Abstract: A package for sleep therapy including a box having cards with doses in the form of tablets or capsules thereon, some of which are sleep inducing medicine and some of which are placebos, and an audiogenic recording for inducing sleep.

Abstract: A package for dispensing items for use in sleep therapy comprising a box having two compartments and a lid, packs of doses of sleep inducing medicine in one compartment, each pack containing at least one placebo, and envelopes in the other compartments, each of the envelopes containing an audiogenic recording for inducing sleep, statements required by law relating to the medicine and instructions for using the medicine and the recording.

Abstract: The system (10) for collecting and disposing of contaminated waste products such as medical sharps and other medical wastes includes a housing (11) and its telescopic cover (9) which are fabricated of biodegradable and combustible material such as natural cellulose and non-natural cellulose. An absorbent biodegradable and combustible absorption package (30) or insert (35) can be placed in the bottom of the holding chamber (12) for absorbing any liquids emitted from the sharps and other wastes, and for enhancing the combustion of the medical sharps and other wastes when the housing is placed in a furnace. When the housing is burned it evolves no more than trace levels of sulfur or chlorine and yields substantially only biodegradable ash.

Abstract: An extraction vial includes a reservoir portion having generally parallel walls, a neck portion defining an opening into the reservoir portion and a channel surrounding the opening, a nozzle portion integral with reservoir portion at a second end of the reservoir, a sealing closure that closes the nozzle, a base integral with the sealing closure and including a support surface adapted to support the vial in an upright position, and a cap received and removably maintained within the channel. An extraction liquid may be contained within the vial for extracting sample from a carrier. The vial may be used by adding the carrier to the extraction liquid within the vial, closing the vial with the cap, agitating the vial to release sample from the carrier, and removing at least the sealing closure or, preferably, the sealing closure and base whereby extraction liquid can be expelled from the vial.

Abstract: A shipping and storage case for a borescope or endoscope has a coil of a tubular low-friction material, such as PVC tubing, to receive the borescope's flexible insertion tube. The coil can be in a form of a flat spiral positioned adjacent one side wall of the shell, or in the form of a helical spiral positioned adjacent the side walls within the case. The coil of tubing provides a convenient way for insertion tubes to be packaged and protected during shipping and storage.

Abstract: A thermoformed plastic package is disclosed. The package comprises a lower tray for receiving an article and a top cover. The top cover has flaps foldably connected along fold lines. The lower tray has female tabs molded into the lower trays. Inner male tabs and outer tabs are cut into in the flaps. The male tabs are engaged by the female tabs and the cover is thereby locked into place to form the assembled package. The cover is released by pulling on outer male tabs located in the flaps. The package is easily re-locked. The package optionally comprises at least one inner tray nested in the lower tray.

Abstract: A T-fastener installation kit includes a packaging device for loading the T-fastener into a slotted needle without requiring the hands of the surgeon to touch the sharp end of the needle. T-fasteners may be commonly used, for example, in surgical procedures in which the T-fasteners are used to secure a patient's stomach or bowel in apposition to the abdominal wall. The packaging device includes a housing having a cylindrical recess into which the "T" head of the T-fastener is loaded. The surgeon can slide the open end of the slotted needle into the cylindrical recess and over the "T" head of the T-fastener, thereby effectively loading the T-fastener into the slotted needle without requiring the surgeon to touch the sharp point of the needle.

Abstract: A suture display rack and procedure kit is provided which, upon folding, presents a plurality of stacked suture packages for seriatim review. The suture display rack is a substantially U-shaped structure with a floor portion and two opposing sidewall portions. A longitudinal fold line is provided in the floor portion parallel to the planes formed by the side walls such that, upon folding, the side wall portions may be brought into the same horizontal plane to form the base for the suture display rack. The suture packages may be loosely held in the rack or alternatively hinged to a side wall or contained in sheaths for ease of review and removal. The suture display rack may be securely adhered to a desired surface or may be set up in a portable manner.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises rectangular male and female sections having two tongues and two grooves, respectively, for adjusting the length of the apparatus. A plurality of permanent and removable dividers are positioned within the male and female sections to form a plurality of compartments within the apparatus. There are labeling means attached to the removable dividers for labeling the compartments. On the bottom of the apparatus are attached one or more magnetic feet.

Abstract: A method and kit which combines a condom, cleaning implements such as a toothbrush, and a plurality of solutions containing povidone-iodine complex; a before-contact mouth solution, a before-contact body solution, an after-contact mouth solution, and an after-contact body solution. Up to 3 hours before sexual contact, the condoom is applied and exposed skin and condom areas are cleansed with the before-contact solutions an cleaning implements. This includes: hands, mouth, genitals, lower abdomen, upper thighs and rectum. The solutions also produce a coating action that functions as a sustained chemical barrier and a coating which covers minor cuts or abraded areas before sexual contact. During sexual contact, the coating also acts as a lubricant, reducing further abrasions. After sexual contact, the after-contact solutions and cleaning implements are used to cleanse the exposed or potentially contaminated areas and the condom is removed.

Abstract: In response to an express need for an immunoassay device with universal applicability, which further promotes the goals of inventory reduction and simplified, less costly manufacture, a container for holding materials used in conjunction with an immunoassay, having a housing with an inside, an outside, and a top, wherein the top is provided with a plurality of apertures communicating with the inside of the housing, and a thin web of opaque material applied over the top of the housing covering at least one but not all of the apertures.

Abstract: The invention relates to storage of medical emergency supplies in a medical carrying case. Windowed storage pouches are releasably attached to hinged fasteners located along or near the rims of the top and bottom compartments of the carrying case. The hinged attachment allows the storage pouches to be flipped from inside the carrying case to outside the carrying case while still attached. This arrangement allows for visible access at once to every item transported in the carrying case.

Abstract: A storage unit comprising a decorative component which is placed into a basket or similar receptacle on top of a stored package or component wherein the stored component is readily accessible and available without being obtrusive.

Abstract: An assembly for collecting and transporting fluid biological samples such as blood including an impact resistant outer container having a soft foam cushioning pad disposed across the bottom and top thereof, a protective wrap of plastic bubble packaging material surrounding a pair of blood sampling tubes and a multi-sample syringe assembly disposed between the cushioning pads, a sealable evidence bag, tamper evidencing tapes, an instruction manual, a non-alcoholic swab, and an liquid absorbent packet contained therein. The outer container and its contents are initially enclosed and sealed in a tamper evidencing wrapper. The assembly may be subjected to extraordinarily rough handling with the contents of the blood sampling tubes remaining intact.

Abstract: Disclosed are shipping and/or storage units for containers of liquid compositions, such as solutions of biologically active proteins, which are susceptible to physicochemical change upon freezing. Preferred container holders have double sidewalls and a freeze indicator adjacent a container-accommodating cavity. A phase change material such as a carboxymethylcellulose gel is disposed in the enclosed space between sidewalls and freezes at a temperature higher than the nucleation temperature of the composition. A freeze indicator provides an irreversible visual signal upon reaching a temperature intermediate the nucleation temperature of the liquid composition and the freezing temperature of the phase change material.

Abstract: A surgical scrub includes a polyurethane foam sponge impregnated with a composition which includes iodine, iodide and a nonionic surfactant in a polar vehicle. The scrub may be attached to a plastic handle and may be supplied along with other optional scrubbing items in a package wrapped in plastic film.

Abstract: A modular surgical packaging system is shown which includes a central package with an open interior. The open interior is adapted to contain a first type of sterilizable surgical item. The external sidewalls of the central package have one or more accessory receiving compartments formed therein. One or more accessory modules, adapted to contain a second type of sterilizable surgical item, are received within the accessory receiving compartments formed on the external sidewalls of the central package in piggyback fashion.

Abstract: An improved package for a medical device includes an inner wrap that envelopes the medical device, the inner wrap including a gas-permeable surface, and a chamber defined in the inner wrap to store a hydratable sensor of the medical device. Plumbing for the package controls fluid flow into and within the inner wrap, to selectively establish, without breaching a portion of the inner wrap surrounding the sensor, fluid communication between the gas-permeable surface and the sensor, to sterilize the sensor and the inner wrap with a gaseous sterilant, or to hydrate the sensor with hydration fluid obtained from a source of hydration fluid connected to the chamber, or to equilibrate the hydration fluid in the chamber with an external source of gas, to calibrate the sensor within the inner wrap.

Abstract: A surgical tray system includes an enclosure base, a U-shaped instrument rack removably positioned within the enclosure base and capable of suspending a complete set of surgical operating instruments by their shafts, a flat operative assembly tray that may be locked into position on top of the enclosure base, above the U-shaped instrument rack, for retaining additional surgical instruments in positions that are identified by silkscreened outlines of those additional instruments, and a cover that may be locked into position on top of the operative assembly tray, thereby covering the enclosure base, the U-shaped instrument rack positioned within the enclosure base, and the operative assembly tray. One or more additional trays, such as a diagnostic assembly tray, for retaining additional instruments required in connection with a particular surgical procedure, may be stacked above or below the operative assembly tray or they may be included within a separate tray having its own enclosure base and cover.

Abstract: A device for performing a procedure comprising, a first tray, a second tray positioned adjacent a side the first tray, and a flexible splash shield extending from a location adjacent the juncture of the first and second trays and being movable between a first position substantially covering the first tray and a second position substantially covering the second tray.

Abstract: The system (10) for collecting and disposing of medical sharps and other medical wastes includes a housing (11) and its telescopic cover (9) which are fabricated of biodegradable and combustible material such as natural cellulose, non-natural cellulose, and other materials and an absorbent biodegradable and combustible absorption package (30) or insert (35) can be placed in the bottom of the holding chamber (12) for absorbing any liquids emitted from the sharps and other medical wastes, and for enhancing the combustion of the medical sharps and other medical wastes when the housing is placed in a furnace. The system for collecting and disposing of medical wastes when burned, evolves no more than trace levels of sulfur or chlorine and yields substantially only biodegradable ash.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument transport tray for handling, moving, sterilizing and storing wrapped instrument sterilization pans. With the tray there is less risk of the wrapping being torn or otherwise breached after sterilization of the contents. Without the tray, the wrapping used to maintain the sterility of the contents is sometimes damaged, thereby necessitating the removal of the damaged wrap followed by rewrapping and re-sterilizing the pan and its contents. The risk of such damage, increased cost and lost time are reduced by way of the present invention.

Abstract: The system (10) for collecting and disposing of medical sharps such as personal use insulin syringes and other medical wastes includes a housing (11) and its telescopic cover (9) which are fabricated of biodegradable and combustible material such as natural cellulose, non-natural cellulose, and other materials and an absorbent biodegradable and combustible absorption package (30) or insert (35) can be placed in the bottom of the holding chamber (12) for absorbing any liquids emitted from the sharps and other medical wastes, and for enhancing the combustion of the medical sharps and other medical wastes when the housing is placed in a furnace. The system for collecting and disposing of medical wastes when burned, evolves no more than trace levels of sulfur or chlorine and yields substantially only biodegradable ash.

Abstract: A kit comprises a tray with a well for a tourniquet, a dressing to use with a medical device inserted into a blood vessel. An antimicrobial treatment in the well disinfects an area of skin through which the medical device punctures the vessel. A pair of juxtaposed gloves with the finger ends, the hand parts and the cuff portions against one another are rolled up along their longitude from their fingers to their cuffs driving out air entrapped within the gloves. The process of rolling from the fingers to the cuffs leaves the cuffs of each glove at the periphery of the rolled generally cylindrical gloves for access to the inside of each when donning. A method for rolling gloves into a relatively cylindrical package, includes setting the gloves side by side with the finger ends, the hand parts, and the wrist or cuff portions juxtaposed. The finger portions are gathered into an axial bundle and rolled from the finger ends toward the palm or back hand parts driving out air within the gloves.

Abstract: A storage bag adapted to be secured to the interior of a cover of a receptacle whereby the normally unused space therein can be utilized to store additional articles. A closed end of the bag is anchored in any suitable fashion to the interior of the cover with the opening in the bag being accessed to place articles therewithin.

Abstract: The surgical kit contains a pair of nested circular basins, one or more nested kidney-shaped pans, and one or more nested heart-shaped pitchers. Other surgical needs may also be packed in the basin. A drape having a sterile side is wrapped around the basin with the sterile side inward and a double fold therein. The basin is placed in a ring stand, and when the drape is unwrapped, the sterile side is outward. When there are two nested basins, a double ring stand is employed and the double fold is pulled out to cover the entire double ring stand.

Abstract: A biological sample transport container is provided for transporting vials containing medical or laboratory specimens. The container comprises a hollow encasement portion having a base wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. A plurality of shock absorbent blocks are furnished having at least one hole extending through at least one block for holding the vials. The blocks rest upon the base wall between the side walls and the end walls. In addition, a cover lid and a guide mechanism for guiding the cover lid over the block of shock absorbent material is provided. The guide mechanism is disposed in the end walls of the encasement cover above the blocks. A jacket having a jacket cover and a jacket body is hingedly connected to the jacket body. The jacket body surrounds the hollow encasement portion whereby a fastening mechanism for releasable securing the closure of the jacket securely restrains the cover lid from being dislodged from the guide means.

Abstract: A disposable tray assembly forming a housing for an aspiration kit is disclosed. The tray assembly includes a base and an upper tray member sealingly connected to the base to define a sealed internal chamber or reservoir for extracted fluids. Access to the reservoir is provided by an elastomeric plug through which a needle may be inserted. A soluble capsule filled with disinfectant is in registry with the plug so that fluids discharged by the neeedle are subjected to the disinfectant.

Abstract: A cytotoxic agent containment kit is disclosed which has a top enclosure member and bottom enclosure member that are hingedly connected much like a brief case. The bottom enclosure member has a sealable, nonpermeable container for drugs and another for holding waste such as empty drug containers and used hypodermic needles. A removable tray is provided which acts as a work surface for preparing the drugs for administration. The contents of the kit including the tray and containers can be disposed of after use, and the outer case reused. The kit's nonpermeable construction helps insure that persons handling it will not be accidentally exposed to the cytotoxic agents that it contains.

Abstract: Ready-to-use medical trays for retaining preparations. A tray for parturient comprises a first cell for retaining at least one sponge or cloth impregnated with a disinfectant. A second cell comprises at least one sponge or cloth impregnated with a disinfectant. This disinfectant is for a chirurgical intervention. The tray comprises also sealing closure for sealing its top and thereby each of the cells individually. Other trays comprise 3 cells for washing, drying and disinfecting skin and 4 cells for gynecological incursion.

Abstract: A kit for use in performing one or more suctioning procedures. The kit includes a tray for holding suctioning supplies, and one or more supply units contained within the tray. Each supply unit includes the following suctioning supplies: a pair of surgical gloves, an ampule containing a saline solution, a suction catheter, a lubricating gel, and a disposable bottle containing water. The suctioning supplies are removably disposed within the tray.

Abstract: The surgical kit contains a pair of nested circular basins, one or more nested kidney-shaped pans, and one or more nested heart-shaped pitchers. Other surgical needs may also be packed in the basin. A drape having a sterile side is wrapped around the basin with the sterile side inward and a double fold therein. The basin is placed in a ring stand, and when the drape is unwrapped, the sterile side is outward. When there are two nested basins, a double ring stand is employed and the double fold is pulled out to cover the entire double ring stand.

Abstract: A kit is provided which combines a condom, cleaning implements such as a toothbrush, and a plurality of solutions containing povidone-iodine complex; a before contact mouth solution, a before contact body solution, an after contact mouth solution, and an after contact body solution. Up to three hours before sexual contact, the condom is applied and exposed skin and condom areas are cleansed with the before contact solutions and cleaning implements. This includes: hands, mouth, genitals, lower abdomen, upper thighs and rectum. The solutions also produce a coating action that functions as as a sustained chemical barrier and a coating which covers minor cuts or abraded areas before sexual contact. During sexual contact, the coating also acts as a lubricant, reducing further abrasion. After sexual contact, the after contact solutions and cleaning implements are used to cleanse the exposed or potentially contaminated areas and the condom is removed.

Abstract: A waste cleanup kit is disclosed comprising a box and a plurality of kit contents. The contents include an absorbent material, a disinfectant and a scoop for scooping up waste material and a scraper for scraping waste material from a surface. The contents further include at least one glove for use by an operator and an absorbent towel. The contents further include a germicidal handwipe and a plastic bag sized to contain a scoop together with waste material. The absorbent material and the disinfectant are disposed in a separate material container and a disinfectant container, respectively. Each of the absorbent material container, disinfectant container, scoop, scraper, glove, towel, wipe and bag are disposed within the box.

Abstract: A disposable hinged box (2) for surgical articles. The container (2) has certain design features to facilitate accounting of small surgical implements. An oblique bifurcation between the container cover (6) and container bottom (4), together with a guard (36, 38) forms a cradle within the cover for retaining implements therein. The container is particularly suited for holding syringes within the container cover (6) and accounting for needles, or suture, within the container bottom (4).

Abstract: A prepared, self-contained slide culture kit system for the identification of fungi is presentd. The kit consists of a sterile two part, clear plastic container. In the container is a block of an appropriate agar medium. The agar block is one square centimeter. In the bottom of the container is affixed a piece of absorbent material. The absorbent material acts as a sponge when dampened and provides a moist atmosphere during incubation. Over the agar block is a sterile covering. Prior to inoculation the covering of the agar block is removed. The surface of the agar block is inoculated with the fungus being identified. A sterile cover slip is placed on the surface of the agar. The absorbent material is dampened with water, the cover of the container is replaced, and the kit is incubated at the required temperature. After incubation the cover slip is removed and examined microscopically.The Fungi Identification Kit eliminates the time consuming, and technically difficult procedures of current methods.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting containers to each other. The apparatus has three of elastic loops which compressively secure three containers inserted therein. One loop is oriented with respect to two other loops such that its longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the two other loops and is saubstantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the longitudinal axes of the two other loops. The apparatus has particular advantages in connecting together cleaning solution containers for contact lenses and a case for storing contact lenses.

Abstract: This invention provides a compact storage container formed of a base member and a slidably removable cover. The base member is subdivided into a relatively larger first part and a smaller second part which is further subdivided for particular feminine supplies. The largest part or compartment may optionally be subdivided by means of a movable divider panel. The base member has lateral flanges which project outwardly from its opposing side walls at the uppermost edge thereof. The flanges provide slideways for the slidably removable cover.

Abstract: A back pack with compartments protect and separate emergency medical equipment while maintaining ease of accessibility. The bag adjusts to most standard metal back pack frames for greater stabilization, equipment protection, and personal comfort when hiking extended distances. The bag has no external pockets as in narrow access routes such as brushy type terrain the pockets tend to hook on brances or limbs placing the bearer in danger of injury due to loss of footing or balance.

Abstract: Portable kits for the treatment of dental problems by persons untrained in dentistry have the instruments, medicaments and other articles required to treat specified problems carried in a tray having covered recesses sized and shaped to receive them. Step-by-step instructions for treting the problems are secured on the inner surface of a lid covering the tray so that when the lid is opened, the instructions are in view. Each item on the tray is uniquely identified, such as by letter or number, and the instructions refer to them by such indicia to avoid error. In addition, the instructions and covers for the recesses are suitably color coded to simplify following instructions. Four kits, each designed for treatment of a number of designated dental problems, are described. The kits enable emergency treatment of dental problems when travelling or when professional dental care is unavailable.

Abstract: A medical supply case for organizing and holding various small medical supplies and to be worn and/or carried by medical personnel. A first panel is provided having a first panel front side, a first panel rear side, and a front side supply pocket. A second panel is connected to the first panel and has a second panel front side, and a second panel rear side, a rear side supply pocket. A hinge connects the sides of the first and second panels for positioning the first and second panels relative to each other in a first position wherein the first panel front side is generally adjacent and facing the second panel front side and alternately in a second position wherein the second panel rear side is generally adjacent and facing the first panel rear side. A first securing device releasably secures the first and second panels in the first position, and a second securing device releasably secures the first and second panels in the second position.

Abstract: A disposable feminine hygiene kit and system that includes a douche composition for internal cleansing of the vagina, and a wipe solution for external cleansing of the vulva. The douche formulation may be a ready-to-use liquid solution, or a concentrate. It comprises inorganic salts, as well as a buffering agent for pH adjustment. The concentrate does not require a preservative. The ready-to-use liquid solution incorporates the ingredients of the concentrate, and also includes a preservative. The compositions of both the liquid and the concentrate comprise a multiple electrolyte solution, pH-adjusted and isotonic (after dilution of the concentrate), resulting in optimal vaginal compatibility. The douche composition is used in combination with a preserved anti-bacterial wipe solution for use upon the external vulva. The wiping solution is preferably incorporated into a towelette application.

Abstract: The injection monitor kit appliance allows insulin or injection-dependent persons to maintain daily monitoring of injections taken and maintains a full week's supply of insulin, syringes and alcohol swabs in a convenient and portable container. The injection monitor kit is a secure and easily transportable container having assigned, separate slots for a select number of syringes, with the name of each day of the a calendar week located in relative proximity to each slot containing therein the syringes which should be administered that day. The appearance of a syringe in its slot indicates an injection not yet taken. Additionally, the appliance includes compartments for medication containers, alcohol swabs and a means for breaking off needles from spent syringes and storing such needles in a safe manner.

Abstract: A dental impression kit to assist the dentist or a dental technician in the making of dental impressions preparatory to the formation of a mold and the manufacture of a crown or full or partial dentures. The kit contains a compact and orderly arranged array of items necessary or desirable in formation of dental impression. Such items include a selection of upper and lower dental impression trays, dental impression material base and catalyst, adhesive, polish, instructions and a mixing pad. From the kit, the dentist is able to select the appropriate type and size of impression tray, mix the impression base and material on a mixing pad, prepare the tray with the adhesive and then fill it with the impression material and take the dental impression, all the while having instructions at hand if necessary. The finished dentures can be polished using the polish kit. Secondary inventory control cases complement the primary case by making inventory available as items from the primary case are depleted.

Abstract: A cell harvesting kit and a method for harvesting cells from a vein of a patient are provided. The cell harvesting kit has a packaging container containing three trays, a support holding the components needed for cell harvesting, and three vials containing enzyme solutions and salt solution, respectively. The three trays include an outer tray having a lid engaged with the outer tray to preserve sterility, a component tray within the outer tray, the component tray having a sealed lid and having a shelf about its perimeter for supporting a support member having depressions therein for holding the components needed in cell harvesting, and a third tray contained within the component tray, the third tray comprising a process tray with a trough in which an excised vein may be placed for harvesting.A method for harvesting cells from a vein of a patient is also provided.

Abstract: A posterior chamber intraocular lens having position-fixation legs extending from the lens body and having a suture loosely engaging one of the legs and extending through an aperture in the lens body. Prior to insertion of the lens into a human eye, the surgeon tightens the suture to deform said position-fixation leg to a position adjacent the lens body to facilitate passing that position-fixation leg through the pupil and by the iris for seating in the cul-de-sac between the anterior and posterior capsules after the other position-fixation leg is seated in such cul-de-sac.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container for carrying temperature-sensitive materials, having a case and inner chamber separated by a cavity containing thermal insulation, characterized in that the thermal insulating means includes a heat sink whereby the contents of the inner cavity is protected from a temperature increase for a period sufficient to avoid deterioration under normal conditions of use.

Abstract: This invention provides medical procedure packages comprising a pre-sterilized kit within an outer package wrap, the packages being so designed that all components of the package are sterilized using sterilization methods which are compatible with the chemical compositions of the components and their stability to such sterilization methods, and wherein the internal sterility of the package is maintained from final package sealing until the package is delivered to a sterile operating room environment.

Abstract: This invention provides medical procedure packages comprising a pre-sterilized kit within an outer package wrap, the package being so designed that all components of the package are sterilized using sterilization methods which are compatible with the chemical compositions of the components and their stability to such sterilization methods, and wherein the internal sterility of the package is maintained from final package sealing until the package is delivered to a sterile operating room environment.

Abstract: An emergency medical pack for storing and transporting emergency medical equipment is provided with a lid which has operable positions of at least a closed position, a half-open position and a fully opened position. Pockets are provided in the pack to hold the medical equipment and are arranged such that all of the equipment can be accessed in confined spaces when the pack is in the half-open position as well as when it is in the fully open position. Unique open drawer pockets are located within the pack and are accessible either through the open ends or by opening the top flaps.