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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5510115 | Method and composition for administration of beneficial agent by controlled dissolution An anhydrous solid water-soluble composition and method for direct controlled administration of beneficial agents to a flowing medical fluid. The beneficial agents are geometrically dispersed in a solid matrix and isolated from one and other to allow admi... | 04/23/1996 |
| 4981474 | Body fluid drainage device A body fluid drainage device that includes a wedge-shaped reservoir evacuator which has a first sidewall and a second sidewall integrally formed and joined along a coextending common edge. A third collapsible bellows-shaped sidewall extends between the no... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4924655 | Film guide system A guide system for improving the orientation of a web of film as it passes around a fill tube structure in a form, fill, seal packaging machine is provided. The guide system comprises at least two members removably coupled to the fill tube structure, and ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4925444 | Closed multi-fluid delivery system and method A multiple fluid delivery system usable for the delivery of intravenous fluids to a patient from a plurality of fluid sources includes flexible tubing members for coupling the sources to a fluid junction member. The fluid junction member, wherein little o... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4906230 | Steerable catheter tip A catheter sized and adapted to be passed through a tortuous path into a desired location in a human medical patient's body is disclosed. This catheter includes a deflection system, such as a bellows located at or near the distal end of the catheter. The ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4900389 | Method of sealing an article via radio frequency A method of radio frequency sealing attaches a seal member to a cylindrical, hollow, access port of a container. The method uses two sets of spaced apart die elements to generate an axial electric field along a region where the port and seal member overla... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4886506 | Soft tip catheter A catheter includes a catheter tube extending to a distal end portion that terminates at a terminal end of the catheter tube, the distal end portion including a tapered portion extending between the terminal end and a transition region on the distal end p... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883462 | Blood extraction assist apparatus and method A limb stimulator is engaged with a lower portion of a patient's limb for facilitating sustained venous blood flow therefrom toward a phlebotomy needle when the stimulator is activated. The stimulator may be an inflatable squeeze bulb adapted to engage a ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882106 | Methods of manufacturing nucleophilic material modified for improved biocompatibility A material is formed into hollow fiber form, and the surface characteristics of the interior bore is selectively modified in a predetermined fashion by a reactive lumen fluid. Nucleophilic materials, such as regenerated cellulose, can be formed into hollo... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4871682 | Diluent carryover control An air knife is positioned to direct a stream or blast of air across the tip of a sample probe as it is withdrawn from a cuvette containing a reagent, diluent, and patient sample solution. After the probe is flushed with diluent, the air knife drives any ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4867174 | Guidewire for medical use A structure comprising: an elongated, flexible inner element and a substantially water insoluble, biocompatible sheath disposed over the inner element, the structure having a substantially uniform cross-section, being substantially solid, and sized and sh... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867157 | Surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument comprising an outer tube having a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis. The outer tube has a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube. Each of the openings has first and second cutting e... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4858618 | Thermodilution method and apparatus for determining right ventricular ejection fraction A method and apparatus for determining right heart ejection fraction by injecting a cold indicator into the right ventricle or locations in the heart upstream thereof during an injection period and allowing the indicator to be diluted with blood and flow ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4857043 | Apparatus and methods for measuring pulsatile blood process stream pressure A positive gauge blood pressure signal is transmitted to a gas column from a pulsatile blood flow stream hydrostatically higher than the pressure transducer. Particularly, a first conduit having a predetermined internal diameter smaller than a second cond... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4850354 | Surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument comprising an outer tube having a peripheral wall, an end wall and an opening in the peripheral wall and the end wall. The outer tube has first and second cutting edges defining portions of the periphery of the opening, and t... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4844064 | Surgical cutting instrument with end and side openings A surgical cutting instrument comprising: an outer tube sized for insertion through an opening in a patient, the outer tube having a distal end wall, a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis, the outer tube having a first and second opening, the first opening... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844071 | Endoscope coupler device A coupler device for coupling an endoscope to a camera head includes a housing that defines an enclosed light path extending along an optical axis between first and second end portions of the housing together with mounting components for attaching the fir... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838888 | Calcification mitigation of implantable bioprostheses A process for treating biological tissue prior to implantation to mitigate the calcification of the tissue following implantation comprises incorporating acetylsalicylic acid into the tissue in an amount effective to reduce calcification of the tissue aft... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4834677 | Male and/or female electrical connectors Electrical snap-fit coupling elements designed for economy of manufacture and simplicity of assembly and use. The present elements comprise female connectors, including male/female connectors, including male/female adaptors, female connector extensions an... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829746 | Apparatus for placing a web of film under tension An apparatus for placing a folded web of film under tension comprising at least one pair of rollers, a first side of the folded web of film being fed between the pair of rollers, the pair of rollers being mounted out of parallel to the first side of the f... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4828693 | Water pressure regulator for hemodialysis apparatus A pressure regulating system for a hemodialysis machine utilizes a deaeration pump and a regulator in a deaeration loop for minimizing pressure and flow transients in a heated water supply. The deaeration loop has the pump, a deaeration pressure regulator... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4821996 | Fluid flow control valve and transfer set A multi-position rotary valve system is useable with a disposable fluid transfer set for carrying out a sequence of steps to implement a drain and fill procedure in connection with peritoneal dialysis. A method of carrying out peritoneal dialysis includes... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4821761 | Closed loop pump control system A system for controlling the output flow rate of a second pump to proportionately track the output flow rate of a first pump in which the first pump produces an electrical signal at each successive stroke thereof. An electrical circuit produces an electri... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4820283 | Shear force gauge A device for use in withdrawing a catheter such as a balloon catheter from a vessel in the vascular system in order to inhibit damage to the vessel wall includes an assembly defining a passageway through which to pass the catheter. The assembly is dimensi... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4819751 | Valvuloplasty catheter and method A valvuloplasty catheter comprising a catheter body having a through lumen, a tube extending through the lumen and having a distal end portion extending distally beyond the distal end of the catheter body and movable axially in the lumen relative to the c... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4816221 | Method of simultaneously assembling and sterilizing a unitary container and a fluid transfer set A method of forming a unitary, sterile fluid dispensing assembly includes forming a fluid-filled container with a vinyl disposing port and forming a fluid transfer set with a vinyl spike connector. The spike connector is inserted into the vinyl disposing ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815978 | Clinical analysis methods and systems An improved and unique mixing technique particularly useful as part of the process for the clinical analysis of liquid biological samples is described. The sample is placed in a cuvette along with a reagent and a diluent. The top (opening) of the cuvette ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4811733 | Electrosurgical device A device for electrosurgery includes a curved-tip probe adapted for insertion into an incision, and a resiliently deformable electrode movable longitudinally within the probe so that the distal end can be projected in an offset direction out of the tip of... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811734 | Surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument comprising an outer tube having a peripheral wall and a longitudinal axis. The outer tube has a plurality of openings arranged generally longitudinally along the outer tube. Each of the openings has first and second cutting e... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4801187 | Liquid light tube end cap assembly An improved and unique liquid light tube (guide) end cap assembly particularly useful in a system for the clinical analysis of liquid biological samples for directing wavelengths of light is described. The assembly comprises a light guide having projectin... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4796615 | Connector for esophageal probe A quick disconnect connector for use with a system for measuring depth of anaesthesia of a patient. For this purpose, a probe is attached to a patient to detect esophageal contractions. The probe is connected to a patient station by means of flexible tri-... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794750 | Method for making containers having ports A method is disclosed for making containers (40) in which a sheet of thermoplastic material (10) that is adapted to be formed into a pouch is introduced into a mold cavity (14). A molding compound (22) is also introduced into the mold cavity (14). The mol... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4793494 | Break-apart container A break-apart container which comprises: abutting first and second compartments, the first and second compartments each defining a facing wall that lies against the facing wall of the outer compartment in face-to-face relation. The facing walls may be sea... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4792163 | Secondary lock for medical tube coupling A secondary lock for preventing separation of a pair of connected tubular members comprises an elongated body which carries a toothed rack. A first transversely extending retention member is carried adjacent one end of the body, with a sliding member slid... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4791926 | Method of controlling laser energy removal of plaque to prevent vessel wall damage A method of controlling laser energy removal of plaque or other obstructions from a vessel of the cardiovascular system includes advancing a laser delivery catheter to a position in proximity with a targeted lesion, placing a laser energy sensor device in... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4792449 | Method for drug administration This invention relates to a method for administering drugs. In particular a lipophilic drug is solubilized by a food, such as chocolate, and admixed with an oil-based carrier. The lipid soluble drug is thus conveyed to the gastrointestinal tract. Because ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4792373 | Heat sealing apparatus A system for heat sealing in conjunction a pair of plastic strips each of having a series of regularly spaced transverse pockets so that the pockets together form chambers separated by webs. The two pocketed strips to be joined are brought together and th... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4791913 | Optical valvulotome An instrument comprising an elongated control handle having a passage extending therethrough, an elongated flexible catheter body having at least one lumen and a distal end coupled to the control handle and an elongated flexible member extending through t... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790815 | Heat sterilizable plastic container with non-stick interior surfaces A container includes facing plastic wall portions, one having a nonuniform or irregular surface finish, the other having a uniform or regular surface finish. The two differing surface finishes each have a different mean depth. The juxtaposition of these u... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4790831 | Torque-control catheter A catheter includes an elongated tube having a size and shape adapted to be inserted into the cardiovascular system that is composed of a material having a modulus of elasticity providing stiffness to enhance catheter torque control, and a sheath coaxiall... | 12/13/1988 |
