A plastic implant has a circumferential channel (3) for receiving a radiographic contrast wire (9). The channel (3) is completely or partially closed off from the outside. The wire advantageously forms an open loop.

The container, which is hermetically sealed by a plastic film cover after filling with the foodstuff, has a base and a false bottom with perforations. A water-soaked pad or humidifier, made from a spongy material containing a chemical or natural flavori agent, is located in the space between the base and false bottom. The film cover has a hole in it covered by a detachable sealing disc or label wh...

A container to heat and dispense material comprises a container which defines a first compartment adapted, in use, to be filled with the material requiring heating, such as epilatory wax, and a second compartment adjacent to the first compartment and separate therefrom by a dividing wall. The container has an inlet to the second compartment in the outer wall thereof which is closeable by a plug or...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a cement-based solidifying agent for organic soil which exhibits strength of treated soil by comprising a specific proportion of Portland cement, gypsum and an absorbent which absorbs organic acids components contained in organic soil without inhibiting hydration reaction of Portland cement. SOLUTION: A cement-based solidifying agent comprises 70-90 wt.% of Portland...

A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system has a pneumatic pressure system for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette of a disposable dialysate delivery set. The pneumatic pressure system has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface. The disposable dialysate c...

An acetabular cup for a total hip prosthesis including an outer backing (10) and an inner bearing component (11), characterised in that said backing (10) comprises a part-spherical main portion (16) and two independent arms (17,18) projecting therefrom and which are separated from each other.

An improved composite material is produced by mixing ground gypsum and a plurality of host particles, each having accessible voids therein, together with sufficient liquid to form a dilute slurry; heating the slurry under pressure to a temperature sufficient to calcine the gypsum to calcium sulphate hemihydrate; allowing the calcium sulphate molecules to nucleate and form crystals in-situ in and a...

A syringe for use with an injector includes a body comprising a distal discharge end, a plunger movably disposed within the body, and an agitation element disposed within the body between the plunger and the distal discharge end. A movement mechanism is operably associated with the injector to move the syringe in such a way that the at least one agitation element agitates a fluid contained in the ...

FIELD: sync signal generation for signal division device, sync signal being partially matched with that on coder. SUBSTANCE: device designed to ensure synchronization of intermediate-level signal such as transport level or compressed multilayer video signal multiplex level has on coding end of system device for invoking time stamp registration such as number of pulses from modulo K counter and for...

The invention relates to perfluoroalkyl-containing complexes comprising sugar residues of the general formula (I), wherein R represents a mono- or oligosaccharide residue bound in the 1-OH or 1-SH position, Rf represents a perfluorated carbon chain, K is a metal complex and Y and Z are linker groups. The inventive complexes are suitable for use in intravenous lymphography, in tumor diagnosis and f...

The present invention provides a method of preventing or treating retinal degeneration arising from pathophysiological or physical conditions. The method comprises administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a purinergic P2Y receptor ligand, in an amount effective to elevate its extracellular concentration to activate retinal glial and neuronal cell surface P2Y receptors and...

High purity clarithromycin of Form II crystals can be easily prepared in a high yield by a process comprising the steps of: protecting the 9 oxime hydroxy group of erythromycin A 9 oxime or a salt thereof with a tropyl group and the 2 and 4 hydroxy groups with trimethylsilyl groups; reacting 2 , 4 O bis(trimethylsilyl)erythromycin A 9 O tropyloxime with a methylating agent; removing the protecting...

The invention relates to compositions comprising acyl derivatives of 2'-deoxyribonucleosides. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing radiation, mutagen and sunlight-induced biological damage, and methods for improving wound healing and tissue repair, comprising administering the composition of the present invention to an animal.

Antimicrobial compounds having the formula wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-to-C4 alkanoyl; R3 and R4 are selected from the group consisting of (a) R3 is hydrogen and R4 is hydroxy, (b) R3 is hydroxy and R4 is hydrogen, (c) R3 and R4 taken together are =O; or selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxy; and R5 and ...

PCT No. PCT/FR97/01372 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 11, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 11, 1999 PCT Filed Jul. 23, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/03530 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 29, 1998The compounds of formula (I): in which R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, optionally substituted by a halogen atom or a (CH2)mAr radical or a in which m represents an integer (1-8), n and p, identical or different, represent an integer (0-6), A a...

The invention provides a novel method for synthesizing Morphine-6-Glucuronide comprising the step of reacting 3-O-pivaloyloxymorphine and methyl 1alpha,2-ethylorthopivalate-3-4,di-O-pivaloylglucouronate.

The gyratory crusher has first (4) and second (5) crush covers limiting a crush gap (6) adjustable by alteration of the relative positions of the covers. The crush gap width is adjustable by altering the relative positions of the first and second covers in an axial direction with the aid of an adjustment device (7,8,9,15). A measurement unit (12,13) measures the momentary load on the crusher to o...

FIELD: lubricants. SUBSTANCE: invention provides liquid hydrocarbon compositions containing paraffin hydrocarbon compositions wherein degree of branching BD, found from percentage of methyl hydrogens available, and interbranching distance, determined on the basis of percentage of repeating methylene carbons separated by four or more carbon atoms from the end group or branching (CH2>4), are such th...

FIELD: burning combustible materials in state of aggregation together with air at probable addition of water. SUBSTANCE: method consists in introducing combustible materials into reaction chamber by means of compressed air in radial direction and burning at probable addition of water and oxidant. Amount of injected compressed air corresponds to amount of air required for complete combustion; mixtu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reinforcing bar gas-welding equipment capable of appropriately solving a problem of decrease in the service life caused by the secular use of a hydraulic pump and a problem of deterioration of working fluid and degradation of the performance of the hydraulic pump caused by the deterioration, improving the waste of the power, and effectively solving an overshoot p...