An apparatus and method for matching the distance spanned by a plurality of surface electrodes on an impedance measuring catheter to the size of a ventricular chamber to be measured is disclosed. The catheter (18) includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced electrodes (A-L) extending from its distal end (20) and spanning a distance known to be greater than the maximum length of a ventricular cha...

PCT No. PCT/IT91/00036 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 9, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 9, 1992 PCT Filed May 6, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/18455 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 28, 1991.A multilevel coherent optical system, including a heterodyne transmitter and receiver, in which a multilevel signal with a coherent optical carrier is provided by modulating the phase and the polarization of the electromagnetic field propagating ...

In a station for cleaning, restoring and protecting the nozzles (26) of an ink jet printer, a cleaning blade (34) is connected to the nozzle restoring and protecting device (40) and controlled by it when moved by the motion of the print head (22) into its operating position. The restoring device (40) comprises two covers (50) that are selectively coupled to one or the other of two heads for printi...

The disclosure describes a filter cartridge (10) comprising a housing (11) having a liquid inlet (22) and a liquid outlet (30) and defining a liquid flow path between the inlet (22) and the outlet (30); a generally cylindrical filter arrangement (12) disposed within the housing (11) in the liquid flow path and comprising a cylindrically shaped porous means (50) for removing particulate contaminant...

A composite material which has a high structural rigidity is fire resistant, has good non-conductive properties, and can be manipulated into various techniques or produced as a laminate, and due to its properties can be used in a variety of specialist fields, ranging from bolistics, car body parts and building boards to use as insulating boards in sound proofing materials, heat resistant and water...

The concave faces (4) are formed on the processing face of the flange on the side of the seal (3) and are filled at least partially and at most up to a flat surface by the enamel support pad (5) provided on the processing face. The enamel pad (5) can also have a concave shape towards the sealing insert (3). The sealing insert can have a concex cross section conforming with the concave shape of the...

A heat engine for a closed cycle process with hot gas on the Stirling principle with at least one hot and one cold chamber 5, 6 each in one cylinder 3, 4, in or on each of which a piston 7, 8, controlled according to the process, or a diaphragm functions, and with a regenerator 21. Directly between the faces 16, 17 of the hot and the cold cylinder 3, 4 a micro heat exchanger 1 is arranged, which h...

Disclosed is a fluidized-bed fermenter which is characterized by an inverted-cone-shaped fermentation space (1) with two feed lines (2 and 3) optionally fitted with control valves (4 and 5), one (2) of the feed lines being fitted vertically in the apex of the cone and the second (3) being fitted at an angle to the vertical in the wall of the cone at 0.1 to 0.3 times the height of the fermentation ...

A (injectable biologically active) polypeptide is stabilized by dissolving said polypeptide forming a liquid solution in citrate buffer of about pH 5.0-5.5.

A (injectable biologically active) polypeptide is stabilized by dissolving said polypeptide forming a liquid solution in citrate buffer of about pH 5.0-5.5.

Parenteral emulsion-containing medicament fluid is treated by passing the fluid into a filter assembly. The fluid is introduced via the inlet into chamber and the fluid then passes through a fluid filtration element into chamber and passes out of the filter device via outlet. Passing the fluid through the filtration element blocks microorganisms and other undesirable substances from passing theret...

2133205 9322335 PCTABS00027 A (injectable biologically active) polypeptide is stabilized by dissolving said polypeptide forming a liquid solution in citrate buffer of about pH 5.0-5.5.

2133998 9321894 PCTABS00027 A method of treating macular degeneration is disclosed which comprises administering to a patient suffering from the disease a therapeutically effective amount of L-deprenyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof for a period of time sufficient to ameliorate the disease.

2134196 9321907 PCTABS00027 The invention concerns a pharmaceutical preparation for oral use containing as an active agent a pharmacologically acceptable salt of dichloromethylene bisphosphonic acid. According to the invention the preparation is a drug delivery form which is enteric coated with a film which dissolves at a pH-value of from 5 to 7.2. The invention also relates to a process of manufa...

2134761 9322341 PCTABS00027 Immunization of animals with a composition containing either an amino acid sequence from the catalytic domain of glucosyltransferase, an amino acid sequence from the glucan-binding region of glucosyltransferase or an amino acid sequence from the native surface domain of glucosyltransferase provoke antibody and T-cell immune responses to this enzyme. Since this enzyme ha...

A fluidized-bed fermenter is described, which is characterized by an inverted cone-shaped fermentation space (1) with two feed pipes (2 and 3) optionally provided with control valves (4 and 5), of which one (2) is vertically aligned to the cone vertex and the second (3) is nonvertically aligned to the shell of the cone in 0.1 to 0.3 times the height of the fermentation space and a sedimentation sp...

2135169 9322284 PCTABS00027 A process for stereospecifically hydrolysing a mixture of the (+) and (-) isomers of a compound of formula (II), in which R is C1-6 alkyl; using a carboxyl esterase enzyme, (i) to form a compound of formula (IIIA), and thereafter separating the resulting compound of formula (IIIA) from the remaining (-) isomer of formula (II); or (ii) to form a compound of formula (IIIB...

2118036 9321969 PCTABS00027 This invention relates to novel coating materials for biomedical applications, particularly for the use on biomedical implants, said coating material comprising gel-derived titania wherein said material is capable of inducing calcium phosphate formation onto its surface under in vitro conditions, e.g. in a simulated body fluid and/or under in vivo conditions. The invent...

The present invention relates to a joint prosthesis, preferably for small joints such as finger-joints. The prosthesis comprises at least one distal prosthesis element (1) and at least one proximal prosthesis element (2), a joint (3) by means of which the said prosthesis elements (2, 3) are connected in an articulated manner, and securing means (4) for securing the said distal part (1) on the dist...

In a bone cement-free femoral head prosthesis, replaceable and differently graded cheeks (2, 3) are set into the shaft (1) at the proximal shaft end (16), these cheeks surrounding the shaft laterally and being pressed ventrally and dorsally onto set-in attachment surfaces (15) of the shaft via screws and the threaded holes (14). The cheeks (2, 3) have on their surface a structure which promotes th...