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No Need to be Tech Savvy to Reap Lifestyle Benefits of 'Smart Home'
Intermatic Inc. Unveils Complete Home Control Package for Under $300
Spring Grove, IL - (November 1, 2004) - In an announcement released today, Intermatic Inc. unveiled its new line of HomeSettings products.
"Most people think using a home control system is too difficult or too expensive or they just don't know how," says Art Noparstak, a home automation expert with Intermatic Inc., a company that has pioneered significant changes in home environments for the last 110 years. "We are introducing a reliable home control system made with Zensys Z -Wave technology that not only enhances security and saves money, but offers very real and tangible lifestyle benefits for consumers. Within 5 years, home automation technology will be a staple in American households."
Home Controls Offer Full -Home Coverage
If you're a typical consumer, what exactly does that mean? The term really means being able to enhance your lifestyle at home by automating lights and appliances using a remote control. Consider these scenarios:
�Have you ever left home on a fall/winter morning without turning on evening lights only to return to a dark and empty home and property?
�Have you ever arrived at your vacation or business trip destination and suddenly realized that you neglected to ask a friend or neighbor to make the house look occupied?
�When you sit down to relax and watch a movie on the big screen wouldn't it be great to easily dim your lights?
�Do you need a midnight snack? How about lighting the path to the kitchen with the touch of a button?
�When it's time for the annual summertime party, how great would it be to know that the garden lights, hot tub, pond and fountain are all operating automatically based on a programmed schedule?
"The possibilities for home controls are endless and as technology advances, the options and flexibility for these type of controls will grow," says Noparstak. "But today a consumer can go into their local home center and with a budget of less than $100 begin to outfit their home with a home control system. One of the many benefits of the Intermatic HomeSettings system is that it allows you to begin with a few items and gradually expand over time."
Uses of Intermatic Home Control Products
Following is a review of the ways in which Noparstak suggests people enhance their homes with automation technology.
Home Lighting
This is probably the most popular control category and a great way to get involved with home controls. Starter kits are inexpensive, convenient and are easy -to -install. All Intermatic HomeSettings products come with a step -by -step, easy -to -follow guide. Dim fixtures you could never dim before, control them from anywhere in the house and give your home a "lived in" look while you are away. The Intermatic Home Settings Wall Receptacle* (Model HA01), the Plug -in Lamp Module (Model HA03), with a on/off/dim switch, and the In -Wall Dimmer Switch (Model HA06), will immediately give your home a superior level of lighting automation.
Outdoor Security and Lighting
Home intruders and burglars like nothing better than darkened doorways and windows. But with the weather resistant Intermatic Outdoor Module (Model HA04) and the Outdoor Screw -In Lamp Receptacle* (Model HA05), you can control the lighting surrounding your home with a bedside remote control device. What if you arrive home late at night? No problem, the outside lights will automatically sense your presence and turn on as you approach. This also makes turning on and off holiday lighting easier and more convenient.
Master Remote Control
The Master Remote Control (Model HA07) or Handy Remote Control (Model HA09) gives you the convenience of controlling lights and appliances from wherever you
happen to be at the time like your couch, car or even in your bed. Imagine hearing an unexpected noise outside, use the Master Remote Control "all on" feature to quickly turn on your lights and stereo. The Master Remote Control also features a variety of timing options, 12 "scenes", battery backup, 6 on/off features, visual feedback and an "Astro" feature that allows you to turn your lights on at sunset and off at sunrise without ever having to reset the timer. The Handy Remote Control includes 6 "scenes" and visual feedback. Each Intermatic HomeSettings system can hold up to 192 devices on each remote control.
With the broad selection of home control products offered by Intermatic HomeSettings you can control just about anything you wish in your home.
Zensys Technology
Intermatic has integrated Z -Wave technology into their home control products. Z -Wave technology is a low -cost, two -way communications technology that enables consumers to monitor and manage different systems around their home. Each product is embedded with a powerful chip that allows signals to bounce from one control to another in order to provide the most efficient working path. Zensys, the inventors of Z -Wave technology, is a provider of wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications. Intermatic HomeSettings products are compatible with all other products using Z -Wave technology.
For More Information
To enhance its effort in making homes safer, Intermatic continues to work with the Burglary Prevention Council (BPC) on educating consumers about safeguarding their homes against intruders. Consumers are encouraged to request the "Safe and Secure" booklet by sending a self -addressed, stamped envelope plus $1 for postage and handling to Vanessa Severance, Intermatic Inc., Intermatic Plaza, Spring Grove, Ill. 60681. Topics include evaluating your home's current safety measures, assessing your home's entry points, evaluating your neighborhood, understanding what attracts and discourages burglars, and implementing a cost -effective security program in your home.
About Intermatic Inc.
Intermatic is the leading producer of home security and home control products such as electric timers and wireless security alarms. Intermatic HomeSettings products are available at most hardware stores and home centers.
Intermatic also manufactures a new line of insect control products called the Mosquito Freedom� line of Mosquito Inhibitors as well as Malibu® Low Voltage and Solar outdoor lighting, industrial and residential surge protectors, timers, and photo control products. For additional information on the full range of Intermatic products, contact: Intermatic, Intermatic Plaza, Spring Grove, Ill., 60081 -9698.
Editors Note: To request interviews, product samples, color photos, high -resolution images or pictures on CD, please contact Lauren Russ at 773/545 -7380.
*Products are available in April 2005.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/657,724, filed Sep. 8, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,530,975, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/656,806, filed on Sep. 5, 2003 now abandoned which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/409,090, filed Sep. 6, 2002 and 60/424,114, filed Nov. 5, 2002.
The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Injection of a liquid such as a drug into a human patient or an agriculture animal is performed in a number of ways. One of the easiest methods for drug delivery is through the skin which is the outermost protective layer of the body. It is composed of the epidermis, including the stratum corneum, the stratum granulosum, the stratum spinosum, and the stratum basale, and the dermis, containing, among other things, the capillary layer. The stratum corneum is a tough, scaly layer made of dead cell tissue. It extends around 10-20 microns from the skin surface and has no blood supply. Because of the density of this layer of cells, moving compounds across the skin, either into or out of the body, can be difficult.
The current technology for delivering local pharmaceuticals through the skin includes methods that use needles or other skin piercing devices. Invasive procedures, such as use of needles or lances, effectively overcome the barrier function of the stratum corneum. However, these methods suffer from several major disadvantages: local skin damage, bleeding, and risk of infection at the injection site, and creation of contaminated needles or lances that must be disposed. Further, when these devices are used to inject drugs in agriculture animals, the needles break off from time to time and remain embedded in the animal.
Needleless injection devices have been proposed to overcome the problems associated with needles, but the proposed devices present different problems. For example, some needleless injection devices rely on spring actuators that offer limited control. Others use solenoids, compressed air or hydraulic actuators also offer limited control.
Skin sensor apparatus and methods described herein use specially tailored stimulation to effectively measure one or more properties of the surface of an anatomical body, such as the compliance gain and/or stiffness of skin.
A medical device includes a sensor configured to measure a property of an outer layer of an anatomical body surface. The sensor includes a source probe configured stimulate a local surface of the outer layer of an anatomical body surface. The sensor also includes a detector configured to measure a response of the outer layer resulting from the source probe stimulation. Further, the device includes a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller drives the source probe using a tailored stochastic sequence. The controller then determines the property of the outer layer using the measured response received from the detector.
The body surface can be the skin of a subject, or an internal body surface. The body surface can be modeled as a second order mechanical system. Further, the property of the outer layer can be determined using system identification techniques.
The source probe can include a voice coil for stimulating the local surface of the outer layer. For example the voice coil can be coupled to the outer layer and driven at a frequency to displace the surface. The detector measures displacement of the body surface, for example, using an accelerometer. In one embodiment, the detector includes a linear differential variable transducer detecting displacement of the body surface. In some embodiments, the detector further includes a strain gauge for measuring a static displacement of the body surface.
The medical device can be a drug injection device. The drug injection device is coupled to the sensor and injects a drug into an anatomical body in response to the determined property of the outer layer. For example, the device can include a servo-controller coupled to a delivery device for delivering a pharmaceutical. The servo-controller adjusts the delivery characteristics of the delivery device based on the surface properties. In one embodiment, the drug injection device is a needleless injector.
A device for injecting drug into a biological body includes a drug injector for holding the drug to be delivered to the body. The device also includes a skin sensor that measures skin properties of the body and a servo-controller coupled to the drug injector and the skin sensor. The servo-controller adjusts the injection pressure of the drug injector to selectively deliver the drug to the body based on the skin properties. In some embodiments, the skin sensor measures the properties of the body using a tailored stochastic sequence.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the invention.
A description of preferred embodiments of the invention follows.
Referring to
A nozzle is typically used to convey the drug to the skin at the required speed and diameter to penetrate the skin as required. The nozzle generally contains a flat surface, such as the head 17 that can be placed against the skin and an orifice 14. It is the inner diameter of the orifice 14 that controls the diameter of the drug stream. Additionally, the length of an aperture, or tube, defining the orifice 14 also controls the injection pressure. In some embodiments, a standard hypodermic needle is cut to a predetermined length and coupled to the head. One end of the needle is flush, or slightly recessed, with respect to the surface of the head 17 that contacts the skin to avoid puncturing the skin during use. The internal diameter of the needle (e.g., 100 �m) defines the diameter of the aperture, and the length of the needle (e.g., 5 mm) together with the aperture dimension controls the resulting injection pressure, for a given applicator pressure. In other embodiments, a hole can be drilled directly into the head 17 to reduce assembly steps. In general, the length of the orifice is selectable, for example ranging from 500 �m to 5 mm, while its diameter can range from 80 �n to 200 �m.
The device 10 includes a guide tube 16 in which a piston 18 is positioned. An interchangeable head 17 is attached at an enlarged end 19 of the tube 16 with a set of screws 21. One end of the piston 18, along with the inside of the enlarged end 19 and head 17 define the chamber 12, and a push block 22 is attached at the other end of the piston 18. Although the piston 18 forms a clearance seal with the tube 16, a seal ring can be placed about the piston 18 to prevent drug from escaping from the chamber 12 between the piston 18 and the tube 16. Attached on the outside of the push block 22 is an electrical contact plate 24. Another contact plate 26 is positioned between the interchangeable head 17 and the enlarged end 19.
In some embodiments, the guide tube 16 includes linear bearings to reduce the friction of the piston 18. Preferably, the piston 18 is rigid to avoid buckling under the force exerted by the actuator. Further, the piston 18 is light weight to reduce its inertia ensuring a rapid acceleration upon activation. In one embodiment, the piston 18 is formed from a hollow aluminum rod. Other parts can also be advantageously constructed of light weight materials. For example, the push block 22 can be formed from a machinable poly acetal.
In addition to the contact plates 24 and 26, an actuator 28 includes one to six or more wires 30 positioned about the tube 16 and parallel to one another. One end 32 of each wire 30 is attached to the contact plate 24 through the push block 22, and another end 34 of the wire 30 is attached to a respective capstan 36. The capstan 36, and the contact plates 24 and 26 are electrically conductive. Hence, the ends 32 and 34 of the wires 30 are electrically connected to each other through the contact plates 24 and 26, respectively. An insulating collar 38 positioned about the guide tube 20 helps guide the wires 30 through the holes 39 between the enlarged region 19 and the push block 22.
To apply the appropriate tension to the wires 30 and to define the volume of the chamber 12, a coiled spring 37 is positioned about the piston 18 between the end of the tube 16 and the push block 22, and the capstans 36 are turned accordingly, much like adjusting the tension in guitar strings. The wires 30 are wrapped around the respective capstans 36 one or more times. As such, the strain near the terminal ends 34 of the wires 30 attached to the capstans 36 are significantly less than the strain along the remainder of the length of the wires 30. For example, the strain near the terminal end 34 may be about 1% while that of the remainder of the wire may be about 15%.
The wires 30 can be secured to the contact plate 24 with capstans, as well. Alternatively, the wires 30 can be attached to one or both contact plates 24 and 26 by other techniques, for example, by electrodeposition as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,391, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Alternatively, each wire 30 can be twisted with a respective electrically conductive wire made of, for example, copper or iron. The twisted segment is then bent back, and partially twisted forming a loop, with the partially twisted segment formed of two strands of the wire 30 and two strands of the copper wire. The formed loop can be placed on a pin, for example, or it can be fully twisted and then bent back and partially twisted forming another loop, with the partially twisted segment formed of four strands of the wire 30 and four strands of the copper wire. Again, the formed loop can be placed on a pin to secure the wire 30 to the contact plate 24 and/or 26.
More generally, the wires 30 can be formed from a shape memory material that changes from a first stable state to a second stable state upon excitation. For example, the shape memory material can be a shape memory polymer. Alternatively, or in addition, the shape memory material can be an alloy. In some embodiments, a phase change of the shape memory material occurs when the material is heated. For example, a shape metal alloy can exist with one of two different lattice structures, such that a phase change from one lattice structure to another occurs responsive to the application and/or removal of thermal energy.
The wires 30 are made of a suitable material that contracts when heated and can be used as an actuation method. Heating can be accomplished by passing a current through the wire 30, known as Joule heating. Thus, the current is conducted within the wires 30 after a potential is applied across them. A class of materials that contract when a potential is applied to them includes piezoelectric materials and shape memory alloys. While piezoelectric crystals contract about 1%, shape memory alloys are able to contract approximately 15% or more. The larger contraction of shape memory alloys makes them desirable for the illustrated embodiment. Accordingly, the wires 30 are made of shape memory alloy such as, for example, Ni—Ti (also known as Nitinol), available from Shaped Memory Applications Inc., of San Jose, Calif., and from Dynalloy Inc. of Costa Mesa, Calif., under the Trade Mark FLEXINOL. When a potential is applied across the wires 30 via the contact plates 24 and 26 the wires 30 heat up. As the wires 30 heat up, a phase transformation of the wire material occurs, namely, the wire changes phase from martensite to austenite. This phase transformation causes the wires 30 to contract such that the piston 18 is pushed towards the orifice 14, thereby forcing the drug from the chamber 12 out the orifice 14. Preferably, the shape memory alloy is fast acting to provide a sudden force suitable for injecting a drug into a patient's skin without using a needle. A more detailed description of shape memory alloys and their use is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,901, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
To use the device 10, the device is connected to a controller 50 with a pair of leads 52, and the controller in turn in connected to a capacitor bank 54 with another pair of leads 56, as illustrated in
Although any capacitor can be used in the bank 54, a super capacitor has the advantageous feature of providing a large energy density in a small physical size. Hence the capacitors of the bank 54 can be super capacitors 53 that have a volume from 1.5 ml to 30 ml, preferably 3 ml, and an energy output of 10 J to 1 KJ, preferably 100 J. The current applied to the wires 30 is approximately 100 mAmps to 5 Amps, and the voltage applied to the wires 30 is between about 1 volt to 10 volts. In one embodiment, the applied current is 1 Amp, and the applied voltage is 5 volts. To heat the wires 30 quickly, larger currents of 25 to 100 Amps can be applied. As fast action is required, the power source must also be able to switch large currents with millisecond timing.
The amount of force per area generated by the wires 30 is about 235 MN/m2. In the illustrated embodiment, the volume of drug initially contained in the chamber 12 is about 200 �L to 250 �L, and the orifice 14 has a diameter of between about 50 �m to 500 �m. In some embodiments, the drug volume is up to 500 �L. The drug injection velocity is about 150 m/s with a 150 �m orifice 14. Generally, an injection velocity of 100 m/s or greater is required for successful skin penetration (e.g., penetrating skin to a depth of 2 mm) in a stream having a diameter of 100 �m. Advantageously, the stream diameter of the needleless injector can be substantially smaller than a typical 24 gauge needle having a diameter of 450 �m.
The device 10 has a length, L1, of approximately 150 mm, and the wires 30 contract about 7 mm when a potential is applied across them. The wires 30 can have circular cross section, in which case each wire 30 has a diameter of approximately 0.025 mm to 2 mm, preferably 380 �m. Alternatively, each fiber can have a flat ribbon shape with a thickness approximately in the range 0.025 mm to 0.5 mm and a width of approximately 0.75 mm to 10 mm. Other suitable shape memory alloys include Ag—Cd, Au—Cd, Au—Cu—Zn, Cu—Al, Cu—Al—N, Cu—Zn, Cu—Zn—Al, Cu—Zn—Ga, Cu—Zn—Si, Cu—Zn—Sn, Fe—Pt, Fe—Ni, In—Cd, In—Ti, and Ti—Nb.
Referring now to
In use, the device 10 is typically mounted within an applicator that is held by an operator. The applicator can be shaped as a pistol, cylinder or any other suitable geometry. An exemplary applicator is shown in
Referring to
Turning now to
Referring also to
A single length wire 30 is positioned on each side of the base portions 70 and 72 and attached at one end to a lead capstan 90 a, wrapped sequentially around intermediate capstans 90 b, 90 c, 90 d, and attached at the other end to a terminal capstan 90 e. To apply the appropriate tension to the wires 30, the coiled spring 37 is positioned about the piston 18 between the base portion 72 and the push block 22, and a ratchet mechanism 92 is employed to adjust the tension in the wires 30. The capstans 90 a, 90 c, and 90 e are electrically conductive, and are coupled to respective conductive bars 94 and 96. The capstans 90 b and 90 d are also electrically conductive, and are electrically coupled to respective conductive plates 98 and 100. The plates 98 and 100 in turn are electrically connected to each other through the push block 22, but electrically insulated from the piston 18 and base portion 72. The two bars 94 and 96 are electrically insulated from the base portion 70. As such, when a potential is applied across the conductive bars 94 and 96, the potential is also applied across the four segments of each wire 30.
In one implementation, the device 10 of
Although shown as blocks, the base portions 70 and 72 can have any suitable geometry which facilitates the use of the device 10 of
Referring to
The device 10 of
For example, there is shown in
When the device 10 of
Next, or while the chamber 12 is being filled with drug, the operator positions the applicator to place the surface 60 of the head 17 against the skin, S, of the body. Meanwhile, the capacitor bank 54 is energized as described above. The operator then triggers the device 10 through the controller 50 to discharge the capacitor bank 54, thereby applying a potential across the wires 30 which causes them to contract. As the wires 30 contract, they pull the push block 22 which pushes the piston 18 towards the head 17 to force the drug, D, from the chamber 12 through the orifice 14 into the body. After the energy in the capacitor bank is depleted, the potential across the wires 30 is removed which causes the wires 30 to extend to their original length as the coiled spring 37 pushes the push block 22 away from the head 17. The controller 50 then instructs the valve 102 to open to refill the chamber 12 with additional drug from the reservoir 100 to be injected into another body.
When the device 10 is intended for multiple uses, it may be desirable to provide some type of protective sterile barrier between the head 17 and the skin of the body to eliminate or at least minimize exposing a subsequent body with contaminants from a previous body.
For example, there is shown in
The operation of the take-up roller 114, and, optionally, the supply roller 110, can be controlled by the controller 50, or an additional controller. Thus, when in use, the device 10 ejects drug from the orifice 14 through the ribbon 111 into the body. After the drug has been injected into the body, additional drug can be supplied from the reservoir 100 according to the techniques described above, while the controller 50 instructs the roller 114 to take up a sufficient amount of ribbon 111 in the direction A, so that the next body is exposed only to a new sterile portion of the ribbon 111 during the injection procedure.
In other implementations, a new sterile head 17 is positioned on the device 10 after an injection, while the previous head 17 is disposed in a suitable manner.
Referring now to
In some implementations, the controller 50 is coupled with a sensor that detects skin properties. This information can be used to servo-control the actuator 28 to tailor the injection pressure, and, therefore, the depth of penetration of drug into the skin for a particular application. For instance, when the device 10 is used on a baby, the sensor detects the softness of the baby's skin, and the controller 50 uses the properties of the baby's skin and consequently reduces the injection pressure. The injection pressure can be adjusted, for example by controlling the current amplitude applied to the wires 30 and/or the current pulse rise time and/or duration. When used on an adult or someone with sun damaged skin, the controller may increase the injection pressure. The injection pressure may be adjusted depending on location of the skin on the body, for example, the face versus the arm of the patient. The injection pressure can also be tailored to deliver the drug just underneath the skin or deep into muscle tissue. Moreover, the injection pressure may be varied over time. For instance, in some implementations, a large injection pressure is initially used to pierce the skin with the drug, and then a lower injection pressure is used to deliver the drug. A larger injection may also be used to break a seal that seals the chamber or vial.
Skin is a non-linear, viscoelastic material. Microscopic changes in cellular mechanical properties or adhesion between tissue can be observed as macroscopic changes in static or dynamic mechanical tissue properties. These factors combine to determine the behavior of skin in response to outside stimulants. For small force perturbations about an applied static force, the skin mechanical dynamics can be approximated as a linear mechanical system relating the applied force F(t) to skin deformation x(t) as:
where I is the inertia in kg, B is the viscosity in kg/s, and K is the stiffness in N/m of skin. After taking the Laplace transform of equation (1), the equivalent transfer function representing the mechanical compliance of the skin as a function of frequency, �, is:
A Bode plot (gain vs. freq.) can be obtained for the above mechanical system, illustrating a decrease in compliance with increase skin stiffness. A tailored stochastic sequence can also be performed by tuning F(t) to pull out the relevant parameters. As such, skin properties can be determined with system identification techniques, such as using Volterra series for system representation. Such techniques are described in the article "The Identification of Nonlinear Biological Systems: Volterra Kernel Approaches," by Michael J. Korenberg and Ian W. Hunter, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 24, pp. 250-269, 1996, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Referring now to
Accordingly, when the device 10 is used with the sensor 200, the device 10 is initially placed against the skin, S, of the body such that the sensor tip 201 also rests against the skin. The controller 50 then drives the voice coil 202, for example, up to 20 kHz, to perturb the skin, while the force transducer 202 detects the force the tip 201 applies to the skin, and the LVDT 208 detects the displacement of the skin. This data is fed back to the controller 50 which then evaluates the skin properties with the system identification techniques described earlier. Based on the detected skin properties, the controller 50 directs the actuator 28 to eject the drug, D, contained in the chamber 12, through the orifice 14 with the desired injection pressure. Alternatively, a body portion 210 in which the chamber 12 is defined can function as the sensor tip 201. In such implementations, the body portion 210 would be coupled to the LVDT 208 and force sensor 206 so that the chamber 12, body portion 210, and sensor 200 would be positioned in line.
Other skin property sensor arrangements can also be used with the device 10, such as the sensor configuration 300 shown as a block diagram in
Although the sensors 200 and 300 are shown in combination with the device 10, the sensors can be combined with other types of medical devices. For example, the sensor can be combined with other types of needleless injectors such as those using magnetic, chemical, hydraulic, and spring actuators, and those described in U.S. application Ser. No. 10/200,574 filed Jul. 19, 2002, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/409,090 filed Sep. 6, 2002, incorporated by reference in their entireties. Additionally, the sensor can be combined with injectors that use needles, such as microneedle injectors, and those described in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 10/238,844 filed Sep. 9, 2002 and 10/278,049 filed Oct. 21, 2002, also incorporated by reference in their entireties. Advantageously, the sensed properties can be used to control the depth and/or insertion force of the needles.
Furthermore, the sensors 200, 300 can be used to measure skin properties of a subject, as described above, or they can be used, to measure properties of other body surfaces. For example, the sensor can be used to measure properties of the internal anatomy of subject, such as the surface of an internal cavity or organ during a surgical procedure.
In some embodiments, the sensors 200 and 300 can be configured as stand alone units. Thus, the system components discussed in relation to
While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention encompassed by the appended claims. For example, contractile polymers, or any other suitable contracting material, can be used instead of the shape memory alloy. The device 10 may include multiple chambers or may accommodate multiple drug vials. Thus, the device 10 is able to deliver drug sequentially or simultaneously. For example, the device 10 is able to deliver two or more drugs at once to the body.
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Well, it looks official. My features are in and my bugs are under control. I'm going to PDC '05!
No, I'm not a part of the Windows Installer presentation on the last day at the last hour of the PDC. No, there isn't a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session on the WiX toolset. No, I'm not dressing up like an Imperial Stormtrooper.
So what am I doing at PDC'05? Well, I am slated to be part of the Ask the Experts session on Thursday evening. I will also be hanging around, attending shows, and writing WiX code (probably in the "Bean Bag" or "Fundamentals" Lounge... whichever has the best atmosphere).
But the real reason I'm writing this blog entry is that I'm thinking about putting together some ad hoc meetings to talk about the WiX toolset or setup in general. If you're going to PDC and think that would be interesting then drop a comment below. For example, I was thinking it might be easy very easy to create an unscheduled WiX BOF session on Thursday evening after the Ask the Experts session.
I'll post more blog entries (even during the conference) if there are particular gatherings times/points that look fruitful.


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The much anticipated, first-time meeting between Cleveland St. Ignatius and Cincinnati LaSalle Friday night lived up to its billing – and then some.
Matt Natali was on hand and has the details from the wild affair.
CINCINNATI – The much anticipated, first-time meeting between Cleveland St. Ignatius and Cincinnati LaSalle Friday night lived up to its billing – and then some.
It took a 30-yard Nick Yako field goal in the closing seconds of the game to put Ignatius up 22-20 sealing the win in front of a near capacity crowd at LaSalle's Marge Schott Field at Lancer Stadium.
Ignatius then added a safety on the ensuing kickoff as time expired to escape the Queen City with a 24-20 win.
"It was definitely a dogfight," Ignatius head coach Chuck Kyle said after the game. "I knew it was going to be a physical battle and I told that to our kids all week. You have to give (LaSalle) a lot of credit."
"This was the craziest game I have ever played in my life," LaSalle WR/DB DeVier Posey said. "I felt like I was watching a movie."
In a back-and-forth game, LaSalle trailed the visiting Wildcats most of the game. Down 19-14 in the fourth quarter, LaSalle's Kendall Owens took a Ryan Hanson punt 66 yards to the end zone to put the Lancers up 20-19 with 2:16 left in the contest.
Electing to go for the 2-point conversion to put LaSalle up by a field goal, QB Brendan Jones rolled out of the pocket and skipped his throw to a wide-open Eric Watson in the end zone.
Following a touchback on the kickoff, Ignatius started on its own 20 and sophomore QB Mark Myers orchestrated an 11-play, 67-yard drive capped off by the 30-yard Yako field goal on third down and 13 with nine seconds left in the final frame to seal the win for the Wildcats.
The drive included to two passes that were nearly intercepted that would have secured the win for LaSalle. On first down and 10 on their own 47, Posey almost intercepted a Myers pass but the ball tipped out of his hands and into the hands of Conner Ryan for a 17-yard gain.
Three plays later on third down and four, Myers converted on a 21-yard run to put Yako well within his range.
The youngster Myers finished the night 8-of-19 passing for 100 yards and an INT after stepping in for junior signal caller Andrew Holland who went to down with an apparent collarbone injury in the second quarter.
"(Myers) did a great job for getting thrown in like that," Kyle said. "It was an amazing effort on his part. He hit some key passes and made that key run there on the last drive."
Ignatius got on the board first as LaSalle (4-4) went three-and-out on the first possession of the game. Aaron Walter lined up to punt deep in the LaSalle territory but the snap sailed over his head and out of the end zone for the safety putting Ignatius up 2-0 less than a minute into the game.
On the free kick from the LaSalle 20, Ignatius junior RB Francis DeSico had a 36-yard return out to the Lancer 39. Ignatius wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard again in four plays as Holland connected with Ryan for a 14-yard TD strike.
Yako's point after put the Wildcats up 9-0 early.
LaSalle was forced to punt on its next two possessions but got a takeaway late in the first quarter as Lamar Robinson recovered a Michael Anter fumble on the Ignatius 46.
The Lancers settled in putting together a 5-play scoring drive with Jones hooking up with Posey for a 9-yard TD strike.
The Walter point after cut Ignatius' lead to 9-7.
Ignatius wasn't done scoring in the first half, though, with Yako splitting the uprights on a 43-yard field goal with six seconds left as Ignatius converted on an Owens fumble late in the period.
The Wildcats went in to the locker room with a 12-7 edge at the break.
The defenses took over the second half with both teams converting turnovers to points. With 1:41 left in the third quarter, Patrick Hinkel picked off Jones and returned it 49 yards for the score to put Ignatius up 19-7 following the Yako point after.
LaSalle was forced to punt on its next possession but Posey intercepted Myers after Ignatius took over and sprinted 44 yards to the end zone cutting the Ignatius lead to 19-14 after Walter's point after setting up the late-game dramatics.
Ignatius (7-1) held a 236-175 advantage in total offensive yards in the game.
Jones led all stat-getters going 13-of-25 passing for 236 yards including the TD to Posey and the costly Hinkel INT.
Posey, an Ohio State recruit, had 121 yards receiving on six catches and two INTs on defense.
"We had some missed opportunities but I had (the missed interception) late in the game where I really needed to make that play," Posey said. "It is a team effort and I can't blame everything on myself but I feel I'm the player that should make those kinds of plays and I choked.
"It is just going to make me practice harder this week to step up my game," he added.
Ryan reeled in eight catches for 106 yards and the TD in the first quarter.
Holland was 5-of-11 passing for 75 yards with the TD to Ryan and an INT to Posey in the early in the second quarter before suffering the injury.
"(Holland's injury) is a real disappointment. He was really getting us going and I just hope everything is alright and hopefully he's ok," Kyle said.
Both teams were held in check on the ground as Ignatius had 69 yards rushing and LaSalle had -77 yards, respectively.
Owens had 18 yards on 14 carries eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
The two teams combined for a dismal 5-for-27 on third down conversions.
The Ignatius defense had eight sacks in the game and six takeaways.
"You have to give our defense credit," Kyle said. "After (Holland) went down, the defense just did a great job. The defense kept their poise there. We felt we had to get pressure and with a receiver like Posey we felt like we couldn't give the quarterback time so we had to commit to that. He made his plays but he didn't kill us."
Ignatius is allowing just nine points per game this season.
A Leg Up
Yako had a 60-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter that fell just short and to the right. In season opener against Youngstown Boardman, he nailed a 58-yard attempt.
"He's guy that once we are past midfield, we're going to take that shot," said Kyle.
North Vs. South
With the win over LaSalle, Ignatius now has a 13-9 all-time record against Cincinnati schools. The Wildcats are set host Cincinnati St. Xavier (ranked No. 2 in the country according to USA Today) next week and will be looking to snap a six game losing streak to the Bombers.
A Veteran's Affair
LaSalle honored veterans both past and present offering discounted tickets to the game for those who have served in the United State military. The games balls were delivered before the game by five skydivers that parachuted onto the field with one diver sailing in with a 7,500 square foot American flag trailing behind him.
The skydivers made another jump onto the field at halftime.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Being a creation directed by Tirlok Malik, this film in English (subtitles) was presented in 2014. The film, a creation of Iggy Ignatius and Tirlok Malik, was produced in USA. You can watch On Golden Years online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
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Unanswered: Query Problem...
I've got a form that tracks requests for customers by a variety of information like priority, part types, etc. Each customer has different pieces of equipment that can be serviced. I want a combo box that looks up only the equipment for the customer chosen within the form.
I swear, every query I write doesn't work. The one I'm working with now reads:
SELECT DISTINCT MachineInfo.MachineName
FROM Customer INNER JOIN MachineInfo ON Customer.CustomerID = MachineInfo.CustomerID
WHERE (((MachineInfo.CustomerID)=[Forms]![Request Form].[cbChooseCompany]));
My tables are set up as follows:
Customer(CustomerID, CustomerName, CustomerContact) where CustomerID is PK.
MachineInfo(MachineID, MachineName, CamSystem, CustomerID) where MachineID is PK and CustomerID is foreign.
I have one other problem...
The main form should track all requests for all employees.
I want to filter the forms when certain employees login so that they can view/edit only their open requests.
My questions are these:
1) Can I limit the forms that each person can see?
2) How do I get the form to filter on default? I changed the form's filter property toLookup_Combo30.EmployeeLast="Whittaker")), but it doesn't filter it when it's opened.
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Well, fixed my combo box so it updates whenever a new customer is chosen.
However, it looks like it updates ALL fields instead of just one. Grrrr.
It looks like I didn't sync up my combo boxes correctly..... I have two at the bottom of my request form; one is for Machine (depending on the customer chosen), and one is for the CAM system running on that machine. I guess they're really not updating anything and are just serving as look-ups... how can I assign these machines and systems to the request screen?


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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder suffered by millions of Americans, and shockingly 3 of 4 sufferers go undiagnosed. OSA constitutes the blocking of the airflow to the respiratory system for periods of time causing the sufferer loss of sleep and overall health.
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After travelling from Pafos and booking the Hilton Cyprus so we could have a casino night we were very let down with the Golden Tulip. The casino was helpful enough to send a car to pick us up which was very kind of them.
However upon entering the casino, no ID was taken and we were shown in. (Not a problem as I was dreading filling in the usual forms, just a bit unusual) Anyway the entrance opens into the middle of the floor and you are immediately greeted by what is a nice looking casino with some unique features.
In my party was myself my brother and some attractive women, clearly the casinos are not normally utilised by tourists as the turkish patrons made it obvious they were not happy to see us here. The girls were leered at in a very seedy and degrading way and felt very uncomfortable, one man followed them to a table and just stood there leering at them for 5 minutes before heading back to his seat. The casino was also filled with smoke and it wasnt long before my eyes were watering.
The chips are controlled very strictly here. I had lost my wallet and my brother gave me a loan of a couple hundred euros, upon going to the cashier desk to change this into cash I was subjected to an almost police style investigation into where I got these chips and my brother was contacted to ensure he did infact give them to me.
I then went to the slot machines and started playing, quite a good variety of machines here and I found one I liked and got comfortable, the drinks are free of charge aslong as your at a table and I ordered Jack Daniels and diet coke. I can 100% assure you that what I was drinking was not Jack Daniels and Cola, it was drinkable but very bitter and after a few glasses of this apparent Jack Daniels I felt completely plastered.
The girls arent into gambling and just wanted to sit and have a few cocktails, they went to the seated area and asked for some drinks and were advised they could not serve them drinks and asked them to leave the seated area. The girls came across to us and told us they couldnt get drink, I asked the manager if the girls could have drinks and he told us rather unhospitably "not unless they are playing". I informed him only me and my brother are here to gamble and could we please have drinks for the girls and we were willing to pay for him, he still refused.
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Upon leaving we asked for a return car home, turns out they check to see if you have lost enough money before providing a car, a calculator was brought out and a conversation held with a manager before they agreed to provide a return car back to the hotel.
Overall this is a nicely decorated casino with a variety of games, however the knock-off drinks, thug like management, smoke filled environment and seedy turkish men who don't know how to act around attractive women just make this place a horrible night out.
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The word brainwash is actually used by Holder at just past the 3:00 mark in the video. That said, the entire conference is dedicated to a major PR campaign aimed at changing the way people think about guns.
In the beginning of this great nation private ownership of guns was not only encouraged, it was a way of life. People understand firearms, they knew how to properly use/care for them, and no one was afraid of them. Now, thanks to efforts like this one from Eric Holder, entire cities like Chicago have policies in place that only allow governments and criminals to carry weapons. The results are nothing short of a nightmare.
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Unanswered: Using sysdate in ODBC thru oracle
Trying to create query to look at data from NOW minus 30 days.
My sql looks like;
AND (WORKORDER.STATUSDATE>={ts 'sysdate-30'})
The second to last line seems to be the problem and I can't seem to resolve it.
I get fault message that says;
SQL Query can't be represented graphicly.Continue anyway?
After I Okay it I get the message;
ORA-01841:(full) yearmust be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0
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The SQL language does not utilize curly braces "{}" in any context that I know about.
Research & use the TO_DATE function.You can lead some folks to knowledge, but you can not make them think.
The average person thinks he's above average!
For most folks, they don't know, what they don't know.
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JDBC (and I believe ODBC as well) use the curly braces to define DBMS independent functions. I have no experience with ODBC but with JDBC {ts '....'} denotes a timestamp literal (to be used in a query string in Java) that will be translated to the approriate format by the driver. Thus you can eliminate DBMS specific formatting in the code.
Now with JDBC the {ts} only takes literals, not functions so the usage inside a {ts} escape sequence is probably not supported in ODBC as well.
But I don't see any reason why the {ts} escaping would be needed any way.
AND (WORKORDER.STATUSDATE >= sysdate-30
should simply work as sysdate does not need to be escaped. No need to use to_date at all.
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Also, unless you want to skip those records that are early in the day on the 30th day, I would write it as
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