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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069998 | Surgical holder for a surgical container and surgical container In order to improve a surgical holder for surgical instruments and/or implants for a surgical container, in particular, a sterile container or perforated basket, comprising a storage device for holding and/or storing surgical instruments and/or implants and an attac... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7461751 | Surgical stands, surgical instrument organizer assemblies, and methods of use therefor An instrument stand for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The instrument stand includes at least one of an instrument support and a stabilization support, a first stand section and a second stand section. The second stand section is positional... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7303734 | Endoscope container for high-pressure steam sterilization An endoscope container for high-pressure steam sterilization in accordance with the present invention consists mainly of a tray, a lid member, and a positioning member. The tray serves as a housing and has a plurality of pores. The lid member blocks the opening of t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293746 | Locking clips for retaining parallel members Described are locking clips for mechanically coupling parallel members, such as cables, poles, pipes, and electrical conduits. The clips include retaining elements that accommodate the members in respective retaining bays. The retaining elements are flexible so that... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285253 | Vessel for high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization The vessel for high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization is a vessel for accommodating at least an endoscope and performing high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization, including: an accommodating recess section for accommodating an elongated and thi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7160087 | Pump tube set handling system A medical pump for use with a tube set having a slack portion includes a pump housing and a pumping mechanism to meter fluid into the outlet line from the inlet line. A tube snap or a tube snap set is located on the pump housing remote from the pumping mechanism to ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108682 | Device for protecting a distal portion of a catheter system during shipment and storage The present invention protects a distal portion of a catheter during shipment and storage. The device holds the distal portion suspended such that it does not contact the device. The suspended portion is protected from damage resulting from abrasion. When the suspen... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7066341 | Pivotal instrument holder An instrument holder usable in a tray for holding surgical instruments includes a housing that pivots about an axis between a closed position adjacent the floor of the tray and an open position angularly spaced from the tray floor. The holder may include a releasabl... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053300 | Multi-functional electric support bracket A multi-purpose bracket for supporting electric boxes in a stud wall which can be attached directly to a stud, between two adjacent studs, or supported from the floor, includes a mounting bracket that includes four tabs that are adapted to attach to a vertically slo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036661 | Apparatus for sharp implement transfer, counting and temporary disposal or storage The invention relates to a multipurpose device for the safe handling of sharp surgical implements and comprises a molded thermoplastic body that includes a container portion and a scalpel holder section. Magnetic material in the container holds scalpel blades and/or... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996943 | Cable support bracket A bracket for supporting an electrical junction box within a wall frame. The bracket has a junction box support portion adapted to be connectable to the electrical junction box and a cable support portion extending from the junction box support portion. The cable su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955259 | Syringe storage device Syringe storage devices safely secure a syringe during ambulance treatment and transport of patients. A base has a plurality of mounting holes in its opposing sides and a plurality of adhesive tabs on its back to facilitate its attachment to an interior wall or cabi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936030 | Injector systems incorporating a base unit attached to a surface An injector system for use in delivering a fluid to a patient in a medical procedure includes an injection head unit having at least one pressurizing member. The pressurizing member is in communicative connection with a remote power source via at least one non-rigid... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915912 | Coupling device for coupling instrument organizers with movable stabilizing posts together An instrument organizer for at least partially supporting one or more surgical instruments includes a base structure having opposed terminal ends and at least one end post fixedly positioned at one terminal end of the base structure. The instrument organizer also in... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6629615 | Organizer apparatus for medical instruments An organizing apparatus for medical instruments includes an elongated substantially rigid support member having opposite ends, a releasable attachment member depending downward from each of the opposite ends for detachable attachment to opposite side edge... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6514466 | Pipette-tip storage device A reusable pipette-tip holder that doubles the density of the number of pipette tips able to be stored within a single container, while conserving the total amount of material, packaging and storage space. The invention creates a rigid box by the joining,... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6382575 | Instrument holder for use in conjunction with a mounting plate An instrument bracket, primarily for holding medical instrumentation, having a clip part which is mountable to a plate and a holder part. The plate may form a part of a sterilization tray or similar container. The clip part is of an inverted U-shaped conf... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375017 | Tubing organizer apparatus A tubing organizer apparatus includes a body member that extends radially outwardly from a central axis. The body member has opposite surfaces and a peripheral wall that is disposed between the opposite surfaces to define a thickness and extends circumfer... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367637 | Instrument organizer with movable stabilizing post A movable stabilizing structure for use with an instrument organizer including an elongated base having a uniform, predetermined width and fixed posts extending upwardly from the base. The movable stabilizing structure includes two gripping legs with oppo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6328933 | Double density pipette tip storage rack A reusable pipette-tip holder that doubles the density of the number of pipette tips able to be stored within a single container, while conserving the total amount of material, packaging and storage space. The invention creates a rigid box by the joining,... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6257408 | Needle sheathing and unsheathing safety device A needle sheathing safety device having a plurality of spaced openings for grasping and securely holding a hypodermic needle and cap. This invention features a container body housing; and a plurality of spaced apart and axially aligned openings for graspi... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6244447 | Instrument bracket with resilient locking means for use with a sterilizable tray A sterilizable instrument supporting bracket that may be attached to a sterilization tray having spaced perforations. The apparatus includes a resilient body used to support medical instruments. A skeleton structure is located within the resilient body fo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6234327 | Suture holder A suture holder allows a scrub nurse to "load" (i.e., retrieve a suture needle and thread onto a surgical needle driver) with one hand during a surgical operation. The suture holder is made of spring loops arranged on a supporting base to hold suture pack... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216885 | Tray for grouping together articles Trays for grouping together articles, for example syringes which are to be filled, and the tray including a flattened body, with the body being elongate in a first direction, and a plurality of housings which are open on the first face for the articles, r... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6155439 | Laparoscopic-rack instruments holder An instrument holder which provides rapid and secure positioning of any diameters of laparoscopic instruments through the use of a specially designed grid in a cantilevered-style rack by employing, in a preferred embodiment, a pair of double swivel-ball l... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6109460 | Suspension rack A suspension rack in medical use, such as for the storage and suspension of cables (1) and/or tubes for equipment used in patient monitoring, anesthesia, and the like, said rack including a frame (2) provided with fastening means (3) for securing the fram... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098819 | Magazine for pipette tips A magazine for pipette tip-shaped articles including a plurality of plates for holding the pipette tip-shaped articles and each having a plurality of bores for receiving the pipette tip-shaped articles in their entirety, a plurality of racks stacked over ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5979675 | Hanger for supporting a plurality of pipettes adjacent a horizontal support surface A hanger for supporting a plurality of pipettes adjacent a horizontal support surface. The hanger comprising contiguous mounting and pipette supporting portions. Each supporting portion comprises a pair of substantially parallel, laterally separated suppo... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5921407 | Holder for holding surgical instrumentalities in spread arrangement A brush holder having a back panel for holding the brushes in spread position, and a trough in front at the bottom for holding related items. The entire back panel and trough are integral, and made of steel. Support hooks with transparent suction cups are... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5850917 | Syringe dosage tracking device with cooling feature A syringe holder and dosage tracking device comprised of a base member having at least one, and preferably, a plurality of cavities imparted therein. Time indicia are placed near the cavities to designate an interval of time for which a syringe dosage sho... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848714 | Suture rack A rack for holding a surgical suture includes a first base having a base connector that can releasably engage a mating base connector of a second base. The rack includes a tray attached to the first base for rotation with respect to the first base. The tr... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5586163 | Catheterization procedure platform system and method A platform which is mounted over the fluoroscopic table in a catheterization procedure. The platform contains compartments for diagnostic or therapeutic catheterization procedure dependent devices, supplies, wastes, or fluids. The platform is mounted on a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5531702 | Patient controlled self injection aid A patient controlled self injection aid is provided to enable a user with one hand to draw medication from a reservoir into a syringe, self inject, and properly dispose of the needle and syringe.... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5499721 | Supply stand clamp A device and method for securing at least one, and normally a plurality of supply stands in one localized area of a patient table. The device generally comprises a mounting means for removably attaching the device to the patient table and a clamping means... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5380493 | Cell well plate holder and well marking system A device for holding a laboratory cell well plate in a more accessible and visible position and for indicating which individual cell wells have been used or accessed during the experimental session. The device consists of an angled receiving face that sup... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5363973 | Test sample changer A sample changer for precise positioning of a selected sample from a plurality of samples stored on a removable annular sample file. The samples comprising a rectangular dimensioned object is radially removed from the annular cassette and precisely positi... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5335798 | Self adhesive dental floss dispenser A dental floss dispenser with floss reminder adapted to hold spools containing threads of the dental floss. Four embodiments of the dispenser are disclosed. Three of the embodiments are mountable on a bathroom wall. Each has a toothbrush rack with project... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5323994 | Mounting bracket for mounting a second container to a first container bracket A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a second container to a first container bracket comprises a first mounting bracket for mounting to a vertical wall for mounting a first container, the bracket having a vertical panel portion with an upper horizonta... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5242064 | Combination self-draining soap holder and utility shelf A combination soap holder and utility shelf includes a series of ribs and spaces which drain excess water and residue thereby making it easy to grasp and retrieve soap and other bath articles even when wet. The soap-holder ribs slope first downward and th... | 09/07/1993 |
