A surgical staple cartridge is disclosed comprising a plurality of staples removably stored within the surgical staple cartridge The staples comprise staple legs which extend from a staple base portion The staple legs comprise staple tips configured to pierce tissue and contact a corresponding forming pocket of an anvil of surgical stapling instrument

Surgical staples comprising features for improved fastening of tissue

The invention relates to an installation for filling weekly blister packs, i.e packaging units (11), with doses of different medicaments corresponding to the weekly requirements of several patients and to be taken by the respective patient in a certain order according to the day of the week and the time of day, according to a doctor's prescription. Said installation is provided with output stations (19) associated with the medicaments, for automatically filling all or selected compartments (12) line-by-line. A longitudinal transport device (14) is used to sequentially transport the weekly blister packs to the output stations (16) that are individually associated with the different medicaments. The medicament doses are supplied to the output stations by means of transversal transport devices (17) individually associated with the medicaments. The longitudinal transport device and the transversal transport devices are co-ordinated in terms of transport course and transport capacity, in such a way that for each transport course of the weekly blister pack (11), in the direction of the gaps of the receiving compartment arrangement, and for each transport course of the transversal transport devices, in the linear direction of the receiving compartment arrangement, the receiving compartments (12) can be filled sequentially line-by-line, during synchronised stationary phases of the blister pack and medicament transport cycles. In order to control the output stations (16) in such a way as to fill the weekly blister pack with the prescribed medicament, an electronic control unit (41) processes information about patients, said information being continuously supplied to said unit in such a way that it is synchronised with the blister pack advancing movements.

Installation for filling packaging units with medicaments for patients according to the prescribed weekly requirements

A method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system (100) is disclosed. The laboratory sample distribution system (100) comprises: a number of sample container carriers, wherein the sample container carriers are adapted to carry one or more sample containers, wherein the sample containers comprise samples to be analyzed by means of a number of laboratory stations (20, 21, 22), a transport plane (110), wherein the transport plane (110) is adapted to support the sample container carriers, wherein the transport plane (110) comprises a number of transfer locations (30, 31, 32), wherein the transfer locations (30, 31, 32) are assigned to corresponding laboratory stations (20, 21, 22), and drive means, wherein the drive means are adapted to move the sample container carriers on the transport plane (110). The method comprises the steps: during an initialization of the laboratory sample distribution system (100), pre-calculating routes (40, 41, 42) depending on the transfer locations (30, 31, 32), and after the initialization of the laboratory sample distribution system (100), controlling the drive means such that the sample container carriers (140) move along the pre-calculated routes (40, 41, 42).

Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system

A variety of methods and compositions, including, in one embodiment, a method of treating a subterranean formation comprising introducing a treatment fluid into a well bore, wherein the treatment fluid comprises a particulate elastomer having a specific gravity of at least about 16 Another method of treating a subterranean formation comprises introducing a treatment fluid into a well bore, wherein the treatment fluid comprises a particulate elastomer having a specific gravity of at least about 105, wherein the particulate elastomer comprises a halogenated thermoplastic

Cement Compositions Comprising a High-Density Particulate Elastomer and Associated Methods

In an apparatus for feeding articles to a blister band, a box-like container, situated close to said band, is fed by a delivering device with a quantity of articles such as to allow accumulation of the articles on the surface of the band. A brush strikes and pushes the articles in a direction opposite to a forwarding direction of the band. A sensor, downstream of the brush, detects the thickness of the layer of articles on the band and interacts with the brush to maintain substantially constant the thickness of the layer of articles.

Apparatus for feeding articles to a blister band

The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for conveying a product, comprising a movable conveying element (2) for conveying the product, also comprising a fixed-location running rail (3), which is arranged all the way round and defines a running track for the conveying element (2), and further comprising a linear-motor-drive means (4) for driving the conveying element (2), wherein the conveying element (2) has a permanent magnet (5) which is in operative connection with coils (6) of the linear-motor-drive means (4), and wherein the conveying element (2) has at least a first sub-element (22) and a second sub-element (23), which are connected to one another in an articulated manner by means of an articulation (7).

Transporting apparatus with articulated conveying element

The invention relates to a method and a device for sterilizing containers (2). The inventive method is characterized by carrying out, in at least one process step, a plasma treatment in a chamber (5) by inducing an electromagnetic oscillation in such a manner that the plasma (8) is induced in a vacuum close to the areas of the container (2) to be sterilized. The areas of the container (2) to be sterilized are brought closer to the oscillating device (9) between the entry (4) and the exit (6) in the chamber (5) when the container (2) and/or the oscillating device (9) is moved for one or more predetermined intervals in such a manner that a plasma is induced in said areas in the interior and/or exterior of the container. The chamber (5) is provided with a transport device that effects a substantially rotating movement of the container (2) during the transport from the entry (4) to the exit (6) in the chamber (5).

Method and device for sterilizing containers

The device for the feeding of products such as pharmaceutical tablets includes a unit for singling of the products from a storage element (11) and which has a revolving conveyor belt (28) upon which the products are located in at least one row. The conveyor belt in a transfer area (32) interacts with a blister strip (4) so that the products are delivered into the pockets (2) of the blister strip by the conveyor belt. Cups are provided on the conveyor belt for form-fitting of the products. The speed of the conveyor belt is synchronized with the speed of the blister strip.

Device for feeding of products such as pharmaceutical tablets has revolving conveyor belt which in transfer area interacts with blister strip so that products are delivered into pockets of blister strip by conveyor belt

The invention relates to a transport device, in particular for charging packaging machines, comprising a revolving transport section having a linear region (2a) and a curve region (2b), an electromagnetic drive having a plurality of stationary coil elements (4) and a plurality of permanent magnets (5), wherein the stationary coil elements (4) are arranged on the transport section (2), and at least one mover (6), which is movably arranged on the revolving transport section (2) and can be moved by way of electromagnetic forces. The permanent magnets (5) are arranged on the mover (6), wherein a first row (51) of permanent magnets (5) and a second row (52) of permanent magnets (5) are arranged on the mover (6), wherein the first row (51) and the second row (52) of the permanent magnets are successively arranged in a running direction (A) of the mover (6), and wherein the revolving transport section (2) has first coil regions (10), which are exclusively operatively connected to the first row (51) of permanent magnets (5) on the mover (6), and second coil regions (8), which are exclusively operatively connected to the second row (52) of permanent magnets (5) on the mover (6).

Revolving transport device having an improved drive concept

The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying a product, comprising a plurality of individually movable conveying elements (2, 2') for conveying the products, a stationary, circumferentially arranged guide rail (3), which defines a running path for the conveying elements (2, 2'), and a linear motor drive device (4) for driving the conveying elements (2, 2'), said conveying elements (2, 2') each having permanent magnets (5, 5') which are actively connected to the coils (6) of the linear motor drive device (4), each conveying element (2, 2') having at least one first sub-component (21) and one second sub-component (22) which are connected to one another in an articulated manner by means of a hinge (7), each sub-component (21, 22) having at least one permanent magnet (5, 5'), each conveying element (2, 2') having a reflux plate (15), and the hinge (7) being arranged on the reflux plate (15) in such a way that the reflux plate (15) is sub-divided into a first plate part (16) and a second plate part (17), which are connected to one another via the hinge (7).

Heinrich Van De Loecht

Papers

Transporting apparatus with articulated conveying element

Method and device for sterilizing containers

Device for feeding of products such as pharmaceutical tablets has revolving conveyor belt which in transfer area interacts with blister strip so that products are delivered into pockets of blister strip by conveyor belt

Revolving transport device having an improved drive concept

Conveying device with articulated conveying element