Apparatus, methods, and systems are provided for applying, or use with, a multibaric treatment protocol to a human limb. The apparatus may comprise a bag formed to surround at least a portion of the limb; a connection arrangement mounted to a wall of the bag in a distal portion of the bag, effective to enable therethrough a flow of a gas between the pressure-regulating device and an interior space of the bag; and a gas-permeable strip affixed to or integral with an interior surface of the bag.

The present invention relates to a foot-washing bowl system. The system may be comprised of a free-standing foot-washing stand and/or a toilet-mounted foot-washing stand. The free-standing foot-washing stand has a bowl that receives a water source to allow water to flow through the stand and out at least one opening of a cross-member to wash the feet of the user. The toilet-mounted embodiment features a stand identical to the free-standing stand that is further comprised of a toilet seat assembly that allows the system to attach and be used as a toilet seat.

A fluid pump assembly is provided. The pump has a pair of units magnetically coupled to each other. The first unit contains a drive motor and a magnetic assembly. The second unit contains a magnetic assembly and a blade of a propeller/impeller for imparting movement to a fluid. As the first unit is activated by the drive motor, a magnetic flux is created which in turn rotates the magnetic assembly in the second unit, driving the blade.

A medical treatment system including a treatment chamber, a source of an aqueous mist containing a medication, a source of an oxygen-enriched gas, and a control system adapted to alternately surround a human body part with a mist containing a medication and the oxygen enriched gas, which can be used to treat various skin disorders including infected lesions, bacterial infections such as acne (i.e. Propionibacterium acnes), fungal infections such as Athelete's foot (i.e. fungal genus Trichophyton), conditions associated with hair loss including alopecia as well as ulcerations and frostbite resulting from poor circulation. A method of treating skin disorders is also disclosed, that includes providing a mist containing a medication and enriched oxygen gas to the site being treated as well as providing oxygen to the patient during treatment.

An illuminated foot spa is provided. The foot spa has a surface which defines a basin for containing water and a pump magnetically driven by rotating magnets. A mount defines part of the surface and holds the pump against rotation. A coil associated with the mount and disposed exteriorly of the surface of the basin and interiorly of a magnetic field produced by the rotating magnets to produce a current in the coil that powers a plurality of lights operatively connected to the coil. The light conductivity associated with the mount permits the plurality of lights to be visible interiorly of the basin.

A device used for applying an antiseptic preparation to a surgical site of a patient prior to surgery outside of an operating theater. A loose-fitting bag is provided which encloses the surgical site by securing the open end(s) to the patient by closing means. A high friction scrub surface is provided in the bag. A method and apparatus are also provided for releasing antiseptic into the interior of the bag. The method provides that the surgical site can be scrubbed within the bag so as to properly prepare the skin for surgery. A temperature indicator for the antiseptic preparation is also provided.

The foot spa has a rotating drive hub and a pump. The hub has North and South pole domains encircling a rotation axis in alternating relation. The pump includes a housing and an impeller, the housing having a pair of sides and defining: a cavity having a center and a periphery; an intake that communicates with the cavity center; and one or more ports communicating with the periphery. The impeller is mounted in the cavity and: defines blades which are adapted, upon rotation of the impeller in the cavity, to draw water through the intake and eject water through the one or more ports; and includes a portion that is ferromagnetic and a portion that is not ferromagnetic, the portions: being adapted such that rotation of the drive hub causes rotation of the impeller and abutting one another, one being axially displaced from the other.

An induction heating system for a basin of a pedicure chair and a pedicure chair with one or more pumps and one or more heating sources are disclosed. A conducting object is located on an interior side of a first wall of the basin, with an induction heater located on the exterior side of the first wall. The conducting object is separated from the induction heater by a solid portion of the first wall. The induction heater is configured to generate a high frequency field that passes through the solid portion of the first wall and causes the conducting object to generate heat. A controller is configured to turn on/off the induction heater to maintain a desired temperature in the basin.

A system (5) for generating a gaseous mixture for an enclosure (7) for treatment of a wound (3), comprising a generator (11) for generating the gaseous mixture and for delivering said gaseous mixture to the treatment enclosure (7) at a defined flow rate, the generator (11) of the gaseous mixture being designed to vary a molar fraction of dioxygen of said delivered gaseous mixture and to vary a molar fraction of water vapour of said delivered gaseous mixture, a control unit (39) which serves for controlling the delivered gaseous mixture and is provided with a processor (41) for receiving information relating to a pressure (P) inside the treatment enclosure (7) and/or designed to determine a flow rate of said gaseous mixture to be delivered in the treatment enclosure (7) in order to obtain an internal target pressure, the target pressure being defined by a time variation function of the pressure between a minimum pressure, corresponding to an ambient pressure outside the treatment enclosure (7), and a maximum pressure.

An abrasive non-pliable hygiene apparatus for smoothing a foot and method of use. The apparatus includes an abrasion sheet, frame, and engagement sheet. The abrasion sheet is composed of a non-pliable, corrosion-resistant material with a roughened top surface designed to increase abrasion efficiency between the sheet and an epidermal surface of a foot. The abrasion sheet also has bracketing members designed to engage the frame. The frame has ridge structures designed to retain the abrasion sheet and allow for user grip. Attached to the bottom of the frame, the engagement sheet facilitates friction, retaining the placement of the apparatus during use. The frame and abrasion sheet may be one structure, having at least one additional channel disposed along a side, allowing other abrasion sheets to be attached thereto.