3m Innovative Properties Company

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Michael J Vostal

Fusu Thao

Lois F Duerst

Philip N Stankard

Dylan R Johnson

Christopher J Claypool

Jared J Balthazor

Matthew T Scholz

William Bedingham

Yizhong Wang

Amanda Catherine Engler

Ranjani V Parthasarathy

Andrew Jacob McGregor

Alan R Dombrowski

Nicholas Ransom Powley

Michael Knee

Hannah C Cohen

Korey W Karls

Henry C Gydesen

Daniel P Doran

Adam S Troness

Catherine D Heapy

Haoming Rong

Matthew T Zabel

Michelle H Stevens

Martin Preininger

Jack E Kochevar

Jacqueline M Ganser

Dennard J Powell

Dental material applicator with partitioned packaging

A tamper-evident closure is disclosed that encloses a medical access device, such as a vascular access device, such that it will be visibly apparent if the medical access device contained in the tamper-evident closure becomes exposed. The tamper-evident closure cannot be reapplied over the medical access device in a way to look the same as it did prior to exposing the medical access device. The tamper-evident closure comprises a holding cavity, a securing mechanism, and an apparent release. The disclosed tamper-evident closure is well suited for securing the medical access device that has an access point for delivering fluid to a patient or removing fluid from the patient.

Tamper-evident closure

Dental composite shade guide

Container for a dental composite shade guide kit

Holder for multiple dental composite shade guides

Shapeable articles, kits including one or more of the shapeable articles, and methods of making and/or using the shapeable articles. The shapeable articles include a shapeable member that can be shaped or manipulated into three-dimensional shapes without the use of tools and hold those shapes after removal of the force required to achieve the shape. The shapeable articles could have a variety of uses including use as surgical retractors to move and/or restrain non-target tissue and/or organs to improve access to the target tissue and/or organs.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Michael J Vostal