A clitoris shield has an oval body with a convex surface and a concave surface, a rectangular laser guide extending longitudinally from the oval body; and an arcuate laser guide extending radially from the convex surface. The clitoris shield is made of a material having a color that disperses, reflects, and/or blocks laser energy. The arcuate laser guard has a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the oval body and the rectangular laser guide. The concave surface fits a clitoris. The clitoris shield prevents a woman from getting burned on her clitoris during laser hair removal, avoiding pain and permanent damage to the clitoris.

Methods and apparatus for retracting the dura away from a cutting tool during a laminectomy procedure. The method includes inserting a memory shape surgical sponge (patty) into an initial epidural space between the dura and the tool used to decompress (e.g., drill) the lamina. As the lamina is further decompressed, the patty tends to spring back toward its nominal position, urging the dura away from the decompression and isolating the dura from the drill.

A removable tip for a light energy handpiece comprises a hollow conduit configured to surround a light guide in the handpiece; a support extension having a length longer than a length of the hollow conduit; and a shielding extension coupled to the support extension at an angle less than 180 degrees and located in front of the hollow conduit. The shielding extension is configured to be inserted behind an eyelid and extend to the fornix, the shielding extension comprised of a thermally insulative material.

The disclosure provides a light-proof eye protection paste for preventing eyes from being damaged by light during phototherapy and a preparation method thereof, which solves problems of easy to fall off, skin burns, sticking off eyelashes, and provides safe and comfortable eye protection for phototherapy patients. The light-proof eye protection paste is composed of a decorative layer (1), a shading layer (2), a thermal insulating layer (3), a medical adhesive layer (4), an eyelash protective layer (5) and an isolation layer (6) from outside to inside, wherein the decorative layer (1) is located at the outermost layer for aesthetic decoration, the shading layer (2) is located inside the decorative layer (1) and used for blocking light and preventing light from penetrating to hurt the skin, the thermal insulating layer (3) is located inside the shading layer (2) and used for absorbing the strong light energy transmitted to the shading layer (2), the medical adhesive layer (4) is located inside the thermal insulating layer (3) and used for sticking and fixing on the skin around eyes, the eyelash protective layer (5) is located inside the medical adhesive layer (4) and used for protecting eyelashes from sticking off by the medical adhesive layer (4), and the isolation layer (6) is located inside the medical adhesive layer (4) and the eyelash protective layer (5), and is used for protecting the unused medical adhesive layer (4). The structure of the eye protection paste is compounded, cut and tailored by different methods to obtain the required products.

Embodiments relate to a systems and methods for preventative irradiative dental treatment. In accordance with one embodiment, a system and method include using a radiation source to generate a radiation; using an optic disposed to accept the radiation to internally reflect he radiation at a first end; using at least one side of the optic to contact a dental hard tissue; using the optic to couple some of the radiation into the dental hard tissue; and, using a controller to control a parameter of the radiation to heat a surface of the dental hard tissue.

A phototherapy shield for an infant includes a shield body that is sized and shaped to extend around at least a portion of a torso of an infant. The shield body includes a reflective foil layer that is sandwiched between an upper fabric layer and a lower fabric layer and that is configured to block phototherapy light. A fastener is attached to the shield body to secure the phototherapy shield around the infant's torso. The disclosed phototherapy shield and associated methods are useful for shielding an infant undergoing phototherapy, and more particularly, for shielding the chest of a premature infant undergoing phototherapy to treat jaundice. The shield body can be sized and shaped to cover the infant's chest over the second to fourth thoracic rib position to shield an area of skin above a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

Rather than rely solely upon pupillary occlusion or tracking of eye movement to protect the fundus from accidental exposure to electromagnetic radiation, the present invention also utilizes an electromagnetic radiation pathway with a profile such that the energy density at the iris is greater than the energy density at the posterior portion of the eye. This disparity in energy density allows for efficacy at the anterior iris treatment site, without injury to the fundus.

A safety system for laser treatment, comprising a robotic controller configured to monitor a distance between a treatment device and a treatment area, the robotic controller configured to detect a manual movement of the treatment device and to generate a counterbalancing force in response to the manual movement and wherein the robotic controller is configured to increase the counterbalancing force if the distance between the treatment device and the treatment area is less than a predetermined distance.

A system for the treatment of the dry eye syndrome that is based on a light source. The system includes a disposable tip, to treat an eyelid. A corneal shield is used to protect the patient's eye.

Systems, devices, and methods for identifying a target in vivo are disclosed. A target identification system for use in electrosurgery includes a probe, an optical splitter, and a spectroscopy system. The probe includes an optical pathway to pass a first optical signal to an anatomical target and at least a portion of a second optical signal from the anatomical target. The optical splitter includes a first port to direct the first optical signal to the optical pathway and to receive the at least a portion of the second optical signal from the optical pathway, a second port to receive the first optical signal, and a parabolic reflector to redirect the portion of the second optical signal. The spectroscopy system can identify a characteristic of the anatomical target based on the redirected at least a portion of the second optical signal.