Abstract: A paddle for securing at least one holster or accessory carrier at a desired attitude, the paddle including an attachment plate, a first arcuate slot defined through the attachment plate, a second arcuate slot defined through the attachment plate, a compound slot defined through the attachment plate below the first and second slots, wherein fastening means are capable of engaging points of attachment defined on a holster or accessory carrier, and wherein a relative angle of the holster or accessory carrier to the attachment plate is adjustable by coordinated adjustment of the fastening means within each of the first arcuate slot, the second arcuate slot, and the compound slot.

Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.

Abstract: A tourniquet system including a band, an optional bar, and an anti-pinch plate. The bar comprises an elongate portion of material having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion, at least one aperture formed in the bar so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, at least one locking protrusion that extends from at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. The anti-pinch plate includes one or more band receiving apertures formed so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, wherein the anti-pinch plate includes one or more locking notches formed substantially along an edge portion of the anti-pinch plate, wherein the locking notches provide a means for securing at least a portion of the bar to the anti-pinch plate.

Abstract: An accessory attachment platform, including a platform body having a plate attachment portion, wherein the plate attachment portion includes a platform opening; a platform plate portion coupled to an accessory plate portion, through the platform opening, such that the platform plate portion and the accessory plate portion are rotatable relative to the platform body; and a release lever pivotably attached to the platform body, wherein the release lever is pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and wherein the release lever is capable of releasably interacting with a primary notch of the platform plate portion such that when the release lever is in the locking position relative to the primary notch of the platform plate portion, the platform plate portion is unable to rotate relative to the platform body.

Abstract: A hydration system that includes a flexible reservoir coupled to a self-sealing port assembly, wherein an interior of the flexible reservoir is in fluid communication with the port assembly; a delivery conduit having two ends, wherein a first end of the delivery conduit is coupled to a self-sealing connector assembly and wherein a second end of the delivery conduit is coupled to an end fitting; a user actuable valve removably coupled to the self-sealing connector assembly; and wherein the port assembly is open to allow fluid to flow from the flexible reservoir when the end fitting of the delivery conduit is coupled to the port assembly and the port assembly is closed to prevent fluid from flowing from the flexible reservoir when the end fitting of the delivery conduit is decoupled from the port assembly, such that the reservoir may be disconnected from the delivery conduit without leakage.

Abstract: A switch assembly that is utilized as a tail cap of a lighting device. The switch assembly comprises a depressible switch that allows the user to activate the lighting device. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, the switch assembly has four channels, providing for at least three different light functions and a locking channel. In these non-limiting embodiments, the different channels are defined by the axial position of the rotatable portion relative to the lighting device body.

Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.

Abstract: A suspension system and chin strap assembly for a helmet including two downwardly extending top straps; strap adjusters coupled proximate the end portions of each top strap; a helmet attachment means coupled to each of the top straps; a headband coupled to each of the top straps; a front strap that is adjustably coupled to a first front strap adjuster and a second front strap adjuster; a nape pillow pad is coupled to the front strap, and a portion of a quick release buckle and a strap ring are slideably coupled to the front strap; a chin strap coupled to the quick release buckle and a strap ring; and a back strap that is adjustably coupled to a first back strap adjuster and a second back strap adjuster and attached to a nape pillow pad.

Abstract: An adjustable accessory mounting clamp for mounting an accessory to an accessory rail, including a primary locking arm; a secondary locking arm; a threaded adjustment rod that is anchored, at a first end, to the primary locking arm, extends through an aperture in the secondary locking arm, and is threadedly coupled to a cam lever pin of a cam lever, wherein the cam lever includes at least one caming surface, such that when the cam lever is in a closed position, the caming surface contacts an outer surface portion of the secondary locking arm to provide tension to the threaded adjustment rod; such that a distance between the primary locking claw and the secondary locking claw is adjusted to accommodate varying width accessory mounting rails.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved media for the cultivation of Clostridium histolyticum and culture supernatants for the biotechnological production of collagenase enzymes. The nutrient media according to the invention comprise one or more peptones from a non-mammalian source, preferably plant-derived peptones. The media can additionally comprise fish gelatin. The invention provides media, culture supernatants comprising Clostridium histolyticum collagenase, and methods to produce said collagenase.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gaseous mixture containing oxygen and nitrous oxide in a nitrous oxide proportion of between 5 and 15 vol. %, that can be used for producing a drug for preventing or reducing hyperalgesia in human beings or animals, in particular a post-operation opioid-induced hyperalgesia.

Abstract: The method and the device are used for updating a medical apparatus that has a memory for an operating program. The memory is at least partially designed as a variable memory and is connected with an input device for a current operating program. The memory and the input device are connected to control devices, which have testing means for evaluating at least one code. At least one function of the apparatus is released only when the code agrees with a reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a respirator comprising at least one flow path. Said respirator is composed of several interconnected components which ar disposed one behind another in the flow path and through which the flow path extends. The fluid resistance of each individual component is optimized so as to obtain a low total fluid resistance of all components.

Abstract: The invention relates to molded body, especially for parts, top shells, inner elements, accessories and components of devices, for molding materials, filling materials for medical technical devices and/or medical products. The inventive molded body is characterized by being in a least some germ-repellant. The invention also relates to a medical device which comprises at least one molded body according to the invention. The invention finally relates to a method for producing the inventive molded body.

Abstract: A ventilator with memory for operating data has a control unit for a breathing gas source. The operating data memory is provided to store the current changeable operating data. The control unit is provided with a data-saving function which stores the current operating parameters during an intermission in the operation of the device. The control unit also has a memory readout function, by which the stored operating data can be read out after the end of an intermission to allow the ventilator to resume operation in correspondence with the saved operating data.

Abstract: A display is connected to at least one sensor for detecting and transmitting physiological measurement values. In addition, one or more displays are used to present the measurement values and/or other associated data visually, acoustically, mechanically, or in some other way perceptible to the senses. A sequence control approach is implemented, according to which the measurement value, before reaching the display, passes through a testing stage, which, on the basis of at least one measured or stored additional value, verifies, checks, or changes the physiological measurement value detected at the sensor or supplements it with additional information. In a process for the noninvasive determination of the oxygen content CaO2 of human and/or animal tissue, the blood oxygen saturation and data on the blood hemoglobin concentration are obtained after the measurements have been acquired by the use of radiation with wavelengths in the range of 400-1,800 nanometers.

Abstract: For detecting and processing a physiological variable, a signal transmitter has devices for processing, using, and/or providing signals, which are generated from measurement values of the physiological variable. In accordance with a sequence control approach, the measurement values are acquired from the detection of electromagnetic waves of different wavelengths. Before the signals are detected, the electromagnetic waves pass through the medium to be examined or are reflected by this medium. For at least a certain percentage of the overall signal quantity, at least two measurement values detected close together in time are used for each generated signal. The signal transmitter is suitable for use in a control circuit, which is designed with an actuator to influence the physiological variable detected instrumentally by the signal transmitter.

Abstract: A trim panel for a vehicle containing a vehicular antenna system comprising a substrate, an outer skin and a foam disposed between the substrate and the outer skin. An antenna/circuitry system (2) is located on the upper surface of the substrate (1) and is in contact with the urethane foam (7), the antenna/circuitry system (2) comprising an insulating base layer (12) including upper and lower surfaces and an electro-conductive antenna layer on the upper surface of the base layer (12) and an electro-conductive circuit layer on the lower surface of the base layer (12).

Abstract: A trim panel for a vehicle containing a vehicular antenna system comprising a substrate, an outer skin and a foam disposed between the substrate and the outer skin. An antenna/circuitry system (2) is located on the upper surface of the substrate (1) and is in contact with the urethane foam (7), the antenna/circuitry system (2) comprising an insulating base layer (12) including upper and lower surfaces and an electro-conductive antenna layer on the upper surface of the base layer (12) and an electro-conductive circuit layer on the lower surface of the base layer (12).