Medical apparatus and instruments for treating cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis; Medical apparatus and instruments for use in surgery, and monitoring vital signs of patients; Surgical instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; Apparatus for use in the repair of bones, namely, bone prostheses, scrapers, retractors, forceps, screws, repair compound for use in orthopedic surgery; Medical instruments for application in human bodies for use in surgery, analyzing and identifying bacteria, and percutaneous tracheostomy; Medical hand tools for use in localized delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents, backboard covers to prevent patient contamination from medical spineboards, medical clamps, skin hooks, scissors and disposable electric cauteries; Diagnostic, examination, and monitoring equipment, namely, specify, e.g., blood gas analyzers and reagent modules, immunohemotology analyzer apparatus for blood screening, blood typing, detection of assays associated with blood screening and blood typing; Medical instruments for cutting tissue; Medical and surgical knives for cutting human or animal tissue and organs; Surgical instruments; Medical and surgical cutters for cutting human or animal tissue and organs; Surgical blades; Artificial cartilage made from synthetic materials; Artificial cartilage