Capping device for surgical needles
OF THE INVENTION With further and particular reference to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates conventional surgical needle capping procedure and offers a depiction of the all too easily encountered haza... Read More
Inventors: Morrison, Jeff M.;, Assignee: |
Safety syringes
The improvements in safety syringes described herein provide a safe and simple mechanism to reduce and preferably eliminate accidental needle-stick injuries, not only by the intended users of the syri... Read More
Inventors: King, Richard J.; Gordon, John R.;, Assignee: Design and Engineering Associates (Jupiter, FL) |
Toilet seat volatile gas incinerator
I claim: 1. A system for removing odorous volatile body gases associated with the use of a toilet stool comprising: a hollow toilet seat having an annular opening and a plurality of radial openings fo... Read More
Inventors: Buchanan, Wes;, Assignee: |
Readily activated hypodermic syringe
The foregoing objects are accomplished and the shortcomings of the prior art are overcome by the present prefilled, readily activated syringe which comprises a holder or barrel member defining a tubul... Read More
Inventors: Genese, Joseph Nicholas;, Assignee: Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago, IL) |
Tube type supply container for medical syringe
We claim: 1. A tube-type supply container for viscous media, in particular bone cement, that is adapted to be inserted in an appliance provided with a manually actuable push rod, said supply container... Read More
Inventors: Richter, Karl M.; Harder, Hans E.; Behrens, Klaus;, Assignee: Howmedica International, Inc. Zweigniederlassung (Kiel, DE) |
Method and apparatus for securing calvarium skull section to basal skull section
What is claimed is: 1. A calvarium assembly for securing a calvarium skull section to the basal skull section after the calvarium skull section has been cut and removed from the skull as a part of an ... Read More
Inventors: Bivins, Charles F.;, Assignee: |
Method for producing a color effect on textile material
I claim: 1. A method for producing a textile material having a desired color shade which comprises treating a dyed fibrous textile substrate, which has an initial color shade which is partly due to co... Read More
Inventors: Dixon, Michael W.;, Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited (Tortola, VG) |
Implant device and method of installing
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to an assembly that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. The principal advantage o... Read More
Inventors: Baker, Gregg S.; Hafeli, Paul B.;, Assignee: BHC Engineering, L.P. (Maitland, FL) |
Segmented polyurethane surgical buttressing pledgets
The invention provides a surgical buttressing pledget for use with sutures wherein tne pledget comprises a mat of continuous filament microfibers, wherein said microfibers consist essentially of a seg... Read More
Inventors: Levy, Alan J.;, Assignee: Ethicon Inc. (Somerville, NJ) |
Bone nailer
Referring now to the drawing, there is shown a bone nailer according to the present invention generally designated by the reference numeral 10. Generally the bone nailer 10 comprises a cartridge asse... Read More
Inventors: Voegell, Douglas W.; Assell, Robert L.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Intramedullary intertrochanteric fracture fixation appliance
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved surgical technique for implanting an intramedullary fixator and to provide elements of the fracture fixation appliance necessary to accomplish t... Read More
Inventors: Lawes, Peter;, Assignee: Howmedica International Inc. (Shannon, IE) |
Outer cup for an artificial hipjoint socket
We claim: 1. An artificial hip joint socket for fastening to a pelvic bone comprising: a metallic outer cup for an artificial hipjoint socket forming a concavity for receiving a hip, said concavity te... Read More
Inventors: Wagner, Heinz; Willi, Roland;, Assignee: Sulzer Medizinaltechnik AG (Winterthur, CH); Protek AG (Bern, CH) |
Pneumatic impact device
OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT The impact device shown in the drawing comprises a cylinder housing 1 and a piston unit 2 which is reciprocably guided in said housing. The cylinder housing 1 comprises a dr... Read More
Inventors: Sundin, Bertil Waldemar;, Assignee: Atlas Copco Aktiebolag (Nacka, SW) |
Food processing machine
An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved machine for "chunking" sausage like food products such as pepperoni, Canadian bacon, and salami sausages and the like. Another objec... Read More
Inventors: Parson, Roger F.;, Assignee: Jeno's, Inc. (Duluth, MN) |
Flat stock cutter
This invention discloses a hand operated cutter assembly that may be detachably mounted to a support such as but not limited to a table or a wall, and also discloses an integrated unit with a hand op... Read More
Inventors: Carlson, Richard L.;, Assignee: |
Soilless plant growing device
Accordingly, an object of the invention is to provide a soilless plant growing device in which all of the above-described difficulties accompanying a conventional soilless plant growing device are eli... Read More
Inventors: Kitsu, Seiki; Yanagisawa, Masayasu; Kobayashi, Hitoshi;, Assignee: The Greenterior Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for growing cellular tissue
OF THE INVENTION Cells which are suitable for producing tissue by the methods of this invention, include but are not limited to, keratinocyte cells, hepatocyte cells, nerve cells, endothelial cells, ... Read More
Inventors: Gabriels, Jr., Joseph E.;, Assignee: Millipore Corporation (Bedford, MA) |
Mobile-module plant for the development and the production of biotechnological products on a pilot scale
OF THE DRAWINGS The plant 1 comprises an auxiliary module 2 and aseptic production modules comprised of a culture module 3, a separation module 4 and a purification and finishing module 5. Each modul... Read More
Inventors: Cassani, Giovanni Rodolfo; Lani, Marina Barbara;, Assignee: Snamprogettibiotecnologie S.p.A. (Vibo Valentia, IT); Tecnogen S.c.P.A. (Piana di Monte Verna, IT) |
Textile cot remover
Reference is now made to FIG. 1 of the drawings which illustrates an exemplary cot assembly 20 which has a pair of cots each designated by the same reference numeral 21 suitably mounted on opposite e... Read More
Inventors: Bryan, James S.; Tell, Mayo B.; Brooks, Jr., Alvin R.; Gaster, Ivan;, Assignee: Dayco Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Punch and die system
The present invention is directed towards improvements in a punch and die system of the type employing punch and die templets to positionally locate punch and die assemblies relative thereto solely ad... Read More
Inventors: Whister, S. Arthur;, Assignee: S.B. Whistler & Sons, Inc. (Akron, NY) |
Turret punch press tool assembly
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, and particularly FIG. 1, a turret punch press 10 is illustrated consisting generally of a closed rectangular frame 11 having a workpiece table ... Read More
Inventors: Ernst, Robert E.;, Assignee: |
Quick change tool holder
The present invention includes a base and a holder which provides a means for holding a tool such as a punch press die, a means for containing shims when necessary, a means for ensuring precise alignm... Read More
Inventors: Lux, Arthur J.;, Assignee: Strippit, Incorporated (Lockport, NY) |
Saw
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS. With reference to the drawings, a saw according to the present invention includes a support table 1 in which is rotatably received a roared base table 3 having an extens... Read More
Inventors: Folci, Giovanni A.;, Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE) |
Punching mechanism
One object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved punching mechanism. Another object of the present invention is to provide a punching mechanism which provides substantial punching ... Read More
Inventors: Mueller, Wolfgang F.; Popp, George; Vandergheynst, George B.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Projector assembly for a defensive projecting device
OF THE INVENTION The magazine carrier has a bottom plate 10 which functions as a foundation in which the firing recoil forces are introduced and are transferred to the firing platform of the object t... Read More
Inventors: Badura, Wolfgang; Watzinger, Harald; Adamek, Kurt;, Assignee: Buck Werke GmbH & Co. (Uberkingen, DE) |
Intraocular lens for posterior chamber implantation
In accordance with the invention, an improved intraocular lens is provided for posterior chamber implantation with positive support loop seating within the capsular bag, if desired. Lens implantation ... Read More
Inventors: Ruminson, Wallace E.;, Assignee: |
Middle ear ventilating tube and method
I claim: 1. A ventilating tube for the middle ear comprising in combination a tube having an axial lumen, an inner circular flange secured to said tube, an outer circular flanges secured to said tube,... Read More
Inventors: Cantekin, Erdem I.;, Assignee: |
Prosthetic acetabulum
What is claimed is: 1. A hip joint endoprosthesis comprising a joint head with a spherical surface; and a prosthetic acetabulum having a concave articular surface receiving said joint head and at leas... Read More
Inventors: Frey, Otto;, Assignee: Sulzer Brothers Limited (Winterthur, CH) |
Implantable breast prostheses
What is claimed is: 1. An implantable breast prosthesis comprising: a flexible shell formed of bio-compatible material; a plurality of individual, irregularly shaped cells of different sizes defined b... Read More
Inventors: Bartholdson, Lennart O.;, Assignee: Polar-Plastik HB (Umea, SE) |
Fluidized bed injection assembly for coal gasification
This invention provides improved inlet configurations for the mediums entering a fluidized bed reactor which improve upon the above-discussed considerations. In preferred form the configuration includ... Read More
Inventors: Cherish, Peter; Salvador, Louis A.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States (Washington, DC) |
Obesity Surgery 
