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A system and method are disclosed for removing a uterus using a fluid enclosure inserted in the peritoneal cavity of a patient so as to enclose the uterus. The fluid enclosure includes a distal open end surrounded by an adjustable loop, that can be tightened, a first proximal opening for inserting an electrosurgical instrument into the fluid enclosure, and a second proximal opening for inserting an endoscope. The loop is either a resilient band extending around the edge of the distal open end or a drawstring type of arrangement that can be tightened and released. The fluid enclosure is partially inserted into the peritoneal cavity of a patient in a deflated condition and then manipulated within the peritoneal cavity over the body and fundus of the uterus to the level of the uterocervical junction. The loop is tightened around the uterocervical junction, after which the enclosure is inflated using a conductive fluid. The loop forms a pressure seal against the uterocervical junction to contain the conductive fluid used to fill the fluid enclosure. Endoscopically inserted into the fluid enclosure is an electrosurgical instrument that is manipulated to vaporize and morcellate the fundus and body of the uterus. The fundus and body tissue that is vaporized and morcellated is then removed from the fluid enclosure through the shaft of the instrument, which includes a hollow interior that is connected to a suction pump The fundus and body are removed after the uterus has been disconnected from the tissue surrounding uterus.

A patient hydration system and method wherein hydration fluid is administered to a patient and the patient's urine output is measured either by weight or some other suitable way. A controller is responsive to the patient's urine output measurement and configured to control the infusion rate to hydrate the patient based on the patient's urine output. The controller also detects abnormal patient urine output measurements and initiates corrective action in response.

Appetite satiation and hydrating beverages and methods of delivering appetite satiation ingredients and nutrients are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the invention, the appetite satiationhydrating beverage comprises at least one complex carbohydrate, at least one chelated electrolyte, hoodia gordonii cactus, gymnema sylvestre, betaine and piperine.

The invention relates to a modifying agent for fast-freezing wheaten food, which contains: (A) 20 to 50 weight portions of sorbierite; (B) at least one kind of 3.5 to 20 weight portions of a thickening agent; (C) at least one kind of 10.2 to 55 weight portions of a flour gluten fortifier; and (D) at least one kind of 10.5 to 38 weight portions of phosphate. A finished product of the fast-freezing wheaten food containing the modifying agent has the skin which is difficult to crack and change color, has good water boiling performance, prolongs freshness period, and has the advantages of bright skin, smooth taste, good elasticity, and no soup turbidness at the same time. And the modifying agent has the advantages of low price and so on.

Monocrystalline silicon solaode chemical etching, washing, drying method and integral processor belong to technique field of chemical etching technique and washing. It characterized in that it not only includes water, acid, alkali, but also ultrasonic participates in etching and washing course: it includes following steps: (1) ultrasonic washes and heats in advance, (2) ultrasonic removes damnification layer, (3) ultrasonic makes herbs into wool, (4) ultrasonic rinses, (5) washing with acid to counteract, (6) ultrasonic rinses, (7) cutting water, (8) hot enthalpy to dry. Positive effects of the invention are: adopting ultrasonic to etch and wash, liquid of making wool can be acted with silicon piece, similar coarseness degree can be generated on surface, perfect pyramid pattern can be obtained; it also eliminates kalium, natrium ion from alkalescent solution, and extends service life of silicon piece; pollution can be decreased, energy consumption and water source can be saved greatly, it is a practical invention.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional flow enclosed-type impeller inter-impeller passage and a special clamp thereof. A specially designed and manufactured molding or quasi-molding tool cathode is used for numerical control electrolytic processing to remove most remainder, then a specially designed and manufactured molding or quasi-molding tool electrode is used for numerical control electric spark precision processing to achieve the design requirement, thereby the three-dimensional flow enclosed-type impeller inter-impeller passage that can not be processed resulting from interference of numerical control milling cutter and undercutting can be manufactured, besides, the method has the technical and economical characteristics of high precision and efficiency, and low cost compared with the prior three manufacturing methods of integral casting, divided processing rewelding and numerical control milling.

A patient hydration system with a first infusion subsystem for infusing a patient with fluid from a first source and a second infusion subsystem for infusing a patient with fluid from a second source. A urine output measurement subsystem determines the amount of urine output by the patient. A controller is responsive to the first infusion subsystem, the second infusion subsystem, and the urine output measurement subsystem and is configured to control the first infusion subsystem based on the amount of urine output by the patient and / or the amount of infused fluid measured by the second infusion subsystem.

A water-supply pack assembly adapted to hitch onto the driver's seat in an automobile, thereby making it possible for the driver to drink water drawn from the supply without having to interrupt his driving activity The assembly includes a fixture attachable to the headrest of the driver's seat and a water-supply pack mountable on the fixture so that it is then behind the back of the seat. A flexible tube extending from the outlet of the supply and terminating in a valved mouthpiece functions as a straw to permit the driver with the mouthpiece in place to suck water from the supply as he drives the vehicle.

An open hole completion apparatus (80) includes an outer tubing string (56) disposed in an open hole portion of a wellbore (32). The outer tubing string (56) includes a sand control screen (102) and a shrouded closing sleeve (91). An inner tubing string (84) is at least partially disposed within the outer tubing string (56). The inner tubing string (84) includes a crossover assembly (114). The shrouded closing sleeve (91) has a shroud (92) that creates a channel (98) with a portion of the outer tubing string (56) by extending over a fluid port (94) of the shrouded closing sleeve (91) toward the sand control screen (102), such that when a treatment fluid is pumped through the inner tubing string (84), the crossover assembly (114) and the fluid port (94), the treatment fluid is injected into the wellbore (32) remote from the fluid port (94).

A biological tissue care composition, such as an oral care composition, for enhancing the effects of whitening compositions. A solvent and surfactant is used with an alkaline builder and an optional saponifier. A method of use of such a composition includes use as a tooth cleaning composition. Alternatively the composition may be used as a stand-alone cleaning composition.

The invention discloses a preparation method of instant oat flour and relates to a preparation method of oat flour. The preparation method comprises the following steps: baking, cleaning, soaking, steaming and cooling oats, serving as raw materials, sequentially; glue milling the oats after pretreatment to prepare oat pulp, carrying out enzymatic hydrolysis, heating, boiling, and killing enzyme; and cooling an enzymolysis liquid, glue milling, homogenizing, drying, sterilizing and packaging a finished product. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, with the oats as the raw materials, by virtue of pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis technological treatment and spray drying, the instant oat flour which can keep multiple nutritional components and fragrance of oat is prepared; the prepared instant oat flour is moderate in taste, has self flavor of oat, keeps the soluble nutritional components in the oats, is also capable of providing extra plant proteins, fats and soluble dietary fibers and can be directly used for preparing an oat beverage; as macromolecular substances including starch, cellulose and proteins in the oats are hydrolyzed by virtue of an enzyme method, the viscosity of the starch of the oats is lowered, and the problems of water separating, gelation, precipitation and the like caused when the oats are applied to beverages are solved.

An electrosurgical medical device and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias. In one embodiment, an elongate catheter has a distal shaft end or balloon that carries an electrosurgical energy delivery surface comprising at least one electrode with a positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTCR) surface and / or an electrode with a pressure sensitive variable resistance to provide a smart surface for controlling Rf current flow at the interface of electrosurgical surface and the tissue. The electrosurgical surface then can limit or modulate Rf energy delivery through the surface in response to the temperature of the tissue or the engagement pressure of the surface against the engaged tissue. In operation, the smart electrosurgical surface can prevent arcing at the electrode-tissue interface, and thus control ohmic heating to prevent tissue desiccation, charring and emboli formation.

The present invention relates to a high strength hydrogel and a preparation method thereof. The method is firstly to perform a pre-irradiation and peroxidation process and then a thermal-initiated polymerization process. The pre-irradiation and peroxidation process is to irradiate the water soluble polymer or the water soluble polymer solution in the nitrogen atmosphere by the high energy radiation source to combine the peroxy group on the polymer chains; and the thermal-initiated polymerization process is to mix solution prepared by the water soluble polymer after initiated with the water soluble monomer or mix the water soluble polymer solution after initiated with the water soluble monomer, and then the product is obtained by deoxidizing and heating the mixture. The preparation method of hydrogel of the invention is simple, and the prepared hydrogel has a high mechanical strength, a wide selecting range of the raw materials, and a high applied cost.

A process for improving the acid intensity stability of solid acid catalyst containing heteropoly acid or its salt (0.5-100 wt.%) features that said heteropoly acid or its salt has central atom (P or Si) and coordinating atom chosen from W, Mo and V, and there is water in reaction atmosphere.

Methods and compositions for resuscitating, storing, and preserving functional integrity of organs and tissues. Metabolic function is maintained by sustaining ATP levels, mitochondrial function, cardiomyocyte contractility, prevention of acidosis, inhibition of induction of apoptosis, maintaining ionontrophy and lusiotrophy by regulating calcium, sodium, potassium and chloride ions.

The invention belongs to the technical field of environmental geotechnics and discloses a river silt cleaning system. The river silt cleaning system comprises a carrier, a silt cleaning device, a mud making device and a mud storage device, wherein the silt cleaning device is fixed on the carrier and goes deep into a river silt seam to clean river silt; the mud making device is connected with the silt cleaning device, smashes the river silt and makes the river silt into mud; the mud storage device is connected with the mud making device and stores the mud. The river silt cleaning system is efficient, convenient, anti-clogging and low in pollution.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention a process for applying an abradable coating to a component includes cold spraying an abradable coating material in particles towards a target surface of the component.

A composition useful as a hydrating beverage comprising at least one complex carbohydrate, at least one chelated electrolyte, betaine, and piperine. The composition, which may be carbonated or non-carbonated beverage compositions and beverage concentrates adapted for all administration of water, physiologically essential electrolytes and other ingredients to a subject specifically adapted for enhancing hydration; preferably with enhanced absorption after ingestion while at the same time attenuating muscle fatigue and, preferably destroying harmful free radicals.

A process for the removal of an amine captureable gas from a feed gas stream using an amine solvent, the process comprises (a) contacting the feed gas stream with a lean amine solvent to form a rich amine solvent, wherein heat stable salts are present in the rich amine solvent; (b) stripping amine captureable gas from the rich amine solvent to form the lean amine solvent and an overhead reflux stream; (c) periodically contacting at least a portion of one or both of the lean amine solvent and the rich amine solvent with an anion exchange resin to form a first heat stable salt lean amine solvent; (d) periodically regenerating the anion exchange resin, wherein during the regeneration of the anion exchange resin, at least a portion of the reflux stream is used to wash the amine solvent from the anion exchange resin to produce a second heat stable salt lean amine solvent; and, (e) recycling at least a portion of the first and the second heat stable salt lean amine solvent for use in capturing the amine captureable gas from the feed gas.

An accelerative culture method of peach tree by artificially relieving dormancy includes such steps as storing the chosen peach saplings in ditch in the autumn, transplanting in the culture soil contained in perforated plastic bag in the next February, putting them in greenhouse, transplanting in the field in the May, spraying uniconazole every 7 days twice, picking off leaves in the August, forced dormancy in cold storehouse for 40-50 days, transplanting in greenhouse in the October, controlling the temp of florescence to 20-22 deg.C, and fruit growing management.

The present invention relates to liposome formulations that are physically stable. In particular the present invention relates to steric stabilization of cationic liposomes by incorporating glycolipids into the liposomes. The stabilized liposomes can be used either as an adjuvant for antigenic components or as a drug delivery system. In particular the invention relates to vaccines with adjuvants in aqueous media for immunization, where the final product is stable.

The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.

A dispenser for readily attaching to a roll-type toilet-tissue holder and dispensing moist towelettes from a roll of the moist towelettes. The roll-type toilet-tissue holder is disposed in a wall and has a spindle that is axially spring loaded to facilitate insertion into and removal from the roll-type toilet-tissue holder. The dispenser includes a container. The container contains the roll of the moist towelettes to prevent dehydration thereof prior to dispensing, dispenses the moist towelettes from the roll of the moist towelettes contained in the container, and has the spindle of the roll-type toilet-tissue holder pass freely therethrough and attach to the roll-type toilet-tissue holder so as to allow the container to readily attach to the roll-type toilet-tissue holder.

A jujube tree grafting method comprises the following steps of (1) preparing jujube tree cion; (2) preparing wax sealing liquid: smelting 100 parts by mass of paraffin wax and 20 to 35 parts by mass of gum rosin at the temperature of 80 to 100 DEG C to obtain the wax sealing liquid; (3) wax sealing and storing the jujube tree cion; (4) processing jujube rootstock: cutting a frozen part on the upper part of the jujube tree rootstock before the grafting, and cutting the top of the rootstock twice; (5) utilizing sugar water to soak the cion; (6) grafting the cion processed in the step (5) onto the jujube tree rootstock processed in the step (4); and (7) binding the jujube tree cion and the jujube tree rootstock. By adopting the technical scheme, the cracks occurred in the long-term storage, transportation and grafting process of the wax-sealed cion can be reduced, the jujube tree cion can be prevented from being dehumidified under the dry air condition and from being mildewed under the situation that the ambient humidity is large, the excessive water loss of the cion under the exposure of the sunshine can be effectively reduced after being grafted, and the grafting survival rate of the jujube tree in extremely cold area can be improved by 22 percent.