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Leaving Europe would impose a "Brexit tax" on generations to come. Instead of funding public services, this tax would be a pure deadweight loss, with no economic benefit, said OECD Secretary-General in London.
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Key findings on the UK health care system
The United Kingdom has made tremendous progress in recovering from the largest economic crisis in 80 years. And this progress has laid the foundations for further reforms needed to boost productivity and inclusiveness.
The challenge before us is clear. It is no longer possible for us to think about inequalites and growth separately. We need to promote more Inclusive Growth to ensure the recovery and lay the foundations for a shared and affluent future.
Investment is one of the central engines of growth. But we don't just need investment, we need intelligent investment. We need investment that fosters green growth, we need investment that supports innovation and entrepreneurship.
The OECD has been a successful international standard-setter for over 50 years, and we have developed a wealth of experience and best practice in achieving international cooperation and coordination. But to bring international law into the 21st century we need a global dialogue, a multi-stakeholder debate on the way forward.
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the result of yesterday's referendum in Scotland.
Global corruption is one of the greatest challenges of our era: it distorts markets, weakens our governments, raises the costs of doing business, promotes inequalities and erodes our sustainable development efforts, said OECD Secretary-General at Chatham House.
Governments need to put together the optimal policy mix to eliminate emissions from fossil fuels in the second half of the century. Cherry-picking a few easy measures will not do the trick. There has to be progress on every front, notably with respect to carbon pricing, and that is what peer review and learning from best practice should help achieve, said OECD Secretary-General.
In many respects, the reforms proposed by the Growth Commission fall in-step with many of our policy recommendations for the UK in areas such as education, innovation and the economy. However, investing more in human capital, innovation and infrastructure, like broadband, is essential to make the UK more innovative and competitive in world markets, said OECD Secretary-General.


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Copy-to-Clipboard on a DOM element
Makes a DOM element (i.e. <button>) write to the system clipboard. This component is based off of the ZeroClipboard project, and in fact uses the same SWF Flash code.
$ component install component/clipboard-dom
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// main.js var Clip = require'clipboard-dom'; // set the path to the swf file first Clipswf'/swf/ZeroClipboard.swf'; // create a "Clip" instance var ele = documentgetElementById'copy-button';var parent = eleparentNode; // parent should "have layout" var clip = ele parent; // listen for meaningful events clipon'load' console.log'button loaded';; clipon'complete' console.log'copied text to the clipboard:' text;; clipon'mousedown' // "mousedown" is the last chance to set the text before it gets copied var input = documentgetElementById'copy-text'; cliptextinputvalue;;
Fired when the SWF movie for the clipboard instance has loaded.
Fired when the user clicks on the button and the text has been copied. The text that got copied is passed in as an argument.
Fired when the user mouses over the button.
Fired when the user mouses away from the button.
Fired when the user pressed the mouse down on the button.
Fired when the user releases the mouse from the button.

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Construction crews will switch on a temporary traffic signal on state Highway 14 next week, as the effort to widen the roadway near Camas and Washougal rolls on.
Workers are installing the signal at Sixth Street in Washougal to provide safer, easier access when crews shift traffic and close intersections, according to the Washington Department of Transportation. The signal will be activated Wednesday.
The work is part of a $50 million project to expand Highway 14 to four lanes from the end of the West Camas Slough Bridge to Union Street, near the boundary between Camas and Washougal. Crews will also raise the highway more than 25 feet, and build two new interchanges at the east end of the project.
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Guilty Crown - inori by PhoenixiaoioWatch
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omigawd...I love it!!
lovely <3
so... so... -.- damn no words for it. wait... I LOVE IT!!!
Do you know what lighting setup was used, by any chance? It looks like a flash from behind and another one in front, on lower intensity. It came out great, anyway.
this is soo amazing >o<
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I gotta ask, where did you guys find that costume? Did you make it yourselves or did you purchase it? I'm looking for the same outfit and I want to make sure it has a nice quality like this one.
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Epic Inori Cosplay! I love how this photo was taken and the expression with the clothes movement makes it even better! Good job!
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Ways to Tell if Someone is a Psychopreachinpreach Ever notice someone do really weird things. Ever notice someone being crazy? Let us know what to look out for!!
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Yes my friend does do that. Always negativeV1 Comment
THERE eyes are full of hatred
... I don't laugh when the rest of my family or friends laugh but I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe when my mom put a black sock in the white washing load and they all got annoyed when everything turned grey... :D Makes me laugh even when I'm just thinking about it!
This is totally me. I seem to not understand a joke everyone is dying laughing over, and yet I'm laughing to the point of crying when I look at a microwave oven. - RockFashionista
Wow- sounds like my mom! She is the same as this thing here! I wished she would seek some help but she wont, she is in denial that anything is wrong with her!
This is weird definitely a psycho. - funnyuserV2 Comments
Of course... What psycho wouldn't like to be like the queen of all psychos. Oops I did it again! - Oreanta
My friend thinks shes Britney. She dresses like her and is always impersonating her. Oh surely she is a psycho.
When I so this reason for someone to be crazy, I laughed so so much! Because it's so true! hahaha... - linoula89V1 Comment
without even knowing them. - TTM
To make themselves feel better and feel like they in controlV2 Comments
She is really loud at most times and likes to hear her own voice as well doesn't listen.
I've come to the conclusion that almost anyone could be defined as "psycho." - RockFashionistaV1 Comment
Don't judge us but my friends and I do this a lot and I for sure am not given them up because I think its cool and since some of my friends are boys they have said that guys I think r cute (they don't know that) actually have crushes on me! 1 even said he had "feellings for me" oops got off track!
I have hundreds of voices in my head, and as far as I'm concerned, they've never communicated with any real person before. - RockFashionistaV1 Comment
well, this one could have many reasons for example to make himself cool to the people around him :)but yes that someone can be a psycho - MatrixGuy
This is the truth, because phsycopath's are people who want the feeling of importance..! So they do this..!V2 Comments
I know a person, whose daughter is studying with us. One days she complained to her parent that she is not happy with the class. The parent was at a yoga class from where he started shouting. He stated calling bad words and making a bad scene even without knowing what the matter is...
I went to a party and met this guy named Richard and he seem nice but he is a real pain he has scared 7 of my friends off they don't talk to me he is a stocker and he went up to my old job and threatened the people for my phone number and he is really crazy I try to get right of him I don't go in to town I got a job far Away and I need to do something about this he scream and follow me shows up at night he physco person I don't try to talk or see him
They will create a scene in front of crowd. Screaming and yelling at you. Complaining you did this... You did that... Blah blah... Just to make themselves satisfied that they are always right. And the rest of the world is wrong!
My stepmom does this all the time. There's no way to make her shut up either because other opinions don't matter to her.V3 Comments
they think going out naked is a great idea. all they want its a crazy attention. truly they are worst psychos.
If I look out the door now seeing someone do this I will pass out. - Alpha101V1 Comment
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I made my therapist cry.. She was a nice lady.. The second one was a gold digger so I had 2 ditch her...
This happened to me like three times. - RockFashionista
That's what happened to me. I guess I'm a psycho. Looks like everyone is rite! > this sucks, I hate when other people are right
I like this. They turn up at your house in the middle of a stormy night and just stare at you from beneath the peak of their baseball cap and grin slowly, deliberately, all the time staring at you without uttering a single word... - Britgirl
. . and you think. . . ahhh, they're just shy and nice. . . CREEPY!V1 Comment
I did this when I was five and my mom thought I was a psyco. Even still, I hear these voices to the point of extreme annoyance and anxiety, but I try not to complain about them because people will think I'm insane. - RockFashionistaV1 Comment
I've never seen fans so idiot like this man attracts.
They are so rude and aggressive. They suck.
When you hear this, it's bowel movement time! - Bec
Yep my friend is a psycho because of this
Here's the thing. It's an official religion, so is as phyco as preaching about God. - AnonymousChick
They start talking by themselves.. Hit things.. They are short tempered... Shouts for no reason..
Haha I found that waay too funny
And yes I have people that kind in my life and think the same as this way!
But what if they're hungry later. How else could they hold their chiliV1 Comment
My husband hits me most of the time. He apologies after. But does it again. I am sick and tired of him. But you know what? He loves seeing me in pain. For him no pain! No gain, because from my pain he can gain sarisfaction.
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The forum search function is not even letting me search using "jis" and "iso" as words, and I can't turn anything up on google or by adding other words on the forum search.
I've got a Sugino crankset, designed for J.I.S. taper spindles mounted on an old Stronglight I.S.O. taper spindle from the early '80's. I'm aware that Sheldon Brown suggests it is probably safe to do, but I have also heard of people eventually stripping out the square taper. Has anyone on these forums had this issue, which they could provide details about, or has anyone around here ridden a similar setup for at least a year or two without issues?
I'm just going to tighten the crank set on there as tight as I possibly can, make sure my chainline is straight as hell, and pray that the cranks don't fall off until I can find a nice set of 165mm length ISO arms.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 30, 2009
|Filing date
|Jul 27, 2006
|Priority date
|Jun 28, 2001
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|Stepan Khachin, Vladimir Khachin
|Original Assignee
|Lithotech Medical, Ltd.
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|Patent Citations (35), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (8), Classifications (7), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation of parent application Ser. No. 10/216,672, filed Aug. 12, 2002.
This invention relates to a medical instrument for removing an object from a body, and in particular, to a surgical device for extracting calculi appearing in the biliary or urinary system.
Despite the fact that by virtue of available modem video-assisted endoscopic instrumentation significant progress has been achieved in urological invasive treatment in general and in the extracting of foreign objects in particular, the evacuation of such objects like calculi from a surgical patient's body still remains a challenge for a surgeon.
In the course of complicated and time-consuming surgical treatment the removal of calculi of different sizes and characteristics from various sites along the urinary tract and from various locations within the body, (e.g. removal of gallstones and kidney stones) becomes essential. This challenge has resulted in the development of a variety of surgical tools for stone retrieval without the need for major surgery. The calculi retrieval tools, or so-called surgical extractors usually comprise a flexible tubular catheter formed as a tubular sheath adapted to penetrate along the body passages to reach the location of the object to be evacuated. A wire or cable is inserted within the catheter, which can be manipulated from the outside at the catheter's proximal end. The cable is connected to a basket deployed within the sheath at the catheter's distal end. The basket consists of flexible filaments made of either a memory shape material (e.g., stainless steel) or any other material capable of providing the basket with elasticity.
Depending on the manipulation, the basket may either retract inside the sheath to allow penetration of the catheter via passage or protract from the catheter. In the protracted position, the wires open due to the elasticity of their material and form a cage thus allowing the object to enter inside the basket through the open spaces left between its adjacent wires. Further retraction of the basket inside the sheath results in collapsing the cage and entrapping the object in the basket. Removal of the catheter will enable the whole device to be removed from the body organ together with the object immobilized within the basket.
It can be easily appreciated that the particular design of the basket-like element is crucial for entrapping and reliable retaining the object during evacuation.
Various attempts to devise the basket are known in the art. Examples of conventional baskets can be found in the web site www.bsci.com. According to the recent classification suggested by Boston Scientific Corporation, the currently employed baskets for stone retrieval can be broadly categorized into the following groups: (11) Flatwire baskets, (12) Helical baskets and (13) Multi-wire baskets.
An example of a flatwire basket is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,482. This basket comprises one or more legs to retrieve the calculi. At least one of the legs has an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface is curved to render the basket atraumatic. The inner surface can be flat such that the leg has a D-shaped cross-sectional configuration. It is reported in the literature that flatwire baskets minimize lateral basket wire movement and this facilitates and improves stone capture. Furthermore, flatwire baskets open reliably even in an undilated ureter. Flatwire baskets are available in a wide range of sizes and wire configurations. A method of manufacturing of such baskets is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,658,296.
The intrinsic disadvantage of flatwire baskets is their unsuitability for capturing and immobilizing relatively small calculi, since the amount of wires in such baskets is limited to very few and the size of open space between the adjacent wires remains too large.
In an attempt to solve this problem and allow the capturing and retaining of small calculi, so-called helical baskets were devised. Examples of surgical extractors equipped with the helical baskets can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,496,330; 6,190,394; 4,347,846.
It is appreciated in the art that helical baskets incorporate strong, flexible wire construction in a spiraled shape design. The streamlined, spiraled shape is well suited for efficient, effective stone capture. As the basket is drawn back over the entrapped calculi, the configuration of the wires "sweeps" the stone into the basket.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,496,330 discloses a helical basket formed as a plurality of strands encased in a sheath and wrapped in a helical form. The displacement of a portion of the threads from the sheath causes their wide angular disposition to form a basket for retrieving the object. The threads include a plurality of individual filaments that are closely spaced through the length of the basket. By virtue of strands, formed as multiple, closely situated adjacent wires, the number of contact points with entrapped calculi is increased without requiring a concomitant increase in the size of the overlying sheath.
Nevertheless, one can appreciate that the above-mentioned advantage associated with the increased number of contact points may limit this basket to the treatment of small calculi and render this basket less suitable for the immobilization of relatively large calculi. The reason for this is the close angular disposition of the filaments that prevents the entry of large calculi in the limited open space between the adjacent filaments.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,190,394 discloses a medical retrieval basket formed as a plurality of flexible elements that are outwardly disposed to form a cage for entrapping objects therein. This basket was devised to enable the efficient entrapment of the objects and their reliable holding within the cage. To achieve this goal, the basket is manipulated by rotation and employs flexible elements having different sizes, different cross-sectional configuration and/or different spacing.
In one embodiment, the cage consists of non-twisted flexible elements as in flatwire basket design. In the other embodiment, the flexible elements are helically twisted. In both embodiments, the cage is symmetrical with respect to a plane drawn perpendicularly to the middle of the cage length.
It can be appreciated, however, that the above-mentioned intrinsic disadvantages associated with flatwire and helical baskets would be characteristic also to the basket disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,190,394. The further disadvantage of the helical design is associated with the fact that parallel-directed helically shaped filaments are prone to entanglement.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,347,846 discloses a surgical extractor employing a cage or basket formed by steel wires and disposed in a helical path. Some of the wires follow a helix in clockwise direction, while other wires, in equal number, follow a helix in anti-clockwise direction. By virtue of this extractor, the reliability of retention of the body during evacuation is improved, since the body may enter within the extractor sheath when the cage is being retracted. This prevents the accidental escape of the body from the cage. Furthermore, by virtue of the opposite direction of the helically shaped filaments, any danger of their twisting and entanglement of the cage is avoided.
It should be emphasized that the general shape of the cage employed in the extractor described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,347,846 is very similar to the shape of helical basket disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,190,394. This shape is also symmetrical to a plane, drawn perpendicularly to the middle of the basket's length. Therefore, the same above-mentioned intrinsic disadvantages are characteristic to this helical basket as well. Furthermore, since the filaments are not bound together and only have points of passive contact in which they overlap, it can be appreciated that the cage will neither have sufficient radial rigidity to prevent escape of the calculi between adjacent filaments, nor sufficient dilatation ability to provide enough room between the entrapped calculi and the tissue of the passage. Thus, either the loss of calculi during evacuation or damage to the adjacent tissue might occur during the treatment.
In an attempt to overcome the disadvantages associated with the entrapment and retention of calculi of various sizes, a multi-wire parachute basket having two sections have been devised. In the first section, the amount of filaments is small and they are in spaced relationship to enable the easy passage of the calculi through the spaces between the filaments. The second section is formed as a plurality of filaments, extending from the filaments of the first section and defining a multi-wire cage. Since in this cage the filaments are in close relationship, it is possible to ensure more complete engagement of the captured calculi when the basket is in a protracted position and a more reliable grip when the basket is being retracted within the sheath.
One early attempt to devise a basket in accordance with the parachute concept is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,472,230. This patent discloses a retrieval basket made of four spring wires connected to a slide. An umbrella made of suitable flexible web material is connected to the distal ends of the wires so that upon deployment of the basket the edges of the umbrella form a scraper. Retracting the basket is associated with scraping the debris from a body passage and its retaining within the umbrella.
The other example of the retrieval parachute basket, provided with web umbrella, is presented in U.S. Pat. No. 4,790,812. The disadvantage of the parachute baskets provided with the web umbrella is associated with difficulty in manufacturing and with the relatively large size of the web umbrella in the compacted condition.
The further progress in the design of parachute baskets have been achieved by devising multi-wire parachute baskets (see, for example, S.U. Pat. No. 1036325; R.U. Pat. No. 2022528, U.S. Pat. No. 6,168,603).
S.U. Pat. No. 1036325 describes a surgical extractor with multi-wire parachute basket formed with a first section, which is proximal to the sheath and with a second section, which is distal thereto. The proximal section comprises two separate branches extending from the sheath in a V-shaped fashion. The branches comprise strings that are woven from the individual wire filaments. From distal ends of the branches emerge individual wire filaments, which are bent as elongated elliptical loops. The loops emerging from the branches meet in a common point at the distal end of the extractor. Additional wire filaments are provided longitudinally extending within the loops. These filaments divide the loops into supplemental branches, which together define the second section of the basket.
The disadvantage of this basket is associated with the fact that it still does not always ensures reliable retention of the calculi, since the amount of branches along the basket is invariant and their filaments are parallel and separate. Thus, small calculi might escape through the room between the branches of the second section.
A similar construction of the multi-wire parachute basket is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,168,603. In this US patent is described surgical extractor on whose distal end is arranged a plurality of wires defining a retrieval basket. Each wire comprises a first portion having an individual strand and a second portion comprising a plurality of filaments. When a retaining sheath of the extractor is retracted the wires formed of a shape memory material expand. Each strand assumes a spaced relationship to define a first section of the basket. A plurality of filaments define a second section of the basket. Widely spaced wires of the first section promote capturing the object and closely spaced wires of the second section enable retention of the captured object. It is worth mentioning that in one of the embodiments the second section is formed from filaments which are helically wound and angularly spaced.
R.U. Pat. No. 2022528 discloses a surgical extractor provided with a basket formed from at least two branches made of metallic strings. The main branches define the first section of the basket, which is intended for entering the calculus within the basket. Each branch forms at its distal end sub-branches, which are made of two main sub-branch and one auxiliary sub-branch. The sub branches define the second section of the basket. The sub-branches and the auxiliary branches have different thicknesses and different elasticities. By virtue of this basket, the reliability of entrapment and immobilization of the entrapped calculus is improved, since its construction allows for the variation of the amount and arrangement of the sub-branches.
However, the above mentioned multi-wire parachute baskets only partially solve the problem of reliable capturing, immobilization and holding of calculi, irrespective of their size. The reason for this is the size of the open space along the branches, which is equal to the length of filaments of the second section. Calculi whose size is shorter than this length can easily escape from the basket. Furthermore, in the above baskets the filaments of neighboring branches are either fully separate (as in S.U. Pat. No. 1036325) or only passively overlap (as in U.S. Pat. No. 6,168,603 and R.U. Pat. No. 2022528) and they are not entwined. By virtue of this provision the radial rigidity of the cage is very limited and might be not sufficient to prevent the possibility of the adjacent filaments being spread apart by the calculus during entrapment, and the calculus thus escaping. Insufficient radial rigidity is associated also with the possibility of damaging adjacent body tissues by the entrapped calculus protruding through the open space formed by the spread filaments. The insufficient radial rigidity deteriorates the dilatation ability of the whole basket and therefore contributes to the possibility of damage occurring to the nearby body tissues.
Despite the extensive prior art in the area of surgical devices employing retrieval baskets for extracting objects from a body, there is still a need in the art for, and it would be useful to have a novel, convenient and safe surgical tool suitable for the reliable and efficient extraction of foreign objects from the body irrespective of the size of the object and its location within the body.
It would also be advantageous to have a novel surgical tool, provided with a retrieval basket defined by increased structural rigidity and dilatation ability, thus reducing the probability of traumatizing adjacent body tissues.
It would still be advantageous to have a novel and improved surgical tool defined by easy and fast protracting and retracting from the sheath and thus enabling more reliable functioning during the surgical treatment.
It would yet be advantageous to have a novel and improved surgical tool ensuring the adaptation to elastic properties of the surrounding body tissues.
The aforementioned needs and advantages of the present invention can be achieved in accordance with the following combination of its essential features, referring to different embodiments thereof as a surgical device and as a retrieval basket.
According to one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a novel surgical device for extracting objects from a body including a retrieval basket and a basket control assembly.
The retrieval basket is suitable for entrapping the object and retaining it during extraction. The basket comprises a structure having a proximal end and a distal end. The structure is formed by a plurality of filaments fabricated from a single or several wires. It should be noted that the wires selected for the construction of the basket can be single-filament wires, or, when desired, can be multi-filament wires.
The filaments extend between the proximal end and the distal end. At least a part of the filaments, which originate from the proximal end, can arrive at the proximal end after winding. At least a part of the filaments are configured in the form of loops. At least a part of the loops are interlaced so as to define a net at the distal end, and thereby impart structural rigidity and dilatation ability to the basket when opened.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the size of holes (cells) of the net decreases from the proximal end towards the distal end. In other words, the density of the net increases from the proximal end to the distal end of the structure.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the filaments in a region of the structure at the proximal end form at least two strands, each including a plurality of the filaments. According to this embodiment, the structure of the basket has a parachute-like shape, i.e., a form of the basket is symmetrical along the basket central axis.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the filaments in a region of the structure at the proximal end form a plurality of strands and one of the strands is common for all the filaments. The structure of the basket, according to this embodiment, has a spoon-like shape.
The basket control assembly is suitable for bringing the basket to the object and is adapted for manipulating the basket. The basket control assembly includes a catheter in the form of a tubular sheath to be inserted within the body. The catheter is suitable either for retracting the basket within the sheath, to enable bringing the catheter within the body, or for protracting the basket from the sheath to enable opening of the basket.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the filaments are made of metallic material. The metallic material can be selected from NiTi based alloy, (e.g., Nitinol) and stainless steel.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the filaments are made Of non-metallic material, e.g. Capron (polyamide resin).
According to yet another embodiment of the invention the filaments are made of a material that has thermo-mechanical shape memory characteristic. The surgical device, according to this embodiment, comprises a controllable power supply source coupled to the filaments for passing an electric current therethrough. This electric current should be capable of heating filaments and thereby cause the filaments to change their shape due to the heating. The filaments of the basket can be covered by an insulating layer. The insulating layer can, for example, be made of Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene).
The surgical device of the present invention has many of the advantages of the aforementioned techniques, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
For example, since the basket of the present invention has an asymmetric net shape, the proximal net holes are bigger than the distal net holes. This shape ensures easy stone capture (through the distal end), and on the other hand, ensures foolproof extraction without loss of the stone (through the proximal end).
The structure of the basket of the stone extractor allows to increase their springiness and flexibility that, in turn, allows to decrease their traumatic influence on the organ. Such an effect is, inter alia, achieved by the manner in which the NiTi wires are twisted and interlaced. Such superelasticity allows to treat the organ better in the case of small stones, thus, e.g., minimize the damage of the urinary tract tissue.
The surgical device according to the present invention may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
The surgical device according to the present invention is of durable and reliable construction.
The surgical device according to the present invention may have a low manufacturing cost.
Thus, in accordance with one broad aspect of the invention, there is provided a retrieval basket for entrapping and retaining an object located in a body for its extraction therefrom, the basket comprising a structure having a proximal end and a distal end, and constituted by a plurality of filaments extending from the proximal end towards the distal end and being in the form of loops,
In accordance with another one broad aspect of the invention, there is provided a surgical device for removing a foreign object from a body, comprising:
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows hereinafter may be better understood. Additional details and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description, and in part will be appreciated from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
In order to understand the invention and to see how it may be carried out in practice, a preferred embodiment will now be described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
The principles and operation of the surgical device according to the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying description, it being understood that these drawings and examples in the description are given for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be limiting.
Referring to
The device 100 of the invention comprises a retrieval basket portion 112 and a control means portion 114. The retrieval basket portion 112 is suitable, inter alia, for the immobilization of the object to be evacuated and its retention during extraction. The control means portion 114 is suitable for manipulating the retrieval basket portion 112.
The control means portion 114 includes a flexible tubular catheter 116, configured as a sheath, adapted to penetrate along the body passages near the location of the object (not shown) and a manipulator 120.
The retrieval basket portion 112 includes a retrieval basket 115 that is coupled to a pushing element 118 (e.g., rod, cable or wire), for example, via a connector (not shown). The pushing element 118 is arranged within the catheter and connected to the manipulator 120.
In practice, a surgeon can manipulate the pushing element 118 by virtue of the manipulator 120, and thus the basket 115 can be either retracted within the catheter 116 or protracted therefrom. The surgeon, by holding the manipulator 120, can also maneuver the catheter 116 within the body organ (not shown), (e.g. to displace it by turning, pushing or pulling).
In practice, the surgeon moves the catheter behind the object to be extracted, and then protracts the retrieval basket portion 112 from the catheter 116. Once the basket 115 is protracted it opens due to its resiliency and is ready for receiving the object to be entrapped therein. The surgeon pulls the pushing element 118 together with the retrieval basket portion 112 until the basket 115 entraps the object, and thus extracts the entrapped object from the body.
The retrieval basket 115 comprises a structure having a proximal end 128 and a distal end 136 and is formed by a plurality of filaments fabricated from a single length of wire or several wires. The filaments extend from the proximal end 128 towards the distal end 136.
As was noted above, the filaments of the retrieval basket 115 can be coupled to the pushing element 118 that is provided as a separate unit at the proximal end 128. Alternatively, the filaments can be bound together (e.g., glued, soldered, weld, etc.) at the proximal end 128 and extended towards the manipulator. In such a case the filaments bound together form the pushing element 118. An example of such a configuration is shown in
Referring to
According to the first example, a cross-section 150 is formed of filaments 151 woven from a single length of wire or from several wires that enter into the cross-section from the left side and leave the cross-section in a whole number from the right side. These filaments 151 themselves can form a pushing cable (118 in
According to the second example, a cross-section 160 is formed of filaments woven from a single length of wire among which only filaments 153 and 154 enter into the cross-section 150 from the left side and leave the cross-section from the right side, whereas filaments 155 enter into the cross-section 160 from the left side, turn around and leave the cross-section also from the left side. The basket utilizing this configuration of the filaments can be coupled to the pushing element 118 (provided as a separate unit) at the right end of the cross-section 160. For this configuration, the filaments 153 and 154 can be arranged within the catheter 116, coupled to the manipulator 120 and used for extraction of the basket from the body in case of emergency, e.g., when the pushing element is torn off from the basket.
Turning back to
In the second section 124 the strands ramify at branching points 141, 142, 143 and form loops 134. At least a part of the loops 134 are interlaced so as to define a net forming a shape of the structure near the distal end 136. It should be appreciated that the net formed thereby has a hole (cell) size decreasing from the proximal end towards the distal end. The net formed thereby imparts structural rigidity and dilatation ability to the basket when it is opened.
In the open condition, the first section 122 of the basket 115 has relatively large open spaces 130 and 132 left between the adjacent branches. It can be easily appreciated that by virtue of the open spaces 130 and 132, the immobilization of the object and receiving thereof inside the first section 122 becomes easy and convenient during the first stage of the treatment, when the surgeon begins pulling the basket 115 for entrapping the object.
In the embodiment of the invention shown in
According to one embodiment of the invention, the loops 134 are configured from the same wire filaments from which the branches are entwined. It is possible however that the loops are made of separate wire filaments and connected to the respective branches, e.g. by soldering.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the most distal ends of the loops 134 are bound together (e.g., by a bushing) at the distal end 136 to form a tip. It should be appreciated that when desired, after the tip, the wire filaments can be intertwined to form a guiding rod 138. The guiding rod 138 can function as a guide to facilitate the displacement of the retrieval basket portion 112 as well as to facilitate the penetration and movement of the whole surgical device 100 within the body organs.
As was noted above, at least a part of the loops 134 are overlapped and interlaced. The overlapped and interlaced wire filaments define collectively the second section 124 of the basket 115. It should be appreciated by a person versed in the art that the interlaced loops intertwine one with another. At least a part of the filaments, which originate from the proximal end 128, can arrive at the proximal end after winding. By virtue of this arrangement, the second section 124 of the basket 115 is configured as a net, having a cell structure with relatively small cells 140, suitable to retain relatively small objects reliably entrapped therein.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the size of the cells of the net decreases towards the distal end 136. In other words, a density of the net increases from the proximal end 128 to the distal end 136 of the structure.
It has been empirically revealed that this net structure has improved radial rigidity and dilatation ability, thus rendering the whole basket to be less traumatic.
The retention ability of the basket depends on the size and shape of the cells, which, in turn, can be controlled by the size of the loops, their amount and spatial arrangement of their distal ends. These features of the invention will be described and illustrated below with reference to further drawings. Furthermore, although it is not shown specifically in the drawings it should be understood that in accordance with the invention the amount of loops emerging from each branch can be similar or dissimilar, and so their size.
It should be appreciated that the strands and loops can be configured from filaments made of metallic or non-metallic (e.g., plastic) material having sufficient elasticity to enable opening the basket when it is protracted from the sheath. This material should be also biologically inert. Example of the materials appropriate for the filaments include, but are not limited to, stainless steel, superelastic TiNi alloy and Capron. It is also recommendable to coat metallic wire filaments by an inert coating, e.g. Teflon.
Referring to
It can be appreciated that by virtue of this spatial arrangement a net-like structure is formed, consisting of small cells, two of which are designated in
It should be understood that since the wire filaments (from which the loops are made) are interlaced, an additional structural rigidity to the net-like structure is submitted. Hence, by virtue of this configuration, very reliable retention of the entrapped object (e.g., calculi) is ensured when it is extracted from the body.
According to this embodiment of the invention, the retrieval basket 200 has a first section, defined by strands 202, 204, and a second section, defined by loops 206, 208, 210, 212, forming net cells. For example, the length of the first section can be about ⅔ of the total basket length, i.e., the length of the second section can be about ⅓ of the total length. This relationship of the length is schematically shown in
The strands 202 and 204 are bound together at a basket proximal end 240 to form a cable 241. The cable 241 is coupled to a pushing element 242 (see
Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in
Referring now to
According to another example, as seen in
The wire filaments are overlapped and some of the loops are interlaced and form a net. It is seen, for example in
It can be readily appreciated that by virtue of this arrangement the whole second section of the basket becomes a net, having a densely meshed structure since twisted loops also contribute to the formation of cells. The cells formed by the intersection of the distal ends and the cells formed due to twisting collectively define the net-shaped structure, which is especially suitable for reliable retention of small objects or calculi. At the same time, sufficient space is still reserved between the branches to allow easy entrapment of relatively large objects or calculi.
Referring to
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It can be readily appreciated that by providing the loops with various shapes it is possible to vary also the size and shape of the cells, formed at the intersection of the loops, thus control the retention ability of the basket.
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It can be appreciated that the patterns depicted in
Having explained various cells patterns, in which the filaments of the loops might be arranged, still another embodiment of the surgical device of the invention will be disclosed. According to this embodiment, a process of opening the baskets having the topology described above is ensured not by elasticity of the material of the filaments as in the previous embodiments, but by virtue of the thermo-mechanical shape memory characteristic of the material from which the filaments are made. An example of such a material is a super elastic alloy based on Ni and Ti, like Nitinol (e.g., Nitinol SE508 Wire commercially available from Nitinol Devices & Components) or any other suitable commercially available alloy having shape memory ability, i.e. the ability to return to some previously defined shape or size when subjected to the appropriate thermal procedure.
Referring to
According to this embodiment of the invention, the system includes a retrieval basket 1301 and a basket control means 1302. The basket control means 1302 includes a controllable power supply source 1303 coupled to filaments of the basket 1301 for passing an electric current therethrough that is capable of causing them to change their shape due to heating. The manner of coupling the power supply source 1303 to the filaments and control of the surgical device is known per se (see, for example, WO 92/16153), and therefore will not be expounded hereinbelow.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the filaments of the basket are covered by an insulating layer. The insulating layer can, for example, be made of Teflon. The advantage of Teflon is its thermal resistance and low coefficient of mechanical friction, which leads to an additional reduction of traumatism. Furthermore, manufacturing of the basket filaments from Nitinol renders the whole basket ability to undergo reversible deformation up to 10%, which is close to the dilatation ability of living tissues. It can be readily appreciated that a basket made of Nitinol becomes compatible both biologically and mechanically with the adjacent tissues, since it is more capable of coping the topography of the organ in which the basket resides. By virtue of improved compatibility the basket becomes less traumatic. Still a further advantage of using Nitinol is associated with the "superelastic" properties of this material and the capability of this alloy to improve its "rigidity" when the temperature increases. Introducing of a catheter with deployed therein Nitinol basket into a body organ, having a temperature higher than the ambient temperature increases elasticity of the basket and its dilatation ability, which improves the ability of the basket to reliably entrap and retain the object or calculi to be retrieved. It should be also mentioned, that due to the "superelastic" properties of Nitinol, surgical extractors employing baskets made of this material have a longer service life than extractors with baskets made of stainless steel.
It can be appreciated that by virtue of the above-described construction of the retrieval basket, provided with overlapping loops, the whole surgical apparatus of the present invention becomes very simple, inexpensive, easy and reliable in operation. The surgical tool of the invention is capable of conveniently entrapping and reliably retaining both small and large objects and at the same time, it is less traumatic due to basket's improved structural rigidity and dilatation ability.
As such, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, can appreciate that while the present invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, the concept upon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures and processes for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention.
It should be understood that the device of the present invention is not limited to the urological treatment of a human body. It can be successfully employed for surgical treatments of animals as well. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited strictly to extracting calculi during urological treatment. It is suitable for other surgical treatments, which might require retrieval of foreign objects from the body systems, e.g. from blood vessels etc.
Moreover, the present invention is not limited to medical devices, and the extractor device can be used to extract any type of article from a wide range of inaccessible locations such as inside a pipe or tube (for example, the waste outlet of a domestic sink) or inside a chamber within a large piece of machinery which would be difficult to dismantle.
Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
It is important, therefore, that the scope of the invention is not construed as being limited by the illustrative embodiments set forth herein. Other variations are possible within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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Daily Independent Journal (Newspaper) - June 2, 1951, San Rafael, California WEATHER FORECAST Ray Region: Fair Sunday but morning fog along coast. today hut cooler Sunday attrr- noon. Westerly wind 10 liO mph in Low tonight Sierra Nevada: Fair tonight and Sunday. Rising tempnatincs. DAILY Est. 1861 SERVING All OF M A K IN COUNTY RAINFALL REPORT Total to date ....................42.91 This dale last Seasonal average ................35.94 Temperatures! Noon today 8S 85; low 51 91ST YEAR A MONTH BY CARRIER SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1951 5e PER COPY No. 61 TONS OF CONCRETE poured into the forms M the new Mnrln General Hospital on the wc.st slope of Bon Air hill near Greenbrae lakes shape. The public facility, to cost about and financed primarily by R bond Issue, Is due to go Into operation next year. Robert McCarthy Co. of San Francisco Is the generar contractor. Independent-Journal photo, Courtesy Tollefson Air Service. SANTA VENETIA CHILD, 6, HIT BY TRUCK, IS KILLED MARIN MUSINGS By Rafael Marin We were staring at oui new maps nRaln thli morning, try- ing to think of something to put in this spare. And we nollced some- thins; about southern Marin winch may be news to some The old spelling of Sau-.ilito was an mo.st people know "Saureilto." And many years befotf we were born, the name was changed to Its pteienl orthographlral .status Bui even lodnv, the ratml which officially runs up nichauLon hav (but Is In nn undtedged Mate those days) Is called by the old name "Saurrllto cntml If the Spanish we leained fiom Mis. Agnes Palmer down at Pa- fael HlKh hotels Rood afloi nil 'nose years, Ihe town's name nuMtis 'tit- tle willow "What ii so lair- HI a day In June" should be chained, an eailv ilser tells us, to "What Is so ran- as a day In June at 6 in llm morn- Ing in He .s.iv, the people who .stay In the sack until nist time to catch the In Han Ftiimlsco or luxuriate on rubbei loam unlil tin- maid brings In the entire n! Mist don't know about the bcaulv of the county. He wnxcd poetic nboul the pecullaily lovely Unlit on Ml 'tum- nlpai.x viewed from the Mnaele Mile nt five minutes to MX n m He added with a gtim Hole on i "And, furthermore time is III lie 01 no traffic at that A Hmmllon Kield .serui.iiii nnd his wife can rule a frc rnginr to- night In Larkspur, if they want In If thev don't, they have finite a few other things to lake up (heir time Sgt. Harold R. icttiined Korea veteian -and his wtfe, It seems, are going to he Ruest.s of the Larkspur Rose Bowl and the Lark- spur (ire depailmeut 'the a B-2fi gunner in I lip Km Knst wai. Comments Mel Ouster, Laik.spur fire department, piesidcnt; "We only wish It would be to have every man in (lift Eighth Army with us tonight In the Rase Bowl Of rour.se, I hat's not. posslblp so we'll compromise by showing Set- geant and Mrs. Saal the very best time possible." What's on thn piogram? Dining, Driver Says He Didn't See Child Riding Bike On Vendola Drive ear-old Santa Venetia boy, riding a borrowed bicycle aiiisi his rnothct's oideis, met instant death yesterday alter- MOOM when he was hit by a truck and knocked to the pavement. 'I lie v.js Eart Mallerman, son of Mrs. Marjorie Halter- tiMii. of Vendola diive, Santa Venetia. He was killrd instantly when his head hit the pavement, and was Marin's 13th traflie laiahiv of 101I. Driver of the semi-truck traile; continued on his way delivering potato chips and wag not stoppec until three hours later when he was a few miles north of Petaluma. Upon questioning by Chief De- puty District Attorney William O Weissich, truck driver Manue 48, of Niles, admitted he was in Sauls Venetia, but denied ho had seen the child or knew the truck hart struck the boy. PROBE CONTINUES Wei.s.sich said the driver has noi been cited and that "there is no evidence that he was aware of hit- ling anybody." Investigation by I he California Highway Patrol is continuing, however. A 10-year-old boy who .saw the accident on Vendola drive at about 4 p in. yesterday told highway patiol officers it was a big, blue and yellow truck with "potato chips' written on it, that struck Bart A uulio bulletin was sent by the Marin sheriff's office and the truck va.s slopped thiee miles north ol Petaluma. Souza's employer, operator of an Oakland ttlicking firm, said the driver had been hired'just yester- dancing, they want fire engine ride. -the day and was on his first run, to continue to TJkinh. HE WAS LOST The diiver told Weissich he be- came lost after making a delivery to a Santa Venella grocery store, and was trying to find his way back to the highway. The district attorney's investiga- tions indicated the youth was rid- ing the same direction as the truck nnd was knocked to the pavement by the trailer as the rig made a turn. The hilcl's mother has had other as her first husband, Bail's father, and her second hus- band, father of a 6 months old daughter, both were killed in plane crashes. Both were Air Force pilots. Neighbors told officers she had forbidden Bart to ride a bicycle. The youth was riding a cycle he had borrowed from a friend when he was kilted. Funeral arrangements are pend- ing at Keaton's mortuary, San Ra- fael. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT San Rafael Lions Club Fashion Show and Stage Revue P.M. At Marin Catholic High School Summer Fashions by leading San Rafael stores. Entertainment by McKay's Studio Admission: Adults, Children, fiOc 1'iorerdf to Mrutn Junior Symphony M.V. Residents Form Boyle Park Rec Unit A committee of Mill Valley resi- dents has been formed to oppose the sale of Boyle park to the Tamalpais school board and the selling of any other public property. The organi- zation was formed after Thursday's city council meeting. Robert Blake, of Mill Valley, president of the group, today call- ed for contributions by individuals and groups interested In "insuring the piesent and future use of Boyle park by the public." Blake, a real estate and insur- ance broker, said that all financial gifts would be placed in a trust account. This fund would be used to fight any further attempts to sell Boyle park or other public places. Mill Valley councilman at their meeting Thursday night again call- ed attention to the need for an- other school site but did not give their appioval to the proposal to sell the 11-acre parkland. Many per- sons at the meeting, including for- mer countilmen, parents, and a state school official, came out against the idea. China Coast Blockade Impractical' Acheson Warns: U.S. Won't Allow Reds To Capture Formosa WASHINGTON of State Acheron said today the United States might agree to a ceate fire at the 38th parallel if there can be a "real lettlement" of the Korean war. WASHINGTON (ff) Secie tary of State Acheson said today a naval blockade of Red China is "under constant planning' but il is not practical at this time to seek United Nation backing for one. Testifying at the Senate's Mac- Arthur Inquiry, Acheson also said flatly the United States is "not go- ing to allow" Formosa "to be taken by force." And he called British-owned Hong Kong a pleace of importance whose fall to- the Communists would have "a very adverse influence" on U. S interests. Acheson denied that "any signifi- cant part of the State Department' ever had favored the Communist regime in China, as opposed to the Nationalist government of Chianj Kit Shek. It was Acheson's second duy of testimony at hearings by the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Rela- tions committees on the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He was asked about the White House conferences which led to the removal of MacArthur on April 11 from his Far Eastern commands But Acheson, who took part in the talks, refused to tell what was said at them. He said his stand was taken on "direct instruction" from President Truman. NO PEACE MOVES As to prospects for an end to the Korean war, Acheson said he knows of no present peace moves. He said there is a called it not the most likely the fighting will end in a stalemate. Calling "stalemate" an "unpleas- ant Acheson said there was a possibility of a settlement "on the basis of mutually known strengths." MacArthur in opposing Truman administration policy in Korea, con- tended it promised only a "bloody stalemate." A naval blockade of China was one of the proposals MacArthur ad- vanced as a more positive policy aimed to speed an end to the war. He also proposed bombing of Chin- ese bases in Manchuria and use of (Continued on Page 3) Flyers Die As Planes Collide Over New York YAPHANK, N.Y. fight- er planes collided over this Long Island village today and crashed in lames. Pilots of both" planes were killed. The planes, identified by the Air Force as F-47 Thunderbolts, fell to earth at separte spots east and south of Yaphank, site of a huge Army training camp in World War I. One plane fell in a woods, the other in an. open field. SERVICEMEN OFF DUTY Information Center Projected For S. R. Location of quarters on Fourth stieet near A street or the Grey- lound bus depot for establishment of information center is first aim of newly formed citizens' committee for servicemen's recreation. Al Goodwin, manager of Blumen- 'ield theaters in Marin, chairman of ,he committee, met with his steer- ng group for the first time Thurs- day night in the county courthouse. Members of the volunteer com- mittee, Goodwin announced are: the Rev. George A. O'Meara, pastor or St. Raphael's church, San Rafael; Aaron Schwartz, San Rafael mer- chant; Stanley Lowry, San Rafael Ihamber of Commerce manager; John Clahan, former USO director and at present athletic director of Marin Catholic High school; Al Davis, Central Labor Council; Roy S. Knechtly, Mill Valley; the Rev. 'aul Peterson, pastor. First Con- jregational church, San Rafael; the lev. Noble L. Owlngs, rector, St. 'aul's Episcopal church, San Ra- ael; Norman Wall; Major John 'ohnson, wing provost marshal, and 3, Burke, office of community ser- vice, both of Hamilton Field; Leon Smith, San Rafael auto dealer; W. (Doc> Duhamel, county veterans' ervice officer; ami Charlotte Barnes Blznlk, of tht Independent- j Journal. Father O'Meara, Rev. Owlngs and Leon Smith were un- able to attend the first meeting. Goodwin i eported his first ex- plorations of the needs and opera- tion of a center in Marin to bene- fit all servicemen stationed in the county or passing through it on visits. Pointing out the committee should only attempt a small operation at first, with emphasis on informa- tion rather than on recreation as In the last war, Goodwin asked the fi- nance committee, headed by Schwart to report back at the next general meeting June 5 on avail- ability and quantity of funds. Preliminary plans call for a cen- ter through which clubs and or- ganizations in the county would channel available entertainment and recreation for servicemen. In the coming weeks, Goodwin said, Lowry, representing business firms, Smith, who will chair an entertainment committee, Clahan, for program- ming and others on the set-up will meet to formulate definite plans. Edmund Blum, 66, Marin Probation Officer. Dies Heart Attack Is Fatal To Veteran Official Edmund T. Blum, 66, a Marin county who lias served in two departments of the county government ior the past 20 years, died today in a local hospital. Attending physicians said death was due lo a heart attack Blum, known lo his fi iends as was county piobalion ollicei. lie had been in the post situe The Maiin resident's death came .shoitly beloie 11 a. m., and was unexpected. Blum collapsed Thursday in ihe courthouse while on hi way to a court session. He was taken to the hospital, whete a doctor said he would be away from his job for about two months. But another attack came this morning, and the veteran official succumbed. FUNERAL PENDING Funeral arrangements are pend- ing. Services will be arranged by Keaton's mortuary, San Rafael. Blum took over the probation of- ficer's post from the late Thomas J. O'Connor in 1937. From 1931 to 1937, he served in the po.st of undcr- sheriff. He Joined the county serv- ice the same day as Sheriff Walter B. Sellmer, who named him to the post. The late probation officer lived at 1017 E street, San Rafael. Before his appointment as tinder- sheriff, he was for many years an employee of the Northwestern Pa- cific railroad. Much of this time was spent as a gateman and ticket- taker at the railroad's old Sausa lito ferry terminal. HAD FIVE SONS Surviving relatives include Blum's wife, Catherine; five children, Mrs. Marion Winston of Watsonville; Mrs. Dorothy Clayburgh of Watson- ville; Mrs. Eileen Tuttle of Burlin- Edmund R Blum of Tin- uron, and James R. Blum of San Rafael. Also surviving are five stepsons. They are Lloyd and Dean De La Montanya of Woociacre, Herbert and James De La Montanya of San Rafael, and Nick De La Montanya of Sonoma, Lloyd De La Montanya is super- intendent of the Marin county farm and hospital in Lucas Valley, and was formerly chief of the Marin county fire department James Blum is employed by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company of San Rafael. A native of San Francisco, Blum was a member of San Rafael Lodge 1108, B. P. O. Elks; San Rafael Council 10, YMI; the Probation and Parole association; and Marin Peace Officers association. OFFICIAL DIES Edmund T, (Bud) Blum, above, died today in a local hospital of a sudden heart attack, This picture was taken at the time of his ap- pointment to the post of proba- tion officer in 1936. BUSY SKIES CAP Holding Maneuvers Over Marin Marin skies will be busy this weekend with Civil Air Patrol planes flying in one of the largest training maneuvers ever held in Marin county. "Operation Marmat" will be con- ducted by the CAP Marin Squadron I, in cooperation with the Smith Squadron of San Mateo. Operating from an emergency >ase at the Dickson ranch at Black Point the planes will locate, keep contact with, and supply a ground mrty into the hills north and west of the bay. Pilots of the planes will maintain contact with the ground in the 'Skyhoo" ground-to-air method of nessage relaying developed during World War II. Planes returning from missions will make bombing runs on a target aid out in the temporary field area. All facilities of an emergency air- 3ort will be set up on the Dickson anch. Radio communications, hos- pital tent, and control tower will present in addition to the field dtchen. BIBLE SEATTLE (ff) Evelyn Koenlng reported 'to police yesterday a thief stole from her apartment. The money, she said, waa hidden In her UN Ends Red Korea 'Chase' TOKYO Gen. James A. Van Fleet said today the US. Eighth Army has quit chasing Reds in North Korea but will continue to block Communist aggression. The United Nations ground com- mander gave no clue to possible future Allied operations. He left unanswered the question: Will the Allies stand where they are now, just a few miles north of the Red Korea border, or will fhey strike out for specific tar- gets? Meantime, United Nations for- ward elements had run up against a bristling Chinese and Korean Com- munist defense line a short distance inside North Korea. This line had beer strongly reinforced overnight. SR Firemen Extinguish Grass Fire Near Tracks San Rafael firemen yesterday put out a grass fire that burned along the Northwestern Pacific right of way on Du Bois street. One truck wax sent to the lire, which was brought under control in 45 minutes, firemen said. Cause of the fire has not yet been deter- mined, according to a department MRA Opens Meet On Michigan Isle MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. "Moral Re-Armament's" leader call- ed today for a faith that would create the "right revolution" to "save America annd the world Dr. Frank C. D. Buchman, found- er of the movement, made the plea in the keynote address to the world assembly for Moral Re-Armament. The International group, includ- ing leaders of state and men of the trades and professions, is IP annual session on this calm and lovely isle. World peace nnd happiness, through a strengthening of spiritual values, is its purpose. Among other things, it has chosen to resist the communist ideology. PRESS TO QUIZ DAIRYMEN ON KTIM PROGRAM Dairying is an impoitant Marin county the tune of about per year. And Mann is one of the leading dairy counties in Cali- fornia. At ii in. tomorrow on KTIM, representatives of the dairy industry will be quizzed by men of Marin's press. Inci- dentally, the reason for the pro- gram Is the celebration of June as dairy month. On the program will be Lewis Nye, Stinson Beach, a beef cat- tleman and president of the Marin Farm Bureau; Arnim Troutman, manager of the Herd Improvement Association; Al- fred J. Bianchi, Pi. Reyes Sta- tion; Horace J. EdrinRtori, Olema; Glen Goble, Agricul- tural Extension Servlre, and Covingtnn Prlngle, Golden State Co., San Rafael, dairy month chairman. Girl Refuses To Tell Why She Wanted To Die An attractive 20-year-old girl re- fuses to tell police why she tiled to jump off the Golden Gate bridge yesteidav, though officers found a brief note which hints of an un- happy love affair. Miss Lots E. Mayo, a San Fran- cisco bookbinder, was taken to a hospital for observation after the suicide attempt. She told officers she had not eaten or slept since Wednesday night. The girl attempted suicide after sticking a knife against a San Ra- fael taxi driver, Ralph Pherson, and ordering him lo stop. She was grabbed by another man who had seen the taxi stop and was hauled back on the bridge kicking and scratching. In the bushes near the bridge toll pinna officers found an address book with a note which read: "Dearest doing this so you can be happy. As for my sake, don't worry." Ml.ss Mavo refused to comment on the nole. Schooner Aground On Coast, Saved A lumber schooner, the Lumber Lady, went aground yester- day 60 miles of the Golden Gate n Stillwater Cove, Sonoma county. but got free about five hours later and arrived in San Francisco Bay under her own power, United Press The ship was enronlp to Rainier, Wash to get a load of lumber. Her kept her close to the shore o avoid high She hit a eef at 12.45 pm. but came free at 7.46 p.m. There were 31 men aboard. Lots To Do In Marin On Weekend This first week-end In June has turned into a busy time for Marin county and opens what promises to be a summer full of fiestas, muslo festivals and other such affairs. Topping the list are two Mario- stvle at Marin City and at Fairfax. Southern Marin Festival was nf- fically opened Inst night by Super- visor T. Fred Bagshaw. The I day event features five big free shows each day. Proceeds of the festival will be Riven to the Family Service Agency of Mann County, the Sausalito Boys' Club, and the Marin, City Recreation Committee, From 4 to 8 (his evening the will be taken over by a group of junior sheriff's deputies and Ex- plorer Scouts who will put on boxing and tumbling show. FAIRFAX HAS PARADI Another three-day affair thta week-end Is the Native Sons' Fiesta- at the Fairfax park, which will be rapped tomorrow afternoon with a mammoth parade at 1 pm. Marm's "Queen For A Day" con- test will be held Sunday following the parade under the direction of master of ceremonies Russ Byrd. Another featured star at thi fiesta will be radio star and singer Armand Glrard, who will perform at the free shows, This fiesta is sponsored by Fairfax Parlor No. 307, NSO.W. On the music side, Marlnltes have two concerts waiting them, the Sun Rafael school music festival and tht Marin Symphony orchestra. MUSIC FESTIVAL San Rafael school music numbering 840, will present their annual All-Schools Music Festival tomorrow afternoon in the San Ra- fael high school auditorium. The students, under the direction of Hugo R. Rinaldl, will play and (Continued on Page 3) VOTING IS SPLIT Tom Students Elect Officers For Drake, Too Bob Ounn of Mill Valley, and Mike McCone of Ross were elected presidents yesterday in a joint elec- tion held by Tamalpais High school and the potential student body of Sir Francis Drake High school. The election was held at Tamal- pais High school, though students voted by district and there were two sets of candidates running. Sir Francis Drake High school, the second high school in Tamalpais district, will bs ready for classes this fall and the Tamalpais student body be split. So yesterday the students from south of Corte Madera voted for one set of officers and those from north of the dividing line cast ballots for another. Staying at Tamalpais TO be presi- dent is Gunn. He defeated Augle Perry and Bob Joyce. Other offi- cers elected were Ina Plemmlng of San Francisco, vice president; Dlance Duncan of Belvedere, sec- retary; Roberta Henry Mill Val- iey, treasurer; and Kerry Fitzger- ald of Mill Valley, yell leader. McCone, who waa unoppwed for president will lead a slate of Ross Valley officers at Sir Francis Drake High school. They are Edna God- dard of San Anselmo, vice presi- dent; Marilyn Van Dyfce of Kent- field, secretary; Jo Ann Meredith of Ross, treasurer; and Ted Tyson of Corte Madera, yell leader. Youth Seeks Plan 'Voice' Plans are now being considered by members of the Marin Com- munity Council and several Marin student leaders for forming a rep- resentative youth council designed to give teen-agers a voice in plan. their own activities. The decision was reached at meeting of the council, which wan attended by four Marin who took part In a panel discussion on Juvenile delinquency Students at the gathering were Ed Wachsman, College of Marin student body president, Terry Gray, Block-M club member at the col- lege, Shan Ruegg, San Rafael High school student body president, and Bonnie Dohemann, president of Ra Ravas, a service club at the high Present plans rail for a youth council made up of a. few students from every public, private, and parochial high school m Marin. Purpose of the group would be to stem the tide of juvenile dellquency by giving joung people a chance to work out their own activities. After the panel discussion, council members and the students decided that a stricter curfew would do lit- tle to sohe the juvenile problem. and that the problem is of no more importance in Marin than most other parts of the state. The group also commended the Rev. Tod W. Ewald, of Corte Ma- dera Holy Innocents' Episcipal church, for his work in developing a youth recreation center In Madera. Council members general- ly agreed that Marin's schools should keep their recreation facili- ties open afternoons, weekends, and during the summer. SQUARE DANCING al the LARKSPUR ROSE BOWL Tomorrow to P.M. (Admission 75c) 2nd Annual 49er Fiesta Square Dance Jamboree Proceeds to Larkspur-Corte Madera Lions Club Recreation Fund Asm. nf Northern Calif. NEWSPAPER! NEWSPAPER! ;


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