A protective member having a flexible member body defining an interior space adapted to receive a motion element and which extends to a peripheral margin releasably attachable to an external surface of a housing enclosing a drive unit operable to move the motion element inside of the flexible member body. whereby the protective member prevents entanglement of hair or fur with the drive unit or motion element.

End effectors and systems including end effectors including embedded batteries and auxiliary components powered by the batteries are described. In an example, the end effector includes a base portion coupleable to a motor carried by an appliance that is separate from the end effector; and a battery disposed in the base portion configured to power an auxiliary component of the end effector.

Methods for treating Blepharitis, Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Dry Eye Syndrome include thermal massage, thermal debridement, and thermal expression. Particular embodiments include use of handheld devices that provide the thermal therapy to tissue by contacting a surface heated with thermal energy to a patient's tissue. Thermal energy can be continuously provided during operation. In particular embodiments, a handheld device comprises a base assembly operatively connected to a removeable thermal energy applicator. A wide range of thermal applicators may be connected to the base assembly to provide different treatments, including heat application, debridement, and expression of the treated tissue or gland.

A protective member having a flexible member body defining an interior space adapted to receive a motion element and which extends to a peripheral margin releasably attachable to an external surface of a housing enclosing a drive unit operable to move the motion element inside of the flexible member body, whereby the protective member prevents entanglement of hair or fur with the drive unit or motion element.

A skin cleansing device has a base body and a removable cleansing head. The base body houses a vacuum pump and has a mount for connecting to the removable cleansing head. The mount has an opening into the base body and a support surface. The removable cleansing head has a collection portion and a mounting portion. The collection portion defines an inlet and an internal cavity. The mounting portion has a stem defining a channel fluidly connected to the internal cavity. The cleansing head is removably connectable to the base body with the stem being configured to be received in the opening of the mount. The vacuum pump is configured to generate a fluid flow through the internal cavity and the channel into the base body such that a suction force is generated at the inlet.

The present disclosure relates to a massage device capable of repositioning when a power failure occurs, comprising: an energy storage unit that stores electrical energy supplied from a power supply unit; an input unit that receives an input from a user when the electric energy supply is cut off from the power supply unit; a back angle actuator that receives, on the basis of the input unit, electric energy from the energy storage unit and moves a body massage unit such that the massage device is in an initial state; and a leg angle actuator that receives, on the basis of the input unit, electric energy from the energy storage unit and moves a leg massage unit such that the massage device is in an initial state.

The scratch panel is a wall-mounting panel to relieve itching in particularly difficult to reach locations, such as the back. It utilizes artificial turf and sand paper like textured surfaces upon which the body may be scratched. Since the panel is wall-mounted, no hands are necessary to relieve bothersome itches. The panel holds adjustable rollers that stretch the artificial turf and allow recycling of the surface. The adjustable rollers allow the user to use different parts of the turf and replace said turf when necessary. The disclosed device includes a scrollable abrasive material stretched across a first scroll and a second scroll wherein the scrolls each lock to fix the scrollable abrasive material in a fixed relation thereto. A holder receives the scrolls in a rotating relation and provides a grip for a user and defines mounting holes to a wall or a piece of furniture.

A finger swinging massage device includes a hard inner housing, a soft outer housing surrounding the hard inner housing, and at least one swinging member installed between the hard inner housing and the soft outer housing. The at least one swinging member includes a rotary motor, an eccentric wheel connected with the rotary motor in transmission, a limiting sleeve fixed on the hard inner housing, and a swinging rod, with two opposite sides of the swinging rod rotatably connecting with the limiting sleeve, and a lower end of the swinging rod connecting with the eccentric wheel in transmission. The eccentric wheel cooperates with the limiting sleeve to convert rotation of the rotary motor into to-and-fro movement of the swinging rod, the swinging rod is exposed on a top portion of the hard inner housing, and the soft outer housing includes a massage portion corresponding to connect with the swinging rod.

A communication robot for operating a massage providing apparatus by executing an artificial intelligence algorithm (AI) and/or machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for the Internet of things and a method for operating the communication robot are provided. The method for operating the communication robot may include acquiring a spoken utterance of a user positioned within a prescribed range from the massage providing apparatus, tracking a spoken utterance direction of the user from the spoken utterance of the user, orienting the communication robot towards the spoken utterance direction of the user, acquiring a voice command included in the spoken utterance in relation to operation of the massage providing apparatus, and operating the massage providing apparatus according to the voice command.

A system and method for providing massaging within a vehicle that include receiving vehicle dynamic data associated with a real-time dynamic performance of the vehicle as the vehicle is being driven for a predetermined period of time. The system and method also include determining at least one strenuous driving activity associated with a driver of the vehicle based on at least one driving maneuver. The system and method additionally include analyzing positional parameters and movement parameters that are associated with at least one area of a body of the driver that is utilized to conduct the at least one driving maneuver for the predetermined period of time. The system and method further include controlling at least one massaging element disposed within the seat of the vehicle to provide massaging to the at least one area of the body of the driver.