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This invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in sealing a vascular puncture site, particularly sites of punctures that are the result of catheterization or other interventional procedures. In several of the preferred embodiments, the sealing device includes a sealing member and a tether. The sealing member generally performs the function of occupying a space in an incision, puncture, or other wound and sealing the space in the incision, puncture, or wound that it occupies, to prevent further blood flow. The tether is typically attached in some manner to the sealing member, and provides the user with the ability to withdraw the sealing member if necessary. In a particularly preferred form, the sealing device further includes a restraining member associated with the sealing member. The restraining member provides the ability to more securely restrain the sealing member to prevent it from migrating from the deployment location within a tissue tract. The restraining member may also provide an additional capability of manipulating the sealing member after deployment.

A drainable ostomy pouch has an outlet. Reinforcing members at the outlet are deformable by application of manual pressure at their ends to distend the outlet. The lateral edges of the reinforcing members may be offset, which encourages the reinforcing members to consistently bend away from each other. A peelable distributed mechanical engagement fastener secures the outlet in a folded condition. The fastener parts are hook-hook type plastic extrusions, and provide a snap-engagement. A security flap is foldable under the outlet when in its folded condition. The outlet is released in two stages.

A bone plate and system is provided. The bone fixation plate conforms to the contour of an irregularly shaped bone and eliminates the need for pre-bending or intraoperative bending of the plate. The bone plate is applied to the bone in a generally flat condition and the process of installing and tightening the bone screws in the prescribed order serves to contour the plate to the plate to the underlying bone while providing sufficient strength to effect bone healing. The geometry of the plate allows the plate to follow the contour of an irregularly shaped bone, preventing prominence and patient palpability and streamlining the surgical procedure.

A bone plate and system is provided. The bone fixation plate conforms to the contour of an irregularly shaped bone and eliminates the need for pre-bending or intraoperative bending of the plate. The bone plate is applied to the bone in a generally flat condition and the process of installing and tightening the bone screws in the prescribed order serves to contour the plate to the underlying bone while providing sufficient strength to effect bone healing. The geometry of the plate allows the plate to follow the contour of an irregularly shaped bone, preventing prominence and patient palpability and streamlining the surgical procedure.

A pistol converter including a body defining a forward pistol barrel engaging portion, a stock coupled to the body, and a rear engagement member for firmly engaging an external portion of a rear of a frame of the pistol.

A portable electronic device (80) has a battery cover (100) and a housing (300) releasably mounted with a battery cover latching assembly (200). The battery cover has a receiving hole (114). The housing has a positioning member (316). The battery cover latching assembly includes a latching member (201) and a resilient member (202). The latching member has a locking portion (2019). The resilient member has a first end (2021) and a second end (2022). The first end is mounted in the latching member. The second end is mounted with the battery cover. The latching member is installed in the receiving hole. The locking portion is engaged with the positioning member thereby mounting the battery cover to the housing. When the latching member is forced to move relative to the battery cover, the resilient member is twisted thereby making the latching member to move in an opposing direction.

An electronics enclosure and associated components form a self-contained, unitized assembly including control buttons and illuminated indicator elements, that can be mated as a single piece with an outer user interface control panel fascia. A front panel of the electronics enclosure provides a mounting location for various buttons and lighted indicators that will show through mating apertures provided in the control panel fascia. This may include light pipe collars and integral spring levers. Specially configured cup structures may be integrally molded at the ends of the spring levers to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. A mount of planar spring button pieces on the front enclosure panel, over the associated spring levers, results in an assembly incorporating two springs serving to bias the associated button to its return position, and eliminating any rattle or looseness of the parts.

There is provided an automatic screw tightening apparatus which suppresses damage of an inner wall of a transfer tube, stabilizes the posture of the screw, stably supplies the screw to a driver bit, and reduce screw tightening time.

In an automatic screw tightening apparatus that transfers a screw from a screw feeding mechanism to a screw tightening mechanism by a screw transferring mechanism using air suction of the screw tightening mechanism, engages the screw with a driver bit portion, and tightens the screw, a discharging unit is provided at a fore end of the transfer tube of the screw feeding mechanism, a rotatable arm is installed at the screw discharging unit and a feed head unit is installed at a fore end of the rotatable arm to be brought into close contact with a driver bit portion of a fore end of the screw tightening mechanism, the feed head unit is movable between a close contact position where the feed head unit is in close contact with the driver bit portion of the fore end of the screw tightening mechanism and an evacuation position where the feed head unit is far from the driver bit unit, and at the close contact position, the driver bit portion of the fore end of the screw tightening mechanism is brought into contact with the screw and sucks a head portion of the screw so as to be engaged with the screw.

A balloon elongation apparatus includes an elongated hypotube with a distal end having a reduced inner diameter portion that is configured to radially expand when a mandrel is advanced through a lumen of the hypotube towards the reduced inner diameter portion. A medical kit includes a catheter having a distally-located balloon and the elongation apparatus disposed within a guide wire tube of the catheter. In use, the balloon is elongated following a procedure in order to facilitate retracting the balloon into a sheath. The balloon is elongated by first advancing the mandrel relative to the hypotube so that the hypotube radially expands and firmly engages an inner surface of the guide wire tube and then advancing the mandrel, hypotube, and distal end of the guide wire tube relative to the catheter body.

A protective face mask system according to the present invention comprises a flexible mask body including an opening for receiving a lens, nose portion, a central portion positioned to the rear of and extending at least partially above the nose portion, a central receiving slot located between the nose portion and the central portion, right and left temple portions, each temple portion having a shaped receiving opening therethrough, left and right cheek portions, and at least one groove located adjacent one of the left and right cheek portions. A lens is provided sized to be received upon and cover the lens opening. The lens includes right and left temple portions including openings therein positioned to correspond to and align with the openings of the mask body when the lens is positioned for attachment to the mask body. The lens including at least a portion that snappingly engages the groove when a portion of the lens is inserted into the slot.

A walking cane assembly including an elongated shaft having separable segments connected by joint assemblies, wherein the shaft is disposable between a collapsed position, and a elongated, substantially linear, operative position. A stabilizing assembly is operatively structured with one or more of the joint assemblies so as to facilitate stabilization of the shaft in the operative position. A handle assembly is adjustably connected to a proximal end of the shaft and is structured to facilitate selective adjustment thereof both axially and rotationally relative to the length of the shaft thereby allowing adjustment in the operative length of the walking cane as well as the angular orientation of the grip relative to the shaft. And end member is connected to the distal end of the shaft and is structured to provide a firm, non-slipping engagement with a supporting surface of a user of the cane assembly.

A connector providing methods and apparatus for connecting two lengths of composite coiled tubing whereby the connector can be spooled with the tubing onto a reel. Embodiments of the connector include female and male housings which join together to create the coiled tubing connection providing mechanical and electrical or fiber optic connectivity between the two lengths of tubing. A connecting member on the male housing connectably engages the female housing. Splines on the male housing also align with corresponding flutes on the female housing. The female and male housings each attach to end portions of coiled tubing through a clamped connection and with the housings and connecting member being substantially flush with the outside diameter of the coiled tubing.

A walking cane assembly including an elongated shaft having separable segments connected by joint assemblies, wherein the shaft is disposable between a collapsed position, and a elongated, substantially linear, operative position. A stabilizing assembly is operatively structured with one or more of the joint assemblies so as to facilitate stabilization of the shaft in the operative position. A handle assembly is adjustably connected to a proximal end of the shaft and is structured to facilitate selective adjustment thereof both axially and rotationally relative to the length of the shaft thereby allowing adjustment in the operative length of the walking cane as well as the angular orientation of the grip relative to the shaft. And end member is connected to the distal end of the shaft and is structured to provide a firm, non-slipping engagement with a supporting surface of a user of the cane assembly.

An apparatus and method for the shipping and installation of an ATM. The ATM comprises leveling legs. A pallet includes a plurality of readily separable components and a plurality of component fasteners. The pallet further comprises bracket openings which align with the leveling legs allowing vertical movement of the leveling legs therethrough. The leveling legs are extendable in the openings to lift and support the ATM from an underlying floor surface, allowing the underlying pallet to be disassembled. The ATM can be leveled using the leveling legs.

A battery cover latching assembly (50) is for a portable electronic device (100) including a housing (20), a first cover (10) configured for attaching to a first side of the housing, and a second cover (30) configured for attaching to a second side of the housing. The battery cover latching assembly includes a locking portion (131) and a latch (342). The locking portion is formed on the first cover. The latch is formed on the second cover. The latch includes a body (343) and a button portion (344) extending from the body. The body is engageable with the locking portion so as to lock the first cover and second cover with each other. The button portion is configured so as to be retained by the housing, and is operable to deform the body of the latch so as to unlock the first cover and the second cover.

A removable door check device for use for use with a door hinge for holding a vehicle door in an opened position. The removable door check device includes a body, a first contact element extending from the body and having a first contacting surface, and a second contact element extending from the body and having a second contacting surface facing the first contacting surface. The first and second contacting surfaces are moveable with respect to each other to permit release of the door check device. In addition, a door hinge includes a first hinge part, a second hinge part pivotally connected to the first hinge part, and a removable door check device. The removable door check device includes a first contact element having a first contacting surface configured to engage the first hinge part and a second contact element having a second contacting surface facing the first contacting surface and configured to engage the second hinge part when the door hinge is in the opened position.