"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7546987 | Cable tray assemblies A cable tray is provided for supporting conductive cable and a system is provided to connect cable trays to create secure cable pathways to safely organize and support conductive cable. The system includes improved junctions for joinder of cable trays in any desired... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7469962 | Disposable chair cover Form-fitting chair covers preferably formed from a disposable, non-woven fabric are disclosed. The covers are pre-formed in a variety of shapes to fit a variety of chair types. Provisions may be made for adjusting the chair cover to fit to a particularly sized chair... | 12/30/2008 |
| D583006 | Flotation device | 12/16/2008 |
| 7438717 | Anesthesia intubating forceps Forceps with a pair of scissor-like arms that are pivotally connected to each other and that continue past the pivot to form a catheter guide. At least two and preferably three bends are disposed in the arms immediately before the pivot, which allow the medical prof... | 10/21/2008 |
| D567440 | Hair styling iron | 04/22/2008 |
| D559751 | Airfoil | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313198 | Self calibrating transmit path correction system A transmit path correction system (34) for compensating for digital DC offsets, I/Q gain imbalances and I/Q phase imbalances includes a mixed signal forward path (36) and a mixed signal feedback path (38). The forward pat (36), which is o... | 12/25/2007 |
| D554555 | Bracelet | 11/06/2007 |
| 7265301 | Weight tracking scale and method of use The present invention provides an improved scale that only shows a user how much weight he or she has gained or lost. The scale includes a weight sensing apparatus and a numerical display. A computer stores a user's initial pre-diet weight, and then compares that we... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7207622 | Reversible lounge chair A lounge chair having a frame supported by legs, which may or may not have wheels incorporated therewith, and at least first and second adjustable backrest portions pivotally attached to the chair. When a sunbather wishes to sit on the lounge chair in an inclined po... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182090 | System for cleaning components of a water retaining device, associated water retaining device, and water propulsion device for use therein A system for cleaning components of one or more water retaining devices (e.g., tubs) includes two pumps, a tank, one or more supply valves, a water retaining device, and control circuitry. The pumps control the flow of a concentrated cleaning agent and water to the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7150890 | Process for the purification of marigold xanthophylls Description of a process to extract, saponify and purify lutein and zeaxantine contained in Marigold flowers free from any genetic manipulation, which have been harvested by hand and dried upon weather so that it neither contains epoxicarotenoids or cis-carotenoids.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132763 | System and method for automatically interrupting power to a secondary device upon the extinguishing of power to a primary device The present invention encompasses a system and method for automatically interrupting a flow of power from an external electrical energy source to at least one device upon the extinguishing of power to another device. The system includes a power strip, a voltage sens... | 11/07/2006 |