or break and cause color development when applied to the skin, while isolating the pigment from the external environment, and a method for producing the same. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022889 | TRPA1 ACTIVITY INHIBITOR - This TRPA1 activity inhibitor contains a compound represented by formula (I) wherein R | 2020-01-23 |
20200022890 | Cosmetic Compositions - A cosmetic composition is provided, the composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a skin care active with A log P less than −2.0, a safe and effective amount of a fatty alcohol; and a safe and effective amount of a glyceryl ester. The combination of fatty alcohol and glyceryl esters surprisingly enhances penetration of skin care actives with low A log P values into skin. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022891 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SPECIFIC SURFACTANTS AND HIGH LEVELS OF GLYCERIN - The present invention relates to personal care cleansing compositions prising specific surfactant systems used in combination with high levels of glycerin. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022892 | COMPOSITION, EMULSION, METHOD AND USE - A composition which is the reaction product of reactants comprising dimer fatty acid and/or trimer fatty acid, a mono-alcohol comprising at least 3 carbon atoms and a polyol comprising at least 2 hydroxyl groups. The composition comprises dimer fatty diester and/or trimer fatty trimester, and oligoester comprising more than one dimer fatty acid and/or trimer fatty acid residue. The invention also provides an emulsion comprising the composition, particularly in the form of a personal care product, a method of emulsifying using the composition and use of the composition as an emulsifier. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022893 | Skincare Formulations and Regimens - Provided are compositions, comprising a neolignan, ectoin, and a molecule of Formula I: | 2020-01-23 |
20200022894 | COSMETIC USE OF ARTHROFACTIN - The present invention relates to the non-therapeutic cosmetic use of a mixture of arthrofactins as a moisturizer particularly for the skin, mucosa and particularly dry skin. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022895 | TISSUE EXPANSION METHOD - The invention provides a method for skin expansion utilizing at least one polymer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022896 | ORAL COMPOSITIONS - An oral composition is described. The oral composition can include a solvent having water and a cosolvent chosen from lower alkyl alcohols and acetone; a basic copolymer having basic acrylate monomeric units, basic methacrylate monomeric units, or a combination thereof; no less than 0.5 wt-% of an acid buffering or neutralizing agent; and optionally an active agent. The oral composition can include from about 6° to about 15° wt % of water, from about 30° to about 80° wt % of the cosolvent, and from about 25 to about 55° wt-% of the basic copolymer. The basic copolymer can be dissolved in the oral composition, the oral composition is capable of forming a film on a surface when contacted with an aqueous solution; and the wt-% of each component is based on the total weight of the composition. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022897 | Oral Care Composition - An oral care composition, including a structurant including a carboxypolymethylene polymer, a humectant including glycerin, a whitening agent including hydrogen peroxide, and a carrier including water, wherein the oral care composition has a pH from about 4 to about 6, a transmission rate of at least 58%, a refraction index of about 1.40 or less, and a transmission loss rate of 2% or less at a surface interface due to refraction of light, for light in the wavelength of about 400 nm to about 420 nm. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022898 | FILM FORMING COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to film forming compositions comprising a first anionic or non-ionic non-crosslinking polyacrylate random copolymer and a second cationic non-crosslinking polyamide random copolymer. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the film forming compositions. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022899 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION AND COSMETIC USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a composition of oil-in-water emulsion type comprising: —at least one polyol in a content ranging from 7% to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; —water in a content ranging from 60% to 90% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; —at least two nonionic surfactants that are different from each other, chosen from a nonionic surfactant of ester type comprising a mixture of at least one unsaturated ester and of at least one diester of polyglycerol and a nonionic surfactant which is a fatty alcohol with a saturated, linear carbon-based chain containing from 14 to 26 carbon atoms; —at least one wax; —and the mass ratio [total amount of said nonionic surfactant(s) of ester type]/[total amount of said wax] ranges from 0.8 to 2, preferably from 1 to 1.5. | 2020-01-23 |
20200022900 | SKIN CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A TERPOLYMER, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A skin care composition comprising: (i) a medium having a mixture of two or more immiscible phases; (ii) 0.1 wt. % to 10 wt. % of a terpolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone/acrylic acid/lauryl methacrylate having a relative viscosity of at least 3.3 cps; and (iii) 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of at least one cosmetically/dermatologically acceptable skin care additive; wherein the skin care composition is free from surfactant(s), also discloses skin care composition comprising surfactants. Other embodiments of this application disclose specific sunscreen compositions with/without surfactant systems and methods for providing an enhanced care to skin of humans or animals employing such compositions. | 2020-01-23 |