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AMANA2 is Released!LSAMANA2 is Released!3 years ago in Personal More Like This
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Walls by neiio
Edit: Walls by ether (sorry! Forgot that this was up before neiio uploaded those)
[ended] Omnimo 6 Release +$100 Contest+ $100 Desktop Contest[ended] Omnimo 6 Release +$100 Contest2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Ladies and Gentlemen
After almost 18 months, we're finally proud to announce
The Grand release of Omnimo 6.0.
The biggest
Most important
And likely, the last major update
In the lifecycle of this project.
Life's circumstances have a tendency to change rapidly, and indeed, both of us (me and Xyrfo) had experienced rather significant changes which kept us from activelly working on this project. We started it as we were teenagers, but we've grown up and our new lives have begun. Perhaps Omnimo is a tribute to this transition; a hobbyist project that had become more serious with every release. We put our faith in the hope that our efforts were not in vain, and that the long wait had been worth it.
In our previous releases, we hesitated making the changelog out of fear that we won't cover everything that we've worked on. Incidentally, it's also the case for Omnimo 6.0 - we've improved it so much, I
How to skin foobar2000How to skin foobar20002 years ago in Software Reviews More Like This
I've been asked to write a tutorial on skinning foobar2000, because many f2k users encounter difficulties modifying skins or simply using them. I'm not an expert on the subject, I've started by installing a few skins and trying to understand how that worked ; I still think it's the best way to get a good handle on it, though a long and sometimes frustrating way. I invite you to try and see by yourself, to keep in mind that errors come all along and to share any advice, question, difficulty or anything you want to say, may you be new or expert. I also recommend to read this good tutorial (though it's partly based on outdated PanelsUI), maybe this less developed one, some of the very useful Hydr
Youtube CSS!Oh wow, after only one day, plus a few hours afterwards tweaking the thing, I'm going to release this CSS. It's just too good to keep from everyoneYoutube CSS!4 years ago in Personal More Like This
It's a pretty straightforward CSS, with one special feature, which is the Youtube video that's at the top of every journal. At the moment of writing this journal, it's still a Subscriber-only feature. But if you're still interested in downloading the CSS and using it, here's how you'd edit the video that's shown:
Install CSSFind the video you want to showCopy the video's codeStart a new journal entry and click 'Edit skin'Paste the code you copied as an embedded link (Click here to learn how to embed a video)Click Preview to make sure everything worked okay
If you're feeling adve
Litestep/Win7-64bit fix.Install Litestep on Windows 7.Litestep/Win7-64bit fix.3 years ago in Personal More Like This
1.Install Lite-step in C:\Program Files AND NOT IT "C:\Program Files (x86) "WRONG"
2.Go to your lite-step installation directory were you have gist installed it "C:\Program Files\litestep" and make litestep.exe a shortcut.
First of all run reg-edit and follow this steps.
4.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
5.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
- Open the Value Named "Shell" and Modify its Value Data from explorer.exe to C:\Program Files\LiteStep\litestep.exe
Reboot your system.
If you wish to uninstall litestep in the future ,you will have to change back the shell value data to explorer.exe otherwise explorer will not run.
Soon as AMANA² litestep theme by *MangoSango will be released this month I will install litestep again on my system and I will record a video of th
How to skin foobar2000 - Part 2How to skin foobar2000 - Part 22 years ago in Software Reviews More Like This
Read other parts:
:iconMarkkoenig:Part 1 - Basics:iconslowboyfast:Part 2 - Composition & Graphics:iconFlipOut69:Part 3 - Panel Switchers
Composition & Graphics
In this part, you'll learn the basics of foobar graphic coding. You may think "graphic coding" sounds like something serious and hard, but once you've learned it, it'll be as easy as writing a DA Journal.
This part will focus mainly on using CUI (ColumnsUI), PSS (Panel Stack Splitter) and ELP (ELPlaylist).
Maths - most drawing functions use coordinates, lengths, widths and ot
Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Part TwoWelcome back! If you haven't done so already, have a read of Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Part One. Part two deals with Dressing up your mood boxes, adding extra lines to your Journal title, and will touch upon dynamic images in your journal, amongst other things. So without further delay, let's begin!Getting the most out of your CSS Journals Part Two9 years ago in DeviantArt Announcements More Like This
Mood boxes
"Mood boxes", or the little box that shows what you're listening to etc, is now available to everyone. Subscribers and non subscribers alike. It would seem that there's not a whole lot you can do with these, asides from change the colours and such. But something a few people don't know, is that you can move your mood box anywhere you like, and do so much more than just colourising it. In this example, we'll show you how to shift your mood box to the right, just like in This example.
.journalbox .list {
Updates as of February (Music Video)Me and Circus-P are proud to present:Updates as of February (Music Video)2 years ago in Personal More Like This
I'm so happy it's done and up for everyone to see!
Also, the Baguio Komikon 2013 was fun~
Details can be read in the deviation:
Not to forget MikeInel-FanClub's contest!
(Characters belong to the respective artists of the first 5 entries: http://fav.me/d5qryhx http://fav.me/d5qqb2s http://fav.me/d5pg0bo http://fav.me/d5r90j3 http://fav.me/d5rcini )
Based from the previous contest (Object-tan), they're continuing the saga by creating the Event-tan contest! It's where everyone is free to join and create the best design of a human form of an event.
It can be Valentine's Day, it can be Marriage, it can be a first kiss, anything that aren't considered actions, animals, humans or objects!
The prices are the following:
1st place: 2000 points + Commission Artwork by Mikeinel
2nd place: 1250 points + Commission Artwork by Mikeinel
3rd place: 750 points + Commission Artwork by Mikeinel
More information can be
[AX] Summer 2013 Convention ScheduleThank you guys so much for the birthday wishes! I really appreciate it![AX] Summer 2013 Convention Schedule2 years ago in Personal More Like This
I'll be at AX July 4th weekend so come stop by! I will update my location/etc soon!!
Summer Convention Schedule 2013
Con Date Location
Anime Central May 17-19 Chicago IL
Fanime May 24-27 San Jose CA
Akon 24 May 31-June 2 Dallas TX
Anime Expo July 4-7 Los Angeles CA
Tokyo in Tulsa July 20-22 Tulsa OK
San Japa
Windows 8 Start Screen for Windows XP, Vista and 7Walkthrough Video of Windows 8 Start ScreenWindows 8 Start Screen for Windows XP, Vista and 73 years ago in Personal More Like This
No Key required now. Just click on download button above. Download and run the setup.
Other Cool Skins
How to skin foobar2000 - Part 3How to skin foobar2000 - Part 32 years ago in Software Reviews More Like This
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Part 1 - BasicsPart 2 - Composition & GraphicsPart 3 - Creating Panel Switchers
Creating Panel Switchers
A lot of awesome foobar2000 skins here in DA will let you switch between multiple panels. It means you can put many panels in the same place, on top of each other, and then assign a set of buttons to trigger which panel should be shown, whilst the rest of it remains hidden.
Lux by Markkoenig and my Jam would be a perfect examples. As you can see on the screenshot below, Lux and Jam use set of buttons to show the selected p
Litestep on Windows 7UPDATE(9/11/2011): lsdev.org is currently down which is a major bummer because it is a huge resource for the litestep community. from what i've read some kind folks are trying to find a new home for lsdev but i'm not really in contact with anyone so i don't know anything for certain, just what i read online. if you happen to be a new litestep user you picked a somewhat bad time to get into it =/Litestep on Windows 76 years ago in Personal More Like This
UPDATE: this tutorial has gotten a lot of attention since i posted it 2 years ago.. so i decided to update the information, add information and even a nice video tutorial by andredk which is a little long, but very detailed. i updated the old journal and submitted a new one for good measure
installing litestep is not a big deal. it has dependencies like any other application, and without them it will error. assuming your system meets all the requirements right now you can stop reading this and install liteste
How to (sort of) get Truetransparency on Win7A lot of people ask me how to make TrueTransparency play nice with Windows 7.How to (sort of) get Truetransparency on Win75 years ago in Personal More Like This
The short answer is: You can... well sort of.
Here are the general problems (I'm going to assume people with Win7 are on the 64-bit version, or Win7 x64).
1) Explorer windows are not skinned (or any 64-bit programs for that matter).
2) Explorer windows skin, but the toolbar is completely transparent.
First, you will need both TrueTransparency x86 and x64.
For your convenience, here is a zip with both (x64 can be hard to find): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7100381/TrueTransparency.zip
To skin all windows, you will need to run both the TrueTransparency.exe in the TrueTransparency x64 AND TrueTransparency x86 folders.
At this point, all windows should be skinned (with the exclusion of "special" windows like Google chrome, Command Prompt, GIMP/Photoshop, Task Manager, etc.
You may notice that the explorer toolbar is completely transparent. There are two workarounds for this.
One involves removing the too
SakurabanaSve o festivalu, japanizmu i okupljanjima mozete videti na stranici http://sakurabana.info !Sakurabana3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Trenutno je u Beogradu u toku artist alley pa ako ste zainteresovani da idete, bacite pogled
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How correctly install GDIPPHi, i receive a lot of messages by people who want install GDIPP( cause GDI++ is crappy!!), so here is the good way:How correctly install GDIPP4 years ago in Personal More Like This
➊ Install GDIPP 0.7.6 in Registry( not in services, you will see it during the installation) , download: http://code.google.com/p/gdipp/downloads/list
➋ Copy the 2dll's in "C:\Program Files\gdipp" to "C:\Windows\system32"( for 64 users: 4 dll's: "sytem32"( for 64 bit dll's)+"syswow64"( for 32 bit dll's) ), like: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/423903436372Capture.png
➌ Restart( done)
Edit ( 12 oct 2012):
Now, i use 0.9.1 version, it works better and no replacement of dll needed ( only install it and go..!), if you use Firefox or other: uncheck "material acceleration..." in Firefox ( or other) options!!
If some characters look a little craps in some applications: make an exeption in "C:\Program Files (x86)\gdipp\gdipp_setting.xml" with your notepad.
Conky Manager: A GUI For Managing Conky ConfigsOk so thought this would be good info for you themers who use conky!Conky Manager: A GUI For Managing Conky Configs2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Article Source: W8: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/07/conky-manager-gui-for-managing-conky.html
"Conky Manager is a GUI that allows you to easily manage Conky configurations. The latest version - 1.1 -, lets you choose from 7 such configurations / themes.
Conky is a lightweight, highly customizable system monitor that displays various info on your desktop.
Conky Manager 1.1 ships with themes ranging from complete system info (memory, cpu, Internet, cpu usage and time) to configurations that only display the CPU usage or Nvidia graphics stats. Below you can preview the Conky themes included in Conky Manager 1.1:
Using this tool, you can easily enable or disable Conky themes as well as enable or disable modules for each config. For
Medium - Tilt-shift effect on Photoshop.Hello, I'm back with tutorials, and for the first time it's about edition on Photoshop. The objective will be making a miniature looking picture (tilt-shift). I'd say the perfect photos for this effect are those taken from heights, like on top of a building or on top of a mountain or something similar. Nevertheless, you can experiment with other kids of pictures and then tell me or show me the results. I'm always interested on knowing more.Medium - Tilt-shift effect on Photoshop.3 years ago in Personal More Like This
For this tutorial, I've chosen an archive photo from Paris, taken on top of the Arc de Triomphe, and showing La Défense in the background:
And after some basic edition on Lightroom 3.4 I get this:
I'll explain now how ot get the tilt-shift edition step by step:
1st - We open the picture on Photoshop, and we turn on the "fast mask" by clicking here:
2nd - With pencils at 2500 and strenght at 0%, we paint the area that we want to look unfocused to make the tilt-shift.
3rd - We turn off the fast mask mode, and deselect and invert the selection:
Want Your Work Seen on DA?Want Your Work Seen on DA?6 years ago in Personal More Like This
Want Your Work Seen on DA?
Good Saturday morning, for whatever that is worth. Hope everyone is doing ok out there. Fall is in the air here in Colorado now, as the days temps have taken a plunge. I love this time of the year, the heat of the summer pretty much gone and the air is so fresh. Today is a weird day, it's the last day I am 39....it feels odd to say that. Just kind of surreal. The coming days will not see me as active around DA as I have personal issues on this website as far as they relate to me to take care of. No it isn't anything serious, but I have to get things organized and under control as far as it relates to my message center as it is a complete mess and has become a source of stress at this point. It certainly shouldn't be anything like that, but it is. So I am going to solve that problem over the next few days. As fast as I can.
This morning I want to share a few things with you all. I get asked this question a lot by people who want to know how
Our Wearable Tech FutureOur Wearable Tech Future8 months ago in Art Features More Like This
Our Wearable Tech Future
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What if you could wear your computer or smartphone as a neck tattoo someday?
Motorola has patented the concept of an "electronic skin tattoo" for your throat, equipped with an "embedded microphone" and "a transceiver for enabling wireless communication." This futuristic tattoo would help you communicate with smartphones, personal computers or other "mobile communication devices."
Check out the complete patent application at
P!nk Cradle by Alyphoto Moving Boat by soulofautumn87 Up and away by AljoschaThielen Incantation by MarsiaMS Summer Sun by o-kaykay 497 by Nigrita music equals love by WednesdayM0rning delicate and soft. .. by light-from-Emirates Bloosom by LadyCarnal perfume by mohdfikree a basket full of kisses by inessa-emilia :thumb271029963: Try by xmarvel Chocolate Strawberries Day 202 by escaped-emotions ..:: Only you ::.. by Whimsical-Dreams Imagination by EliseEnchanted Rose in my dream II by WindyLife :thumb119266547: When Love Takes Over by Lady-Tori :thumb263744919: Dreams by Wheels-Of-Joy 4.52 - Ready for takeoff. by dragonfly-oli Spring by fruitpunch1 Reflection by soulofautumn87 Luminous by WishmasterAlchemist Golden Sunset by soulofautumn87 the place to be alive by illusionality ragdoll kittens by venomxbaby Melancholy by head-in-the-cloud A boy and his dog by TammyPhotography Piggy by Kara-a Sweet dreams ... by aoao2 bazylia by JustynaStolyhwo pretend I'm worth by theluckynine spring by Fwirll Pink garden. by incredi the song of my bouquet by kim-e-sens dreamful by followheART Heather Field II. by kle0012 Ready For Cold Days II. by andokadesbois Afternoon by bebefromtheblock rose by onixa Paisible. by andokadesbois Bright spell by kim-e-sens Sunset on the beach by AljoschaThielen I'll be around by Healzo A Sweet Day... by Aeternum-Art Whatever you want.. by Lady-Tori :thumb195083992P!nk2 years ago in Art Features More Like This
Signos para decorar lo que quieras.Hola(:Signos para decorar lo que quieras.2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Bueno, estaba media aburrida y me puse a buscar signos y cositas bonitas para que decoren sus publicaciones de facebook, ask, deviantart, o lo que quieran, espero que les guste mucho y que los utilicen.
Si los utilizan, y si quieren me pueden dar créditos. Están separados por categorías.
Para utilizarlos, solo copia y pegalo donde quieras.
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Poker negro: ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦
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Hack Your BrainHack Your Brain9 months ago in Art Features More Like This
Hack Your Brain
By istickboy
Brain Bulb by tiffrmc720
What if any creator could build a powerful and affordable brain-interface device at home?
Ateam of scientists have raised more than $215,000 on Kickstarter to build a simple Electroencephalography (EEG) device that anyone can use to help "unlock the mysteries of the human brain" by measuring electrical activity inside your head. These brain hackers have a radical vision for the future. The device includes a collection of wearable electrodes, an amplifier that measures the electrical activity in your brain and a built in "signal processing
Rainmeter for Sublime Text 2I recently discovered a great text editor called Sublime Text 2. It is beautiful, fast and highly customizable. I immediately set out to exploit this customizability and created the Rainmeter Package for Sublime Text 2. This package, which is hosted on GitHub, makes developing Rainmeter skins faster, easier and more fun than doing it with Notepad, or even with Notepad++.Rainmeter for Sublime Text 23 years ago in Personal More Like This
The package features
Syntax Highlighting
Code Completion
Code Folding
Code Templates for Meters and Measures
A Built-In Color Picker
and a few more features
If you like writing Rainmeter skins or want to start doing it, I think you will be a happier person after downloading Sublime Text 2 http://sublimetext.com/ and installing my package https://github.com/merlinthered/sublime-rainmeter#readme .
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Real reviews, from customers like you.
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All breaks for all arrivals
T&Cs apply, click here for details
Lovely place to stay for a few days, plenty to do
fantastic location peaceful surroundings
We had a warm welcome from the owners and had an excellent stay
Unfortunately this was the worst hoseasons site we have ever been to. We had two lodges in our party. Both were very outdated with old uncomfortable furniture. The beds were so old you could feel the springs and you sunk into the sofas as they were past it! The kitchen and crockery were dirty on arrival so we had to clean it all. There was no wifi as stipulated in the details.
The site was run down with massive pot holes on the track to the lodges. The children's play area was an old swing- not kept up at all. The tennis courts were also very run down.
The site promised 4 pubs within a mile and a half. This was completely incorrect with only 1 pub two miles away and that was not suitable for families.
We book at least one holiday a year with hoseasons as we have thoroughly enjoyed their sites however this was a great disappointment and hoseasons need to update their details on the facilities and amenities locally as this was not up to standard.
Very peaceful with lovely walks.
Could do with a little shop just incase you forget important bits. But really enjoyed it.
we had an excellent stay for the bank holiday. Simon and jennet do a fantastic job and are really helpful. The cabin was very clean and comfortable and the cries from the cabin are amazing. And the kids loved the swimming pool. This site is a must if you have young children. Would defiantly stay again. Thank you again Simon and Jennet. Leigh & Caroline from stoke
Had a fantastic time, kids love the swimming pool and hot tub! log cabin was in excellent condition and clean, staff where very friendly and helpful at anytime of the day, location was tranquil and peaceful, came home feeling chilled, thanks for a great week.
Really enjoyed this holiday and very child friendly
Very poor compared to other Hoseasons parks.
The drive into the park is a little hairy! It is in a stunning location with wonderful views of Chirk Castle. The swimming pool is great and as we went out of season we had it to ourselves which was brilliant. It is perfect for a peaceful getaway. We had a great time and will definately be back :o)
Not what expected with nothing to do on the site
lovely place to be in beautiful surroundings - beautiful walks outside the doorstep
nice view , very hard to park car !!
Although we had issues with the oven and hot tub, the staff were very helpful. They did offer to replace the oven and they did fix the hot tub. They also did not charge us for the use of the electricity for the inconvenience we experienced. However being a short break, these problems did mar and eat into what was supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable time and spoilt it rather. Just one other comment, ragarding charging for electricity as a standard, we feel it is a bit stingy, considering you are paying a reasonable amount to stay at the lodge in the first place.
The site is very well managed and the owners very helpful. The facilities on site are a little dated and some investment is needed to the landscaping of the site. The surrounding area is lovely, views of Chirk Castle fantastic. Ideal for the quite relaxing weekend we had planned, and the Pool/ Hot tub was enough for the kids.
The location was very rural. Just what we wanted and the owners were very helpful. We were looking for a relaxing break and that is exactly what we got. The wifi didn't work unfortunately, apparently because of the weather which was a shame.

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"It's Barbie, bitch!": With those immortal words — along with a pencil sketch of her face — Nicki Minaj made her entree into the world of selfies, food porn and filtered pets known as Instagram.
Frustrated with copycat Instagram accounts, Minaj took to Twitter on Friday (July 5) to announce that she's taking matters into her hands and creating her own photofeed, under the name @allpinkbarbiedreamhouse.
I do NOT have Instagram. OnikaM is NOT me. Guess I have to make a real one to counter attack. I'm sure that's why Instagram won't delete it
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 5, 2013
"I do NOT have Instagram. OnikaM is NOT me. Guess I have to make a real one to counter attack. I'm sure that's why Instagram won't delete it," Nicki wrote on Twitter. The handle Minaj mentions in the tweet is a private account.
Since joining, Minaj has posted four photos, one featuring the singer in the classic "my babe caught me sleeping pose" (a.k.a. a closed-eye selfie), one that appears to be a reblogged professional shot with Nelly and Pharrell and a few artistic renderings of the singer. Since joining, Minaj has amassed more than 60,000 followers and several thousand comments and likes.
With 31 million fans on Facebook and 16 million Twitter followers, it won't be long before Minaj's Barbz start flooding her feed full force.
Minaj has had a rather embattled relationship with her fans in the past when it comes to social media. She quit Twitter last year for a spell after a fan site leaked some of her tunes.
However, Minaj's fans have already hit up her since-reinstated Twitter in droves to show their unbridled enthusiasm for Minaj's new social stream, with one fan reminding the rapper of an old January tweet of hers reading: "my 1st instagram pic gon be a big fat ass w/baby oil being poured on it. who's ready?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!"
my 1st instagram pic gon be a big fat ass w/baby oil being poured on it. who's ready?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) January 11, 2013
That promise was not, sadly, made manifest.


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Breeder of Polled Red Dexters
*** PHA and Chondrodysplasia Free Herd ***
All calves are Sire and Dam parentage verified by DNA testing.
We also test all our animals for the A2 milk gene.
Visitors and Friends are Always Welcome!
***** Legend Rock Ranch *****
**** Current Herd Sire ****
Cascade's Wrangler ADCA #022984
Wrangler is Homozygous Polled and A2/A2.
**** Past Herd Sires ****
He produced over 50 polled calves here and is therefore
considered to be a homozygous polled bull.
Legend Red Maverick ADCA #021109
Maverick is Homozygous Polled.
*** Fall 2014 Calving Results ***
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The Boss Lady occasionally decides to sell some of her prized breeding stock.
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A picture of our home grown roses to hopefully brighten your day.
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Study visit in Zagreb within the Project "Education for Equality"
Visit was organized last week within the Project "Education for Equality" implemented by B.a.B.e. Budi aktivna. Budi emancipiran. and PRAVA ZA SVE. In study visit participated member of CSOs from Sarajevo, Mostar, Modrica, Tuzla and Banja Luka.
Anti Discrimination Training – Banja Luka
PRAVA ZA SVE within the Equality for All Coalition continuous with series of anti discrimination trainings. Second training was held in Banja Luka. Main focus of a training was on providing information and support for victims of discrimination.
Presentation on Draft of A Manual for Integrating Gender Into Legislation
In association with SGiP, PRAVA ZA SVE developed Draft of A Manual for Integrating Gender Into Legislation. Main goal of this Manual is to present practical options for successful integration gender into legislations. Manual shows steps for integrating gender into legislation, from the earliest stages in the procedures of legal drafting up to the to review the draft law undertaken by parliamentary bodies.
Forum on Education for Gender Equality
In cooperation with our dear colleagues, Sanja and Zdravka, B.a.B.e, we started Initiative Education Towards Gender Equality. Yesterday we held a Forum on Education for Gender Equality. The forum was attended by His Excellency, Croatian Ambassador, Ivan Del Vechio and NGO representatives.
PRAVA ZA SVE, in cooperation with Mediacentar Sarajevo, Center for Social Research and Vasa prava BiH, started implementing the project "Equality for All: Civil Society Coalition against Discrimination". This project is financed by USAID and Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rights for All Advocacy campaign: Round table – How to protect yourself against discrimination?
Rights for All was held a round table with representatives of Institutions in Sarajevo Canton where was discussed about different solution for elimination of discrimination in Institutions with special focus on elimination of discrimination against woman.
Expert Working Group Meeting
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I say fight fire with fire. If the NBA is not going to do something to protect the fans from this sham the Bucks should. Sit all five of the Bucks starters and play the game with just the three healthy players.Hide replies
I love it. 3 on 5 basketball in the NBA
Any tickets available for this one?Hide replies
Hey, its a game where the Bucks can match the opponent's talent level. Go Bucks!Hide replies
The Pacers 9th and 10th players could start for Milwaukee. The Bucks organization should be ashamed of themselves. The basically stole money from season ticket holders. How can you charge those prices and put that crap product on the basketball court?
starting 5 to sit bucks still get beat by 25
Spot each team 100 points put 2 minutes on the clock and call it a night.
That is truly bad newz for all the posturing Panzer primates over on da Real GM.
WAG OF THE FINGER!!!!! to frank vogel.
Maybe the fans should fail to show up too.
"If you sit one or two guys for the game, nobody ever finds a rhythm," Vogel said.
Coach Vogel on what as ailed the... BUCKS all season.
Only in the BUCKS case, it was by choice, per coach drew, that
such anomalies occurred. Night, and night after who's next night?
To this day Drew still hasn't found what works, illustrated by
not having won two games in a row this season.
Coach Vogel uses this tactic as a pre-play-off-objective,
...while Coach Drew uses it as a means to an end.
(Somewhere in TX "Pops" is smiling at Vogels ploy.)
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Then Vogel should be fined $250,000 just like P0Ps.
The then commish did set a precidense.
Hmm, are the 76er's PAYING the Pacers to do this? It forces the Bucks to win and Philly gets a game closer to the #1 pick in the draft.Hide replies
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Selected artwork from BAQS will be on display at AQS QuiltWeek - Chattanooga. Juried through BAQS and the American Quilter's Society, 44 quilts were chosen for the exhibit to demonstrate the diversity of BAQS members and their work.
Maddie Kertay created BAQS in 2012 as an outlet for quilters who considered themselves to be nontraditional. The group has over 7,000 Facebook fans.
The Chattanooga exhibit is the first of two installments from BAQS. The second will be shown at QuiltWeek - Des Moines, Iowa 2014 in October. AQS QuiltWeek is a traveling quilt show hosting contests, special exhibits, quilting workshops, and a large Merchant Mall with hundreds of quilt-related vendors.
Celebrating Quilts - The Caohagan Way will also be featured during QuiltWeek - Chattanooga. These quilts, handmade in the Philippines, depict vivid island images in bright colors. Around 80 quilters on the island of Caohagan produce 200 quilts a year. The revenue from these highly collectible pieces of art accounts for one-third of the island's income. Many will be for sale at the show.
Admission to AQS QuiltWeek includes access to all special exhibits and the Merchant Mall with more than 175 vendor booths. Hours are Wednesday, September 10, through Friday, September 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, September 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ticket and additional information can be found at http://www.quiltweek.com/chattanooga or by calling 1-270-898-7903. American Quilter's Society has also arranged for steeply discounted hotel rates, which can be booked through the http://www.quiltweek.com/chattanooga website. The event is open to the public.
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Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American author. His books consisted primarily of Western fiction novels (though he called his work 'Frontier Stories'), however he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), nonfiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into movies. L'Amour's books remain popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death all 105 of his existing works were in print (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers."1
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Florida Dems Can't Find Voters to Protest Allen West, so They Hire Some
Democrats and the left are inherently a sham with little actual grassroots support and the race for Florida's 18th Congressional District is yet another example of this truism.
Repeatedly and across the country we see unions, Democrats, and other far left groups planning rallies and protest marches but finding that they simply can't put bodies in the streets to make all the effort worthwhile. They just don't really have the support of the common man, the folks in the streets, to carry off these protest marches and rallies.
But these out of the mainstream groups do have a solution to this problem: the rent-a-protester. Whenever you see a left-wing protest, almost invariably you'll find that many of the folks walking around with signs in their hands were hired to be there. They are paid protesters, faux activists only there for some change in their pockets, not because they care anything about the issue being protested.
Such is the case in the 18th CD race where Florida Congressman Allen West is running to represent the newly redistricted area. The Democrats that are trying to raise hate against West there wanted to stage a protest but, like most of these left-wing groups, just didn't have the bodies for it. So, off to rent-a-protester they went.
Javier Manjarres of one of Florida's most influential conservative websites, The Shark Tank, reports that the lefty group Stand Up Florida put an ad in the local Craig's List offering to hire "protesters" to attack West at $10 per hour.
Naturally, as soon as Manjarres posted the news the ad abruptly disappeared from the web, sent down the memory hole by the leftists hoping to cover their corrupt tracks. But, nothing is forgotten from the web. Manjarres took a screen shot of the ad that you can see at his website.
Majarres makes the seminal point about all this.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi famously referred to the Tea Party as "Astroturf"- but how many Tea Partiers got their call to social action from some mysterious front group who solicited their protest activity for 10 bucks an hour through Craig's List? Someone might want ask Nancy if these "paid canvassing jobs" constitutes "astroturf"-
Exactly right, Sharkster, exactly right.
This just shows once again that the far left is not as pervasive or as powerful as we sometimes fear. It also shows what a sham the left is built on a foundation of lies.
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Also, I noticed it hasn't quite been as bad once I turned the laptop cooler fan I have under the receiver. Noticed the high temp was 140 and the low was 120 something. After I turned it on the low temp has been falling and now is at 107. Not sure why it was so hot since it's not really in an enclosed area and it hasn't been that warm in the house.
Posted 11 March 2013 - 02:03 PM
I think you have to spend at least 10 years here to interpret what the "establishment" is saying. When you get to the details page, look at it, and then you get to ask another question for a cryptic answer. You must not give up as this is how you learn.
Yeah, sure ... some helpers would make constructive comments with menu's sequence and screenshots; other would go up to a poster instead ...
Posted 11 March 2013 - 04:11 PM
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Also noticed poking around the diagnostics that the last time my receiver "connected" was 3/3. How often is it supposed to connect and why does it need to connect? It was about that time when I noticed this problem.
Posted 11 March 2013 - 04:26 PM
Had a similar problem last September, when DVR recording caused pixelation. Was told it was a grounding problem, and new box fixed it.
If it's a grounding problem, wouldn't that require some re-wiring on the outside of the house and not just a new receiver? And when you say DVR recording caused pixelation, do you mean the recording itself was messed up or that switching from DVR back to real time caused pixelation to the channel you were watching before switching to DVR (or both)?
Posted 11 March 2013 - 04:54 PM
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It was a grounding problem in the box.
Ah, gotcha. Not sure how to check for that.
Posted 11 March 2013 - 06:03 PM
Ah, gotcha. Not sure how to check for that.
It would require some specialized equipment and EE lab; it cannot be done at home with a "butter-knife" tools
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If you'll go up to re-aim the dish, check if LNBF plastic covers is OK and water is not inside the of a block/LNBFs.
Luckily it's on a pole in my yard on not on my roof....
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when seen the issue, press Info twice - you'll get the sat, if you'll go to signal level screen you'll see all info:sat/port/tpn/SS
Yea, I did that on a couple of the local channels on 61.5 when they were acting up. The signal strength screen was showing 0, even after waiting a few seconds to see if it would lock on.....
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It could be a million things. I had pixelation on QVC & HSN and it turned out being the very short cable between the DPP splitter and the receiver. I figured that out when I put my TV in single mode and tuned both tuners to the same channel and turned on the PIP to compare them side by side. One tuner was clear and the other had pixelation.
Well we'll find out tomorrow. I'd say both tuners have the same amount of pixelation, but not always at the same time . For instance, last night was watching something on BBC America on the tv in the living room and there was a little pixelation here and there, but nothing too bad. Turn off the tv and receiver and go upstairs to finish watching the show and it was almost unwatchable on the other tv (and the "complete signal loss" screen came on a few times) it was so bad and had to change to the SD channel to be able to watch it. And the channels on 61.5 seem to have the most problems with some on 72.
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In May, Jack's opened its first 1,000 square foot kids-only store, directly adjacent to its flagship store in Huntington Beach.
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A prosthesis which can be implanted in a human or animal duct to ensure a passageway in the duct. The prosthesis is formed from several filaments which have corrugations and which are wound to define a tubular surface. The corrugations form an advantageously zig-zagged series of rings that are stepped along the length of the prosthesis, with corrugated portions of the individual filaments constituting portions of two or more separate ones of the rings.
1. A generally tubular prosthesis for implantation in a human or animal duct to ensure a passageway in said duct, said prosthesis having a tubular surface and a tube axis and being generally axially subdivided into two or more circumferentially oriented hoop-like tubular portions, said prosthesis comprising:
a plurality of discrete structural wires or filaments joined together to form said prosthesis, said wires or filaments each having one or more corrugated portions and at least some of said wires or filaments having one or more generally straightened extension portions;
wherein said hoop-like tubular portions are formed from the corrugated portions of two or more of said wires or filaments, a given corrugated portion forming only an arcuate portion of one of said hoop-like tubular portions; and
wherein said extension portions extend between and connect consecutive ones of said hoop-like tubular portions.
2. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said plurality of discrete wires or filaments are joined together in side-by-side fashion.
3. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein at least some of said wires or filaments extend along the entire length of said prosthesis from a first, proximal end to a second, distal end.
4. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said corrugations comprise zig-zags having V-shaped apices connected by generally straight intermediate portions.
5. The prosthesis of claim 4, wherein said prosthesis is configured to have a first, as-implanted configuration and a second, radially compacted implantation configuration,
wherein said intermediate portions are angularly spaced relative to each other and extend in skewed relation relative to the tube axis when said prosthesis is in said first, as-implanted configuration, and
wherein said intermediate portions are disposed generally adjacent to each other and extend generally parallel to the tube axis when said prosthesis is in said second, radially compacted implantation configuration.
6. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein at least some of said extension portions extending between and connecting consecutive ones of said hoop-like tubular portions are oriented skew relative to the tubular axis.
7. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein at least some of said extension portions extending between and connecting consecutive ones of said hoop-like tubular portions are oriented generally parallel to the tubular axis.
8. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein the number of corrugations in two of the corrugated portions forming at least one of said hoop-like tubular portions differs.
9. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said tubular portions are arranged generally adjacent to each other.
10. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said tubular portions are generally spaced apart from each other.
11. The prosthesis of claim 1, wherein said prosthesis is a forked prosthesis comprising a generally tubular main branch and at least two secondary branches extending from said main branch.
12. A forked prosthesis for implantation in a forked human or animal duct to ensure a passageway in said duct, said forked prosthesis comprising:
a generally tubular main branch and at least two generally tubular secondary branches extending from said main branch, said main branch and said secondary branches having generally tubular surfaces and respective tube axes and being generally axially subdivided into two or more circumferentially oriented hoop-like tubular portions,
said main branch and said secondary branches each comprising a plurality of discrete structural wires or filaments joined together to form said main branch and said secondary branches, said wires or filaments each having one or more corrugated portions and at least some of said wires or filaments having one or more generally straightened extension portions;
wherein said hoop-like tubular portions are formed from the corrugated portions of two or more of said wires or filaments, a given corrugated portion forming only an arcuate portion of one of said hoop-like tubular portions; and
wherein said extension portions extend between and connect consecutive ones of said hoop-like tubular portions.
13. The prosthesis of claim 12, wherein said plurality of discrete wires or filaments are joined together in side-by-side fashion.
The invention relates to the field of tubular prostheses which can be implanted in an anatomical duct of a human or animal body to maintain, or possibly re-establish, a passageway in the duct.
Of prostheses of this type, the invention relates especially to vascular prostheses and, in particular, to wall dilatators or wall struts (also known as stents) or to prostheses for aneurism having not only with structural elements, like stents, but also external covering sleeves to channel the blood flow and, in general, also having means such as hooks carried by the above-mentioned structural elements for anchoring the prosthesis to vessel wall.
Numerous examples of such stents and other prostheses for aneurism exist in the prior art. There may be mentioned, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,994,071; U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,516; EP 335 341; EP 177 330; EP 565 251; U.S. Pat. No. 5,387,235; and EP 508 473.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,516 discloses a prosthesis having a tubular surface with a tube axis and comprising a single filament (in this case, a metal filament a few tenths of a millimeter in diameter) having corrugations which are wound in order to define the tubular surface of the prostheses by portions.
However, existing prostheses (in particular, the prosthesis of U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,516) do not necessarily provide optimum reliability and balance between the necessary flexibility of the prosthesis (bearing in mind its implantation position) and rigidity (bearing in mind its function in the duct).
With respect to forked prostheses, U.S. Pat. No. 4,994,071 discloses a prosthesis which has a main tubular branch dividing into two secondary tubular branches and which comprises several filaments which have corrugations wound to define the tubular branches, respectively, by tube portions. That patent teaches the common manufacture of the main tubular branch and one of the secondary tubular branches, the connection of the other secondary branch being carried out only by means of a longitudinal strut filament which mirrors the longitudinal strut filament of the first two branches by being bent, like it, towards the exterior of the stent to ensure that the two secondary branches of the prosthesis are spaced apart from one another. The prosthesis of U.S. Pat. No. 4,994,071 generally has the same disadvantages as those of U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,516. Additionally, it will be noted that the corrugations of the filaments are rectangular. This can cause problems if it is desired to implant the prosthesis percutaneously using a tube or catheter having a very small diameter, i.e., on the order of 2 to 5 mm.
In view of these concerns, the invention provides a prosthesis which is especially reliable in use and which is easy to manufacture and to implant. The prosthesis can be used as a simple or a forked stent or as a structural element for a simple or a forked prosthesis for aneurism, or even in other applications, for example, in other anatomical ducts.
In order to achieve that object, the prosthesis of the invention is characterised especially in that it comprises several filaments, each filament defining only one portion of the tubular surface of the prosthesis.
If the prosthesis is forked, the filaments in question will advantageously define, for each of the branches of the prosthesis, only one portion of that branch.
The solution of the present invention applies to both "simple" and "forked" prostheses.
With the intention of promoting the reliability of the prosthesis and the conditions of manufacture and use, while ensuring the desired balance between both radial and axial flexibility and rigidity, another feature of the invention provides that the filaments of the prosthesis pass advantageously from one tube portion to another. It is therefore possible to produce several tube portions using the same thread, thus reducing the problems of joining the filaments to one another.
Thus, the invention provides a medical prosthesis implantable in a living body and comprising a frame having at least one tube axis and including several levels or "rings" of tubular portions which are substantially coaxial and which are formed individually by a corrugated or zig-zag structure having peaks or apices between which elongate segments extend, two tubular portions being connected to one another by at least one segment of the structure. Elongate segments of the structure, including those which connect two tubular portions to one another, are formed by at last one relatively rigid thread such as a metal thread a few tenths of a millimeter in diameter or a thread of suitable plastic material. At least one segment has a length greater than the segments forming the meanders have these longer segments pass from a first level or step of tubular portion to a second level. Connecting means such as spot welds connect the segments of greater length to first and second corrugated portions belonging, respectively, to the first and second levels of tubular portion. Thus, the longer sections provide for cohesion of the structure, which may be in particular a stent.
Even though, within the scope of the invention, the tube portions formed by the corrugations of the filaments of the prosthesis may be arranged in a coil to define the tubular surface or surfaces of the prosthesis, it is preferable that the tubular portions be stepped along the axis of the tube, and that each portion extending circumferentially be defined by a succession of corrugations of different filaments which are arranged in series and wound onto themselves to form a closed ring.
In this manner, when the prosthesis is implanted and has to exert an outwardly directed radial force to maintain the desired passageway in its implantation duct, the force will be distributed radially relative to the axis of the prosthesis. (This is not the case of prostheses formed by helical winding.)
Another feature of the invention provides that the filament corrugations are advantageously zig-zags having bent peaks connected by intermediate portions which extend transversely to the tube axis concerned. The peaks are angularly spaced from one another when the prosthesis is in a first, expanded configuration; two successive portions of each zig-zag are arranged close to one another and extend substantially parallel to one another and to the tube axis when the prosthesis is in a second, compacted configuration that is narrower than the first in order to enable it to be implanted.
In particular in the case of such zig-zag shapes, a complementary feature of the invention also provides that two adjacent filaments are arranged locally against one another over a certain length in order to be secured to one another over that length, especially by welding.
When the prosthesis of the invention--and especially a forked prosthesis--comprises a series of radial corrugated rings, the production of a fork can advantageously be carried out in steps and, starting from the step where the main branch divides into its two secondary branches, by closing onto themselves the corrugations of the filaments in two independent portions arranged side-by-side, without the annular corrugations so formed being connected to one another. This promotes the natural spacing between the two branches.
Embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the appended drawings, in which
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a simple tubular prosthesis of the stent type in a perspective view and as unrolled flat, respectively;
FIG. 3 shows the enlarged detail portion III of FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4 and 5 show an embodiment of a forked prosthesis in a perspective view as unrolled flat, respectively;
FIGS. 6 and 7 show two alternative embodiments of a prosthesis, unrolled flat;
FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 demonstrate the construction of a tubular prosthesis for aneurism; and
FIG. 11 shows an alternative to the prosthesis frame of FIG. 8.
FIG. 1 shows a vessel dilatator 1, commonly known as a stent. The dilator 1 can also be used as the basic structure for a prosthesis for aneurism, or even for a prosthesis to be implanted in an anatomical duct other than a vessel such as, for example, the trachea or the esophagus. (The element 1 will be referred to hereinafter, in general, as a stent, bearing in mind the common use of this term.)
The stent 1 is basically formed from several filaments, e.g., as can be seen more clearly in FIG. 2 where the filaments have been marked 3, 5, 7, and 9. The filaments may in particular be metal filaments a few tenths of a millimeter in diameter, for example filaments produced from a steel-based alloy as commonly used for a number of vascular prostheses such as filters, stents, etc. It will be noted that each of the filaments 3, 5, 7, 9 has corrugations, such as those marked 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d in the case of the filament 5 in FIG. 3. Instead of giving these corrugations a crenellated or S-shaped form, it may be preferable to give them a zig-zag shape with, as shown most clearly in FIG. 3 in the case of one zone of the thread 7, peaks such as 7a which are bent at fairly acute angles and which are connected to one another in alternate directions by preferably rectilinear (i.e., straight) intermediate portions, such as 7b and 7c.
It will be appreciated that one of the advantages of this zig-zag configuration is that, for implantation, the prosthesis can be compacted radially with respect to its longitudinal axis 11 to a first, reduced diameter d1, which may be on the order of from 1.5 to 2.5 mm. In this configuration, it can be introduced into a fine introducing tube permitting percutaneous implantation, e.g., by the known SELDINGER method. The zig-zag shape also allows for a second diameter, d2, which is widened relative to the first, when the prosthesis has reached its place of implantation and can be spread radially in the chosen duct.
If the filaments 3, 5, 7, 9 are made from spring-type metal, the prosthesis 1 may be of the radially "self-expanding" type. In other words, it will occupy its reduced diameter d1 while constrained, and when this radial constraint is removed, the prosthesis will automatically expand radially until it reaches the configuration shown in FIG. 1. In that configuration, the intermediate portions of the filaments are spaced angularly from one another relative to the axis 11 whereas, when the prosthesis has its reduced diameter configuration, the filaments are substantially placed against one another, substantially parallel to this axis 11, such as is known in the art.
In FIGS. 1 to 3 (as well as in the other Figures), precedence has been given to a stepped arrangement of the corrugations so that, for example, in the case of a prosthesis having four steps, the zig-zag corrugations of each step define as many rings or annular surface portions 13, 15, 17, 19 as steps 13a, 15a, 17a, 19a, these rings each extending along an axis, 13b, 15b, 17b, 19b, respectively, substantially perpendicular or orthogonal to the longitudinal axis 11. Of course, if these various corrugation steps or rings were not connected to one another, from one step or ring to another, the prosthesis would have no structural cohesion. In order to provide this cohesion at an enhanced level, the solution consists in having at least some (in this case each) of the filaments pass from one step to the next. Thus, each filament or thread forms a sort of "longitudinal stabiliser" 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 by the association of junction portions between steps, such as 33, 35, 37, 39, these portions being secured to one another in steps.
In these figures, by virtue of the zig-zag shape, one of the intermediate segments of these zig-zags extends forward until the beginning of some corrugations of the ring of the following step is formed, and so on. Thus it will be appreciated that, in the embodiments illustrated, each filament making up the prosthesis forms, at each step, only one portion of the corrugated structure of the corresponding ring. In other words, in the embodiments illustrated, each annular portion, e.g., 13, 15, 17, 19 in FIG. 1, is formed from four corrugated portions, each corrugated portion being formed by one of the four filaments making up the entire prosthesis, each filament forming at each step four alternating corrugations before passing to the next step to form another radial annular structure.
In FIGS. 1 to 7, the annular structures in question have been stepped in such a manner that they are arranged adjacent to one another in series along the axis 11. This is in contrast to the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and following, where a distance d of several centimeters separates two consecutive annular corrugated structures along the same axis 11.
In order to produce the prosthesis which has just been described, with reference to FIG. 2 where it is shown unrolled flat, it will be readily appreciated that it is necessary only to close each corrugation step 13a, . . . , 19a on itself along its respective radial axis 13b, . . . , 19b, by fixing the filament ends to one another, for example by a few spot welds.
While in FIG. 2 each filament extends from step to step from one end of the prosthesis to the other, the alternative embodiment of FIG. 3 shows that each filament can be interrupted from place to place along its length. Thus, it is possible, for example, to produce one filament as three successive segments welded end to end, such as at the positions marked 41, 43, and 45 in FIG. 3 where the small transverse bars represent welding areas. Depending on the number of steps, it would even be possible to have a different number of filaments.
FIG. 4 shows a forked stent 13 comprising a first branch or main section 47 which extends, for example, up to approximately half or even two thirds of the length of the prosthesis. This main section divides at a branching zone 49 into two secondary tubular branches 51, 53 which are capable of being spaced apart from one another angularly relative to the central axis 11'.
On studying FIG. 5 and comparing it with FIG. 2, it will be appreciated that the two prostheses 1 and 10 (including the alternative embodiment of FIG. 3) can be produced in an exactly identical manner, except at the circled and arrowed places 55, 57 in FIG. 5 where two adjacent filaments of the same step, e.g., filaments 5, 7 and 7, 9 in the case of steps 17a and 19a, respectively, are not connected to one another and therefore remain separate. It will also be appreciated that on branches 51, 53, the number of corrugations per step is less than on the main branch 47.
FIG. 6 shows another "simple" stent formed as a single tube. In order to produce it, five types of metal filament 59, 59', 61, 63, 63' have been used, each with at least zig-zag portions, the prosthesis 20 produced thereby again being formed by a sequence of annular structures stepped along the main longitudinal axis 65 of the prosthesis so that the steps together form the desired tubular surface.
Only filaments 63, 63' are not of the "step changing" or "step advancing" type, forming simply by corrugations extending along a single step. In contrast, the filaments 59, 59', 61 change or "jump" steps (in this instance, at 59a, 59b, 59c and 59d in the case of filament 59).
For the sake of clarity and in order to take account of both their similarities and their differences, the various filaments of the prosthesis 20 have been marked with an unbroken line in the case of filaments 59 and 59', with a broken line in the case of filament 61, and with a dot-dash line in the case of filaments 63, 63'.
It will also be noted that what distinguishes the stent 20 from the prostheses 1 and 10 (apart from the method by which it is produced) is that the step changing portions extend parallel to the longitudinal axis 65, not obliquely relative thereto.
The alternative embodiment of FIG. 7 also has step changing filament portions, e.g., 69, 71, and 73, extending parallel to the longitudinal tube axis of the prosthesis 30 shown. Three types of filament--two (75, 77) with step changes and one (79) only with zig-zag corrugations--have been used. The above explanations and the illustration of FIG. 7 are sufficiently clear to produce the prosthesis 30.
FIG. 8 shows the frame or element 40 of a prosthesis for aneurism. The element 40 is formed by two types of fine metal filament 81, 83. In this instance, five identical filaments 83 (or optionally longer or shorter filaments) are used--three for the upper portion and two for the lower portion--in order to define an upper annular corrugated zone and a lower annular corrugated lower zone, both of which are radial relative to the tube axis 11 and which are separated by a distance d.
Rectilinear (i.e., straight) portions forming the longitudinal stabilisers 85, 87, 89, 91 extend between these two zones. The stabilisers extend parallel to the central tube axis 11 and constitute part of the continuous filament 81 which has, alternately at the upper and lower steps of the prosthesis, zig-zag portions 93, 95, and 97 to which the three upper filament portions 83 and the two lower filament portions 83 are secured, e.g., by welding.
In order to secure the structure 40 in its implantation duct, e.g., an artery, the structure is also provided with anchoring hooks 99, 101. These may be formed either from the opposed hooked ends of the filament 831 or from small, separate bars 101 which are hooked at their ends and which are secured, for example by welding, substantially along the axial extent of the longitudinal stabilizers 85, 87, 89, 91 in order to secure the structure axially in one direction and/or in the other direction.
FIG. 9 shows in more detail the welded connection of a small bar 101 both to one of the filaments 83 and to the filament 81.
FIG. 10 shows an entire, assembled prosthesis 50 for aneurism of the general type described in FR-A-2 693 366. Frame 40 is as shown in FIG. 8, as are the four axial stabilisers 85, 87, 89, 91, the two upper and lower zig-zag spring structures 103 and 105, and the hooks 99, 101. The covering sleeve 107 for channelling the flow of blood through the prosthesis may be of any sort and attached to the frame as are known in the art.
FIG. 11 shows an alternative embodiment 60 of the frame. This Figure shows three identical filamentary structures 109, 111, 113 arranged side by side and a transverse or skewed relative to the axis 11. Each filamentary structure has a first corrugated or zig-zag portion, e.g., 109a in the case of filament 109, which is extended obliquely over the distance d to the opposite end of the frame by a rectilinear portion, e.g., 109b for the same filament 109. This rectilinear portion is itself extended, at the upper portion, by an additional zig-zag corrugated portion, e.g., 109c, which may be of the same length as the first zig-zag portion. By connecting, e.g., three such structures side-by-side as shown in FIG. 11, e.g., by welding as shown at 119 and 121, it is possible, by winding the structures onto themselves to form a tube, to form two corrugated annular structures 115 and 117 which are connected to one another by the oblique stabilising bars formed by the rectilinear portions, e.g., 109b, of the filaments 109, 111, 113. As in the case of FIG. 8, it is also possible, if necessary, to add welded hooked threads, such as 123, 125.
"Spring-type" filaments could be replaced by memory filaments, e.g., heat memory filaments such as Nithinol� or filaments which can be expanded by ballooning.
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