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A method is provided for increasing the outflow of fluid through Schlemm's canal that is useful for treatment of glaucoma. The implant is placed in Schlemm's canal by use of a flexible delivery instrument attached to the implant. The instrument and implant are positioned within the canal, the implant is released and the distal and proximal ends of the implant are connected to apply sufficient axial tensioning force on the inner wall of the canal to increase fluid permeability. In another embodiment a delivery instrument attached to the implant is positioned in the canal securing one of the distal or proximal ends of the implant within the canal. The implant provides sufficient axial tensioning force on the inner wall of the canal to increase fluid permeability of the inner wall of the canal. The other of the distal or proximal ends may be secured to maintain the tensioning force on the inner wall of the canal.

An implant is placed within Schlemm's canal of the eye and provides tension to the trabecular meshwork. The tension is continuous and increases the aqueous outflow without the necessity of administering cholinergic drugs to treat glaucoma.

An irrigating technique that can be used to increase the flow of fluid through the trabecular meshwork. Pulses of relatively high pressure irrigating are directed at the trabecular meshwork. These pulses can be focused, thereby perforating the trabecular meshwork, or applied over a larger area so as to stimulate the trabecular meshwork for improved fluid transport. In addition, the pulses of the irrigating balance salt solution can be used to clean away material, such as iris pigment, that may be blocking or clogging the trabecular meshwork. Such a technique may be practiced using the herein disclosed tip with commercially available surgical handpieces.

An oil and gas well shaped charge perforator capable of providing an exothermic reaction after detonation is provided, comprising a housing, a high explosive, and a reactive liner where the high explosive is positioned between the reactive liner and the housing. The reactive liner is produced from a composition which is capable of sustaining an exothermic reaction during the formation of the cutting jet. The composition may be selected from any known formulation which is suitable for use in an oil and gas well perforator, typically the composition will comprise at least one metal and at least one non-metal, wherein the non-metal is selected from a metal oxide, or any non-metal from Group III or Group IV or at least two metals such as to form an intermetallic reaction. Typically at least one of the metals in the invention may be selected from Al, Ce, Li, Mg, Mo, Ni, Nb, Pb, Pd, Ta, Ti, Zn or Zr. The liner composition may preferably be a pressed particulate composition, such that the material is consolidated under pressure to form the desired shape of the liner. To aid consolidation a binder may also be added.

A carrier for at least one shaped charge, the carrier being disposable in use within an oil, gas, water or steam well bore. The carrier comprises a housing at least partially formed from a composite material which is non-frangible in normal use. The composite material component of the housing is arranged substantially to contain debris created within the carrier as a result of firing of the at least one shaped charge. The housing may be entirely of composite material or may comprise in inner metallic housing and an outer overwrap of composite material.

Because vision loss in most forms of glaucoma is related to elevated IOP, most glaucoma treatment protocols are concerned with lowering IOP by increasing aqueous humor outflow. The invention utilizes electromagnetic radiation to create retraction in the iris tissue, thereby (a) reducing convexity and enlarging the drainage angle and thus the area of the anterior chamber, (b) reducing contact between the zonule fibers and the iris pigment epithelium, (c) applying greater tension to both the TM and uveoscleral outflow pathways, thereby enlarging those pathways and increasing outflow.

A bottle cap assembly for pressurizing a water bottle is described herein. The bottle cap assembly comprises a cap, a teeter valve coupled to the top of the cap, a pressurizing plunger, a hollow pump shaft receiving the plunger, a hollow uptake adapter, a relief tube extension and a flexible conduit.

The high flow water return fitting of the present invention is designed to connect directly to the end of a water return pipe in a swimming pool, spa, or the like. Water return fittings have been available for many years and have the primary purpose of returning filtered water back into a swimming pool, spa, or the like. However, the water return fitting of the present invention does not only return water into the swimming pool, it also substantially increases the water outflow so that a greater area of water in the pool can be circulated or agitated. The present invention has a uniquely curved nozzle with a flat flange. Both the curvature of the nozzle and the flat flange promote the accumulation of water within the nozzle so as to build up pressure that then pushes the water out a small outlet hole at a greater rate than does a conventional water return fitting. The outflow from the nozzle then creates a low pressure condition within a mixing chamber. Thus, the low pressure condition draws water in from the swimming pool through various louvers into the mixing chamber where it is mixed with the outflow of water from the nozzle to increase the total amount of water flowing out of the water return fitting of the present invention.

The high flow water return fitting of the present invention is designed to connect directly to the end of a water return pipe in a swimming pool, spa, or the like. Water return fittings have been available for many years and have the primary purpose of returning filtered water back into a swimming pool, spa, or the like. However, the water return fitting of the present invention does not only return water into the swimming pool, it also substantially increases the water outflow so that a greater area of water in the pool can be circulated or agitated. The present invention has a uniquely curved nozzle with a flat flange. Both the curvature of the nozzle and the flat flange promote the accumulation of water within the nozzle so as to build up pressure that then pushes the water out a small outlet hole at a greater rate than does a conventional water return fitting. The outflow from the nozzle then creates a low pressure condition within a mixing chamber. Thus, the low pressure condition draws water in from the swimming pool through various louvers into the mixing chamber where it is mixed with the outflow of water from the nozzle to increase the total amount of water flowing out of the water return fitting of the present invention.

A pipe for use in a weft inserting nozzle of an air jet loom has a tapered portion which is formed inside the pipe so as to have a shape which is gradually and continuously enlarged in the direction toward the outlet side of a fluid, thereby the flow speed of the fluid on the out let side of the fluid being made larger than that on the inlet side of the fluid, and the pipe has a length of 150 mm or less. The inside of the tapered portion has a shape of which the sectional area or the diameter is gradually and continuously increased as advancing toward the outlet side of the fluid. The tapered portion has a diameter of 3 mm or more on the inlet side of the fluid and a diameter of 5 mm or less on the outlet side of the fluid. The inclination angle of the tapered portion is 0 DEG or more but is 1 DEG or less.

An implant is placed within Schlemm's canal of the eye and provides tension to the trabecular meshwork. The tension is continuous and increases the aqueous outflow without the necessity of administering cholinergic drugs to treat glaucoma.

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural greenhouses, and specifically discloses a water self-supplying agricultural greenhouse system. The system includes an optical system disposed in the greenhouse, a water generating system disposed on one side of the optical system and a blower connected with the water generating system, wherein the optical system includes a Fresnel lens,a first concave lens disposed at the condensing point of the Fresnel lens and solar limited-frequency reflecting glass disposed under the first concave lens, and the water generating system comprisesan insulating layer, a selective absorbing coating and a moisture adsorbing layer; the moisture adsorbing layer includes a adsorbent material layer and a metal thermally conductive rod, and the insulating layer is transmissive to infrared light reflected by the solar limited-frequency reflecting glass. Through the system, gradient utilization of sunlight is realized, cleanness and environmental protection can be achieved, consumption of non-renewable energy is reduced, and meanwhile the water self-supplying function of the greenhouse can be achieved; in a water-deficient area, not only agricultural water can be provided, but also supplementing of domestic water can be achieved, so that the problem of water shortage is alleviated.

The invention discloses a multi-layer water heating device, which comprises a water outlet pipeline, a bottom layer water boiling tank, a middle water transfer tank and a high layer water storage tank, wherein the middle water transfer tank is respectively provided with a water supply mouth and a water outlet mouth; the water supply mouth is located above the water outlet mouth; the water supply mouth is connected to the high layer water storage tank; the water outlet mouth is connected to the bottom layer water boiling tank; and one end of the water outlet pipeline is set on the bottom layer water boiling tank and extends to an inner cavity bottom wall next to the bottom layer water boiling tank, and the other end thereof extends outside the water boiling tank. According to the invention, three-layer structure from up to down is utilized; water in the high layer water storage tank at the upper most layer flows again into the bottom layer water storage tank through the middle water transfer tank and the water is heated; water flows freely from up to down, so complex structures like a water pump and water balance tank are avoided; the whole structure of the product is simpler and reasonable; further, boiled water in the bottom layer water boiling tank is discharged from the water outlet pipeline for drinking; the water is supplied to the water boiling tank by the middle water transfer tank; after the water inside the water boiling tank is boiled, the water is discharged from the water outlet pipeline, thus the hot water output volume is ensured to be large enough; and the requirement of large amount drinking is satisfied.

There is provided a pulsatile blood pump (10) for implantation into a patient. The pulsatile blood pump comprises a substantially tubular body (12) a flexible membrane (14) and a port (16). The substantially tubular body is for replacing a resected portion of a blood vessel of the patient. The substantially tubular body has first and second ends with a blood passageway extending therebetween for the passage of blood. The flexible membrane is attached to the tubular body so as to form a fluid chamber between the flexible membrane and an inner surface of the tubular body. The flexible membrane thereby separates the fluid chamber from the blood passageway. The tubular body comprises the port. The port is arranged to allow fluid to flow into and out of the fluid chamber such that the volume of the fluid chamber increases and the volume of the blood passageway decreases when fluid flows into the fluid chamber via the port, and such that the volume of the fluid chamber decreases and the volume of the blood passageway increases when fluid flows out of the fluid chamber via the port. The blood pump is thereby enabled to pump blood along the blood passageway.