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A hysteroscopy device with an image capturing structure located at a distal end of an elongated member and communicating video signals with a monitor. The elongated member and the image capturing structure being dimensioned for insertion into the patient's uterus through cervix.

A method and apparatus for treating packaging and an installation for filling and closing packaging, including an apparatus for treating packaging. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

A peelable pouch for containing a single dosage product having a top layer joined to a bottom layer by a containment seal and a distributing seal formed with a stress riser separating a primary compartment from a secondary compartment. The primary compartment houses the product, sealed from the exterior environment. The secondary compartment includes a fold-over line. When the pouch is folded about the fold-over line the tear promoting surface condition permits a user to easily tear off a portion of the pouch and expose a portion of the secondary compartment. The product is accessed by peeling apart the secondary compartment, the distributing seal, and then peeling open the primary compartment. Preferred embodiments incorporate variation in the primary and secondary containment seal thicknesses.

A clear protective disc shield that attaches to vial that protect medical personnel hand from being injured and contamination of the needle. The protective disc shield has a circular orifice that effectuates attachment of the disc shield to a vial for the dispensing of medicine or other material. The disc shield is designed so that any contact between the needle and the upper surface of the shield will guide the needle to the circular orifice and further prevents the needle from slipping of the disc shield. The disc shield further has a smooth underside and edges to prevent scratching and other injuries to the user.

Methods and systems of packaging and dispensing face masks. The method includes providing a package unit including a plurality of stacked face masks contained in a containment body having a top wall forming a passage. The package unit is inserted into compartment of a dispenser housing that otherwise includes a front panel forming a slot corresponding with the compartment. The passage of the containment body is accessible via the slot in the front panel. A top-most face mask is dispensed from the package unit through the slot and the passage. Two or more different face mask package units can be stored in corresponding compartments, with the method further including visually discerning one stored package unit from another. Other embodiments include a flexible or “soft” face mask packaging.

A device for producing medicinal foam comprises a gas vessel for holding a sterile gas and an active agent vessel for holding an active agent. A connecting element connects both vessels. Further, a feeder for feeding the gas and the active agent back and forth between the two vessels is provided for producing the medicinal foam. The connecting element comprises a closure element for a sterile closure of one of the two vessels.

The present invention provides an adhesive preparation package containing an adhesive preparation and a packaging film(s) enclosing said preparation, the packaging films being heat-sealed around the adhesive preparation, wherein the heat-sealed portion of the packaging film comprises an embossed heat-sealed portion and a flat heat-sealed portion, and the embossed heat-sealed portion and the flat heat-sealed portion each form a pattern surrounding the periphery of the adhesive preparation. The adhesive preparation package of the present invention is free of occurrence of pinholes in a heat-sealed portion and can maintain superior air-tightness and sterility.

A sterile drape for an o-shaped CT scanner and method of draping an O-shaped CT scanner therewith is provided. The sterile drape has a sterile, flexible tubular wall extending between opposite first and second ends. The first end is open and the second end is substantially closed. The wall has a first seam adjacent the second end. The first seam extends along a circumference of the wall to facilitate forming an opening in the wall adjacent the second end to allow the CT scanner to be fully closed through the opening.

Embodiments of the invention provide shaped masses comprising one or more drugs such as proteins or polypeptides and methods for forming such shaped masses. One embodiment provides a shaped mass comprising a drug such as a protein or polypeptide having a biological activity in the body of a mammal. The shaped mass is formed by compression of a precursor material comprising the drug wherein an amount of biologically active drug in the mass is a preserved above a minimum level. Drugs which may be incorporated into the shaped mass may include one or more glucose regulating proteins such as insulin, incretins; and immunoglobulins such as TNF-inhibiting antibodies or interleukin neutralizing antibodies. Embodiments of the shaped mass may be incorporated into a tissue penetrating member which is inserted into the intestinal wall allowing for the oral delivery of proteins and peptides which would otherwise be degraded in the intestinal tract.

This invention provides a process for producing a beverage filled into a container and an apparatus for carrying out this process. The production process comprises a container sterilization step of sterilizing at least the inner surface of a container, an internal solution sterilization step of sterilizing a beverage, a filling step of filling the sterilized beverage into the sterilized container at a temperature of 1 to 40 C, a hermetical sealing step of hermetically sealing the beverage filled container with a sterilized cap, and an in-container positive pressure holding step which is carried out before hermetical sealing for holding the inner pressure of the container after hermetical sealing at a positive pressure, all the container sterilization step, the filling step, the in-container positive pressure holding step, and the hermetical sealing step being carried out within a sterile space.

A retortable container (C) or a retortable closure (10) for use with the container (C). A receptacle (R) is included that may incorporate fasteners (F) attaching the closure (10). The closure (10) includes a retainer (20) received with a sealing barrier (100) formed from a polymeric material. The sealing barrier (100) includes a heat transfer material such as powdered metal in a volume that is between about 25% and about 65% of the closure (10) and an an oxygen barrier material such as a nanocompound or other barrier material having a relative volume of approximately between 10% and 60%. Variations of the closure (10) may incorporate seal layer of a thermoplastic elastomeric vulcanizate such as a santoprene and the heat transfer material may be an economically attractive powdered and/or oxide material such as zinc, aluminum, copper, nanotube, or similarly available material, which preferably is diffused throughout the closure (10).

A ultra-violet sponge holder that emits sufficient radiation to eradicate germs, bacteria, viruses and other pathogens and microorganisms on a kitchen sponge with a ultra-violet light located on a holder top which is powered by a rechargeable battery with a on/off/auto switch with a safety mechanism whereby only turning the ultra-violet light on when the holder top is closed, also the holder top contains a holder top window whereby allowing the ultra-violet sponge holder to be mobile and a holder bottom contains a sponge holder and a drainage retention area where liquid from sponge is collected.

The invention discloses an anti-oxidation medical hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive and a preparation method thereof. The anti-oxidation medical hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises the following components: tackifying resin, a thermoplastic elastomer, a softening agent, an antioxidant group and a tackifier group, wherein the tackifying resin is hydrogenated petroleum resin, the thermoplastic elastomer is SBS/SIS, the antioxidant group comprises a phenolic anti-aging agent, a peroxide decomposing agent and an ultraviolet absorbent, and the tackifier group comprises at least one selected from rosin modified resin, terpene resin, a maleic anhydride grafted compatilizer, microcrystalline wax, dicyclohexyl phthalate and polyisobutene. According to the invention, harm is not causedto skins during peeling while the adhesive force of the product is further improved, and all the components are nontoxic and harmless, have no irritation to the skins, and have low allergenicity. Inaddition, the oxidation resistance of the product is greatly improved, the application range of the product is expanded, and the bonding reliability is further ensured.

The invention relates to a breeding and cultivating method for a plant, in particular relates to a breeding and cultivating method for loose purple cauliflowers, and belongs to the technical field of plant cultivation. The breeding and cultivating method comprises the steps of hybridizing a loose purple cauliflower breeding material with a semi-compact purple cauliflower breeding material to obtain seeds F1, and selfing single strains with high comprehensive agronomic characters after the seeds F1 are sowed to obtain seeds F2; performing microspore culture on single loose purple cauliflowers through flower buds suitable for the microspore culture from the mononuclear edging stage to the double-core early stage to grow a large number of normal regenerated plants, selfing excellent DH plants of the loose purple cauliflowers to obtain a loose purple cauliflower excellent DH strain 03-12 serving as a recurrent parent which is hybridized with a cauliflower cytoplasmic male sterility source material CMS05-6, performing five generations of backcross transformation and selection to form a cytoplasmic male sterile line CMS08-2, and hybridizing the DH strain serving as a parent with the excellent cytoplasmic male sterile line CMS08-2.

A liquid dispenser device including a valve with a valve member-forming portion for blocking and passing liquid out from the device, and a fastener edge for permanently fastening the valve relative to a container, the fastener edge including a tubular fastener wall sandwiched between an inner tubular wall and an outer tubular wall.

An acrylic or other polymer composition, optionally containing aluminum trihydrate, and having undoped or doped titanium dioxide dispersed throughout is disclosed. Said composition provides a “renewable” surface and further provides a highly-sterile surface upon photoactivation of the surface by at least either low-level ultraviolet irradiation or ambient/natural light (as when using doped titanium dioxide).