"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 |
| 4710081 | Self-locking resilient or non-resilient element For achieving improved securing effect in use with oil or wax coated contact surfaces, a self-locking resilient or non-resilient element, such as a spring-ring or a washer, has wall-like protrusions extending on each major surface from the inner to the ou... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4065979 | Traveling nut stop assembly A stop assembly for limiting relative rotation comprising inner and outer coaxial members relatively rotatable but longitudinally fixed with respect to each other. The outer member at least partially surrounds the inner member and is at least partially ra... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4004486 | Quick release fastener A fastener assembly for use in the blind fastening of first and second parts having aligned apertures extending therethrough with the aperture in the second part being larger than the aperture in the first part. A stud member with a screw threaded shank i... | 01/25/1977 |