A fluid-carrying bag (10) or container is provided as well as a method for forming such a bag. The bag (10) has identifiers (28a, 28b) indicating a status of the contents of the bag (10). To this end, a first layer and a second layer of preferably flexible material are sealed to form an interior (14) capable of holding a fluid. A flap (18) is provided wherein at least one hole (28a) may be punched...

A film having the low dependency of film transparency on film-forming conditions and thickness, and having superior transparency and rigidity without compromising the original properties of polypropylene film. The film is produced from a polypropylene prepared from a propylene polymer having: (1) a stereoirregularity index mmrr/mmmm of a xylene-insoluble fraction at 20.degree.C within the range of...

Method for manufacturing from foil material a sleeveformed stent filled with curable material, according to which a single-walled basic sleeve is folded back into itself so as to form a double-walled sleeve portion, curable material is arranged in the space between both walls of the double-walled sleeve portion, and the extending single-walled sleeve portion is folded back over the outer wall of t...

A post operative adjustable protective socket for a patient that has undergone a transtibial amputation. The socket is formed of a single piece of semi-rigid plastic and includes a cup shaped base, a semi-circular rear shell and a semi-circular front shell that are vertically extended from the base. The rear shell has two opposed circumferential cuffs that surround the wearer's leg above the knee....

The invention relates to a chemical composition redispersible in aqueous med ia, containing a) a copolymer based on styrene and/or at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate, th e quantity of styrene and/or alkyl (meth)acrylate being 50 % by weight, based on the tot al monomers, and at least one further comonomer, and b) a water-soluble polymeric protect ive colloid, wherein about 2 to 30 parts per weigh...

A mulching device which includes a mulching plate formed by a disk provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings disposed inwardly of the periphery of the disk. A cutting blade edge is located forward of a trailing edge of each opening, the cutting edges being axially spaced from a top surface of the disk. The mulching plate can be used in a lawn mower for replacing the convention...

Water to be purified is caused to flow successively through a first and a second compartments (3, 4) of an electrolysis cell (2) divided by a permeable membrane (5) into said first and second compartments (3, 4) from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment, direct electric current being passed through the water between the anode (6) and the cathode (7), the current value being determined ...