Abstract: Packages of sterile needles are described herein. Such packages may include a container, a tray having a plurality of receiving apertures that are sized and shaped to receive a needle hub or a needle shield, a plurality of needles disposed within the plurality of receiving apertures; and a lid being supported by the container. The lid and container form an enclosure for the plurality of needles.

Abstract: A syringe having an enteral collar with a vent is disclosed. The syringe may also include a plug which reversibly covers the vent. Other embodiments relate to the use of the syringe. The vent allows fluid within the region between the enteral collar and the tip to be removed.

Abstract: Packages of sterile needles are described herein. Such packages may include a container, a tray having a plurality of receiving apertures that are sized and shaped to receive a needle hub or a needle shield, a plurality of needles disposed within the plurality of receiving apertures; and a lid being supported by the container. The lid and container form an enclosure for the plurality of needles.

Abstract: Packages of sterile needles are described herein. Such packages may include a container, a tray having a plurality of receiving apertures that are sized and shaped to receive a needle hub or a needle shield, a plurality of needles disposed within the plurality of receiving apertures; and a lid being supported by the container. The lid and container form an enclosure for the plurality of needles.

Abstract: Packages of sterile needles are described herein. Such packages may include a container, a tray having a plurality of receiving apertures that are sized and shaped to receive a needle hub or a needle shield, a plurality of needles disposed within the plurality of receiving apertures; and a lid being supported by the container. The lid and container form an enclosure for the plurality of needles.

Abstract: A syringe having an enteral collar with a vent is disclosed. The syringe may also include a plug which reversibly covers the vent. Other embodiments relate to the use of the syringe. The vent allows fluid within the region between the enteral collar and the tip to be removed.

Abstract: Disclosed are water-soluble gel-based compositions for the delivery of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors that express nucleic acid segments encoding therapeutic constructs including peptides, polypeptides, ribozymes, and catalytic RNA molecules, to selected cells and tissues of vertebrate animals. Also disclosed are gel-based rAAV compositions are useful in the treatment of mammalian, and in particular, human diseases, including for example, cardiac disease or dysfunction, and musculoskeletal disorders and congenital myopathies, including, for example, muscular dystrophy, acid maltase deficiency (Pompe's disease), and the like. In illustrative embodiments, the invention provides rAAV vectors comprised within a biocompatible gel composition for enhanced viral delivery/transfection to mammalian tissues, and in particular to vertebrate muscle tissues such as a human heart or diaphragm tissue.