A colloidal solution derived, for example, from the bloodstream of a patient affected with acute and/or chronic organ failure, and in the form of ultrafiltrate, plasmafiltrate or whole blood, is purified of toxins, in particular PAF, bilirubin, endotoxins, free radicals and protein-bound toxins, such as indoxyl-sulfate, by dialysis through an appropriate semipermeable membrane, the opposite sides ...

PCT No. PCT/EP96/01603 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 16, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 16, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 14, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/32974 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 24, 1996A reloadable auto-injector including a housing portion (1, 101) designed to receive a syringe (3), and a cover portion (2, 102), the auto-injector incorporating an injection device for automatically injecting the substance contained in the syr...

A reinforced concrete structure (I) whose pH has become too high or low due to attack by pollutants is restored by diffusing a base aqueous solution (4) into the concrete to correct the pH of the interstitial water, the solution (4) being held in contact with the external surface (3) of the concrete and an electric circuit being completed by a wire ((6) connecting an electrode (5) immersed in the ...

A branch prediction is made by searching a cache memory (79) for branch history information associated with a branch instruction. If associated information is not found in the cache, then the branch is predicted based on a predetermined branch bias for the branch instruction's opcode; otherwise, the branch is predicted based upon the associated information from the cache. The associated informatio...

A computer comprises a main memory for storing a plurality of data, a cache memory for temporarily storing a portion of the plurality of data, a processor for accessing data stored in the cache memory and processing the data according to instructions. The processor has an access instruction combined with a pre-load instruction, and an access instruction only for accessing data, and includes means ...

The endoprosthesis anchor has sides, at least one of which is bent or notched (4) resulting in progressive enlarging of the cross-section to the end in the direction of he shaft axis (1). Implant stability is given by extending rods whose axis lies perpendicular to the shaft axis. The bending rods (7) are not allowed to cover the rods (5,6) in front of them.; Die Rotations- und Translationsstabili...

The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronising at least one computer with at least one monitoring circuit that is allocated to said computer. The synchronisation is carried out by means of at least one emitted signal (WDS) in the form of a double pulse from the computer ( mu C) to the peripheral modules (PIC1, PIC2) which contain the monitoring circuits. The signal (WDS) is sent ...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Nahrungsmittel-Barrierehülle für Lebensmittel, die in der Hülle gebrüht oder gekocht werden, insbesondere für Koch- oder Brühwürste, Schinken, Pöckelwaren oder Schmelzkäse. Die Hülle weist eine mit ihr fest verbundene Innenlage aus saugfähigem Material aus und diese Innenlage ist mit Farb- oder Aromastoffen getränkt.; Barrier casing for food, in which it is scalded, boi...

Thigh stump endoprosthesis for a patient whose leg has been amputated, comprises a shaft (2) which connects onto a knee, lower thigh or foot section, with a proximal section which can be located in a femur stump. The proximal section is at least partially covered by a three dimensional spatial net structure, and has a conical adaptor at the distal end.; Es wird eine Oberschenkelstumpf-Endoprothese...

An upper shelf is mounted at the top end of a stand supported on a platform provided with wheels. A handle (28) extending in the rear direction from the upper shelf contains a central opening closed by a lid (32) for a storage compartment mounted on the rear side of this shelf. The compartment can be swung between an open position and a closed position where the lid closes the central opening in t...

A microprocessor, formed in a single integrated circuit, has data input/output terminals and address output terminals. A memory, external to the microprocessor, has an address input and data input/output unit. An input/output unit. An input/output peripheral transfers information to or from the external equipment. An external address has is coupled to the address output terminals of the microproce...

This invention relates to an isolated, synthetic or recombinant -conotoxin peptide having selective .alpha.1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity, nucleic acid molecules encoding all or part of such peptides, antibodies to such peptides and uses and methods of treatment involving them.

The invention relates to an isolated, synthetic or recombinant -conotoxin peptide having the ability to inhibit a neuronal amine transporter, nucleic acid molecules encoding all or part of such peptides, antibodies to such peptides and uses and methods of treatment involving them.

An internal fixation device and a bioerodible implantable material useful therefor comprise a bioerodible polymer that produces acidic products or low molecular weight resorbable fragments upon hydrolytic degradation, and a buffering or neutralizing agent in sufficiently high concentration to modera te the rate of change of pH of said bioerodible material during bioerosion. The buffering or neut...

An ultrasonic imaging system comprising means for forming an ultrasonic beam (B) and means for steering the beam (B), wherein the steering means operates independently of the forming means. The steering means comprises an array of transducers (12) on a catheter (10) such that the transducers (14 to 30) are spaced linearly along an axis (130) of the catheter. The beam is steered by an active ap...

A heat curable bonding composition of the present invention comprises an aqueous solution containing phosphate ion (PO4 -3) and chromium (III) ion (Cr+3, or trivalent chromium) and is substantially free of hexavalent chromium ions. The bonding composition may further contain at least one secondary cationic species. The bonding composition has a pH in the range of about 1 to about 3.5.

A femoral component of a knee prosthesis includes a bearing surface defined by a smooth, continuous surface which in one embodiment is entirely formed by a series of three segments of surfaces of revolution, the respective shapes of which are generated by rotating a common generating curve around three separate generating axes at respective pairs of major generating radii and through respective an...

A centraliser (1) is provided with a hollow body (2) and a plurality of equally spaced arms (4). The arms (4) extend in the form of cup handles from the hollow body (2). Each arm (4) has a variable cross-section along its length with the cross-section becoming increasingly ovoid towards one end of the arm (4).

Barrier casing for food, in which it is scalded, boiled or heated in some other way, especially for boiling or scalding sausages, ham, pickled food or processed cheese, comprises a water vapor and/or gas impermeable film bonded to an absorbent lining of single fibers or knitted, woven or especially nonwoven fabric, which is impregnated with colorant and/or flavoring.

A single-ended homodyne receiver demodulates quadrature signals containing spectral nulls by using an extremely low intermediate-frequency that normally would create substantial self-interference. This is accomplished by judiciously placing the spectral nulls over the critical sections of the signal spectrum, ensuring that the self-interference is minimized. As an example, a direct-sequence CDMA s...