510 results about "Upper lip" patented technology

A mask (10) for supplying gas under pressure to the nasal airway of a human includes a manifold (30) including means (36) for connection to a gas supply means, a gas supply element or elements (26) for providing said gas to the nasal airway without pressurising the exterior of the nose and a flexible strap (12) formed from an elastomeric material for securing the manifold (30) in position. The strap (12) extends either side of the manifold (30) and is shaped to generally conform with the shape of the upper lip and adjacent cheek area to act as a distributed anchor means for the mask (10).

The disclosure describes a one-piece lid for a cup, the lid comprising: a top wall having a generally circular periphery; an annular side wall depending from the top wall about its periphery; an annular mounting portion at a bottom of a side wall for sealingly engaging the lip of the drinking cup; the lid having a drinking opening therein adjacent the periphery to enable drinking from the cup without removal of the lid; the top wall including a recessed portion adjacent to the drinking opening for receiving the upper lip of a person drinking from the cup; at least one vent opening, which is separate from the drink opening, is positioned on the top wall; a flap integrally hinged to the lid, the flap, when in a covering position, has dimensions that permit the flap to cover the drinking opening and vent opening, the flap having an underside provided with a button, which is positioned to be received within the drinking opening, and at least one plug, which is positioned to be received within the vent opening, and when the button is received in the drinking opening, the flap is maintained in the covering position.

An mat system with each mat having sloping lips which overlap with an adjacent mat's sloping lips and are secured by interlocking joints in the mats' lips and/or by captive locking pins to form an easily assembled and interconnected flat surface. In use, opposing ledges forms a slot within holes in the top overlapping lips to receive a captive locking pin. The pin is captive by mid body prongs which fix underneath the ledges in a mat's upper lip's holes, and the pin locks and unlocks with rotary turning of the pin resulting in the pin's keeper feet fixing underneath the similar ledges in the holes of the lower lip of an adjacent mat.

A waste container provides at least one protrusion spaced below a lip extending radially outwardly from an upper edge of the waste container. The at least one protrusion is spaced below the lip to permit a gripper from an automatic lifter to grasp the waste container between the at least one protrusion and the upper lip. The at least one protrusion may be a plurality of triangular shaped bosses formed midway between the upper edge and lower edge of the waste container. Alternatively, the at least one protrusion may be a base portion which extends radially outwardly at a lower edge of the waste container. The at least one protrusion prevents the waste container from slipping completely through the grippers while the waste container is inverted while emptying the contents into a truck.

A patient interface is described which is reduces the pressure of the mask on the users face. The patient interface has a sealing interface having an inner sealing member and an outer sealing member. The inner and outer sealing members are adapted to seal around the facial contours of a user providing a sealed fluid communication to the user's respiratory tract. The inner and outer sealing members are at least continuously in contact with each other around the portions where the sealing interface contacts the user's facial contours. The inner sealing member may be provided with cut outs to provide additional flexibility to particular areas, such as the nasal bridge, upper lip or cheek regions and may be provided with a contoured edge to better fit the facial contours of a user.

An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface comprises a base layer and a series of supports extending upwardly from the base layer. The supports are configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment. Each of the supports includes at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip, a bowl area defined adjacent a center of the support; and an internal wall extending downwardly from the upper lip toward the center of the support to at least partially define the bowl area within each of the supports.

A wearable system configured to collect thermal measurements related to respiration. The system includes a frame configured to be worn on a user's head, and at least one non-contact thermal camera (e.g., thermopile or microbolometer based sensor). The thermal camera is small and lightweight, physically coupled to the frame, located close to the user's face, does not occlude any of the user's mouth and nostrils, and is configured to take thermal measurements of: a portion of the right side of the user's upper lip, a portion of the left side of the user's upper lip, and a portion of the user's mouth. The thermal measurements are forwarded to a computer that calculates breathing related parameters, such as breathing rate, an extent to which the breathing was done through the mouth, an extent to which the breathing was done through the nostrils, and ratio between exhaling and inhaling durations.

The invention relates to the technical field of pressure cookers, and provides an extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker which comprises a cooker body, an outer pot, an inner pot, an outer cover and an inner cover, wherein a circumferential groove with an opening facing upwards is formed in the outer side of the opening of the inner pot; a seal ring is arranged between the inner cover and the inner pot, and comprises an upper lip and a lower lip; the upper lip is clung to the inner side of the inner cover; the lower lip is a vertical annular ring; when the inner cover is in a closed state, the lower lip extends into the circumferential groove; a hose is connected onto the inner cover; one end of the hose is communicated to the inner side of the inner cover in a sealed manner; a mini-type vacuum pump is arranged in the cooker body; the other end of the hose is communicated to the mini-type vacuum pump. The extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker has the advantages that the problem of short fresh-keeping time of residual food in the conventional cooker is solved; the mini-type vacuum pump is started to extract residual air in the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker, so that pressure in the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker becomes lower, the lower lip is clung to the inner side wall of the circumferential groove, and external air cannot enter the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker, that is, the purpose of keeping the residual food fresh for a long time can be realized; as a user needs not to pour the residual food out of the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker for fresh-keeping in another container, the use is more convenient.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric pressure cookers and discloses a freshness-preserving electric pressure cooker. The cooker comprises a cooker body, an outer pot, an inner pot, a sealing ring, an outer lid and an inner lid, wherein a circumferential groove which is in the circle form and opens upward is formed in the outer side of a pot opening of the inner pot, the sealing ring comprises an upper lip piece and a lower lip piece, the upper lip piece is attached to the inner side of the inner lid, and when the inner lid is closed up, the lower lip piece extends into the circumferential groove; the inner lid is connected with a flexible pipe, and one end of the flexible pipe is communicated to the inner side of the inner lid in a sealed mode; a minisize vacuum pump is arranged in the cooker body, and the other end of the flexible pipe is communicated to the minisize vacuum pump; a pressure detection device used for detecting the pressure of gas inside the inner pot is arranged on the inner lid. By means of the freshness-preserving electric pressure cooker, the problem that food left in a cooker is short in freshness-preservation time is solved, the minisize vacuum pump is started, residual air in the cooker is extracted, the pressure in the cooker is lowered, so that the lower lip piece is closely attached to the inner side wall of the circumferential groove, air of the outside world cannot enter, the purpose of long-time freshness-preservation for residual food is achieved, the food does not need to be poured out additionally by a user for additional freshness preservation, and the cooker is greatly convenient for the user to use.

An embodiment of the present invention is a nasal cannula for delivering continuous positive airway pressure (“CPAP”) to a patient's nares during operative procedures or in critical care areas. A malleable metal or plastic is encased in the bridge of the cannula to allow it to be shaped to the patient's face. As a result of contouring the cannula to the face, air leaks are minimized allowing a seal to be provided when an op site is applied to cover the upper lip, nasal cannula and nose. The cannula's nasal inserts can end in nontapered or slightly tapered non-sealing beads, which may be slightly angled out to accommodate various facial anatomies. When approximately several liters per minute of oxygen are flowed through the cannula, CPAP is obtained.

Headgear for use with a respiratory mask is described. The headgear includes a continuous and substantially curved elongate member extending in use below a user's nose and at least two headgear straps capable of attachment to the ends of the elongate member. A mask attachment on the elongate member is disposed to sit below or on one of said user's nose, mouth, upper lip and an inlet to the mask. The attachment is capable of receiving the mask.

A tool holding attachment for crate device comprising a crate with an exterior surface and an interior surface, the crate comprising an upper lip portion and a plurality of handle apertures located at an upper portion of the crate exterior surface. The exterior surface and interior surface comprise a plurality of apertures. A tool holding attachment device comprises outer pockets and inner pockets thereon and is draped over the crate upper lip portion and removably attached to the crate. The tool holding attachment device functions to removably receive multiple tools and implements therein. A pocket attachment means functions to allow the outer pockets and inner pockets of the tool holding attachment device to be removably attached to the tool holding attachment device. An anchoring means functions to secure the tool holding attachment device to the crate to prevent slippage therewith. In the preferred mode, the tool holding attachment device is generally pliable, drapes over a traditional milk crate, and comprises multiple outer and inner pockets of varying size and capacity to removably store tools and implements for a variety of tasks.

The present invention provides a nasal pad for use in a mask assembly for delivering pressurized gas to a patient's nose for therapy under continuous positive air pressure. The nose pad includes self-supporting side walls defining a nose receiving cavity; the side walls extending from a first end to a second end. The side wall is continuously formed by a thin septum, wherein the septum extends inwardly from the second end of the side wall into the nose receiving cavity so as to seal with the patient's nose, upper lip and cheek join. The sidewall has a continuously varying thickness. The first end of the side wall is adapted to engage a mask frame. The present invention also provides a mask assembly for delivering pressurized air to a patient, the assembly including nasal pads for sealing over the nose, cheek and lip areas, the nasal pads being as described; for receiving the nasal pads a frame; and a helmet; the helmet includes rigid arms for positioning behind the patient's ears.

The present invention relates to a surface covering (100) comprising panels (200) and at least one extraneous locking element (300). The panels (200) are provided with respective longitudinal and transverse coupling means (400, 500) which are adapted to connect similar panels (200) at corresponding adjacent edges (211, 211′, 213, 213′). The transverse coupling means (500) are adapted to form a channel (501) in coupled condition which is adapted to receive the extraneous locking element (300). When inserted into the channel (501) formed by the transverse coupling means (500) of panels (200) in a first row (206), the extraneous locking element is adapted to extend at least partially into the groove (430) of an adjacent parallel panel in the second row (207), such that a lower surface (305) of the extraneous locking element (300) is in contact with a lower lip contact portion (433), and the upper surface (307) of the extraneous locking element (300) is in contact with an upper lip contact portion (437).

An endoscopic bite block, with teeth position defining regions which guide the subject's teeth to grip the bite block in their natural position, with the teeth of the upper jaw positioned further out than the lower jaw teeth. These teeth position defining regions are also preferably curved to match the curved shape of the jaw. The upper and lower parts of the front plate of the bite block may also be positioned at different distances out, so that upper and lower lip regions both contact the front plate snuggly. The bite block may be used with separate oral/nasal cannulae, or may incorporate breath sampling or gas supply cannulae. A flexible flapped curtain at the outer end of the bite block may be provided to largely enclose the inner volume of the bite block to enable more accurate capnographic sampling under conditions of wide-open mouth breathing.

The oral retractor is provided for retracting at least a portion of a patient's mouth. The oral retractor is formed from single, continuous closed-loop strand of stainless steel wire. The oral retractor includes a superior lip-engaging portion for retracting the patient's upper lip away from the upper teeth and gums, and an inferior lip-engaging portion for retracting the patient's lower lip away from the patient's lower teeth and gums. Bilateral arcuate cheek-engaging portions extend posteriorly from the lip-engaging portions for retracting the patient's cheeks away from the teeth and gums. The lip-engaging portions are formed from linear portions defining tented arches that extend anteriorly, and the superior lip-engaging portion may be canted upward, while the inferior lip-engaging portion may be canted downward. The cheek-engaging portions may be substantially parabolic. The retractor may be substantially symmetrical about planes bisecting the retractor vertically and horizontally.

A cheek and lip retractor for dentistry comprises respective cheek portions and lip portions for the upper and lower lips. In one embodiment, the lip portions each comprise a lip shield and mucosa pads that are separate and spaced apart from the lip shield. The lip shield includes a first side edge that is disposed within a patient's mouth, and a second side edge that is disposed outside the patient's mouth, when the retractor is used to separate the lips of the patient. The cheek portions and lip portions are connected to each other by flexible connecting elements, and the connecting elements are disposed between the lip shields and the mucosa pads. In another embodiment, the cheek portions of the retractor include first side edges disposed within a patient's mouth, and second side edges disposed outside the patient's mouth during use to separate the lips of the patient.