Abstract: A handhole latch is disclosed for use with an infant incubator and which is damped by one or more elastomeric O-rings to reduce noise and vibration that could startle the infant. The O-rings are positioned between a moving piston latch and a housing such that the O-rings are sandwiched between the moving piston latch and the housing as the piston latch snaps, by spring bias, into its position holding the handhole door closed.

Abstract: A carrying case for a portable cardiac pacer having physician-actuable controls on the top and front panels of its housing includes a body portion having front, rear, side and bottom panels forming an open-ended enclosure in which the pacer is received. A first hinge-mounted flap extending across the open-end of the enclosure and a second hinge-mounted flap extending across the front panel of the body portion are secured at their free ends by a snap-fastener to the front panel of the body portion so as to retain the pacer securely seated within the enclosure. each of the flap panels includes a rigid portion overlying the associated panel controls of the pacer to prevent inadvertent actuation of the controls by pressure applied externally to the carrying case.