Abstract: Disclosed are adaptor devices configured for attaching an indicator, such as a light source, to an infusion line to aid a user in identifying the infusion line, matching different sections of an infusion line as belonging to the same infusion line, distinguishing the infusion line from other infusion lines, and/or sensing of various parameters of the medical line. The adaptor device includes a receiving surface and one or more sets of laterally opposing grip elements projecting from the receiving surface. The grip elements are configured to accommodate medical lines of variable size.

Abstract: Disclosed is an infusion line indication system that includes one or more indicator devices configured for attachment to a medical line such as an infusion line, and a dongle that is connectable to a line control unit such as an infusion line pump. The one or more indicator devices are configured to provide an indicator signal such as a light signal. The dongle and the one or more indicator devices are capable of being wirelessly connected. The dongle is configured to transmit an indicator instruction to the one or more indicator devices in response to one or more line parameters sensed by sensors of the indicator devices or by the line control unit to thereby cause the indicator signal to change.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: An IV-line identification system to enable ready identification of an IV line and its associated fluid source and output from other IV lines with their fluid sources and outputs. The IV-line identification system includes an optical member affixed along a longitudinal length of an elongated member that transmits light when a light source provides a light to the optical member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: A disinfecting apparatus includes a pipe configured to allow disinfecting light to penetrate therein to disinfect powder, liquid, or other substances. In some examples, the pipe has a window with a disinfecting light coupled to the exterior of the pipe and positioned to shine disinfecting light through the window so as to expose the substances passing therethrough. Because the disinfecting light is external to the pipe, repair and replacement of the disinfecting light is quickly and easily performed. Additionally, the disinfecting light may be retrofitted to current pipes.

Abstract: An IV-line identification system to enable ready identification of an IV line and its associated fluid source and output from other IV lines with their fluid sources and outputs. The IV-line identification system includes an optical member affixed along a longitudinal length of an elongated member that transmits light when a light source provides a light to the optical member.

Abstract: A light rail transit system has a railcar having a roller coaster wheel assembly, solar panels, a battery bank, an inverter, a solar charge controller, and a power rail contactor. The light rail system further has a rail system having a first riding rail and a second riding rail for receiving the roller coaster wheel assembly, and a power rail for providing backup power to the railcar via the power contactor, the power rail extending less than the length of the first riding rail and second riding rail and only supplying current when the power rail contactor of the railcar is in contact therewith.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: A disinfecting apparatus includes a pipe configured to allow disinfecting light to penetrate therein to disinfect powder, liquid, or other substances. In some examples, the pipe has a window with a disinfecting light coupled to the exterior of the pipe and positioned to shine disinfecting light through the window so as to expose the substances passing therethrough. Because the disinfecting light is external to the pipe, repair and replacement of the disinfecting light is quickly and easily performed. Additionally, the disinfecting light may be retrofitted to current pipes.

Abstract: A disinfecting device using ultraviolet light is configured to sit on top of an existing conveyor belt or rollers. The disinfecting device has a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a plurality of rollers within the housing, one or more disinfecting lights positioned above the rollers, and at least one disinfecting light positioned beneath the rollers. The plurality of rollers carry the item upward, passing over at least one disinfecting light while other disinfecting lights are positioned above the item. The item is then returned to the conveyor belt to continue onward.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a removably attachable disinfecting device to disinfect items on a conveyor. The disinfecting device has a housing, an inlet, an outlet, and at least one disinfecting light positioned within the housing. The housing is five-sided and has an inlet cover and an outlet cover, a first lip on a first side, and a second lip on a second side, the lips configured to rest on an outer, stationary surface of a conveyor belt system. As an item passes down the conveyor belt, it enters the disinfecting device via the inlet where it is exposed to disinfecting light (e.g., UV light). The disinfected item proceeds to exit the disinfecting device on the conveyor belt via the outlet.

Abstract: A water disinfecting device has a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a high-power disinfecting light, at least one quartz pipe that carries water, and a reflective surface for increased dosage. By placing multiple quartz pipes side by side, the device can disinfect greater quantities of water, or provide for double exposure of water passing through the pipes. By using a powerful UV light and a reflective surface from the outside of a quartz pipe, the device is capable of disinfecting at a much higher success rate than other disinfecting devices found in the prior art while also allowing for ease of maintenance.

Abstract: A disinfectant device can disinfect sports balls, such as basketballs, soccer balls, and volleyballs in an efficient manner, and may store the balls in a similar manner as current storage devices in the art. The disinfectant device for sports balls has a housing, a ball inlet, a plurality of rails, a plurality of disinfecting lights within the housing, and a ball outlet. The balls remain within the housing so as to be sufficiently exposed to UV light and thereby disinfected, and are advanced and released from the housing one at a time via an advancement mechanism.

Abstract: A disinfectant device provides a solution to disinfect bulk quantities of small items such as food items. The disinfectant device has a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a shaker tray positioned to descend from a first height on the inlet side to a second height on the outlet side, the second height lower than the first height, wherein the shaker tray is configured to shake or vibrate via a motor, and at least one disinfecting light is positioned within the housing and above the shaker tray, the light configured to disinfect items passing on the shaker tray. The disinfectant device may have a hopper having a gate to the shaker tray. The gate may be manually operated or actuated by a motor to control the number of items on the shaker tray at any given time, thereby ensuring adequate exposure to the disinfecting light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling a gag reflex in a patient.

Abstract: A top load device for disinfecting a container, such as a security bin for use in an airport, the device configured to store a stack of contaminated containers, wherein the device separates and releases a single container into an interior of a housing for disinfection. The housing comprises a conveyor that moves the container through the interior of the housing from an initial location to an exit of the housing, wherein the container is disinfected or sanitized with electromagnetic wavelength as it moves through the interior of the housing.

Abstract: A funnel wind turbine has a horizontal funnel, rotor blades in the narrower end of the funnel, the rotor blades coupled to a rotor, a shaft coupling the rotor to a generator, and a support tower. The funnel wind turbine may have bearings or a yaw system to allow rotation of the horizontal funnel on the support tower. The funnel wind turbine may have wind direction and speed sensors, an electronic control unit, and a communication device (e.g., cellular antennas, radio transmitters/receivers, etc.) for transmitting information such as wind speed and direction, power generation, and efficiency to a distant receiver.