Patents Examined by Mario Constantino
  • Patent number: 4747841
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for moxibustion comprising feeding air to a heat generating compositon in contact with a herb material comprising moxa, wherein said heat generating composition comprises a pyrogen and said herb material is located adjacent to a skin surface, wherein said feeding causes said pyrogen to generate heat by oxidation, whereby said herb material is heated and vaporized and the generated heat and vapor act on the skin, causing moxibustion effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Inventors: Yasuro Kuratomi, Keiko Miyauchi
  • Patent number: 4735604
    Abstract: Apparatus for removing biological material from a body thereof comprising a hollow tubular elongate member, one end of which can engage biological material to be removed, a casing in which a portion of the tubular member is mounted for longitudinal sliding movement, a motor which is connected to the casting and has a rotatable drive shaft, means for coupling the rotation of the drive shaft to the tubular member so as longitudinally to vibrate the tubular member and means for withdrawing removed biological material up the tubular member from the said end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: The University Court of The University of Aberdeen
    Inventors: David J. Watmough, Kwan Chan, D. Terence Hope, Keith Moir
  • Patent number: 4673390
    Abstract: A multiple solution IV administration system includes a plurality of IV fluid sources which are connected by flexible tubing to the inlet of an IV pump. A sequence valve suspended from the tubing selectively pinches off all but one tube so that one source at a time is connected to the inlet. The sequence valve is controlled as a function of the accumulated volume pumped by the pump for each fluid and a stored volume limit for that fluid. When the accumulated volume of one IV fluid reaches its volume limit, the sequence valve is changed to connect a different source to the inlet of the IV pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: G. Kent Archibald
  • Patent number: 4673388
    Abstract: The breast pump (1) for sucking off breast milk has a suction bell (10), which is intended to be laid against the breast and which is connected with a storage container (12) for pumped-off milk arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis (A.sup.3) of the suction bell and with a suction pump (15) driven by an electric motor (11), in order to produce sufficient suction for the pumping-off process inside the suction bell; the pump (1) has an attachment housing (18) which comprises two limbs (14, 16) connected to each other at an angle, which housing is connected in a detachable manner with the suction bell (10) and contains the electric motor (11), a low voltage current source (13) for the latter, for example, a battery or an accumulator, and the suction pump (15). The longitudinal axis (A.sup.1) of one (14) of the limbs of the housing lies practically parallel to the longitudinal axis (A.sup.3) of the suction bell (10) and the longitudinal axis (A.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Ameda AG
    Inventors: Klaus Schlensog, Christian Beer, Robert Riedweg
  • Patent number: 4516977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage bag, in particular for medical purposes for storing blood or infusion solutions, comprising a thermoplastic polymer material and having at least one outlet comprising a tube member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Fresenius, AG
    Inventor: Reinhold Herbert