Abstract: A hand-held device is used to deliver and hydrate a temporary polymeric implant having a length, an outer surface and a cross-section, with a disruptable cover over the implant. A lumen may pass through the entire length, the lumen having a surface forming an equivalent diameter in the polymeric stent. The temporary polymeric implant includes a first aqueous-swellable, biocompatible and biodegradable composition (e.g., polymer) having a thickness. The aqueous-swellable and biodegradable polymer retaining structural integrity for at least 1 hours up to thirty days when swollen and kept moist by a moist aqueous environment. Barrier layers of biodegradable polymer(s) may be used to prevent migration of liquids into the lumen.

Abstract: A device for marking a page of a book and for indicating the number of such page comprising a first sheet of thin rigid opaque plastic material formed in a generally rectangular configuration with long parallel side edges and short parallel upper and lower edges. A second sheet of thin rigid opaque plastic material is formed in a generally rectangular configuration with long parallel side edges and short parallel upper and lower edges, the first of the sheets being formed with a plurality of equally spaced rectangular windows formed between the longitudinal center line of the sheet and a second long edge. A plurality of transparent rigid opaque plastic circular disks are provided, each of the disks being formed with the numbers 0 through 9 adjacent to its periphery for sequentially being positioned adjacent to the windows.