Methods and devices quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient's throat during the procedure.

A scalpel body including an attachment for a removable blade, a spray head adapted to operatively deliver a surgical liquid as a spray proximal to a removable blade, and an external connection for allowing the spray head to be connected to an external supply of surgical liquid. A release mechanism allows for selective release of the spray, proximal to the blade.

Topical ocular delivery devices are provided. Aspects of the devices include a transducer configured to oscillate at an amplitude and frequency that provides for an emitted stream velocity which results in minimal discomfort during topical ocular delivery. Also provided are methods of using the devices, e.g., in topical ocular delivery applications.

Topical ocular delivery devices are provided. Aspects of the devices include a transducer configured to oscillate at an amplitude and frequency that provides for an emitted stream velocity which results in minimal discomfort during topical ocular delivery. Also provided are methods of using the devices, e.g., in topical ocular delivery applications.

The present invention comprises a novel fine-precision injection device comprising a motor-driven system which couples with the plunger of generic, disposable syringes and an ergonomic grip which interlocks with the main body of the drive system. The grip comprises an object shaped with depressions matching the fingers of a hand and has integrated buttons within the finger depressions which allow actuation of the controls intended by the device and may have a snap-fit interlocking mechanism. The drive system may comprise a forward-located motor which drives gears and a threaded leadscrew to force a carriage back and forth. The carriage is coupled with the plunger of a disposable syringe while the body of the syringe is loaded into the main body of the drive system. The main body may comprise electronics and appropriate buttons to allow configuration and operation of the device.

A sting alleviation apparatus for controlling the reaction to a bee sting and removing a bee stinger includes a bee sting alleviation solution comprising at least 80% dimethyl ether, lidocaine, and benzalkonium chloride. The bee sting alleviation solution is contained in a sting alleviation apparatus comprising a can body having a spray head depressibly coupled to a can top. A cap is coupled to the can body. The cap has a cap sidewall and a cap top. A lower edge of the cap sidewall is selectively engageable with a lower rim of the can top to cover the can top and the spray head. A scraper is coupled to the cap sidewall adjacent the cap top. A distal edge of the scraper is serrated and configured to remove a bee stinger from skin.

The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for skin treatment and tissue remodeling. The apparatus includes an array of needles that penetrate the skin and serve as electrodes to deliver radio frequency current or other electrical or optical energy into the tissue being treated, causing thermal damage in controlled patterns. The damaged regions promote beneficial results such as uniform skin tightening by stimulation of wound healing and collagen growth.

The present disclosure includes systems, methods, and apparatuses for dispensing a volume (e.g., a volume of liquid or medication) during intraosseous infusion. In some embodiments, a resilient member is used to bias a portion of an arm towards a contracted position with a force sufficient to depress a plunger of a syringe, and a damper is used to resist movement of the portion of the arm from the extended position toward the contracted position to control a rate at which the resilient member can move the portion of the arm from the extended position toward the retracted position, and thereby limit the rate at which a volume is dispensed from the syringe. In other embodiments, a flow control valve may be used instead of a damper to limit the rate at which a volume is dispensed from the syringe.

An electronic smart syringe is disclosed. The electronic smart syringe includes a barrel. The barrel includes a slot on a proximal end. The electronic smart syringe also includes a needle coupled on a distal end of the barrel. The electronic smart syringe further includes a plunger coupled on the proximal end of the barrel via the slot. The electronic smart syringe further includes a cartridge secured within the barrel and coupled with the plunger. The cartridge is configured to expel, via the needle, a prescribed dosage of a drug in the body of a patient. The electronic smart syringe further includes a biometric access panel operatively coupled with the plunger. The biometric access panel is configured to authenticate an authorized user for expelling the drug upon receiving one or more fingerprints. Electronic Smart syringe includes a flexible display unit and synchronized to the external end user computing device.

An anesthetic breast pad includes a polyester panel having a front surface, a rear surface, a continuous peripheral edge and a central aperture for accommodating a wearer's breast nipple. A sectoral notch extending from the peripheral edge to the central aperture allows the aperture and the panel to expand, contract and contort to comfortably adapt to the wearer. On the rear surface of the panel, along the entire peripheral edge, is an adhesive strip for tenuously securing the pad to the wearer. Within the boundary formed by the continuous adhesive strip is a thin sheet pretreated with a topical anesthetic. Accordingly, prior to surgery, a patient adhesively secures the pad to the breast to conveniently apply the anesthetic to the underlying area.