Abstract: A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to the periphery. Extending radially outwardly about the periphery are platform sections in communication with the tracks and optionally containing needle park members and pledget park members.

Abstract: A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to the periphery. Extending radially outwardly about the periphery are platform sections in communication with the tracks and optionally containing needle park members and pledget park members.

Abstract: An adjustable C-clamp which includes a generally C-shaped frame fitted with parallel bottom and top clamp seats and threadibly receiving a clamp cylinder at the top clamp seat. A slotted cylinder is secured in the clamp cylinder typically by means of an allen screw, and a clamp rod slidably disposed in the slotted cylinder is fitted with a clamp rod pin. A clamp nut typically attached to one end of the clamp rod faces the bottom clamp seat across the expanse of the clamp frame. The clamp rod pin is designed to traverse a pair of parallel, diametrically-opposed longitudinal cylinder slots in the slotted cylinder to facilitate slidably adjusting the clamp rod in the slotted cylinder and quickly positioning the clamp nut at a selected spacing from the bottom clamp seat.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for damping vibrations in high Tc superconducting magnetic levitation bearings and the like is described. By controlling the temperature of the superconducting material at the "energy dissipation peak", which is a few degrees below the temperature of the transition to the superconducting state, a damping effect can be switched on or off as required.

Abstract: A reinforcer applicator for applying gummed reinforcers to individual, punched sheets of paper which includes a base member, a beam pivotally carried by one end of the base member, and a ratchet-and-drum assembly in articulated cooperation with the beam to advance a tape carrying a plurality of gummed reinforcers from a supply drum through the ratchet-and-drum system to effect deposition of the gummed reinforcers on the sheets of paper responsive to depression of the beam.