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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686279 | Non-reopenable clamp for tubing sets A non-reopenable, single-use clamp for receiving and pinching collapsible resilient tubing thus forming a mechanical tubing seal and having an open position for insertion of tubing, a neutral position for holding the tubing and a closed position for non-reopenably c... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7434779 | Conduit clamp A conduit clamp has an upper member and a lower member selectively connectable around a flexible tube. The upper member and lower member has interconnecting pivot points for pivotally connecting to each other. The lower member has a pair of opposing sidewalls with r... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367358 | Medical fluid delivery system and method relating to the same A medical fluid delivery system for the use in the delivery of medical fluids. The medical fluid delivery system may include a pumping system, a disposable medical fluid line set and a valve operating system. The disposable tubing line set may include valves adapted... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350761 | Soft hose pedal valve A pedal-operated valve is provided controls the rate of fluid flow in a soft hose. A cradle positions a section of the hose so that its cross-sectional area can be compressed by the hinged rotation of a pinchcock toward the cradle in response to a pedal force to red... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329266 | Surgical clamps An arterial clamp has opposed clamping posts arranged to lie at opposite sides of an artery to clamp the artery between opposed clamping faces of the posts. The posts are carried by a pair of arms pivotally movable one relative to the other to move the posts into cl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7249397 | Hinged latch device with elongate strap hinge A latch device comprises a base suitable for attachment to a substrate, a cover, an elongate strap hinge that connects the base and cover, a hinge guide structure and/or a camming structure, and a locking mechanism. The cover is selectively movable about the strap h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234677 | Pinch clamp The present invention provides a pinch clamp that includes a support leg member and a coupling leg member, which are interconnected by a curved portion, and a generally upwardly extending anchor portion having at least one anchoring flange located at the distal end ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219468 | Automatic watering device for hanging baskets and planter boxes An apparatus for automatically watering a plant in a container by regulating a flow of water to the container through flexible tubing. Upper and lower jaw members are interconnected by a horizontal pivot axis so that they develop a scissors action. A jaw area is for... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7140509 | Stop valve of a water bag suction hose A suction hose stop valve of a water bag comprised a holder having a central passage, a swivel cap and a suction hose penetrating through the central passage; a retaining member each on both sides of the central hole; a locking bolt each in front and rear of the hol... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137611 | Pinch clamp for flexible tubing A pinch clamp to restrict flow in a flexible tube or hose is provided. The pinch clamp includes two elongated pinching members that are pivotally connected at one end with a threaded tightening member at the other end for selectively securing the pinching members in... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7094220 | Catheter assembly including a catheter applicator The present invention is a catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of a catheter into a urinary canal. The assembly includes a package for the catheter and an applicator to be used for guiding the catheter into the urinary canal without touching th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070587 | Securing device for a low profile gastrostomy tube having an inflatable balloon A low profile gastrointestinal tube feeding system having a securing member for securing a feeding set to a low profile gastrostomy tube disposed inside a visceral organ of a patient's body so that inadvertent removal of the feeding set from the gastrostomy tube is ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062822 | Tube clip A clip comprising a pair of jaws each having an axially extending pressure surface, and resilient hinge arms hinged together from which the jaws are cantilevered for movement between a closed position in which the pressure surfaces are in facing opposition and an op... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6955344 | Tool and connector system for clamping A system of tools and connector assemblies can be erected in numerous arrangements and configurations, in positive, selected interrelationships, for the mounting and support of a workpiece or the like. Engagement portions on the tools are clamped by the clamping blo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953465 | Containers and methods for delivering vaso-occluding filaments and particles This is directed to containers and methods for holding and delivering vaso-occluding materials such as hydrogel particles and filaments. The vaso-occlusive materials may be held in the container in a hydrated or unhydrated state. The container includes a fluid ingre... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942678 | Gas inflation/evacuation system and sealing system for guidewire assembly having occlusive device A gas inflation/evacuation system and sealing system for use with occlusive devices such as occlusive balloons in vascular procedures. The gas inflation/evacuation system is removably connectible to a proximal portion of a guidewire assembly and includes an evacuati... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942647 | Pinch clamp cover A resilient cover for a pinch clamp which fully encloses the clamp providing a smooth, snag free surface. The cover pads the clamp and softens the sharp edges of the clamp, providing an increased level of comfort for the patient using the clamp. The cover also provi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923793 | Clamp for winged needle A clamp for a winged needle that functions simultaneously as a protector and as a clamp and that does not require a recapping operation is provided. The clamp includes a flexible curved portion 1 including a tube insertion hole 11 provided on the proxi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6644618 | Fast-fit clamp for regulating flow along flexible tubes, in particular for medical use A fast-fit clamp for partly or fully closing flexible tubes, in particular for medical use, has a laminar body bent backwards on itself, fitted through longitudinally with a tube, and having two elastically competing ends between which project radially in... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6261269 | Devices for draining biological fluids The invention relates to devices for draining biological fluids. A first device comprises a housing (2) and a pinch valve (3) mounted in the housing, away from the walls of the latter. The housing includes an opening (11) arranged opposite the pinching me... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6234448 | Pinch clamp A pinch clamp for enabling a collapsible tube to be pinched so as to prevent fluid from flowing within a lumen in the tube. The clamp is mountable onto the tube in a lateral direction and is adapted for use with tubes having diameters within a predetermin... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196519 | Squeeze clamp for flexible tubing A molded squeeze clamp for tubing which comprises a strip of plastic having first and second ends, the strip being bent back on itself so that the ends are adjacent to each other in the manner of a Halkey-Roberts clamp. The first strip end defines a first... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6161812 | Clamp for closing flexible hoses of infusion transfusion and the like medical equipment A resilient clamp comprises a body forming in one single piece an upper arm and a lower arm connected to each other at one side by a springing curved end portion and provided at the other side with an anchoring element and an anchoring member, respectivel... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6113062 | Squeeze clamp A squeeze clamp for flexible tubing comprises a strip of plastic which is bent back on itself so that the ends are adjacent to each other. The strip defines a pair of spaced apertures to permit a flexible tube to extend through and be carried by the clamp... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6089527 | Squeeze clamp for flexible tubing A molded squeeze clamp for tubing which comprises a strip of plastic having first and second ends, the strip being bent back on itself so that the ends are adjacent to each other in the manner of a Halkey-Roberts clamp. The first strip end defines a first... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6024257 | Pinch valve for a drainage bag and a method of assembly A drainage bag (for example a urine collection bag) (10) includes a flexible outlet tube (16) and a pinch valve (18) for selectively pinching the tube closed. The pinch valve includes a pivotal valve member (22) on a first side of the bag, and a support m... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5814004 | System for regulating pressure within an extracorporeal circuit The specification describes several uses for pressure sensitive valves during extracorporeal pumping in one embodiment, an improved pumping loop for a roller pump is used in an extracorporeal circuit with a pressure relief valve and pump tubing. The inlet... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5432538 | Valve for an ink jet printer maintenance system A valve is disclosed for use in a maintenance station for an ink jet printer. The maintenance station has a carriage on which a cap that selectively seals the printhead nozzle is mounted. The carriage is movable in and relative to a fixed support member o... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5429615 | Intravenous flow regulating and mounting assembly An intravenous delivery assembly comprises, in accordance with the present invention, a frame member and a plurality of intravenous flow regulators each including (a) at least one attachment element for attaching a respective intravenous tube and (b) flow... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5421127 | Fire stop closure A closure for preventing transmission of fire and smoke through a wall or floor containing a plastic pipe when the pipe is destroyed by fire, which comprises a flexible fire retardant sleeve encircling the pipe adapted to automatically collapse about the ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5401256 | Flexible clamp for use in IV tubing set A flexible clamp for IV tubing, and in particular for use in a free flow prevention system. The flexible clamp has a pair of generally elongate clamping arms defining a slot for receiving the IV tubing. The flexible clamp has a resilient bias tending to b... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5372827 | Cereal sampler package A thermoformed bowl filled and sealed with a sample food product forms a sample package. The bowl is sized and shaped to the contours of and so as to nest upon the shoulders of a plastic one gallon jug or bottle. The package has a centrally located die-cu... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5318546 | Method of catheter irrigation and aspiration A catheter irrigation device, readily attached to a fluid supply line connected to an indwelling catheter, is used to dislodge clots or blockages at the distal end of the catheter. The irrigation device comprises a pair of opposing rollers configured and ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5238218 | Tube clamp A tongue and groove construction maintains the catch and latch part of a tube clamp in full registration with one another across its entire range of positions from fully open to fully closed. A groove bisects the teeth of the latch member and a complement... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5203056 | Hose clamp for medical application A hose clamp for medical application comprises a bracket-shaped clamping body having bracket ends arrestable with one another to form a closed ring, and provided with openings for a hose which passes through a throughgoing passage extending in a bracket p... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5203534 | Fluid control valve A fluid control valve which has a deformable valve member with a fluid passageway therethrough. The fluid passageway is closed by a pressure-exerting member. Initial actuation of the valve by pressure on an actuator assembly compresses a spring which move... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5174477 | Water squirt toy The water squirt toy of the invention comprises a length of elastic tubing having a nozzle positioned on one end and a clip, climp or staple crimped about the other end. A pliable tubular sleeve may be positioned about the elastic tubing for purposes of s... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5035399 | Protective tubing clamp apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus for occluding resilient tubing which effectively and conveniently occludes tubing without damage to the tubing, even after repeated clamping. Included in embodiments of the invention are a clamping structure and a protective slee... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4815466 | Surgical clip A surgical clip comprises a body with two initially disconnected arms. Each arm terminates in an integral outwardly projecting clamping jaw. One of the arms includes a passageway through which the other arm is inserted to align the arms and to position th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4802650 | Intravenous drug mixing and flow device A set for the passive infusion of one or more medications at a determined rate includes a fluid supply tube having first and second branched flow paths with first and second rate-defining flow restrictors. An injection port upstream of the first flow rest... | 02/07/1989 |
