387 results about "Skin preparation" patented technology

To provide a skin treatment composition for wrinkle reduction that is superior in terms of the wrinkle reduction effect, usability, and the sensation during use. A skin treatment composition having a water dispersion of a polymer in which a non-water soluble film-forming polymer is dispersed in water wherein the main ingredients of said film-forming polymer are polyurethane having a film shrinkage rate of 20% or less and an acrylic type polymer having a film shrinkage rate of 20% or less. Also, a skin treatment composition for wrinkle reduction comprising (a) a non-emulsification type cross-linked silicone, (b) a film forming polymer having a film shrinkage rate of 20% or less containing as a main ingredient a polyurethane having a film shrinkage rate of 20%, (c) a liquid oil component, and (d) water.

The skin preparation device and sensor of the present invention include an array of rigid tines. The tines serve to “self-prepare” the skin at each electrode site. These tines, when pressed against the skin, penetrate the stratum corneum, thereby reducing skin impedance and improving signal quality. A self-prepping device of the present invention is an optimized array of short non-conductive rigid tines in which the individual tines are created in a geometry that allows for a sharp point at the tip when molding, machining or etching is used as a method of fabrication. This non-conductive array with rigid penetrating structures may, therefore, be used in combination with a conductive medium, preferably an ionic conductive gel. In penetrating the stratum corneum, micro-conduits are created in the layers of the skin enabling the conductive medium to reach the low impedance layers and to transmit bioelectrical signals from the skin to the electrode surface. Such a self-prepping device can be readily mass produced using molding methods or possibly other manufacturing methods, thereby providing for a low cost means of achieving improved performance of the biopotential sensor. Additionally this invention includes the integration of this self-prepping device into a biopotential sensor comprising an array of one or more electrodes.

The present invention has an object to provide an external dermatological formulation having satisfactory blood flow-promoting effect, antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing effect, hair nourishing effect, emusifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and / or transdermal absorption-promoting effect with a satisfactory safety and skin feeling; The object is solved by providing an external dermatological formulation comprising a saccharide derivative of α,α-trehalose and one or more members selected from substances having any one of blood flow-promoting effect, antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing efect, hair nourishing effect, emulsifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and transdermal absorption-promoting effect.

Transdermal analyte monitoring systems (TAMS) having increased longevity and improved analyte detection are described herein. Kits for use with the TAMS and methods of using the TAMS and kits are also described. In a preferred embodiment, the TAMS includes a protective, semi-permeable membrane covering the surface of the hydrogel. The protective, semi-permeable membrane contacts with the skin of a user and prevents contamination or fouling of the hydrogel. Optionally, the hydrogel comprises one or more humectants and / or an immobilized enzyme. In another preferred embodiment, the TAMS contains at least one channel or pocket for increasing the amount of oxygen provided to the hydrogel. In one embodiment, a method for improving analyte detection by the TAMS is provided. For example, after the skin porosity is increased by an appropriate pretreatment, a skin preparation wipe is applied to the treated skin area and then the TAMS is applied to the treated area.

A display arrangement for organizing and presenting supplies and implements needed for ostomy care has at least one display surface for the supplies and implements, the display surface having alphamerically sequenced indicia disposed thereon. The indicia include at least one indicator for at least one skin preparation product, at least one indicator for stoma measurement, at least one indicator for at least one wafer cutting implement, at least one indicator for a wafer, at least one indicator for at least one adhesive product; and at least one indicator for at a pouch.

The present invention has an object to provide an external dermatological formulation having satisfactory blood flow-promoting effect, antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing effect, hair nourishing effect, emusifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and / or transdermal absorption-promoting effect with a satisfactory safety and skin feeling; The object is solved by providing an external dermatological formulation comprising a saccharide derivative of alpha , alpha -trehalose and one or more members selected from substances having any one of blood flow-promoting effect , antiinflammatory effect, antibacterial effect, moisturizing effect, whitening effect, UV-absorbing effect, UV-scattering effect, antioxidant effect, hair growing efect, hair nourishing effect, emulsifying effect, astringent effect, wrinkle-reducing effect, cell-activating effect and transdermal absorption-promoting effect.

A skin graft preparing system includes a surgical device having a housing with a front end defining a forward direction and a rear end defining a rear direction for moving along skin in the forward direction. Cutting structure is moveably coupled to the housing for separating skin from the body where the cutting structure has a cutting portion. The cutting portion cyclically translates in the forward and rear direction without lateral movement. The skin graft preparing system also includes a skin graft preparing device having a base structure, one or more skin feeding structures, one or more skin preparing structures, and one or more skin collecting structures coupled to the base structure. The skin supporting structure from the surgical device provides the skin feeding structure of the skin graft preparing device.

The present invention discloses an adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site comprising: (a) a strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 to about 300 mm and width of about 4 to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrally located portion of the strip of tape; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape. The subject invention further reveals a sterile intravascular starter kit, said kit being comprised of the adhesive tape for an intravascular catheter, a tourniquet, a gauze pad, an antiseptic skin preparation device, optionally a towel, and a clear occlusive dressing.

A skin care cosmetic system that includes components in unit doses. Each system includes a substrate that is formed into a patch or mask, or a garment having a volume, for example, a sock, glove, or a sleeve. The substrate is treated with a moisture-containing formulation. Other system components may be unit doses of finishing lotion or skin preparation formulations or devices.

The present invention is directed to a physiological recording device, or other types of sensors to detect a biopotential, and more particularly, a physiological recording electrode that can be used without skin preparation or the use of electrolytic gels. The invention is further directed to the configurations of structures on the physiological recording electrode's lower surface. The structures having a length, width, and height, which are capable, at least in part, of transmitting an electric potential from the skin which can be measured. The structures may or may not limit the depth of application, and / or anchor the electrode or other device during normal application, and / or allow for uniform application of the electrode or other device over unprepared skin.

The present invention discloses an adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site comprising: (a) a strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 to about 300 mm and width of about 4 to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrally located portion of the strip of tape; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape. The subject invention further reveals a sterile intravascular starter kit, said kit being comprised of the adhesive tape for an intravascular catheter, a tourniquet, a gauze pad, an antiseptic skin preparation device, optionally a towel, and a clear occlusive dressing.

The present invention provides a foam-type external skin preparation exhibiting an amount of and a retention of carbon dioxide foam appealing to the eye of the user, as well as good usability, such as in preventing the preparation from sagging from the skin, neither of which can be easily obtained with conventional foam-type external skin preparations.The present invention provides a foam-type external skin preparation containing a hydrophobically modified alkyl cellulose as an essential component.

A method for treating inflammatory acne on the skin of a patient, the method comprising irradiating the skin of the patient with radiant infrared light emitting diode (LED) light, subsequently applying ALA onto the skin of the patient and irradiating the ALA treated skin with visible LED light.

An endermic liniment comprising a polyoxyethylene dicarboxylate represented by the following chemical formula (1). (In this formula, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or alkyl or branched alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, and m, n, X, and Y are integers 0-5 which are not all zero at the same time. R3 is a branched or linear chain alkylene group having 0-10 carbon atoms.) The endermic liniment of the present invention achieves superior tactile sensation during use, smoothness in particular, without a sticky sensation, while maintaining a lasting moisture retaining effect by means of blending in a humectant and a polyoxyethylene dicarboxylate.

A pharmaceutical and / or cosmetical composition includes one or more substances active in preventing hair loss and / or stimulating hair growth and a preparation with lipophilic and hydrophilic components for application on the skin, which preparation exists as a two-phase system and thereby is capable of creating a semi-permeable membrane in the skin. The process for the manufacture of the skin preparation as defined above includes dissolving the lipophilic components in water in a separate container to be combined with hydrophilic components, which have been blended and brought to react in another vessel.

A skin treatment composition comprising anti-bacterial zeolite and trisalt ethylenediaminehydroxyethyl triacetate. A skin treatment composition comprising anti-bacterial zeolite and alum and / or dried alum. A skin treatment composition comprising anti-bacterial zeolite and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene 2-decyltetradecyl ether. The object is to provide a skin treatment composition containing anti-bacterial zeolite that exhibits the effect of preventing discoloration of the skin treatment compositions and / or reducing the degree of discoloration. Another object is to provide a skin treatment composition that is superior in terms of formulation stability and tactile sensation during use. Yet another object is to provide a skin treatment composition having the effect of preventing the skin treatment composition from staining clothing and / or reducing the degree of such staining.

An external skin treatment composition containing, based upon the total weight of the composition, 0.001% by mass or more of a diol compound of formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV) or the derivative thereof and a balance of a carrier: wherein R indicates a benzyl group or a phenyl group.

The invention relates to a different-plane microneedle array brain electrical dry electrode with controllable puncturing depth, which comprises an integral frame, a microneedle electrode and a microneedle electrode carrier, wherein the microneedle electrode is installed on the microneedle electrode carrier to form a different-plane microneedle electrode array, and the different-plane microneedle electrode array is inserted into the frame by a hole array on the frame; and moreover, the different-plane microneedle electrode array can carry out vertical movement in the frame. A small cylinder onthe frame is inserted into hair, the interference of the hair to the electrode is avoided, and the different-plane microneedle electrode array can be used for controlling the electrode to carry out the vertical movement in the frame so as to regulate a proper position for puncturing the scalp to reach the germinal layer of the skin by a control device. The different-plane microneedle array brain electrical dry electrode with the controllable puncturing depth is used for a brain electrode structure collecting a brain electrical signal. By utilizing a traditional micro-electro-mechanical system(MEMS) process and a traditional mechanical structure, the brain electrical signal can be collected very well. Compared with a traditional wet electrode, a skin preparing step is not needed, and the different-plane microneedle array brain electrical dry electrode with the controllable puncturing depth can be used for the long-time detection of the brain electrical signal. According to the different-plane microneedle array brain electrical dry electrode with the controllable puncturing depth, the structure is small and exquisite, the use is convenient and quick, external noise is reduced, and the high-quality recording of a microvolt level brain electrical signal can be finished.

The present invention provides thin-film forming compositions comprising an antiseptic (e.g., povidone iodine, chlorhexidine, or octenidine), a non-aqueous solvent, and a film-forming material dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the composition yields a continuous and flexible protective film upon substantial removal of the solvent. The compositions are useful for the treatment and prevention of infections in wounds, ulcers (e.g., decubitus ulcers and stasis ulcers), cuts, or burns, or against infections from bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, fungal, or amoeba causes, as well as for prevention of such infections in appropriate clinical settings (e.g., as liquid bandages or dressings). Additionally, the compositions of this invention are also useful for the treatment of infections and as a disinfectant skin preparation for pre- and / or post-surgical operations.

The invention relates to a multifunctional nano-composite sensor, a sensing system, a method for monitoring a patient cardiovascular system and a polymer composition. The sensing system comprises a polymer nano-composite sensor material (1), a device (2) used for manufacturing the sensor material to be in a needed shape or in a needed mode, and a signal capture interface (3) used for collecting, transmitting and processing signals. The multifunctional nano-composite sensor comprises the polymer composition with an electric lead embedded in the multifunctional nano-composite sensor. The polymer composition is provided with a dispersion phase and a dispersed phase, the dispersion phase is free of gel and contains a thermoplastic polymer or a thermosetting polymer, the dispersed phase comprises conductive filler, and the electric lead is suitable for transmitting electric signals to a signal processing device. The sensor can capture ECG signals with high quality, any skin set-up procedure is needless, and related skin stimulation caused by the skin set-up procedure is avoided. The sensing system can be integrated to a user environment easily and used for various transparent user sensing application programs.

An endermic liniment comprising a polyoxyethylene dicarboxylate represented by the following chemical formula (1).(In this formula, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or alkyl or branched alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, and m, n, X, and Y are integers 0-5 which are not all zero at the same time. R3 is a branched or linear chain alkylene group having 0-10 carbon atoms.)The endermic liniment of the present invention achieves superior tactile sensation during use, smoothness in particular, without a sticky sensation, while maintaining a lasting moisture retaining effect by means of blending in a humectant and a polyoxyethylene dicarboxylate.

(Problems) To provide a highly safe dietetic composition originating in green coffee beans by which excellent dietetic effects can be obtained and which contributes to the prevention and treatment of life style-related diseases such as diabetes.(Means for Solving Problems) A dietetic composition characterized by comprising, as the active ingredient, a polar solvent extract of defatted green coffee beans. It is preferable that the above-described polar solvent extract is an extract obtained by using water-containing ethanol, still preferably water-containing ethanol having an ethanol concentration of from 40 to 90% (wt / wt). It is preferable that the above-described defatted green coffee beans are those obtained by extracting green coffee beans with N-hexane to thereby separate oily components therefrom. It is recommended to combine the above-described dietetic composition with one or more members selected from among salacia extract, evening primrose extract, sesamine and garcinia. This dietetic composition is usable as a material for foods, drinks, drugs, or skin preparations for external use.

The skin preparation device and sensor of the present invention include an array of rigid tines. The tines serve to “self-prepare” the skin at each electrode site. These tines, when pressed against the skin, penetrate the stratum corneum, thereby reducing skin impedance and improving signal quality. A self-prepping device of the present invention is an optimized array of short non-conductive rigid tines in which the individual tines are created in a geometry that allows for a sharp point at the tip when molding, machining or etching is used as a method of fabrication.

The present invention relates to a use of a resveratrol derivative for skin whitening, and more specifically, to: a cosmetic composition containing an acetylated derivative of resveratrol or a hydroxy derivative thereof, or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; a cosmetic product containing the cosmetic composition; a skin whitening pharmaceutical composition containing an acetylated derivative of resveratrol or a hydroxy derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; a skin preparation for external use, containing the skin whitening pharmaceutical composition; a skin whitening method in which an acetylated derivative of resveratrol or a hydroxy derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to an individual; and a novel resveratrol derivative compound having a skin whitening effect.

The invention provides a slimming skin external preparation and a cosmetic that contain a carnitine derivative having excellent skin affinity and percutaneous absorption properties and capable of enhancing the fat metabolism, and that can treat, reduce or prevent the obesity by functioning as a lipolytic agent to enhance the fat metabolism of general or local subcutaneous fat tissues. The slimming skin external preparation contains a particular carnitine derivative such as a cylcarnitines and alcohol carnitine esters and preferably other slimming and skin-care ingredients.

The invention relates to a whitening agent that makes effective use of camu camu seeds, which have conventionally been discarded, and that has high safety and whitening effect useful in cosmetics and the like, as well as skin preparations for external use and cosmetics containing the whitening agent. The whitening agent of the present invention contains camu camu seed extract as an active component, and the skin preparations for external use and cosmetics of the present invention contain the whitening agent.

The present invention is directed to a physiological recording device and, more particularly, to a physiological recording device that can be used without skin preparation or the use of electrolytic gels. The invention is further directed to an encouragement ring which stabilizes and helps situate the physiological recording device on a subject's skin to help provide a better electrical signal, increase surface area, and reduce and minimize noise and artifacts during the process of recording or monitoring a physiological signal. The invention is still further directed to surface features on a surface of the physiological recording device with a size and shape that will not substantially bend or break, which limits the depth of application of the recording device, and / or anchors the recording device during normal application. The invention is even further directed to a method for manufacturing a physiological recording device, and minimizing cost of manufacture.

The emulsified external skin preparation of the present invention is characterized by comprising a polyglycerol derivative represented by formula (1):wherein, m+2 represents the average polymerization degree of polyglycerol and 1≦m≦4;R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom;AO is an oxyalkylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms; andn is the average addition mole number of the oxyalkylene group and 1≦m n≦200.In a water-in-oil type external skin preparation, and especially in that containing a polar oil or a silicone oil, emulsion stability is improved. In an oil-in-water type external skin preparation, feeling in use and emulsion stability are improved. Especially, in an oil-in-water type external skin preparation containing hydrophobized powder, powder dispersion stability is improved as well as feeling in use and emulsion stability.

The invention discloses an electroencephalo-graph dry electrode based on a capacitive coupling principle, belonging to the technical field of biomedicine and used for measurement of human body potential. The dry electrode comprises a metal shielding case, a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and a capacitive electrode, wherein the capacitive electrode contains a metal sheet for connecting the electrode and the PCB together. The over-all structure of the capacitive electrode is fixed in a cap, a contact of the capacitive electrode is inserted into hairs so as to avoid the hairs from disturbing signals in a measuring process, and the capacitive electrode fixed in the cap can be properly adjusted so as to obtain signals with higher quality. According to the invention, a brain electrode structure for electroencephalo-graph signal acquisition can acquire electroencephalo-graph signals very well based on the existing processing technology and mechanical structure; in comparison with the conventional wet electrode, the electroencephalo-graph dry electrode can be used for detecting electroencephalo-graph signals for a long term without executing a skin preparation step and cannot be influenced by movement of a measurement subject, and the electroencephalo-graph dry electrode has small and exquisite structure, can be used conveniently and quickly and can reduce external noise and finish high-quality record of microvolt electroencephalo-graph signals.

An dermatological agent for external use is disclosed which contains a chromanol glycoside represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower acyl group, X represents a monosaccharic residue or an oligosaccharic residue optionally having the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group in the saccharic residue substituted with a lower alkyl group or a lower acyl group, n represents an integer in the range of 0-6, and m represents an integer in the range of 1-6). This is a novel dermatological agent for external use which excels in stability and percutaneous absorbency, manifests an effective action safely at a small application rate, and effectively prevents and cures the dermopathy. It is very useful as an agent for preventing and curing the disorders caused by the ultraviolet light, an agent for preventing and allaying the sedimentation of pigment in the skin, an agent for beautifying the skin in white, an agent for preventing the senescence of the skin, an agent for activating cells, an agent for preventing and curing the dermopathy, and a cosmetic preparation.