Abstract: The invention relates to a novel therapeutic use of zinc gluconate. The zinc gluconate is used in a form for oral administration, at a daily dosage of between 45 and 125 mg, for treating suppurative hidradenitis, or Verneuil's disease.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection device in particular for constituting geophysical data acquisition and processing systems, consisting of two identical electrically and mechanically fitting male/female connectors, each connector comprising a body (10) bearing a set of connection pins and a ring (20) enclosing the connector body base and capable of being moved in rotation relatively to said body, the connector ring comprising an raised motif (27) for plugging in the associated connector. The invention is characterized in that the body of each connector comprises two stages of raised motif of which one front raised stage substantially matching the ring motif to co-operate with the associated connector ring motif in a locked position of the device and a rear stage to co-operate with the ring motif of the same connector in a retracted position of said ring.

Abstract: Bottle for dispensing fluid comprising a rigid container including an opening with a neck and a separable base. A flexible bag intended to contain the product in fluid form is placed inside the container. The diameter of the neck of the flexible bag is greater than the diameter of the neck of the rigid container, and the neck of the bag has an external flange with a diameter greater than that of the bag and less than the inside diameter of the container. The flexible bag may be filled before or after assembly, and may be used in the dispensing of products in fluid form, especially in the pharmaceutical field.

Abstract: The metering device includes a hollow plunger (5) delimiting a defined volume, mounted so that it can move on a receptacle (1), and communicating with it, as well as an elastic member connecting the plunger to the receptacle, consisting of an elastically deformable cylindrical collar (8) including at least one valve (14) capable of closing off the outlet orifice of the receptacle, and fitted around a closed cylinder (6), having the same axis as the cylindrical collar, integral with the receptacle (1). Application to the administration of pharmaceutical products in fluid form.

Abstract: The encoder comprises a pendulum (P) mounted to rotate about a horizontal is (O-O) which is substantially coaxial with a reference axis (R-R) of an index disk and which carries vertical optical detector equipment (T.sub.M.pi.E, T.sub.M.pi.R, T.sub.MOE, T.sub.MOR), optical guidance means (M.sub.1, M.sub.2, M.sub.3, M.sub.4, T.sub.5) fixed to the pendulum and suitable for guiding radiation generated by an optical transmitter (T.sub.M.pi.E) towards an associated optical receiver (T.sub.M.pi.R) along a predetermined optical path intersecting the disk (D), and a liquid level forming device (L) fixed to the pendulum (P) and inserted on the optical path upstream from the said point of interception between the optical path and the disk, the said optical guidance means (M.sub.1, M.sub.2, M.sub.3, M.sub.4, M.sub.

Abstract: In a digital angle coder, a revolving disc bears a first series of marks ularly spaced around its axis, capable of being read by two diametrically-opposed fixed heads, and a second series of marks equal in number to the first, regularly spaced around the axis and capable of being read by two diametrically opposed movable heads. Each of the heads includes, for example, a grid reproducing a portion of the series of marks, a photo-emission element and a photo-receiving element. A first auxiliary mark may be read by a fixed auxiliary head and a second auxiliary mark may be read by a movable auxiliary head.