Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123732 | Bowel management system A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer hardness in the range of about 50 A to about 90 A. The second catheter... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118797 | Flushable body waste collection pouches, pouch-in pouch appliances using the same, and methods pertaining thereto A flushable biodegradable pouch having water-dispersible fibers along at least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch's cover layer provided with a water-soluble hydrophilic coating. The pouch's cover layer is water-disintegratable, and the water-soluble hydrop... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8075540 | Bowel management system with physiologic sensors A bowel management system includes a rectal catheter; and at least one physiologic sensor. The rectal catheter has a portion in contact with a patient's body internally thereof during use of the system, to thereby determine a preselected physiologic parameter of a p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8053030 | Methods of applying a hydrophilic coating to a substrate, and substrates having a hydrophilic coating This invention relates to methods of applying to a substrate a hydrophilic coating that becomes lubricious when activated with water or water vapor, and to substrates having such a hydrophilic coating. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051981 | Catheter product package and method of forming same A catheter product package and method of forming same in which the package comprises a sheet material wrapped about the catheter product to form a package for the catheter product. The catheter product extends generally longitudinally within the package, and the she... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8011505 | Vapor hydrated collapsible sleeve hydrophilic catheter package A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating on at least a portion of the outer surface of a catheter tube which may be surrounde... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7981099 | Deodorizing gas filter assembly for a body waste collection pouch, and method of making A high performance flatus gas filter assembly, and a body waste collection pouch with which it may be used, along with a method for making such an assembly, are disclosed. The assembly includes a filter pad having first and second layers of deodorizing filter media ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7931631 | Peelable and flushable ostomy pouch and method of use An ostomy appliance having a face plate assembly and inner and outer pouches joined thereto, has its outer pouch provided with one or more peripherally-extending sealing seams that allow the walls of the outer pouch to be separated by peeling forces applied in direc... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7915186 | Skin contacting product and method of making same The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material al... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7886907 | Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic product in a package A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating applied to at least a portion of t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879016 | Ostomy pouch with bias members and closure means A drainable ostomy pouch having sidewalls of flexible sheet material defining a cavity therebetween and a downwardly-extending neck portion terminating in a discharge opening that is closed by folding the neck portion upwardly and opened by unfolding the neck portio... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879015 | Drainable ostomy pouch with integrated closure A drainable ostomy pouch is disclosed which comprises a first or proximal and a second or distal side wall of flexible sheet material sealed to each other for defining a cavity therebetween for receiving human stomal discharge through an aperture in the proximal sid... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7833169 | Device and method for the collection of a urine sample A device and method for collection of a urine sample is disclosed which comprises a channel, an opening in the channel, and a collector associated with the opening. The channel is formed so that urine can flow through it from a first end to a second end thereof. The... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819849 | Laminated material and body wearable pouch formed therefrom A laminated material suitable for use in forming body wearable pouches is disclosed. The laminated material comprises three distinct layers including a fabric layer, a film layer and an adhesive layer therebetween. The adhesive layer substantially continuously bonds... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815617 | Laminated material and skin contacting products formed therefrom A laminated material suitable for use in forming skin contacting products is disclosed. The laminated material comprises three distinct layers including a fabric layer, a film layer and an adhesive layer therebetween. The adhesive layer substantially continuously bo... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7770726 | Catheter product package and method of forming same A sheet material wrapped about a catheter to form a package. The catheter extends generally longitudinally within the package, and the sheet material extends from a point beyond the proximal end to a point beyond the distal end of the catheter. Confronting proximal ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767291 | Hydrocolloid-containing adhesive composition having network of fibrillated polymeric fibers Hydrocolloid-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions for medical use are disclosed which contain networks of fibrillated polymeric fibers that have surface areas of at least 4 square meters per gram and which have superior properties of low cold flow and... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7722583 | Bowel management system and waste collection bag therefor A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer hardness in the range of about 50 A to about 90 A. The second catheter... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7604622 | Ostomy appliance having outer and inner pouches joined by peelable seams and a filter for deodorizing flatus gases An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorising filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in adv... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7559922 | Ostomy pouch and high performance deodorizing gas filter assembly therefor An ostomy pouch and high-performance gas filter assembly therefor, in which the filter assembly includes an envelope defining a filter chamber containing a radial flow deodorizing filter pad. The pad's opposite faces are joined to the inner surfaces of the envelope ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556707 | Flushable body waste collection pouch, pouch-in-pouch appliance using the same, and method relating thereto A biodegradable and toilet-flushable body waste collection pouch, and an appliance and method in which such pouch constitutes the inner pouch of a peelably separable pouch-in-pouch system, are disclosed. The walls of the inner pouch are composed of an ultra-thin, he... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7517339 | Peelable and flushable ostomy pouch and method of use An ostomy appliance having a face plate assembly and inner and outer pouches joined thereto, has its outer pouch provided with one or more peripherally-extending sealing seams that allow the walls of the outer pouch to be separated by peeling forces applied in direc... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7422577 | Lubricating deodorant for ostomy pouches A lubricating deodorant for ostomy pouches in the form of an aqueous solution which contains both a water-soluble lubricating agent and a compatible water-soluble complexing agent capable of complexing with and neutralizing the odor-causing molecules of fecal matter... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7380658 | Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic catheter within a package A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating applied to at least a portion of t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7334679 | Tear open package for hydrophilic-coated catheter A tear open package for a catheter having an insertion end and a funnel end includes a pair of thin elongated sheets of gas impermeable material joined about their edges by a perimeter heat seal. The elongated sheets of material form a catheter-receiving cavity in w... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326190 | Ostomy pouch and high performance deodorizing gas filter assembly therefor An ostomy pouch and high-performance gas filter assembly therefore, in which the filter assembly includes an envelope defining a filter chamber containing a radial flow deodorizing filter pad. The pad's opposite faces are joined to the inner surfaces of the envelope... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270860 | Multilayer chlorine-free film with barrier layer of a polyamide blend and ostomy pouches formed therefrom A multilayer heat-sealable chlorine-free odor barrier film having relatively low modulus, high interlaminar strength, and low noise upon flexing is provided. The film comprises an odor barrier layer of an amorphous polyamide resin blended with an anhydride-modified ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7214217 | Ostomy appliance having outer and inner pouches joined by peelable seams and a filter for deodorizing flatus gases An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorizing filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in adv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179245 | Flushable body waste collection pouch, pouch-in-pouch appliance using the same, and method relating thereto A biodegradable and toilet-flushable body waste collection pouch, and an appliance in which such pouch constitutes the inner pouch of a peelably separable pouch-in- pouch system, are disclosed. The walls of the inner pouch are composed of an ultra-thin, heat-sealabl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147627 | Bowel management system A bowel management system includes a waste collection catheter having at least two distinct sections. The first section is patient proximal when disposed in the patient's rectum and has durometer hardness in the range of about 50A to about 90A. The second catheter s... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6919492 | Skin barrier strip having triangular cross section An elongate rectilinear strip of skin barrier material is disclosed, such strip being of generally uniform triangular cross section through its length, such triangle having at least two, and preferably three, unequal sides. The strip may be cut to desired length and... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6887222 | Ostomy pouch with bias members and closure means A drainable ostomy pouch having sidewalls of flexible sheet material defining a cavity therebetween and a downwardly-extending neck portion terminating in a discharge opening that is closed by folding the neck portion upwardly and opened by unfolding the neck portio... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6870074 | Thin film scar dressing and use thereof A scar dressing of thin polymeric film having a thickness no greater than about 10 mils (0.254 mm) is disclosed. The film is preferably coated on one side with a hypoallergenic pressure-sensitive adhesive, and the dressing as a whole has a permeability profile for m... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6830565 | Adhesive faceplate for ostomy appliance having mirrored release sheet An adhesive wafer for use as the faceplate of an ostomy appliance is disclosed. The wafer includes an adhesive layer of hydrocolloid-containing material having first and second surfaces, a flexible backing layer covering the first surface, and a removable release sh... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6787682 | Absorbent foam wound dressing A highly conformable and absorbent polymeric foam wound dressing is disclosed, such dressing being particularly useful in preventing pooling of fluid in a draining wound while at the same time maintaining surrounding skin surfaces in a relatively dry state. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6740067 | Reformable convex adapter for ostomy appliance A convex adapter for ostomy appliances is disclosed, the adapter including an adapter ring formed entirely of a soft, tacky, moisture-absorbent and swellable, hydrocolloid-containing adhesive material, one that retains its integrity on hydration and is shape-recover... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726667 | Drainable ostomy pouch and closure means therefor A drainable ostomy pouch having at least one arcuate spring member, and preferably two such spring members, adjacent the discharge opening at the lower end of the pouch is disclosed. Each wall of the pouch with such arcuate spring member is normally bowed outwardly ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6673056 | Snap-in insert for convex ostomy faceplate A snap-in insert is disclosed for use with the faceplate of an ostomy appliance. The faceplate includes a convex pressure ring and an adhesive barrier pad or wafer that extends over the convex surface of that ring. The insert has an apertured support wall... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6602244 | Lubricating and gripping device for urinary catheter package A device for lubricating a urinary catheter and for normally and automatically gripping the catheter but selectively releasing such catheter only when squeezing forces are applied by a user's fingers during a catheterization procedure. Such a device is al... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578709 | Urinary catheter package and lubricator therefor with combined gripping and sealing means A urinary catheter package takes the form of a pouch containing a catheter and a lubricating device. The lubricating device comprises a housing with distal and proximal end portions and a lubricant-containing chamber therebetween. A frusto-conical collar ... | 06/17/2003 |
