A skin electrode, comprising a core provided with a pointed portion which projects through an opening in a jacket which is made of a flexible, non-slipping material and which has an integral flat edge. Because of its shape and the material properties, the electrode can be applied on the skin under a comparatively low pressure without sliding.

Decorative jewelry which may be worn on the skin of the wearer. The jewelry has a decorative portion and a flexible and resilient pad secured to the back side of the decorative portion by which the jewelry is attached to the skin of the wearer. The decorative portion, in specific embodiments, may be a precious stone or an artificial stone or a look-alike, which in one embodiment changes color in response to the amount of body heat transferred from the wearer.

The prior art discloses a surgical stapler having means for forming a staple, and means for activating the forming means. The forming means have an anvil surface terminating in a movable flange and a track movably containing a forming blade. The improved stapler of this invention comprises the activating means cooperatively attached to the forming means, and the anvil surface having a boss and the forming blade having an opening. The anvil surface boss has an arcuate motion dependent on the line...

The prior art discloses a surgical stapler having an anvil surface terminating in a flange, a staple feed track movably containing a plurality of staples and a staple forming track movably containing a forming blade. The improved stapler of this invention discloses the nondistal portion of the feed track being substantially parallel to the forming track. Further, the distal portion of the feed track is in substantial alignment with the distal portion of the forming track. Also the distal ends of...

A skin and/or fragrance mousse or foam is provided which is in the form of a light airy stable foam which does not readily break down, and which contains a unique combination of three moisturizers, an alkoxylated methyl glucose derivative such as polypropylene glycol-20 methyl glucose ether, an alkoxylated lanolin derivative such as polyethylene glycol-85 lanolin and acetylated lanolin alcohol.

Skin treating composition comprising about 3 to about 7 parts salicylic acid, about 8 to 12 parts resorcinol, about 8 to about 12 parts lactic acid, and about 60 to about 90 parts ethyl alcohol, by weight. The composition is applied to the face, and after approximately a week, causes light peeling of dead surface skin together with removal at least some blemishes, imparting a youthful and healthy complexion.

A personal, propellant-free antiperspirant product contains a moisture-absorbent polymer instead of or in addition to the usual metal salt. The product is applied to the skin to give a dry deposit containing the polymer for absorbing skin moisture such as perspiration. The polymer is capable of absorbing an amount of moisture at least equal to its own weight after depositing the product onto the skin.

A multi-layered tactile sensing skin is provided for a robotic arm or the like. The skin includes adjacent layers of electrically insulative film having opposed contiguous surfaces. An electrically conductive carbon based compound is applied uniformly to one of the surfaces, while the other surface is selectively coated with silver oxide to form a series of pairs of first and second electrically conductive regions separated from one another by a dielectric gap. The carbon based conductor bridges...

Skin preparations containing a phosphatide, a topical corticosteroid, and butylhydroxyanisole and/or butylhydroxytoluene, which may be in the form of an aqueous or oily mixture, non-aqueous, water-soluble base or suspension base. These preparations can be applied to various skin diseases including eczema, lichen, ichthyosis and psoriasis, possess improved therapeutic activities and are stable for a prolonged period of time.

A skin washer having a conveyor belt which carries a skin from a loading station to and through a washing station with back-up members for the conveyor belt at the washing station. A plurality of driven brush rollers, located to deflect the conveyor belt between the back-up members, cause a partial wrap of a skin carried by the conveyor belt around the brush rollers for good cleaning action by the brush rollers. The skin washer includes a reversible drive for a first of the brush rollers whereby...