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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5586563 | Method for making a surgical drape A surgical drape and a method of simultaneously forming a drape blank a surgical drape in a single operation having both a screen portion and a fitted portion. A first continuous web forming a body portion of a surgical drape is advanced along a first lon... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5585186 | Coating composition having anti-reflective, and anti-fogging properties A coating composition which imparts anti-reflective and anti-fog properties to substrates coated therewith. The coating composition utilizes an inorganic metal oxide in combination with silane or a siloxane oligomer. The coating compositions are particula... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5518763 | Method of making indicator tapes Sterilization indicator tapes utilizing moisture-resistant, water-dispersible, pressure sensitive adhesives are provided. The indicator tapes comprise a non-water-dispersible backing having a sterilization indicator thereon, which is coated on at least on... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5462644 | Biofilm reduction method A method of killing microorganisms which form a biofilm on surfaces, including the surfaces of medical articles or on tissue or implant surfaces in a living subject. Killing of biofilm microorganisms is accomplished by applying an electric field to an ele... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460880 | Indicator tapes and methods Sterilization indicator tapes utilizing moisture-resistant, water-dispersible, pressure sensitive adhesives are provided. The indicator tapes comprise a non-water-dispersible backing having a sterilization indicator thereon, which is coated on at least on... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5446925 | Adjustable face shield An adjustable face shield for protecting the face of the wearer, having a mask adapted to cover the nose and mouth of the wearer and a flexible eye shield having a transparent upper portion adapted to fit over the eyes of the wearer. The eye shield has a ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5435660 | Liquid applicator with frangible ampoule and support A liquid applicator is provided which is particularly useful in applying preoperative surgical scrubs or paints to skin. The liquid is contained in a frangible ampoule inside the body of the applicator. This ampoule is supported and protected by a deforma... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5418167 | Rapid read-out biological indicator A rapid method of determining the efficacy of a sterilization cycle, and an indicator adapted to perform such method, comprising subjecting to the sterilization cycle a source of active enzyme having activity which correlates with the viability of a micro... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5418022 | Method of forming a pocket from a spunbonded olefin sheet and a microbial resistant package produced thereby Packaging, particularly for medical supplies and devices, is made from spunbonded olefin sheet material. At least a portion of the olefin sheet material is deformed to increase its surface area by between 4 and 60 percent, so as to create a pocket of a di... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5308180 | Liquid applicator with metering insert A liquid applicator is provided which is particularly useful in applying preoperative surgical scrubs or paints to skin. The article is provided with an inner layer of flexible porous material and an outer layer of open cell foam sponge material. The flex... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5288159 | Liquid applicator with frangible ampoule and support A liquid applicator is provided which is particularly useful in applying preoperative surgical scrubs or paints to skin. The liquid is contained in a frangible ampoule inside the body of the applicator. This ampoule is supported and protected by a deforma... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5252484 | Rapid read-out biological indicator A rapid method of determining the efficacy of a sterilization cycle, and an indicator adapted to perform such method, comprising subjecting to the sterilization cycle a source of active enzyme having activity which correlates with the viability of a micro... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5223401 | Rapid read-out sterility indicator A unitary sterility indicator and a method for its use, the indicator comprising an outer container having liquid impermeable and gas non-absorptive walls, and having a gas-transmissive, bacteria impermeable opening therein; contained within the outer con... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5123535 | Sterile holder for x-ray cassettes A flexible sterilized bag which easily unfolds to receive an x-ray cassette and is easily closed using a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating strip located around the bag. The bag is advantageously used in a surgical or operating room environment. The bag ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5089606 | Water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam for medical applications A water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam and a method and article of preparing a homogeneously foamed hydrogel from a two component aqueous system of water-soluble polysaccharides bearing pendant carboxylate groups. The hydrogel foam, when it incorp... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5073488 | Rapid method for determining efficacy of a sterilization cycle and rapid read-out biological indicator A rapid method of determining the efficacy of a sterilization cycle, and an indicator adapted to perform such method, comprising subjecting to the sterilization cycle a source of active enzyme having activity which correlates with the viability of a micro... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5064576 | Steam sensitive composition and a sterilization indicator composition containing the same A steam sensitive composition and a sterilization indicator composition which change in color only upon exposure to all of the conditions necessary for sterilization, that is, steam at a prescribed temperature for a prescribed period of time. The steam se... | 11/12/1991 |
