An innovative new product designed to simplify a common medical procedure, the Thermometer Pillow, has been developed by Charlie Esco, Jr. of Indianapolis, Indiana. The invention’s unique design allows the taking of the temperature of a bedridden patient to be a much less obtrusive and disruptive task
An inflatable prosthetic breast assembly may include a pliant body. The assembly may also include a single and uniform outer layer that contiguously extends along an anterior face of the body as well as a rear wall removably attached to a posterior face of the body and a core permanently intercalated between the outer layer and the rear wall. The body may further include a mechanism for selectively modifying the shape of the body which may include a plurality of hollow pockets formed within the core and extending forwardly from the posterior face. A plurality of inflatable bladders may be removably seated within the pockets respectively. Each bladder preferably has an air-inlet orifice formed at a posterior side thereof. The body shape modifying mechanism may also include a hand-operable air pump to introduce volumes of air into the bladders respectively.
An innovative new product that offers potential life saving benefits, the Miller Biopsy Needle, has been developed by Alvin L. Miller of Cape Coral, Florida. The invention’s unique design and features render it an effective deterrent against the possibility of contaminated cells being left behind in healthy tissue as the biopsy needle is withdrawn.