41 results about "Nasal region" patented technology

An apparatus and methods of providing dilation to external tissue and user communication via a nasal device are provided. One embodiment comprises a flexible strip of material adapted to be adhesively secured to nasal surfaces of a user, and a signal unit which receives physiological signals of the user while disposed upon the nasal surfaces and which communicates information to the user via one or more of: acoustic vibrations, tactile contact and light emission. One or more signal units may be provided. The signal units may detect physiological parameters of the user. The signal unit may wirelessly communicate information relating to use to an external receiver. The signal unit may receive commands via wireless communication to control a subsequent communication to the user via vibrations, contact, and/or light emission. Additional embodiments comprise a fluid-filled elongated vessel adapted to conform to nasal surfaces of the user in order to dilate nasal regions. The fluid-filled vessel may include pressurized air. Another embodiment comprises a reusable resilient member engaging an elongated member having a pair of pockets disposed at each end of the elongated

An interface for positive pressure respiratory therapy includes a mask assembly having a mask seal and a mask shell. The mask assembly is positioned lower than and exposes a bridge of the user's nose. The mask seal includes first and second portions on respective first and second sides of a nasal region that contact opposing sides of the user's nose. The first and second portions each include supports that help maintain a shape of the mask seal. A pair of covers can be supported relative to the mask assembly and adjacent a respective one of the first and second portions of the mask seal. The covers limit expansion of the first and second portions of the mask seal in response to pressurized air within the mask seal. The supports of the first and second portions can transfer load from the mask seal to the covers.

A flat fold filtering face piece respirator 10 that includes a mask body 12 and a harness 14. The mask body 12 includes a filtering structure 16 that contains a cover web 48, 50 and a filtration layer 52 that contains electrically-charged microfibers. The filtering structure 16 is folded over upon itself in a nose region 32 of the mask body 12 to be at least 1 centimeter or more wide and to extend across the upper perimeter of the mask body in a generally straight line when the respirator is in the folded condition. The filtering structure 16 has a deflection greater than about 0.5 millimeters and has a recoverability of at least 40% in the folded condition. A mask body having this construction is beneficial in that it does not need to use a nose foam to obtain a snug fit over the nose.

The invention discloses a method for automatically identifying and distinguishing eye fundus images. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining black and white or colored eye fundus image pictures by using eye fundus photographic equipment, and storing the black and white or colored eye fundus image pictures according to a left eye or a right eye; dividing the eye fundus image of the left eye or the right eye into seven regions, which are respectively a first region-optic disk region, a second region-macular region, a third region- macular temporal region, a fourth region- area temporalis superior, a fifth region- area temporalis inferior, a sixth region- superior nasal region and a seventh region- inferior nasal region; and automatically judging that the collected eye fundus image belongs to one of the seven eye fundus regions through the computer graphics according to the optic disk, macular and vascular network information in the eye fundus image. The method disclosed by the invention is used for introducing automatic computer image identification into the processing of the images of the seven eye fundus regions, and extracting feature structures of different eye fundus regions to serve as reference for automatically locating and collecting the eye fundus image, and providing a brand new manner for researchers or film reading doctors to research and read the images of the seven eye fundus regions, so as to greatly improve the film reading efficiency and reduce the error probability.

A face mask assembly according to the present invention, includes a mask body. The inside of the mask body is of a size and shape to substantially conformally fit over the oral and nasal region of a patient's face. The mask body forms a receptacle and an opening above the receptacle. The face mask assembly also includes an inlet connection device connected to the receptacle and a hose connected to the inlet connection device. The hose is in open communication with the inside of the mask body to supply gas, normally oxygen. The opening formed above the receptacle is of sufficient size and shape to allow use of a medical scope such as an endoscope or a bronchoscope or a transesophogeal echocardiography scope or similar device. A closure flap substantially closes the opening when the opening is not being used for a medical scope. A port, also connected to the receptacle, is used to sample end of tidal carbon dioxide.

An interface for positive pressure respiratory therapy includes a mask assembly having a mask seal and a mask shell. The mask assembly is positioned lower than and exposes a bridge of the user's nose. The mask seal includes first and second portions on respective first and second sides of a nasal region that contact opposing sides of the user's nose. In some configurations, the first and second portions each include supports that help maintain a shape of the mask seal. A pair of covers can be supported relative to the mask assembly and adjacent a respective one of the first and second portions of the mask seal. The covers limit expansion of the first and second portions of the mask seal in response to pressurized air within the mask seal. The supports of the first and second portions can transfer load from the mask seal to the covers. An interface system can include multiple size mask seals, which can be designed with consideration of ethnic variations in nose size and/or shape.

A breath tracking method based on a thermal imaging technology presented by the invention mainly includes optimal quantization for a high-heat dynamic range scene, nasal region tracking, and breath estimation through heat voxel integration. First, the heat distribution sequence is optimally quantized by searching for a heat range of interest containing the temperature distribution of the overall face in each frame. Then, the heat distribution sequence is compared with a normal heat image under combined artifacts to get different shapes of the nostrils from an image based on heat gradient, and feature points representing the moving track of the nostrils are collected using a converted image. Finally, features are extracted by calculating the average value of heat distribution in a bounding box, and breath estimation is carried out through heat voxel integration. A thermal imaging system presented by the invention is not affected by lighting conditions, and the accuracy and stability of the nostril area tracking are improved. Moreover, the thermal imaging technology is of low cost, and a new possibility is opened up for a breathing rate monitoring device based on a smart phone.

Provided is a mask with a nasal cushion, the mask consisting of a filter that filters dust, wherein the edges of the filter are folded back to create flaps that follow the depressions on both sides of the nasal region. A sponge of urethane foam or the like is affixed inside the flaps, thereby improving the fit of the mask by conforming the mask to the contours of the nasal region, resulting in a mask with a nasal cushion that has cushioning properties and strong protective capabilities.

A face mask particularly for dentists includes a masking band sized and configured to cover at least the mouth and nasal regions of the wearer; and a separate strip attached at its opposite ends to the opposite ends of the masking band. The intermediate portion of the separate strip carries an illustration of a smiling mouth in the mouth region, and is unattached to the masking band such that deformations of the masking band to accommodate itself to the face of the wearer is permitted by, and does not affect, the separate strip carrying the illustration of the smiling mouth.

A mask assembly can include a mask seal. In some configurations, the mask assembly can be configured to be fully positioned lower than a bridge of a nose of a face of a user and to provide an exposed bridge of the nose of the user. The mask seal can comprise a nasal region comprising at least one nasal opening, a first paddle on a first side of the nasal region and a second paddle on a second side of the nasal region. The first paddle is configured to contact one side of the nose of the user and the second paddle is configured to contact the other side of the nose of the user.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a nose adjustmentinstruction of a face image to be processed, wherein the nose adjustment instruction includes parameter modification information based on a nose region of the face image to be processed; Detecting a nasal feature point in a nasal region of a face image to be processed in response to parameter modification information; Obtaining the moving nasal feature points according to the nasal feature points;According to the moving nose feature points, determining the adjusted nose region, and obtaining the adjusted face image. In accordance with an embodiment of that present disclosure, after receivingthe nose adjustment instruction, the nose region of the face image to be processed is adjusted according to the parameter modification information in the nose adjustment instruction, The invention realizes the function of adjusting the nose region of the user in the image by one key without editing the nose region of the face image manually, which reduces the processing time and improves the interactive experience of the user.

Dry powder formulations of drugs such as antihistamine for nasal administration are provided where the drug is retained in the nasal cavity, and systemic side effects minimized or eliminated, through the selection of a narrow particle size range, between approximately 10 and 20 microns in diameter. In a preferred embodiment wherein the drug is an antihistamine, retention of the antihistamine at the nasal mucosa is improved and the bitter aftertaste associated with liquid antihistamine formulations significantly reduced. By making a dry powder formulation of an antihistamine (e.g., azelastine) having an average particle size of between 10 and 20 microns, the antihistamine is restricted primarily to the desired target organ, the nasal mucosa. Because the active ingredient stays in the nasal region, a lower dose can be used to achieve the same desired effect. As demonstrated by the examples, this lower dose reduces the incidence of somnolence, and because the active ingredient remains at the target organ and does not accumulate in the back of the throat and mouth, this formulation does not impart a bitter taste.

A patient interface device includes a cushion defining a cavity therein, the cushion having a first side and an opposite second side. An aperture is formed in the second side and provides access to the cavity, the aperture having a periphery adapted to sealingly engage about the nostrils of a patient when the cushion is disposed on the face of a patient. The patient interface device further includes a pair of stabilizing members coupled to, and extending from, the cushion, each stabilizing member being adapted to contact the face of the patient in the adjacent nasal region below the orbital bone ridge in such a manner that strapping forces, which would otherwise be directed near the nares of the patient, are instead concentrated onto the patient's maxilla.

The invention relates to a system and/or an apparatus for an improved helmet system that may help reduce the severity of injuries by enhancing overall helmet protection through uniquely designed facemasks and facemask bumpers. The facemask and facemask bumpers that are particularly adapted to redistribute pressure and impact forces, decrease vibration, sudden shock, noise and/or the peak forces transmitted from the facemask to the rest of the helmet system. The facemask bumpers may be disposed into specific regions of the facemask, including the brow region, the glabella region, orbit region, the frontal region, the mandible (front, right and/or left side) region, the maxilla region, the nasal region, zygomatic region, the ethmoid region, the lacrimal region, the sphenoid region and/or any combination thereof.

A wearable respiratory isolation system is configured as an open collar to be worn loosely around the neck of the user, with an articulating arm positioning a mouthpiece in front of the mouth and nasal region of the user. The system provides filtered and sterilized air through a inhalation vent on the mouthpiece which creates a curtain of sterilized air in front of the users face, which protects the users face from air bourne pathogens provides sterile air for the user to inhale. Exhaled air is extracted through an exhalation vent on the mouthpiece, is decontaminated and exhausted to the rear of the user. A modified, background oriented Schlieren imaging technique is used to determine whether the user is inhaling or exhaling, and this information is used to control the flow of sterilized air and the capture of exhaled gases.

Described herein are devices and methods of use thereof for treating dry eye, tired eye, or other forms of ocular discomfort such as from contact lenses. The methods generally include applying spatially and/or temporally patterned stimulation to one or more anatomical structures located in an ocular or nasal region. The electrical stimulation may elicit a reflex that activates the lacrimal gland or may directly activate the lacrimal gland or nerves innervating the lacrimal gland to produce tears. The devices may be implantable or handheld, and may be configured to deliver the spatially and/or temporally patterned stimulation patterns described.

Devices for therapeutic nasal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A system for therapeutic neuromodulation in a nasal region configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a shaft and a therapeutic element at a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can locate the distal portion intraluminally at a target site inferior to a patient's sphenopalatine foramen. The therapeutic element can include an energy delivery element configured to therapeutically modulate postganglionic parasympathetic nerves at microforaminaof a palatine bone of the human patient for the treatment of rhinitis or other indications. In other embodiments, the therapeutic element can be configured to therapeutically modulate nerves that innervate the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary sinuses for the treatment of chronic sinusitis.