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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 |
| 7603966 | System for rapidly positioning a small animal on a veterinary table The system (10) includes a guide plate (32) covering at least about fifty percent of a distance along a first or a second end edge (28, 30) between first and second side edges (24, 26) of a veterinary table (12). The plate (32 | 10/20/2009 |
| 7389749 | Stabilizer for shoeing a horse The stabilizer for shoeing a horse is trailer-style apparatus for securely holding horses for close work such as shoeing operations or veterinary procedures. The unit consists of an open-back rectangular perimeter frame with a trailer hitch assembly and an outboard-... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7337751 | Veterinary goniometer for testing of animal leg joints A goniometer (also sometimes referred to as an arthrometer, fleximeter, or pronometer) for measuring the range of motion of an animal knee includes an anchor platform to which an animal's upper leg (femur) may be affixed, and a mobile platform to which the animal's ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334643 | Upright stand An adjustable stand includes a stable base, an upright portion upending from the base, and a platform adjustably locked in the base. The platform height preferably may be adjusted continuously rather than incrementally for precise and accurate positioning of a horse... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7174587 | Patient positioning device for radiation therapy A patient positioning system for radiation therapy, including an elongated table, a lock bar positioned on the table and extending perpendicular to a length of the table, and first and second clamps secured to opposing ends of the lock bar. The clamps are adapted to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146936 | Method and apparatus for animal positioning An animal positioning apparatus including a support stretcher having a main body support portion. A head support portion is fixed to a first end of the main body support portion and forward limb directing means are provided proximal the first end of the main body su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7089884 | Pet's dressing cart A pet's dressing cart for carrying a pet for dressing includes a mobile cart body, two bearing blocks axially movably supported on the base of the mobile cart body for carrying a pet for dressing, a horizontal adjustment mechanism for adjusting the pitch between the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6953008 | Animal surgical tray A surgical tray for holding an animal in place in a dorsally recumbent position is made in the form of a shell contoured to conform generally to the back, neck and head of the animal. The shell has raised side wall portions on it in the vicinity of the head and thor... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6675741 | Animal restraint system A shell of an animal restraint system is made from a radiolucent plastic material shaped to conform generally to the back, neck and head of the animal. The shell also has at least one region with a U-shape to permit the animal to be positioned on its back... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6516753 | Animal grooming station An animal grooming station wherein a bracket having an animal retaining loop depending therefrom is coupled to a moveable arm attached to a table by a rotational bearing. The axis of rotation of the bearing is in vertical alignment with the retaining loop... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6325154 | Horse owner's and farrier's stand An adjustable farrier's stand includes a polyethylene base formed having a large generally flat base and a narrow truncated conical upright receiving portion centrally protruding from the base, a support upright configured to be slidably held within the u... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5465688 | Pig holder A pig holder designed to support pigs by their hind legs while performing operations on the pig or while giving treatment to the pig, includes a support frame which mounts to the rails of a ferring crate. A leg holder assembly including two pairs of hooks... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5385119 | X-ray positioner and restraining device An animal restraining device for restraining an animal on a flat support surface is disclosed. Elongated bar members extend substantially parallel to the flat support surface. Clamps are attached to the ends of the bar members for clamping the elongated b... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5213062 | Pet trauma board A pet trauma support board structure includes a first board having a second board hingedly mounted thereto, with the first and second boards each including strap apertures to receive a plurality of strap members directed therebetween, with each of the str... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5213061 | Farrier squeeze trailer A "Farrier Squeeze Trailer" for immobilizing hoofed animals such as horses and mules for the purpose of shoeing hooves at a comfortable height, the trailer including a flat bed, corner posts, a front wall mounted on the flat bed with an opening for passin... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4892062 | Sheep handling and manipulation for automated shearing A system for handling sheep during automated shearing comprising a multiplicity of trolley/cradles T including rollers 16 and 17 for supporting the sheep, and front leg clamping bars 11 and 12, a head clamping bar 13 and rear clamping bars 20 and 21, each... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4850308 | Animal handling apparatus Animal handling apparatus in the form of a closed track around which a number of carriages may run. Each carriage has a cradle for supporting an animal on its back, the cradle portion being rotatable relative to the remainder of the carriage. A catching b... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4693212 | Animal restraint apparatus and method An animal restraint apparatus having a plurality of elongate anchoring members each of which is attached to a baseboard by means of elongated pin which is received within an elongate slot in each elongate anchoring member. Each pin is provided with thread... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4184451 | Restraining device for animal surgery A structure for supporting small anesthetized animals for surgical procedures in the form of an elongated rectangular base adapted for positioning on a table, the base having integral upstanding ridges on each side, each of the ridges being rounded at the... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4120266 | Subhuman primate restraint system A subhuman primate restraint apparatus having a body support plate and adjustable seat and leg supports mounted on a frame which in turn is mounted on a pair of attachment plate members. The attachment plate members are for securing the restraint apparatu... | 10/17/1978 |
