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KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh has released new video Monday of the Thursday night sideline incident that included Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin possibly interfering with Baltimore Ravens kick returner Jacoby Jones and it further shows possible premeditated intent.
In the newly released end zone view of the return, Tomlin not only took a jump step to his right onto the playing field once Jones approached him, but also positioned himself right near the edge of the field after Jones started his return.
It has been speculated that Tomlin will be fined heavily for his actions and possibly suspended for a game as well. In addition, some have even suggested that the Steelers could lose a 2014 draft pick, but that might be pretty extreme.
The league is expected to rule on this by Wednesday at the latest.
Wow. This changes my perspective on everything.
Why dont Goodell just expell the Steelers from the NFL for a year. I am just sick of all the piling on and rule changes every year. The NFL and its commissioner is a total joke.
I still advocate that its all pretty silly being that Cortez Allen has the angle would've tackled him anyway, Jones never slowed or broke stride
Regardless, Tomlin should be penalized and made an example of, fine him and suspend him for one game, sure, but when you start talking about taking draft picks that's when it starts getting ridiculous.
This video doesn't show intent imo, but I agree with Steeltown…Tomlin knew he was on the white border (common, but illegal) when the play started coming down the sideline. He could've easily removed himself from that position altogether, but he didn't…fine certainly, suspension, maybe…draft picks, the NFL will have to prove intent, and Idk if they have that.
yep..thats pretty embarrassing.
Intent or Not, does he really need to be that close to the grass?? I thought that is why Teams used to have a "stand back" coach. Is the Jumbotron that hard to see from the sideline?
In order to penalize a draft pick, I think the league would have to determine not only intent, but malicious intent. His move was undeniably stupid, even if it was unintentional (which is getting harder to argue). But his momentary lapse in judgment carries no attempt at harming anyone. There is no pattern of this behavior from Pittsburgh coaches in the past.
$100,000 fine and even a game suspension will more than suffice. Docking a draft pick (to me) says Mike Tomlin was attempting to trip or injure Jacoby Jones. I don't believe he was at all.
His first foot on the line is then joined by his second foot..makes it look like intently planted himself in that position.
Tomlin clearly did this intentionally. Taking a draft pick away is ridiculous, but definitely deserves a hefty fine. Great job by KDKA to capture this footage.
Planets align gentlemen: This could be the freakish year where all 2004 draft top 3 QB's all miss the playoffs:
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wow.. that step in kinda changes my point of few too.. fine him big time…
OK, I was wrong in initially saying it wasn't intentional (it isn't the first time I've been wrong and it won't be the last. Yes that 'full yard' side-step on to the field – in the middle of the return – demonstrates Tomlin knew exactly what he was doing. As does his head cranked to the side as Jacoby nears.
Man, we have a cheater for a coach. Great.
For those of you who will still say this was unintentional (as I did initially), then you better have a good explanation for why he left his original viewing position and side-stepped onto the field in mid-return.
Why would Tomlin place his right foot on the very outside edge of the white line then all the sudden bring his left foot up next to his right foot if his intentions was only to watch the play on the scoreboard? You don't need to do that if you're only going to simply watch the scoreboard.
The video evidence shows intent and he can expect the League to come down hard! I see a heavy fine coming, at least a one game suspension, and coaching from upstairs for the rest of the year.
I find it funny honestly and wish we would of won to watch Baltimore implode. LOL
It was totally intentional! A fine is fine! But a draft pick would suck! For some reason, the way this season is going, I can laugh it off! Doesn't really tarnish my image of Tomlin anymore than underdeveloped players or questionable draft picks.
I am sure a lot of you watched the Bama – game over the weekend…did you see where during the kickoff at the end…the guy who had the last chance to tackle him near the sideline…missed a little…happend to run on the white stripe a little… but there was a coach on the white on the sideline that the player ran into and that coach stopped the player 100%…now i am pretty sure the coach didnt do it on purpose…and this might be way off topic…but it kind of remindered me of that…that probably should have been a flag
With this new angle it certainly appears that Tomlin may have purposely tried to get as close as possible to the field so that jones may have to give up the sideline, but it does not warrant a loss of draft picks if he would have tried tripping him or tackling him then I could see the harsher pentalty. A fine and possibly A one game suspension would be more then enough. As for kdka rating out their own team I find this a dispicable act of treason against your own team. It should have been a non story since it would hurt your own team. I call on all STEELERS NATION to boycot watching any programming on KDKA Channel 2 for the next six months to punish them for ratting out their own team. Wow glad our own media has our back. If that would have happened in Baltimore I bet the home media there would have never shown the footage just to get a story.
this sickens me.
agree. Wow @ KDKA deleting them as a favorite on my browser. will never go to their site again..
How is this even an issue in the NFL? If it's a rule, define a penalty and enforce it. If the rule and penalty are out there, every time a coach steps over the line, throw the flag, assess the fine, whatever. Pretty bush league and silly to be having a discussion that ranges from "do nothing- coaches wander over that line all the time" to "$100,000 fine and loss of draft picks". The NFL has little rules about everything from where you can lead with your head and where you can't, how long your socks can be, and every other tiny little thing in the game, how is this issue something that is open to speculation?
I was impressed by Cortez Allen's speed.
all this does is lead me to believe that Tomlin needs to lose a lil weight…
Unlike Spygate which was an institutional action by the Patriots, this was a singular act by a single individual and obviously it could not be premeditated, but was an act of opportunity in the moment.
That being said, since Tomlin is a Head Coach his punishment should be harsher than that of Jets conditioning trainer, since it was not a planned act it should not be as extreme as the loss of Draft picks to the team.
It probably should be something similar to what Sean Payton received in a fine and one year suspension.
It's bad enough we can't draft players next year because of him
The draft pick is not going to happen. That is a collective punishment. What Tomlin did was an isolated incident, therefore he alone should receive the fine or punishment based on "his own" actions.
John…I can't take intent to disrupt the play from that, but I understand if you can.
lol but you didn't win did you.
Absolutely disgusting. People who think this is no big deal should really have some foresight on how this makes our franchise look. This won't go away for a long time. Anyone blaming KDKA for reporting this also needs some perspective. It's called integrity. Something Tomlin "obviously" doesn't have. 6 figure fine and we should feel very lucky if we don't lose a draft pick. The video says it all. He purposely jumped out to the edge of the field.
A one-YEAR suspension?? That would be absolutely ludicrous. Bounty-gate involved coaches paying their players bonus money to HURT opposing players. Spygate involved taping opposing teams' practices in order to identify their signal calls during games (which is CHEATING) over an extended period of time.
Tomlin had one small part of one of his feet in-bounds for a matter of seconds during ONE play of ONE game. No attempt to hurt another player, no pattern of said behavior, and no change in the outcome of the game being played.
For that, he should be fined. And MAYBE face a one-GAME suspension.
Now, if we could just pair Allen's speed with Tomlin's lateral agility, we would have something really special.
I honestly watch it and still can't say definitely that it was intentional.
And then combine that with Ike's han……. never mind.
I'm a Steeler fan that says,fine him and leave it at that because this video shows the exact same thing as the other ones,nothing more…. KDKA is trying to make more of it than its worth…A draft pick is really a lot for a play that didn't injure anyone. Jones and Ratbird fans can say it stopped him from scoring,PUHLEASE,he was getting walked down and tackled by a faster man. All coaches of any level are always in that area protesting a call or close to the action. IMO if ya want to make Tomlin out of an example,then go back and look at every game in the past 3 weeks and fine every coach and player that's in that restricted area. NFL and Goodell will have enough fine money to donate to a charity and drop this nonsense all together.
Seriously, we don't know if he intended to do that or not. This sport has gotten so weak in the past 10 years. And Jones has said all along that he saw Tomlin from far away, so it didn't affect his run. Give him the fine and get over it already. But because Roger and the rest of the NFL commission should actually wear skirts, they probably will do something asinine and take away a draft pick. Plus, guess what, the Ravens won. I live in Baltimore and they will be griping about this for the rest of the year. This incident actually just replaced the 'lights out' fiasco. And they won that game too !
Was it as serious as when the Patriots were caught with their pants down ?
OMG ! These idiots here would have marched to the congressional steps. Provided they knew hoe to spell CONGRESS. Most in Baltimore can not.
Exactly, you do see that all of the time. Which is probably why the ref didn't throw a flag.
Exactly the point! Fine Tomlin and leave it.
He should go ,definitely. From now on, I'm watching for any coach that does the same thing and emailing the league about it. Time for some prime 'nitpicking'!.
That's why I wish ratbird fans would just STFU, they won and they're still whiney like they lost.
Nope.But to come back from that deficit and lose by 2 must make you and your fan base proud. Wahat a relief you guy felt when Sanders dropped that 2 pt. conversion pass…lmao
enjoy that pic of one ring…you won't be getting another one for awhile…something to make your fans and coach whine just a "tad" more…
They are just like their coach…I have never seen people cry and complain more after they WON!! It really is pathetic…
As a RAVENS fan who watched the game, I won't go so far as to say Tomlin did this intentionally or that JONES would have scored. I will say that I think Tomlin knew where he was standing and that #12 was coming up the sideline but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt & say he thought he could move out of the way before #12 got to him. I have always had a healthy respect for your team & your coach. We have a great rivalry because neither team will ever say DIE. We keep fighting right until the buzzer. While we trash talk back & forth, none of it is with true animosity toward your coach or team. It's just fuel for the games. However, I have to admith that I lost a little respect for Tomlin. It was a "dirty" thing to do and totally unncecessary. Ben & your team were fighting us every inch of the way & didn't need any "dirty" play to match us. But I don't blame your team for this, just Tomlin. He took responsibility for it so the matter is closed for us. What the NFL does to him is up to them but I don't think your whole team should be punished with the loss of a draft pick. By the way, I sincerely hope Mr. Bell is okay. He's a gem & will be a beast for you in the future. Until we meet again, Squealers.
But here in BALTIMORE, we don't cheat to win and we know HOW to spell "how".
Touche, but you were still mad! LOL
Caught a lot of flack for saying that Tomlin's move was intentional after the game. The video seems pretty clear that Tomlin could have distanced himself from the field of play well before the Jones got close to him. He looked over his shoulder and stepped on the field about the time J Jones is about to run by. As much as I think he's a good coach he was wrong on this one.
No we didnt, but you can thank Sean Suisum for that blunder. Two times. Missed Field Goal, and him being stupid enough to kick it to Jones in the first place.
Just like the Superbowl with the lights out fiasco. They are still whinning about that too.
I saw that game, and there was more than one coach on that white line and part of the field. There were like 10 players all on that line.
Just remind them that is was because of their Coach throwing red challenge flags for no reason/calling for 1st down measurements when it's clearly a 1st D when teams were running the no-huddle that made the NFL change the rules and penalize coaches for doing the same (throwing red flags on unchallengeable plays)
I imagine Tomlin's actions will result in similar changes being made for next season & it's probably long overdue as they should have locked this down after the Jets side-line wall from 2010.
Jets were fined $100,000 and their actions were intentional & involving multiple coaches & players. If Tomlin receives anything more than that an appeal should follow.
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Alec Baldwin is officially off the market.
The 53 year-old '30 Rock' star is engaged to his much younger girlfriend, Hilaria Thomas, and yes, his rep has confirmed the news. Any bets on how he popped the question? Because I'm guessing he spelled out, "WILL YOU MARRY ME" on Words With Friends. Probably got at least 70 points.
"Yes, it's true! Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend and we're all excited for the newly engaged couple," the rep says. "Alec's birthday is tomorrow – great way to celebrate!"
Thomas is a yoga instructor and co-owner of New York's Yoga Vida yoga studio. The two began dating last summer. At the time, Alec confirmed:
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He added: "My girlfriend is very important to me."
As is her ability to put both legs behind her head, I'm sure.
Last August, Alec sold his Upper West Side, New York home to move in with Thomas in SoHo.
Previously, Alec was married to actress Kim Basigner, and he has a sixteen year old daughter with her, Ireland. Alec and Kim were married for nine years, before they split in 2002.
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A dual transducer probe for measuring blood flow by Doppler effect measurement in which quantitative flow data can be compiled and flow constriction points as small as 10% and less can be pinpointed with relative ease. The probe is formed with two transducers, oriented at about 45° from a bottom contacting surface of the probe so that transmission signals diverge at an angle of about 90°. A first transducer directs pulsed sound waves into the direction of blood flow and a second transducer directs pulsed sound waves with the direction of blood flow. The transducers act as receivers for the respective pulses. Fluid velocity can be calculated due to the Doppler effect. By analyzing the signal frequency shifts from the two transistors the blood flow at a very minute region between the transducers, can be determined. Constrictions, corresponding to changes in flow can be pinpointed by moving the probe along the blood vessel.
1. A probe for simultaneously measuring the flow of fluid flowing through a conduit on both sides of a specified cross-section of the conduit by employing the Doppler effect principle, comprising:
a housing having a bottom portion adapted for contacting a conduit;
a pair of transducer means on the housing, near the bottom portion, electrically coupled to electrical lead means, each transducer means adapted for independently receiving an electric signal from the lead means, converting the electric signal to a sound signal, and transmitting the sound signal towards a target in a fluid flowing through a conduit, so that the target will reflect the sound signal back to the same transducer means and each transducer means also adapted to convert the respective reflected sound signal to an electric output signal which is output from each transducer means via the lead means;
the pair of transducer means constructed and arranged to initially transmit the central portion of both sound signals in a diverging angle so that the central portion of one signal will be initially transmitted at an angle substantially opposite the overall direction of fluid flow and the central portion of the other signal will be initially transmitted at an angle substantially with the overall direction of fluid flow.
2. The probe of claim 1, wherein the sound signal is an ultrasound signal.
3. The probe of claim 1, wherein the sound signal is high frequency pulsed doppler ultrasound.
4. The probe of claim 3, wherein each transducer means includes a piezoelectric crystal having a flat side for facing towards the conduit and the crystals are positioned so that lines normal from one flat side will diverge from lines normal from the other flat side.
5. The probe of claim 1, wherein each transducer means includes a piezoelectric crystal having a flat side for facing towards the conduit and the crystals are positioned so that lines normal from one flat side will diverge from lines normal from the other flat side.
6. The probe of claim 5, wherein the flat side of the crystals are each oriented at about 45° to the bottom portion of the housing.
7. The probe of claim 6, wherein the bottom portion of the housing contains two pairs of parallel ridges, one pair for each transducer means, each pair oriented parallel with the direction of signal transmission from the respective transducer means, the ridges adapted for aligning the bottom portion with the configuration of a blood vessel.
8. The probe of claim 6, wherein the crystals are spaced less than about 5 mm apart.
9. The probe of claim 6, wherein one side of each crystal has an area of about 1 square millimeter.
10. The probe of claim 1, wherein the central portions of the transmitted signals diverge initially at an angle of about 90°.
11. The probe of claim 10, wherein each transducer means initially transmits the central portion of the signal at about 45° to the bottom portion of the housing.
12. The probe of claim 1 and including signal processing means responsive to the electric output signal from the transducers for determining the frequency shift due to the Doppler effect and provide separate displays from each transducer means.
13. A method of simultaneously measuring the velocity of blood flowing through a blood vessel on both sides of a specified cross section of the blood vessel, comprising:
reflecting a first ultrasound signal from the flowing blood by transmitting a first signal into the flowing blood from a position near to and on a first side of the cross section in the same direction with and at an angle to the flow of blood and determining the frequency shift of the first signal caused by the Doppler effect;
reflecting a second ultrasound signal from the flowing blood by transmitting the second ultrasound signal into the flowing blood from a position near to and on a second side of the cross section in an opposite direction to and at an angle to the flow of blood and determining the frequency shift of the second signal; and
comparing the frequency shift of the first signal to the frequency shift of the second signal.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second signals are initially transmitted at a diverging angle of about 90°.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second signals are transmitted at an angle of about 45° to the longitudinal axis of the blood vessel.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first and second signals are sent and received by respective piezoelectric crystal transducers mounted at the tip of a probe.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second signals are sent and received by first and second piezoelectric crystal transducers, respectively, mounted at the tip of a probe.
18. The method of claim 17, and including the step of displacing the probe tip along the blood vessel to determine positions of at least one of blood vessel constriction and repair inadequacies.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein constrictions as small as 10% can be detected.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the blood vessel is less than about 1 mm in diameter.
21. The method of claim 17, wherein the blood vessel includes at least one of an anastomosis and a stenosis and the first and second crystals are positioned at or on either sides of the anastomosis or stenosis.
22. The method of claim 13, wherein the blood vessel includes at least one of an anastomosis and a stenosis and the first and second signals are transmitted to opposite sides of the anastomosis or stenosis.
23. A probe for simultaneously measuring the flow of fluid flowing through a conduit on both sides of a specified cross-section of the conduit, comprising:
a housing and a pair of transducers divergently oriented on the housing, each transducer adapted for independently receiving a first electric signal, converting the first electric signal into an ultrasound signal, transmitting the ultrasound signal towards a target, receiving the signal reflected back from the target and converting the single reflected back into a second electric signal and the transducers are unconstructed and arranged to each transmit the signal at initially a substantially diverging angle from the initial signal of the other transducer; and
measuring means for simultaneously measuring the flow of fluid flowing through a conduit on both sides of a cross-section of the conduit, responsive to the second electric signals from each transducer.
24. The probe of claim 23, wherein the transducers are flat piezoelectric plates arranged at substantially right angles to each other.
The invention relates generally to a probe for measuring fluid flow and more particularly to a dual transducer probe for measuring fluid flow by employing diverging ultrasound signals according to the Doppler effect principle, especially through blood vessels.
In the field of medical practice, it is often desirable to obtain data regarding blood flow within an individual's blood vessels such as the arteries, veins and capillaries to assist in medical diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Early microsurgeons appreciated the need for reliable and accurate direct evidence of anastomotic patency such as flap coloration, capillary refill, or peripheral bleeding. Often, surgeons had to rely on a subjective assessment of various types of pulsations postanastomotically.
A dual forceps or "milking" procedure was proposed by J. W. Hayhurst, et al. in "An experimental study of microvascular technique, patency rates and related factors.", Br. J. Plast Surg 28:128-32 (1975). However, this method is disadvantageous due to its traumatic nature and occurrences of proven thrombotic reduction of the lumen by 75-95% in which the anastomoses were classified as fully patent.
An apparatus for measuring the speed of blood flowing through channels by the use of ultrasound according to the Doppler effect principle is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,766,517 to Fahrbach, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Fahrbach describes a probe having two transmitting/receiving transducers that project a converging signal in which the sending-receiving directions of the transducers form an angle of 90°.
Continuous Wave Doppler Ultrasound was described as being useful to assess microvascular anastomotic patency by Van Beek, et al. in "Ultrasound evaluation of microanastomosis", Arch Surg 100:945-949 (1975) Van Beek, et al. describe several velocity profile waveform parameters that they felt would be predictive or ultimate anastomotic patency, but made no substantial attempt to relate these criteria to quantitation of luminal narrowing.
Luminal narrowing was addressed by Freed, et al. in "High frequency pulsed Doppler ultrasound: a new tool for microvascular surgery", J.Microsurg 1:148-153 (1979), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Freed, et al. applied High Frequency Pulse Doppler Ultrasound (HFPDU) to the field of microsurgery. Freed, et al. attempted to quantitate arterial stenoses ranging from 25-99% in vessels having a diameter less than 1 mm using a simple velocity ratio equation:
% Area Reductions=100[1-Vp/Vs]
wherein Vp and Vs represent pre-stenotic and stenotic velocities, respectively.
The Freed, et al. technique involves meticulous scanning of a microanastomosis at 0.5 mm intervals with a pencil-type probe. A needle-mounted pencil-type probe 20 shown in FIG. 2, including the piezoelectric-crystal transducer 14' shown in FIG. 1 is employed. Transducer 14' is formed of a 1 mm2 piezoelectric crystal 11' electrically coupled to a pair of electric lead wires 12a and 12b. A styrofoam acoustic baffle 13' is disposed on an inner surface of crystal 11'.
As shown in FIG. 3, transducer 14 is mounted flush to the end of a twenty gauge needle 21 and is positioned at an angle of 45° to a blood vessel 31 by hand or with a micromanipulator. Transducer 14 is sequentially scanned across the microanastomosis. This technique has been found to be impractical in a clinical setting.
Conventional Doppler effect fluid flow measuring probes have disadvantages. While the probes can be effective for determining whether fluid is flowing through a vessel in some clinical settings, they can be inappropriate for determining quantitative fluid flow values or for pinpointing constricted areas. Thus, conventional probes are not fully satisfactory and have inadequacies due to their shortcomings.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide an improved fluid flow probe which avoids the shortcomings of the prior art.
Generally speaking, in accordance with the invention, a dual transducer probe for measuring blood flow by Doppler effect measurement is provided in which quantitative flow data can be compiled and fluid flow constriction points can be pinpointed with relative ease. The probe is formed with two transducers, oriented at preferably about 45° from a bottom contacting surface of the probe so that transmission signals diverge at an angle of preferably about 90°. A first transducer directs pulsed sound waves into the direction of blood flow and a second transducer directs pulsed sound waves with the direction of blood flow. The transducers act as receivers for their respective pulses. Fluid velocity can be calculated because of the Doppler effect. By analyzing the signal frequency shifts from the two transducers, the blood flow at a very minute cross section of the blood vessel between the transducers can be determined. Constrictions as small as 10% and below, corresponding to changes in flow, can be pinpointed by moving the probe along the blood vessel.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved probe for measuring fluid flow.
Another object of the invention is to provide an improved probe and method for pinpointing minute perturbations in flow constrictions or faulty repairs in blood vessels.
A further object of the invention is to provide an improved probe and method for determining flow patterns through blood vessels having small diameters.
Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved probe for measuring flow through blood vessels which is easy and convenient to use.
Still a further object of the invention is to provide a probe to study end to end repairs as well as end to side repairs of any angle.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification and drawings.
The invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relation of one or more of such steps with respect to each of the others, and the apparatus embodying features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which are adapted to effect such steps, all as exemplified in the following detailed disclosure, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference is had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a transducer constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a prior art probe for measuring blood flow;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the use of the probe shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of a probe constructed in accordance with the invention positioned for measuring fluid flow through an artery;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a probe constructed in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration showing an idealized HFPDU waveform;
FIG. 7 is a graph showing actual HFPDU waveforms from a rat femoral artery over a two second interval;
FIG. 8 is two graphs showing simultaneous HFPDU waveforms from a probe constructed in accordance with the invention to illustrate Doppler shift;
FIG. 9 is graphs showing HFPDU waveforms from a probe constructed in accordance with the invention to illustrate detection of flow constriction;
FIG. 10 is graphs showing HFPDU waveforms from a probe constructed in accordance with the invention to illustrate gradual noose occlusion of a 1.0 mm artery; and
FIG. 11 is graphs showing HFPDU waveforms from a probe constructed in accordance with the invention to illustrate progressive arterial stenosis.
A tandem doppler probe (TDP) for measuring fluid flow in accordance with the invention is constructed with two sound transmitting/receiving sources positioned to transmit the sound signals at a diverging angle into the flowing fluid. A particularly well suited tandem doppler probe 40 constructed in accordance with the invention is shown generally in FIGS. 4 and 5. Probe 40 includes a pair of transducers 41a and 41b, each oriented at an angle F to a bottom surface 42 of probe 40. Angle F is preferably about 45° but other angles are also suitable. Bottom surface 42 is adapted to be placed in contact with a blood vessel 43 that can have a diameter as small as about 1 mm or less. Probe 40 can be formed with a pair of guide ridges 46a and 46b to assist in aligning probe 40 with blood vessel 43 so that transducers 41a and 41b can be conveniently aligned with the direction of blood flow.
Bottom surface 42 may also be configured differently so the bottom edges of transducers 41a and 41b which are perpendicular to guide ridges 46a and 46b are not parallel, to study flow through branched vessels or repairs done in "end to side" fashion. In this configuration, guide ridges 46a and 46b would be bent at an angle and transducers 41a and 41b would be aligned with the bent ridges to match the configuration of a forked or curved blood vessel.
Referring to FIG. 4, blood flows in the direction of an arrow B. Transducers 41a and 41b are oriented to transmit signals diverging at an angle G. Angle G is preferably 90°, but other angles are also suitable. The absolute angle of each transducer is not as critical as the relative angle between transducers 41a and 41b.
Transducer 41b transmits a pulsed signal in the direction with fluid flow and receives the delayed returning signal. Transducer 41a transmits a pulsed signal into the direction of fluid flow and receives the signal of increased frequency. The delay and increase in signal frequency is caused by the Doppler effect. By analyzing the difference in the frequency between transmission and reception by conventionally known methods, the blood flow across the cross section of the blood vessel at the minute region between the transducers can be measured
Constrictions corresponding to changes in flow can be detected by moving the probe along the vessel. The device can be positioned so that one transducer reads the flow proximally and the other distal to or at an anastomosis to provide two doppler tracings simultaneously for instant comparison of blood flow on either side of an anastomosis or stenosis.
The electronics for a tandem Doppler probe (TDP) such as probe 40 are commonly known and are similar to the electronics discussed in the Freed article, J. Microsurgery 1: 148-153 (1979) and in several U.S. patents such as U.S. Pat. No. 3,987,673 to Hansen, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Additional information can be obtained from the Cardiovascular Sciences Laboratory of the Baylor College of Medicine and other publically accessible sources.
High Frequency Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound (HFPDU) is particularly well suited for measuring blood flow with a tandem doppler probe constructed in accordance with the invention. The pulsed technique provides advantages for the study of blood flow in vessels within a microsurgical domain. The elimination of separate transmitting and receiving crystals in the probe head reduces the bulk of the probe head in half and eliminates the acoustic window dead-space directly in front of the crystals. This construction permits placement of the crystal directly on the probe wall.
Acoustic scattering is proportional to the fourth power of the frequency. Accordingly, the increase in frequency to 20MHz permits the use of piezoelectric crystals that are as small as about 0.5 mm squares. By addition of the variable delay time between transmission and reception of ultrasonic pulses, a discrete sample of volume of less than a cubic millimeter can be placed anywhere between about 0.5 and 10 mm from the probe face. This high spatial resolution permits generation of complex, parabolic velocity profiles by sampling across the lumen of a vessel in increments as small as about 0.1 mm. The compact probe face allow a meniscus of saline to act as an acoustic coupling agent obviating the need for gels or creams.
HFPDU can be employed to create precise cross-sectional velocity profiles in a study of the hemodynamic characteristics of normal anastomoses and the effect of topical lidocaine on vasospasm as described in Blair, "Hemodynamics after microsurgical anastomoses: the effects of topical lidocaine.", J. Microsurg, 2:157-164 (1981), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Lee, et al. used this modality successfully to compare the waveforms traversing microsurgical vein graphs inserted with either continuous or interrupted suture technique in "Effect of suture technique on blood velocity waveforms in the microvascular anastomoses of autogenous vein graph", Microsurgery, 4:151-156 (1983).
To construct a preferred version of tandem doppler probe 40, transducers 41a and 41b are first constructed. A 20MHz gold-plated piezoelectric-crystal such as those available from the Valpey-Fisher Company is formed into 1.0 mm squares such as by using a steel rule and Carbide scribe under an operating microscope to yield a crystal 11. Other sizes for crystal 11 are also acceptable Crystal 11 is soldered to lengths of wire, such as silver wire which can be obtained from braided EKG wire to yield four wire leads 44c, 44d, 44e and 44f. Crystal 11 is then coated with laminating epoxy such as Fibre-Glast, #88/87 to strengthen and insulate the joints.
It is preferable to degas the epoxy for approximately 30 minutes in a vacuum of at least 28 inches of mercury to remove dissolved gases which can form minute bubbles when the epoxy cures. The bubbles cause acoustic voids in the probe face which can significantly degrade the ultrasound signal. A 1 mm square block of styrofoam 13 can be disposed on a backside of crystal 11 to serve as an acoustic baffle and minimize stray ultrasound.
Transducers 41a and 41b are carefully melted into the surface of a 2×3 cm piece of Dental Modeling Wax such as by a brief application of the tip of a hot soldering pencil to the wax. A small metal shim cut at 45° can serve as a template for the probe face angle. Transducers 41a and 41b should be separated by distance of about 1 to 5 mm and preferably about 2.5 mm. The absolute angle of each transducer 41a and 41b is less significant than their relative position to one another, which is important.
Grooves 46a and 46b are carved alongside the crystals to provide ridges for facilitating probe positioning. A suitable probe-head mold is placed over transducers 41a and 41b and melted in place such as by using the tip of a soldering pencil.
A probe handle can be fashioned from a 2 cm long plastic cylinder similar to that of a 3 cc syringe barrel or from a disposable electronic thermometer sheath (IVAC). It is preferable to attach leads 44c-44f with the delicate joints of the crystals already permanently encased in the probe head at the appropriate angles. The head and body of the probe can be formed of solid epoxy. If the epoxy forming the head is not degassed, the resulting minute bubbles act as an effective ultrasound attenuator. This permits the elimination of styrofoam piece 13 from the construction.
The head is easily removed from the mold after it cures. Two pairs of insulated copper wire leads are soldered to silver leads 44c-44f and heat-shrink tubing can be applied to the closely-packed connections. The resulting unit is placed into a longer secondary mold which can be fashioned from an entire 3 cc syringe barrel or thermometer probe sheath which has had the closed end removed. The remainder of the mold can be filled with degassed epoxy and cured.
After removal from the second mold, the wax is carefully melted from the face of probe 40 which can then be ground to its final appearance with a high speed grinding wheel.
Probe 40 is suitable for use with an operating microscope, a dual channel oscilloscope and chart recorder and a multichannel HFPDU unit such as the Model VF-1 available from Crystal Biotech, Inc., New Englander Industrial Park, Kuniholm Dr., Holliston, MA 01746. This unit includes a "Doppler Master" which controls synchronization of up to 6 separate flow-channel modules for simultaneous, independent operation. The probe is attached to two flow channels and the polarities are selected to provide dual positive deflections on the oscilloscope or chart recorder. Probe 40 can be either hand-held or placed in an articulated arm.
Use of the tandem doppler probe constructed as described above in accordance with the invention in connection with the above described set-up will now be explained with reference to the following examples. These examples are presented for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be construed in a limiting sense.
20 Sprague-Dawley rats (250-400 grams) were anesthetized with intraperitoneal Chloral Hydrate (4%) and their femoral vasculature was exposed via a longitudinal incision. Femoral arteries having a diameter of 0.8 to 1.3 cm were dissected atraumatically from the inguinal ligament to the origin of the Superficial Epigastric Vessels. Arteries were bathed in a small amount of Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline, which acts as an acoustic coupling agent and the probe was carefully placed on the artery. The range control of each channel was independently adjusted to obtain maximum centerline velocities as assessed by simultaneous oscilloscope comparison. The probes provided clear and consistent signals with only minimal manipulation.
Optimal recordings were obtained with the probe just barely touching or less than 1 mm away from the vessel wall with a meniscus of saline bridging the interface. Wider separation impairs the signal quality and adds significant background noise due to artifact from the random motion of the saline caused by arterial wall motion.
Several trials were performed in which the TDP measured a variety of graded stenoses as well as gradual noose occlusion using 10-0 nylon suture material. The stenoses were quantified by measurement of external luminal diameters with a microcaliper under high-power magnification (20×).
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the typical peripheral HFPDU waveform obtained from the rat shows a large initial systolic component followed by a smaller but positive diastolic deflection. An increase in velocity occurs during systolic acceleration time (SAT) until the maximum systolic velocity (MSV) is reached. Velocity decreases during systolic deceleration time (SDT) to the point at which the dichrotic notch (DN) is observed and then increases until the maximum diastolic velocity (MDV) is reached. V stands for the mean velocity. These animals demonstrate a Dichrotic notch in contrast to the negative deflection, representing a short period of flow reversal in early diastole seen in the classic Triphasic waveforms of larger animals and humans.
FIG. 8 shows waveforms obtained by placing the TDP on a segment of normal artery without a stenosis. Two sets of strips were produced and were identical except for being out of phase by an amount equal to the inter-crystal distance of the probe. The TDP was placed with one crystal in a pre-anastomotic position and the other face on or slightly distal to the stenoses. When adjusted to display maximum velocities, the probe clearly demonstrates graded stenoses as small as a 10% reduction in external vessel diameter, as shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 10 shows waveforms produced by the TDP that result from gradual noose occlusion of a 1.0 mm artery. The post-stenotic crystal shows a linear increase in the maximum and mean velocities until approximately 50% reduction in cross-sectional area. At this point, values from both faces progressively decrease until the signal is lost, which occurs at complete occlusion.
FIG. 11 shows characteristic changes in individual waveform morphology that is seen in progressive arterial stenoses which include: initial increase followed by decrease in maximum and mean velocities, slowed systolic acceleration time, loss of diastolic component and dichrotic notch and progressive rounding and attenuation of the terminal signal component until loss.
TABLE 1______________________________________Characteristic post-stenotic waveform morphotologyobtained with progressive occlusion as shown in FIG. 11.Chart letter Morphology______________________________________a normal baselineb post-stenotic "jet"c region of turbulence with flow reversald, e, f, g gradual blunting of waveform; slowing of acceleration/deceleration times; loss of diastolic component and dichrotic notchh residual background signal of complete occlusion______________________________________
The Tandem Doppler probe (TDP) constructed in accordance with the invention provides many advantageous features. The two probe faces are accurately and permanently related to one another so that only one set-up and reading are necessary. This saves time and reduces sampling error. Because data represent a ratio of two simultaneous readings, absolute values are de-emphasized and variations in systemic conditions such as arterial pressure, heart rate and peripheral resistance will not affect the results. In addition, because the TDP compares identical pulses at different locations, beat to beat variability is eliminated as a source of error. Due in part to these features and the fact that velocity and waveform changes occur both proximal and distal to the stenoses, the TDP can identify pathologies that could be missed or miscalculated by a single, post-stenotic monitor.
A TDP constructed in accordance with the invention permits accurate and quantitative determination of luminal narrowing as little as about 10%. It can provide the sensitivity necessary to perform detailed waveform analysis of various anastomotic catastrophes. It is expected that analysis of waveform "signatures" could be used to identify thrombosis, venous out flow obstruction, tortion, kinking, back-wall stitches, or extrinsic compression by sub-flap hematoma or fluid collection. Computer assisted flow analysis and spectral analysis of the microvasculature could add to the TDP's effectiveness.
The TDP provides a simple and accurate technique for examining flow in blood vessels of any size including those that can be smaller than 1 mm in diameter. The TDP can simultaneously measure both pre and post-anastomotically without repositioning or manipulation. The two waveforms provided can be compared instantly to quantify anastomotic narrowing of as little as 10% and to appreciate subtle waveform changes that accompany anastomotic pathology. It is expected that the TDP will be able to detect narrowing as small as 5% and below. The TDP permits earlier and more precise delineation of anastomotic problems in the operating room and can provide an objective assessment of technique for the microsurgical trainee and may allow more sensitive post-operative monitoring of free tissue transfers in an implantable form.
A TDP constructed in accordance with the invention can serve as an ideal training device. It provides instant, atraumatic, hemodynamic assessment of "practice" anastomoses and provides objective feedback.
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, since certain changes may be made in carrying out the above method and in the constructions set forth without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
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Tuck Alumnus Endows New Energy Professorship, Initiative
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A Tuck School of Business alumnus and energy industry executive has endowed a new professorship and energy initiative devoted to helping Tuck students explore the business of finding, delivering and selling energy, the school announced this week.
Daniel Revers, co-founder of energy investment firm ArcLight Capital Partners, has worked in the energy industry since graduating from Tuck in 1989. He began on the industry side, working for Wheelabrator Technologies, and then moved to John Hancock to work on the investment side. In 2001, he founded ArcLight in Boston with Robb E. Turner, and since then they have opened offices in New York, Barcelona and Luxembourg and grown to manage more than $10 billion in five funds.
His gift to Tuck will endow the Revers Professorship of Business Administration and the Revers Energy Initiative Fund. Tuck Senior Associate Dean Robert Hansen has begun the search for a faculty member to fill the professorship position and envisions an energy economist who will teach an overview course and a specialized elective and create student-focused activities such as workshops, conferences and networking opportunities. Tuck expects the search for a professor to take at least a year, but the Energy Initiative will get underway in the meantime, offering programming starting this fall.
"There is really nothing out there like this," says Revers. "And if there's any place that can take on something like this and produce something of value, it's Tuck. The scale of the school is right to create customized programs and build the effort incrementally."
Revers, who has also served as a Tuck overseer and funded the Revers Board Fellows Program and a faculty fellow, was motivated by two main factors in making this most recent gift to Tuck. The first was the collaborative spirit of Tuck's new Master of Health Care Delivery Science program. "The MHCDS program is proof that the deans are willing to push the envelope to keep Tuck on top today and to make sure Tuck is on top five to 10 years down the road as well," he said. "I think it's also a good example of how the different schools at the college can work together," he added, noting that similar collaboration between Tuck and Thayer and the Dartmouth Energy Collaborative would make an energy initiative even better.
The surprising lack of MBA talent in the energy industry was a second motivating factor for Revers. "The big companies in energy do not have the talent to assess and take advantage of this new market paradigm," Revers said, referring to de-regulation of the industry that has led to more complex, global, sophisticated markets. "MBAs with a general management education can apply their skills to unlocking the value in today's volatile energy market," he said.
Read more about the Revers Professorship of Business Administration and the Revers Energy Initiative Fund.
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At The Cloisters museum and gardens, visitors will find masterpieces of the Museum's renowned collection of medieval art, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, and hundreds of examples of exquisite staiNed Glass, metalwork, enamels, ivories, and paintings, all in a magnificent architectural setting along the Hudson River that evokes the Middle Ages. The Cloisters is located in Fort Tryon Park, in northern Manhattan.
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In late September 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement was just a few weeks old. Waves of locally organized protests were unfurling across the country, and New York City was the movement's emotional epicenter. Full of momentum and support from around the country, thousands gathered for yet another march in the Big Apple, this time focused on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Within minutes of setting foot on the bridge, and much to the surprise of the protesters, New York police officers began arresting participants en masse and without clear indication of the charges. When it was all done, over 700 protesters were in handcuffs. The incident sparked international outcry, and only served to spark more marches and protests around the world.
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"A reasonable officer in the noisy environment defendants occupied would have known that a single bull horn could not reasonably communicate a message to 700 demonstrators," wrote Jed S Rakoff of the federal district court in Manhattan, in his decision. Rakoff added that protesters "might infer permission to enter the vehicular roadway from the fact that officers, without offering further warnings, proceeded ahead of and alongside plaintiffs onto that roadway".
Video shot by marchers was a huge factor in Rakoff's decision, and reinforced protesters allegations that the police had led them onto the roadway, indicating that it was fine for the people to follow. Police maintained that the demonstrators were sufficiently informed that walking on the area intended for vehicles would result in detention, but even their own video footage did not support this claim.
According to The Guardian, the decision clears the way for a class-action lawsuit accusing police officers and officials involved in the arrests of violating the protesters' constitutional rights by leading them into a trap. The lawsuit calls for all arrest records stemming from the incident to be cleared, an injunction to end the police practice of trapping and detaining demonstrators, and damages to be awarded to those who were arrested.
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Since the events of that day solidified the Occupy Movement, created awareness among the masses, and generally furthered the cause...can we say THANK YOU NYPD!!! Funny how the bigger picture isn't clear until you step back and get perspective. I appreciate your sacrifices Occupy
OCCUPY OCCUPY OCCUPY before the Corporate bastards screw the working poor to the cross. The governmment is complicit in the denial of citizens rights, we need to have our voices and feelings heard. Remove the bums. We need to protest the inequality in our economic system, vulture Capitalsim with the Parasite CEO, Banking, Corporate vampires have us hunmgry, homeless, fighting to survive. Kick the T-Party neo-con ultra right wing back to the gutters they crawled out from now.
The Brooklyn Bridge incident was an egregious over reach by the NYPD, no question about that.
But far more frightening was the nationwide coordinated attack by police forces on the Occupy movement. The Wall Street criminals wanted Occupy shut up so police were mobilized to carry this off, nation wide.
If the American people were aware of the scope of the crimes by Wall Street they would be in the street with Occupy.
Under no circumstances can "the people" be allowed to know the truth or be made aware that these fraudsters profited by destroying the world economy. The media is full of smoke and mirrors to prevent the people from finding out the actual..................NEWS.
Wake up, people, it's later than you think.
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
Nyack-Take another green star out of petty cash!
Thnak you Your Honor. The police acted like jack-boots last year. Given the opportunity they will act liek jack-boots this year. A good court decision such as this, followed by a huge class action lawsuit just might teach them to leave well enough alone.
At least the judge has grey matter and used it. While the NYPD has what i do not know. Maybe a bunch of bullies
The Right to non violent protest is in the Constitution.
I am so thankful for and grateful to all of the people who have participated in the OWS Movement! Kudo's to this judge!
The judge is right. The arrests were wrongful. The protestors were exerising their rights of assembly, peaceful protest and freedom of speech. They may have been guilty of impeding traffic. However, the arrests of over 700 people and the resulting violence were excessive at best.
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