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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7027478 | Microneedle array systems The present invention relates to systems of microneedle arrays to align and form optical components. Active components such as lasers are combined with optical fibers. Microneedles are fabricated using techniques such as laser drilled Kapton, and combined with optic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 5775498 | Hypodermic needle storage apparatus An apparatus for storing a hypodermic needle before and after use. A pair of integral, cylindrical storage members are in parallel spaced relation to one another. The first storage member comprises a cylindrical housing closed at one end into which an unu... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5487726 | Vaccine applicator system A percutaneous vaccine applicator system which includes a percutaneous vaccine applicator and a packaging assembly for housing the vaccine applicator. The percutaneous vaccine applicator includes a handle and spiked portion attached to the handle. A plura... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5172808 | Device for safely transporting one or more hypodermic needles or the like from point of use to point of ultimate disposal A storage/carrying device for safely and conveniently transporting used needle and syringe devices for medication purposes and blood collection procedures, and, additionally, to safely transport such implements to ultimate disposal after use, which includ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4862772 | Tamperproof, single use, disposable tattoo equipment A tattoo needle bar holder and needle bar assembly is fashioned so as to be economical to manufacture and therefore readily disposable in order to promote sanitary conditions in the tattoo industry. The needle bar holder is preferably formed from a plasti... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4848569 | Apparatus and method for disposing of contaminated needles An apparatus includes a magazine for containing a plurality of shields so that a user can insert the tip of a hypodermic needle into one of the shields and then slide the shield out of the magazine means as a protective cover over the tip. A plurality of ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4844245 | Blood collection needle disposal system A closure is provided comprised of a thin flexible material for use on a needle disposal container so that a contaminated blood collection needle may be removed from its holder and deposited in the container without the user touching the needle or the nee... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4453926 | Scarifier An improved packaging and assembly is provided for a multiple-point sacrifying device for vaccinating or skin testing. In order to insure economic wage of immunological or allergenic liquid pre-assembled on the scarifying device, each cluster of multiple ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4416279 | Capillary blood sampling device An improved capillary blood sampling device comprising a longitudinal body having a finger position area at one end and a longitudinal access opening to receive a spring-operated lancet holder. The lancet holder is moved longitudinally by a rotatable oper... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4050894 | Sterilizing and sterility maintaining apparatus for dental and surgical tools and the like Sterilizing apparatus and method for dental and surgical tools. A main sterilizing chamber is provided with a cover having heating means and capsule-supporting means, which may comprise a plurality of removable trays, each one of which has a capsule-suppo... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4018222 | Syringe containing frozen vaccine Vaccine delivery system wherein an aqueous vaccine diluted to human dosage concentration is loaded into presterilized single dosage syringes having a squeezable body portion and wherein a plurality of these syringes are sealed inside a bag and the content... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3948261 | Unit dose container for surface administered vaccines The disclosure is directed to a container for unit doses of dry vaccines which are to be administered on the surface of the skin. The unit dose container is made up of a rigid receptacle and a compressible closure which supports a bifurcated needle bearin... | 04/06/1976 |
