Kicker cylinders (62) are used in a vacuum compression molding apparatus to initially break the seal between two members (14, 20) of the mold in order to facilitate quick opeing of the mold to thereby increase part cycle time.

A disposable intra-luminal ultrasonic instrument (1') for the examination and/or treatment of blood vessels and similar lumina has a small transverse cross section. The instrument includes a catheter (1) comprising a body and a tip (2') having a distal end and a distal portion adapted to be introduced into a lumen and a proximal portion. The catheter (1) has a diameter not greater than 3 millimete...

The invention features a method of detecting a trace solute in a solution which contains a major amount of a dissolved product, the method including the steps of: flowing the solution through means for extracting the product to produce an effluent flow substantially free of product containing the trace solute; flowing the effluent through a trace solute adsorbing means to progressively accumulate ...

Dissolving plutonium and/or other radioactive elements in an aqueous solution by means of heating using microwaves. According to the invention solid or liquid products containing plutonium and/or other radioactive elements are introduced into a receptacle 7 containing an acidic solution such as a nitric solution, the solution containing these products is then heated using microwaves by employing a...

Apparatus and methods for performing parity checking in an environment in which devices which perform parity checking (103) and those which do not (150) are connected to the same synchronous bus. The bus includes a parity enable line (113), which carries an parity enable signal indicating that the device transmitting data on the bus is a parity device which provides the parity of the data it trans...

Disclosed is a elastic buffer circuit having a code system in which codes for designating each adjacent pair of memory means (1) have Hamming distance of 1 respectively. According to the code system, input and output of data to the memory means (1) are performed by writing designation means (21)and reading designation means (23). Then, error detection is performed by error detective means (25) whe...

An endoluminal graft which is both expandable and supportive is provided in a form suitable for use in a branched body vessel location. The graft expands between a first diameter and a second, larger diameter. The support component is an expandable stent endoprosthesis. A liner is applied to the endoprosthesis in the form of a compliant wall material that is porous and biocompatible in order to al...

L'invention concerne des conjugués peptidiques comprenant une séquence d'au moins 3 acides aminés choisis parmi Lys-Lys-Gly, Gly-His-Lys et Glu-His-Lys, dans laquelle "Lys" représente la Lysine ou un dérivé halogéné de la Lysine, ou un dérivé méthylé de la Lysine, notamment Méthyl-Lysine et DihydrobromoMéthyl-Lysine, les acides aminés pouvant être sous la forme D, L ou DL; ladite séquence étant co...

A process comprising contacting PCR polyolefin chips containing volatile impurities with a heated gas at a superficial velocity sufficient to substantially reduce the volatile impurities. This process is found to cause the chips (i) to be essentially free of odors and (ii) subject to resin composition and prior use, to meet FDA regulations for direct food contact.

A container for disc-like products, in particular computer discs (T), or similar products, which in its closed position is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The container is made from sheet material such as cardboard or some other corresponding material and consists of a storage section (20) and a lid section (10) connected with a fold-hinge (11). The storage section (20) consists of two opposi...

PCT No. PCT/FI96/00572 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 23, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 23, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 29, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/16786 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1997In process controlling computers, such as switching exchanges, faults may prove to be very expensive. Particularly hard to solve are software defects. If problems occur, it is important that maintenance can be directed at the correct target as s...

A prosthetic joint (200) for replacing a damaged natural joint in the body has a first socket part (212) having a concave, articulating surface (222) and a second part (214) having a convex articulating surface (240) for rotatable seating engagement in the concave surface (222). Both parts (212, 214) of the joint (200) are made from titanium alloy and have a coating layer (250, 252) of titanium ni...

The invention relates to a dialysis device (1) comprising a pump (8) having a pump chamber element (9) defining a pump chamber (9) with variable volume and drive means (11) engaging on the pump chamber element (9) for varying the volume of the pump chamber (9). The pump chamber (9) has an inlet and an outlet (14), connecting members (3) for a plurality of liquid lines, valve means (7) for selectiv...

PCT No. PCT/SE96/01400 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 23, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 23, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 31, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/16136 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1997A method for inserting a plug into a hole formed in a cranial bone by rotating the plug to insert. The plug having a body with a first end, a second end, and a peripheral surface interposed there between, the first end is slightly larger than th...

A method and composition for preparing concrete elements comprising the steps of mixing a composition comprising the following components expressed in parts by weight (p): a) 100 p of Portland cement; b) 30 p to 100 p or better 40 p to 70 p of fine sand having a grain size of at least 150 micrometers; c) 10 p to 40 p or better 20 p to 30 p of amorphous silicon having a grain size of less than 0.5 ...

Compounds having the following peptide sequence: X Leu Y, wherein X is H or Ala or Leu-Ser-Ala, Y is OH or peptide sequence having from 1 to 10 amino acids, with the terminal carboxy end being amidified by a NH2 group, or esterified by a substituted or non-substituted hydrocarbyloxy, with the proviso that X and Y are not simultaneously H and OH, respectively, The invention also concerns the corres...

An ultrasound transducer device is disclosed which is intended to be used for continuous imaging of a patient's heart or other body organs for diagnosis or monitoring. The device consists of a s pherical transducer assembly held by a patch which is coated with adhesive for attaching to the body surface of a patient. Provision is made for the manual adjustment of the orientation of the transducer a...

Centrifuge apparatus for use in the analysis of laboratory samples or the like comprises a plurality of individual centrifuge devices, at least one centrifuge loading and/or unloading device and control means for controlling the operation of said devices such that samples may be loaded and unloaded to and from individual ones of said centrifuge devices without interrupting the operation of the rem...

Lipopolyamines of formula (I), wherein each of R1, R2 and R3, which are the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a -(CH2)q-NRR' grouping, where q is independently 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 for each of the groupings R1, R2 and R3; each of m, n and p, which are the same or different, is an integer from 0 to 6; and R4 is a grouping of general formula (II), wherein each of R6 and R7, which are the same o...

The hybrization device is comprised of an oligonucleotide probe and a solid substrate wherein the solid substrate has a support surface with a neutral or negative electrostatic field and a hybridization surface. As shown in the figure, the hybridization surface is accessible for linking the oligonucleotide probe to the solid substrate. The oligonucleotide probe is linked to the hybridization surfa...