Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of injury while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of injury while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pressurized therapeutic composition configured to be stored in a valved container designed to maintain an inverse thermosensitive polymer foam composition under pressure and dispense the composition upon opening the valve thereof. After the composition is dispensed from the container the evaporation of an expanding component (e.g., compressed gas or volatile liquid) can cause the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution to foam. The reduced pressure produced from dispensing the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can reduce its temperature so as to facilitate distribution in a more liquid foam form. The inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can undergo a reverse phase change from a liquid to a gel upon warming (e.g., once dispensed onto or into a body part).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pressurized therapeutic composition configured to be stored in a valved container designed to maintain an inverse thermosensitive polymer foam composition under pressure and dispense the composition upon opening the valve thereof. After the composition is dispensed from the container the evaporation of an expanding component (e.g., compressed gas or volatile liquid) can cause the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution to foam. The reduced pressure produced from dispensing the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can reduce its temperature so as to facilitate distribution in a more liquid foam form. The inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can undergo a reverse phase change from a liquid to a gel upon warming (e.g., once dispensed onto or into a body part).

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for treating wounds. The device generally comprises a wound chamber and/or deployment system. The provided assembly substantially improves wound treatment.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for treating wounds. The device generally comprises a wound chamber and/or deployment system. The provided assembly substantially improves wound treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pressurized therapeutic composition configured to be stored in a valved container designed to maintain an inverse thermosensitive polymer foam composition under pressure and dispense the composition upon opening the valve thereof. After the composition is dispensed from the container the evaporation of an expanding component (e.g., compressed gas or volatile liquid) can cause the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution to foam. The reduced pressure produced from dispensing the inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can reduce its temperature so as to facilitate distribution in a more liquid foam form. The inverse thermosensitive polymer solution can undergo a reverse phase change from a liquid to a gel upon warming (e.g., once dispensed onto or into a body part).

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of injury while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of injury while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for treating wounds. The device generally comprises a wound chamber and/or deployment system. The provided assembly substantially improves wound treatment.

Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of geographically distributed compressors, wherein the outputs of the geographically distributed compressors are coupled to a compressed air distribution system within an industrial automation environment, is provided. The method includes receiving performance data from the plurality of compressors, and receiving current environment data from a plurality of sensors within the industrial automation environment, including at least some sensors within the compressed air distribution system. The method also includes assigning a guide vane weight to each compressor based at least in part on a capacity of each compressor, identifying a target system air pressure, and processing the performance data, current environment data, guide vane weights, and target system air pressure to determine control settings for each of the plurality of compressors.

Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of injury while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.

Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of geographically distributed compressors, wherein the outputs of the geographically distributed compressors are coupled to a compressed air distribution system within an industrial automation environment, is provided. The method includes receiving performance data from the plurality of compressors, and receiving current environment data from a plurality of sensors within the industrial automation environment, including at least some sensors within the compressed air distribution system. The method also includes assigning a guide vane weight to each compressor based at least in part on a capacity of each compressor, identifying a target system air pressure, and processing the performance data, current environment data, guide vane weights, and target system air pressure to determine control settings for each of the plurality of compressors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blower vacuum device and in particular to a blower vacuum device for use in the collection of garden debris. The device is preferably one which is operable in a blowing mode to generate an air stream for blowing the debris into piles and also operable in a vacuum mode to suck debris into the device.

Abstract: A paint applicator including an applicator head for carrying an applicator attachment, a substantially rigid elongate support having a hollow interior for supplying paint to the applicator head, a pivot mechanism interconnecting the elongate support and the applicator head, and a flexible conduit interconnecting the hollow interior of the elongate support and the applicator head. The pivot mechanism includes a detent arranged such that it releasably secures the applicator head in any of a plurality of discrete preset orientations with respect to the elongate support.

Abstract: A power-driven saw comprising a housing; a blade support; a motor coupled to a drive shaft; a pair of saw blades slideably supported by the blade support; and a drive mechanism for generating reciprocating rectilinear motion of the saw blades in response to rotation of the drive shaft. The drive mechanism comprises a crank assembly with a pair of diametrically-opposed crank pins rotatable about a crank axis in response to rotation of the drive shaft; and a pair of connecting-rods. The drive shaft extends from the motor, between rotational sweep of the crank pins and reciprocating sweep of the drive couplings and to where a bearing fixed in relation to the motor supports the drive shaft for rotation. The connecting rods are shaped to avoid contact with the drive shaft during rotation thereof.

Abstract: An impeller arrangement for location for use with a blower and/or vac device, the impeller being rotatable about an axis of rotation and comprising a base, a shroud and a plurality of blades located therebetween, the shroud comprising an impeller inlet defining a passageway to the plurality of blades, a barrier arrangement located adjacent the impeller inlet to restrict airflow between the impeller and its housing. By providing such an arrangement, inlet losses to the impeller can be reduced when compared to known arrangements. The interaction between these components forms a barrier to bleeding of the airflow away from the inlet, reducing the likelihood of air passing between the impeller and its housing and improving the inlet efficiency of the impeller.

Abstract: A debris blowing and/or vacuum appliance. The appliance comprises a body including a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet for exhausting fluid externally of the body, a volute located in a flowpath between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and a centrifugal impeller located within the volute and rotatable by a motor to generate a flow of fluid, and a diffuser located immediately downstream of the centrifugal impeller between the centrifugal impeller and a volute outlet region. The diffuser comprises an annular channel surrounding the centrifugal impeller and has substantially constant radial width such that the impeller is radially spaced from the volute walls by at least the width of the diffuser. By providing such an arrangement, the efficiency of the impeller can be improved.

Abstract: A paint applicator including an applicator head for carrying an applicator attachment, a substantially rigid elongate support having a hollow interior for supplying paint to the applicator head, a pivot mechanism interconnecting the elongate support and the applicator head, and a flexible conduit interconnecting the hollow interior of the elongate support and the applicator head. The pivot mechanism includes a detent arranged such that it releasably secures the applicator head in any of a plurality of discrete preset orientations with respect to the elongate support.

Abstract: A paint applicator including a main body, the main body including an applicator head and a substantially rigid elongate support extending therefrom, and a stand attached to the main body. At least part of the stand is movable with respect to the main body, between an operational position wherein it projects from the main body, and a non-operational position.