Abstract: The present invention provides an abdominal restraint for use in medical and surgical procedures that is specially adapted for restraining an abdominal pannus and exposing the groin area of a patient. The abdominal restraint of the present invention includes a base member and a support member that is selectively attachable to the base member. Alternatively, the abdominal restraint of the present invention includes a lateral member that is selectively attachable to at least one longitudinal member, which in turn may be attached to an operating or examining table. In its various embodiments, the present invention discloses a number of designs for the safe and efficient restraint of an abdominal pannus.

Abstract: A process in which a salt of clavulanic acid, typically an amine salt or an alkali metal salt is exposed to conditions, particularly a pH of less than 6.0, which reduces the quantity of contaminating impurities. The process may be a washing process, a recrystallisation process or a preparative process.

Abstract: The present invention provides an abdominal restraint for use in medical and surgical procedures that is specially adapted for restraining an abdominal pannus and exposing the groin area of a patient. The abdominal restraint of the present invention includes a base member and a support member that is selectively attachable to the base member. Alternatively, the abdominal restraint of the present invention includes a lateral member that is selectively attachable to at least one longitudinal member, which in turn may be attached to an operating or examining table. In its various embodiments, the present invention discloses a number of designs for the safe and efficient restraint of an abdominal pannus.

Abstract: A process in which a salt of clavulanic acid, typically an amine salt or an alkali metal salt is exposed to conditions, particularly a pH of less than 6.0, which reduces the quantity of contaminating impurities. The process may be a washing process, a recrystallisation process or a preparative process.

Abstract: A variable-ratio power transmission mechanism having two output shafts for driving respective wheels or tracks at opposite sides of a heavy off-the-road vehicle, and having a steering mechanism for varying the relative rotational speeds of said shafts, is known. Where the steering mechanism includes a null shaft which is not driven when straight-line travel is required, said shaft has been driveable by hydrostatic means, but these have sometimes proved unreliable. It is therefore proposed to drive the null shaft by mechanical two-speed gearing driven from the input of the power transmission mechanism. The null shaft is selectively driveable by said gearing in either direction of rotation through the appropriate one of two progressively engaging clutches until it attains a first speed, and an epicyclic reduction gear in said gearing is then locked up to drive the null shaft in the same direction at a higher speed.