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In a surgical method for improving cardiac function, an implantable scaffold or valve support device is inserted inside a patient's heart and attached to the heart in a region adjacent to a natural mitral or other heart valve. The scaffold or valve support device defines an orifice and, after the attaching of the scaffold or valve support device to the heart, or temporary support while native valve leaflets and / or subvalvular structures are captured, a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve seated in the orifice, and the native valve may be retracted into the scaffold / replacement assembly to create a gasket for sealing the complex.

A high force traction apparatus which operates along the cable linear axis with no cable bending. The cable is encircled with links from several looping chain drives. The links have a concave friction surface to match the cable radius. Rollers apply pressure to multiple links thereby providing a high normal force on the cable. The staggered and synchronized links keep the high squeeze force evenly distributed. This allows the traction apparatus to impose a pulling force that approaches the cable tensile limit without cable damage.

A coin dispensing and storing device includes a coin distributing body (10), coin collecting tubes (20), a left rotatable support (30), a pivotal plate (40) and a right rotatable support (50). Coins are received in the coin collecting tubes (20) respectively. The left rotatable support (30) is pivotally connected to one side of the coin distributing body (10). The left rotatable support (30) allows a portion of the coin collecting tubes (20) to be disposed therein. The pivotal plate (40) is pivotally connected to the other side of the coin distributing body (10). The right rotatable support (50) is connected to the pivotal plate (40). The right rotatable support (50) allows the remaining portion of the coin collecting tubes (20) to be disposed therein. The left rotatable support (30) and the right rotatable support (50) can be pivotally received in the coin distributing body (10) or rotated to the outside of the coin distributing body (10). With this arrangement, the operation is labor-saving. Further, the force exerting on the respective rotatable supports can be distributed efficiently to reduce the generation of damage and deformation.

A tool assembly primarily for illuminating a work space having a plurality of tools each of which having both a proximal and distal end for providing rotational movement of each of the tools for extension to at least one functional position and a distal end for use of the tool in the work space, and a stored position when not in use; in which one of said tools means is a flashlight means for illuminating at least the work space and at least one other said tools at the proximal end. The assembly further has a gripping, extension and containment portion within the assembly for engaging the tool and for providing pivotal positioning of the tools from the functional position through to the stored position; at least two non-vertically coplanar hinge pins for pivotal engagement of each of the tools from the stored position through the functional position; such that when the tools are pivoted to at least one aligned functional position the tools are substantially parallel and vertically coplanar and when the tools are pivoted to a stored position the tools are substantially contained within the assembly in a parallel, co-vertically planar arrangement by way of recesses in the said gripping, extension and containment portion; the gripping, extension and containment portion further has an arcuately sloped surface means for ergonomic and useful functioning, for wresting the flashlight or a thumb when in use.