Surgery inventions

20080105253 - Dispensing device: An inhaler is provided with a restricting member to prevent unintentional actuation of the inhaler. Also provided is an inhaler with an extensible strap joining a dust cap to the housing of an inhaler, the strap being particularly suited for use with inhalers that comprise a restricting member. The inhaler... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B475

20080105254 - Scupper valve snorkel: The scupper valve snorkel of the present invention is based on a conjoined tube within a tube located inside a lower section of a snorkel and designed to steer water droplets away from the snorkel diver's breathing path. The lower section of the snorkel has two valves. One is the... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080105255 - Protective hood structural attachment system: A flexible respiratory protective hood having interior and exterior surfaces, at least one aperture in the hood die-cut in a predetermined geometric configuration, a substantially rigid respiration component adapted to provide a fluid pathway between hood interior and exterior, at least one raised fluid port extending from the respiration component,... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20080105256 - Inhaler: An inhaler device for inhalation of a medicament from a pierceable capsule comprises a housing for receiving a medicament capsule; closure means for closing the housing, said closure means being moveable relative to the housing; piercing means suitable for piercing a medicament capsule; wherein movement of the closure means relative... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080105257 - Humidifier for respiratory apparatus: A respiratory apparatus for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator that generates a supply of pressurised gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier for vaporising water and delivering water vapor to humidify the gas; a gas flow path leading from the flow generator to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105258 - Portable gas fractionalization system: A portable gas fractionalization apparatus that provides oxygen rich air to patients is provided. The apparatus is compact, lightweight, and low-noise. The components are assembled in a housing that is divided into two compartments. One compartment is maintained at a lower temperature than the other compartment. The lower temperature compartment... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080105259 - Gas identification system and respiratory technologies volumetrically corrected gas delivery system: A gas delivery system, having a gas identification, by which a gas supplied to the gas delivery system is identified, a blender, blending oxygen and the gas to provide a gas mixture with an oxygen flow rate set up by an operator, and at least one flow sensor, to measure... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080105260 - Method for determining the consumption of a co2 absorber in a respirator with rebreathing system: A method for determining the consumption of a CO2 absorber (8) in a respirator with a rebreathing system, with a fresh gas mixer (1) and with a computing and control unit (10). The rebreathing system has a respiration drive (2), a volume flow sensor (3) located in the inspiratory branch,... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080105261 - Air filtering soft face mask: An air filtering soft face mask has a soft body formed of multiple layers of material, including at least one layer of air filtering material capable of filtering selected contaminants from air. The body has an arcuate or peaked nose engaging edge adapted to engage a nose of a wearer... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080105262 - Air filtering soft face mask: An air filtering soft face mask has a soft body formed of multiple layers of material, including at least one layer of air filtering material capable of filtering selected contaminants from air. The body has an arcuate or peaked nose engaging edge adapted to engage a nose of a wearer... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080105263 - Esophageal intubation and airway management system and method: An esophageal intubation system includes a main tube with a tapered body, proximal and distal ends and a bore extending between and open at the ends. The main tube is inserted into the oropharynx and its distal end extends into the upper esophagus in order to provide a conduit for... Agent: Mark Brown

20080105264 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080105265 - Vasectomy devices and kit and method of use: Conventional vasectomy techniques suffer from a number of disadvantages, including, for example, a substantial risk for the development of hematomas and swelling, a potential for spontaneous regeneration and undesired resumption of fertility, a need for a highly skilled surgical professional, as well as a long recovery period, accompanied by severe... Agent: Smith Patent Consulting Consulting, LLC

20080105266 - Therapeutic massage ramp: In accordance with the specifications, drawings and claims of this application, applicant presents a easily portable device that permits the user to be in a relaxed, reduced stress pronated sitting position whereby the user may be subjected to massage. This device can be quickly setup and is adjustable to include... Agent: Ken Dallara, Law Office Of Ken Dallara

20080105267 - Protection assembly for syringe:

20080105268 - Airway establishment apparatus and stepless controller to be used therein: Provided is an airway maintenance apparatus that draws the lower jaw forward to forcibly maintain an airway during sleep, designed to allow quick and easy setting of a drawing extent for the lower-jaw side attachment suitable for each patient. The airway maintenance apparatus contains an upper-jaw side attachment 1 to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080105269 - Safety restraint and related method of use: A safety restraint for restraining a patient includes a main body resembling an animal or character. The main body includes a patient facing side defining a pocket, within which a pod having particulate matter may be placed to provide warming or soothing comfort to the patient. The main body can... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080099011 - Inhaled insulin dosage control delivery enhanced by controlling total inhaled volume: Dosages of inhaled insulin are controlled within a narrow range by controlling the total volume of air inhaled by a patient. By repeatedly delivering aerosolized insulin with the same total inhaled volume of air, the amount of insulin delivered to the patient each time is consistent. A device for delivering... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080099010 - Method of use of monomeric insulin as a means for improving the reproducibility of inhaled insulin: The need for the delivery of insulin by injection can be reduced or eliminated by delivering an aerosolized monomeric insulin formulation. Repeatability of dosing and more particularly the repeatability of the blood concentration versus time profile is improved relative to regular insulin. The blood concentration versus time profile is substantially... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080099012 - Snorkel clip: A snorkel clip that includes a pair of attachment arms connected to opposing sides of an attachment base, a pair of retention arms connected to opposing sides of a retention base, and a connecting member connecting the attachment base to the retention base. The attachment base and the attachment arms... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080099013 - Gas-treatment devices: An HME has exchange elements (4) at opposite ends of a tubular housing (1, 101) and a central port (2) for connection to a tracheal tube (3). An oxygen port (5, 105, 105′) is located centrally with the major part of it being contained within a recess (40, 140, 140′)... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20080099014 - Elbow for mask assembly: An elbow assembly for use in a respiratory mask, which includes an elbow, an inlet port, an exhaust port, and a baffle separating the inlet port from the exhaust port. A mask assembly includes a cushion comprising at least one gusset and an aperture for connection to the elbow assembly.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099015 - Fluid product dispensing device: A fluid dispenser device including at least one individual reservoir (21) containing a single dose of fluid, opening means (40) being provided for opening an individual reservoir (21) each time the device is actuated, said opening means (40) comprising perforator and/or cutter means (41) and movable support means (50), said... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080099016 - Fluid product dispensing device: A fluid dispenser device, in particular a dry-powder inhaler, including a plurality of individual reservoirs (21) each containing a single dose of fluid, such as powder, said reservoirs (21) being made in the form of an elongate strip (20), opening means (40) being provided for opening a reservoir on each... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080099017 - Modular positive airway pressure therapy apparatus and methods: Respiratory therapy apparatus and methods to deliver one or more positive airway pressure therapies are disclosed. The respiratory apparatus includes a flow generator having a first interlock and at least one module that includes a second interlock. The first interlock and the second interlock releasably engagable with one another. The... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.A.

20080099018 - Pressure regulator valve for breathing apparatus: The present invention concerns a re-configurable pressure regulator (10) for breathing apparatus. The regulator comprises a valve housing (14) having connection means (36,52) at first and second ends thereof for connection, in use, at one of the ends to a pressurised source (90,92) of breathable gas and at the other... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080099019 - Apparatus with automatic respiration monitoring and display: A respiratory device is provided with a display showing a respiration signal related to a breathing pattern of a patient. This signal is derived from the difference between a sensed signal indicative of the respiration and airflow generated by the device and a baseline signal. The parameter is adjusted so... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080099020 - Living specimen induction chamber: The invention described herein provides an induction chamber used to sedate one or more living specimens. The induction chamber comprises at least one gas inlet through which anesthesia gas and oxygen are supplied. To minimize escape of anesthetizing gas is into the ambient room or surroundings, the induction chamber includes... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080099021 - Respiratory nasal filter: A respiratory nasal filter including an outer ring having concentric outer periphery and inner periphery sized to the periphery of a user's nasal orifice, a filter layer having an outer periphery larger than the inner periphery of the outer ring, but smaller than the outer periphery of the outer ring... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20080099022 - Respirator that uses a predefined nose foam shape: A respirator 10 that comprises a mask body 32 and a nose foam 10. The mask body 32 is adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a person and has an interior surface 34. The nose foam 10 has a rear side 24, a front side 26, a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080099023 - Method and apparatus for adjusting respiratory mask sealing force: A mask assembly includes a mask with an inflatable bladder. The internal pressure of the inflatable bladder can be set to be higher than the delivered therapeutic pressure. The pressure offset may be constant, or it may vary over the range of therapeutic pressures. Thus, the force necessary to maintain... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099024 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099026 - Laryngeal mask airway without inflating: A laryngeal mask airway has a dual-airway tube and a laryngeal mask. The dual-airway tube has a primary tube and a secondary tube. The secondary tube is formed parallel with the primary tube. The laryngeal mask is attached detachable to or formed with the dual-airway tube and has a top,... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080099025 - Tracheal tube apparatus: An arrangement for automatic suctioning above the cuff of a tracheal tube has a suction lumen extending along the tube and opening at one end at an opening on the outside of the tube just above the cuff. A suction line connects with the other end of the lumen and... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20080099027 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080099028 - Male genitalia support device, and method for supporting male genitalia: A device for supporting male genitalia of a patient in a recumbent position is provided. The device generally includes a scrotal support member having first and second opposite edges. The scrotal support member generally comprises a soft, absorbable material for providing a supporting substrate for the scrotum. The member includes... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20080099029 - Intraoral mandibular advancement device for treatment of sleep disorders: An intraoral mandibular advancement device to treat sleep disorders in a user having an obstructed airway includes a maxillary appliance with a main body for removable attachment to the maxillary teeth; a protrusive element distending from the central portion of the main body; and retention means extending from the main... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20080092880 - Inhalation apparatus: In order to control the amount of evaporation of discharged agent droplets and so that a user can inhale agent droplets having a constant diameter regardless of use environment, an inhalation apparatus includes an airflow path communicating with a suction port through which the user inhales an agent, an agent... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080092881 - Inhalation devices: An inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation comprises (i) a canister which comprises a body which defines a chamber containing medicament and a valve stem which extends from the body and from which medicament is in use delivered on actuation of the canister, and (ii) an actuator. The actuator comprises... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B475

20080092882 - Oral airway: An oral airway for providing an air passage to a patient's trachea including two embodiments. In both embodiments, the oral airway includes a curved section and a straight section with the curved section having spaced-apart curved upper and lower members and the straight section having spaced-apart planar upper and lower... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20080092883 - Dry top snorkel having a locking device to prevent inadvertant closure: The improved snorkel dry top has a fulcrum to which a float member and a diaphragm yoke are attached. The fulcrum has a blocking tab that rests in an aperture in the float member attaching hook when the snorkel is above the surface of the surrounding water. The diaphragm yoke... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080092884 - Scotch yoke with anti-lash assembly: A vest for a human body has an air core coupled to a pulsator operable to subject the vest to pulses of air which applies and releases high frequency pressure forces to the body. The pulsator has two diaphragms connected to a brushless electric dc motor with rotary to reciprocating... Agent: Richard John Bartz Suite 350

20080092885 - Manual inhalator for powdered substances: Manually actuable inhaler (1) for pulverulent substances, during manual actuation, apportions a defined discharge quantity (20′) from a substance storage quantity (20) in a metering chamber (D) upstream of a discharge passage (21), for providing an airborne. discharge from a mouthpiece opening (14). The inhaler has a piston (8) which... Agent: Martin A Farber

20080092886 - Inhalation device: A powder inhaler for administering powder by inhalation, comprising: a flow path defined by a plurality of surfaces through which a stream of air is in use drawn on inhalation by a user; and dosing means (18) for providing a dose of powder to the flow path for entrainment in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080092887 - Single-dose inhalation devices: An inhalation device comprising a hermetically sealed receptacle (1) containing a single dose of a pressurized formulation (30) comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a liquefied aerosol propellant consisting of HFA 134a, HFA 227 or a mixture thereof and wherein at least a portion (12) of the receptacle is perforable.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080092888 - Flow modification device: An air flow device includes a flow passage having opposite ends. The flow passage (30) is divided into a plurality of sequential portions between the ends including an inlet portion (42) extending into the flow passage (30) from an inlet end (34) an outlet portion (36) disposed at the opposite... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080092889 - Apparatus and method for facilitating the transmission of vapour particles directly into a nasal passage: There is provided an apparatus for facilitating the transmission of vapour particles directly into a nasal passage, including: at least one structural member; and at least one absorbent member at each end of the at least one structural member for containing a liquid able to be evaporated to form the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080092890 - Emergency escape breathing device: An emergency escape breathing device comprises an oxygen bottle configured to contain compressed oxygen, an oxygen release regulator configured to release of the compressed oxygen at a constant rate during use of the emergency escape breathing device, the oxygen release regulator being substantially contained within the oxygen bottle.... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20080092891 - Gas flow control in a ventilator: A ventilator or fluid delivery system that provides a flow of gas to an airway of a user. The ventilator includes a source of gas (30, 32), a conduit (63, 65, 42) that carries the flow of gas to the airway of a patient, a first valve (38, 40) that... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080092892 - Compressor control system for a portable ventilator: A method and apparatus for controlling a brushless DC (BLDC) motor over a wide range of angular speeds is presented. Analog magnetic sensors provide continuous signal measurements related to the rotor angular position at a sample rate independent of rotor angular speed. In one embodiment, analog signal measurements are subsequently... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080092893 - Compressor control system for a portable ventilator: A method and apparatus for controlling a brushless DC (BLDC) motor over a wide range of angular speeds is presented. Analog magnetic sensors provide continuous signal measurements related to the rotor angular position at a sample rate independent of rotor angular speed. In one embodiment, analog signal measurements are subsequently... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080092894 - System and method for controlling respiratory therapy based on detected respiratory events: A method for providing positive airway pressure treatment may include delivering breathing gas toward a patient at a first pressure, detecting one or more sleep respiratory events associated with the patient, and in response to detecting the one or more sleep respiratory events, automatically triggering a ramp function to increase... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080092895 - Manual lung ventilation device: A manual lung ventilation device and method suitable for acute manual respiratory resuscitation and lung ventilation of a person are disclosed. The manual lung ventilation device includes a nasal interface in fluid communication with a flexible chamber. The nasal interface being held in the proper position on the person by... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080092896 - Apparatus and methods for diet and weight control by suppressing the sense of smell and taste: This invention comprises apparatus and methods for diet and weight control by altering the senses of smell and taste. The prophylactic hinders odoriferous molecules from reaching smell receptors in the nose. The loss of smell, appetite, and taste caused by apparatus and methods effectively decreases the appetite of an individual,... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080092897 - See-through mask to facilitate communication in environments requiring the wearing of a mask: A mask for use by a person working with one or more colleagues who rely upon lip-reading for oral communication. The mask includes a body, including a see-through portion formed of a substantially transparent material, and a retaining member adapted to secure the body to a wearer, wherein with the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20080092898 - Disposable sleep and breathing monitor: An apparatus comprises a mask, a sensor body configured to be attached to the mask, and an electronic module for producing an output in response to air flow through the sensor body.... Agent: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP

20080092899 - Mask with integral cushion and forehead piece: A respiratory mask has an adjustable forehead support member that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. The forehead support member may be adjusted by rotating a forehead pad about an off-center bore or by bending an angular adjustment beam. The mask has a mask cushion with an accordionate membrane having... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080092900 - Oral airway: An oral airway for providing an air passage to a patient's trachea. The oral airway includes a curved section and a straight section with the curved section having spaced-apart curved upper and lower members and the straight section having spaced-apart planar upper and lower members with the same width. The... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20080092901 - Fixing device for endotracheal tube: A device for fixing an endotracheal tube. The device includes a body having an insertion hole, an upper wing provided on a periphery of the body and a lower wing provided on the periphery of the body that is spaced from the upper wing such that a patient's teeth are... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080092903 - Laryngeal mask assemblies: A laryngeal mask has an inflatable annular sealing cuff extending around a mount at the patient end of a tube. The mask also has an annular collar on the cuff extending around its opening. The collar is triangular in section with an inflated height of about 10 mm and is... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20080092902 - Device for supplying inhaled air: The invention relates to an inhaled air supplying device, in particular, an endotracheal tube or a tracheostoma cannula comprising of at least one tube (1) and at least one cuff (2) which is fillable with a fluid and arranged outside of the tube for sealing said tube against an air... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080092904 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080092905 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080092906 - Nasal assembly: A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080092907 - Walker wedge: A cushion for use with a variety of types of seats, for example, automotive seats, to adjust the sacrum thereby pivoting the pelvis to assist in maintaining the spine in equilibrium. The cushion is preferably separate from the seat and has central and end support areas that have a density... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080092908 - Orthopedic and anti-apnea apparatus for reposing or sleeping: The apparatus (4, 5) allows sleeping on the back without any height or declivity between the head and the bed maintaining horizontal orthopedic correct position for the vertebral bone structure and allowing the air to flow more naturally in the respiratory system, reducing the apnea problem and improving the sleep... Agent: Costa, Fortunato

20080092909 - Face mask: A medical face mask comprising a central transparent portion, an outer filter portion and, optionally, one or more antimicrobial agents is described.... Agent: Brchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, L.L.P.

20080092910 - Apparatus and method for treating obesity using neurotoxins in conjunction with bariatric procedures: The present invention provides methods for facilitating weight loss in a patient. The methods of the present invention comprise the steps of administering a neurotoxin to a stomach tissue of an obese patient and performing one of several types of bariatric surgeries in the patient, thereby reducing or eliminating unwanted... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080092911 - System for monitoring temperature: A system for monitoring temperature in a body, the system comprising at least one implantable device, wherein the implantable device(s) is operable to sense temperature in the body and to generate status signals based on the sensed temperature in the body. The system further comprising a system control unit for... Agent: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research

20080087278 - Nebulizer: A nebulizer for a fluid having a pressure generator for conveying and nebulizing the fluid, particularly in the form of an inhaler, is proposed. To improve the user guidance it is envisaged that the nebulizer should have a signal device for generating at least one acoustic and/or vibratory signal, particularly... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080087279 - Metered dose inhaler: There is disclosed a metered dose inhaler for administering medication. In an embodiment, the metered dose inhaler includes a housing, a medication canister, a mouth-piece, an extension forming a chamber within the housing, and a one-way valve. In one embodiment, the metered dose inhaler includes a flange disposed on the... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080087280 - Interface accessory for use with an aerosol inhalation system: An aerosol inhalation system includes a single source of gas; a connector and an accessory having a main conduit body and a patient interface member that delivers aerosolized medication to a mouth of the patient. A nebulizer is sealingly and removably coupled to the main conduit body. The nebulizer includes... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080087281 - Trachael intubation tube fixing device with suction tube insertion opening: Disclosed is a tracheal intubation tube fixing device for securing an airway in the patient's respiratory tract and inducing the artificial respiration of a patient in the intensive care unit or under a general anesthesia operation. The device includes a body to surround the patient's face and mouth and including... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080087282 - Unobtrusive personal air filtration device: A personal air-filtration device directing filtered air at the face without the use of a mask or a mouthpiece is described. The inventive device provides filtered air to the user without obstructing the user's mouth, thus allowing the user to talk and consume food and/or water while in operation.... Agent: Garrett Douglas Torgerson

20080087283 - Apparatus for and related method of inhibiting lewis acid degradation in a vaporizer: The present invention relates to an anesthesia vaporizer, more particularly, a vaporizer for use in administering anesthesia wherein the vaporizer is designed to inhibit the degradation of anesthesia that is contained within the vaporizer. The invention further provides a method of preparing a vaporizer to inhibit the degradation of anesthesia.... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20080087284 - Device and method for respirating a patient by means of high-frequency ventilation: A device is provided for respirating a patient by means of high-frequency ventilation, which has at least one device for setting a desired tidal volume by a user, and which has at least one regulating device for regulating an amplitude of the respiration pressure and/or at least one regulating device... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080087285 - Adjustable multi-functional carrying strap for an ambu bag: An adjustable multi-functional carrying strap for an ambu bag is fixed on the ambu bag, and can be adjusted to be tighter or looser. The carrying strap allows a single palm to be fastened on the ambu bag, such that the ambu bag can be operated with one hand, and... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080087286 - Disposable nasal filter: A disposable nasal filter for filtering air breathed into the respective nostrils of a nose with a semi-circular ring member having respective end portions in the form of cup-like members forming a clip for engagement with respective opposing inner portions of the bridge of a nose; and respective filter members... Agent: R. J. Lasker, Esq. Transpotomac Plaza, Bldg. 5

20080087287 - Disposable mask system: A mask system includes a frame, cushion, cushion clip, swivel elbow, headgear and/or headgear clips that are configured for use in a clinical or hospital environment. One or more components of the mask system are configured to promote single patient use, e.g., by providing an age indicator and/or preventing disassembly... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080087288 - Apparatus and methods for effecting therapy on a body: Apparatus and methods for effecting therapy on a body using an electric/magnetic or an electromagnetic field is disclosed herein generally having a housing defining a reservoir for receiving a portion of the body at least partially within an electrically conductive medium. A portion of the reservoir contains at least one... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP