Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for preventing an anaphylactoid hypersensitivity reaction in a subject by providing to that subject a combination of antigen-binding IgG and an anti-IgE antibody.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, concealed heating and cooling system that includes a heating and cooling unit and an adjustable frame that enables the (vertical) position of the heating and cooling unit to be modified and to be attached to framing members of a wall or another heating and cooling unit. The heating and cooling unit also includes a housing that is attached to the frame. The housing extends into the wall to define a recess portion through which a heat and/or cooling supply pipe with heat-dissipating fins attached thereto extends.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, concealed heating and cooling system that includes a heating and cooling unit and an adjustable frame that enables the (vertical) position of the heating and cooling unit to be modified and to be attached to framing members of a wall or another heating and cooling unit. The heating and cooling unit also includes a housing that is attached to the frame. The housing extends into the wall to define a recess portion through which a heat and/or cooling supply pipe with heat-dissipating fins attached thereto extends.

Abstract: A concealed heating system that includes one or more heating units. Each heating unit has a frame that enables the heating units to be stacked against one another and to be attached to framing members of a wall. Each heating unit also includes a housing that is attached to the frame. The housing extends into the wall to define a recess portion through which a heat supply pipe with heat-dissipating fins attached thereto extends.

Abstract: A titanium alloy having high strength, fine grain size, and low cost and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. In particular, the inventive alloy offers a strength increase of about 100 MPa over Ti 6-4, with a comparable density and near equivalent ductility. The inventive alloy is particularly useful for a multitude of applications including components of aircraft engines. The Ti alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 6.0 to about 6.7% aluminum, about 1.4 to about 2.0% vanadium, about 1.4 to about 2.0% molybdenum, about 0.20 to about 0.42% silicon, about 0.17 to about 0.23% oxygen, maximum about 0.24% iron, maximum about 0.08% carbon and balance titanium with incidental impurities.

Abstract: An alpha-beta titanium alloy comprises Al at a concentration of from about 4.7 wt. % to about 6.0 wt. %; V at a concentration of from about 6.5 wt. % to about 8.0 wt. %; Si at a concentration of from about 0.15 wt. % to about 0.6 wt. %; Fe at a concentration of up to about 0.3 wt. %; O at a concentration of from about 0.15 wt. % to about 0.23 wt. %; and Ti and incidental impurities as a balance. The alpha-beta titanium alloy has an Al/V ratio of from about 0.65 to about 0.8, where the Al/V ratio is defined as the ratio of the concentration of Al to the concentration of V in the alloy, with each concentration being in weight percent (wt %).

Abstract: Titanium alloys formed into a part or component used in applications where a key design criterion is the energy absorbed during deformation of the part when exposed to impact, explosive blast, and/or other forms of shock loading is described. The titanium alloys generally comprise a titanium base with added amounts of aluminum, an isomorphous beta stabilizing element such as vanadium, a eutectoid beta stabilizing element such as silicon and iron, and incidental impurities. The titanium alloys exhibit up to 70% or more improvement in ductility and up to a 16% improvement in ballistic impact resistance over a Ti-6Al-4V alloy, as well as absorbing up to 50% more energy than the Ti-6Al-4V alloy in Charpy impact tests. A method of forming a part that incorporates the titanium alloys and uses a combination of recycled materials and new materials is also described.

Abstract: A concealed heating system that includes one or more heating units. Each heating unit has a frame that enables the heating units to be stacked against one another and to be attached to framing members of a wall. Each heating unit also includes a housing that is attached to the frame. The housing extends into the wall to define a recess portion through which a heat supply pipe with heat-dissipating fins attached thereto extends.

Abstract: Titanium alloys formed into a part or component used in applications where a key design criterion is the energy absorbed during deformation of the part when exposed to impact, explosive blast, and/or other forms of shock loading is described. The titanium alloys generally comprise a titanium base with added amounts of aluminum, an isomorphous beta stabilizing element such as vanadium, a eutectoid beta stabilizing element such as silicon and iron, and incidental impurities. The titanium alloys exhibit up to 70% or more improvement in ductility and up to a 16% improvement in ballistic impact resistance over a Ti-6Al-4V alloy, as well as absorbing up to 50% more energy than the Ti-6Al-4V alloy in Charpy impact tests. A method of forming a part that incorporates the titanium alloys and uses a combination of recycled materials and new materials is also described.

Abstract: An alpha-beta titanium alloy comprises Al at a concentration of from about 4.7 wt. % to about 6.0 wt. %; V at a concentration of from about 6.5 wt. % to about 8.0 wt. %; Si at a concentration of from about 0.15 wt. % to about 0.6 wt. %; Fe at a concentration of up to about 0.3 wt. %; O at a concentration of from about 0.15 wt. % to about 0.23 wt. %; and Ti and incidental impurities as a balance. The alpha-beta titanium alloy has an Al/V ratio of from about 0.65 to about 0.8, where the Al/V ratio is defined as the ratio of the concentration of Al to the concentration of V in the alloy, with each concentration being in weight percent (wt %).

Abstract: An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for stopping or decreasing the blood flow from an open wound or medical or surgical procedure. Compositions of the invention comprise a salt form of a cross-linked polyacrylic acid. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a sodium salt of a polyacrylic acid. Compositions of the invention can also optionally comprise one or more different salt ferrates, and/or a cationic exchanger resins, and/or a silver compound. In an exemplified embodiment, a composition of the invention comprises sodium polyacrylate provided in a dry powdered form. Polyacrylate compositions of the invention can be applied directly to a wound or treatment site, or they can be incorporated into a wound dressing, such as a bandage. The clot or scab formed at a wound or treatment site treated with the present invention is extremely elastic and exhibits considerable tensile strength when stretched to the breaking point.

Abstract: A microsurgical system capable of controlling aspiration and detecting an occlusion via monitoring a change in either suction flow rate or suction impedance.

Abstract: A titanium alloy having high strength, fine grain size, and low cost and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. In particular, the inventive alloy offers a strength increase of about 100 MPa over Ti 6-4, with a comparable density and near equivalent ductility. The inventive alloy is particularly useful for a multitude of applications including components of aircraft engines. The Ti alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 6.0 to about 6.7% aluminum, about 1.4 to about 2.0% vanadium, about 1.4 to about 2.0% molybdenum, about 0.20 to about 0.42% silicon, about 0.17 to about 0.23% oxygen, maximum about 0.24% iron, maximum about 0.08% carbon and balance titanium with incidental impurities.

Abstract: An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate.

Abstract: A power tool comprising a housing displaceably mounted to a foot plate, a blade, a motor, an electric switch and an interlock for controlling movement of the housing with respect to the foot plate. The interlock has a control button mounted to one of the housing or foot plate which cooperates with a channel fixed in relation to the other of the housing or foot plate. The control button can select between a plunge cut mode wherein the blade can protrude below the foot plate, or a blade change mode wherein the blade is prepared for a blade change operation. The channel comprises a major leg in communication with a minor leg. Cooperation between the button and the major leg selects the plunge cut mode. Cooperation between the button and the minor leg selects the blade change mode. The interlock may also comprise a housing lock and a spindle lock.

Abstract: A method of reducing infections associated with vascular access procedures. A powder containment device (PCD) is preferably adhesively attached to a skin area, the PCD having a hole formed centrally therethrough adapted to completely surround the catheter wound site. The open cavity formed by the PCD being attached to the skin is filled with a hemostatic agent of a salt ferrate and an insoluble cation exchange material. The salt ferrate combines with blood to form a trivalent Fe+++ ion promoting blood clotting and producing oxygen at the wound site for bacteria reduction. The cation exchange material also forms a protective cover over the wound site as the trivalent Fe+++ ion is formed. Semi-occlusive pressure is applied against the hemostatic agent for a time sufficient to arrest blood flow from the wound site right after inserting or removing the catheter. The PCD and hemostatic agent are then covered with an adhesive dressing.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-kickback for arresting movement of a rail accommodated within an elongate channel. The anti-kickback device includes a slide member arranged to slide along a slide surface between an extended position and a retracted position. The device further includes a resilient member, housed in a sleeve, which biases the slide member along the slide surface. The slide member, when in the extended position, is designed to urge the rail into abutment with a wall of the channel to arrest movement of the rail accommodated within the channel.