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Two weeks ago, we read the book A Pair of Red Clogs (set in Japan). The Godmother brought me some real Japanese clogs and kimonos and an obi and other things from Japan, that her father had brought back after WWII. She told me to let my girls touch and feel and try on and play with these wonderful items!
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/160,165, filed Jun. 4, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,741,774, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to fabrication of fiber optic devices, and more particularly to a fabrication method that produces fiber optic devices having improved intrinsic resistance to external environmental conditions.
The widespread and global deployment of fiber optic networks and systems mandates that fiber optic devices and components operate reliably over long periods of time. This mandate imposes stringent performance requirements on various fiber optic devices and components that are used in such networks and systems. In this respect, since fiber optic devices and components are expected to operate reliably for decades or more, prior to qualification for use, such components are typically subjected to an array of mechanical and environmental tests that are designed to measure their long term reliability.
Guarantees of long term performance become especially crucial in application where the cost of failure is very high (e.g., submarine applications.) One of these tests is a damp/heat soak test, where a fiber optic device or component is exposed to elevated temperature and humidity conditions (typically 85� C. and 85% relative humidity) for an extended period of time. Fiber optic couplers exposed to such conditions may exhibit a gradual drift in insertion loss. Eventually, this drift will cause a coupler to fail to meet its assigned performance specifications.
It is believed that the primary cause for the above-identified drift is water vapor or some component, constituent or by-product of water vapor diffusing into the exposed core glass of the coupler and changing the coupler's index of refraction.
In an attempt to prevent migration of moisture into the coupling region, it has been known to provide improved packaging for optic couplers, with the goal of eliminating exposure to external environment. For example, prior art approaches have included packaging fiber optic couplers and other fiber optic components inside a metal tubing and sealing the ends of the tubing with a polymeric material, such as a silicon-based material or epoxy. These types of packaging have not proved successful in preventing the aforementioned problem.
Other prior art approaches have focused on reducing the introduction of water vapor during the manufacturing process. These attempts include the use of heat sources, such as a solid state heaters alone, that introduce less hydrogen/water during fabrication of a coupler, than is introduced using an �open flame� heat source. However, these attempts have also failed. Such approaches are deficient because it has been discovered that the introduction of water and water related species during fabrication is not a major cause of long-term drift of optical properties under damp heat accelerated aging conditions. See Maack et. al, Confirmation of a Water Diffusion Model for Splitter Coupling Ration Drift Using Long Term Reliability Data. See also, Cryan et al., Long Term Splitting Ration Drifts in Singlemode Fused Fiber Optic Splitters, Proc. Nat. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf. Jun. 18-22, 1995.
One embodiment of the invention provides a method for forming an optic device that includes the step of treating a segment of the optic device using a deuterium process. Preferably, the deuterium process includes treating the segment in the presence of a flame produced by combustion of deuterium gas. Preferably, a chemical can be added to the deuterium gas. Preferably, oxygen can be added to the deuterium gas.
In a different embodiment, the method further includes the steps of maintaining a first optic fiber and a second optic fiber proximate to one another along the segment, and fusing together the segment to form a coupling region using the deuterium process. The first optic fiber and the second optic fiber can have different propagation constants. A diameter of the first optic fiber can be modified to change the propagation constant associated therewith. The diameter of the first optic fiber can be modified by heating the first optic fiber while stretching the first optic fiber to reduce the diameter of a longitudinal segment thereof. Preferably, the heating includes producing a flame by combustion of deuterium gas.
Another preferred embodiment of the invention provides an optic device that includes at least one segment treated by a deuterium process. Preferably, the deuterium process includes heating the at least one segment in the presence of a flame produced by combustion of a mixture including deuterium gas. Preferably, the optic device exhibits no high excess loss in the E-band portion of the CWDM spectrum. For example, the optical device exhibits no high excess loss near 1380 nm of the CWDM spectrum.
In another embodiment, the invention provides an optic device including at least two optic fibers having respective longitudinal segments, in which the longitudinal segments are fused together by a deuterium process. The optic device exhibits no high excess loss in a portion of the CWDM spectrum.
The invention may take physical form in certain parts and arrangement of parts, a preferred embodiment of which will be described in detail in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and wherein:
In the art, the term �optic device� or �optical device� generally refers to active elements or apparatus, whereas the term �optic component� or �optical components� generally refers to passive elements or apparatus. The present invention is applicable to both fiber optic devices and fiber optic components. Accordingly, as used herein, the term �optic device(s)� or �optical device(s)� shall refer both to optic devices and optic components.
Furthermore, it should be appreciated that while the present invention is described herein with particular reference to fiber optic couplers, it is contemplated that the present invention is applicable to other optic devices.
As is well known to those skilled in the art, a fiber optic coupler is a device that passively splits or combines light between two or more optical fibers. An evanescent-wave coupler is one in which optical energy is transferred from one optical fiber to another by virtue of the electromagnetic field overlap between the two cores of the fibers. Since the evanescent field of an optical fiber is an exponentially decaying field, the cores of the two fibers must be brought into close proximity.
One common method for constructing evanescent-wave couplers is with a technique known as fused biconical taper (FBT). In fused biconical taper, couplers are fabricated by heating two optical fibers until they coalesce into a composite waveguiding structure. While the fibers are being heated, they are slowly stretched and tapered. This causes the light in the fiber to spread out far enough into the composite structure where it can be coupled to the other fiber.
Any number of optical fibers can be coupled together using the FBT technique. In addition, the various optical fibers that are coupled can be similar or dissimilar to one another. For example, one or more of the fibers can have different intrinsic propagation constants. In other cases, one or more of the fibers can also be pre-tapered or not pre-tapered. In other cases, the various fibers include a mix of different propagation constants and pre-tapering. Generally, the disclosed method of fabricating an optical device can be used regardless of the number and/or characteristics of any of the fibers involved.
It has long been known that the wavelength dependence of a single-mode coupler could be modified by fabricating the coupler with fibers having different propagation constants. A mismatch in the propagation constants of the two fibers that comprise the coupler can be simply introduced by preselecting two fibers having different propagation constants. However, since all fibers differ to some extent, successful results with one particular pair of fibers will not ensure similar results with another pair.
Because of the limitations associated with pre-selecting two fibers having different propagation constants, pre-tapering one or more of the optical fibers can be used to change the propagation constant of one or more of the fibers. In this way, wavelength flattened couplers and wavelength independent couplers can be made. Also, pre-tapering can also be used when manufacturing devices with intentionally high wavelength dependence, such as WDMs.
In one example, a method of making a single-mode evanescent-wave coupler having reduced wavelength dependence may be summarized by the following steps:
A detailed description of the foregoing method is found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,798,438 and 4,632,513. These patents are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
A single-mode, evanescent-wave coupler is fabricated using two single-mode fibers. Each fiber has a core and cladding region. In many instances, the cladding region comprises two concentric cladding layers having different indices of refraction. The inner cladding layer has an index of refraction lower than that of the core of the fiber. The outer cladding layer, sometimes called the substrate, has an index of refraction greater than the inner cladding layer but not necessarily equal to the index of refraction of the core. This type of fiber is commonly called �depressed cladding� fiber by those skilled in the art. It should be noted that other types of fibers do not have an outer cladding layer or substrate having a relatively high index of refraction. These fibers are referred to as �matched cladding� fibers. Again, this is just one example of a coupler than can be made.
Referring now to the drawings where the illustrations are for the purpose of disclosing the preferred embodiment of the invention only, and not for the purpose of limiting same, an exemplary method for fabricating an optical device in accordance with the present invention will now be described.
Generally, more than one fiber can be used to construct a fiber optic device, so the procedure for removing the protective layer of a fiber can be used on the appropriate fibers.
First and second stages 204 and 206 are capable of moving. In the embodiment shown in
Because of this arrangement, first stage 204 and second stage 206 are able to retain one or more fibers between them and their motion can be used to affect the retained fibers. In one example, where pre-tapering of one or more of the fibers is desired, the diameter of fiber 214 may be modified by mounting fiber 214 onto moveable stages 204 and 206 and heating a portion of fiber 214 with heating element 208. A movable gas torch 208 that provides a flame is preferably used as heating element 208.
While heating element 208 moves with respect o fiber 214, first stage 204 and second stag 206 are slowly moved in opposite directions, in this case, away from each other, in order to stretch fiber 214 and reduce its diameter. This heating process is also referred to as a �flame brush process.� Any time a torch flame is applied to fiber, deuterium can be used as the fuel for the flame. This includes the pre-taper process discussed above. It is possible to use regular hydrogen for the fuel in the pre-taper operation and then use deuterium for other stages of the manufacturing process. However, it is preferred that deuterium is used as the torch fuel for all of the manufacturing process steps.
A typical profile of fiber 214 after being stretched and heated in this manner is shown in FIG. 3. Fiber 214 includes a heated section 302 that has a substantially constant yet reduced diameter 304 over a substantial length. Fiber 214 also includes a first un-stretched portion 308 and a second un-stretched portion 310. Heated section 302 gradually tapers up to the original fiber diameter 306 of un-stretched portions 308 and 310. The final diameter of fiber 214 in the heated region 302 is controlled by the amount fiber 214 is stretched. In some cases, a uniform relative motion between fiber 214 and heating element 208 (see
In an alternative method to the stretching process described above, the diameter of a fiber cladding and core may be modified in accordance with an etching process. Although a variety of known etching techniques may be used, one suitable etching technique is a heated etching technique. In this technique, a fiber is placed in close proximity to an etching station which is heated by a thermoelectric module. An amount of etchant, usually a drop or so, is placed on top of the etching station to etch a longitudinal portion of the fiber. After the fiber has been etched to the desired diameter, the fiber is rinsed with water to prevent further etching.
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In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the heating source is preferably a gas torch heat source 414, as described above. However, in accordance with the present invention, heat source 414 uses deuterium (D2) gas as a fuel supply 416 to produce a flame 418, as will be explained further below. Heat source 414 can be moved about coupling region 406 while fibers 402 and 404 are in axial tension. Heat source 414 can be applied until fibers 402 and 404 are fused together throughout the desired length of coupling region 406. Accordingly, a deuterium treated optic coupler is produced.
It should be understood that the coupler fabrication method described above is exemplary, and that alternative methods of fabricating couplers using a heat source are well known to those skilled in the art. The present invention is suitable for use in connection with these alternative fabrication methods, wherein the heat source is suitably modified to provide a flame produced by the combustion of deuterium gas.
Furthermore, it should be understood that the fibers being heated and fused to form a coupler may include identical fibers, for example, having the same propagation constants, or the fibers can be mismatched fibers, for example, having different propagation constants. Again, this heating method, that uses deuterium as its fuel supply, can be used regardless of the number, characteristics, and/or the similarities or differences among the various fibers that are coupled.
In accordance with the present invention, the conventional gas, usually hydrogen gas (H2), that is used as a fuel supply in gas torch heat source to generate a flame, is replaced with deuterium (D2) gas. A flame is produced by the combustion of deuterium gas, rather than the conventional gas, usually hydrogen gas. Deuterium, being a nuclear isotope of hydrogen, is for all practical purposes chemically similar to hydrogen. However, deuterium is heavier than hydrogen, and various modifications can be made to the manufacturing process to accommodate the slight weight difference between hydrogen and deuterium. For example, the gas flow rate for the deuterium gas can be modified from the gas flow rate used for hydrogen gas to optimize combustion, and achieve a suitable pull signature. In some embodiments, a mixture of deuterium and another gas is used.
In one, embodiment, a deuterium flame is applied at room pressure (�1 atm) and room temp. (�20 C). Flow rate of deuterium gas is around 215 sccm for a standard wavelength flattened 50% coupler, but will vary from device to device. Oxygen, as well as other elements, may also be added as a torch fuel as the recipe requires.
Generally, most typical devices are made by supplying hydrogen only to the torch. As indicated in other portions of this disclosure, a typical flow rate would be 215 sccm deuterium. Since no oxygen is supplied to the torch as a fuel, this can be referred to as a 100% deuterium mixture, but of course ambient oxygen is consumed in the combustion and ambient oxygen participates in the combustion process.
In other embodiments, oxygen is supplied to the torch. This can be a way of controlling flame temperature and size. Oxygen can also be supplied to control the completeness of the combustion. And, oxygen can be supplied to control the rate of combustion as well.
The following is one embodiment where oxygen is added to the deuterium fuel. A certain kind of microcoupler is typically pulled with 85 sccm hydrogen and 30 sccm oxygen.
Another embodiment where oxygen is added to the deuterium is a kind of coupler that employs an 80 micron payout fiber. (A reduced cladding fiber, RC 1300). The recipe for this involves an elaborated series of steps in which the hydrogen/oxygen mixture is varied greatly.
In an initial �prefuse� step, the D2/02 mixture is set to 70 sccm/250 sccm (22% D2 by volume). After the torch has been placed under the fibers, the flow are settings are changed to 124 sccm D2/250 sccm O2 (33% D2 by volume, with higher total flow rate).
After this initial �prefuse�, the coupler is pulled with 90 sccm deuterium, with no oxygen.
These examples illustrate the wide range of possible D2/O2 mixtures. Not only do the percentages vary widely, but also the total flow rates. Also, oxygen can be added to only certain steps in the manufacturing process and omitted in other steps.
Furthermore, in any process where hydrogen is conventionally used, deuterium can be substituted to make a passivated version of the device. And, in addition, other elements or compounds can also be added if desired. Also, oxygen can be replaced with other chemicals if desired.
In accordance with the present invention, control parameters for stretching a fiber during coupler fabrication may be modified from standard settings wherein a hydrogen gas fuel supply is used. For instance, in the case of fabrication of 50% wavelength-flattened optic couplers, the primary modification of the control parameters is the pre-taper settings.
In this regard, optic couplers produced using a deuterium gas fueled heat source (referred to herein as �deuterium couplers�) require that the pre-tapered fiber have a significantly greater degree of pre-taper than couplers fabricated using a hydrogen gas fueled heat source. It is believed that the �deuterium heating� method may effect the refractive index of the fibers differently than the standard �hydrogen heating� method.
As shown below, preliminary observations indicate that using deuterium (D2) gas as a fuel supply for the heat source effectively doubles the median �time to failure� (TTF) of devices in 85� C./85% relative humidity (RH) environmental testing.
The present invention will now be further described by way of the following examples:
Deuterium Passivation Damp Heat Aging Experiment
Twenty-five (25) 50% wavelength flattened optic couplers (WFC) were manufactured using a deuterium gas fueled heating source, with the goal of attaining passivation (i.e., to treat in order to reduce the chemical reactivity of its surface) of the couplers to damp heat aging. These deuterium couplers, along with eleven (11) 50% WFCs produced using the standard �hydrogen heating� method, were aged at 85� C. and 85% relative humidity (RH) for approximately 2000 hours and 1265 hours, respectively. The eleven standard couplers act as a control group.
Optic Fiber Parameters for 50% WFC Deuterium Coupler
Optic Fiber Parameters for 50% WFC Standard Coupler:
Coupling ratio (CR) data were processed to correct for artifacts of the measurement system, specifically the appearance of piecewise discontinuities. Times to failure (TTF) were extrapolated from a linear least squares fit to data in cases where the device did not exhibit failure within the duration of the test. Failure criterion is a change in CR of 0.2 dB.
It is observed that the median time to failure (TTF) for the deuterium couplers is approximately 3,300 hours. In contrast, the median time to failure for the standard couplers is approximately 1000 hours. The fraction of deuterium couplers with TTF>2000 hrs is 18/25, while the fraction of standard couplers with TTF>2000 hrs is 2/11. Failure criterion is a change in splitting loss of 0.2 dB or greater.
Effect on E-Band OH (Water) Peak Attenuation
The deuterium coupler manufacturing process of the invention has favorable effect on E-band OH peak attenuation.
The ITU-T G.694.2 standard specifies the Metro Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM ) Wavelength Grid as individual 20 nm wide bands spanning the total wavelength range of 1260-1625 nm. An important application of CWDM is broadband access networks that use less expensive light sources and equipment. The 1360-1460 nm portion of the CWDM spectrum is designated the E-band, which spans five individual CWDM bands. Fiber manufacturers are addressing the CWDM network application by manufacturing �low water-peak� optical fiber which would permit use of the entire wavelength grid, including the E-band.
For applications that require the use of the E-band channels, passive fiber-optic components manufactured with conventional processes would be inadequate due to the presence of a large (about 0.4 dB) attenuation peak in the 1380-1420 nm range. As indicated in
Consequently, the deuterium process of the invention provides an additional improvement beyond superior damp heat performance. The deuterium process improves performance in the E-band by eliminating the high excess loss near 1380 nm. The deuterium process results in components that are compatible with optical networks employing low-water peak fiber. An example of this type of network would be one that utilizes full spectrum CWDM (coarse wavelength devision multiplexing) over zero-water peak fiber (ZWPF). This application utilizes all the channels describe in the ITU-T G.694.2 specification, including those in the 1380 nm region.
Accordingly, the absence of this excess loss at about 1380 nm to 1390 nm provides the invention with a competitive advantage over the known use of a hydrogen process in coupler fabrication. It should be noted, however, that while not all fiber manufacturers use a torch, the torch-based manufacturing hydrogen processes is considered to have produced the highest quality fused biconical taper (FBT) devices. Of course, the deuterium process of the invention is superior to the hydrogen process.
The deuterium process of the invention can be considered to be a torch flame brush process. The deuterium process burns deuterium instead of hydrogen. It should be noted that any torch flame brush process that does not use deuterium would exhibit high water peak loss.
It should be understood that the present invention can be used regardless of the other particular details for manufacturing optic devices (e.g., pulling methods, clamping methods, fiber arrangement, etc.) In this regard, the present invention is suitably used in connection with a wide variety of coupler manufacturing methods and packaging strategies. Moreover, the present invention may be applied in combination with other techniques for improving reliability and performance of optic devices.
Other modifications and alterations will occur to others upon their reading and understanding of the specification. In this regard, it should be appreciated that the fabrication method of the present invention may be suitably used with any heating technique that applies a flame to an optic device during fabrication thereof. It is intended that all such modifications and alterations be included insofar as they come within the scope of the invention as claimed or the equivalents thereof.
The foregoing disclosure of the preferred embodiments of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many variations and modifications of the embodiments described herein will be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art in light of the above disclosure. The scope of the invention is to be defined only by the claims appended hereto, and by their equivalents.
Further, in describing representative embodiments of the present invention, the specification may have presented the method and/or process of the present invention as a particular sequence of steps. However, to the extent that the method or process does not rely on the particular order of steps set forth herein, the method or process should not be limited to the particular sequence of steps described. As one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate, other sequences of steps may be possible. Therefore, the particular order of the steps set forth in the specification should not be construed as limitations on the claims. In addition, the claims directed to the method and/or process of the present invention should not be limited to the performance of their steps in the order written, and one skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the sequences may be varied and still remain within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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Since 2001, Congress has provided the Department of Defense (DOD) with $893 billion in supplemental and annual appropriations, as of June 2009, primarily for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).1 DOD's reported annual obligations2 for OCO have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2001 to about $162.4 billion in fiscal year 2008. For fiscal year 2009, Congress appropriated $151 billion in war-related requests. A total of $89.1 billion has been obligated through the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 through June 2009. The United States' commitments to OCO will likely involve the continued investment of significant resources, requiring decision makers to consider difficult trade-offs as the nation faces an increasing long-range fiscal challenge. The magnitude of future costs will depend on several direct and indirect cost variables and, in some cases, decisions that have not yet been made. DOD's future costs will likely be affected by the pace and duration of operations, the types of facilities needed to support troops overseas, redeployment plans, and the amount of equipment to be repaired or replaced. DOD compiles and reports monthly and cumulative incremental obligations incurred to support OCO in a monthly report commonly called the Contingency Operations Status of Funds Report. DOD leadership uses this report, along with other information, to advise Congress on the costs of the war and to formulate future OCO budget requests. DOD reports these obligations by appropriation, contingency operation, and military service or defense agency. DOD has prepared monthly reports on the obligations incurred for its involvement in OCO since fiscal year 2001.
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I set up a square foot garden this year (2-4x4 boxes), and I am starting from seed (lettuce, cukes, beans, zucchini, kale, spinach). I am familiar with the recommended spacing per 1'x1' square in terms of how many plants to place in a square, but what about seeds? Would I still follow the same recommendations, so for example, for cucumbers would I place two seeds in a square? Or would I plant many more seeds within each square, then wait to see how many seeds germinate, then thin and reposition in the square per the recommendations? So out of 8 or 10 seeds, I would thin to just two plants per square. Any information along these lines would be appreciated. Thanks.
I agree with Alex. Overplant and thin out when square foot gardening.
Paul (and anyone trying Square Foot gardening for the first time) one zucchini plant at maturity is going to be HUGE. Mine are typically 3 feet x 3 feet (or bigger)---that's just ONE plant.
I suggest that you train your cucumber vines to grow up a support---like a bamboo tepee that you can make yourself. The same thing with beans if they are pole beans. That will leave your other vegetable plants a lot more room to grow.
Over the years, I have gardened many ways--from traditional rows to intensive methods of gardening. The very best gardens that I've ever had were those planted by an intensive method. The crop's canopy shaded out the soil below, and I had hardly any weeds to speak off. Plus, I had a HUGE harvest. What you've got to remember is how big your vegetable will grow to at maturity and plant your raised bed accordingly. I am blessed with 1+ acres so space isn't an issue for me. I choose to garden that way because it's easier to take care of, and my harvest is maximized. Each of my raised beds is planted with one crop. For those with limited space, I suggest growing vertically whenever you can. That way you will maximize the space you have.
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I was beginning to think that the square-foot garden idea was not realistic here in South Carolina.
Of all the veggie gardening books, my favorite is Garden Way's Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond. He uses wide rows and raised beds, among other techniques.
At present, my veggie garden is semi-intensive -- six 4'x8' boxes.
I find I get into trouble when I try to plant too closely. Things need to have space between for air circulation and sunlight.
I plant herbs and small things around the edges of the boxes and put taller things in the middle.
Eight tomato, okra or pepper plants pretty much fills up one box once they've reached full size. Plant green beans in close rows and they're a pain to harvest.
Right now my spinach crop occupies one box. It will be finished soon, so I'm planting jalapeno peppers among the spinach -- which will be removed before the jalapenos get big.


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Extractor for use in implanting prosthesis in total knee ortho- pedic procedure
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Des. 230,095 Patented 55m. 22, 1974 United States Patent 0 C6 EXTRACTOR FOR USE IN IMPLANTING PROSTHESIS 1N TDTAL KNEE ORTHO- PEDIC PROCEDURE Robert T. Rylee II, 411 N. 3rd at Parkway, Memphis, Tenn. 38105 Filed Feb. 20, 1973, Ser. No. 332,250
Tefm of patent 14 years Int. Cl. D24-02 US. Cl. D83-12 Des. 230,095
PAGE 2 FIG. 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the ex- References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS FIG. 2 1s a perspective view as seen from the rear of FIG L 2,301,500 11/1942 Anderson 12892 EB Iclaim: 2,536,296 1/1951 Longfellow 12892 EB The ornamental design of an extractor for use in im- 2,789,558 4/1957 Rush 128 92 EC 3,626,935 12/1971 Pollock 128-92 EC planting prosthesis in total knee orthopedic procedure, as shown and described. OTHER NC S Zirnmer Fracture Equipment Catalog, 1963, p. 32, item No. 5 33, Zuelzer Awl.
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