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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120037167 | Infant Nasal Septum Protective Device An infant nasal septum protective device has an H-shaped configuration including a first portion that adheres to the outside of the nose when in use, a second portion that adheres to the upper lip when in use, and a third portion that extends between and interconnects t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031413 | MASK A mask includes a support member, a transparent main body, and a fixing member. The support member includes a main portion, a holding portion, and a resisting portion. The holding portion is integrally formed with the main portion. The holding portion extends away from ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20100319714 | HEADGEAR-EARWEAR ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME A headgear-earwear assembly and a method of assembling the same. The headgear-earwear assembly can include an earwear and a headgear adapted to be coupled together. The earwear can include an elongated member, such as a cord, having a length, and an earpiece coupled to ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100282266 | MATERIAL FOR COVERING, COATING OR SCREENING FOR EYE PROTECTION AND THERAPY AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF BLUE LIGHT The subject of the invention is a covering filtering material for protecting eyes which are healthy, pseudo-aphakic (operated for cataracts) and/or having retinal degeneration under shortwave lengths, which results from the application of a filter with yellow pigmentati... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20090260633 | Selectively transparent phototherapy shades Eye shades to reduce phototherapy light exposure to the eyes of a jaundiced person during a phototherapy session are provided. The shades includes a flexible and soft frame that can be placed against the face of a jaundiced person. At least one light-absorbing filter ca... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090227930 | Hygiene materials and absorbents A topical product including but not limited to a feminine hygiene product or incontinence shield which contains at least two kinds of particulate metals distributed throughout which, when in contact with moisture, form a galvanic current (virtually if not completely imp... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090151732 | Dustproof Mask for Nose Disclosed is a dustproof mask for nose, in which filters (10) are inserted into the nasal cavities of a user. The dustproof mask for nose includes a clamping unit (20) having two wings (21, 22) and surrounding the nasal septum (the septum of the nos... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090145444 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO DUST MASKS HAVING EAR PROTECTION A dust mask, the dust mask being lightweight, disposable and configured for a human face, the dust mask further being substantially continuous, and unitary if desired, and sized and configured to extend from ear to ear and to cover all of and substantially only a mouth,... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090071486 | ORIFICE INSERTION DEVICES AND METHODS At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of sealing an orifice comprising: inserting a sealing element into an orifice; transferring a fluid into the sealing element; and restricting fluid transfer into the sealing element when a pressure in the sealing... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080257362 | Optically corrected soft eyewear for protection and hydration of eyes An eyewear apparatus which maintains a sealed cavity in front of a user's eyes when engaged to the face in an as-worn position. The device features a pair of eyecups formed of a soft pliable material and having an optically corrected curved lens portion formed of a soft... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080251085 | Disposable sleep mask for treating dry eye syndrome A mask to ameliorate the effects of dry eye syndrome in a dry eye subject including a thin, flexible, substantially water vapor impermeable membrane having two opposed eye covering portions separated by a central portion. The central portion is gathered to create a shap... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080078415 | Dol-Fins: "Swimming with Dol-Fins" This nose-plug is unique in design while at the same time effectively prevents water from entering the nasal cavities of the swimmer. It is made of lightweight wire with a soft covering, which makes it comfortable to wear, and flexible enough to fit almost any size of p... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082030 | ADJUSTABLE NOSE SPLINT Various embodiments of the invention disclose adjustable nose splints that may be used during the rhinoplasty recovery process in order to apply pressure to the patient's nose.... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20070199569 | RETRACTING EYE DRAPE A retracting eye drape assembly is disclosed for use around a patient's eye to seclude and seal off the operative field during eye surgery. The drape assembly includes a retraction member connected to the drape and configured to engage the patient's eyelid, an extension... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20060283464 | NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE A method includes advancing a distal end of a tubular nasopharyngeal airway device through a nostril opening and into a nasal passageway of a patient, the nasopharyngeal airway device having a proximal end that is larger than the nostril opening. At least a terminal tip... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060243286 | OCULAR SURGICAL PROTECTIVE SHIELD External ocular shields for protecting a patient's eyes from medical treatment radiation energy such as a laser during a medical procedure. Each shield has an external surface that absorbs energy that hits the shield. The shields are connected to each other by a nose pi... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060157064 | Apparatus, system and method for treating dry eye conditions and promoting healthy eyes An eyewear apparatus for treating dry eye conditions featuring a pair of curved eyecups having interior cavities for providing treatment to the eyes when worn. Each interior cavity has a sidewall surface adapted to removably engage with the perimeter edge of a moisture ... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20050224081 | Eye-surgical holed towel An eye-surgical holed towel comprises a transparent PVC holed towel with two holes at a center thereof; a separable paper adhered to a backside of the holed towel; the separable paper having two holes; and an opaque shielding sheet adhered to a front side of the holed t... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050045185 | Emission bag The present invention relates to a barrier, and more particularly, to an emission bag where a user coughs or sneezes into the emission bag, with the emission bag acting as a barrier such that pathogens transmitted from a nose or mouth will be confined to an interior of ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045186 | Emission bag The present invention relates to a barrier, and more particularly, to an emission bag where a user coughs or sneezes into the emission bag, with the emission bag acting as a barrier such that pathogens transmitted from a nose or mouth will be confined to an interior of ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050022823 | Apparatus, system and method for treating dry eye conditions and promoting healthy eyes An apparatus and system, and methods for using such apparatus and system, is provided for preserving the eye's natural and artificial tears. The apparatus comprises two soft, pliable eyecups, which each include and curved lens and contoured frame, connected by a soft, p... | 02/03/2005 |
