PCT No. PCT/US92/05905 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 19, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 19, 1994 PCT Filed Jul. 15, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/01772 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 1993A spinal fixation system comprises an elongated fixation plate (13) having an elongated slot (21) with a number of concave depressions (28,25) formed at the top and bottom surfaces (19,17) of the plate. The system further includes a pedicle scr...

PCT No. PCT/US92/05905 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 19, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 19, 1994 PCT Filed Jul. 15, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/01772 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 1993A spinal fixation system comprises an elongated fixation plate (13) having an elongated slot (21) with a number of concave depressions (28,25) formed at the top and bottom surfaces (19,17) of the plate. The system further includes a pedicle scr...

A tube holder secures to the rotating processing chamber of a centrifuge tubing that conveys fluid to or from the chamber. The tube holder is part of a carrier that is connected by a pin to a support on the processing chamber. The support has walls defining an enclosure. The carrier swings about the pin on the support between an opened position free of the enclosure and a closed position captured ...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/03559 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 8, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/09295 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 1996Compounds of formula (I), wherein A represents N or CH; R1 and R2 independently represent C1-4 alkyl, halo or CF3; R3 represents C1-4 alkyl (optionally substituted), C3-7 cycloalkyl, CF3 or aryl; R4 represents H, C3-7 cycloalkyl or C1-6 alkyl (...

A method to make a silicone foam. A layer of crystalline material is embedded in a layer of uncured silicone. The crystalline material is closely packed in crystal-to-crystal contact, the crystals being provided in a plurality of sizes or ranges of size to increase the packing ratio of the crystals as a group. The silicone is cured and then the crystals are dissolved out with a solvent that dissol...

A central inventory manager (12) accesses resource information in a central information repository (16) which in turn communicates with a database repository (20) storing past transactions. An inventory yield processor communicates with an inventory value enhancer (24), which is connected with the central information repository (16), and with a local information repository (28).

The process applies threads or strips (3a-3d) of high-permeability magnetic material to the sheet (2) of plastic, paper or aluminium which can be assembled to another sheet (1) with the metal sandwiched between the two. The threads or strips are arranged in wavy lines (S) along the length of the sheet so that when the latter is coiled, sections of metal situated in adjacent turns of the coil and i...

A more economical, stable, non-shrinking cellular concrete is provided by the addition of cementitious or non-cementitious fines to a cellular concrete mix. The improved cellular concrete is attained by reducing the amount of cement and replacing it with an equal amount of cementitious or non-cementitious fines. The partial replacement of the more expensive cement for the less expensive fines resu...

A fluid dispenser (10) comprising: i) at least two measuring chambers (21, 22), each including a) at least one inlet (20) to receive fluid from a fluid source (17); and b) at least one outlet (35) to dispense fluid from the chambers (21, 22) and ii) control means to cause at least one of the measuring chambers to dispense fluid to the outlet. Also disclosed is a fluid dispenser comprising at least...

A floor tile or wall tile in the form of a panel has a frame and a filling. The frame and the filling are nondetachably connected in a utility state to form an integral part. The connection between frame and filling interlocks tongue and groovc-like. The frame extends beyond the filling in the plane of the tile at least the thickness of the frame. The filling is of the same thickness as the frame.

Stents are coated with a polymer such that the polymeric coating binds the crossover points of the wires, or, in the case of a zig-zag stent, binds adjacent zig-zags of wires without occluding the interstices of the stent lattice. Suitable polymers include polyurethane, polycarbonate urethane, polyurethane urea, silicone rubber, polyisobutylene copolymer (with styrene, etc.), polyolefin, polyester...

The core of a piece of a conventional rope is withdrawn and a stiff rod is inserted as a new core (6). The stiff rod (6) may have a dry coating of a thermosetting glue so that the strands (7-9) will be fixed to it when heated. The decorative rod can be used for example as a curtain rod, as a curtain tie-back, or as a hand rail.

A high voltage converter circuit comprises a plurality of power semiconductor devices (1) of turn-off type connected in series and for each power semiconductor device a drive unit (6) connected to the gate (9) thereof and adapted to control the power semiconductor device to be turned on and turned off as well as an apparatus for power supply of the drive unit. The apparatus comprises a first capac...

A vaccine formulation for the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis, especially hepatitis B, infections is provided comprising the hepatitis antigen and a suitable carrier such as alum in combination with 3-O-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A. Combination vaccines including the vaccine formulation are also described.

The invention relates to a prosthesis for uni-condylar or bi-condylar replacement of a joint in a human body and in particular to the tibia side of a knee joint. By means of an elongate fixture, a prosthetic plate is secured in position in a pre-prepared tibia portion and is allowed to heal, without further surgery being required. The invention also relates to a device for preparing the knee joint...

A removable manifold assembly for attachment to the outlet end of a multi-cartridge injection device. The manifold assembly comprises two rigid plastic housings which encapsulate a rubber septum. Check valves are formed by compressing the front surface of the septum against a seal face of the rear housing to form a fluid tight interface therebetween. A first fluid path is formed from each cartridg...

Nondigestible fat compositions useful as a replacement for triglyceride fats or oils in foods are disclosed. These compositions have relatively flat Solid Fat Content (SFC) profile slopes between typical room and body temperatures. The nondigestible fat compositions comprise a liquid nondigestible oil and nondigestible particles of solid polyol polyester material dispersed in the oil in an amount ...

Solid nondigestible polyol polyesters wherein the ester groups contain (1) fatty acid radicals having at least one hydroxyl group that is esterified with another fatty acid or other organic radical, and (2) at least about 15% long chain (C20 or higher) saturated fatty acid radicals. The molar ratio of (1):(2) is from about 0.1:7.9 to about 3:5. These solid nondigestible polyol polyesters are very ...

Nondigestible fat compositions having relatively flat Solid Fat Content (SFC) profile slopes between typical room and body temperatures are disclosed. These nondigestible fat comprise a liquid nondigestible oil and relatively small nondigestible particles dispersed in the oil to control passive oil loss. These nondigestible particles consist essentially of a cocrystallized blend of a nondigestible...

The present invention relates to polymerisable derivatives of carbohydrates comprising a compound of formula (I)R1-(COO-Alk)m-(OCONH-R)n-(NHCO)pY-Z (I)wherein R1 is a radically polymerisable hydrocarbon group; m, n and p are 0 or 1; Alk is alkylene having up to 10 carbon atoms; R is a diradical, having up to 20 carbon atoms, of an organic diisocyanate; Z is a monovalent radical, minus a single hyd...