A disposable medical electrode having a configuration wherein the various sheets forming the electrode have at least two common edges thereby affording the manufacture of the electrode by a method comprising the cutting and laminating together of various continuous webs, the location and placement of which can be controlled, in an automatable process.

An X-ray transparent and biological inert medical clip for treating aneurisms and the like and process for producing same wherein a graphite reinforced composite film 15, 16, 20 and 21 (FIGS. 1a-1d) is molded into a unitary structure having a pair of "hourglass" like cavities 30, 31 (FIG. 2) hinged together (33) with a pair of jaws 27 and 28 for grasping the aneurism extending from the wall of one cavity and a silicone rubber pellet 35 (FIG. 3) disposed in the other cavity to exert a spring forc...

Cements for medical or industrial purposes contain watersoluble borate or phosphate glasses including multivalent ions e.g. zinc, aluminium or calcium and a poly (carboxylic acid) such as polyacrylic acid. As the glass dissolves ions or other reactive species crosslink the polymer.

A pendant type capsule is provided to be worn on the person as jewelry and having within an air and water-tight cavity therewithin a small microfilm containing the medical history or medical and personal characteristics of the person carrying or wearing the jewerly together with a suitable light sensitive backing for or adjacent to the film to provide lighting characteristics, and a lens at the other end of the cavity, with the film and lens fixedly mounted to provide fixed focus for observing t...

An apparatus or guide to aid in inserting the needle of syringes and the like into body conduits such as veins, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of members which are placed on the opposite sides of a vein, parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, thereby preventing lateral movement of the vein while it is being pierced by the needle. In an embodiment of the invention a guide is provided to aid in inserting the needle to the desired depth.

A programmable cardiac pacemaker pulse generator utilizing digital circuitry for controlling the provision of cardiac stimulating pulses. The pulse generator is capable of having the rate, the pulse width, the pulse amplitude, the refractory period, the sensitivity and the mode of operation programmed. In addition, the pulse generator can have the output inhibited and can respond to programming signals causing a threshold margin test to be performed, effects of closure of the reed switch overrid...

A medical pillow providing stabilized support for the head and neck of the user and incorporating a convoluted upper surface is disclosed. The pillow is typically rectangular and has a generally flat bottom and a contoured top. The contoured top has a central depression for placement of the user's head therein and a neck supporting depression area extending between the head supporting depression and one side of the pillow. The head and neck depression areas are curved to conform to the curvature...

A medical electrode for stimulation iontophoresis monitoring and grounding electrical contact application to the skin surface of humans and animals may be provided having an electrically conductive substrate for interfacing with the skin, an electrically conductive stranded material may be secured to one side of the substrate and an electrically conductive knitted filament material sewn to the stranded material; preferably, a hooked connector is utilized for making an electrical connection with ...

A medical device comprising first and second ball sections, an intermediate section having a peripheral surface and opposite ends, and first and second generally cylindrical sections for coupling the first and second ball sections to the opposite ends of the intermediate section. The first and second generally cylindrical sections project from the intermediate section in generally opposite directions. Each of the first and second generally cylindrical sections has a smooth cylindrical surface, a...

A portable elastomeric bladder-powered infusor for dispensing drug in liquid form under pressure at a predetermined flow rate is disclosed. The main elements of the infusor are a tubular housing, a plug/flow control assembly fixed in one end of the bladder, an axially slidable piston/filling port assembly within the housing, and a tubular bladder. The plug and piston assemblies each has an axial post about which the bladder ends are attached. When the bladder is not charged with drug, the posts ...