Abstract: A boost regulator for a supercharger is responsive to one or more vehicle operation parameter inputs to determine limits of boost applied to an internal combustion engine. In one configuration, the boost regulator limits the amount of movement of a conventional dashpot boost control valve actuator based on various vehicle and sensor input data. In another configuration, the boost regulator adjusts the amount of boost output during supercharger operation in response to the vehicle and sensor input data.

Abstract: A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein.

Abstract: A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein.

Abstract: A safety catheter insertion assembly including a catheter hub coupling assembly. The safety catheter insertion assembly having a needle hub slideably coupled to a needle housing such that the needle hub is moveable between a first position wherein an insertion needle extends from the needle housing, and a second position wherein the sharp distal tip is housed within the needle housing, the catheter hub coupling assembly coupling the catheter hub to the needle housing in the first position and releasing the catheter hub from the needle housing in the second position.

Abstract: A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein.

Abstract: A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein.

Abstract: A control system for a vehicular supercharger regulates the flow of a vacuum signal to a boost valve to modulate the supply of compressed air to an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment, the control system includes a solenoid that regulates the vacuum signal in response to one or more vehicle sensor signals inputted to an electronic controller.

Abstract: A safety catheter insertion assembly including a catheter hub coupling assembly. The safety catheter insertion assembly having a needle hub slideably coupled to a needle housing such that the needle hub is moveable between a first position wherein an insertion needle extends from the needle housing, and a second position wherein the sharp distal tip is housed within the needle housing, the catheter hub coupling assembly coupling the catheter hub to the needle housing in the first position and releasing the catheter hub from the needle housing in the second position.

Abstract: A needle assembly with a self-contained antiseptic swab for treatment of a biological site of a patient. The self-contained antiseptic swab includes a sleeve, an absorbent material containing an antiseptic agent, and operably carried by an exterior surface of the sleeve, and the cap is removably coupled to the sleeve, such that when coupled to the sleeve an interior surface of the cap and the exterior surface of the sleeve form a substantially sealed chamber encasing the absorbent material, preserving the integrity of the antiseptic agent.

Abstract: An intravenous catheter assembly. The intravenous catheter assembly including a catheter and a catheter hub having a catheter hub body, a septum, and a septum retainer, the catheter hub body having an internal wall defining a transition step, wherein the septum positioned such that a first end of the septum abuts up against the transition step, the septum retainer at least partially insertable within the catheter hub body and configured to secure the septum in position.

Abstract: A needle assembly. The needle assembly enabling the analysis of fluid trapped in a flashback chamber after an insertion needle has been inserted into a patient's vein.