Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6948496 | Inhalers An inhaler for producing an inhalable aerosol of a powdered medicament comprises a cyclone (1) with a tangential air inlet (3) and an axial air outlet (4). The cyclone (1) aerosolises and retains an aerosol of powdered medicament in an ai... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948493 | Anaesthetic apparatus An apparatus for delivering anaesthetic to human or animal patients. The apparatus is an anaesthetic machine which is arranged to mount components of an anaesthetic delivery circuit, and which includes a collector arrangement in the form of a manifold having a plura... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948492 | Programmable multi-dose intranasal drug delivery device An apparatus and method for the self-administration of a plurality of doses of an intranasal liquid pharmaceutical composition, including opioid analgesics, that includes a drug delivery device containing a plurality of sealed vials, each vial containing a predeterm... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945247 | Method of treating cardio pulmonary diseases with no group compounds Treatment of pulmonary disorders associated with hypoxemia and/or smooth muscle constriction and/or inflammation comprises administering into the lungs as a gas compound with an NO group which does not form NO2/NOx in the presence of oxygen or ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945987 | Patient cooling system A patient cooling system comprises a patient enclosure or tent having a coaxial hose connection to a re-circulating air-cooling system. The hose comprises an inner tube to introduce air into the enclosure and an outer tube for the return air. The patient cooling sys... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946117 | Stabilized preparations for use in nebulizers Stabilized dispersions are provided for the delivery of a bioactive agent to the respiratory tract of a patient. The dispersions preferably comprise a stabilized colloidal system which may comprise a fluorochemical component. In particularly preferred embodiments, t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942868 | Aerodynamically light particles for pulmonary drug delivery Improved aerodynamically light particles for drug delivery to the pulmonary system, and methods for their synthesis and administration are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the aerodynamically light particles are made of biodegradable material and have a tap dens... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941948 | Medicament storage and delivery devices A multiple dose delivery device for delivering a medicament into an oral cavity of a patient is provided. The device includes a sachet pack including a plurality of unit doses of a medicament enclosed between a first strip and a second strip. The device further incl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941949 | Disposable face mask A disposable face mask includes a mask body covering substantially a nose, mouth, and chin of a wearer, and an extension provided with the mask body. The extension is configured to encircle a back of a wearer's head and to substantially cover a wearer's cheeks, jaw,... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941947 | Unit dose dry powder inhaler A unit dose dry powder inhaler has a dispersion chamber, optionally including one or more beads. A blister is supported adjacent to the dispersion chamber. A mouthpiece cover is removable from a mouthpiece, with movement of the mouthpiece cover causing the blister t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929005 | Medicament respiratory delivery device, cartridge and method of making same A medicament respiratory delivery device including a housing having a chamber, an inlet and an outlet generally coaxially aligned with the chamber, wherein the chamber includes a medicament cartridge having a body including a generally cylindrical passage extending ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929003 | Nebulizer apparatus and method A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer includes a fixed diverter and a movable fluid orifice or fluid pathway connected with an actuator for responding to an inhalation or a manual act... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929006 | Device and process for metering breathing gas A respirator with a tidal volume-measuring device (6) between a respiration bag (8) and a patient adapter (2) provides accurate metering of the tidal volume. The device includes a first pressure-measuring device (4) and a breathing gas in... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926003 | Multidose powder inhaler A powder inhaler comprises a medicament container, a rotatable metering disc extending into the interior of the medicament container and an air channel through which air is drawn via a mouthpiece. The metering disc has one or more peripherally located dosing grooves... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923175 | Inhalation apparatus An inhaler is instantly activated upon its removal from a cover or cover unit, and by rotating a cartridge component of the inhaler with respect to a mouthpiece portion, so as to create a flow pathway for ambient air and particles. The cartridge component includes a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923181 | Nasal mask A system is disclosed comprising a high pressure gases source: for example a compressor, a low cross section conduit adapted to convey gases from the compressor, and a patient interface delivering gases to the patient. The patient interface includes valve member whi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923178 | Medicament container with same side airflow inlet and outlet A medicament container configured to improve entrainment of the medicament in the air and to improve deposition of the medicament in the lungs includes an upper layer and a bottom layer with medicament disposed therebetween. The upper layer is punctured to provide f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923979 | Method for depositing particles onto a substrate using an alternating electric field Uniform portions of fine powders are deposited on a substrate by electrostatic attraction in which the charge of the electric field and polarity of the charged particles are varied repeatedly to form a buildup of powder on the carrier surface. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920876 | Device for administration of nitric oxide to horses spontaneously breathing The present invention is directed to a nitric gas dispenser for mammals on the run. The dispenser has a housing that contains a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism is interconnected between a nitric gas dispersal component that provides nitric gas at a desired pres... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918389 | Breathing assistance apparatus A humidifier and humidity sensor for use with a breathing assistance apparatus. The humidity sensor senses absolute humidity, relative humidity and/or temperature at both the patient end and humidifier end. The humidifier may also include provision to both control i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915802 | Medicament pack A medicament pack comprising a first body portion having a pocket and a second body portion having an airpath. The pocket is sealed to a foil cover which connects to the second body portion. The second body portion is movable over the first body portion to break the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910484 | Constant pressure generator A constant pressure generator has a variable volume fluid reservoir formed by a container having fixed walls which cooperate to define a cross-sectional area of the container perpendicular to an axis that varies with location along the axis and an end wall arranged ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907876 | Dispensing apparatus comprising a dosage counting device The present invention relates to dispensing apparatus comprising a housing (10) for receiving a pressurised container (15) containing product for dispensation, series of markings (172) indicative of quantities of product in the container, indica... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907880 | Inhalation device A blister pack unit for a powder inhaler, comprising a body which includes a plurality of surfaces which each includes a plurality of blisters (21, 22) containing powder containing medicament and are rotationally symmetrically disposed about an imaginary axis... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907879 | Agent delivery and aspiration device The methods and devices disclosed provides for the delivery of agents to an orifice cavity and subsequent aspiration of the agent and orifice contents from the orifice cavity and related areas. In one form, the delivery and aspiration system comprises an agent deliv... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904906 | Nebulizer mouthpiece and accessories This invention is a device (10) for inspiration of a mist from a nebulizer, having an inlet connector (12, 32) adapted to engage an outlet port of a nebulizer, a hollow mouthpiece element (126 34) for insertion into a patient's mouth; a conduit ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904912 | Automated inhalation toxicology exposure system In one embodiment, a method includes but is not limited to exposing an animal to an inhalant; acquiring near real time measurement of at least respiration during said exposing; and calculating a received dose of the inhalant in response to the near real time measure... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904908 | Visual indicator for an aerosol medication delivery apparatus and system A flow indicating system that includes a conduit that contains a substance, wherein the conduit defines a path along which the substance primarily flows and a viewing port attached to the conduit and the viewing port prevents substantially non-ambient atmosphere gas... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906322 | Charged particle source with droplet control for mass spectrometry The invention provides devices, device configurations and methods for improved sensitivity, detection level and efficiency in mass spectrometry particularly as applied to biological molecules, including biological polymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids. In one... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899099 | Method for treating a respiratory disease The invention provides a novel method of treating respiratory diseases, e.g., pediatric asthma, in a continuing regimen with not more than one daily dose of the drug budesonide using a nebulizer. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886560 | Moisture protected powder inhaler A powder inhaler comprising a powder container, an air channel, a metering member equipped with a dosing recess, an actuating means for the displacement of the metering member between the filling and the inhalation position, and a closure element for plugging the ai... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886557 | Inhalation device and method for delivering variable amounts of different components An inhalation device configured to programmably emit small droplets of multiple components in which quantities of the multiple components can vary with each successive activation of the inhalation device. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883517 | Downdraft nebulizer A pneumatic nebulizer for the delivery of medications that produces aerosol mist in a downward direction. A gas inlet introduces a high velocity gas that passes through a venturi orifice producing a venture effect. A liquid stored in a reservoir is drawn into the or... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880555 | Inhaler An inhaler for medicament in powder form with an opening intended for inhalation. The powder medicament is arranged in the inhaler in a number of enclosures, each enclosure including a specific dose of medicament. A member is provided for enabling access to the dose... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880554 | Dispensing device An inhaler, comprising an electrohydrodynamic comminution means, a means for partially or fully discharging the liquid comminution and a conduit through which the liquid comminution is administered, wherein the discharging means is arranged to be activated by inhala... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874503 | Fluid flow regulation system A fluid flow regulation system has an inlet, an outlet, and an adjustable flow regulator connected between the inlet and the outlet. The regulator has a closed position at which a leakage gas flow through the system is established. An extraction device is provided f... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874500 | Breathing circuits having unconventional respiratory conduits and systems and methods for optimizing utilization of fresh gases A breathing circuit comprising first and second conduits, wherein at least one of the conduits is a non-conventional conduit. In an embodiment, a multilumen unilimb breathing circuit has first and second conduits, wherein when the proximal ends of said first and sec... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871645 | Reduced-oxygen breathing device The present invention includes a non-rebreathing circuit coupled with computer-controlled gas adjustments. Ambient air is diluted with nitrogen on a breath-by-breath basis to provide precise control over the inspired concentration of oxygen/nitrogen mixture, thereby... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868853 | Metered electro-dose An electro-dose constitutes a metered medical powder and is formed from an electro-powder constituting an active powder substance or a dry powder medical formulation being transferred onto a device member forming a dose carrier. The electro-dose prepared from an ele... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868851 | Liquid reservoir for nebulizer A liquid reservoir for a nebulizer is comprised of a pair of membranes formed of resilient material and sealed about their edges to form a closed chamber between them for containing a liquid to be nebulized. When the chamber is filled with liquid and thereby expande... | 03/22/2005 |
