Abstract:
[Object] To provide a catheter having a simple structure capable of excising an atheroma in a blood vessel and capable of obtaining ultrasonic images of a blood vessel.[Solution] A catheter 10 has a shaft 11 having an opening 20 in a part of the side wall on the distal end side, a cutter 12 which is located in the vicinity of the opening 20 in the internal space of the shaft 11 and which can move in the axial direction 101 of the shaft 11, a balloon 23 which is disposed on the side opposite to the opening 20 with respect to the axis of the shaft 11 and which outwardly expands from the side wall of the shaft 11, and a phased array ultrasound probe 17 disposed along the circumferential direction 102 of the outer peripheral surface of the side wall in the vicinity of the opening 20 at least on the same side as the side where the opening 20 is provided with respect to the axis of the shaft 11.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a hemiacetal ester prodrug of the pyridone carboxylic acid antibacterial drug, wherein the prodrug is characterized in that, (i) it is hydrolyzed promptly after intestinal absorption and regenerates the pyridone carboxylic acid antibacterial drug as a drug substance, (ii) a one-dose package is possible by preventing chelate-formation in intestines in an oral administration, and (iii) the normal bacterial flora of the intestinal bacterial flora is not influenced at all until the ester is absorbed, because the hemiacetal-type esterification is executed on the carboxylic acid which is a center of the antibacterial action, resulting in prevention of the pseudomembranous colitis. The prodrug is an alkoxy carbonyl hemiacetal-type ester represented by the chemical formula (I), which is useful as a prodrug for inhibiting the enteric-bacterium-shift side effect, and can be used in combination with polyvalent metal-containing medicines.
Abstract:
An injection needle 1 made of an alloy containing cobalt and molybdenum is manufactured as follows. First, a lancet cut is carried out to a pipe-like metallic material composed of the alloy containing cobalt and molybdenum to form a blade tip 3 and a blade part 5. Then, a distal end part 1A including the blade tip 3 is mechanically polished, and thereafter, the distal end part 1A is immersed in an electrolytic solution and electrolytically polished. Thus, burrs at the blade tip 3 or the like generated during mechanical polishing are removed. Since the injection needle 1 is composed of the alloy containing cobalt and molybdenum, compared to a conventional injection needle made of stainless steel, an injection needle in which the surface roughness of an inner peripheral surface of the injection needle is low and smooth can be provided.
Abstract:
A PTP sheet for pharmaceutical packaging has a first sheet in which pockets each capable of housing a solid pharmaceutical are projected to the side of a first surface which is one of a back surface and a front surface and a second sheet which is pasted to a second surface opposite to the first surface in the first sheet and covers an opening of the pocket. The second sheet has a first region having mesh-shaped grooves having a first depth in a third surface opposite to the surface to be pasted to the second surface and a second region having mesh-shaped grooves having a second depth smaller than the first depth or not having a groove.
Abstract:
Provided is a stent having a novel structure, the stem simultaneously having both the stability of shape against the action of external force, such as compression force, tensile force, or torsional force, and high flexibility in the direction of twisting of the stem. Connection groups are provided at three or more positions set at circumferentially equally-spaced intervals, the connection groups each including connection sections which are disposed circumferentially close to each other between axially adjacent tubular divided bodies. The connection groups on both sides axially of each of the tubular divided bodies are provided at positions circumferentially offset from each other while at least one turning portion is present between the connection groups.
Abstract:
It is an object of this invention to provide a simple measurement method capable of detecting indoxyl sulfuric acid in a sample rapidly and at high sensitivity. By causing sulfatase and tetrazolium salt to act on indoxyl sulfuric acid in a sample to generate a formazan dye, and then calculating the generation amount of the formazan dye, indoxyl sulfuric acid in the sample can be measured more simply, more rapidly, and at higher sensitivity as compared with former methods.
Abstract:
In a connection device, when a cannula holding member is in a use state, a position of an end portion of an outer cylindrical portion on a retracted position side does not protrude to the retracted position side, with respect to a position of an end portion of an inner cylindrical portion on the retracted position side. Thereby, a connection device including a structure capable of holding a vial by holding means irrespective of the size of the vial can be provided.
Abstract:
A method for producing a vial with low alkali elution by removing a deteriorated region caused by processing on an internal surface of a vial is disclosed. The method is for forming vials from borosilicate glass tubes with a bottom wherein an internal surface of the tube is fire-blasted with a flame.
Abstract:
To prevent a user from accidentally pricking the user with a hollow needle when separating blood components using a syringe and a connection device. A blood component separation apparatus has three syringes and a connection device. The connection device is attached to one syringe and is inserted into other syringes. The connection device has a first member to which a base end of a hollow needle is joined and a second member which is connected to the first member in such a manner as to be able to move relative to the first member. The second member is moved back and forth between a first position where a tip of the hollow needle is accommodated and a second position where the tip of the hollow needle is exposed. The second member has elastic portions which are elastically deformed in the movement from the first position to the second position. The elastically deformed elastic portions elastically energize the second member at the second position to the first position side with respect to the first member.