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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 7, 2006
|Filing date
|Aug 28, 2002
|Priority date
|Sep 18, 2001
|Fee status
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|John A. Giard, Jr., Volker Niermann
|Original Assignee
|Becton, Dickinson And Company
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|Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (67), Classifications (31), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/323,155 filed Sep. 18, 2001.
1. Field of the Invention
The subject invention relates to packaging for a push button blood collection set and to the assembly of a push button blood collection set and its package. The invention also relates to a method for packaging a push button blood collection set.
2. Description of the Related Art
A push button blood collection set is used to access a blood vessel of a patient and to draw blood from a patient. The blood collection set includes a needle cannula with a proximal end, a sharply pointed distal end and a lumen extending between the ends. The proximal end of the needle cannula is permanently mounted to a plastic hub. The hub is formed with an axial passage that communicates with the lumen through the needle cannula. Flexible tubing of appropriate length is mounted to the end of the hub opposite the needle cannula, and a fitting is mounted to the end of the plastic tubing remote from the needle hub. The fitting may be configured for mating with a container, such as an evacuated blood collection tube or a blood bag. Thus, the blood collection set can be used to deliver a sample of blood from a patient to a container.
Many blood collection sets include a safety shield that is retained in a proximal position on the needle hub prior to use of the blood collection set. After use, however, the safety shield is slid distally relative to the needle hub and into a position where the safety shield surrounds the needle cannula. Some such shielding operations are carried out manually. Thus, the user may hold the proximal end of the hub and/or the plastic tubing in one hand and may slide the shield distally with the other hand. The shield locks with structure on the hub to prevent the shield from sliding completely off the hub and to prevent reexposure of the needle cannula.
More recent developments in blood collection sets include automatically actuated safety shields. For example, a spring may be disposed between the needle hub and the safety shield. A latch retains the safety shield in the proximal position on the hub and against the force of the spring. However, a push button actuator releases the latch in response to digital pressure by the user. The spring then propels the shield distally and into a shielding disposition around the needle cannula.
Many medical devices, including blood collection sets, are packaged in sterile blister packages. The typical prior art blister package includes a plastic tray for storing the medical device and a plastic cover removably secured across peripheral regions of the tray.
Prior art blister packages are not structurally sturdy. Thus, there is a significant possibility that the actuator button of the blood collection set will be triggered inadvertently by forces exerted on the blister package during storage or shipment or by forces generated when a user manually grips a blister package.
An inadvertent depression of the actuator button will urge the shield distally relative to the needle cannula and will lock the shield in a position that prevents or complicates further use of the needle cannula. Thus, an unused blood collection set may have to be discarded due to an inadvertent actuation of the safety shield caused by ordinary gripping of the blister package in which the blood collection set is sealed.
The fitting at the end of the plastic tube opposite the needle hub may include a second needle cannula that can be urged through the seal of an evacuated blood collection tube. Forces on the blister package could deform the blister package sufficiently for the needle to be urged through either the walls of the tray or through the plastic cover of the blister package. A protruding needle cannula would create the risk for an accidental needle stick.
Prior art blood collection sets typically require a band to maintain the tubing in an orderly coil within the confines of the blister package. The band works well, but adds to the cost and time to complete the packaging.
The subject invention is directed to a blister package assembly for a blood collection set and to an assembly of a blood collection set and a blister package. The subject invention further is directed to a method for packaging a blood collection set.
In one embodiment, the blood collection set includes a needle assembly that comprises a needle cannula. The needle cannula has a proximal end, a sharply pointed distal end and a lumen extending between the ends. The needle assembly further includes a plastic hub with a proximal end, a distal end and a passage extending between the ends. The proximal end of the needle cannula is securely mounted in the distal end of the hub. Thus, the lumen through the needle cannula communicates with the passage through the needle hub.
The needle assembly, in this embodiment, further includes a safety cap with a rigid tubular sidewall and an open proximal end. The open proximal end of the safety cap is telescoped in a distal-to-proximal direction over the needle cannula and is retained frictionally in proximity to the needle hub. However, the safety cap can be separated from the hub to expose the needle cannula immediately prior to use. The needle assembly also includes a safety shield that is telescoped over the needle hub. The safety shield is characterized by oppositely directed flexible wings. The wings can be folded into face-to-face engagement with one another to facilitate digital manipulation of the needle assembly. Alternatively, the wings can be taped into face-to-face engagement with the skin of a patient. The safety shield can be moved from a proximal position where the needle cannula is exposed to a distal position where the needle cannula is protectively enclosed within the safety shield. Locking structures are provided on the hub and the safety shield to prevent movement of the safety shield distally beyond the needle cannula. Additionally, locking structures are provided to prevent reexposure of a properly shielded needle cannula.
The safety shield of this embodiment is characterized by an actuating window. A resiliently deflectable actuating button projects from the needle hub and passes into the actuating window when the safety shield is in its proximal position. Release of the resiliently deflectable actuating button from the actuating window permits the needle cannula to move to the proximal position.
The needle assembly further comprises a spring disposed between a portion of the needle hub and the safety shield. The spring is disposed to retain stored energy when the needle cannula is in its distal position. However, disengagement of the actuating button from the actuating window releases the stored energy in the spring and enables the spring to propel the cannula into its proximal position surrounding the needle cannula.
The blood collection set of the embodiment further includes a length of flexible tubing with a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the flexible tubing is securely connected to the proximal end of the needle hub. The blood collection set also includes a fitting securely mounted to the distal end of the flexible tubing. The fitting may be configured to engage another fitting or to receive a second needle cannula. Alternatively, the fitting may have a second needle cannula permanently mounted thereon and engageable with an evacuated blood collection tube. While the package of the invention is particularly useful with push button type blood collection sets, the package is useful for a variety of blood collections sets.
A blister package according to an embodiment of the subject invention includes a tray that is molded unitarily from a plastic material such as PVC or PETG. The tray includes a bottom wall, a plurality of unitarily joined sidewalls extending away from the bottom wall and a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the sidewalls and generally parallel to the bottom wall. The distance between the peripheral flange and the bottom wall exceeds the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the needle assembly and the fitting. At least one sidewall may include an overhang spaced from the bottom wall. Thus, at least one sidewall may define a concave region for holding the tubing of the blood collection set within the tray and substantially adjacent the bottom wall.
The tray is further characterized by a plurality of towers projecting unitarily upwardly from the bottom wall. The towers comprise at least first and second gripping towers that are spaced apart sufficiently for gripping opposed sides of the needle shield in proximity to the actuating button. The gripping towers may be tapered from a major cross-sectional dimension adjacent the bottom wall to a minor cross-sectional dimension further from the bottom wall. Additionally, the gripping towers may have opposed facing convex surfaces that are configured to deflect as the safety shield of the needle assembly is urged between the gripping towers.
The gripping towers define a height greater than the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the safety shield in proximity to the actuator button. In a preferred embodiment, the upper ends of the gripping towers are substantially coplanar with the peripheral flange of the tray. Thus, the gripping towers surround and hold portions of the safety shield that contain the actuating window and the actuating button. Furthermore, the gripping towers extend sufficiently above the actuating button to prevent inadvertent actuation. The tapered configuration of the gripping towers and the convex walls of the gripping towers contribute to the strength of the gripping towers and prevent any local collapsing of the blister package that could inadvertently actuate the safety shield.
The tray of the blister package may further include at least one additional tower at a location spaced from the gripping towers. The additional tower may be disposed to position the fitting at the end of the plastic tubing remote from the needle assembly.
The blister package further includes a cover that extends unitarily across the peripheral flange of the tray. The cover preferably is formed from a flexible plastic material that can be peeled away from the peripheral flange to access the blood collection set stored therein.
The invention further is directed to a method for packaging a blood collection set such as a push button actuated. The method comprises providing a tray with a bottom wall, upstanding sidewalls extending from the bottom wall and a peripheral flange at portions of the sidewalls spaced from the bottom wall. The bottom wall of the tray includes at least first and second spaced apart gripping towers. The method further includes inserting the needle assembly of the blood collection set between the gripping towers of the tray so that the actuating button of the needle assembly is between the gripping towers and below upper ends of the gripping towers. The method proceeds by winding the plastic tubing of the blood collection set around the needle assembly and in the tray. A portion of the tubing may be gripped in a concave region of the sidewall and held reasably adjacent the bottom wall. The method concludes by adhering, bonding or otherwise attaching a removable cover across the peripheral flange of the tray for safely enclosing the blood collection set in the tray.
The blister design also has the added benefit of orientating the push button blood collection set in the blister and between the towers in such a way as to facilitate removal and prevent activation during removal. The location of the towers relative to the push button and shield are such that the user is guided to remove the pbbcs by graphing either the wings or proximal shield. This prevents the button from being activated during removal and orientates the pbbcs in the hand for immediate use.
A first blister package in accordance with the subject invention is identified generally by the numeral 10 a in
Blood collection set 16 a includes a needle assembly 18, a length of flexible tubing 20 and a fitting 22 a. Needle assembly 18 includes a needle cannula and a needle hub, neither of which are illustrated. However, both may be of conventional prior art design. Needle assembly 18 further has a rigid tubular safety cap 24 telescoped over the needle cannula and frictionally engaged on the needle hub. Safety cap 24 can be removed from needle assembly 18 by pulling safety cap 24 away from remaining portions of needle assembly 18 to expose the needle cannula.
Needle assembly 18 further includes a safety shield 26. Safety shield 26 is a generally tubular structure with a proximal end 28, a distal end 30 and a hollow space between ends 28 and 30 for accommodating the needle hub and/or portions of the needle cannula. Safety shield 26 includes a top 32, sides 34 and 36 and a bottom 38 as shown in
Safety shield 26 further includes an actuating opening 44 that extends through top 32 of safety shield 26 at a location proximally of wings 40 and 42. An actuating button 46 extends from the needle hub and is engaged in actuating opening 44. Actuating button 46 holds safety shield 26 in the fixed position relative to the needle hub and the needle cannula illustrated in
Safety shield 26 is cross-sectionally reduced in portions adjacent actuating opening 44 as shown in
Flexible tubing 20 extends from the needle hub for a selected distance. The embodiment of blood collection set 16 shown in
Tray 12 of blister package 10 a is molded unitarily from a thermoplastic material such as PVC or PETG. More particularly, tray 12 is molded as shown in
Central portions of lateral walls 52 and 54 define overhangs adjacent peripheral flange 64. The overhangs define concave regions 52 a and 54 a at locations on lateral walls 52 and 54 adjacent bottom wall 50. Concave regions 52 a and 54 a are dimensional to grip a section of tubing 20, as shown in
Tray 12 is further characterized by gripping towers 66 and 68 that project upwardly from bottom wall 50 at locations spaced from one another and spaced from the sidewall enclosure 51. Gripping towers 66 and 68 include top walls 70 and 72 that are substantially coplanar with peripheral flange 64. Gripping towers 66 and 68 are further characterized by opposed facing convex walls 74 and 76 respectively. Convex walls 74 and 76 are substantially orthogonal to bottom wall 50 and are spaced from one another by a minimum distance "d" as shown in
Tray 12 is further characterized by a positioning tower 82 that projects from bottom wall 50 at a location spaced from gripping towers 66 and 68. Positioning tower 78 has a planar top wall 84 that is located below the plane defined by peripheral flange 64 in the illustrated embodiment.
Needle assembly 18 of blood collection set 16 a can be mounted in tray 12 by urging the narrowed portion of safety shield 26 adjacent actuating opening 44 into the space between gripping towers 66 and 68. More particularly, needle assembly 18 is urged into tray 12 such that bottom surface 38 of safety shield 26 faces bottom wall 50 of tray 12. The necked down portion of safety shield 26 adjacent actuating opening 44 is aligned with the space between gripping towers 66 and 68. Minimum width "d" between gripping towers 66 and 68 is less than minimum width "b" of safety shield 26. Hence, opposed convex facing surfaces 74 and 76 of gripping towers 66 and 68 will deflect resiliently inwardly to grip needle assembly 18 and hold needle assembly 18 substantially adjacent bottom wall 50 of tray 12. In this position, wings 40 and 42 will be substantially adjacent and parallel to bottom wall 50. Tubing 20 then is coiled within tray 12 and substantially adjacent bottom wall 50. More particularly, tubing 20 is retained in concave spaces 52 a and 54 a beneath the overhang defined on lateral walls 52 and 54. Thus, the overhangs retain tubing 20 in proximity to bottom wall 50 without a separate band. Fixture 22 is disposed between lateral wall 54 and positioning tower 78. Accordingly, lateral wall 54 and positioning tower 78 limit movement of fixture 22 within tray 12.
Blister package 10 a is completed by applying cover 14 to peripheral flange 64. Cover 14 is adhered or bonded removably to peripheral flange 64. Cover 14 will be supported around its periphery by peripheral flange 64. Additionally, central portions of cover 14 will be supported by top walls 70 and 72 of gripping towers 66 and 68.
Bottom wall 50 of tray 12 and central portions of cover 14 are relatively flexible and can be moved toward one another in response to digital pressure. However, gripping towers 66 and 68 are relatively rigid and resist forces that would urge central portions of cover 14 toward bottom wall 50 of tray 12. Additionally, gripping towers 66 and 68 are disposed on opposite respective sides of actuator button 46 and project from bottom wall 50 a distance "c" that is greater than the maximum height "a" of needle assembly 18. Hence, gripping towers 66 and 68 prevent inadvertent actuation of needle shield 26 that could make blood collection set 16 unusable. Additionally, gripping towers 66 and 68 releasably fix needle assembly 18 at a central position in tray 12, and therefore prevent any movement that might cause safety cap 24 to project through cover 14.
Positioning tower 82 does not perform a direct holding function. However, positioning tower 78 facilitates spooling of tubing 20 and limits movement of fitting 22.
Blood collection set 16 a can be accessed merely by peeling cover 14 from peripheral flange 64 substantially in a conventional manner for blister packages. A user then grips portions of needle assembly 18 near proximal end 28 of safety shield 26 and lifts needle assembly 18 upwardly away from bottom wall 50. The resiliency of convex facing walls 74 and 76 enables needle assembly 18 to be released from gripping towers 66 and 68. Continued lifting force will cause tubing 20 to deflect and separate from recesses 52 a and 54 a formed by the overhang on lateral walls 52 and 54. Fitting 22 also will be moved from the space between tower 82 and sidewall 54. Thus, blood collection set 16 can be used substantially in a conventional manner.
Blister packages 10 a and 10 b shown in
Blister package 10 c includes a tray 12 c that is very similar to tray 12 in blister package 10 a in
The preceding embodiments have illustrated the tray as used with a blood collection set. However, a tray in accordance with the subject invention also can be used with a catheter insertion unit that has a spring-driven, button-actuated safety shield, or with other type of blood collection sets or catheter or guide wire insertion device.
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WASHINGTON Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum on Tuesday criticized an anti-fraud law that U.S. prosecutors have regularly used in high-profile cases of alleged corruption.
During spirited oral arguments, a majority of the nine justices suggested they believe the law — which makes it a crime for public officials and corporate executives to deprive citizens or shareholders of their "right of honest services" — is too vague. If the court strikes it down, the decision could threaten pending prosecutions and open the door to appeals from convicts whose cases rested on the law.
"I thought there was a principle that a citizen is supposed to be able to understand the criminal law," Justice Stephen Breyer said, stressing the statute's ambiguity.
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Defendants, such as imprisoned newspaper magnate Conrad Black, whose case was at the high court, have argued that the law's wording and lower-court rulings fail to make clear what conduct is illegal.
The U.S. Justice Department has long insisted that the context of "honest services" fraud is clear and that the 1988 law is important in fighting corruption.
Prosecutors invoked it this year in an ongoing case against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat. The law also has been used, along with other charges, to win convictions against such defendants as former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former Illinois governor George Ryan, a Republican.
Breyer suggested that a broad interpretation of the law in the private sector could lead to "potentially criminalizing" the conduct of "some tens of millions" of workers. Hypothetical situations he and other justices raised revolved around workers who might deprive their boss of "honest services" by ducking out for a baseball game or feigning work while reading the DailyRacing Form.
Assistant U.S. Solicitor General Michael Dreeben, defending the law and government prosecutions, dismissed such scenarios. Dreeben argued that the statute targets bribes, kickbacks and undisclosed conflicts of interest, most importantly in public corruption.
Yet Justice Antonin Scalia contended "there's no basis in the statute for limiting it" to bribes and kickbacks. Earlier this year, Scalia said the law "invites abuse by headline-grabbing prosecutors in pursuit of local officials, state legislators and corporate CEOs."
On Tuesday, Scalia referred to its "mush of language."
The justices were hearing two of three scheduled appeals on the fraud law. The third, from former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, convicted of wire and securities fraud, will be heard next spring.
Black was convicted of mail fraud based on depriving his company, Hollinger International, of "honest services" arising from phony management fees. The other appeal Tuesday came from Bruce Weyhrauch, a Republican former Alaska state legislator accused of trying to win legal work with an oil-field services company by backing oil-tax legislation the company sought.
Miguel Estrada, representing Black, said the law is unconstitutionally vague and that, at minimum, prosecutors should have to prove that a defendant sought to financially harm the person who was owed "honest services."
"This court asked Congress to speak clearly (in anti-fraud law), and Congress did not do that," Estrada said.
Some justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, said the court might need more briefs to fully explore the constitutional issues surrounding the law.
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Many of the Buckeyes were taking part in a charity visit to a local hospital when the news broke – not the ideal situation to receive bad news.
Head coach Urban Meyer has described the feeling as a shot to the gut before. The players, who had been reassured by the athletic department that such a punishment was unlikely, were equally as floored.
"I don't think anyone saw it coming," fifth-year safety Zach Domicone said Monday. "It really was shocking. Everyone was kind of at a loss for words. People were angry. We were in the hospital visiting patients and that's when it broke. It was on TVs, on ESPN. People were like, 'How do you feel that you can't play in a bowl game?' and we were like, 'What are you talking about?' "
While the political fallout of that decision continues to be debated – Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Monday that the university made its best decision it could at the time to not ban the 2011 team from the postseason – there is one fact that cannot be argued: The 21 seniors on the roster will be playing their last games in scarlet and gray Saturday.
But for Zach Boren, Dalton Britt, Ben Buchanan, Domicone, Reid Fragel, Garrett Goebel, Travis Howard, Orhian Johnson, Storm Klein, William McCary, Ross Oltorik, Vincent Petrella, Taylor Rice, Etienne Sabino, Justin Siems, John Simon, Stewart Smith, Kharim Stephens, Jacob Stoneburner and Nathan Williams, there is one silver lining – they will be going out with history on the line in the historic matchup with Michigan.
"It's kind of fitting," Domicone said. "The chance to go 12-0 against the team up north and then that's it. I know our seniors will give it our all. There's definitely something special added to it."
Indeed, this is a unique opportunity for the Buckeyes, whose recent streak of success has meant that 12 consecutive teams have finished their careers with trips to warm locales for December or January bowl games.
The last squad to see its season end against the Wolverines was the 1999 team, which was 6-5 and needed a win in Ann Arbor to qualify for postseason play. Instead, the Buckeyes left with a 24-17 loss to the No. 10 Wolverines to bring the campaign to a sudden completion.
In fact, one has to go back to 1988 to find a team that knew beforehand that its campaign was ending vs. the Maize and Blue. John Cooper's first squad was 4-5-1 going into the Michigan game, and the Rose Bowl-bound Wolverines posted a 34-31 win that year.
Indeed, in a series in which The Game usually has Big Ten and national championship implications, it's hard to find many examples of it serving as a season capper for either side. That's what makes the Buckeyes' current situation so unique.
"It is kind of hard to think about but then again, I don't think it will really hit me or hit the seniors until after the Michigan game when we're like, 'Man, we really just played for the last time in the scarlet and gray,' " said Boren, who grew up in a Michigan household before making the switch. "I think it is kind of unique that my last college game is against the team up north. It should be fun."
While the game will be one that will go down in the history of the rivalry's lore, there is a certain finality that the Buckeye players will have to deal with. For someone like fifth-year safety Orhian Johnson, the fact that there is only one game to go hits home.
"It's mixed feelings right now," Johnson said. "I really don't know how I feel about it. There's going to be a lot of things going on, there's going to be a lot of emotions. It's the circle of life, man. I just had to deal with what it is and I wouldn't trade it for the world. It made me who I am today, and I'm thankful for it."
Up to this point, the Buckeyes have made the most of their bowl banned season. Ohio State will become the sixth team in school history to be unbeaten or untied with a win, as the team has shown a remarkable focus even while knowing a chance to play for the BCS title or the Big Ten championship was off the table.
What is still possible is the chance to set an enduring legacy.
"A lot of the seniors and leaders on this team dealt with what we could and really tried to find a way to salvage this season that we had in front of us because that's all we had was 12 games," Johnson said. "That's all anybody has ever promised, so we just tried to make the best out of it. If we were sitting here 0-11, nobody would be worrying about it."


text: Posted July 15, 2013 To me, premier means that they're one of the best in the league at what they do. Hardy is good, no doubt about that. Last year he was top 15 in sacks, not top 5. Sacks aren't the only thing a DE does. The most important, but not the only. If you were to factor in QB pressures, run stops, TFL, forced fumbles I bet he'd be a top 10. Haven't crunched any numbers myself, but a number of the guys who had more sacks than him were strictly pass rushers, not the total package. Plus, how many ahead of him in the sack list were 3-4 players? edit: I just looked it up, only six 4-3 DEs had more sacks than Hardy, and one of them was CJ who had the most of them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Re: Tilting at Windmills?
Hi Phil,
I tried both your solution and Luc's. They were both blindingly
fast. On my computer I ran the tests 4 times each with a list size of
200000 integers, and got the following timing results for both yours
and Luc's respectively:
0.125 Second
0.047 Second
I did modify your solution slightly, because in its original form, it
didn't produce output exactly as I wanted (there was an additional
element at the start and end of the resultant list), so this what the
modified form became:
duplicatedData= Flatten[Transpose[{x,x}]]
ret = Delete[Transpose[{Drop[duplicatedData, -1], Drop[duplicatedData,
1]}], {{1}, {-1}}];
My original solution came in at 3.688 seconds in the same run. My
solution has the added drawback, that once you go much beyond a list
size of 200000, the kernel would simply vanish with no error reported
back to the front-end. I have a feeling that I exceeded some internal
limit on the number of allowable nestings for lists, which in turn, led
to some sort of stack overflow. In Windows-based systems, a process
disappearing without a trace (no error msg, no error logs, etc.) is a
strong sign of stack overflow. In the other solutions presented
(including yours), if I took the list size too high, I'd simply get an
error about memory being exhausted, which is what one would expect.
Anyway, thank you for taking the liberty, it's much appreciated!


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Takanashi, 16, set the standard with a second jump of 102 meters as she racked up 268 points to finish ahead of Italy's Evelyn Insam (259.5) and Slovenia's Katja Pozun (253.5).
The 2011 champion, France's Coline Mattel, was fourth on 246.5.
The 151-cm Takanashi adds to the crown she won a year ago in Erzerum, Turkey.
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Qualcomm's wireless health program is planning to create a Body Area Network, in which sensors put in a patient will transfer real time data about his medical condition to the physician.
Qualcomm's Wireless Health Program aims to cut down on the time taken by doctors to acquire their patients' data, thus freeing them to fully concentrate on treating the patients. The program plans to create a network of sensors inside a human body, dubbed as Body Area Network, that can interpret and transfer data wirelessly to the physician.
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By Danny Mattie
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State basketball fans got their first glimpse of the new-look program on Sunday afternoon, as first-year head coach Larry Eustachy led the Rams to an 87-67 exhibition victory over NCAA Division II powerhouse Metro State.
Though the Rams' play was a bit inconsistent at times, including 17 turnovers and just 60 percent shooting from the free-throw line for a team that ranked sixth nationally at the charity stripe in 2011-12, what the 3,141 on hand at Moby Arena did witness was Eustachy laying the foundation for what many believe could be a very special season for CSU hoops.
"We really would have made more free throws if we had practiced them," said Eustachy referring to his staff's constant focus on conditioning, physicality and rebounding since the opening of practice on Oct. 12. "We are building a foundation with defense and rebounding, what's really important. We are going to miss shots that we normally would make, but I think we are going to get tougher and more physical."
Fortunately for the Rams, they made enough shots down the stretch - many in transition - to pull away from a strong Metro State program that is ranked No. 5 in the Division II Bulletin preseason top-25 and No. 6 in the Basketball Times preseason top-20.
"(Metro State) was very good," added Eustachy. "I was surprised at the end; I thought that the score didn't really indicate just how hard that game was. They did not take a play off. We are a three of four right now, but we'll get to an eight or a nine. I love the potential of this team."
Colorado State was led by double-double performances from senior forwards Pierce Hornung and Greg Smith, who tied for team-high honors with 13 points each in the Rams' balanced scoring attack. Hornung pulled down 13 boards to round out his double-double, while Smith added 10.
In all, 11 different players scored for Colorado State, including five players in double-figures scoring and eight players that notched six or more points in the contest. In addition to Hornung and Smith, senior guards Wes Eikmeier (11 points) and Dorian Green (10) joined sophomore guard Daniel Bejarano in double-figures. Bejarano finished one rebound shy of a double-double, recording 10 points and nine boards, while classmate Jon Octeus posted nine points and three rebounds in his unofficial Moby Arena debut and senior center Colton Iverson chipped in eight points and seven rebounds.
"I think that if you watch last year's group compared to this year's group, we've just got a lot of guys off the bench," added Eustachy. Jon (Octeus) was effective and Daniel (Bejarano) was effective. All the way down to Joe (De Ciman) and it just goes to show you the depth of the team. Right now we have a lot of depth."
"(Coach Eustachy) wants us to play as fast as we can," said Smith of the Rams' transition game. "He feels that we should be one of the fastest teams out there, and that would allow us to win more games. We're going to try to push the ball out there as quick as we can to try to get more opportunities to score and then get back on defense, and force turnovers and get rebounds, to get running."
The Rams showed glimpses of Eustachy's vision throughout the game, outrebounding the Roadrunners 53-29, and forcing 10 turnovers. But Metro State kept the game within reach for most of the contest by forcing the Rams' into those 17 turnovers of their own.
"We are not a physically tough team right now and we showed that with the turnovers," added Eustachy. "But I just love the potential. I'm encouraged."
Added Eikmeier: "A lot of it was just the first game. Putting the group together and putting our jerseys on and getting out and doing the whole game day routine. You have to get the game-legs back and get used to being out there when the lights come on. Coach said it best at the end of the game, that we showed a lot of room for improvement. We are capable of a lot higher-quality of play."
The Rams will return to the practice court this week with an eye toward improvement. CSU opens the regular season at home on Nov. 9, hosting the Montana Grizzlies at 7 p.m. MT at Moby Arena.
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Bit late with your rave reviews guys, av forums and what hi-fi beat you by weeks. Problem is NO ONE CAN BUY IT, the oppo web store is not open yet, promised early october!!!
We've had the OPPO player for about two months now but they asked everyone to hold off reviewing it until the online store went live. But given that the online store has been delayed (it was originally supposed to be up early September), other sites started reviewing it beforehand. What Hi-Fi hasn't reviewed it yet though.
In my view this is all fine and dandy having companies bringing out lots of lovely new high performing blue ray players, but when are we going to start seeing more people following companies like Panasonic and start producing blue ray recorders? The public have got very used to seeing blue ray players and i think most would agree that the technology for them has come on in leaps and bounds and the prices have generally fallen to a much more acceptable level for the average punter which is good. But the only way i'll be investing my hard earned is on a player that incorporates a recorder, preferably with twin Freesat tuners inside.
I have a BDP-83 and it's sweet!
Good review as always but there's just one thing that'd be handy. With DVD players there was a massive gulf in quality between what the early devices could do and, say, the current mid-range decks. There seems to be very little info on how that applies to Blu-Ray players. Any chance of mentioning the major differences between, say, this player and a PS3 with the latest updates in terms of audio and visual quality?
I have to admit that unless you have money pouring out of several orifices I just don't see the point of buying an expensive standalone BR player.
For way less money than this you can have a PS3 and the quality of BR itself is already so high that quibbling over small differences in picture quality is getting less and less relevant.
Admittedly it does look better in the Hi-Fi rack than a PS3.
Personally I have Sky for most of my HD needs and still buy DVD's over BR as the price difference is big and the quality differences are often not.
What TV('s) does TR use to test new Blu-ray players? Do you use more than one TV to see how the picture differs or is it whatever you have available at the time of review?
I imagine you'd get far better results hooking the BDP-831 up to a 50" Kuro than a 32" Bravia for example. But that said, at the price of this player it's only going to apply to enthusiasts with decent TV's.
Great review though :)
@Mike Why on earth do you want a blu-ray recorder? You actually think it's a good idea to spend £5 on 25GB write-once discs.. that might or might fail when they are burned? You do know that you can get a 1.5TB hard drive for £72 and put that in a DVR? That's sixty silly little single layer BD-R's. If you want to take the video somewhere out of the DVR, then flash pen drives are £1 per GB now, they are much faster, more reliable and can be reused over and over. Plus they work in any device with a USB port. Surely that's the way to go?
Those individuals who wanted a PS3 have bought a PS3. The differences between the PS3 and the Oppo are more than just blu-ray picture quality. For me there are significantly more plusses to owning the Oppo than the PS3. I briefly owned a PS3 and it looked out of place in my rack.
Last, you don't have to have money pouring out of several orifices to buy this player. (lol) Also, everyone has their own opinion about what is considered an expensive standalone BR player. Those who are buying the Oppo evidently don't see it as expensive or can actually see its value. The only other players that support the same recorded media as the Oppo are significantly more expensive.
Well the Oppo has been available here in Australia now for a shade over $1,000 AUS. Consider the following points, one, your going to struggle to find anything in this price bracket that betters it with BR discs, two, it's on a par with the Oppo DV-983H and Denon DVD-3930 in its ability to upscale DVD to 1080p, and three, its rather handy with CD, thus making it a genuine Universal player.
Oh I almost forgot (not), one other point, in Australia the Oppo can be purchased as a region free player with both BD & DVD discs. Factor all that in and the asking price for the Oppo is a steal, by comparison the PS3 isn't even in the hunt, in fact once you see what the Oppo brings to the table the PS3 is left looking like little more than a jumped-up games console.
So, why no DLNA? If your going to stick and Ethernet port on something, you may as well use it for something other than just BR 2.0!
this player was reviewed by andrew everard on the what hi-fi forum quite a while ago, it supposedly beats £3k players in certain key areas and is a no brainer IMHO, pity we cannot buy it! OPPO, what is wrong with you guys, all the rest of the world has it but not us!!!
Hi Folks,
any chance of a review of the Sony 760? Now that What Hifi have rated that as a best-buy over the Oppo 831, it would be very useful to have a comparative review of how they compare for audio and picture quality....
p.s. does the Oppo play either FLAC or OGG format files (either from disc or USB) and does it have the 5 disc memory function that the import BDP83 has? Cheers!
Sadly Oppo has indefinitely postponed the BDP-831 indefinitely, and when I last looked no Oppo Blu-Ray players were for sale at all on opposhop.
Perhaps it is worth adding a paragraph in bold to the start of the review highlighting this fact?
I am in the US at the mo and already owned a 980H I bought a Panasonic BD60 rather than buy the more expensive new OPPO. I then read a review in Consumer Reports (the US "which" magazine) praising it. So I caved in and forked out $500. Am I glad I did, not only is the Blu ray excellent but the upverting of DVDs is phenomenal. A copy of Pearl harbour which refused to play because it had a scratch played flawlessly. I am using a panasonic 720p and I have to say I cannot see a vast difference between DVDs & Bluray so maybe when I return to the UK with the 83 I will see even greater picture on my 1080p.
Finally when comparing the oppo to the Panny BD60 the panny really is only 7 out of 10 but over here the panny now cost $98 yep 65 quid.
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Women's Golf Wraps Up Day Two of Clover Cup
March 15, 2014
MESA, Ariz. - The University of Cincinnati women's golf team dropped seven strokes from their first round score to shoot a 304 during the second day of the Clover Cup hosted by Notre Dame in Mesa, Arizona.
Despite the score improvement, the Bearcats were unable to move up the leaderboard, finishing the day tied for 14th but sitting just five strokes out of ninth place.
Andrea Malek (Tibro, Sweden/Klippans Gymnasieskola) had the biggest turnaround for UC, rebounding from a first-day 85 to shoot a 74 during Saturday's round. After starting her round with bogies on two of her first three holes, Malek then recorded an eagle on hole No. 1 to put her back at par. She finished the round at 2-over-par to card a 74. Malek has the only eagle on the 522-yard par-five first hole.
Stefanie Mitchell (Sarasota, Fla./Riverview) leads the Bearcats after 36 holes with rounds of 76-73=149. The sophomore finished the round with four birdies and currently stands in 18th place.
Ashley Cassidy (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks) is in 34th after two rounds with a score of 75-78=153. Olivia Dose (Goteborg, Sweden/Goteborg Hogre Samskola) is tied for 47th with a score of 76-79=155 while Malek is 60th (85-74=159). Valentina Herrera (Bogota, Colombia) rounded out UC's scoring team with a score of 84-82=166 to place 83rd.
Competing as an individual, Tara Liebert (Mason, Ohio/Mason) is tied for 85th with scores of 84-87=171.
Colorado continues to lead the team standings with a score of 292-297=589 ahead of No. 38 Louisville (299-292=591). Jennifer Coleman took over the top individual spot with a two-under round of 69 on Saturday to bring her 36-hole score to 139.
The third and final round at the Clover Cup will begin Sunday morning.