Abstract: A holder for a surgical blade comprising a handle and a detachable blade shield integrally formed with said handle, the blade shield including a member defining a sleeve into which the blade can be inserted after detachment of the shield from the handle.

Abstract: A syringe system for storing medication and dispensing dosed quantities thereof, including a housing, a storage chamber in the housing, a dose chamber in the housing and in direct communication with the storage chamber, a first piston for introducing a fluid into the storage chamber and subsequently for introducing by pressure a predetermined volume of the fluid into the dose chamber, and a second piston for expelling the volume of fluid from the dose chamber and from the housing.

Abstract: A urine specimen collecting unit including a cup and a separate lid selectivey sealed to the cup. The cup is of a generally conical configuration tapering from a closed base to a larger diameter open upper end. The lid includes a central depression received within the open end of an associated cup, a rim surrounding the depression for engagement with the upper edge of the cup, and a skirt depending peripherally from the rim below the depression and configured for locking engagement with the cup. The lid depression is configured to receive the closed base end of a superimposed cup. A tapered spout communicates through the rim and projects upwardly therefrom to lie adjacent the outer surface of a superimposed cup and within the confines of an imaginary cylinder surrounding the rim.

Abstract: A surgical dressing comprising an elastic bandage and a pad adapted to be attached to said bandage, a clasp being provided at one end of said bandage, all terms being within the meaning defined hereinabove.