Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090173353 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a bladder joined with a pump assembly via a valve assembly. The pump assembly transfers air to the bladder and achieves a predetermined pressure with the chamber regardless of ear canal size. The predetermined pressure may be achieved by reducing excess air pressure through the valve assembly. | 07-09-2009 |
20090236254 | Accessible Hand Hygiene System - A hand sanitizing kit that includes: at least one single-dose hand sanitizer packet dispensing station component and at least one multiple-dose hand sanitizer dispensing station component. The single-dose hand sanitizer packet dispensing station contains a plurality of single-dose hand sanitizer packets and is adapted to dispense these single-dose hand sanitizer packets. The dispensing station components may include one or more mounts for releasably secure placement or for secure placement of the dispensing station component. The multiple-dose hand sanitizer dispensing station component is a desirably a hand sanitizer pump dispenser. The kit may include instructions or information about positions in a medical setting to locate the single-dose hand sanitizer packet dispensing station component or multiple-dose hand sanitizer dispensing station component to provide accessible hand sanitizing. | 09-24-2009 |
20100051035 | LOW-PRESSURE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICE WITH ACTIVE COATING AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE - An improved endotracheal tube that has a modified surface coating that can elute active agents is described. The coated surface and the use of the device according to a new method or regime for a healthcare worker to care for patients can help reduce the likelihood of ventilator acquire pneumonia or other infections in a patient's respiratory passages. | 03-04-2010 |
20110033137 | Flexible Multi-Panel Sterilization Assembly - A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end and a second end opposite the first end such that the barrier panel has a length that is the distance from the first end to the second end and a midpoint along the length generally delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located between the first end and the midpoint of the barrier panel at a pre-determined position to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel is in juxtaposed communication with the barrier panel, and has a proximal end generally adjacent the barrier panel, a distal end generally opposite the proximal end, and a length that is the distance between these ends, such that, after the barrier panel has been folded at or near the barrier panel's midpoint so its second end is brought near its first end and its edges brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near the pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel. | 02-10-2011 |
20120202000 | Flexible Multi-Panel Sterilization Assembly With Bolsters - A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, barrier panel bolsters at or adjacent at least a portion of two edges of the barrier panel, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end and a second end opposite the first end such that the barrier panel has a length that is the distance from the first end to the second end and a midpoint along the length generally delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. The barrier panel bolsters prevent the edges of the barrier panel from folding back onto itself, i.e. back towards the unfolded position, during unfolding of the barrier panel after sterilization. | 08-09-2012 |
20120234333 | Medical Fabric With Asymmetrical Layers - There is provided an SMS laminate for use as a medical fabric. The multilayer non-woven SMS fabric is designed to have the basis weight of the fabric asymmetrically skewed toward one side. In one embodiment the medical fabric is a laminate used as a sterilization wrap having a first spunbond layer, a meltblown layer and a second spunbond layer in which the first spunbond layer is on the side, once an item to be sterilized is wrapped, that is away from the item and that has a greater basis weight than the second spunbond layer that is on the side nearer the item to be sterilized. The medical fabric may also used to produce medical gowns to and drapes. | 09-20-2012 |
20120288696 | Multi-Layer Elastic Films - The present invention is directed to a multi-microlayer film that includes a plurality of alternating coextruded first and second microlayers, wherein the first microlayers include an elastomeric polyolefin polymer composition, and further wherein the second microlayers include a styrenic block copolymer composition. The multi-microlayer films provide good elastic performance at relatively low cost. | 11-15-2012 |
20130020380 | Flexible Multi-Panel Sterilization Assembly - A multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end, an opposed second end, and a midpoint delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located at or near edges of the barrier panel to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. After the barrier panel is folded at or near the midpoint to bring its second end near its first end and its edges are brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near a pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel. | 01-24-2013 |
20130143015 | TOUGH MULTI-MICROLAYER FILMS - Disclosed are multi-microlayer films having alternating first and second layers, the first layers including an ethylene-based copolymer composition and the second layers comprising a propylene-based copolymer composition, wherein each layer optionally comprises from about 0 to about 20% by weight of a polyolefin polymer. The multi-microlayer films have desirable tensile properties and are useful as components in absorbent personal care products. | 06-06-2013 |
20140027499 | FLEXIBLE MULTI-PANEL STERILIZATION ASSEMBLY - A multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end, an opposed second end, and a midpoint delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. Panel attachment means are located at or near edges of the barrier panel to identify the content receiving region. The fold protection panel has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. After the barrier panel is folded at or near the midpoint to bring its second end near its first end and its edges are brought together and secured by the panel attachment means to form a package, the fold protection panel folds at or near a pre-determined fold line to cover at least a portion of the edges of the folded barrier panel. | 01-30-2014 |