Abstract: One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: A method and a device for removing molded soft contact lenses, high-precision intraocular lenses and the like, from the individual molds in which they are produced. Provided is an infra-red radiation or heater device preferably constituted of silicon carbide IR-emitters, and which employs an individual infra-red emitter for each individual mold, to impart a desired thermal gradient. Also provided are infra-red emitters having improved reflectors.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for packaging products such as contact lenses in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes an intermittently indexed, linearly driven endless conveyor which includes a plurality of identical support pallets, equally spaced apart along the endless conveyor. Each support pallet is designed to support and align an array of individual package bases. The arrangement is such that each support pallet with an array of individual package bases thereon is sequentially stopped at a plurality of spaced work stations along the endless conveyor.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for packaging products such as contact lenses in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes an intermittently indexed, linearly driven endless conveyor which includes a plurality of identical support pallets, equally spaced apart along the endless conveyor. Each support pallet is designed to support and align an array of individual package bases. The arrangement is such that each support pallet with an array of individual package bases thereon is sequentially stopped at a plurality of spaced work stations along the endless conveyor.

Abstract: In a tampon having an absorbent body which is an agglomerate of pieces of absorbent foam, said agglomerate being held together by an overwrap, the improvement wherein said overwrap is provided with a water frangible end seal formed exclusively of said overwrap material, said seal acting as a closure for said overwrap material before use and in vivo, but said seal opening up to permit dispersal of said agglomerate when the tampon is agitated in an excess of water such as a standard sewage disposal system.

Abstract: A longitudinally partitioned tubular body made from a single sheet of material. The sheet of material is looped, spindled and seamed to integrally form a chordal partition and a tubular exterior wall. The tubular exterior wall comprises two circumferentially overlapped longitudinally extending seams. The two seams are oppositely disposed adjacent the two oppositely disposed longitudinally extending side edges of the chordal partition. The chordal partition divides the space within the tubular exterior wall into two longitudinally extendingg tubular spaces disposed in back-to-back relation. A pair of oppositely disposed edges of the sheet of material extend longitudinally of the body. One such tubular body embodiment has one such longitudinally extending edge of the sheet disposed inside one of the tubular spaces and the other of the longitudinally extending sheet edges of the sheet disposed outside the exterior wall of the body.