A zygomatic arch protector was ll, designed and fabricated by members of the Occupational Therapy Department, Medical College of Virginia, for patienrs recovering from surgical repairs of the zygomatic arch. The purpose of this splint is to serve as a protective barrier against further injuries and abuse, as well as to prevent disturbances of sutures while the facial bone is setting. It is fabr...

The loadable kernel modules supported by Linux provide many benefits including a small-sized kernel, on-demand loading, and simpler upgrading of software. However, modules are executed in a privileged mode so that trivial errors in a module may cause a critical system halt or deadlock situations. We introduce a kernel resource protector which shields the kernel from faults generated by modules....

Serious lip injuries can occur during orthognathic surgery. Although an Angle Wider device, which is commonly used during orthognathic surgery, provides some lip protection, it leaves more than half of the lip exposed to surgical instruments. Here, we describe a novel technique to protect the entire upper and lower lips during orthognathic surgery using a minilaparotomy wound edge protector (La...