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The Chocolate Tarte, a bakery in Somerville
I just had a pretty tasty pecan roll from the chocolate tarte, 199C Highland Avenue in Somerville, in the same block as the Armory. Has anyone tried anything else? I also hear their coffee is pretty good.
stopped by yesterday and had a mini red velvet cupcake, a mini chocolate cupcake and the gluten-free blood orange tart. was very impressed by the gluten-free tart as it was moist, not grainy or crumbly, and it was very tasty. she adds a little bit of cinnamon to her buttercream frosting for the red velvet cupcake. although i prefer a cream cheese frosting for red velvets, this was a nice variation.
she mentioned that she only makes the cakes, brownies and cookies there. the pastries (pecan rolls, croissants etc) are from iggy's.
i look forward to trying more of her gluten-free creations.
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Interesting! I had no idea that Iggy's made fine pasties and not just bagels and breads. Live and learn. I will have to go back and try the cupcakes. I have never had red velvet anything, and I'm not sure I see the attraction, but will be happy to give a mini cupcake a try. Let me know how the rest of the gluten-free stuff is, please, since I have a friend who needs that.
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Iggy's has great pecan rolls (though I can imagine better)...better than Flour's overrated, overly sweet ones. I like Iggy's cinnamon raisin swirl...a superb example of that pastry.
We bought an assortment of pastries and brownies here a few weeks ago. We got there kind of late and the selection was a bit limited. The owner/baker seems to be the only person involved in the operation and she was really nice. I thought the brownies and pastries were good, even very good, but I'm not sure what her niche is supposed to be. We were hoping to pick up something to bring to a friend's house for a dinner party, like a chocolate tarte (where ever did we get that idea?) or something pretty that would look nice on the table and she said she only makes individual-sized items. She kept offering cupcakes, but no one's ever gonna sell me on a cupcake. I'm not sure how she can have a bakery that doesn't make cakes or pies or tarts. Maybe this will come with time? As of when we were there, she was equipped with only a standard home oven.


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Did you know that Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore were once engaged? Apparently, they fell in love on the set of "St. Elmo's Fire." But after Emilio directed Demi in the movie "Wisdom," they called the wedding off. Guess he wasn't so easy to work with? [Daily Beast]

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Here's a list of stories in today's Sandusky Register. A complete version of today's paper is also available online right now.
Front Page
*Bellevue man injured in Iraq blast
*Christmas comes early
*Schools can charge for kindergarten
*Tasered man's father wants investigation
*Rieger building gets preservation tax credit
*Discount ends today for Erie County history book
*Waste hauler says county talking trash
*Man gets 21 years for drive-by shooting
*Public defender resigns, or does he?
*Perkins BOE selects super search firm
*Bus company asks for suit dismissal
*Election complaint dismissed
*Gillingham must pay court fees
*Gillingham benefit tickets available
*Strangers with candy
*Bids move county dispatching plan forward
*Parks board interviews to fill vacancy
*Color Vision
*Register viewpoint
*Ypu said it
*Reader forum
*Election forum
*The eve of 'The Game'
*Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges
*Fisher to wrestle at E. Michigan
*Browns linebackers back at practice, could play against Ravens
*A-Rod, Yankees have outline of $275 million deal
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- Willamette
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- Willamette Ties Whitworth
Women's Soccer | Saturday, November 2, 2013
Willamette Ties Whitworth, 0-0 in Two Overtimes
Sewall Earns Shutout with Seven Saves
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Led by the strong play of its defense, the Willamette University women's soccer team tied Whitworth University, 0-0 in two overtimes, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer game on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Willamette recorded its third tie and fifth shutout in the last six games, while moving to 4-10-3 overall, 2-8-3 in the NWC. Whitworth ended the game at 6-7-5 overall, 3-6-5 in the NWC.
WU goalkeeper Emily Sewall (Fr., Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) provided the Bearcats with seven saves during the 110 minutes of playing time. Andrea Stump registered five saves for the Pirates.
Whitworth achieved a 19-10 advantage in total shots and concluded the game with a 7-4 edge in shots on goal. Sarah Desautels (Jr., MF/F, Snohomish, WA/Glacier Peak HS) led Willamette with three shots.
The Pirates' leading scorer, Tiara Pajimola, took a game-high 10 total shots and topped all players with four shots on goal. Seven of her 10 shots came in the first half. Jami Hegg and Abbie Moseley added three shots apiece, with each player registering one shot on goal.
Willamette's shots on goal included one each by Desautels, Rachel Fleener (So., F, Olympia, WA/Olympia HS), Kinsey Keene (Fr., MF, Eagle, ID/Eagle HS), and Jaclyn Parnell (Fr., D, West Richland, WA/Richland HS).
Fleener forced a save by Stump in the first overtime at 98:52. In the second overtime, Parnell placed a shot on frame at 103:40, but Stump was again up to the task.
Whitworth had a slight edge in corner kicks, as the Pirates earned six and the Bearcats achieved five. Willamette was called for nine fouls against six for Whitworth.
The Bearcats will conclude their Eastern Washington road trip on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Whitman College. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. (PST).
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Ancient Indian Economy
Most people in ancient India, as in other parts of Asia and Europe at this time, were farmers. In India, farmers mainly grew wheat and rice, and cotton for cloth. On the coast, people produced salt in big evaporation flats.
However, there have always been a lot of Indians involved in trade too, because India is between China and West Asia and Europe. From the Harappan period on, Indian people were selling West Asian things like gold to people in China, and Chinese things like silk and pottery to people in West Asia.
Traders in India also sold Indian things to both China and West Asia, especially cotton cloth and spices like cinnamon and pepper. All this trade made India a very rich country. But because the trade mainly went through northern India, the north part of India was usually richer than the south part.
After a while, people began to trade using ships on the ocean, which could carry more stuff more easily and safely than donkeys or camels could on land. This was good for South India, because some of the ships went to ports in the south, or sailed right around the south of India.
To find out more about the ancient Indian economy, check out these books from your local library or from Amazon:
Arab Seafaring: In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times, by George Hourani and John Carswell (2002). For adults, a time-tested account of trade between India and the Arabian Peninsula.
Land of Milk and Honey: Travels in the History of Indian Food, by Chitrita Banerji (2002). Not a cookbook, but a discussion of food in India, for grown-ups.
Eyewitness India, by Manini Chatterjee (2002). Written for kids.
Ancient India, by Virginia Schomp (2005). Written for middle schoolers. Very good for reports.


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Marina body identified as missing boatman
Posted: December 15, 2012|
A BODY found in a Notts marina has been formally identified as a missing boatman.
Steven Johnson, 61, went missing from Shireoaks marina, near Worksop, on December 4.
Police found a body of a man at the marina on Wednesday, December 12, after the police underwater search team used sonar equipment to inspect the marina, where Mr Johnson lived.
Notts Police confirmed today that the body was that of Mr Johnson.
A Notts Police spokeswoman said officers are supporting his family.
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About five years ago a man worked with narcotics detectives to identify a drug dealer and others involved in the illegal trade. It resulted in this drug dealer being identified and charged. He was sent to prison for five years to serve his time.
Well apparently that five years is up because the man got out of prison and just happened to run into the man who turned him in.
The newly-released convict got up in the informants face and called him a rat.
The informant did not engage in the temptation to argue back or get involved in a physical altercation. Instead he left and drove himself to the police department where he reported the incident.
The lead detective on the five-year-old case was informed and able to identify the man they put away.
Detectives were informed about the incident and a report was made should anything come up again with the subject.
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A device for removing calculi by using an intracorporeal lithotripter (1) including a probe (2) transmitting impact waves is characterized by a guiding tube (5) for the probe, which is adapted for introduction into the operating passage of an endoscope and which is provided with a suction and/or extraction passage (8, 9, 10, 15) for removal of the calculi fragmented by means of the probe, for connexion to a suction pump.
1. A device for removal of calculi including nephroliths, ureteroliths or urinary calculi, using a suction pump having a pump tube, an intracorporeal lithotripter, and an endoscope having an operating passage, the device comprising:
a probe of the intracorporeal lithotriper which transmits shock waves and which is inserted into the operating passage of the endoscope for lithotripsy in situ;
a guiding tube having an external diameter and an internal diameter where said external diameter is dimensioned for insertion of said guiding tube into the operating passage of the endoscope and said internal diameter is dimensioned for receiving said probe of the intracorporeal lithotripter;
said guiding tube and said probe forming a suction passage as an annular passage between said guiding tube and said probe when said probe is inserted into said guiding tube, said guiding tube having a first connecting bore connected to said suction passage;
a first Luer lock connector, coupled to said first connecting bore, for coupling the pump tube of the suction pump, the suction pump producing a suction pressure in said suction passage when the suction pump is coupled to said first Luer lock connector;
an adjustable shut-off means, coupled to said first connecting bore, for adjusting and shutting off the suction pressure produced by the suction pump when the suction pump is coupled to said first Luer lock connector; and
a coupler means for mounting said guiding tube on the intracorporeal lithotripter.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said adjustable shut-off device is a trumpet-type valve comprising:
a valve housing; and
a valve member having an interconnecting bore connecting said first connecting bore and said first Luer lock connector, said valve member being adjustably disposed in said valve housing, wherein adjustment of said valve member variably opens and closes the interconnecting bore to adjust and shut off said suction pressure when the suction pump is coupled to said first Luer lock connector.
3. A device according to claim 1, wherein:
said guiding tube further comprises a connecting element having a hollow screw fitting and a through-bore; and
said coupler means comprises
an interconnecting element which is screwed onto said hollow screw fitting, said interconnecting element having a second connecting bore which is axially aligned with said through-bore of said connecting element for interconnection with said suction passage, said second connecting bore being provided with a second Luer lock connector for connection of the tube of the suction pump when said probe of the intracorporeal lithotripter is removed from the guiding tube and said first connecting bore is shut off by said adjustable shut-off means.
4. A device according to claim 3, wherein the device further comprises a coupler sleeve which is coupled to the intracorporeal lithotripter and wherein said interconnecting element further comprises an extension having an outer thread for being screwed onto the coupler sleeve.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said coupler sleeve has a sealing washer which is fixed by cooperation of said coupler sleeve and said interconnecting element, said sealing washer sealing said suction passage of said guiding tube against said probe of the intracorporeal lithotripter as said probe is passed through said sealing washer.
6. A device according to claim 1, wherein said coupler means is axially adjustable for adjusting said probe of the intracorporeal lithotripter relative to said guiding tube when the probe is received therein.
7. A device according to claim 6, wherein said coupler means has a coupler sleeve and the intracorporeal lithotripter has a threaded sleeve having an actuator threading, said threaded sleeve being rotatably arranged with respect to the intracorporeal lithotripter, said coupler sleeve being adapted to engage said actuator threading so that by rotating said threaded sleeve relative to said coupler sleeve said probe of the intracorporeal lithotripter is axially adjusted relative to said guiding tube.
8. A device according to claim 6, wherein said coupler means has a coupler sleeve for (1) receiving the intracorporeal lithotripter and (2) allowing the intracorporeal lithotripter to be axially displaceable, said coupler sleeve comprising an outer thread and a clamping screw cap, said clamping screw cap engaging the outer thread for clamping said coupling sleeve to the intracorporeal lithotripter.
9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the guiding tube has an open end and adapted to hold a calculus to be fragmented in the open end of the guiding tube when the suction pump produces the suction pressure in said suction passage.
The present invention relates to a device for removal of calculi in accordace with the introductory clause of Claim 1.
The European Patent EP 0 317 507 B1 discloses a lithotripter wherein impact energy is applied onto a probe transmitting shock waves by means of a pneumatically traversed projectile, which energy causes a calculus to be fragmented when the tip of the probe contacts same. The intracorporeal lithotripsy carried out with such a lithotripter is implemented by using an endoscope into whose operating passage the probe of the lithotripter is introduced by a distance so long that the tip of the probe projects slightly beyond the end of the operating passage so as to allow for a contact of the probe tip with the concrement to be fragmented, which contact must be permanently maintained and visually monitored.
The operation with such intracorporeal lithotripters has so far largely proved to be successful even though it still involves the disadvantage that an optimum lithotripsy requires a permanent corrective adjustment of the relative position of the probe tip with respect to the calculus to be fragmented, so as to be able, even with a decrease of the concrement fragments, to locate their points of attack which offer the least resistance for ensuring a correspondingly optimum lithotripsy result up to a concrement size which the physician can assess to be appropriate for a spontaneous miction, particularly for miction in the case of simultaneous insertion of a splinting catheter. The lithotripsy proper is hence necessarily linked up with this assessment of potential removal of the fragmented concrements by means of an inserted splinting catheter.
The German Patent DE 35 45 176 C2 discloses an endoscope having an operating passage into which either an optical endoscope system combined with retractor means or an optical operating system combined with an ultrasonic sonotrode may be selectively introduced. A receiving pocket made of a ductile rubber-elastic material is attached onto the free end of the operating passage; this pocket presents a receiving opening which may be temporarily resiliently flared by means of the retractor in opposition to the elastic resetting force of the receiving pocket for receiving a calculus to be fragmented. The lithotriptic operation is carried out in the receiving pocket as soon as the retractor means is withdrawn from the operating passage of the endoscope and an ultrasonic sonotrode has been introduced instead into the operating passage. The resiliently reset receiving pocket, which is then closed again at the receiving opening, prevents calculus fragments produced by lithotripsy from being discharged, which fragments may finally, after removal of the sonotrode, be correspondingly safely removed together with the receiving pocket which remains at the operating passage of the endoscope shaft.
The German Patent DE 37 20 424 C2 discloses an ultrasonic sonotrode wherein a flexible vibration transmitting element is provided to transmit the ultrasound waves generated therewith, which is enclosed by a tubular protective sheathing via which a perfusion liquid is supplied, by means of the sonotrode, into the cavity where a concrement is located which is to be fragmented by means of the sonotrode. On the outside of the protective sheathing an annular passage is formed, either in cooperation with an additional plastic tubing or with the surrounding wall of the operating passage of an endoscope; the vibration transmitting element, protected by the protective sheathing, is then introduced into this annular passage which serves for extracting the perfusion liquid and the calculus fragments produced in operation with the sonotrode. At the same time, such an arrangement, in relation to a sonotrode casing adapted to be used as handpiece, is selected for the protective sheathing that a traversing displacement of this protective sheathing relative to the vibration transmitting element allows for exposing the terminal section of this element for fragmentation of a calculus.
The invention as characterized by the claims now solves the problem of providing a device for removal of calculi, which allows for a less problematic fragmentation of concrements and which renders, at the same time, the removal of the calculus fragments produced in such lithotripsy less critical if an intracorporeal lithotripter is used which presents the aforedescribed configuration and application.
The inventive combination of an intracorporeal lithotripter or its probe transmitting impact waves, respectively, with a guiding tube operating as extraction passage and hence adapted to be introduced together with the probe into the operating passage of an endoscope, ensures, on the one hand, that each target calculus to be fragmented, at which the probe tip aims, may be retained at the free end of the guiding tube under the effect of the suction pressure applied to the extraction passage. The calculus fragments produced during lithotripsy may, on the one hand, be extracted directly through the extraction passage, to which end the annular passage is primarily available and formed between the guiding tube and the lithotripter probe introduced coaxially into this tube. As an alternative the entire lumen of the guiding passage is available for removal of the calculus fragments as soon as the lithotripter has been detached from the guiding tube and the probe has been retracted from the guiding tube.
One embodiment of the inventive device for removal of calculi is schematically illustrated in the drawing and will be described in more details in the following. In the drawing:
FIG. 1 is an axial sectional view of the device, with a simultaneous illustration of its attachment on the handpiece of a lithotripter, in accordance with a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section view of the coupler means by means of which an adapter of the guiding tube of the device according to FIG. 1 may be attached to the handpiece of the lithotripter; and
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the coupler means.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an intracorporeal lithotripter 1 having a probe 2 transmitting impact waves, which presents a configuration in accordance with the European Patent EP 0 317 507 B1 and is manufactured as a so-called "ballistic" lithotripter and distributed by the brand name "Swiss LITHOCLAST" by the company of EMS Electro Medical Systems S. A., Le Sentier (Switzerland). The lithotripter 1 includes a cylindrically shaped handpiece 3 and is provided with a compressed-air fitting 4 for communication with a compressed-air source so that a system is available for driving a projectile moved to and from and serving to transmit impact energy to the probe 2.
The probe 2 is accommodated in a coaxially disposed guiding tube 5 beyond which the probe tip 2' projects in a forward direction so as to permit contact with a calculus to be fragmented, if to this end the guiding tube 5 together with the lithotripter 1, which is fastened on a connector element 6 via a coupler means 7, is introduced into the operating passage of a (non-illustrated) endoscope. The guiding tube 5 is dimensioned so as to form an annular passage 8 between the tube and the probe 2, which annular passage presents an extension in a through-hole 9 of the connector element 6 and is adapted for communication, via a connecting bore 10, ending transversely with respect to the passage, with a suction pump (not illustrated). The annular passage 8 forms a suction passage which when the suction pump is connected retains the calculus at the end of the guiding tube 5 at the outset of the lithotriptic operation so that the impact energy, which is transmitted at the probe tip 2', may be caused to act accurately and selectively onto the calculus. This annular passage 8 equally forms an extraction passage for removal of the calculus fragments having a size smaller than the cross-sectional area of this annular passage 8. The possibility to extract calculus fragments having a maximum diameter up to 2 mm or up to 1.5 mm, when operating with a probe having a diameter of either 1.6 mm or 2 mm, may be quoted as an example in cases where the probe 2 is introduced into a guiding tube 5 of size 12 Fr., a circumferential measure common in endoscopy.
At the connecting bore 10, which communicates with the through-hole 9 of the connector element 6 and which may also be inclined relative to the through-hole in axial alignment with the suction passage of the guiding tube 5, a shut-off element 11 in the form of a so-called trumpet-type valve is disposed by means of which, in case of communication with the suction pump, the suction pressure applied to the suction passage may be adjusted or shut off. For this reason FIG. 1 shows an axially displaceable valve body for the shut-off element 11, which includes a bore which may be aligned with the connecting bore 10. An axial displacement of the valve body controls the fluid communication with a first Luer lock connector 12 which is provided for connexion of the tubing of the suction pump.
The connector element 6 is moreover provided with a thread fitting 13 for screw-fastening thereon a coaxial connecting element 14 of the coupler means 7. As may be more clearly seen in the enlarged view of FIG. 2, this connecting element 14, too, presents a through-hole 15 which forms a second connecting bore for communication with the suction passage of the guiding tube 5 in the axial extension of the through-hole 9 of the connector element 6, and which surrounds a second Luer lock connector 12' provided on the screw fitting When the lithotripter 1 is detached the suction pump tubing connector may be alter-natively connected to the Luer lock connector 12', so that calculus fragments up to a maximum size of 3.5 mm may be extracted through the axial lumen of the guiding tube 5 which is available as extraction passage.
The connecting element 14 of the coupler means 7 is, by the way, provided on an extension having a male thread 16 and surrounding part of the length of the through-hole, onto which thread the connecting end of a coupler sleeve 17, provided with a complementary female thread, may be screwed. A silicone sealing ring 18 is inserted into the connecting end of this coupler sleeve, which ring is fixed on account of the screw engagement with the male thread 16 and seals the extraction passage, formed by the guiding tube 5, from the probe 2 which is passed through the central hole of this sealing ring 18.
The coupler sleeve 17 is connected by friction to the handpiece 3 of the lithotripter, with this friction-type connexion being provided for an axial adjustability of the probe 2 relative to the guiding tube 5 so as to permit adjustment of the extent to which the probe tip 2' projects beyond the end of the guiding tube 5. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 the friction-type connexion of the coupler sleeve 17 is realized by means of a threaded sleeve 19 which is screwed, for relative adjustment, to an adjusting thread 20 with the fastening end 17' of the coupler sleeve 17. The threaded sleeve 19 is coaxially attached to the handpiece 3 of the lithotripter and retained by means of a nut 21 screwed onto a thread piece of the handpiece so as to prevent axial displacement of the sleeve. When the coupler sleeve 17 and the threaded sleeve 19 are hence rotated relative to each other, with forced rotation of the threaded sleeve 19 on a collar 19', the handpiece 3 of the lithotripter may slidingly axially advance in the coupler sleeve 17 at maximum into the position 3' indicated in dotted lines, in which position the probe tip 2' then axially projects beyond the end of the guiding tube 5 by the longest distance. With the observation of a specified measure of the projection of the probe tip 2' beyond the end of the guiding tube 5 being possibly important in isolated cases, it is expedient to calibrate the the adjusting thread 20 for a specific measure of axial adjustment of the probe tip relative to the end of the guiding tube, in which case a measuring scale (not illustrated) is provided on the handpiece for reading the extent of adjustment. This measuring scale is referred to an initial position of the coupler sleeve 17 or an initial position of the probe tip 2' relative to the guiding tube 5 and calibrated for the measure of axial probe tip adjustment.
In the alternative embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 a coupler sleeve 22 is employed which is equally screwed onto a connecting element 14, with interposition of a sealing ring 18. By contrast to the previous embodiment, the coupler sleeve 22 is here axially attached to the lithotripter handpiece 3 directly and may be clamped onto the handpiece by means of a damping screw cap 23 which is screwed onto a male thread 24 on the fastening end of the clamping sleeve. When the clamping cap 23 is unscrewed the coupler sleeve 22 may here hence be adjusted relative to the handpiece 3 and thus relative to the probe 2 so as to vary again the measure of axial adjustment of the probe tip 2' relative to the end of the guiding tube 5. The axial adjustment of the coupler sleeve 22 relative to the handpiece 3 is equally carried out along a measuring scale (not illustrated) which is provided on the handpiece 3 and calibrated in the aforementioned manner for the measure of adjustment of the probe tip 2' relative to an initial position.
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Name: Katie Gehrke
Place of Birth: Greensboro NC
Major at NC State: Visual Arts, Arts Applications
Why you chose to attend NC State: I've always loved the campus and I really want to be in design and State is known for that.
Why you chose to be a part of the Cheer program/family at NC State: The teams seemed to be very close and like a family and where I used to cheer was a huge family and that means alot to me.
Favorite memory as a cheerleader at NC State: I'm only a freshman so I am looking forward to making new memories and having new experiences, but I guess making the team and spending time with the team.
Favorite hobby outside of NC State Cheer: Design, and listening to music.
What you like the most about cheering at NC State: It's alot of fun and everyone on the team is very determined and hard working. Also the team is encouraging and wants everyone to be at their best and reach their potential and keep pushing to get better. And the fact that the program is like a family.
What you hope to accomplish here as a student and an athlete when you have graduated: I hope to have transferred into the design school and be very successful in that and to have won nationals as an athlete :)


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• Who: Rockdale Bulldogs (1-6) at Madison County Red Raiders (1-5)
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• Last week: Rockdale lost to Apalachee 34-14; Madison County was idle
• Series: Rockdale leads 6-1
• Last season: Rockdale won 16-10
Over the course of even a difficult season, often a team can find a handful of bright spots.
Such is the case with the Rockdale football team as it heads into a Week 8 game at Madison County.
Though the previous two weeks have seen the Bulldogs' losing streak extended to six games (the longest for the program since 2006-07), things have been a bit better. Two weeks ago, Rockdale led at crosstown rival Salem 7-6 until a touchdown late in the first half gave the Seminoles the lead for good.
Even last week at home against Apalachee there were signs of life as Rockdale took the opening kickoff of the second half back for a touchdown to end the Wildcats shutout bid and get to within three scores.
While the 1-6 record is ugly, the Conyers school can point to the fact that its offense, which scored just 34 points in the team's first five games, put a total of 28 on the board the last two weekends.
The Bulldogs, who are on their way to a second consecutive losing season after the 2009 team reached the state semifinals, can also look for hope from its Friday opponent. The host Red Raiders are 1-5 and their only victory, like Rockdale, came against winless Winder-Barrow. To some, a match up of struggling teams, but two each struggling squad, perhaps a chance for one more bright spot.
Rockdale has won six of seven games in the series with Madison, including the last four contests.
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- Patriots get 7-0 win over Madison Co. ( October 18, 2008 )
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- Rockdale girls get area soccer win ( March 20, 2009 )
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A stressful week and small earthquakeWritten on November 6, 2012, Tuesday, it was about Characters, Job, Life, Updates and it received 1 comment
Such a stressful day! You know I adore my Characters' blogs, but I've been rebuilding a gazillion and recovering or rewriting so many posts that I came down with a nausea. Ugh.
I just watched a Star Trek TNG episode to relax, and had a lovely chat with my Simone and our daughter Mandi. Such a relief! Actually the whole week has been stressful for me. I have a backlog of work to get done, blogs to catch up with, some studying and new magazines to read in order to tailor pitches to send sometimes next year.
In the meantime, I did have a look at cute exterior shutters I could install when I get married and move to my temporary house– mom's second house, adjacent to grandma's. I don't like the current shutters: they're old, faulty and full of spiderwebs. O_O Eek! I have a spiderweb-phobia and it's NOT fun. Anyway, I'd love to buy the shutters you can see here on the right. Cute, aren't they? ^^
We had a small earthquake a few hours ago. About 2 points in the Richter magnitude scale. Just two seconds, but it wasn't fun. I feared to get hit by the lamp above my head (yes, there's a big one hanging from the living room ceiling, where I work). No big deal, though; it didn't carry damage or deaths. It just startled us all a little.
Well, I'm better off to work so I can go to sleep by 1AM. Gawd.
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Luana, I hope you've been well. I haven't been doing the rounds and reading blogs… I hope you're okay. <3
I've been cleaning out my blog and simplifying things, so yeah… and I've had a lot of stressful times at school, so it's good that I'm finally on break and can catch up with what everyone is doing.
I love sci-fi but I haven't watched Star Trek, perhaps it's time for me to!
I don't like spiders but what I dislike even more are cockroaches. They disgust me more than scare me. I don't like that our house needs some cleaning too, the windows have accumulated spiders in the corners, eep!
I'm glad the earthquake was nothing big. Take care darling
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First week back after the Christmas break and the exam results are out. I got a GPA of 3.53 out of 4.2. It isn't quite what I'd hoped for, but I guess I'll just have to work harder this semester to bring it up.
Now that I'm starting a new semester I've got a batch of 6 new modules which I'll do my usual little report on.
COMP20020 - Digital Systems
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MATH20150 - Graphs & Networks
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Digital Systems;
Similar to intro to computer Architecture last year, it's all about how the computer works at the machine level. Circuits and gates and so on and so forth. These types of lectures aren't my favourite, but this one seems to be a bit better than Architecture last year. At least I'll probably stay awake in these.
Data Structures & Algorithms II;
Following on from Data Structures & Algorithms I in the first semester this continues an in-depth look at various data-structures. While the content matter last semester was a touch dry, the lecturer was brilliant, and I'm glad he's with us again. This semester seems to be a bit better. Our assignment, worth 20%, is a predictive text system, with extra marks going for personalisation. I can't wait to get stuck into this one. It's what I consider to be my first proper college project.
Software Engineering Project II;
I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. It could be quite good, but that remains to be seen. This is our yearly project module with 60% going for the project and 40 for the practicals. So its 100% continuous assessment with no final exam.
Our project is a wiki-golf graph traversal game. No-one was quite sure what to make of it. I think I've got the hang of it after reading up on it, but that'll have to be figured out at some stage. This year we get to select our own teams of 5 and we work together to submit the project as well as a number of reports.
Graphs & Networks;
The name says it all. It's a maths module that covers graphs and networks. It seems good so far. I really hope I can keep up with it because so far it's proving to be rather interesting. It's got some work to do to catch up with Matrices & Vectors last year though.
Intro. to Cognitive Science;
The elective that I wanted to do last year, but I did Spanish instead. I'm very sorry I did, because this is proving to be very interesting so far. The website is cogsci.ucd.ie/introtocogsci if you're interested in having a look. It's all about studying the mind and how it works and why, so its very interdisciplinary. We spent the first couple of lectures covering the history of cognitive science and why it's still around today. Skinner's superstitious pigeons are very interesting.
Intro. to Computer Forensics;
Taught by Joe Carthy (head of CompSci in UCD), this course has huge promise. I was looking over the course outline and I can't wait to dive head first into this stuff, however because a large part of the audience isn't from CompSci I doubt we'll get very technical and we'll only brush the surface of more technical topics. Thus far I'm rather intrigued.
There is one other point to the course. We have to keep a learning journal, worth 30%, which is a separate note pad for just this module. This is supposed to keep our notes for every class, and a little reflection on each class. It's a bit of a pain to do it but it's easy marks if you just do 30mins of work every week.
So there we have it. I'm rather looking forward to this semester, I'm doing my last module for the entire course, and it's all stuff I'm interested in.
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LA PAZ, Bolivia - LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Roberto Galindo's goal in the 63rd minute earned Bolivia a 1-1 draw in a friendly international against Colombia on Wednesday.
Carlos Bacca scored in the 37th for Colombia, giving the visitors an important early lead at the high-altitude venue.
The game was played in the Bolivian capital, which is located at 3,600 meters (11,900 feet) and always presents problems for visiting players. Colombia tried to neutralize the advantage by picking players who play at high-altitude venues in Colombia or abroad.
Bolivia and Colombia each failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, finishing out of top five in the 10-team South American qualifying.
Bolivia: Daniel Vaca (Carlos Lampe, 45) Miguel Hoyos, Edemir Rodriguez, Ignacio Garcia, Luis Gutierrez; Nicolas Suarez, Jaime Robles (Walter Flores, 45), Rudy Cardozo (Diego Cabrera, 45; Abdon Reyes 48) , Joselito Vaca; Alex da Rosa (Amilkar Sanchez, 80), Alcides Pena (Roberto Galindo, 45).
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TLC is coming back. 10 years after their last album, 10 years after Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes passed away in a tragic car accident, the BBC is reporting that the girls are planning a comeback complete with a scripted VH1 biopic and a brand new album.
Despite the gaping hole in their line-up, T-Boz has assured that the heart and soul of TLC still remains. "We're going to still sound like TLC, evolving to whatever level we need to be at this time," she said at the Mobo Awards in Liverpool. Rumors are swirling that the band might bring Left Eye out in hologram form on tour, which Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas addressed in an interview. "It will be hard on us, but I certainly think our fans would love to see it," says Thomas, 41. "I think we would probably pass out, and all of our fans would break down, but it's amazing how real the hologram looks. It's almost like you can touch the person."
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Re: Terry Paulson's Dec. 3 column, "U.S. Still the land of opportunity" and my Dec. 9, 2011 letter, "Paulson stuck in '50s":
A year ago I asked, "Does Paulson drive a car with tail fins and listen to Elvis on his gramophone? He's obviously stuck in the '50s." It turns out he's listening to a broken record. He repeats himself. Readers are to believe the American Dream is not "an outdated myth" and that "trickle-down economics" work.
With reluctance I am forced to repeat facts. "Nobel-prize-winning economists Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz have said that concentrations of wealth and income in America have increased to Third World levels. Per the CIA's data, we're worse than Tunisia or Egypt. 'The Economist' [Dec. 18, 210] concluded: "social mobility in America is now among the lowest in the rich world." All income gains since 1980 have gone to the top few, despite major productivity increases from everyone. The Star ran a leader [June 21, 20 11], 'Pay Gap Widens As 90% Get Left Behind,' pointing this out."
Does this sound as if trickle-down economics has been a success? Face it. It's now easier to achieve the American Dream in Canada or certain European countries. The American reality is that the American Dream is for the top few only.
Republican policies have destroyed the dreams of millions of Americans. The Star has reported these tragedies on its front pages. It did so again the very next day after printing Paulson's latest fusillade of drivel! Clearly, Paulson does not understand economic affairs.
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Downside of Small Town Life
When I confronted the vet and asked why she gave those shots I reminded her I asked only for a rabies shot she said quite plainly, "You cant prove that." I knew then what I was dealing with.
This week our cat Scardy got skunked. When his behavior got unusually angry I looked him over and found what looks like a bite on him. His behavior is much like the description of rabies. I called the same local vet simply because the next nearest is 100 miles away and we considered this an emergency. We're concerned we may get it, the dog or the other cat. She denied me service.
I can't help but notice that her arrogance may prevent a problem for our local community. What if he has rabies? What other animals may be infected by her refusal to treat him? If not for me, or my cat, she owes it to the community she serves to contain the situation. When she denied me she did so knowing there is no other vet for 100 miles.
Herein lay the downside to small town life. Monopolies are common. When they occur behavior like this follows. We're driving the 100 miles tomorrow. It's probably for the better. Lets just hope things stay calm until then.
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- Joost Yervante Damad said...
I feel for you. I'm taking my pet (dog) to the vet tomorrow as well to have a tooth with an infection below it pulled. A 100 miles is crazy. There are probably 15 vets in a 10 mile radius here... I have to drive only 7 to go to my favorite.
- November 5, 2012 at 12:10 PM
- JB SMITH said...
Is there no Hippocratic Oath for veterinarians? She may be breaking the law by not seeing you. I would check into it.
- November 5, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- alwaysbackroads said...
Looks as if we may not have gotten any improvement over the previous vet - I didn't think it possible to get one as bad.
I think it's important to never let a vet be alone with your pet (wow - that sounds paranoid!).
Very sorry for Sesame. And your skunky cat. :)
- November 5, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Wendy Jehanara Tremayne said...
I reported her to the health department.
- November 5, 2012 at 1:46 PM
- Nick said...
I don't know if you would be able to get in, but Claire and I have appreciated the services we have received at http://www.manzanoanimalclinic.com/ here in ABQ.
- November 5, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Quixote Kid said...
Hope all goes well, a friend had to deal with a horse that had rabies and his family had to have those terrible rabie shots in the stomach.
Good luck!
- November 6, 2012 at 6:18 AM
- King Al said...
Is this the hot springs animal clinic? I wonder if you've considered linking this post to a business review, maybe on zagat or google.
- November 6, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- Mikey Sklar said...
Yes, Hot Springs Animal Clinic.
Good thought about adding a review to a more visible site.
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PEVQ (Perceptual Evaluation of Video Quality) is a standardized end-to-end (E2E) measurement algorithm to score the picture quality of a video presentation by means of a 5-point mean opinion score (MOS). The measurement algorithm can be applied to analyze visible artifacts caused by a digital video encoding/decoding (or transcoding) process, RF- or IP-based transmission networks and end-user devices. Application scenarios address next generation networking and mobile services and include IPTV (Standard-definition television and HDTV), streaming video, Mobile TV, video telephony, video conferencing and video messaging.
Measurement scope[edit]
The development for picture quality analysis algorithms available today started with still image models which were later enhanced to also cover motion pictures. The measurement paradigm is to assess degradations of a decoded video sequence output from the network (for example as received by a TV set top box) in comparison to the original reference picture (broadcast from the studio). Consequently, the setup is referred to as end-to-end (E2E) quality testing.
Because the setup is exactly reflecting the situation how human viewers would evaluate the video quality based on subjective comparison, it addresses Quality-of-Experience (QoE) testing. PEVQ is based on modelling the behaviour of the human visual tract and besides an overall quality MOS score (as a figure of merit) abnormalities in the video signal are quantified by a variety of KPIs, including PSNR, distortion indicators and lip-sync delay.
Testing typology[edit]
Depending on the information that is made available to the algorithm, video quality test algorithms can be divided into three categories:
- A "Full Reference" (FR) algorithm has access to and makes use of the original reference sequence for a comparison (i.e. a difference analysis). It can compare each pixel of the reference sequence to each corresponding pixel of the degraded sequence. FR measurements deliver the highest accuracy and repeatability but tend to be processing intensive.
- A "Reduced Reference" (RR) algorithm uses a reduced side channel between the sender and the receiver which is not capable of transmitting the full reference signal. Instead, parameters are extracted at the sending side which help predicting the quality at the receiving side. RR measurements may offer reduced accuracy and represent a working compromise if bandwidth for the reference signal is limited.
- A "No Reference" (NR) algorithm only uses the degraded signal for the quality estimation and has no information of the original reference sequence. NR algorithms are low accuracy estimates, only, as the originating quality of the source reference is completely unknown. A common variant of NR algorithms don't even analyze the decoded video on a pixel level but work on an analysis of the digital bit stream on an IP packet level, only. The measurement is consequently limited to a transport stream analysis.
PEVQ is full-reference algorithm and analyzes the picture pixel-by-pixel after a temporal alignment (also referred to as 'temporal registration') of corresponding frames of reference and test signal. PEVQ MOS results range from 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent).
Verification by subjective testing[edit]
The accuracy of perceptual objective test methods can be verified by comparison with subjective video quality tests. However, subjective testing can be both time-consuming and costly. In order to achieve statistically relevant results a huge test population must be evaluated. Procedures for subjective video quality testing have been standardized, e.g. in ITU-R Rec. BT.500. Extensions to take into account low picture resolutions (VGA, CIF and QCIF), e.g. for mobile and multimedia applications are referred to in ITU-T Rec. P.910. Advanced setups for typical artefacts of high resolution (HDTV), e.g. in next generation networks incl. IPTV are also under development within the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG).
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PEVQ was benchmarked by the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) in the course of the Multimedia Test Phase 2007-2008. Based on the performance results PEVQ became part of the new International Standard ITU-T Rec. J. 247 (2008).
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- Video quality
- Subjective video quality
- Video codecs
- Mean Opinion Score
- Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ)
- Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality (PEAQ)
- Perceptual Speech Quality Measure (PSQM)
- ITU-T Rec. J.247 (08/08) Objective perceptual multimedia video quality measurement in the presence of a full reference
- ITU-T Rec. P.910 Subjective video quality assessment methods for multimedia applications
- Digital Video Quality, Stefan Winkler, Wiley, March 2005, ISBN 0-470-02404-6
Further reading[edit]
- PEVQ Paper MMSP 2007, IEEE 9th Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing
- VQEG Multimedia Test Plan and Final Report
- Testing MPEG based IP video QoE/QoS


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A vascular stent having one or more channels in the outer surface. The channel(s) provide increased flexibility, enhanced perfusion, increased chronic positional stability, and convenient dispensing of a medication. Preferably the stent is machined into a mesh-like pattern and the channel(s) are machined into the stent elements of the pattern. The channels may be oriented in a variety of ways. Parallel orientation tends to provide greater enhancement of perfusion whereas perpendicular orientation provides differential flexibility. For greater control of differential flexibility, the channel may be further machined in the stent element, producing a regain of greater flexibility.
1. In a vascular stent having a generally cylindrical shape with an outer surface and an inner surface, the improvement comprising:
a matrix formed from a plurality of elongated struts and including a plurality of densely populated, generally uniformly repeating channels occupying substantially fully said outer surface, each channel extending continuously longitudinally in a corresponding strut; and
a medication contained within said plurality of channels.
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
a. A vascular stent having a generally cylindrical shape and having an outer surface;
b. A matrix formed from a plurality of elongated struts and including a plurality of densely populated, generally uniformly repeating channels covering substantially fully said outer surface, each channel extending continuously longitudinally in a corresponding strut; and
c. A medication contained within said plurality of channels.
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
a. Means for stenting a vessel, said means for stenting having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis;
b. Means located on said outer surface for enhancing perfusion, said means for enhancing perfusion comprising a matrix of closely spaced elongated struts defining repeating patterns of channels wherein each channel extends continuously longitudinally in a corresponding strut; and
c. a medication received within said channels.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to medical devices, and more particularly relates to devices for reinforcement of a portion of a vascular wall.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is well known in the prior art to design and build apparatus for the treatment of various vascular disorders. It is common to group these therapies in accordance with the location within the body of the vessel(s) to be treated. For example, peripheral vascular therapies treat vascular disease of the extremities. Similarly, cardiac vascular therapies treat vascular disease of the coronary system. This method of differentiation is particularly helpful in that the medical procedures and corresponding medical devices tend to be specifically tailored to the individual application.
The primary disease effecting the coronary system involves the build-up of material within the lumen of a vessel which partially or completely occludes the vessel preventing adequate perfusion. Though there are reported attempts in the literature to provide treatment using systemic drugs, the primary therapies involve invasive procedures.
Perhaps most common, is the by-pass surgical procedure. Most typically this involves a complete tracheotomy during which those sections of the coronary arteries which are partially or completely occluded are surgically removed. If the occluded sections prove to be quite long, it may be necessary to supply artificial or organic graft material. Common artificial grafts are made from woven polymer fibers. Natural grafts may be transplanted from a human or animal donor or may be harvested from the patient, as with the use of the patient's saphenous vein.
The key alternative to by-pass surgery is a less invasive procedure termed percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). In this procedure, a catheter is inserted percutaneously into an artery (usually the femoral artery in the leg) and advanced so that the distal portion, containing an inflatable balloon reaches the occluded section of the coronary artery. Inflation of the balloon compresses the occluding material into the vessel wall, thus increasing the effective cross section of the vessel. Because the procedure is much less invasive than by-pass, it is much less costly and much less traumatic.
However, the prevalent medical concern about PTCA involves the restenosis rate. A number of preliminary studies have shown that the rate at which treated vessels subsequently reocclude may be unacceptably high. The exact mechanism whereby restenosis occurs is not well understand, notwithstanding considerable on-going research on the topic. Yet, it seems rather intuitive that the vessel wall, in the region of the initial lesion, may have been weakened by the disease. It also seems likely that such a weakened vessel wall may indeed be further weakened by the PTCA procedure, itself.
Thus, it has become a common practice to supplement the PTCA procedure with the implantation of a stent to provide reinforcement of the vessel wall. A stent is a generally cylindrical structure which fits snugly the inside dimension of the inner vessel wall, providing additional radial strength against restenosis. U.S. Pat. No. 4,307,723, issued to Finney, describes a stent having a considerably different configuration which is commonly utilized within the urinary tract.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,989,207, issued to Hughes, shows a relatively elongate stent structure. A stent more specifically configured for coronary use is seen in U.S. Pat. No. 5,879,370, issued to Fischell et al. Frantzen, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,713, describes a stent structure produced of a mesh having a flattened outer surface. U.S. Pat. No. 5,843,172, issued to Yan describes a stent which is porous to provide chronic release of a drug. With all of these proposed stent structures, there remain the concerns of accomplishment of the basic purpose of the stent implantation, without undue chronic movement and without undue prevention of the perfusion of the endothelial cells of the stented vessel wall.
The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages found in the prior art by offering a method of and apparatus for providing the desired stent functions yet having improved properties of placement and chronic implantation. These improvements are derived from the fabrication techniques and physical configuration of the stent of the present invention.
The present invention offers a greater opportunity for positioning and dispensing of medication for chronic drug therapy. It also provides enhanced chronic retention, improved perfusion, and differential flexibility in placement.
In the preferred mode of practicing the present invention, the stent is fabricated from hollow, cylindrical, tube-like stock of a biocompatible material, such as titanium or medical grade stainless steel. The raw stock is preferably "machined" on a machine tool having a rotary laser cutting head, which cuts a mesh-like pattern through the wall of the metal stock. It may be appropriate, in certain other applications, to utilize a memory-type metal, such as Nitinol.
In addition to the pattern cut entirely through the stock, one or more pockets or channels are cut into but not through the stent wall. These pockets or channels can greatly enhance the positional stability of the stent, because the channel edges tend to more tightly grip the vessel wall. The pockets or channels can incidentally provide a path for blood flow between the outer stent wall and the endothelial cells of the inner vessel wall. As a result, the present invention can provide enhanced perfusion of the stented vessel wall. This enhanced perfusion would especially benefit stent designs having an embedded medication, because it would generate greater distribution of the drug.
The pockets or channels may be machined circumferentially or longitudinally with respect to the normal blood flow. Longitudinal orientation would tend to provide the greatest enhancement of perfusion. This will be the configuration for many applications.
Circumferential orientation of the pockets or channels provides all of the above described benefits and also imparts differential flexibility along the length of the stent. This occurs because the reduced metal of the pocket or channel more readily permits a bend to occur at the location of the channel. This differential flexibility is particularly useful in effective placement of the stent, although it is also helpful in positional retention around bends in the vessel wall.
One particular embodiment of the present invention provides for differentially machining a stent mesh pattern at one or more selected locations. These breaks are useful for imparting a particular desired degree of differential flexibility.
Other objects of the present invention and many of the attendant advantages of the present invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall medical procedure:
FIG. 2 is a closeup view conceptually showing the operation of a vascular stent;
FIG. 3A is a closeup view conceptually showing a stent machined into a mesh-like pattern;
FIG. 3B is a closeup view of the mesh-like stent further machined with the channels of the present invention;
FIG. 3C is a closeup view of a section of the stent of FIG. 3B as seen along line 3C—3C;
FIG. 3D is a closeup view of a section of the stent of FIG. 3B as seen along line 3D—3D;
FIG. 4 is a very close up sectioned view of the contact between the longitudinally channeled stent element and the vessel wall;
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 having a medication for chronic therapy;
FIG. 6 is a very close up view of the contact between the laterally channeled stent element and the vessel wall;
FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 having a medication for chronic therapy;
FIG. 8 is a very close up view of the contact between the laterally channeled stent element and the vessel wall showing differential flexibility around a bend in the vessel wall; and
FIG. 9 is a view similar to that of FIG. 8 wherein the stent element has been machined into an articulated bridge.
FIG. 1 is a diagram 10 schematically showing the overall medical procedure. Patient 12 has experienced occlusion 14 of coronary artery 16. This has caused insufficient perfusion to myocardial tissue 18 of patient 12. To conduct the PTCA procedure known in the art, the distal portion of a catheter containing a dilation balloon and stent is percutaneously inserted at incision 22 and advanced through artery 20 into coronary artery 16 to occlusion 14. Occlusion 14 is opened and stented in the manner known in the art.
FIG. 2 is a closeup conceptual view of stent 24 as place after dilatation of occlusion 14 (not shown). Stent 24 is generally cylindrical in shape having an inner lumen 26. Preferably, stent 24 is fabricated from thin, biocompatible tubing of stainless steel, titanium, or Nitinol. For coronary applications, stent 24 has a length of several millimeters to about one centimeter. A pattern (not shown in FIG. 2) is machined in the wall of stent 24 as described below. Stent 24 has an outside diameter which is sized to snugly fit within the inner lumen of coronary artery 16 after dilatation.
FIG. 3A is a close-up view of stent 24 as machined into a mesh-like pattern. Such machining removes much of the mass from the implanted stent. The mesh-like pattern increases flexibility of the stent and improves perfusion to the endothelial cells at the inside surface of the vessel wall.
Stent element 28 appears as a portion of the generally cylindrical surface of stent 24. Stent element 28 has a generally flat outer surface and a generally flat inner surface. Stent element 28 is preferably recessed in accordance with one of the embodiments of the present invention as described below in detail.
FIG. 3B is a closeup view of the mesh-like stent of FIG. 3A further machined to include pockets or channels in accordance with the present invention. As can be seen, the basic structure of the mesh-like pattern is a plurality of cells 60 interconnected to provide the desired size. Each cell 60 contains strut 54 and internal radial arc 62. The cells are connected via connecting bridge 56. Articulated bridge 58 is further machined as described in more detail below to enhance differential flexibility. The ends of stent 24 are defined by a plurality of end radial arcs 64. Section 3D—3D provides a closeup (see FIG. 3D) of a machined channel. Section 3C—3C provides a closeup (see FIG. 3C) of a machined articulated bridge.
FIG. 3C is a closeup of a machined articulatd bridge as indicated by 3C—3C in FIG. 3B.
FIG. 3D is a closeup of a machined channel as indicated by 3D—3D in FIG. 3B.
FIG. 4 is a very close-up sectioned view of stent element 28 (the remainder of stent 24 is not shown for clarity) as chronically implanted. As shown, stent element 28 is channeled in the longitudinal direction (i.e., direction of blood flow). Channel 30 faces outwardly, as shown. This permits greater perfusion of surface 36 of coronary artery 16. Furthermore, edges 32 and 34 tend, to prevent inadvertent repositioning during chronic implantation.
FIG. 5 is a view similar to that shown in FIG. 6 with the addition of medication 38 within channel 30. Medication 38 is typically an anti-clotting agent, such as TPA, or an anti-irritant, such as a suitable steroid. The placement of medication 38 within channel 30 enhances chronic dispersion of the drug.
FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 4, in which stent element 28 (the remainder of stent 24 is not shown for clarity) is channeled laterally (i.e., perpendicular to the direction of blood flow). Channel 44 is formed in the same manner as channel 30 (see also FIG. 4), but it is machined perpendicularly. Channel 44, edge 40, and edge 42 function in the same manner as channel 30, edge 32, and edge 34.
FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 wherein channel 44 contains medication 38. This embodiment functions similar to the embodiment of FIG. 5.
FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 wherein channel 44 is utilized to provide differential flexibility to stent element 28. This differential flexibility is important in accommodating bend 46 of vessel 16. This differential flexibility also assists in resisting inadvertent repositioning.
FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 wherein channel 40 has been machined deeply into stent element 28 and wherein the thin region 48 in stent element 28 imparts a particular articulation in stent 24.
Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the teachings found herein may be applied to yet other embodiments within the scope of the claims hereto attached.
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chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling
2 (8 ounce) packages
cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup
white sugar
1/3 cup
baking cocoa
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 (21 ounce) can
cherry pie filling
1/2 cup
whipped topping
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I'm giving 5 stars for the cheesecake part. The recipe is spot on and the cheesecake is so delicious - almost tastes like creamy fudge. To reduce carbs, I eliminate the crust part. I also usually just add whipped cream and fresh berries (whatever berry I have on hand) to keep it light and low carb.
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These were quick, easy and yummy! I think next time I will just crush the cookies, reserve 1/4 for the topping, and just put some in the bottom of the paper liners. We had some friends over for dinner, and everyone loved these. Will make again.
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