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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7017596 | Apparatus for washing haircutting and hairdressing instruments using ultrasonic waves The present invention relates to an apparatus for washing a haircutting and hairdressing instrument using ultrasonic wave capable of removing dusts attached to a haircutting and hairdressing instrument by submerging the same in a washing liquid filled in a washing c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6698360 | Nail caring table having vacuum purifier A table with a work board for nail care by a worker on a generally opposite customer is in combination with a suction member. The suction member has a hollow space, a pair of exterior surface portions on one side for supporting lower portions of a custome... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698039 | Footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator The present invention relates to a footcare whirlpool massage instrument equipped with an ozone generator which can massage entire feet with jets of high-pressure water and simultaneously sterilize minute germs on the feet with ozone jets. In a footcare w... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6503212 | Massage chair for carrying out foot massage by utilizing whirlpool A massage chair capable of massaging even the foot by utilizing a whirlpool formed by the spouting of water is disclosed, in which the chair can be moved back and forth, its seatback can be reclined, and the instep and the sole of the foot can be massaged... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6035858 | Nail management device and circuit therefor Disclosed is a nail management device and circuit therefor which can utilize an ultrasonic wave to thereby remove artificial nails from user's nails, separate the foreign materials under the nails, and massage the nails and hands of the user. The device i... | 03/14/2000 |
