Abstract: A disposable blood pressure sensor assembly (10) includes a blood pressure sensor module (12), an electrical cable (18) extending from the blood pressure sensor module (12), and an electrical connector (20) carried on the electrical cable (18). The electrical connector (20) forms a projecting portion (38) having an end surface (58). The electrical cable (18) has a cable jacket (68) which forms an end surface (66). The electrical connector (20) includes a conductor contact portion (60) of each of the electrical conductors (62) of the electrical cable (18), which conductor contact portion (60) is un-insulated and is arrayed and disposed outwardly on the connector (20) for direct electrical contact. Connector end surface (58) and cable jacket end surface (66) cooperatively define the surface across which conductor contact portions (60) extend.

Abstract: An improved integral flow-through injectate delivery system comprises fluid flow means having a proximal and a distal end. The proximal end comprises a first port having fluid inlet means for connecting the flow means to a source of fluid injectate and a second port adapted to be connected to a syringe means. The distal end of the fluid flow means is adapted to be connected to a fluid delivery means for delivering the injectate to the patient and the syringe means is adapted to direct injectate fluid from the injectate source through the fluid inlet and the fluid flow means to the fluid delivery means. A first check valve is in fluid-flow communication with the fluid inlet means and the fluid flow means and a second check valve means is in fluid-flow communication with the fluid flow means and the fluid delivery means. A sensing means is disposed within the fluid flow means at its distal end for sensing a characteristic of fluid flowing therethrough, usually temperature.

Abstract: A window covering headrail cornice has a front panel; two end plates; two corner pieces joining the end plates to the front panel; and end covers all fitted together, and unitarily secured to the headrail via clips interrelating the cornice to the front panel.

Abstract: A process of making soft lenses from an esterifiable, partially cross-linked carboxyl-containing polymer, and a method of attaching a haptic to a swellable intraocular lens. The soft contact lenses are made by first forming a lens button from a hard polymer containing .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid such as acrylic or methacrylic acid and 0.1-10 mols per 100 mols of monomer of a divinyl cross-linking agent such as 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate. The hard lens button is then esterified by contact with an alcohol having up to 15 carbon atoms such as n-butanol under esterifying conditions in the substantial absence of water while simultaneously removing water of reaction. Unreacted alcohol may be removed by solvent exchange with a lower molecular weight alcohol and/or drying.