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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5059399 | Cryogenic self-seeding vial A vial for holding a biological specimen during a cryogenic freezing procedure. The vial includes a wall of a material having a predetermined coefficient of thermal conductivity K1 defining a specimen-receiving internal cavity, and a pin extend... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5052395 | Non-invasive ultrasonic pulse doppler cardiac output monitor A cardiac output measurement device for the real-time, non-invasive measurement of cardiac output that can be effectively operated by relatively unskilled personnel on a routine monitoring basis in a wide variety of office and hospital conditions. To acco... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5039740 | Fatty acid-modified polyester resin composition An alkyd resin coating composition having reduced solvent requirements and excellent physical and cure properties is obtained by blending together a fatty acid-modified polyester resin and an addition-polymerizable monomer or oligomer characterized by vin... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5030230 | Corneal implant An implant prosthesis and method for replacing a full or partial thickness of a cornea. The prosthesis includes a transparent lens portion, and a carrier of preserved tissue, preferably cornea. The lens is attached to the carrier which in turn is adapted ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5011689 | Composition of matter and method for treating poison ivy The invention comprises a method of reducing rash formation and itching of skin caused by poison ivy. The method comprises breaking up a plant of the genus Plantago, preferably broadleaf Plantain, to release the sap therein and to form a fibrous pulp cont... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5002582 | Preparation of polymeric surfaces via covalently attaching polymers A method wherein surfaces are provided with desired characteristics of a polymer by covalently bonding polymer molecules to the surface through external activation of latent reactive groups carried by the polymer molecules is disclosed. The initial surfac... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5002575 | Bone implant prosthesis A bone implant prosthesis having an outer stress-free surface and a subsurface carried generally beneath and parallel to the outer surface for bearing tensile stresses. The prosthesis of the invention includes a plurality of slots undercutting the outer s... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4997422 | Hypodermic syringe with needle shield A needle shielding device attachable to a hypodermic syringe for protecting a user from contacting the tip of a needle. The device comprises a generally cylindrical needle shield slidably engaging a syringe body for protecting a user from being stuck by t... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4995866 | Combined needle and dilator apparatus The present invention provides a combined needle and dilator comprising a needle having a head with an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the body of the needle and a dilating sheath carried about the needle and abutting the rearward needle... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4991602 | Flexible guide wire with safety tip A guide useful for guiding a catheter within a blood vessel is formed of a single length of shape memory alloy. The guide has a central portion of uniform diameter and substantially identical tapered end portions each terminating in enlarged diameter port... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984581 | Flexible guide having two-way shape memory alloy A medical guide wire for insertion into body channels for accessing specific inner body areas without major surgery. The guide wire comprises an elongated, flexible guide having a core of a shape memory alloy, the guide utilizing the two-way memory proper... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4981887 | Cationic electrodeposition compositions for producing chip-resistant films To improve chip resistance of an alkyd-type electro-depositable coating composition, there may be added to the composition an ethylenically unsaturated, addition-polymerizable monomer or oligomer having a substantially linear backbone, having a molecular ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4972685 | Mount for gems An easily produced, reliable mount for gems comprising a band (21, 22) embracing the periphery of the setting side of the gem (18), said band having a slit (15). At the upper edge of the band (21, 22), holding elements (19, 20) are disposed for the gem (1... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4950232 | Cerebrospinal fluid shunt system A catheter useful in draining cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles of a brain. The catheter utilizes a series of holes arranged in a helical pattern at the forward or ventricular end portion of the catheter. Exterior grooves may be provided in the vent... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4938961 | Organ preservation solution containing pokyethylene gycol and method of performing cardioplegia An organ preservation solution, particularly valuable in the preservation of mammalian hearts intended for transplantation, in aqueous solution, at least about 3% by weight of polypropylene glycol having an average molecular weight of at least about 15,00... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4931290 | Milk fever prophylactic treatment and composition A method is disclosed for reducing the propensity of a dairy cow to develop severe milk fever upon calving comprising administering thereto a composition comprising a water-soluble calcium compound and a complexing agent for serum phosphorus.... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4926860 | ARthroscopic instrumentation and method Arthroscopic instrumentation for use in arthroscopic surgery and similar procedures. The instrumentation includes a cannula having a curved lumen and an elongated, flexible normally straight shape memory alloy probe. The probe is insertable into the lumen... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4914139 | Modified alkyd cationic electrodeposition compositions for producing chip-resistant films An alkyd-type electrodepositable coating composition derived from the reaction of a base alkyd with ethylenically unsaturated monomers including an amine-functional monomer is provided with improved resistance to chipping by chemically incorporating in it... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4907739 | Heating method and apparatus A radiant heating system especially useful for floor heating is provided with a fluid flow apparatus that includes means for pumping a fluid such as water, a temperature-responsive actuator and a valve positionable within a valve housing in response to me... | 03/13/1990 |
