The present invention relates to the intravenous injection aid for indicating vein, comprising: a compression strap; a binding means disposed at the opposite ends of the compression strap; a near-infrared lamp disposed at the compression strap; and a controller disposed on the compression strap for controlling the near-infrared lamp. The present invention as mentioned above may not only indicates vein with high visibility but also keep the vein from swaying or moving even during intravenous injection, so the intravenous injection can be carried out safely and efficiently.

Provided herein are methods for treating nail infections, in particular fungal nail infections, comprising applying a drug delivery system comprising a desiccant such as silica gel to an external surface of the infected nail.

An infection containment band (IC Band) that consists of a wrist band with a mouth sized cavity that holds a filter in the filter chamber which is attached to, and/or part of the wrist band-resembling a wrist watch. There are pressure vents on the unit that release the air pressure when coughing or sneezing into the unit. The filter, in preferred embodiments consists of a sub-micron and/or standard filter and/or anti-microbial filter. The foregoing and other objects are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not meant in a limiting sense. Many possible embodiments of the invention may be made and will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and accompanying drawings comprising a part thereof. Various features and sub-combinations of invention may be employed without reference to other features and sub-combinations. Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent.

An apparatus for supporting an extremity during tissue irrigation and debridement and containing and capturing fluid and tissue debris resulting therefrom includes an extremity-supporting base and barrier shroud. The apparatus can be used to control drainage of fluid and tissue debris during irrigation and debridement. The apparatus supports and encloses a patient extremity, such as an arm or a leg. The base has a length, proximal end (i.e., nearest the patient's body), and distal end (i.e., farthest from the patient's body). The base may comprise an open-cell foam that is non-collapsible to provide a support surface with a fixed length. The shroud has a top portion, bottom portion, and shroud drainage opening. The shroud can be selectively moveable between a first position in which the support surface is unobstructed to facilitate placement of an extremity thereon and a second position in the shroud at least partially encloses the extremity.

A microneedle set including a microneedle injection device that introduces a liquid to a skin of a body part, and a piercing assisting tool fixable to the body part. The microneedle injection device includes a hollow needle shaped body having a projection in an end portion thereof and a through hole connected to the projection such that the liquid passes through the through hole and is released from a tip portion of the projection, and a supply device that supplies the liquid to the hollow needle shaped body. The piercing assisting tool includes a fixing part which has an aperture formed therein and fixes a position of the aperture on the body part, and a cover connected to a peripheral portion of the aperture such that the aperture is opened or closed by the cover.

Sleep management apparatus including a wearable device having one or more physiological sensors operably engaged with a body of a user. One or more processors can be communicatively coupled with the wearable device having a memory storing instructions when executed operable to: detect one or more indicators of a bedtime; measure one or more physiological indicators predictive of a ready for sleep condition of the user; suggest, when one or more of the one or more physiological indicators exceed a predetermined threshold, a sleep preparation exercise; and track an effectiveness of the sleep preparation exercise.

A dressing includes a first manifold layer, a second manifold layer, a first barrier layer coupled to the first manifold layer, a second barrier layer coupled to the second manifold layer, a first fenestrated film layer coupled to the first manifold layer, and a second fenestrated film layer coupled to the second manifold layer. The first manifold layer and the second manifold layer are positioned between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The first fenestrated film layer and the second fenestrated film layer are positioned between the first manifold layer and the second manifold layer.

Apparatuses (including devices, kits, and systems) and methods to non-invasively and chemically (rather than thermally) activate thermoreceptors to modulate sleep. For example, described herein are apparatuses including topical compositions that stimulate thermoreceptors on the subject's skin (e.g., forehead, hands, and/or feet) for a period of time to induce a sensation of temperature (heat or cold) without significantly altering the person's actual skin temperature to improve sleep quality, including reducing sleep-onset latency, enhancing depth of sleep, and/or extending the amount of time a subject sleeps. The subject may be suffering from insomnia or some other sleep disorder.

A method of providing and/or injecting octreotide acetate to a subject in need thereof includes storing the octreotide acetate in a cartridge of a multi-use multi-dose injector provided with a variable dose setter and actuator. The injector includes a needle configured for subcutaneous administration of the octreotide acetate, the octreotide acetate having a concentration of 2,500 μg/mL. The method further includes providing, on the injector, a plurality of indicia only at prescribed doses of 50 μg, 100 μg, 150 μg and 200 μg settable via the dose setter without indicia between said prescribed doses; and permitting setting of a dose of the octreotide acetate by rotation of the variable dose setter, wherein the injector is configured to provide at least one audible feedback during the rotation.

One or more EMG sensors are configured to sense surface-EMG data indicative of muscle movement of the patient; and transmit surface-EMG data. A controller can identify at least one parameter of the surface-EMG data; compare the parameter to a corresponding dystonia-threshold-value; responsive to a determination that the parameter is greater than the corresponding dystonia-threshold-value: issue a visual-engagement command to a visual unit; and issue a tactile-engagement command to a tactile unit.