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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172110 | Container for infusion liquids Containers for infusion liquids and methods for making the same are described herein. Aspects of an exemplary container include an extended hollow body, a standing bottom, collapsible side walls and a tapered shoulder region which transforms into a neck. Fold lines ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8100858 | Protective device for an injection needle Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100857 | Method and apparatus for indicating or covering a percutaneous puncture site Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and deploying a protective cover about a percutaneous puncture site formed by a hypodermic needle. In the preferred embodiment, a marking agent or puncture site covering, the latter of which preferably takes the form... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8057444 | Device for holding a cannula and for the releasable arrangement on an injection pen A device for holding a cannula and for the releasable arrangement on an injection pen, with a basic body, wherein the cannula is arranged in the basic body in a manner such that it is substantially non-displaceable along the central axis thereof. Latching provisions... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057431 | Hinged cap for needle device A hinged cap device for use with a syringe includes a base defining an interior cavity for mounting onto a tip and a cap connected to the base by a living hinge. The cap is moveable from a ready position to an open position to expose a needle, and from the open posi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048036 | Spring launched needle safety clip A hypodermic needle assembly configured such that the movement of a needle shield into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of a longitudinal force applied by insertion of a syringe plunger is provided. The hypodermic needle assembly accor... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034044 | Systems and methods for combining materials A method of combining a drug in a first container and a liquid in a second container includes placing the first container and the second container in fluid communication with a housing, combining the liquid and the drug in the first container, transferring the liqui... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025977 | Multilayer film The present invention relates to a sterilizable multilayer film for containers containing solutions, suspensions, solids or mixtures for parenteral or enteral nutrition or tube feeding, optionally in a spatially separated arrangement of the contents, having a three-... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7972313 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7922698 | Spring launched needle safety clip A hypodermic needle assembly configured such that the movement of a needle shield into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of a longitudinal force applied by insertion of a syringe plunger is provided. The hypodermic needle assembly accor... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7863260 | Hydroxyethylstarch Described are a hydroxyethylstarch, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical formulation containing such a hydroxyethylstarch, and the use of the pharmaceutical formulation for the preparation of a volume replacement, a plasma replacement or a plasma ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7823287 | Method for making a syringe pump having a piston brake The syringe pump comprises a receiving position for a syringe. The piston plate of the syringe is moved by a drive head which is fastened to a drive rod. For locking the piston rod prior to fixing the piston plate in the drive head, a braking element is provided on ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806849 | Short catheter A catheter assembly is provided which provides a flexible catheter tube having one end provided with a catheter hub. A hollow needle having a needle hub on its end is installed in the catheter tube with its sharp end extending out from one end of the catheter tube a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7763196 | Catheter The catheter provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention includes an elongate tube having a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion formed by stretching the distal portion of the elongate tube. The catheter is made throughout from an identic... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731687 | Safety spring catheter introducer assembly A catheter introducer assembly is disclosed whereby the safety spring clip moves into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of the needle from the catheter bore. The catheter introducer assembly according to the present in... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7637887 | Protection device for an injection needle with a curved tip A protection device for a needle with a curved tip (7) is provided, comprising a tubular part (20) which can be moved along the needle shank (6) and from which at least one elastic arm (30) protrudes in the axial direction in such a way t... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7625360 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7611499 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611487 | Protective device for an injection needle Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7601139 | Spring launched needle safety clip A hypodermic needle assembly configured such that the movement of a needle shield into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of a longitudinal force applied by insertion of a syringe plunger is provided. The hypodermic needle assembly accor... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7601138 | Catheter The catheter provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention includes an elongate tube having a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion formed by stretching the distal portion of the elongate tube. The catheter is made throughout from an identic... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7544180 | Safety syringes Syringes are disclosed herein incorporating a variety of safety mechanisms for protecting the users from accidental needle stick. In certain embodiments, the syringes incorporate retractable carriages that can be retracted into the syringe barrels by engaging with t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7530966 | Safety syringes Syringes are disclosed herein incorporating a variety of safety mechanisms for protecting the users from accidental needle stick. In certain embodiments, the syringes incorporate retractable carriages that can be retracted into the syringe barrels by engaging with t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7500965 | Safety spring catheter introducer assembly A catheter introducer assembly is disclosed whereby the safety spring clip moves into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of the needle from the catheter bore. The catheter introducer assembly according to the present in... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7422570 | Syringe pump having a piston brake The syringe pump comprises a receiving position for a syringe. The piston plate of the syringe is moved by a drive head which is fastened to a drive rod. For locking the piston rod prior to fixing the piston plate in the drive head, a braking element is provided on ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374554 | Safety spring catheter introducer assembly A catheter introducer assembly is disclosed whereby the safety spring clip moves into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of the needle from the catheter bore. The catheter introducer assembly according to the present in... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354422 | Spring launched needle safety clip A hypodermic needle assembly configured such that the movement of a needle shield into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of a longitudinal force applied by insertion of a syringe plunger is provided. The hypodermic needle assembly accor... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7264613 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7214211 | Needle assembly with protective element The invention relates to a protective device for an injection needle or infusion needle, comprising a needle holder at the proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be moved, said protective element being prevented, by an... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186239 | Short catheter A catheter assembly is provided which provides a flexible catheter tube having one end provided with a catheter hub. A hollow needle having a needle hub on its end is installed in the catheter tube with its sharp end extending out from one end of the catheter tube a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160269 | Short catheter A catheter assembly is provided which provides a flexible catheter tube having one end provided with a catheter hub. A hollow needle having a needle hub on its end is installed in the catheter tube with its sharp end extending out from one end of the catheter tube a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125397 | Protective device for an injection needle Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6932242 | Syringe pump The syringe pump comprises a housing (10). The operating panel (32) is situated on a swiveling lid (30) on the front side of the housing (10). The lid (30) further comprises a window (34) with a magnifying device (35)... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6889556 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor is provided with two supporting bodies (10,11) with plane supporting surfaces (12,13) between which a hose (14) is compressed or flattened. For measuring the internal pressure of the hose (14), pressure transmission mean... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6830047 | Anaesthetic controller For automatic supply of an active substance to a patient's body (14) the supply rate (R) of an infusion pump (13) is evaluated. The supply rate is processed in a patient model (11) which receives the corresponding active substance data from a dr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6743214 | Withdrawal spike The withdrawal spike comprises a piercing thorn (10) and a housing (12) having filter chambers for air and fluid. In a connecting piece (23) for connection of an external device a self-closing valve (31) is arranged. Said valve (31... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6730083 | Puncture cannula A puncture cannula, particularly for nerve stimulation, comprises a steel cannula (10) attached to a cannula hub (11), and a cable (19) extending through an insertion channel (18) and having its core (21) connected to the steel can... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709419 | Short catheter A catheter assembly is provided which provides a flexible catheter tube having one end provided with a catheter hub. A hollow needle having a needle hub on its end is installed in the catheter tube with its sharp end extending out from one end of the catheter tube a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6676651 | Ureter drainage device In a ureter drainage device comprising a ureteral catheter (10), a sliding hose (12) to be coupled to the proximal end of the ureteral catheter (10), and a control hose (18) to be mounted over the sliding hose (12), it is provided that the ureteral cathet... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6616630 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the c... | 09/09/2003 |
