C. R. Bard, Inc.

Medical Safety Products, Inc.

Fit-To-A-Tea, LLC

William R King

Donald P Elliott

William E Sagstetter

Alan A Wanderer

William L Halseth

James W Schreiber

Randal D Bjerke

Liesbeth M Osa

Barbara A Karakusis

A method and device are provided to secure a lid to a teapot or other food and beverage container and to prevent dripping therefrom. The device for use with a teapot includes a loop of elastic cord, with a hook and a sponge attached to the cord. The sponge is positioned under the spout of the teapot so that it will absorb drips from the spout. The loop is stretched over the lid of the teapot and the hook is attached to the teapot handle. Two sliding retainers are located around the loop between the sponge and the hook, and may be positioned around a knob on the top of the lid. Sliding the retainers adjusts the tension on the loop. The retainers are decorative, and may also be adorned with standard button covers. Different food and beverage containers may require modifications, such as using a cord with two hooks instead of a hook and a sponge.

Device to secure lid to beverage and food containers and reduce spillage

A holder includes a double ended needle supporting insert translatable within a cylinder for receiving a blood collection tube during a medical procedure. Upon translation of the insert posteriorly, the double ended needle becomes fully enclosed within the cylinder and the insert is locked in place to shield the double ended needle from contact by medical personnel. An adapter fits within the insert to accommodate pediatric tubes.

Holder for double ended blood collection retractable needle

This invention relates to a novel and improved chest drainage apparatus characterized by a bottle housing a fluid collection chamber and a fluid inlet connectable to receive fluid and air from a chest cavity to be drained, air inlet and exhaust ports downstream of the fluid inlet open to the atmosphere within the air space above the fluid collected, and a U-tube between the fluid inlet and the air exhaust port capable of collecting and retaining an amount of fluid effective to provide a visual indication of any air flow into the system; a subassembly including an air chamber containing a check valve effective when connected to receive air from the exhaust port of the bottle to prevent backflow thereof into the system; and a negative pressure relief valve connected to the air intake port automatically operative to limit the negative pressure, if any, in the air space above the fluid to a predetermined maximum. The invention also encompasses such an apparatus wherein the subassembly is detachable from the bottle and the latter is used by itself in inverted position as a reservoir of chest fluids that may be reintroduced back into the body. Also included in the apparatus in its preferred form are a positive pressure relief valve downstream of the check valve in the air chamber automatically operative to maintain the air pressure in the latter at or below a predetermined maximum. Additional novel features are those which permit removal of some of the collected fluid either for the purpose of analysis or to extend the capacity thereof.

Chest drainage apparatus with check valve

Chest drainage bottle

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Lakewood, CO, United States of America

William R King