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Neil J Sheehan

David S Utterberg

Robert T Stone

James Shapiro

Don Godfrey

Michael Eric Gertner

Robert Brommer

Scott R Rouw

Fraser R Sharp

Jack M Walker

William New, Jr

Harpal S Kumar

John D Place

David Sheraton

David J Kupiecki

John Ortiz

Andras Boross

Toshibumi Wakayama

Cong Thach

Andrea J Harry

Christian Walton

Paul Haines

David A Sheraton

Susan B Riley Earl

William M Moore

Mary E Rossman

Barry E Zakar

Susan B Earl

Paul D Haines

Described herein are sweat-diverting devices which can be adhered to a wearer by an adhesive. The sweat-diverting devices described here may be adhered over a portion of the face without circumscribing the head. Such sweat-diverting devices may comprise a first leg and a second leg that are joined at a base of the device to form a channel therebetween, where at least a portion of the base is more rigid than the first and second legs such that an acute angle between the first and second legs is maintained when the sweat-diverting device is applied on a wearer's forehead. In some variations, the thickness of the base is greater than the thickness of either of the legs, which may help to maintain a separation between the tips of the legs even when the sweat-diverting device is applied to a wearer's forehead.

Sweat diverter

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the organ together, or to implant devices in the wall of the organ. Also disclosed are surgical instruments useful in practicing the disclosed methods.

Devices and methods to treat a patient

Methods and devices for percutaneously modifying organs to treat patients

Blood lines for hemodialysis and other blood handling procedures may be reused by placing connectors intermediately along the length of the blood lines so that the lines can be disconnected to separate out reusable portions thereof. Specifically, the bulk of the blood lines used may comprise branchless lengths of tubing which are easily reusable, and may be cleaned and stored along with a dialyzer or similar device by connection to a conventional reuse machine. Also, the connectors on the blood lines which are reused may have first and second sealing surfaces. The first sealing surfaces are used in the connections made to form the blood line in its normal form for use. Then, during cleaning and sterilization for reuse, the reusable connectors can connect first and second lengths of blood lines together making use of a second sealing surface, in which the first sealing surfaces are exposed to cleaning/storing solution to cause cleaning and antibacterial action on the first sealing surfaces.

Method of using reusable blood lines

Reusable blood lines

A blunt needle plastic cannula for a syringe has a central axial passage terminating in a tip opening axially through one end thereof. Different axial sections along the cannula have respective differential resistances to movement relative to a membrane upon insertion of the cannula into the membrane. The opposite end of the cannula may have a Luer fit or Luer lock or may have integrally formed therewith an adapter for releasably connecting the adapter and cannula to the distal end of the barrel of the syringe. A syringe plunger and the adapter have connective structure whereby the adapter and cannula can be withdrawn into the interior of the barrel. The opposite ends of the barrel are sealed by portions of the plunger.

Cannula for use with a medical syringe

An earphone assembly is disclosed that includes an annular baffle having an outer surface and an inner surface as well as an interior wall and an exterior wall. The interior wall defines a central chamber. A transparent, flexible lid is attached to the baffle along the outer surface, completely covering the central chamber and forming an acoustic seal with the baffle. The lid has an inner face and an outer face. The flexibility of the earphone is improved by creating hinges in the lid and by providing cuts, or other discontinuities, in the baffle. For example, a radial cut may be disposed in the annular baffle. Further, a circumferential cut may also (or alternatively) be disposed in the baffle, extending from the inner surface and disposed between the exterior wall and the interior wall. At least one hinge may be disposed on the flexible lid. To improve the attachment of the earphone to the patient's head, tabs are mounted to the exterior wall. An adhesive material is applied to the inner surface of the annular baffle and to the tabs, thereby increasing the adhesive surface compared to existing earphones. A proprietary connection may be employed such that the baffle sends out an identifying signal to the transducer. The transducer then controls its transmission of acoustic energy based upon the identifying signal. In certain instances, the transducer may stop sending acoustic energy at all if it does not recognized the signal from the baffle.

Flexible earphone assembly for use during hearing screening

A physiological sensor device for attachment to a mammalian subject including first and second regions of sensors attachable to a subject in use, which first and second regions of sensors are separated by a flexible web adapted to enable variable separation of the first and second sensor regions from one another in use. The physiological sensor device is manufactured by forming a strip of electrically conductive material on a flexible electrically non-conductive substrate and cutting a slot through both the flexible substrate and conductive strip to define a pair of adjacent edges of conductive material separated by a non-conductive gap thereby also to define adjacent electrode sensors each having one of the pair of adjacent edges formed in the strip of conductive material. The physiological sensor device is attached to the subject for measurement of numerous physiological parameters for a period of time, such as 24 hours, and is then thrown away.

Physiological sensor device

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Neil J Sheehan