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Mastopexy and breast reconstruction prostheses and implantation method that allow for radiographic imaging of the breast tissue. The prostheses are arcuate and elongate optionally meshed to conform with breast tissue when implanted. Prostheses are made from naturally occurring extracellular matrix, primarily collagen, that, allows for mammographic imaging without interference as is expected from synthetic materials.

Tissue products are disclosed containing an additive composition. The additive composition, for instance, comprises an aqueous dispersion containing an olefin polymer, an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer, or mixtures thereof. The olefin polymer may comprise an interpolymer of ethylene and octene, while the ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer may comprise ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer. The additive composition may also contain a dispersing agent, such as a fatty acid. The additive composition may be incorporated into the tissue web by being combined with the fibers that are used to form the web. Alternatively, the additive composition may be topically applied to the web after the web has been formed. After the additive composition is applied to the web or otherwise incorporated into the tissue web, the tissue web is embossed. During embossing, the additive composition forms well defined embossments in the web that are water resistant. In one embodiment, the additive composition may also be used to bond multiple tissue webs together to form a multiple ply product during the embossing operation.

The invention provides systems and methods for neuromuscular electrical stimulation to muscle tissue. Stimulation electrodes may be provided on a stimulation pad, configured to provide electrical stimulation to a target tissue. A system for neuromuscular electrical stimulation may also include pressure generating mechanisms that may provide a compressive force to a region with the target tissue, thereby removing some excess third space fluid from the region.

The invention provides systems and methods for neuromuscular electrical stimulation to muscle tissue. Stimulation electrodes may be provided on a stimulation pad, configured to provide electrical stimulation to a target tissue. A system for neuromuscular electrical stimulation may also include pressure generating mechanisms that may provide a compressive force to a region with the target tissue, thereby removing some excess third space fluid from the region.

Mastopexy and breast reconstruction prostheses and implantation method that allow for radiographic imaging of the breast tissue. The prostheses are arcuate and elongate optionally meshed to conform with breast tissue when implanted. Prostheses are made from naturally occurring extracellular matrix, primarily collagen, that, allows for mammographic imaging without interference as is expected from synthetic materials.

<heading lvl="0">Abstract of Disclosure< / heading> A method of forming and preserving a bioremodelable, biopolymer scaffold material by subjecting animal tissue, particularly fetal or neo-natal tissue, to chemical and mechanical processing. The process includes, but is not limited t, harvesting the tissue, optionally extracting growth and differentiation factors from the tissue, inactivating infective agents of the tissue, mechanically expressig undesirable components frm the tissue, delipidizing the tissue, washing the tissue, optionally drying the tissue, and optionally cross-linking the tissue not necessarily in the order described. The resulting product, EBM, is characterized by its microbial, fungal, viral and prion inactivated state. EBM is storng, bioremodelable, drapable and does not undergo calicification. EBM supplants previous inventions because of its unique method of preparation and broad applicability in tissue reengineering

A method for monitoring patient's breathing action response to changes in a ventilator applied breathing support, where a) a desired target range for a breathing gas indication of O2-consumption for the patient is first determined, after which b) the ventilator applied breathing support is changed, and c) the breathing gas indication of O2-consumption of said patient is measured and d) compared with the desired target range. At least the steps b)-d) are repeated to maintain the measured breathing gas indication of O2-consumption of said patient within the desired target range. A system for monitoring a patient's breathing action is also provided.

A method of cooling an optical fiber during drawing through contact with at least one cooling fluid in at least one cooling area, wherein fast cooling, i.e. cooling that is faster than cooling in the surrounding air, from an initial temperature of the fiber to a temperature at the end of fast cooling of said fiber, is followed by slow cooling, i.e. cooling slower than cooling in the surrounding air, from a temperature of said fiber at the start of slow cooling to a temperature of said fiber at the end of slow cooling.

A method of cooling an optical fiber during drawing through contact with at least one cooling fluid in at least one cooling area, wherein fast cooling, i.e. cooling that is faster than cooling in the surrounding air, from an initial temperature of the fiber to a temperature at the end of fast cooling of said fiber, is followed by slow cooling, i.e. cooling slower than cooling in the surrounding air, from a temperature of said fiber at the start of slow cooling to a temperature of said fiber at the end of slow cooling.

This invention provides a better apparatus and method for the generation of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (CSLO) images, using a dual-waveguiding module. A dual-waveguiding structure consists of a single-mode and a multi-mode waveguide each with optimum size and numerical aperture for highly efficient collection of the OCT and CSLO optical signals. Separation of the two signals is achieved by channeling most of the multi-mode guided optical power to a CSLO detector. The non-tapped single-mode guided optical wave is further sent to a pure single-mode fiber of a standard OCT system for OCT image generation. The present invention achieves highly efficient optical power usage and hence high signal to noise ratio, together with inherent pixel-to-pixel registration of the OCT and CSLO images, and a cost reduction of the OCT / CSLO combo system.

A compression set sealing element preferably 85A-95A TDI-Ester Polyurethane is compressed axially and retained against extrusion by CEM anti-extrusion rings. The compressed state of the sealing element is locked in by a degradable lock ring assembly. The mandrel is secured to an upper end of a slip cone and a breakable slip ring is secured by a wireline setting tool until the set position is reached. The slip ring breaks into segments that are pulled up the slip cone as the setting tool pushes on a sleeve to axially compress the sealing element and lock in the set. The sealing element is retained against extrusion by CEM anti-extrusion rings. When the setting tool is removed a ball seat is exposed for delivery of a ball to build pressure into the formation for fracturing. The entirety of the plug then disintegrates from well fluid exposure.

A superabrasive particle coated with a solidified coating of a molten braze alloy that is chemically bonded to the superabrasive particle, where the molten braze alloy includes a substantially less-reactive protective material, is disclosed and described. In one aspect, the molten braze alloy may coat at least about 80% of an outer surface of the superabrasive particle. Various methods for making and using such a coated superabrasive particle are additionally disclosed and described.

An ultrasonic horn used in, for instance, a wire bonding apparatus and formed with mounting flanges, including a slit and a cross-sectional shape varying portion; the slit being on the central axis in the horn's longitudinal direction and extending fore and aft relative to the center of the mounting flanges, the length of the slit(s) being equal to or greater than the width direction of a flange region that is between the opposing flanges, and at least a part of the cross-sectional shape varying portion being on the outer surface of the horn at a slit region in which the slit is formed. The stress center point in the cross-section of the ultrasonic horn at the flange region is positioned more to the inside than a straight line joining the stress center points in the cross-sections of the ultrasonic horn at the front and rear end portions of the slit.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of electric lifting machine and live line operation and particularly relates to a transmission line unmanned aerial vehicle and electric lifting device combined live working method. An unmanned aerial vehicle is used to suspend an insulation rope to a conductive wire, a semi-static rope is dragged through the insulation rope to suspend the semi-static rope to the conductive wire, an equipotential electrician operates a small fly people machine to enter a strong electric field and reach a live line to carry out defective elimination operation. The method comprises the steps of setting the unmanned aerial vehicle and the insulation rope, checking the unmanned aerial vehicle, throwing the rope through the unmanned aerial vehicle, dragging the semi-static rope, installing the semi-static rope, installing the small fly people machine and a buffer self-locking device, carrying out equipotential electrician checking and connection, lifting the equipotential electrician by the small fly people machine and completing potential transfer, hanging a hard insulation ladder head and carrying out translocation, entering into equipotential to hang an extension rope to eliminate a defect, and exiting the equipotential. An operator is lifting by using the small fly people machine to reach a live line defective position, climbing an iron tower and a soft ladder to enter and leave the strong electric field is not needed, the safety risk is small, the working efficiency is high, and the operation is simple.

A filtration apparatus (10) for treating a fluid comprises a vessel (12), a first partition plate (18) dividing the vessel into first and second chambers (22, 26) and defining a through hole (40), and a filtration module (30) located within the second chamber (26) and including a body section (32) defining an outer diameter which is greater than the diameter of the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18). The apparatus (10) further comprises a reducing connector (36) having a first end secured to the body section (32) of the filtration module (30) and a second end sealed relative to the through hole (40) in the first partition plate (18) to permit communication between the filtration module (30) and the first chamber (22).In a disclosed embodiment the apparatus (10) includes a second partition plate (20) such that the vessel is divided into first, second and third chambers (22, 24, 26), wherein the filtration module (30) is mounted between the partition plates (18, 20).

A packing reinforcement member has an elongated body having a first end and a second end. A first side wall extends between the first end and the second end. The first side wall has an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion. A second side wall and a third side wall are connected to each other at an angle and both extend from the first side wall. A packing assembly for shipping and storage of objects has a shipping container including a plurality of side walls and a bottom wall extending between the plurality of side walls. At least one packing reinforcement member is positioned adjacent a corner of the shipping container formed by two of the plurality of side walls.

The present invention discloses a cutter-free rotary fruit picking machine. The cutter-free rotary fruit picking machine comprises a clamping mechanism, a rotary flexible mechanism and a locking mechanism configured to lock the clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism employs a folding mechanism to clamp fruits, and the rotary flexible mechanism drives the rotation of the fruits to twist down the fruits. The cutter-free rotary fruit picking machine can achieve cutter-free picking to protect fruits to the maximum extent, the clamping rotation process can be controlled through hand pulling, and the cost is reduced to allow the movement operation to be more flexible.

A packing reinforcement member has an elongated body having a first end and a second end. A first side wall extends between the first end and the second end. The first side wall has an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion. A second side wall and a third side wall are connected to each other at an angle and both extend from the first side wall. A packing assembly for shipping and storage of objects has a shipping container including a plurality of side walls and a bottom wall extending between the plurality of side walls. At least one packing reinforcement member is positioned adjacent a corner of the shipping container formed by two of the plurality of side walls.

A gyratory crusher spider wall shield for releasable mounting to a radially inward facing face of a spider positioned on top of a shell of a gyratory crusher includes a primary protection wall positionable over the inward face of the spider and a rear wall attachable to an outer annular fixating ring positionable axially intermediate a material input hopper and the spider.

The invention belongs to the technical field of civil air defense engineering protection equipment, and particularly relates to urban underground comprehensive pipe gallery hoisting opening steel structure civil air defense protection equipment. The equipment comprises a door frame, hinges, door leaves, locks and an electric driving device, wherein the door frame is mounted on a base body of a hoisting opening, the door leaves are steel structure door leaves and are hinged to the door frame through the hinges, the locks are mounted on the door leaves, and the electric driving device is connected with the locks and the door leaves. According to the equipment, efficient and reliable orifice protection measures can be provided for the comprehensive pipe gallery engineering hoisting opening, the safety of personnel and equipment in the engineering is guaranteed, and the equipment has important guiding significance and application value for preserving wartime city strength and improving thesurvivability of important city conveying pipelines, has wide popularization and application prospects in comprehensive pipe gallery construction in China, and has great war preparedness benefits andremarkable economic benefits.

Method and apparatus for drying granular resin material by heating compressed air to a temperature prescribed for gas separation membrane operation, presenting the heated compressed air to a membrane separating out oxygen-size and smaller molecules to provide a stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size at a pressure substantially that of the compressed air, heating the stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size to a temperature at which dew point of the stream is no higher than −40 degrees F., and introducing the heated stream of gas molecules into a chamber for upward flow to atmosphere through granular resin material in the chamber.

A gyratory crusher spider wall shield for releasable mounting to a radially inward facing face of a spider positioned on top of a shell of a gyratory crusher includes a primary protection wall positionable over the inward face of the spider and a rear wall attachable to an outer annular fixating ring positionable axially intermediate a material input hopper and the spider.

An intelligent fire-fighting trolley in a floor comprises a corridor, a track is installed in the middle of the top face of the corridor, the cross section of the track is in an inverted trapezoid shape, the lower end of the track is connected with a water pipe, a cylinder is arranged below the water pipe, annular blind holes are formed in the left end face and the right end face of the cylinder, the left annular blind hole and the right annular blind hole communicate through a channel, and the annular blind holes are internally connected with second barrels; and annular pistons are installed in the annular blind holes, the outer ends of the second barrels are connected with plungers, the outer ends, corresponding to the cylinder, of the inner sides of the second barrels are connected with fixing plates, the plungers are connected with the fixing plates through tension mechanisms, the plungers are connected with adjusting mechanisms, a box body is arranged on the lower side of the cylinder, and a motor is installed on the inner side face of the box body. The problem that firefighters difficultly break a door in the fire fighting process is solved, a large amount of physical strength can be saved for the firefighters in the door breaking process, life danger caused by poor physical strength is avoided, meanwhile, the device can break the door rapidly, the door breaking waiting time in the fire fighting process is saved, the firefighters can press fire behaviors in time, and personnel injury and material losses are reduced.

An apparatus for drying granular resin material in a hopper including a first sub-system, including a membrane and a heater receiving drying gas from the membrane to be heated, the first sub-system supplying dried heated gas to a first portion of the hopper; and a second sub-system, including a mixing device and a heater for receiving drying gas from the mixing device to be heated, the mixing device inducing withdrawal of gas from the hopper and mixing the withdrawn gas with gas supplied from the first subsystem, the mixed gases being heated and supplied to a second portion of the hopper, the improvement comprising a gas separation membrane for separating inert gases from air supplied to the apparatus and providing the separated inert gas in the first subsystem; a heater for heating air supplied to the apparatus; and a thermostat for controlling the heater and thereby maintaining the supplied air at a selected temperature.

Method and apparatus for drying granular resin material by heating compressed air to a temperature prescribed for gas separation membrane operation, presenting the heated compressed air to a membrane separating out oxygen-size and smaller molecules to provide a stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size at a pressure substantially that of the compressed air, heating the stream of gas molecules of at least nitrogen-size to a temperature at which dew point of the stream is no higher than −40 degrees F., and introducing the heated stream of gas molecules into a chamber for upward flow to atmosphere through granular resin material in the chamber.