Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide athletic shorts having an integral pocket operable to stabilize motion of cargo contained therein. In accordance with the embodiments presented herein, a pocket defined by a pocket assembly is substantially stabilized from anterior/posterior movement when the athletic shorts are worn during exercise by the extended sewing edge provided by the pocket assembly superior edge that extends significantly beyond the pattern defining the pocket in combination with the panel of material defined between the pocket and the pocket assembly anterior edge and the pocket assembly posterior edge that extend from the pocket assembly superior edge at downward angles towards an apex.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for achieving hemostasis in a puncture tract that is created during a medical procedure. The puncture typically extends from the epidermis to the vasculature in a living organism. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a plug for subcutaneous placement within the puncture tract, and (2) a delivery mechanism for delivering and maintaining the plug within the puncture tract until hemostasis is achieved. The apparatus also includes in some embodiments a lubricious sheath that is placed around the plug to facilitate the insertion of the plug into the puncture tract.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for achieving hemostasis in a puncture tract in a patient (e.g., a human or animal). Such a tract might have been created during a medical procedure or operation. Alternatively, the tract might be a result of a traumatic injury (e.g., injury that occurred outside of a hospital) that created a traumatic wound, such as a bullet wound, shrapnel or knife puncture. The puncture typically extends from the epidermis to the vasculature and/or internal organs in a living organism. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a bandage for inserting at least partially into a puncture tract to achieve hemostasis, and (2) a strap for maintaining the bandage on a part of a patient (e.g., a part of a human or animal such as appendage, torso, extremity, etc.). The strap maintains the bandage within the puncture tract at a particular pressure in some embodiments. The bandage and strap are removed from the patient after a time period (e.g.