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How We Diagnose Bile Duct Cancer
Diagnostic tests are needed to determine whether symptoms are, in fact, bile duct cancer. If cancer is found, additional tests may be used to assess the stage of the disease; specifically, how advanced the cancer is, and whether it has spread outside the bile duct.
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A procedure in which high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echoes form a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. An abdominal ultrasound is used to diagnose gallbladder cancer.
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A procedure in which a blood sample is analyzed to measure the amounts of certain substances released into the blood by organs and tissues in the body. An unusual (higher or lower than normal) amount of a substance can be a sign of disease in the organ or tissue that produces it.
Computerized Axial Tomography (CT or CAT) scan:
This procedure uses a computer connected to an X-ray machine to obtain detailed pictures of areas inside the body. A dye may be used to help visualize organs or tissues more clearly.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):
MRI creates a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, using the combination of a powerful magnet, radio waves and computer imaging.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan:
This scan is used to identify malignant cells even before an actual "lump or bump" can be detected in a physical exam, or on CAT or MRI scans. Prior to the scan, a small amount of radionuclide glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein. Because cancer cells divide more frequently than normal cells, they take up more glucose than normal cells and appear brighter in the scan.
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP):
A thin, flexible tube is guided down the throat, through the stomach, and into the small intestine. The doctor can see through the tube and inject dye into the drainage tube (duct) of the pancreas so that the area can be seen more clearly on an X-ray.
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography (PTC):
This is another test that can help find cancer of the extrahepatic bile duct. A thin needle is inserted into the liver through the right side of the patient. Dye is injected through the needle into the bile duct in the liver so that blockages can be seen on X-rays.
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Reminder: For Most Truckers, Highway Use Tax Return Due
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that in most cases, their next federal highway use tax return is due on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014.
This year's Sept. 2 due date, pushed back two days because the normal Aug. 31 deadline falls on a Sunday, generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the tax year that begins on July 1, 2014, and ends on June 30, 2015. Returns must be filed and tax payments made by Sept. 2 for vehicles used on the road during July. For vehicles first used after July, the deadline is the last day of the month following the month of first use.
Though some taxpayers have the option of filing Form 2290 on paper, the IRS encourages all taxpayers to take advantage of the speed and convenience of filing this form electronically and paying any tax due electronically. Taxpayers reporting 25 or more vehicles must e-file. A list of IRS-approved software providers can be found on IRS.gov.
Paper returns must be mailed and postmarked by midnight on Sept. 2. As usual, IRS offices will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
The highway use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. This generally includes trucks, truck tractors and buses. Ordinarily, vans, pick-ups and panel trucks are not taxable because they fall below the 55,000-pound threshold. The tax of up to $550 per vehicle is based on weight, and a variety of special rules apply, explained in the instructions to Form 2290.News Source : Reminder: For Most Truckers, Highway Use Tax Return Due
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Service panel cable
Hacksaw111111September 27, 2012
Hi, Can you tell me if this cable is acceptable to use on a 200A box?
Are the conductors size 2 and the ground size 4 Not sure how to read the jacket)?
Currently it is hooked up to a 100A box that I am going to upgrade. In upstate NY, NYSEG.
Thanks, what is the cable above? not sure how to read it.
I'm going to be switching from a 100A box to 2 200A boxes (duplex house). What size will the service drop from the roof down to the 2 meter socket need to be?
I'm looking at the Milbank U1252-r-kkrge. I would run the 4/0 al to the 2 separate panels from new sockets...sound right?


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I chose XXkenshinXX because of my odd obsesion with the show. Kenshin is like a hero to me even though hes fictional.
Having an username can be helpful and also it is for your protection that way people cannot fraud on you. In my honest answer for this again is that a certain usernaname can be creative and also very artistic in many views that shows to other member around the community.
Magic intervenes when there is love in first sight.
I chose XXkenshinXX because of my odd obsesion with the show. Kenshin is like a hero to me even though hes fictional.
When it's all over, will you make me your's?
well mine is pretty simple i chose blackrose cuz i loved roses but i never seen them black and i am african american so i thoush hmm blackrose and then 92 for the year i was born in 1992. hence the username was born: blackrose92
I'm the best you'll ever have because i am that f*ing AMA-zing chic who can stand on her own d*n feet and becasue of you I am the Greatest Thank you so much SasuraiHell and Gwen
i chose mine, cause my friends call me Kagome already, i have demons in me, and Tahoshi is Sesshomaru's last name, and i like how it sounds.
i chose mine because my first name is christy. Hence the "c" and then I have a pink camo hat that i like to u get ccamo
Rinkusu means Lynx, most people at my school always mistake me for a cat, i supposedly act like one...so there for I am Rinkusu
i feel like i wanna change my name but i chose mine because i like grimmjow from bleach and that i think he is the coolest person up there
Having that kind of feeling towards your username affects your daily life if i am not mistaken, or i think it is rather offensive to you guys that truly care about usernames. I do not want to think of the negativity it's just that only if your username can be your true name as an artistic person with beauty.
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biological oxygen demand Companies in Guinea
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Bibby Scientific Limited
based in Stone, UNITED KINGDOM
Bibby Scientific focuses on the design, manufacture and distribution of four world leading benchtop laboratory equipment brands, Jenway, Stuart, Techne and Electrothermal. The Jenway extensive product range includes UV/Vis Spectrophotometers, Life Science and Environmental Spectrophotometers, Flame Photometers, Colorimeters, Portable and Laboratory meters and probes, for ...
AppliTek NV - Environmental Analysis Division
based in Nazareth, BELGIUM
Founded in 1985, AppliTek is a specialist manufacturer of monitoring solutions (on-line analyzers) for environmental and industrial applications. Its customers are found all around the Globe and vary from local EPC`s to national authorities and private companies that are eager to invest in environmental compliance and process efficiency.
Camlab Limited
based in Over, UNITED KINGDOM
Camlab has more than 5 decades of experience in the supply of laboratory products, instrumentation and consumables for scientific applications in all environments. Specialist activities include water analysis and process instruments, life science instrumentation, consumables and accessories, and an extensive range of laboratory equipment for pharmaceutical and industrial ...
Strathkelvin Instruments Ltd.
based in Motherwell, UNITED KINGDOM
Our expertise is in the field of Activated Sludge Bacteria which are used to treat wastewaters in biological treatment plants. Our instrumentation can quickly and directly measure Activated Sludge bacterial performance saving our clients time and money by determining the effects of reducing feeding and aeration programmes, and the inhibition of the bacteria whilst also ...
LAR Process Analysers AG
based in Berlin, GERMANY
In more than 25 years LAR AG has established itself as world`s leading manufacturer of high quality online water analysers. Since its foundation in 1986 the Berlin-based company has been developing, manufacturing and supplying innovative customized online measurement systems for sum parameters such as TOC, TP, TNb, TOD, COD, BOD and toxicity. LAR offers a wide range of ...
IC Controls Ltd.
based in Orangeville, ONTARIO (CANADA)
IC Controls has grown to the point where we research, design, manufacture and service our own brand of water Analyzers, Sensors and Chemicals, as well as private label manufacture for others. We specialize in measuring: pH, ORP, Conductivity, Salinity, Resistivity, High Purity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), %Concentration (Sodium Hydroxide - NaOH or Sulfuric Acid - ...
Aeration Industries International (AII)
based in Chaska, MINNESOTA (USA)
As a world leading manufacturer of aeration equipment and systems Aeration Industries International (AII) solves a variety of water and wastewater treatment problems using state-of-the-art technology and more than forty years of worldwide field experience.The Company`s product line includes customized oxidation ovals, package plants, surface aerators and mixers to meet ...
Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)
based in Salt Lake City, UTAH (USA)
Following the merger of Eimco Water Technologies, Enviroquip and Christ Water Technology, September 2010 sees the emergence of a new global force in the water sector, dedicated to bringing the latest thinking, proven technologies and the most advanced application knowledge to the municipal and industrial clean water, process water and wastewater markets around the globe. ...
Biowater Technology
based in Cumberland, RHODE ISLAND (USA)
BioWater Technology is a company focusing on development of sales of innovative technologies and solutions for biological treatment of water and wastewater. Products include but are not limited to: MBBR, IFAS and Package Plants. We have offices in the United States and Norway and partners and representatives around the world. We provide Combined Fixed-Film Activated ...
The BOC Group plc
based in Worsley, UNITED KINGDOM
BOC optimizes and manages water systems for industrial companies and municipalities. We design, build, operate, and maintain water systems that take care of our customers` water `from river to river`. These include oxygen systems for biological treatment of water, CO2 for pH control, ozone for water disinfection and supercritical water oxidation for the complete ...
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Factory Tour: Whiskey Wars!
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
As the maker movement takes off and hobbyists seek to scale up production, a related field of networked or distributed manufacturing service is growing. Providers that offer design, fabrication and sourcing service to design entrepreneurs are creating their niches by specializing in materials, sectors or models of support. Sarah Krasley, Senior Sustainable Manufacturing Lead at Autodesk, guides a discussion on the services and experiences of key start-ups in this unique new manufacturing industry.
Moderator: Sarah Krasley, Senior Sustainable Manufacturing Lead at Autodesk
This event is part of the Maker Matters Series, in support of our exhibit, Making it in NYC: the Era of New Manufacturing. Check our calendar of events for talks, tours and more.
The mission of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at Building 92 is to celebrate the Navy Yard's past, present, and future and promote the role the Yard and its tenants play as an engine for job creation and sustainable urban industrial growth. By providing access to exhibits, public tours, educational programs, archival resources, and workforce development services, BLDG 92 reinforces the Yard's unique bonds with the community and inspires future generations to become industrial innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Just asking for opinons on the punisher slide plate covers for the glocks. Any reasons why to not use it, as far as legal issues in that god forbid moment. You kno i dnt want to be labled as a blood thirsty thug just looking to kill by having a skull on my glock. You kno how prosecuters are. Any thoughts on this subject would be very helpful. What do you guys think, any of you customize you glocks like this.
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can't speak to the glock. as for the punisher logo...
These I built for my buddy and myself. (the one on the bottom is mine)
Its a comic book character...
Those remind me of the Hello Kitty AR15:http://www.riflegear.com/blogimages/KittyRifle.jpg
Anyone know where I can get a slide cover?
Ive got one on mine
Semper paratus.....virtute et armis
I don't see how it matters as long as you always obey the law. If you shoot someone in self defense then the customization to your gun will not be relevant.
Not the punisher, but I have the Hitman Emblem on mine.


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... I was wanting to see in Venice was the large square with the mighty high kind of Big Ben style clock tower. I had no idea where it was and the map I had was unreadable with its tiny writing and so I just had to keep searching.
Finally I asked someone where the square was and she directed me to it and after about 20 or so streets I finally found it.
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Murano, lost in the deep Venetian Forest .
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Off to Venice
... numerous stepped bridges of different sizes crossing canals. The structure of the Hotel Pausania dates back to the 14th century and still has the original staircase leading to the second floor where our room was.
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A housing of a pump for an artificial heart comprises central, polar regions of rigid material where a rotatable connector for control and/or power supply conduits is located. An equatorial, peripheral region is made of flexible material. Connectors for inlet and outlet conduits are tangentially mounted to the equatorial region. A flat, torus shaped bellows of elastic material is positioned between two oppositely driven, spring loaded pressure plates and encloses the pump volume. An electromechanical displacement transducer provides signals proportional to the stroke of the pump. The pump may be operated by a liquid or gaseous pressure medium and its shape and structure are well adapted for implantation into a living organism, especially the human body.
1. A pump for an artificial heart pump, said pump housing having polar regions and an equatorial region, said polar regions comprising central housing means made of substantially rigid material, said equatorial region comprising a peripheral housing member made of flexible material, said central housing means and said peripheral housing member confining a hollow space, said pump housing further comprising inlet and outlet port means operatively secured to said peripheral housing member to extend tangentially relative to said equatorial region, connector means, and means rotatably securing said connector means to said central housing means on at least one side of said pump housing.
2. The pump housing of claim 1, wherein said connector means are rotatable at least through an angle of 90�.
3. The pump housing of claim 1, wherein said connector means are adapted for connection to power supply means.
4. The pump housing of claim 1, wherein said connector means are adapted for connection to pump control means.
5. The pump housing of claim 1, wherein said hollow space comprises substantially the shape of a rotational ellipsoid.
6. A pump for an artificial heart, comprising a pump housing having polar regions and an equatorial region, said polar regions comprising central housing means made of substantially rigid material, said equatorial region comprising a peripheral housing member made of flexible material, said peripheral housing member confining a variable volume hollow space, said housing further comprising inlet and outlet port means operatively secured to said peripheral housing member to extend tangentially relative to said equatorial region, connector means, means rotatably securing said connector means to said central housing means on at least one side of said pump, and power application means operatively communicating with said connector means for varying said variable volume hollow space.
7. The pump of claim 6, wherein said power application means comprise a relatively flat, torus shaped bellows of elastic material located in said hollow space, said bellows providing said variable volume, and pressure applying means operatively secured to said connector means and arranged for applying variable pressure to said bellows, said inlet and outlet port means being operatively secured to said bellows to extend tangentially relative to said bellows and through said housing member of flexible material, said pump further comprising means for securing said inlet and outlet port means in a sealing manner to said housing member of flexible material.
8. The pump of claim 7, wherein said pressure applying means comprise two pressure plates, one arranged on each side of said bellows, pressure chamber means, pressure transmitting means arranged to respond to pressure changes in said pressure chamber means to transmit such pressure changes to said pressure plates to move said pressure plates simultaneously in opposite directions, and elastic bias means operatively connected to said pressure transmitting means for returning said pressure plates into a starting position.
9. The pump of claim 8, wherein said pressure plates comprise spring action means cooperating with said bellows.
10. The pump of claim 9, wherein said spring action means comprise circumferentially spaced finger means extending radially outwardly, said finger means also being bent somewhat inwardly, said pressure plates being arranged in such a manner relative to each other that the finger means of one plate may reach into the spaces between the finger means of the other plate when the two plates move toward each other.
11. The pump of claim 9, wherein said spring action means comprise spaced finger means which extend substantially in a tangential direction.
12. The pump of claim 6, wherein said connector means comprise a rotatable connector plate including a conduit connector for a pressure supply, said power application means comprising a relatively flat, torus shaped bellows of elastic material located in said hollow space, pressure chamber means in said housing communicating with said conduit connector, elastic membrane means in said pressure chamber means, pressure transmitting means operatively associated with said membrane means and with said bellows whereby said pressure transmitting means may be driven in opposite directions in a pulsating manner in response to a respectively pulsating admission of a pressure medium into said pressure chamber means, and spring bias means operatively associated with said pressure transmitting means for repeatedly returning said pressure transmitting means into a starting position.
13. The pump of claim 12, wherein said pressure transmitting means comprise spring elastic means.
14. The pump of claim 6, further comprising transducer means located centrally in said housing means and responsive to volume variations in said housing, signal conduit means, and plug-in terminal means as part of said connector means, said signal conduit means leading from said transducer means to said plug-in terminal means.
15. The pump of claim 6, wherein said peripheral region of said housing made of flexible material comprises at least one section having a callote shaped surface configuration corresponding substantially to the curvature of a diaphragm.
16. The pump of claim 6, further comprising a bellows means in said hollow space, said bellows means providing said variable volume, a pressure space located substantially between said bellows means and said housing member of flexible material, pressure communicating means operatively connecting said pressure space to said connector means and thus to said power application means, and spring elastic bias means operatively connected to said bellows means for returning the latter to an expanded position in response to a diminishing pressure applied by said power application means.
The invention relates to a pump for an artificial heart, more specifically, to a device which is insertable into the blood circulatory system of a living being as an aid or substitute for a natural heart. Such devices are described, for example, in "Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics" Volume 3, Cardiac Engineering, published by Interscience Publishers, a division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Cardiac surgeons have set forth requirements for an artificial heart pump that have not been met in their entirety by the pumps presently known for this purpose. Essentially, these requirements call for a flat, rounded-off shape for a pump which is flexible throughout the largest possible area of its outer covering, and the connection conduits of which are attached in a releasable and/or swivelable manner, to the pump housing.
Furthermore, the pump shall operate smoothly, that is free of irregular shocks and it shall run as vibration-free as possible. For this purpose, gravity forces must be compensated.
The foregoing requirements pertain mainly to the application and body compatibility of the pump as such. As mentioned, these requirements have not been satisfied heretofore. However, other requirements, not relating directly to the invention, for example, requirements relating to the drive and to the pump control or to artificial heart valves to be inserted in the blood stream, have been met heretofore by a number of well known proposals.
In view of the foregoing, it is the aim of the invention to achieve the following objects, singly or in combination:
To provide an artificial heart pump with a flat, rounded-off configuration which is flexible to as large an extent as possible within its outer covering and which has good body compatibility;
To reduce irregular pressure changes or pressure shocks resulting from a pulsating pump output;
To provide a pump action that operates substantially without vibrations and to compensate gravity forces;
To provide a pump which can be easily handled during the implantation, placement, and for which the necessary connections may be easily made;
To provide a pump which may be driven by either gaseous or liquid pressure media;
to provide a pump having a drive system wherein sealing problems are minimized;
to provide a pump that is as suitable for a permanent implantation as an artificial heart as it is for a time limited use, for example, in a cardiac by-pass operation;
to provide an artificial heart pump having pressure and current flow characteristics during any work cycle which correspond substantially to those of a natural heart; and
to provide a pump may be adjusted to different form and dimension requirements with low alteration expenditures.
According to the invention, there is provided a pump for an artificial heart having a pump housing with a shape corresponding substantially to that of a rotational ellipsoid. The housing includes central, polar regions and an equatorial region where connectors or ports for inlet and outlet conduits are tangentially mounted. The pump housing is made of rigid material in the central, polar regions and of flexible material in the equatorial region. A connector terminal, which is able to rotate at least through 90� is secured to the central region, for the connection of control and/or power supply conduits. Due to this flat, flexible shape it is easy to handle the pump during implantation and placement, and the required connections are also easily made. This flat shape also results in a good body compatibility of the pump.
Further embodiments of the invention compensate for inertia forces of moving bodies and fluids and assure the steady pulsating delivery of blood free of shocks. According to these further embodiments, a flat, torus shaped bellows made of elastic material is located between two oppositely driven pressures plates and encloses the pump volume. Inlet and outlet ports are formed as part of the bellows and extend in a tangential direction relative to the bellows. These ports penetrate or extend through the pump housing in its elastic region and are tightly sealed to the housing at the point of penetration. The pressure plates are spring loaded for the reduction of impact or shock forces by providing the pressure plates with radially extending and/or tangentially directed leaf springs which extend from the pressure plates in spaced apart fashion, for example, as fingers would from a hand. Especially where a relatively thin walled torus shaped bellows is used these springs may be bent to encircle the bellows whereby the springs of one pressure plate reach into the spaces between the "fingers" or springs of the other pressure plate and vice versa when the bellows is compressed.
According to a further feature of the invention, a rotatable connector terminal comprises a pipe or hose connection for a pressure medium conduit which supplies the drive power to the pump. The pressure medium is effective in interconnected sealed-off pressure chambers to move elastic membranes secured to rigid pressure plate drive members in opposite directions. The drive members are biased by a restoring spring force which returns the pressure plates into their starting positions. The pressure medium used may be a gas or liquid, preferably of a kind that is body compatible.
The control, for example, a closed loop control, for a drive means which itself is not part of the invention may comprise an electromechanical displacement transducer located inside the space surrounded by the torus shaped bellows. The signal conductors of the transducer lead to a connector plug on the rotatable connector terminal. In this way, through little expense, it is possible to obtain very accurate, proportional signals corresponding to the delivery or conveying efficiency of the pump, under all operating conditions. These signals may be transmitted to a suitable control arrangement for the drive means of the pump.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, it will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a pump according to the invention, for an artificial heart, wherein the section extends along line II--II in FIG. 2;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pump of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view, partially in section, of a further embodiment according to the invention, of a pump for an artificial heart;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the pump in FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of one type of a pressure plate with tangentially extending leaf spring means.
According to the invention, the pump 1 for an artificial heart as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, includes a pump housing 2 comprising centrally located polar regions 3 and a peripheral, equatorial region 4. The central, polar regions are made of rigid material, for example, a body compatible metal or of synthetic material. The equatorial region 4 of said pump housing 2 is made of flexible material, e.g., synthetic material. Certain internal elements, for example 11, respectively 12, 13, of the pump, are also made of flexible material, e.g. synthetic material respectively; spring steel, as will be described below. The pump housing 2 also includes two elastically deformable inlet and outlet port means 5 and 6, mounted to the housing 2 to extend in tangential directions relative to the equatorial region 4, as shown in FIG. 2. Said port means 5 and 6 are adapted for connection to known valves such as artificial heart valves, located in respective conduits, not shown. The central region 3 of said pump housing 2 is provided with a connector means or terminal plate 7 rotatably secured to the housing means in at least one polar region. A coupling plug 8, for example, for control means, is part of the connector means. Said connector terminal plate 7 also includes a releasable coupling 9 for a power supply conduit which, for the pump of FIG. 1, is a pressure medium conveying conduit, not shown. The terminal plate is rotatable at least through 90�.
A flat, torus shaped bellows 11 confines a pump volume 10. The bellows is made of elastic material and positioned between two oppositely driven pressure plates 12 and 13, as shown in FIG. 1. The pressure plates are secured to dished power application members 23' and 24' having central cylinder chambers 23 and 24 as will be described in more detail below.
Two inlet and outlet pipe or hose conectors, of which only the connector 14 is shown in FIG. 1, are formed to extend in a tangential direction out of the bellows 11. Said connectors penetrate the pump housing 2 in the elastic, equatorial region 4 and are tightly attached to the housing 2 at the point of penetration by an adhesive bond or, as shown, by means of a fastening screw 16 and a retaining nut 17. The pressure plates 12 and 13 are constructed to have a built-in spring action. For example, the pressure plates may be made of elastically deformable material providing a spring loading by radially or tangentially extending fingers as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.
The present pump is easily implanted into and placed in the body of a living being, due to the flexibility of the entire pump in its equatorial region, and due to its flat configuration as well as due to the rotatability of the connector terminal 7. Further, the connection to a power supply also contributes to a relatively easy implantation and placement.
By using a relatively thin walled, torus shaped bellows 11, which requires only a small amount of work or energy for its deformation, it is possible to construct the pressure plates 12 and 13 so that they provide a spring action, for example by means of elastic fingers, which encircle the bellows 11 in the equatorial region, whereby the fingers, such as shown at 40, 41 in FIG. 3, of one plate reach into spaces between the fingers in the other plate and vice versa, when the bellows 11 is compressed.
According to FIG. 1, the rotatable connector terminal 7 comprises a releasable coupling or connector 9, for a conduit conveying a pressure medium, as for example, a gas or liquid of a body compatible type, to drive the pressure plates 12 and 13 in opposite directions. The pressure medium acts in the pressure chambers 18 and 19, which are interconnected by pressure equalizing conduit means 20 and which are sealed by means of elastic membranes 21 and 22, respectively. The membranes 21 and 22 are stretched over the closed end of said cylinder chambers 23, 24 which are rigidly connected to the respective pressure plates 12, 13 by the members 23' and 24' respectively whereby the elastic pressure plates 12 and 13 are moved toward each other and against the force of a restoring spring 25 mounted in said cylinder chambers 23, 24 as shown in FIG. 1. Thus, a pump operation substantially free of vibrations is achieved and irregular pressure changes or shocks are suppressed while the pump delivers a smoothly pulsating pump action.
For an exact control of the pump and for an adaptation to varying pump power output requirements, and electromechanical displacement transducer 26 of known construction, for example an inductive displacement transducer 26, is located in the space 27 surrounded by said torus shaped bellows 11, as shown in FIG. 1. The signal conductors of the transducer 26 are connected to a connector plug 8 arranged on said connector terminal plate 7. The control means are not illustrated, since they are not part of the invention.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show as another embodiment a pump 30 for an artificial heart. The pump 30 is especially suitable to be driven by a pressure gas. The pump 1 of FIGS. 1 and 2 may be driven by liquid pressure, as well as by gaseous pressure media. However, the basic structure is the same in both embodiments. Hence, the above description also applies generally to FIGS. 3 and 4.
The pump housing 32 of the pump 30 comprises a surface 31 in its elastic equatorial region 34. The surface 31 has a callote or a hemispherical shape corresponding to the curvature of a diaphragm. Preferably, the opposite surface 31' also has an appropriate convex curvature whereby the pump achieves a good fit relative to the given form of an organism.
There is substantial conformity in the construction and configuration of the polar regions 3 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and 33 in FIGS. 3 and 4, whereby the pump 1 or 30 may be easily adapted to different shape and dimensional requirements at relatively low alteration costs.
According to FIG. 3, when a pressure gas is the driving means, it is possible to admit pressure to an area 35 lying between the torus shaped bellows 37 and the elastic part of the pump housing 32 through the pressure equalizing conduits 36. This air cushion protects the surrounding organs and the pump itself from severe loads due to movements of the user. Good sealing means are needed in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 while only relatively simple sealing means are needed in the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4. To increase the elasticity of the pump and to reduce the masses of moving weights, the torus shaped bellows 37 of the pump 30 is constructed with relatively thin walls. Referring to FIG. 3, the torus shaped bellows 37 is encircled by the elongated finger like leaf springs 40 and 41 forming part of the pressure plates 38 and 39, in the equatorial region. The springs 40 and 41 are so spaced that the springs of one pressure plate fit into the spaces between the springs of the other pressure plate. The pressure plates 13 and 12 of FIG. 1 may be similarly constructed, if desired. FIG. 5 shows a modification of a pressure plate 50 with spring fingers 51 extending substantially tangentially whereby the outer free ends 52 of the spring fingers 51 are shaped to conform to the shape of the bellows 37. The FIG. 3 embodiment also has a restoring spring 25 and transducer 26. Both configurations of the pump 1 or 30 are suitable for permanent insertion as an artificial heart as well as for time limited insertion required in a by-pass operation. The diagrams for the pressure and current flows correspond very well to the respective diagrams of a natural heart.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it is to be understood that it is intended to cover all modifications and equivalents within the scope of the appended claims.
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Jesse Hart faces Samuel Miller Dec 13
Undefeated Jesse "Hard Work" Hart gets his first featured role in his hometown when he takes on hard-hitting Samuel Miller, of Arboletes, Colombia, in an eight-round super middleweight contest Saturday evening, Dec. 13, at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. The Hart-Miller bout along with an eight-round lightweight contest featuring Felix Verdejo, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, against Karim El Ouazghari, of Barcelona, Spain, will be televised as part of Top Rank's Solo Boxeo Tecate series on UniMas. The delayed telecast will begin at 11pm (EST). First of seven prelims begins at 6.45pm.
The 25-year-old Hart is 15-0, 12 K0s. His father, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, was one of the hardest-hitting middleweights of his time, compiling a 30-9-1 record with 28 K0s from 1969 to 1981. A big gate attraction because of his fearsome punching power, the elder Hart engaged in some of Philadelphia's most talked-about ring battles against legends like Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Bennie Briscoe, Vito Antuofermo, Kitten Hayward, Willie "The Worm" Monroe and Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts. (more…)
Klitschko a 6:1 favorite
WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is currently a -670 favorite to successfully defend titles against IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on Saturday at the o2 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Pulev backers can get +485. Over/Under is 7.5 rounds, with "Over" at -185 and "Under" at +160. Klitschko is making his 17th defense of the belt.
Heather Hardy film to premiere November 16
Heather Hardy has garnered headlines with every punch, and rightfully so, when, as a single mother from Brooklyn, unfiltered, strong-minded and authentic, she decided to become a professional boxer. The new documentary, "HARDY," takes viewers behind the scenes into Heather's complex and unique life as a female fighter, single mother, girlfriend and determined businesswoman. The film is directed by Natasha Verma and executive produced by New York's biggest boxing promoter, Lou DiBella. The film will screen at DOC NYC, the country's largest documentary film festival, at Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas at 11:45AM on Sunday, November 16, 2014. (more…)
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Statement from Ricky Burns: Frank Warren has lost his £2m claim against Ricky Burns. The Judge dismissed his claim as "fanciful" and said that it bore "no relation to reality." Frank Warren was found to have lied in Court about an alleged oral agreement relating to Burns. His evidence was described as "untruthful", "unrealistic" and "unreliable" by the Judge, Mr Justice Knowles. Warren had previously been found to have lied in his litigation with Joe Calzaghe.
Mr Justice Knowles added that "despite the duties of Warren and Frank Warren Promotions to give proper disclosure of documents relevant to this matter, the quality of the disclosure in fact given was shockingly poor." Burns has in turn, won his claim, amounting to more than £102,000, for unpaid purse fees from his successful World Title fight with Kevin Mitchell over two years ago. (more…)
Uprising Promotions returns to Queens this Friday
Promoter Ronson Frank of Uprising Promotions returns this Friday to the Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City, Queens with a card loaded with intriguing match-ups. In the main event, super featherweight Angel "El Gato" Luna (9-0, 6 KOs) from the Dominican Republic faces Victor Serrano (4-7, 1 KO), a gritty Mexican warrior who owns a deceiving record. Including the bout with Luna, Serrano has faced nine undefeated fighters in his last ten fights.
In the co-main event, undefeated lightweight Wesley "El Bongocero" Ferrer (5-0, 4 KOs) from Brooklyn, goes toe-to-toe with Will Walters (2-5, 1 KO), a Sacramento native. Ferrer won the NY Daily News Golden Gloves Championship in 2009 when he was just 17-years-old. Since turning pro in September 2013, Ferrer has stopped four of his five opponents in the first round. (more…)
Douglas battles Ruiz for vacant women's title in Baltimore
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Tyrieshia Douglas 116.5 vs. Christina Ruiz 118
James Stevenson 144 vs. Larry Darnell Ventus 146.5
Ivan Golub 157 vs. Tyson Harrison 154
Malik Hawkins 148.5 vs Terrell Coles 153
Ivan Baranchyk 140 vs. Christopher Haney 136
Kwame Ritter 187 vs. Devon Mosley 199
Stephon McDonald 137.5 vs. Sidney McCow 138.5
It has been quite a whirlwind boxing career for Baltimore, MD super flyweight Tyrieshia "Lady Tiga" Douglas. As an amateur, she was among the first group of women to attend the US Olympic Boxing Trials in 2012, joining her brother Antoine as the first sister-brother duo to compete in the event. Now, just eight bouts into her pro career, the undefeated Douglas (7-0, three KO's) will compete for her first world title as she challenges Christina Ruiz of San Antonio, TX for the vacant WIBA Super Flyweight title at the Royal Farms Arena (formerly the Baltimore Arena) in Baltimore. This 10-round bout is the main event of the inaugural ShayStyle Promotions card. (more…)
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Thomas "Hitman" Hearns talks about tartan-clad Scotsmen. More
"Pacquiao is among the all-time greats!" At least that's what a (non-boxing) sports mogul thinks. More
There's a casting call for the Vinny Paz movie in Rhode Island. More
A Rocky spin-off with Apollo Creed's "grandson?" More
Boxing writer Rusty Rubin passes at 72
The BWAA has announced that long time boxing writer Rusty Rubin has passed away at the age of 72. Rubin wrote several books and in recent years contributed to various websites, but he is best known for having been the publisher and editor of Ring Sports Magazine, a Reno based publication that had a 17 year run (1989-2006). Although Rusty barely broke even financially with Ring Sports, his goal in putting out the publication was to make friends, not money. That was more than accomplished.
Weights from Indio, California
Joseph Diaz 122.8 vs. Roberto Castaneda 123
Julian Ramirez 124.6 vs. Pedro Melo 121
Diego De La Hoya 123.6 vs. Ali Gonzalez 122.8
Taishan Dong 286 vs. Tommy Washington Jr 281
Roy Tapia 126 vs. Luis Maldonado 126.8
Gabriel Tolmajyan 132 vs. Carlos Morales 132.8
Nicolas Arce 129.8 vs. Adalbert Valenzuela 132
Jesus Delgado 133.6 vs. Rick Quevedo 133.6
Venue: Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: Fox Sports 1
Ramirez and Valdez workout in San Antonio
Photos: Mikey Williams
Two of the top boxers in Mexico will be featured this Saturday Night in San Antonio, Texas when world ranked and undefeated Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and two-time Olympian, Oscar Valdez in a show that will be telecast from the Alamodome on HBO Latino.
They both worked out today in San Antonio with former world champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez in attendance along the local media.
Super middleweight Ramirez (29-0, 23 KOs) of Mazatlan, Mexico will take on the roughed Fulgenciao Zuniga (27-9-1, 24 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in the 10 round main event while Valdez (13-0, 11KOs) of Nogales, Mexico will take on former world title challenger Alberto Garza in an eight round featherweight bout. photos
Oquendo says he wasn't paid for Chagaev fight
Fres Oquendo's wife and newborn were in the hospital when he boarded a plane to Grozny, Russia in July to take on Ruslan Chagaev for the WBA Heavyweight title – a fight that was slated to take place just 36 hours after his arrival. For his troubles, Oquendo was guaranteed a purse of $1 million dollars and a rematch within 120 days in the event that he lost. "The only reason I even left my wife and newborn child was because [Chechnyan] President Ramzan Kadyrov and Andre Rabinsky both personally called and guaranteed my safety, a rematch and the $1,000,000 to take care of my family," said Oquendo. "They literally begged me to go even though I had no sleep, had not worked out in 2 weeks and literally got there an hour before the weigh in." Rabinsky guaranteed an additional $100,000, per the promoter, when travel plans didn't go as expected.
Oquendo did indeed lose the fight, by majority decision, and has since not been paid the purse he agreed to with Rabinsky and Kadyrov – a purse that was secured by the fight contract. (more…)
Cuadras, Mabait make weight
By Gabriel F. Cordero
Carlos "Príncipe" Cuadras 114.5 vs. Marvin Mabait 115
(WBC super flyweight world title)
Ava Knight 112 vs. Guadalupe Martínez 112
(WBC silver flyweight title)
Event: "Fight Night" in Washington D,C.
Venue:Washington Hilton
Promoter: Ollie Dunlap and Promociones del Pueblo
Photos: Mundine upsets Rabchenko; Browne stops Welliver
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Former two-division world champion Anthony "The Man" Mundine (47-6, 27 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over previously unbeaten WBC #2, IBF #3, WBA #5 Sergey Rabchenko (25-0, 18 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The 39-year-old Mundine, who was defeated by Emanuel Clottey in April, got off to a good start. WBC open scoring revealed that "The Man" was up 40-36, 39-37 on two cards, while Rabchenko was ahead 39-37 on the third card. After hearing the scores, Rabchenko amped up his aggressiveness but continued to eat jabs. Good two-way action in rounds seven and eight. WBC open scoring after eight had 77-75 Mundine, 76-76, 77-75 Rabchenko. Rabchenko rocked Mundine in round ten, but Mundine responded with a good uppercut. Scores were 115-113, 116-112 Mundine, 115-113 Rabchenko. Mundine claimed Rabchenko's WBC silver belt.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne (22-0, 19 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over 300+ pound veteran Chauncey Welliver (55-8-5, 22 KOs). The fight was stopped after round five due to Welliver's left eye being closed. (more…)
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So why didn't we see Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich on the campaign trail in western Wisconsin? UW-L Political Professor, Joe Heim, says it may have come down to the almighty dollar.
The only sign of Gingrich we saw was a stop by his wife in Sparta 2 weeks a go.
Another Assemblyman Drops Out
One more spot in the state assembly just opened up. Democrat Mark Radcliffe says that he's leaving. The Black River Falls lawmaker says four years is enough, and he won't run for re election this fall.
As part of the state's redistricting plan, Republicans placed Radcliffe in the same district as his fellow Assembly Democrat Chris Danou of Trempealeau. Radcliffe said the re districting played a role in his decision but even if it didn't happen, he said he might not have run again anyway. He said his family has been talking about his plans for the last couple of months.
The 40-year-old Radcliffe says it's time to give someone else a chance.
New Garbage Rules Lacking Universal Support
There's clearly some landlords frustrated with the city of La Crosse. New proposed garbage rules have some crying foul, even after the new regulations were re-worked to be more palatable to landlords. Not enough, says David Olson. He recommends the city look to its own Oktoberfest mess first
The full city council votes on the rules next month. Among other things, the regulations would allow the city to go after the worst mess-makers with fines up to a thousand dollars.
More Projects....Less Money In School District
On the list of the 2008 referendum construction needs in the La Crosse School District...there seems to be more projects then money. Building and Grounds Supervisor, Joe Ledvina explains.
The amount of projects remaining totals $6.9 million while the actual refererendum funding remaining is $3.5 million.
Tomah Mayor Wins By 5 Votes And Other Results
In the La Crosse School Board races last night, two incumbents were re-seated while one newcomer was welcomed in. Deb Suchla led all vote getters followed by Jeff Meyer and Rob McMahon. Daniel Moen quit his campign early but wass till on the ballot.
The three incumbent Onalaska School Board members all won their seats back last night. Heather Sysimaki, Brian Haefs, Alana Havenstrite all defeated Kristoffer Knickrehm.
The winners from the West Salem School District included Ken Schlimgen, Jane Halverson and Sylvester Clements.
For Town Of Campbell Supervisor, Jeffrey Schroeder defeated Bruce Becker with Schroeder taking 69% of the vote.
In Tomah, incumbent Mayor John Rusch may have won the race but don't count out challenger, Shannon Hough yet as she only lost by 5 votes. The final tally was Rusch 755 and Hough 750. Hough posted on her facebook last night that she will be asking for an official recount later today.
In Viroqua, you can continue to call him Mayor, after Larry Fanta defeated challenger Irving Leif 575 to 188.
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As I mentioned would be happening in my story on Nashville food trucks a while back, the Metro Traffic and Parking Commission held a public hearing today, in part to discuss the regulation of food trucks on our city streets. The M.H. Howard Conference Room of the Howard Building was quite full, with food-truck vendors — many of whom had met together before the hearing to discuss how they would present their case — well-represented.
"We welcome regulation," said B.J. Lofback of Riff's Fine Street Food, as he addressed the commissioners. Lofback also asked rhetorically why brick-and-mortar restaurants "deserve special protection." (One commissioner would later comment that he, at least, was not concerned with commerce — "business is business," he said, adding that gas stations often position themselves opposite other gas stations.) If there was a central theme to the food truck owners' comments, it was this: Just give us clear guidelines, and we will follow them.
Several brick-and-mortar business owners also spoke, including the manager of Margaritaville downtown, who asked that the commission consider the size of the city and how many food trucks it can reasonably contain. This was in part a response to Lofback's reference to newly adopted regulations in Seattle. Another downtown building owner cited incidents of food trucks blocking entrances to her property.
Laura Myers of Happy Eating acknowledged that food truck owners have made missteps as they learned their trade. "Please don't penalize us for lack of judgment at the beginning," she said. She offered Baltimore as a possible model for downtown regulations, citing food truck zones designated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no more than two trucks per street in the specified areas.
Attorney Adam Dread, speaking on behalf of a group of downtown businesses that includes Tootsie's, said his clients represent "the middle" of the debate. While saying that vendors "add a lot to downtown," Dread urged the commission to recognize that businesses in the area pay some $91,000 in property taxes, and offered this advice for coming up with the necessary regulations: "Take your time." (He also requested that commissioner Brenda Sanderson recuse herself from voting on the regulations, as she is an owner of a brick-and-mortar restaurant.)
Overall, the members of the commission seemed open to a constructive discussion, and to reaching a set of regulations that are amenable to all parties. "I admire everyone out here," commissioner Feller Brown said, addressing the food truck operators. Here, he said, were people who "put their heart and soul into their machines."
Speaking for many of us who have tried to sort through this issue — and speaking to the need for updated regulations — commissioner Breonus Mitchell Sr. said, "I'm lost. Where can they be, and where can't they be?" Metro Public Works' Chip Knauf acknowledged the grayness of the area in question — where a thicket of existing regulations doesn't exactly address mobile food truck businesses — and said the department plans to post draft guidelines on its website in two weeks, at which point they'll welcome public comment.
"The commission will take no action today," chair Gene Ward said. The commission will hold another public hearing on Sept. 12, when they will take up food truck regulations again, at which time the draft regulations, and public reaction to them, figure to be part of the discussion.
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The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released two studies focused on gambling attitudes and behaviors among Iowa adolescents and college students, and a third study on problem gambling treatment outcomes.
The Iowa Youth Survey 2012: Problem Gambling Questions Report, prepared by the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation at the University of Iowa, reviewed gambling attitudes and behaviors among Iowa's 6th, 8th, and 11th graders. The findings indicate that males (38 percent) are more than twice as likely to have ever gambled compared to females (14 percent). "The report also found higher rates of alcohol use, binge drinking, tobacco use, drug use, and thoughts of suicide among adolescents as frequency of gambling increased," said Eric Preuss of the IDPH Office of Problem Gambling Treatment and Prevention.
A second study conducted by the University of Northern Iowa Center for Social and Behavioral Research, Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors Among College Students (2013), found nearly seven in 10 respondents gambled in the previous year and 10 percent met criteria for problem gambling. "Responses to the study suggest that college students don't see gambling as a potentially serious issue, similar to other addictive behaviors like substance abuse," said Preuss.
The Iowa Gambling Treatment Outcomes System: 2013, also conducted by the UNI Center for Social and Behavioral Research using statewide problem gambling treatment data gathered by IDPH, reviewed outcomes data for 2013 and showed that treatment is effective. "Gambling behaviors reported at follow-up was nearly zero for those completing treatment," said Preuss.
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