Did You Know...
...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6576808 | Apparatus and method to protect an implanted medical device or wound An apparatus and method for protecting an implanted medical device such as a catheter or ostomy stoma from the force exerted by wearing a seatbelt or other strap by placing an annular shaped structure over the top of the medical device to bridge the seatb... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6398810 | Breast prosthesis A breast form receivable in the cup of a brassiere includes a breathable padded casing selectively filled with a flowable aggregate so as to substantially and comfortably conform to the chest cavity of a wearer, thereby being responsive to the movements o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5701608 | Undergarment apparatus and method for reducing menstrual cramping An undergarment apparatus (20) and method for reducing menstrual cramping includes an elastic panel (30) mounted to at least one of a front portion (24) and a rear portion (25) of an underpant brief (21) in a manner exerting inward pressure across a lower... | 12/30/1997 |
| 4891847 | Method and apparatus for reducing incontinence or pain A device for reducing the risk of human incontininence while moving between a first standing position and a second seated position having an annular cushion structurally adapted for the posterior portion of a human while either in the first standing posit... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4787379 | Hernia healing truss This invention is related to a hernia healing truss which is a belt with a flexible and bendable metal spring sheet inside. On one end of the belt, there is a pad, while on the other end, there is an elastic band and an inverted "U"[shaped metal hook to h... | 11/29/1988 |
