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A sterile suture anchor and insertion kit with the suture anchor having a cylindrical body portion with a generally tapered distal end portion and flat end. A plurality of parallel longitudinal grooves are cut into the cylindrical body and a connecting throughgoing bore is cut through the cylindrical body engaging the plurality of longitudinal grooves. An inserter driver is adapted to be mounted to the suture anchor, the driver comprising a handle with a drive shaft mounted to the handle, and a slidable sleeve mounted on the drive shaft which holds the suture anchor. A guide member comprising a handle with a hollow sleeve extending therefrom is used to hold a punch against the area on which a blind bore is formed to form the blind bore after which the inserter driver is mounted in the guide member sleeve to guide the slidable sleeve of the inserter driver and associated suture anchor into the blind bore.

The present invention is an eye preparation comprising a hydrophobic composition adapted for use on a contact lens inserted into a patient's eye and having a viscosity of 1 to 15,000 centistokes. The composition includes a silicone polymer, fluorinated silicone polymer, fluorocarbon polymer, fluorinated alcohol, or perfluorinated polyether composition, singly or blended, adapted to coat at least a portion of a contact lens inserted in a patient's eye. Silicone polymers for use in the invention include dimethicone, cyclomethicone, and silicone gums.

The invention is a preparation comprising an oil-in-water emulsion containing soap, the emulsion further comprising: (a) 4-12% by weight of at least one fatty acid with 12 to 18 carbon atoms, (b) 3-8% by weight of at least one trialkanolamine, (c) 1-8% by weight of at least one nonionic emulsifier, (d) 0-3% by weight of a fatty alcohol or fatty alcohol mixture, (e) 0.1-6% by weight of one or more emollients, (f) 1-10% by weight propellant with a vapor pressure of 76 to 420 kPa at 20° C., (g) 0-1% by weight of at least one cellulose derivative, and (h) 0.1-4% by weight of at lest one glycerol polyglycol ether isostearate, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion is free from fatty acid diethanolamides, and wherein the preparation is suitable for filling in an aerosol container. The invention also includes a pressurized gas container containing the preparation.

The invention relates to a hair treatment applicator for applying a hair treatment product composition to a user's hair by passing the applicator through the hair in a predetermined direction, where the applicator comprises a handle and a head connected to the handle, where the head includes a body having a base and a retaining structure, the retaining structure comprising a pair of opposed blades extending downwardly from the base and proximate the edges of the base, the pair of opposed blades being disposed coincident with the direction of use and the opposed blades defining a retaining volume adapted to receive the hair treatment product composition.

The present invention is a hair accessory having a special coil design. The hair accessory comprising a substantially circular shaped member having a plurality of coiled coil structures, each of the plurality of coiled coil structures is arranged in a way to form a closed helical loop. When the coiled coil structure is twisted and folded for holding the hair, its special structure permits it to lock with itself so that the hair accessory remains in hair even if strenuous movement is performed by the wearer. The hardness of the material results in less friction with the hair thereby allowing easy gliding during pull out of hair. The twists around the hair act as anchors thereby not allowing the hair accessory to dislodge. The constant use of the hair accessory may tend to loose its shape and it can regain its shape by placing the hair accessory in boiling water.

The present invention is an eye preparation comprising a hydrophobic composition adapted for use on a patient's eye and having a viscosity of 1 to 15,000 centistokes. The composition includes a silicone polymer, fluorinated silicone polymer, fluorocarbon polymer, fluorinated alcohol, or perfluorinated polyether composition, singly or blended, adapted to coat at least a portion of a patient's eye. Silicone polymers for use in the invention include dimethicone, cyclomethicone, and silicone gums.

Skin care hand held device and method for caring for human hands and feet useful for safely removing calluses, cuticles, warts and dead cells from human hands and feet, applying a circular, rounded cutting blade to the human skin is disclosed. The present invention relates to a cylindrical scalpel comprising a tube where the tip cut at a 90-degree angle is sharpened to form a curved circular blade integrated with the shank. The blade portion is formed by the inner wall of the tube and the external wall which is formed as to have a curved shape on the outside rim at the tip of the tube, the hollow bore allows access for application of liquid or gaseous additives or vacuum or other types or energy to be applied directly through the tube. Methods for using the foot care device are also disclosed.

The present invention is concerned with a body grooming device such as a hair removal device or a massaging device that comprises a drive, an application material supply for supplying an application material at an application material supply outlet, and an atomizer unit for atomizing the application material, which atomizer unit comprises a brush-like element having at least a bristle-like protrusion, said brush-like element being coupled to the drive so that the brush-like element is driven during an operation mode of the body grooming device such that the bristle-like protrusion repeatedly contacts the application material supply outlet of the application material supply. The special atomizer unit arrangement is simple, can be made in a cost efficient manner and is also effectively atomizing an application material, e.g. water, soap, lotion, gel etc.

A shaving blade assembly including a blade unit and a skin contact member. A razor including a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The blade unit has a blade unit skin contact surface area, where the blade unit and the skin contact member have a shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area. The ratio between the shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area and the blade unit skin contact surface area is between approximately 2 and 3.1. The skin contact member can include a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface defining a contact plane, and the contact plane and the shaving plane are parallel and the distance between the contact plane and the shaving plane is between approximately 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.

A shaving blade assembly including a blade unit and a skin contact member. A razor including a razor handle and such a shaving blade assembly. The blade unit includes at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge. The blade unit has a blade unit skin contact surface area, where the blade unit and the skin contact member have a shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area. The ratio between the shaving blade assembly skin contact surface area and the blade unit skin contact surface area is between approximately 2 and 3.1. The skin contact member can include a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface defining a contact plane, and the contact plane and the shaving plane are parallel and the distance between the contact plane and the shaving plane is between approximately 0.2 mm and 0.6 mm.

A movable hand / wrist support for use with a computer mouse is comprised of a flat and constant thickness sheet of material with an aperture there through. Aperture can be configured to be used with a mouse of any size or shape. Aperture may be configured to entirely surround a mouse so that it rests loosely within the aperture or it may be sized merely to allow the optical communication device of a mouse affixed to a top surface of movable support to communicate with an underlying surface. An secondary layer on which a mouse can rest loosely or be affixed can be affixed to a bottom surface of the sheet of material. Movable support may also include a forearm protector. Various layers may be affixed onto the sheet of material to provide additional comfort and support to the user. The hand / wrist support may be provided as a kit.

An implantable lead for electrical stimulation of the body includes an elongated multi-lumen proximal tube composed of a first material having a first lumen for freely receiving a guidewire therethrough, a cable conductor extending between proximal and distal ends and received in a second lumen of the proximal tube, an elongated distal tube composed of a second material extending between proximal and distal ends having at least one lumen therein, a distal tip electrode attached to the distal end of the distal tube, a coil conductor received in the lumen of the distal tube extending between the proximal end thereof and the distal end thereof and being joined at the distal end to the distal tip electrode, and a joint assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting the distal end of the cable conductor to the proximal end of the coil conductor.

Antiperspirant stick compositions in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion comprising a dispersed aqueous solution of an astringent antiperspirant salt and a continuous oil phase solidified by a hydrocarbon wax comprising an intermediate molecular weight polyethylene wax, optionally together with a further hydrocarbon wax, exhibit desirable aesthetic properties, including low drag / good glide and low visible deposits at a preferred stick hardness.

The invention discloses an automatic shellfish collection device. The automatic shellfish collection device comprises a shoveling device, a diagonal conveying device and a filtering and collecting device. The shoveling device comprises an arc-shaped shovel blade with a low front side and a high rear side, a filtering plate fixedly connected with the rear side of the arc-shaped shovel blade and a plurality of shovel blade connection rods, wherein the front ends of the shovel blade connection rods are fixedly connected with the arc-shaped shovel blade. The diagonal conveying device comprises an upper diagonal driving belt, an upper rolling rod, a lower rolling rod and a an upper stop plate, the upper diagonal driving belt is arranged in rear of the filtering plate, the upper rolling rod and the lower rolling rod are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the upper diagonal driving belt respectively and drive the upper diagonal driving belt to rotate, and the upper stop plate is arranged above the upper diagonal driving belt. The rear ends of the shovel blade connection rods are fixedly connected with the top of the upper stop plate. The filtering and collecting device comprises a filter screen with a high front side and a low rear side and a V-shaped net cage arranged in rear of the filter screen, and the filter screen is arranged in rear of the upper diagonal driving belt. The automatic shellfish collection device has the advantages of simple structure, low collection cost, high efficiency and low missing rate.

An installation (1) for continuous application of thermally or electrically insulating material (6) around an elongate element (2) having a generally circular cross-section. The installation includes a forcing device (3), in form of a conical tube into which the element (2) is fed simultaneously at the large base end of the conical tube, a sheet (4), on which the insulating material (6) is placed, means for translation of the element through a circular section (2) of the sheet (4), and a device (7) for depositing of insulating material onto the sheet. Such an installation produces thermally insulated tubes or electrically insulated cables.

Systems and methods are described for making and dispensing continuous loops of dental floss that are formed from a monofilament material, such as PTFE or ePTFE, that glides easily between teeth without fraying or breaking. The continuous loop formation allows a user to apply sufficient tension to a section of floss to allow for flossing between adjacent teeth, without need for a floss-holding device or for the user to secure the floss with multiple wrappings around one or more fingers, which may be awkward, uncomfortable, and may reduce circulation to the fingers. Methods are described for cutting a cylindrical sleeve formed from the monofilament floss material to form continuous loops that may be attached together as a string of continuous loops, may be attached together along one side, or may be detached into individual loops. Furthermore, the use of a dispenser for dispensing individual loops from a string of continuous loops is described.

An improved vacuum shoe for use on a self-propelled cleaning apparatus is disclosed. Specifically, the vacuum shoe may have a gliding member either integral or connected to the shoe housing. The gliding member is designed to decrease the drag coefficient of the vacuum shoe as it traverses a surface thereby increasing the machine's efficiency and decreasing the amount of required operating power.

The invention provides a device (1) for treating skin comprising a housing (100) and a skin treatment head (200) rotatable (around an axis element (500)) associated with said housing (100), wherein the housing (100) encloses an actuator configured to rotate said skin treatment head (200), wherein the skin treatment head (200) comprises one or more brushes (210) associated with a support element (220), wherein the device (1) further comprises a first thermally conductive element (310), wherein the first thermally conductive element (310) is configured at a shortest distance (d1) to the one or more brushes (210) selected from the range of 0-40 mm, and wherein the device (1) comprises a thermoelectric element (300) configured to heat in a first mode said first thermally conductive element (310) to provide a hot surface (311).

The invention discloses an air boat which comprises a hull.An upper loading support is arranged in a cabin of the hull.A power device is installed on the upper loading support.A deck of the hull bends forward and is in a shape that the front is low and the rear is high.The power device is located at the one-third position of the rear portion of the hull.After the hull is in water, the deck is in a horizontal state naturally, and the axis of a rotating shaft of the power device is parallel to the plane of the hull bottom.Supra polymer PE plates are attached to the hull bottom and the two sides of the hull.The supra polymer PE plates and the hull are fixedly connected through countersunk head self-tapping screws and sealant.Power performance of the air boat is improved, the bearing ability of the hull is improved, and advancing resistance of the hull in the complex environment is reduced.

Provided is a snowshoe with crampons, whose portion equipped with the crampons can be removed from a snowshoe body, and that is compactly portable.A snowshoe with crampons 1 includes: a snowshoe body 10 having a larger area than that of the bottom of the footgear and including an opening 11 located in a toe-side area of the footgear when the footgear is attached to the snowshoe with crampons 1; and an attachable member 50 located in the opening 11 and placed in the snowshoe body 10 so that it can be attached to or detached from the snowshoe body 10 whenever necessary; wherein the attachable member 50 has, on its one surface opposite the other surface to which the footgear is to be attached, crampons protruding in directions generally toward the ground and first engaging members 25A, 25B for engaging with the snowshoe body 10 in such a manner that they can rotate and be attached to or detached from the snowshoe body 10; and when the attachable member 50 has been rotated a specified angle, the first engaging members 25A, 25B release the engagement with the snowshoe body 10 and remove the attachable member 50 from the snowshoe body 10.

A sunblock or sunscreen composition with enhanced photostability and a method for preparing and using the novel photostabilizer are provided. The combination of avobenzene, dimethyl capramide, and polyester-8, a copolymer of adipic acid and neopentyl glycol that is terminated with cyanodiphenyl propenoic acid, provides an extra layer of protection to keep the sunscreen working longer to protect the skin from damaging ultraviolet rays, namely, UVA and UVB. Sunblock products with SPF-15 for moderate sun protection. SPF-30 for higher sun protection and SPF-50, specially formulated for fair skin provides high sun protection. The sunblock compositions with the novel photostabilizer have a clean, dry formula that glides on easily for quick absorption, while enlisting sea plant extracts and anti-oxidant vitamins A, C, and E that aid in the reduction of cell damaging free radicals for younger looking skin.

Aircraft hubcap structure for attachment to a wheel of an airplane wheel and tire assembly includes a dome-shaped hubcap and a bushing attaching the hubcap and the wheel.

The golf club is adapted for chip shots and has an upright shaft having a top grip and a bottom end; and a club head having (a) a hosel portion, (b) a trapezoidal clubface with a predetermined angle of loft, a longer leading edge and a relatively short trailing edge, (c) a sole plate having a similar profile to the clubface and defining a bounce angle with respect to a horizontal plane normal to the axis of the shaft, and (d) two opposite side walls in the shape of isosceles triangles for connecting the respective sets of opposing side edges of the clubface and sole plate with the apexes of the triangular side walls pointing away from each other. The leading edge of the clubface defines two acute angled points diverging forwardly of the club head to neutralize rough elements of sand, weed and other barriers and reach out to hit a nestled ball back to the fairway.

The invention relates to a box-type or bag-type scooter, which comprises a scooter, a box or a bag. The scooter comprises a handle bar with a handle, a base, a front wheel component and a rear wheel component, wherein the base comprises a bearing part and a pedal part which are connected and then locked by a locking mechanism; the front wheel component is arranged below the bearing part, and the rear wheel component is connected to the tail end of the pedal part; and the front part and the lower part of the box or the bag are connected with the lower part of the handle bar and the upper part of the bearing part of the base. When the scooter slides outside, the box-type or bag-type scooter avoids trouble and inconvenience of taking or carrying the box or the bag; and when the scooter does not slide, the box-type or bag-type scooter is used as a pull rod type box or a bag through releasing the locking mechanism, so the box-type or bag-type scooter has a two-in-one structure combining the scooter and the box or the bag, has the sliding function of the scooter, can load other things in the box or the bag, and is quite convenient to carry and slide.

A radiation-shielding curtain (20) of the kind used at the conveyor entrance and exit openings of a radiographic inspection system or irradiation system is composed of a large number of straight, slender, vertically suspended rods (21) which have a convex outwardly rounded cross-sectional profile and a smooth low friction surface.

The invention relates to a method and a device for the processing of a fiber web or a suspension layer in a paper-, cardboard- or coating-machine or a size press for influencing the profile of the properties of a web by means of at least one sectional, directed acoustic (sound) field. In other words, the acoustic field is narrower than the width of the fiber web or the suspension layer, and the acoustic field affects components of the fiber web or suspension layer at a defined angle. Profiles of the properties of a web influenced by acoustic fields are lamination, spatial orientation, fiber orientation, dry content, breaking length ratio, flocculation and color coat thickness. Furthermore, the introduction of a signature mark into the fiber web or suspension layer is possible.

A roof-top fire prevention sprinkler system, with or without an optional, separate storage rack, is comprised of a rotating sprinkler head mounted on a support frame of conduit having fluid communication between a water source and the sprinkler head. The frame, having a more or less rectangular shape bent in the middle of the long sides, saddles the peak of a roof to be protected. At the bend in the frame, at the roof peak, a cross piece of conduit bisects the long sides of the rectangle, and is in fluid communication therewith. The sprinkler head is connected to the middle of the cross piece. Water can be supplied through a garden hose connected to a pipe extension of stiff conduit which is in turn connected to one of the short sides of the rectangle. The pipe extension can act as a pole to place or retrieve the support frame at or from the roof peak without the user having to climb onto the roof. Cylindrical pliant rollers surrounding the short sides of the rectangle allow the frame to glide easily up a sloping side of a pitched roof. The optional storage rack can hold the sprinkler and frame, disconnected from the pipe extension, on end against a wall, taking up little space when not in use.

A device for use in activity on snow-covered surfaces, water or the like having a bottom board (1) for contact with the surface, longitudinal steering ribs on the underside and with upwardly curved faces at the front edge and preferably also at the rear edge. A top board (2) is adapted to the user and his position of use by the formation of well-like depressions along the side areas for the user's legs. On the top board (2) in the central region there is formed an elongate, trough-shaped depression (6) in which there is secured an airtight bag (3) that is adapted to the depression. The central portion (10) of the bottom board has at least one, preferably two central steering ribs / grooves (12). The front is equipped with fastening means (8) for a towing line or rope (17).