As used herein, the term medical implement refers to any commonly consumed device used for medical purposes, such as but not limited to a sharp, syringe, tongue depressor, lancet, scalpel, slide, pipette and the like. Referring generally to the figures, a medical implement dispensing and dispos...
underside of the aft member may function as a tongue-depressor to hold the tongue down against the floor of the mouth. The guides further include a guide wall connected to the aft member and spaced forwardly of the support portion. The guide wall is designed to be positioned at the back ...
for the user, the airway at least partially bypassing the nasal passage, soft palate and tongue, wherein: i) each channel has a cross sectional area of at least 40 mm2; and ii) at least one of a cross sectional shape and cross sectional area of the channels varies from the first ...
into the oropharynx and terminating between the posterior tongue and the soft palate. The anti-snoring device also includes a stop extending from the outer perimeter of the tube on the intraoral segment for securing the intraoral segment within the user's oropharynx. However, whilst this arrangement...
in the preferred embodiment it is placed on the underside of spacer disk31, as seen in FIGS. 6A,6B or7. Cover23may be composed of a transparent material, or furnished with a window, such that the label can be read through the cover while the monitoring device is worn by a person. In...
and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. The term “Fig.” (whether in all capital letters or not) is used interchangeably with the word “Figure” as an abbreviation thereof in the specification and drawings. In the figures, certain layers, components ...
The term "sharps" refers to sharp medical instruments such as syringes, scalpels, lances, and the like. Sharps containers have been developed to facilitate the disposal of used medical instruments. Used instruments may be contaminated by bodily fluids of patients, or for other reasons may ...
As used herein, the term “suture” is to be construed broadly. In general, the term “suture” refers to suspension members, while “support system” generally refers to complex, multi-component devices that can include, without limitation, at least one support member, and associated components...
Thus, the use of the term “case insert” herein does not require that the insert be located in the case. In a similar vein, while the embodiments shown have the latches on the cap and the slots for receiving the latches on the case, the positions of these parts could be reversed ...
As used herein, the term “distal” as it refers to the elongate, tubular airway body refers to the part of the airway body which in use leads as the device is introduced into the patient's mouth and is further from the clinician deploying the device, whereas the term “proximal” refers...