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Ive been riding a Trek MTB for about a 1.5 yrs working up to longer road distances. After riding 5 metric half centuries on the MTB bike I decided to take the plunge and get a road bike. I just took delivery of a 2010 Specialized Allez Sport Compact.
I used to ride in my 20's and loved it but work and family took over. I started cycling again for health reasons. Im 46 and a Clydesdale (6'4" / 240 lbs). I have significant arthritis in both knees and since Im not a knee replacement candidate yet cycling and swimming are my new passions.

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It is difficult to do, because the models don't allow for it. For example, the lr300 has no hole on the rear sight, so it has to be treated like an open sight. It would require new models, unfortunately, I don't model. :(
I do coding/scripting/configs/ect. Right now I'm working on the 'STALKER: Call of Pripyat' mods RCOM and Faction Fronts.
It is difficult to do, because the models don't allow for it. For example, the lr300 has no hole on the rear sight, so it has to be treated like an open sight. It would require new models, unfortunately, I don't model. :(
Thanks for the feedback!
1) Yes, the shotguns are pretty bad without sights. In fact, all the guns are. I'll test them out and see if they seem too loose without using the sights, like you said.
2) RCOM Final will have HUD options that are selectable with an installer. What other original features were you referring too?
3) The lr300 should fire at about 900 rpm. All rpm values are set according to their real life counterparts, via the internet. AK74 should be right as well, maybe you're thinking of the AK47 that has a slower rpm? Regardless, I'll look through the files and make sure I didn't make any errors when writing the rpm values.
I'm not familiar with how the Russian voice acting mod you're using works. I do know that in RCOM both the eng and rus text files have english in them, however. For text to appear in Russian with RCOM, you'll need to delete the "rus" folder and also have the language set to Russian (in system.ltx, if I recall correctly? idk.).
I haven't had the chance to DL this yet, but once again the screenshots look beautiful!
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're enjoying RCOM so far.
The AI being too unaware is by far the largest bug remaining that I'm aware of, and it is being worked on.
I'll have either an ATMOSFEAR patch for the next version, or an optional version with it merged in already (Cromm Cruac already said it was OK).
The crosshairs were left on with iron sights by accident. It was for testing sight alignment, but I forgot to turn it off since I play with cross-hairs off altogether.
Thank you, I do put a lot of work into RCOM. There are other modders work (details in readme) in RCOM as well though, who also are extremely dedicated. :)
And no, I don't work in the game industry. Would be a better job than my current though! Haha, maybe after I finally finish my degree one of these years. :P
Because I changed it, haha. It is left over from me testing some things with the Deagle.
It great you cleared up what the mod is about; it'll definitely decrease confusion and get more people to check out PP.
Sorry, but I can't help you with crashes relating to your merge attempt. I haven't even downloaded "I work alone" mod, and can't be spending my time making patches to merge with other mods that already have many different mods that I don't know all the ins and outs of.
The Desert Eagle can use .45 rounds or .50 rounds, but to use .50 rounds it needs brought to a tech. The one at the beginning of the game can't use the ammo in your inventory, because those are just left over from me testing the different ammo types to make sure they both worked when they should and shouldn't.
Good question, because its not the most simple thing to understand what the releases of RCOM contain unless you've been tracking the mod or read through all the comments/pics.
Clear Sky maps/mart terrains/ect are in the working copy of RCOM that isn't released. RCOM Beta v.1.0.6 does not contain the new maps.
New maps are completely repopulated and involve different quests; mostly like the ShoC and CS repeatable and somewhat random freeplay quests.
Awesome, its looking great!
While editing some values is easy, balancing the game for realistic weapons is a whole different animal!
The AI in vanilla CoP doesn't even engage targets outside of a 30 meter range, so with realistic weapons you'll just be target practice shooting helpless NPC's from afar. That's just one of VERY VERY MANY game breaking issues that need modified for any resemblance of balance with more realistic weapons in STALKER.
Awesome! Looks good so far. From the angle it looks like his head might be scaled slightly too large. clothes look great, but I must say I really like the full coat design like in your artwork in the previous image. I'm glad you wrote no trenchcoat "yet." :)
Yes, me. :)
Currently I'm having issues with pretty bad FPS loss though; hopefully I'll get to the bottom of the problem so I can give Predator_828 a copy of the script for FF.
Wow, I'm glad someone was mature enough to minus my post!
Regardless, I believe mods are only supposed to be filed under game's that they actually run on. You might be surprised how many people would get the wrong idea and think this isn't for CoP if they saw it on the CS game page.
Nice model! Are you doing the textures Predator_828?
No, there's mutant parts again. Only thing, is that they aren't found in monster's inventory anymore; GSC removed that functionality from the game engine. Now they drop from mutants on death. I think I'll try and incorporated a timer though, so it doesn't look like they poop out a mutant part RIGHT when they die, but instead it spawns after they fall and you have to move the mutant's dead body to get their "loot."
Great! You'd think a map would have been an obvious inclusion for the "Stalker Nexus" of CoP. Wanted sign a good addition as well, it adds character/atmosphere.
Looking good!
Glad you're enjoying the combat and AI, as I've spent a lot of time working on both of those. :)
Yes, I am currently working on quests for the new maps. A small handful will be specific, one time quests, that effect the storyline. The majority however, will be repeatable with randomized elements; hunting legendary mutants, gathering loot, assassinating stalkers, retrieving stolen goods for NPC's, finding artifacts for NPC's, ect. I figured vanilla CoP has plenty of scripted elements, so I'd return freeplay style quests like ShoC and CS had.
Artifacts will still be invisible and require detectors, but I've got some tricks up my sleeve (for artifacts) I'm not ready to disclose yet. :) There IS now about 3x the artifacts and their stats/locations are now different.
Ammo prices was a band-aid economy fix. I've been reworking the whole economy for every separate map/faction/trader as I fill the maps out. :)
I agree that many won't notice the differences, but the subtle changes already make it look more "organic" and like something stalkers would build, as opposed to a level designer.
I'm curious to see the feature list for CoP: Complete.
Great looking vegetation! These textures makes the grass blend into the terrain at the no grass draw distance SOOOO much better than vanilla. Nice work; I can't wait to check this out in game.
I've still been too busy to check out ATMOSFEAR 2, heh. Can't wait to see 3 in action!
I'm gathering some screens of another level right now. Hopefully news update posted today. :)
I'm not sure, but it would be nice. Dialogs maybe? Those are easy to add once they're written.
This is a good example of how much more fun could have been had with the Crisis engine than a simple old shoot Commies and Aliens story allowed for.
Looks great as always! I love the "fuzzy" grass on the Arcs. Makes it look like the generators haven't been producing blowouts for awhile...hmmm.


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My 6.5 mo LO refuses to nap during the day at daycare. I can't say I can guarantee she tries hard enough, but she also has 8 other kids to care for, so it's not easy for her to devote all her time to getting him to nap.
This means that he's completely dog tired by the time he gets home from daycare, and he konks out for really really long stretches of time at night (i.e. 4:30-9pm)
After reading through the intro on this group a few weeks ago, I realized that he probably wasn't getting enough sleep (8-10 hours a day as opposed to 12-14 hours a day) and was probably really over- tired. Since he's not napping during the day, he's getting all his sleep in the evenings. Except by the time it's 9-10pm and time for us to go to sleep, he's got a bunch of sleep out of his system, and he doesn't sleep well through the night.
I'm at my wits' end with trying to figure out what else to do, and my DCP is at her wits' end trying to figure out how to get him to nap for longer than 10-20 minutes. It just doesn't work for me to see my son alert for 1 hour a day (at most!), and I don't think it's working right if he's awake and alert and perfectly fine ALL day, and then a complete lug in the evening and a bear at night.
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Her previous loan had a favorable effect in that she managed to overcome the crisis and the loss of her husband; economic conditions and family circumstances remain the same.
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – A theater that will feature gourmet food, fine wines and in-seat service is what city leaders and commercial property owners say will transform a landmark shopping plaza into a high-end destination plaza.
The town center plaza, home to the yearly rodeo in the days before Rancho Santa Margarita cityhood, has always been the area's "there." It's located across from City Hall and the Bell Tower Regional Community Center at the heart of the city.
Now about 20 years old, local officials and business leaders are excited about the buzz being created by an upcoming attraction — the Cinepolis Luxury Cinema.
"This tenant is attracting a huge amount of interest all over Southern California," said Martin Hannigan, a partner in the project and owner of part of the center. "It's also drawing interest from a lot of upscale tenants to the center."
With Edward's focus of large 12-screen multiplexes, Hannigan said the company didn't have plans for that in Rancho Santa Margarita. So when their lease was up, it left an open door for Cinepolis to bring in their upscale luxury theatre.
"When Edwards came in it was a middle-class level community," Hannigan said. "Through city leadership and with the additions of Coto De Caza and Dove Canyon, this area has become a premiere place to live and it's reflected in the incomes and the demographics."
Demolition has begun to convert the former Edwards Theater built in 1995 into what will become the fourth Cinepolis Luxury Cinema in the nation. Two theaters in La Costa and Del Mar have opened. A third is under construction in Laguna Niguel's Ocean Ranch center.
The Mexico-based company claims to have revolutionized the movie-going experience by creating an experience around the traditional 'going-to-the-movies.' The six-theatre complex will not only provide the latest in movie-viewing technology including 2D and 3D viewing, but create a destination spot to mingle with friends and community members in a setting that would be similar to the lobby of a high-end hotel.
The lobby will feature the traditional snack shop that will include age-old theatre selections. But there will also be gourmet food with a dining area to sit down. There will also be a full bar with beers, wines and cocktails.
A sleek lounge area will offer plush seating and touch screen televisions for screening movie previews. A large video screen will showcase timely sports events.
There will be six theatres. Each will have reclining leather seats. For those who want to snuggle, the arm seats lift to create a couch-like love seat. The seats also each have their own swivel table and waiter service button for food, drinks and full bar service. Orders will be taken before and during the movie.
"It's just spectacular," said Hannigan, who lives in San Clemente and has visited the recently completed Del Mar Cinepolis. "It's like being in a fine hotel lobby. They are very selective. We worked hard to get them to take a serious look."
Once Cinepolis was interested Mayor Tony Beall took a team including the city manager, the city's chief of police and head of planning to Del Mar to see what Cinepolis was and to make sure it would fit well with the business community.
"We rolled out the welcome mat," Beall said. "It's a different type of experience but not outside the ability of middle class resident to enjoy."
While Beall agrees it's a coup to get the luxury theater into Rancho, he said it's also a symptom of the growing business community there.
"We're in a tough economy both in the nation and the state but we're seeing a lot of growth here," he said. "Business owners are finding that the City Council is dedicated to economic development and we have a lot of shoppers from the surrounding communities."
Beall points to new businesses in and adjacent to the town center plaza that have opened just in the last months and with plans for more on the way.
BJ's Restaurant and Brew House opened just a few months ago. Bruxie, a sandwich shop that serves its specialties on waffles, is the third of its kind to open in Orange County.
Embarcadero California Bistro and Togo's just opened. Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Bar is opening in the next few weeks. In-N-Out Burgers, this week went to the city's Planning Commission and was approved to open by the end of the year.
Dave Hanna has owned multiple businesses in Rancho. He owned the first coffee shop in 1997 next to the Edwards Theater. Seven years ago he opened Hanna's. Recently he expanded the restaurant to include a banquet room seating 40 and added Orange County's only temperature controlled wine lockers. He's excited about Cinepolis coming in next to him.
"It will add value to our lives and our city," he said. "We want to see people invest and improve our neighborhood. We want people to stay here and spend money in our city."
Suzanne Singh, president of the Rancho Santa Margarita Chamber of Commerce, said the impact of Cinepolis on the city's business community could be huge.
"Part of our attraction is Coto De Caza and Dove Canyon," she said. "We have the full scale of lifestyles here from apartment living to the big homes in Coto and Dove. We have the ability to afford nice things. Fifteen years ago Cinepolis wouldn't have done that well. Now the timing is everything."
Singh said she has already seen some high-end retailers come into the center that will house Cinepolis. She points to Ulta, a high-end beauty supply store that's doing well in the shopping plaza close to where Cinepolis will be.
"I do think it will do well," Singh said of the luxury theater. "I've heard pros and cons about it. Some people think it will be too expensive but they haven't researched Cinepolis. We've got a broad spectrum here. We've got Cinepolis and we've got In-N-Out coming. We're lucky our community can handle both."
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The TV anchor in Malta asked me some good questions about Oklahoma mom Stacie Crimm.
The brain cancer patient traded lifesaving chemotherapy so her unborn child would have a better chance at life. Stacie's story of the ultimate sacrifice went viral and captured the hearts of millions worldwide.
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Pakistani musician Adnan Sami Khan says that thanks to the Internet, music aficionados can now easily access world music anywhere anytime.
"The access to world music nowadays is just a click away. All thanks to the Internet. There was a time when Indian audiences and listeners were dependent on record shops to provide them what they wanted, but today you are not dependent on anything," said the 39-year-old.
"One can listen to anything or anyone in any part of the world. Also, to be able to enjoy any kind of music at leisure is fantastic. Because of all this, the level of reception is also far more greater," added the signer who started his career in 1991.
Later, he sang popular Hindi movie songs like "Tu sirf mera mehboob", "Aye udi udi udi", "Ishq hota nahin sabhi ke liye" and "Gela gela gela".
His last popular Bollywood song was "Noor-E-Khuda" for Karan Johar's 2010 movie "My Name Is Khan".
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|William T. Fisher, David E. Yaeger, John E. Nash, Douglas G. Evans
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The invention generally relates to guide catheters, specifically relating to guide catheters having a rotating working element at the distal end. The invention more particularly concerns a guide catheter capable of being used in conjunction with a guidewire, where the catheter provides a rotating working element at the distal end, such as may be used for traversing totally occluded vessels.
In the field of interventional cardiology there is a need for a percutaneously introduced intravascular device that can open totally occluded vessels. Many patients are found at diagnosis to have one or more totally occluded coronary vessels, and in the lower limbs there are even more aggressively closed vessels. Currently the options for solving these problems are as follows: A) attempt to traverse the blockage using guidewires and then follow up by dilatation and the placement of a stent: B) use a blunt dissection device like that manufactured by Cordis under the trade name 'LUMEND' device to ease the occlusion open enough to pass a wire, along which a subsequent dilatation balloon and stent are passed: C) use an electrocautery delivery wire, like that sold under the trade name 'SAFECROSS" by Intra Luminal Therapeutics, to burn a hole through the blockage and then pass a subsequent balloon dilatation catheter with stent to open the vessel: D) if all else fails pass the patient on to surgery.
All methods A) through C) have their limitations. Method A) can be extraordinarily slow, as long as two hours. Method B) is also slow and has exhibited a high degree of perforation. Method C) works well and can deal with seriously calcified lesions but could benefit by having some additional features to reduce the procedure time. Consequently there is the need for a device that can open these occlusions relatively rapidly with little risk of perforation.
The subject of this application is a device that delivers rotary energy to an atraumatic rotating tip, such as a tissue penetrating element, which, in one embodiment, can best be described as half of an elliptical spheroid with a number of flats along its sides. These flats work rather like rotating a blunt screwdriver into a piece of soft wood with the flats gradually working the fibers of the wood apart. Based on our previously patented devices such as the Kensey catheter (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,747,821), we believe that such a tip can open the vessel with a low degree of trauma.
One disadvantage to current rotary devices is the need to pass the entire rotary drive over a guidewire, known as over-the-wire systems (OTW) to permit navigation of the tortuous anatomy on the way to the blockage. Such an arrangement requires a very long guidewire (300 cm) to permit control of the wire from the proximal end when the rotary device is placed along or removed from the wire.
There is also the problem of navigation as one gets close to the blockage, because by definition the wire cannot be pushed past the blockage. These problems have made the use of rotary devices in such total occlusion applications limited to virtually straight vessel anatomy such as is found in the femoral artery. Consequently in order to make a more acceptable device one preferably would incorporate steering at the distal tip to overcome the navigation problem, and a optionally monorail wire guidance (also known as a rapid exchange system) which allows the guidewire to exit the catheter at some distance typically 10-20 cm proximal from the distal tip, to allow the use of short, more manageable guidewires.
In addition there is the need for such a device to be very small in diameter (1 mm or less) if the penetration of the occlusion is to liberate a minimum of debris and if the device is to be directed into distal coronary vessels of <2 mm diameter.
All currently known rotary devices used by the cardiologist are total length OTW devices, requiring the use of 300 cm wires in order to be placed over a guidewire or removed from the guidewire. These rotary devices are placed over the guidewire, with the guidewire passageway being centrally located or coaxial to the device, in order to ensure the rotating portion remains centered about the guidewire. In order to be employed in a rapid exchange fashion, and be capable of being placed over shorter (e.g. 150 cm) guidewire, the guidewire must exit from the revolving shaft at some point, typically about 10 cm-20 cm proximal of the distal tip. Such a requirement makes it necessary to provide for some manner of offset drive at this transition point, with the input drive shaft passing alongside the guidewire exit portion off center from the guidewire center.
It should be understood that the same problem of requiring a double length guidewire could also occur with other OTW devices such as rotary intravascular ultrasound scanners, and rotary optical scanners for optical coherence tomography. Hence the systems described in this application should be considered to be applicable to any device used within a living being that incorporates a rotary input and would benefit from a means to reduce the guidewire length.
Also, no small (3 mm diameter or less) current rotary intraluminal devices incorporate a steerable distal tip. Innovative steering concepts are required to permit the steering function to exist alongside the rotary drive shafting.
In addition there are situations when special purpose guidewires such as those marketed under the name SAFECROSS guidewires (mentioned elsewhere in this application) or other guidewires could benefit from passage through a firm steerable catheter tip which could provide backup or support in order to steer the guidewire into an adjacent furcation, where otherwise the soft wire would tend to buckle without the additional support provided by the steerable catheter tip.
There is also the need for a low friction steerable catheter tip to permit the passage of straight stiff guidewires into a selected branch of a furcation. The straight stiff wire is often needed to navigate and penetrate a firm blockage distal of the furcation, but the anatomy demands a guidewire with a prebent tip to allow entry into the preferred branch. Clearly these are conflicting requirements, and a steerable catheter capable of guiding the stiff wire to the desired location may be beneficially employed. It is recognized that the steerable catheter may also employ a rotating component through which the stiff wire is advanced within the steerable catheter, where the rotation will serve to minimize friction forces encountered when advancing the stiff wire through the guide catheter.
It is the intent of this invention to overcome these and other shortcomings of the prior art.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a catheter for use within a living being may be used to conduct a procedure within a lumen, duct or organ of the living being. The catheter may preferably provide for a rotation of a working element, such as a tissue-penetrating tip, or alternatively, a tip to provide imaging or guiding information about adjacent tissues. Additionally, the catheter may provide for a deflectable distal end, in order to provide a steerable catheter. The catheter may be an over-the-wire (OTW) catheter, where the guidewire extends through the catheter's length. Alternatively, the catheter may be of a rapid exchange or monorail type catheter, where only a small portion of the entire length of the catheter would be placed over the wire. For the rapid exchange catheter embodiment, there is a need to provide for a transition segment, in order to allow for the guidewire to be oriented from alongside the catheter, and transition to a position inside of the catheter, and coaxial to the rotatable element. The transition segment must provide for the transmission of rotary power from a position adjacent to the guidewire, to a position coaxial about the guidewire, using an offset drive assembly.
The offset drive assembly may be a geared device, or more preferably, a friction drive arrangement to receive power input from a driveshaft alongside the guidewire, and transmit the rotary power to an output drive shaft, such as a tubular cable extended over some portion of the guidewire. A friction drive system may rely on an input roller and an output drive roller, housed in partial bearings and maintained in contact with each other in order to provide the necessary friction to transmit a rotary force. Alternatively, the offset drive subassembly may rely on a friction drive system utilizing an epicyclic friction arrangement to transmit the rotation. In the epicyclic system, a drive shaft is operatively connected to a planet roller, which as it turns, will turn against a nipper ring and an idler in the form of another planet roller. The rotation of the planet rollers will be transmitted by friction to the sun roller, itself connected to an output drive shaft, such as a tubular cable extended over some portion of the guidewire.
An embodiment of the present device may include a deflectable distal end, which allows for the steering of the device. The deflection of the distal end may be accomplished by transmitting a force such as compression or tension through at least the length of the catheter inserted into the body. In an embodiment, the deflection is accomplished by causing the deflection of spaced coils in compression, where a portion of the coils are locally frozen in position, and the deflection occurs from a reduction of space between adjacent coils away from the frozen region. Alternatively, the deflection may occur as a series of segments having pivot points are placed in compression, whereupon the segments pivot to form a curved section of the catheter. The steering may be controlled by means of a steering thimble on the catheter that remains outside of the patient when in use, where a rotation of the steering thimble may be transmitted, whether by tensioning a pull strap, or compression through a push rod, down the length of the catheter to the deflectable portion of the catheter.
In the embodiment depicted in
In order to make this device provide for the difficult task of opening total occlusions in tortuous narrow vessels (of the order 2-3 mm diameter) the distal portion of the device may employ a steerable distal portion (13) which can be shaped into a curve by actuation of a steering thimble (18). Cardiologists have found that if the distal portion can be shaped into a curve with a radius of say 3 mm-10 mm, such devices can be maneuvered into branch vessels if the device is torqued (twisted) and fed forward at the same time. The distal catheter body (14) is typically about 10 to 20 cm in length and of 1 mm-2 mm in diameter. In use, the cardiologist first places a guide catheter into the ostium of the appropriate coronary vessel and then maneuvers a guidewire through the guide catheter to a point as close to the total occlusion as can be reached. He then feeds the device of this invention over the wire to the same point, when the tip (12) may be just distal of the tip of the wire (11) or just proximal of the tip of the wire (11). In order to navigate the distal portions of the vessel, the user can control the deflection of the distal tip using the steerable portion (13) in concert with torsional twist applied through the proximal catheter body (17). Once the device is in place the rotary tip (12) can be actuated, and is powered by the drive pack (21) wherein power, typically electric power, for example from batteries, is supplied to a small motor (not shown) to revolve the tip (12) such that the device can then be advanced into and through the occlusion. Alternatively, the power may be supplied in form of compressed gas, which would operate a turbine motor, or other methods of generating a rotary force to be transmitted through the driveshaft. It is recognized that there might be a need to cool and lubricate the revolving tip (12), such as by supplying an irrigant (23) from a bag, optionally assisted by a pressure cuff (24). The irrigant (23) may then be directed through the device intermediate body (19) and proximal catheter body (17). This irrigant may include suitable non-thrombogenic drugs such as HEPARIN or ABCIXIMAB or PLAVIX or any other suitable drugs. Additionally, the irrigant may include saline, blood or plasma, contrast fluid, or other beneficial materials that may be introduced into a living being.
Clearly many other forms of steering mechanism could be applied to this device, and the concepts shown above should not to be considered a limitation on the steering methods used.
It will be appreciated from the foregoing that steering can be accomplished by tension action or compression action. It may be advantageous to use tension in the proximal catheter body (17) and compression in the distal catheter body (14). If so, a reversing mechanism, such as the embodiments shown in
One benefit of the steerable distal portion (13) of the device (10) of
An embodiment of the present invention providing a rotating element at the distal end of a catheter may be useful for various surgical or interventional applications. As discussed earlier, the tip may be useful for penetrating into partially or totally occluded vessels, where the rotating action and shape of the tip may serve to separate the tissue fibers or other material forming the blockage, thereby allowing the catheter to cross the occlusion. It is recognized that, in this or other embodiments, the rotation speed may be manipulated for various applications or tissue types encountered.
Another possible use of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide information about the tissue type or location of tissue relative to the distal tip of the catheter, in order to allow diagnosis or assist in navigating the vessels or occlusion as the catheter is advanced. It is contemplated that such information could be obtained in a manner that presents a detailed image or picture (or synthesized into a picture) collected upon the rotation of the tip. This requires scanning an area for the collection of multiple contiguous streams of information, such as may be accomplished by collecting data during the rotation of the distal tip having a detection component. For example, it is known in the art to utilize a rotating element or distal tip of a catheter in order to direct energy waves, such as sound waves, or light beams, typically through a lens or prism, out in a radial or forward looking direction, to collect information about the nearby tissue as the energy wave is reflected back and detected by a detector. See for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,134,003; 5,383,467; 5,439,000; 5,582,171; 6,485,413; and 5,321,501. Such systems that rely on generating an image from a stream of data taken at multiple points or other scanning arrangements can be considered to be imaging systems, and may generate pictures of vessel interiors, and map locations of different tissue types and locations.
Additionally, it is recognized that a single reading, or possibly a limited number of discontinuous readings generating separate points of information could be utilized to provide guidance information about the nearby tissue, without generating a detailed image or map. For example, a single reading or very limited data collection could be utilized to generate information about the type and proximity of tissue surrounding the distal tip, allowing a decision on the safety of advancing the device (go or no go decision), or with two or more discontinuous sampling points collectively serving to indicate which particular direction which may be acceptable for advancing the device. Such limited information could be collected in a manner similar to the techniques described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,951,482; 6,842,639; and 6,852,109, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. While it is recognized that such a system could be incorporated into the rotating tip of the present invention, it can also be incorporated into a guidewire utilized in conjunction with the rotating tip at the distal end of the catheter. In this manner, the guidance or warning information generated by such a non-rotating central guidewire could be beneficially utilized in conjunction with a rotating distal tip to proceed through tissue blocking a vessel, without harming non-target tissue.
Transition Segment, Offset Drives
For example if gears are used as shown in
An alternative embodiment of an offset friction drive subassembly is shown in
The entire epicyclic drive assembly is held together by housing (456) which is fastened to the two end plates (468 and 458) by any suitable means such as welding, adhesive, or crimping. This concept allows the use of very small components, for example, for components made from hardened stainless steel, a sun (451) of 0.026 inch diameter, planets (452 and 454) of 0.010 inch diameter, nipper ring (455) internal diameter of 0.043 inch, and nipper ring wall thickness of 0.003 inch. Such components allow a jacket (450) outside diameter of around 0.065 inch or 5F, much smaller than the smallest size (10.2F) currently feasible for the gear driven system of
In order to transmit a given torque the dimensions given for the components, and therefore the load between the rollers, can be adjusted by varying the axial length of the contacts between the sun, planets and nipper ring, the axial length being of the order 0.060 inch for the diameters quoted to transmit about 0.2 in oz of torque using steel components having a coefficient of friction around 0.15.
One aspect of the difficulties of dealing with such small drives is the extremely small tolerances that are required to get an acceptable range of torque transmission. For the device described in
It will be appreciated that in order to operate the steering mechanisms shown in
This steering force can be in the form of tension via straps (61) or compression via pushrods (not shown), with the reactions taken through the outer jacket (29). One way of providing the action is by passing the straps or pushrods through the offset drive subassembly in the locations shown by numeral (469) in
Transition Segment, Guidewire Exit
The transition segment (15) of device (10) in
Proximal Catheter Body
Proximal catheter body (17), shown in
Steering Thimble
Steering thimble (18), as shown in
In both
It will be noted that the steering thimble of
In order for the operator to use the steering function, the catheter in-toto, distal of the steering thimble, must be capable of being rotated about its axis in order to point the steerable portion (13) in the desired direction. For this to be achieved it is necessary to incorporate a swivel somewhere in the intermediate catheter body (19) that allows the independent rotation of one portion of the catheter independently from another portion of the device and permits the operator to rotate the catheter with as little drag as possible from the drive pack. In
Drive Pack
The drive pack (21) of
It is recognized that any features described in the present application may be used alone or in combination with other described features. Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive, by applying current or future knowledge. The scope of the invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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Kitchen bigwigs Michel Richard, José Andrés, and Andy Ricker were cooking at the "Melting Pot"-themed James Beard Foundation awards on Monday night, but Marcus Samuelsson--the
Kitchen bigwigs Michel Richard, José Andrés, and Andy Ricker were cooking at the "Melting Pot"-themed James Beard Foundation awards on Monday night, but Marcus Samuelsson--the Red Rooster impresario whose name is synonymous with global cuisine--liked Rachel Yang's dish best.
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The Democratic money machine is raking in the cash compared to their biggest GOP rivals.
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In 2013, the three highest-profile Democratic super PACs focused on congressional elections collectively raised more than $22 million—about four times more than their five mainstream GOP counterparts, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of new filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission. Republicans, meanwhile, are again facing an intraparty struggle as Tea Party–affiliated super PACs take aim at mainstream Republicans in primary battles.
Super PACs, which roared to life after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, differ from campaign committees and traditional political action committees because they can raise unlimited amounts of money from individuals, unions, and corporations. Liberals blasted the Citizens United decision and have scoffed at the groups it spawned. Still, super PACs are key to the Democrats' plans for this year's congressional elections.
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The 6th Congressional District Job Fair in Lawrenceburg was a big success last Thursday.
INDOT Corrects Slide On SR 262
Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews from the Aurora Subdistrict are making repairs at a slide located on State Road 262 approximately three miles south of Dillsboro.
AUDIO: Lawrenceburg Indiana Downtown Vision Session Tuesday
A Community Vision Session has been scheduled as part of Lawrenceburg's participation in the Indiana Downtown program.
Front Street Closed Tuesday
A section of Front Street in downtown Lawrenceburg will be closed Tuesday.
UPDATE: Alcohol, Speed Maybe Factors In Deadly Motorcycle Wreck
UPDATE: The Switzerland County Sheriff's Department has identified the person killed in Friday's crash on State Road 156 near Vevay as Robert Lee Campbell, 49, of Moores Hill.


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This Week in WCP Arts: Breck Brunson, HARD ART DC 1979, The Descendants
Kriston Capps leads the arts section with his review of two gallery shows that should appeal to local rock fans: "Churchin'," an exhibit heavy on ecclesiastical found art by the former Apes singer Breck Brunson; and "HARD ART DC 1979," which collects Lucian Perkins' photographs from an moment in D.C. punk. I riff on the things bands give away for generous Kickstarter pledges (online later!). John Anderson reviews Andy Holtin's Flashpoint show of robotically inclined video art, "A Theatre of Objects." Tricia Olszewski takes great pleasure in Alexander Payne's latest exercise in human misery, The Descendants. Bob Mondello finds WSC Avant Bard's well-intentioned remix of Shakespeare's Henry plays, The Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V, to be a tad dizzying. Rebecca J. Ritzel does a spit-take at Theater of the First Amendment's dance/theater mashup, STAY, on stage at the Lansburgh. And in One Track Mind, Michael J. West talks to jazz tenor saxophonist Brian Settles about his new tribute to Lady Day.