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A surgical instrument includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end with an operating device disposed at the distal end. A cable assembly is carried by the shaft and extends proximally to a terminus. A handle assembly coupled to the cable assembly concludes a first handle and a second handle. The first handle includes portions configured to receive the terminus and the proximal end of the shaft while portions of the second handle are configured to receive the terminus of the cable assembly. The proximal end of the shaft and the terminus are simultaneously rotatable to cover the proximal end of the shaft to the portions of the first handle and to couple the terminus to the portions of the second handle. The handle assembly can be made sterilizable with a minimum of non-bearing surfaces, while the shaft assembly can be made disposable and interchangeable with various operating devices. An associated method includes the step of releasably locking the shaft assembly to the handle assembly.

A tamper-proof electronic security seal which includes a bolt and a locking element and an electronic seal element. The bolt has a head and a hollow shank extending therefrom having a longitudinal bore formed therein. The shank is dimensioned to pass through a lock hasp and has a free end formed for locking engagement with the locking element. The electronic seal element is formed for mechanical connection to the bolt head, and includes an electrical power source, a control unit, communications means responsive to the control unit and a sensor adapted for insertion into the longitudinal bore of the shank, and connected to the control unit. In response to a severing of the shank and the sensor inserted therein, the control unit is operative to activate the communications means to emit an alarm signal.

The present invention is of system, device, and method for detection, localization, and characterization of plaque-induced stenosis of a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a balloon catheter having an expandable balloon insertable into a blood vessel, which balloon comprises a plurality of pressure sensors operable to detect stenosis of the vessel, and further operable to report degrees of compressibility of stenotic regions of plaque within the vessel, thereby distinguishing between standard and vulnerable plaque.

A food-cooking appliance having a main body in which a cooking bowl (6) is mounted and a lid (7) removably mounted to the main body and designed to close the main body in a substantially airtight manner during cooking. The food-cooking appliance also includes odor treatment means (10) for treating cooking odors, which means are associated with the lid (7), and heater means. The lid (7) is removably mounted to be removable from the main body and from the cooking odor treatment means (10) so as to be separable simultaneously from the main body and from the odor treatment means (10).

The present invention is of system, device, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction in a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention is of a balloon catheter having an expandable balloon which comprises a plurality of strain gauges operable to report relative degrees of expansion of local portions of a wall of the expandable balloon. Incomplete expansion of a local portion of the balloon, under common pressure within the balloon, indicates presence of an obstruction, such as a region of plaque, within the blood vessel.

The present invention is of system, device, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction in a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention is of a balloon catheter having an expandable balloon which comprises a plurality of strain gauges operable to report relative degrees of expansion of local portions of a wall of the expandable balloon. Incomplete expansion of a local portion of the balloon, under common pressure within the balloon, indicates presence of an obstruction, such as a region of plaque, within the blood vessel.

The present invention relates generally to exercising equipment, and more particularly, to an improved multi-use weight lifting apparatus. The present weight lifting apparatus comprises a frame (12), a vertical guide member (52), at least one horizontal guide member (46), a weight bearing bar (60), and a safety catch mechanism (70). This weight lifting apparatus allows a weight lifter to perform exercise with vertical and horizontal ranges of motion that simulate the natural motions of using free weights while providing safety mechanisms that are not available with free weights.

The present invention relates generally to exercising equipment, and more particularly, to an improved multi-use weight lifting apparatus. The present weight lifting apparatus comprises a frame (12), a vertical guide member (52), at least one horizontal guide member (46), a weight bearing bar (60), and a safety catch mechanism (70). This weight lifting apparatus allows a weight lifter to perform exercise with vertical and horizontal ranges of motion that simulate the natural motions of using free weights while providing safety mechanisms that are not available with free weights.

The connecting end of the hypodermic needle is so designed that it can be attached to and then disconnected from the tip of an injection instrument by pressure, that is, an axial tractional force exerted between the said needle and the said injection instrument. The extraction device has an opening delimited by locking elements forming one piece with elastic pieces so as to allow its diameter to vary between a minimum diameter and a maximum diameter at least equal to the diameter of the said connecting end and at least one piece associated with the said locking elements for the purpose of converting an axial force exerted on the said piece into at least one radial component capable of being applied to the said elastic pieces so as to deform them radially in order to increase the diameter of the said opening when axial pressure is exerted by the said connecting end.

A standard for supporting a game net above a playing surface is provided with an internal net tensioning system which allows the standard to be stored beneath the playing surface. A plurality of pre-set height stops are provided along the length of the standard to allow the net to be set at one of several different heights to accommodate the playing of different games by different playing abilities. Power cylinder mechanics permits the automatic raising and lowering of the standard with respect to the playing surface. A quick attachment system is provided for quickly and easily engaging and disengaging the net from the standard.

An ergonomic hopper holder for use with spray application equipment includes a vertical support member having a holster end, an opposite hopper end, and a hopper hanger proximate to the hopper end. The holder also includes an arm member having a support end, a spray gun end, and a spray gun support proximate to the spray gun end for supporting a spray gun. The arm member is pivotably joined to the vertical support member. The holder further includes a holster and belt combination capable of being worn by an artisan.

A hair wash and rinse brush provides for a substantially flat brush structure that comprises a handle portion and a paddle, or “brush,” portion. The brush portion incorporates a plurality of apertures. Some of the apertures have hollow bristles disposed within them. In this fashion, water can be dispersed directly onto the hair of the user or the user's pet and directly onto the user's scalp or onto the pet's skin during washing and rinsing. The brush may also alternatively include an enclosure at the back of the brush, the enclosure having means for attaching the brush to a water supply. The enclosure can also be configured to be removably attachable to the back of the brush.

Disclosed a device for digging diaphragms, including a framework and a half-shell support body, fixed in the lower part of the framework, which supports a first pair of half-shells moved to open and close by a first actuation system. The device also has a reservoir operatively connected to the first pair of half-shells to contain the soil dug by half-shells. The reservoir is normally positioned between the framework and the half-shells and has a volume configured to contain an amount of soil corresponding to the amount of soil dug by such half-shells during a single operating cycle of the device. The device can also include separation means actuated for isolating the soil contained in the reservoir.

According to a first embodiment of our invention, a monitoring device is placed above, within, or on the bottom of a cast, boot, shoe, or other lower extremity immobilization or protective device, and has one or more single or cluster of pressure sensitive chambers designed to burst at a predetermined force or weight. The pressure sensitive chambers may be filled with air, liquid, semi-liquid, or particulate material. Once properly positioned, the device serves to detect and alert one or more individuals to the fact that weight-bearing has occurred and / or that a certain amount of force has been transmitted across the bottom or other portion of the cast, boot, shoe, mat, sock, insole, or lower extremity immobilization or protective device in a setting where such pressure could be deleterious or harmful (including situations where patients are recovering from a bony fracture, tendon injury, and recent lower extremity surgery).

A flushing system for an inboard and an inboard / outboard marine engine is inserted into the flow path normally used for conducting ambient water to the engine for cooling purposes. A first attachment means allows ambient fluid to flow into the system and a second attachment means allows for ambient fluid to flow out of the system. A first extension means connects the upstream ambient fluid to the flushing system inlet and a second extension means connects the flushing system outlet to the downstream ambient fluid allowing the flushing system to be located some distance from the insertion point.

A screw driving system including: a screw driving device having a body to which there is mounted an output shaft so as to be mobile in rotation, the body housing a motor connected to the output shaft by a transmission; at least one screwing accessory cooperating with the output shaft to be driven in rotation; a reversible attachment for the screwing accessory; and elements for recognizing the accessory when it is fixedly attached to the device via the reversible attachment. The elements for recognizing include an electronic tag reader attached to the device and an electronic tag fixedly attached to the accessory, the reader and the tag being positioned, when the accessory is fixedly attached to the device, in the axis of the output shaft, the reader being connected by a power supply and / or data transmission wire, the wire extending in the device in the axis of the output shaft.

A support device for a downspout extension is provided, comprising a molded assembly having a U-shaped upper portion and an elongated ground stake lower portion. The upper portion comprises a first and second upright member forming a substantial U-shape, wherein the distal ends thereof include an inward tab extending therefrom. The tabs and the shape of the upper portion are utilized to secure a section of a downspout extension, while the lower portion is adapted to be pressed into the ground a measured distance such that the downspout extension is supported in an elevated position. Graduation indicia are placed along the lower portion to measure the upper portion height relative to the ground, whereby the user can properly pitch a supported downspout extension using consecutive ground support devices. The device ensures proper and continued drainage pitch through a downspout extension, preventing distortions which may otherwise impede proper drainage.

A device for the rapid attachment of an interchangeable watch bracelet for wrist watches, as well as a wrist watch and an interchangeable watch bracelet. A body used as a push button slidingly housed in a watch case includes a retaining stem arranged parallel to the watch case. The body is displaceable parallel to a longitudinal axis of the retaining stem and the body is biased in a rest position. The device includes an attachment element mounted at one end of the interchangeable watch bracelet, comprising a slot with a shape complementary to that of the retaining stem. The retaining stem is thus adapted, depending on its position along the longitudinal axis, to cooperate with the attachment element or elements so as to enable the interchangeable watch bracelet to be attached to or to be removed from the watch case.

The present invention relates to an intravenous infusion set providing delivery of intravenous fluid to patients. An intravenous infusion set (10) to administer continuous air free delivery of intravenous fluid to a patient, said intravenous infusion set (10) comprising: a drip chamber (12), a flexible infusion line (22) of sufficient length connecting a lower end (20) of the drip chamber (12) to a standard connector (24) at the patient end so that a needle or a catheter could be connected to the patient; a roller clamp (26) arranged between the drip chamber (12) and the standard connector (24) being movable along the length of the flexible infusion line (22), said drip chamber (12) provided with a spike (14) on the upper end (16) and a flow regulating and stopping member (18) at its lower end (20) configured to administer continuous air free delivery of intravenous fluid to patients.

A self-ligating orthodontic brace comprising a base, a body, a groove that is configured to receive an orthodontic archwire and has an opening emerging in the direction of the occlusion plane, and a movable element for closing the groove that is configured to move between a position of closing and a position of opening the groove. The brace comprises a single lock for the movable element in the position of closing and also comprising a holder to hold the movable element in the position of opening the groove.

The present invention is for a Work Station, which attaches directly to a cart giving the employees a writing area, a place to store work supplies, and retaining means for holding at least one pricing instrument, marking instrument, scanning instrument, printing instrument, or computing instrument, thereby allowing an employee to work more efficiently as well as reducing the incidents of damage to costly hardware. A Work Station comprises: a cart; a platform; attaching means for connecting said platform to said cart; said platform has retaining means for holding at least one instrument; wherein said retaining means are capable of holding said instruments of various sizes; and wherein an employee needs to utilizes at least one instrument to perform at least one work related task, said employee can remove said instrument from said retaining means to perform said task and said employee can store said instrument in said retaining means when said employee is done with said instrument. The present invention also provides a method of using a work station.

A waist adjusting device for reducing the waist size of pants without the use of a belt is provided. The device comprises two engaging members and a connecting member which is pivotally attached to both engaging members. The engaging members each have clips disposed thereupon to permit them to be selectively fastened to spaced apart points along a pant waistline. With the engaging members fastened onto the pant, the device contracts the waist by the engaging members being pivoted about the connecting member such that the clips are drawn closer together.

A reusable article for wrapping gifts comprised of reversible fabric sheet having a fabric sizing strip and an elastic loop so that the reusable article requires no additional materials to wrap the gift, such as fastening or adhesive means. The reusable article for wrapping gifts is made to accommodate a variety of gift shapes and sizes. The reusable article may further be comprised of contrasting colors or patterns so that the single article comprises multiple giftwrap design configurations.

Proposed is a wheeled drop-floor trailer that has a U-shaped frame with two articulated linkages pivotally installed on the sides of the U-shaped frame and suspension rods that pivotally support the drop floor in a freely hanging condition. On the side of the trailer opposite the loading side the articulated linkages are interconnected by a cross bar, which is connected to a drive mechanism, e.g., to a winch, via a cable. When the articulated linkages are inclined toward the loading side, the drop floor descends to the ground under its own weight and, after the cargo is loaded onto the drop floor, the latter is raised by pulling the linkages with the use of the winch via the cable and the cross bar in the direction opposite the loading side.

A foldable rest support including a frame has at least four sections articulated together about an axis to which is associated a bearing surface, two of the sections constituting the suspension arms. According to the disclosed embodiments, two other of the sections constituting the feet of the support present each one a truncated V shape, and the bearing surface links the sections constituting the suspension arms in order to at least partially cover at least one of the side faces of the foldable support.