Abstract: An implantable device for supplying liquid to the oral cavity comprises a liquid container having means for keeping the liquid under pressure, a tube, one end of which being connected to the container, said tube consisting of a material which is suitable for subcutaneous location in the human body, and an lead-through bushing connected to the other end of said tube, said bushing consisting of or being coated with a biocompatible material for being implanted into a jaw bone, and comprising a nozzle opening provided with a filter.

Abstract: An infant nursing device for permitting an infant to ingest by means of a nipple a liquid contained in a nursing bottle remote from the nipple includes a closure for the nursing bottle, the closure having a conduit passing through it, a nipple holder for holding the nipple with a liquid-tight seal, the nipple holder havng a conduit through it communicating between the exterior and the interior of the nipple, a segment of flexible tubing one end of which is connected to the end of the closure conduit which is inside the bottle when the closure is on the bottle and the other end of which, preferably weighted, approximately reaches the bottom of the bottle when the closure is on the bottle, and another segment of flexible tubing one end of which is connected to the end of the closure conduit which is outside the bottle when the closure is on the bottle and the other end of which is connected to the end of the nipple holder conduit which is exterior to the nipple.

Abstract: A plastic retaining strap in combination with a one piece plastic clip is disclosed where the plastic clip is secured to the retaining strap in a manner to allow pivotal and sliding movement of the clip on the strap. This arrangement is particularly useful with a baby soother which is retained in a similar manner at the opposite end of the strap relative to the plastic clip. The plastic retaining strap is formed with sufficient structural integrity to move to a generally elongate configuration when external stresses are removed. The particular securement of the clip and soother accommodate the more resistant strap allowing the combination to satisfy its intended purpose, although the strap is stiffer than the flexible straps of the prior art.

Abstract: A silicone rubber comforter or pacifier for infants to suck or chew for oral gratification comprises an outer rubber shell and an inner filling of softer rubber wherein the outer shell comprises a silicone rubber of high tear propagation resistance having a Shore A hardness of 30 to 60 and the inner filling comprises a soft silicone rubber having a Shore A harness of less than 5, said outer shell and inner filling being bonded together by a chemical bond, mechanical bond or both.

Abstract: A pacifier is disclosed which includes a shield protector with a conventional, hollow nipple attached to, and extending from, one side of the shield protector. The shield protector should preferably be of a size which is sufficiently large so as to prevent the baby or infant from accidentally ingesting the same. The side of the shield protector opposite to the side having the nipple portion, includes a handle portion, preferably having a substantially cylindrical shape, which is capable of insertion into, and removal from, the hollow portion of the nipple of the pacifier by passage of the handle portion through an opening in the protective shield. The handle of the invention, in a preferred embodiment, further includes removable fastening means, such as a hook-loop material for attachment to a ribbon, suspension support cord, or other support device.