Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Dentsply International Inc.

Eric Ursprung

Michael A Brasch

Timothy M Wiles

Brent Ronald Pohl

Charles C Yu

Patrick Shawn Beaty

Ming-hsiung Yeh

Mei Yang-Woytowitz

Liping Feng

Ben Turng

Gary F Hershner

Xiaofei Chang

Patrick R Murray

Dwight Livingston

Ammon David Lentz

Kenneth R Guaragno

Kevin Bailey

Gerard Lotz

Ming-Hsiung Yeh

An apparatus and associated methods of use for a controlled combination of reagents is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vessel, a vessel insert, and a cap element. The vesselhas a body portionfor receiving a biological sample. The vessel insertreceives at least one reagent therein. Preferably, the vessel insertis received in a portionof the vessel. The cap elementis attached to the vesselto secure the vessel insertin the vessel. During use, the vessel insertis adapted to release its contents when the biological sample is introduced into the body portionof the vesselupon application of an intermixing force to the vessel insert. A variety of intermixing forces may be applied, depending upon the embodiment of the present invention and its associated methods of use.

Blood culture bottles with mechanisms for controlled release of substances into culture media

The invention provides a dental scaler system and method of use. The dental scaler system has a dental scaler apparatus and a scaler handpiece enclosing a coil. The dental scaler apparatus has a housing and a scaler power control circuit. The coil is connected through an electrical conductor to the scaler power control circuit. The housing has a holder side, and a first and a second base side each having a plurality of first base feet extending therefrom. The first base side is connected to the second base side at an angle greater than 30 degrees. The second base side is connected to the holder side. The holder side has a scaler handpiece holder integrally formed therein. In the method the system is supported on the first feet, and then on the second feet.

Vertically and horizontally standing dental scaler system and method

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Camp Hill, PA, United States of America

Eric Ursprung