Method for fixing prosthesis to bones
I claim: 1. A method for applying a screw device for fixing a prosthesis to bones, the screw device having a neck and a threaded shank, the shank having a core, a first thread portion of large pitch a... Read More
Inventors: Vrespa, Giuseppe;, Assignee: |
Device for removing hair
Thus, according to the present invention, there is provided a depilatory device for removing body hair, comprising: a manually-grippable housing; two hair-plucker bodies each rotatably mounted to the ... Read More
Inventors: Gross, Joseph;, Assignee: Hair Remover Ltd. (Tel Aviv, IL) |
Vascular clamp
I claim: 1. A vascular clamp for occluding a single blood vessel or the like during surgery, comprising a flat elongated envelope of flexible fluid-impermeable sheet material which can be curved to em... Read More
Inventors: Dunn, David C.; Scarrow, David;, Assignee: |
Applicator tool
We claim: 1. An applicator tool comprising: a body; a lever pivotally mounted with the body; an applicator needle adapted at a leading end thereof to be engageble with a leading portion of a tag; mean... Read More
Inventors: Cohr, Lindsay W. J.; Schupbach, Urs;, Assignee: Allflex International Limited (Palmerston North, NZ) |
Apparatus for folding and cutting paper
The invention is directed toward an apparatus for folding and cutting a continuous length of paper, the paper having a longitudinal direction and fold lines spaced apart along the longitudinal directi... Read More
Inventors: Yoshioka, Isamu;, Assignee: Toppan Moore Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Brassiere frame
I claim: 1. A brassiere frame adapted for use in a breast pocket for supporting the breast comprising an arcuately shaped wire for circumscribing the bottom circumferential portion of a breast pocket,... Read More
Inventors: Schwartz, Herbert L.;, Assignee: S & S Industries, Inc. (New York, NY) |
Methods for electrosurgical tendon vascularization
The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to structures within or on the surface of a patient's body. The systems, apparatus, and methods... Read More
Inventors: Tasto, James P.; Woloszko, Jean; Baker, Michael A.; Pacek, James L.; Eggers, Philip E.; Thapliyal, Hira V.;, Assignee: Arthrocare Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Endoscopes
To achieve this and other objects, the invention accordingly consists in an endoscope having a hollow shaft to receive a flexible forceps, probe of the like passed therethrough with the distal end of ... Read More
Inventors: Heckele, Helmut;, Assignee: Richard Wolf GmbH (Knittlingen, DE) |
Oral appliance for tongue thrust correction
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing an oral appliance having a palatal portion having proximal and distal ends; the palatal portion formed of thin wire filament disp... Read More
Inventors: Tepper, Harry W.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for rolling uniting bands around groups of rod-shaped articles
I claim: 1. Apparatus for convoluting adhesive-coated uniting bands around rod-shaped commodities, particularly for convoluting uniting bands around groups of coaxial rod-shaped articles of the tobacc... Read More
Inventors: Hinz, Werner;, Assignee: Korber AG (Hamburg, DE) |
Device for steam cooking food
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the device for steam cooking food comprises a closed chamber for containing the food. The chamber has an access door for insertion and removal o... Read More
Inventors: Greenbacker, Dale E.;, Assignee: Daleco, Inc. (Meriden, CT) |
Device for stopping the flow of blood in extremities
I claim: 1. A device for stopping a flow of blood in extremities, comprising: a flat strap made of an elastic material that forms a loop, and a strap-clamping device attached to the strap and having a... Read More
Inventors: Sturm, Martina E.;, Assignee: |
Removable inflatable intragastrointestinal device for delivering beneficial agents
OF EMBODIMENTS SHOWN IN DRAWINGS The term "beneficial agents" as used herein is intended to include drugs, vitamins, and other chemicals or compositions that are administered gastrointestinally to hu... Read More
Inventors: Garay, Garbiel L.; Garay, Kathleen M. K.;, Assignee: Transpharm Group Inc. (San Francisco, CA) |
Light rays radiation device for medical treatment
It is an object of the present invention to provide a light rays radiation device capable of radiating light rays corresponding to the visible light rays component of solar rays which contain no harmf... Read More
Inventors: Mori, Kei;, Assignee: |
Tendon approximator
An instrument has now been developed which allows the two ends of a severed tendon to be secured in the instrument and then manipulated to the correct anatomical position for suturing without tension.... Read More
Inventors: Lalonde, Donald H.;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for evacuating contaminated casualties
In accordance with the present invention, a contaminated casualty is evacuated to an uncontaminated treatment enclosure by means of a casualty evacuation container. The treatment enclosure has at leas... Read More
Inventors: Akers, Charles K.;, Assignee: Calspan Corporation (Buffalo, NY) |
Ophthalmic needle and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention comprises an improved irrigation-aspiration needle assembly and a method for manufacturing the same for use with an ophthalmic instrument for extracapsular removal of a cataract.... Read More
Inventors: Eichenbaum, Daniel M.; Martin, Gerald; Rehkopf, Paul;, Assignee: Ocular Associates (Hollywood, FL) |
Therapeutic stuffed toy
The present invention comprises a toy, whose outer layer or member is made of conventional material, such as a machine washable acrylic plush fabric, and may take the shape of a human or animal figure... Read More
Inventors: Frye, Ruth E.;, Assignee: |
Vaginal device
I claim: 1. A vaginal device comprising an outermost layer of resilient compressible, open-celled, polymeric foam, a non-porous film layer formed of a liquidproof, soft elastomeric material affixed to... Read More
Inventors: Burnhill, Michael S.;, Assignee: |
Gynecological instruments, especially for transferring embryos
What is claimed is: 1. A gynecological instrument comprising: a hollow, rigid cyindrical body having a central bore of a first diameter with a distal end and a proximal end; a housing carried by said ... Read More
Inventors: Cassou, Robert; Cassou, Maurice; Cassou, Bertrand;, Assignee: |
Catheter holder for securing a urethral catheter to a patient
A catheter holder for securing a urethral catheter to a patient includes an anchoring strip with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side for securing the strip to a patient's skin. A cord is s... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Harry E.;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for controlling flow rate of fluid
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate of a fluid. The method and apparatus involve flowing a fluid through an elongated passage having a small cross... Read More
Inventors: Shepard, Michael H.;, Assignee: Hall Hill Co. (Houston, TX) |
Urinary drainage appliance
Briefly, the present invention comprises a flexible drainage tube, a major portion of the length of which is enclosed by an inflatable balloon having a ribbed, or corrugated portion along its length f... Read More
Inventors: Saudagar, Abdul S.;, Assignee: |
Animal aspirating and irrigating apparatus
The general aim of the present invention is to provide new and improved animal aspirating and irrigating apparatus which is very effective in use and which is easily portable for use by veterinarians ... Read More
Inventors: Meador, Lawrence D.;, Assignee: |
Dilator for Sphincter of Oddi
An apparatus and process has now been devised which overcomes these and other problems in the art. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dilating apparatus utilizing a flexib... Read More
Inventors: Kim, Il G.;, Assignee: |
Optical fiber
What is claimed is: 1. A method of making an optical waveguide comprising: making a porous pure silica cylindrical rod preform by depositing particulate silica onto a support body; cooling and then re... Read More
Inventors: Abe, Koichi;, Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited (Montreal, CA) |
Combined sump drainage and irrigation device
OF THE INVENTION Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the drainage and irrigation device of the instant invention. The device 10 comprises an elongated... Read More
Inventors: Wilkinson, Lawrence H.;, Assignee: |
Attachment for catheter tube
The present invention contemplates a novel attachment for catheter tubes which is particularly designed and constructed for alleviating the foregoing disadvantages. The novel attachment comprises an o... Read More
Inventors: Rowland, Floyd C.;, Assignee: Rexar Industries, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) |
Control syringe
In accordance with the instant invention, there is provided a control syringe barrel which includes a substantially cylindrical body, a pair of horizontal flanges extending from the top of the cylindr... Read More
Inventors: Kintner, Michael H.;, Assignee: Medtech Plastics, Inc. (South Plainfield, NJ) |
Peritoneal catheter
We claim: 1. A peritoneal catheter including a tube section and a retainer section, said tube section comprising an elongated flexible plastic tube for delivering and withdrawing dialysate and a relat... Read More
Inventors: Borsanyi, Alexander S.; Ivanovich, Peter; Vaughan, Urte;, Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corporation (Evanston, IL) |
Obesity Surgery 
