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Apparatus and methods for ablating, severing, cutting, shrinking, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a target tissue to be treated. In a method for treating a target tissue, an active electrode of an electrosurgical probe is positioned in at least close proximity to the target tissue in the presence of an electrically conductive fluid. A high frequency voltage is then applied between the active electrode and a return electrode, wherein, the high frequency voltage is sufficient to volumetrically remove (ablate), sever, or modify at least a portion of the target tissue. The probe comprises a multi-lumen shaft having a plurality of internal lumens, and a return electrode coil oriented substantially parallel to the shaft distal end. The active electrode may be in the form of a metal disc, a hook, or an active electrode coil. In the latter embodiment, the active electrode coil is typically arranged substantially orthogonal to the return electrode coil. Methods of making an active electrode coil, a return electrode coil, and an electrosurgical probe are also disclosed.

Methods and systems for accessing a Eustachian tube of a patient are disclosed. The system includes a guide configured for passing into a nasal passage of the patient to position a distal tip of the catheter at or near a Eustachian tube, the guide having a distal tip with a bend having an angle between 30 and 90 degrees; and a guidewire configured to pass through the guide into the Eustachian tube. A device for providing therapy to the Eustachian tube is passed through the guide.

Apparatus and methods for ablating, severing, cutting, shrinking, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a target tissue to be treated. In a method for treating a target tissue, an active electrode of an electrosurgical probe is positioned in at least close proximity to the target tissue in the presence of an electrically conductive fluid. A high frequency voltage is then applied between the active electrode and a return electrode, wherein, the high frequency voltage is sufficient to volumetrically remove (ablate), sever, or modify at least a portion of the target tissue. The probe comprises a multi-lumen shaft having a plurality of internal lumens, and a return electrode coil oriented substantially parallel to the shaft distal end. The active electrode may be in the form of a metal disc, a hook, or an active electrode coil. In the latter embodiment, the active electrode coil is typically arranged substantially orthogonal to the return electrode coil. Methods of making an active electrode coil, a return electrode coil, and an electrosurgical probe are also disclosed.

A method for producing shaped articles of ceramic composites provides a high degree of dimensional tolerance to these articles. A fiber preform is disposed on a surface of a stable formed support, a surface of which is formed with a plurality of indentations, such as grooves, slots, or channels. Precursors of ceramic matrix materials are provided to the fiber preform to infiltrate from both sides of the fiber preform. The infiltration is conducted under vacuum at a temperature not much greater than a melting point of the precursors. The melt-infiltrated composite article substantially retains its dimension and shape throughout the fabrication process.

A method of making a microelectronic assembly includes providing a microelectronic element having a front face and contact pads accessible at the front face, providing a dispensing tool containing a molten metal and having a discharge port for dispensing the molten metal, and aligning the discharge port of the dispensing tool with one of the contact pads of the microelectronic element. A mass of the molten metal is dispensed through the discharge port and onto the one of the contact pads of the microelectronic element; and ultrasonic waves are applied to the mass of molten metal during the dispensing step for facilitating wetting of the mass of molten metal with the one of the contact pads of the microelectronic element.

Described are fluorochemical surfactants derived from nonafluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride that contain polyalkyleneoxy side chains and may be copolymerized with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid to form polyacrylates or polymethacrylates. The surfactants surprisingly lower the surface tension of water and other liquids in the same or similar low values achieved by premier surfactants such as those derived from perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride.

A method of detecting the presence of an ion includes contacting a nucleic acid enzyme with a sample suspected of containing the ion, where the enzyme contains a ribonucleotide and is dependent on the ion to produce a product from a substrate, and measuring an amount of the product produced. The ion is Pb<2+>, and is in the presence of other ions.

A flux for hot dip galvanization comprises from:&Circlesolid;60 to 80 wt. % of zinc chloride (ZnCl2); 7 to 20 wt. % of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl); 2 to 20 wt. % of a fluidity modifying agent comprising at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal; 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a least one of the following compounds: NiCl2, CoCl2, MnCl2; and 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % of at least one of the following compounds: PbCl2, SnCl2, BiCl3, SbCl3.

The present invention provides a system and a method for reducing pores, or air pockets, that form at the interface between the material used to attach or adhere the surface of a component, such as a prosthesis, to a site.A preferred embodiment of the invention includes an actuator that controls a coupler which transmits energy to a prosthesis being inserted into a material to reduce porosity at an interface between the prosthesis and the material.The system of the present invention can include an oscillating hand-held device that vibrates the stem component of an orthopedic prosthesis at a particular frequency and amplitude. The device is typically held by the hand of the surgeon, who guides the vibrating prosthesis into the cement-filled medullary cavity.

The invention provides an assembly for wetting a medical device, in particular a urinary catheter, with a fluid medium. The device is packed in a package which contains the fluid medium confined in a compartment. To ensure wetting of the device, the package is adapted to open the compartment and the package in one and the same opening action, preferably so that the compartment opens at the latest when the package opens. In that way, removal of the device from the package requires opening of the compartment and the device is therefore wetted automatically as part of the opening procedure.

A micro-structured surface for immersing in a multiphase fluid mixture comprises a substrate having pores and a wetting liquid phase trapped in the pores. The wetting liquid phase is immiscible with all the phases of the multiphase fluid mixture. Alternatively, the wetting liquid phase is miscible with one of the phase of the multiphase fluid mixture.

An electroplating solution contains a wetting agent in addition to a suppressor and an accelerator. In some embodiments, the solution has a cloud point temperature greater than 35° C. to avoid precipitation of wetting agent or other solute out of the plating solution. In some embodiments, the wetting agent decreases the air-liquid surface tension of the electroplating solution to 60 dyne / cm2 or less to increase the wetting ability of the solution with a substrate surface. In some embodiments of a method for plating metal onto substrate surface, the electroplating solution has a measured contact angle with the substrate surface less than 60 degrees.

The present invention relates to fiber-reinforced composites and a preparation method thereof, particularly application-oriented composites useful in dental and medical applications / appliances, such as fiber reinforced dental composites, and to a method for the manufacture thereof. Particularly the invention concerns random glass fiber-reinforced restorative composite resins with semi-interpenetrating polymer network matrix and their use in dental applications like cavity fillings, core composites, provisional and semi- permanent crown and bridge composite, cements and adhesives.

An assembly for wetting a medical device, in particular a urinary catheter, with a fluid medium is provided. The device is packed in a package which contains the fluid medium confined in a compartment. To ensure wetting of the device, the package is adapted to open the compartment and the package in one and the same opening action, preferably so that the compartment opens at the latest when the package opens. In that way, removal of the device from the package requires opening of the compartment and the device is therefore wetted automatically as part of the opening procedure.

The invention discloses a cleaning agent for optical glass, which comprises the following components in weight percentage: 2-4% of long carbon chain dibasic acid; 6-10% of an anionic surfactant; 2-4% of an inorganic base; 2-6% of a nonionic surfactant; 2-4% of a special surfactant; 6-12% of a chelator; 10-20% of an organic base; and 40-70% of deionized water, wherein the long carbon chain dibasic acid is dicarboxylic acid with 21 carbon atoms, the anionic surfactant is dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, the inorganic base is industrial NaOH, the nonionic surfactant is primary alcobol ethoxylate AEO9, the special surfactant is sodium POE nonylphenol ether sodiosulfosuccinate, the chelator is a mixture of Tetrasodium Ethylenediamine Tetraacetate and sodium gluconate, and the organic base is diethanol amine. The cleaning agent for optical glass provided by the invention has low corrosivity and good cleaning effect.

This invention concerns the commercial production of electrolytic hydrogen from coal and other hydrocarbon compounds. The process provides high capacity and low impedance compared to conventional diaphragm electrolytic cells. The hydrogen produced is suitable for combined cycle gas turbines and fuel cell power generation plants and for proton electrolytic membrane fuel cell powered transport vehicles.

An apparatus that performs electrical testing is described. This apparatus includes a first semiconductor die that is to be tested, and a connector configured to be coupled to a first surface of the first semiconductor die. Furthermore, a thermal interface in the apparatus is between a second surface of the first semiconductor die and a heat-removal device. This thermal interface includes a metal which is in a liquid state at an operating temperature of the semiconductor die during the testing.

A sealing material comprises a partially or fully cured polysulphide sealant and a reinforcing element, especially glass fibre. The sealing material is a flexible solid and is preferably in sheet form. The sealing material is cut to shape like a gasket and is assembled between components to be fastened, for example, in airframe manufacture.

The present invention provides a novel UV curable composition for forming thermally conductive interface and a method of using the same. The composition is used to promote the transfer of heat from a source of heat such as an electronic device to a heat dissipation device such as a heat sink. The composition comprises by weight from about 35% to about 75% of a UV curable acrylate material, from about 0.5% to about 15% catalyst, from about 10% to about 30% hydrocarbon solvent and from about 20% to about 70% conductive filler.

A mask (110; see also 160, 210, 260, 310, 408, 500, 702, 802, 904) having a plurality of openings (cells) is disposed on, or nearly on, the surface of a substrate (102), the openings (112) of the mask being aligned over a corresponding plurality of pads (104) on the substrate. The openings in the mask are filled with solder material (114). A pressure plate (120) is disposed over the mask to capture the solder material in the cells. Heat is directed at the mask (through the pressure plate) to reflow the solder. This is done in an inverted or partially inverted orientation. The stackup (assembly) of substrate / mask / pressure plate may be un-inverted prior to cooling. Mask configurations, methods of mounting the masks, and solder material compositions are described. The methods are robust, and are well suited to fine pitch as well as coarse pitch ball bumping of substrates.

A punctum plug includes a distal tip, a proximal cap and a body connecting the tip to the cap. The cap has a proximal surface which remains exposed in the eye upon implantation of the punctum plug. A passage for an insertion tool extends distally in the punctum plug from an opening along the proximal surface. One or more recesses in the proximal surface collect tear fluid by surface tension, and each recess is laterally offset in its entirety from the opening and does not overlap or align with the opening. The number of recesses is indicative of the size of the punctum plug. A method of punctal occlusion involves collecting tear fluid in the one or more recesses and adhering the tear fluid in the one or more recesses by surface tension.

The invention discloses a flucarbazone-Na compounded herbicide which comprises an active component I (flucarbazone-Na), an active component II and auxiliary components, wherein the active component II is one or a combination of several of mesosulfuron methyl, isoproturon, chlortoluron, pyroxsulam, Clodinafop-propargyl, carfentrazone-ethyl, tribenuron-methyl, fluroxypyr, methoxone, 2,4-D-butyl ester, dicamba, bromoxynil, thifensulfuron methyl, amidosulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, flumetsulam, fluoroglycofen-ethyl and florasulam; the auxiliary components comprise an auxiliary agent and also comprise one of a filler and a solvent; the auxiliary agent is one or a combination of two of an emulsifying agent, a dispersant, a wetting agent, a disintegrant, an agglomerant, an antifreezing agent and a thickening agent; the mass sum of the active component I (flucarbazone-Na) and the active component II is 1%-85% of the total mass of the flucarbazone-Na compounded herbicide; and the mass ratio of the active component I to the active component II is (1:20)-(20:1). The flucarbazone-Na compounded herbicide disclosed by the invention is a novel herbicide for preventing and removing weeds in a wheatland.

The invention relates to a leadless platinum electrode slurry and process for preparation, wherein the platinum electrode slurry is prepared from 2-10mass% leadless glass adhesive, 2-10mass% metal oxide, 10-20mass% organic adhesive, and ultra-fine platinum powder at left amount. The production comprises leadless glass adhesive preparation, organic adhesive preparation, leadless platinum electrode slurry formulation, and slurry treatment. The invention can produce leadless platinum electrode slurry which lead content is lower than 100ppm, while the slurry applied in the electrode of zirconium oxide oxygen sensor can sinter at 1200DEG C, and via the formula adjustment of the leadless glass adhesive, the invention can produce platinum electrode slurry which can sinter at 800-1500DEG C. The electrode has the advantages of strong zirconium oxide substrate adhesive force, high conductivity, and stable electrical property.

An apparatus comprises a shaft, an expandable dilator, and at least one ventilation pathway. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis and comprises a distal and proximal ends with at least one shaft lumen. The expandable dilator comprises body with its own proximal and distal ends. The body is configured to transition between a contracted state and an expanded state. The body is configured to dilate a Eustachian tube of a patient in the expanded state. The at least one ventilation pathway is configured to provide ventilation from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body when the body is in the expanded state. In some examples, the ventilation pathway comprises a set of transversely oriented vent openings formed through the shaft. In some other examples, the ventilation pathway comprises a space defined between one or more radially outwardly protruding features of the expandable dilator.

Described are fluorochemical surfactants derived from nonafluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride that contain polyalkyleneoxy side chains and may be copolymerized with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid to form polyacrylates or polymethacrylates. The surfactants surprisingly lower the surface tension of water and other liquids in the same or similar low values achieved by premier surfactants such as those derived from perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride.

The invention provides a preparation method and an electroplating method of normal-temperature environment-friendly sulfate trivalent chromium electroplating liquid, which relates to electroplating liquid and electroplating technology. The invention solves the problems of poor stability of the traditional trivalent chromium electroplating liquid, low precipitating and depositing rate of harmful gas in an electroplating process, more components of the electroplating liquid, sensitivity for impurities, poor corrosion resistance of an electroplating layer, and the like. The normal-temperature environment-friendly sulfate trivalent chromium electroplating liquid mainly comprises the following components of main salt, a complexation stabilizing agent, a combined additive, a buffering agent and a conducting salt. The electroplating liquid can work at normal temperature, thereby saving energy resources and having simple technology and high deposition rate, wherein the deposition rate can reach above 0.22micron.min<-1> under 6A / dm<2>. An anode of the invention is a Ti-based rare-metal tantalum-iridium-titanium anode, the anode oxygen-evolution overpotential is low, and harmful hexavalent chrome can not be generated. The normal-temperature environment-friendly sulfate trivalent chromium electroplating liquid has good corrosion resistance and high stability.

The invention relates to a low-viscosity and high-heat conduction epoxy resin electronic potting adhesive which is formed by mixing a component A with an amine curing agent according to the weight ratio of 100:5-12, wherein the component A comprises the following raw materials in weight ratio: 70-85 parts of spherical alumina powder, 10-20 parts of epoxy resin, 2-4 parts of active thinner, 2.5-5 parts of toughening agent and 0.1-0.5 parts of coupling agent. The invention has the advantages that the spherical alumina of the potting adhesive has higher filling amount compared with non-spherical alumina, the viscosity is less affected, the fluidity is favorable and the construction is convenient; the potting adhesive has good dispersibility and is difficult to sedimentate; a condensate has high heat conductivity and can quickly dissipate accumulated heat of heating parts and components; a high-filling filler can reduce a thermal expansion coefficient and a volumetric shrinkage rate and is very suitable for potting parts and components; and the price is cheaper compared with boron nitride and aluminum nitride, and the cost is low.