A multifunction surgical probe is disclosed, one embodiment comprising: a handpiece, operable to receive a light beam from a laser; and a firing switc h operable to provide a firing control signal to cause the laser to fire and emit the light beam. The surgical prove can further comprise an interface communicatively coupled to the firing switch and operable to communicate the firing control signal...

Method and system for adjusting the amount of energy delivered to a handpiece of a surgical system based on feedback. A table is generated that correlates differences between voltages and rates of change of a voltage of the output of a charging element of the surgical system. Charge values of the table, such as minimum and maximum charge rates, can be generated using profile pulses and the time th...

A system and apparatus for directing a light beam along multiple optical pat hs are disclosed, one embodiment of the apparatus comprising: a base assembly; a first reflective surface set at a first angle to the optical axis of an incident light beam and operable to direct the light beam along a first optical path; and a second reflective surface set at a second angle, different from the first angl...

A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylen e terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A g...

Embodiments of the present invention provide a laser surgical system with a basic set of functionality which is remotely controllable to implement an advanced set of functionality. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a basic laser surgical system may be coupled to an advanced control unit such that the basic laser surgical syste m may be controllable by the advanced control unit ...

Embodiments are provided for managing notification of residents of a controlled-environment facility of pending messages awaiting retrieval by su ch residents. In one embodiment, a messaging system is provided in which a party external to the controlled-environment facility may record a message intended for a resident of the controlled-environment facility. A notification controller receives notif...

An armor assembly for a vehicle having a body frame includes an inner ballistic panel attached to the body frame of the vehicle, and an outer ballistic pane l attached to the body frame. The outer ballistic panel is pivotably disposed with respect to the inner ballistic panel and is pivotable from a first position generally adjacent an d parallel to the inner ballistic panel, to a second position ...

A programmable electronic controller in which one central arithmetic processing unit and a plurality of input devices and output devices are connected by means of a parallel bus, the controller being basically configured to activate a self-diagnostic function and a diagnostic test of the input devices and the output devices with an instruction from a microprocessor of the central arithmetic proces...

A waste transfer apparatus including a surface and another surface so that the surfaces are at least partly adapted to compress the waste moving between them, and that a first and a second conveyor surface are adapted to emerge from at least one of the surfaces so that the first conveyor surface is adapted to transfer the waste on the surface for a first distance and the second conveyor surface is...

POLIPEPTIDOS RECOMBINANTES HUMANOS O HUMANIZADOS QUE SE UNEN A LA INTEGRINA ?5?1 CON GRAN AFINIDAD Y BLOQUEAN SU FUNCION. ADEMAS, SE DESCRIBEN APLICACIONES DE DIAGNOSTICO Y FARMACEUTICO DE LOS POLIPEPTIDOS.; The present invention relates to recombinant human or humanized polypeptides which bind to alpha5beta1 integrin with high affinity and blocking function. Further, diagnostic and pharmaceutic a...

A label is disclosed for affixing to a container of produce, the label (10) including a front portion (16) for carrying labelling indicia; an adhesive backing (18) substantially covering one side of the front portion; a non-stick backing sheet (17, 19) affixed to the adhesive backing, and a token (14) for identifying the produce; a portion of the front portion constituting the token and being read...

A system, device and method for sterilizing or decontaminating an object tha t by exposing the object to a sterilant gas comprised of one or more oxides of nitrogen, such as NO, NO2, NO3, N2O3, N2O4, N2O5, N2O and mixtures thereof. The source of the sterilant gas can be generated from a sterilant gas-generating composition or provided by a source of the sterilant gas.

In the treatment of water, an end piece is connected to a treatment cartridge housing and inserted into an appliance having bypass, inlet, and outlet valves. The end piece has an end piece wall from which an inlet fitting, outlet fitting, and protrusion extend. The inlet fittings, outlet fittings, protrusion, and cartridge housing each have a longitudinal axis. The inlet and outlet fittings have a...

A polymeric web exhibiting a soft and silky tactile impression on at least one side thereof. The silky feeling side of the web exhibits a plurality of discrete generally columnar protruded extensions integral with the film. The protruded extensions have an aspect ratio of at least 0,5.

A source-controlled Variable bit-rate Multi-mode WideBand (VMR-WB) codec, having a mode of operation that is interoperable with the Adaptive Multi-Rate wideband (AMR-WB) codec, the codec comprising: at least one Interoperable full-rate (I-FR) mode, having a first bit allocation structure based on one of a AMR-WB codec coding types; and at least one comfort noise generator (CNG) coding type for enc...

A control device diagnoses the operation of a bus arbiter that mediates bus usage requests output by multiple devices in the control device to satisfy both responsiveness and safety. A diagnostic module, implemented as an external diagnostic module, monitors signals related to the arbiter mediation and, if an abnormality caused by a signal sticking condition or an abnormality in a mediation contro...

Natural gas liquefaction system employing a zeolite adsorbent for removing nitrogen from pretreated natural gas.