Ethicon, Gmbh

Wang Laboratories, Inc.

Am International Incorporated

John S Kula

Stephen J Failla

Alfred M Nelson

Houshang Rasekhi

John Di Giovanni

Glen C Dorband

Anthony S Miksza, Jr

David A Dalessandro

George G Sanderson

Felix R Masiello

John J Sudano

A catheter is provided, adapted to be delivered to a situs in a body passageway by being contained within a sheath. The distal end of the catheter comprises an enlargement which precludes unintended distal motion of the sheath relative to the catheter.

Catheter and sheath assembly

A surgical instrument for applying tissue fasteners. The instrument includes a stationary jaw and a movable jaw mounted on a support body. The jaws are placed on the opposite sides of the tissue to be joined. The instrument includes means for holding the tissue between the jaws while the fasteners are being applied and to provide rigidity between the jaws.

Surgical instrument for applying fasteners having tissue locking means

A surgical instrument for applying two-piece fasteners to join tissue. The instrument includes a stationary jaw and a movable jaw mounted on a support body. The movable jaw holds the staple portion of the fastener and the stationary jaws include friction means for holding the receiver portion of the fasteners.

Surgical instrument for applying two-piece fasteners comprising U-shaped

A surgical instrument for applying fasteners to tissue to be joined. The instrument includes a stationary jaw and a movable jaw mounted on a support body. The instrument has force supporting means cooperating with the movable jaw to reinforce the jaw as the fasteners are being placed in the tissue.

Surgical instrument for applying fasteners said instrument including

In a high-quality, high-speed magnetographic apparatus, an arrangement for developing the latent magnetic images of a readily-imagable magnetizable medium (in particular a relatively high-coercivity medium) with magnetically attractable toner particles. A rotatable toner developer is positioned proximate to the medium to define therebetween a toning zone, with the developer being structured to magnetically provide toner particles in contact with the medium at the toning zone and to impart to the toner particles at least at and approaching the toning zone a direction of movement relative to the medium which is in opposition to the latter. A concentration of substantially fluidized and magnetically confined toner particles is thus provided which is urged into contact with the medium for effectively developing the latent images even with the medium moving at high speed relative to the developer and without adversely affecting the latent magnetic images of the medium. A magnetic field enhancer is positioned proximate to the toning zone on the opposite side of the magnetic medium from the developer, which effectively enhances the shape of the magnetic field at the toning zone in the general direction toward the magnetic medium thereby increasing the magnetically generated toner contact pressure. A scavenger arrangement is included for collecting any air-borne toner, for removing excess toner residing on the developed image areas of the medium, and for removing stray toner particles residing on the non-imaged areas and the back of the medium. The continuity of toning provided to the medium is facilitated by an eccentrically operated toner rake arrangement situated in the toner bin for urging the toner particles in the toner bin toward the developer. Alternatively, the toner can be rendered fluidized by a oscillating floor or wall arrangement resiliently coupled to the remainder of the toner bin. The developer is provided with a channel arrangement governing the approach of the toner particles thereto which are received from the action of say the toner rake. The channel arrangement ensures that the toner is introduced to the developer in a well defined narrow band the width dimension of which is commensurate with the width of the desired imaged portion of the magnetic medium. The developer station is particularly effective in both a substantially horizontal orientation, underneath the magnetic medium, and at a substantially vertical angle and proximate to the outside surface of the medium.

Toner applicator system for magnetography

An enclosure system includes a light-tight enclosure and a means for guiding the direction of movement of phototypesetting paper to and from the enclosure. The enclosure is capable of storing a roll of phototypesetting paper, of dispensing paper from said roll, and of returning paper onto said roll without folding or otherwise buckling the paper. The system obviates the need for a separate 'take-up' enclosure and eliminates the problem of degraded print quality typically associated with characters printed at or near a fold. The enclosure comprises a container with a pivotally mounted spring-loaded lid with a gasket thereon, and a shaft disposed in the container for storing a roll of paper of selected width.

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John S Kula