The invention relates to an apparatus and method for testing transdermal medicaments, wherein the sample tested in a membrane penetration cell resides in the open sample compartment of said cell and is exposed to environmental factors such as temperature, air flow, light and air humidity during testing the absorption and penetration.

Methods of attaching a crown of a boring shoe to a casing section include attaching an adaptable shank to a crown, and machining the adaptable shank to configure an end thereof for attachment to a casing section after attaching the adaptable shank to the crown. Additional methods include welding an end of an adaptable shank to a crown to form a boring shoe, selecting the adaptable shank to have an...

A gulley (1) is provided which comprises a gulley pot (3), an outlet (6) and a baffle (9). The baffle is pivotably fixed to the gulley pot such that the baffle is movable between a first stable position (I) with respect to the gulley pot in which the baffle at least partially overlaps the outlet and a second stable position (II) with respect to the gulley pot position in which outlet is substantia...

The invention relates to a method for verifying the identity of a user of a website, comprising of creating in a database a record comprising a set of personal data of the user and user name of the user for at least one website, verifying the set of personal data in the database on the basis of a physical identification means such as a passport of the user, designating the set of personal data in ...

Oil boom (1) for preventing dissemination of oil on an aqueous surface, comprising plate elements (2) which by means of hinges (3, 3', 3") at each side edge are arranged to be joined to a continuous wall. The hinges (3, 3', 3") are arranged to exert an angle-increasing between adjacent plate elements (2) while an adjustable angle delimiting device (4) is connected to every second hinge and is so a...

The invention provides surgical devices that provide access to the sub-retinal space using delicate traction to hold the sensory retina to create and maintain a patent sub-retinal space of sufficient size to introduce and perform treatments on the eye. Such treatments may include the introduction of illumination or imaging agents or tools, surgical tools, the infusion of pharmaceutical or biologic...

Surgical devices are provided for aspiration of the subretinal fluid (SRF) of the eye in a retinal detachment that allows re-apposition of the sensory retina to the underlying RPE. The device is connected to a vacuum source, introduced into the posterior chamber through a sclerostomy port and placed against the detached retinal tissue. The device pulls on and captures the surface of the sensory re...