Abstract: A kit and method are used to detect the presence of occult blood in feces. The kit has a closed and sealed package containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a guaiac material and a friable packet holding a hydrogen peroxide solution. The packet is sealed to prevent the solution from escaping the packet until it is manually fracture. With the sheet and the packet both within the closed package and in contact with each other, a user manually compresses the packet to break the packet and release the solution, which is absorbed by the sheet material. The package remains closed for a sufficient time for the solution to be absorbed by the sheet. The user then opens the packaging and removes the sheet that is now wetted with the solution, using the sheet in the conventional manner to collect a feces sample. A blue color appearing on the sheet indicates the presence of occult blood in the feces sample.

Abstract: A method and instrument for treating the toxic effect a patient experiences as a result of insect bites and snakebites comprises applying multiple instantaneous 20,000 to 30,000 volt electric discharges from a hand-operated piezoelectric device to a site of the bite.

Abstract: A method and instrument for treating the toxic effect a patient experiences as a result of insect bites and snakebites comprises applying multiple instantaneous 20,000 to 30,000 volt electric discharges from a hand-operated piezoelectric device to a site of the bite.

Abstract: A method and instrument for treating the toxic effect a patient experiences as a result of insect bites and snakebites comprises applying multiple instantaneous 20,000 to 30,000 volt electric discharges from a hand-operated piezoelectric device to a site of the bite.

Abstract: The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device including a liquid tight packet containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to produce a color change when blood is present. The packet is opened manually by tearing the packet apart to access the sheet absorbent material, which is then used to collecting a sample of feces on the impregnated sheet of absorbent material.

Abstract: A medical syringe employs a capsule containing multiple doses of medication within a sealed storage chamber formed between concentric inner and outer walls. The inner wall forms a cavity including a delivery chamber from which a single dose of medication is ejected. The syringe includes an ejection port, an axial moveable plunger extending into the cavity and delivery chamber, and a body with a compartment that holds the capsule. With the plunger in a first position, the capsule is closed. With the plunger in a second position, the delivery chamber is filled with a single dose of medication. With the plunger in a third position, the single dose of medication is ejected from the delivery chamber though the injection port.

Abstract: The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device comprising a liquid tight packet containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to produce a color change when blood is present. The packet is opened manually by tearing the packet apart to access the sheet absorbent material, which is then used to collecting a sample of feces on the impregnated sheet of absorbent material.

Abstract: A medical syringe employs a capsule containing multiple doses of medication within a sealed storage chamber formed between concentric inner and outer walls. The inner wall forms a cavity including a delivery chamber from which a single dose of medication is ejected. The syringe includes an ejection port, an axial moveable plunger extending into the cavity and delivery chamber, and a body with a compartment that holds the capsule. With the plunger in a first position, the capsule is closed. With the plunger in a second position, the delivery chamber is filled with a single dose of medication. With the plunger in a third position, the single dose of medication is ejected from the delivery chamber though the injection port.

Abstract: A medical syringe employs a capsule containing multiple doses of medication within a sealed storage chamber formed between concentric inner and outer walls. The inner wall forms a cavity including a delivery chamber from which a single dose of medication is ejected. The syringe includes an ejection port, an axial moveable plunger extending into the cavity and delivery chamber, and a body with a compartment that holds the capsule. With the plunger in a first position, the capsule is closed. With the plunger in a second position, the delivery chamber is filled with a single dose of medication. With the plunger in a third position, the single dose of medication is ejected from the delivery chamber though the injection port.

Abstract: The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device (10) including a liquid tight packet (12) containing a sheet of absorbent material (14) impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to produce a color change when blood is present. The packet (12) is opened manually by tearing the packet (12) apart to access the sheet absorbent material (14), which is then used to collecting a sample of feces on the impregnated sheet of absorbent material (14).

Abstract: A dual-chamber syringe has a plunger within an inner delivery chamber in fluid communication with an ejection port. The deliver chamber is formed within a tubular element axially slidable within a tubular guide. The tubular guide and the syringe outer barrel form an outer reservoir chamber. The outer reservoir chamber is sealed from the delivery chamber while the tubular element is in a first position within the guide. Upon withdrawal of the plunger, frictional contact imparted by the plunger seal causes the tubular element to slide away from sealing engagement with the barrel into a second position within the guide. In the second position of the tubular element, a fluid passageway is opened from the reservoir to the delivery chamber allowing fluid to be drawn into the delivery chamber. A porous seal between the plunger rod and barrel allows air into the reservoir during transfer of fluid to the delivery chamber.

Abstract: A medical syringe employs a capsule containing multiple doses of medication within a sealed storage chamber formed between concentric inner and outer walls. The inner wall forms a cavity including a delivery chamber from which a single dose of medication is ejected. The syringe includes an ejection port, an axial moveable plunger extending into the cavity and delivery chamber, and a body with a compartment that holds the capsule. With the plunger in a first position, the capsule is closed. With the plunger in a second position, the delivery chamber is filled with a single dose of medication. With the plunger in a third position, the single dose of medication is ejected from the delivery chamber though the injection port.

Abstract: A dual-chamber syringe has a plunger within an inner delivery chamber in fluid communication with an ejection port. The deliver chamber is formed within a tubular element axially slidable within a tubular guide. The tubular guide and the syringe outer barrel form an outer reservoir chamber. The outer reservoir chamber is sealed from the delivery chamber while the tubular element is in a first position within the guide. Upon withdrawal of the plunger, frictional contact imparted by the plunger seal causes the tubular element to slide away from sealing engagement with the barrel into a second position within the guide. In the second position of the tubular element, a fluid passageway is opened from the reservoir to the delivery chamber allowing fluid to be drawn into the delivery chamber. A porous seal between the plunger rod and barrel allows air into the reservoir during transfer of fluid to the delivery chamber.

Abstract: A device 10 detects the presence of occult blood in feces by employing a sheet 12 of brittle material in which are formed a plurality of chambers 18 holding a liquid reagent solution juxtaposed to an absorbant material 14 impregnated with a guaiac material. The individual chambers 18 provide individual liquid tight enclosures that have thin walls that rupture to release the reagent solution when the device 10 is used to wipe feces from the rectum. The reagent solution reacts with the guaiac material to produce a blue color in the presence of occult blood in the feces.

Abstract: A dual-chamber syringe has a plunger within an inner delivery chamber in fluid communication with an ejection port. The deliver chamber is formed within a tubular element axially slidable within a tubular guide. The tubular guide and the syringe outer barrel form an outer reservoir chamber. The outer reservoir chamber is sealed from the delivery chamber while the tubular element is in a first position within the guide. Upon withdrawal of the plunger, frictional contact imparted by the plunger seal causes the tubular element to slide away from sealing engagement with the barrel into a second position within the guide. In the second position of the tubular element, a fluid passageway is opened from the reservoir to the delivery chamber allowing fluid to be drawn into the delivery chamber. A porous seal between the plunger rod and barrel allows air into the reservoir during transfer of fluid to the delivery chamber.