A system and method for calibrating a measurement instrument (3) prior to making a measurement on a material or tissue (40) includes utilizing a removable calibration device (45) to calibrate the instrument, then removing a target portion of the calibration device so that a measurement may be performed. The target portion of the calibration device may have reflective/scattering properties, transmi...

A non-allergenic resistive exercise device is described. The device is in the form of a relatively thin elongate band of thermoplastic elastomer. In one embodiment of the invention, the device is in the form of a seamless endless band, while in another, the band is substantially strip-shaped. The bands can be textured to enhance the ability of a user to grip them during use, and the bands can also...

A method and apparatus searches table information using keys of varying lengths. Based on criteria, the method selects one of three processes for performing the search. The first routine is a reverse hash search process which is useful for searching information with few key lengths. The second process is a hierarchical search routine which is useful for searching information with many key lengths....

The invention concerns a device for wheeled transport of compressed gas cylinders (7), comprising a retaining part (4), a bottom part (1) and fixing means (5). The retaining part has a length corresponding at most to half the maximum length of the gas cylinder. The retaining part (4) and the bottom part (1) are, preferably, made of plastic material. The means fixing (5) the gas cylinders is, for e...

Pyritic ores are heated with microwave energy in a fluidized bed to a temperature in the range of approximately 573 degrees Kelvin to 823 degrees Kelvin with a controlled amount of oxygen to promote the oxidation of the pyritic ores according to the reaction: 2FeS2+3/2 O2->Fe2O3+4S, thereby preventing the production of sulphur dioxide.

Bir dijital röle radyo sebekesinin en azindan iki sebeke katilimcisi arasinda bir Radyofonik irtibat (Radyo baglantisi) kurabilmek için bir islem, sabit olmayan röle istasyonlarinin oldugu bir sebekede de radyo baglantisinin basit olarak kurulmasini temin etmek üzere olusturulmustur, öyleki bütün sebeke katilimcilarinin pozisyonunun birbirlerine göre göreceli olarak belli oldugu tek tek sebeke kat...

A surface mount semiconductor package includes leads 38 which have bends 37 within a molded housing and formed prior to molding the housing around the lead frame 32. A single gauge of frame material is used for both the leads and the main pad area 34. The bends reduce the height of the package and reduce mechanical stresses in the molded housing.

A multilayered medical film mainly used for forming a double-compartment medical container and excellent in heat resistance, transparency, flexibility, impact resistance, and easiness in peeling and sealing, which film is composed of: an inner layer formed from a resin mixture composed of an ethylene/ alpha -olefin copolymer having a density of 0.930-0.945 g/cm<3> and polypropylene, an intermediat...

PCT No. PCT/GB93/01004 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 13, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 13, 1994 PCT Filed May 17, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/23098 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 1993.A syringe device for cartridged drugs has automatic needle retraction after cartridge contents expression. A drug cartridge is at least partially accommodated within a hollow piston actuator or carrier and is released for further retraction un...

An automated peritoneal dialysis machine is provided which is capable of selecting and changing the composition of dialysate delivered to a patient (10) in the course of treatment to meet specific physiological needs. The apparatus includes means (P1) for metering solutions of osmotic agent, electrolytes and other desired dialysate components from separate solution containers (S1, S2) into mixing ...

A number of barrels (1) with syringes (13) for injection devices can be housed in a common box (31), with a single firing mechanism (6). The forward end of each barrel (1) is screwed to a locator (32) on the base of the box. The engagement of the firing mechanism (16) with the rear end of each barrel (1) is also screw-threaded, but of opposite hand, so that screwing the firing mechanism (6) on and...

A microwave popcorn package including a container having a bottom wall, an open top and a tapered side wall extending from the bottom wall to the open top. The package also includes a substantially planar lid positioned within the container between the bottom wall and the open top to define a popcorn receiving region and to provide a support for the stacking of a plurality of containers. The inven...

The invention relates to a container lock including an upper and a lower locking lug (1, 24) capable of being passed into a respective lock groove (51, 53) in juxtaposed container corners (50, 52) and turned so as to lock therein in that the lower locking lug (24) is rotatably and translationally mounted in a housing (21) connected to the upper locking lug (1) and having a shaft (14) capable of li...

A middle expanded, removable disk implant (22) for stabilizing adjacent cervical vertebrae (16, 18). The implant is substantially rectangular in cross-sectional shape with a niminal height (H) and a width (W) greater than the height. The implant is detachably mounted to an applicator for insertion into the anatomical region between two adjacent cervical vertebrae from which the intervertebral disk...

A sliding and tilting shelf drawer for storing and organizing various articles. The drawer includes a compartment that slides between a storage and an accessible position and tilts between an upright and a tilted position. The drawer also includes a base member having a pair of tracks and a pair of slide members slidingly disposed in the tracks. The compartment is pivotally attached to the slide m...

The present invention relates to an intervertebral prosthetic disk. The prosthesis comprises a male component with a support plate, an attachment element allowing fixation to a vertebra, and an articulating projection, and a female component with a support plate, an attachment element allowing fixation to a vertebra, and a circular pocket with angled walls suitable for receiving the articulating p...

Formül (Ia)'nin bir bilesiminin 10-metil tek bir atom gibi birlesme egilimi gösteren atom grubunun pozisyonunda oldugu Formül (I)'in karsilik gelen bilesimini elde etmek için bir bazik etken maddeye ekspoze oldugu bir izomerizasyon yöntemi.; PCT No. PCT/FR97/00840 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 11, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 11, 1998 PCT Filed May 13, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/43297 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 20, 1997...

2,6-Difluorophenyl-substd. 1-fluorocyclohexene derivs. of formula (I) are new. In (I), R = alkyl or alkenyl of up to 12C; rings A, B = 1,4-phenylene, trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or trans-1,3-dioxan-2,5-diyl; Z<1> = direct bond or CH2CH2; Z<2> = direct bond, CH2CH2, OCH2 C IDENTICAL C, COO or OOC; m, n = 0 or 1, but not both 1. Also claimed are liquid crystal mixts. of at least two components, in whic...

A method for the detection of an analyte of interest in a sample, which method comprises the steps of: (1) forming a composition comprising (a) a sample, (b) at least one substance selected from the group consisting of (i) added analyte of interest or an analog of the analyte of interest, (ii) a binding partner of the analyte of interest or its said analog, and (iii) a reactive component capable o...

The invention features a method of treating a pathological condition of the prostate gland, e.g., benign prostatic hypertrophy or prostate cancer, in a mammal, said method comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutic amount of the indolocarbazole compound K-252a or a preferred derivative thereof. The invention also includes novel derivatives of K-252a.