47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210361446 | POWERED FINGER WITH LOCKING RACK MECHANISM - This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and devices for a powered prosthetic digit. The disclosed devices restore prehension in a person with missing fingers or thumb by providing motor-driven extension and flexion, and opposition to forces in the extension direction via a pawl and locking rack ratchet mechanism, thereby allowing an individual to manipulate or stabilize objects. In one embodiment, a digit comprises a base configured to be removably couplable to an anchor, a first segment pivotably coupled to the base, and a second segment removably coupled to the first segment. The first segment comprises a rack with a plurality of rack teeth and a pawl with a nose configured to engage with the rack to prevent pivoting of the first segment in a rotational direction corresponding to extension of the prosthetic digit. The second segment comprises a drive gear operable to pivot the first segment with respect to the base. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361447 | ADJUSTABLE PROSTHETIC INTERFACES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Prosthesis devices can include sockets having adjustable features. In one example, a socket includes one or more panels that can move outwardly or inwardly relative to a receptacle portion of the socket. The panels can be moved by tightening a tensioning line. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361448 | SUSPENSION LINER SYSTEM WITH SEAL - A suspension liner has a liner body portion, a textile material, and a plurality of seals formed along a length of the suspension liner toward a closed distal end and protruding circumferentially about a liner profile. Each seal has a same shape including a peak having a rounded profile and a width narrowing toward the peak and defines a sealing surface arranged to form a secure interface with an interior wall of the socket that retains the suspension liner within the prosthetic socket. The textile material is located intermediate interior and exterior surfaces of the suspension liner that formed of one or more silicone materials in the area of the seals and the textile material defines the exterior surface of the suspension liner proximal and distal to the seals. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361449 | DRUG ELUTING STENT AND METHOD OF USE OF THE SAME FOR ENABLING RESTORATION OF FUNCTIONAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LAYERS - The present disclosure relates to drug eluting stents, methods of making, using, and verifying long-term stability of the drug eluting stents, and methods for predicting long term stent efficacy and patient safety after implantation of a drug eluting stent. In one embodiment, a drug eluting stent may include a stent framework; a drug-containing layer; a drug embedded in the drug-containing layer; and a biocompatible base layer disposed over the stent framework and supporting the drug-containing layer. The drug-containing layer may have an uneven coating thickness. In addition or in alternative, the drug-containing layer may be configured to significantly dissolve/dissipateldisappear between 45 days and 60 days after stent implantation. Stents of the present disclosure may reduce, minimize, or eliminate patient risks associated with the implantation of a stent, including, for example, restenosis, thrombosis, and/or MACE. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361450 | GRAFT SYSTEMS HAVING FILLING STRUCTURES SUPPORTED BY SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - Aneurysms are treated by filling at least one double-walled filling structure with a curable medium within the aneurysm. The filling structures may be delivered over balloon deployment mechanisms in order to shape and open tubular lumens therethrough. Scaffolds are placed into the tubular lumens in order to help maintain the shape, anchor the filling structures in place, and provide improved blood flow transition into and out of the tubular lumens. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361451 | STENT HAVING ADJACENT ELEMENTS CONNECTED BY FLEXIBLE WEBS - A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are typically web-shaped and result from creating slits or apertures in a covering of graft material applied to the stent and then, for example, applying heat to cause the slits or apertures to enlarge. The remaining graft material forms the interconnecting webs between the adjacent stent elements. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361452 | STENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A stent and a method for manufacturing the stent are disclosed. A stent according to an embodiment of the present invention is manufactured by using a jig having a cylindrical body on which a plurality of pins (P) are arranged in the circumferential direction (X) and the lengthwise direction (Y). The stent has a cylindrical structure, in which a wire member forms a zigzag pattern woven in the circumferential direction (X) with a predetermined width through the pins on the jig and a plurality of zigzag patterns formed in the circumferential direction (X), intersecting with one another, are arranged in the lengthwise direction with predetermined intervals (W) therebetween, forming a mesh structure with a rhombus pattern. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361453 | WHEEL LOCK FOR THUMBWHEEL ACTUATED DEVICE - A wheel lock or clip for maintaining position of a thumbwheel or wheel of a rotary actuated delivery device includes an arcuate or curved body having a live hinge extending therefrom, the hinge connected to an arm having an engagement tooth extending therefrom. The tooth is operatively connected to tab for actuation by a user to disengage the engagement tooth from teeth of gear or barrel of a wheel or a thumbwheel of the rotary actuated device to thereby allow free movement of the wheel or thumbwheel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361454 | IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM - An implant delivery system comprises an elongate tubular member having a lumen, a tubular implant coaxially disposed within the lumen of the elongate tubular member, and a delivery assembly having a distal portion coaxially disposed within tubular implant. The delivery assembly comprises a delivery wire, an engaging bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, a stopper bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, and a floating element slidably coupled around the delivery wire and disposed between the bumpers, thereby limiting linear translation of the floating element therebetween. The floating element has an engaging portion configured to engage the engaging bumper when the delivery wire is axially translated relative to the elongate member in a first direction. The floating element is configured to radially expand outward to frictionally engage the implant when the engaging portion of the floating element engages the engaging bumper. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361455 | ORTHOPAEDIC AID - An orthopaedic aid with a reference element, a movement element that is movably fixed to the reference element and a position sensor for determining a position of the movement element relative to the reference element, which comprises at least one permanent magnet and at least three Hall sensors, wherein the Hall sensors are arranged on the reference element and for moving along a trajectory upon a movement of the movement element relative to the reference element, wherein the at least one permanent magnet is fixed to the movement element and wherein the Hall sensors and the permanent magnet are arranged in such a way that a movement of the movement element relative to the reference element and a resulting movement of the Hall sensors along the trajectory causes a linear change in Hall voltage for at least one Hall sensor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361456 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A HUMAN ANATOMICAL JOINT - The present invention provides a wearable brace garment configured for stabilizing an articulating joint of a wearer. The garment comprises a tension member disposed along a three-dimensional spatial path about the joint in conduits on or within the garment. The tension member comprises a plurality of strands substantially inextensible along a longitudinal direction. The garment further comprises a web portion comprising the strands laterally spread, each strand disposed in a corresponding strand conduit. A tensioner is disposed on the garment and arranged for adjusting a tension in the tension member. A tension evener is disposed on the garment tension-wise in communication with the tensioner and with the strands of the tension member. The tension evener is arranged for evening tension among the plurality of inextensible strands of the tension member within the web portion. The tension evener may comprise a whippletree. In some embodiments the whippletree may be a multi-tier whippletree. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361457 | ADJUSTABLE KNEE BRACE - A knee brace with an articulation assembly connectable with a first cuff movable with respect to the articulation assembly about a first location defining a first pivot axis between the first cuff and articulation assembly, and movable about a second location defining a first rotation axis between the first cuff and articulation assembly. The knee brace may have a second cuff connectable with the articulation assembly and movable with respect to the articulation assembly about a third location defining a second pivot axis between the second cuff and articulation assembly. The second cuff is movable about a fourth location defining a second rotation axis between the second cuff and articulation assembly. The first pivot axis and first rotation axis may intersect each other or be offset from intersecting each other, the second pivot axis and second rotation axis may intersect each other or be offset from intersecting. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361458 | EXTERNAL ANKLE BRACE - An external ankle brace is provided with a rigid heel enclosure for receiving the heel of the shoe, a lateral and medial sidewall for surrounding the sides of the shoe, a lateral and medial upright extension for housing the lower leg of the user, a lower fastening system for connecting the lateral and medial sidewalls underneath the sole of the shoe, and an upper fastening system for connecting the lateral and medial sidewall across the top of the shoe. The lateral and medial upright extensions are pivotally connected to the respective sidewalls by a lateral and medial ankle joint. This allows the external ankle brace to pivot in a second direction while preventing the external ankle brace to move in a first direction. Furthermore, the rigid heel enclosure includes oppositely disposed upper and lower ends, where the medial ankle joint is positioned closer to the upper end than the position of the lateral ankle joint. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361459 | PELVIS CORRECTION EQUIPMENT FORMED OF COMBINATION OF PELVIS BELT AND PRESSING CORRECTION EQUIPMENT - A pelvis correction equipment includes: a pelvis belt for tightening for fastening a lower abdomen of a body, the pelvis belt being used for correcting opening of or strain on a joint portion between a sacral bone and an iliac bone which form a pelvis; a pressing position mark indicated on a surface of the pelvis belt for indicating a plurality of pressing correction portions; and a pressing correction equipment configured to be operated in such a manner that the pressing correction equipment presses the plurality of pressing correction portions along the pressing position mark of the pelvis belt mounted on the lower abdomen by fastening by way of the pelvis belt. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361460 | External Nasal Dilator with Greater Breathable Surface Area - An external nasal dilator comprising resilient and engagement elements is provided. A greater portion of the plan view surface area of the nasal dilator supports moisture vapor transmission (MVT) compared to prior art nasal dilators having a nearly identical plan view surface area and the same or similar functional resiliency. The engagement element surface area relative to the surface area of the resilient element of nasal dilators of the present invention is significantly greater compared to prior art nasal dilators having a nearly identical plan view surface area and the same or similar functional resiliency. In use the nasal dilator stabilizes and/or expands nasal passage outer wall tissues, and prevents said tissues from drawing inward during breathing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361461 | Nasal Dilator and Methods of Fabricating Medical Devices - A nasal dilator comprises adjacent, substantially parallel resilient members having mid-sections substantially parallel to the dilator longitudinal centerline and end portions that diverge obliquely away from the centerline. The dilator may comprise a laminate of vertically stacked material layers that each have a different peripheral shape, and greater or lesser surface area, from that of the others. The dilator may comprise resilient members that diverge or curve symmetrically about the dilator longitudinal centerline such that a shape of a resilient member on one side of a lateral centerline is a mirror image of its shape on the opposite side of the lateral centerline. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361462 | SHOE-PAD, SHOE AND HALLUX ORTHOTIC DEVICE - A shoe-pad, shoe and hallux orthotic device, the shoe-pad is configured for correcting and preventing deformity of a hallux, the shoe-pad includes a shoe-pad body, a first orthotic portion, and a second orthotic portion; the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are protruded from a surface of the shoe-pad body and spaced from each other, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction. The first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are spaced from each other on the shoe-pad body, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction, the structure is simple, the production and using are convenient, the hallux valgus can be corrected and prevented without a surgery, and the suffering and financial burden of the patients are reduced. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361463 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS - Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361464 | COUPLING PART WITH A HINGE FOR A MEDICAL BASE PLATE AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART - Disclosed is a coupling part and a base plate comprising a coupling part. The coupling part comprises a first coupling part section and a second coupling part section. The first coupling part section being configured for attachment to a first part of the base plate, and the second coupling part section being configured for attachment to a second part of the base plate. The first coupling part section being hingedly attached to the second coupling part section allowing a rotational movement of the first coupling part section relative to the second coupling part section about a hinge-axis. The hinge axis being parallel to the first coupling part plane and the second coupling part plane. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361465 | MOISTURE DETECTING BASE PLATE FOR A MEDICAL APPLIANCE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE PROPAGATION IN A BASE PLATE AND/OR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART - The disclosure relates to a system for determining and signalling moisture propagation in an adhesive material layer of a base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance. The disclosure further relates to aspects of a base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance and its use in such a system. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361466 | MONITOR DEVICE OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR OPERATING A MONITOR DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of operating a monitor device and an associated monitor device of an ostomy system including an ostomy appliance having an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes including a first electrode pair, the method comprising: obtaining one or more parameters including obtaining a first parameter of a first terminal pair connected to the first electrode pair of the electrode assembly; determining if one or more operability criteria are satisfied based on the one or more parameters including determining if the first parameter satisfies first operability criteria indicative of operability of the first electrode pair of the electrode assembly. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361467 | PROCESSING SCHEMES FOR A MEDICAL SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE FOR A MEDICAL APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS - A monitor device for an ostomy system and a method of monitoring an ostomy appliance is disclosed, the monitor device comprising a processor; memory; and a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, the first interface comprising a plurality of terminals including a ground terminal and a first terminal for collecting ostomy data from an ostomy appliance of the ostomy system via the first interface. The processor is configured to process the ostomy data according to a processing scheme, the processor comprising an ostomy processing controller configured to control the processing scheme, wherein to control the processing scheme comprises applying a first processing scheme or a second processing scheme different from the first processing scheme. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361468 | OSTOMY BASE PLATE HAVING VALLEYS OF RELATIVELY LOWER ADHESIVE THICKNESS AND RIDGES OF RELATIVELY HIGHER ADHESIVE THICKNESS - An ostomy base plate has undulations formed in an adhesive composition to provide the adhesive composition with valleys of relatively lower adhesive thickness and ridges of relatively higher adhesive thickness. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361469 | LIQUID ABSORBING BAG - A liquid absorbing bag adapted to be disposed on an excretory portion is provided, the excretory portion has an excretory outlet, and the liquid absorbing bag includes a liquid collecting bag and an absorbing pad. The liquid collecting bag defines a liquid accommodating space, and an opening communicating with the liquid accommodating space and allowing the excretory portion to enter the liquid accommodating space. The absorbing pad is arranged in the liquid accommodating space, and includes an absorbing sheet body. The absorbing sheet body has a folded portion disposed at an end of the liquid collecting bag away from the opening. The folded portion is folded along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines and is expandable and compressible along a length direction perpendicular to the fold lines. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361470 | DEVICE FOR ALLEVIATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A device for alleviating obstructive sleep apnea, comprising: a base fitted and fixed to an user's head and having a passage portion; an adjustment element extending into the passage portion and undergoing relative displacement therein; a locking element disposed at the passage portion, wherein an user uses the locking element to fix the adjustment element in place to limit the relative displacement of the adjustment element; a suction member undergoing relative displacement relative to the passage portion together with the adjustment element and having a channel, wherein the channel extends into the adjustment element, undergoes relative displacement in the adjustment element, and connects to a tongue fixing portion disposed at the front end of the user's tongue; and a negative pressure source being mounted on the base and in communication with the channel, providing a negative pressure to the user's tongue in contact with the tongue fixing portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361471 | DEVICE FOR ALLEVIATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A device for alleviating obstructive sleep apnea includes: a base fixed to a user's head and having a passage; a suction member having a channel passing through the passage to enter the user's oral cavity and move within the passage, with the channel connected to a tongue fixing portion disposed at the tip of the user's tongue, wherein the suction member has a stopping portion disposed outside the oral cavity to limit forward displacement of the tongue fixing portion; a resilient element for providing the tongue fixing portion with an elastic force required to approach the base and being weaker than a suction force between the suction member and the tongue and weaker than a pulling force generated by the tongue in tongue motion; and a negative pressure source communicating with the channel to provide negative pressure to the tongue in contact with the tongue fixing portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361472 | CUSTOM-FORMABLE NIGHT GRINDING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed is a dental appliance composed of a thermo-plastic polymer with low compressibility, high toughness, and high tensile strength, with a low softening point. The appliance has perforations that enable it to be easily custom-fitted by the user or a health professional. The appliance begins as an unformed dental tray that is significantly thinner than existing dental appliances. Once fitted, the dental appliance provides superior protection against damage to the enamel of the teeth and abrasion of the teeth due to bruxism or other mechanism leading to biomechanical wear of dental surfaces. The perforations facilitate the custom-fitting process by allowing the user to suck air through the perforations, thus applying a negative pressure between the material and the teeth while the material is still soft and pliable. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361473 | Battery Powered Heating Pad for the Breast - A battery powered heating pad for the breast for lactating women. The battery powered heating pad for the breast generally includes a battery powered (or electrically-powered) heating pad for the breast. The heating pad includes a U-shaped body sized and shaped to be removably positioned within a pocket in a heating pad holder for attachment to a maternity bra. The heating pad also includes a U-shaped heating element positioned in alignment with the U-shaped body to provide heat at the outer surface of the U-shaped body. A power unit is also adapted to fit within the body, and is electrically connected to the heating element to provide electrical power to it. An open portion of the U-shaped body allows access to a woman's nipple without removing the electrically-powered heating pad. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361474 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A thermal control unit for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to one or more patient therapy devices (e.g. pads, blankets, etc.) that are in contact with a patient is disclosed. The thermal control unit includes a fluid circuit with an inlet and outlet, a reservoir, a heat exchanger, a pump, and a controller. The thermal control also includes any one or more of the following: (1) an air eliminator with an air filter for filtering air vented from the fluid circuit to the ambient surroundings; (2) a plug that moves in response to changing fluid levels and that fluidly isolates the air filter from the fluid; (3) a second air filter coupled to the reservoir; (4) a check valve to prevent fluid from back flowing into the reservoir; and/or (5) a liquid filter coupleable to the reservoir to filter liquid entering or exiting the reservoir. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361475 | TEMPERATURE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A temperature treatment apparatus includes a body made from a flexible and expandable material for attachment to a predetermined region of the human body requiring treatment with the body having a space formed therein, and a temperature radiating element shaped to be received within the space of the body and being configured to have a soft and malleable shape profile to apply temperature treatment to the predetermined region of the human body. The temperature radiating element includes an inner pouch containing a first phase change material that is able to be inserted within an outer pouch having a second phase change material, so that, upon insertion, the inner pouch is substantially encapsulated within the second phase change material of the outer pouch. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361476 | Catheter, System for Target Temperature Management and Method for Target Body Temperature Management - A catheter provides temperature management for a target body. A system provides for target temperature management and a method allows for target body temperature management. The target body temperature management may be performed in cavities, such as the nasopharynx route, of a body. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361477 | DELIVERY OF FLUID TO OPHTHALMIC PASSAGES - A cannula adapter guiding a catheter out of a cannula and dispensing fluid from a reservoir is disclosed. The cannula adapter includes a first slidable member operably connected to the catheter such that a distal movement of the first slidable member causes the catheter to move within and out of the cannula. The cannula adapter includes a second slidable member operably connected to a plunger and the reservoir such that a proximal movement and a subsequent distal movement of the second slidable member dispenses fluid from the reservoir and out from the catheter. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICATIONS OR FLUIDS TO THE EYE - A method for delivering fluids, drugs, or medications to a patient's eye, and a system or apparatus for implementing the method, is disclosed. The system and method comprises the use of a corneal sponge to be deposited onto the cornea of the patient's eye while the patient's eyelids are maintained in open positions, and a scleral contact lens is disposed onto the sponge. The scleral lens has an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected thereto for supplying a fluid, drug, or medication to the sponge which is saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication. Once the sponge and lens are inserted onto the corneal region of the eye, the patient's eyelids are closed thereby trapping and maintaining the sponge and lens upon the corneal region of the eye so as to permit the fluid, drug, or medication to be continuously supplied and applied to the corneal region of the eye. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361479 | DELIVERING OCULAR IMPLANTS INTO THE EYE - A method of deploying an ocular implant into Schlemm's canal of an eye. The method includes the steps of inserting a distal end of a cannula through a cornea of the eye and into an anterior chamber of the eye, the cannula having a distal opening extending from the distal end and through a side wall; placing the distal opening of the cannula into fluid communication with Schlemm's canal; advancing the ocular implant distally through the cannula with a delivery tool engaged with the ocular implant, a proximal portion of the ocular implant engaging the delivery tool proximal to a distal portion of the delivery tool; and disengaging the ocular implant and the delivery tool when the proximal portion of the ocular implant reaches the cannula distal opening. The invention also includes a system for practicing the method. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361480 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CATARACT SURGERY USING INTRAOCULAR ILLUMINATION - A method for cataract surgery includes incising a continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) in an anterior capsule of a lens of an eye, inserting an endoillumination probe into the lens through the CCC, further inserting the endoillumination probe to a location below an equator of the lens and below a nucleus of the lens, tilting the endoillumination probe to laterally aim light emitted from the endoillumination probe behind the nucleus, and chopping the nucleus with a chopper needle of the endoillumination probe. The chopping further includes chopping the nucleus with a phaco tip. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361481 | PHACOEMULSIFICATION PROBE COMPRISING MAGNETIC SENSORS AND/OR MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATORS - A phacoemulsification device includes a phacoemulsification probe and a processor. The phacoemulsification probe includes a piezoelectric crystal configured to vibrate in response to a drive signal, a needle configured to be inserted into a lens capsule of an eye and to be vibrated by the piezoelectric crystal, and a set of magnetic-field components. The set includes (i) one or more magnetic-field generators configured to generate a magnetic field, and (ii) one or more magnetic-field sensors configured to sense the magnetic field. At least one of the magnetic-field components is coupled to vibrate with the needle and at least one other of the magnetic-field components is isolated from vibration of the needle, thereby causing the magnetic-field sensors to output signals indicative of the vibration. The processor is configured to adaptively adjust a frequency of the drive signal so as to vibrate the needle at a resonant frequency of the piezoelectric crystal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361482 | IMAGE GUIDANCE METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GLAUCOMA SURGERY - An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe | 2021-11-25 |
20210361483 | IMAGE GUIDANCE METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GLAUCOMA SURGERY - An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe | 2021-11-25 |
20210361484 | SYSTEM FOR SHAPING AND IMPLANTING BIOLOGIC INTRAOCULAR STENT FOR INCREASED AQUEOUS OUTFLOW AND LOWERING OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE - Systems and methods for preparation of an implant and ab interno insertion of the implant into an eye of a patient including a tissue cartridge configured to receive and hold a patch of a material; a cutting device; and a delivery device. Related devices, systems, and methods are provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361485 | SUB-NANOSECOND LASER SURGERY SYSTEM UTILIZING MULTIPLE PULSED LASER BEAMS - A system for laser ophthalmic surgery includes: a single laser source, under the operative control of a controller, configured to alternatively deliver a first treatment laser beam and a second treatment laser beam. The first treatment laser beam has a pulse energy of 10 to 500 μJ. The second pulsed laser beam has a second pulse energy of about 0.1 to 10 μJ, lower than the first treatment laser beam. An optical system focuses the first treatment laser beam to a first focal spot and directs the first focal spot in a first treatment pattern into a first intraocular target. The optical system also focuses the second treatment laser beam to a second focal spot and direct the second focal spot in a second treatment pattern into a second intraocular target. The first intraocular target and second intraocular target are different. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361486 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN EYE SURGICAL LASER OF A TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for providing control data of an eye surgical laser ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210361487 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN EYE SURGICAL LASER OF A TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for providing control data of an eye surgical laser ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210361488 | Eye Hydration Device Adapted for Employment With CPAP - A device for maintaining a moisture cavity surrounding the eye of a user is provided, which employs a flexible body configured for positioning on the face of the user with a cavity defined by a curved sidewall positioned in front of each eye of the user. The cavity prevents communication of the exterior atmosphere with the air within the cavity and thereby maintains an environment in each cavity suitable to maintain natural eye moisture. The body is configurable to engage to the face of the user concurrent with the engagement of a CPAP device and may be adapted for engagement as part of the CPAP device. Curved sidewalls forming each cavity are optically correct and transparent to maintain the vision of the user during use. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361489 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SYSTEM TOOL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A tool communication adapter system is provided. One exemplary system described herein includes a tool communication adapter having an adapter body including first and second mechanical attachment ends, a first electrical connector proximate the first mechanical attachment end and a second electrical connector proximate the second mechanical attachment end, a first supply channel having an opening extending through the body between the first and second mechanical attachment ends, and including a first supply channel connector at the first attachment end and a second supply channel connector at the second mechanical attachment end, and a control unit in communication with the first and second electrical connectors. The control unit is configured to provide a filter command signal to a protective filter in response to a signal received at the first electrical connector. An exemplary tool communication adapter thus allows communication between a tool and personal protective equipment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361490 | DETECTING MICROBIAL INFECTIONS IN WOUNDS - Provided herein are microbial infection indicator devices, including dressing with indicators, standalone indicator inserts or disks that can be freely placed at a wound site or dressing, and applications thereof for displaying a visible or detectable signal to a user upon detection of an analyte or biomarker indicative of an infection, such as a color change. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361491 | WOUND DRESSING COMPRISING A MONITOR INTERFACE - A wound dressing and a monitor device is disclosed, the wound dressing comprising a top layer; a first adhesive layer with a proximal surface configured for attachment of the wound dressing to the skin surface of a user; an absorbent core layer; an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes arranged on a distal side of the absorbent core layer; and a monitor interface configured for connecting the wound dressing to a monitor device, the monitor interface comprising a plurality of terminals configured to form electrical connections with respective terminals of the monitor device, wherein the wound dressing comprises a flexible element, the flexible element being bendable and/or twistable between a first flexible element end and a second flexible element end, and wherein the monitor interface comprises a coupling part positioned at the first flexible element end. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361492 | WOUND DRESSING - A wound dressing comprising a breathable film, a fluid-absorption layer and a fluid-wicking layer, use of the wound dressing for treating or preventing wounds and/or for securement of a device that has been at least partially inserted in the skin, and methods of making said wound dressings. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361493 | A HYGIENE MONITORING SYSTEM - A hygiene monitoring system comprising: a hygiene monitoring device, the hygiene monitoring device comprising a housing with an identifier-obtaining component; and a station for receiving the hygiene monitoring device, the station comprising: a securing component configured to receive and hold the housing at a defined location relative to the station; and a station identifier configured to provide an identifier to the identifier-obtaining component when the housing of the hygiene monitoring device is received by the securing component of the station. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361494 | MALE INCONTINENCE GUARD, KIT, AND METHOD - A male incontinence guard including a fluid-impermeable backsheet, a fluid-permeable topsheet, and an absorbent body arranged between said backsheet and said topsheet is disclosed. The guard includes first and second fold lines along which side regions of the article can be folded to cover at least a portion of the absorbent surface of the article. Additional fold lines may be provided to facilitate folding of a lower end region over the first and second side regions. Fastening material is provided to secure the article in the folded configuration. Also, an associated method of manufacturing and a kit comprising an incontinence guard. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361495 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH WAISTBANDS AND WAISTBAND COVERS - An absorbent article including a chassis and a waistband and a waistband cover joined to the chassis is provided. The waistband may have a waistband first end edge and a waistband second end edge, wherein the waistband first end edge may be disposed more distal from a central lateral axis of the absorbent article than the waistband second end edge. The waistband may also have a waistband first side edge and a waistband second side edge. The waistband cover may overlap at least a portion of the waistband first end edge, the waistband second end edge, the waistband first side edge, and/or the waistband second side edge. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361496 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING BREATHABLE SIDE FLAPS - A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, is described. The disposable absorbent article includes a first side edge and an opposing second side edge; a first side flap and an opposing second side flap, each of the first and second side flaps forming at least a portion of the wearer-facing surface, each of the first and second side flaps having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a first layer proximal edge and the second layer has a second layer proximal edge. The second layer proximal edge is disposed laterally outboard from the first layer proximal edge. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361497 | ABSORBENT CORE COMPRISING A HIGH LOFT CENTRAL LAYER AND CHANNELS - An absorbent core for use in an absorbent article, the absorbent core extending in a transversal direction and a longitudinal direction. The absorbent core includes a fluid-permeable top layer, a bottom layer, and a central layer between the top layer and the bottom layer. The central layer may be a high loft fibrous nonwoven layer, in particular having a density of less than about 0.200 g/cc, measured at a pressure of 4.14 kPa. Superabsorbent polymer particles may be blended with the fibers of the central layer, except for one or more longitudinally-extending channels substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361498 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FOLDABLE INSERT - An absorbent insert includes a first lateral end and a second lateral end; and an adjustable attachment area. The adjustable attachment area includes an adjustment portion and an engageable portion, wherein the adjustment portion is capable of attaching a first segment of the absorbent insert to a second segment of the absorbent insert and wherein the engageable portion is capable of attaching the absorbent insert to an outer cover. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361499 | RETRACTABLE RAMP ASSEMBLY FOR ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ENTER VEHICLES - The ramp assembly is integrated and flush in an area of the floor of the vehicle adjacent to a door and is capable of adopting two end positions, a resting position, wherein a platform is hidden inside the vehicle, and an operative ramp position, wherein the platform is arranged on an inclined plane from the floor of the vehicle to a surface located at a lower height level from which people gain access. The ramp assembly is provided with a lifting mechanism in order to minimise the height difference between the floor and the rear side of the platform in the operative ramp position and comprises at least one rocker piece arranged articulately between movement transmission means and the platform, and at least one wedge that is in contact with a lower bearing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361500 | A FOLDING WHEELCHAIR WITH AN EXCRETION DEVICE - A folding wheelchair with an excretion device has a foldable chair frame, a supporting device on the chair frame under a seat which is also foldable together with the chair frame, a wash device for cleansing and a wipe device for wiping. The folding wheelchair allows its user to perform excretion and cleansing by himself without leaving the wheelchair, saving the self-esteem for the users and reducing the burdens for the caregivers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361501 | APPROACHES TO DETERMINING HEALTH OF A LIVING BODY THROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE PRESSURE OF INFLATABLE CHAMBERS OF A PRESSURE-MITIGATION DEVICE - Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object. A system can include a pressure-mitigation device with chambers whose pressure can be varied by a controller that regulates the flow of fluid produced by a pump. The controller may be deployed as part of a closed loop system that autonomously infers information related to the health of a patient based on data related to the pressure of these chambers. For example, the data may be examined to determine whether the values indicate the patient is properly situated. A notification may be presented responsive to determining that the patient is not situated on the pressure-mitigation device, the patient has been improperly situated on the pressure-mitigation device for a certain amount of time, etc. Thus, real-time feedback may be provided to those responsible for monitoring the patient. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361502 | MATTRESS COVER SENSOR METHOD - A patient support apparatus includes a cushion, a cover arranged over a top side of the cushion, and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is coupled to the cover and arranged to underlie a patient supported on the cover. The sensor unit includes a sensor configured to detect conditions near the interface of a patient's skin with the cover. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361503 | SUPPORT HARNESSES, SYSTEMS, AND KITS FOR LIFTING AND/OR ROTATING A SUBJECT USING AN OVERHEAD LIFT - Support harnesses and systems and kits including the same are disclosed. A support harness includes a plurality of straps arranged such that a first strap, a second strap, and a third strap are spaced apart from one another, and the third strap extends between the first strap and the second strap. The support harness further includes a first connection piece extending between a proximal end of the first strap and a proximal end of the third strap and a second connection piece extending between a proximal end of the second strap and the proximal end of the third strap. The first strap, the second strap, and the third strap are each positionable around a horizontally positioned subject by wrapping the respective distal ends around a body part of the horizontally positioned subject and coupling the distal ends to the respective portions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361504 | Compact Treatment, Examination and Waiting Station - A device that adapts/upgrades an existing, or new medical facility to provide a method of examining and treating occupants in a safe, efficient manner which is one quarter the size of conventional examination and treatment spaces through the use of a system that utilizes a modular frame and compartments to organize medical utilities, services and equipment to be more space efficient than conventional examination and treatment spaces. The frame and compartments have a shaped surface that focuses acoustic energy to increase intelligibility between a caregiver and the occupant and at the same time reduce ambient acoustic energy propagation. Additionally, the device can be disassembled, moved and reassembled easily. Further, the surface over the compartments creates a safety barrier between expensive and delicate utilities that mitigates tampering, accidental damage and reduces the possibility of infectious disease transmission. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361505 | INCUBATOR SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - Devices, systems, and methods described herein can provide a simulated fluid environment similar to the mother's womb to recreate an ideal or more familiar environment for infants who are born before their ideal due date. In some embodiments, the premature infant amniotic bath incubator can comprise an incubating tank with synthetic or simulated amniotic fluid, a heating element(s), a temperature sensor(s), and/or thermostat(s) for temperature regulation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361506 | RELOCATABLE POWER TAP HAVING INTEGRATED CURRENT MONITOR - A medical electrical equipment power tap has multiple sockets and a power cord with a maximum current rating. The power tap includes a display to indicate information related to an instantaneous current draw of the power tap. The power tap also includes an electrical circuit which determines whether the instantaneous current draw exceeds a predetermined maximum allowed current which is less than the maximum current rating. The display provides a visual indication when the power tap's current draw exceeds the maximum allowed value, signifying that at least one item of medical electrical equipment should be unplugged from the power tap. The electrical circuit includes a current loop which passes through a structural portion of the power tap's housing for independently gauging the instantaneous current draw using a clamp probe. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361507 | RELOCATION MODULE AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT - Modules for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361508 | MEDICAL MODULE INCLUDING AUTOMATED DOSE-RESPONSE RECORD SYSTEM - An automated dose-response record system including a module for housing waste-heat producing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including at least one physiologic monitor, and including a system to measure, temporally correlate and record dose and response events. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361509 | RELOCATION MODULE AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT - Modules for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361510 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENT POSITIONING AND METHODS OF USE - A patient positioning system and methods therefore including apparatuses having a base frame assembly operable to position a patient, adjustably-attached attached to a gimbal, wherein the gimbal is rotatable about two or more axes relative to the base frame assembly. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361511 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining a Patient in a Prone Position to Improve Respiration - An apparatus and method for maintaining a patient in the prone position while maintaining access to the patient's oral airway. The apparatus includes a body portion which in turn has a plurality of segments, each of which may accommodate a number of inserts therein as determined by the relative size of the patient. The segments may be selectively joined together approximately midway along the body portion and the inserts disposed therein may be independently adjusted so as to raise the patient's chest and hips off of a surface. The distal ends of the same segments may also be joined together to further form a head rest which maintains the patient's head and face off of the surface, thereby permitting access to the patient's oral airway even when the patient is lying face down. The inserts are removable and may be stored separately from the body portion when not in use. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361512 | Bi-Wing Arm Support System - An apparatus for moving a patient on a pad and holding the pad in place on a surgical table. An upper member and a lower member having wings extending from opposite sides are configured and arranged to secure the position of the arms. In this position the arm has been securely wrapped without use of the patient's body weight, and the arm can be easily unwrapped by reversing the steps above, without the necessity of repositioning the patient (to get their body weight off of the device or a draw sheet), for access to the arm during the surgical procedure. Access may be necessary for anesthesia monitoring lines, invasive arterial lines, non-invasive blood pressure cuffs, SPO2 finger probes, and intravenous lines needed for medications and fluid delivery. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361513 | SPINAL TRACTION DEVICE - A spinal traction device may include a base frame, a waist bed part on the upper side of the base frame to be movable up and down, an upper body bed part connected to one side of the waist bed part, and a lower body bed part connected to the other side of the waist bed part. The upper body bed part and the lower body bed part may be rotated with respect to the waist bed part as the waist bed part is raised and lowered. The lower body bed part may include a first lower body bed member and a second lower body bed member, the second lower body bed member is horizontally movable in the longitudinal direction of the lower body bed portion with respect to the first lower body bed member and is horizontally movable or rotatable in the width direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361514 | REHABILITATION EXERCISE DEVICE FOR UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS - Proposed is a rehabilitation exercise device for upper and lower limbs. The rehabilitation exercise device is characterized by including: a first support supporting a user's hand or foot; a second support supporting a user's forearm or calf; a pair of first hinges rotatably connecting the first support and the second support to each other; a third support supporting a user's upper arm or thigh; a pair of second hinges rotatably connecting the second support and the third support to each other; a drive module selectively mounted on any one of the pair of first hinges and the pair of second hinges, and configured to pivot the first support or the second support; and a mounting position detecting part detecting a mounting position where the drive module is mounted from among the pair of first hinges and the pair of second hinges. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361515 | WEARABLE UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION TRAINING ROBOT WITH PRECISE FORCE CONTROL - A wearable upper limb rehabilitation training robot with precise force control includes a wearable belt, a multi-degree-of-freedom robot arm, and a control box. The robot is worn on the waist of a person by using a belt, and driven by active actuators, to implement active and passive rehabilitation training in such degrees of freedom as adduction/abduction/anteflexion/extension of left and right shoulder joints and anteflexion/extension of left and right elbow joints. In addition, a force/torque sensor is mounted on a tip of the robot arm, to obtain a force between the tip of the robot arm and the human hand during rehabilitation training as a feedback signal, to adjust an operating state of the robot, thereby realizing the precise force control during the rehabilitation training. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361516 | ASSIST DEVICE - An assist device includes a first body-worn unit that is worn on at least shoulders or a chest of a user; a second body-worn unit that is worn on each of right and left legs or a waist of the user; a belt body provided to extend along a back side of the user, from the first body-worn unit to the second body-worn unit; an actuator provided in the first body-worn unit or the second body-worn unit and allows a part of the belt body to be reeled and unreeled; a battery configured to supply electricity to the actuator; and a controller configured to control the actuator. When a remaining charge level of the battery has decreased to a predetermined set value, the controller executes a vibrating motion process of causing the actuator to perform a vibrating motion of intermittently repeating reeling of a minute amount of the belt body. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361517 | ROLLABLE USER-SUPPORT DEVICE - A rollable user-support device comprising a rigid frame with first legs and second legs, each with a rollable and swivelable wheel, a seat with a seat folding mechanism and/or a seat manipulation mechanism. The seat manipulation mechanism can be operable to move the seat, with a user seated thereon, between a lower rearward seating position and an elevated forward seating position, and the seat folding mechanism can be operable to move the seat between the elevated forward seating position and a folded position, at least one of the devices being connected to a swivel prevention mechanism associated with the first wheels. The device can constitute a bi-directional rollable user-support device operable in three modes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361518 | CUSTOMIZABLE MASSAGE DEVICE - A customizable massage device, including a main body to be disposed on at least a portion of a body of a user, a pressure assembly disposed at a center of the main body to provide pressure to the body of the user in response to a rotation of the pressure assembly, and an adhesive surface circumferentially disposed on a perimeter of a top surface of the main body to connect to the body of the user, such that the adhesive surface prevents the main body falling off the body of the user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361519 | Mounting Bracket for a Massage Gun - A massage gun clamping device for a hand held device, that has a handheld device holding part having a flat surface that presses against an end of a wall, and first and second clamping parts that hold to sides of the wall. The clamping device holds a handheld massage gun in place so it can be pressed against body parts of a user. A foam pad is held between the flat surface and the end of the wall to prevent vibration of the massage gun causing excess noise or loosening of the clamp. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361520 | MASSAGING APPARATUS - A massaging apparatus minimizes the application of an excessive load to a massage target area of user's body from a massaging element firmly pressed into contact with the massage target area, provides satisfactory massage treatment, and distributes an excessive load imposed on the massaging element to protect the massaging apparatus itself from damage such as breakage. The massaging apparatus includes a massaging element for performing massage treatment on a massage target area of user's body, and an arm member provided at its head with the massaging element. The arm member has load-reducing mechanism for absorbing a load applied to the arm member from the massaging element. The load-reducing mechanism absorbs a load imposed on the massaging element by exploiting an urgence exerted in a front-rear direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361521 | EQUIPMENT TO ELICIT FRISSONS OR AESTHETIC CHILLS, THROUGH THE MULTISENSORIAL AND MULTIMODAL STIMULATION; WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RELIEVING CHRONIC PAINS AND THE METHOD TO USE IT - Equipment for self-care of patients with chronic pain, through inducing, intensifying and maintaining their own frissons and where multisensory and multimodal stimuli are used to achieve it; musical, visual, aromatic and vibrotactile and cold are applied on the cutaneous surface of the spine. In addition, the method for using them through perceptual learning is presented. The equipment includes a computer and a computer system with a music and video player, lighting, presentation of aromas and a closed hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic actuator. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361522 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE UTILIZING REVERSIBLE CONNECTOR - A compression garment that is selectively engageable and operable by a controller for inflation via a reversible connector, the compression garment comprising a plurality of bladders and compression garment tubing. The compression garment tubing includes a plurality of garment tubes in fluid communication with the plurality of bladders at a first compression garment tubing end and includes a second compression garment tubing end opposite the first compression garment tubing end. The reversible connector has a first connector portion and second connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion being selectively reversibly connectable together to form the reversible connector. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361523 | MASSAGE CHAIR HAVING IMPROVED STRETCHING FUNCTIONALITY - Disclosed is a massage chair with improved stretching performance. The massage chair includes a seating unit ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210361524 | Battery-Powered Percussive Massage Device - 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. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361525 | VIBRATORY STIMULATION DEVICE AND VIBRATORY STIMULATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a vibratory stimulation device including a first substrate, a connection band connected to both sides of the first substrate, and a vibration element array including a plurality of vibration elements provided on the first substrate, wherein each of the vibration elements includes a stand provided on the first substrate, a vibration film provided on the stand and in contact with the stand at an edge, a vibrator provided on an upper or lower surface of the vibration film, and an electrode wire connected to the vibrator, wherein the vibration film includes a material that is more flexible and stretchable than the stand. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEAD UP CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION - A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes elevating the heart of an individual to a first height relative to a lower body of the individual. The lower body may be in a substantially horizontal plane. The method may also include elevating the head of the individual to a second height relative to the lower body of the individual. The second height may be greater than the first height. The method may further include performing one or more of a type of CPR or a type of intrathoracic pressure regulation while elevating the heart and the head. The first height and the second height may be determined based on one or both of the type of CPR or the type of intrathoracic pressure regulation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361527 | FOOT SPA WITH DISPOSABLE PUMP - The foot spa has a rotating drive hub and a pump. The hub has North and South pole domains encircling a rotation axis in alternating relation. The pump includes a housing and an impeller, the housing having a pair of sides and defining: a cavity having a center and a periphery; an intake that communicates with the cavity center; and one or more ports communicating with the periphery. The impeller is mounted in the cavity and: defines blades which are adapted, upon rotation of the impeller in the cavity, to draw water through the intake and eject water through the one or more ports; and includes a portion that is ferromagnetic and a portion that is not ferromagnetic, the portions: being adapted such that rotation of the drive hub causes rotation of the impeller and abutting one another, one being axially displaced from the other. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361528 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR SECURING A GAS DISCHARGE APPARATUS INSIDE A GAS DELIVERY CONDUIT OF A FLUID IMPERMEABLE LINER COVERING A LIQUID-RECEIVING BASIN - A device for securing a discharge end of a gas discharge apparatus inside a gas delivery conduit of a fluid impermeable liner covering a liquid-receiving basin features a first portion configured to be supported on the basin so as to engage an outer face of the liner which normally engages the basin and a second portion of the device configured to be movable relative to the first portion to selectively engage an inner face of the liner in opposite relation to the first portion in a working position. The inner face of the liner delimits the interior of the liner-covered basin. The first and second portions are configured to cooperatively form a generally tubular cavity substantially encompassing the gas delivery conduit in the working position, to clamp the gas delivery conduit over the discharge end of the gas discharge apparatus to substantially form a fluidic seal therebetween. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361529 | GAS PERMEABLE SEALING MEMBER FOR DRUG CONTAINER AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY - Drug delivery devices, sealing members for containers housed within such drug delivery devices, and related methods of assembly are disclosed. The drug delivery device may include a housing, a container disposed in the housing and having an interior volume, a drug disposed in the interior volume, and a septum. The container may have an opening formed in an end surface and which communicates with the interior volume. The septum may include a proximal end inserted through the opening into the interior volume of the container. Additionally, the septum may include a distal end having a flange disposed outwardly of the proximal end and contacting the end surface of the container. At least an end portion of the flange may be made of a material that is permeable to a gaseous sterilizing agent. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361530 | APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY COUNTING DISCRETE OBJECTS - The present invention discloses an apparatus for counting discrete objects, said apparatus comprises of a hopper | 2021-11-25 |
20210361531 | DIGITALISED, PORTABLE AND CONSOLIDATED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING, TRACKING AND COMMUNICATING MULTIPLE-DOSE ADHERENCE IN REAL-TIME AND INCLUSIVE OF REFILL MECHANISM - This invention relates to a safer and more comprehensive, economical, convenient and digitalised apparatus and method that equips the existing multiple-dose dispenser with a unique assembly configured to enable additional capabilities including the automated dispensing of multiple-dose pouches containing individual units of homogenous and/or heterogeneous pharmaceutical products which are retained in and/or without manufacturer's packaging, in exact customised quantities and combinations, exactly according to the dose time prescribed by the doctor, with optional automated light and/or sound alerts when the relevant dose pouches are dispensed, provision of a button which when pressed by the user cuts the dispensed pouches and stores and/or communicates the time of cutting with the central systems in real-time. The invention also contains features such as compatibility with phone applications to allow the user to control the device for allowing dispensed pouches to go back in and reporting emergencies and/or adverse drug reactions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361532 | MEDICATION SUPPORT APPARATUS - A medication support apparatus includes a container, a medicine distribution member, a port, a take-out device, and a transfer device. The container is configured to store one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member includes a plurality of partitions configured to separately include the one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member is configured to enter and exit the medication support apparatus through the port. The take-out device is configured to take out a specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines from the container. The transfer device is configured to transfer the specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines taken out from the container. The one-dose packages of medicines are configured to be placed at predetermined positions partitioned by the plurality of partitions in the medicine distribution member. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361533 | AUTOMATIC PACING SYSTEM FOR A BABY BOTTLE - A baby bottle, an insert for a baby bottle, a baby bottle including an insert, and a method of feeding an infant that serves to pace the infant's feeding rhythm. Generally, these devices and methods will be of use for a preterm infant who lacks coordination of the suck-swallow-breathe synchrony, but can also be used with full term infants who can benefit from rigid control of the flow of milk from a bottle, this includes, but is not limited to, infants with gastroesophageal reflux who can require pacing of feeds to allow for gastric emptying. The device generally cues the infant to swallow and breathe after each 1-4 sucks by stopping the flow of the fluid from the bottle after the infant has sucked sufficiently or a predetermined period of time has passed. Once the baby breathes or a period of time passes, the bottle resets for the next repetition. The device also serves to consistently slow the flow of milk during oral feeding. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361534 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS - A flow control apparatus comprising a housing capable of receiving a portion of the feeding set, a pumping device configured to receive the feeding set and may produce a fluid flow in the feeding set and deliver fluid to a subject, an ultrasonic sensor may be configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of a condition of the feeding set, and a control circuit in communication with the ultrasonic sensor for receiving the sensor signal from the ultrasonic sensor indicative of the condition of the feeding set. The ultrasonic sensor may comprise a plurality of sensor components which may be configured to emit an ultrasonic signal in a first direction, and in a second direction opposite the first direction through the feeding set. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361535 | Storage Stable Glass Ionomer Composition And Use Thereof - The invention relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit comprising a Paste A and a Paste B, Paste A comprising water, acid-reactive inorganic filler A, non acid-reactive filler B1, sugar alcohol with 6 hydroxyl moieties, Paste B comprising water, polyacid, non acid-reactive filler B2, the sugar alcohol being present in an amount of not more than 2 wt. % and the water being present in an amount of not more than 15 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the whole composition obtained when mixing Paste A and Paste B. The invention also relates to a hardened glass ionomer composition for dental use obtained by mixing Paste A and Paste B of the kit of parts | 2021-11-25 |
20210361536 | APPROACHES TO RESHAPING AND AUGMENTING SOFT TISSUE THROUGH LINEAR INJECTION OF DERMAL FILLERS - Introduced here are novel techniques for augmenting the lips through superficial linear injection of dermal fillers. At a high level, these techniques are representative of a two-step approach to augmentation. In the first stage, an implement that is appropriately positioned inside a lip can be moved sideways—an action referred to as a “side push.” In the second stage, dermal filler can be ejected from the implement so as to fill the resulting void. These techniques can be used by healthcare professionals to reshape the lips for medical or aesthetic purposes. These techniques were developed in an attempt to permit augmentation of the outer surface of a lip so as to increase its volume by expanding sideways while turning the lip outward. With these techniques, the desired result—namely, a plumper lip—may be readily and consistently achievable. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361537 | SPHERIFICATED DENTAL MEDICAMENT COMPOSITIONS - A spherificated dental medicament that includes an outer membrane containing calcium alginate and an internal core containing at least one of a mouth rinse, a mouthwash, a dental paste, and a dental gel, A method of making the spherificated dental medicament includes immersing a dental medicament composition into a solution containing either a soluble alginate or calcium salt, the dental medicament composition comprising a calcium salt or a soluble alginate and at least one of a mouth rinse, a mouthwash, a dental paste and a dental gel, and then removing the dental medicament composition from the solution following formation of a membrane around the dental medicament composition. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361538 | PERSONAL CLEANSING SOAP BAR COMPOSITION - A personal cleansing soap bar composition is provided, comprising: a soap; an aqueous ethylene acrylic acid copolymer dispersion; a silicone copolymer emulsion with an internal phase viscosity at 25° C. of ≥100×10 | 2021-11-25 |
20210361539 | NONAQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL USE ON SKIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A nonaqueous composition for external use on the skin including a strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient-surfactant complex dissolved or dispersed as a particle having a particle size of 2 nm to 200 nm in an oil phase. A strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient-surfactant complex dissolved or dispersed as a particle having a particle size of 2 nm to 200 nm in the oil phase can be prepared by: adding a strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient to a water phase to obtain a water phase mixture; adding a surfactant to an oil phase to obtain an oil phase mixture; mixing the obtained water phase mixture with the oil phase mixture to obtain a water-in-oil emulsion; freeze-drying the water-in-oil emulsion to obtain a strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient-surfactant complex; and dissolving or dispersing the obtained strongly hydrophilic amphiphilic solid active ingredient-surfactant complex in an oil. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361540 | FLUID PHOTOPROTECTIVE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a fluid composition intended for the protection of keratin materials against ultraviolet radiation, characterized in that it comprises at least:
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20210361541 | HAIR COSMETIC - An object is to provide a hair cosmetic that has high hair dyeing property and that provides good smoothness for hair. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361542 | ORAL HYGIENE DROPLETS - A droplet for delivering oral hygiene to a user can be provided. The droplet can include a dissolvable outer membrane that defines a volume with oral hygiene inside the volume. The outer membrane can be formed from dissolvable film strip technology that dissolves upon contact with water. In one aspect of this embodiment, the outer membrane of the droplet can form a flying saucer-like shape. In one aspect of this embodiment, the outer membrane of the droplet can form a pillow-like shape. In one aspect of this embodiment, the droplet further can include a logo, a cartoon character, a word or the like printed on the outer membrane. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361543 | FACIAL SCRUB COMPOSITION - A facial scrub composition includes a composition that includes water, glycerin, isopropyl alcohol, tetrasodium phosphate, benzoic acid, poloxamer, sodium benzoate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium saccharin, xanthan gum and baking soda. | 2021-11-25 |
20210361544 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS IN BARRIER LAYER FILMS WITH A SiOx LAYER - The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for modifying the natural color of keratinous fibers, in particular human hair, the cosmetic product includes (i) at least one packaging comprising at least one multi-layer film comprising at least one first polymer layer, at least one second polymer layer and at least one barrier layer, and (ii) at least one cosmetic composition packaged and included in the packaging. The cosmetic composition includes (a) at least one oxidizing compound and (b) at least one thickening agent, selected from the xanthanes group. The first polymer layer is formed from polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate; the second polymer layer is formed from a polyolefin; and the barrier layer is formed from a polyester provided with an SiO | 2021-11-25 |
20210361545 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR IMMEDIATE WRINKLE IMPROVEMENT AND ELASTICITY ENHANCEMENT - The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for immediately improving skin conditions such as skin wrinkles, skin elasticity, and the like, and specifically, it comprises an anionic particle and a polymer which ionically interacts with the anionic particle as active ingredients, and the composition shows wrinkle improvement and elasticity enhancement effects immediately without skin irritation after applied to skin, and excellently exhibits a wrinkle improvement effect in a cosmetic composition of weakly acidic or neutral pH and has outstanding formulation stability. | 2021-11-25 |