Author: claimsbot

1. An apparatus comprising:
a deformable sleeve comprising a first end portion having a first wall thickness, a second end portion having a second wall thickness, a bulbing portion having a third wall thickness, said bulbing portion being positioned between said first end portion and said second end portion, and a transition portion defining a groove in the outer surface of said deformable sleeve, wherein said transition portion is positioned between said bulbing portion and said first end portion, wherein said bulbing portion is constructed and arranged to form a flange upon application of a compressive load to at least one of said first and second end portions.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said flange is bounded by said transition portion so that there is a non-canted transition between said flange and said first end portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said groove has an outer diameter less than an outer diameter of said first end.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said groove is radiused.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said deformable sleeve further comprises an internally threaded portion proximate to said second end portion.
6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said bulbing portion bulbs proximate to said transition portion so that said flange beings in said groove.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said deformable sleeve further comprises an internally threaded portion proximate to said second end portion.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said third wall thickness is less than said first wall thickness.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said bulbing portion bulbs proximate to said transition portion so that said flange beings in said groove.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said flange is undercut by said transition portion.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said bulbing portion comprises a frustoconical body.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first end portion is sufficiently thick to prevent buckling under the compressive load.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said second end portion is sufficiently thick to prevent buckling under the compressive load.
14. A method of forming a deformable sleeve comprising the acts of:
providing a sleeve comprising a flanged end having a first outer diameter, a thin-walled portion having a second outer diameter and a second end having a third outer diameter, wherein the thin-walled portion is positioned between the flanged end and the second end and wherein the first outer diameter is larger than the second outer diameter and the third outer diameter;
deforming the sleeve by mechanical treatment to the flanged end until the first outer diameter is substantially equal to the third outer diameter.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the act of:
providing the sleeve further comprising a radiused transition between the thin-walled portion and the flanged end.
16. The method of claim 14, further comprising the act of:
providing the sleeve further comprising a tapered wall portion between the thin-walled portion and the second end.
17. The method of claim 14, further comprising the act of:
providing the sleeve further comprising an internally threaded portion proximate to the second end.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the deforming act transforms the thin-walled portion from a substantially cylindrical shape to a substantially frustoconical shape.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising the act of:
providing the sleeve wherein the inner diameter of the bore of the flanged end and the thin-walled portion is substantially equal.

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 textile implant material characterized in that it comprises monofilament threads of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or of a PVDF derivative.
2. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it is mainly formed from monofilament threads.
3. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a porous structure.
4. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a pore size of from 1 to 5 mm, preferably from 1 to 3 mm.
5. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that the implant comprises a woven fabric, a knit fabric, a knitting, a layered fabric, a braided fabric or a nonwoven fabric.
6. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a flexible structure.
7. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that at least part of the implant comprises a resorbable material.
8. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that at least part of the implant comprises a biocompatible material.
9. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that at least part of the implant comprises a coating.
10. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that, subjected to tensile load, the implant expands in a main direction of expansion at Fmax16 Ncm by 30 to 40% and in a main direction of expansion at Fmax32 Ncm by 15 to 25%.
11. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the main directions of expansion is marked by a distinguishable thread andor is color-marked.
12-13. (canceled).
14. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as a body.
15. The textile implant material according to claim 14, characterized in that the diameter or edge length extensions of the body are in excess of 10 mm.
16. The textile implant material according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises protruding connection elements.
17 (canceled).

1. A compound having the formula
wherein:
A=counter-ion
a=1-3
b=0-3
X=1-6C alkyl or heteroalkyl
R1=1-6C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
one of R4 and R5 is halogen and the other is halogen substituted 1-6C alkyl,
one or both of R4 and R5 are XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R4 and R5 are joined to form an aromatic or a hetero aromatic ring or a substituted aromatic ring
or substituted hetero aromatic ring.
2. The compound of claim 1 having the formula
wherein:
A=counter-ion
X=1-6C alkyl
a=1-3
b=0-3
R1=1-3C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is 1-4C alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
R4\u2550CHF2
R5=Halogen.
3. The compound of claim 2, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
4. The compound of claim 2, wherein
X is propyl
b is 1
R1 is methyl
R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
5. The compound of claim 2, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methoxy
R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
6. The compound of claim 1 having the formula
wherein:
a=1-3
A=counter-ion
X=1-6C alkyl
b=0-3
R1=1-3C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
one of R4 and R5 is halogen and the other is a halogen substituted 1-6C alkyl, or R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6=1-4C alkoxy, hydrogen, or halogen.
7. The compound of claim 6, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methoxy.
R4, R5, and R6 are hydrogen.
8. The compound of claim 6, wherein
X is propyl
R1 is methyl
b is zero
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 form an aromatic ring
R6 is methoxy.
9. The compound of claim 6, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6 is ethoxy.
10. The compound of claim 6, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6 is bromine.
11. The compound of claim 1, wherein said at least one counter-ion is nitrite, phosphate, hydrogenphosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen sulfate, sulfate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, methane sulfonate, fluoroborate, bromide, chloride, iodide, or combinations thereof.
12. A method of measuring an analyte contained in a biological fluid, the analyte adapted to produce a proportional color change upon a reaction, the method comprising the acts of:
providing a tetrazolium salt as an indicator, said tetrazolium salt having the formula of
wherein:
A=counter-ion
a=1-3
b=0-3
X=1-6C alkyl or heteroalkyl
R1=1-6C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
one of R4 and R5 is halogen and the other is a halogen substituted 1-6C alkyl, one or both of R4 and R5 are XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R4 and R5 are joined to form an aromatic or a hetero aromatic ring or a substituted aromatic ring or substituted hetero aromatic ring; and
determining the concentration of said analyte in said biological fluid with the assistance of said tetrazolium salt as the indicator.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said analyte is glucose.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said biological fluid is whole blood.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein said tetrazolium salt has the formula
wherein:
A=counter-ion
X=1-6C alkyl
a=1-3
b=0-3
R1=1-3C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is 1-4C alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
R4\u2550CHF2
R5\u2550Halogen.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein
X is propyl
b is 1
R1 is methyl
R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methoxy
R4 is CHF2
R5 is Cl.
19. The method of claim 12 having the formula wherein:
a=1-3
A=counter-ion
X=1-6C alkyl
b=0-3
R1=1-3C alkyl
one of R2 and R3 is alkyl and the other is XN+Hb(R1)3-b, or R2 and R3 form a methylene dioxy group
one of R4 and R5 is halogen and the other is a halogen substituted 1-6C alkyl, or R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6=1-4C alkoxy, hydrogen, or halogen.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methoxy
R4, R5, and R6 are hydrogen.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein
X is propyl
R1 is methyl
b is zero
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 form an aromatic ring
R6 is methoxy.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6 is ethoxy.
23. The method of claim 19, wherein
X is propyl
b is zero
R1 is methyl
R2 is trimethylammonium propyl
R3 is methyl
R4 and R5 are hydrogen
R6 is bromine.
24. The method of claim 12, wherein said at least one counter-ion is nitrite, phosphate, hydrogenphosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen sulfate, sulfate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, methane sulfonate, fluoroborate, bromide, chloride, iodide, or combinations thereof.
25. A method of increasing the solubility of thiazoyl tetrazolium salts having the thiazoyl group attached at the third nitrogen atom of the tetrazolium ring, the method comprising adding at least one trialkyl ammonium alkoxy group as a substituent to the thiazoyl tetrazolium salt.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein said thiazoyl tetrazolium salt has phenyl substituents at the third nitrogen atom and at the carbon atom of the tetrazolium ring.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein said at least one trialkyl ammonium alkoxy group is a trimethyl ammonium propoxy group.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein said at least one trialkyl ammonium alkoxy group is a substituent of said phenyl groups.
29. The method of claim 26, wherein at least one trialkyl ammonium alkoxy group is a substituent of both of said phenyl substituents.
30. The method of claim 25, wherein said thiazoyl group is a benzo thiazoyl group.
31. The method of claim 25, wherein said thiazoyl tetrazolium salt has counterions of nitrite, phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen sulfate, sulfate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, methane sulfonate, fluoroborate, bromode, chloride, iodide, or combinations thereof.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein said counterions are bromo nitrite, dibromo nitrite, or tribromide.

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 personal armband storage device comprising:
a body portion having an opening for access to a storage compartment contained within the body portion;
a back plate attached to the body portion, the back plate including a plurality of layers of material arranged to mirror the musculature of a human upper arm in the region where the deltoid muscle, the triceps, muscle, and the bicep muscle meet; and
a strap attached to the back plate for securing the body portion to a user.
2. The personal armband storage device of claim 1, wherein the back plate includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, the second region being thicker than the first region, and the third region being thicker than the first region and the third region being thicker than the second region.
3. The personal armband storage device of claim 2, wherein the back plate further comprises, a first layer of material that extends across the first region, the second region, and the third region; a second layer of material the extends across the second region and the third region, and a third layer of material that extends across the third region.
4. The personal armband storage device of claim 3, wherein the third region is pie-shaped.
5. The personal armband storage device of claim 4, wherein the third region is wider near a top of the body portion and narrower near a bottom of the body portion.
6. The personal armband storage device of claim 1, wherein the back plate includes a plurality of channels adapted to direct moisture away from the back plate.
7. The personal armband storage device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of layers of material are covered by a layer of moisture wicking fabric.
8. The personal armband storage device of claim 1, wherein the strap has a V-shape, including separated end portions that are attached to the back plate.
9. The personal armband storage device of claim 1, wherein the back plate is wider than the body portion.
10. A personal armband storage device comprising:
a body portion having an opening for access to a storage compartment contained within the body portion;
a back plate attached to the body portion; and
a V-shaped strap attached to the back plate for securing the body portion to a user.
11. The personal armband storage device of claim 10, wherein the V-shaped strap includes two separated portions at one end, the two separated portions being attached to the body portion at one side, one separated portion being attached to the body portion proximate a top of the body portion and the other separated portion being attached to the body portion proximate a bottom of the body portion.
12. The personal armband storage device of claim 10, wherein the V-shaped strap includes a plurality of perforations.
13. The personal armband storage device of claim 12, wherein the V-shaped strap is lined with a moisture-wicking material.
14. The personal armband storage device of claim 10, further comprising a soft material flap extending from the back plate, the soft material flap being located between the V-shaped strap and a user’s arm when the personal armband storage device is attached to a user’s arm.
15. The personal armband storage device of claim 10, wherein the back plate includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, the second region being thicker than the first region, and the third region being thicker than the second region, the third region having a pie-shape with a wider portion near a top of the body portion and a narrower portion near a bottom of the body portion.
16. A personal armband storage device comprising:
a body portion having an opening for access to a storage compartment contained within the body portion;
a back plate attached to the body portion, the back plate being adapted to support the body portion on the upper arm of a user; and
a strap attached to the back plate for securing the body portion to a user,
wherein the body portion includes a first window along a first side of the body portion and a first illumination unit disposed within the storage compartment, the first illumination unit being adapted to project a first fan-shaped beam of electromagnetic radiation through the window.
17. The personal armband storage device of claim 16, wherein the body portion includes a second illumination unit disposed within the storage compartment, the second illumination unit being adapted to project a second fan-shaped beam of electromagnetic radiation through the window.
18. The personal armband storage device of claim 17, wherein the first fan-shaped beam and the second fan-shaped beam are symmetrical about a first projection axis and a second projection axis, respectively, the first projection axis being angled relative to the second projection axis.
19. The personal armband storage device of claim 16, wherein the body portion includes a second window along a second side of the body portion, and a second illumination unit disposed within the storage compartment, the second illumination unit being adapted to project a second fan-shaped beam of electromagnetic radiation through the second window.
20. The personal armband storage device of claim 16, wherein the window is tinted to absorb at least one frequency of electromagnetic radiation.