"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181609 | Protective collar for an animal A protective animal collar having a collar body for forming a barrier for an area from the base of the neck to the head of the animal, a member having openings therein covering one end of the collar body. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8061306 | Recovery collar for pets Recovery collar for pets comprising a disk-shaped flexible base body which comprises an opening, characterised in that the base body in the region of the opening is connected to a resilient soft sleeve, which encloses a portion of the neck of the pet. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7878155 | Pet collar This invention relates to a collar device that limits the head movement for a canine or feline pet while the pet is recuperating from surgery or injury. The collar may be fitted with removable ear guards. The collar is capable of being coupled to a leash so the anim... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874270 | Animal restraining apparatus and protective device An animal restraining shield comprising a planar sheet having a vertical edge and a horizontal edge and an aperture in the planar sheet sized to permit a head of an animal to pass through the aperture, wherein the animal restraining shield is adapted to limit motion... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7765957 | Pet collar A barrier capable of being removably secured to a protective collar. The barrier can include a fastener and a partition, wherein the fastener is capable of positioning the partition inside the protective collar or about an outer arcuating edge of the protective coll... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7743736 | Pet collar with ear guards This invention relates to a collar device that limits the head movement for a canine or feline pet while the pet is recuperating from surgery or injury. The collar may be fitted with removable ear guards. The collar is capable of being coupled to a leash so the anim... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7617800 | Animal restraining apparatus and protective device An animal restraining shield comprising a planar sheet having a vertical edge and a horizontal edge and an aperture in the planar sheet sized to permit a head of an animal to pass through the aperture, wherein the animal restraining shield is adapted to limit motion... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7458339 | Animal restraint An animal restraint for preventing an animal from biting or licking an area of concern. The animal restraint is comprised of a rigid but flexible protector having an enclosed neck section and an open chest area, the restraint being strap secured around the thoracic ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7185612 | Animal wound shield The animal wound shield is a protective casing having a shank portion and an appendage cover that can be disposed around a limb and an attached appendage of the animal. The appendage cover is articulated to a lower end of the shank. Thus, the appendage cover is pivo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150248 | Training and therapy device for dogs and hoofed animals The invention concerns an orthopedic training or therapeutic device for dogs, hoofed animals, and camels that consists of at least one elastic band (3), at least over part (5) of its length, and that is fastened on one side to the middle rear paw or mi... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6976453 | Ergonomic and adjustable veterinary apparatus for movement restriction The invention concerns a movement restricting apparatus designed to prevent an animal from reaching with its mouth or some of its limbs, a zone of its body to be protected. The apparatus comprises features for fixing the apparatus to the animal and for restricting m... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6925966 | Apparatus and method for partially encapsulating an animal's head A hemispherical shaped animal protective head shield with detachable optional rings and a pivotal visor member. The hemispherical shield is a transparent shell with an irregular aperture therein covered by a visor having a parabolic notch forming parabolic opening b... | 08/09/2005 |
| D506296 | Animal medical collar | 06/14/2005 |
| 6659046 | Inflatable, split Elizabethan collar An Elizabethan collar is circular in shape having an outer periphery. A central aperture forms an opening for the animal's head. The collar is inflatable, either having a valve filling the collar or a circular bladder placed within the collar and having a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651595 | Avian cervical restraint collar A unique lightweight spherical avian cervical restraint collar composed of two hemispheres joined together to have height, width, and depth is disclosed. The collar has properties that act both as a physical barrier and a means of limiting the bending mot... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6463887 | Animal restraint device and method An animal restraint device is comprised of two identical mating collar elements, each element having a pair of outwardly extending legs and having at least one passage on one leg and at least one tab on an opposing leg such that the two elements may be co... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6244222 | Adjustable pet collars An adjustable pet collar comprised of a flexible UV safe foam (18) shaped as a cylinder with a vertical slit (14). The closure consists of one or more self-adhesive loop strap (12) attached around the center of the collar with one end overlapping. The hoo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5915337 | Interlockable pet collar An interlockable pet collar for preventing an animal from biting or licking the affected injured areas of its body. The interlockable pet collar comprises a multiplicity of open frame structures which can be interconnected to each other to provide an unli... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5797354 | Collar for mounting around the neck of an animal At its edges for assembly, the collar has protruding tongues (14) on a rib (16), and a wide central part (17) and an outer end (18). When the collar is to be assembled, each tongue (14) is passed through a C-shaped first slot (30), and the rib (16) of the... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5778828 | Protective pet collar A protective pet collar has two sheets of flexible material fastened around an animal's neck for preventing the animal from bending its neck and thereby biting or licking an affected injured area of its body. The protective pet collar has a width adjustme... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5628283 | Collar for animals A neck collar for preventing animals from licking parts of their body includes a collar structure having a closed position and an open position, the collar structure when in its closed position being in the form of an elongated tube which is disposed abou... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5469814 | Small animal recovery collar A sheet of flexible material is fastened around the neck of a household pet or other animal to inhibit the animal from bending its neck and thereby biting or licking wounds or other sensitive areas on its body. When fitted to the animal, the sheet extends... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5349927 | Animal protective collar A protective collar is formed from a sheet of substantially flat resilient material. The sheet is a substantially semicircular section being bounded by an outer semicircular boundary, an inner substantially semicircular boundary, a first substantially str... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5307764 | Protective pet collar A sheet of flexible material is fastened around the neck of a household pet or other animal to inhibit the animal from bending its neck and thereby biting or licking wounds or other sensitive areas on its body.... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5197414 | Animal protective collar An animal protective collar is made of an open work or reticulated material whereby water cannot pool inside the collar when the collar is formed into a truncated cone or funnel and fitted on the neck of an animal such as a dog or cat. Preferably the reti... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5133295 | Veterinary restraint collar A veterinary restraint collar for a cat, comprising two side-by-side rings of soft, flexible and non-resilient medical padding material sewn together along their inner margins and having a drawstring passage with a "stretch" gauze drawstring in the passag... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5038717 | Device for training retriever dogs A device for retaining a training object in a dog's mouth and a method for its use for training a dog to carry an object such as a small game animal or bird. An adjustable halter fits about the dog's head and includes retainer straps extending on each sid... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4799458 | Animal restraint collar A collar device is disclosed herein for restricting the movement of an animal's head which comprises a buckled band of sufficient width to occupy a neck region of the animal substantially between the shoulder and the base of the head. A rigid head frame c... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4719876 | Restraint collar A collar is disclosed herein for restricting the movement of an animal's head which comprises a pliable and thickened elongated pad of sufficient width to occupy a neck region of the animal substantially between the shoulder and the base of the head. The ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4489676 | Canine cervical jacket A canine cervical jacket is disclosed comprising a fabric cover adapted to be mounted over the dog's back with a pair of openings for receiving the animal's legs. A removable, foam plastic body is disposed in the jacket and has a sufficient stiffness to p... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4476814 | Animal pet medical collar An improved animal pet medical collar is provided which comprises a self-supporting solid resilient foam body having a doughnut shape formed by a peripheral, generally annular wall defining a central opening adapted to fit around the neck of an animal pet... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4385592 | Canine cervical brace The present invention relates to a canine cervical brace for immobilizing the neck and thoracic-lumbar regions of a dog following surgery in those regions. More specifically the brace includes an anterior neck restraining sling which is held in position b... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4329942 | Animal restraint device An animal restraint device adapted to be worn by the animal comprising a pair of stave like members held in place along the sides of the animal by harness members attached to both staves towards the ends of the staves and a pair of pull members each attac... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4286547 | Animal restraint unit An animal restraint unit adapted to be worn by the animal and, in its simplest form, comprising a collar, a waistband and a pair of elonaged, rectilinear, lateral pieces pivotally and releasably connected at substantially diametric positions to the collar... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4200057 | Shield for topically treated animals An improved method for testing the effect of chemical substances on contact with the skin by use of a protective shield to be worn by laboratory test animals in identification purposes and to prevent removal of a topically applied test substance.... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4036179 | Animal protector A substantially thick, resilient pad is bent around the neck of an animal and secured to the body of the animal with straps. The thickness of the pad prevents the animal from reaching the chest, back, belly and rear extremities of the animal with his mout... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3994264 | Dog restraining harness The specification discloses a harness for a dog for preventing the dog from jumping. The harness comprises a loop to be fitted around the dog's neck and having a strap extending under the dog to two loop-shaped straps to be fitted around the hind legs. A ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3967343 | Animal hold down/neck stretcher for kosher slaughter on a double-rail animal support system A frame used to hold down and restrain an animal positioned upright with its legs straddling a conveyor and to stretch its neck for ritual slaughter. The frame comprises a body part having two outer parallel bars and two inner parallel bars interconnected... | 07/06/1976 |