Ethicon, Gmbh

American Standard Inc.

Sterling Winthrop Inc.

Nycomed Imaging As

Bracco Diagnostics Inc.

Fred E Snyder

Peter A Basile

Christopher Robinson

George A Clark

John A Gola

Malcolm C Burwell

Ashvani K Madan

Harold M Stillman

Scott C Brown

John J Niedospial, Jr

Julius P Zodda

Irene K Ropiak

Charles R Quirico

Michael N Eakins

Joseph V Tirrell

Rebecca V Fisher

Lawrence Callan

Syringe having a detachable plunger rod

Flexible container, for containment and delivery of medical fluids, having a 5.degree. to 45.degree. angel form the center of its bottom towards its side, and at least one embossed interior wall to facilitate fluid delivery to an access port.

Flexible plastic container for the containment and delivery of

An improved surgical instrument is provided for applying surgical fasteners, such as staples, to human tissue which is particularly suited for applying one or more rows of fasteners across a tissue lumen. The surgical instrument can be used in thoracic and abdominal surgical procedures where access to the surgical site is restricted. The surgical instrument includes an articulated fastener applying assembly mounted on a rotatable and flexible support shaft assembly to provide more convenient access to restricted surgical sites. The fastener applying assembly has a compact construction including a fixed jaw which supports a fastener cartridge and a movable jaw which supports an anvil for clamping the tissue therebetween. The fastener applying assembly includes a pin placement mechanism which is actuated by the movable jaw to control the movement of a tissue retaining pin on the fixed jaw. A dual cam mechanism is provided for driving the fasteners into the tissue clamped between the anvil and the fastener cartridge. The instrument has an actuator handle assembly with an improved actuator mechanism for closing the jaws and driving the fasteners into the tissue.

Surgical stapling instrument with articulated stapling head assembly on

Disclosed are pre-filled syringes equipped with an improved plunger having a plunge insert and a plunger rod, characterized by a leak-proof seal and easy sliding property.

Pre-filled syringe having a plunger, plunger insert and plunger rod

A flushing mechanism for flushing a toilet bowl with a reduced amount of water. The flushing mechanism includes a containment vessel adapted to fit in a standard-sized toilet tank and means within the containmment vessel for forcing water out of the vessel into the bowl to be flushed. In a first embodiment, the containment vessel includes an elastic bladder which is filled with the liquid and expands to provide the additional pressure. In a second embodiment, a piston spring system forces liquid out of the containment vessel to flush the bowl. A hydraulic actuation system is also provided for actuating the flushing mechanisms.

Flushing mechanism with low water consumption

A flushing mechanism for flushing a toilet bowl with a reduced amount of water. The flushing mechanism includes a containment vessel adapted to fit in a standard-sized toilet tank and means within the containment vessel for forcing water out of the vessel into the bowl to be flushed. In a first embodiment, the containment vessel includes an elastic bladder which is filled with the liquid and expands to provide the additional pressure. In a second embodiment, a piston spring system forces liquid out of the containment vessel to flush the bowl. A hydraulic actuation system is also provided for actuating the flushing mechanisms.

A flushing mechanism using a phase change fluid for flushing a toilet bowl with a reduced amount of water. The flushing mechanism includes a containment vessel adapted to fit in a standard-sized toilet tank and means within the containment vessel for forcing water out of the vessel into the bowl to be flushed. The containment vessel includes a collapsible bladder which is loaded with a phase change fluid. Water in the containment vessel is forced into the toilet bowl when the phase change fluid changes from a liquid to a vapor state. A hydraulic actuation system is also provided for actuating the flushing mechanism.

Flushing mechanism using phase change fluid

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Princeton Junction, NJ, United States of America

Fred E Snyder