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Sturdy, easy to put together, great color. They look expensive. Very nice chairs but I need to see how well they wear before I give them a 5 star....
ITEM#: 12253662This set of Mackenzie chairs captures the essence of a casual country home with a vineback design. The antique black finish is successfully complemented by the hardwood cherry tops. Assemble these lovely chairs to complement your existing dining room suite, or buy enough to replace your current chairs completely. The distressed finish and generous, comfortable seats are sure to make them a firm favorite for seating in your home. Each Mackenzie dining chair measures 40.5 inches high by 19.5 inches wide and 23 inches deep.
Constructed out of eco-friendly Asian rubber hardwood and wood veneers, this set is sturdy, durable, functional and beautiful. The two-tone design will integrate well with other woods in your home. Use these chairs as accent pieces for conversational seating or around the dining room table. They ship in sets of two to allow you maximum flexibility in selecting the right number of chairs for your table size.
- Finish: Antique black and distressed cherry
- Two-tone design
- Distressed for a vintage look
- Constructed of solid Asian rubber hardwood with wood veneer
- Comes as a set of two (2) chairs
- Each chair measures 40.5 inches high x 19.5 inches wide x 23 inches deep
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Really Sharp Looking!
Sturdy, easy to put together, great color. They look expensive. Very nice chairs but I need to see how well they wear before I give them a 5 star.Read More
Added 2 more to the 6 I gave as a gift.Read More
not built well
Chair leg broke out from under me. not enough support. there is no cross bar holding the four legs together.Read More
Country Black Dining Chairs - Exactly as shown
They arrived quickly and very well packaged. My husband put them together and it did not take him very long at all. They were exactly what we were hoping for and the quality seems great!Read More
I'd like to give these chairs a five-star review because that's how much I love them, however, the seats of the chairs scratch very easily :(. Good for a dining room where they don't get daily use. Not sure I can use them in my kitchen with two young children. Overall, love them though!Read More
You will be sorry
Initially these chairs look good, I bought 10 chairs and I thought they were the answer to my very long table. They are a little difficult to put together but not too bad, No wonder the Warranty is for only for 30 days and limited. I have had these chairs for about 9 months and there are definite problems. The wood for the top piece splits. They chip very easily and the finish has to be touched up fairly regularly. Put a shopping bag on the seat and there is a scratch. I don't have children and I live alone and these chairs have had really light use. Some have never even been sat on but you even look at these chairs wrong--there is a chip. I am extremely disappointed. Don't be taken in by all the other reviews they didn't give enough time for the defects to show up..Read More
Nice chairs but no assembly instructions
Luckily, my husband is a very experienced assembler because we found no instructions in the box of chairs. He put the chairs together with no problems; however, the lack of instructions could definitely cause some folks problems. The chairs are strudy, attractive and comfortable. The seats are a medium brown, not a cherry color. This is somewhat disappointing since I plan to use them with a cherry table. I like the chairs enough to use them anyway-I think they will look ok. The lack of instructions and the seat color not being the advertised color, cause me to rate the chairs 4 stars rather than 5 stars.Read More
Positive Review
These chairs are very nice. They are heavy quality and were exactly what I was looking for. They were fairly easy to put together, even though there seemed like lots of nuts and bolts. I did it myself...my boyfriend was impressed. Just make sure you put the frame with the 6 holes for the screws pointing down, not up. Had to re-put it together when I relaized that the screws hold the seat in place. There are no holes in the seat, but the screws gently screw in just enough to hold them. May need a battery charged screwdriver if not strong for this. Other than that, very easy and beautiful. One small issue was that one of the frames had a small crack that really couldn't be seen, but didn't affect the quality of the chair and wasn't worth sending back. Just make sure you check out all chairs before accepting.Read More
Solid but had issues with uneven legs
Love the chairs and they match our *** round pedestal table beautifully. The price is terrific, best I could find. Delivery was a breeze too. After putting them together however we noticed that they were really rocking back and forth. The legs were uneven on 2 of the 4 chairs. We ended up having the front legs swapped out via O's excellent CS. They are still a little wobbly because the back legs were actually also uneven. Ugh. The construction otherwise is great and solid. Love the distressing and 2 tone look although I do have cushions on them. Agree with another reviewer about the little feet under the chair legs. Nice touch and will prevent the legs from becoming beat up over time. Pretty easy to put together. Took about 15-20 minutes per chair, if that. Hope this is helpful!Read More
MacKenzie Dining Chairs
I love my new chairs! They look terrific with a table I refinished. The only think I was disappointed in was some slight damage to 2 of the chairs due to poor packaging. I ordered 3 sets of 2. We decided it wouldn't be worth paying shipping back and chose to overlook the slight damage but wish they were perfect. Other than that - we were very pleased with the delivery time and the quality of chair for the price. Thanks overstock!Read More
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matched our dining room table
I like the rustic yet elegant look of this particular set.
Looks good
matches table
We were given a table that matches these chairs. I think they will work. The colors of stain are not exact but I may be able to correct it. I have a corner Cherry Stain Cabinet that I will be using in my dinning room. I believe they will all work.
I like the design of the chairs. Very different Look nice with the pedestal table
You used to carry this same chair but in an ivory finish. I no longer see them listed. Will you be carrying them again in the near future?
Hello nfmurray, I'm sorry it looks like we are currently sold out. We do not know if we will be getting them in again. Here are the options we have available. http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=TRIBECCA+HOME+Mackenzie&SearchType=Header Have a great day!
What is the weight limit for these chairs?
Hello Ajlee97, unfortunately that information is not available as we do not weight test items. Thank you for shopping with us.
Ok I just found out I was approved for the O card and with your first purchase you get 10% off. How does that work??
Hello Nancy, thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted by Customer Care.
How much longer are these chairs available? I want 2 more but am unable to purchase them just yet.
Hi Nancy, these chairs will be available until they sell out. Currently we have a large supply that may last long enough, but this can change depending on supply and demand. I hope this helps, thank you for shopping with us!
If I want 8 chairs, do I order 4 sets (as they come 2 pr.) or just order 8 chairs?
Hello Rjames, the TRIBECCA HOME Mackenzie Country Black Dining Chair (Set of 2) comes in sets please order quantity 4 to receive 8 chairs. Have a great day!
They come in pairs. I need to get 1 more set myself
Hi, are the seats contoured?
Thank you for shopping with us tackyflamingo. Yes the seat has a small surface that has been shaped and the back top also. Have a great day.
Yes they are contoured
Yes, slightly.
I received 4 of these chairs today and do not see where there is a pre drilled hole in the seat to attach it to the frame. Surely they should have pre drilled holes. Thank You
Thank you for your inquiry; you will be contacted by Customer Care.
No predrilled holes. just line up the seats where you want them and the wood screws are easy to screw in.
There are none. Just turn the chair upside down, put the seat on it, push it into place, hold it tight and screw it in.
What are the dimensions of the acutal seat?
The seat dimensions are 19.5 inches wide by 23 inches deep by 18 inches high.
What is the seat height from floor/
The seat height is 18 inches.
what is the weight limit for this chair?
Approximately 250 lbs.
Weight and dimensions of box
The box weighs 42 pounds. Its dimensions are 41 inches long x 20 inches wide x 10 inches high.
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A field programmable gate array (FPGA) having hierarchical interconnect structure is disclosed. The FPGA includes logic heads that have signals routed therebetween by the interconnect structure. Each logic head includes a plurality of cascadable logic blocks that can perform combinatorial logic. The logic head can further be fractured into two independent logical units.
1. A logic block that can perform two-input combinatorial logic comprising:
a first transmission gate controlled by a second input to said logic block;
a second transmission gate controlled by said second input to said logic block, said second transmission gate having as its input a first input to said logic block, wherein:
based upon said second input to said logic block, the logic block outputs the signal passed by either said first or second transmission gate;
the passed signal is selected from the group consisting of the first input, a low logic signal, a high logic signal, and their inverses;
the first input, the low logic signal, and the high logic signal can be selectively routed to the output through the first transmission gate; and
the first input, the low logic signal, the high logic signal, and their inverses can be selectively routed to the output through said second transmission gate.
2. The logic block of
3. The logic block of
4. The logic block of
5. The logic block of
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/109,966 filed Apr. 19, 2005 is now a U.S. Pat. No. 6,977,521, which is divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/642,370, filed Aug. 15, 2003, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,924,664, which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and more particularly, to a FPGA that has logic heads with configurable logic blocks in a cascading structure.
Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) are commonly used in many applications that require complex logic functions. In general, FPGAs are comprised of logic heads (also referred to as cells) arranged in a repeating manner and interconnect structures that route signals between the various cells. There are many different types of FPGA architectures that are commercially available from vendors such as Xilinx, Altera, Actel, Lattice Semiconductor, QuickLogic, and others.
In any FPGA architecture, there are design tradeoffs between some basic considerations. For example, the complexity of the cell and the placement and routing of the interconnect structures between the cells are important. A highly complex logic cell, for example, a look-up table based coarse grain, may be able to perform a large number of sophisticated operations. However, if a relatively simple operation, such as that of a NAND gate is required by the FPGA user, much of the functionality and occupied space of the logic cell is wasted.
On the other hand, a logic cell that consists of simple multiplexers and basic logic gates would require the use of a relatively high amount of valuable wiring resources (and silicon real estate) to achieve complex functionality. Thus, in any FPGA architecture, balance must be reached between functionality and flexibility. Furthermore, the ease of use of the routing of the interconnect resources, operating speed, and power dissipation of the configured FPGA are other considerations.
In the detailed description provided below, three different embodiments of a memory cell are disclosed. The programming methods and circuits disclosed herein are applicable to all three. Further, numerous specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the invention.
Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
The logic heads 103 are designed to perform logic functions according to the setting of programmable switches within the logic head 103. As shown in
The logic head 103 has three outputs selectable between registered and nonregistered. The logic head 103 has an input section 305 and an output section 307. The input section 305 receives the six inputs designated IP1–IP5/Cin and Cin. The input signals IP1–IP5/Cin are routed through switches S1–S10 and can provide, through the use of inverters, either the inputs IP1–IP5/Cin or an inverted version thereof. The input section 305 is conventional with the prior art, except that the number of inputs may vary with the different FPGA architectures. In addition, the carry-in signal Cin is also conventional with the prior art and is often used for arithmetic functions.
The output section 305 is also conventional with the prior art architectures that use a flip-flop and a registered or nonregistered output scheme. This is also referred to as a sequential or combinational output. Because the input section 305 and the output section 307 of the logic head 103 are substantially similar to those used in the prior art, discussion of those sections has been brief in order to not obscure aspects of the present invention.
Instead, the logic head 103 is novel due to the arrangement and use of the logic blocks 301 in a cascaded fashion. As seen in
The output of logic block CLB1 is then provided as an output signal OP1 through the output section 307. Additionally, the output from logic block CLB1 is also provided as an input to logic block CLB3. The output of logic block CLB2 is provided to the AND gate 303. The second input to the AND gate 303 is the carry-in signal Cin. The output of the AND gate 303 is then provided as the second input to the logic block CLB3. The output of the logic block CLB3 can then be provided as output OP2 through the output section 307.
Note that switches S11 and S12 may also be programmed to route the signal output by logic block CLB2 as one input to logic block CLB4. This can be accomplished by closing the switch S11 while leaving open the switch S12. Alternatively, the switch S11 can be left open and the switch S12 can be closed resulting in the output of logic block CLB3 to be provided as an input to logic block CLB4. The output of logic block CLB4 is then provided as output OP3 through the output section 307. The second input to logic block CLB4 is provided by input IP5/Cin through the input section 305.
Note that the four logic blocks CLB1–CLB4 are cascaded. In other words, the output of logic blocks CLB1 and CLB2 can be selectively routed to logic block CLB3 and/or logic block CLB4. This allows for significantly complex logic functions to be implemented, yet still maintaining a relatively small logic head size.
Further, while in one specific embodiment four logic blocks are shown, additional or fewer logic blocks may be cascaded or chained together to accommodate larger numbers of inputs.
Another important aspect of the logic head 103 is that the logic head can be functionally fractured into two separate combinatorial logic paths. For example, logic blocks CLB1 and CLB3 can form a first two-input combinatorial logic circuit and logic blocks CLB2 and CLB4 can form a three-input (IP3–IP5/Cin) combinatorial logic circuit. When the logic head 103 is configured correctly, both of these two logic paths can operate independently and provide independent outputs. Thus, in an important sense, the logic block 103 of the present invention has great flexibility insofar as it is able to function as separate logic circuits, yet combine itself into more complex combinatorial circuitry.
Furthermore, another aspect of the logic head 103 is the existence of a carry-chain from Cin to Cout. The carry-chain passes through the AND gate 303 and can be routed to the logic block CLB3. This combination plays an essential role when a logic head is configured as a full-adder.
The logic block 103 can be configured to implement hundreds of logic functions, such as a 1-bit full adder, 5-bit all-one or all-zero detector, 4-bit equality or inequality comparator, even-bit or odd-bit parity generator, 1–2 demultiplexer, and many other functions.
The logic blocks 301 are shown in greater detail in
Further, the input of transmission gate one is provided (1) from ground (or low logic signal) if switch S1 is closed (programmed), (2) from Vdd (or high logic signal) if switch S2 is closed (programmed), or (3) from IP1 if switch S3 is closed (programmed).
The input of transmission gate two is provided as either IP1 or an inverted version of IP2, depending upon which of switch S4 or S5 is programmed to be closed. Finally, the input IP2 is used to control which of the transmission gates 401 will allow a signal to pass through. Again, the input IP2 can be inverted using an inverter 403 depending upon the programming of switches S6 and S7.
The configuration of the logic block 301 is completely controlled by whether or not the switches S1–S7 are closed or open. This is one programming aspect of the FPGA. For example,
Turning to
Precisely which lines the output is driven on is controlled by switches S1–S6. More than one switch may be on at the same time in the case where the output of the logic head is required to be driven on multiple output lines.
For example, when line L21 is driven, one or both switches S1 and S2 are switched on. If only one of the switches S1 and S2 is on, then only one buffer drives the output onto the line L21. However, if both switches S1 and S2 are turned on (i.e. closed), then two drivers drive the output signal onto line L21. This doubles the driving capability, which may be important if line L21 is a long line. Thus, in this situation, if we assume that line L21 is a "long line" wherein the output signal is to be driven to a receiver that is relatively distant from the output signal, then the output signal is driven by two output buffers so that the driving signal would be increased to compensate for the long distance of line L21. Thus,
The concept of
Turning to
Pass switches S1–S7 are used to control to origination of an input to a logic head. To avoid signal contention or collision, only one switch S1–S9 is allowed to be programmed to the on position. When an input pin is unused, it is tied to either Vdd or Gnd using switches S8 or S9.
As noted above,
When a downward signal on VT2 needs to cross over to a parallel track, i.e., VT1 or VT3, switches S3 and S8 or S3 and S4 are programmed to be on. Alternatively, when it is desired to route the signal to HT1 or HT3, switches S3 and S2 or S3 and S6 are programmed to be on. Further, when it is desired to route the signal onto HT2 going left, switches S3 and S1 are programmed to be on. Finally, when it is desired to route the signal onto HT2 right, switches S3 and S5 are programmed to be on. Thus, as can be seen, using the cross over switch of
Examining the crossover switch of
It should be noted that the programmable switches discussed above can be implemented as conventional transistor switches, or in the alternative, use switches and programmable nonvolatile memory formed in accordance with pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/955,641 filed Sep. 18, 2001 entitled "SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY ARRAY USING A BREAKDOWN PHENOMENA IN AN ULTRA-THIN DIELECTRIC", U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/024,327 filed Dec. 17, 2001 entitled "SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY ARRAY USING A BREAKDOWN PHENOMENA IN AN ULTRA-THIN DIELECTRIC", and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/133,704 filed Apr. 26, 2002 entitled "HIGH DENSITY SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY ARRAY USING A SINGLE TRANSISTOR", assigned to the assignee of the present invention and which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, but that various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.
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Nia Testimonial: Denise Gilchrist, Nia Graduate
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I've always loved to dance. In fact, to borrow a quote from the ballerina Anna Pavlova, "I danced before I could walk". Now don't get me wrong. I never said I was a graceful dancer, a beautiful dancer, or even a good dancer. But ever since I could hold onto my grandfather's stereo cabinet and bounce along with Louis Armstrong, I've felt that dancing was my birthright.
In the spring of 2006, at the age of 41, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was stage two, the latest "early stage". I won't go on about my personal experience facing "the big C", but suffice to say that surgery and chemotherapy left my body feeling heavy, tired, and stiff. I was introduced to Nia in the winter of 2008, not long after my treatment ended, and I haven't looked back since! I am grateful to be dancing through life once again with a sumptuous and healthy body beyond my wildest dreams.
I love eating healthy food, doing yoga, and hiking in the woods with my husband. My relationship with Nia is something that feels precious, potent, and outrageously joyful.
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A method of providing an artificial lens inserted into the eye between the iris and the natural lens zone, there being eye ciliary muscles located peripherally of the zone, that includes providing the artificial lens to be compliant and to have anterior and posterior surfaces, and haptics extending away from the periphery of the artificial lens; and inserting the artificial lens to extend into position between the iris and the zone, and to cause the haptics to extend into adjacency to the ciliary muscles, and; allowing the haptics to adhere to the ciliary muscles; whereby subsequent movement of the ciliary muscles causes movement of the haptics transmitted to effect bodily movement of the lens in posterior and anterior directions to change the angularity of refraction of light passing through the lens toward the eye retina.
1. An artificial lens assembly insertible into the eye, that includes, in combination:
a) a lens unit having a lens zone to transmit light, and haptic means to position the unit in the eye, and
b) electronic circuitry carried by said haptic means,
c) said circuitry including a strain sensor responsive to haptic means movement.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said circuitry includes multiple sensors to detect haptic means movement.
3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said sensors are spaced apart to sense lens unit deflection.
4. The combination of claim 1 including means spaced from said lens unit and from said sensor to transmit a signal to and/or from said circuitry.
5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said circuitry includes means to determine a physical characteristic of the lens unit when inserted in the eye.
6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said circuitry includes means for changing a physical characteristic of the lens unit when inserted into the eye, by electromagnetic transmission of energy into the eye from the exterior thereof and from the exterior of a head in which the eye is located.
7. In apparatus for detecting or controlling the physical insertion of a synthetic lens unit within the eye, the combination that includes:
a) an electronic circuit component or components configured to be implanted in the eye, in association with a haptic projecting from a synthetic lens unit in the eye, and wherein the circuit component or components is or are everywhere spaced from the lens unit,
b) said circuit component or components including means to effect one of the following:
i) detect or monitor ciliary muscle movement,
ii) detect or monitor movement of said synthetic lens unit,
iii) detect or monitor electronic current flow through circuitry associated with said haptic,
iv) detect or monitor changed coloration of said synthetic lens unit or a portion thereof,
v) effect current flow through circuitry associated with said haptic.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/954,656, filed on Oct. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,843,188.
This invention relates generally to implantation of artificial lenses in the eyes of humans, and/or animals, and more particularly concerns implantation of such lenses in the posterior chambers of the eyes, i.e., between the iris and the natural lens zone. That zone may contain a natural lens, or an artificial lens, such as a pseudophakic lens.
It is known to insert artificial lenses into posterior chambers of eyes; however, prior implantations have suffered from difficulties. These have included presumed need for attaching or anchoring the artificial lens directly onto a surface of the pseudophakic lens, as by bonding, or by clipping mechanism. These expedients can or do interfere with vision and lens movement. There is need for method and apparatus that avoids such problems and difficulties. There is also need for implantation of lenses capable of movement toward or away from the natural lens zone as will be referred to herein.
It is a major object of the invention to provide implantation of a vision correcting artificial lens into the eye posterior chamber, and in such manner as to avoid problems and difficulties, as referred to. Basically, the method of the invention includes the steps:
a) providing the artificial lens to be compliant and to have anterior and posterior surfaces, and haptics extending away from the periphery of the artificial lens,
b) and inserting the artificial lens to extend into position between the iris and the natural lens zone, and to cause the haptics to extend into adjacency to the ciliary muscles, and
c) allowing the haptics to adhere or attach to the ciliary muscles, to move in response to ciliary muscle movement.
Such adherence may be achieved by adherence of haptic outer surfaces to zonular ligaments and/or onto fascia of the ciliary muscles, thereby positioning the artificial lens close to the surface of the pseudophakic lens; and so that clarity of vision is not interrupted by bonding zones, or clip devices to hold the lens in place, such bonding and clips not being needed.
It is another object to position the inserted lens in the manner referred to whereby subsequent movement of the ciliary muscles causes movement of the haptics, transmitted to effect bodily movement of the lens in posterior and anterior directions, to change the angularity of refraction of light passing through the lens toward the eye retina, i.e., adapting to near and far vision.
The invention achieves one or more of the following advantages:
a) enables haptics to be placed in the uncluttered territory of the anterior aspect of the posterior ciliary sulcus;
b) allows placement of an elongated, asymmetric lens implant across the eye chamber to position the haptics for fixation onto zonular ligaments and/or into the fascia of the ciliary muscle;
c) affords conforming of a lens implant posterior surface over the pseudophakic lens, with haptics that extend laterally to anchor onto the available plateau at the ciliary sulcus, the fascia of the ciliary muscle, and/or onto the inert zonular ligaments;
d) allows haptics to achieve a distinctive leverage over and control of the lens optic segment, even with a mildly weak ciliary muscle;
e) affords the opportunity of using the advantages of the clear, temporal corneal wound for lens insertion without previous scarring;
f) provides an axis of astigmatism, and prisms, or other means, for correcting diplopia with particular haptic edge designs;
g) provides separability of the implanted lens from the pseudophakic lens, to:
1) enable recoverability of the lens with ease, if necessary;
2) maintain eye aqueous humor lateral flow behind the implanted lens without need for a central apical puncture or hole, which can detract from the clear vision;
3) separated independent functioning of the implanted lens, without impairment from the encased pseudophakic lens entrapped in the lens capsule;
4) allows laser titrateable (effected) alterations in the supportive elastimed band of an elongated, rectangular (i.e., asymmetric) lens implant, such as adjustments to accommodate to:
a) the need for sufficient separability of the lens implant;
b) the need for lens re-positioning, post-operatively;
c) the stiffness of the haptics in control of the optic segment, as desired;
h) provides for more natural passage of aqueous humor between the pseudophakic and implanted lenses; accommodation of the lens implant is enhanced by conformance to the natural lens configuration that exists, particularly in the realm of the autonomic nerve system, and pertaining to accommodative reflex;
i) components for the errancy of the pseudophakic lens needs, such as light-blocking function of the lens implant for glare and U-V exposure, in addition to refractive corrections for astigmatism, diplopia, anisometropia, and for severe and mild degrees of myopia and hyperopia, and loss of accommodation;
j) use of the implant lens can become preferred, in view of the case of a five minute, very accurate, operative implant procedure, which is readily reversible, if ever necessary, and having the added advantage of quick relief of pain and restoration of clear vision in hours, and full rehabilitation by the next morning;
k) the range of useful indications for this lens implant are startling and may require or enable a combination of seven to eight different lens implants in one lens implant procedure, to achieve a desired vision result;
l) the ciliary muscle having a leveraged effect on the optic segment through the angle of approach of the lateral and posterior design and stiffening of the haptic, as well as adhesive, restraint on the optic segment to prevent excessive forward advancement of the optic segment by the addition of adhesive haptic edges, which also thickens the A-P diameter of the lens to assist in accommodation.
A further object includes detecting and modifying a physical characteristic of the lens inserted into the eye. Miniature electronic circuitry implants on the lens unit, as via a wafer or wafers, may be employed in such determination, and/or modification.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as the details of an illustrative embodiment, will be more fully understood from the following specification and drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross section through the eye showing lens unit implantation;
FIGS. 2-4 show artificial lens;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a lens unit haptic with electronic circuitry thereon; and
FIG. 6 is a schematic circuit diagram.
In FIG. 1, the artificial lens unit 10 has been implanted into the eye 11 between the iris 12 and the natural lens zone 13. That zone is shown as including a capsule 90 from which the natural lens has been removed, and a pseudophakic (initially inserted) artificial lens 14 inserted in the capsule. The purpose for inserting lens unit 10 is to improve vision, as by correcting for vision defect associated with artificial lens 14 alone. Eye ciliary muscles are indicated at 15; and they surround the capsule to which they are peripherally attached, as at 15a. The pupil appears at 16. Posterior and anterior eye zones appear at 17 and 18.
A wound 19 in the pupil affords entry of the folded artificial lens unit 10 into the zone 18, from which it is maneuvered into zone 17, to the position shown. Haptics 21 do not engage the iris.
Lens unit 10, which may consist of silicone or equivalent material, has haptics 21, which extend oppositely away from the bead-like lens 22 in front of lens 14. See FIG. 1, for example. The haptics are or become attached or adhered to the forward-facing sides of the ciliary muscles, as at 15b, which provide a platform for haptic attachment. In this regard, the tabular haptics may have roughened surface extents, to face and engage the ciliary muscles, promoting adherence, as via eye tissue growth. One preferred example of such roughened surface extent is the mesh indicated at 25 in FIG. 2.
The haptics have sufficient stiffness to move laterally (see arrows 30) with the ciliary muscles, whose movement controls lateral contraction of the capsule, such lateral movement of the haptics being transmitted to the bulging lens bead 22, to effect its axial longitudinal deflection in the direction of arrows 33. Such deflection is sufficient to cause the lens 22 to refract light rays from an observed object to again focus at a point near the wearer's retina. Also, such lens deflection to obtain proper focusing is made possible by the initial angularity of the haptics, by the stiffness along their lateral extents, and by haptics effective hinging connection to the lens 22, along the bendable, lateral extents of the haptics, between 22 and 21. See FIG. 2.
Note the slight gap 35 between the rear surface 36 of the lens unit 10 and the front window 37 in the capsule, or the capsule surface 38 about the window. The gap contains eye fluid to wet the lenses; and a port or ports 91 may be provided in the haptics to allow eye fluid flow in and out of the gap 35, as before, during, or after lens 22 bodily movement, as described. The haptics may have yieldably flexible outer tips 40 to engage the inner wall 41 of zone 17, to aid in centering the lens unit 10, relative to the lens 14, and to aid in stably positioning the haptic roughened surface portions 25 adjacent the ciliary muscles, during adherence as by tissue growth.
FIG. 3 shows an elongated lens unit 50 having an elongated, asymmetric, light-transmitting, medial lens portion 51, haptic 52 with roughened or mesh-like regions 53, for adherence to ciliary muscles, and eye fluid passing through ports 54. Haptics positioning tips appear at 56, and may be used, as at tips 40.
FIGS. 4-6 show a unique means to operatively associate electronic or electrical circuitry with the implantable lens unit. In FIG. 4, the lens unit may have a configuration the same as in FIG. 2, for example. See the same identifying numerals applied. Also provided is electrical circuitry, indicated generally at 60, as in or on a wafer 60a attached as by bonding to the lens unit, as at haptics 21. Note the local and symmetrical locations of four such wafers 60a.
An external, master control unit 62 may have electrical or magnetic communication with the circuitry on the four wafers. See four paths or connectors 62a. Microelectronic circuitry may be provided on the wafers to process data or signals. FIG. 5 shows a circuit element 61, such as a resistor. FIG. 6 shows a current source in series with the element 61, the source for example including a coil 61a and a diode 61b. A magnetic field passing through the coil generates current, rectified at 61b and passing through the resistor. An external coil 63 and AC generator 64 generates the magnetic field. See also circuitry 66. The circuitry can be embedded in the wafer and located in or on the haptic.
One example of use is to detect strain, due to deflection in the haptic. The resistor 61 effectively bonded to the haptic, as via the wafer, is stretched as the haptic deflects, changing its resistance. This changes the response to the circuitry, reflected back through coils 61a and 63 and detected at 66, whereby the amount of deflection of the haptic can be determined externally. The use of four such detectors, as at 60a in FIG. 4, and on both haptics, enables accurate determination of inserted lens responsive movement, as the eye ciliary muscles expand and contract.
Such lens movement can then be modified, i.e., "tuned" to conform to a predetermined standard, externally. See for example the lens haptic zones 70 near each wafer, and which can be deformed as by a laser beam 71, to modify local thickness or shape of the haptic, thereby slightly changing its characteristic movement. Zones 70 may, for example, consist of thermo-plastic material, subject to shape change, with temperature increase above a temperature threshold. In this way, accuracy of vision, provided by the lens insert, can be optimized. Other types of circuits 60, and uses thereof, are of course possible and are within the scope of this invention, directed to provision of microcircuitry on an implanted lens unit.
The invention enables testing for the optimum lens insert, as for example by the steps:
a) inserting a first artificial lens into the posterior zone of the eye and temporarily positioned for eye vision correction use, in conjunction with an existing lens at the eye capsule zone,
b) thereafter removing the first artificial lens from the eye, and
c) inserting a second and different artificial lens into the posterior zone of the eye, and positioned for temporary eye vision corrective use, in conjunction with the existing lens,
d) determining that the inserted second lens is more corrective of vision than the first lens,
e) and effecting attachment of the second lens to eye structure to maintain the second lens in permanent position for use.
Other existing lens can be a pseudophakic lens, or a lens, such as a natural lens of the eye.
Light-blocking darkened or opaque zones may be provided on or at or proximate the lens periphery, as for example are indicated at 80 in FIG. 2.
Sensors embedded in the elastomide (synthetic resin) of the lens unit, as for example in haptic structure, will detect activity, such as movement of the ciliary muscle, to which the haptic becomes attached, as described. For example, ciliary muscle contraction, as detected at the multiple points (four as described) of circuit sensor location, is detected, as the lens optic is advanced forwardly, by accommodation, and the reverse occurs when the optic retracts as the ciliary muscle relaxes.
Such sensors can be used to detect rotation of the toric lens. Also, maintenance of immobility of the lens unit and ciliary muscle, as desired during healing, i.e., adhesion attachment of the haptics to the ciliary muscle, can be monitored using such sensors. Local control of lens darkening, using such circuitry with current flow between selected points on the lens unit to effect such selected zone darkening is also contemplated.
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In conjunction with Fair Housing Month, the University of San Francisco School of Law and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) published a 12-page guide to mortgage foreclosure prevention in April. The law school also hosted a presentation by leading fair housing attorney John Relman this month.
"Loan Default and Foreclosure: A Brief Guide for California Homeowners" is available in print through community newspaper EPA Today and online at the USF School of Law and CLSEPA websites. The guide will soon be available in Spanish and Vietnamese, and 5,000 copies of the English language version are being delivered to "at risk" households.
Nearly 500,000 people are expected to lose their homes through foreclosure in California in 2009, which represents approximately one-fifth of the number of foreclosures projected nationwide this year. The guide, written by Shirley Hochhausen, director of USF's Predatory Lending Clinic and a CLSEPA staff attorney, in conjunction with USF law students, aims to educate California homeowners about the options available to them in foreclosure.
The guide was developed as a tool to help homebuyers overcome some of the anxiety of default and foreclosure by being better able to understand what they should expect if they were unable to make their mortgage payment," Hochhausen said.
The guide describes the foreclosure process, the documents homeowners may expect to receive in foreclosure, and options homeowners must consider when their home is threatened by foreclosure.
The USF School of Law Predatory Lending Clinic provides free legal assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto is a nonprofit that assists approximately 1,500 low-income residents of East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and surrounding communities each year in housing, predatory lending, consumer, and immigration matters.
The law school also hosted Relman, a leading national fair housing attorney, on April 2. Organized by Hocchausen and Professor Timothy Iglesias, Relman's talk focused on four of his cases involving segregation and the Fair Housing Act (FHA). One case, tried in Columbus, Ohio, involved the denial of water to an African American community called Coal Run in Zanesville, Ohio. Relman filed suit under the FHA and Coal Run residents were eventually awarded $10.2 million.
"(That case) tugged at my heart strings in a pretty basic way," he said. "These are families who have been living there for years and years and years and told stories of trying to haul water up on freezing days with the snow.... One of our plaintiffs talked on the stand, broke down in tears, talking about what it was like for him as an African American man to have to watch when his children responded to the water truck arriving—that would bring the water they paid to have put into the cistern—the children would react like...it was the ice cream truck coming."
This type of housing-based discrimination, Relman said, persisits in the United States.
"In all these cases, it's the segregation that enabled the discrimination to happen," he said. "Thank God that we have a system where we have the checks and balances that we do and we have a state and federal system. Folks who did this work...50 years ago could never have won the gains they had if they had to be in state court in the South.... Each (case) is an example that if we aren't able to...stop and remedy discriminatory actions...it's going to worsen the degree of segregation, it's going to make the barriers higher, it's going to deepen the isolation and the separateness."
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BETSY LAYNE - With junior guard Sarah Rife out of the Allen Central starting lineup due to an injury, another junior guard stepped up for the Allen Central girls' basketball team Wednesday night. Junior guard Brooklyn Martin scored a game-high 20 points to lead number one seed Allen Central to a 71-33 win over fifth-seeded South Floyd in the 58th District Girls' Basketball Tournament at D.W. Howard Fieldhouse.
Martin scored all of her points in the first half. The productive Martin helped Allen Central move in front early, scoring 16 points in the opening quarter.
One night after South Floyd dominated Piarist behind a career-high 38 points from freshman guard Leighann Hall, Allen Central limited all of the Lady Raiders.
Allen Central outscored South Floyd 26-6 in the first quarter. Following the strong first quarter effort, Allen Central took a 48-13 lead into halftime.
With the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's running clock rule in effect, Allen Central pulled away for the win in the second half.
Last year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control adopted a rule that allows for a running clock in high school basketball games.
Games at all levels now feature a running clock once the margin reaches 35 points in the second half.
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After receiving complaints from students that the new all-beef burger patties did not look or taste "right," the Fairfax County public schools system returned to additive-filled burgers.
For decades, it was one of the iconic images of childhood: the youngster dispatched to school with lunch money squirreled tightly in his or her pocket or backpack. But perhaps for not much longer: As inevitably as slide rules once gave way to calculators, school cafeterias are embracing technological change.
Ninth-graders at Scott's Branch High School in South Carolina began the challenge of designing a poetry cafe by doing something expected in the business world but not so much in the classroom. They signed a contract obligating team members to complete certain tasks and established the team's process for agreeing on the project's details, including decorations for the cafe and what food to serve.
The Fuel Up™ Breakfast grant recipients will receive up to $2,000 to improve student access to nutritious foods such as low-fat and fat-free dairy products, whole grain cereals, and fruit.
Officials try to keep students on campus, but some say more-healthful vending machines will drive off even more kids seeking junk-food high.
After just one year, some schools across the nation are dropping out of what was touted as a healthier federal lunch program, complaining that so many students refused the meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that their cafeterias were losing money.
The regulations about what can be served became stricter and more specific — like serving a full half cup of dark green, red/orange vegetables and dried beans/peas at least once a week and putting them in a separate cup.
Boston public schools will begin serving free lunches to all students this school year even if families have the financial means to pay, school officials are expected to announce Tuesday.
States are reporting that some of their schools are dropping out of the healthier school-lunch program because they can't afford to participate. But does that really mean nutritious school lunches (and snacks) are doomed?
After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.
In the spring of 2012, a Good Samaritan paid for school lunches at R.C. Hinsdale Elementary School in Edgewood after some students were forced to throw out their tray of food and instead eat an alternative snack of cheese and crackers during state testing.
So the nation's second-largest school district went back to basics. The district overhauled the menu last year after students turned away from unfamiliar fare. This year's menu will feature enchiladas, lasagna and beef sliders.
Amidst the hubbub, sixth-grade students Jason Holgate and Haden Bishop flicked through the pages of an iPad app breaking down Tuesday's menu options at Fox Hollow and checking what the rest of the week had in store.
As students enter their last month of summer break, early reporting on participation in the city's summer meals programs indicates a dramatic increase from 2012.
An investigation into 15 New Jersey school districts turned up more than 100 public employees and family members who lied about their incomes to get free school lunches for their children, according to the state comptroller.


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"More County Council lunacy!!
More than 60 no parking signs have been installed along a country lane in Cornwall. The signs are positioned every 80ft (25m) along the road near Newquay. Some residents have said there are too many signs along the road and they are an eyesore. Cornwall Council said the signs were there to control problem parking during the summer months.
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These signs are not even in the Cornish language as well, why not? Undermining the Cornish push for recognition somewhat I would say.
Thank goodness Cornwall Council is going to readdress the problem. What sort of caliber of employees are we employing? If its anything like the Chiverton roundabout god help us all!! Shirley Shirley
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NYU's Langone Medical Center continues to struggle from the lasting impact of the 15-foot storm surge that accompanied the recent hurricane.
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December 7, 2012|
NYU's Langone Medical Center continues to struggle from the lasting impact of the 15-foot storm surge that accompanied the recent hurricane.
December 5, 2012|
Organizations are calling for a common set of sign language for scientific terms.
November 20, 2012|
The National Institutes of Health will get tough on grantees who fail to comply with its open-access funding rule.
November 14, 2012|
An estimated 360 million Euros from the coffers of EU research funding was spent mistakenly; auditors blame overly complicated funding rules.
November 5, 2012|
More stories surface about how last week's super storm is affecting research up and down the coast—and how science is fighting back.
October 30, 2012|
The American Association for the Advancement of Science says labeling genetically modified food products would be misleading.
October 26, 2012|
Research spending dropped $4 billion dollars in 2011, and could continue to drop, according to a new report.
October 25, 2012|
A handful of French science academies and government agencies add to a growing chorus of doubts that genetically modified corn causes tumors and early death in rats.
October 19, 2012|
The blogosphere voices widespread condemnation for a sexist comment made by a researcher attending this week's annual Society for Neuroscience conference.
October 17, 2012|
The National Institutes of Health is reconsidering a rule that limited the numbers of submissions for a given grant applicants to two, due to popular demand for the three-strike policy.