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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5961484 | Method for removal of medical device, especially a transducer patch An electrode for attachment to a patient comprises a flexible planar member, an electrically conductive member embedded in said flexible member and adapted for contact with the patient, a layer of electrically conductive adhesive applied to the conductive... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5947285 | Medical waste disposal container A medical waste disposal system for contaminated products to be disposed having a hollow, disposal container and a housing enclosure which is engageable with and covers the container. The housing enclosure has an opening and a tumbler which is pivotally m... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5918762 | Container installing system A secure installing system for mounting a container on a frame member, with ease of access to the container. The installing system is appropriate for use in a medical environment such as a hospital. The frame member may be a shelf bracket, or a cabinet fo... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5903293 | Ink-jet bottle and valve system An ink-jet bottle and valve system which delivers ink-jet ink to an ink-jet printer apparatus having an ink reservoir. The system has five, main components: (1) a bottle, (2) a housing, (3) a valve, (4), a cover, and (5) a vent tube. Coupled to the ink re... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5848966 | Medical device easily removed from skin and a method of removal therefrom An electrode for attachment to a patient comprises a flexible planar member, an electrically conductive member embedded in said flexible member and adapted for contact with the patient, a layer of electrically conductive adhesive applied to the conductive... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5833622 | Non-invasive fetal probe having improved mechanical and electrical properties A non-invasive fetal probe having enhanced adhesion and electrical isolation for attaching to the presenting part of a fetus and sensing at least one fetal parameter during labor and delivery. In one embodiment of the present invention, the electrical iso... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803639 | Apparatus for removing medical adhesive devices from skin A scraping apparatus or scraper for contacting an adhesive device and skin to which the adhesive device is attached, at an interface between the adhesive device and the skin, to remove the adhesive device from the skin. In one configuration, the scraping ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5782761 | Molded electrode A conductive medical electrode formed from a moldable, conductive material such as carbon-filled plastic. In one embodiment, the electrode is an integral, conductive electrode including a stud adapted to detachably couple the electrode to a lead wire and ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5735598 | Surgical light handle cover A removable handle for a surgical light fixture includes a tubular handle, a circular shield, and a threaded portion. The circular shield includes two living hinges which permit the shield to be folded down against the handle for storage. A plurality of t... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5697907 | Safety catheter A safety catheter assembly holds a catheter onto an assembly housing, to prevent exposure of the point of a used needle. A needle extending from a needle assembly. A needle point lock has a housing, a locking arm with a hook extending outside of the housi... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697123 | Folding surgical light handle A folding surgical light handle is made from an inexpensive light weight material and can be made as a single part including a handle body with a grip portion, a flange, and an integral connecting member which links the handle body and flange together thr... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5680859 | Integrated introducer and drive rod positioning system for a fetal spiral electrode An integrated introducer and drive rod system used to position and attach a spiral-shaped, biological needle probe to a fetus during labor and delivery. The system ensures that the sharp, pointed, probe (typically, a fetal spiral electrode) remains protec... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5674275 | Polyacrylate and polymethacrylate ester based hydrogel adhesives A hydrogel adhesive made of a polymer formed by polymerizing a water soluble long chain (meth)acrylate ester monomer (structure I); a hydrogel adhesive made of a copolymer formed by copolymerizing a first water soluble long chain (meth)acrylate ester mono... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5671736 | Fetal electrode product with easy-to-handle connector A fetal electrode product for transmitting signals indicative of fetal heart rate from a fetus to a monitor. The product includes a slotted introducer which can be comfortably inserted through the cervix of the mother. A drive mechanism slides and rotates... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5666686 | Cauterizer blade wiping device A body, which may have a tubular or dome-like shape with an open top and bottom, has a wall with one or more elongated slots extending along the wall from the top toward the bottom. A cauterizer blade may be drawn through a slot in any suitable orientatio... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665477 | Hydrogel adhesive for attaching medical device to patient A biocompatible hydrogel adhesive which is prepared from a precursor containing acrylic acid and an alcoholamine and is adhesive under both wet and dry conditions. The use of diisopropanolamine provides these unexpected and unique wet tack properties and ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5614586 | Polyacrylate and Polymethacrylate ester based hydrogel adhesives A hydrogel adhesive made of a polymer formed by polymerizing a water soluble long chain (meth)acrylate ester monomer (structure I); a hydrogel adhesive made of a copolymer formed by copolymerizing a first water soluble long chain (meth)acrylate ester mono... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5601532 | Locking safety cover for sharp instruments A safety device for a medical/surgical needle has a needle retainer in a chassis within a housing. The needle retainer includes a spring pushing a gripping wheel against walls of the chassis. The needle retainer allows a needle point to enter into the cha... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584809 | Safety catheter A safety catheter has a needle extending from a needle assembly. A needle point lock has a housing, a locking arm with a hook extending outside of the housing and a rear tab. A wheel within the housing is pushed against a ramp surface and the rear tab of ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5566680 | Transducer-tipped intrauterine pressure catheter system A transducer-tipped intrauterine pressure catheter system for measuring, and delivering to an external monitor a signal representative of, the pressure in the uterus of a woman in labor. The system has a disposable catheter with an affixed asymmetric tip.... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5527333 | Slicing disposable blood sampling device A disposable blood sampling device for slicing a precise incision of predetermined length and depth in the skin of a patient. The device includes a hollow housing having a top surface with an opening, a front surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5474065 | Non-invasive fetal probe A non-invasive fetal probe attaching to the presenting part of a fetus and sensing at least one fetal parameter during labor and delivery. The body of the probe is formed of a conductive hydrogel which is adhesive to both wet and dry surfaces. The hydroge... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5404876 | Disposable leg plate assembly having floating reference electrode A disposable electrode assembly for contacting a patient and for receiving electrical signals from at least one remotely located electrode, the remotely located electrode having leads. The electrode assembly has a thin, flexible, leg plate with a bottom s... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400782 | Integral medical electrode including a fusible conductive substrate An integral medical electrode for monitoring and diagnostic applications which includes a fusible conductive substrate to which are fused the other components, such as the conductor, of the electrode. The fusible conductive substrate includes a non-conduc... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388579 | Fetal electrode product with channeled drive mechanism and improved torque characteristics A fetal electrode product for transmitting signals indicative of fetal heart rate from a fetus to a monitor. A drive mechanism slides and rotates a holder--to which are attached, at opposite ends, a fetal spiral electrode (FSE) and a reference electrode--... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5383737 | Hand writing device A hand writing device for assisting the young, old, and disabled to impart indicia onto a medium. The device includes an ergonomically designed and anthropomorphically shaped body having a top adapted to accommodate the palm of the hand, a planar bottom, ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5377677 | Packaging system for a fetal electrode A packaging system for a fetal electrode assembly. The assembly includes an electrode which can be attached to a fetus. The electrode is coupled to an electrode wire. The electrode wire extends through a drive tube and terminates in a connector end. A fle... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5279308 | Intrauterine pressure catheter system An intrauterine pressure catheter system for monitoring pressure in the uterus of a mother during labor and delivery. The system includes a reusable junction box with a needle communicating directly to a pressure transducer sensor. The sensor transmits ch... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5261402 | Snapless, tabless, disposable medical electrode with low profile A snapless, tabless, disposable medical electrode having a low profile for transmitting electrical signals between the skin of a patient and external monitoring equipment. The electrode has an adhesive substrate with a central opening and a pressure sensi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5260166 | Seamless, trilaminate, photopolymer cylindrical printing plate and method of manufacture A seamless, trilaminate, photopolymer cylindrical printing plate useful in a variety of printing processes, including the flexographic, letter press, dry-offset, intaglio, and gravure processes, capable of millions of printing runs with minimal degradatio... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5224490 | Disposable tocodynamometer with self-adjusting bellows A non-invasive, disposable, self-adjusting tocodynamometer (10) for monitoring uterine contractions of a patient during pregnancy, labor, and delivery The tocodynamometer includes a pressure-sensitive, fluid. filled bellows (20) responsive to changes in t... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5209679 | Adaptive medical electrode connector with male stud An electrical conducting connector used to interconnect medical electrodes and monitoring devices. The male stud, commonly manufactured on the electrode, is relocated to a new position as an integral part of the connector. Consequently, the connector can ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5197472 | Disposable leg plate electrode assembly A disposable electrode assembly comprising a pair of thin, flexible, foam pads having adhesive on their facing surfaces. Leads from remotely located fetal electrodes are secured between the pads by the adhesive and are in electrical contact with conductiv... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5066633 | Sensitizer for heat sensitive paper coatings A heat sensitive coating has a colorless or light colored leuco dye precursor, preferably having a five-membered spirol lactone ring at one end of the molecule, and a tertiary amino group at another end of the molecule, and a developer. Sensitizers which ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4854762 | Disposable marker and adapter for pen-driven integrator A disposable marker and adapter for use in an integrator pen. The forward end of the marker fits within the adapter and a nib holder, projecting from the front of the marker, is threadedly retained therein. The rear end of the adapter is adapted to be fri... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4814216 | Transparency medium for automatic printers Transparency medium for automatic printers comprises transparent film sheet with central window area and surrounding margin area and a backer sheet bonded to the film sheet only in the margin area. Preferably, a sequence of such backer sheets, including s... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4776343 | Disposable pressure transducer for use with a catheter A disposable blood pressure transducer system for use with a catheter with or without a catheter flush/flow valve. The transducer housing has both electrical and fluid connections, with the electrical connections being protected from contamination by flui... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4737651 | Optical apparatus for the measurement of coat weight of coated products Optical apparatus which compares the transmittance of radiation through a coated product with the transmittance of radiation through only the base material of the coated product to measure the coating weight of the coating on the coated product. A dichroi... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4633275 | Means for mounting a pen on a chart recorder A recording instrument pen and pen arm and the combination thereof, the mounting means comprising a rearwardly extending channel-defining member associated with said pen and including a slot having two widthwise segments at lengthwise positions thereof, t... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4588762 | Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions for medical electrodes A heterogeneous, pressure-sensitive, electrically conductive adhesive for disposable biomedical electrodes. The adhesive consists of two phases: a viscoelastic polymeric adhesive phase and an electrically conductive aqueous phase containing a water recept... | 05/13/1986 |
