Abstract:
A defibrillation system (10) with a unique paddle assembly (20). The paddle assembly (20) has a paddle head (26) with a conductive surface (22). The paddle head (26) is introduced into the chest through a small surgical incision. The paddle head (26) is connected to a handle (28) by an elongated shaft (24). The elongated shaft (24) has an electrically conductive core (32) that is covered in a dielectric insulator (34). The elongated shaft (24) is malleable. A pivot connection (30) joins one end of the elongated shaft (24) to the paddle head (26). The pivot connection (30) enables the paddle head (26) to move through a range of different orientations with respect to the elongated shaft (24). Electricity passes through the conductive core (32) of the elongated shaft (24) and into the paddle head (26).
Abstract:
A hair brushing or combing device, a nasal washing device, and a beverage ionizing device, comprising a metal anode being touched by the user; a cathode contacting with the liquid; an electronic circuit; and a switch operable to provide electrical potential to the metal anode, the switch also operable to cause activation of an ionic function.
Abstract:
The present disclosure seeks to address the primary problem of long application durations to deliver an effective dose of an active ingredient. The devices combine mechanical motion with electrically induced flux (e.g., iontophoresis). The combination of techniques in a single device can reduce the treatment time required to deliver the active ingredient in an effective dose, or deliver a larger dose over the same duration of application. The present disclosure provides a dermal formulation delivery device, comprising: (a) a device head comprising a source of oscillatory or reciprocating mechanical motion at a sonic frequency; and (b) an electrical system, comprising: (i) a first electrode, disposed on the device head and configured to be in electrical communication with a subject's skin; (ii) a second electrode, configured to be in electrical communication with the subject's skin; and (iii) a power source in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the electrical system is configured such that the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to be in electrical communication with separate locations of the subject's skin simultaneously during operation.
Abstract:
A therapeutic micro-current delivery device includes a first electrode in electrical contact with a user at a first user location, a second electrode in electrical contact with the user at a second user location, a power source operable to provide a first voltage potential at the first electrode and a second voltage potential at the second electrode, and a micro-current control circuit in electrical communication with the first electrode, second electrode and power source. Electrical contact of the first electrode at the first user location and electrical contact of the second electrode at the second user location completes an electrical circuit. The micro-current control circuit generates a micro-current I ramped through a user between the first location and the second location that increases from a start current I start to an end current I end over a rise time t rise . Oral care devices and micro-current control methods are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a topical or cosmetic system that includes a metal and a semiconductor element. One element acts as an electron donor and the other element acts as an electron acceptor. Such metal and semiconductor elements are in contact through a metal/semiconductor junction. The system also includes an electrically conductive medium that extends across the skin surface and electrically connects the metal and semiconductor elements. The electrical resistance of the conductive medium is significantly smaller than that of the metal/semiconductor junction, so that the majority of electrical current generated between the metal element and the semiconductor element flows across the skin surface through the conductive medium in the absence of any power source. The present invention also relates to methods of using the above-described system for preventing or treating skin damage.
Abstract:
Described is a method of delivering a pacing pattern to a heart, measuring a response of the heart to the pacing pattern, the measured response including a series of electrograms representing a plurality of heartbeats of the pacing pattern and calculating diagnostic data from the measured response, wherein the diagnostic data includes data in one of a time domain and a frequency domain.
Abstract:
Aspects of the invention generally relate to medical devices and associated methods of manufacture and use, and more particularly to scar modulation dressings. Aspects of the invention relate to improving wound healing and improving scar maturation. In a first aspect, there is a system including: a sheet configured to be applied to the skin of a patient over a wound or scar bed; a device that is separate from the sheet and that is configured to be used to massage the sheet to cause: (1) static charging of the sheet, and (2) physical massaging of the wound covered by the sheet.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to oral care devices, system and methods for advanced ionic micro-current control. In some embodiments, an oral care device is actuated upon completion of an electric circuit by a users hand and oral cavity. The electrode on an oral care implement may be configured to lose conductivity over time to indicate a replacement oral care implement is need. In some embodiments, a controller of the oral care device may detect the type of oral care implement and control the ionic micro-current accordingly. Additionally, embodiments may detect a region within the oral cavity that the oral care device is in contact with and apply the ionic micro-current accordingly. Further, in some embodiments, the health status of various regions of a user's oral cavity may be detected and monitored over time.