Abstract: An evacuated bottle system including a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck with a rim defining an opening; a cap assembly supported on the bottle, the cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being insertable within the interior of the bottle and the second portion engaging a portion of the bottle to support the funnel above the rim, the funnel defining a bore that fluidly communicates with the hollow interior of the bottle; a self-sealing membrane that covers the bore formed by the funnel to selectively seal the hollow interior of the bottle; a cap attachable to the bottle, the cap including a cover portion that extends at least partially over the self-sealing membrane to restrain movement thereof, the cover portion being axially spaced from the self-sealing membrane to define a gap that permits axial movement of the self-sealing membrane to selectively open the bottle to fluid communication outside of the bottle.

Abstract: An evacuated bottle system including a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck defining an opening that provides fluid communication with the interior; a cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, where the second portion extends radially outward from the first portion to form a floor on an interior thereof and a shoulder on an exterior thereof, the first portion defining a first bore and the second portion defining a second bore fluidly connected to the first bore; a self serum stopper having a self sealing membrane that extends radially outward to overlie at least a portion of the floor of the funnel; and a cap having a cap wall sized to fit over the funnel and a cover portion extending radially inward from the cap wall.

Abstract: A method of accessing and cleaning an interior portion of a gas scrubber canister in-situ. A removable glass member is attachable to a flange formed on the canister. By removing the removable glass member an access port in communication with the interior portion of the canister is provided. A vacuum device is insertable through the access port to clean the interior portion in-situ.

Abstract: A method and system for predicting the end of life of a packed resin or dry chemical bed in a gas scrubber including providing a plurality of thermocouples spacedly disposed in the packed bed, the thermocouples being operatively coupled to a processor, monitoring the motion of an exothermic wavefront through the packed resin or dry chemical bed by periodically sampling the thermocouples and computing a time at which the exothermic wavefront will have traversed the packed resin or dry chemical bed, the computed time being the end of life of the packed resin or dry chemical bed.

Abstract: A CRYLON.TM. gel containing glass beads and a light metal, formulated to be pliable when frozen, yet reusable and stable enough to permit repeated thawing and freezing, is contained within a vinyl package having a covering which is both hypoallergenic and waterproof. The packages are comfortably held in place, e.g. pressed against an injured portion of the body, by appropriate straps and/or fasteners, which may form a part of the package.