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An earcup assembly 11 for a headset 10 comprising a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto. A recess provided in the second side of the housing receives and stores a battery. A battery door 14 is arranged to slidably engage the second side of the housing such that the battery door 14 may be moved between a first, open position in which the recess is accessible to a user and a second, closed position in which the recess is covered by the battery door 14. Preferably, the earcup assembly 11 includes active noise reduction circuitry. One or a pair of such earcup assemblies 11 may be arranged to form a headset 10, wherein the assemblies 11 are coupled to a headband 12 via yokes 13.

A dissecting device and method are provided for preparing a surgical site, such as a desired spinal location, for insertion of an access device. The dissecting device includes a handle that can be gripped by an operator and an extension terminating in a blunt tip. The extension desirably has a length about that of an index finger. When the dissecting device is inserted into an incision, the operator's index finger may extend alongside the extension so that the finger and the dissecting device together may follow a sweeping motion to dissect tissue. The dissecting device may include a convex surface upon which the tip of the index finger rests, and a concave surface with a sharp edge for scraping tissue from bone.

Methods and compositions to enhance mucus clearance and to treat of pulmonary lung disorders such as cystic fibrosis are disclosed. The methods utilize pulmonary surfactants, alone or combined with hyperosmotic agents, administered to patients in an amount effective to enhance mucus clearance. The compositions comprise a pulmonary surfactant combined with an osmotically active agent.

The invention discloses a sub-arc-second large-aperture compact optical structure for detecting dim point targets. The sub-arc-second large-aperture compact optical structure comprises a lens drum, as well as an optical system and an image surface which are arranged inside the lens drum, wherein the optical system comprises a first aperture correcting lens, a secondary reflector, a second aperture correcting lens, a first view field correcting lens, a second view field correcting lens and a main reflector; the axle centers of the first aperture correcting lens, the secondary reflector, the second aperture correcting lens, the first view field correcting lens, the second view field correcting lens and the main reflector are sequentially arranged in the same straight line; the secondary reflector is clung to the side surface of the first aperture correcting lens; the coverage range of the side surface of the first aperture correcting lens of the secondary reflector meets the imaging requirement; a circular hole is formed in the center of the main reflecting lens; the first view field correcting lens and the second view field correcting lens are arranged in the range limited by an opening of the circular hole; the image surface is arranged at the center of the side surface of the main reflector. The measurement accuracy of the sub-arc-second large-aperture compact optical structure is superior to the sub-arc-second grade; the optical aperture is equivalent to the total optical length; the structure is compact in structure and is suitable for detection of the dim point targets such as super-high-accuracy star sensors and space fragments.