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Update Google Chrome
To make sure you're protected by the latest security updates, Google Chrome can automatically update when a new version of the browser is available on your computer, Android device, iPhone, or iPad. With these updates you might sometimes notice that your browser looks different.
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Chrome should automatically update on your computer, and based upon your Android Play Store or iOS App Store settings. Learn how to check if updates are available and how to update Chrome.Computer
Normally updates happen in the background when you close and reopen your computer's browser. But if you haven't closed your browser in a while you might see the Chrome menu in the top right change colors:
A green menu means an update's been available for 2 days.
An orange menu means an update's been available for 4 days.
A red menu means an update's been available for 7 days.
To update Google Chrome:
- In the top right, click the Chrome menu .
- Click Update Google Chrome. If you don't see this button, you're on the latest version.
- Click Relaunch.
The browser saves your opened tabs and windows and reopens them automatically when it restarts. If you'd prefer not to restart right away, click Not now. The next time you restart your browser, the update will be applied.
Chrome should automatically update based upon your Android Play Store settings. You can check if there's a new version available:
- Touch the Play Store icon > My Apps.
- Apps with available updates are listed under "Updates."
- If you see Chrome in this list, touch it to install the update.
Chrome should automatically update based upon your iOS App Store settings. You can check if there's a new version available:
- Open the App Store.
- Touch Updates.
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- If asked, enter your Apple ID password. The updates will download and install.
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Learn more about when to update Chrome, as well as extra tips for your operating system.Check for an update and see the current browser version on your computer
- Open Google Chrome on your computer.
- In the top right, click the Chrome menu .
- Click Help > About Google Chrome.
The current version number is the series of numbers beneath the "Google Chrome" heading. Chrome will check for updates when you're on this page.
Click Relaunch to apply any available update.
- Mac users: You can also set up automatic browser updates for all users of your computer if Google Chrome is installed in your Applications folder. Go to "About Google Chrome" and look for the Set Up Automatic Updates for All Users button.
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- Windows 8: Close all Chrome windows and tabs on the desktop and Windows 8 app, then relaunch Chrome to apply the update.
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Help To Get You Started With Scrabble®
We cant say it enough in our scrabble helper how important it is that you first learn your 2 and 3 letter words for scrabble. There are over 1,500 2 and 3 letter words total combined in the OSPD, about 500 of those are common spoken words everyday in most every one's vocabulary. Learn the other 1000 and you will most likely add another 50 - 75 points on average in your score.
The next most important thing you can get scrabble help is from using a scrabble solver, or also known as an anagram solver. This is a tool that can help you find words with the letters you have in scrabble. This scrabble helper tool makes it way to easy for you especially when you get stuck and can't figure out any words you can make.
Remember that by simply adding prefixes and suffixes like 'Pre', 'Ing', 'ed', 's', 'es', and 'er' can turn one word into several options. Always try and keep that in mind that using the suffix "ed" is one of most effects way to make a smaller word bigger which will help you in scrabble. If you have "e" and a "d" in your tiles, you are golden. You can also use our word lists to find any word that starts or ends with anything you type, it comes in handy.
Don't play letters just because they are there. One big mistake many people make is that they will play extra letters like just because they can. Before you place any letters down always consider the point value they are going to give you. An s varies in points from 10 - 20 points. If the S does not give you at least 10 points extra don't even bother, save it for a killer word later. You are pretty much wasting it. The only reason you might have to throw it away is when you are stuck with a Q don't worry, there are many words with a Q without a U in the OSPD.
Learn the rules of the game, they help. Pick up a copy of the official scrabble rules and learn them, they are a great scrabble help. There is nothing worse when a questionable play at a tournament has been made and you have the rookie wondering what is going on and the vet about to jump out of his seat. With some light reading you can have the book done in a few days.
Take your time when it comes to looking at your letters. Don't be quick to throw a large low scoring word just because its there. Think ahead and possible high scoring words you can make with just a few letters you might get in the future. Take time to look at your letters so you don't make this mistake. If your game allows write down some possible words you can make with just an extra letter and save it.
Vowels can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Having a vowel next to a colored square or in the center is just screaming for your opponent to win.
Vowels are easy ways to build words upon so you have to be mindful where you place them. Like we said next to a colored square will give the next person a greater chance to score. Now if you see someone has opened that door for you then walk right in. They can help you more than you think.
Words that will leave your opponent scratching their heads. Best thing ever is to see the face of you opponent when they challenge you to a word thinking you didnt spell it correctly and you can see them slump in their chair when they look in a scrabble dictionary and know you were right. Here are a few words that will do just that.
amuck apatite asbestus asperate coala cigaret cundum cutlas cyder drowned fantom goodby grewsome jalopy kultur kumquat mustache peepul pencel pensil rabbet skeeing sycosis
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Oil trader Vitol posts record revenues, margin thins
GENEVA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Vitol, the world's biggest oil
trader, reported revenues that topped $300 billion for the first
time in 2012, while its profit margin was under increasing
pressure after slipping below 1 percent to a four-year low the
previous year.
Revenues rose by 2 percent to $303 billion, despite a slight
drop in traded volumes, along with a rise in energy prices, the
Swiss firm said on Thursday. The figure exceeds revenues
reported by U.S. No. 2 oil major Chevron.
Vitol report reveals struggle for margin in oil trading
LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Vitol, the world's biggest oil
trader, returned its second-highest profits on record in 2011 on
a steep increase in revenue, but its profit margin and cash flow
fell to their lowest in four years, the private firm disclosed.
The annual filing showed the challenges that trading houses
face in turning growth into profits. In their constant quest to
conquer new markets and secure bigger volumes, they rarely end
up generating a higher rate of return.
Once prized African oil struggles to find new markets
LONDON/GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – African crude exports to
the United States could slip to a trickle this year as the
world's top oil consumer enjoys a shale oil boom, allowing
China, often now the buyer of last resort, to become ever more
The dire prospects for West African and Algerian exports to
the U.S. is also stoking competition among producers, which must
sell to a reduced pool of Asian and European clients.
East Africa oil product market draws fierce competition
DUBAI/GENEVA, Feb 21 (Reuters) – East Africa's emerging oil
products market has sparked intense competition between traders
hunting for better profits to bolster tight margins in Europe
and the Middle East.
Oil traders with Gulf operations based in Dubai are looking
to sell into an East African market now worth $15 billion a year
to supply oil products to power emerging economies growing on
the back of a rising population and robust mining activity.
Vitol plans grain market debut, hires Viterra traders
* Trading houses expanding into new commodities markets
* Agriculture, oil markets more connected due to biofuels
* Grains margins seen as much higher than oil returns
By Emma Farge and Sarah McFarlane
LONDON, Feb 20(Reuters) – Top oil trader Vitol is building a
global grains desk and has taken advantage of Glencore's
takeover of Canadian grains giant Viterra to hire a
team of its traders, trading sources said on Wednesday.
Vitol, which has an annual turnover of nearly $300 billion,
will vie for market share along with rival trading firms Gunvor
and Mercuria, which have also expanded in agricultural commodity
markets as they seek to expand across new markets.
Brent steady above $117 on dim EU growth prospects
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Brent crude held near $117 per
barrel on Tuesday after falling in the last three sessions as
traders eyed lacklustre European growth and waited for U.S. data
to provide demand clues for the world's largest oil user.
Forecasts for a slowdown in France's GDP growth in 2013 and
elections in Italy have added to uncertainty on the euro zone
outlook, curbing investors' appetite for riskier assets like
Vitol to offer $192 mln for Sterling Resources
GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Top oil trading house Vitol plans
to offer C$192 million ($192 million) for Canada-listed oil and
gas group Sterling Resources, to gain a foothold in the
North Sea oil and gas sector.
The planned deal, worth C$0.85 per Sterling share – a 79
percent premium to Tuesday's close at C$0.475, is the latest in
a series of moves by Swiss firm Vitol to acquire physical energy
SNB's Jordan: not in currency war, expect franc to weaken
GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank chief Thomas
Jordan rejected the idea that he was fuelling a currency war by
keeping a lid on the strong franc, saying on Tuesday he welcomed
the franc's recent weakening and expected it to continue.
The safe-haven franc, on which the SNB imposed a 1.20 per
euro limit in September 2011 to prevent Switzerland sliding into
deflation and recession, has fallen more than 2 percent this
year as sentiment on the euro zone has improved.
Swiss deepen criminal probe into Congo oil contract
GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Switzerland has stepped up a
criminal investigation into an oil contract in the Republic of
Congo and will question a former Gunvor employee and his
associate on suspicions of fraud, the company confirmed.
The attorney general originally opened the money laundering
investigation in late 2011 but did not have sufficient evidence
until last month to identify the individuals and proceed with
Commodity trading houses face growing pains-study
GENEVA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Commodity trading houses pouring
millions of dollars into buying physical assets risk shifting
capital away from their core business and driving out top
talent, according to a study by advisory firm Deloitte
Following the model of Swiss commodities giant Glencore
, many independent trading houses have sought to snap up
assets such as oil refineries and aluminium smelters.


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Most of your wealth is likely tied up in your home, so how do you split it fairly? Try one of these four options. Continue Reading
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Mar 11 2014, 6:30am CDT | by Bang Showbiz
P. Diddy has reportedly bid $200 million for a TV station.
The 43-year-old music mogul is one of several investors who have entered talks to acquire cable channel Fuse, which is currently owned by New York-based Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), and incorporate it into his Revolt TV channel, which is backed by Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), three sources told Bloomberg.
According to one of the sources, if Diddy - whose real name is Sean Combs - purchases Fuse, Revolt TV will gain wider distribution and higher subscriber fees. The channel currently reaches around 22.8 million US homes and is carried by Comcast and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), compared with the 74 million audience Fuse currently reaches through pay-TV systems including Cablevision Systems Corporation (CVC) and DirecTV (DTV).
MSG refused to comment on the speculation as talks are still "ongoing".
Their spokesperson, Kimberly Kerns, said: "As we have stated, we are exploring strategic alternatives for Fuse, and will have no further comment during what is still an ongoing process."
As well as Revolt TV, Diddy's business interests have also included clothing lines and fragrances, restaurants and he recently jointly purchased an upmarket tequila company.
For the latter venture, he again teamed up with Diageo PLC - with who he has a joint marketing and profit-sharing deal for Ciroc vodka - to acquire luxury alcohol brand DeLeon for an undisclosed sum.
Diddy said: "With Ciroc, we dated. Now with DeLeon, we're married. This deal is way better. This makes me a true owner."
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Disclosure: I am participating in a 28 day challenge using Proskins Slim Leggings. I received a complimentary pair of leggings to facilitate my review. All of the opinions are 100% my own.
I recently wrote about how I was starting a 28-day challenge using Proskins, The Hidden Workout™ Slim Leggings. During week 1 of the challenge, I've been wearing the Slim Leggings for 8+ hours per day. There have also been nights I have slept in them – mostly just because I love them so much that I don't want to take them off. I continue to think of these leggings like a 'hug' for my legs. The compression is 'just right' and they truly are the most comfortable pants I have ever worn.
I would LOVE these pants for that and that alone, but since wearing them, they have done what Proskins says they can do. I have lost a total of 1.25 inches from my legs since I started wearing them one week ago. Exerise and diet are, no doubt, a factor in my inches lost, but I don't think I'd see it this quickly without my Proskins! I am very happy by these results and know that my Proskins are making a difference. My skin looks better and feels smoother on my legs, so that's also a nice perk.
The Micro-Climate Technology continues to work – allowing me to wear these leggings on even the hottest days with absolute comfort. The moisture management helps keep you cool and dry so these make great pants to exercise in as well.
Review of inches lost:
- Hips: stayed same
- Top of Thighs: -0.5
- Widest Part of Thigh: -0.5
- Above Knee: – 0.25
- Below Knee: stayed same
- Widest Part of Calf: stayed same
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James Vince looks up in despair as Hampshire crash to defeat at The Oval (LMI Photography)
Simon Walter, Senior Sports Reporter / / Sport
HAMPSHIRE suffered one of their biggest Twenty20 defeats, against Surrey at a packed Oval last night.
An eight-wicket thrashing with 36 balls to spare in front of Surrey's biggest crowd of the season represents Hampshire's most emphatic T20 defeat for four years.
Having being reduced to 57-6 after 11 overs, they did well to make 131-9 But then they took a mauling at the hands of Jason Roy, who hit a magnificent 63 from only 25 balls.
And Kevin Pietersen scored his first runs against Hampshire since leaving for the Oval four years ago - including successive sixes against Glenn Maxwell – before Surrey captain Gary Wilson completed the rout with six more against Matt Coles.
Hampshire's defeat came in front of a beery Oval crowd approaching 20,000.
Nothing went right from the moment James Vince lost the toss.
Hampshire were soon reeling on 36-3 at the end of the six-over powerplay, with Vince, Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry all back in the dressing room.
Tillakaratne Dilshan began his Surrey spell with a tidy spell of off-spin (4-0-16-1).
Vince was soon undone by some extra bounce and movement from Azhar Mahmood, Hampshire's destroyer during a similarly emphatic defeat against Auckland at the Champions League in South Africa in October 2012.
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Adams looked in good touch when he drilled his first ball straight back past Mahmood for four before hitting another boundary through mid-wicket.
But then Hampshire's leading scorer swept Dilshan's off-spin straight to square leg.
Then, in the final powerplay over, Carberry got a nick against a ball delivered across his bows by Chris Tremlett.
It got worse for Hampshire when another nonsensical shot from Glenn Maxwell saw the Australian attempt to hit Gareth Batty's off-spin out of the ground, only to be caught at long-on.
Ervine went in similar fashion, caught at deep mid-wicket to the first ball of the next over from slow left-armer Robin Peterson.
Hampshire really were in the mire when Coles was run out attempting a quick single following a reverse sweep.
At least Will Smith and Chris Wood restored some pride by putting on 33 from 28 balls.
Smith showed Maxwell and Ervine the value of keeping the ball on the ground with a 21-ball 25 which included only three boundaries before he was stumped off a leg-side wide.
Wood also batted intelligently during a 24-ball 27 that included two sixes, the first against the otherwise miserly off-spin of Gareth Batty to take Hampshire past their lowest T20 score (85 against Sussex in 2008) in the 15th over.
The second was a colossal hit on to the second tier of the pavilion against slow left-armer Zafar Ansari.
Wood did very well to ensure Hampshire had a total to bowl at. But after putting on 29 from 21 balls with Michael Bates, a surprise recall in place of Adam Wheater, the eighth-wicket pair were both out attempting to 'Dilscoop' Mahmood, while the eponymous Dilshan looked on.
Kyle Abbott pulled the first ball he has faced in the competition for six to ensure Surrey would have a target of more than six-and-a-half an over.
But Roy soon confirmed that that would be no problem. After reverse sweeping the first ball of the reply for four, he hit Coles over the extra-cover boundary as Surrey raced to 78-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay.
Then he slog-swept the first of his two maximums against Smith after Dilshan was bowled immediately after the powerplay, before finally departing at the end of the following over.
But Pietersen ensured there was no respite with an unbeaten 24 (20 balls), sharing 53 in six overs with Surrey captain Wilson (31* from 23 balls) as Hampshire were put out of their misery.
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Hants mauled at The Oval
Leaving shah out is a big mistake ,ervine again misfiring seems to be undropable at the moment he's so out of touch and Maxwell is a big letdown as well
Leaving shah out is a big mistake ,ervine again misfiring seems to be undropable at the moment he's so out of touch and Maxwell is a big letdown as well


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The min insertion mark of a longer seatpost is higher or the same to a shorter seatpost ?
The min insertion mark of a longer seatpost is higher or the same to a shorter seatpost ?
from the bottom they should be the same - (about 3 inches isn't it?)
Could be different. The min insertion of the post has as much to do with the leverage the post puts on the frame as it does with any issues related to breaking/damaging the post. Too much post sticking out w/o enough in the frame equals problems.
Just ask my buddy with the top tube (yes top tube) with stress cracks on his Ti frame from having less than the min amount of post in the frame. The post (Thomson I think) however is fine.
Tell me when we're lost
My stock seatpost is 220mm. Ye, from the bottom it is 70mm (about 3 inch). It is pretty short for me so i plan to get a longer one. i just wonder the additional length is really 80mm if I get a 300mm seatpost. That's why I ask the length of the min insertion mark are all the same. Should I get 300mm or 350mm? i'm 5 feet 11. My bike has rear suspension, so cant post sticking in too much.
You can always cut the post down, but it's hard to add more.
I have three seatposts of different lengths from different makers in front of me here at home.
Aluminum, 300mm, insertion 100mm from bottom
Steel, 360mm, insertion 80mm from bottom
Aluminum, 400mm, insertion 100mm from bottom
From this very small sample, it seems that insertion point might vary from post to post depending on lengths, materials (as evenslower hinted at), or the whims of the manufacturer. You should probably email the manufacturers of any posts you're interested in to ask them for specs.
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That is one biggest reason why i did not buy this mobo.
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sounds like I've got the opposite problem, the system POSTs so fast that I don't even see the splash screen. then it just sits on the xp loading screens for almost a full minute
looks like I'll be investing in a new hdd
Well if you have any HD lying around even a 3.5" desktop drive you can open up the carPC plug it in and test. If it is still slow then it could just be the processor is poop. If it speeds it up enough to your liking, then go and buy a HD.
I have a bucket 'o hard drives, and all geeks should.
I'm thinking about going all out and getting the Intel X25-M 80GB SSD. If it doesn't help my carpc at all, I still get an awesome hard drive for my desktop
Actually I have one IDE connector. So the challenge becomes installing xp on the drive without use of the dvd drive. hmmm.


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Though Democrats and their supporting liberal media, with a few notable exceptions, have aggressively downplayed the multifaceted Benghazi scandal, none of them has laid a glove on the irrefutable claim that Rice delivered talking points altered by the administration to distort the facts in order to mitigate any damage to Obama's reelection efforts.
In December, Rice withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of state because "the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly." Yes, because there was no way she was going to be confirmed after mouthing lies to the American people about the cause of the attacks on our embassy in Libya that resulted in the murder of four Americans.
In a piece for the Washington Post explaining her decision to withdraw, Rice did everything but acknowledge her wrongdoing. She said, "I have never sought in any way, shape or form to mislead the American people. ... Even before I was nominated for any new position, a steady drip of manufactured charges painted a wholly false picture of me."
Well, if she didn't seek to mislead the American people, then someone higher than her in the administration sought to and did mislead her and used her to deceive the people by repeating a steady barrage of manufactured lies to paint a wholly false picture of what precipitated the terrorist attack on our embassy.
We knew then and we know even more certainly now that this was a premeditated terrorist attack and not a spontaneous occurrence spurred by angst over an obscure anti-Muslim video. We know that the administration knew that, as well, and deliberately said otherwise at least in part to protect Obama's narrative that he had al-Qaida and other radical Islamists on the ropes prior to the November election.
If Rice wasn't lying, she owed it to the American people to help determine who put her in the position of unwittingly defrauding the public about a matter of vital importance.
But Obama, Rice, and the rest of the administration have just thumbed their noses at Congress and the American people and arrogantly refused to explain themselves.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|24 Jan 2012
|Filing date
|10 Aug 2007
|Priority date
|11 Aug 2006
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Todd S. Vangsness, Jeffrey F. Kane, Ian Kimball
|Original Assignee
|Nypro Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (181), Referenced by (9), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This patent application claims priority from provisional United States patent application:
U.S. Patent Application No. 60/837,400, filed Aug. 11, 2006, entitled, "Medical Valve with Expandable Member,", and naming Jeffrey F. Kane and Todd S. Vangsness as inventors, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference.
The invention generally relates to medical valves and, more particularly, the invention relates to mitigating fluid drawback through medical valves.
In general terms, medical valving devices often act as a sealed port that may be repeatedly accessed to non-invasively inject fluid into (or withdraw fluid from) a patient's vasculature. Consequently, a medical valve permits the patient's vasculature to be freely accessed without requiring such patient's skin be repeatedly pierced by a needle.
Medical personnel insert a medical instrument into the medical valve to inject fluid into (or withdraw fluid from) a patient who has an appropriately secured medical valve. Once inserted, fluid may be freely injected into or withdrawn from the patient. Problems can arise, however, when the medical instrument is withdrawn from the valve. Specifically, suction produced by the withdrawing medical instrument can undesirably cause blood to be drawn proximally into or toward the valve. In addition to coagulating and impeding the mechanical operation of the valve, blood in the valve also compromises the sterility of the valve.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a medical valve transitions between an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. The medical valve has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an actuator, and a resilient member having an aperture that may or may not be self-sealing. For example, the aperture may be a pinhole or a slit. The actuator is moveable distally within the housing after insertion of a medical implement into the inlet. Distal movement of the actuator opens the aperture, thereby transitioning the valve from the closed to the open mode. Proximal movement of the actuator can close the aperture and transition the valve from the open to the closed mode. To aid in valve closing, the resilient member may proximally bias the actuator.
In some embodiments, the actuator may include a body portion, and a plurality of leg members extending from the body portion. The leg members may be connected to the body portion by a hinge that allows the leg members to flex or pivot with respect to the body portion. During distal movement of the actuator, the moveable leg members may flex radially outward and apply a radial force on the aperture, causing the aperture to open. Alternatively, some or all of the leg members can be stationary with respect to the body portion.
In accordance with other embodiments of the present invention, the resilient member can include a plurality of protrusions that cooperate with the stationary leg members. The protrusions may extend proximally, and the stationary leg members may engage the protrusions as the valve transitions from the closed mode to the open mode. By engaging the protrusions, the stationary leg members prevent the aperture from closing.
In accordance with still other embodiments, the medical valve may include a valve seat against which the resilient member may seal. The valve seat may be angled such that the resilient member deforms to the shape of the valve seat as the valve transitions from the closed to the open mode.
The medical valve may also have a swabbable member sealing the inlet. Among other things, the swabbable member may have a recloseable aperture there through.
Moreover, the housing may also include a plurality of protrusions extending proximally from the outlet. The protrusions prevent the aperture from closing as the valve transitions from the closed mode to the open mode.
In some embodiments, the medical valve may also include a plug member extending proximally, and passing through the aperture in the resilient member. The aperture and the plug member cooperate with one another to prevent flow through the valve in the closed mode. The plug member may have a lower portion distal to the resilient member and an upper portion proximal to the resilient member. The lower portion may have a plurality of channels for allowing fluid flow through the valve when in the open mode. The upper portion and the aperture may have similar cross-sectional geometries (e.g., they may both be circular, oval, etc.), and the resilient member may seal against the upper portion when in the closed mode.
In some embodiments, the actuator may include an actuator channel through it. Moreover, in other embodiments, the actuator may have a distally extending portion, and the resilient member may have a raised portion (e.g., a proximally extending portion) that extends into the actuator's distally extending portion. In such a configuration, the distally extending portion may provide a radially compressive force to the raised portion, and keep the aperture closed when the valve is in the closed mode. In some embodiments, the valve may produce a positive or substantially neutral fluid displacement at the outlet during disconnection of the medical implement.
In accordance with other embodiments, the actuator and the resilient member may be chemically bonded to one another to form a single internal valve mechanism. Additionally or alternatively, the actuator and the resilient member may be formed using a two-shot manufacturing process, thereby creating a single internal valve mechanism.
In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a method connects a medical valve to a patient. Among other things, the medical valve has a housing with an inlet and an outlet, an actuator, and a resilient member. The method then inserts a medical implement through the inlet to contact the actuator, and moves the medical implement distally within the housing to move the actuator distally. The actuator's distal movement opens an aperture within the resilient member, causing the inlet and outlet to be in fluid communication. Finally, the method transfers fluid between the medical implement and the patient through the valve.
In some embodiments, the valve may form a longitudinally directed fluid channel between the inlet and the outlet when the actuator opens the aperture. The medical instrument may have a standard luer taper at its distal end. Additionally, transferring fluid can include injecting fluid from the medical implement to the patient, or removing fluid from the patient.
The foregoing features of the invention will be more readily understood by reference to the following detailed description, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
In illustrative embodiments, a medical valve has an internal valve mechanism with an actuator member that is moveable to open an aperture in a resilient member. Details of illustrative embodiments are discussed below.
After the valve 10 is in place, a nurse, doctor, technician, practitioner, or other user (schematically identified by reference number 20) may intravenously deliver medication to the patient 30, who is lying in a hospital bed. To that end, after the valve is properly primed and flushed (e.g., with a saline flush), the nurse 20 swabs the top surface of the valve 10 to remove contaminants. Next, the nurse 20 uses a medical instrument (e.g., a syringe having a distally located blunt, luer tip complying with ANSI/ISO standards) to inject medication into the patient 30 through the valve 10. For example, the medical practitioner 20 may use the valve 10 to inject drugs such as heparin, antibiotic, pain medication, other intravenous medication, or other fluid deemed medically appropriate. Alternatively, the nurse 20 (or other user) may withdraw blood from the patient 30 through the valve 10.
The medical valve 10 may receive medication or other fluids from other means, such as through a gravity feed system 45. In general, traditional gravity feeding systems 45 often have a bag 50 (or bottle) containing a fluid (e.g., anesthesia medication) to be introduced into the patient 30. The bag 50 (or bottle) typically hangs from a pole 47 to allow for gravity feeding. The medical practitioner 20 then connects the bag/bottle 50 to the medical valve 10 using tubing 60 having an attached blunt tip. In illustrative embodiments, the blunt tip of the tubing has a luer taper that complies with the ANSI/ISO standard. After the tubing 60 is connected to the medical valve 10, gravity (or a pump) causes the fluid to begin flowing into the patient 30. In some embodiments, the feeding system 45 may include additional shut-off valves on the tubing 60 (e.g., stop-cock valves or clamps) to stop fluid flow without having to disconnect the tubing 60 from the valve 10. Accordingly, the valve 10 can be used in long-term "indwell" procedures.
After administering or withdrawing fluid from the patient 30, the nurse 20 should appropriately swab and flush the valve 10 and catheter 70 to remove contaminants and ensure proper operation. As known by those skilled in the art, there is a generally accepted valve swabbing and flushing protocol that should mitigate the likelihood of infection. Among other things, as summarized above, this protocol requires proper flushing and swabbing before and after the valve is used to deliver fluid to, or withdraw fluid from the patient.
In this context, fluid displacement generally refers to the flow of fluid through the distal port 120 of the valve 10 (discussed below). Accordingly, a positive fluid displacement generally refers to fluid flowing in a distal direction through the distal port 120, while a negative fluid displacement generally refers to a fluid flowing in a proximal direction through the distal port 120. Of course, not all embodiments exhibit this quality. For example, in alternative embodiments, the valve 10 may have a negative fluid displacement when the instrument 40 is withdrawn.
It should be noted that the fluid displacements discussed herein refer to the "net" fluid displaced through the distal port 120. Specifically, during insertion or withdrawal of the instrument 40, the actual flow of fluid through the distal port 120 may change direction and thus, fluctuate. However, when considering this fluctuation, the net change in fluid flow through the distal port 120 should be 1) positive when the valve exhibits a "positive fluid displacement," and 2) negative when the valve exhibits a "negative fluid displacement." In a similar manner, a substantially neutral fluid displacement occurs when, as noted above, the valve 10 has a net fluid displacement of about plus or minus one microliter. Of course, the fluid displacement of the valve 10 is discussed herein in terms of one stroke of the instrument 40 (i.e., insertion or withdrawal of the instrument 40).
Ideally, a valve with a neutral displacement has 0.0 microliters of positive or negative fluid displacement. As suggested above, however, in practice, a neutral displacement actually can have a very slight positive or negative displacement (e.g., caused by a manufacturing tolerance), such as a displacement on the order of positive or negative one microliter, or less. In other words, in such embodiments, the volumes of fluid forced through the distal port 120 in a neutral displacement valve are negligible (ideally zero microliters) and should have a negligible impact on the goals of the valve.
Some embodiments may have a very low negative fluid displacement upon withdrawal. For example, such valves may have a negative fluid displacement of about one to two microliters (i.e., about one to two microliters of fluid drawback, which is proximally directed), or about one to two microliters positive fluid displacement (i.e., about one to two microliters of positively pushed fluid, which is distally directed). Although such amounts are in the positive or negative fluid displacement ranges, they still should represent a significant improvement over valves that exhibit higher positive or negative fluid displacements upon withdrawal.
The neutral, positive, or negative fluid displacement of a valve may be corrupted by manual handling of the valve 10, catheter 70 or the instrument 40 during the fluid transfer. For example, a slight inward force applied to the shaft of the medical instrument 40 (e.g., by the nurse's hand when simply holding the medical instrument 40) can have the effect of adding a positive fluid displacement from the medical instrument (when the force is applied) and, ultimately, through the valve 10. In fact, releasing this force from the medical instrument 40 actually may draw fluid proximally, causing a negative fluid displacement that further corrupts fluid displacement. These effects, however, should not be considered when determining the nature of fluid displacement through the distal port 120. To overcome the problem noted above with regard to squeezing the medical instrument shaft, for example, the nurse 20 can hold another part of the medical instrument that does not contain the fluid (e.g., stubs at the proximal end of the medical instrument 40).
To accomplish these desired goals, the valve 10 has a housing 100 forming an interior having a proximal port 110 for receiving the instrument 40, and the noted distal port 120 having the discussed fluid displacement properties. The valve 10 has an open mode that permits fluid flow through the valve 10, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow through the valve 10. To that end, the interior contains a valve mechanism that selectively controls (i.e., allow/permits) fluid flow through the valve 10. The fluid passes through a complete fluid path that extends between the proximal port 110 and the distal port 120.
It should be noted that although much of the discussion herein refers to the proximal port 110 as an inlet, and the distal port 120 as an outlet, the proximal and distal ports 110 and 120 also may be respectively used as outlet and inlet ports. Discussion of these ports in either configuration therefore is for illustrative purposes only.
The valve 10 is considered to provide a low pressure seal at its proximal end 110. To that end, the proximal end 110 of the medical valve 10 has a resilient proximal gland 80 with a resealable aperture 130 that extends entirely through its profile. The aperture 130 may, for example, be a pierced hole or a slit. Alternatively, the proximal gland 80 may be molded with the aperture 130. In some embodiments, when the valve 10 is in the closed mode (see
As suggested above, the proximal gland 80 may be flush with or extend slightly above the exterior inlet face 140 of the inlet housing 160 (see
The outside surface of the valve proximal port 110 may also have inlet threads 90 for connecting the medical instrument 40. Alternatively or in addition, the proximal end may have a slip design for accepting instruments 40 that do not have a threaded interconnect. In a similar manner, the distal end of the valve 10 has a skirt 150 containing threads 280 (see
The internal valve mechanism includes an actuator 330 that cooperates with a resilient member 340 to selectively open and close the valve 10. In the embodiment shown in
As shown in
To aid in the transition from the open mode and the closed mode, the valve 10 can also include a valve seat 380 located distally from the resilient member 340. The resilient member 340 can seal against the valve seat to prevent leakage past the valve seat 380 and resilient member 340 and into space 382. In some embodiments, the valve seat 380 can be angled (as shown in
As mentioned above and as illustrated in
In some embodiments, the leg members 360 can include enlarged end portions 630 located near the bottom of the leg member 360. The enlarged end portions 630 can cooperate with leg recesses 710 (
As mentioned above, the hinge 620 allows the leg members 360 to flex/move and pivot with respect to the body portion 370. The hinge can be any number of elements that allow such flexion/movement and pivoting. For example, as shown in
In some embodiments, the actuator 330 has an actuator channel 610 passing through the body portion 370. When the valve 10 is in the open mode, the actuator channel 610 may be part of the fluid channel through the valve. Although
As mentioned above, the resilient member has an aperture 350 that opens as the actuator moves distally. In preferred embodiments, the aperture 350 is located on and passes through the aperture surface 740. Although the aperture 350 can be any number of elements that allow fluid to pass through the valve when the valve is in the open mode (e.g., a slit, a pinhole, a cut-out, etc.), in preferred embodiments, the aperture 350 is a slit, similar to the slit 130 passing through the proximal gland 80. The slit can be self-sealing such that it automatically closes and seals when the valve 10 is in the closed mode. In other words, no additional elements or interactions are required to close and seal the slit.
When the valve 10 is in the open mode, the resilient member 340 may provide a force against the actuator 330 that biases the actuator 330 proximally. Therefore, as the medical practitioner 20 begins to remove the medical instrument 40 (e.g., as the medical practitioner 20 moves the medical instrument 40 proximally), the proximal bias provided by the resilient member 340 will begin to force the actuator 330 proximally. As the actuator 330 moves proximally, the leg members 360 will begin to flex inward towards their at rest position, and the radial force on the resilient member 340 and aperture 350 will decrease. As the radial force decreases, the aperture 350 will continue to close until the aperture 350 and the valve 10 are fully closed.
As mentioned above, some embodiments can exhibit a positive or substantially neutral displacement upon withdrawal of the instrument 40. For example, as the medical practitioner 20 inserts the medical instrument 40, the volume around the actuator 330 and the resilient member 340 expands as the resilient member 340 stretches and deforms. When the instrument 40 is removed, this volume collapses and forces the fluid above the resilient member 340 to move distally, thereby creating a positive displacement at the distal port 120. In order to achieve a substantially neutral displacement, the amount that the resilient member 340 stretches and/or the length of the leg members 360 may be adjusted (e.g., adjusting the amount the actuator 330 deforms the resilient member 340). In other words, as the amount that the resilient member stretches and/or the length of the leg members decrease, the amount of fluid displacement will also decrease because the change in volume around the actuator 330 and resilient member 340 will decrease. Therefore, when the leg member length is sufficiently short and/or the amount of resilient member 340 stretching is sufficiently small, there will be only a minimal volume change around the actuator 330 and resilient member 340, and a substantially neutral displacement at the distal port 120.
After connecting the valve 10 to the patient 30, the medical practitioner 20 swabs the valve proximal port 110 and inserts the medical instrument 40 into the proximal port 110 (step 820). As the medical practitioner 20 moves the medical instrument distally (step 830) into the medical valve 10, the tip of the instrument 40 contacts the proximal surface of the actuator 330 and begins to move the actuator 330 distally within the valve 10. As the actuator 330 continues to move distally, the leg members 360 begin to flex and pivot about the body portion 370 and begin to apply a radially outward force to the resilient member 340 and aperture 350. As the actuator 330 and leg members 360 move and flex further, the aperture 350 opens providing fluid communication between the proximal port 110 and the distal port 120. At this point, the valve 10 is open.
It is important to note that the valve 10 requires a relatively low prime volume because the medical instrument 40 used to open the medical valve 10 takes up much of the volume within the medical valve 10 (see
After opening the valve 10, the medical practitioner 20 can transfer fluids to or from the patient (step 840). For example, if the medical practitioner 20 wishes to administer a medication to the patient 30, he/she may depress the medical instrument plunger 40 (e.g., for a syringe) and transfer the medication into the patient 30. Alternatively, the medical practitioner 20 may withdraw blood from the patient 30.
After completing the fluid transfer(s), the medical practitioner 20 can remove the medical instrument (step 850). As discussed above, the medical practitioner 20 should take care not to squeeze the sides of the medical instrument 40. Doing so may create a false positive or negative displacement at the distal port 120 of the medical valve 10. If done properly, removal of the medical instrument 40 may result in a substantially neutral or positive displacement at the valve distal port 120.
As discussed above with reference to
It should be noted that the above embodiments describe a medical valve 10 in which the proximal port 110 and the distal port 120 are aligned with one another. However, in various other embodiments of the present invention, the medical valve 10 can include a Y-site branch 100A (e.g., see
As mentioned above, some embodiments of the present invention can have a different number of leg members 360. For example, as shown in
As shown in
As shown in
As shown in
As shown in
In operation, as the medical practitioner 20 inserts the medical implement 40 and begins to move the instrument 40 distally, the actuator 330 and the stationary leg members 1010 deform the proximal portion 1030 of the resilient member 340 into the gap 1060 between the proximal portion 1030 and the distal portion 1040. As the proximal portion 1030 deforms, the cooperation between the stationary legs 1010 and the protrusions 1070 A, B, C, and D begins to open the aperture 350. As mentioned above, the taller protrusions 1070A and 1070C, which are located beneath the ends 1080A/B of the aperture 350, support the ends 1080A/B and prevent them from closing as the valve 10 is opening. In particular, as the stationary leg members 1010 begin to deform the resilient member 340 and the stationary leg members 1010 and the protrusions 1070 A, B, C, and D cooperate to open the sides of the aperture 350, the ends 1080A and B begin to close inwardly and begin to close the aperture 350. The taller protrusions 1070A and 1070C prevent the ends from closing inwardly in this manner. In some embodiments, the taller protrusions 1070A and 1070C may extend into the aperture 350 when open.
The above described embodiments describe medical valves with either moveable leg members 360 or stationary leg members 1010. However, as shown in
As shown in
The resilient member 340 may also include resilient member protrusions 1110A/B. As described in more detail below, the resilient member protrusions 1110A/B cooperate with the stationary leg members 1010 to prevent the aperture ends 1080A/B from closing inwardly as the sides expand outwards.
As shown in
In operation, as the medical practitioner 20 moves the instrument 40 (and therefore the actuator 330) distally, the moveable leg members 360 begin to flex outwardly and apply a force to the sides of the aperture 350, opening the aperture 350. As the actuator moves further, the stationary leg members 1010, which may be shorter than the moveable leg members 360, engage the resilient member protrusions 1110A/B. Once engaged, the resilient member protrusions 1110A/B and stationary leg members 1010 cooperate to prevent the aperture ends 1080A/B from closing inwardly as the sides of the aperture 350 expand outwardly.
As shown in
The distally extending portion 1210 of the actuator 330 can be any number of structures that are capable of applying a radially compressive force to the proximally extending portion 1220 of the resilient member 340. For example, the distally extending portion 1210 can be a skirt or a set of leg members similar to those described above. In either scenario, the distally extending portion 1210 may sit over the proximally extending portion 1220 such that the proximally extending portion 1220 extends into the space 1230 within the skirt/distally extending portion 1210. The distally extending portion 1210 may also include an enlarged portion 1240. The enlarged portion 1240 ensures that sufficient radially compressive force is applied to the aperture 350 when the valve is in the closed mode. Additionally, if the enlarged portion 1240 is spherical (as shown in
As the valve transitions from the open mode to the closed mode and the actuator 330 begins to move distally, the proximal surface 1030 of the resilient member 340 will begin to deform into space 1060. Additionally, the proximally extending portion 1220 will begin to deform into the space 1230 within the distally extending portion 1210. As the proximally extending portion 1220 begins to deform, the aperture 350 will open into the space 1230 (e.g., the material at the sides of the aperture 350 will deform proximally into the space 1230).
In some embodiments, a body portion proximal surface 1215 of the actuator 330 can contact an inner surface 1225 of the inlet housing 160. The interaction between the body portion proximal surface 1215 and the inner surface 1225 of the inlet housing 160 keep the actuator 330 in place when the valve 10 is in the closed mode (e.g., the interaction prevents the actuator 330 from moving within the interior of the housing 100). In some embodiments, the interaction may also create a pre-load on the resilient member (e.g., the actuator 330 and the inlet housing 160 may be sized such that there is a distally directed force on the resilient member 340).
As shown in
As the valve transitions from the closed mode to the open mode, the actuator 330 will deform the resilient member 340 and unseal the resilient member 340 from the plug member 1310. By deforming the resilient member 340, the actuator 330 will create fluid communication between the proximal port 110 and the distal port 120 through a series of plug member channels 1320 located on the distal portion 1314 of the plug member 1310.
As shown in many of the above described figures, the actuator may have a raised contact surface 915 that is substantially uninterrupted (e.g., no channels or grooves). However, as shown in
Although the above discussion discloses various exemplary embodiments of the invention, it should be apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications that will achieve some of the advantages of the invention without departing from the true scope of the invention.
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HMRC almost doubled its use of distraint in the recovery of VAT over the year to March 2013, using the powers 4,746 times. It also more than doubled its spend on external debt collectors to almost £13m.
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I've read a lot of comments lately in regards to working line GSDs being for "more experienced" homes, or people saying they didn't think they could handle a working line, so they went with a showline, that working lines are "crazy" or "super hyper" or "biting machines"....This blog/article is an oldie, but a goodie, and addresses some of the fears I've read and heard, as well as what a good working line breeder is working towards.
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3 people found the following review helpful
Posted by 5291159315037861776 on Feb 26, 2013
I am on SCD diet and this was suggested as a good probiotic to take. I take 2 at night and find I sleep much better with it. It has also cut down on gas in my stomach. It does not contain inulin so is compatible with SCD diet. Having tried other probiotics including Okhira I find this one works the best for me. It is a type of yeast that helps to correct the bad yeast in the gut.
Great quality probiotic!
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by Reviewer1565138 on Dec 14, 2013
Excellent probiotic without all those unnecessary and potentially harmful fillers found in other brands.
Very efficient for dealing with candida and other bacteria in the gut
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by Reviewer2266986 on Jan 30, 2014
We use different probiotics and prebiotics in fighting gut bacteria and viruses, this is one of our two best ones. It is also free of all items that can cause intolerances and for our family with those who have autism this is very important. Kirkman has products just for us and we have been using them with much success and satisfaction for almost 10 years. Highly efficient and recommended!
very good..
1 person found the following review helpful
Posted by Reviewer2954860 on Nov 19, 2011
very good..
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