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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 |
| 8177767 | Cartridge and medical delivery system accommodating such cartridge A cartridge having a distal end provided with a mechanical coding. The coding has the form of a circular protrusion where the circular outer diameter is dedicated a specific concentration of insulin contained in the cartridge. The distal end of the cartridge is fitt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167841 | Transcutaneous device assembly A medical device is provided comprising a cannula having a distal portion adapted to be arranged through the skin of the subject, and an outer needle arranged coaxially with and being axially moveable relative to the cannula, the needle comprising a pointed distal e... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8137325 | Needle mounting system and a method for mounting a needle assembly A needle mounting system and methods for mounting a needle assembly on a needle mount are disclosed. The needle mounting system includes a needle hub having protrusions extending radially inward. A needle mount has a plurality of slots to receive the protrusions. Th... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118781 | Fluid infusion system, a method of assembling such system and drug reservoir for use in the system The present application relates to methods and devices for providing a reduced risk of free flow from medical devices such as an infusion pump. A medicament containing reservoir (100) is provided with a piston having a sealing portion (121) formed by a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8084053 | Dry mouldable drug formulation Solid pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making and administering for parenteral injection comprising a binder and at least one therapeutic agent. The pharmaceutical composition has the strength to be injected directly with the need of using cannulas or the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075522 | Disposable double pointed injection needle, and an insulin injection system comprising a disposable double pointed injection needle A disposable double pointed injection needle has a needle hub to which a thin needle cannula is permanently fasten and which needle hub can be mounted on to a syringe comprising a dose setting and injection mechanism and a cartridge containing a liquid medicine to b... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062253 | Medical skin mountable device A medical device is provided comprising a transcutaneous device unit and a reservoir unit. The transcutaneous device unit comprises a transcutaneous device for transporting a fluid through a skin portion of a subject, and a mounting surface adapted for application t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052655 | Injection device with electronic detecting means An injection device (1) for injecting a dose of drug, e.g. insulin for diabetes treatment, in which energy is stored in a spring member (9, 24) during dose setting. The stored energy is released and used for driving an injection mechanism during inject... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049519 | Contact free absolute position determination of a moving element in a medication delivery device The present invention relates to a medication delivery device for expelling set doses of medicament, the medication delivery device comprising a position determining assembly for detecting absolute positions of a rotatably mounted member arranged within the device, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029469 | External inserter for transcutaneous device A medical device is provided, comprising a first unit and a releasably attachable second unit. The first unit comprises a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, and a transcutaneous device comprising a distal pointed end adapted to penetr... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7993300 | Method for ensuring constant speed of a motor in an injection device The present invention relates to a method for ensuring a constant target speed of a battery driven electrical motor, the battery driven electrical motor being adapted to move a piston rod in an injection device so as to inject a set dose of medicine from the injecti... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981085 | Internal needle inserter A device comprises a housing having a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, a needle with a pointed end portion adapted to penetrate the skin the subject, the needle having a first position in which the distal end portion is retracted wi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972558 | Method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material A method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material for use in packaging for protein containing products, such as food products or medical drugs. The packaging material is sterilized by irradiating it using a beam of ionizing radiation, such as an electron ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7922462 | Actuator system comprising lever mechanism The invention provides a pump assembly comprising an actuator lever, a supporting structure, a pump comprising a pump member moveable by actuation of the actuator lever, and an actuator for moving the actuator lever. A first stationary pivoting joint is formed betwe... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922096 | Support for a cartridge for transferring an electronically readable item of information from the cartridge to an electronic circuit The invention relates to: A support (15) for a cartridge (10) provided with one or more electronically readable information carrying areas (121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127). The invention further relates to the use of a composite material for ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7807242 | Transparent, flexible, impermeable plastic container for storage of pharmaceutical liquids A container consisting of a PCTFE monolayer, the thickness of said layer being about 40-100 μm, which container is equipped with a device where the liquid can be lead out through when desired and which container is transparent, shows superior properties for storing... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803128 | Needle insertion sensor This invention relates to a doser comprising a syringe (2) with a needle (3) which extends beyond the doser (1), which comprises an engagement face (4) in the vicinity of the needle so that the engagement face rests against the surface of... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785297 | Injection device with rotatable dose setting An injection device comprising a housing and a dose setting mechanism including a dose setting element. Contrary to prior art injection devices, the dose setting element can only be set at a few different dose settings. This is established by forming the dose settin... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7762994 | Needle mounting system and a method for mounting a needle assembly A needle mounting system and methods for mounting a needle assembly on a needle mount are disclosed. The needle mounting system includes a needle hub having protrusions extending radially inward. A needle mount has a plurality of slots to receive the protrusions. Th... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7722535 | Apparatus and method for assisting in choosing a site for a skin invasive action Apparatus and method for assisting in choosing a suitable site for a skin invasive action, such as drug injection, e.g. insulin for persons with diabetes, or collecting blood or tissue samples. Measures and processes parameters relating to a specific area part of th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7666844 | Dry mouldable drug formulation Solid pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral injection comprising a binder and at least one therapeutic agent. The pharmaceutical composition has the strength to be injected directly with the need of using cannulas or the like. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654986 | Needle mounting system and a method for mounting a needle assembly A needle mounting system and methods for mounting a needle assembly on a needle mount are disclosed. The needle mounting system includes a needle hub having protrusions extending radially inward. A needle mount has a plurality of slots to receive the protrusions. Th... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7597679 | Safety system for an electrically driven medical delivery device and a computer-readable medium This invention relates to a safety system for an electrically driven medical delivery device for delivering a dose of medication, wherein the safety system is configured for preventing delivery of an erroneous dose of the medicament and comprising detector means for... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7553293 | Safety needle assembly The invention relates to a safety needle assembly for injecting a fluid into a human body comprising a cylindrical housing with a bottom surface supporting a needle cannula and a shield telescopically movable relative to the housing. A spring located within the hous... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500959 | Medication delivery system with improved dose accuracy The invention relates to: A medication delivery device (1) for delivering a specific dose comprising a medication cartridge (11) having an outlet (111) and a piston (112), and means (12) for holding said cartridge, and a piston rod... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7470250 | Apparatus for automatic insertion of a solid medicine An apparatus for insertion of a medicine peg (3) into the skin (4) has a barrel (2) wherein the medicine peg (2) is stored and in which a plunger (8) behind said peg (2) can be moved to press the peg out through an end of th... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7344766 | Injection-moulded stopper for medical containers The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical packaging. More specifically the present invention relates to a stopper made from a thermoplastic elastomer for the use in medical containers. ... | 03/18/2008 |
