Abstract: A syringe for the injecting of medicines into the human body wherein the syringe includes a valve system which permits the syringe to only be used once.

Abstract: A container assembly to provide a cooling environment for a severed extremity to facilitate transporting of the extremity to a hospital or other similar location for the purpose of facilitating replantation of the extremity to the patient. The container assembly provides for a flexible walled inner container mounted inside of a flexible walled outer container. A single access opening facilitates entry only into the inner container. The inner container is adapted to receive the severed extremity as well as a quantity of saline solution or the extremity wrapped with a cloth soaked with the saline solution. There is an outer container located around the inner container. Within the outer container is located a chemical cooling medium that, when activated, causes a significant reduction in temperature of the environment located within the inner container.

Abstract: An apparatus for repositioning (by depressing) shoulders of a prone patient at a displaced position to facilitate the obtaining of an unobstructive lateral radiograph (X-ray) of all seven (in number) vertebrae of the cervical section of the spine. The apparatus of the present invention utilizes an elongated substantially planar board upon which the patient is to be located in a prone position. A perineal post is mounted on the board and is to contact the patient at the perineal area, basically immobilizing the torso of the patient. A movable plate is mounted on the upper end of the board which includes a pair of bracket assemblies which are to be in contact with the shoulders of the patient. The plate includes a manually operated winch assembly which when operated applies pressure against the shoulders of the patient moving such to a displaced position to thereby facilitate the taking of the lateral radiograph of the cervical section of the spine.