Abstract: Calendar management devices and systems are disclosed that are configured to receive one or more user events for scheduling with a digital calendar associated with a user, retrieve metadata for each of the one or more user events, determine priority information associated with each of the one or more user events by checking the metadata for each of the one or more user events, and automatically schedule each of the one or more user events based on the priority information for each of the one or more user events.

Abstract: Calendar management devices and systems are disclosed that are configured with hardware to receive one or more of a user event or a user habit for scheduling within a digital calendar associated with a user, identify a number of settings for each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit, and automatically schedule each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit in the digital calendar by blocking time for each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit within the digital calendar based on the number of settings identified for each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit. The number of settings include a start time, a desired time, an end time, a maximum duration, and a minimum duration associated with each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit. The time for each of the one or more of a user event or a user habit is blocked without requiring the user to manually manipulate the digital calendar associated with the user.

Abstract: A safety surgical instrument having a sheath, a handle, a surgical element such as a blade or needle, and a manner for moving the surgical element out of and into the sheath by rotary and longitudinal movement of the handle. The control of the movement of the surgical element is accomplished with an insert within the sheath that provides a groove path for cooperation with a part of the handle to move the surgical element in response to rotary and longitudinal movement of the handle. The handle rotary movement is in one direction only to place the surgical element in an unsheathed stop postion and in a sheathed stop position.

Abstract: A microsurgical instrument providing scissor action cutting elements at the end of an elongated tubular housing. One of the cutting elements is rotated with respect to the other in a plane transverse to the axis of the tubular housing. The cutting elements are at the free end of a tubular housing that is adapted to be inserted into a surgery site and has one end attached to a motion producing portion of the instrument that is outside the surgery site. The cutting elements are located at the end of the elongated tubular housing and are transverse to the axis of the housing. A stationary cutting blade is fixed to the housing and a rotatable cutting blade having a shaft is supported within the tubular housing. The motion producing portion of the instrument is hand-holdable and includes mechanical elements for converting reciprocal motion into rotary motion for operation of the rotatable cutting blade.

Abstract: A microsurgical instrument providing scissor action cutting elements at the end of an elongated tubular housing. The cutting elements are at the free end of a tubular housing that is adapted to be inserted into a surgery site and has one end attached to a motion producing portion of the instrument that is outside the surgery site. The cutting elements are formed at extensions of elongated shaft members one of which reciprocates within the tubular housing. One of the elongated shafts is fixed within the tubular housing near the end attached to the motion producing portion. The elongated shaft members are formed adjacent to the free end of the tubular member to maintain the scissor action cutting elements in firm engagement.

Abstract: A tubular microsurgery cutting apparatus is disclosed having an outer tubular member and an inner tubular sleeve reciprocatable within the outer tubular member. The inner tubular sleeve is formed near its cutting end with an enlarged diameter, plated and lapped area having a spiral axial slot extending away from the cutting end along the sleeve. This construction provides for a smooth, friction reducing engagement between the sleeve and the inside of the outer tubular member at the cutting end and a substantially non-frictional relationship of the inner sleeve and outer member throughout the remainder of the apparatus.

Abstract: An ice cream cone holder and display apparatus is formed from a conventional two-piece paper cup. The bottom portion of the cup is specially made to include an arcuate flap through which the ice cream cone is extended to support the cone on a counter. The arcuate flap is formed by an interrupted circular cut substantially centrally located in the bottom portion of the cup. One interruption is of a greater size than the other interruptions and functions as a hinge for the arcuate flap.