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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332348 | Sample substrate having a divided sample chamber and method of loading thereof A sample substrate configured for samples of biological material is provided. The sample substrate has a dual chambered sample well separated by a wall that may be punctured or otherwise breached to allow mixing of material contained in the two initially separate ch... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320801 | Patch for treating symptoms of a skin abscess A patch, or bandage for treating skin infections has a backing with pressure-sensitive adhesive for securing on a user's skin in the area of the boil. A liquid absorbent member is positioned in the center of the patch, while a carrier with a medicinal formulation, c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7261701 | Skin antiseptic composition dispenser and methods of use Skin antiseptic composition dispensers and methods of use are disclosed. The skin antiseptic composition dispenser may include a container with one or more walls that are substantially impermeable to ethylene oxide gas during normal ethylene oxide sterilization proc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243788 | Package for segregating and mixing substances The present invention relates to a package that includes an enclosure having a first substance and a second substance within the enclosure. The package further includes a plastic zipper which segregates the first substance from the second substance within the enclos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7182955 | Abuse-resistant transdermal dosage form The invention comprises a transdermal dosage form comprising a active agent component comprising a polymeric matrix and an abusable drug substance, an overlay backing, a porous material, and an antagonist reservoir comprising an antagonist to the abusable drug subst... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7108683 | Wound therapy and tissue management system and method with fluid differentiation A wound therapy and tissue management system utilizes fluid differentiation. Fluid is differentiated by establishing a gradient within the system. A gradient can be established with matter or energy. Patient interfaces for establishing, maintaining and varying one o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7067709 | First aid adhesive plaster A first aid adhesive plaster includes an adhesive sheet, a pad member stuck onto the center of the adhesive sheet, and release papers, which are releasably stuck to the adhesive sheet and cover the pad member. The pad member comprises a pad made of a gauze, an unwov... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054683 | Methods of electrotransport drug delivery A reservoir and a family of reservoirs are provided which are designed to be used with a single controller to provide a wide range of therapeutic drug delivering regimens while maintaining many of the same reservoir configurations and drug formulations. A method of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021848 | Semi-enclosed applicator having a temperature changing element A semi-enclosed applicator (10) for distributing a substance onto a target surface is disclosed having a first side (24) having a first internal surface (32) and a first external surface (31); a second side (26) having a second int... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014630 | Tissue dressing having gas reservoir An apparatus for supplying one or more gases, such as oxygen, to a target area, comprising a top layer and a bottom layer sealed around the perimeter of the layers to form a reservoir between the layers, wherein the top layer is not gas-permeable and the bottom laye... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004313 | Disposable dispenser with fragrance delivery system Disposable dispensers for stacks of tissue products are provided that include one or more odor control agents and one or more means for containing and releasing the odor control agents. When the means for containing and releasing the odor control agents is activated... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992233 | Material delivery system A delivery system for the delivery of flowable medicinal, therapeutic or medicine materials has a strip with flowable material contained and restrained therein. A removable seal is provided, so that when the removable seal is removed, the flowable material will flow... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976578 | Dispensing lid closure for beverage container and method of making and using the closure A lid closure for dispensing a fluent material into a hot or cold beverage container comprises a one-piece molded lid closure with one or more sealed compartments containing the fluent material and an integrally molded conical recess associated with each compartment... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975902 | Reservoir and a series of related reservoirs for use in an electrotransport drug delivery device and devices comprised thereof A reservoir and a family of reservoirs are provided which are designed to be used with a single controller to provide a wide range of therapeutic drug delivering regimens while maintaining many of the same reservoir configurations and drug formulations. A method of ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945253 | Cosmetic applicator A single-use cosmetic applicator 1 has an applicator body 2 with a front surface 3 and a rear surface 4. The cosmetic applicator 1 has a sealed substantially impermeable membrane containing a pre-determined quantity of a cosmetic p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902335 | Hand held dispensing and application apparatus A dispensing and application apparatus designed to contain pre-measured amounts of a flowable substance. The apparatus comprises a compartment 130 for storing the substance that is partially enclosed by a frangible seal 210, an applicator 100, a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6617486 | First aid adhesive plaster A first aid adhesive plaster comprising a pad on an upper surface of which an ointment is laid, an adhesive sheet of rectangular and an ointment protect cover formed to be a blister having a dome section by making its central portion project upwardly to f... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6587717 | Iontophoresis device and method of assembling the same The present invention relates to an iontophoresis device, which can ensure the long-term stability of a drug and makes the operations for assemblage upon application easy as well as a method of assembling the device. A backing layer (4) is provided with a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6447799 | Thromboplastic system A thromboplastic system and related method for establishing hemostasis. The kit includes an absorptive pad, a thrombin retainer, and a non-stick backing. The absorptive pad may be a foam pad or a set of foam pads. The retainer may be a single bubble pack ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6417173 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6391861 | Method for the prevention of tissue elastic fiber injury The subject invention is directed to the prevention of elastic fiber injury by administering HA or any other polysaccharide or carbohydrate moiety that binds to and coats elastic fibers, thereby preventing enzymes, oxidants, or other injurious agents from... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6127348 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6083930 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6020326 | Method for inhibition of bone growth by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6007264 | Integral package applicator A small sized shallow pouch like container (3) for a dispensible ingredient includes a pair of built-in outwardly pivotable flaps (5 & 7) positioned on opposite sides of the container's outlet end to form a package applicator (1). Squeezing the container'... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5994325 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5961500 | Prewetted medical wipe with impermeable barrier A wetted, disposable wipe constructed by bonding a layer of absorbent material to one side of a barrier sheet that is impermeable to infectious agents and insoluble in dermatological fluids, filling a reservoir in the barrier with a dermatological fluid, ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5935987 | Transdermal delivery of 3,4-diarylchromans Therapeutically effective amounts of a 3,4-diarylchroman can be administered transdermally by incorporation of the 3,4-diarylchroman in a matrix or liquid reservoir patch suitable for transdermal delivery, which matrix or liquid reservoir patch optionally... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5817044 | User activated iontophoertic device A user activated iontophoretic device of the present invention includes an electrode assembly, an electrode reservoir and at least one drug reservoir. The device is divided or otherwise separated into at least two portions, with one portion containing the... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5736153 | Plaster with a supply of a medically active substance A plaster having a porous cushion and at least one adhesive edge with which the plaster can adhere to the skin. The plaster has a capsule closed by a breakable membrane adjacent the cushion. A supply of a medically active substance is contained within the... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5702384 | Apparatus for gene therapy There is provided an apparatus for gene therapy to transfer or introduce, in vivo, a gene for treatment into a cell located at a target portion of a patient, so that the gene can be transferred with a high probability within a short period of time. The ap... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5686096 | Medical device for the protection of a catheter penetration site A medical device for protecting a catheter penetration site on the skin of a patient includes a resilient pad having a patient contacting side and at least one void therein for receiving and retaining a catheter at a catheter penetration site. The device ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5662626 | Plaster acting as a dosing device The objective of the invention is a new plaster and a method for delivering the substance to be dosed to the skin (11) through the attached plaster. The invention can be used for the administering of different ingredients to be dosed by plaster.... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5605938 | Methods and compositions for inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis using dextran sulfate The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5368581 | Method of using a packaging system with folded applicator pads for topical drug delivery The present invention provides a method for applying a plurality, preferably two, of dermatological agents to the skin from a single dispensing and applicator system comprising a plurality of compartmentalized applicator pads which may be exposed and sequ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5327667 | Device for luring deer A device and method for luring deer. The device includes first and second flexible strips. The first strip has first and second ends, and an absorbent middle portion. The second strip has first and second ends, and an absorbent middle portion. The first e... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5314496 | Stump sock arrangement A flexible stump sock member is arranged to receive an amputated leg portion therewithin for cushioning the leg portion when positioned within an artificial limb cavity.... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5147337 | Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser comprising carrier structure; elongated pusher structure on the carrier structure; elongated receptacle structure beneath the pusher structure and on the carrier structure, there being an elongated zone or zones between the pusher s... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5122127 | Apparatus and methods for use in administering medicaments by direct medicament contact to mucosal tissues Apparatus and methods for the dose-to-effect transmucosal administration of medicaments are disclosed. The present invention relates to such apparatus and methods which are useful in administering medicaments in a dose-to-effect manner such that sufficien... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5116328 | Diagnostic kit for the detection of atypical epithelia A kit for use in the visualization of genital warts or other atypical epithelia is disclosed. The kit provides a standardized quantity of acetic acid solution on readily available disposable towelettes sealed in a tear-open pouch for use in colposcopy. Me... | 05/26/1992 |
