24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150157445 | Circumferentially Constraining Sutures for a Stent-Graft - A circumferentially constraining suture for an endovascular prosthesis having a tubular body and a plurality of stents coupled to the tubular body includes a first thread coupled at a first end to one of the stents and a first thread loop disposed opposite the first end. The first thread extends only partially around a circumference of the tubular body in a radially expanded configuration. A second thread having a second thread loop is interlocked with the first thread loop and extends from the first thread loop around a remainder of the circumference of the tubular body. Pulling the second thread causes the first thread to circumferentially constrain the tubular body to a reduced diameter configuration. A trigger wire inserted through the first thread loop retains the first thread such that the tubular body is in the reduced diameter configuration after removal of the second thread. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157446 | Debranching Visceral Stent Graft and Methods for Use - A visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for its use, the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft having distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft's length ranges from about 100-120 mm and diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 30-45 mm, first and second lumens defined at the main body stent graft's distal end, the first lumen's diameter ranges from about 18-20 mm, the second lumen's diameter ranges from about 16-18 mm, the first and second lumens have about the same length from about 50-70 mm, the first lumen is secured to the second lumen along a shared length, and the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body must exit through one of the first or second lumens. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157447 | Debranching Visceral Stent Graft and Methods for Use - A visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for its use, the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft having distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft's length ranges from about 100-120 mm and diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 30-45 mm, first and second lumens defined at the main body stent graft's distal end, the first lumen's diameter ranges from about 18-20 mm, the second lumen's diameter ranges from about 16-18 mm, the first and second lumens have about the same length from about 50-70 mm, the first lumen is secured to the second lumen along a shared length, and the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body must exit through one of the first or second lumens. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157448 | Debranching Visceral Stent Graft and Methods for Use - A combination double-barreled and debranching stent graft and methods for its use, where the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft defining a single lumen with distal and proximal ends, a first bifurcation in the main body defining first and second lumens, the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body stent graft must exit by entering one of the first or second lumens, (c) a second bifurcation within the first lumen defining a first leg and a second leg, (d) a third bifurcation within the first leg defining a third leg and a fourth leg, and (e) a fourth bifurcation within the second leg between about 10 mm and about 20 mm distal from the second bifurcation defining a fifth leg and a sixth leg. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157449 | IMPLANT HAVING FILAMENT LIMBS OF AN ADJUSTABLE LOOP DISPOSED IN A SHUTTLE SUTURE - A device having an implantable body associated with at least two filaments or sutures and configured for use in soft tissue reconstructions is provided. One exemplary embodiment includes an implantable body, an adjustable filament loop for holding ligament grafts that is coupled to the body, and a shuttle suture removably coupled to the implantable body and configured for shuttling the body through at least a portion of a bone tunnel. The loop can be defined by a self-locking knot, and one or more loop-adjusting limbs can extend from the knot, with a portion of the limb(s) also extending into a hollow portion of the shuttle suture. In some embodiments having two adjustable limbs, an intermediate portion of each limb can be the portions disposed in respective hollow portions of the shuttle suture. Other configurations of devices and systems, as well as methods for performing ACL repairs, are also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157450 | SURGICAL TOOLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - Surgical tools and kits for performing methods include a grommet with cylindrical shaft, cutting tip, annular flange with suture retaining anchoring fixture; a grommet jig for extending between adjacent grommets and guiding a needle therebetween; a family of needles with single and double pointed ends, reinforced eyelets, stops to limit inadvertent exiting, double shaft construction with a longitudinal gap and sharpened, slicing ends, including a “J” shape embodiment; a bone anchor with ring to secure sutures about a patient's clavicle; a tissue dissector having radially extending cones to nick taut connecting tissues; a tissue rasp having a series of crisscrossing grooves along an end; a tissue mesher comprising one or more blocks having a matrix of holes for clamping a plurality of needles and a supporting framework; and a kit device and a method of surgically inserting an internal mesh brassiere under the breast skin. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157451 | Graft Materials for Surgical Breast Procedures - Graft materials and devices for surgical breast procedures, as well as methods of making graft devices, are described. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157452 | INTRAOCULAR ASSEMBLY - An intraocular assembly includes a peripheral side wall ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157453 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY REPRESENTING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE, AND A METHOD FOR SAME - A device for optically representing intraocular pressure, having an arrangement which is implanted into the eye with a membrane that curves outwards when the intraocular pressure changes, and a contact surface, these altering the polarization for a spectral range of incident and reflected light in the region of their contact with one another, as well as a read-out arrangement that optically reproduces a planar image of the light which is reflected by the photonic crystal and whose polarization has been altered, and that comprises a polarization filter for the irradiated light and the light reflected by the photonic crystal. Also, a method for measuring intraocular pressure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157454 | IOL Insertion Apparatus - An intraocular lens insertion apparatus includes a hollow tube having an interior wall defining a hollow space through which an intraocular lens may be passed from the open space into an eye. A lubricity enhancing component is covalently bonded to the hollow tube at the interior wall in an amount effective to facilitate the passage of the intraocular lens through the hollow space. The lubricity enhancing component includes a substituent component effective to reduce hydrolysis of said lubricity enhancing component relative to an identical lubricity enhancing component without the substituent component. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157455 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY APPARATUS - The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves, and in particular, prosthetic heart valves having sealing members configured to seal the interface between the prosthetic valve and the surrounding tissue of the native annulus in which the prosthetic valve is implanted. The present disclosure also discloses new methods of making an introducer sheath with an inner liner for percutaneous insertion of a medical device into a patient. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157456 | ASYMMETRIC OPENING AND CLOSING PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAFLET - Described embodiments are directed toward prosthetic valves having leaflets that move asymmetrically in that a leaflet second side region of the leaflet initially moves toward the open position before a leaflet first side region and the leaflet first side region initially moves toward the closed position before the leaflet second side region. In the fully open position, the leaflet first side region opens less than the leaflet second side region. Asymmetric opening and final open position, in synchrony with the other leaflets having the same motion and final open position creates spiral flow exiting the open valve that increases blood flow on the downstream side of the leaflet and thus reduces stagnation of the blood that might lead to thrombus formation. Controlled asymmetric movement of the leaflet reduces closing volume by initiating closure on the leaflet first side region and finishing closures on the leaflet second side region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157457 | AXIALLY-SHORTENING PROSTHETIC VALVE - Apparatus and methods are described including a prosthetic atrioventricular valve ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157458 | PERCUTANEOUS HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS - A percutaneous heart valve prosthesis ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157459 | Devices and Systems for Reshaping a Heart Valve Annulus, Using a Tensioning Implant - Implants or systems of implants apply a selected force vector or a selected combination of force vectors within or across the left atrium, which allow mitral valve leaflets to better coapt. The implants or systems of implants make possible rapid deployment, facile endovascular delivery, and full intra-atrial retrievability. The implants or systems of implants also make use of strong fluoroscopic landmarks. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157460 | IMPLANTS WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES - Provided are methods for processing a green body that includes compacted metal powder, comprising impacting the green body with a particulate material for a time and under conditions effective to displace a portion of the metal powder from the green body. The present methods can be used to prepare green bodies that have “roughened” surfaces and that can be used to make orthopedic implants displaying low movement relative to bone when installed in situ, which corresponds to higher stability upon implantation and decreases the time required for biological fixation of the implant. Also provided are implants comprising a metallic matrix, and methods comprising surgically installing an implant prepared from a “surface roughened” green body in accordance with the present invention. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157461 | Patient Selectable Knee Joint Arthroplasty Devices - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces in a knee joint. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable for each patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. Kits are also provided to enable customized repairs to be performed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157462 | DEVICES, APPARATUSES, KITS, AND METHODS FOR REPAIR OF ARTICULAR SURFACE AND/OR ARTICULAR RIM - Embodiments of devices, apparatuses, kits, and methods for repairing and/or augmenting the articular surface and/or articular rim of a joint (e.g., repairing the anterior glenoid rim after an anterior shoulder dislocation). | 2015-06-11 |
20150157463 | Method of Implanting A Curable Implant Material - A method of replacing a nucleus pulposus material wherein curable nucleus pulposus material is injected into a balloon in an intervertebral space | 2015-06-11 |
20150157464 | METHOD OF DISTRACTING AN INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE - Systems and methods for distracting an intervertebral disc space are provided. The systems use a staged, bilaterally expandable trial. The systems and methods of distracting an intervertebral space are provided in a manner that addresses the problem of subsidence. The method includes inserting the trial into the intervertebral space in a collapsed state and, once inserted, the trial is then used for distracting the intervertebral space using an expansion that includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes expanding the trial laterally toward the peripheral zones of the top vertebral plate and the bottom vertebral plate, and the second stage includes expanding the trial vertically to distract the intervertebral space. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157465 | COMPOSITE ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT HAVING A LOW FRICTION MATERIAL SUBSTRATE WITH PRIMARY FRICTIONAL FEATURES AND SECONDARY FRICTIONAL FEATURES - An orthopedic implant comprising a substrate material adapted to provide the orthopedic implant. The implant has a primary friction area located on or integral with the substrate material. The primary friction area defining an engagement surface having a primary frictional feature. A secondary friction area is located on or integral with the engagement surface and defining a second frictional feature. The primary friction area and the secondary friction area defining a friction interface zone between the orthopedic implant and at least one bone. The secondary friction area increases a friction of the engagement surface and modulus of elasticity to enhance the frictional engagement between the engagement surface and the at least one bone. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157466 | Spinal Surgery Apparatus and Method - An apparatus for implementing an improved spinal fusion cage have a centrally-located fixation screwhole of diameter minimized to accommodate a variable-angle, intervertebral, cannulated fixation screw is disclosed. The system includes a rigid connection between the spinal fusion cage to the shaft of the fixation screw, and a variable angle drill targeting device for directing the fixation screw through the on-visually acquirable, centrally-located fixation screwhole without X-ray or other imaging guidance. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157467 | ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157468 | NAVIGATION DEVICE FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT AND SURGICAL SUPPORT DEVICE - CT images near the pelvis are obtained before surgery, and a three-dimensional model of a pelvis part is created on a computer. The virtual three-dimensional bone model is used to plan an installation position of a guide instrument etc., and a virtual three-dimensional surgical site model including the guide instrument is constructed. Subsequently, during surgery, the guide instrument is installed, and three-dimensional images of a surgical site are obtained, and a measured three-dimensional surgical site model including the guide instrument is obtained. The virtual three-dimensional surgical site model and the measured three-dimensional surgical site model are compared, and an error between an ideal installation position of the guide instrument and an actual installation position of the guide instrument is detected to guide the operator to reduce the error. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157469 | LOCK AND RELEASE IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Injection-molded devices and systems for graft or other tissue delivery, methods for their single-use in delivery of an implant, and kits for their sterile delivery to a practitioner are disclosed herein. Systems for implant delivery comprise an injection moldable implant body and an insertion device comprising: an inner and outer shaft that form a locking mechanism that secures an implant body in place and releases it upon placement within a patient. Systems are configured to be manufactured by injection molding, such that they can be cost-effectively manufactured and discarded after a single use to avoid costs and risks associated with re-sterilization and cleaning, but can in some cases optionally also be manufactured by machining to be re-sterilized and reused. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157470 | Enhanced Cage Insertion Assembly - A method of delivering a fusion cage to an intervertebral disc space bounded by adjacent vertebral endplates, comprising the step of delivering the fusion cage into the disc space without contacting its teeth to the vertebral endplates during delivery, wherein a sheath is interposed between a cage surface and the endplates to prevent contact therebetween during delivery. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157471 | INSTRUMENTS FOR PREPARING BONE IMPLANTS - A system includes a cutting guide and a cutting template. The cutting guide has a body including a plurality of sides that together define a cavity that is accessible via an opening defined by a first side of the plurality of sides. A second side of the plurality of sides defines at least two elongate slots. The second side is disposed adjacent to the first side and at a distance from an opposed third side. Each of the at least two slots is in communication with the cavity and disposed at a different location along the second side. The cutting template has a body defining at least one elongate slot. The cutting template is configured to be engaged with the cutting guide such that the at least one elongate slot of the cutting template aligns with at least one of the at least two elongate slots of the cutting guide. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157472 | Method And Apparatus For Implanting A Knee Prosthesis - A method for preparing a femur for receiving a prosthesis. The method includes the following: fixing a femoral trial component to the femur; coupling a reamer bushing relative to the femoral trial component; reaming a cavity into the femur using the reamer bushing as a guide; coupling at least one of a modular femoral box trial and a stem adapter relative to the femoral trial component; trialing the femoral trial component with the articulating surface of the femoral trial component; and performing the coupling of the reamer bushing, the reaming of the cavity, the coupling of the at least one of the modular femoral box trial and stem adapter, and the trialing of the femoral trial component all while the femoral trial component remains fixed to the distal femur. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157473 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A DAMPING LEVEL PROVIDED BY AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT, AND THE ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT - An artificial knee joint is to be connected between a prosthetic thigh and a prosthetic lower leg. The artificial knee joint includes a knee joint body, a processor mounted in the knee joint body, a damping unit that is coupled to the processor and configurable to provide various damping levels, and an accelerometer coupled to the processor. The accelerometer is configured to measure acceleration subjected to the artificial knee joint, and to generate and transmit a measuring signal according to the measurement to the processor. The processor is configured to control the damping unit to provide one of the damping levels, based on the measuring signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157474 | IMPLANTABLE END PAD - Disclosed is an implantable end pad. The end pad includes a bone attachment portion having a recess configured to receive an amputated bone of a residual limb. The end pad further includes an end portion having a contour corresponding to at least a portion of a socket of an artificial limb such that the end pad can be at least partially received in the socket of the residual limb. Further disclosed is a method wherein the end pad is implanted into a residual limb by way of a surgical procedure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157475 | DEFLECTOR FOR INCREASED WALL SHEAR STRESS ADJACENT AN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA - A medical device includes an elongate body having a distal and proximal end, a pair of anchors at the distal end and spacers extending along its length. The body is delivered to an AV fistula using a catheter connected to the proximal end by a tether. The body when deployed at the fistula is suspended within the flow stream and spaced from walls of a blood vessel. The body deflects blood flow to cause an increase in vascular wall shear stress, which has been found to induce a positive vascular remodeling. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157476 | VASCULAR REINFORCEMENT DEVICE - Technologies are generally provided for a vascular reinforcement device for preventing compression of a blood vessel in the presence of applied external forces applied which may occur due to pregnancy and obesity. The vascular reinforcement device may include a first portion configured to be positioned over the aorta and a second portion coupled perpendicularly with the first portion, the second portion configured to be positioned over the left renal vein for preventing the left renal vein from being compressed against the rigid aorta. A reinforcement structure may be embedded into the second portion for providing further protection from compression of the vein passing through the second portion. The vascular reinforcement device may be configured in an initial reduced profile position for delivery to the abdominal area via a delivery tube, and may be deployed into an expanded position over the aorta and the left renal vein. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157477 | DEVICE FOR ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow therethrough and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157478 | Magnesium-Based Absorbable Implants - An implantable tissue filler including a particulate material suspended in a carrier, the particulate material having more than about 70% by weight magnesium and about 2-20% by weight lithium, wherein the particulate material is substantially free of rare earth metals. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157479 | DURABLE STENT GRAFT WITH TAPERED STRUTS AND STABLE DELIVERY METHODS AND DEVICES - Some embodiments relate in part to endovascular prostheses and methods of deploying same. Embodiments may be directed more specifically to stent grafts and methods of making and deploying same within the body of a patient. Stent embodiments may include tapered struts for an even distribution of strain. Stent embodiments may also include portions which are enlarged in a circumferential direction which may be configured to stabilize the stent in a constrained state. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157480 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING RETENTION STRUCTURE - A stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medical device, a stent selectively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft, and a coupling mechanism for selectively coupling the stent to the elongate shaft by inserting a tab on one of the stent or the elongate shaft into an opening in the other of the stent or the elongate shaft. The tab may be deflected from a first position to a second position to disengage the tab from the opening. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157481 | BRACE HAVING AN INFLATION CONTROL - Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing a brace having an inflation control. The control directs fluid flow from an inflation component to one or more inflatable cells of the brace. The inflatable cells are independently inflated and deflated by the inflation component through the control. The control allows a user to create a fluid path between the inflation component and one of the inflatable cells by positioning the control in an orientation corresponding to the desired inflatable cells. Each inflatable cell is independently inflated and deflated in various orientations of the control. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157482 | INFLATION CONTROL VALVE - Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing a fluid control means for an inflation system. The control directs fluid flow from an inlet to one or more outlets of the control. The outlets are independently connected in fluid communication with the inlet by through the control. The control allows a user to create a fluid path between the inlet and a selected outlet by positioning the control in an orientation corresponding to the desired outlet. Each outlet is independently connected in fluid communication with the inlet in various orientations of the control. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157483 | THUMB ORTHOSIS - An orthosis for fastening to a human hand for immobilizing the carpometacarpal joint and metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb of the hand has a stiff body which can be of multi-piece or single-piece design. The rigidity of the body enables the latter to support, to stabilize and to immobilize the hand and dimensional stability is provided such that the body can be placed in a simple manner with a defined shape onto the hand. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157484 | SEMI-RIGID SHOULDER BRACES AND RELATED METHODS - Shoulder braces that are configured to allow for a wide range of motion for mobility and stabilization, include a brace body with a torso portion, a plurality of shoulder straps, a substantially rigid shoulder support member releasably held by the brace body. The shoulder support member can have a user-specific custom shape that substantially conforms to external anterior or posterior shoulder anatomy (over the glenohumeral joint) of the shoulder of the user. The brace can also include at least one over the shoulder strap and a torso strap or segment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157485 | Double Pull Body Brace - The double pull body brace comprises a one-piece panel which engages around the torso and overlaps at the front. At the overlap, it is attached to itself by means of a hook-and-loop fastener so that a wide range of adjustment is possible. In the back, spaced cord guides are mounted on said panel. Each cord guide carries a plurality of cord guide lobes. An upper cord is engaged around the upper cord guide lobes, and a lower cord is engaged around the lower cord guide lobes. These cords are separately attached to pull tabs. When donned, the user pulls on the pull tabs to separately adjust upper and lower closure tension of the body brace. When in correct adjustment, the pull tabs are attached in place by hook-and-loop fasteners. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157486 | SUPPORT DEVICE - A support device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157487 | TRACTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A brace and traction device and associated methods of operation. In one embodiment, the device incorporates a forwardly open head and jaw brace which is adjustably supported vertically above a forwardly collar member. The brace and the collar member are adapted such that the brace is able to mate with the collar member while still being able to rotate to the subject's left and right while remaining planar to the collar member. Adjustment may be accomplished for example manually or via an electronic motor controlled by a control mechanism and microprocessor. The microprocessor may be adapted to store information regarding a user's sessions, and facilitate communication with patient and physician personal devices, thus sending these data from recorded sessions. The processor element may also be adapted to implement therapy sessions based on physician-entered program specifications, or based on pre-programmed specifications. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157488 | ORTHOSIS FOR FIXING A SHOULDER JOINT - An orthosis having a strap arrangement which is designed to engage on an arm section at the elbow or adjacent to the elbow of the arm extending from the first shoulder joint, which is to be immobilized, in order to fix the elbow frontally on the body of the patient. The strap arrangement has a first strap section which is provided for at least partially looping around the arm section. The strap arrangement has a second strap section which is provided for at least partially looping around the arm section, and is incorporated into the strap arrangement such that, in the fitted state of the orthosis, the second strap section exerts on the arm section a second force which has at least a second component running parallel to the sagittal plane of the patient and horizontally. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157489 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY CONDITIONS - Fastening device for people with reduced mobility conditions, of the variety employed in chairs or arm chairs in domestic, geriatric, care or hospital environments, comprising fixation means ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157490 | DRAIN POUCH CADDY - The Drain Pouch Caddy provides a way to contain, position, hold, and/or support a pouch drainage and tube system following surgery to the upper portion of a body in which a stoma is created in order for drain tubes to be inserted under the skin. In particular, the Drain Pouch Caddy is a narrow, fabric neck scarf in which both ends are secured into a loop with the use of a button and button hole to contain, position, hold, and support up to six drain pouches and tubes. The Drain Pouch Caddy is appropriate for use when resting, walking, engaging in activities and showering. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157491 | OCCLUSION SPLINT ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an occlusal splint arrangement ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157492 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AIRWAY PATENCY - An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity and allow an anterior portion of the tongue to rise. By applying a negative pressure in the clear region, an airway behind the soft palate or tongue of the patient can be maintained. The tongue constraint is usually connected to an anchor. The anchor may be held between the patient's teeth or may engage the inferior surface of the palate. Another oral device for improving airway patency comprises a lateral tongue structure and a negative pressure source. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157494 | Protective Sheath - A protective sheath for use within a vaginal canal of a female user, the protective sheath including a flexible tubular body having a body medial portion disposed between a body closed end portion and a body open end portion; and an annular flange extending radially outward from the body open end portion, the annular flange terminating in an annular flange edge having a generally elliptical annular flange edge perimeter, whereby the generally elliptical annular flange edge perimeter configures to overlay a portion of a vulva of the female user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157495 | Portable Hypo/Hyperthermia Unit - A portable heating/cooling device for clinical hypo/hyperthermia with cuffs especially designed for arterial cooling/heating for raising or lowering the body temperature of a patient is operable by battery power or a wide range of available external power, and is usable in the field or in medical transport where such external power sources are not available. The small size, weight, and robust nature of the device allows it to be transported with the patient without the need for additional conveying devices. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A SKIN TISSUE - An apparatus for treating a skin tissue area ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157497 | GUIDE TOOL FOR CATHETER INSERTION - The present disclosure describes a catheter guide tool. More particularly, the catheter guide tool is a bi-stable device used for the insertion and advancement of a catheter. The catheter guide tool includes a gimbal. A guide axis runs through the gimbal. A catheter advancement mechanism is coupled to the gimbal and configured to advance the catheter along the guide axis. The guide tool also includes a pivot assembly coupling the gimbal to a support platform. The pivot assembly is configured to pivot the guide axis from a first position perpendicular to a target surface to a second position tangential to the target surface along a single primary plane of rotation of the gimbal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157498 | PROCESS FOR RESTORING RESPONSIVENESS TO MEDICATION IN TISSUE OF LIVING ORGANISMS - A process for restoring responsiveness to medication in eye tissue, namely retinal tissue, that is unresponsive to medication. The process utilizes a laser source for generating a confluent, contiguous laser light beam. The laser light beam is preferably a subthreshold diode micropulse laser beam which is optically shaped through an optical lens or mask. The tissue is then exposed to the confluent, contiguous laser light beam and allowed to recover for thirty days before administering medication to which the tissue was unresponsive. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157499 | TILT COMPENSATION, MEASUREMENT, AND ASSOCIATED ADJUSTMENT OF REFRACTIVE PRESCRIPTIONS DURING SURGICAL AND OTHER TREATMENTS OF THE EYE - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for determining an ablation treatment for an eye of a patient. The systems and method may involve determining an ellipsoid shape corresponding to an anterior corneal surface of the patient's eye. The ellipsoid shape may include an anterior portion, a major axis, and an apex, where the major axis intersects the anterior portion at the apex. The systems and method may also involve determining a tilted orientation of the eye, such as when the patient fixates on a target during a laser ablation procedure. The systems and method may further involve determining the ablation treatment based on the ellipsoid shape and/or the tilted orientation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157500 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION TOOL AND POSITIONING MEMBER PROVIDED IN INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION TOOL - The present invention is provided with: an approximately cylindrical nozzle body; a stage part which is provided in the nozzle body and houses an intraocular lens; a plunger which presses the intraocular lens housed in the stage part by the forward end thereof to discharge the intraocular lens into an eyeball; and a positioning member which restricts the initial position and posture of the intraocular lens by being mounted to the stage part from the outside. Rib sections are formed so as to extend in the front-back direction of the nozzle body at the outer periphery of the stage part, and side wall parts and rotation prevention wall parts are formed in the positioning member so as to sandwich the rib sections from both sides, thereby restricting the rotation of the positioning member with respect to the stage part. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157501 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Tip Vacuum Control During Aspiration - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for insertion in an eye of a patient for aspirating material from the eye in the treatment of an ocular condition, the apparatus comprising a needle disposed at a distal end of the apparatus, an aspiration channel extending from a distal aperture of the needle to a proximal end of the apparatus, and an irrigation sleeve coaxially disposed about the needle. The aspiration channel comprises a proximal portion having a first diameter, a bypass portion having a second diameter and at least one bypass port, and a distal portion having a third diameter. The second diameter is larger than the first diameter. The irrigation sleeve and the needle form an annular irrigation passageway therebetween. The bypass port is shaped and configured to establish fluid communication between the irrigation passageway and the aspiration channel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157502 | Forward-Flow Impeding Infusion Sleeve and Associated Systems and Methods - An infusion sleeve for use in partially covering a phacoemulsification tip during a surgical operation is disclosed herein. The infusion sleeve includes a flexible elongate portion having a lumen extending therethrough with the phacoemulsification tip running through the lumen. The flexible elongate member further includes a lateral port configured on a side of the flexible elongate member, a straight section, and a tapered section. The tapered section is located at a distal portion of the flexible elongate member and has a first wall subsection having a uniform thickness and a second wall subsection having thickness larger than the uniform thickness. The second wall subsection flexes to maintain circumferential contact with the phacoemulsification tip. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157503 | Dual Electromagnetic Coil Vitrectomy Probe - An ophthalmic surgical system for insertion into an eye of a patient includes a body and a cutting element having a sleeve piece secured to and extending distally from the body, the sleeve piece comprising a port at an end and an inner piece disposed within the sleeve piece, the inner piece being moveable axially with respect to the sleeve piece. The system further includes a first electromagnetic coil disposed within the body and configured to generate a first magnetic field, a second electromagnetic coil disposed within the body and configured to generate a second magnetic field, a rod piece connected to the inner piece, a first magnetic ring, and a second magnetic ring, the first and second magnetic rings being fixedly secured to the rod piece such that magnetic rings are axially moveable between the first and second electromagnetic coils to open and close the port. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157504 | DRAINAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to medical technology and is intended for use in ophthalmology in the surgical treatment of various types of glaucoma. According to a first aspect of the invention, the drainage device for use in the surgical treatment of glaucoma is formed from a bioresorbable material in the form of a hollow profile with a closed contour in cross section, ensuring the possibility of the scleral flap passing through the cavity of the device during the surgical treatment. As a result, the formation of adhesions under the scleral bed, along the scleral flap rib and also between the scleral flap and the conjunctiva is prevented, the ease and reliability of fixing the device on the scleral flap is increased, and adverse immune and inflammatory reactions are reduced. According to a second aspect, the described drainage device is produced by manufacturing a blank from polymer material on a rod in the form of a hollow profile of closed cross section and subsequently cutting at least one section out of the blank in order to produce at least one drainage device. According to a third aspect of the invention, in order to produce the drainage device, a blank in the form of a hollow profile of closed cross section is woven from threads, and at least one section is subsequently cut out of the blank in order to produce at least one drainage device. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, blanks in the form of strips are produced from a flat preliminary blank made of polymer material, wherein the drainage device is produced by connecting the ends of at least one blank. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157505 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SUBSURFACE MICRO-DISRUPTIONS FOR OPTHALMIC SURGERY AND OPTHALMIC APPLICATIONS - A Device and a method for using laser energy for treatment of ophthalmic tissue. The device comprises an energy source capable of generating short bursts of energy at a range of pulse repetition rates. The method comprises surface and three dimensional interactions for therapeutic use and/or to modify or remove tissue from ophthalmic targets. A device comprises an energy source capable of generating short bursts of energy at a variable pulse repetition rates. The repetition rates range from a single shot to several hundred Mega-Hertz so that selective, three dimensional interactions with a volumetric modified zone within targeted tissue of the eye issue. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157506 | Ophthalmic Laser System - An ophthalmic laser system generating a first beam at a wavelength suitable for performing selective laser trabeculoplasty and selectively generating a second beam at a wavelength suitable for performing secondary cataract surgery procedures. The laser system is able to select between directing the first beam or the second beam to the eye of a patient. The first beam is suitably generated at 1064 nm from a Nd:YAG laser and the second beam is frequency doubled to 532 nm in a KTP doubling crystal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157507 | Posterior Capsulotomy Using Laser Techniques - A system and method are provided for removing a natural lens and inserting an Intraocular Lens (IOL) into the lens capsule of an eye. Specifically, this is accomplished by inserting the IOL through an opening on the posterior capsule that is created using a focused laser beam. The system includes a laser unit, a detector for creating images of the interior of the eye, and a computer that controls the cooperative functions of the detector and the laser unit. Based on images of the posterior capsule provided by the detector, the computer is used to control movements of the focal point through tissue of the posterior capsule to perform Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) on posterior capsule tissue. The result is a laser capsulotomy that creates an opening through the posterior capsule allowing the natural lens to be removed and the IOL to be implanted. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157508 | WOUND CLEANSING APPARATUS WITH SCAFFOLD - An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material 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. A biodegradable scaffold underlies the dressing on the wound bed to promote tissue growth. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. micro-filtration, 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, an assembly comprising the dressing and scaffold, and a method of treatment using the apparatus. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157509 | OCCLUSIVE SKIN COVERING - A device for concealing an area of skin is disclosed. The disclosed device can also be used to deliver to the concealed skin area one or more beneficial agents. The device is designed as a laminate having a removable release liner, an occlusive layer, and a finish layer. In some delivery platform embodiments, the occlusive layer includes a reservoir for holding and releasing the one or more beneficial agents to the user's skin. The device is applied to the skin by removing the release liner and placing the exposed adhesive layer of the occlusive device directly on the user's skin. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157510 | OFFLOADING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An offloading device that may be applied to the foot in order to redistribute weight and/or pressure around a wound and protect the wound from further damage. The offloading device, in some embodiments may be comprised of medical foam. The device may include one, two, three, or more layers of material. The shape of the device may be generally configured such that support and padding may be provided to an area around a wound, while the wound itself may not contact the material at all, or only marginally. The configuration of the device may include a supportive portion and a cutout portion. The device may be adhered to the foot by any suitable means, such as for example, adhesive. A removable backing may be attached to the adhesive layer, so that a user may peel the backing away prior to affixing the device to the foot. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157511 | FEMININE HYGIENE DEVICE WITH WITHDRAWAL MEMBER - An absorbent article comprising a withdrawal member. The withdrawal member is attached to the absorbent material such that it only crosses one point on the perimeter of the fibrous structure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157512 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING THE WELL-BEING OF A SUBJECT - A garment-mountable physiological parameter detector, comprising: an illuminator configured to illuminate in the direction of the garment; a photoresistor configured to receive light reflections from the garment; and an electronic circuit configured to detect a bodily secretion by monitoring the light reflections received by said photoresistor and identifying a temporal pattern being characteristic of a bodily secretion event. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157513 | PROTECTIVE UNDERGARMENT - An undergarment configured to help absorb leaks of bodily fluids from a person suffering from mild to moderate incontinence or other conditions includes a main body made of a material that allows the absorption of bodily fluids and a crotch piece made of a material that allows the absorption of bodily fluids that overlays the crotch portion of the main body. The crotch piece of the undergarment can extend high enough and be wide enough on the front side of the garment's main body so as to offer an adequate area of protection to the user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157514 | Fleece for sustained release of an active substance - The invention relates to the use of a fleece composed of plastic filaments, in particular made of a thermoplastic, as a sustained-released system or as a storage system for at least one active substance, in particular for at least one active liquid. The filaments are spun using a spinneret, and the plastic material of the filaments is foamed so that pores are formed at least on the surface or in surface regions of the filaments and at least some of the pores are pores that are open outward, and at least some of the open pores are filled with the active substance, in particular with the active liquid. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157515 | Cool Cut Cast Saw Blade - The present invention is a device and method for manufacturing such a device which is a significant and non-obvious improvement over previous methods of removing plaster or fiberglass casts used for medical treatment. Current cast saw blades create enough heat through friction to burn patients upon the removal of a plaster of fiberglass cast. This device is an improved cast saw blade design which substantially reduces the risk of thermal burns to patients during the process of removing plaster or fiberglass medical casts. The present invention includes a saw blade design which inhibits a rise in the surface temperature of the cast saw blade during use by using a core material (i.e., Gallium) within the blade, the core material having a lower melting temperature than the blade material, as a heat sink. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157516 | SPORTS WHEELCHAIR - A wheelchair includes a chassis; first and second wheels coupled to the opposites sides of the chassis; a front caster; and a rear caster. The chassis includes a base plate; a back plate; first and second side plates; a rear plate; and a seat coupled to the back plate and the first and second side plates opposite the base plate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157517 | TABLE FOR WHEELCHAIR AND WHEELCHAIR COMPRISING SAME - The present invention provides a wheelchair table | 2015-06-11 |
20150157518 | WHEELCHAIR SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly for a conveyance, such as a wheelchair, that allows the user to set the recline angle of the seat back at a seating position, fold the seat back down to a folded position and back up to the seating position, such that the seat back is returned to the seating position at the user selected recline angle R unless the recline angle is adjusted by the user. The user selected recline angle R is not disturbed by folding the seat back from the seating position, to the folded position | 2015-06-11 |
20150157519 | Partner Snore Feature for Adjustable Bed Foundation - A sleep system comprises at least one mattress including a first sleep area for a first occupant, the first sleep area including a first section for a portion of a body of the first occupant, and a second sleep area adjacent to the first sleep area for a second occupant, the second sleep area including a second section for a portion of a body of the second occupant, an articulation system for articulating the first section and the second section, a first user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the first section, and a second user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the second section, wherein the first user controller is further configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to move the second section into a predetermined position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157520 | PATIENT SUPPORT - A patient support comprising a first structure, a second structure adapted to support the weight of a patient and spaced from the first structure, at least one force sensor mounted to the first structure, and a mounting structure mounting the second structure relative to the sensor, which is adapted to transfer normal forces to the sensor but absorb lateral and/or vibration forces so as not to transfer those forces to the sensor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157521 | Inflatable Patient Positioning Unit - A patient support surface includes a cushion and an inflatable patient positioning unit. The cushion is adapted to support a patient. The inflatable patient positioning unit is arranged over a portion of a top side of the cushion at a foot end of the cushion. The inflatable patient positioning unit includes a plurality of positioner bladders shaped so that when inflated a distal end of each positioner bladder is taller than a proximal end of the positioner bladder. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157522 | TRANSFORMABLE INTRAVENOUS POLE - A pole system for supporting medical equipment having a base with legs, a mast engaged to the base, and a lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism is constructed to position the legs in an extended configuration and a retracted configuration in which the legs are raised relative to a support surface proximate to the mast. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157523 | Traction Device - Example traction devices, systems and methods for use thereof are provided. An example traction device may include (a) a frame comprising a top support having first and second ends, where the first end of the top support is coupled to a first vertical support and the second end of the top support is coupled to a second vertical support and (b) a balance bar moveably coupled to the top support via a wire, where opposing ends of the balance bar are each coupled to an attachment ring or define a receptacle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157524 | Sleeve-Wrap Compression System and Method - A sleeve-wrap compression system can include a seamless, inner sleeve comprising a long-stretch elastomeric material and an interior terry surface; and an elongated outer wrap comprising a long-stretch elastomeric material. When applied to a patient's limb, the inner sleeve can exert a first compressive pressure that secures the inner sleeve in a therapeutic position on the limb. When applied by stretching over the inner sleeve, the outer wrap can exert a second compressive pressure and frictionally engage the inner sleeve, thereby securing the compression system as a single compressive entity in the therapeutic position on the limb. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING AND RECONSTRUCTING SIGNAL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ORIGINAL SIGNAL, AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING ORIGINAL SIGNAL - Disclosed herein is a method of converting and reconstructing a signal, including: at a data generator, acquiring signal-analyzed data from an original signal, wherein the signal-analyzed data includes at least one feature point acquired from the original signal; transmitting and receiving the signal-analyzed data and at least one reference data corresponding to the signal-analyzed data; and reconstructing the original signal based on the signal-analyzed data and the at least one reference data to acquire a reconstructed signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157526 | MASSAGE APPARATUS FOR MASSAGE CHAIR - Massage apparatus for a massage chair includes a frame that includes at least one guide rail and a massage device that includes a power source and at least one massage element. Each guide rail includes a first end, a second end, a thigh body area portion located about the first end, a bottom body area portion located proximate the thigh body area portion, and a back body area portion extending upward from the bottom body area portion. The massage device is secured to the guide rail, and the massage element is moved with respect to the guide rail whereby the massage element is able to provide massage effects to a thigh body area, a bottom body area, and a back body area. The guide rail may further include an outer side, an inner side, and a guide channel extending from thigh body area portion to back body area portion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157527 | DEVICE FOR FOOT ZONE THERAPY - The invention relates to a device for foot zone therapy. The device includes a frame ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157528 | MASSAGE APPARATUS AND MASSAGE CHAIR WITH HEALTH MONITORING DEVICES - The present invention is directed to a massage apparatus for a massage chair wherein massage benefits or effects are provided to a back body area, a seat or bottom body area, and a thigh body area of a user. Massage benefits or effects may also be provided to a head and neck body area of the user. The massage apparatus includes a frame and a massage device. Also, the present invention is directed to a massage chair that includes a massage apparatus and at least one health monitoring device or system. As a non-limiting example, the at least one health monitoring device or system is a portable, wrist blood pressure and heart rate monitoring device that is manufactured and/or programmed to measure or obtain blood pressure and heart rate of the user right at or near the massage chair when the user is preferably positioned on the massage chair. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157529 | Stimulator - A stimulator comprises a glove like member being configured to cover at least a portion of a user's hand. A bracket assembly is in engagement with the glove like member. The bracket assembly is configured to be disposed about one or more fingers of the user's hand. An extending part is configured to removably engage at least a palm side of the bracket assembly. A power pack is in engagement with the glove like member. The power pack is configured to communicate an amount of power to the extending part in engagement with the bracket assembly. A control assembly is configured to enable the user to control the communicated power in which contact of the extending part to a person's body part induces a stimulation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157530 | Head For A Cold Therapy Apparatus - It comprises a Peltier cell with electrical supply means ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157532 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHEST THERAPY - A portable apparatus for providing chest therapy to a user may include a wearable pack. A chest band may be coupled to the wearable pack. The chest band may include one or more chest band segments and may be configured to be worn around a chest of the user. A plurality of vibrating elements may be coupled to the one or more chest band segments. The plurality of vibrating elements may provide a vibrational force to the chest of the user when the chest band is worn around the chest of the user. The portable apparatus may further include a nebulizer treatment component, which may also be coupled to the wearable pack. A user input component may be electrically coupled to the plurality of vibrating elements and the nebulizer treatment component. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157533 | PHARMACEUTICAL GLASS PACKAGING ASSURING PHARMACEUTICAL STERILITY - A sterile glass pharmaceutical container or vessel such as, but not limited to, vials for holding pharmaceutical products or vaccines in a hermetic and/or sterile state. The sterile glass pharmaceutical container undergoes a strengthening process that produces compression at the surface and tension within the container wall. The strengthening process is designed such that the tension within the wall is great enough to ensure catastrophic failure of the pharmaceutical container, thus rendering the product unusable, should sterility be compromised by a through-wall crack. The tension is greater than a threshold central tension, above which catastrophic failure of the pharmaceutical container is guaranteed, thus eliminating any potential for violation of pharmaceutical integrity or sterility (such as stable cracks) in the glass packaging which are not easily identifiable in an otherwise seemingly intact pharmaceutical container. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157534 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER WITH OUTLET - A container for a liquid nutritional product includes a thermoformed polymeric container body having a base and an upstanding sidewall defining a product space, the upstanding sidewall terminating at a peripheral flange. A cover is permanently sealed to the peripheral flange and an outlet is provided on an outlet region of the container body. The outlet defines a flow channel for the liquid nutritional product to leave the product space and, in a storage condition, the flow channel is directed at least partially downwards in a direction away from the cover and towards the base. For administration, the outlet region is deformable to an administration position where the flow channel is directed sideways in a direction parallel to the base. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157535 | MEDICAL VIAL CAP - A crown, for a medical vial opening, has a top portion and a skirt surrounding the top portion. The skirt terminates at a lower edge defined in a first horizontal plane. An opener assembly is mounted to a portion of the top. A first scoring line extends from the portion of the top to which the opener assembly is mounted to the lower edge of the skirt in a continuous radial direction, and a second scoring line provides an upper radial segment extending from the opener assembly to the skirt along a radial axis, and a lower annular segment that extends circumferentially along the skirt in an annular direction and extending from a terminus of the upper radial segment. The lower annular segment is defined in a second horizontal plane equidistant to the first horizontal plane associated with the lower edge of the skirt. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157536 | DOSER HAVING TWO NEEDLES - A doser having two needles. The two needles consist of a needle seat ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157537 | Apparatus, System and Method for Fluid Delivery - A filling aid. The filling aid includes a locking portion including a groove feature; and a locking feature having a locked and an unlocked position; and a filling syringe holder slidably attached to the locking portion, the filling syringe holder including a filling needle cradle portion having a tongue feature; and a needle housing portion comprising at least one tab having a starting position and a filling position, wherein the groove feature configured to accommodate the tongue feature, and wherein the locking feature interact with the filling syringe holder wherein when the locking feature moves from the locked position to the unlocked position the needle housing portion moves from the starting position to the filling position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157538 | SUBSTANCES AND METHODS FOR REPLACING NATURAL TOOTH MATERIAL - A substance that sets in a relatively short time for use in general dentistry and in endodontics to replace natural tooth material, the substance comprising untreated mineral trioxide aggregate and milled mineral trioxide aggregate, or comprising untreated mineral trioxide aggregate, milled mineral trioxide aggregate and water. A method of making a substance that sets in a relatively short time for use in general dentistry and in endodontics to replace natural tooth material, the method comprising milling by high shear and impact impingement of particles using high pressure homogenization. A method for use in general dentistry and in endodontics to replace natural tooth material | 2015-06-11 |
20150157539 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING COMPOSITE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising, at least: (i) at least one composite pigment comprising: at least one small particle with a mean particle size of more than 100 nm and less than 1 um, preferably less than 600 nm, and more preferably less than 400 nm, wherein the surface of the small particle is at least in part covered with at least one coating layer comprising at least one inorganic or organic solid UV filter, and optionally at least one coloring agent, preferably at least one coating layer comprising at least one inorganic or organic solid UV filter, and more preferably at least one inorganic solid UV filter; and (ii) at least one plate-type filler with a refractive index of more than 1.6 and less than 2.2 in an amount of more than 1% by weight relative to the total weight of composition. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157540 | VISCOELASTIC CLEANSING GEL - The present invention is directed to a cleansing composition comprising:
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20150157541 | Processes Of Making Oral Compositions Containing Gel Networks - The present invention is directed towards a process for making oral compositions comprising gel networks. The gel networks are formed from a fatty amphiphile dispersion and swelling surfactant. The fatty amphiphile dispersion comprises one or more fatty amphiphiles, one or more dispersing surfactants, and one or more solvents. A gel network is formed when the fatty amphiphile dispersion is combined with the swelling surfactant. A method of preparing the fatty amphiphile dispersion and oral composition is included. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157542 | ORAL CARE COMPOSITION - Disclosed are oral care compositions and the use of such oral care compositions for treating conditions caused by biofilm formation. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting biofilm formation and/or degrading biofilm. The oral care composition includes a sesquiterpenoid and an antimicrobial agent, in which the sesquiterpenoid and the antimicrobial agent are present in an amount effective to inhibit and/or degrade a biofilm in the oral cavity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157543 | FILM FORMING POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR BOOSTING SPF IN SUNSCREENS - Film-forming compositions comprising a film forming polymer containing acid groups and a neutralizing agent; compositions and methods for increasing the SPF of a composition by neutralizing at least a portion of the acid groups of the film forming agent with the neutralizing agent. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157544 | KIT COMPRISING A HAIR CONDITIONING COMPOSITION AND AN ACTIVATOR COMPOSITION - Kit comprising an aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising a cationic surfactant and fatty alcohol, and an anhydrous activator composition which comprises polyalkylene glycol. Method of treating the hair comprising applying an activator composition to a hair conditioning composition, mixing, and then applying to the hair. Method of treating the hair comprising applying a hair conditioning composition to the hair and then applying an activator composition to the hair. Method of texturising a hair conditioning composition by mixing with an activator composition. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157545 | CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH CATIONIC SILANES AND SILICONES - The present invention is directed to a cleansing composition containing:
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20150157546 | OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSIFIED SUNSCREEN COSMETIC - Provided is an oil-in-water type emulsified sunscreen cosmetic which contains (a) 0.1 to 5.0 mass % of an organosiloxane derivative represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, at least one of R | 2015-06-11 |