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Monrovia — The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia remains on the increase, the United Nations Mission in Liberia has stated in a daily security information report covering the period August 25 to 26. UNMIL in the report indicated that state authorities remain unable to respond in a significant manner and international response also remains limited.
"The epidemic shows no sign as yet of stabilization and reduction. State authorities remain unable to respond in a significant manner and the international response remains limited", stated the report. The UN Mission is predicting that cases of the deadly virus will rise in the coming days because Liberian authorities are not able to address the current situation.
Stated UNMIL: "It is evident that the Liberian authorities are not able to address the present state of the country. Consequently, it can be anticipated that many additional EVD cases will arise in the coming days". Highlighting the challenges facing the fight against Ebola UNMIL cited logical constraints, delays in responding to calls from communities.
The Mission noted "The Ebola response Team based in the Region 3 Lofa County has reported that because of logistical constraints and the overwhelmed Case Management Center there are long delays in their response time to calls from the community concerning the sighting of EVD suspected cases within Voinjama City. It is also reported that the town of Kolahun in Region 3, Lofa County has seen a rise in the spread of EVD with the Mayor and his son being the latest victims to contract the Disease".
Ebola kills Kolahun Mayor
FrontPageAfrica gathered that the City Mayor of Koba city (the political capital of Kolahun District in Lofa) who was recently reported to have been taken to the Foya Containment Center for showing signs and symptoms of the Ebola deadly Ebola Virus has now died of the Ebola Virus. The World Health Organization assigned doctor in Lofa County Dr. Clement Peters confirmed to journalists that the Mayor tested positive of Ebola prior to her death.
William Korvah, a local journalist informed FPA that Mayor Mary Ngaima is now the first high profiled government official in Lofa County to have tested positive for the Ebola Virus since the outbreak in the County in May 2014. This is the second time Mayor Ngaima was tested for the Virus. A Few days ago, she was taken to the Hospital and tested, but was pronounced negative.
After spending just three days at home, her condition deteriorated and was rushed back to the Hospital where she was yesterday afternoon pronounced positive and now fighting for her life. Mayor Ngaima according to relatives who themselves are now suspects, said she contracted the virus after she got actively involved in the coordination of removing dead bodies and suspected cases from the various communities when the outbreak was announced in her city. "She might have mistakenly gotten in contact with an Ebola person unknown to her" an Ebola task force worker said.
This news has left the entire city to a standstill as people now worry about their own safety after interacting with the Mayor on many occasions before and after she first got ill and was pronounced negative. Meanwhile, the commissioner of the district Morris Tamba is sending out an SOS call to all citizens of the district living abroad and Liberia and the Liberian Government to help provide vehicles to pack up dead bodies and transport sick patients to the Foya Care Center, as there's no health facilities functional currently in the district.
"Due to the closure of these health facilities, a pregnant woman in labor died few days ago due to the lack of midwife or vehicle to take her to the hospital in Foya," Commissioner Tamba told reporters. He said there was another woman whose labor started since a night ago and had not been attended to because the midwives are also complaining of the lack of protective materials to work.
Kolahun is the biggest district in Lofa County and the only district in Lofa still finding it difficult to contain the outbreak of the Ebola Virus as new cases of the disease are reported in the district almost daily within the past six days.


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Shares of LSI Corporation (LSI) were up +3.05 or +38.6 percent to close at $10.96 per share on Monday, after news the company entered into an agreement to be taken over by Singapore based Avago Technologies Limited (AVGO) for $11.15 per share. The acquisition will create a highly diversified company, which will lead the semiconductor market with over $5 billion in annual revenues. The all-cash transaction is valued at $6.6 billion and will add storage capacity to Avagoâ s wired infrastructure, wireless and industrial businesses. The new company will be in a strong position to take advantage of new opportunities in mobile data transfer and Internet Protocol data centers. San Jose, California based LSI Corporation was originally founded as LSI Logic in 1981 by former Fairchild Semiconductor CEO Wilfred Corrigan. The company specializes in designing semiconductors and software for accelerated storage and datacenter networking, mobile networks and client computing. The deal will be funded by Avago with a $4.6 billion loan from several banks along with a $1 billion investment from Silver Lake Partners, a private equity group, and $1 billion from Avagoâ s cash in hand. The $11.15 price for LSI is a 41 percent premium over last Fridayâ s closing price. Avago, with headquarters in both Singapore and San Jose is a leader in the design and production of analog semiconductors. Avago said that the deal will immediately add to free cash flow and EPS, and could save as much as $200 million in annual costs by the end of its 2015 fiscal year, the first full year after closing the deal. In a joint press release with Avago, LSI Chief Executive Abhi Talwalkar said that, â
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In some stadiums, the rats and flies have pretty good seats.
Do richer Major League Baseball teams play in cleaner stadiums? We surveyed health-code violations at 11 stadiums to find out.
It turns out that two of baseballs richest teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and a team near the bottom of the revenue pile, the Kansas City Royals, play in stadiums with some of the best inspection records. But the big middle contains several ballparks where you might want to skip the hot dogs. Two West Coast teams, the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland As, had far more food fouls than any other team. While most were minor, some were, well, disgusting. Teams contract out food service to a handful of vendors, though team management is responsible for stadium cleanliness. The As declined to comment; a spokesperson for the Angels conceded that 2007 was an off year but that the team had worked with its vendor and an outside consultant and made a lot of changes for 2008.
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February 08, 2012 5:00 pm ET
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Mark A. Kimball
Thank you, Tamara. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Select Comfort Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Earnings Conference Call. Thank you for joining us. I'm Mark Kimball, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. With me on the call today are Bill McLaughlin, our President and Chief Executive Officer; as well as Shelly Ibach, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Wendy Schoppert, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
This telephone conference is being recorded and will be available on our website at sleepnumber.com. Please refer to the details set forth in our news release to access the replay on our website. Please also refer to our news release for a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures included in the news release or that may be discussed on this call. The primary purpose of this call is to discuss the results of the fiscal period just ended; however, our commentary and responses to your questions may include certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties outlined in our earnings news release and discussed in some detail in our annual report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the SEC. The company's actual future results may vary materially.
I will now turn the call over to Bill for his comments.
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Thanks, Mark. And to those on the call, thank you for joining us to learn more about Select Comfort and the SLEEP NUMBER brand. There is always a lot of ground to cover in a year-end earnings call, performance during the past quarter, full year insights and outlook for the current year. The key takeaway from the information that we'll provide today is that Select Comfort and the SLEEP NUMBER brand are confidently entering a new chapter of sustained profitable growth. We'll divide today's call into 3 parts. I'll cover our strategic opportunity; Shelly Ibach will review key initiatives that are driving and sustaining growth; and Wendy Schoppert will follow with more in-depth financial insight. We then look forward to your questions and comments.
Before I start, let me extend my congratulations to the SLEEP NUMBER team and our partners for an outstanding close to last year. Let me provide some perspective on what this team has accomplished.
Fourth quarter comp sales growth was the strongest of the year and our highest since fourth quarter of 2003. Our rate of sales growth in the quarter outpaced our key competitors, both manufacturers and retailers. Fourth quarter capped the year of record profit, both in dollars and operating profit margin. And after funding a significant step-up in CapEx, our cash balance exceeded our goal and we remain debt-free.
Beyond the financials, 2011 programs and performance give us confidence to increase targeted investments in our unique products, brand and business model to sustain profitable growth and leadership. Over the next few years, we will remain focused on our core business providing the best individualized sleep solutions to our target consumers in the United States. We are focused on at least doubling our share to 10% to 15% of the $12 billion mattress industry, targeting approximately $1.5 billion in revenue by 2015 and increasing profit margin to at least 15%.
Our focus is on organic growth, providing unmatched individualized customer experiences through our company-controlled channels and partners. We are encouraged by consumer-led changes within the sleep industry that favor our unique products and business model. Consumers are responding to the idea of better sleep through better mattresses. In just 10 years, the non-innerspring mattress segment has increased from a 5% share to nearly a 30% share of the industry and this growth does not appear to be slowing.
SLEEP NUMBER's 3-part formula for sustained growth is unique to our opportunity. It includes awareness, increasing brand and store awareness among our target consumer base. Distribution, accelerating local market development and expanding availability, convenience and quality of experience. End product, advancing individualize comfort in the sleep surface, foundations and the company bedding. Our focus has been on optimizing the integration of these 3 elements, both on a national and local basis. The past year has involved deliberate testing, learning and then applying of programs to profitably accelerate growth. And the consistency of our performance over the past 2 years demonstrates this learning and is the source of confidence going forward.
The opportunity to accelerate investment behind proven growth drivers coincides with our financial readiness. Increasing operating profit margin both accelerates earnings growth and increases operating flexibility over time. And a strong balance sheet also enables accelerated investment, as well as the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities in a wide range of economic conditions.
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Chicago, Ill. (May 2, 2011) – Chicago, Ill. – Saint Joseph Hospital announced today that Dr. Maria Teresa Tam, M.D., has been chosen by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to receive the 2011 ACOG Mentor of the Year Award.
The ACOG Mentor award is given to an ACOG Fellow, including teachers of residents, who has actively mentored a Young Physician or a Junior Fellow. Dr. Kelly Jirschele, also of Saint Joseph Hospital, nominated Dr. Tam for the award, which is bestowed annually. Recipients are chosen by the ACOG Committee on Honors and Recognition and the Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council.
Dr. Tam will be featured in an upcoming issue of ACOG Today, the Congress' newsletter sent to all Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In addition, she will be honored during the Junior Fellow Breakfast/Business meeting held on May 3, 2011 during the ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting at Washington DC. While in Washington, Dr. Tam will also be presenting a research abstract with Obstetrics and Gynecology residents Dr. Mary Conte and Dr. Hayley Schuler. Their abstract "Elective Induction of Labor Outcomes of Term Low-Risk Women in a Community Teaching Hospital" has been selected as a poster presentation at the 59th Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists being held in Washington, DC, April 30 - May 4, 2011. This is the 5th consecutive year that the Saint Joseph Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program will be presenting research at this event.
Dr. Tam is the Associate Program Director of the Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency Program at Saint Joseph Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, and a partner in Lakeshore Women's Health Specialists, Chicago, Illinois. She has been on staff at Saint Joseph Hospital since 1999.
About Saint Joseph Hospital Saint Joseph Hospital is a nationally ranked, award-winning teaching hospital serving Chicago's lake shore communities. It is home to many world-renowned physicians and advanced medical technologies. For more information, visit sjh.reshealth.org.
About Resurrection Health Care Saint Joseph Hospital is a part of Resurrection Health Care, a family of health care services providing advanced medical care and exceptional customer service with compassion and hope. Our hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, home health services, behavioral health programs, and other services are conveniently located in many Chicago and suburban neighborhoods. Resurrection Health Care is a not-for-profit Catholic organization sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection.


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If the xbox can handle decoding streaming mp4 video while Linux is running then I don't see why not. Maxes out at 640x480 for the free version though. Oh and you have to have a constant connection to the streammygame.com servers. Not something I'm too keen on.
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In a talk to patients in London on 3rd September, Dr. W. Ian Lipkin described the extraordinary lengths he and his team are prepared to go to in order to track down the source of an illness, with examples ranging from autism to the strange case of Kawasaki disease.
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2. When I start a OpenGL game (eg. TC:Elite) in full screen, second monitor shuts down (as it should) but my mouse goes mental and I cant use it (slides down to right corner). Have I missed an Option in xorg.conf??
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A delivery, deployment and retrieval device for a stent made from a phase-change material includes a balloon catheter modified to allow the stent to be secured on the outside of the balloon without the need for a sheath. A temperature-controlled fluid to effect a phase change to expand the stent is injected through an inflation lumen to maintain the selected temperature and to inflate the balloon. The balloon maintains intimate physical and thermal contact with the stent during deployment. One or more exit apertures are provided for the fluid to escape from the inflation lumen and enhance the phase change by bathing the stent with the fluid.
1. A stent delivery system comprising:
a catheter having a first tube and a second tube, said first tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a first lumen and said second tube disposed concentrically within said first tube, the first lumen being defined by an annulus between said first and second tubes;
a balloon sealingly connected to said first tube adjacent the distal end, the balloon defining an interior volume and having an exterior surface defining a stent engagement region, the interior volume of said balloon in communication with the first lumen; and a shape-memory alloy stent having been compressed at a temperature below a phase-change transition temperature of the stent material on said balloon in the stent engagement region of said balloon to a reduced diameter configuration, said stent having a phase-change transition temperature chosen to prevent expansion of the stent upon exposure to body temperature, such that upon pressurized introduction of a fluid having a temperature in excess of the phase-change transition temperature through the proximal end of said first lumen, the balloon is pressurized and heats said stent engagement region to cause the stent temperature to increase to undergo a phase-change transition to so cause the stent to expand to return to its austenite phase configuration, an expanded configuration which has a diameter substantially larger than said reduced diameter configuration,
wherein the second tube defines a second lumen adapted for receiving a guidewire, said first tube further including a portion defining at least one aperture through the wall located proximally of said stent engagement region by which the heated fluid may exit the first tube and bathe the stent.
2. The stent delivery system as in
wherein said shape-memory alloy stent is tubular and wherein said stent having been compressed on said balloon in the stent engagement region of said balloon is done by crimping.
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for delivering, deploying and retrieving medical endoprostheses, commonly referred to as "stents". More specifically, the invention relates to delivering a stent composed of shape-memory material on a balloon catheter without using an outer protective sheath, and deploying the stent by introducing temperature-controlled fluid through the balloon catheter to induce a shape change in the shape-memory material, the fluid causing the balloon to expand along with the stent thereby enhancing control over placement of the stent and enabling retrieval of the stent when necessary.
Stents are known in the prior art for maintaining the patency of a diseased or weakened vessel or other passageway. Stents have been implanted, for example, in passageways in the urinary tract system and in the coronary arteries of the endovascular system. Such mechanical prosthetic devices are typically inserted into the vessel, positioned across an affected area and then expanded, or allowed to self-expand, to keep the vessel or passageway open. Effectively, the stent overcomes the natural tendency of the weakened area to close. Stents used in the vascular system are generally implanted transluminally during or following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (angioplasty or PCTA).
A number of vascular stents have been proposed, including self-expanding stents and expandable stents. Self-expanding stents may be mechanically compressed springs which expand when released, and/or they may be constructed from shape-memory materials including shape-memory polymers and metals such as nickel-titanium ("Nitinol") alloys and the like, which have shape-memory characteristics.
In a manner known in the art, a stent formed of shape-memory alloy such as nickel-titanium is formed into a desired expanded configuration and then heated until the metal crystals assume their high-temperature structure known as the beta phase, parent phase or austenite. The stent is then cooled so that the crystals transition to a martensite crystal structure, generally with no change in shape. The material is then formed into a reduced diameter configuration for implantation.
When the temperature of the stent is later raised so that the crystal structure transitions to the parent phase, the shape of the stent returns to the desired expanded configuration. Typically, a material having a phase-change transition temperature in excess of 125� F. is chosen to prevent premature expansion of the stent upon exposure to human body temperature (98.6� F.). However, materials with lower phase-change transition temperatures may be used, provided the stent is insulated from the human body temperature prior to reaching the location for deployment.
Dotter U.S. Pat. No. 4,503,569 describes a stent comprising a helically wound coil of shape-memory alloy that is placed over the outer wall of a guide catheter. The stent and guide catheter are carried within an outer sheath. At the delivery site, the outer sheath is withdrawn. A hot saline solution is then injected through the inner guide catheter and flows out of the catheter through apertures, so that the fluid bathes the stent and causes it to expand. The patent describes that a balloon may be positioned on one or both sides of the stent to reduce thermodilution of the saline solution and enhance the phase change.
Balko et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,512,338 which discloses a Nitinol wire stent in the form of a coil which is delivered to the desired site while housed inside of an insulating sheath. When the insulating sheath is withdrawn, the surrounding body temperature causes the stent to expand.
Froix U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,952 discloses shape-memory-polymer tubular and coil stents having an elastic memory which causes them to expand to a predetermined diameter upon exposure to particular conditions. Shape-memory polymer stents are initially formed having the desired expanded diameter. The stents are then physically stretched at elevated temperature causing them to assume a reduced diameter. While under tension, the stents are cooled to below the glass transition phase of the plastic. The stent then remains in the stretched and reduced-diameter configuration until after the stent is raised to above the glass transition temperature at the site desired to be treated. Depending upon the polymer selected and process of manufacture, stents can be formed to expand by different degrees and upon exposure to various conditions including various temperatures.
Various methods have been used to induce the temperature change required to effect the shape-memory characteristic, including intervascular electrical resistive heating elements, R.F., and temperature-controlled fluid boluses injected through a guide catheter around the delivery catheter.
A drawback of previously known delivery systems for shape-memory material stents is the use of a protective sheath to prevent premature expansion at body temperatures and to enhance delivery through the tortuous vessels of the vascular system. Such sheaths increase the cross-sectional profile of the delivery system, necessitating use of a delivery catheter with a larger diameter. The large diameter of the delivery catheter may in turn increase the risk of complications at the patient access site.
The increased cross-sectional profile of the delivery system also detracts from the ability of the device to navigate through tortuous vessels or passageways. The increased cross-sectional profile of the delivery system may make it impossible to deliver a phase-change material stent to the area desired to be treated and may decrease the ability to deliver sufficient contrast material through the guide catheter for enabling precise positioning.
Another drawback of self-expanding stents, both coiled spring stents and phase-change stents, is the inability to control expansion of the stent once the stent loses contact with the guide catheter. In particular, as the stent expands, or is pushed out of a catheter for self-expansion, it moves radially out of contact with the delivery device. Because there no longer is contact between the stent and the delivery device, there is no mechanism to control positioning of the stent location during this critical phase of deployment. Consequently, the stent may move away from the desired site.
Yet another problem is encountered when elevated (or reduced) temperatures are required to cause the phase change in the stent material. For example, in the system described in the Dotter patent, the fluid flowing through the catheter exchanges heat with the vessel wall, and as the fluid flows out of the catheter it is diluted by the blood or other fluids contained in the vessel. Thus, it may be necessary to flush large volumes of liquid through the guide catheter to maintain the required temperature environment around the stent to effect deployment. The injection of such large volumes of hot or cold fluid into the vessel may be injurious or hazardous to the vessel and the tissues through which it passes.
It would therefore be desirable to provide methods and apparatus for delivering a shape-memory material stent to an affected area of a vessel without using a sheath.
It would further be desirable to provide methods and apparatus for effecting the phase change of the stent without perfusing large quantities of fluid into the vessel to be treated.
It would still further be desirable to provide methods and apparatus for maintaining control over the positioning of a phase-change stent during deployment.
It is an object of this invention to provide methods and apparatus for delivering a phase-change stent to an affected area of a vessel without using a sheath.
It is a further an object of this invention to provide methods and apparatus for effecting the phase change of the stent without perfusing large quantities of fluid into the vessel to be treated.
It is still further an object of this invention to provide methods and apparatus for maintaining control over the positioning of a phase-change stent during deployment.
These and other objects of the invention are accomplished in accordance with the principles of the invention by providing a phase-change stent crimped or encapsulated onto the balloon of a balloon catheter having perfusion apertures communicating from the inflation lumen to the exterior of the catheter to enable a temperature-controlled fluid to be used both to pressurize the balloon and induce expansion of the stent. Some of the intended uses for a delivery system in accordance with the present invention include PTCA type stenting, PTA type stenting, graft support, graft delivery, INR use, GI tract use, drug delivery, and biliary stenting.
FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a distal end of a previously known stent deployment catheter.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a distal end of a stent deployment system constructed in accordance with the present invention.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show cross-sectional views, respectively, prior to and during deployment, of the distal end of a stent deployment system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a distal end of an alternative embodiment of a stent deployment system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a distal end of another alternative embodiment of a stent deployment system according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a distal end of a single-lumen embodiment of a stent deployment system according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the distal end of an alternative single-lumen embodiment of a stent deployment system according to the present invention.
The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for deploying stents made of shape-memory material. In particular, according to the present invention, a phase-change stent may be crimped or encapsulated onto the balloon of a balloon catheter. Encapsulation of the stent may be accomplished as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/451,270, filed on May 30, 1995, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
In accordance with the present invention, a stent delivery system is provided including a balloon catheter having an inflation lumen in fluid communication with one or more perfusion apertures. Temperature-controlled fluid introduced into the inflation lumen serves both to pressurize and expand the balloon and also escape via the perfusion apertures to bathe the stent. This arrangement allows for the temperature of the stent to be controlled by the exiting fluid, while the inflating balloon maintains contact with the expanding stent. The balloon therefore assists in controlling the location of the stent during deployment and may also assist in its expansion in a conventional manner.
Referring to FIG. 1, an illustrative prior art stent deployment system, such as disclosed in the above-mentioned Dotter patent, is described. Coil stent 15 is shown compressed onto guide catheter 16. Guide catheter 16 has perfusion apertures 12 which enable heated saline to be directed over the stent to effect the phase change and expansion. During and after this deployment, coil stent 15 expands out of contact with guide catheter 16. Holes 13 allow the heated saline to inflate distally-located balloon 14 to reduce thermodilution of the heated saline from the vicinity of the stent.
Referring now to FIG. 2, an illustrative embodiment of a stent delivery system of the present invention is described. Stent 28 illustratively forms a coil of shape-memory material, for example, Nitinol, positioned over balloon 27 of balloon catheter 22 in a stent engagement region. Shape-memory materials can also be used to form other stent configurations, such as tubular stents, without departing from the present invention. Balloon catheter 22 may be formed of conventional catheter materials and includes two lumens, central lumen 26 for receiving guidewire 24 and inflation lumen 25 for supplying temperature-controlled fluid to balloon 27.
Balloon catheter 22 is delivered over guidewire 24, through guide catheter 23, to stenosis 101 in vessel 100 using conventional catheterization techniques. When located at the site of stenosis 101, temperature-controlled fluid is introduced through inflation lumen 25 to balloon 27 as shown by the arrows in FIG. 2. This fluid, which may be heated saline, pressurizes balloon 27 pushing it into intimate physical and thermal contact with stent 28. Stent 28, under the influence of the pressure and temperature from balloon 27, expands to its deployed form. Balloon 27 and stent 28 therefore remain in intimate contact at all times during this deployment, enabling accurate placement of stent 28.
As seen in FIG. 2, a plurality of apertures 29 are formed between the interior of balloon 27 and central lumen 26 distally of the stent location. These apertures are dimensioned to allow controlled leakage of the temperature-controlled fluid into central lumen 26, and thence into vessel 100, to maintain the temperature of the fluid in the balloon. Apertures 29 have sufficient size, for example, about 10 mils, and number that balloon 27 is sufficiently pressurized to be maintained in intimate contact with stent 28 during deployment.
With respect to FIGS. 3A and 3B, an alternative embodiment of the stent delivery system of the present invention is described. Elements common with FIG. 2 are indicated by like reference numerals in FIGS. 3A and 3B. In FIG. 3A, stent 28 is compressed onto balloon 27 of balloon catheter 22. Balloon catheter 22 includes perfusion jets 30 located proximally of the stent position, by which temperature-controlled fluid may exit balloon catheter 22 and bathe the stent.
Perfusion jets 30 direct temperature-controlled fluid from inflation lumen 25 over stent 28. This provides a second means effecting the phase change in stent 28 in addition to heat exchange with balloon 27, as in the embodiment of FIG. 2. Perfusion jets 30 also may be used as an alternative to, or in addition to, distally-located apertures 29 described with respect to the embodiment of FIG. 2. Perfusion jets 30 are provided in sufficient number and size, for example, having a diameter of 10 mils, to enable balloon 27 to be adequately pressurized.
FIG. 3B illustrates operation of the delivery system and stent 28 during deployment. As seen in FIG. 3B, balloon 27 maintains intimate contact with stent 28 during deployment, thereby providing both temperature control and accurate placement of stent 28. Balloon 27 may additionally assist in the expansion of the stent by the application of radial expansion pressure to the stent.
Referring now to FIG. 4, another alternative embodiment of the present invention is described in which balloon 27 has a plurality of perfusion pores 40 located in the stent engagement region of the balloon. Perfusion pores 40 permit seepage of temperature-controlled fluid through the wall of balloon 27 directly onto stent 28. Perfusion pores 40 may be macroscopic or microscopic apertures, depending upon the choice of material for the balloon, and are preferably evenly distributed over the area within which the stent is located. As with the embodiments of FIGS. 2 and 3, the size and number of perfusion pores 40 is selected so that adequate pressure may be maintained in balloon 27 during deployment of stent 28.
FIG. 5 illustrates yet another alternative embodiment of the stent delivery system of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, balloon catheter 22 includes external apertures 50 located distally of the stent location. Apertures 50 may be provided through balloon 27 or may be in the form of a partial seal between balloon 27 and central lumen 26. In this embodiment, temperature-controlled fluid leaks out of the balloon in a controlled manner downstream of stent 28. The fluid in the balloon is continually replenished through inflation lumen 25, thus maintaining the pressure and temperature of the fluid in balloon 27.
With respect to FIG. 6, a single lumen embodiment of the present invention is described. As seen in FIG. 6, balloon catheter 22 includes a single lumen 60. The absence of a guidewire and central lumen 26 allows for a significant reduction in the diameter of the stent delivery system. However, because balloon catheter 22 does not permit use of a guidewire, the catheter must itself be steerable. This can be acheived using the conventional technology of fixed-wire stents.
Balloon catheter 22 of FIG. 6 includes perfusion pores 40 in balloon 27 in the stent engagement region. Perfusion pores 40 allow temperature-controlled fluid to bathe stent 28, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 6. Like the previously described embodiments, balloon 27 is maintained in intimate physical and thermal contact with stent 28 during deployment, thus assisting deployment and positioning of the stent.
Referring now to FIG. 7, an alternative embodiment of a single lumen delivery system is described. Balloon catheter 22 includes inflation lumen 71 that communicates with the interior of balloon 27 via apertures 72. Inflation lumen 71 is also adapted to receive guidewire 24. A taper 73 is provided in the distal end of the catheter so that inflation lumen 71 is only slightly larger than guidewire 24. The small remaining gap between the guidewire and the exterior of inflation lumen 71 forms aperture 74. Aperture 74 permits escape of temperature-controlled fluid from the balloon as shown by the arrows.
Temperature-controlled fluid flows through apertures 72 into balloon 27, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 7, to control the balloon temperature and pressurize the balloon during stent deployment. Apertures 72 are of sufficient number and size so as to ensure adequate pressurization of the balloon to maintain contact with the stent and also adequate flow through the balloon to maintain the temperature of the fluid.
Further in accordance with the above-described methods and apparatus, a deployed stent comprising a two-way shape-memory material or a mechanically expanded stent having a shape memory of a reduced diameter may be retrieved using the above-described apparatus. A stent comprising a two-way shape-memory material changes from its contracted configuration to its expanded configuration, and vice-versa, when it experiences a phase change.
The retrieval process begins by positioning the deployment device inside of the lumen of an expanded stent. A fluid at a temperature selected to cause the phase-change material of the stent to contract is then introduced to the balloon, which expands to contact the deployed stent and to place the fluid in thermal contact with the stent. As the stent changes phase, it contracts onto the balloon, and when the phase change is completed, perfusion may be halted. The balloon is then deflated and the delivery system withdrawn to retrieve the stent.
While one application for the above-described stent includes treatment of cardiovascular disease such as atherosclerosis or other forms of coronary narrowing, the present invention may also be used for treatment of narrowed vessels in other components of the vascular system, for example, the kidney, leg, carotid artery, or elsewhere in the body. As will of course be appreciated, the size of the stent and the stent delivery system, as well as their external characteristics, may need to be adjusted to compensate for the differing sizes of the vessel or passageway to be treated.
While this invention has been described in connection with illustrative preferred embodiments thereof, modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In particular, the location of the various apertures shown in FIGS. 2-7 are for illustrative purposes only. A typical catheter according to the present invention would have a combination of such apertures designed so as to optimize the temperature environment of the stent through the combination of contact with the balloon and direct contact with the perfusing temperature-controlled fluid. Moreover, this invention can be used for the deployment and retrieval of shape-memory stents of many different configurations. Accordingly, the scope of this invention is to be limited only by the appended claims.
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At times Boruc would flirt with controversy like an awkward teen during his time playing for Celtic but there was at least one occasion when his conduct was impeccable. That was while representing his country at the World Cup in 2006.
It might be a little unfair to expect that Forster perform just as impressively this summer - the goalkeeper is part of the England squad, but behind No.1 Joe Hart in the pecking order - although his call-up is still a cause for celebration at his club side. It is a situation which was recognised this week by Boruc as he returned to international duty in a friendly with Germany.
The Pole - who is not sure whether or not he will still be in the squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers with Scotland - was quick to praise Forster for earning a spot at the World Cup. "I am very pleased for Fraser, it's fantastic for him that he is going to go to the World Cup," said Boruc.
"It is fantastic for all the Celtic supporters as well. It's a huge thing for Celtic as well to have him there so I am glad for him. Hopefully he will play, but it's not going to be easy for him to play because England have good goalkeepers, so it's going to be difficult. But just being there is really big for him and I am pleased to see another Celtic goalkeeper going to a World Cup."
Boruc was recalled to international duty in the absence of Arsenal pair Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny, who are preparing for this week's FA Cup final. Boruc's place is uncertain beyond friendlies, such as the match which finished 0-0 with Germany.
Both countries were drawn in a qualifying group with the Scots. The former Celtic goalkeeper acknowledged that Gordon Strachan's side will be formidable opponents in the fight to qualify for the European championships.
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Sauté ham in batches without crowding in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat, turning once, until lightly browned and curled, about 1 minute total.
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We had a nice family bike ride today on the trail by our house. The entrance to the trail is just around the block, and we definitely make the most of it. I run with a friend there at least once a week. Chip and I love taking the kids out there, we get a little exercise and Monkey gets to burn off *some* of his 5yo energy! He rode 15 miles this weekend, which is pretty good for a little guy I think!
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I think its important to teach our kids to have a healthy lifestyle. I can't wait until Buddha can pedal. For now, he just gets to kick back and watch. He's got a pretty good thing going.
Chillin' like a villain
It seems like yesterday when Monkey wasn't able to pedal yet, and I would either push him on his trike when I went for a walk, or push him in the jogging stroller so I could get a run in. Before long, he was riding his bike with training wheels (albeit slowly) and I could get a semi-decent jog in next to him. Even though I wasn't getting the best work out, I wanted to encourage him and wanted to show him that fitness could be fun. He has already asked to go running with me, and I anticipate we will be doing that in the next few weeks.
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I'm so proud of my boys, and happy that my oldest is active and likes to channel his energy in positive ways. After we went on a bike ride Friday, he asked to go again both Saturday and Sunday. He didn't look at it as too hard, or boring or something he didn't want to do. I love that!
Monkey's come a long way from this!
I am excited for our first run! I want to get him some decent shoes to run in first. I expect it will be totally fun, as that is just what I've come to know about this kid! He's a blast!


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Anyone have the special tool to remove used when removing the balancer shaft sprocket from 2005+ engines that I could borrow?
It's part number 60029050000 "Bottom Part Pretensioning Tool"
If you use a right sized drill bit, you can get around the having to use the tool. The bit must fit snug with as little play as possible. The gear is still a bit of a bitch to get out without it coming apart. But, not impossible.
Maybe some else has other "Mcgyver's" on hand if you don't come right.
Drill bit or machined shaft to fit the hole to lock out the lash take up works as Kamanya states. One thing to keep in mind here is it is MUCH easier to put the lock pin in place while the gear set is mounted to the shaft than after the fact... Major PITA to reload the spring and then lock it out with the pin.
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Singapore Noodle Salad
|Sesame seeds
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chinese noodles
|1⁄2 Pound (Dried, Spaghetti Style)
|Vegetable oil
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Bunch (100 gm), separated into 1 inch florets
|1 Pound, preferably pencil thin, tough ends snapped off, cut on the diagonal into 1 inch pieces
|Chicken broth/Canned broth
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Peanut butter
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Red wine vinegar
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Soy sauce
|2 Tablespoon (Preferably Dark)
|Oriental sesame oil
|1 Tablespoon
|Dry sherry
|1 Tablespoon
|2 Teaspoon
|Chinese chili sauce
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Minced scallions
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Finely minced fresh ginger
|2 Tablespoon
|Garlic clove
|1 Large, minced
|Bean sprouts
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Thinly sliced mushrooms/Separated enoki mushrooms
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Button / Shiitake Variety)
|Red bell pepper
|1 Large, cut into thin julienne strips
|Minced chives
|2 Tablespoon
1. In a small dry skillet, toast the sesame seeds over moderately high heat, tossing, until fragrant and golden brown, about 1 minute. Set aside.
2. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles, separating them with a fork, until tender but still firm, about 2 1/2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water, drain well and toss with the vegetable oil.
3. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl of ice water and chill until cold, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with the asparagus, cooking for only 1 to 2 minutes.
4. In a small saucepan, bring the stock to a boil over moderately high heat; remove from the heat. Stir in the peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sherry, sugar, chili sauce, scallions, ginger, garlic and toasted sesame seeds.
5. In a large bowl, toss together the noodles, broccoli, asparagus, bean sprouts, mushrooms and red pepper. Add the dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle the chives over the top just before serving.


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