Abstract: A flexible plastic cannula for use in directing liquid to or from the suprapatellar pouch during arthroscopic knee surgery. The cannula is comprised of a flexible elongated stem, a valve housing and an attachment means, all molded in a single piece of high density polyethylene. The stem is tapered along its length so that the end nearest the valve housing is relatively rigid, while the distal end is narrower and more flexible. The flexibility of the cannula stem is sufficient to allow it to bend with the knee during the arthroscopic surgery.

Abstract: Packaging assembly intended for the extemporaneous preparation of suspensions or solutions of a solid active product in a liquid product, the active product having been freeze-dried and being contained in a flask A, and the liquid product being contained in a flask B closed by a dropper (30), a connection member (16) enabling to put in communication the two flasks for the purpose, in a first step, to cause the liquid product to pass from flask B into flask A containing the solid product, then, in a second step, to reverse the assembly and aspirate into flask B the suspension or solution thus formed. Flask A containing the active product is closed by an elastic stopper (10) having a central perforation (12) closed by a perforable operculum (14) which is perforated by the dropper when the flasks are put in communication by means of the connection member.

Abstract: A suspension for use in a magnetic disk drive comprised of a flexible load beam and a slider. The flexible load beam is comprised of a two-layer laminate and air bearing structure is formed in one of the layers. Part of the flexible load beam rests on a data storage disk when the disk is not rotating. When the disk begins rotating, the air bearing structure causes the load beam to fly above the surface of the disk at a first flying height. Similarly, when the disk begins rotating, the air bearing surface of the slider causes the slider to fly above the surface of the disk at a second flying height. Typically, the first flying height is about ten times greater than the second flying height.