Abstract: An improvement in a trialing system and method for use in connection with the implant of a prosthetic joint component having a first part for engaging bone at an implant site to secure the component at the implant site, and a second part for enabling articulation of the prosthetic joint. A trial first member corresponds to the first part of the component, a trial second member corresponds to the second part of the component, and an offset adapter facilitates selective coupling and uncoupling of the trial first member and the trial second member with the trial second member offset from the trial first member and placed at a selected angular orientation relative to the offset adapter.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the boring end, and a keying aid disposed between the boring end and mating end. The method includes attaching a power tool to the mating end, reaming a bone canal with the boring end, detaching the power tool, attaching a trial component, conducting alignment trials, maintaining the apparatus in the desired position, detaching the trial component, cutting at least one keyway in the bone canal using a cutting device and the keying aid, removing the cutting device, removing the apparatus from the reamed bone canal, and inserting the prosthesis into anti-rotational engagement with reamed bone by aligning the key on the prosthesis with the keyway in the bone canal.

Abstract: An orthopaedic instrumentation having an intermediate piece that has an opening for receiving an intramedullary reference. The intermediate piece such as a tibial template or a cutting guide is located on the resected tibia or femur in a manner that it optimally covers the resected surface of the tibia or the femur. A bushing guide is provided for mounting on the intermediate piece. The bushing guide has a circular opening. An offset bushing is rotatably mounted in the opening in the bushing guide. A trigger flange is slidably mounted on the offset bushing. The trigger flange can slide back and forth relative to the offset bushing. An indicia is formed on the upper surface of trigger flange. The indicia when aligned with one of the indicia on the offset bushing body measures the offset of center of a bore in the trigger flange from center of the offset bushing. The offset bushing can rotate around its longitudinal axis in the opening in the bushing guide.

Abstract: A moisture proof container for photographic film includes a container body having a flange portion for cooperatively receiving a closure member, the closure member including a top portion joining an inner sealing surface and an outer surface both defining a channel, the channel being configured to engageably receive said flange portion, and wherein the outer surface includes a plurality of spaced-apart retention members in the channel that provides a means for venting air pressure from within the container to outside the container.

Abstract: An on-line fundraising method, system, and/or computer useable medium provides a fundraising website, fundraising software, and a fundraising database for a fundraiser. Fundraiser organizations are associated with a fundraising website as fundraiser associates. Retail partners are affiliated with the fundraising website. Users are referred to the fundraising website by a fundraiser associate. Products and/or services are sold on the fundraising website from an affiliated retail partner on the fundraising website. Funds are provided to the referring fundraiser associate for the fundraiser based on the products and/or services sold. The website provides web enabled affiliate network fundraising. A first drop down box is provided on the website to identify an organization who referred a user to the fundraising website. A second drop down box is provided to identify a local chapter associated with the organization. Products that are sold on the fundraising website can be tracked for fundraiser associates.

Abstract: A moisture proof container includes a container body having a flange portion for cooperatively receiving a closure member, the closure member includes a top portion joining an inner sealing surface and an outer surface both defining a channel, the channel being configured to engageably receive the flange portion, and wherein the outer surface includes spaced-apart retention members in the channel that provides a means for venting air pressure from within the container to outside the container.

Abstract: An intraoral x-ray film packet having non-lead radiation shielding for shielding scattered radiation. The packet includes a film chip and a radiation shielding member. The film chip has two sides and the radiation shielding element is disposed on one side of the film chip to provide radiation shielding when the film packet is exposed to radiation. The radiation shielding element is made of a material including a thermoplastic and a non-lead metal powder and/or non-lead metal compound. In one configuration, the film chip and the radiation shielding element are disposed within a light-tight envelope. In another configuration, the radiation shielding element is one side of the envelope, wherein the envelope has two opposing sides, and the chip is disposed within the envelope.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the boring end, and a keying aid disposed between the boring end and mating end. The keying aid facilitates preparation of the bone canal for anti-rotational placement of a prosthesis having an anti-rotational component, or key. The method includes using the apparatus to ream a bone canal, conduct alignment trials, mark the bone canal with the desired orientation of the trial component, and insert the prosthesis into the marked bone canal for anti-rotational engagement with the reamed bone.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the boring end, and a keying aid disposed between the boring end and mating end. The keying aid facilitates preparation of the bone canal for anti-rotational placement of a prosthesis having an anti-rotational component, or key.

Abstract: An improved web-winding means with a durable thermoplastic polyester resin or polyester resin blend support structure and web capture slot (gate) formed in an interior portion of the support structure. The interior portion is joined to an inner annular surface that has increased lubricity, toughness and creep resistance resulting in decreased debris generation plus increased structural integrity and dimensional stability.

Abstract: A web-winding means with a durable thermoplastic polyester resin or polyester resin blend support structure and web capture slot (gate) formed in an interior portion of the support structure. The interior portion is joined to an inner annular surface that has increased lubricity, toughness and creep resistance resulting in decreased debris generation plus increased structural integrity and dimensional stability.

Abstract: A light shielding enclosure has a pair of teremp from a plurality of substrates with a non-woven flocked pile fiber bonded to a plurality of substrates that in turn are then bonded to a shell plate that forms the tubular geometry of the resultant patrone for housing photographic film. The resultant uniform flocked and random pile structure of the properly dyed teremp pile provides a distinct structural light shielding member by this invention. The said teremps in a continuous length along the resulting formed film exit slot along the longitudinal direction maintain a contact at that location member. The continuous length teremps are bonded to the opposite side edges. The non-woven flocked pile teremp has more uniform pile height and greatly reduced loose fibers and long fibers.

Abstract: This invention defines a method of making an enclosure for an environmentally sensitive product. The enclosure has a body portion, a support member for the product, and an ingress/egress slot formed in the body portion. A pair of teremp from a plurality of substrates with a non-woven flocked pile fiber is bonded to a plurality of substrates that in turn are then bonded to a shell plate that forms the tubular geometry of the resultant patrone for housing environmentally sensitive product, such as photographic film. The resultant uniform flocked and random pile structure of the properly dyed teremp pile provides a distinct structural light shielding member by this invention. The teremps in a continuous length along the resulting formed film ingress/egress slot along the longitudinal direction maintain a contact at that location member. The continuous length teremps are bonded to the opposite side edges.

Abstract: A cassette for photographic film product has pair of teremp from a plurality of substrates with a non-woven flocked pile fiber bonded to a plurality of substrates that in turn are then bonded to a shell plate that forms the tubular geometry of the resultant patrone for housing photographic film. The resultant uniform flocked and random pile structure of the properly dyed teremp pile provides a distinct structural light shielding member by this invention. The said teremps in a continuous length along the resulting formed film exit slot along the longitudinal direction maintain a contact at that location member. The continuous length teremps are bonded to the opposite side edges. The non-woven flocked pile teremp has more uniform pile height and greatly reduced loose fibers and long fibers.

Abstract: An intraoral x-ray film packet, comprising: an outer envelope; a film chip disposed within the outer envelope; and a non-lead sheet disposed within the outer envelope, the non-lead sheet being comprised substantially of tin.

Abstract: A web-winding method uses a durable thermoplastic polyester resin or polyester resin blend support structure and web capture slot (gate) formed in an interior portion of the support structure. The interior portion is joined to an inner annular surface that has increased lubricity, toughness and creep resistance resulting in decreased debris generation plus increased structural integrity and dimensional stability.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the boring end, and a keying aid disposed between the boring end and mating end. The keying aid facilitates preparation of the bone canal for anti-rotational placement of a prosthesis having an anti-rotational component, or key.

Abstract: An instrument for utilization in the rotational alignment of a hinged prosthetic knee implant has two selectively coupled parts for mounting on the tibia. The prosthetic knee implant has a tibial portion and a femoral portion. The femoral component has a hinged portion. The first part of the instrument is a trial tibial template for engaging the resected proximal tibia. The second part is a trial hinge component that has a portion for selectively coupling with the trial template in an orientation forming the tibial portion of the prosthetic knee implant. The trial hinge component has a hinge portion which selectively mates with the hinge on the femoral component. The rotational alignment of the tibial portion of the prosthetic knee implant may be determined by coupling the hinged portion of the trial hinge component to the hinge on the femoral component and moving the resected tibia throughout the range of motion desired and pinning the trial tibia template in the appropriate position on the resected tibia.