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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7935069 | Splint system and method of use Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving control and stabilization of bone fractures in mammals, most specifically humans. Stabilization and traction is often required to support fractured bones of the arms or legs. The devices and methods disclosed herein ar... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7762975 | Device for guiding the leg during a hip operation, particularly during an endoprosthesis implantation Leg-holding traction device (57), especially for hip operations, comprising a rail (31), that contains a circular arc-shaped guide, and is rotatable about a turning axis (71) running perpendicular to the circular arc-shaped guide, and a leg hold... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7361176 | External bone/joint fixation device An external foot/ankle fixation device has a one-piece frame component and a positionable cross bar that allows the attachment of generally anterior/posterior directed fixation wires or rods emanating from the foot/ankle of a patient. The external fixation device pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357777 | Spinal traction device and method A spinal traction/decompression device suitable for home or clinical treatment of lumbar and cervical spine pathology. The traction apparatus has a substantially flat upper body support that is moveable with respect to a fixed base. The upper body support is adapted... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351216 | Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior shell shaped to engage under the patient's calf and foot. A bail having ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337685 | Adjustable device An adjustable device is disclosed comprising two relatively re-orientatable members each having a lockable universal joint, and a connecting member for connecting the two relatively re-orientatable members whereby when the two relatively re-orientatable members are ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337483 | Surgical positioning apparatus A surgical positioning apparatus can be secured to a floor of an operating room or directly to an operating room table. The surgical positioning apparatus supports a limb of a patient using a telescoping strut mounted on a spherical joint. A disposable cradling devi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316040 | System and method for positioning patient limbs during surgical procedures A system to facilitate surgical operations by optimally positioning limbs of patients lying on a surgery table. The system comprises a surgery table and a converter. The converter comprises five sub-systems with varying degrees of freedom. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7244238 | Knee extension apparatus A knee extension apparatus comprising a base, a pad assembly and at least one strap member. The base includes a first end and a second end. The pad assembly includes a pad member and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly facilitates attachment of the pad member... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234180 | Dynamic surgical table system A dynamic surgical table system includes any one or combination of a head support system, support systems for each arm, a torso support system, and a leg support system mounted to a frame system to support a patient during surgery. Any one or combination of the supp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7143458 | Stabilizer for forearm traction The arm of a patient undergoing wrist arthroscopy or other procedures that involve traction on the forearm, wrist or hand in a vertical position is immobilized in a device containing a stabilizing arch that can be readily secured to an arm board. The device offers m... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131955 | Orthopedic traction tower system An orthopedic traction tower system, and components thereof, for use in surgery, fracture repair, and/or radiography. The traction tower system may include a base for receiving the proximal end of a patient's limb, a tower arm for applying tractive forces to a dista... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100296 | Device for a foot A device and method is provided whereby application is made to at least part of the sole of a suitably positioned foot for inverting or everting the foot. The device (1) (FIGS. 1 and 2) comprises a member or plate (20) having a planar sur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7022094 | Splint system and method of use Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving control and stabilization of bone fractures in mammals, most specifically humans. Stabilization and traction is often required to support fractured bones of the arms or legs. The devices and methods disclosed herein ar... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6964663 | Combination bone fixation/immobilization apparatus A combination bone fixation/immobilization apparatus is adapted to stabilize a patient's foot and ankle. A foot plate is adapted to have one or more transfixation wires or pins or screws fixed thereto. A substantially rigid leg support assembly is adapted to receive... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953443 | Tibial distraction device A simple tibial distraction device includes a simple height-adjustable limb support triangle for positioning a patient's knee during surgery. The triangle includes a slidable support plate for carrying a Steinman pin, as well as a foot support strap to apply tractio... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6916302 | Appendage elevator system A device for support and elevation of a limb. More specifically, the invention is a system for elevating a limb, comprising an adjustable sling assembly that can be attached by a hook to a support member that provides the elevation, which in turn can be inserted int... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913586 | Method and apparatus for determining a dorsiflexion angle Apparatus for determining a dorsiflexion angle of a surgical patient's foot relative to the corresponding leg during tendon surgery. The apparatus includes a leg member having a first support adapted for engaging at least one of a lateral malleolus and a medial mall... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6001076 | Apparatus for positioning a patient for spinal surgery A device for positioning a patient for surgery. The device is used with an operating table, and includes two arms for resting on the operating table, a patient support, and a lifting mechanism arranged to move the patient support between a first position ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5897555 | External fixation system and method An external Colles' type fracture fixator which provides pivotal adjustment about three axes independently of one another and of any other movement thereof, and translational adjustment along two axes independently of one another and of any other movement... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5891151 | Casting stand for foot and leg An apparatus for adjustably supporting and positioning a foot and leg to be cast that can be sterilized for use in a surgical environment. The apparatus including a foot support structure that in combination with a stand can be used to support and suspend... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5865781 | Electro-mechanical traction device with controls An electro-mechanical traction device is provided which includes a motor driven linear actuator connected to a guided carriage. A second carriage is mounted in tandem with the first on a common guide. The two carriages are connected by a spring. A patient... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5810750 | Method for aligning a fractured bone The present invention provides a method for aligning a fractured bone in a limb of a patient. The method includes positioning on the limb two pairs of selectively inflatable bladders formed in a flexible wrap. Each bladder is oblong shaped and is oriented... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5244456 | Podiatric biobalancing system and device A method and apparatus for making a cast or measurement of a patient's foot while the leg of the patient is held substantially vertical. A center line is drawn on the back of the patient's leg along a longitudinal axis of the leg. The leg is then placed i... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242140 | Casting stand A casting stand for applying a cast to a foot and/or lower leg, comprising a base, an upright telescoping support post mounted on the base and a limb support turnstile rotatably mounted on the upper end of the post. The turnstile has two different elongat... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5133342 | Lever to align bones A fracture alignment device comprising two clamps adjustably and pivotally mounted on a lever which may be rotated as a second class lever to apply pressure on the bone segments to align the bone segments. The device is both autoclavable and radiolucent, ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4941463 | Orthopedic casting apparatus Interchangeable limb-positioning attachments for use with an adjustable orthopedic casting stand for maintaining an extremity in a fixed position during the application of an orthopedic cast.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4726363 | Orthopedic casting apparatus An adjustable orthopedic stand with interchangeable limb-positioning attachments for maintaining an extremity in a fixed position during the application of an orthopedic cast.... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4616637 | Shoulder traction apparatus A shoulder traction applying apparatus which clamps to an operating table. The forearm of a patient is gripped by a tapering sleeve-like member and a cord therefrom is entrained over a pair of pulleys at opposite ends of a boom member. The remote end of t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4527555 | Auxiliary table for extension and repositioning in medical operations The invention relates to an auxiliary table for operations for the extension and repositioning of an extremity in preparation for the nailing of bones or the like. The table has a frame movable on rollers, that has a longitudinal member with a proximal an... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4454870 | Halo jig A jig for fitting a halo to a patient with a cervical injury, which supports the patient's head during the fitting, and leaves the surgeon's hands free for manipulation and stabilization, is disclosed.... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4445506 | Bone aligning apparatus The present invention briefly refers to a bone aligning apparatus comprising a stand (1, 4, 7) forming a stretching bow in which a limb, preferably a fore arm, is insertable in order to be exposed to a repositioning pulling force. A rope (11) extends betw... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4407277 | Surgical apparatus Apparatus for applying and maintaining forces and moments to the knee joint during arthroscopic surgery. The apparatus includes upper and lower leg restraining members which are rotatable and longitudinally movable with respect to each other and lockable ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4261348 | Appendage casting support stand A support stand including a base and a thin platform extending cantilevered from the base. The height and angle of the platform is adjustable. The platform is flexible spring steel to accommodate the appendage to be cast and is readily removed by sliding ... | 04/14/1981 |
