Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Helle Ullerup

Lieven Adriaenssen

Jeffry E Powers

William Tao Shi

Ralf Seip

Bart Gottenbos

Ceren Bagatar

Terrence James Sweeney

Juliana Pauline Kelly

Davy Maria Willibrordus Schaeken

Maarten Johan Frido Rincker

A powder delivery nozzle () for a personal care appliance () comprises a body (), guidance tip (), powder chamber (), and flexible membrane (). The body () includes an air-liquid channel () for delivery of air and/or liquid from a proximal end to a distal end thereof. The guidance tip (), located at the distal end of the body (), includes an orifice () coupled to the air-liquid channel () and is configured to expel a pulse of air and/or liquid. The powder chamber () is configured for storing a powder () and having an air intake port () and a powder outlet port (). The flexible membrane () is disposed between the powder chamber () and the air-liquid channel (). Responsive to delivery of a pulse of air and/or liquid via the air-liquid channel (), a pulse of pressure is applied to the flexible membrane () for actuating a release of powder expelled from the powder chamber () via the powder outlet port (). A method and personal care appliance are also disclosed.

Nozzle for powder delivery with a personal care appliance and method

A head frame for a medical patient includes support for a probe and a neck support. The frame wraps around the head of the patient and can be used in the supine position. The support may include a probe holder slidable under the head and configured to contact or engage the neck support. In some embodiments, conformal shaping to the head and/or neck of the patient, the frame's rigid construction, the alignment of the optionally separable holder to the neck support, the weight of the head, or a combination thereof serve to keep the distal tip of the ultrasound probe in place against the temporal region of the head without need for attaching the frame to the head as by straps, which may provide an arrangement robust against patient/vehicle movement in an emergency medical services setting.

Ultrasound head frame for emergency medical services

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