Did You Know...
...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6356789 | Medical information device Described is a data processing unit for the telemetric adjustment of an implant and for telemetric communication between the implant and a data device. The data device comprises a control unit for processing the data entered, a memory unit for saving the ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6330475 | System and a corresponding method for treating defibrillation in a heart There is provided an implanted system and method for delivering subsonic mechanical waves to one or more selected patient areas, said areas including the patient's heart and/or lungs. The mechanical waves are delivered for the purpose of treating fibrilla... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329929 | Telemetry system with phase-locking noise suppressing receiver There is provided a telemetry system with a receiver which enables detection of pulsed high frequency data (hf) signals in a manner which suppresses noise which may be present within the high frequency bandwidth. The transmitter carrier, which may be subj... | 12/11/2001 |
