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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor announced
As the second film in The Hobbit trilogy is set to release next month, WB Games is gearing up for its return to Middle-earth. In the upcoming December issue of Game Informer, the publisher lays out its vision for this brand new sandbox action/RPG developed by Monolith, coming to the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC.
Taking place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor introduces a brand new character named Talion, a human ranger who is tasked with venturing into the land of Mordor. Although the details are a bit limited, the developers at Monolith state that players will freely explore the dark lands while battling hordes of monsters, and strengthening Talion's abilities. An interesting addition to the game is called the Nemesis system, which plans to bring a new approach to character interaction, battles, and storytelling. In one instance, enemies that escape from battles will return for revenge more powerful than ever.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor looks to be a pretty ambitious title. It's interesting to see Monolith make a game that's not a first-person shooter, and an sandbox action/RPG set in Mordor? Count me in!
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Senate passes bill allowing for appointed school superintendents
Published: March 14,2012
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JACKSON — Mississippi's local school superintendents would have to be appointed by 2016, unless voters opt to keep electing their local chief, under a bill the Senate passed yesterday.
Another bill would require the state Department of Education to rate schools and school districts on an "A" to "F" scale, instead of the current seven-step range from "star" to "failing."
Right now, of Mississippi's 152 school districts, 64 county districts have elected superintendents who run on partisan ballots for four-year terms, according to the Mississippi Economic Council. Superintendents in all city districts are already appointed. Senate Bill 2313 would require that elections cease after the current term ending in 2016, unless 20 percent of registered voters in a county school district petition to keep an elected superintendent and voters agree in a referendum.
Those pushing elected superintendents say the requirement means there are few choices for district leaders, especially in rural districts. An elected superintendent has to have an administrator's license and four years of experience.
Senate Education chairman Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, also said some people who would make good superintendents don't want to run for office, and in some cases, elected superintendents and school boards who don't get along can end up in a standoff that hurts the district.
Tollison's bill originally sought to end elections in all districts, but he agreed to an amendment to let voters petition by Jan. 1, 2015 to keep elections. He said he wasn't sure how many districts might ultimately keep elected superintendents.
"As a matter of state policy, we think the appointed system is a better system of governance for our school districts," Tollison said.
Another bill the Senate passed Tuesday would change the way the state rates schools and school districts. Currently, the state uses a seven-step system. From highest to lowest, the steps are: star, high performing, successful, academic watch, at risk of failing and failing. The Senate would compress that seven step system to six letter grades: A, B, C, D, D- and F.
Right now, the ratings are assigned using a numerical index based on test scores and graduation rates. Tollison said the Mississippi Department of Education could use the same numbers to assign the new ratings. He said the new system would be easier for parents to understand.
A third bill would make it easier for school boards to not renew appointed superintendents who come to the end of their contracts. The measure would say superintendents would not get legal hearings when boards refused to renew their contracts. Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, said the bill is meant to prevent districts from facing expensive hearings. The Jackson city district had to spend $114,000 on a hearing last year when the board decided to not renew to contract of then-Superintendent Lonnie Edwards. Districts would still have to have good cause to fire superintendents during the middle of their contracts.
The bills move to the House for more work.
Senate Bill 2313 would require appointed superintendents. Senate Bill 2776 would change the state's school rating system. Senate Bill 2176 would ease superintendent terminations.
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That's Not My Signature
Knowing we're always game for a decorating quiz (like these of the past), our Twitter buddy Shelley sent us the link to Ethan Allen's "What's Your Signature" quiz a few days back. It, like any other non-scientific "what's your style" quiz, was a just-for-fun attempt to define your decorating personality – this time in terms of Ethan Allen's "Signature Lifestyles."
It was also remarkably speedy (style quizzes = fun, belabored twenty minute style quizzes = not fun). It just asked you to click one of two images based on what "grabs you first," which was actually kind of a fun way to let your gut instincts take over. Heck, I even found myself randomly choosing a pearl necklace.
But look where all that jewelry-clicking got me. My diagnosis: Romance (?!?!?)
In a word: barf. Beg my pardon, that's not very "romantic" of me. I meant: le barf.
No offense to this style or this style quiz (or Ethan Allen himself), but it is the COMPLETE opposite of me (just what every wife wants to hear, right? I'm 180-degrees from romance). But c'mon, just look at the description (curvaceous silhouettes? dressmaker fabrics?). If you know me at all, you know there is very little about this space that could be described as my "signature lifestyle." Okay, maybe that map over the bed (I never met a map I didn't like).
Speaking of maps, Sherry rubbed it in by getting Explorer as her result:
Probably not a perfect description of Sherry (her blank passport does not speak to "images of world travel") but it was definitely a closer fit than mine (she loves natural fibers, textural variations, and we've definitely been embracing a bit more "relaxed eclecticism" in this house compared to our first one).
Feeling jealous of Sherry's diagnosis, I took the quiz again (they have different image pairings each time). And even though I dared to click on the pearls again – I got a closer fit with my second result: Vintage.
Not that I'll be wearing that outfit above anytime soon, but the rooms shown under this style diagnosis definitely felt more like
moi me (sorry, that's the "romance" sneaking back in).
Okay, your turn. Feel free to take the "What's Your Signature" quiz (even twice if you have to) and share your results. Were they way off? Dead on? Inspiring in all the right ways? Or just nice for a good laugh? Oh, and if you feel like killing more time, you can find a bunch of the previous quizzes that we've test driven here.
Psst- In what can only be described as more-thrilling-than-90210 news, Tori Spelling herself mentioned us on her blog today (among some other great sites of which we're humbled to be grouped). When I told Sherry she went into silent-freak-out-mode, which never happens. It was epic. I mean, when is Sherry silent?
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Wow! Congrats on the big Tori mention. Very exciting stuff!
I took the quiz three times and was an Explorer each time. Dead on.
Neat! I'm "Vintage", too – but I think mine's more accurate than John's. I second (or third, or fourth) that huge "congrats" on the Tori mention! How exciting!
I took it twice, and got Vintage the first time and Explorer the 2nd try. I feel closer to vintage, but their images kill me (too many puffy shirts).
I got Modern, which was also dead-on. Fun quiz :)
I was something different each time I took the quiz- except I got vintage twice and yet I didn't really love the vintage style. hmmmm… maybe I am too much of a mix to be nailed down? :)
Well, being neurotic, I took the test like 5 times, and got either Elegant or Vintage each time, but mostly Elegant. Unfortunately, those rooms do little for me. They are generally pretty enough, but I wouldn't choose to live in one. Vintage isn't bad, and I also like Explorer, which I never got because I always chose the horsey options over the "exotic" looking ones.
Why does Ethan Allen use Vintage to mean "country?" Some of it is true vintage, but some of it's a little honky tonk for me.
I was split between Vintage and Explorer. Love the wood beams with a bit of an international flair.
Heh. You said "honky tonk."
You were mentioned on Tori Spelling's blog?? That's awesome. It's only a matter of time until you guys make a special appearance on her TV show.
Just took the quiz – I'm an explorer, too!!
I took the quiz 5 times, 3 in one browser, 2 in the other, you know just in case the browser cookies saved my answer. I'm a explorer. http://www.ethanallen.com/lifestyle/explorer
Poor John! Hey, even I'm an Explorer and I don't even own a passport!
Haha I love the mental image of Sherry's silent freakout. Do you remember The Office episode "Broke," when David Wallace says Dunder Mifflin will pay $60,000 to buy out Michael Scott Paper Company? Michael's expression is so hilarious and that's how I'm picturing Sherry's reaction.
I took it and got Modern as well, which is totally correct.
Although I think I took this a while ago and kept getting things that were totally NOT me.
I guess it depends on what pics they happen to show you- most of the time I wouldn't have picked either if I didn't have to. :/
I got Explorer and I think that is dead on. Very short and fun quiz. Thanks for sharing!
The Sherdog? Quiet? O.O
I got modern which is more of a mhmm *shrugs* than a dead on. Congrats on the mention!
Whoa, Tori spelling knows you.
I took the quiz three different times and got three different answers! It was a lot of fun though. Thanks for sharing.
Modern for me, but I like to mix modern with traditional.
Oh wow, Tori Spelling mention?! That's pretty epic!
I am always so wary of such quizzes; my tastes change so much, between rooms, and even just where I am in my life. That said, I like shiny things and soft thing and juxtapositions, hahaha.
TWSS…..awesome. Best one on YHL so far.
I took the quiz three times and got Explorer, Romance, and Vintage. Like someone else said, I didn't love any of the images, really, so it really depended on the pairing. But I liked the example rooms best in the vintage style.
Romance, Romance, Romance, Modern!
yea! I liked modern! Romance is… so not me!
Even though romance popped up more times than not… I'm sticking to modern! :)
I took it twice and got elegant and vintage. I think I gravitate towards "elegant" (aka: expensive, most of the time) but I want to be vintage.
I'm a vintage explorer. Yup, took it twice. Seems like it's somewhat true.
By the way… Tori Spelling? Link?
Never mind… I see the italics now. You guys never fail to impress!
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Bamboo harvesting team at National Zoo
robinswayAugust 27, 2009
Article from the Washington Post:
From the moment he wakes up in the morning until the moment he falls asleep at night, Mike Maslanka has one thing on his mind: bamboo.
Bamboo, bamboo, bamboo bamboobamboobamboobam.
This is what happens when you are responsible for making sure the three most famous animals in Washington -- Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Tai Shan, the National Zoo's giant pandas -- don't starve. As the zoo's senior animal nutritionist, Mike is responsible for feeding all 2,000 animals at the zoo, but, let's face it, the pandas are the stars. Since bamboo is pretty much all a panda eats -- about 60 pounds of the stuff each day, every day -- bamboo has become Mike's obsession.
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Bob Socci on the West Coast [AUDIO]
We got to play "Where In The World Is Bob Socci" this week. Was he still in Green Bay. Did he make the trip back to New England? Or did he travel with the Patriots to San Diego for the week?
We got to play "Where In The World Is Bob Socci" this week. Was he still in Green Bay. Did he make the trip back to New England? Or did he travel with the Patriots to San Diego for the week?
OK-that was a gooood football game on Sunday. Despite the score, the Pats still look strong,so let there be no panic in New England. We'll save that for NEXT week. Our Pats are spending the week in San Diego getting ready for the Chargers on Sunday Night. Of course, you'll be able to hear the game right here on your Blimp.
Caleb Sturgis kicked a tie-breaking 26-yard field goal with 1:57 left, and the Miami Dolphins rallied past the New York Jets, 16-13, at the Meadowlands on Monday night.
Janay Rice, wife of recently-reinstated NFL running back Ray Rice, sat down with NBC to open up about the domestic violence incident that gripped the nation.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 368 yards and 2 touchdowns leading Green Bay past New England 26-21 ending the Patriots winning streak at 7 games.
After they delivered a thorough drubbing of the Detroit Lions at home last weekend, the New England Patriots can now say they are the best team in the NFL. Right behind them are the red hot Green Bay Packers led by Aaron Rodgers.
Congratulations to Anne Tessari for winning Week 12 of our Football Pick'em game. Anne picked 14 out of 14 winners and scored an 93.33% winning percentage.
After last Sunday night's impressive win over the Indianapolis Colts, the New England Patriots road to the Super Bowl now heads back to Gillette Stadium with a Sunday afternoon game against the Detroit Lions.
Something had to give...the Boston Celtics had lost three close games in a row and the Philadelphia 76ers were 0-10. After a sloppy first quarter, it was the Celtics who got it going best and beat Philly 101-90.
The Boston Bruins put together perhaps their best performance of the season in beating the St. Louis Blues 2-0 Tuesday night.


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Theodora and my great-aunt from the Ukraine was a Tekla, which is a version of the Greek Theocleia, which means, "God's Glory" and is in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thekla somewhere.
I love that my name, Theodora, is finally receiving some attention. I absolutely hated it growing up, and was nicknamed Theo. I hated that because it sounded so masculine. I am very happy to the an adult Theodora.
July 7th, 2013 02:28 AM #10
Theia was one of the Titans, so definitely mythological and awesome.
Thay-ah should be the correct pronunciation from the greek roots.
(check this out it explains a lot about her http://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisTheia.html)
As for the actual name, I love it! So pretty.Sequoia Orion born November 2014Other favorites: Cytheria, Arcadia, Seraphina, Caspian, Gideon
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I ordered 3 of these for my kitchen island and could not be more pleased! They fit in perfectly with our Modern Rustic feel. I get so many compliments on them, they are just sooo unique. You can't beat the look for triple the price, trust me, I've looked. They are comfy to sit in, even my 6'4" husband thought they were comfy and he hated every barstool we looked at in stores comfort wise. They shipped to us the day after I got the email saying they were on their way. I'm not sure about how easy they were to put together, because my husband did that for me before I got off work.
Lovely stool. We wanted a lower stool with a modern appearance to work with our eames lounge chair. Note that although the description says the seat adjusts from 24 inches to 31, it actually measures 25 inches from the floor to the underside of the seat. And contrary to the advice from overstock's online chat representative the stool does swivel, a plus in our case.
Bought two chairs for kitchen counter seating. Having a number of 6-footers in the family, I was concerned about stability, but the chairs are sturdy as well as sleek looking. What an excellent find at Overstock!
The 2 bar stools arrived in 2 business days. They were packaged very well. Assebly was super easy. Besides a tiny scratch, the wood backs are in perfect condition. That was the first thing I checked because several reveiwers had commented on the condition of the wood. The seat is brown but it's so dark it apperars to be black which I would have preferred. The seat has ample padding for most but I'll need to add a blanket for add.comfort if sitting for a longer time. When sitting in the chair the lever lowers the stool smoothly. The back which is 9 1/2 " from the seat and about waist high for me, is enough to support my lower back but not to lean back.. My kitchen floors are hard wood but there is a rubber gasket on the bottom of each stool to prevent floor damage but I still may place the stools on felt.for add. protection. They slide easily even with the gasket and swivel easily too. The foot rest bar is comfortable too. One thing I did not consider was the size of a person who could fit comfortably in this type of stool. Turns out that the 17 1/2 " seat with the wrap around sides is a snug but not tight fit for my 250lb husband. When I noticed that the stools had slightly different heights, (I can slide one stool under the island and not the other one) I lowerd the rating to 4 stars because the walking space between the stools and kitchen table is limited.
As noted by others, the wood may have some small, lighter spots where the wood was filled. And the packing allows for the odd nick, but otherwise you can't go wrong with these stools. I worried about them standing up to kids but so far they're doing fine. At last, a back for my stool!
Stools arrived in a timely manner and we're easy to put together. There are some imperfections in the wood but will probably live with it .
I ordered for a similar piece on groupon for $15 less but did not receive it even after 1month and cancelled my order. Then after a couple of weeks I found this on overstock for same price and ordered it.i received it within 3days and was happy with quality.very durable and very much coordinates with my kitchen cabinets .
We love our stools. They are easy to clean and go well with our modern style home. The only real issue at this point is that the "wood" on the front of the chair is chipping away from hitting the counter top.
I've had this chair for over a year. It doesn't see heavy use, but it still looks great. It isn't high end, but for the price it works great and looks great. Only have one issue with the chair...it doesn't slide under the counter. If it were adjustable to be 1" shorter this would be possible. Kudos to overstock as this was delivered very quickly.
These are extremely attractive chairs and pretty comfortable, too. Great price. I am very happy with these chairs.
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By Paul Gorski
This column is in response to the online staff report: "Sosnowski: Medicaid expansion in Illinois 'irresponsible'" (http://rockrivertimes.com/2013/05/28/sosnowski-medicaid-expansion-in-illinois-'irresponsible'/).
While I appreciate state Rep. Joe Sosnowski's attention to Illinois' budget crisis, I don't believe the 2014 funding increase for the Medicaid program is "irresponsible," but rather I believe it was planned as a long-term plan to help mitigate program cost increases.
I won't argue that Illinois doesn't have a budget crisis, it does. However, the scaling back of the program and the removal of ineligible recipients from the Medicaid rolls in 2013 was not only to save money in the short term, but to pave the wave for a much regulated, modest growth in the program over the next few years, as more people become eligible.
"Structural changes" were made to the program. The entire program is under review to remove ineligible recipients, better document eligibility claims, and streamline the workflow using new, updated computer systems and electronic workflows. These changes weren't just made to patch a budget shortfall, though; they were made in anticipation of legitimate claimants being added to the Medicaid program.
There's "no rush into expanding a program," as Sosnowski claims. The plans were clearly laid out last year and effective the beginning of this year.
From the Medicaid Redetermination Project website: "The Illinois Medicaid Redetermination Project (IMRP) will improve Medicaid integrity by validating that clients who qualify for medical benefits receive them, while those that are not qualified are dis-enrolled. The state's Medicaid program will use advanced data matching technology to verify income and residency of the state's 2.7 million Medicaid clients on an annual basis." Visit the site at http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/MedicalCustomers/eev/Pages/default.aspx.
Mr. Sosnowski may not like how we fund the Medicaid program, but changes to reform the program, which helps mostly children, were laid out a year ago and have already been successful in identifying ineligible recipients so legitimate recipients may receive benefits, now and in the future. That sounds pretty "responsible" to me.
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A scrub brush-sponge includes a base provided with a recessed peripheral lip, which has a plurality of attenuated regions configured to minimize the resistance of the base to external bending forces, and a sponge coupled to the base and made from polymeric material, which may have as low a PPI as 10. The sponge is configured so that it can effectively surround at least a substantial peripheral portion of instruments or portions to be treated with fluid, which is contained within the sponge, without applying substantial external forces to the base. A flexible layer made of woven or non-woven bonded polymeric fibers is on a scrubbing surface of the sponge and provides an enhanced scrubbing feature. An abrasive may be included on the flexible layer to further enhance the scrubbing feature.
1. A scrub brush-sponge for treating a medical instrument, comprising:
(a) a support surface;
(b) a base; wherein:
(i) the base has a respective bottom receiving a sponge and provided with at least one peripheral lip region, the at least one peripheral lip region extending upwards from the support surface and centering the sponge on the base, and wherein the peripheral lip has a plurality of hinge regions spaced from one another and each configured to increase flexibility of the base upon applying an external force to the base;
(ii) the sponge is coupled to the base and provided with an inner surface, the inner surface defining a channel open away from the base and configured to receive a body of the medical instrument therein so that the inner surface of the sponge extends complementary to and is juxtaposed with a peripheral portion of the body of the medical instrument;
(c) a flexible layer on at least a portion of the inner surface defining the channel; and
wherein the channel has an inner substantially annular region and two outer substantially rectilinear regions opposing one another so that when no external force is applied to the sponge, the opposing rectilinear regions are spaced apart, and when the external force is applied to the sponge, the opposing rectilinear regions are displaceable towards one another so as to increase a contact area between the body of the medical instrument and at least one of the inner surface of the sponge and the flexible layer.
2. The scrub brush-sponge of
the two opposing rectilinear regions of the inner surface of the sponge each have a respective pair of inner and outer sub-regions configured so that when the external compression force is not applied, the inner and outer sub-regions of each pair extend transversely to one another.
3. The scrub brush-sponge of
the inner sub-regions of the two opposing rectilinear regions of the inner surface of the sponge extend in substantially parallel planes, whereas the outer sub-regions extend in planes diverging outwardly from one another.
4. The scrub brush-sponge of
the sponge has a bottom bonded to the base and two spaced apart side walls bridged by the bottom and extending outwardly therefrom so that, when no external force is applied to the base, the sponge has a substantially U-shaped or C-shaped cross-section, and when the external force is applied, the sponge tends to assume a substantially annular shape and to enclose the body of the medical instrument.
5. The scrub brush-sponge of
the plurality of hinge regions each are at least one of a concavely or convexly configured shape for facilitating thereby flexing of the base in response to applying the external force.
6. The scrub brush-sponge of
the plurality of hinge regions each have a respective thickness smaller than a thickness of adjacent portions of the peripheral lip.
7. The scrub brush-sponge of
the peripheral lip has a plurality of cut lines shaped and dimensioned to increase flexibility of the base upon applying an external force.
8. The scrub brush-sponge of
9. The scrub brush-sponge of
the bottom of the base has a plurality of elongated slots opening into opposite inner and outer sides of the bottom, the slots being shaped and dimensioned to increase flexibility of the base upon applying an external force to the base.
10. The scrub brush-sponge of
the outer side of the bottom of the base has a plurality of bristles inserted in rows of different height so that the outer side of the bottom of the base has a generally C-shaped or U-shaped trough spaced substantially uniformly from opposite edges of the bottom and dimensioned to receive an item for scrubbing.
11. The scrub brush-sponge of
the peripheral lip of the base is endless and has an inner surface coextending with and pressing upon a bottom of the sponge so as to retain the sponge centered on the base as the base is being flexed upon applying and releasing an external force to the base.
12. The scrub brush-sponge of
13. A scrub brush-sponge, comprising:
(a) a base having a peripheral lip extending outwards from the base and provided with a plurality of hinge regions, the plurality of hinge regions each being operative to facilitate bending of the base upon applying thereto an external force;
(b) a sponge coupled to the base within the peripheral lip and provided with an inner surface, the inner surface defining a channel open away from the base and configured to receive a body of a medical instrument therein so that the inner surface of the sponge extends complementary to and is juxtaposed with a peripheral portion of the body of the medical instrument for scrubbing;
(c) a flexible layer on at least a portion of the inner surface defining the channel; and
wherein the channel includes an inner substantially annular region and two outer substantially rectilinear regions opposing one another so that when no external force is applied to the sponge, the opposing rectilinear regions are spaced apart, and when the external force is applied to the sponge, the opposing rectilinear regions are displaceable towards one another so as to increase a contact area between the body of the medical instrument and at least one of the inner surface of the sponge and the flexible layer.
14. A scrub brush-sponge, according to
15. A scrub brush-sponge, according to
16. A scrub brush-sponge, according to
(a) the flexible layer is a non-woven synthetic material; and
(b) the flexible layer further includes an abrasive material bonded to the flexible layer, thereby enhancing a scrubbing action.
17. A scrub brush-sponge, according to
18. A scrub brush-sponge, according to
the plurality of bristles include bristles of differing heights so that the outer side of the bottom bristle-side of the base has a generally C-shaped or U-shaped trough spaced substantially uniformly from opposite edges of the bottom and dimensioned to receive an item for scrubbing.
This application is a continuation-in-part from, and claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 11/141,938 filed Jun. 1, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,260,863, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to scrub sponges, and particularly, relates to scrub brush-sponges associated with a variety of medical procedures and adaptable for treating medical instruments.
2. Description of the Related Art
Numerous brush structures are known in the art. Some of these structures are functionally effective as well as convenient in use or ergonomic. While a minor amount of brush modification continues, surprisingly, scrub brushes used by medical professionals have not been substantially modified for quite some time. Structurally, a typical scrub brush has a base coupled to a rectangular sponge, which is saturated with antiseptic, germicide and/or soapy fluid and has a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape.
In the medical field, many scrub brush-sponges have a, great variety of adaptations. Besides traditional functions, such as cleaning the hands of the professional, removing blood and treating wounds, the brushes also may be used for cleaning a variety of medical instruments, particularly those instruments that need to be sterilized or, at least, cleaned repeatedly during a surgical procedure.
While such rectangular sponges may effectively clean flat surfaces, they may be less effective while treating annular surfaces, which are rather typical for a great variety of medical instruments. Particularly, many of the medical instruments, which are used for invasive procedures such as colonoscopy or other diagnostic procedures, to name a few, have substantially circular bodies. Customarily, surgical medical instruments undergo thorough sterilization before the beginning of the medical procedure. However, as mentioned above, many instruments can be reused during the same medical procedure and, thus, have to be repeatedly cleaned before each subsequent use.
Since the base of the typical brush may not be sufficiently flexible, the user has to apply excessive bending forces to flex the base so that the sponge would surround the annular body of the medical instrument. Otherwise, without flexing the base, a typical rectangular sponge may clean only a segment of the entire annular body, which leads to a time-ineffective cleaning process in a situation often requiring the instantaneous availability of any given instrument.
Assuming that the user does not experience any difficulty in flexing the scrub brush-sponge for cleaning medical instruments, the scrub still may remain inefficient, because the surface of the sponge is typically smooth. The smoothness, at least partially, depends on the number of pores per inch (PPI). The higher the PPI the smoother the surface. And while a typical smooth surface is perhaps pleasant for cleaning the user's hands, it may be ineffective for cleaning the metallic or other surfaces of medical instruments.
A need, therefore, exists for a scrub brush-sponge configured with an ergonomic structure that enables the user to clean medical instruments in a time-effective manner
Still a further need exists for a scrub brush-sponge having a structure that can be sufficiently flexible to enable the user to effectively clean medical instruments in a relatively effortless manner.
Another need exists for a scrub brush-sponge configured with a sponge that is characterized by as relatively low PPI for effectively scrubbing the surface of numerous medical instruments.
The present invention is directed to a scrub brush-sponge that satisfies at least one of these needs. The inventive brush includes a base made from flexible material and a sponge coupled to the body and saturated with a selected fluid. When during an invasive procedure, the professional performing the procedure needs to reuse a previously used medical instrument, he or she may sterilize or clean this instrument with the inventive brush. Since many of the medical instruments have a substantially annular shape, the sponge of the inventive scrub is provided with a channel, which is shaped so that when the professional places the instrument within the channel, the inner surface of the sponge surrounds at least a portion of instrument's body. An additional flexible scrubbing layer may be included and may optionally include abrasive material of a suitable grit for cleaning or abrading the surface requiring cleaning.
Upon applying an insignificant or minor amount of manipulative force to the base of the inventive brush-sponge, the professional is then able to bring opposing sidewalls of the sponge towards one another and, depending on the outer dimensions of the instrument, practically surround the entire periphery of the instrument's body by the sponge. Finally, displacing the brush-sponge and instrument relative to one another, the professional can treat the surface of the instrument in a time-effective and efficient manner.
As is known, the sponge may be used for numerous purposes including, for example, cleaning the hands of the professional, treating cuts and wounds and, as discussed above, sterilizing instruments. Depending on the particular application, the surface of the sponge may be relatively smooth, which is particularly important while treating the patient's open wounds, or relatively rough, which may be advantageous for cleaning the instruments.
Accordingly, one criterion as the number of pores per inch (PPI) plays a particularly important role for choosing the sponge for a particular purpose. Increasing the PPI leads to a relatively smoother surface, while decreasing the PPI makes the surface of the sponge relatively more abrasive. In accordance with one of the inventive aspects, the PPI can be as low (at the extreme) as about 10 and as high as about 200 pores per inch. Setting the PPI is a selective compromise depending upon a variety of factors proposed in this invention.
In addition to the smoothness of the surface, a relatively high PPI improves the capacity of the sponges to distribute treating fluid numerous times (meaning the high PPI sponge retains a lot of fluid and produces suds easily), but a high PPI also reduces the volume of the delivered fluid. In contrast, sponges with a relatively low PPI, for example a PPI from 10 to 60, delivers a greater volume of liquid-fluid at once, but thereafter becomes dry rather quickly. In other words, the low PPI sponge suds easily but also releases a higher volume of washing/cleaning/sterilizing fluid to carry away released debris.
As mentioned above, the professional, of course, has to apply some amount of manipulative force to the base of the inventive brush in order to surround (bend) a portion of the brush or sponge about a portion of the instrument's body as the dimensions of the sponge's channel or brush channel would allow.
To facilitate bending of the base in either direction (for scrubbing or sponge usage), which causes the sidewalls of the base to approach one another in either direction, the base of the inventive scrub brush-sponge has a plurality of attenuated hinge regions provided along the edges of the base so as to minimize bending and twisting resistance to the applied force. Alternatively or, preferably, in combination with the hinge regions, the edges or corner of the base are recessed to even further increase the flexibility of the base. In an additional embodiment, both the edges of the base and the base floor itself may be provided with cut-lines, or cut out portions, that act as slip plains and allow sections of the base edge to move relative to one another or that allow a floor of the base to shift relative to an adjacent the base edge portion.
The outer side of the base has a plurality of bristles arranged in numerous rows. Bristles defining a group of rows, which are located substantially midway between opposite edges of the base, have a height gradually decreasing towards the centerline of the base so that the free ends of the non-uniform bristles define a C-shaped or U-shaped trough. Obviously, the width of the trough may be selected so as to receive a segment of the annular body of the instrument to be scrubbed. Of course, such adaptation of the inventive scrub brush-sponge does not exclude other, more traditional functions of the brush including, for example, cleaning nails. Additionally, while the above shapes may be preferred for the reasons noted, it is additionally envisioned that alternative shapes may be employed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
As an additional and alternative feature of the present invention a sponge member having a geometric shape is additionally provided with an inner flexible non-woven material layer that may or may not include an additional abrasive having a selectable grit suitable for the cleaning purposes discussed herein.
These and other features and aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description read in conduction with the accompanying drawings.
Reference will now be made in detail to several embodiments of the invention that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, same or similar reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts or steps. The drawings are in simplified form and are not to precise scale. For purposes of convenience and clarity only, directional terms, such as top, bottom, up, down, over, above, and below may be used with respect to the drawings. These and similar directional terms should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention in any manner. The words �connect,� �couple,� and similar terms with their inflectional morphemes do not necessarily denote direct and immediate connections, but also include connections through mediate elements or devices.
As every other medical item, scrub brush-sponge 10 has to effectively operate for the intended purposes and be ergonomic so as to provide the professional with maximum possible convenience. Both criteria are readily met by the inventive brush-sponge due to a few inventive features that can be implemented separately or, preferably, in combination with one another.
To enhance cleaning of the instrument's body that may have an annular or polygonal cross-section, it is necessary that the opposing surfaces of sponge 14 and the instrument have as large a contact area as possible. Substantially surrounding the instrument by sponge 14 allows the professional to sterilize the instrument's surface in a time-effective manner as well as to have a reliable grip by pressing the sponge against the instrument. Providing sponge 14 with a channel 30 (
In use, the professional places the instrument within channel 30 by spreading sidewalls 18 of sponge's body 16 (
Thereafter, the professional applies an insignificant compression force F (
Free end regions of sidewalls 18 each have a respective rectilinear region 22 (
The sponge 14 is made from polymeric material, such as polyurethane foam and, as mentioned before, can be adapted for various medical procedures in addition to cleaning medical instruments. Depending on the PPI, the sponge 14 can be successfully adapted, among others, in orthopedic operations, procedures performed by podiatrists and oculists. Clearly, each of these medical procedures requires that sponge 14 have a relatively smooth or rough outer surface. For example, obese people preferably use a smooth sponge for cleaning and disinfecting body parts that are covered by folds of fat. To provide such a smooth surface, sponge 14 may have its body 16 (
In contrast, cleaning the instruments may be more efficient if sponge 14 would have a relatively abrasive outer surface. For this purposes, body 16 of sponge 14 may have a very low PPI ranging between about 10 and about 15. It should be obvious to those skilled in the art that decreasing pore count increases relative pore volume.
Sponge 14 has a rather flat bottom 20 (
Bending base 12 may not be an easy task without the improvements provided by the present invention. During use the flexibility of base 12 is critical to proper functioning of sponge 14. To help the professional easily bend base 12, at least some of, but preferably all four, lip segments 38, 40 have attenuated hinge regions 42 (
To further improve the flexibility of base 12, lip segments 38, 40 can also have a plurality of cut lines 56 (
To prevent accumulation of fluid squeezed out of sponge 14 and to further improve flexibility of base 12, its bottom is provided with an arrangement of elongated slots and holes 44, 46, respectively, (
An outer side 34 (
Bristles 52 may be formed with uniform stiffness. Alternatively, the bristles forming outer rows may be made from relatively soft materials, making them ideal for the cleaning of fingernails or promoting the foaming of fluid, such as soap solution, which is contained in sponge 14. At the same time, the flexibility of bristles defining central rows may be lower so as to enhance the scrubbing effect.
In a first alternative example, while the sponge illustrated in
Referring now to
A first side of scrub brush-sponge 100 includes base 12A and a sponge member 14A typically bonded to base 12A as was discussed above. An additional layer 101 is adhesively bonded to sponge member 14A as noted, from the outer engaging parallel and non-parallel surfaces, respectively 28A, 28A and 26A, 26A.
Additional layer 101 is a relatively thin and flexible layer and is selected from a variety of woven and non-woven materials, each constructed from a polymeric fiber, and additionally, a layer of abrasive material may be included or not-included as bonded to the additional layer 101, employing bonding processes known to those in the abrasive-bonding arts.
In a preferred embodiment, additional flexible layer 101 is crafted from a non-woven polymeric material and includes an abrasive grit bonded integrally to and within the non-woven polymeric material. Where such an abrasive grit is used it will be recognized that the grit material may be of any kind currently employed in the abrasive fields (Alumina Oxide, Silicon Carbide, Zircon, etc.) without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. It will be similarly recognized that the size of the abrasive grit may be selected according a desired abrasive degree (for example between a rough 60 grit to an ultra file 600 grit abrasive) without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Consequently, it will be recognized that according to a manufacturer's desire for diverse application, the type of flexible material selected (woven or non-wove, and type of polymeric material), the amount of abrasive material employed (from none up to approximately 80% abrasive material), and the amount and type of abrasive grit (from 60 grit to over 600 grit) may be selected to adapt to a particular cleaning circumstance.
As will be noted specifically in
Referring now to
The present embodiment for scrub brush-sponge member 200 is provided as an additional force embodiment allowing a user to grip the entire sponge with annular surface within the central U or C-shaped channel and provide additional pressure with gripping wings 201. Gripping wings 201 are not provided with a complete closure of the sponge body 214 so as to allow sufficient flexible space before contacting in the middle during a use (See
In addition, the embodiment of
Referring now to
In the embodiment shown in
Referring now to
Referring now to
A flexible bonding member 512 is provided having projecting side walls 513 for adhesively receiving foam member 514 and an opposing-side handle 520 for promoting firm gripping for additional scrubbing tasks.
One particular advantage of embodiment 500 is the ability to firmly grip handle 520 in a user's hand and rock the converging side shapes of foam member 514 along the length of the annular surface in order to promote more uniform pressure contact during a user's arm movement from side to side.
In an alternative embodiment, the present invention may also be packaged as a surgical kit, combining the brush/sponge unit itself, but also a selected component in a sealed package. The sealed kit providing a ready-to-use cleansing and sterilization assembly. In one aspect of this type of alternative embodiment, the kit may include an antibiotic or fungicidal foaming fluid for surgical use or cleansing of surgical instruments. In another aspect of this alternative embodiment, the kit may include a grease cutting fluid for cleansing delicate mechanical parts in an industrial process. The benefits of providing a sealed ready-to-use kit are many. For example, a surgeon or other professional may tear open a sterilized ready-to-use scrub brush kit pre-loaded with cleansing fluid to clean and sterilize a surgical tool. In another example, a manufacturer may employ a pre-loaded brush kit to remove cutting oil from a complex mechanical shape.
In the claims, means- or step-plus-function clauses are intended to cover the structures described or suggested herein as performing the recited function and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. Thus, for example, although a nail, a screw, and a bolt may not be structural equivalents in that a nail relies on friction between a wooden part and a cylindrical surface, a screw's helical surface positively engages the wooden part, and a bolt's head and nut compress opposite sides of a wooden part, in the environment of fastening wooden parts, a nail, a screw, and a bolt may be readily understood by those skilled in the art as equivalent structures.
In sum, although only a single or few exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiment(s) without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the spirit and scope of this invention as defined in the following claims.
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Seaside themes bring with them wonderful memories of lazy holidays, long relaxed sunny days at the beach and ships sailing into the sunset. This magnificent all metal anchor key chain is certain to invoke these wonderful feelings when you offer them as favors at your next function.
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The charm comes beautifully packaged in a sophisticated navy blue box, nestled on a black felt stage. A 'For You' tag will give every sailor that extra special feeling! The solid little anchor is finished in a polished silver tone and in true seaman style features a winding twisted rope.
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