Abstract: An absorbent pad such as an incontinence pad comprises a liquid-impervious back sheet with spaced islands of absorbent material thereon. A liquid-pervious cover sheet has pockets formed therein, in which the islands of absorbent material are disposed. The cover sheet is secured, either adhesively or by heat sealing, directly to the impervious sheet along lines that separate the islands of absorbent material and the pockets that contain them. The pad is formed by applying a strip of cover sheet material to a rotating multi-perforate drum and forming the pockets in the cover sheet material either mechanically, or by drawing hot air inwardly through the holes in the drum in the case of a heat-deformable material such as polypropylene fibers. The drum then rotates past a pocket-filling station, where absorbent material such as cellulose fluff is drawn into the pockets by vacuum applied internally of the drum.

Abstract: A child delivery bed includes a raisable backrest section which is located at one end of a center section, and further includes a leg support section that can be displaced axially beneath the center section. The center section has provided on the edge part thereof facing the leg support section a sunken recess which is open towards the leg support section, therewith to enable blood and other substances to run down to the underlying leg support section. The leg support section has formed thereon a longitudinally extending channel, the width extension of which is at least equal to the width of the open end of the sunken recess and which slopes down towards the outer end portion of the leg support section, at which end portion the bottom of the channel terminates at a drainage edge. Detachably arranged beneath the drainage edge is a collecting vessel for collecting blood and other substances running down from the drainage edge.

Abstract: Surgical operating room lamp comprising a lamp housing (10) and at least three reflectors (24, 26, 28) with bulbs or similar lamps provided in the housing and equally spaced around the center optical axis of the lamp housing. According to the invention all reflectors are carried by a flexible diaphragm member (16) which rests at its edge against an abutment shoulder (14) in the housing. The center of the diaphragm member is axially movable by means of a control member (18, 20, 22) to be flexed so as to adjust the angular position of the reflectors simultaneously.

Abstract: A folded protective garment is enclosed in a wrapping maintaining sterility. The folded garment has its entry opening at one edge of the package formed by the folded garment. The entry opening is surrounded by a collar obtained by turning the edge portion of the garment inside out so that the outside of the collar is formed by the inside of the garment. For the remainder, the garment is folded such that the outside of the collar has uncovered surfaces which can be gripped by unprotected hands when the garment is folded out and put on, the garment also having front and back portions which are alike and joined together at the edges.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a prosthesis cuff to receive an amputation stump, particularly for a lower-leg prosthesis, a positive cast of the stump is positioned in an expanded and heat shrinkable rough cuff of a plastics material, whereupon the rough cuff is caused by heating and vacuum-forming to adjust to the surface contour of the stump. The positive cast is subsequently removed. A connecting element for the prosthesis is provided on the rough cuff, for example having formation embedded in the plastics material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preventing the occurrence of corrosion of amalgam filling material for dental purposes, wherein a protective layer preventing continuous precipitation of metal from the amalgam filling and consisting of metal phosphates not easily dissolved in saliva, is caused to be formed along the exposed surfaces of the amalgam filling by initially incorporating phosphate ion donators in the amalgam filling material in the existing surroundings.The invention also relates to a dental amalgam for preventing the occurrence of corrosion, for performing the method, wherein the dental amalgam contains phosphate ion donators in a quantity of up to 0,5% phosphor calculated on the weight of the amalgam filling material.

Abstract: A delivery bed has a seat part supported on raisable and lowerable side-pieces. A leg-support has side tubes which are journalled for axial movement on forwardly and rearwardly located pairs of support rollers journalled on bolts attached to the side-pieces. Mounted on the side-pieces are guide bars which present along the bottom edge surfaces thereof a plurality of circle-segmental latching recesses intended to co-act with circular latching flanges on the rearwardly located support rollers in selected latching positions. The position of the leg-support is adjusted by lifting the support and axially moving the same to a desired latching position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier device for hand tools for use in dental work. The carrier device incorporates holders for the tools and a supply for supplying pressurized air, water and/or electrical power to the tools. In accordance with the invention a magazine is arranged to carry the tools, and is movable in a manner to enable a selected tool to be moved to a pick-up station. The supply according to the invention comprises a single, flexible supply conduit incorporating channels for pressurized air, water and/or electrical power, and the tools and the supply conduit are provided with couplings for connecting a selected tool to the supply conduit in the pick-up station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ankle joint orthosis (1), which consists of an ankle part (2) that is fixed around the lower leg, and a foot plate (3), which is placed against the sole of the foot. The foot plate (3) and the ankle part (2) are on one side connected with each other by a pivot joint (6) and on the other side connected with each other by two straps (7, 8). The first strap (7) extends essentially vertically from the ankle part (2) to the foot plate (3), whereon it is fixed, whereas the second strap (8) from a common junction (9) extends obliquely to the front part of the foot plate (3). From the common junction (9) a third strap (10) originates, which is braced by a clasp (11) being arranged on the ankle part (2).

Abstract: An agent for preventing or treating infections in human beings and animals and consisting of or containing (a) a physiologically acceptable polymer based on one or more polymeric or polymerized carbohydrates or sugar alcohols or derivatives thereof and containing hydrophobic groups and having a molecular weight which is sufficiently high to prevent it from readily penetrating cellular membrane or (b) a physiologically acceptable water-insoluble inorganic material, which exhibits a hydrophobic organic or inorganic surface layer.

Abstract: A bacteria adsorbing composition which includes a first component comprising a powerfully hydrophobic, bacteria adsorbing, physiologically innocuous, preferably water-insoluble material, and a second component comprising a hydrophilic, liquid absorbing, physiologically innocuous material.

Abstract: A delivery bed has a seat part supported on raisable and lowerable side-pieces. A leg-support has side tubes which are journalled for axial movement on forwardly and rearwardly located pairs of support rollers journalled on bolts attached to the side-pieces. Mounted on the side-pieces are guide bars which present along the bottom edge surfaces thereof a plurality of circle-segmental latching recesses intended to co-act with circular latching flanges on the rearwardly located support rollers in selected latching positions. The position of the leg-support is adjusted by lifting the support and axially moving the same to a desired latching position.

Abstract: An adjustable connection for adjoining parts of an artificial limb comprises a first and a second coupling element, each of which forms part of or is intended to be fixed to a respective one of the aforementioned artificial-limb parts to be connected together. The adjustable connection includes set screws which are intended to hold the coupling elements, and therewith the artificial-limb parts releasably in desired positions relative to one another. The coupling elements have centrally located, mutually coacting support surfaces, and the set screws are arranged in an outer annular flange which depends from one coupling element and encircles the other coupling element with a clearance between the elements, and which has an unloaded annular edge.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wheeled structure for supporting a patient in a sitting position with the aid of raisable and lowerable arrangements designed for lifting a patient from e.g. a chair, a wheelchair or other kind of seat and transferring the patient to any desired place while depositing the patient in a sitting position, the substructure having two longitudinal side members with carrier wheels. According to the invention, the side members are connected to the structure by means of pivotable link arms enabling adjustment of the side members into desired lateral positions for varying the width between the side members as required. When driving up towards a wheelchair for example the width must be greater, whereas driving in narrow spaces such as lavatories requires a minimum width.

Abstract: A protector against incontinence comprises an oblong absorbent body which is fixed to a bottom liquid-tight layer extending outside the absorbent body. The lateral edge portions of the layer are folded in over the absorbent body and form side flaps, the distance between the edges thereof being less than the width of the absorbent body at its mid section. The side flaps are fixed at their ends to the bottom layer. An elastic line, arranged at the edge of each side flap, tends to contract itself and thereby the edges of the side flaps. When the protector is put on, the edges of the side flaps come into elastic sealing contact in the thigh creases of the crotch.