Abstract: An atraumatic insertion device for the subcutaneous delivery of pellet-shaped medicaments and/or implantable devices is described. The device includes a cannula with a distal tip that opens when the pellet-shaped medicaments and/or implantable devices are pushed through using an obturator. The cannula distal tip has at least three cuts, creating sectional leaves that open when pressure is applied distally from within the hollow cannula body. The distal tip of the obturator has complementary grooves to the sectional leaves of the cannula distal tip and will force everything out of the cannula and anything that might be caught on the sectional leaves. A blister packaging strip for storing and dispensing pellet-shaped medicaments and/or implantable devices is used to load the insertion device. The blister packaging strip has features to align the blister cavity directly above the loading well of the device and safely transfer the pellet-shaped medicaments and/or implantable devices into the cannula.

Abstract: A system and method for producing anharmonic multi-phase currents wherein the harmonic component of an inverter is filtered and superimposed with a series of control pulses to create a control signal. The control signal is fed back to the inverter, causing the inverter to produce anharmonic multi-phase currents.

Abstract: A container for carrying small articles, the container including a pivotable top lid that is manually pivotable from a closed position to an open position. The container includes an inner container that is slidably carried within an outer container, the inner container having an open top. The lid of the outer container carries a push button for releasing the lid for pivoting movement about a shaft carried within the container. The pivotable lid also includes a lid that is adapted to engage a side wall of the inner container so that as the pivotable lid is pivoted from a closed to an open position, the inner container is carried upwardly toward the opening in the outer container by the lip on the pivotable lid, thereby carrying the articles closer to the open top of the outer container to facilitate removal therefrom. The outer container can optionally be slidably carried in a container sleeve that includes structure to permit the sleeve to be securely mounted to a surface.