Abstract: A medical treatment device includes a suturing-ligating member, a stopper, a fixing member and a suturing-ligation releasing member. The suturing-ligating member has a distal end portion, that carries out one of suturing and ligation of biological tissue by puncturing. The stopper is provided to be movable forward or backward on the suturing-ligating member, and stoppable by friction on the suturing-ligating member to maintain the biological tissue in a sutured or ligated state by the suturing-ligating member. The fixing member is provided on the distal end side of the suturing-ligating member to fix the distal end side of the suturing-ligating member to the biological tissue. The releasing member is provided on the distal end side of the suturing-ligating member to release the ligation state maintained by frictional stopping between the suturing-ligating member and the stopper by moving the suturing-ligating member to the distal end portion side with respect to the stopper.

Abstract: A treatment device for endoscopic therapy of the present invention includes a suturing-ligating member having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, that carries out at least one of suturing and ligation of biological tissue, a stopper provided to be movable forward or backward on an proximal end side of the suturing or ligating member, and stoppable by friction on the suturing-ligating member to maintain the biological tissue in a sutured or ligated state by the suturing-ligating member, and a suturing-ligation releasing member provided movable with relative to the suturing-ligating member to release the suturing-ligation state maintained by firctional stopping between the suturing-ligating member and the stopper by moving the releasing member to the proximal end portion side of the suturing-ligating member.

Abstract: Data is stored in a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The non-volatile memory has two memory areas. When power of a device is turned on, data in the two memory areas are compared to determine which memory area includes old data, and the old data is erased. When the power is turned off, a control setting of the device used immediately before the power is turned off is stored as new data in the memory area from which the old data is erased. When the power is applied again, the new data is read, and the control setting is restored in the device.

Abstract: A ligature and suture device for medical application that ligatures or sutures biomedical tissue that has been suctioned by a suction device using a suturing member. The ligature and suture device includes an insertion portion having a lumen into which an endoscope can be inserted, and a distal end portion that is connected to the lumen and in which at least one side aperture is provided, at least one hollow needle that is able to support inside itself the suturing member, and that is placed inside the insertion portion such that a tip of the hollow needle is able to move between a first position, which is on a base end side of the side aperture, and a second position, which is on a distal end side of the side aperture, an operating section that performs an operation to move the needle, and at least one pledget that can be penetrated by the needle, and that is placed in a vicinity of the distal end of the side aperture so as to be freely removable from the distal end portion.

Abstract: An image sensor module (X1) includes a housing (1), a lens retainer (2), an image sensor chip (4), a substrate (5) and a lens unit (A, B). The housing (1) is formed with a step portion (1a) for fixing the lens unit (A, B). The lens retainer (2) is fixed to the housing (1) and held in contact with the upper face of the lens unit (A, B). The lens unit (A, B) is pressed against the step portion (1a) of the housing (1) by a biasing force of the lens retainer (2).

Abstract: An information reproducing and recording apparatus compares management information corresponding to the program information recorded on the first recording medium and management information corresponding to the program information recorded on the second recording medium, and determines whether or not the management information on the first recording medium is present on the second recording medium. And then, the apparatus acquires attribute information in relation to the program information in cases where it is determined that the management information on the first recording medium is not present on the second recording medium. And then, the apparatus determines, by referring a database having history information including attribute information in relation to the program information recorded on the second recording medium, whether or not the acquired attribute information is present in the database.

Abstract: An audio data reproducing/recording apparatus has: a first reproducing device which reproduces audio data recorded on recording medium; a recording device which records the reproduced audio data on another recording medium; a control device which controls reproducing operation of the first reproducing device and recording operation of the recording device; and a volume level calculation device which measures volume level of the reproduced audio data and calculates average volume level of the audio data to be recorded on the other recording medium based on the measured volume level, wherein the control device makes the volume level calculation device to calculate the average volume level when the reproduced audio data is recorded on the other recording medium.

Abstract: A method is provided for cutting excess synthetic resin 7, which projects from a resin package 6 of an electronic component, at the root connected to the package, the excess synthetic resin being produced in molding the resin package. The excess synthetic resin 7 is cut by laying a thin plate 11 on an obverse surface of the resin package 7 while allowing the excess synthetic resin to penetrate therethrough, followed by moving a cutter 13 along and relative to the obverse surface of the thin plate 13. Alternatively, the cutting is performed by laying a cutter plate and a support plate on the obverse surface of the package 7 while allowing the excess synthetic resin to penetrate through the both plates followed by performing relative movement of the cutter plate.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis and therapy of a disease arising from ocular fundus tissue cytopathy such as retinochoroidal disease, glaucoma, and posterior complication arising form photocoagulation, which contains, as an active ingredient, a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted; R2 and R3 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 may jointly form a ring having 3 to 7 carbon atoms; and R4 represents a lower alkyl group which substituted by aryl, cycloalkyl, or aromatic heterocyclic residue, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis and therapy of brain tissue impairment, which contains, as an active ingredient, a compound of the following formula (I) wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted; R2 and R3 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 may jointly form a ring having 3-7 carbon atoms; and R4 represents a lower alkyl group which is optionally substituted by aryl, cycloalkyl, or aromatic heterocyclic residue, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: An LED manufacturing process using a frame comprises a first tie bar extending longitudinally of the frame, a second tie bar also extending longitudinally of the frame substantially in parallel to the first tie bar, and plural groups of first to fourth consecutive leads connecting between the first and second tie bars. The first and third leads have respective extensions extending transversely beyond the first tie bar to provide first side pairs of chip bonding and wire bonding ends. Similarly, the second and fourth leads have respective extensions extending transversely beyond the second tie bar to provide second side pairs of chip bonding and wire bonding ends.

Abstract: This is a device for supporting an animal clamp (100) fixing a small laboratory animal in a specified position with respect to a testing apparatus (300). A base board (2) is fixed to the testing apparatus (300). An elevating board (4) is raised or lowered by jacks (31, 32) installed between it and base board (2), and a clamp mounting board (8) is tilted by jack (61) and sliding member (62) installed between it and elevating board (4).As a result, the height position and inclination angle of the animal clamp (100) mounted on the clamp mounting board (8) are determined, and they may be finely adjusted by properly manipulating the jacks (31, 32, 61). The animal clamp (100) does not slip off the clamp mounting board (8) because of the clamp slip preventive flange piece (7).

Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for the improved production of gel beads useful for encapsulating plant reproductive units.

Abstract: An LED manufacturing frame comprises a first tie bar extending longitudinally of the frame, a second tie bar also extending longitudinally of the frame substantially in parallel to the first tie bar, and plural groups of first to fourth consecutive leads connecting between the first and second tie bars. The first and third leads have respective extensions extending transversely beyond the first tie bar to provide first side pairs of chip bonding and wire bonding ends. Similarly, the second and fourth leads have respective extensions extending transversely beyond the second tie bar to provide second side pairs of chip bonding and wire bonding ends.

Abstract: A process is provided for making light emitting diodes by using wire segments each plated with a glossy metal. The process comprises the steps of bending each wire segment generally into a U-shape to have a pair of legs connected together by an integral connecting web, deforming the free end of one leg by transverse compression to provide a cup end, mounting a semiconductor chip in the cup end, connecting the semiconductor chip to the free end of the other leg through a wire, forming a transparent or semitransparent resin package to enclose the respective free ends of the paired legs, and cutting the connecting web off the wire segment.

Abstract: A communication system including a plurality of portable terminal apparatuses each capable of calling a partner terminal apparatus via a radio channel and a plurality of fixed terminal apparatuses each being connected via an ISDN interface to a time-division switch and each being connectable to the portable terminal in which when two portable terminals having an established cell are respectively attached to two fixed terminal apparatuses arbitrarily selected, the state of the call is automatically transferred to the two fixed terminal apparatuses so that the speech can be achieved between the fixed terminal apparatuses without conducting another call establishing procedure.

Abstract: A culture medium device in the form of a sheet comprises a base sheet member composed of an upper sheet having a hydrophilic property such as filter paper, a lower sheet having a water repellent property covering a lower surface of the upper hydrophilic sheet and a sheet member having a water repellent property preferably in the form of a film having a character suitable for bacteria to be treated. A gel agent or gelatinizer containing bacteria culturing nutrient is dispersed on an upper surface of the upper hydrophilic sheet of the base sheet member and the gel agent or gelatinizer is absorbed in the upper hydrophilic sheet and then solidified. The upper water repellent sheet member is applied so as to cover the upper surface of the upper hydrophilic sheet of the base sheet member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of plasma powder characterized by catalytic treatment of plasma with colloidal silica and subsequent powdering of the plasma. The plasma powder thus obtained by the present invention is substantially free of malodorous substances.

Abstract: This invention proposes a radio communication system including a plurality of radio terminals, a relay apparatus (including a plurality of base stations and an exchange station) connected to each radio terminal so that the radio terminals can interchange information from each other, and a data processing unit connected to the relay apparatus, each radio terminal having a circuit for inputting and outputting a voice signal and a circuit for inputting and outputting data whereby it can communicate with another radio terminals or with the data processing unit through the relay apparatus. The radio terminal of this invention further has a clock, and a circuit for storing a schedule inputted by the user thereby to automatically select a receiving mode such as a ringing mode or a nonringing mode in accordance with the contents of the schedule, the present time and so on.

Abstract: Methods and materials are provided for coating hydrogel capsules containing botanic tissue with an inert substance that decrease capsule surface adhesiveness and facilitates singulation and flowability of the hydrogel capsules. The coating may be composed of at least one hydrophobic powder capable of forming a discontinuous film about the capsule surface.