"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168103 | Height adjustable protective garment A height adjustable protective garment including an outer shell shaped to fit about the chest, torso and legs of a wearer and having a waist portion shaped to be located at or adjacent to a waist of a wearer. The garment further includes an adjusting strip having an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 5172429 | Combination suspenders for use with button and buttonless trousers A combination suspenders for use with button and buttonless trousers includes interchangeable clip ends and button strap ends connected to the suspender straps via a clip carrier. The clip carrier is formed of a horizontally folded flexible material formi... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5168582 | Firefighter turnout pants suspender support arrangement An improved suspender support arrangement for firefighter's trousers provides more even support for the inner liner and the outer shell of turnout pants. First fasteners, buttons or studs in two illustrated embodiments, are secured to the waist area of th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5095549 | Firefighter pant support system A firefighter pant support system for use with firefighter pants having an outer sheel of a fire and moisture resistant material and an inner liner of a heat resistant material wherein the inner liner is removable from the outer shell. The support system ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4947489 | Garment support A shirt-type garment, for example for an infant, has first and second female fasteners mounted thereto spaced apart on the side of the garment above the lower edge and a third female fastener located, generally centrally, on a center line above and betwee... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4597109 | Garment A garment to be worn by human beings comprising a trunk portion to which is attached one end of each of a pair of elastromeric extensions, each of the other ends thereof carrying a button. Said button has an enlarged end portion, and a clip is provided to... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4481682 | Suspenders Suspenders for pants or trousers have two front and one rear connector with strap apertures, a strap designed to pass through one front connector aperture over the shoulder of a wearer, through the rear connector aperture, over the other shoulder and thro... | 11/13/1984 |