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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7682336 | Gas assisted endoscopic applicator system An apparatus for making and administering two non-homogenous liquids to target tissue includes a spray comprising two syringes for containing the first and second non-homogenous liquid where the syringes are adapted to be removably coupled to an applicator. The appl... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7341575 | Medical injector and medicament loading system for use therewith The present invention discloses a medical injector and medicament loading system for use therewith. The medicament loading system includes cap for a medicament cartridge. The cap has a post for causing movement of the cartridge stopper toward the seal when the cap e... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7255680 | Positive pressure infusion system having downstream resistance measurement capability A fluid delivery system includes a first fluid container having infusion fluid for a patient. The first fluid container has an outlet and a conduit attached to the outlet. A second fluid container applies pressure to the first fluid container to force fluid out of t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7152265 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a pack having a first vent with a first valve, a second vent with a second valve, a third vent in communication with the ambient, a first chamber in communication with the first vent, a second chamber in communication with the second v... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7122020 | Linkage steering mechanism for deflectable catheters A dual 4-bar linkage steering mechanism consists of four strip/rod-like prismatic or disk/sphere-like revolute side links, called, side link 1A, side link 1B, side link 2A and side link 2B; two strip/rod-like prismatic coupler links, call... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114207 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a first chamber, a first mechanically-controlled valve, an air pump, a first switch and a switch circuit. The air pump inflates the first chamber through the first mechanically-controlled valve. The first switch activates the air pump ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6966893 | Over pressurization relief apparatus An over pressurization relief apparatus having a manual over pressurization selector which allows a user to manually select from at least a first and second over pressurization limit. The over pressurization relief apparatus includes a pressurization chamber, a pres... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6896666 | Cutaneous injection delivery under suction The delivery of a fluid cutaneously is effected by generating a suction force on a surface of a housing. A surface of a cutaneous layer is received under the suction force about which the proximal end of a needle thereby to pierce the cutaneous surface and to effect... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6751813 | Portable hygienic water jet having sanitary disposable nozzle protector on non-disposable nozzle A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6685673 | Continuous liquid infusion device The invention relates to a continuous liquid infusion device which can be easily prepared for operation with small force, and can infuse liquid at constant infusion rate and amount over a long time. It comprises a liquid syringe section and a driving pump... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6394981 | Method and apparatus for drug infusion The present disclosure describes a system wherein a drug or other fluid to be delivered to a specific desired location within the body is stored in a reservoir that is directly displaced by a force to infuse the drug from the device into the patient. Seve... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6270473 | Hypodermic jet injector and disposable ampule A hypodermic jet injector employing self-contained, patient fillable, thin-walled disposable ampules. Each ampule includes an elongate plastic body with an injection orifice at a first end, an internal propellant at a closed second end, and a double pisto... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6200054 | Device for injecting filling into cracks of wall An injection device for injecting a filling into a wall includes a filling housing having a nozzle, and a plunger slidably engaged in the housing for drawing and injecting the filling relative to the housing. One or more vacuuming housings are secured to ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5976109 | Apparatus for drug infusion implanted within a living body The present disclosure describes a system wherein a drug or other fluid to be delivered to a specific desired location within the body is stored in a reservoir that is directly displaced by a force to infuse the drug from the device into the patient. Seve... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5671730 | Gas mask with electronic blower control The invention relates to a method for regulating the rate of air fed into a gas mask, as well as to a gas mask. The power of the gas mask blower is regulated on the basis of the current and rotation speed of the blower. The invention can be applied in any... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5547108 | Expressor An expressor for varying the amount of fluid in a variable-volume container connected to at least one conduit includes a housing defining an enclosed chamber which can accommodate the container. The housing has at least one opening through which a conduit... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5419772 | Surgical irrigation apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing wounds and surgical areas during surgery An irrigation system includes an elongated, hand-held instrument for applying a solution spray to a surgical area of a patient during surgery. The instrument includes an elongated handle having an outer ribbed surface to be hand-held. The handle has a cen... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5399166 | Portable infusion device An infusion device including a rigid accessible housing, a flexible air bag contained within the rigid housing in use, a space next to the flexible air bag for containing a drug bag in use, a line connected between the drug bag and patient in use, a pumpi... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5053012 | Disposable pressure cuff having flow-through pressure gauge Pressure infusion apparatus for controllably pressurizing infusion bags includes a flow-through pressure gauge for indicating the pressures within such infusion bags between minimum and maximum desirable pressures. A lower housing member includes a chambe... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5035865 | Vacuum blood sample collecting device A blood sample collecting device includes a vacuum blood sampling chamber having a blood container disposed therein, and a vacuum pump for evacuating the vacuum blood sampling chamber to collect a blood sample into the blood container under a vacuum devel... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5015233 | Pneumatic inflation device This invention relates to an apparatus for driving a syringe plunger into a barrel using manually created pneumatic pressure that is useful for inflating medical devices such as angioplaty balloons. The apparatus permits one handed, highly controlled appl... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4890627 | Manually evacuated suction tube A cylindrical, shatter-resistant, pre-sterilized suction tube in which a vacuum is to be selectively established by the user for automatically drawing a fluid sample, such as blood, or the like, by way of a hypodermic needle. The suction tube has a seal m... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4795448 | Suction collection system A suction collection system particularly suitable for drawing fluids from a patient area and storing the fluids for later use or disposal, which is operable in any orientation of the device, thereby providing a field operable system which may be transport... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4741737 | Prefilled ampoule-syringe A prefilled ampoule-syringe including an ampoule body having a smaller inner dimension than the body and a stopper means associated with an external capsule for closing the ampoule. The stopper is provided with an internal conduit having at least one tran... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4522621 | Artificial insemination apparatus The invention relates to "insemination guns" comprising an elongate body (1) at the front end of which is fixed an insemination tube (10) ("paillette") and within which is slidingly mounted an ejection rod for ejecting the tube, while an air supply is con... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4266545 | Portable suction device for collecting fluids from a closed wound A portable closed wound suction device is provided which is adapted to be worn on the body following outpatient and other limited surgical procedures. Specifically, the device provides a rigid container which is adapted to be strapped to the body of a pat... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4233973 | Apparatus for administering intravenous drugs Apparatus for administering intravenously a drug supplied initially in powdery form, in particular cytotoxic drugs, said apparatus comprising a sealed container for the drug, an infusion set supplying a drip feed of intravenous liquid to the patient and a... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4205676 | Air pumping for medical uses Method and apparatus for force-feeding a patient despite a swallowing impairment is disclosed and includes a feeding tube which may be passed through the patient's nasal cavity and by way of the pharynx sufficiently far into the stomach to allow foodstuff... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4167941 | Mechanically operated dispensing device for increasing discharge pressure and dispensing time A dispensing device for discharging material under pressure, includes at least one accumulating chamber for receiving and accumulating material to be dispensed and operable to discharge the material under pressure over a sustained period of time for use a... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4112949 | Apparatus for collecting body fluid Apparatus for collecting body fluid utilizes a condition of negative pressure in a chamber for drawing body fluid from an area of a wound at a relatively constant flow rate. The apparatus includes a piston assembly movable in a housing from a first to a s... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4113144 | Syringes adapted to overcome a pressure resistance A syringe of the slide piston pump type is adapted to overcome a pressure resistance at its outlet as may be provided, for instance, by a filter in communication with the outlet and through which the syringe is to pump a medium, particularly a liquid medi... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4093108 | Syringe adapted to overcome a pressure resistance A syringe is adapted to overcome a pressure resistance at its outlet as may be provided, for instance, by a filter in communication with the outlet and through which the syringe is to pump a medium, particularly a liquid medium, for filtration. The syring... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4004575 | Apparatus for loading blood extracting devices A pneumatic apparatus is employed to automatically load blood extracting devices. The apparatus includes a cylinder and a piston slidably receivable therein. The piston is connected to a casing or housing which supports a blood extracting device. The cyli... | 01/25/1977 |
