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hi. Good Day! im a british citizen of filipino descent working as a nurse in a big NHS hospital here in London. im currently waiting for an application from an online recruiter of nurses from British Columbia. the advice i want... Read More
- 0Sep 15, '08 by cocoy2goQuote from gino_76phGinoHi Cocoy. how's your work permit? any news?
as for me ALL of my papers are now with CARNA and i'm just waiting for my eligibility status. GH sent me forms (police form, embassy form, etc.) and was told to start with them.
if i get my eligibility status i'll have to turn up a gear all the things i need to "dispose of" like my TV, PC, etc. and will start inquiring on the best place to rent a flat. but i think GH will be providing me a "physical acccomodation" and not just money to rent for a month or so then i will be ;eft to find a place on my own....
If i were you i wont do anything ...wait until you have your medical exam.
It can be a long frustrating wait. Trust me ..look at the other post where you said you are buying new mobiles to use in Alberta. I told you before i have been waiting since 10th of June for my permit. Its already 3 months. Nothing has happened.
Just imagine if i resigned in June and start selling my things ..then i wont have any money and nothing in the house. I will wait until i see the permit with my eyes then i know i am leaving.
- 0Sep 15, '08 by gino_76phi know you might kick me in the butt for this but....i plan to resign by october. and instead i plan to be a permanent bank nurse so i can work anywhere and anytime i want. the workload on the ward is getting enormous and i am fed up. you work hard and nobody appreciate what you are doin...
- 0Sep 15, '08 by Fiona59Quote from gino_76ph... and instead i plan to be a permanent bank nurse so i can work anywhere and anytime i want. the workload on the ward is getting enormous and i am fed up. you work hard and nobody appreciate what you are doin...
Sounds like you already work in Alberta! I know nurses who are leaving positions to work "casual" for the same reasons. They all want m-f day shifts...
- 0Sep 16, '08 by gino_76phQuote from Fiona59so, would you advice me or agree with me if i say i would resign even before i start applying for that work permit or atleast wait till i get my eligibility status?Sounds like you already work in Alberta! I know nurses who are leaving positions to work "casual" for the same reasons. They all want m-f day shifts...
- 0Sep 19, '08 by Silverdragon102, RN AdminQuote from cocoy2goGreat news, when you planning on moving acrossHi Gino
I got my work permit today. Bye Bye UK.
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Even though I got my TWP i have not resigned yet cos i am supposed to start on 5th January 09 at Foothills Medical Hospital. I am planning to leave the UK by 31st Dec +/- a few days. My notice period is 8 weeks so I will submit my resignation by beginning of November.
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I understand you are heading to Edmonton so we can still chat online. How's your resignation gone? Still planning it ot have you submitted it?
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The actions of a few people in Dinkytown last night unfortunately marred the victory of our Gopher men's hockey team in the semifinal game of the Frozen Four. Ten students were arrested. These actions are unacceptable and must not be repeated.
Any destructive behavior on Saturday night will be met with zero tolerance. University police, Minneapolis police, and other law enforcement from across the metro area will be present and prepared to keep the peace and to arrest suspects. Inappropriate behavior will be prosecuted consistent with the Student Conduct Code and students found responsible will face punishment and, potentially, expulsion.
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The Gaussian integral, or probability integral, is the improper integral of the Gaussian function $ e^{{-x}^2} $ over the entire real line. It is named after the German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss, and the equation is:
- $ \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx = \sqrt{\pi} $
This integral has wide applications including normalization in probability theory and continuous Fourier transform. It also appears in the definition of the error function.
Although no elementary function exists for the error function, as can be proven by the Risch algorithm, the Gaussian integral can be solved analytically through the tools of calculus. That is, there is no elementary indefinite integral for $ \int e^{-x^2}\,dx $, but the definite integral $ \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx $ can be evaluated.
A standard way to compute the Gaussian integral is
- consider the function $ e^{-(x^2+y^2)}=e^{-r^2} $ on the plane $ \mathbf{R}^2 $, and compute its integral two ways:
- on the one hand, by double integration in the Cartesian coordinate system, its integral is a square: $ \left(\int e^{-x^2}\,dx\right)^2 $;
- on the other hand, by shell integration (a case of double integration in polar coordinates), its integral is computed to be $ \pi $.
Comparing these two computations yields the integral, though one should take care about the improper integrals involved.
Brief proof
Briefly, one computes that on the one hand,
- $ \begin{align} \int_{\mathbf{R}^2} e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,dx\,dy &= \int_{-\infty}^\infty \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,dx\,dy\\ &= \left ( \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx \right ) \cdot \left ( \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-y^2}\,dy \right )\\ &= \left ( \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx \right )^2. \end{align} $
On the other hand,
- $ \begin{align} \int_{\mathbf{R}^2} e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,dx\,dy &= \int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^{\infin} re^{-r^2}\,dr\,d\theta\\ &= 2\pi \int_0^\infty re^{-r^2}\,dr\\ &= 2\pi \int_{-\infty}^0 \frac{1}{2} e^s\,ds = \pi \int_{-\infty}^0 e^s\,ds = \pi (e^0 - e^{-\infty}) = \pi (1 - 0) = \pi, \end{align} $
where the factor of $ r $ comes from the transform to polar coordinates ($ r\,dr\,d\theta $ is the standard measure on the plane, expressed in polar coordinates), and the substitution involves taking $ s=-r^2 $, so $ ds=-2r\,dr $.
Combining these yields $ \left ( \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx \right )^2=\pi $, so $ \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx=\sqrt{\pi} $.
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To justify the improper double integrals and equating the two expressions, we begin with an approximating function:
- $ I(a)=\int_{-a}^a e^{-x^2}dx. $
so that the integral may be found by
- $ \lim_{a\to\infty} I(a) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}\, dx. $
Taking the square of I yields
- $ I^2(a)= \left ( \int_{-a}^a e^{-x^2}\, dx \right )\cdot \left ( \int_{-a}^a e^{-y^2}\, dy \right )= \int_{-a}^a \left ( \int_{-a}^a e^{-y^2}\, dy \right )\,e^{-x^2}\, dx = \int_{-a}^a \int_{-a}^a e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,dx\,dy. $
Using Fubini's theorem, the above double integral can be seen as an area integral $ \int e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,d(x,y) $, taken over a square with vertices {(−a, a), (a, a), (a, −a), (−a, −a)} on the xy-plane.
Since the exponential function is greater than 0 for all real numbers, it then follows that the integral taken over the square's incircle must be less than $ I(a)^2 $, and similarly the integral taken over the square's circumcircle must be greater than $ I(a)^2 $. The integrals over the two disks can easily be computed by switching from cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates: $ x=r\,\cos \theta $, $ y= r\,\sin\theta $, $ d(x,y) = r\, d(r,\theta) $:
- $ \int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^a re^{-r^2}\,dr\,d\theta < I^2(a) < \int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^{a\sqrt{2}} re^{-r^2}\,dr\,d\theta. $
(See to polar coordinates from cartesian coordinates for help with polar transformation.)
- $ \pi (1-e^{-a^2}) < I^2(a) < \pi (1 - e^{-2a^2}). $
By the squeeze theorem, this gives the Gaussian integral
- $ \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-x^2}\, dx = \sqrt{\pi}. $
Relation to the gamma function
Since the integrand is an even function,
- $ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2} dx = 2 \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2} dx $
which, after a change of variable, turns into the Euler integral
- $ \int_0^\infty e^{-t} \ t^{-1/2} dt \, = \, \Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) $
where Γ is the gamma function. This shows why the factorial of a half-integer is a rational multiple of $ \sqrt \pi $. More generally,
- $ \int_0^\infty e^{-ax^b} dx = a^{-1/b} \, \Gamma\left(1+\frac{1}{b}\right). $
The integral of a Gaussian function
The integral of any Gaussian function is reducible in terms of the Gaussian integral
- $ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} ae^{-(x+b)^2/c^2}\,dx. $
The constant a can be factored out of the integral. Replacing x with y - b yields
- $ a\int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-y^2/c^2}\,dy. $
Substituting y with cz gives
- $ a |c| \int_{-\infty}^\infty e^{-z^2}\,dz $
- $ =a |c| \sqrt{\pi}. $
n-dimensional and functional generalization
Suppose A is a symmetric positive-definite invertible covariant tensor of rank two. Then,
- $ \int \exp\left( - \frac 1 2 A_{ij} x^i x^j \right) d^nx = \sqrt{\frac{(2\pi)^n}{\det A}} $
where the integral is understood to be over Rn. This fact is applied in the study of the multivariate normal distribution.
- $ \int x^{k_1}\cdots x^{k_{2N}} \, \exp\left( - \frac 1 2 A_{ij} x^i x^j \right) d^nx = \sqrt{\frac{(2\pi)^n}{\det A}} \, \frac{1}{2^N N!} \, \sum_{\sigma \in S_{2N}}(A^{-1})^{k_{\sigma(1)}k_{\sigma(2)}} \cdots (A^{-1})^{k_{\sigma(2N-1)}k_{\sigma(2N)}} $
where σ is a permutation of {1, ..., 2N} and the extra factor on the right-hand side is the sum over all combinatorial pairings of {1, ..., 2N} of N copies of A−1.
- $ \int f(\vec x) \, \exp\left( - \frac 1 2 A_{ij} x^i x^j \right) d^nx = \sqrt{(2\pi)^n\over \det{A}} \, \left. \exp\left({1\over 2}(A^{-1})^{ij}{\partial \over \partial x^i}{\partial \over \partial x^j}\right)f(\vec{x})\right|_{\vec{x}=0} $
for some analytic function f, provided it satisfies some appropriate bounds on its growth and some other technical criteria. (It works for some functions and fails for others. Polynomials are fine.) The exponential over a differential operator is understood as a power series.
While functional integrals have no rigorous definition (or even a nonrigorous computational one in most cases), we can define a Gaussian functional integral in analogy to the finite-dimensional case. There is still the problem, though, that $ (2\pi)^\infty $ is infinite and also, the functional determinant would also be infinite in general. This can be taken care of if we only consider ratios:
- $ \frac{\int f(x_1)\cdots f(x_{2N}) e^{-\iint \frac{A(x_{2N+1},x_{2N+2}) f(x_{2N+1}) f(x_{2N+2})}{2} d^dx_{2N+1} d^dx_{2N+2}} \mathcal{D}f}{\int e^{-\iint \frac{A(x_{2N+1},x_{2N+2}) f(x_{2N+1}) f(x_{2N+2})}{2} d^dx_{2N+1} d^dx_{2N+2}} \mathcal{D}f}, $
- $ =\frac{1}{2^N N!}\sum_{\sigma \in S_{2N}}A^{-1}(x_{\sigma(1)},x_{\sigma(2)})\cdots A^{-1}(x_{\sigma(2N-1)},x_{\sigma(2N)}). $
In the deWitt notation, the equation looks identical to the finite-dimensional case.
n-dimensional with linear term
Once again A is a symmetric matrix, then
- $ \int e^{-A_{ij} x^i x^j+B_i x_i} d^nx=\sqrt{ \frac{\pi^n}{\det{A}} }e^{\frac{1}{4}B^TA^{-1}B}. $
Integrals of similar form
- $ \begin{align} &\int_0^\infty x^{2n} e^{-x^2/a^2}\,dx &&= \sqrt{\pi} \frac{(2n)!}{n!} \left(\frac{a}{2}\right)^{2n+1} \\ &\int_0^\infty x^{2n+1}e^{-x^2/a^2}\,dx &&= \frac{n!}{2} a^{2n+2} \end{align} $
Beyond Gaussian Integrals
Exponentials of other even polynomials can easily be solved using series. For example the solution to the integral of the exponential of a quartic polynomial is:
$ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}{\exp({a x^4+b x^3+c x^2+d x+f})dx} = e^f\sum_{n,m,p=0}^{\infty}{ \frac{ b^{4n}}{(4n)!}\frac{c^{2m}}{(2m)!}\frac{d^{4p}}{(4p)!} \frac{ \Gamma(3n+m+p+\frac14) }{a^{3n+m+p+\frac14} } } $
These integrals turn up in subjects such as quantum field theory.
- Eric W. Weisstein, Gaussian Integral at MathWorld.
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The violent eruption and resulting casualties and damages from Hibok-hibok Volcano in 1951 made the nation realize the necessity to seriously monitor and conduct studies on active volcanoes in the country. As there was no government agency at that time that is in-charge of this task, the Commission on Volcanology (COMVOL) was created in June 20,1952 through Republic Act No. 766, primarily to "safeguard life and property against volcanic eruptions and its dangers." COMVOL was initially placed under the Executive Board of the National Research Council and later under the National Science Development Board (NSDB).
On 17 March, 1982, Executive Order 784 reorganized the NSDB and its agencies into the National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA). COMVOL was restructured and renamed Philippine Institute of Volcanology (PHIVOLC).
On September 17, 1984, seismology or the science that deals with earthquakes, was transferred to the Institute from Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PHIVOLC was renamed Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
On January 30, 1987, by virtue of Executive Order No. 128, the NSTA was structurally and functionally transformed into the Department of Science and Technology was granted its present mandates.
As specified in Executive Order No. 128, PHIVOLCS has been mandated to perform the following functions:
A leading global science and technology institution in helping develop communities safe from and resilient to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and other related hazards.
We provide timely and quality information and services for warning, disaster preparedness and mitigation. This we do through the development and application of technologies for the monitoring and accurate prediction of and determination of areas prone to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and other related hazards, and capacity enhancement for comprehensive disaster risk reduction.
The objectives of the institute are:
1. To develop and maintain effective networks of volcanological, seismological and geophysical stations and facilities for monitoring, R&D purposes and disaster mitigation.
2. To develop the capability to repair, upgrade and fabricate instruments used in volcano and seismic monitoring and R&D activities.
3. To conduct research to increase the level of understanding/knowledge about volcanoes, volcanic eruptions and terranes, earthquake zones and mechanism, faulting, along with other related geotectonic phenomena.
4. To adapt and develop technologies for volcanic eruption and earthquake prediction, volcano and seismic monitoring and disaster mitigation.
5. To conduct R&D on the impact of volcanic eruption, earthquake and other related geotectonic phenomena on the physical and socio-economic environment and recommend appropriate measures for the mitigation of impacts and rehabilitation of affected areas.
6. To implement an aggressive S&T information processing and dissemination program to promote public awareness on the significance of volcanic activity, earthquakes and related geotectonic processes and their threats and possible benefits to man.
7. To identify, evaluate and characterize volcanic materials and energy products and generate/adapt technologies for their utilization.
The Institute is composed of four technical divisions: (1) Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division (VMEPD), (2) Seismological Observation and Earthquake Prediction Division (SOEPD), (3) Geology and Geophysics Research and Development Division (GGRDD) and (4) Geologic Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Division (GDAPD), and a Finance and Administrative Division (FAD).
1) Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division (VMEPD) is involved in volcano monitoring, assessment and warning as well as volcano-related researches.
2. Seismological Observation and Earthquake Prediction Division (SOEPD) is concerned with earthquake monitoring and assessment as well as earthquake-related researches
3. Geology and Geophysics Research and Development Division (GGRDD) is the main research arm of PHIVOLCS
4. The Geologic Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Division (GDAPD) is concerned with providing information packages to the public
5. The Finance and Administrative Division (FAD) is concerned with the management of daily administrative operations


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Josh in Kitchen Etc. I kept catching Derrick with his hands in his pants... Derrick didn't want to spend the $$ for his senior pic, so we made one ourselves They tried to sneak in and out without being seen, but me and brett caught them... Food followed Josh on his crazy scooter Me and Josh went back to Brett's Lefty liked Josh He REALLY liked Josh.And these are from today: Doesn't it look like I'm about to butt rape Lucy?? My Baby
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so its not pizza's all round then...
The forum member that is, not the small speckly game.
so its not pizza's all round then...
Is the the first Edu-R*pe, or a genuine post of admiration?
You know,
I've always suspected, but its nice to have it confirmed :-p
I thought you meant Lotus Domino, I nearly pooped and fell over.
I thought you meant "The LAST Domino" by Genesis, off the seminal 80's album, Invisible Touch....
I was gonna compliment you on your taste!
what is this, all the historical uses of the word 'domino'?
i thought you meant the film with Keira Knightley....which was average at best!
Have you been watching "Thunderball"?
One of 007's finest outings, and I'd agree that Domino was pretty good....but, "brilliant"....Hmmm...perhaps I need to re-watch it to see what the fuss is about!!!
Why, what did he do?
Domino is great! but what did he do to make you smile Chris :P
I think the two of them are keeping quiet, lets start rumours.......
Damn ... he has told you of my cunning plan to raise a smile at BETT. Does that mean you agree to be put in stocks and have sponges thrown at you for charity?
You'll find out in a few weeks.
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|Wed, 08-11-2010 - 8:46pm
I had my hystosonogram today. Boo!
|Thu, 08-12-2010 - 10:50am
We are in a very similar position (see my post on my "mild" septum diagnosis)!
|Thu, 08-12-2010 - 10:55am
Ugh! I could NOT get on to iVillage last night and it was PISSING me off!
I am lmaooooo over here at the reference! Do I HAVE to tell you what I would do??? Take the Femara! So what if it doesn't work - then it doesn't work and you try again next cycle! Not a big deal! It won't hurt anything at all! I say do it! (are you shocked????) LOL
|Thu, 08-12-2010 - 3:07pm
Aryn, I just read your thread....I would continue with this cycle since you're already at cd10....although I totally agree about being freaked out that something might happen that I could have prevented!
Michelle, It was so strange to me that nobody responded to my thread last night...I kept picking up my iPod touch all night....DH wanted to know what was up and when I explained, he said 'absolutely NOT- if the Dr. tells you something, you need to do it.'
So, I didn't take the Femara...although I COULD HAVE!
|Thu, 08-12-2010 - 3:13pm
I know! I was so madddd! I kept trying to get on all night! You're right - maybe it was fate stopping you but I think fate was WRONG! LOL
You should be fine TTC this cycle even with the hysteroscopy. I had a HSG which is basically the same thing
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Hi, there. I had a question for you about your hysteroscopy. Did the doc tell you it was ok to DTD before surgery? I'll be having a lap/hysteroscopy in 2 weeks. We weren't planning on DTD but since I've been on monophasic BCP for almost 2 months now and we'll have to wait 3 months after the surgery before we can TTC DH is wanting to DTD. My RE also said nothing in the v-g for 2 weeks post-op. It sounds like from the pp in this thread that you were ok to DTD prior to surgery.
Thanks to cheryl2005 for the siggy!
Me(30), DH(30)...Our TTC journey:
~1993: Dx of bicornuate uterus (BU) on u/s
September 2003: begin wedded bliss! (on BCP)
Fall 2007: HSG results consistent with BU
Fall 2008: here we go, bye-bye BCP
November 2008: DH in hospital, ?CP/horrid AF
Winter 2008: back on BCP
Spring/Summer 2009: last chemo, radiation for DH
January 2010: bye-bye BCP, waiting
March 2010: green light to TTC
April 2010: BFP (4/1), beta ~900 (4/2)
May 2010: m/c (5/30) @12w5d
June 2010: regrouping, septum (SU) vs. BU
currently: awaiting surgery on 9/20
|Mon, 09-06-2010 - 7:30pm
Lydia, yeah, we did it and nothing was ever said otherwise. I asked when we could resume post surgery and was told to resume as I felt up to it...well, two days later I felt up to it and although I was nervous about it hurting, it was fine. I only took pain pills the day of......it was MUCH easier than I thought it would be.
I hope yours goes well. I know how frustrating it is to have to wait to TTC.


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The invention comprises a system for the long term continuous delivery of medication to hollow body organs. It is particularly suited for the deivery of chemotherapy drugs to lesions in the walls of those organs. The invention, specially designed for the treatment of the prostate gland, comprises a urinary drainage catheter which has an additional lumen within the wall thereof, said lumen proximate end connected to a space external of the catheter wall enclosed by a porous membrane. The distal end of the lumen, which is external to the penis when the catheter is positioned in the body, has a valved end for introduction of liquid medication therethrough. In use, the catheter is placed within the urethra, with the porous membrane portion adjacent the prostatic ducts. Medication introduced through said valve is transmitted along the lumen into the space between the catheter and the porous membrane, through the membrane and into contact with the prostatic ducts.
1. A system for the controlled, continuous delivery over an extended period of time of a drug containing fluid to the prostate comprising a catheter including an elongated tubular member having an external distal end and a proximal end for placement into the urinary bladder through the male urethra, expandable means adjacent the proximal end to retain the catheter in sealing abutment against the neck of the bladder, an expandable porous membrane bag integral with and spaced from the outer surface of said tubular member, distal to the expandable means for retention of the catheter, a drug lumen within said tubular wall connecting the space between the outer surface of said tubular member and the membrane bag with a valve mounted on the distal end of the lumen for the introduction of the drug to the prostate, said membrane positioned so that upon placement of the catheter the membrane bag is adjacent the prostate ducts, the catheter having a lumen within the wall of said tubular member connecting the expandable retention means with a valve on the distal end of said tubular member the elongated tubular member also having a drainage lumen therein extending from the proximal end only partially along the length of the elongated member, the expansion lumen and the drug lumen for a portion of their length being enclosed within tubular members having semicircular crosssections and opposing flat surfaces.
2. The catheter of claim 1 further having a sheath integral with said tubular member distal end, said sheath being condom shaped for leakproof covering of at least the meatus of the penis when the catheter is positioned in the urethra.
3. The catheter of claim 2 wherein said means for retention is an inflatable balloon.
4. The catheter of claim 1 further having the space between the porous membrane and the tubular member at least partially filled by an open pore compressible sponge like material.
This invention generally relates to a device for delivering drugs to hollow body organs such as the urinary system, the female reproductive system, the anal tract, or the ear, nose or throat. In particular, the invention is specially suited for treatment of the prostate gland.
The term "drug" as used herein is used in its broadest sense and can be diagnostic agents such as radiopaque visualizing agents for use in x-ray or fluoroscopic techniques or may be antibiotic, chemotherapy or other materials used to treat the body.
For example, disfunction or diseases of the prostate gland, an organ within the male urinary system, can be treated by systemic delivery of therapeutic agents. However, these agents must be delivered in high doses when given systemicly or they will not be effectively delivered to the prostate. In addition, these therapeutic agents can be very toxic to the body as a whole causing unwanted side effects. The preferred procedure is to deliver the drug directly to the prostate gland. This is difficult because of the small size of the prostate and the inaccessible location of the gland. The best procedure is to introduce the drugs into the prostate ducts which are accessible through the urethra at a point close to its entry into the bladder.
Several devices have been proposed for delivery of drugs to body organs. Devices for accessing the prostatic ducts all have deficiencies which limit their applicability. Latex, silicone or other polymer based catheters of the Foley design have been proposed for delivering the drugs. One proposal is to place grooves or channels on the outer surface of the catheter so that fluids used to irrigate the bladder can be allowed to wash the outer surface of the catheter and the wall of the urethra. This defeats the purpose of the Foley catheter as it allows leakage of urine from the bladder and establishes a path for retrograde infection. Merrill, U.S. Pat. No. 4,055,682, has disclosed techniques for coating a silicone catheter with a hydrophilic polymer such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone, hydroxy ethyl methacrylate or combinations thereof. Gould discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 4,156,067 the application of hydrophilic polyurethane polymers to the surface of catheters. The hydrophilic coatings on these catheters can be used as carriers for the delivery of water soluble drugs. These drugs are blended into the coatings before they are applied to the catheter or the region of the catheter which would be placed adjacent to the prostatic ducts can be dipped into the desired therapeutic agent before the catheter is placed in the urethra. However, there is a problem controlling the rate of delivery of the drug and the dosage level with such a device and the catheter must be removed and replaced periodically if the drug is to be replenished. Every time a catheter is removed and replaced the chance of introducing infectious agents increases.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,977,408 issued to MacKew discloses a Foley catheter with an extra conduit the proximal end of which exits through the wall of the catheter at a point which is positioned adjacent the area of the prostate when the catheter is positioned in the urethra. This allows the delivery of medication directly to a single point along the urethra. There is no way of controlling the exact point for delivery of drugs, to assure that the drug is dispersed around the full 360� of the urethra, or to reliably restrict the drug delivered from disbursing along the length of the urethra and leaking out of the penis. It is suggested that a clamp on the penis be used but this is uncomfortable to the patient and would crush the delivery and drainage lumen preventing delivery of the drug and drainage of urine from the bladder. This is a major deficiency as it may be necessary for certain drugs, such as chemotherapy agents, to be delivered continuously over a period of days, weeks, or even months.
While the prior art has attempted to address the problem of delivering drugs to the prostate gland, the prior art devices do not address all the problems, are inefficient, cause new problems, and do not allow a controlled continuous delivery of drugs.
The present invention consists of a tube with means for the delivery of a medication to a porous walled bladder designed to be positioned against the wall of the internal body organ being treated. It is particularly usefully for treating cancerous lesions of hollow body organs.
A particular embodiment of the present invention consists of a urinary drainage catheter with a retention means for placement in the bladder, an expandable sack with a drug permeable membrane wall surrounding the catheter in the region of the prostate gland, a drug delivery lumen in the wall of the catheter connecting the distal end of the catheter with the drug permeable sack, and a condom like sheath for placement over the meatus of the penis to prevent the catheter from sliding up the urethra into the bladder.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention in the form of a urinary catheter.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention placed in the urinary tract for delivery of medication to the prostate.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view partially in section of the distal end of the catheter.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view partially in section of the catheter at the point where it enters the penis.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the proximal end of the catheter placed in the bladder during drug delivery procedures.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along lines 8--8 of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view cross sectioned and broken to show a second embodiment of the catheter which allows natural functioning of the patients spincter valves.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along lines 10--10 of FIG. 9.
Referring to the figures, there is shown a catheter for continuous controlled devivery of drugs. FIG. 1 through FIG. 8 show a first embodiment of the catheter generally designated as 10 formed of a suitable flexible material such as latex, silicone, or elastomeric polymers all of which are shown in the prior art. Catheter 10 has a distal end 12 which remains outside the body and a proximal end 14 which is placed in the bladder.
An inflatable retention balloon 16 is located near but spaced from the proximal end 14. While a balloon is preferred other prior art retention means may be utilized. Located between the retention balloon 16 and the end 14 are drainage openings 18 which connect to a central drainage lumen 20 which extends the full length of the catheter 10 terminating at the distal end 12 with a funnel structure 22 suitable for connection to a drainage tube attached to a urine collection bag. Distal to but in close proximity to the retention balloon 16 and at a location which would be adjacent to the prostate gland when the catheter is properly placed within the male urinary tract is a permeable membrane bag 24. The membrane bag surrounds the catheter 10 enclosing drug outlet 26 which is the terminus of the drug delivery lumen 28. Drug delivery lumen 28 terminates on its other end at side tube 30 which has a valve 32 at the distal end thereof through which the desired drug is injected or continuously fed. To facilitate dispersion of the drug being introduced to the space between the outer surface of the catheter enclosed within the membrane bag 24 a groove 34 is formed in the surface of the catheter 10. The space 27 may be partially or totally filled with an open pore sponge-like material 29 to facilitate dispersion of the fluid through the space 27. Connected to retention balloon 16 through inflation opening 36 is inflation lumen 38 which is accessed through inflation side arm 40 and inflation valve 42.
In order to retain the catheter 10 in its position in the penis, formed integrally with the the distal end of the catheter is a sheath 44 of a non-permeable material, preferably the same material from which catheter 10 is produced. The sheath 44 is placed over the penis in the same manner as a condom producing a leak proof covering over and around the end of the penis as shown in FIG. 2 and 5. To improve the leak proof nature of the sheath 44 a non-allergenic tissue compatible adhesive 46 may be applied to the skin contacting surface of the sheath 44.
Catheter 10, retention balloon 16, side tube 30 and inflation side arm 40 are fabricated in a manner similiar to prior art foley catheters from flexible rubbery materials such as latex, silicone rubber, polyurethane or thermoelastomeric materials into a single unitary structure. The membrane bag is then molded to, adhesively adhered or bonded to the surface of the catheter in a manner which would preclude leaking of liquid substances through the bonded connection. The membrane bag 24 is composed of a permeable material which is not water soluable such as permeable or semi-permeable membranes of cellulosic, acrylic (HEMA or like materials), polyurethane, polycarbonate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, or other materials known to be capable of controlled slow release of drugs from solutions. If desired the space between membrane 24 and the wall of catheter 10 can be partially or totally filled with a cellular sponge like material to aid in the distribution of the drug to be delivered. In addition, the whole device can be coated with a hydrophilic material which makes the catheter lubricious when wet to aid in insertion or suitable for the application of drugs such as antibiotics or antimicrobials to the catheter surface.
The device of the invention can be utilized for the delivery of antibacterial or antimicrobial materials to the urethra to counteract or prevent retrograde infection. However its preferred function is the slow, controlled long term delivery of drugs to the prostate gland to combat enlarged glands or the growth of cancerous tissue. One of the major problems of chemotherapy drugs used to treat tissue growth or tumors is that when delivered systemically to the body in dosages adequate to create the desired effect at the site of the cancer the drug has toxic effects on other bodily organs. Also the drug may be modified as it passes through the body such that its effect on the cancerous growth is not the same as if delivered directly. Often it is impossible to deliver an adequate dosage to the site of the tumor. For example anthracycline antibiotics (i.e., doxorubicin or Adriamycin) are cardiotoxic. Treatment for prostate cancer is generally directed to procedures which interfer or reduce the production of di-hydrotestosterone such as the delivery of diethylstilbestrol (DES). Recently, injectable luteinizing hormone-releasing (LHRH) agonists have been developed. LHRH depresses testosterone and di-hydrotestosterone production. Oral antiandrogen hormonal therapy has also been developed. However, since these drugs are delivered systemically they can have systemic side effects. The preferred route would be to deliver effective drugs continuously and at high doses directly to the tumor. Drugs which have been shown to be effective in treating prostate carcinoma include 2,6-cisdiphenylhexamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, chymotrypsin, 3,5-bis(substitited amino)-1,2,4-dithiazolium salts, 3 substituted amino- 5 substituted imino-1,2,4-dithiazoline salts and dithiobiuret intermediates, 4-(4H-benzo(4,5)cyclohepta (1,2-B)thiophen-4-ylidene)-1-methylpiperidines, 1-docsanol, 13-cis-docsen-1-ol, 9-cis,12-cis-octadecadien-1-ol, 2-eicosnaol, 5,10-secosteroids, derivatives of 1,2-diphenyl-ethane, derivatives of 17-alpha-hydroxy,19-nopregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-beta-ethynyl-3,17-alpha-estradiol and derivatives thereof, nonapeptide amides, fungimycin compositions, MK-906 (Merck, Sharpe and Dome), fluorocil, ketoconosol and hemostatic agents. However, the invention also contemplates the direct delivery of yet to be discovered drugs as well as drugs only effective for treating the prostate when delivered directly as they are to toxic or short lived for systemic delivery by the oral or injection route.
To utilize the invention the catheter 10 is inserted through the urethra using generally practiced procedures for placing urinary drainage catheters. Once the proximal end 14 of the catheter and the uninflated retention balloon are within the urinary bladder the balloon is inflated by introducing a specified amount of air, sterile water or saline solution through inflation valve 42 located on the end of inflation side arm 40 and inflation lumen 38. Catheter 10 is then tugged so that the inflated retention balloon 16 is snug against the neck of the urinary bladder. The sheath 44 is then rolled back over the outer surface of the penis forming a liquid tight enclosure around the meatus of the penis. To treat the prostate a solution of the desired drug is prepared and the desired quantity is placed into a syringe. Valve 32 is punctured by the syringe and the medication is introduced through the drug delivery lumen 28 into the space between the catheter wall and the membrane bag 24 inflating the membrane bag 24. Due to the porous nature of the membrane material the medication passes through the membrane and directly impinges against and infuses into the prostatic ducts. The rate of delivery of the drug can be controlled by varying the pressure under which the drug is introduced, the concentration of the drug in its carrier, and the porosity of the membrane. Alternatively, a continuous delivery pump can be connected to the drug side tube 30 so that the delivery rate is controlled by the pump settings.
FIGS. 9 and 10 Show an alternative embodiment of the catheter 10. Like features are represented by the same numbers as in FIGS. 1-8. This embodiment incorporates features which would allow the urinary spincters at the neck of the bladder and along the urethra to perform their normal function. Between the retention balloon 16 and the membrane bag 24 the catheter wall has a soft section 48 which allows the urinary spincter to compress the catheter occluding the drainage lumen. Also the proximal end of the catheter consists only of the inflation side arm 40 and the drug side tube 30 which are shaped as half circles (see FIG. 10). The spincter within the urethra holds these two tubes in contact thus occluding the proximal end of the drainage lumen. Relaxation of the spinter muscles to allow voiding of the bladder allows the resiliant material of the catheter to open the lumen in the area of the soft section 48 and the flat walls 52 and 54 of the drug and inflation tubes 30 and 40 separate thus facilitating voiding in a normal manner, thus avoiding the need for a urinary drainage bag.
While the devices described are for the delivery of drugs to the prostate the invention contemplates the use of similar tubular devices properly sized and shaped for delivery of drugs to other hollow body organs.
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The much-anticipated christening of the Danish royal twins, the youngest children of the Crown Prince and Princess, is now one week away. Scheduled to take place on Thursday April 14th at 15:30, the event will finally reveal the names of the thirteen-week-old infants. As per an old Danish tradition, the names of a newborn are not released publically until the child is christened – to prevent the devil from taking … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals | Tagged Christening, Prince Vincent, Princess Josephine | 4 Comments
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The Danish Royal Court has released the date for the christening of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary's newborn twins – April 14th. The official press release read: "Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess will hold the christening for their twin children at the Holmens Kirke on Thursday April 14, 2011 at 15:30. Christian Schønau (Hofchef)" The twins, the couple's third and fourth children, were born on … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals | Tagged Christening, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Vincent, Princess Josephine | Leave a comment
The Christening of the littlest Van Vollenhoven
The youngest member of the Van Vollenhoven family, Eliane, was christened yesterday, March 28th, at the Chapel of Het Loo Palace. There was quite the Orange turnout for the christening, with all members of Queen Beatrix and Princess Margriet's families present (except for Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Laurentien, Isabella and Pieter van Vollenhoven). Also in attendance were Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma and his fiancée, Annemarie Gualtherie van Weezel, and his siblings … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Christening, Eliane van Vollenhoven, Prince Floris, Princess Aimée | 1 Comment
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TH Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven today christened their youngest child, Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven, in a private ceremony at the Chapel of Palais Het Loo in Apeldoorn. The ceremony was performed by the Minister of The Hague, Ds. EC Roos; and was attended by a large constituent of the Dutch Royal Family. The only senior royals not present were HM the Queen, and … Continue readingPosted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Christening, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Anita | Leave a comment
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Christening of Prince Henrik in Møgeltønder
Today was the christening of Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain, the son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie in Møgeltønder. The Prince is Henrik after his paternal grandfather, Carl after an old king, Joachim after his father and Alain after his maternal grandfather. The names have been kept secret in accordance with tradition, known only to the family and Bishop of Copenhagen. The christening took place at 5:30 this afternoon, … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals | Tagged Christening, Prince Henrik, Prince Joachim of Denmark, Princess Marie of Denmark | 2 Comments
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Earlier today, the Queen and Prince Henrik were joined by Prince Joachim and his family as they sailed into Haderslev aboard the Dannebrog, ahead of tomorrow's christening of the newborn son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie. Princes Nikolai and Felix, Joachim's elder sons, were also with their family. The christening will take place at 17:30, with two hundred guests attending and is likely to be a relatively informal affair, … Continue readingPosted in Danish Royals | Tagged Christening, Dannebrog, Margrethe II, Prince Felix of Denmark, Prince Henrik, Prince Henrik the Prince Consort, Prince Joachim of Denmark, Prince Nikolai, Princess Marie of Denmark | Leave a comment
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Eiximenis was born around 1330 in Girona. At a very young age, he was admitted in the Franciscan order. After starting his education at the Franciscan Catalan schools, he studied at the universities of Oxford, maybe also Paris and Toulouse of Languedoc, and in 1374 he was awarded a degree as master of theology. He went back to the Crown of Aragon converted into a prestigious intellectual, well-connected in the court and the Barcelona and Valencia town halls. Most of his books were written in the city of Valencia, where he lived between 1383 and 1408. His most celebrated works were the encyclopaedia of the 'Crestià' [Christian], an ambitious project, as described by A. Hauf, of theological summa in vulgar language, which unfortunately was left unfinished; 'Llibre de les dones', an educational manual for women as well as an introduction to contemplative life; 'Llibre dels àngels', a treatise of angeology with plenty of political reflections, and 'Vita Christi', a biography of Jesus Christ loaded with theological annotations and contemplative material. Among the Latin works, two of them stand out, 'Ars praedicandi populo', a treatise on the art of preaching, and 'De Triplici Statu Mundi', a prophetic treatise about the Western Schism, whose authorship is unclear, but commonly attributed to him. Eiximenis died in Perpignan on 23 April 1409, that is, the same day and year as Josep Pla, Miguel de Cervantes or William Shakespeare.
Two hundred manuscripts bear witness to his success. The manuscripts are preserved, together with the 'Psaltiri devotíssim', the incunabula with the highest circulation of Catalan press, with two thousand printed copies, twice as much as both editions of 'Tirant lo Blanc' (València, 1490 / Barcelona, 1497). This is a considerable amount even for nowadays standards. The international circulation of his work is reflected in, to cite only two examples, 'Livre des saints anges' and the Spanish version of 'Vita Christi'. As regards 'Livre des saints anges', French translation of 'Llibre dels àngels', it was not only a 'best-seller' of the French press in the 15th-16th centuries, but also the first printed book in such an important city as Geneva in 1478. The Spanish version of 'Vita Christi' had the privilege of being the first Spanish printed book in 1496, in a Granada recently conquered by the Catholic Monarchs.
His works are like an open window to the squares, streets, workplaces, taverns and the privacy of homes of medieval towns, which allows grasping the spirit of the time. Reasonably, A. Rubió i Lluch gave an appropriate definition of Eiximenis as the great chronicler of popular life of Catalan Middle Ages. His books are also characterised by their linguistic vigour, wealth and vitality, their skilful portrayal of details and the modulations of the colloquial speech, paired with an equally successful delivery of the difficulties of speculative prose or the pious and contemplative literature. Eiximenis is also renowned, as all good preachers with a popular vein, as a great story teller, endowed with a more than remarkable imagination and extremely sharp irony. We should not lose sight of the fact that, as Martí de Riquer used to recall in his lectures, Eiximenis, in fact, wrote for the sinners, and if he had not been an entertaining writer, the sinners would have never read him.
For a long time there has been a tendency to believe that the reasons for the success and influence of Eiximenis were found in the fact that he was an excellent popular communicator, with an uncommonly clear and lively prose, of medieval scholastic and university culture. This is correct to a certain extent. Eiximenis had studied in some of the best universities of Europe and had an excellent and comprehensive library. Therefore, he was familiar with the main lines of thinking of his time. His extensive work was, undoubtedly, a channel that introduced Latin theological political and philosophical science into the culture in the vulgar language of the Crown of Aragon. He was capable of tackling competently such diverse topics as angels, town planning, synderesis, capital sins, cities, temptations, pedagogy, predestination, the original sin, military strategy, gastronomy, political virtues, controversy between Muslim and Jewish religions, to name just a few.
However, he not only limited himself to disseminate these and many other issues. To start with, whenever he tackled a subject he was forced to select one specific line of thinking and rule out others, which he often did very explicitly and critically. Besides, he disseminates and retrieves ancient ideas and traditions with an innovating adaptation, as he does in the extensive section of 'Ars praedicandi populo'. This work is about the arts of memory and how he retrieves elements from the Latin classic tradition on the arts of the so-called artificial memory.
At times he continues existing works like 'Vita Christi' or 'Tractat de Contemplació' and crowns them, a rich autochthonous tradition of pious and contemplative literature, represented also by such authors as Bernat Oliver or friar Antoni Canals. This tradition connected in the late 15th century with the currents of 'devotio moderna' coming from northern Europe. As one of the main representatives of this tradition, Eiximenis was the only Catalan and peninsular author reported in 'Exercitatorio de la vida espiritual', dated in Montserrat in 1500, which represented the entry in the Iberian Peninsula of the most representative texts and authors of this European current.
At times, especially when dealing with political issues, Eiximenis, following the lines from the Franciscan school, is capable of presenting a political doctrine more original than has been usually believed. This is the case, for example, of the reformulation of 'pactism' that Eiximenis offered in 'Dotzè del Crestià', his great political encyclopaedia. As J. Sobrequés appropriately said, 'Catalan pactism was more a practical than a theoretical issue', in that the proposal by Eiximenis consisted in providing a theoretical basis for pre-existing government practices and forms. To him, the civil or secular power does not come from God, but from an original pact or agreement between society members, who choose a type of government –which does not necessarily have to be the monarchy– also a series of principles of political performance, and a series of rulers, who hold the power but are obliged to abide to pacts freely agreed on by the community. If the rulers do not respect these agreements, the subjects have a right and the duty to request from their political authorities their accomplishment; if this political change is not fulfilled, the subjects have a right to depose their rulers, and even opt for other types of government. Eiximenis introduces, therefore, in 'Dotzè del Crestià' a contractual theory of the origin of civil power, a theory that does not suggest clamping down on tyranny, but rather it indicates the possibility of deposing the prince, or the ruler, who is incapable of abiding to the pacts that have enabled to put him in power.
Almost all the works written during the Western Schism (1378-1417), a period of profound religious crisis due to the division of the church into two or even three popes. During these years, there was a proliferation throughout Europe of prophetic and visionary literature, and Eiximenis did not remain aloof to this trend. A great admirer of Arnau de Vilanova, and avid reader of spiritual Franciscans like the Occitan Peire Joan Olieu and Joan de Rocatalhada, Eiximenis instilled in his work the millenary hopes of the advent of a new era. According to 'Dotzè del Crestià', this new time was to start around 1400 and was characterized by a radical reform of the Church, the conversion of the infidels, the fall of almost all the monarchies and the establishment throughout the world of what Eiximenis, following Rocatalhada, described as, 'popular justice'.
In all probability, both his millenary ideas and his political doctrines had an influence on the anti-Jewish riots and the urban revolts of the summer of 1391. Due to this, at the end of 1391, Eiximenis added to his 'Dotzè', under pressure from king John I, a complete retractation of his prophetic and millenary proposals. Besides, the following year he had to tone down his radical political doctrines about pactism in 'Llibre dels àngels'. Despite the retractations and rectifications, the millenary ideas and political theory of Eiximenis continued being read and followed after his death. In the early 16th century, his ideas and theories had an influence on the Valencian brotherhoods and, most probably, on the Castilian 'comuneros' [communards]. His contemplative vein, often connected to his prophetic vein, continued being of interest, partly because of its affinity with 'devotio moderna', to readers of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This interest was felt both in the Crown of Aragon and in France, Castile or even Flanders, with the release in 1518 of the Flemish translation of 'Llibre dels àngels'.


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