Abstract: A needle stick safety syringe includes a plunger where a concentric coil spring is compressed against the inside front end of the plunger cavity and retained there by a stop which is incorporated at the distal end of the inner cylindrical plunger body. The stop is released when the plunger is pushed all the way forward, which causes the plunger to be engaged with the needle base through interconnecting means. The release is activated by holding the syringe in one hand allowing the needle to be retracted into the cylindrical plunger cavity and to prevent reuse.

Abstract: A needle-stick safety syringe includes an inner tubular body, plunger, and needle extending from a distal end of said inner tubular body, an outer tubular housing concentrically and slidingly surrounding at least a portion of the inner tubular body and biased apart from the inner tubular body. A recess is defined within an interior wall surface of the outer tubular housing, and a latch attached to a distal end of the inner tubular body. The latch includes a ring-shaped collar attached to the distal end of the inner tubular body and includes a cantilevered push-stop. A portion of the cantilevered push-stop is sized to fit within the recess when the latch is sufficiently disposed within the outer tubular housing.

Abstract: A needle-stick safety syringe includes an inner tubular body, plunger, and needle extending from a distal end of said inner tubular body, an outer tubular housing concentrically and slidingly surrounding at least a portion of the inner tubular body and biased apart from the inner tubular body. A recess is defined within an interior wall surface of the outer tubular housing, and a latch attached to a distal end of the inner tubular body. The latch includes a ring-shaped collar attached to the distal end of the inner tubular body and includes a cantilevered push-stop. A portion of the cantilevered push-stop is sized to fit within the recess when the latch is sufficiently disposed within the outer tubular housing.

Abstract: A needle stick safety syringe includes a outer tubular protective cover or sleeve for the inner syringe body where a concentric coil spring is compressed against the normal flange of the inner syringe body and retained there by a stop which is cantilevered from a collar affixed to the distal end of the inner syringe body. This cantilevered stop also includes a convenient button which may be easily depressed by a finger of one hand holding the outer tubular body to allow the sleeve to be slid over the needle under the bias of the spring. The cantilevered button and stop rides in a groove in the inner diameter of the tubular outer protective body and is captured by a slot which effectively prevents reuse.

Abstract: A method of producing a thermal generator has the steps of forming two working branches including a negative branch and a positive branch, so that at least one of the branches is composed of a non-porous semiconductor material, subdividing the one branch composed of semiconductor material into two sections, and providing between the two sections a semiconductor zone having a disordered structure so as to reduce heat conduction between a hot end and a cold end of the thermal generator due to the zone with the disordered structure.

Abstract: A sorbent for removing toxicants from blood or plasma includes a plurality of beads composed of hyper-crosslinked polystyrene-type resin and having a surface which is modified so as to prevent adsorption of large proteins and platelets and to minimize activation of blood complement system without affecting noticeably accessibility of an inner adsorption space of the beads for small and middle-sized toxicant molecules.