text: Albion New Era (Newspaper) - July 17, 1884, Albion, Indiana iipi'^Ss»® TWO DOimRS :>î YE^ÎB. rvT to t3M XJjBue; Z^ iOa.9 Clilp« JPmH -vrlxmxm iûxmiy T^Omy" IJií SÍDV^ÍXCE. VOL. XU NO. 43. .ALBION, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, JULY 17, 1884. NEW SERIES. VOL. IX NO. 30. "HOT H008IER8." Farmers! ATTENTION Farmers! Bii & lURCH FlOT^Sl 'UBCH - kUBCH ___ apio-^si ^lo-wel TAKE the LEAD for SPRING POWINGl Try one for Fall Work! FOR SALE AT ALBIOJ^, IJ^DIAJ^A, BY T. T- AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. For the Rtcal Year ending May 31, 1884. V ' To TMK honorable BOABU OFCoMMISSION-KB8 of Moblk County, Indiana : The undersigned Auditor of said Count)' respectfully submits his annual report of Keeeipts and Expenditures of said countv, for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1884, as follows: BECEIPTS. Amount on handJime 1,1883........$18,374.49. Amount County Funds received, Dec. setUement, 1883...................... il,G72.05. Amount Bridge Funds received, Dec. settlement, 1883 ....................... 7,881,18. Amount County Funds received. May aetttement. 1884....................... 12,529.64. Amount Bridge Funds received. May setUement. 1884 ....................... 9,991.69. Amount received from bondsmen,Men- denhall, ex-county treasurer......... 2,02ii.39. Amount received from County Infirmary for side of wool.................. 121.90. Amount received from County Inflnn- ary for sale of steer.................. 40.75. Amount received from County Infirmary for sale of sheep.................. 100.00. Amount received from County Infirin- wy f©r sale of seed................... 3.00. Amount received from DeKalb county, change of venue...................... 129.60. Am't rec'd from Ditch Tax collected.. 1,053.03. " " " Jury Fees............ 51.66. " Costs iu selling school lots, Bome............................ 60.81. Am't rec'd from excess in purchase of school lots, Bome..................... 23.17. " " " County Ofticer Fees refunded.............................. 10.00. Am't rec'd from Erroneous Tax Order 1.08. " " " Sale of goods returned by Coroner ........................... 4.78. Am't rec'd from I.And Kedemntiou.... 45.00. " " " Erroneous Tax re- tuniedto County Fund.............. 1,860.95. Am't rec'd from publishing Delinquent List. 1882 and 1883.............. 173,20. Tot«l Co. Fund rec'd up to May 3!, 1884, «66,146.37. " exp'd " ...... 48,074.46. Balance Co. Fund on hand,June 1,1884, $18,071.91. Outstaudii^; Comity Bonds............910.000.00. EXPENDITUBE8. On Account of Poor....................|2,6»4.0I. " " Jurors..................................2,893.47. " " Insanity............................1,128.69. " " " Public Buildings.... 1,838.70. •• County Infirmary.... 3,890.79. «• » stationery......................2,618.31. ...... Public Printing............859.22. " " " Criminals........................1,234,56. " " " Assessors........................1,965.00. " " Boads.......................382.05. •• " " Inquests..........................178.30. " " " County Physicians.. 653.75. " " " Fox....................................35.00. " " " Specific Allowances. 2,062.51. " " " County Officers............6,577.54. " " " Ditches............................2,821.22. " " " Bailiffs ............................358.90. " " " Board of Health..........200.00. " " " Land Bedemption... 31.31. " Benevol't Inst'tions. 317.28. " " Change of Venue... 470.05. " " " Bridge............................7,897,30. " " " Enumeration................187.50. " Betuming Fines..........10.00. " Circuit Court Bep't'r 80.00. " " " Elections ........................25.00. .. .< .. pygi....................................126.79. " state. State House, and 8eho(^ refunded....................................708.31. On Account of Interest on Bonds.... 603.00. " " " Woodchucks..................2010.90. " " " County Institutes... 60.00. " " County Bonds..............3,265,oo. Total Expenditures..................948,074.46. Very Besp'y, Cobnklius B. Phillips, Auditor Noble County, Indiana. Examined and approved by us G. W. Mukiikbt, 1 William C. DAvig, vCommissioners. Manias H. kikxkll. t ANNOUNCEMENTS. tbka8urer. We are authorized to announce the name of Thomas £. Casey, of Perry township, as a candidate for county Treasurer, subject to the decision of the republican nominating convention of Noble county. DONT DO IT. THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES,SCHOOL BOARDS AND COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT INVITED TO VISIT CHICAGO At the Ezpenie of the Andrewi School Foraitore Home. If they will Heed "The New Era's' vice, they Will Ad. Oecllne Wltb Tbaaks. Towxj. OrdUxa-aurtee ^o. 2@. IK Bklation to Shooting oh Firivo Firb-cbackbb8, Toy Pistols, ob any othkb Fibbwobks. Sbc. 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Tms-tess of the incorporate town of Albion, in Noble county, Indiana, that it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, ignite, or otherwise fire any firecracker, toy-pistol, sky-rocket, or any other fireworks, in any street, alley or other public place wttbin said town. Pbovidkd, however, that the provision of this ordinance shall not apply to the Fourth of July each year. 8BC.a. Any person violating anyofthepro-Tistons of this ordinance shall be fined in any sum not less than two nor more than ten dollars. Sbc 3. Whereas, an emergency exists for the Immediate takliw effect of this act, therefore it shall be in force from and after its passage. Passed and approved by the Board this asth day ot June, 1884. C. M. PICKETT, President Ihx). Tem. attbst : JOHN BAUGHMAN. Clerk. Towja. OrdLlXLae.ce 30. To Bkstraik shbkp fbom Bcnnino -at Labob. 8ac. 1. Be It mrdaiiMd by the Board of Trustees of the incorporate town of Albion, in Noble ooonty, Indiana, that no person being the owner of auy sheep shall permit the same to run at lane wtttitai ^ incorporate limits of said town. Site. 8. Any person violating any of the pro-i^rioBs ot this ordhiaiioe shall, upon convicaoa, ke tned iu any sum ncrt exoeiedlng ten dollars forea^ offense. Sbc. 3. An «nerceney exists for the panage ^ tUs ordlBaooe, tbereiore the same shall beln force from and aner its publication. Passed and amwoved by the Board thU asth daj ot June, 18M. C. M. PICKETT, PresldentjPro. Tem. JOHN BAI/GHMAN, ¿lerk. Ji.dLxnlztijBtr*.tor*s ICE to I OïTotic«. iven that the undersigned bninistrator with the will Í estate of John Bethke, late of «deeeased. Saidestateis ItobesolTait. _ /ine»,Uet. WILLIAM WITHERS. »m» Admiaistnitor with will annexed. nCT'Send six cents for postage, and re-- eeive free a costly box of goods whkta willbeFpaUofeltli-er sex, to mon tSu^yßnglSM iprocid. Fortune» »nit the wotkmab r mk«. iA «noe address Tbvk * Co. Some weeks ago The NewEba noted the fact that the Andrews School Furnitare establishment, of Chicago, had extended an invitation to the the township trustees, school boards, and county superintendent of schools of De Kalb county, to visit the Lake City, and that these servants of the people over there had decided to accept the invitation, and would soon start upon their junketing tour, at the expense of that corporation. In noticing these facts we took occasion to express our views in regard to the matter, and say that if the trustees of Noble were ever favored with such an invitation that we trusted it would be spumed with the contempt that it deserved. Our com -ments were widely copied and favorably noticed by a large number of the newspapers of Noi^em Indiana. We are sorry to say that our advice is not to be hè^ed by these officials, or some of i^em,at least ;yet we write this article, hoping that even at this time it may cause some of them to hesitate before luscepting, and thus placing themselves in a position that some ugly charges that may be made in the future cannot be easily explained or denied. Supmntendent Denny informs us that such an invitation has been received by him, and that it will be accepted by at least himself and some of the trostees, if not by all. Now, our objecti(Hi to tiiis can be stated very concisely in few words. This manufacturing company knows that in the arrangement they will not be the losers, as Uiey have no interest in the matter whatever aside from a pecuniary one. They reaeoD, and correctly, too, that the man who con*; sentsto come to Chicago as theii| guest, and at their expmse, will neo-essarily feel under more or less obligations to them, and with this feeling to operate on his mind, can, when piuchasesof school furniture are be made, easily pursuade hi that the furniture of this estab] meat is equal to, or a liUle su' to that of any other man' The trustee who purchases fkom company, i^ter accepting fv this kind at their hands, is the charge of making such solely in consideration of such and will find it difficult to the minds of the people of that I opinion. Suppose two men were at disagroement, rathw, in a involved a large amount or money, and it was finally that it should be settled by chosen from dbtai^ this agreement was that <«e of the parties pose to the arbttraton thib ti<ni to the fees th^ were by the terms of the party woukl faruiah pOTta^oQ for the trip posai «ma aooepied. party think otherwise than that tiiese arbitrators had acted very nojostly, by accepting such a prc^wsal? L^ our school officers stop and think a moment, and we feel assured thttttiie invitation of this school famitare establishment will be dedined tlmnlrtt. SOMETNIIIC WONDEIFOL In Reffard to DeteotiTe Norrie, the Man who Gi^tured Jack Ryan. The Noble Ck>unty Train Wrecker. J. T. Norris, of Springfield, O., a detective, does a trick that probably no other man in the country can imitata He takes a silver coin, usually a dollar, and places it on his tongue between his teeth. With his tongue he strikes it against the tooth with the sound of a telegraphic instrument, the opening and the closing of the circuit being exactly imitated. Norris used to be an Operator, and by means of the coin can telegraph so distinctly that any telegraph operator can read the message. In this manner he telegraphed fifty words a minuta A Bepublican reporter wrote out a message on a Western Union blank and handed it to the detectiva The two operators in charge at the Southern took down the words as fast as Norris produced them with the coin. The message was rapidly sounded and written down, and all three copies coincided exactly. Mr. Norris can stand up before a telephone and in this novel manner tel^raph a message which any telegrapher can read with great facility. But the most wonderful thing is to see him tel^raph vrith his eyelids. The dots and dashi^s of the telegraphic alphabet he in^-cates by more or less rapid opening and shutting of the eyelids. In this manner he can converse with an expert without uttering a sound.—^JS^x-change. While here working up the 4rain-wrecking case referred to in the headlines of this article, we witnessed an exhibition of Mr. Norris* wonderful skill in telegraphing by the means of a silver dollar placed u^n his tongue. He requested Mr. / Huston, of the Main street drugstore, to write out a message, which was ; done, and in the manner referred t(> above It was rapidly telegraphed to and read by Mr. Frank Copper, B. & O. agent» who stood on the oposite èide of the room. We saw no exhibjition of the eyelid performanee,but have no reason to doubt his efficiency m described, as he is fearfully and/wonderfully "HOT H008IER8." •<k>L BeU. firom HeUviUle,'' is what Jason Brown Characterised Ool. Johnsfn, of Ooshen. "Whom ttie Qods Mean to Destroy they First Make Mad.*' The Democracy in a Bad Way. made, and is like a Nenlesis when on the track of the evil-do^. Never in a d^ocratic national convention since that at Charleeton, South Carolina, in 1860, which broke up in the disruption of the democratic party, has there be^ as much ill feeling and bitterness displayed, as at the convention which was in session at Chie^ja Crimination and recrimination seemed to be the order of the day hi open convention, while behind the aeeesB, in the secret caucus of the iK)v«nl state delegations, the most tttMlNit scenes were enacted, and the most violent language used in leafMBk to the opposing candidate» Md UMir supporters. If the poet was not off his base, in the quotation about the Gods which we have iiUiorporated into the head-lines of this article, then does destruction, complete and overwhelming,await the democracy, and her doom is sealed, as a madder set of men never before were congregated together in a political convention. It seems that even our usually iHppy Hoosiers were not exempt 'lom the infection of madness that ruled the hour, and as an illustration of the general feeling pervading the Convention we reprt^uce from the Indianapolis Journal a passage of "hot" words that passed between that blatherskite, Jason Brown, of the south part of the state, and Col. K M. Johnson, of Goshen. The reporter says that "at an early hour tJiis mormng there was an exciting scene in the Indiana headquarters. Col. Johnson, of Goshen, and Jason B. Brown became involved in a po-itical argument, Brown accusing Johnson of trying to work up a boom for Hendricks instead of McDonald among the Indianians. Both men became much excited and used harsh language, Brown being particularly abusiva 'Who are you, anyhow?' he demanded. 'I am Colonel Johnson, of Goshra^ he answered. I don't care if you are Colonel Hell, from Hellville,' said Jas(xi; •you cur; I will cut your throat' Friend interfered, and such sanguinary results were prevented." JUST THE THING. Let all my old Customers and others remember the place and give me a call. cr. ID. BEie/Gh^ilS/. —Since it has been whispered around that Albion will heve a circus early in the season, all the country lasses are visiting Bussell's "Fair'* at the old stand of Ferris &X)opper,) to purchase Hats Plumes, Tips and Flowers, where they are treated with the same courtesy as city dames. Please don't forget t^e 5 and 10 cent counters. 23tf Excursion to the penitentiary. There will be a low[ rate excursion to Michigan City overf the Lake Shore road on Thursday, iuly 24, 18^ which will include a /visit to tiie prison, a steamboat ride; on Lake Michigan, &c., all for tbiB same fare. A prize of $20 totW^lady first climbing to the t<» of Slida" Fare for roflffld ici^nd time of train are as foBews^'Kendallville, 7K)0 a. m.; t9X% Brimfield, 7:20; fare, $2.80;y%»waka, 7:35; fare, $2.75; 7:50; fare, $2.60. w, or that Buoklen's Arnica Salve. Tfen Bsst SaIìVB io the world for Cats, Plniises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Bores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, GhilblainB, Coroe, and all Skla Eraptiona, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect eatiafiac-tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Huston & Molen. ShaU a Oouffh Garry You OfiT? *'ExacUy. You're right It is mercy that there's a do^im pounds left of ma But the greatest mercy of all is that before I actually coughed myself out of existence I got hold of Parker's Tonic, and a few bottles of it cured me." In this positive strain writes Mr. Abraham (^er, of Highspire, Dauphin Ca, Pa. llie Tonic will render you the same ser vica It is ui original compound of powerful enratives. It stimulates, warms, soothes and tones up the sys tem. —^Thore is no one uüele in the Une of medidiiea fh^ gires ao Iwge a refeam for the m^mey aa a good por 008 strengthen^ Ráster, snob OMtev'a Smart weedand BeUadoona BMkMfae Plaste». Éknl There are in the coanty infirmary three bright, intelligent children—boys— for whom the County Board is desirous of securini; good homes. Applications can be made to J. H. Sinorey, 27tf. Superintendent Co. Infirmary. L. W. WELKER. AnORNEY-AT-UW and NOTARY PUBLIC, ♦ ' Albion, Indiana. G^OfUce up stairs in Clapp's Block. FIELDING PRICKETT.A ttomey-at-Lawt Albion, I^iama. Office on York Street, directly West of Court House lyl nilt tke Bill to a Dot, ami u Things set Hot PolHically, Everybody will Want it. The special edition of the B. & O. Bed Book, devoted to the histcny of the Bepublican party and its antecedents, is an almost indispensible jpublication to those at all interested in the develq>ment of the campaign of the year. Qrest <»re is manifest^ in the compilation of data, and while everything is stated in the most concise manner, the information is so clear and explicit as to be readily com^nrehend^ The chapter devoted to the origin of the party and its national outcome from the dismemberment of prior parties is of exceeding interest, as is also the points showing party policy as expressed through Congressional adion. Thecondexu^ proceedings of the national conventions of the various parties from the earliest period of the country's his tory to the present, is of no ordinary value, and it is a thing never befme attempted in such form of publication. Indeed, it would be difiScult to tell all of the important information gathered together and shown so intelligently in this littie book. Those who desire so invaloaUe text-book for handy reference, matters grow interesting, will not delay long in endosing a two-cMit stamp with their address to C. K. Lord, Baltimore, this being the only requisite to secure a ojpy. In addi tion to the data having ¿rect bearing on the one party, there is a vast amount of infcnrmation given as re gards both parties, and with the Bed Book at luuiid no one need be at loss for an authority to settle almost any question in politieal hii^iy whidi may oome npi. In common with all the B. & O. pnhUoations» it is a mod-d perfect typography, the make-up and type used geoflfwy being wrj far above the tmmgid of ¡^tical tuMxioks. I will move my stock of Hakdwabe into the room in Clapp's Block of B« of ili, 'X'JaULS "WEEK Hornee Wanted. THOS. B. FELKNER, Albion, Indiana. 0£a.c* VLp aitmAxu laa. ToJaaa. P. Slaie3c'<i ».••w Slock. 22tf D R. PICKETT. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Special attention given to chronic diseases and disease« of women and children. Office on Main street, 3d Door East of Bank, Albion. Indiana. 27yl A. OAHf »,DENTIST Ligonier, Ind. •Fítéhiva Turn a Spscialtv. 'yy^ILLIAM T. GREEN, H. D-Flipciu i Sup, ^•Offlce over Huston & Molen's store. ALBION,.................INDIANA. IsTEW biòiok:Livery & Feed-Stable. CARRIAGES VOB. BUSINESS ob PLEASURE: SAMPLE WAGONS fob COMMERCIAL MEN. AND GENTLE TEAMS FOR LADIES.TERMS REASONABLE!Barn on Jefferson St., North of Court House, •{ ALBION, IND BE). BiTO-X-S, I»rop'r. OoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooO * R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R * ŒŒiBlont; Ipal, -1 AT [- ALBION, IND'A, Commencing July a8, '84, and Continuing Six Weeks. .00- Special attention ffiven to the use of of Apparatus, Methods of Teaching and Discipline, iwveral hundred specimens will use to illustrate our work. For further particulars address __ D. D. LUKE. 27-tf W. P. DENNY. II ¡1 1 I I I I fill I I I i i ! iA FEW HINTS roani ou OP i>ois.>.n «mm tkê tU çema$, s I» 4 FUlif thorouffklv, * to • PW*. eaptriMotwiUdtcUtfkê pngMT doM te «osk OBM. WOIS/IDBliT IPOST no. »0», e. A. s. Regular meetings second and fourth Saturdays in each month. D. A, 8CHAFF, COM. S. R. EASTERDAY, AOJT. wm. JTRUMF, Quabtkbhabtkb.J\rOBTH STAB LODGE. No. 380, mmÊk I. 0. 0. F. ALBION, INDIANA. Begular meetinifs every Tuesday evening. E. L. Tbsgabdkn, N. O. J. CocKLKT, Sec'y.Teetlxl Teetto-l GEORGE E. JOHNSON. SUBaSONDENTIST I Smeial »ttention Riven to both Buboioal and Thbbapubtical. treatanent of all disesesof the mouth and associate parts. OlBee, Bast Main 8tr««t. Syl•Williams ZKoysi. Albion, ladiaaai BXCHARD WILLIAMS, Proper. ThlsHooMtssiiCIrrtT new—is of brick, and Is «omi^eteiy ^tamtofeed thron^out. Good Sample II001118 tor eìoninwelal men. Maw Sruu, Sovtb or Ooviv Hovai. f7»71f Wat Constipation, or €oetlTOneM> a« nmcdy to so effective at Anm's M&a Tbay inanr« regular dally aetfcia, and N* More the bowels to a hMütby eondlttaa. Tor IndlcesUon, or Dyspepala, AlOñi Pills are iavalaable, and a sore ease. Heart-bon, IrfMa of Awettta, V«al ■tomadi, Tlatuleneyi Ptesineta» B«M> •ehe, Kumbneaa, Massea, an aU rail*««« and eared by Atxb's Pills. In Uvar Complaint« BIHoaa DlaotdMf» and Jnundlee, Atbb'b Pills sboald b* gIvMi in doses larga eaoagh to assito th* Itvsr and bowels, and remove sonsHpatlOB. As a eleansing medleiaa la the Bpdag^ tlMia Pills are onequalled. Wonne, eaused by a morbid «onditlOD ot «bs bowels, ar* «spelled by'tbesa Piua. Xmpdons. SfcfB Bfsoaeos, and Pitos» «be resnit-of Indlgostton or Cobstipatbm, are «Bred4>y tba om of Ateb's Pills. vor c^s, taks Area's Fills to opsa Ww-tpeess, «amava lalammatory sasretkmsb •BiA Éliay the fever. ■ot»Otan4MBS.and DysenteiTf eaasad bf «■«laa indigestible food, eto., Atxb'p Pou ara-ttaa traa remedy. BlianniatlSM, Oovt, Kenndcis, ■dattsByOttoa vssnlt from digestiva darang*. aoMBt. or «olds, and disappear on lessovlag the «aase liy ^ osa of Aim^ Piua. Vonion^ Df^mi» Kidney Coosplalntat •ad atber disertala eaasad by dahmify • «bstrvstloai are eorsd by ATal l^vúi, ■qvnMloa, aad FalidMl iKaMtraa» Utam, kwa a sala aoA nadr iWMdy laAYER'8 PILLS. lÊmtutm, aa- 0r¡le0.Ayw400.,UwtH,llMlb ___ MAIflBI ;


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Alone, I am mute.
A continuous rythm sways me, rocks me,
controls me. But above all, helps me.
I have a voice now.
You leave me, its time to part.
The left falling to my side, the right still hoping for some connection.
But all thats left is silence.
I drown in a sea of dumb, loosing my self, loosing everything.
I am dead to the world.
They ask me questions, questions, questions,
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Castaways hope to survive Madison Ave.
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
NEW YORK The castoff castaways of Survivor: The
Australian Outback are signing up to play in another cutthroat game: Madison
Avenue. Booted cast members such as Rodger Bingham and Alicia Calaway are signing
with talent agents. Ad "offers are flying in," says CBS spokeswoman Colleen
Sullivan, who wouldn't give details. The network's deal with cast members gives
it veto power over commercial offers through September, she adds. Survivor's
2-hour finale and 1-hour reunion air Thursday on CBS. The signings mark the
first move by Survivor 2 cast members to follow original Survivors
such as Richard Hatch to the tribal councils of Madison Avenue. But the
second group has a short window of opportunity, experts warn.
"Does anyone really care about Richard Hatch? His 15 minutes
are over," says Ryan Schinman, president of Platinum Rye Entertainment, which
matches corporate clients with endorsers. "When Survivor 3 airs, nobody
is going to care about them."
Current deals in the works:
Four booted cast members Bingham, Maralyn
"Mad Dog" Hershey, Debb Eaton and Jeff Varner have signed with the Ruth
Webb Talent Agency in Los Angeles. (Varner is working with several shops.) Webb
already represents six original Survivors, including Rudy Boesch, Susan
Hawk and Gervase Peterson. The avuncular Bingham is already getting offers.
"Rodger is so wholesome he could do any family-friendly product," says Sherri
Spillane, executive director of Ruth Webb.
Buff personal trainer Calaway has signed with IMG,
the sports marketing shop that handles the likes of Venus Williams. Says IMG
agent Sharon Chang: "Fitness is her niche, but going outside of sports is not
impossible for her." Calaway could endorse fitness chains and clothing or make
an exercise video, Chang adds.
Playboy has talked with Jerri Manthey and Amber
Brkich about posing in the buff. "Jerri would probably have more appeal
she's the one people love to hate," says Playboy spokeswoman Elizabeth Norris.
"But she's also revealed a lot already."
However, Spillane rates Manthey's future as zero on Madison
Avenue. "There's no likability there. Maybe she'll get bad-girl roles," she
Both talent agents and Playboy are interested in
fan favorite Elisabeth Filarski, ousted Thursday. "She might have the most appeal
of all," Norris says.
Life on Madison Avenue can get very real fast for cast
members of other reality shows, however. Cast members from Temptation Island
and Chains of Love have gotten little endorsement interest although
they are looking for deals, Spillane says.
But one of the genre's first breakout stars is aiming for
a comeback: Puck from MTV's Real World has signed with Spillane. "Everybody
knows his name and that's half the battle," she says.


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This application is based upon and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/062,769, filed Jan. 28, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
The human skeleton is composed of 206 individual bones that perform a variety of important functions, including support, movement, protection, storage of minerals, and formation of blood cells. To ensure that the skeleton retains its ability to perform these functions, and to reduce pain and disfigurement, bones that become fractured should be repaired promptly and properly. Typically, fractured bones are treated using fixation devices, which reinforce the fractured bones and keep them aligned during healing. Fixation devices may take a variety of forms, including casts for external fixation, and bone screws or pins for internal fixation, among others.
Bone screws and pins are rod-shaped fasteners that may be installed in bone to hold fragments of fractured bones in place to fix the bones. These two types of fasteners differ fundamentally, however, in the manner in which they are installed.
A bone screw includes an external thread and a structure for engagement with a rotationally operated driver (e.g., a screwdriver). The bone screw is advanced into bone by turning the bone screw with the driver, which transmits torque to the bone screw. Bone screws may be used alone or in combination with an orthopedic implant (e.g., a bone plate or intramedullary nail) to fasten the orthopedic implant to bone.
A bone pin, in contrast, may be designed to be advanced into bone by applying an axial force to a trailing end of the pin. Accordingly, the bone pin may be driven into a pre-drilled hole in bone by striking the bone pin one or more times with an impact tool, such as a hammer or mallet. The hole may be undersized such that the pin fits tightly in the bone. The entire bone pin may be implanted into bone or an external, trailing portion of the pin may be cut from the pin after a suitable leading portion of the pin has been placed into bone.
Bone pins may have advantages over bone screws. For example, bone pins may be easier to install, generally providing more flexibility in selecting a depth of placement and overall fastener length, and do not strip threads in bone during placement. Furthermore, bone pins are often smaller in diameter than bone screws and therefore may damage bone less and may provide greater flexibility in selecting the site of implantation.
However, bone pins may be inferior to bone screws for many orthopedic applications. For example, bone pins may be more likely to slip axially and/or rotationally. As a result, bone pins may be unsuitable in many cases for holding bone fragments aligned and providing compression between the bone fragments. However, both factors generally are required for anatomic restoration and proper bone healing. Thus, there is a need for an improved bone pin.
The present disclosure provides a system, includes devices, methods, and kits, for fixing bone and/or repairing connective tissue associated with bone using a fastener constructed as a bone nail that includes at least one helical ridge having a large pitch. The large pitch permits the nail to be driven into bone by application of axial force to the nail, to secure the nail in the bone. In some embodiments, the bone nail may have a variable pitch that decreases toward the trailing end of the nail.
The present disclosure provides a system, includes devices, methods, and kits, for fixing bone and/or repairing connective tissue associated with bone using a fastener constructed as a bone nail that includes at least one helical ridge having a large pitch. The large pitch permits the nail to be driven into bone by application of axial force to the nail, to secure the nail in the bone. In some embodiments, the bone nail may have a variable pitch that decreases toward the trailing end of the nail.
A device for bone fixation may comprise a nail including a shaft, which may be slender and/or substantially cylindrical. The nail optionally may include a head extending from the shaft. For example, the nail may be flared near a trailing end thereof to form the head. Accordingly, the head may be wider than and tapered toward the shaft. The nail and the shaft each may have a respective length. The shaft may define a central and/or long axis and may extend along at least most or all of the length of the nail. The nail also may include one or more helical ridges formed on the shaft along at least most of the length of the nail and at least substantially centered on the central axis. The helical ridges may or may not be formed on only a minor portion of a circumference of the shaft. Each helical ridge may have a large pitch, namely, an average lead angle of greater than fifty degrees, such as an average lead angle of about sixty to eighty degrees. In some embodiments, each helical ridge may have a lead angle of at least about fifty degrees along at least most of the helical ridge. In any event, each helical ridge extends more axially than circumferentially on the shaft such that the nail is capable of being driven into threaded relation with bone by application of one or more pulses of axial force to the nail.
The nail may include or lack any suitable features. In some embodiments, the nail may be dividable conceptually into a leading portion and a trailing portion arranged axially along the nail. The pitch of each helical ridge may be variable, for example, the pitch may be greater in the leading portion than in the trailing portion and may decrease gradually and/or smoothly towards the trailing end of the nail, thereby providing compression of the bone when the nail is driven into the bone. In some embodiments, the leading portion and the trailing portion may be leading and trailing halves of the nail, as determined by length. In some embodiments, the shaft and/or at least one helical ridge may taper toward a leading end of the nail, optionally along at least most of the length of the shaft and/or of the at least one helical ridge. If the at least one helical ridge is tapered, the helical ridge may taper in width, in height, or both. In some embodiments, each helical ridge may project at least generally radially from the shaft to an average and/or maximum height that is less than an average radius of the shaft, and/or the average width of each helical ridge may be less than an average width of a helical surface of the shaft formed between an adjacent pair of the helical ridges. In some embodiments, the shaft and the helical ridges may collectively form a body of the nail with the shaft forming most of the body's volume. In some embodiments, the helical ridges may be formed along at least most of the length of both the leading half and the trailing half of the nail.
A method of bone fixation may comprise selecting a nail as disclosed herein and driving the nail into bone. The nail, optionally including at least a portion of a head thereof, may be driven at least partially into a bone to place the nail across a discontinuity in the bone by application of one or more pulses of axial force to the nail such that the helical ridges cause the nail to turn and form grooves in the bone complementary to the helical ridges as the nail is advanced into the bone. As a result of driving, at least part of the nail may be secured in the bone to stabilize pieces of the bone opposingly flanking the discontinuity. In some embodiments, the pitch of the helical ridges may be variable and may decrease toward the trailing end of the nail, thereby providing compression between pieces of the bone that opposingly flank the discontinuity when the nail is driven into the bone.
A method of attaching a band of connective tissue to a bone may comprise selecting a nail and driving the nail into the bone. The nail may include a body portion defining a central axis. The nail also may include two or more helical ridges formed on the body portion at least substantially centered on the central axis. Each helical ridge may have a large pitch with the helical ridge extending more axially than circumferentially on the body portion. Driving the nail may drive the nail into a hole in the bone, with at least a portion of the band of connective tissue disposed in the hole. Driving may be performed by application of one or more pulses of axial force to the nail such that the helical ridges cause the nail to turn as the nail is advanced into the bone, to restrict removal of the nail from the hole and such that the portion of the band of connective tissue is secured in the hole between the bone and the nail in an interference fit.
The nail may include a body that includes (1) a shaft and (2) at least one helical ridge formed on the shaft and extending along and around any suitable portion of the shaft. The helical ridge may have a large pitch, that is, a pitch notably greater than the typical pitch of a bone screw, which is about three to five degrees. More specifically, a large pitch, as used herein, is provided by a helical ridge with an average lead angle of at least about fifty degrees. The large pitch permits the nail to be driven into bone or connective tissue like a pin, namely, by exerting at least substantially exclusively axial force on the nail (e.g., by pounding the nail into bone). The large pitch also may convert a portion of the axial driving force into a torque that gradually rotates the nail as it is driven into bone, without stripping a corresponding internal groove being formed in the bone by the helical ridge. The helical ridge thus may provide the nail with some of the advantages of a bone screw, such as reduced slippage, and better axial and rotational stability, by increasing contact and purchase with the bone and/or connective tissue. These advantages, in turn, may increase the effectiveness of the nail for fixation and/or repair.
Further aspects of the present disclosure are described in the following sections: (I) exemplary bone nail and method of use, (II) shaft, (III) helical ridges, (IV) composition of bone nails, (V) suitable bones and connective tissues, (VI) methods of installing bone nails, (VII) kits, and (VII) examples.
Body 56 may include a shaft 60 defining a central axis 62 and also may include at least one or two or more helical ridges 64, 66. The shaft may have a substantially circular cross section and thus may be substantially cylindrical, which means that the shaft has at least the general form of a single cylinder, with a diameter that is generally constant along the length of the cylinder or that decreases gradually along the length of the cylinder, to introduce a slight lengthwise taper of about five degrees or less. The helical ridges may be of about the same size and/or shape or may have distinct sizes and/or shapes. Each helical ridge may be formed on the shaft, with each helical ridge projecting at least generally radially from the shaft and at least substantially centered on the central axis. Each helical ridge may be formed on and/or may extend along any suitable portion of the length of the shaft and/or nail, such as along at least most or at least substantially all of the length of the shaft and/or nail. Furthermore, each helical ridge may be formed on at least most of the length of both a leading half and of a trailing half of the nail, which are arranged axially along the nail and form halves of the nail based on length.
A helical ridge, as used herein, generally comprises any ridge (i.e., a rib or fin) that extends in a generally spiral pattern both along and at least partially around the shaft. Each helical ridge may create a large pitch, which is any pitch provided by a helical ridge that extends more axially than circumferentially on the shaft, to form an average lead angle of greater than about fifty degrees. The term pitch, as used herein, corresponds to the slope (or lead angle) of a helical ridge, with a relatively larger pitch corresponding to a relatively larger slope (lead angle) and a smaller pitch corresponding to a relatively smaller slope (lead angle) of the helical ridge. A lead angle, as used herein, is the minimum angle defined between a tangent to a position on a helical ridge and a plane disposed orthogonally to the central axis, and is generally the complement of the helix angle, which is the angle formed by the tangent with respect to the central axis. In other words, the lead angle plus the helix angle for any position on a helical ridge equals ninety degrees. For the purposes of illustration, a ridge that extends only along, and not about, shaft 60, although not helical, would have a lead angle of ninety degrees and a ridge that extends only about, and not along, shaft 60, although not helical, would have a lead angle of zero degrees. The lead angle of the helical ridges discloses herein may, for example, be about sixty to eighty degrees, or about seventy-five degrees, among others.
An exemplary lead angle 68 defined by helical ridge 66 is shown in
Head 58 may extend from body 56 and shaft 60 of the nail. The head may promote contact with a driver by presenting a larger surface area to the driver and/or may improve compression of bone, relative to a comparable nail with no head, as the head is driven into bone.
The nail may have a leading end 76 and a trailing end 78 that define axial boundaries of the nail and thus a length of the nail. Body 56 and/or shaft 60 may form leading end 76 and head 58 may form trailing end 78. The body and/or shaft may extend along at least a major portion or all of the length of the nail, such as at least about three-fourths or seven-eights of the length, among others, and the head may extend along only a minor portion or none of the length of the nail (if the nail lacks a distinct head). The shaft may be slender, which means that the shaft has a length that is many times the average diameter of the shaft, namely, at least about five times or ten times the average diameter of the shaft.
Head 58 may be wider than body 56 and/or shaft 60, such as having a greater average diameter and/or maximum diameter than the shaft. Head 58 may taper toward (and flare away from) body 56 and shaft 60. For example, head 58 may have a flared region 80 that extends to a crown 82, which, in some embodiments, may be cylindrical or may taper opposingly with respect to flared region 80. Flared region 80 and thus at least a portion of head 58, may be at least generally frustoconical, as shown here.
Nail 40 may have any other suitable features. For example, shaft 60 may have an at least substantially uniform diameter along at least most of its length or may be tapered (e.g., see Example 2). In any event, a leading section of shaft 60 may taper as it approaches leading end 76 of the nail, to form a tapered tip 84 (see
A path for placement of the nail may be defined prior to installation of the nail. For example, a guide wire 90 may be driven, indicated at 92, into the bone, through bone fragment 48 and across fracture 46. In other examples, a pilot hole may be drilled into and/or through bone, or a guide device, such as a cannula, may be mounted on the bone. Alternatively, the nail may define its own path as it is being placed into bone.
The axial force exerted by the driver may be converted to a torque by the action of the nail's helical ridge(s) bearing against bone. As a result, the nail may turn as it is being driven into bone, at a rate and extent determined by the pitch of the nail's ridge(s). For example, in the present illustration, nail 40 may rotate about one-half turn when driven to the depth of hole 94 (compare
The shaft of the body may have any suitable size and shape. For example, the shaft may have a circular cross section to provide a substantially cylindrical shape having a generally uniform diameter or a diameter that decreases gradually along the length of the shaft. The substantially cylindrical shaft thus may be tapered slightly, such as tapering at an angle of about five degrees or less along at least most of its length to aid in bony compression. In some embodiments, a leading section of the shaft may be tapered or curved as it extends toward the leading end of the shaft, to form a tip that promotes entry into and travel along a hole in bone. The shaft (and/or helical ridges) thus may at least partially define a longitudinal asymmetry (a directionality) to the nail, such that the nail has a leading end and a trailing end that are not reversible. The shaft (and/or nail) may be elongated, with a length that is substantially greater than the average diameter of the shaft, such as at least about two, five, or ten times the average diameter.
The shaft may form any suitable portion of the exterior surface and volume of the nail's body. For example, in some embodiments, the helical ridges may be relatively narrow, and the shaft may form a majority of the exterior surface of the body (e.g., see Example 1). Furthermore, in some embodiments, the shaft and the helical ridges may collectively form the body with the shaft forming most of the body's volume. The use of relatively narrow ridges formed on only a minor portion (rather than on a major portion) of the shaft and/or ridges that collectively form only a minor portion (rather than forming a major portion) of the body's volume may reduce the axial force needed to drive the nail into bone, which may minimize damage to the bone.
The shaft may be solid or hollow. For example, in the latter case, the shaft may be cannulated to provide a central channel extending lengthwise through the nail. The channel may be used to fit the nail over a guide wire to facilitate placement of the nail.
The nail, as noted above, has a trailing end for receiving an axial force exerted on the nail by a driver. The trailing end may, for example, be flat (planar) to distribute the axial force uniformly across the nail. In some embodiments, the trailing end may be formed by a head disposed proximally of the shaft; the head may be any proximal widening of the nail. The head may serve to provide a larger target area for a driver, to restrict axial travel of the nail as the trailing end of the nail approaches or enters bone and, in turn, exert additional axial force on bone to provide some bony compression, and/or to secure a fixation device such as a bone plate disposed between the head and the bone, among others. The head may have any suitable shape. For example, the nail may flare as it extends from the shaft, to form a frustoconical head. The head also may have any suitable size. For example, the head may extend along the nail for substantially less than one-half the length of the nail, such as less than about twice the diameter of the head or less than about one-half the length of the trailing half of the nail, among others. In other cases, the nail may have no distinct head. In any event, the nail, in contrast to a bone screw, may be formed without engagement structure (i.e., without a slot, socket, flats (planar facets), hexagonal head, etc.) for a torque driver.
The helical ridges of the shaft may have any suitable size, shape, and arrangement (e.g., pitch, number, etc.). For example, the helical ridges may be formed as fins that project generally radially outward from the shaft and that extend on an at least substantially spiral or helical path generally along and at least partway around the shaft. The helical ridges may facilitate stable placement of the nail, by increasing its contact and purchase with bone and/or connective tissue, making the nail more effective for fixation and repair.
The helical ridges may be continuous or interrupted in two or more segments. The segments may be spaced arbitrarily along and around the nail. The segments as well as the interruptions may be of equal or different lengths. The helical ridges may extend at least mostly and/or only partially over the length of the nail.
The helical ridges may have a pitch that is much greater than the pitch of an external thread on a bone screw. In particular, the helical ridges may extend at an average and/or minimum lead angle of greater than fifty degrees, and, in some embodiments, may extend at an average lead angle of sixty to eighty degrees, such that the helical ridges maximize the holding power in bone while not substantially increasing the insertion forces of the nail during implantation. The pitch may be constant or may vary (to make the pitch variable) as each helical ridge extends along the shaft. For example, the helical ridge may have a variable pitch with a decrease in pitch toward the trailing end of the nail, to provide compression of bone as the nail is installed. The helical ridge may have a lead angle that decreases by any suitable amount, such as decreasing by about one to five degrees per 10 mm of nail length, or by no more than about ten degrees per 10 mm of nail length, among others. In some exemplary embodiments, the lead angle may change by a total of about four to six degrees in a nail of about 20 to 40 mm total length.
The shape and/or dimension of the helical ridge may be consistent or may change over the nail length. For example, the helical ridge may be of triangular shape with an increase in the triangular angle formed by the crest of the ridge, as the ridge extends toward the trailing end of the nail, to provide increased contact area with bone towards the trailing end to increase compression during implantation. The height of the helical ridges may be constant or may vary along the shaft. For example, the height of the helical ridges may increase towards the trailing end of the nail to form a tapered ridge to aid in the bony compression.
A helical ridge may extend any suitable distance around the nail, depending on the pitch of the ridge, the diameter of the nail, and the length on the nail along which the ridge extends. For example, the helical ridge may extend less than one-half revolution, about one-half revolution, about one revolution, or more than one revolution, among others.
A helical ridge may be present alone in a nail (single-ridged nails) or in combination with other ridges (multi-ridged nails). Multi-ridged nails have at least two helical ridges (ridge 1, ridge 2, . . . , ridge N), typically, but not necessarily, of about the same size and shape. The helical ridges on a multi-ridged nail may be displaced rotationally from one another, symmetrically or asymmetrically, about a central axis of the nail. The presence of two or more helical ridges, particularly when the helical ridges are arranged to give the nail rotational symmetry, may help to balance the nail and reduce eccentric forces. Exemplary multi-ridged arrangements include two helical ridges spaced about one-half turn from one another to give the nail two-fold (180-degree) rotational symmetry, three helical ridges spaced about one-third turn from one another to give the nail three-fold (120-degree) rotational symmetry, and N helical ridges spaced about one-Nth turn from one another to give the nail N-fold ([360/N]-degree) rotational symmetry.
The bone nail may be formed of any suitable biocompatible material(s) of sufficient strength to allow the nail to be driven by application of axial force. Exemplary biocompatible materials include (1) metals (for example, titanium or titanium alloys, alloys with cobalt and chromium (cobalt-chrome), stainless steel, etc.); (2) plastics (for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), nylon, polypropylene, and/or PMMA/polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate (PHEMA)); (3) ceramics (for example, alumina, beryllia, calcium phosphate, and/or zirconia, among others); (4) composites; (5) bioresorbable (bioabsorbable) materials or polymers (for example, polymers of α-hydroxy carboxylic acids (e.g., polylactic acid (such as PLLA, PDLLA, and/or PDLA), polyglycolic acid, lactide/glycolide copolymers, etc.), polydioxanones, polycaprolactones, polytrimethylene carbonate, polyethylene oxide, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, poly-β-hydroxypropionate, poly-δ-valerolactone, other bioresorbable polyesters, and/or natural polymers (such as collagen or other polypeptides, polysaccharides (e.g., starch, cellulose, and/or chitosan), any copolymers thereof, etc.); (6) bone tissue (e.g., bone powder and/or bone fragments); and/or the like. In some embodiments, these materials may form the core of the bone nail and/or a coating thereon. The materials may be non-resorbable or partially or completely resorbable, as desired or appropriate.
The bone nails of the present disclosure generally may be used for the fixation and/or repair of any suitable bone and/or connective tissue.
The bone (or bone member) may, for example, be an intact bone(s) or may be one or more fragments of a bone produced by breaking or cutting the bone, among others. Exemplary bones for receiving a bone nail may include one or more bones of the hand/wrist (carpals, metacarpals, and/or phalanges), arms (radius, ulna, and/or humerus), legs (femur, tibia, fibula, and/or patella), feet (metatarsals, phalanges, calcaneus), shoulders (glenoid, acromion, coracoid, clavicle, scapula), ribs, vertebrae, pelvic bones, cranial bones, and/or the mandible, among others. In some examples, two or more bone members may be selected for receiving a bone nail. The two or more bone members may correspond to different bones or distinct fragments of the same bone, among others. The bone members may be adjacent one another naturally or may be moved so that they are adjacent one another. The bone members may have sustained or be associated with any suitable injury. For example, the bone members may result from an injury to bone (such as a fracture and/or an osteotomy, among others) or may be adjacent and/or connected to injured soft/connective tissue (e.g., ligament, tendon, and/or muscle, among others). In some examples, the bone members may be bones that articulate with one another through a suitable anatomical joint.
The connective tissue may, for example, be orthopedic connective tissue, namely, tendon, ligament, meniscus, and/or muscle, and may be a band of connective tissue. The band of connective tissue selected may have a size (e.g., width, diameter, and/or thickness) such that a section of the band can be disposed in a hole in a bone and/or can receive the bone nail. Accordingly, in some cases, the methods may involve creating a connection between a band of connective tissue and a bone member using a bone nail.
The bone nails of the present teachings may be installed in bone and/or connective tissue by any suitable methods. These methods may include selecting a bone and/or connective tissue for repair, selecting a bone nail (or nails) for use in effecting the repair, placing a guide wire to facilitate formation of the hole and/or guidance of the bone nail, forming a hole in the bone and/or connective tissue to receive the bone nail, driving the bone nail into the bone, and/or removing portions of the bone nail that protrude from the bone, among others (see, e.g., Section I and Examples 1 and 4). The bone nail(s) selected may have any suitable combination of the features described in the present teachings. For example, the bone nail(s) may or may not have a head, a tip, and/or a variable pitch ridge, among others. The bone nail(s) may have a size (e.g., length and width) selected according to the size of the bone member(s) (and/or connective tissue) into which the bone nail is to be placed (e.g., a narrower and/or shorter bone nail for smaller bone members, a wider and/or longer bone nail for larger bone members, and a stockier nail for a shallow hole across a long bone). The steps involved in installing the bone nail may be performed in any suitable order, in any suitable combination, any suitable number of times, and optionally in connection with additional steps (including, optionally, in connection with other methods and devices for fixing bone and/or connective tissue, such as bone screws, bone plates, and wires, among others).
Bone nails may be left in place indefinitely/permanently after installation or may be removed at a later time. If left in place, a portion (e.g., a coating) or all of the bone nail may be bioresorbable such that the portion or all of the bone nail is broken down and absorbed by the body over time. If removed, removal of the bone nail may take place at any suitable time. Exemplary times include at a predefined or suitable time after installation or after a predefined or suitable amount of healing, among others.
The bone nails of the present teachings may be provided as systems or in kits. A system or kit optionally may include any suitable combination of (1) one or more bone nails of the same and/or different sizes, (2) one or more drills and/or other tools for forming cavities (holes) in bone for receiving the bone nails, (3) one or more drivers and/or other tools (such as pounding tools (also termed impact tools), force-transfer tools (e.g., punch tools), gripping tools, clamping tools, and/or cutting tools (e.g., a wire cutter)) for installing and/or removing the bone nails, (4) one or more guide members such as guide wires for extending into/through bone and guiding the bone nails, drills, and/or drivers, as appropriate, (5) a cannula to protect the soft tissue and provide external guidance to nails, drills, and/or drivers, and/or (6) a case for holding and/or organizing other components of the system or kit. Components of the system or kit may be sterile and/or sterilizable (e.g., autoclavable). In some examples, components of the system or kit, such as the bone nails and/or guide wires, may be intended or suitable for single use. In some examples, components of the system or kit, such as cannulas, drivers, and/or drills may be intended or suitable for repeated use.
The following examples describe selected aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure. These examples are included for illustration and are not intended to define or limit the entire scope of the present disclosure. The features and aspects in these examples may be combined, as desired or appropriate, with features and aspects described in other examples and/or elsewhere in the present disclosure.
This example describes another exemplary method of nail installation; see
The bone nail may be struck directly with an impact tool 96 or axial force may be transferred from the impact tool to the nail via a force-transfer tool 112, such as a punch tool, which may be described as a plunger. The force-transfer tool may be disposed in contact with the nail when struck with impact tool 96, but is shown spaced from the nail in the present illustration to improve clarity. The force-transfer tool may form a target surface 114 for the impact tool over the nail. The target surface may be more spaced from bone than trailing end 110 of the nail, to reduce the chance of accidentally striking the bone with the impact tool. Also, the target surface of the force-transfer tool may have a greater area and/or diameter than the trailing end of the nail.
Force-transfer tool 112 may include a head 116 connected to a stem 118. Head 116 may provide target surface 114. Stem 118 may form a tip 120 that contacts a trailing end region, such as head 106, of the nail. Tip 120 may bear against trailing end 110 of bone nail 104 or may be received in the nail, among others. In any event, tip 120 may have a diameter that is about the same as or less than the diameter of the bone nail, near or at the trailing end thereof, to avoid damaging bone when the tip of the force-transfer tool applies an axial force to the bone nail near the surface of the bone. Furthermore, tip 120 may define an axial passage 122 sized to receive an end portion of guide wire 90, which may permit the guide wire to restrict lateral motion of tip 120 to a position off of or at least out of alignment with the bone nail. Axial passage 122, which may be described as an axial bore, may extend any suitable portion or all of the length of the force-transfer tool.
This example describes an exemplary tapered bone nail 130 with helical ridges of varying pitch; see
Helical ridges 142, 144 may vary in width along their length. In particular, each helical ridge has a width 150 measured at a base of such helical ridge adjacent the shaft (see
The helical ridges may vary in height along their length. In particular, each helical ridge has a height 152 measured radially from the shaft (see
The helical ridges may occupy any suitable portion of the circumference of the shaft. In some examples, the helical ridges may be formed on only a minority of the circumference of the shaft. In particular, width 150 of at least one helical ridge, at the base of such helical ridge near the shaft, may be less than a width 154 of a helical surface 156 of the shaft formed between an adjacent pair of the helical ridges (see
This example describes various exemplary embodiments of axially driven bone nails having a large pitch; see
This example describes a bone nail 300 formed as a plug and a method of using the bone nail to attach soft tissue to bone; see
Bone nail 300 may differ in being relatively short and stout. Nail 300 and/or body portion 304 may define a central axis 314, may have a characteristic dimension 316 (e.g., a length) measured parallel to the central axis, and may have a diameter 318 measured perpendicular to the central axis. The characteristic dimension of the body portion may be less than and/or about the same as the diameter of the body portion, may be less than about three times the diameter, or may be about one to three times the diameter, among others. Bone nail 300 may be particularly suited to be an interference implant for tendon and/or ligament fixation.
The disclosure set forth above may encompass multiple distinct inventions with independent utility. Although each of these inventions has been disclosed in its preferred form(s), the specific embodiments thereof as disclosed and illustrated herein are not to be considered in a limiting sense, because numerous variations are possible. The subject matter of the inventions includes all novel and nonobvious combinations and subcombinations of the various elements, features, functions, and/or properties disclosed herein. The following claims particularly point out certain combinations and subcombinations regarded as novel and nonobvious. Inventions embodied in other combinations and subcombinations of features, functions, elements, and/or properties may be claimed in applications claiming priority from this or a related application. Such claims, whether directed to a different invention or to the same invention, and whether broader, narrower, equal, or different in scope to the original claims, also are regarded as included within the subject matter of the inventions of the present disclosure.
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So this past week I joined the army and found out that I am going to receive a pretty decent signing bonus and decided that I'm going to fix up my jeep the way I think I want it. This is a rundown ofwhat I plan on doing.
1) Soa with my 3.5" lift springs
2) Ford 8.8 rear with 4.88's or 4.56's
3) Beef up my front end (any suggestions? I'm thinking super 30)
4) Stretch it out.
5) Gen-right boulder tube fenders and stretched full corners.
6) Sye and cv driveshaft
7) Belly up skid plate. ( Where can I find these, haven't really looked much though)
8) A set of 37x12.50 IROK radials
9) Stronger front drive shaft
10) More power.... Thinking maybe a new carb and cam and whatever else I think will help.
Well that's about it, that I can think of for now. O ya and some new seats(probably corbeaus with a set of 3 or 5 point harness')
So that's what I got so far any suggestions or concerns. I would love to hear them. And I plan on doing all of this within a 2 week time frame once I get started. Which will probably be next summer after jump school.
It's my dd by the way. So nothing too crazy.
What ya going to do for steering? Also your going to need to fab some kind of traction bar for the rear... and do what you want, but 3.5" lift springs in a SOA to me are a bit much.. most folks use new stock type springs or less than 2". Also I would look into a brake upgrade.. stopping 37's is no small feet....
Oops I forgot about steering. I've got it written down on my wish list though. How should I do it buy a hi steer kit or do it my self. I'm in favor of option 2, but I don't know where to start as far as fabbing a knuckle. I do plan on HD tie rod and draglink though. The traction bar slipped my mind but I do plan on that. I need some advice on brakes. The 8.8 will give disc's in the back but I know that's not enough I'm guessing bigger rotors, better pads and bigger booster. As for the lift size, the way I see it is go big or go home, espescially with my group. I'm the runt of the 4x4's but I do have a jeep where as most of them don't so I can do more but its mainly a height and tire size thing. "If ur not first ur last "
You nailed it XX22^^^
Iam thinking you would want to
dump the 30 totally but I know
that can cost alot of coin
If you're going to all the trouble of SOA and the 8.8 in the rear why not ditch the D35 and do a complete swap out? D44 or larger? You're going for the brass ring anyway.
Doc could help you there
He has a scout 44 in one of his I think
it needed to be shaved
He has a build thread somewhere on here
Are you still running the 4.2/carb
have you thought about fuel injection?
Where you going to be stationed? Different areas require different setups.
And some bases require you to pass local laws as far as height and smog..... Even though your home state does not. You could take the money and get a new Jeep cause Chrysler is offering good deals right now. Newer platform with alot more aftermarket support. I got a 94 and 07 model and the 07 is by far the better ride.
As for axle's. waggy 44's are a good swap. Just have to find the right years. Or look for 14 bolt rear and ford front 60 if I recall right...
Wait till you in Army then go to the DRMO auctions for active duty personnel. They have them all time and only active duty people get to go. Get a old chevy truck and get the axles from it. When I was in I got a couple of them. Turn around and sold one to help fund the swap. I got 2 of them for 600 bucks. Both had bad engines. the 60 and 14 bolt is a good combo. 4.56 gears detroit locker in rear. If you lucky get a m1028 and it will hav powertrax LS up front. You will have to get a dana 300 case to get the drive shaft on the right side but they cheap and every where. Just a suggestion. But with those heavy axles you got to be running 37 and up tires.
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The scars in this tiny emirate on the Persian Gulf from the seven-month military occupation by Iraq in 1990-91 have been covered over with a cosmetic luster that only deep pockets can buy.
Horrific oil fires from wells set ablaze by fleeing Iraqi troops were extinguished. War-savaged buildings were rebuilt, and in a country blessed with 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, the capital city has been studded with examples of fresh splendor.
One by one, jarring war remnants that had been preserved as evidence of what the country had endured have been pulled from public view. At the Information Ministry, where a burned-out Iraqi tank stood at the main gate as recently as late last year, a placard now simply reads, ''We will never forget.''
Still, ordinary Kuwaitis say that their personal wounds are far from fully healed and that they still want revenge. That sets Kuwaitis clearly apart from most other Arabs in the region.Continue reading the main story
Since the latest standoff between Iraq and the United Nations began in October, many Arab governments, including those that dispatched forces to the Saudi desert to battle Iraqi forces in 1991, have been sharp in counseling against renewed military action.
''These Arabs who are defending Iraq -- do they remember the burning oil wells?'' an influential Kuwaiti businessman, Abdullah al-Ahmed, 48, said angrily during a stroll on Friday along a freshly paved breakwater that extends into the gulf. ''Do they remember the seven months of occupation? Do they remember Aug. 2, 1990, the day the Iraqis invaded and set people running like animals to Saudi Arabia?''
The opposition to military action by Arab governments has until now severely constrained American options. Even Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Iraq's principal adversaries, have not yet openly advocated a military approach.
Like other Arab governments, they have expressed worry that an American-led attack would be more likely to compound the misery of ordinary Iraqis than to do serious damage to President Saddam Hussein or his war machine.
But as Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright has worked her way toward the region in recent days, an informal sampling of public opinion as well as private conversations with some top officials has underscored the emotion likely to translate into private -- and perhaps overt -- Kuwaiti support.
On a sunny holiday weekend marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a majority of ordinary Kuwaitis interviewed at parks, restaurants and other places across the sparkling capital suggested that their patience was wearing thin and that they would support action.
''Most of the people are wondering why the United States has been so willing to wait so long,'' said Eid Ibrahim Saidi, 40, a firefighting official. ''They're saying the United States has waited too long, and so it's time to give Saddam a good shot now.''
A senior Kuwaiti official said, ''The bottom line of the whole thing is that we are allies, and we have a common enemy.''
Even though Kuwait's population is just over 2 million, including 1.4 million foreign workers, the Kuwaitis acknowledge that it has been a long time since they felt any immediate fear about the intentions of their giant neighbor to the north, whose population is about 20 million.
This weekend, no one expressed the kinds of jitters that were evident during a crisis in October 1994, when Iraq moved forces close to the Kuwaiti border, causing the United States to scramble to dispatch military reinforcements.
In fact, diplomats here say, Kuwaiti officials have quietly been ordering the removal or repair of most of the remnants of war, apparently wanting to focus on the future.
But from a vantage point closer than that of any other country in the world, Kuwait has watched for more than seven years as Mr. Hussein has continued to defy the United Nations on sanctions and requirements put in place after the gulf war. Among his acts of defiance has been his failure to provide full information about what Kuwaiti officials contend are more than 600 prisoners of war who may still be alive in Iraq.
And as the latest crisis enters its fourth month, the general mood in this country, among ordinary people as well as senior officials, appears to be that enough is enough.
''For sure we have to stop him, because he is a murderer who has murdered his own people and people like us,'' said Mohammed Ali Hussein, 37, a father of five. He was interviewed as he toured the city zoo, which Iraqis used as a prison during their occupation after letting loose or killing the animals.
In contrast, in other Arab capitals like Cairo and Amman, Jordan, it has been difficult in recent weeks to find ordinary people who advocate the use of military force against Iraq, even while they make clear their disdain for President Hussein.
Even some Kuwaitis are concerned more with frustrated commercial aspirations than with any hostility toward Iraq. Before Mr. Hussein sent his forces into Kuwait in 1990, Iraq was an important market for Kuwaiti goods.
Because drinking alcohol has long been permitted in Iraq but prohibited here on religious grounds, some Kuwaitis also plainly yearn for the days when they would go to nightspots in Basra, less than an hour's drive away in southern Iraq.
Now all of Iraq remains closed to Kuwaitis, with a sealed border patrolled by a contingent of United Nations peacekeeping troops.
And even as some Kuwaitis said they would cheer a military attack aimed at Mr. Hussein and his forces, they also said they would be dismayed by any measures that put ordinary Iraqis at risk.
A small but significant minority of those interviewed made plain their disdain for what they regarded as American muscle-flexing. Some echoed commentators across the Arab world, asking why the United States had been so insistent that Iraq meet its obligations to the United Nations while turning a blind eye to Israel. Israel has defied United Nations resolutions, including those calling for it to turn over occupied land to the Palestinians in exchange for peace and to withdraw from the border strip of southern Lebanon that it maintains as a military buffer zone.
''The United States and the Congress -- all of them are Jewish, and they are trying to keep the Arab states down,'' said Mustafa Taher, 28, a security guard.
Because of the holiday, Government offices have been closed. And rather than pre-empt the Emir's meeting with Ms. Albright, those officials willing to meet with a reporter would speak only on condition of anonymity.
In recent comments, though, Kuwaiti officials have emphasized the position adopted by Kuwait and its six fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council at a conference here last month. Their communique made no mention of military action but urged Iraq to honor its obligations to the United Nations and ''take the necessary steps, in words and actions, to prove peaceful relations towards the state of Kuwait and the regional countries.''
What was most plain to an American visitor who first saw Kuwait in the smoke and wreckage of the gulf war was the degree to which the Iraqi leader remains very much this country's bogeyman. ''When I want to scare my children, I tell them Saddam is coming back,'' said Salah Othman, 38, a businessman.Continue reading the main story


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