The invention is to an apparatus for applying traction to an immobilized patient undergoing oscillatory therapy. The support means for weights has a portion on an oscillating support platform of the bed and part stationary beyond the oscillating portion with a cable contained partially within a conduit thereinbetween offset from the longitudinal center line of oscillating patient support.

A heat exchange system for cooling and/or heating the patient support surface of an inflatable support appliance such as a low air loss bed is disclosed. Tubing and bladders carrying a circulating heat exchange medium is used to locally heat or cool the air within the inflatable cushion, transferring heat to or away from the patient supporting surface. Specially designed cushions with pouches for hold the bladders in close proximity to the supporting surface without compromising the uniform supp...

The invention concerns a diagnostic test carrier (1) containing a supporting layer (2) with a detection layer (3) arranged thereon containing the reagents required to determine an analyte in a liquid sample and a network (4) covering the detection layer (3) which is larger than the detection layer (3) and which is attached to the supporting layer (2), wherein the network (4) is a plied knitted fabric the threads of which are highly roughened on the side facing the detection layer (3) whereas the...

An upright hunting blind that is positioned partially underground and has viewing means mounted on its walls such that the viewing means are adjacent or near the ground level when the blind is positioned partially underground. Viewing means provide an opening for viewing and for extending an arrow, a gun barrel, or a camera through said opening while concealing the arrow, gun barrel, or camera. An upright blind having a height sufficient for more than one average hunter to stand upright in the b...

A programmable control latch mechanism which is particularly useful in a microprocessor. One or more control latches are provided which can be set or reset under direct program control directly from the instruction register of a data processor by the loading therein of a unique program instruction. The unique instruction includes for each control latch two predetermined bit positions, one of which determines whether or not the control latch is to be changed and the other of which determines the ...

A storage address link register system for enabling nested program branching wherein a first subroutine may call a second subroutine which is executed before the first subroutine returns program control back to the program which called it. The system includes a mechanism whereby the same set of storage address link registers may be used for nested branching both during the execution of a normal program and during the execution of an interrupt service program which breaks into the normal program ...

Degradation-resistant polyolefin articles, such as fibers, films, sheets and the like, are prepared from polymeric compositions containing a stabilizing system comprising a hindered amine and a nickel phosphonate which have been overcoated with a finish comprising an ethoxylated lubricant and a phosphate ester. In a preferred embodiment, polypropylene textile materials having improved thermal stability are provided compositions containing a stabilizing system comprising a hindered amine and a ni...

A hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system generally comprises and inflatable enclosure for encasing a patient having at least partially contained therein an inflatable mattress system. By integrating the therapeutic functions of the inflatable mattress system within the hyperbaric chamber the simultaneous provision of hyperbaric oxygen and skin treatment therapies is made possible. A control system is provided to maintain desired patient interface pressures throughout the provision of hyperba...

A hyperbaric oxygen patient treatment system generally comprises and inflatable enclosure for encasing a patient having at least partially contained therein an inflatable mattress system. By integrating the therapeutic functions of the inflatable mattress system within the hyperbaric chamber the simultaneous provision of hyperbaric oxygen and skin treatment therapies is made possible. A control system is provided to maintain desired patient interface pressures throughout the provision of hyperba...

A therapeutic treatment bed with features to enhance the care and comfort of burn patients and others subject to extensive recuperative periods. Among the features are patient engaging fluidized bead surfaces integral with the upper surfaces of air cushions provided by an air bed. Detachable conformation of the fluidized bead surfaces is also provided.