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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123423 | Applicator with flexible dispensing end An applicator with a flexible dispensing end is provided. The applicator includes a housing having an internal compartment configured to hold a container of skin sealant. The housing includes a dispensing end having at least one opening to permit the skin sealant to... | 02/28/2012 |
| D652895 | Locked valve body | 01/24/2012 |
| D652487 | Unlocked valve body | 01/17/2012 |
| 7913640 | Moisture indicator for heat and moisture exchange devices There is provided a moisture indicator for a heat and moisture exchange (HME) device that uses a pre-colorant and an activator applied to an inner surface of the HME device. The colorant undergoes a color change of Delta E (ΔE) of equal to or greater than 3 units u... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7845351 | Germicidal face mask A face mask for reducing the amount of microbes to which a wearer is exposed is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that has an outer layer that has been treated with a germicidal agent in an effective amount. The layer may be a nonwoven fabric like a sp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7866477 | Oral care Q2 kits An oral care kit for a defined oral care treatment cycle is provided herein. The oral care kit utilizes a substantially rectangular box having oral care packs positioned therein. The oral care packs contain oral care devices useful for administering oral care treatm... | 01/11/2011 |
| D627437 | Unlocked valve body with X | 11/16/2010 |
| D627436 | Unlocked valve body with bar | 11/16/2010 |
| 7794425 | Gastro-esophageal reflux control system and pump An enteral feeding unit or system that minimizes the occurrence of gastro-esophogeal-pharynegal reflux during feeding is described. The enteral feeding unit or device includes an automatable feeding pump with a feedback sensor for sensing a relative pressure in a pa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7685649 | Surgical gown with elastomeric fibrous sleeves A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a garment body defining sleeves. A cuff may be secured at respective ends of the sleeves. An elastic fiber layer is disposed on the sleeves beginning at the sleeve or cuff. The elastic fiber layer has a high fr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7658947 | Thermo-gelling composition There is provided a new thermo-gelling composition made with methylcellulose and citric acid. This composition may also have an effective amount of a treating agent, which may be a medicinal agent, cosmetic agent, moisturizer, adjuvant, nutritional agent, other ingr... | 02/09/2010 |
| D605759 | Dilator handle | 12/08/2009 |
| D602158 | Butterfly flange | 10/13/2009 |
| 7592020 | Personal care products with visual indicator of vaginitis There is provided a personal care product having a body side liner, a baffle and an indicator strip with two ends. The indicator has an amine sensitive dye near at least one end. The indicator extends from the target area just below the liner to just above the baffl... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588034 | Three piece drape with fluid diversion capabilities A three-piece surgical drape with fluid diverting channel or sleeve therein and method of making or assembling the same. The drape generally including a first liquid impermeable section attached at either end thereof to second and third sections of the drape, respec... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7581541 | Multilumen tracheal catheter A multilumen tracheal tube or catheter is disclosed. The tube has a plurality of suction lumens, each having a suction port. A rotatable suction port collar is provided. The suction port collar has an inlet and an outlet. The collar overlaps each suction port and is... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7549419 | Heat and moisture exchanger adaptor for closed suction catheter assembly and system containing the same A heat and moisture exchanger (HME) adaptor for a closed suction catheter assembly having one end in communication with a closed suction catheter assembly and another end configured to rotationally engage and releasably hold the HME is disclosed herein. The adaptor ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7478636 | Multilumen tracheal catheter to prevent cross contamination A multilumen tracheal tube or catheter is disclosed. The tube has a plurality of ingress and egress lumens, each having a suction or discharge port as appropriate. At least one rotatable collar is provided. The collar overlaps each port and is capable of selecting v... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7390674 | Lateral flow devices using reactive chemistry There is provided a lateral flow assay device for detecting the presence or quantity of an analyte residing in a test sample where the lateral flow assay device has a porous membrane in communication with a wicking pad. The porous membrane has a detection zone which... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353822 | Clamping assembly for limiting the depth of insertion of a respiratory care treatment device A medical device clamping assembly includes proximal and distal axially aligned members. The proximal and distal members are movable relative to each other. A channel is defined through the members for receipt of at least a portion of a treatment device therethrough... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354889 | Method of removing medical adhesive with a remover comprising tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate Medical adhesive may be removed by applying a solution including tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate (THFA) to the surface upon which is located the adhesive and rubbing the surface to facilitate removal of the adhesive. The solution may be applied to a wipe before applicati... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7293561 | Low profile adapter for tracheal tubes An adapter for use on a suction lumen of a catheter is disclosed. The adapter is capable of extending the suction capabilities of the catheter to a point distal to a suction port in the catheter. The adapter is at least partially inserted into the catheter. The adap... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282349 | Solvatochromatic bacterial detection Solvatochromic dyes are used herein to indicate the presence of bacteria by incorporating them into various substrates such as films, woven and nonwoven fabrics, paper towels, coform and airlaid materials and bonded carded webs. These dyes change color in response t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234171 | Expandable material for use in a garment A protective garment having an expandable material incorporated therein is provided. The expandable material may be formed of a nonwoven fabric having a first fabric surface and a second fabric surface which is opposite the first fabric surface. A section of the fab... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7086404 | Surgical drape with adjustable fenestration A surgical drape for covering a patient during a surgical procedure is provided. The drape has a base sheet having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of edges. A fenestration is formed in the base sheet positionable over the surgical site. A reinforc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6967261 | Bandage, methods of producing and using same A bandage of the type used on acute wounds, minor wounds, burn wounds and irritations, includes a first layer for covering the wound site and an area around the wound site, with the first layer including a top surface and bottom surface; a second layer over the firs... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6936648 | Coating for treating substrates for ink jet printing including imbibing solution for enhanced image visualization and retention, method for treating said substrates, and articles produced therefrom An aqueous coating formulation containing solids, for enhancing image visualization and retention of acid dye-based inks includes a cationic polymer or copolymer, a fabric softener, urea, and ammonium salts of multifunctional weak acids. Desirably the ammonium salts... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6897348 | Bandage, methods of producing and using same An adhesive bandage of the type used on acute wounds, burn wounds, minor wounds, or irritations includes a first layer for covering the wound site and an area around the wound site. The first layer includes a top surface and bottom surface. A second adhesive layer i... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893453 | Thermal therapy pad with variable heat control There is provided a thermal therapy pad useful in relieving pain and having a plurality of easily removable layers on the side of the pad normally facing the skin. The removal of layers results in increased heat removal or delivery to the skin. The removable layers ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6838590 | Pulp fiber absorbent composites for personal care products There is provided a personal care product that has a liquid impermeable backsheet, a liquid permeable topsheet, and an absorbent composite located between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent composite has an upper layer made of pulp cellulose fiber in an amoun... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838498 | Coating for treating substrates for ink jet printing including imbibing solution for enhanced image visualization and retention A method of producing a printed substrate so as to improve the adhesion, colorfastness and washfastness of either reactive or acid dye-based ink jet inks printed onto the substrate, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate, treating the substrate with ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838154 | Creped materials There is provided a resilient, three dimensional material having fibrous texture and appearance and capable of fluid handling. It consists of a top surface and a bottom surface wherein fiber-like elements typically extend from one surface to the other forming flat t... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6783837 | Fibrous creased fabrics There is provided a surge material for personal care products with a first creased layer and at least a second layer, where the layers are in face-to-face relation to one another and bonded together. The first has creases with a depth of between 0.25 and 2 mm and a ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6723892 | Personal care products having reduced leakage There is provided an absorbent system that not only takes in fluid, but then transfers that fluid further beneath the first composite. This is achieved in this invention through paired permeability, capillarity, and void volume of the first and second composites. Th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6645388 | Leukocyte depletion filter media, filter produced therefrom, method of making same and method of using same A leukocyte depletion filter media includes nonwoven material or microfiber glass which has been coated with a polysaccharide originally containing functionalized side chains capable of crosslinking with each other and the filter media. The leukocyte depl... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6610383 | Transversely extensible and retractable necked laminate of no-elastic sheet layers The present invention is directed to a necked laminate and a process for making the laminate. The necked laminate is formed from sheet layers of at least one non-elastic neckable material laminated to at least one non-elastic film defining a longitudinal ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6596066 | High dye loading ink jet inks with improved color development on textiles A water-based ink jet ink includes water, N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide co-solvent of the following structure, ##STR1## and at least 0.5% by ink weight of a dye selected from the reactive, acid, basic or direct dye classes.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6465712 | Absorbent articles with controllable fill patterns There is provided an absorbent system for personal care products which may be transversely divided into about an equally sized center zone, two intermediate zones and two end zones where the ratio of the amount of liquid stored in the center zone to the a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6387831 | Compressed absorbent composites There is provided a fibrous web which includes a binder and which is compressed to a density of up to about 0.3 g/cc. The web may preferably be formed by the bonded carded web process or air lay process. The binder may depend on hydrogen bonding using moi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6384297 | Water dispersible pantiliner Disclosed herein is a water dispersible pantiliner which has a triggerably dispersible body side facing liner, a garment side facing baffle, and, optionally, a triggerably dispersible absorbent core disposed between the liner and baffle. The garment baffl... | 05/07/2002 |
