Abstract: A striker for game calling including a body portion, a releasable locking device located at one end of the body portion, and a peg extending from the body portion and held to the body portion by the releasable locking device.

Abstract: A striker for game calling including a body portion, a releasable locking device located at one end of the body portion, and a peg extending from the body portion and held to the body portion by the releasable locking device.

Abstract: An apparatus, kit and method are provided for a turkey call having an outer ring attached to a pot of a turkey call device such that an internal sounding board in the pot is free to vibrate and undampened by a user's grasp when a user scrapes the surface of the striking plate of the turkey call. The outer ring is attached to the pot by a connecting means. The striking plate is surrounded by the pot, which encloses the internal sounding board. The internal sounding board is mounted to the pot. The connecting means attaches the pot to the outer ring at a minimum number of points to leave the internal sounding board free to vibrate when the striker is used to scrape the surface of the striking plate of the turkey call.

Abstract: A cholangiographic catheter is provided for delivering a contrast fluid for use in X-rays. The device comprises an elongated tube with a curved section. The curved section has a tapered tip and a means for discharging a fluid in a directional flow for reaching the proximal or intraheptic bile ducts as well as the duodenum. In a preferred embodiment, the catheter would have a first set of holes on the curved section and a second set of holes that are smaller than the first located below the first. This would allow for greater control of dispersion of contrast fluid used in X-rays. The catheter would be made of a medical elastomer with memory so that the catheter may maintain the shape of the curved section after the catheter has been inserted into the body.

Abstract: A nasogastric feeding tube for enteral alimentation or feeding within the intestine of a patient with a nutrient solution is disclosed. The feeding tube includes a dispensing tube which is located in the stomache of a patient. A number of slits are located along the dispensing tube and the nutrient solution is dispensed through these slits. A conducting tube is connected to the dispensing tube. The conducting tube passes out of the nose of the patient and is connected to a suitable source of nutrient solution. The conducting tube has a substantially smaller outside diameter than the outside diameter of the dispensing tube to provide greater patient comfort and fewer medical complications. A non-slitted portion of the dispensing tube is provided at the distal end thereof so that the distal end of the dispensing tube has sufficient inherent strength to be easily inserted into the nose of the patient. The distal end of the dispensing tube can also be provided with a weight.

Abstract: A portable closed wound suction device is provided which is adapted to be worn on the body following outpatient and other limited surgical procedures. Specifically, the device provides a rigid container which is adapted to be strapped to the body of a patient with a tubular connection to a wound for collecting fluids from the wound. The container is provided with a wall which may be moved from an inactive position to a locked outer position so as to create suction within the device. The rigid container cannot be tampered with by the patient.

Abstract: A self-sealing catheter apparatus and method are disclosed which are broadly useful in medical surgery and particularly to perform cholangiography or in connection with perfusion of the coronary arteries during open heart surgery. The catheter provides means for sealing a duct and introducing dye into the duct once the catheter has been placed inside of the duct. An inflatable balloon sleeve and adjacent reservoir are mounted near the distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter is inserted into the duct until the reservoir contacts the outer wall of the duct and the balloon sleeve is thus located inside of the duct. Then, the reservoir is depressed forcing the fluid contained therein to inflate the balloon sleeve. The inflated balloon sleeve not only seals the duct against the passage of fluids therethrough, but also holds the catheter in place inside of the duct. The dye is then introduced into the duct via the catheter lumen.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel tubular member that can be surgically inserted into the common bile duct of a patient to perform the plural functions of, initially, providing, through its interior, a conduit for drainage of bile from inside that duct to a location outside of the body wall of the patient and, subsequently, with its exterior, promoting the growth of a fistulous tract between the outside of the body wall of the patient and the inside of the duct through which an instrument, such as a steerable basket catheter and the like, that has been non-surgically inserted into the duct via the interior of the tubular member for removal of an object, such as a retained stone and the like, contained therein, can be non-surgically withdrawn together with the object and the tubular member itself to a location outside of the body wall of the patient.