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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7540860 | Wound irrigation splashback shield A splashback shield for attachment to a syringe for wound irrigation includes a generally dome-shaped shield with a conduit or tunnel through the top that narrows to form a nozzle as it extends substantially inside the shield. A number of air vents or passageways su... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7344512 | Protector and blood pump system A protector effectively suppresses infections. The protector protects a tube entry part, where a tube passes through the skin of a living body, from infections, and includes a sticking part that is stuck onto the skin of the living body in a periphery of the tube en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335023 | Aspirator having a cushioned and aspiration controlling tip A disposable cushioned aspirator which forms part of a dental or medical aspirating system. The disposable cushioned aspirator appliance described herein is intended principally to be used in dental and medical procedures where body fluids and rinse water is evacuat... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311695 | Splash shield system A splash shield system for use in combination with various irrigation sources, particularly wide mouth irrigation squeeze bottles. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273895 | Process for reducing residual monomer concentration A process of preparing water soluble or water swellable polymer comprising the steps, (a) forming an aqueous mixture comprising, (i) a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or blend of monomer... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7189201 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue within a patient's body cavity. In one embodiment, the tissue immobil... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179232 | Controlled orifice sampling needle A bone marrow sampling device is provided, including an outer cannula having a sidewall with a plurality of openings and a distal tissue penetrating tip. An inner cannula is positioned within the outer cannula, and includes a sidewall with at least one opening. Sele... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7083607 | Injection device and method for injecting capsules The invention relates to an injection device containing a hollow needle (1), a cutting needle that can be inserted into the hollow needle and that has a cutting tip projecting from the front end of the hollow needle, a catheter (9) that replaces said c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074210 | Universal protector cap with auto-disable features for needle-free injectors Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross-contamination of patients or injectors in which various components placed on the injector minimize or eliminate back splash contamination of the injector. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066914 | Catheter having a tip with an elongated collar A catheter having a tube and a tip connected to one end of the tube. The tip has a collar, an end member and lowered side walls positioned between the collar and the end member. The lowered side walls define an opening that is biased toward the end member. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066903 | Aspirator sleeve and tip The present invention provides a coupling device for attaching a sleeve (40) to a surgical aspirator tip (10) that allows airflow between the external environment and the interior of the sleeve (40). The coupling device includes a male member ( | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048683 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart tissue to thereby permit surgery on a coronary vessel in that area wit... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997867 | Flexible sleeve slidingly transformable into a large suction sleeve A sleeve is provided for placing over a flexible endoscope. The sleeve has a port between its distal and proximal openings and the port is connected to a vacuum source. Once the endoscope is retracted proximal to the suction port, the sleeve's proximal opening is se... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6951553 | Tissue closure treatment system and method with externally-applied patient interface A tissue closure treatment system and method are provided with an external patient interface. A first fluid transfer component FTC.1 comprises a strip of porous material, such as rayon, with liquid wicking properties. FTC.1 can be placed directly on a ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6936037 | Tissue closure treatment system, patient interface and method A tissue closure treatment system and method are provided with an external patient interface. A first fluid transfer component FTC.1 comprises a strip of porous material, such as rayon, with liquid wicking properties. FTC.1 can be placed directly on a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925320 | Steerable catheter having steering fins A lumen wall of a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, is imaged by inserting a catheter into the vessel and emitting near-IR radiation toward the lumen wall through a side window formed in the catheter. Blood flowing through the vessel is caused to react with a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6878143 | Bolus for non-occluding high flow enteral feeding tube The present invention is a bolus for an enteral feeding tube, or catheter, that is capable of being used in an over-the-wire intubation procedure as well as other intubation procedures. The bolus has a generally tubular body defining a sidewall, a proximal end tube ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6802826 | Universal anti-infectious protector for needleless injectors Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross contamination of patients or injectors. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6783517 | Heart muscle irrigation device, applicator and method A heart muscle irrigation device comprises a short rivet like member with one closed and one open end, and a barrel including a plurality of holes, slots, an area mesh, or a grid. The irrigation device is inserted into the heart muscle so as to provide a channel fro... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6695822 | Method and apparatus for performing sterile medical procedures A method and related device for performing sterile medical procedures are disclosed. The method and related device are capable of accessing a sterile environment from a non-sterile environment to perform a medical procedure within the sterile environment.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6558344 | Wound irrigation device A splash shield for use in wound irrigation is provided. The splash shield includes at least one outlet area located along its rim so that irrigating fluid may flow from the splash shield. The splash shield is preferably oval-shaped with a substantially f... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6511474 | Bolus for non-occluding high flow enteral feeding tube The present invention is a bolus for an enteral feeding tube, or catheter, that is capable of being used in an over-the-wire intubation procedure as well as other intubation procedures. The bolus has a generally tubular body defining a sidewall, a proxima... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497686 | Method and apparatus for performing sterile medical procedures A method and related device for performing sterile medical procedures are disclosed. The method and related device are capable of accessing a sterile environment from a non-sterile environment to perform a medical procedure within the sterile environment.... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6402724 | Wound irrigation shield A splash shield for use in wound irrigation comprises a three-dimensional shield member having a peripheral edge and a surface extending from the peripheral edge, the shield member being formed at least in part of flexible and pliant material for selectiv... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6383168 | Needleless syringe with prefilled cartridge In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a needleless injection apparatus includes a cartridge having a plunger disposed at a rearward end. The cartridge includes an inner portion with a throat at a forward portion and a displaceable outlet valv... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6280415 | Tissue traction device A tissue traction device according to the invention includes an elongated tube defining a vacuum passageway, which tube has a proximate end defining a first opening, a distal end defining a second opening, and a third opening between the ends. A shield co... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6113580 | Cervical barrier shield for female vaginal douche The female vaginal douche with cervical shield is a unique device with a wide range of health implications. The device is unique because there is no existing device available that offers the ability to cleanse the vaginal mucosa without allowing a forcefu... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6074375 | Heart muscle irrigation device, applicator and method A heart muscle irrigation device comprises a short rivet like member with one closed and one open end, and a barrel including a plurality of holes, slots, an area mesh, or a grid. The irrigation device is inserted into the heart muscle so as to provide a ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5919157 | Shaped flexible infusion sleeve A shaped flexible infusion sleeve provides for delivery of an infusion fluid to the tip of a vibrating needle used in a phacoemulsification procedure for removing cataracts. The shaped flexible infusion sleeve has a non-circular cross-sectional shape whic... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5827216 | Method and apparatus for accessing the pericardial space A pericardiocentesis apparatus and method for accessing the pericardial space. The invention consists of inserting a percutaneous tube whose tip has a hole which is positioned over and contacts the anterior pericardium. Introducing a vacuum within the tub... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5797874 | Method of delivery of gas-supersaturated liquids The method includes the steps of compressing a carrier to eliminate gas nuclei before exposure of the carrier to the gas; exposing the compressed carrier to the gas under pressure to form a gas-saturated compressed carrier; transporting the gas-saturated ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5792119 | Tubular implant to be used for percutaneously feeding a patient A tubular implant to be used for percutaneously feeding a patient, which implant is made of resiliently deformable material and includes a distal enlargement adapted to be inserted into the stomach and having at least one opening and a proximally followin... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5628306 | Respiratory manifold with accessory access port A ventilator manifold is disclosed which includes a port for attachment and detachment of an accessory device thereto without interruption of continuous respiratory support of the patient. A particular embodiment of an accessory device described herein in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5628735 | Surgical device for wicking and removing fluid A flexible, sterile, trimable device which gently and continuously removes unwanted fluid from an operating field during surgery by wicking the fluid into a mat having a high wicking property. A flexible suction tube having one end embedded in the mat rem... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5603703 | Selectively aspirating stylet A selectively aspirating stylet assembly comprises a stylet having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end in fluid communication with a fluid supply and the distal end disposed at or near the end of a catheter, cannula or other generally tubular membe... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5562610 | Needle for ultrasonic surgical probe A hollow operating needle for an ultrasonic surgical probe for fragmenting and removing material from the body has an elongated tapered portion which is coupled at its larger end portion to an ultrasonic motor for receiving and transmitting vibrations alo... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5496290 | Wound irrigation splash shield A device for the prevention of contamination of medical personnel from a patient's body secretions that may splash back during wound irrigation. The splash shield has a peripheral edge that is substantially circular. The splash shield has a flat center re... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5489276 | Vacuum tube tip construction A vacuum tube tip for use proximate loose tissue. The vacuum tube tip including an elongated tube having a longitudinal axis, a peripheral wall and a distal tip. At least one opening extends through the peripheral wall proximate the distal end. At least o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5445141 | Respiratory support system The invention relates to a respiratory support system (10) which includes a suction catheter device (41), a suction control valve (36), and a ventilator manifold (11). The ventilator (11) includes an access port (15) for attachment and detachment of the s... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5391159 | Gastrostomy tube with improved internal retaining member An improved gastrostomy tube is a flexible tube having on one inner end thereof an improved energy absorbent internal retaining member which provides for less patient trauma during emplacement and subsequent percutaneous removal, while almost entirely avo... | 02/21/1995 |
