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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167130 | Rapid deployment first aid kit and system for refilling A first aid kit organized with pockets containing first aid and emergency preparedness supplies and equipment and a system for refilling. Each pocket in the kit contains supplies and equipment useful in providing initial care for a particular illness or injury and i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8020703 | Packaging system A system comprising disposable medical devices and a packaging strip comprising a plurality of chambers containing the disposable medical devices. The strip is folded along breadthwise running fold lines to form a series of loops, each loop comprising opposing secti... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7926661 | Self-contained, portable kit for carrying personal items A self-contained portable kit that provides the convenience and ability to easily carry various items of personal value, sentimental value or necessity that bring comfort to the user of the kit, or other items for a variety of uses that are specific and personal to ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7775365 | Prosthetic limb assistance kit A prosthetic limb assistance kit that is used as a maintenance kit and carrying case for prosthetic limb users to house and have readily available necessary prosthesis supplies, which include adjustment tools, replaceable prosthesis components, socks, ointments, pow... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7673754 | Flexible medical supplies packaging for convenience kits A sterile, compact packaging is provided to present components in order of preferred or required use in a medical procedure. Pockets are arranged along one or more end sections of the packaging, and an absorbent material is at least partially adhered to the moisture... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7578391 | Medical treatment kit To provide a medical kit capable of housing a medical instrument and a medicinal solution together, whose manufacturing is easy. In a medical kit (1) provided with a medical instrument housing portion (2) housing a medical instrument and sealed with a ... | 08/25/2009 |
| RE40365 | Portable emergency oxygen and automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy system This invention provides a medical diagnosis and therapy system particularly adapted for the combined uses of emergency cardiac defibrillation and pulmonary oxygen administration, including automated patient cardiopulmonary assessment and voice prompted therapy and r... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7318522 | Carrying case for dental hygiene supplies and holster for carrying case The invention concerns two distinct components related to dental hygiene. The first is a dental hygiene carrying case that has been specially designed to hold various dental supplies. The second part of the invention is a holster unit that is used to support (hold) ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293654 | Flexible medical supplies packaging for convenience kits A sterile, compact packaging is provided to present components in order of preferred or required use in a medical procedure. Pockets are arranged along one or more endsections of the packaging, and an absorbent material is at least partially adhered to the moisture ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278987 | Ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray The present invention relates to an ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray. The tray includes a tray structure having a recessed area that includes at least a bottom, opposite side walls, a front and a back, wherein the front has a first width of a pre... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278852 | Kit of sub-kits for placing a dental post A kit of dental sub-kits for use in placing a dental post in a prepared recess (e.g., a root canal) of a person's tooth. The kit includes a tray having an interior recess configured to removably receive therein a plurality of individual dental sub-kits. Each sub-kit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210600 | Self contained spoon feeder A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195485 | Kits for placement of a dental post A dental kit for use in placing a dental post in a prepared recess (e.g., a root canal) of a person's tooth. The dental kit includes a finishing drill, a plurality of permanent dental posts, a dental post analog, and optionally, a starter drill. The kit also include... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175215 | Eating utensils having internal chambers storing liquid condiments An eating utensil includes an elongate hollow body having a proximal end and a closed distal end. The elongate hollow body defines an internal chamber, and has an aperture adjacent the proximal end. The aperture is in communication with the internal chamber. A liqui... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7090858 | Coated filter bag material for oral administration of medicament in liquid and methods of making same A coated filter bag for use in cold or hot drinks, in particular, a novel method for administration of pharmaceutical actives, supplemental nutrients, genetically derived materials, or other beneficial agents using a coated filter bag that includes at least one agen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048120 | Package construction for fluid applicator device A package construction for a device for applying dental fluids including a plurality of syringes, each syringe having a fluid chamber and an outlet, said chamber containing a fluid selected from the group consisting of carries detection, sodium hypochlorite and hemo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997317 | Device for taking blood samples to tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein A device for taking a blood sample to be tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein, presents a container (1) containing at least one lancet (5) for puncturing a part of the patient's body in order to cause blood to emerge, and at l... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6957909 | Blister pack Blister packaging unit (10) for at least two components packed in separate individual packages, at least one of which has a pulverulent or granular consistency, which are to be prepared before use with the further packaged component(s) in a mixer or applicato... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910581 | Surgical kit for “pull” type percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedures A surgical kit is provided for a “pull” percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure. The kit includes offset planar surfaces and at least one article recess defined in the planar surfaces. The recesses are adapted to hold at least one article used in per... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907992 | Surgical kit for “push” type percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedures A surgical kit is provided for a “push” percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure. The kit includes offset planar surfaces and at least one article recess defined in the planar surfaces. The recesses are adapted to hold at least one article used in per... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905335 | Dental renewal kit and method for renewing a patient's teeth A kit includes a group of predetermined components for enabling a dental hygienist or technician to perform non-invasive dental renewal procedures. The kit includes one or more abrasive devices, one or more restorative compositions, and one or more delivery tips for... | 06/14/2005 |
| RE38533 | Portable emergency oxygen and automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy system This invention provides a medical diagnosis and therapy system particularly adapted for the combined uses of emergency cardiac defibrillation and pulmonary oxygen administration, including automated patient cardiopulmonary assessment and voice prompted therapy and r... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6595110 | Blending and bubble filtering container structure A blending and bubble filtering container structure includes a spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container, and a filtering film layer bonded on the spoon-shaped blending and bubble filtering container. The spoon-shaped blending and bubble filter... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6581775 | Method of external genital cleansing and prophylactic kit A method of external genital cleansing and prophylactic kit are disclosed. The kit includes wipes having topical microbicides, personal lubricants, sterile water or sterile water-based solutions disposed on or impregnated therein. The wipes are packaged i... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6569676 | Storage and shipping apparatus for cultures and specimens An apparatus for storing and shipping a coded set of related culture specimens without risk of contamination or contact between individually coded specimens, comprising a closeable case having multiple individual storage cells and a coding scheme applied ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6551000 | Composition and container for treating a vertical surface An improved container contains a housing containing at least one aperture and a treatment composition located within the housing. The combination of the treatment composition and the housing has a mess factor of from about 3.6*10-4 to about 1.1... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530479 | Housing for suturing tools A housing for suturing tools including a cylindrical housing having an upper end, a lower end, a cylindrical side wall therebetween, and a hollow interior. The cylindrical housing has a central dividing wall disposed within the hollow interior extending b... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6341694 | Packaging and component delivery system for use in sterile medical or dental procedures A packaging system is disclosed having a number of packages, a storage tray for containing the number of packages, and an instrument having functional extensions designed to engage, grasp, or mate with an opening formed on the package. Each package is for... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6327497 | Portable emergency oxygen and automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy system This invention provides a medical diagnosis and therapy system particularly adapted for the combined uses of emergency cardiac defibrillation and pulmonary oxygen administration, including automated patient cardiopulmonary assessment and voice prompted th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6291171 | Kit for the non-invasive identification and collection of DNA A non-invasive kit is provided for collecting and transporting DNA specimens from an individual for analysis or study. The kit contains swabs for harvesting DNA cells from the mouths of individuals and corpses. The kit consists of a rectangular panel havi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286682 | Medical alert message kit A medical alert message kit containing medical stamp emblems to be applied to the human body for the purpose of communicating a medical condition or directive. The medical stamp emblem is releasably attached to a backing liner and includes a printed medic... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6254294 | Pharmaceutical kit A pharmaceutical kit includes a container; a packet of dispensing swabs; a bottle with a dispenser assembly with an upwardly extending tubular member with an open aperture at the top for the passage of fluid from the bottle through the dispenser assembly,... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6206192 | Dental emergency kit A kit for the emergency treatment of dental conditions. The kit includes a container and a plurality of dental treatment components positioned within the container, the dental treatment components being selected from the group consisting of dental cement ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6135274 | Disposable toothbrush A portable toothbrush assembly is provided in which a toothbrush and mouth care solution dispenser are sealed within an outer bag. The dispenser preferably is constantly oriented above the bristles of the toothbrush until use. While remaining sealed withi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5989205 | Solution applicator system A solution applicator system comprising a retainer and a plurality of solution retaining containers removably coupled to the retainer. Each container has a removable end and a closed end and includes a receptacle, having an open end and a sealing structur... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979658 | Pin care kit and method A kit for external fixation pin site care in conjunction with practicing a uniform and consistent standardized protocol to significantly reduce post-operative infection risk is provided. The kit contains labeled treatment materials to be used in the newly... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975305 | Unit dose spoon A unit dose spoon having a bowl portion, a recessed handle portion communicating with the bowl portion. An upwardly extending pedestal is mounted in the recessed handle portion and is provided with an upwardly extending cutting blade on the top surface th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5848700 | Emergency medical care kit with medical emergency instructions An emergency medical kit includes a carrying case of approximately briefcase or small suitcase size with the upper and lower sections divided into a large number of compartments by insertion of a plastic organizer. Each compartment is directed to a partic... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5766715 | Compact disposable packing that forms a kit The compact disposable packing for kit that contains aiding means which are secured from any contamination comprises a back plate made of plastic material. The back plate is covered with a sheet that forms a reservoir which opens in a small duct comprisin... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5307924 | Packaging for T-shaped tension devices A T-fastener installation kit includes a packaging device for loading the T-fastener into a slotted needle without requiring the hands of the surgeon to touch the sharp end of the needle. T-fasteners may be commonly used, for example, in surgical procedur... | 05/03/1994 |