Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Other

Enteromedics Inc.

Joseph A Murray

Veena Taneja

Eric V Marietta

Susan H Barton

Ashutosh Mangalam

William J Sandborn

Michael J Levy

Michael L Camilleri

This document provides methods and materials related topreparations. For example,preparations in the form of an oral medicament or dietary supplement (e.g., a pill, tablet, capsule) are provided. In addition, methods and materials for using apreparation provided herein as an anti-inflammatory agent are provided.

preparations and the treatment of autoimmune conditions

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A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating obesity includes an artificial fistula created between gastrointestinal organs such as between the stomach and the colon. The method includes selecting an implant comprising a passageway having an internal lumen with an inlet end and an outlet end. The passageway is positioned passing through a first wall of first gastrointestinal organ (for example, passing through the wall of the stomach) and a second wall of a second gastrointestinal organ (for example, passing through the wall of the large intestine) with the inlet end disposed within an interior of the first gastrointestinal organ and with the outlet disposed within an interior of the second gastrointestinal organ.

Obesity treatment and device

There is disclosed a gutter trap assemblage which is adapted for use with conventional, U-shaped gutters and their downspouts. The gutter trap assemblage is an integral, one piece unit having an upper section and a lower section. When installed, the upper section mates with and communicates with a conventional U-shaped gutter and the lower section communicates with a conventional gutter downspout. The upper section also communicates with the lower section through its open bottom which is co-extensive with the open top of the lower section. A plurality of screens are provided in the lower section to form a series of chambers therein. The screens are positioned so that their top edges are below the plane of the bottom wall of a conventional, U-shaped gutter. Since water seeks its own level, this permits a maximum flow of water to be maintained in the conventional, U-shaped gutter and the gutter trap assemblage since leaves, seeds and other debris are deposited into and trapped within the screened chambers of the lower section before they can reach the gutter downspout. Because of this self-cleaning action in the conventional, U-shaped gutter, only the gutter trap assemblage of the invention needs to be cleaned of accumulated leaves, seeds and other debris.

Gutter trap assemblage

There is disclosed a pail bailer having a continuous wall, an open top and a bottom that has a flood port formed therein and which is fitted with a flood screen and an internal flexible flapper valve overlying the flood port. The flapper valve is provided with a spacer bushing that permit it to flex away from the flood port when the pail bailer is lowered into water or other liquid to permit the water or other liquid to enter and fill the pail bailer. A handle is provided across the open top of the pail bailer and its ends are secured in diametrically opposed brackets enabling the handle to be rotated through an arc greater than 180.degree. or be locked within the brackets in vertical, coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the pail bailer.

Pail bailer

The disclosure is of washing machine apparatus including a ring, within the clothes basket, and imbalance indicators coupled thereto and adapted to provide a visual indication to an operator when an imbalance occurs and provides problems in the spin cycles. The indicators show the operator where the imbalance is located and it can be easily corrected.

Load balance indicator for top loading automatic clothes washing machines

A splashguard device for a dishwasher includes an angular sector of a circular plate. A sector angle of the angular sector has an angle of from about 100 to 130 degrees. The radius of the circular plate substantially equals the radial length of a dishwasher door determined from the hinge axis of the dishwasher door. A plurality of fastening devices permanently secures the angular sector at a radially extending edge to a radially directed side face of the dishwasher door. Spacer devices are provided for spacing the angular sector at a distance of approximately 0.5 inch from the radially extending side face of the dishwasher door in a vertical plane parallel to an outer face of a dishwasher outside wall. A guide is attached to the dishwasher outside wall to ensure a free movement of the splashguard.

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Joseph A Murray