The Procter Gamble Company

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

Bayer Healthcare LLC

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Sanford Gmbh

Meadwestvaco Corporation

Stephen Sams

Ismail Akram

Daniel Graham Ward

Sam Jonathan Popwell

Bernard Sams

Martin Zethoff

Kenneth Young

Scott Frederick Ansell

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Jason L Harris

Charles J Scheib

Michael J Vendely

Robert Scadding Moir

Howell Timothy Goldrein

Sofia Maria Consonni

Thomas Radtke

Heike Kammerer

Brett Shore

Arthur E Uber, Iii

Kevin P Cowan

Gerald W Callan

Wing Sum Vincent Kwan

Bret R Marschand

Aidan Craigwood

Daniel Francis Debartolo, Jr

Anthony Fraser

Jim Bedolla

William Stephen Honey

Arron Carmo Do Rosario Rodrigues

Kathrin Julia Holtzmann

Christopher Mark Houghton

Dorothea Luise Niklas

A contact lens package includes a base having a proximal end and a distal end, a solution well between the proximal end and the distal end, a contact lens support in the solution well, a top opening between the proximal end and the distal end and over the contact lens support, and a via through a wall of the base adjacent the well, the via providing a fluid exit for solution within well. A removable lid overlying the top opening may be removably affixed over the top opening such that a user may remove the lid to access the contact lens. Using this package, fluid can be drained away from the contact lens in the package before removal from the package by a user, thus providing good adhesion between a user's finger or applicator and the lens over prior packaging.

Contact lens package with draining port

The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages. The package may be configured such that upon opening the package by a wearer the packaging solution drains away from the contact lens and is substantially recaptured in the lid. Lens packages also may include a lens support that facilitates single touch transfer or a colored region that visually indicates to a wearer where to hold the package for opening.

Contact lens packages and methods of opening

Contact lens package

The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages and methods of use and manufacture/assembly. A contact lens package may include a cavity that houses a contact lens, packaging solution, and an absorbent member. In one aspect, the absorbent member may be configured for transitioning between an expanded state and a compressed state, and the absorbent member may be in the compressed state when the package is in an unopened state.

Contact lens packages having an absorbent member

A surgical stapling instrument comprising an end effector, an RFID tag, and a control circuit is disclosed. The end effector comprises an anvil, a staple cartridge, and a contact assembly configured to contact tissue. The staple cartridge comprises staples removably stored therein. The anvil and the staple cartridge are configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The RFID tag is configured to store information about the staple cartridge. The control circuit is operably coupled to the contact assembly. The control circuit is configured to interrogate the RFID tag to determine the information about the staple cartridge, transmit an electrical signal to tissue contacting the contact assembly, determine a characteristic of the tissue contacting the contact assembly based on the electrical signal, and change an operational parameter of the surgical stapling instrument based on the characteristic of the tissue.

Staple formation detection mechanisms

A syringe assembly may include a syringe having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a syringe drip guard extending around at least a circumferential portion of the sidewall between the distal end and the proximal end of the syringe. The syringe drip guard may have an outer wall protruding radially outward relative to the sidewall. A channel may be defined between the outer wall of the syringe drip guard and the sidewall of the syringe. The channel may have a closed proximal end and an open distal end. The syringe drip guard may be configured to at least one of: collect, absorb, or adsorb fluid within the channel.

Syringe drip guard

A medical instrument has an elongated channel configured to support a staple cartridge, the staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staples. The medical instrument also has an anvil mechanically coupled to the elongated channel, wherein the anvil comprises an exterior surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end. In addition, the medical instrument has at least one electrical circuit at least partially positioned on the exterior surface of the anvil, an indicator system comprising at least one indicator, and a logic circuit electrically in electrical communication with the at least one electrical circuit and the indicator system, wherein the logic circuit is configured to activate the at least one indicator when an electrical continuity of the at least one electrical circuit is interrupted.

A tubing assembly for use with a fluid delivery system has a first fluid line having a distal end and a proximal end for connecting to a first fluid source, and a second fluid line having a distal end and a proximal end for connecting to a second fluid source. The tubing assembly further has a third fluid line having a distal end and a proximal end, and a connector assembly for connecting the distal end of the first fluid line and the distal end of the second fluid line to the proximal end of the third fluid line. A tubing holder receives at least a portion of the third fluid line. The tubing holder has a first portion and a second portion movable relative to the first portion to selectively block fluid flow through the third fluid line.

Tubing assemby

A syringe assembly may include a syringe having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end and defining an interior volume; and an indicator float provided in the interior volume of the syringe. The indicator float may be buoyant such that the indicator float is movable between the distal end and the proximal end of the syringe based on a fluid fill level within the interior volume of the syringe.

Syringe with indicator float

Delivery systems for delivering compositions with large particles are disclosed herein. For example, writing instrument capable of delivering ink with large pigment particles can include a barrel, an ink reservoir in fluid communication with a nib, and one or more valves or seals for sealing the reservoir when not in use. For example, the writing instrument can include a free-ink reservoir having an agitator disposed on a valve stem.

Ink delivery system

A container is disclosed for housing a tray or blister pack. The container includes a shell () with an internal volume for holding the tray or blister pack, and a cover () with a base (), hinge (), and lid () for enclosing the shell ().

Container for housing a tray or blister pack

Part of a container

This invention relates to a closure arrangement for closing an opening in a base component. In particular&#x2014;but not exclusively&#x2014;this invention relates to a closure arrangement for a container, to serve as an openable lid for the container.

Container closure arrangement

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Bassingbourn, United Kingdom

Stephen Sams