Abstract: A cigarette holder, including a hollow tube having a front end serving as a mouthpiece and a rear end over which the non-burning end of a cigarette is receivable and a clip attached to the tube. The clip includes a pair of cooperating, opposing, openable jaws to removably hold the non-burning end of the cigarette over the rear end of the tube, to form an airtight seal. The jaws each have an opposing end tip and are movable from a closed position where the end tips are in contact with each other to an open position where the end tips are spaced apart from each other. The jaws can also be used to open the non-burning end of the cigarette so that it fits over the rear end of the tube.

Abstract: A cigarette holder, including a hollow tube having a front end serving as a mouthpiece and a rear end over which the non-burning end of a cigarette is receivable and a clip attached to the tube. The clip includes a pair of cooperating, opposing, openable jaws to removably hold the non-burning end of the cigarette over the rear end of the tube, to form an airtight seal. The jaws each have an opposing end tip and are movable from a closed position where the end tips are in contact with each other to an open position where the end tips are spaced apart from each other. The jaws can also be used to open the non-burning end of the cigarette so that it fits over the rear end of the tube.

Abstract: An assembly for dispensing sterile lancets one at a time from a clip holding a plurality of lancets is described. The assembly is configured to dispense the lancets easily and conveniently under laboratory conditions where the lancet user is gloved and must manipulate the dispenser using only one hand while holding the animal being bled in the other. The assembly and its components are made of polycarbonate and rubber and are therefore capable of being sterilized by steam autoclaving methods or by other means of sterilization.

Abstract: A protective sheath for a winged needle has a hilt with a keyhole for releasably receiving a length of tubing. Methods of the invention include forming a U-shaped bend in the tubing and inserting it into the keyhole prior to packaging.

Abstract: A protective sheath for a winged needle has a hilt with a keyhole for releasably receiving a length of tubing. Methods of the invention include forming a U-shaped bend in the tubing and inserting it into the keyhole prior to packaging.

Abstract: An assembly for dispensing sterile lancets one at a time from a clip holding a plurality of lancets is described. The assembly is configured to dispense the lancets easily and conveniently under laboratory conditions where the lancet user is gloved and must manipulate the dispenser using only one hand while holding the animal being bled in the other. The assembly and its components are made of polycarbonate and rubber and are therefore capable of being sterilized by steam autoclaving methods or by other means of sterilization.

Abstract: A method and article for obtaining blood samples from a small animal wherein a disposable lancet device is used to optimize the humane collection of blood from the cheek-pouch of said small animal. The lancet device is a hand-held, generally flat lancet, having a handle portion at one end and a flat V-shaped point at its other end; the flat point has a length in the range of 4.0 to 6.0 mm.

Abstract: A protective sheath for a winged needle has a hilt with a keyhole for releasably receiving a length of tubing. Methods of the invention include forming a U-shaped bend in the tubing and inserting it into the keyhole prior to packaging.

Abstract: A sheath and needle assembly of the type including a length of tube with a hollow needle at one end, and a pair of outwardly projecting flexible wings adjacent the end of the tubing with the needle and a protective sheath slidably disposed on the tube and adapted to be slid over the needle to cover the needle after use. The sheath has a hollow generally tubular body slidably received on the tube. A forward end of the body has at least two fingers defining slots extending from the forward end of the body toward a rearward end through which the flexible wings slide so that the needle after use is substantially covered by the fingers. At least one of the slots having a z-shaped bend through which at least one of the wings slides into a locked position.

Abstract: A protective sheath for covering the needle of a winged needle after use in a medical procedure. The protective sheath is slidably disposed on a tube having a hollow needle at one end and a pair of outwardly projecting flexible wings adjacent the end of the tube with the needle. The protective sheath has a hollow, generally tubular shaped body having a forward end oriented toward the needle and a rearward end oriented away from the needle. The sheath body has at least one longitudinally extending slot commencing at the forward end thereof and extending toward the rearward end for slidably receiving the wings therein to allow at least part of the sheath to be slid past the wings to cover the needle. A guard is provided at the rearward end of the sheath extending radially outwardly from the sheath and at least partially annularly around the sheath.

Abstract: A protective sheath for a winged needle, such as a fistula needle or the needle used in an IV infusion set includes a length of tube with a hollow needle at one end, and a pair of outwardly projecting flexible wings adjacent the end of the tubing where the needle is disposed on the tube and a protective sheath assembly is provided which includes a sheath adapted to be slid over the needle to cover the needle after use. The sheath includes a hollow generally tubular body having a forward end oriented toward the needle and a rearward end oriented away from the needle. The body has at least two longitudinally extending fingers separated by slots extending from the forward end of the body toward the rearward end. Each of the slots is dimensioned to receive only one of the wings to allow at least part of sheath to be slid past the wings to cover the needle after use. According to the invention, the slots are provided with a z-bend which causes an audible click as the wings pass through it.

Abstract: A protective sheath for covering the needle of a winged needle after use in a medical procedure. The protective sheath is slidably disposed on a tube having a hollow needle at one end and a pair of outwardly projecting flexible wings adjacent the end of the tube with the needle. The protective sheath has a hollow, generally tubular shaped body having a forward end oriented toward the needle and a rearward end oriented away from the needle. The sheath body has at least one longitudinally extending slot commencing at the forward end thereof and extending toward the rearward end for slidably receiving the wings therein to allow at least part of the sheath to be slid past the wings to cover the needle. A guard is provided at the rearward end of the sheath extending radially outwardly from the sheath and at least partially annularly around the sheath.

Abstract: A disposable needle cover for receiving, containing and disposing of a hypodermic needle with a needle hub. The needle cover includes a needle receptacle having two substantially similar plates pivotally coupled to each other along a pivot axis. The plates are positionable between an open position for receiving the needle and a closed position. A needle container is formed within the plates and positioned, so that placement of the needle into the container pivots the plates into the closed position for containing and disposing of the needle.

Abstract: A method and article for removing splinters where a disposable lancet is used to pierce the patient's skin in an area surrounding or adjacent to the splinter and remove the splinter. The method also provides for loosening the skin in the area adjacent to the splinter before removal by tearing the skin with the sharp point of the lancet.