Exhibit 10.5

                            PATENT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Patent Purchase  Agreement (the  Agreement),  dated May 21, 1990 is between
RMED  International,  Inc.  (the  Company),  a Colorado  corporation  and Brandy
Enterprises,  Ltd. (Brandy), an Illinois corporation.

      1. For a purchase price of $225,000 the Company is selling to Brandy a 50%
interest  in the  pending  "Flushable  Diaper  Device and  Method"  patent  (the
Patent). The purchase price will be payable as follows:

                    On March 26, 1990         $50,000
                    On April 6, 1990          $25,000
                    On April 30, 1990         $25,000
                    On May 10, 1990           $25,000
                    On June 10, 1990          $50,000
                    On July 10, 1990          $50,000

Failure to pay any amount of the above sums will  result in a  reduction  of the
percentage of ownership and a reduction of the royalty rates  discussed below by
the percentage of the unpaid amount of the original sum of $225,000.

      2. All rights to the use and  licensing of the patent  remain with Company
and  Brandy.  If the Company is  dissolved  or  liquidated  or if the Company is
declared  insolvent  or  bankrupt  or the Company  makes an  assignment  for the
benefit of creditors or a receiver is  appointed or any  proceeding  is demanded
under any  provision  of any  bankruptcy  laws,  the Company  and the  principal
officers of said Company  acknowledge  and agree that these rights for their 50%
interest shall revert to Brandy.

      3. The Company  will have the  exclusive  right to purchase  Brandy's  50%
interest in the Patent.  Brandy will give the Company  sixty (60) days notice of
their  intention to sell. If this share should be sold to a party other than the
Company,  they will have the same  rights  as set forth in  paragraph  2 of this
Agreement.

      4. The Company  will pay Brandy a royalty of 50% of the net  profits  from
the sale of diapers  made under  pending  "Flushable  Diaper  Device and Method"
patent.  Net profits are defined as gross sales of "Flushable  Diaper Device and
Method"  diapers  less the  following:  1) direct  costs  related  to such sales
including credit card fees,  sales returns and allowances,  and trade discounts;
2) costs to  manufacture  such  "Flushable  Diaper  Device and  Method"  diapers
including raw materials,  labor,  and packaging;  3) direct  distribution  costs
related to sales of "Flushable Diaper Device and Method" diapers including sales
commissions,   advertising  and  promotion;   4)  general  administrative  costs
allocated to sales of "Flushable  Diaper Device and Method" diapers based on the
percentage  of sales of "Flushable  Diaper  Device and Method"  diapers to total
sales of all  products of the  Company;  and 5) federal and state  income  taxes
allocated based on the same method used in number 4) above without giving effect
to income tax benefits relating to operating loss carryforwards generated


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in all tax years prior to fiscal 1991. Payments of royalties will be paid within
30 days after the end of each calendar quarter.

      5. Brandy has the option to exchange its  ownership  of the Diaper  Patent
for $225,000 of the Company's common or preferred stock based on the closing bid
price  of the  Company's  common  stock  on May  18,  1990.  At the  time of the
exchange, this Agreement will no longer be in effect and the Company will become
the sole owner of the Patent; however, if the Company is dissolved or liquidated
or if the Company is  declared  insolvent  or  bankrupt or the Company  makes an
assignment  for the  benefit of  creditors  or a receiver  is  appointed  or any
proceeding is demanded under any provision of any  bankruptcy  laws, the Company
and the principal officers of said Company acknowledge and agree to allow Brandy
to repurchase its 50% interest in the Patent for $1 and surrender such common or
preferred stock as exchanged previous.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                    RMED International, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Edward Reiss
                                        -------------------------
                                        Edward Reiss
                                        Chairman  and  President

                                    Brandy Enterprises, Ltd.

                                    By: /s/ Brenda Schenk
                                        -------------------------
                                        Brenda Schenk
                                        President