摘要:
A mobile cart that holds a bag for receiving solid waste generated during a medical or surgical procedure. The cart includes a sensor that monitors whether or not an object containing metal is placed in the bag. A processor monitors the signal output by the sensor. If the sensor signal indicates that an object with a minimal amount of metal is placed in the bag, the processor momentarily asserts an audible alarm and continuously asserts a light alarm. The light alarm remains asserted until turned off. If, while the light alarm is on, the sensor signal indicates a second object with the minimal amount of waste is placed in the container, the processor again momentarily asserts the audible alarm. This provides notice that it may be necessary to investigate the contents of the bag to determine if not one but two or more objects were inadvertently discarded.
摘要:
A personal protection system is mountable to a user for distributing air to the user includes a shell providing structure. A fan module is supported by the shell for generating a flow of air. Cushioning is provided between the fan module and the shell to reduce vibrations and noise. The fan module includes a fan with blades having an airfoil shape for added noise reduction. An air flow channel is in fluid communication with the fan module for routing the flow of air. A pair of nozzle tips are in fluid communication with the air flow channel and are rotatably adjustable to allow directional adjustment of the flow of air toward a neck of the user. The personal protection system also includes a face shield with multiple removable layers which are sterilized as a unit using gamma radiation.
摘要:
A system (10) for forming an implant (M) to stabilize an interior of a vertebral body (12) is provided. The system (10) includes a delivery cannula (18). A plurality of elements (20) are disposed adjacent to one another in the delivery cannula (18) with void spaces (63) defined between the elements (20). A fluent material (22), capable of setting to a hardened condition, is disposed within at least a portion of the void space (63) in the delivery cannula (18). A push rod (24) is movably disposed within the delivery cannula (18) to apply a force to move the elements (20) through the delivery cannula (18) and into the interior of the vertebral body (12). Upon application of the force, the elements (20) simultaneously carry the fluent material (22) through the delivery cannula (18) and into vertebral body (12) to delivery the fluent material (22) at a low pressure. The fluent material (22) sets to the hardened condition to secure the elements (20) and form the implant (M).
摘要:
A solid medical waste collection system for collecting solid medical waste. The system comprise a mobile cart with a bag for storing the waste. A pre-detection apparatus detects metal-containing objects prior to placing them inside the bag to reduce costs to the facility in which the cart is employed. The system may also include a bag-tensioning mechanism for securing the bag to the cart.
摘要:
A mixing assembly for mixing bone cement includes a housing (12), a lid (14) removable from the housing (12), a rotatable handle (26) extending through the lid (14), and mixing paddles (34, 36) that rotate in response to rotation of the handle (26).