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An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye. In some embodiments the implant has a body extending in a curved volume whose longitudinal axis forms an arc of a circle, and a plurality of open areas and strut areas formed in the body, the open areas extending over more than 50% of a surface defining the curved volume, the strut areas surrounding the open areas, the body having a diameter of between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches. The invention also provides a method of treating glaucoma including the steps of supporting tissue forming Schlemm's canal in an eye with an implant extending at least partially in the canal along an axial length within the canal; and contacting with the implant less than 50% of the tissue forming the canal along the axial length.

The device includes a pair of flat planar vanes securely mounted within a cylindrical housing. The vanes have a medial slit extending from the center to a longitudinal end of the vane. The vanes are interconnected at the slits so that they are in criss-cross positioning. The vanes are axially angled so that when positioned in an intake air duct the vanes impart a swirling motion to the air entering the engine providing more complete mixing of the air and fuel and when positioned in an exhaust passageway the vanes impart a swirling motion to the exhaust gases exiting the engine providing scavenging of the exhaust gases.

A swimwear garment made of ultra-violet resistant material encloses the body of a child when fastened-up, and has a back zip (3), sleeves (2A), leg openings and a neck opening (4). The garment incorporates buoyant panels (8) at its back and a front panel (11) which are formed with crease lines (9, 10, 14, 16) enabling them to conform closely to the child's chest without obstructing its movement during swimming. A flexible soft neck roll (6) of closed-cell, buoyant, foamed plastics material encircles the child's neck and holds the chin above water.

A magnetic mat for holding surgical instruments. The mat includes a plurality of magnet holders configured to removably receive magnets therein. The magnet holders are connected together using a plurality of links so as to form a two dimensional mat adjustable in size. As a result, the effective magnetic surface area of the mat may be extended to provide adequate coverage for larger patients and thereby prevent instruments from falling off the patients' surface. In embodiments, the magnet holders may be opened such that different magnets may be inserted, removed, replaced and/or exchanged. Additionally, the magnet holders, links, and/or magnets may be independently sterilized, and/or replaced. In embodiments, the magnet holders include an open cage structure to hold a magnet with minimal obstruction of its magnetic field.

A bifurcated pipeline gas sample takeoff equipment housing having a diagonally oriented access opening to increase the ease of access to enclosed components by increasing the opening size by up to thirty percent without increasing the size of the enclosure.

A low profile optical smoke chamber structure with a top cover incorporating airflow slots, an intermediate annular air channel, a depending light shield wall surrounding an interior detection chamber where the top cover is interengagable with a base member where the light shield wall is spaced from the base member so as to provide minimal deflection of ambient airflow into the detection chamber while preventing impingement of ambient light therein.

An inlet to an under-sink garbage disposal is guarded by a novel guard and splash-back baffle that comprises an outer tubular ring defining an exterior circumference approximately sized to coincide with an inside diameter of the plumbing inlet; an inner tubular ring coupled through at least one radially extending bar with the outer ring and defining an open and unobstructed inner circumference. The splash baffle comprises a resilient body affixed adjacent to the garbage disposal blade guard that extends generally across the plumbing inlet to constrict flow therethrough. The guard is divided into a plurality of resilient flaps, and is operative in combination with the garbage disposal blade guard to define a flexible one-way valve permitting matter to pass into a garbage disposal while substantially blocking matter from being ejected from the garbage disposal through the garbage disposal blade guard.

An adjustable roof ventilator jack for operationally coupling a roof ventilator to a venting aperture extending through a sloped roof. The jack includes a base section having base section front, rear and side walls. The base section is configured so as to be angled in a direction opposite the slope of the roof. The jack also includes a pivotable section having pivotable section front and side walls. The pivotable section front wall is pivotally attached to the base section for pivotal movement between an extended configuration wherein the pivotable and base section front walls are in a substantially parallel relationship relative to each other and a retracted configuration wherein the inner surface of the pivotable and base section front walls form an obtuse angle. The jack further includes a position lock for selectively locking the base and pivotable sections in a predetermined angular relationship relative to each other.

Scanning system for scanning the surface (13, 14) of an object, in particular for a coordinates measurement machine. A scan sensor (1) comprises at least one fluid-mounted light transport module (2), a fluid being located between the light transport module (2) and a bearing part (3) in a bearing gap (7), by means of which fluid the light transport module (2) is mounted in such a manner that it is movable both axially and also rotating in relation to the axis of the cylindrical external wall. Primary light originating from a light source is transported through the interior (8) of the light transport module (2) to a primary exit point (12a, 12b) distal in the axial direction, from which it is emitted in the direction toward the object surface (13, 14). Secondary light reflected from the object surface (13, 14) is also transported through the interior (8) of the light transport module (2) to a secondary light exit point (17) distal in the axial direction from the secondary light entry point (16a, 16b). The light transport module is drivable both in the axial direction and also rotating by means of a rotation-translation drive (27).

System and methods for context-based view navigation guidance system for large virtual displays, 360° media, and three-dimensional virtual models. Guidance map comprises graphical objects that represent the virtual display and the screen view. The guidance map may be placed in a heads-up display layer within a relatively small user defined area of the physical display to provide a context-based indication of the current position of the screen view and the magnification level, with minimal obstruction of the contents information. Colors selections for the guidance map graphical objects may be automatically determined based on the background colors in the main display layer beneath the map. The position of the guidance map may be dynamically changed during the view navigation to minimize obstruction of the contents information.

A toolbox has a novel reverse deadbolt for a latch and hinge. The latch engaging mechanism has attached deadbolts or latching rods which are linearly opposed to each other. Each latch rod mechanism has a hook on the end. This hook effectively reverses the direction of the deadbolt. Thus, when engaged the deadbolt locks around the receiver pins and moves inward. The hinge has a first first engaging face that is generally concave radially around a longitudinal axis, and a second engaging face that is generally convex radially around the longitudinal axis. The engaging faces rotate relative to one another around the longitudinal axis in cooperation sufficiently close to allow water to enter them. A passage in the second element is disposed to drain fluid from a fluid communication with the engagement between the engaging faces.