What is claimed is:
1. A reproduction-only optical information storage medium comprising:
a plurality of areas; and
at least one transition area, wherein each transition area is located between two adjacent areas.
2. The optical information storage medium of claim 1, wherein data is recorded in the form of pits in the areas and the transition area.
3. The optical information storage medium of claim 2, wherein a pit pattern of the transition area is the same as a pit pattern of an area preceding the transition area.
4. The optical information storage medium of claim 2, wherein a pit pattern of the transition area is the same as a pit pattern of an area following the transition area.
5. The optical information storage medium of claim 1, wherein the transition area is a mirror area.
6. The optical information storage medium of claim 2, wherein pits of the transition area are formed in one of a straight pattern and a wobbling pattern.
7. The optical information storage medium of claim 6, wherein the straight pattern is one of a straight single pattern, a straight specific pattern, and a straight random pattern.
8. The optical information storage medium of claim 6, wherein the wobbling pattern is one of a wobbling single pattern, a wobbling specific pattern, and a wobbling random pattern.
9. The optical information storage medium of claim 2, wherein a track pitch of pits in the transition area is the same as track pitches of pits in the adjacent areas.
10. The optical information storage medium of claim 4, wherein the track pitch of pits in the transition area and the track pitches of pits in the adjacent areas differ.
11. The optical information storage medium of claim 4, wherein the track pitch of pits in the transition area are the same as the track pitch of pits in one of the adjacent areas.
12. The optical information storage medium of claim 10, wherein the track pitch of pits formed in the transition area gradually one of increases and decreases from the track pitch of pits formed in of the area preceding the transition area to the track pitch of pits formed in the area following the transition area.
13. The optical information storage medium of claim 6, wherein when pits for the transition area is formed in a wobbling pattern, the amplitude of a wobble gradually decreases or increases.
14. The optical information storage medium of claim 1, wherein the transition area stores information identifying a transition area.
15. A reproduction-only optical information storage medium comprising:
a burst cutting area (BCA);
a lead-in area;
a user data area;
a lead-out area; and
a transition area located in at least one of an area between the BCA and the lead-in area, an area between the lead-in area and the user data area, and an area between the user data area and the lead-out area,
wherein the BCA, the lead-in area, the user data area, and the lead out area are formed of pits.
16. The optical information storage medium of claim 15, wherein a first transition area is included between the BCA and the lead-in area, and the BCA, the lead-in area, and the first transition area are each formed of pits in one of a straight pattern and a wobbling pattern.
17. The optical information storage medium of claim 15, wherein a second transition area is included between the lead-in area and the user data area, and the lead-in area, the user data area, and the second transition area are each formed of pits on one of a straight pattern and a wobbling pattern.
18. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein the straight pattern is one of a straight single pattern, a straight specific pattern, and a straight random pattern.
19. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein the wobbling pattern is one of a wobbling single pattern, a wobbling specific pattern, and a wobbling random pattern.
20. The optical information storage medium of claim 16, wherein a track pitch of pits formed in the BCA, a track pitch of pits formed in the first transition area, a track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area are the same.
21. The optical information storage medium of claim 16, wherein a track pitch of pits formed in the BCA, a track pitch of pits formed in the first transition area, a track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area are different from one another.
22. The optical information storage medium of claim 21, wherein the track pitch of pits formed in the first transition area gradually one of increases and decreases from the track pitch of pits formed in the BCA to the track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area.
23. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein a track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area, a track pitch of pits formed in the second transition area, a track pitch of pits formed in the user data area are the same.
24. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein a track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area, a track pitch of pits formed in the second transition area, a track pitch of pits formed in the user data area are different.
25. The optical information storage medium of claim 24, wherein the track pitch of pits formed in the second transition area gradually increases or decreases from the track pitch of pits formed in the lead-in area to the track pitch of pits formed in the user data area.
26. The optical information storage medium of claim 16, wherein when pits for the first transition area are formed in a wobbling pattern, the amplitude of a wobble gradually one of decreases and increases.
27. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein when pits for the second transition area are formed in a wobbling pattern, the amplitude of a wobble gradually decreases or increases.
28. The optical information storage medium of claim 17, wherein each of the first and second transition areas stores information identifying the corresponding transition area.
29. A reproduction-only optical information storage medium comprises:
a burst cutting area (BCA);
a lead-in area;
a user data area;
a lead-in area; and
a transition area,
wherein at least one of the BCA, the lead-in area, the user data area, and the lead-out area is divided into a plurality of sub-areas, and
wherein the transition area is located between two adjacent sub-areas.
30. The optical information storage medium of claim 29, wherein pits for the sub-areas and pits for transition area are each formed in a straight pattern or a wobbling pattern.
31. The optical information storage medium of claim 30, wherein the straight pattern is one of a straight single pattern, a straight specific pattern, and a straight random pattern.
32. The optical information storage medium of claim 30, wherein the wobbling pattern is one of a wobbling single pattern, a wobbling specific pattern, and a wobbling random pattern.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A medical device (1, 100, 200) comprising a first connection site (10) for connecting a second medical device (3), said first connection site (10) comprising;
at least one guiding track (12) for guiding a lock protrusion (4) on said second medical device (3),
said at least one guiding track (12) being arranged with a surface (16) comprising a locking edge (15), said locking edge (15) being arranged to cooperate with said lock protrusion (4) on said second medical device (3),
said locking edge (15) extending between a first and a second level (H1, H2),
wherein said locking edge (15) extends in a smooth curve between said first and said second level (H1, H2), the curvature of which is a function of at least one radius (Ra).
2. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein said radius (Ra) is between 1-10 mm.
3. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said distance (b) between said first and said second level (H1, H2) is 0.2-3.0 mm, preferably 0.2-1.0 mm.
4. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein said locking edge (15) extends in a smooth curve between said first and said second level (H1, H2), and said curvature is a function of one radius (Ra).
5. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein said guiding track (12) comprises at least a horizontal section (81) said horizontal section (81), comprising a distal and proximal surface (16, 17), and a first and a second vertical surface (18, 19).
6. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 5, wherein said radius (Ra) has a centre of origin (Po) positioned at a distance (d) from said second vertical surface (19) of said horizontal section (81) of said guiding track (12).
7. The medical device (1, 100) according to claim 1, further comprising a neck element (11) that extends from a base member (30) for receiving a part of said second medical device (3) into said neck element (11), said neck element (11) comprising said at least one guiding track (12).
8. The medical device (1, 100) according to claim 7, wherein said neck like element (11) is a cylinder neck element (11).
9. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to 5, wherein said guiding track comprises a vertical section (80) arranged substantially perpendicular to said horizontal section (81), said vertical section arranged to initially receive said lock protrusion (4) during assembly.
10. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein said medical device (1, 100) is a piercing member protection device (200) and said guiding track (12) is arranged on said piercing member protection device.
11. The medical device (200) according to claim 10, wherein said piercing member protection device (200) comprises a sleeve member (202) and said at least one guiding track (12) is formed in said sleeve member (202).
12. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein said medical device (1, 100) comprises a second connection site (20, 120) for connecting an additional medical device.
13. The medical device (1, 100, 200) according to claim 1, wherein said medical device (1, 100, 200) comprises a barrier member (6, 14), in that said barrier member (6, 14) arranged to cooperate with said lock protrusion (4) of said second medical device (3, 300) so as to exert a force component to said second medical device.
14. The medical device connector (200) according to claim 1, wherein said medical device (1, 100) is a piercing member free medical device.