A device for forming an ostomy in a tracheal wall, useful in conjunction with a wire guide percutaneously positionable across the tracheal wall. The device includes a dilator tube and a balloon catheter carried by the dilator tube. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon extending from the distal end of the dilator tube. The dilator tube and the balloon catheter are advanceable along the wire ...

Asbestos-free asphalt cold application roofing compositions are made available through the controlled utilization of fly ash.

Spine implant which is formed as hollow body with at least one throughgoing opening in a side wall for receiving bone material and the surface of the implant predominantly having a roughness, wherein the hollow body substantially has a round cross section over its entire length.

PCT No. PCT/EP90/01800 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 16, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 16, 1992 PCT Filed Oct. 24, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/17748 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 28, 1991.Isoxazole-4-carboxamide derivatives and hydroxyalkylidene-cyanoacetamide derivatives are suitable for the treatment of carcinoses. These compounds can be prepared by known processes. Some of the compounds are novel and are additionally suitab...

Displacement type vessel with a length/width ratio greater than 8 with regard to the central float or hull (2). At least two lateral floats (3, 4) are provided with a part which is constantly submerged. The horizontal cross-sections of the lateral floats are determined so that the righting moment that they produce during listing corresponds at least for the small angles to those of a conventional ...

A mounting member for mounting face tiles on a building wall comprises an elongate profile member (11) adapted to be secured in vertical position on the building wall and having longitudinally spaced support hooks (17), each adapted to support a face tile. A resiliently displaceable retaining lip (10) is provided beneath such support hook (17). When in relieved condition, the retaining lip (19, 11...

PCT No. PCT/FR92/00387 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 7, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 7, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 30, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/19371 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 1992.A centrifugal extractor comprising several superimposed stages (E1, E2, E3) has a fixed casing (10) within which rotate at high speed bowls (22) driven by a common vertical shaft (18). An immiscible light liquid and heavy liquid are emulsified ...

An apparatus for fixed-bed coal gasification is described in which coal such as caking coal is continuously pyrolyzed with clump formation inhibited, by combining the coal with a combustible gas and an oxidant, and then continually feeding the pyrolyzed coal under pressure and elevated temperature into the gasification region of a pressure vessel. The materials in the pressure vessel are allowed t...