Peritoneal dialysis catheter
That which is claimed is: 1. A peritoneal catheter which comprises a flexible catheter tube having a proximal and a distal end portion, said distal end portion defining flow port means for fluid commu... Read More
Inventors: Twardowski, Zbylut J.; Nolph, Karl D.;, Assignee: Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) |
Implant passageway
In the illustrated embodiment, the element 10 is tubular and can comprise e.g. an implanted conduit for peritoneal dialysis (abdominal dialysis). The conduit can be rigid or flexible. It forms a numb... Read More
Inventors: Svenson, Jan A.; Axelsson, Robert;, Assignee: |
Peritoneal catheter
We claim: 1. A peritoneal catheter for introducing into and withdrawing fluid from an abdominal cavity comprising a length of tubing having an intra-abdominal portion, a body portion, and an external ... Read More
Inventors: Trudell, Leonard A.; Gdowski, Clarence J.;, Assignee: Sil-Med Corporation (Taunton, MA) |
Endotracheal tube incorporating a drug-irrigation device
The foregoing and other objects are obtained through an endotracheal tube particularly intended for artificial ventilation in surgical operations and intensive resuscitation treatments in accordance w... Read More
Inventors: Catalani, Angelo S.;, Assignee: |
Universal clamp
The present invention alleviates to a great extent the disadvantages of prior devices by providing a clamp for holding an article to an object including a base means for adhering the clamp to the obje... Read More
Inventors: Kalt, Glenda G.; Straub, Dale K.; Piwonka, Peter;, Assignee: Medical Distributors, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) |
Filter mouthpiece for a smoking article
It is now surprisingly found that if a ventilated filter mouthpiece, that is one in which ambient air is admitted to the filter by means of, for example, perforate tipping, is provided with a perforat... Read More
Inventors: Abdelgawad, Ahmed; Braem, Daniel; Nyffeler, Urs;, Assignee: Fabriques de Tabac Reunies, S.A. (Nuechatel, CH) |
Suturing saddle
An adapter is shown for use in combination with a catheter in an over-the-needle insertion procedure. The adapter includes laterally wings extending from an elongated hollow tubular body having distal... Read More
Inventors: Bartholomew, Victor L.; Lentz, David J.;, Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company (Morris Plains, NJ) |
Sheath for butterfly needles
An ever present danger to medical personnel using hypodermic needles which have been inserted in patients is the possibility that after a needle has been contaminated by contact with a patient's tissu... Read More
Inventors: Hogan, J. Martin;, Assignee: City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, CA) |
Method of securing a catheter body to a human skin surface
It is an object of the present invention to solve the conventional problems described above and to provide a method of securing a catheter body to a human skin in such a manner that the catheter body ... Read More
Inventors: Moriuchi, Yousuke; Ishida, Toshinobu; Kousai, Tadashi;, Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Automatic self-protecting hypodermic needle assembly
These and other objects of the invention are achieved by a mechanism that uses gas pressure produced by the combining of two chemicals to propel a protective cap along the needle shaft and over the ne... Read More
Inventors: Gallagher, Brian;, Assignee: |
Pressure indicating medical injection gun
The pressure indicating injection gun according to the present invention provides the capability of accurately inflating a balloon catheter with a liquid to a predetermined catheter pressure. The inve... Read More
Inventors: Phipps, Sr., Cornelius M.; Phipps, Jr., Cornelius M.; Phipps, Hal A.;, Assignee: Plastic Specialties, Inc. (Glen Ellyn, IL) |
Pneumatic fastener-driving tool and method
A pneumatically powered tool and method are provided in which recoil is substantially eliminated during actual driving of a fastener from the tool into objects, such as a drywall sheet and an underlyi... Read More
Inventors: Kleinholz, Edward O.;, Assignee: The Kiesel Co. (St. Louis, MO) |
Bottle washer discharge sorting arrangement
A primary object of the present invention is the provision of an arrangement for sorting in an orderly manner a plurality of items randomly positioned across a conveyor means on which they are advance... Read More
Inventors: Risley, Robert F.;, Assignee: PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, NY) |
Contactless comminution of concrements
I claim: 1. Method for contactfree comminution of a concrement in the body of a living being, including the steps of generating shock waves and focusing the shock waves as generated in a focal area lo... Read More
Inventors: Eisenmenger, Wolfgang;, Assignee: |
Internal surgical stapler
What is claimed is: 1. In a suture stapler, holding means for holding a staple; ram means for pushing the staple out of the holding means; and a drive mechanism including a handle pivotally connected ... Read More
Inventors: Moshofsky, Jerome F.;, Assignee: Smith; Lawrence M. (); Acker; G. Marts (); Smith; Franklin G. () |
Solder delivery system
We claim: 1. A solder delivery system comprising: (a) two layers of polymeric material, at least one of said layers having a plurality of perforations defined therein and extending through said at lea... Read More
Inventors: Grassauer, Willie K.; Robinson, William M.;, Assignee: Raychem Corporation (Menlo Park, CA) |
Method and apparatus for blowing an optical fibre member
According to the present invention there is provided a method of introducing at least one optical fibre member into a tubular passageway, which comprises passing a current of fluid, preferably air, in... Read More
Inventors: Davey, Rodney J.; Handley, Graham R.; Ward-Smith, Alfred J.;, Assignee: BICC plc. (London, GB2); Corning Limited (Sunderland, GB2) |
Guide apparatus for elongated flexible web
There are a number of important aspects to the present invention. In accordance with one important aspect of this invention, a novel and improved method and apparatus are provided for laterally adjust... Read More
Inventors: Kohler, Herbert B.;, Assignee: The Kohler Coating Machinery Corporation (Greentown, OH) |
Apparatus and method for ligating a body vessel
In practicing the present invention, a cut end of a blood vessel is closed by applying a hemostat to the cut end of the blood vessel between a pair of plastic clip members and fastening the pair of cl... Read More
Inventors: Leisman, Gerald; Hed, A. Zeev;, Assignee: |
Reinforced multilayer filament reinforced ring structure
OF THE INVENTION One factor which must be kept in mind in carrying out the present method is the ratio of filaments to matrix in the composite structure. As indicated above, the rule of mixtures may ... Read More
Inventors: Siemers, Paul A.; Rutkowski, Stephen F.; Jackson, Joseph J.; Spriggs, Donald R.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Chain bridle equipment for keeping metal strip tensions at a constant level
OF THE INVENTION If the chain bridle is installed in a slitting line to produce back tension, the single strands would be fed from the slitter to the tension reel, running through a loop system with ... Read More
Inventors: Umlauf, Norbert;, Assignee: |
Automobile roof carrier
What is claimed is: 1. In an automobile roof carrier having an elongated carrier bar extending in a transverse direction across the automobile's roof, said carrier bar being supported at each end by a... Read More
Inventors: Olliges, Michael J.;, Assignee: |
Fastening apparatus for securing belt fasteners to a conveyor belt
The present invention provides a fastening apparatus for securing and mounting belt end fasteners, especially wire loop fasteners, to a conveyor belt end. The fastening apparatus includes a stationary... Read More
Inventors: Musil, Edward C.;, Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company (Downers Grove, IL) |
High dielectric output circuit for electrosurgical power source
The present invention relates to an output circuit for a power source for an electrosurgical instrument which includes apparatus for providing an alternating current output voltage signal having prede... Read More
Inventors: Mickiewicz, Stanley;, Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. (Randolph, MA) |
Resection apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to provide such a resection apparatus that would ensure aseptic operative procedure in hard to access places involving minimized amount of traumatized tissues ... Read More
Inventors: Chernousov, Alexandr F.; Domrachev, Sergei A.; Ivanov, Alexei I.; Malyshev, Boris N.; Saljuk, Viktor A.; Skobelkin, Oleg K.; Brekhov, Evgeny I.;, Assignee: Vsesojuzny Nauchny Tsentr Khirurgii (Moscow, SU) |
Apparatus for presenting blind rivets
Accordingly, the present invention provides apparatus for presenting blind rivets, of the type comprising a shell and a projecting stem, for pick-up by the nosepiece of a rivet setting tool, which app... Read More
Inventors: Wallace, John;, Assignee: Avdel Systems Limited, A British Company (Welwyn Garden City, GB2) |
Combination clamping/cutting apparatus and methods of using same
The present invention provides an apparatus for clamping and severing an elongated member, comprising, in combination, first means for clamping the elongated member, and second means for clamping the ... Read More
Inventors: Mattler, Martin;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for selective measuring and treating disordered tissues
In accordance with the invention there is provided an apparatus adapted for measuring an afflicted area of a body and for simultaneous treatment of said area comprising, in combination: (a) amplifier ... Read More
Inventors: Eseifan, Ali H.; Badgley, Laurence E.;, Assignee: |
Automatic fastener assembling apparatus
FIGS. 1 through 3 show an automatic fastener assembling apparatus for joining a pair of first and second fastener elements P1, P2 together in clenched condition with a garment fabric C sandwiched the... Read More
Inventors: Toyota, Sumio;, Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K. K. (Tokyo, JP) |
Delivery device for a solder wire
The present invention provides a delivery device for solder wire, which includes a main body, an operating element and an attaching device. The main body has a front end, a mediate portion and a rear ... Read More
Inventors: Tsai, Jung-Fa;, Assignee: |
Obesity Surgery 
