Abstract: A porous suture for tissue repair includes a planar body has a length between a first end and a second end and a width between a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the planar body being formed of a porous material comprising a plurality of pores along the length of the planar body between the first end and the second end. The planar body is configured to substantially maintain the width despite an increase in a lengthwise force on the planar body.

Abstract: A porous suture for tissue repair includes a planar body has a length between a first end and a second end and a width between a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the planar body being formed of a porous material comprising a plurality of pores along the length of the planar body between the first end and the second end. The planar body is configured to substantially maintain the width despite an increase in a lengthwise force on the planar body.

Abstract: Methods and devices for treating tinnitus in a human subject wherein the subject is caused to perceive a tinnitus suppressing sound which fully or partially suppresses the subject's tinnitus. The tinnitus suppressing sound can be set to a pitch offset from a matched pitch for the human subject. The offset can be one or more half octaves or octaves lower or higher than the matched pitch. The offset can also be set as a function of the human subject's hearing loss and as a function of limitations in the sound producing device so that the optimal sound for the human subject when wearing the sound producing device is the sound that is used in that situation. The produced sounds may also be modulated with a sinusoid for improved suppression. Other methods and devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention provides a system for transparently mapping user level non-asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) sockets to an ATM virtual channel circuit associated with an operating system of a computer workstation and includes an ATM middleware subsystem for receiving a plurality of ATM extension calls from a non-ATM aware application and translating the plurality of ATM extension calls to a plurality of native ATM API calls. A configuration data base stores translation data for translating the ATM extension calls from the non-ATM application to the native ATM API calls. A WinSocket.TM. application receives the native ATM API calls from the ATM middleware subsystem and responsively generates signals for controlling the operating system according to the contents of the native ATM API calls. The ATM middleware system further generates formatted calls to the operating system from the plurality of ATM extension calls according to preexisting protocols associated with the operating system.

Abstract: An ATM adapter for desktop applications includes an adapter for interfacing an ATM network. The adapter includes an ATM application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ATM ASIC may interface with a data bus such as an SBus using a host interface circuit. The host interface circuit includes a bus interface, a DMA controller and a slave access controller. The DMA controller controls DMA operations within the ATM ASIC and associates with a RAM interface arbiter. The slave access controller controls operation of an interrupt circuit that goes to the SBus as well as a statistics circuit. The RAM interface arbiter arbitrates communication between the DMA controller, the slave access control circuit, a segmentation engine, and a reassembly engine. The RAM interface arbiter communicates with the RAM bus to a RAM associated with an adapter. The segmentation engine segments data into ATM format for transfer through a physical interface circuit.

Abstract: An ATM adapter for desktop applications includes an adapter for interfacing an ATM network. The adapter includes an ATM application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ATM ASIC may interface with a data bus such as an SBus using a host interface circuit. The host interface circuit includes a bus interface, a DMA controller and a slave access controller. The DMA controller controls DMA operations within the ATM ASIC and associates with a RAM interface arbiter. The slave access controller controls operation of an interrupt circuit that goes to the SBus as well as a statistics circuit. The RAM interface arbiter arbitrates communication between the DMA controller, the slave access control circuit, a segmentation engine, and a reassembly engine. The RAM interface arbiter communicates with the RAM bus to a RAM associated with an adapter. The segmentation engine segments data into ATM format for transfer through a physical interface circuit.

Abstract: Two bucket holder for crane buckets allows one bucket to be filled while the other is in use on the crane. Means are provided for automatically disconnecting a just-returned bucket from the crane cable and connecting the other bucket. Guide means for a returning bucket, and a universal bucket arm connection places the bucket arm in contact with the disconnect-connect means.