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'Free to Breathe' 5k to honor father
Steve Salmon taught his daughters how to draw, how to fish, how to catch frogs and snakes, and how to make a model of a human skeleton from leftover chicken bones.
He taught them how to discover beauty in nature, and how, at the tender age of five, to eat raw oysters.
He taught them how to build a rabbit trap that didn't always catch rabbits and how to handle tools so they wouldn't need a man to turn a wrench.
As Salmon liked to say, "Anyone can raise a boy – but it takes a real man to raise two daughters!"
In the dedication of their book, Pink Sky at Night, his daughters write that Salmon (pictured at right) also taught them to think creatively, how to like being just who they are, and to try every day to make someone laugh. The best way to learn, he contended, is to make mistakes – so never do anything halfway.
And when Salmon learned, a month shy of his 40th wedding anniversary, that what he thought was pneumonia was actually stage four lung cancer, he was as good as his word.
"Dad gave it his all," say his daughters, in the fight for his life. He began the most aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment his body could endure. "But the truth was," says Jennifer Melton Salmon, "Dad's lungs were already so badly damaged, he really didn't stand a chance."
A month after his death in December 2008, Melton and her sister, Stephanie Weis, got involved with the National Lung Cancer Partnership (NLCP). In 2010, they were selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide to attend the organization's annual summit in Tampa, Florida, and spend a week touring a cancer research facility, learning about lung cancer, and training to become advocates.
"We came back feeling empowered," says Melton, "and ready to make a difference here in Richmond in Dad's memory."
A Lighthouse and Three Tugboats
The Pink Sky book, co-authored by the girls and illustrated by Melton to tell their young children about their grandfather, was a first step. Melton recalls that when they presented the manuscript to the CEO of Mascot Books, he cried.
"As a father of two young girls, [Naren Aryal] was especially touched by the story," Melton says. "It is a story of a lighthouse (Dad) and 3 tugboats (Mom, Steph and I) and a storm that hits the harbor." A portion of proceeds from the book, which centers around a theme of weathering life's storms, benefits NLCP and lung cancer research.
Another step toward making a difference was organizing Virginia's inaugural Free to Breathe 5K Fun Run/Walk & Memorial Walk, a benefit for NLCP that will take place March 12 at Short Pump Town Center. The Richmond site was chosen, says Melton, not only because lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of men and women in Virginia, but also because the city is the home of tobacco giant Philip Morris.
In addition to raising funds for research and education, the 5k event is intended to raise awareness of the deadly disease.
"Sadly," Melton says, "the assumption people immediately make is that lung cancer is a smoker's disease. . . Well, the fact is, if you breathe air you are at risk."
The "smoker's disease" stigma contributes to a vicious cycle of less funding for research, which leads to fewer researchers choosing the field, fewer advances made in treatments and fewer sufferers who survive.
And whether or not lung cancer sufferers increase their risk by smoking, says Melton, "that doesn't change the fact that these people deserve compassion and the best treatment while living out their lives." As her nurse educator sister points out, "No one lives a perfect life." It's only human to take chances such as speeding while driving, forgetting to wear sunscreen, and eating fast food, even while knowing of the potential harm involved.
'If Not for Him'
Through their work with NLCP, says Melton, Steve Salmon's daughters have had the opportunity to form special bonds and friendships with a number of lung cancer survivors and their family members.
"Having the opportunity to meet survivors, talking to families going through it or families who have lost someone to it is so rewarding," says Melton.
She mentions a recent visitor to the NLCP booth at a health-related expo – "an incredible woman named Clara" – who hung back at first looking apprehensive, but then approached to talk about her experiences as a four-year lung cancer survivor. Currently under treatment again, Clara is a hero to Melton. "[She's] a reminder to me of why I fight this deadly disease that sometimes feels impossible."
But it is the memories of her father, and the lessons he imparted in his daughters, that ultimately give Melton her purpose.
"I have dedicated my life to this," she says.
"The only way I can live without Dad is to continue to fight the disease that killed him. If not for him, [then] for someone else."
The inaugural Free to Breathe® 5K Fun Run/Walk & Memorial Walk will take place at Short Pump Town Center on March 12. To register, donate, or volunteer, visit http://freetobreathe.org For d.etails about the Pink Sky book, visit http://pinkskyatnight.com .
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
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The Innsbrook Rotary Club, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has completed a number of volunteer projects this year and raised thousands of dollars for various organizations through three events.
The club's annual rose sale, benefit for youth live auction and Virginia Fire Games competition, combined with individual and corporate donations, have raised nearly $70,000 – money that the club contributes back to the community.
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Newt Gingrich claims that it was his first wife, not Gingrich himself, who wanted their divorce in 1980, but court documents obtained by CNN appear to show otherwise.
On the "Answering the attacks" page of his campaign website, Newt.org, which "(Sets) the Record Straight: Newt's Positions on the Issues and His Record," the campaign discusses Gingrich's first divorce.
"It was (Jackie Gingrich) that requested the divorce, not Newt," the campaign website said, referring readers to an online column written by Gingrich's youngest daughter, Jackie Gingrich Cushman, last May.
The documents, and interviews with people close to the couple at the time, contradict the Gingrich claim about who wanted the divorce.
Newt Gingrich filed a divorce complaint on July 14, 1980, in Carroll County, saying that "the marriage of the parties is irretriebably (sic) broken."
Jackie Battley Gingrich, the congressman's wife and the mother of Jackie Gingrich Cushman, responded by asking the judge to reject her husband's filing.
"Defendant shows that she has adequate and ample grounds for divorce, but that she does not desire one at this time," her petition said.
So what was it? Alienation of affection? Irreconcilable differences? Leaves the cap off of the toothpaste? [cont'd.]
Eh, no.
Leonard H. "Kip" Carter, a former close Gingrich friend, backed the contention that it was Newt Gingrich who wanted the divorce.
"He (Gingrich) said, 'You know and I know that she's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of a president,' " Carter, who now lives in South Carolina, told CNN recently, relating the conversation he had with Gingrich the day Gingrich revealed he was filing for divorce. Carter served as treasurer of Gingrich's first congressional campaigns.
Carter, who was a fellow history professor when Gingrich taught at West Georgia College in Carrollton, said he broke off his friendship with Newt Gingrich because of the congressman's treatment of his wife during the divorce.
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When Gingrich filed for divorce, he was already seeing a 28-year-old congressional aide, whom he married six months after his divorce was final in 1981. The second wife, Marianne Ginther Gingrich, told Esquire magazine last year that Gingrich even introduced her to his parents in the summer of 1980, the same time he filed for divorce.
"They were thrilled because they hadn't wanted Newt to marry (Jackie Battley)," she told Esquire.
Gingrich divorced Marianne Gingrich 19 years later, after an affair with a younger congressional aide whom he married soon after his divorce. The third wife, Callista Bisek Gingrich, is now a major figure in his presidential campaign.
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Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Wayne Police responded to an armed robbery at Big Al's Convenience Store, 620 McKinnie Ave.
According to a police report, a woman was working at the store when the robber ran in wearing a black ski mask and dark baseball hat. He ran back to her demanding she give him all her money. She saw a black handgun in his right hand. She acted as if she couldn't get the cash register open.
Her nephew was in the store and told the gunman not to hurt his aunt. The gunman threatened to shoot the nephew.
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On Wednesday, officers of the Emergency Services Team and the Vice and Narcotics Bureau reportedly served a search warrant in the 1200 block of Third Street and found 72.3 grams of marijuana and paraphernalia there.
Fort Wayne Police charged Marquis James Jones, 21, with three counts of dealing marijuana and with possession of the 72.3 grams of marijuana and the paraphernalia found in the residence, according to police. Police received numerous tips about a high amount of traffic going in and out of this residence; Marquis also was charged with maintaining a common nuisance, according to police.
Firefighters rescue 2 dogs from blaze
The Fort Wayne Fire Department rescued two pets after being called to a fire in a detached garage in the 600 block of Riverside Ave. on Wednesday morning.
Firefighters arrived one minute after being called at 11:11 a.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the front part of the garage, according to a report. They removed two dogs they found in the rear part of the garage. Both dogs were unharmed.
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- Not talking on the phone after Rylan goes to bed in order to spend time with Mike, watch trashy TV, catch up on work or just zone out on Pinterest. I cannot handle phone conversations after 7:30 p.m.
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I love Rylan and Mike more than anything, but to be the best mom and wife I know how to be, I have to wave the white flag from time to time. I still have and want to be Alexis. I feel recharged and recommitted to my family and work every time to steal away for a few moments of me time.
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If you can get beyond the multiple pretensions clamoring for attention in the comic drama "The Pavilion," you will find an interesting little play. But dramatist Craig Wright doesn't make that discovery easy for us.
Next Act Theatre opened a well-acted production of the piece Friday night.
The play is set at the 20th high school reunion party of the class of 1980 in a Minnesota town some distance from the Twin Cities. All of the action occurs in the community's aging public pavilion, which is going to be burned down as a training exercise for the local fire department as soon as the party ends.
"The Pavilion" strongly resembles Thornton Wilder's masterpiece of Americana, "Our Town," in its structure, and that is a bold gamble. Paint a portrait that looks a lot like the Mona Lisa, and people will compare it to the Mona Lisa.
Just as the stage manager serves as a frequently present narrator in "Our Town," establishing precise scene details and observing the action from the fringes, a sort of magical figure does the same for "The Pavilion." In both plays the narrator sets a tone as well as physical facts.
The genius of "Our Town" is that the tone is folksy and down to earth. The language is spare and plain-spoken.
The problem with "The Pavilion" is the tone aspires to grand philosophical profundity and the language is clogged with flowery verbiage. The play is working overtime to be meaningful when all it has to do is listen to its characters. The two principals are telling a very real human story.
Peter and Kari were chosen the senior class' cutest couple back in 1980, and it was assumed they would continue their relationship beyond high school. But that did not happen for a reason that led to festering resentment and regret. Living in different Minnesota locations for many years, the former teenage lovers finally face each other at the reunion.
Beneath the dubious philosophizing, dramatist Wright wants to talk about how the passage of time can infect us with pernicious bitterness. Get a few decades of adult life experience under your belt, and you can likely relate. The play asks whether that can be reversed, whether second chances are possible.
"The Pavilion" has a strong opinion on the subject, and I wish the intellectual foundation supporting it were clearer. Wright lost track of the fact that it was the teenage Peter and Kari who were supposed to be cute, not his writing.
It is ironic that "The Pavilion's" best moments are the playwright's wryly comic observations and comments about school reunions and the people who attend them. They produce fully earned outbursts of audience laughter and suggest Wright should approach his work from a more comedic - and less pompous - starting point.
The Next Act cast is led by Mary MacDonald Kerr, who reminds us why she has been among Milwaukee's most affecting actors since joining the theater community in 1995. Acting from the inside out, she seamlessly displays Kari's progression of emotions while maintaining the right amount of aggrieved edginess.
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Postcard - Carabiniere and laundresses, circa 1990s Reg. No: SH 921217 7
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- Blank colour postcard featuring a reproduction of work by Giovanni Fattori "Carabinieri e lavandaie" (Carabiniere and laundresses) created in 1880. It is part of a series of Carabinieri postcards printed by Stab. L. Salmone in Rome, circa 1990. It depicts two Carabinieri watching women wash their laundry. It was brought to Australia by an Italian migrant.
The Arma dei Carabinieri (Carabinieri) was created by King Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy, with the aim of providing the Kingdom of Sardinia with a police corps in 1814. After the unification of Italy the Carabinieri were appointed the First Force of the a newly founded Italian Army in 1861. In 2000 they became a separate branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The Carabinieri undertake both civilian police work and military work.
The uniform depicted on the postcard is the initial uniform of the Carabinieri which consisted of dark blue pants and jacket with silver braid around the collar and cuffs, edges trimmed in scarlet and epaulettes in silver. The mounted division had white fringes and, the infantry had light blue. Their headgear was a distinctive hat with two points popularly called the lucerna. The Carabinieri still use a version of this historic uniform today for ceremonies.
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- Rectangular postcard, printed in colour and featuring a reproduction of work by Giovanni Fattori: "Carabinieri e lavandaie (1880)". The picture depicts two men in military costume, overlooking a group of women, who are presumably washing clothes in a river. The women all have scarves on their heads and are kneeling on some rocks or some kind of area in the centre of the water. The reverse side of the postcard is cream in colour with some print and markings in grey ink.
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A single lumen balloon catheter assembly comprising a body region having a proximal and a distal end; a balloon portion extending distal of said body region and having a proximal and a distal end, said balloon portion comprising an inflatable balloon and a balloon inner member disposed within said inflatable balloon between balloon portion proximal and distal ends, said inner member being adapted to maintain the axial length of said balloon portion generally constant during inflation; a valve portion extending distal of said balloon portion and having an area of decreased inner diameter to define a proximal valve surface proximal of said area and a distal valve surface distal of said area, said surfaces being adapted to engage a plug to form a seal therewith; and a lumen having extending through said body region, balloon portion and valve portion, said lumen having a proximal and a distal end and being in fluid communication with said inflatable balloon.
1. A single lumen balloon catheter assembly, comprising:
a body region having a proximal and a distal end;
a balloon portion extending distal of said body region and having a proximal and a distal end, said balloon portion comprising an inflatable balloon and a balloon inner member disposed within said inflatable balloon between balloon portion proximal and distal ends, said member being adapted to maintain the axial length of said balloon portion generally constant during inflation;
a valve portion extending distal of said balloon portion and having an area of decreased inner diameter to define a proximal valve surface proximal of said area and a distal valve surface distal of said area, said surfaces being adapted to engage a plug to form a seal therewith; and
a lumen having extending through said body region, balloon portion and valve portion, said lumen having a proximal and a distal end and being in fluid communication with said inflatable balloon.
2. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, said valve portion comprising a metal band disposed about said area to effect said decreased inner diameter.
3. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 2, wherein said metal band is radiopaque.
4. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein said lumen extends through said balloon inner member, said balloon inner member providing fluid communication between said lumen and said inflatable balloon.
5. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein said balloon inner member is adapted to allow passage of a guidewire therethrough.
6. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein said balloon inner member is selected from the group consisting of a coil, a spring, a braid, a coil disposed about a perforated interior tubing, and a braid disposed about a perforated interior tubing.
7. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, wherein said body region comprises polyimide tubing coaxially surrounding a lubricious polymeric layer.
8. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 7, wherein said lubricious polymeric layer comprises a fluoroethylene polymer.
9. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 1, further comprising a control wire having a valve plug disposed at a distal end thereof and adapted to engage and seal said lumen by contacting one of said valve surfaces, said control wire adapted to be slidably disposed within said lumen and introduced into said lumen either through the proximal or distal end thereof.
10. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 9, wherein said lumen through said balloon portion is adapted to allow passage of said control wire and said valve plug therethrough.
11. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 10, wherein said valve plug is spherical.
12. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 10, wherein said valve plug and said lumen in said balloon section are adapted to prevent passage of said valve plug through said lumen.
13. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 10, wherein said control wire is a guidewire having a distal tip.
14. The single lumen balloon catheter assembly of claim 13, wherein said distal tip is a bendable guide tip.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/428,061, filed Apr. 27, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,683,410, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �371 from application Ser. No. PCT/US93/10638, filed Nov. 4, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/976,197, filed Nov. 13, 1992, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,304,198.
This invention is a single-lumen balloon catheter having a valve seat on the distal end of the catheter, distal of the balloon, which may be operated by a control wire having a valve plug disposed on the wire. The valve seat may be engaged by the valve plug from either direction, depending on the installation of the control wire. In either event, if the valve plug is installed distally of the valve seat in the catheter lumen, the valve is closed by pulling on the control wire (or moving the control wire in a proximal direction) and introducing fluid through the catheter lumen through the balloon. Alternatively, the guidewire, with its integral valve plug, may be introduced from the proximal end of the catheter and may traverse the body of the balloon to engage the valve seat in the distal end of the catheter assembly. Pushing on the control wire will seat the valve, allowing the introduction of fluid through the catheter lumen to inflate the balloon. The latter arrangement allows the control wire to be interchanged with other guidewires a physician may wish to use. The balloon provided for in this invention is of a single length and does not change its axial length as it is inflated.
Angioplasty is an excellent method for treating a wide variety of vascular diseases. In particular, it has been used extensively for opening stenoses in coronary arteries. The process has been increasingly used for treatment of stenosis in other parts of the vascular system.
One of the more well known and widely practiced forms of angioplasty makes use of a dilatation catheter which has an inflatable balloon at is distal end. Using fluoroscopy, the physician guides the catheter through the vascular system until the balloon is properly positioned. By applying a fluid through the separate inflation lumen, the balloon is inflated. The balloon's inflation causes the artery to stretch and presses the lesion or stenose into the artery wall, thereby re-establishing after deflation of the balloon, increased blood flow through the artery.
In order to treat very tight stenoses, i.e., those having small openings, increasingly small catheter diameters are desirable. Significantly more flexible catheters are also desired in that otherwise very tight areas of stenosis will not be approachable. Although flexible and narrow of diameter, a good catheter must also be easily introduced and easily advanced through the tortuous path of the vascular system.
There are a variety of dilatation catheter types. Many use multiple lumens. For instance, a catheter may use a separate guidewire lumen so that a guidewire can be used to establish the path to the stenosis. The catheter may then be fed over the guidewire until the balloon is positioned over the stenosis. The catheter obviously has a separate lumen to allow introduction of and removal of fluid for the balloon.
Other catheter designs include those which act as their own guidewire, thereby eliminating the need for a separate guidewire lumen. Elimination of the need for the separate lumen means that the profile of the catheter can be somewhat smaller. Typical of such integral designs are U.S. Pat. No. 4,606,247, to Fogarty et al., which shows a catheter having an evertible balloon at is distal tip. The distal tip of the catheter is placed near the stenosis to be treated. The balloon is extended beyond the distal tip to a position within the stenosis and then inflated to press the lesion back into the wall of the vessel. The balloon contains a passageway in the middle having a plug of some elastomeric material through which a guidewire may be placed. The plug retains the pressure of the fluid on the balloon, whether the guidewire is present or not.
Another "over-the-wire" catheter is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,085,636, to Burns. The Burns device utilizes a balloon having a port for introducing fluid into the balloon and simultaneous device for not allowing fluid to pass through the catheter when a guidewire is present in the vicinity of the balloon. The fluid seal is distendible and does not allow fluid past the guidewire.
My U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/650,808, filed Feb. 5, 1991 entitled "Single Lumen Low Profile Valved Balloon Catheter" discloses a single lumen balloon catheter having a catheter using a flexible guidewire which extends axially through the lumen beyond the open end of an intermediate balloon segment. The guidewire is axially movable within the lumen and has two discrete portions of different diameters. The first diameter, distal on the guidewire, is smaller than a second more proximal diameter on the guidewire. The larger guidewire meshes with the diameter of the lumen just proximal of the balloon thereby sealing it on the proximal end. Simultaneously at the distal end of the balloon a valve member mounted on the guidewire blocks the distal opening of the catheter.
None of the prior art shows a device in which a control wire having a valve plug mounted thereon, which meshes with a valve seat mounted within the lumen and in which the balloon maintains a constant axial length during its distension.
This invention is a single lumen valved balloon catheter assembly with a single lumen having a proximal end, an open distal end, a valve seat section located towards the distal end of the catheter having both distal and proximal valve surfaces. The catheter body has a balloon section proximal of the valve section having an inflatable balloon. The balloon segment or section includes therein a balloon inner member, the interior of which is generally colinear with the lumen in the catheter body, and which balloon inner member allows fluid communication between the catheter lumen and the interior of the balloon. The invention also includes a flexible guidewire extending axially through the lumen beyond the open end, the guidewire being axially movable within the lumen and having a valve plug disposed near the distal end of the guidewire. The valve plug is of such a size and configuration that is able to close the lumen to fluid flow upon engagement with either the proximal or distal surface of the valve seat. The guidewire and its valve seat are produced in such a fashion that the guidewire may be introduced into the catheter lumen from the distal end thereby allowing the valve plug to contact the distal valve seat or the guidewire may be installed from the proximal end thereby allowing the valve plug to contact the proximal valve surface. Optional, but very desirable, is a catheter body section proximal of the balloon section which is sufficiently stiff to permit use of the guidewire-valve plug in sealing the valve. Preferably, the catheter body section is a multilayered, polymeric tubing that does not kink, "accordion", or stretch upon application of axial force on the guidewire. The most preferred combination of materials is a slippery material as the inner surface of the section surrounded by a high performance engineering polymer such as polyimide.
The catheter may be of a very small diameter or low profile and consequently is quite flexible in its operation.
The balloon inner member may be any of a number of devices allowing fluid communication between the catheter lumen and the interior of the balloon. For instance, the balloon inner member may be a coil, a braid, a braid or coil supported by a tube having holes through its wall, or a tube having holes through its wall.
FIGS. 1A and 1B are partial, enlarged, semi-cross sectional depictions of the distal portion of the catheter made according to this invention.
FIG. 2 shows a close up side view of the distal portion of a guidewire suitable for use in this invention.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show side views of two variations of the balloon inner member.
FIGS. 3C and 3D show enlarged partial cross-sections of still further variations of the balloon inner member.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show the distal portion, generally designated (100), of a catheter assembly made according to one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1A depicts the distal end of the catheter assembly when the guidewire has been inserted with the valve plug (104) distally of the valve section (106). FIG. 1B shows the same catheter assembly (100) with the guidewire (102) with a valve plug (104) positioned proximally of the valve region (106).
Referring to FIG. 1A, the catheter body generally is made up of an outer, thinwall tubing (108) and an inner tubing member (110). The balloon (112), has therein a balloon inner member (114), which balloon inner member 114 is made up of balloon inner member ends (116) and a fluid permeable member (118). Distally of balloon (112) is located the valving for the catheter. The valving is a valve region (106) which may be made up of a simple tube having a metal band (120) located so as to form a valve surface (122) proximally of the metal band (120) on the interior of the lumen and a valve surface (124) distally of the metal band (120).
The catheter (100) has a body section (109) proximal of the balloon section which desirably is made up of an outer tubing (108) which is strong and flexible and an inner tubing member (110). Although there are a number of materials which are suitable for service as the outer tubing, e.g., high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), certain highly cross linked silicones, polyesters (including Nylon), polyvinyl chloride, high molecular weight polyurethanes, and various polyimides. Of those materials, a polyimide is the most desirable in that it has a substantial axial strength and is therefore quite "pushable" but also maintains the catheter lumen open even under the severest of pressure. The distal portion of this catheter body is preferably of a much more flexible material such as low density polyethylene.
The inner tubing member (110) is not a required portion of the inventive device but is desirable. The member (110) may be coextruded with the outer tubing (108) or may be a discrete inner tubing member. Suitably lubricious materials include polysulfides and polyfluoroethylenes. Suitable polyfluoroethylenes include polytetrafluoroethylene, fluoroethylene copolymers having perfluoroalkoxy groups, copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and copolymers of ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene. Most preferred are copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoroethylene.
Although the balloon (112) may be made out of a variety of materials, I have found that the balloon is readily formed from a length of radiation-hardened polyolefin tubing. The chosen polyolefin may be low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, or interpolymers or mixtures of these polymers. In any event, a balloon may be formed by closing one end and applying about 20 to 45 pounds per-square inch of pressure within the tube and heating the portion which is to form the balloon to a temperature of between 300-350� F. Obviously, the length of the balloon formed is determined by the length of the tubing heated. After the balloon is produced in an appropriate size, the heat is removed, and the balloon is allowed to cool. The ends may be cut so to fit in the catheter assembly. Typically the balloon is squeezed to a size near that of the catheter lumen. The ratio of the collapsed diameter of the balloon to the diameter of the catheter just proximal of the balloon is no more than about 1.2 to 1 and preferably no more than about 1.1 to 1. The production of the balloon in this fashion results in a device in which the diameter of the balloon before inflation as compared to the diameter of the balloon after inflation may be about 1:6 or less. The balloon made in this fashion is also axially very certain in size. Unlike elastomeric balloons which may vary in length when inflated, this balloon is essentially isoaxial, particularly when the balloon inner members described herein are utilized. The balloon inner member (114) shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B has two ends (116) and a coil or spring (118). This construction will be described in more detail below.
Finally, the valve portion of the catheter assembly is preferably inserted into the portion of the balloon having relatively constant inner diameter. It is held in place by heat welding or gluing or other suitable process. The valve region (106) with its metal band (120) and proximal valve surface (122) and distal valve surface (124) may be made by the following procedure. Other procedures are certainly acceptable but I have found that the following procedure produces an excellent result. A polymeric tube having an inside diameter larger than the guidewire is stretched over a mandrel such as a suitably sized stainless steel wire. The ends are locked over the mandrel by heating. A temperature of about 600� F. to appropriate when the chosen polymer is a polyimide. A metal band having an appropriate inside diameter is slipped over the tubing. The locked ends of the tubing are cut off to allow the tubing to recover its original dimensions. Polyimide tubing recovers fully by heating it to about 550� F. The metal band may be of gold, platinum, platinum-tungsten alloy, stainless steel, or other suitable and, preferably, radioopaque materials. The tubing, upon return to its former diameter, forms distal and proximal surfaces adjacent the metal band which serve as valve surfaces for the plug residing on the guidewire.
This distal structure substantially eliminates the possibility of "accordioning" when the distal valve surface (124) is used as the valve seat.
FIG. 1B simply shows the insertion of the guidewire (102) from the proximal end of the catheter so to allow the valve plug (104) to seat against the proximal valve surface (122). In this instance the valve is seated by pushing the guidewire (102) distally prior to filling the balloon (112) with a fluid via the catheter lumen.
Some clinical situations require that the balloon catheter be used in conjunction with a specific or preferred guidewire to gain access to the vascular anatomy. Some clinical situations also require that site-specific drugs such as urokinase for clot dissolution or contrast materials for fluoroscopic imaging be delivered through the catheter before a balloon angioplasty is performed. During such clinical situations, the inventive catheter may be used in conjunction with any guidewire of compatible size to gain access to the vascular anatomy. The catheter may be used as an infusion catheter if so desired. If a balloon angioplasty is then desired, the guidewire is removed and the inventive guidewire (102) having the valve plug is introduced at the proximal end of the catheter, engaged with the valve surface (122) in proximal valve region (106), and the balloon inflated. This procedure of not replacing the infusion catheter by a balloon catheter and of merely substituting guidewires is quite efficient and is desirable in procedures such as cerebral angioplasty where time is a critical element.
The guidewires (102) used in these devices are straightforward. The shape of the valve plug (104) is relatively unimportant so long as it meshes adequately with the valve surfaces formed in valve region (106). I have found that a spherical surface is adequate and desirable. Moreover, in addition to the relatively simple guidewires of varying thicknesses as are known in this technology and shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the guidewire used in this invention may additionally have a flexible tip (202) as in shown in FIG. 2. These flexible tips are well known. They are used with the aid of fluoroscopy to advance the catheter through the vasculature. The body of the catheter (with the collapsed balloon) is moved distally along the guidewire to a site where the guidewire may be again introduced farther into the vasculature until a desired site is attained. Obviously, use of the guidewire in this fashion typically requires that the guidewire be introduced into the catheter body from the distal end rather than from the proximal end.
FIGS. 3A through 3D show a variety of balloon inner members which help to provide axial length stability to the balloon (112) shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and maintain the lumen within the valve region in general colinear relationship with the lumen of the more proximal portions of the catheter assembly.
FIG. 3A shows a simple balloon inner member (114) as was included in the devices shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. Balloon inner member (114) is made up of two ends (116) and a coil or spring (118). The ends serve to allow mounting of the balloon inner member (114) in the sections of the catheter having reasonably constant diameter. The inner diameter may be large enough to pass the valve plug (104) therethrough or may be smaller to allow only the guidewire to pass. The ends have, of course, a lumen allowing a guidewire to pass completely through the ends and through the intermediate coil or spring (118). The ends (116) may be attached to the coil (118) by any suitable means including gluing, shrink wrapping, heat welding, solvent welding, and a host of other ways. The coil or spring (118) involved is one having an inside diameter at least larger than that of the guidewire passing through it. Typically the inside diameter of coil or spring (118) would be 0.020 to 0.035 of an inch. The diameter of coil wire typically would be in the region of 0.003 to 0.005 of an inch. For a coil, the coil wire may be wound in such a way that there is little space between windings. Ideally, the windings are flush with each other. That is to say the pitch of the coil is equal to the diameter of the wire making up the or spring coil. The coil may be of any suitable material although gold alloys, silver alloys, platinum alloys, and other biocompatible materials having significant springiness are appropriate in this service. Polymeric materials or carbon fiber materials having the appropriate physical characteristics are also quite workable.
FIG. 3B shows braided balloon inner member (302) in which a braid (304) is substituted for the spring or coil (118) shown in FIG. 3A. The materials of construction and size of the wire or ribbon making up the braid are quite similar to the or spring coil (118) shown in 3A.
FIG. 3C shows a device similar to that shown in FIG. 3A, in that a coil is used to permit the flow of fluid from the lumen inside the balloon inner member (306) into the body of the balloon, as is shown in FIG. 1A or 1B. In this instance, the balloon inner member (306) additionally contains an inner tubing (308) coaxial to the coil (310). The inner tubing (308) has a number of orifices (312) to permit fluid flow. The inner tubing (308) may be of metal, polymer, carbon or other suitable biocompatible material. Desirably the tubing is a polymeric material such as a polyimide, which is stiff, strong, and biocompatible. The ends of the inner tubing (308) adhere to the respective ends. FIG. 3C is a partial cutaway showing both the interior and the exterior of the balloon inner member (306).
FIG. 3D shows a partial cutaway of a balloon inner member (314) which is analogous to that shown in FIG. 3C, except that instead of coil (310), the exterior of the inner tubing (308) is a braided material (316). The coil of FIG. 3C and the braid of FIG. 3D are optional.
The catheter assembly of the invention is operated in similar fashion to other valve balloon catheters. In such operation, the guidewire is advanced into the vasculature to a desired site, and the catheter body is tracked over the guidewire. The location of the guidewire and the balloon within the vessel may be determined by conventional radiology techniques. Once the balloon is at the desired site within the vessel, the catheter lumen is flushed by injecting fluid through the catheter lumen, the valve plug (104) is seated against the distal valve surface (124) or the proximal valve surface (122), depending upon the end from which the guidewire was introduced, by axially manipulating the guidewire. The valve plug (104) blocks the distal opening of the catheter tube. The balloon is then inflated by injecting fluid through the catheter lumen. It desired, controlled distal leakage of the fluid from the catheter tip may be achieved by a slight adjustment in the tightness of the seating between valve plug (104) and the respective valve seating areas. The balloon may be deflated by withdrawing fluid from the catheter lumen.
Many alterations and modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. The illustrated embodiments have been shown only for purposes of clarity. The examples should not be taken as limiting the invention as defined by the following claims, which claims include all equivalents, whether those equivalents are now or later devised.
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According to psychobiology researcher Ernest Rossi, PhD, a leading expert on ultradian rhythms and how they affect human biology, people are programmed to want to take a 20-minute break after every 90 minutes of intense focus or activity. And it's not just that we want a break, says Rossi, we actually need one if we hope to operate at peak effectiveness and efficiency.
This is true right down to the cellular level. During an active phase, a cell extracts energy from adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, changing it to adenosine diphosphate, or ADP. During rest, the cell uses oxygen and blood glucose to change the ADP back to ATP — the stuff our bodies use for energy.
During periods of focused mental or physical activity, explains Rossi, the body gradually runs through its available stores of a variety of the energetic and chemical compounds that allow us to think clearly. It then starts accumulating stress-related chemicals and byproducts that increasingly interfere with our physical coordination and thought processes. Typically, this buildup occurs over the course of 90 to 120 minutes, and may manifest as brain fog, distractibility, irritability or fatigue.
Take a 20-minute break when you begin to feel your energy or mood fading, suggests Rossi, and your body will automatically use the downtime to clear away metabolic wastes and replenish energetic stores, allowing you to quickly reclaim peak energy and effectiveness levels. You can return to your work refreshed and enjoy another 90- to 120-minute period of mental quickness and clarity.
Keep on taking breaks every hour and a half or so, and you'll continue to enjoy these peak cycles of creativity, energy and insight. If, on the contrary, you avoid breaks and continue slogging along in your depleted state, you're likely to become increasingly ineffective, frustrated and stressed out.
Ignore your ultradian rhythms long enough, and you'll be well on your way to what Rossi calls Ultradian Stress Syndrome, which can lower your immunity and seriously diminish your ability to accomplish anything at all.
In his book The 20 Minute Break (Tarcher, 1991), Rossi describes the resting process as a "stress conversion" opportunity, noting that, far from being just a feel-good indulgence, it's the most important thing you can do to make optimal use of the energy and attention you're putting in throughout the day.
When we resist nature's calls to take breaks, Rossi warns, we miss out on one of the best return-on-investment opportunities our bodies and minds have to offer. We also set ourselves up for greater disease and depression risks.
Professional effectiveness expert Jim Loehr, PhD, coauthor of The Power of Full Engagement (Free Press, 2004), agrees. "The shifts of energy we experience are tied to the ultradian rhythms that regulate physiological markers of alertness at 90- to 120-minute intervals," he writes. "Unfortunately, many of us override these naturally occurring rhythms to the point that they no longer even penetrate conscious awareness. The demands of our everyday lives are so intense and so consuming that they distract our attention from the subtler internal signals telling us that we need recovery."
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1/4 cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup
white sugar
1 tablespoon
1 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon
2/3 cup
chopped pecans
1/3 cup
confectioners' sugar for decoration
These are really good, but I would agree that they are more cake-like than brownie-ish. Kind of like a flat, warm cupcake! We had ours with vanilla ice cream and Sue's Homemade Hot Fudge sauce. Yum! We tried varying degrees of done-ness, and the slightly gooey center was the universal favorite, so keep a close eye on the waffle iron! I can't wait to bust this one out for company. (I think I'm going to try the Cinnamon Ice Cream recipe here with it, too. MMMMmmm....)
I'll be honest. I'm not one to give out negative comments. If a recipe is not to my liking, I'll tweak it a little bit.
The batter is way too heavy, even though I added a few more tablespoons of water to it. My waffle iron did not want to lie flat because the batter was so thick and when I pressed the lid down, it was still so thick, that it did not encompass the whole iron surface. The consistency of the batter before cooking resembles that of a brownie but, that's where it ends. These waffles are like eating chocolate bricks. I didn't realize that their were other listed recipes for "chocolate waffles". I will try those. They seem to looks lighter, having leavening agents/ more ingredients. Sorry, they were pretty bad.
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Interesting recipe. Since I read the reviews before mixing the batter.. I added a verrry ripe
smallish banana to the mix .. kept them moister I think. Then near the end.. I got a little crazed and added maraschino cherry juice to the
last two rounds worth of batter.. and Voila!!
a Chewy Brownie ! :)
Thanks for posting a fun recipe. We will make this one again.
Ok..think of these as "Chocolate Waffles", not brownies, and you're ok. My family ate them several different ways, and we all loved them. I spinkled powdered sugar on top, my husband topped his with strawberry jam, and my kids ate them al la mode. Either way, they were a hit. Not too sweet by themselves, but in my opionion, that made them better, because we could all find our own individual way to eat them. Oh..as an added bonus, they were extremely easy to make, and even easier to clean up, considering you only use one pot and your waffle iron! Definatly a make again!
I followed it to the t, and loved it. Watch it to make sure it doesn't overcook... and any leftovers get hard fast (you can microwave, but they're not the same). Great, easy recipe!
wow this turned out better than i could have imagined. i even added some caramel while it was in the waffle iron and then put ice cream on top. sooo gooooood!!
My boyfriend especially loved this recipe. It only made 6 waffles for me. Of course, they are a more dry brownie due to the nature of how they are cooked. My boyfriend said they were better on the second day.
I added mini-chocolate chips and a few chopped pecans to the recipe -
Also-- I served mine hot in a bowl right off the griddle with two scoops of vanilla ice cream and then smothered with hot fudge sauce. It was very easy and delicious.
I will make them again and again. Especially for company. It was a fast and easy clean up desert.
These had a very good taste, but I prefer a chewy and moist brownie. These were very cake-like and a little dry. But I liked the fact they were different and cool looking. I'll bet they would be good with ice-cream and hot fudge sauce.
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