A face engaging device such as a nozzle, facemask, etc., may include a housing including a fluid channel extending through the housing to an opening configured to be placed in fluid communication with the mouth of a user. The housing may include a first surface configured to be placed in contact with the skin of the user and a second surface exposed to the fluid channel. The face engaging device may also include a thermal actuator supported by the housing and including a first heat transfer surface position on the first surface, where the first heat transfer surface is configured to apply a thermal profile to the skin of the user when the opening is placed in fluid communication with the mouth of the user.

Devices, systems and methods for treating various disorders and medical conditions through noninvasive stimulation of a nerve. A system comprises a stimulator including an electrode configured to contact an outer skin surface of a patient and an energy source coupled to the housing, The energy source generates an electrical impulse and the stimulator transmits the electrical impulse from the electrode transcutaneously through an outer skin surface of the patient to a selected nerve within the patient. The system further includes an application on a mobile device that receives data from a remote source. The mobile device couples to the stimulator and the application causes the mobile device to transmit the data to the stimulator.

A therapeutic device for cell stimulation or cell therapy comprises a housing which contains an electrode, a generator for generating high-frequency pulses, a processor unit comprising a control, regulation and calculation module, a memory unit, a control element, a controllable modulator, by means of which the generator can be controlled. A voltage pulse sequence comprising a plurality of voltage pulses can be generated by means of the modulator, wherein the frequency of the voltage pulse sequence can be at least partially not constant.

A system for cosmetically treating a patient's skin or body with one or more EMS coils and/or RF electrodes mounted on a planar holder; a hydrogel containing gel pad, the gel pad being positionable between the holder and the skin tissue; wherein the gel pad being of a material that is biocompatible and conducts RF and/or EMS energy when EMS energy is applied from the one or more EMS coils; a programmable controller to activate the one or more EMS coils; the programmable controller, after the planar holder is applied to the skin tissue, being configured to activate one or more of the plurality of EMS coils to provide treatment in the form of stimulation to the skin tissue.

The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.

Transducer arrays for applying alternating electric fields (e.g., tumor treating fields a.k.a. TTFields) to a subject's body typically include a plurality of capacitively coupled electrode elements. Often, certain electrode elements on a given array tend to run hotter than other electrode elements. For example, in many anatomical contexts, the corner elements of the transducer array tend to run hotter than the non-corner elements. The spread of operating temperatures between the electrode elements that tend to run hotter and the other electrode elements can be reduced by wiring a capacitor in series with those electrode elements that tend to run hotter (e.g., the corner elements).

Transducer arrays for applying alternating electric fields (e.g., tumor treating fields a.k.a. TTFields) to a subject's body typically include a plurality of capacitively coupled electrode elements. Often, certain electrode elements on a given array tend to run hotter than other electrode elements. For example, in many anatomical contexts, the corner elements of the transducer array tend to run hotter than the non-corner elements. The spread of operating temperatures between the electrode elements that tend to run hotter and the other electrode elements can be reduced by wiring a capacitor in series with those electrode elements that tend to run hotter (e.g., the corner elements).

A benefit agent delivery system can deliver benefit agents on demand. The benefit agent delivery system comprises a first electrode layer, a microcell layer comprising a plurality of microcells, and a porous second electrode layer. Each of the plurality of microcells are filled with a liquid mixture comprising reverse micelles in a hydrophobic liquid that are formed from a polar liquid, a surfactant or stabilizing particles, and a benefit agent. Application of an electric field across a microcell layer causes an increase in the rate of release of the benefit agent of the microcell through the porous second electrode layer.

A benefit agent delivery system can deliver benefit agents on demand. The benefit agent delivery system comprises a first electrode layer, a microcell layer comprising a plurality of microcells, and a porous second electrode layer. Each of the plurality of microcells are filled with a liquid mixture comprising reverse micelles in a hydrophobic liquid that are formed from a polar liquid, a surfactant or stabilizing particles, and a benefit agent. Application of an electric field across a microcell layer causes an increase in the rate of release of the benefit agent of the microcell through the porous second electrode layer.

A hemodynamic parameter (Hdp) monitoring system for diagnosing a health condition of a patient and for establishing Hdp marker values or Hdp surrogate marker values for purposes of comparison with Hdp values of a patient is provided. An Hdp monitor senses, measures, and records Hdp values exhibited by the patient during a basal or non-exposure period and furthermore Hdp values exhibited by the patient during or after an exposure period during which the patient is exposed to low-energy electromagnetic output signals. An electrically-powered generator is adapted to be actuated to generate said low-energy electromagnetic carrier output signals for exposing or applying to the patient such output signals during said exposure period.