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Pillow with retractable umbrella
A pillow assembly having a supporting assembly and a retractable umbrella assembly that is easily transportable and allows a user to support his/her head while covering their face from sunlight.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7952864 | Motherboard module A motherboard module adapted for connecting pluggably to a case includes a tray, a motherboard, a hard disk cage, and at least one hard disk drive. The tray has a bottom board, a plurality of fixing portions, and a front board. The front board is disposed at a side ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7338440 | Laryngoscope system with illuminator and suction capabilities A laryngoscope system has a blade with a distal end, and intermediate extent, and a generally C-shaped recess adjacent to a proximal end. A handle has a lower end, a central extent, and an upper end. The lower end has a space between two parallel shoulders to receiv... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326225 | Vasoocclusive device for treatment of aneurysms The device is formed from a multi-stranded micro-cable having a plurality of flexible strands of a shape memory material and at least one radiopaque strand. The strands can be made of a shape memory nickel titanium alloy, that is highly flexible at a temperature app... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7153260 | Laryngoscope for simultaneously facilitating the illuminating of a throat pathway and inserting an intubation tube An improved laryngoscope of the type having a stationary handle, a stationary blade affixed to the stationary handle, a tip pivotally attached to the stationary blade, a movable handle pivotally attached to the stationary blade, and an arm pivoting the tip downwardl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7093598 | Applicator for trach drain sponge The invention relates to a device and a method of use that will allow a medical professional to change a patient's Tracheostomy dressing in an efficient manner that will cut down both the professional's and patient's discomfort. In the preferred embodiment of the in... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6217514 | Laryngoscope In a laryngoscope, a blade for displacing a person's tongue in order to facilitate insertion of an endotracheal tube into the person's trachea includes a distal portion for insertion through the person's mouth and into the person's oropharynx and an elong... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6176824 | Fiberoptically illuminated appliances A fiberoptically illuminated appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a light source and an elongate fiberoptic cable, which is operably engaged to the light source and which conducts light from the light source therethrough. A translucent appliance... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6056721 | Balloon catheter and method A balloon catheter device for treating an obstructing material within a vascular conduit or other body passageway. The device comprises an elongate catheter body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. A high compliance balloon and a spaced apa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5993383 | Laryngoscope blade with tongue controlling wing sections An improved laryngoscope blade of the type having a laryngoscope handle attachment fitting and a blade assembly including an illumination source having a light output and a straight blade member with curved end extending from the handle attachment fitting... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5938591 | Self retaining laryngoscope The invention is a self-retaining disposable laryngoscope having dual light conductive blades that open and lock apart laterally and/or radially. The invention has two curved blades: a tongue blade and a palate blade. These two blades may be separated and... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5888195 | Laryngoscope blade An improved laryngoscope blade for use with a conventional laryngoscope handle and conventional means for illumination. The improvements to the blade include a small reverse curve at the tip of the blade to better visualize the depth of insertion of the b... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5873818 | Laryngoscope with enhanced viewing capability A laryngoscope (10) with handgrip (14) and blade portion (16) has an optical system (44) secured to the blade portion with a prism lens (50) at the forward end and an eyepiece lens (48) which shifts the view toward the blade portion tip (46). A light pipe... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5669933 | Removable embolus blood clot filter A blood clot filter which is collapsible toward a central longitudinal axis into a collapsed configuration for insertion into a blood vessel and which is radially expandable outwardly from the longitudinal axis to an expanded configuration for contact wit... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5429120 | Sub-surface visualization device The invention relates to a device and method for increasing the visualization of biological tissues and underlying structures. A particular application is to examine gums for pre-emergent teeth. One embodiment has a cylindrical lens portion and an offset ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5277173 | Chemiluminiscent disposable laryngoscope A chemiluminiscent, disposable laryngoscope is disclosed. The device comprises a handle portion with an end and a blade portion which is integrally formed on the end of the handle portion. The blade points away from the handle portion substantially perpen... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4320745 | Fiber optics laryngoscope A laryngoscope instrument for visual inspection of the laryngeal region of the oral cavity; including a bent blade of refractory material for insertion through a mouth and into the throat an outward end of the blade being bifurkated with an opaque shield ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4037588 | Laryngoscopes In a laryngoscope comprising a handle member and a light-conducting spatula member means comprising complementary inter-engaging parts are provided for detachably connecting the handle and spatula members positively together. The inter-engaging parts form... | 07/26/1977 |
