Abstract: A system for treating a cardiac valve includes an adjustable annuloplasty ring configured to attach to or near a cardiac valve annulus. The system also includes a suture comprising a first end coupled to the annuloplasty ring. A second end of the suture is configured to be anchored to a papillary muscle. Selectively adjusting the annuloplasty ring adjusts a tension of the suture to reposition the papillary muscle.

Abstract: A convertible sports device has a housing, and sport members movable between an extended and a retracted position relative to the housing. An arresting member is provided, which in a first position abuts against a first face of each of the sport members so as to arrest them in the extended position, and in a second position abuts against another face of the sport members so as to arrest the latter in the retracted position. The housing may be formed as a bottom portion of a shoe or may be attachable to the shoe. The arresting member may be actuated by an actuator which, in turn, may be actuated by a foot of a user so that the sport members may be retracted or extended without the need to use one's hands.

Abstract: A fruit knife has a handle, and a blade connected with the handle and having a plurality of throughgoing apertures. This permits the juice produced during movement of the blade through the fruit to flow through the apertures and thereby prevents spurting of the juice. The apertures may be spaced from one another in the direction of elongation of the elongated blade and uniformly distributed on the latter. The apertures may be arranged in rows spaced from one another in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation of the blade. The apertures of one row may be offset relative to the apertures of the adjacent row in the direction of elongation of the blade. The blade may have forked end. An intermediate spoon-like portion may be provided between the forked end and the remainder of the knife blade.

Abstract: A convertible sports shoe includes a shoe body having a sole, and a plurality of cooperating projections and recesses provided on a sports device and the sole for detachably connecting the sports device to the shoe body. A plurality of different sports devices are provided, and a selected one of these devices is interchangeably mounted on the sole.