Abstract: The device protects the proximal extension of an indwelling catheter and its percutaneous puncture site from moisture, fluids and risk of infection and maintains a clean environment and a fluid-impermeable and bacteria growth-inhibiting seal against the patient's skin when bathing, showering or swimming, and also protects others from being exposed to the patient's blood and catheter at that time. A faceplate is adhered to the skin about the catheter exit site with medical adhesive, the proximal end of the catheter is secured to the faceplate to prevent it from moving from within the patient's body, and a water-impermeable housing is sealed to the faceplate, with the proximal end of the catheter extending into a cavity of the housing. An antimicrobial material may be disposed on the backside of the faceplate. The device allows a patient to shower, bathe and swim while preventing the catheter from being dislodged from the patient.

Abstract: A lift and rotate dolly (10) functioning to allow a user to lift and rotate material (22) in situations where space is limited such as an elevator. The lift and rotate dolly (10) has a frame (12) which has a frame bed (12A) having a right-rear castor wheel (18RR), left-rear castor wheel (18LR), right-front castor wheel (18RF), and left-front castor wheel (18LF) mounted thereon. The lift and rotate dolly (10) further has a mast (14) securely mounted at a bottom distal end to the frame bed (12A). The mast (14) is vertically aligned and the frame bed (12A) is horizontally aligned forming a perpendicular angle therebetween. The mast (14) further has a mast slot (14A) positioned on a front side therein. The mast (14) further has at least one mast pulley (14F, 14R) rotatably mounted at a top distal end. The lift and rotate dolly (10) further has a lift (20) slidably mounted on the mast (14). The lift (20) comprises a lift pin (20) securely fastened at a front end to a lift plate (20B).

Abstract: An optical system for a multidetector array spectrophotometer which includes multiple light sources for emitting light of selected wavelength ranges and means for selectively transmitting the selected wavelength ranges of light to respective slits of a multi-slit spectrogrpah for multiple wavelength range detection. The spectrograph has two or more slits which direct the selected wavelength ranges of the light spectra to fall upon a dispersive and focusing system which collects light from each slit, disperses the light by wavelength and refocuses the light at the positions of a single set of detectors.

Abstract: An optical system for a multidetector array spectrophotometer which includes multiple light sources for emitting light of selected wavelength ranges and means for selectively transmitting the selected wavelength ranges of light to respective slits of a multi-slit spectrograph for multiple wavelength range detection. The spectrograph has two or more slits which direct the selected wavelength ranges of the light spectra to fall upon a dispersive and focusing system which collects light from each slit, disperses the light by wavelength and refocuses the light at the positions of a single set of detectors.