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Visual electrode ablation systems are described herein which include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. An electric current may be passed through the fluid such that it passes directly to the tissue region being imaged and the electrical energy is conducted through the fluid without the need for a separate ablation probe or instrument to ablate the tissue being viewed.

An ejector, such as a venturi, facilitates the delivery of gaseous fuel to the combustion chamber of a burner. A blower forces air through the ejector, and the air flow produces a suction that draws fuel from a fuel inlet to produce a fuel-air mixture. The amount of fuel drawn from the fuel inlet is a function of the air flow such that a substantially constant fuel-air ratio is obtained over a range of air flow rates and temperatures without the need for a separate high-pressure fuel pump. The fuel-air mixture may be provided to a combustion chamber for combustion. Air from the blower may be pre-heated prior to entering the ejector, for example, using a heat exchanger that recovers some of the heat from the combusted fuel-air mixture. Air flow through the ejector may be conditioned, for example, by a swirler, to produce a tangential air flow that can increase fuel flow by increasing air velocity across the fuel inlet and / or produce a swirl-stabilized flame in the combustion chamber. The combusted fuel-air mixture may be provided to a thermal load, such as an external combustion engine. Blower speed may be controlled manually or automatically to control power output. Fuel flow to the ejector can be controlled manually or automatically to control fuel-air ratio. The burner can be configured to operate with multiple fuel types, for example, using a fuel selector with fixed or variable restrictors.

A method of forming an interconnect assembly including forming a substrate with a plurality of through holes extending from a first major surface to a second major surface. A plurality of recesses are formed in the second major surface of the substrate that at least partially overlap with the plurality of through holes. The recesses have a cross-sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of the through holes. At least one discrete contact member is inserted in a plurality of the through holes. The contact members include proximal ends extending into the recesses, distal ends extending above the first major surface, and intermediate portions engaged with an engagement region of the substrate located between the first major surface and the recesses. Retention members at least partially deposited in the recesses bond to the proximal ends to retain the contact members in the through holes.

The present invention relates a device for storing and dispensing a fluid. The device includes an elongated container, an outlet component, and a movable dispensing component. The present invention also relates to a kit that includes the device of the present invention and a filling attachment for refilling the device with a fluid. The present invention also relates to a kit that includes a compilation of component parts comprising the elongated container, the outlet component, and the movable dispensing component of the device of the present invention. The kit can further include a filament for directly or indirectly anchoring the movable dispensing component to the elongated container. The kit can also include a filling attachment comprising an attachment end and an adapter end. The present invention further relates to a method for storing a fluid, a method for dispensing a fluid, and a method for storing, dispensing, and refilling a fluid.

A medical manipulation assembly comprises a sheath steerable in response to rotational movement of a sheath steering mechanism. The assembly also comprises a catheter extendable through the sheath. The catheter is steerable in response to rotational movement of a catheter steering mechanism. The sheath and catheter are independently steerable. The assembly also comprises a set of control wires. At least one of the sheath or the catheter includes a plurality of lumens with at least two of the plurality of lumens each sized for passage of one of the control wires of the set of control wires. The steerable catheter includes a working channel sized to receive a visualization instrument therethrough.

An adjustable seal system, seal component for use in the system, and method are provided for forming a sealing interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket. The seal component is selectively placed over the outer surface of a suspension liner including a plurality of seal bands, which the seal component may removably and securely engage.

A semiconductor socket including a substrate with a plurality of through holes extending from a first surface to a second surface. A plurality of discrete contact members are located in the plurality of the through holes. The plurality of contact members each include a proximal end accessible from the second surface, and a distal end extending above the first surface. At least one dielectric layer is bonded to the second surface of the substrate with recesses corresponding to target circuit geometry. A conductive material deposited in at least a portion of the recesses to form conductive traces redistributing terminal pitch of the proximal ends of the contact members.

A method and system for spacecraft navigation using distant celestial gamma-ray bursts which offer detectable, bright, high-energy events that provide well-defined characteristics conducive to accurate time-alignment among spatially separated spacecraft. Utilizing assemblages of photons from distant gamma-ray bursts, relative range between two spacecraft can be accurately computed along the direction to each burst's source based upon the difference in arrival time of the burst emission at each spacecraft's location. Correlation methods used to time-align the high-energy burst profiles are provided. The spacecraft navigation may be carried out autonomously or in a central control mode of operation.

An electrical interconnect including a substrate with at least two adjacent layers configured to translate relative to each other between a nominal position and a translated position. A plurality of through holes are formed through the layers from a first surface of the substrate to a second surface of the substrate in both the nominal position and the translated position. At least one contact member is positioned in the through holes with distal portions accessible from the first surface and a proximal portions positioned near the second surface. The proximal portion of the contact members are secured to the substrate near the second surface with a conductive structure. The two adjacent layers of the substrate are translated from the nominal position to the translated position to elastically deform the contact members within the through holes and to displace the distal portions of the contact members toward the conductive structures, respectively.

The present invention relates a device for storing and dispensing a fluid. The device includes an elongated container, an outlet component, and a movable dispensing component. Also disclosed is a kit that includes the device and a filling attachment for refilling the device with a fluid. Also disclosed is a kit that includes a compilation of component parts comprising the elongated container, the outlet component, and the movable dispensing component of the device. The kit can further include a filament for directly or indirectly anchoring the movable dispensing component to the elongated container. The kit can also include a filling attachment comprising an attachment end and an adapter end. Also disclosed is a method for storing a fluid, a method for dispensing a fluid, and a method for storing, dispensing, and refilling a fluid.