Abstract: The CareMed, National Walk-In Medical Clinical Locator provide consumers global access to healthcare provider services regardless of their affiliation or membership to any one caregivers network. A single point of intelligent access removes the need for consumers to submit generic searches or make arbitrary decisions with little if any basis in fact. Additionally, it avoids the need for consumers to register or enroll in any one specific provider care network. The weighted list of provider recommendations utilizes a wide range of propriety decision-based variables to recommend services to the benefit of the consumer and facilitate inter-provider competitiveness thereby increasing the availability of care providers.

Abstract: A venting device is provided for venting the interior of a blood culture bottle by passing the tip of a hollow needle through a sealing stopper of the bottle. The device includes a collapsible shield for shielding the needle, a needle support in the vicinity of one end of the shield for holding the needle and incorporating a vent passage providing fluid communication between the hollow interior of the needle and the atmosphere, and a detachable sterilizing cap on the other end of the shield. The two ends of the shield are reciprocable relative to one another in the direction of the length of the needle against the action of a compression spring. Venting of the bottle is effected by placing the end of the shield against the sealing stopper with the shield in an extended condition, and applying pressure to the device in a direction towards the sealing stopper.