The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, primarily for the treatment of inflammatory conditions, including benign prostata hypertrophy, the composition containing a spiroketalin such as diosgenyl-.beta.-D-glycoside or hecogenyl-.beta.-D-glycoside. A unit dosage form is provided which contains between 0,3 and 0,75 mgm of the spiroketalin.

An apparatus that controls movement of an arm through a gaseous or liquid fluid. The apparatus incorporates a plurality of longitudinally extensible hose members that expand and contract their respective lengths responsive to introduction and withdrawal, respectively, of hydraulic fluid thereinto and therefrom. The hose members are interconnected to one another through a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely disposed brace members that may serve as lever means so that expansion or con...

A force feeder unit comprising a fixed body having two fluid orifices, mobile means mounted in said fixed body and defining a series of chambers of variable volume adapted to transfer a fluid along a cyclic path having a first region in which said chambers increase in volume and a second region in which said chambers decrease in volume, and a distribution means interposed in said fixed body between said orifices on the one hand and said chambers on the other, and comprising a first passage adapt...

An electronic circuit that has two input terminals and is responsive to three combinations of binary input signals is useful as a fast inhibit gate. The electronic circuit functions as an RS flip-flop for two of the combinations of binary input signals and as a combinational logic element for the third combination, which is the combination of a binary 1 on each input. Binary data to be transferred through the circuit is applied to one input terminal with the complement being applied to the other...

Liquid composition suitable for application to steel surfaces such as pipe interiors, which cure in situ to provide rubbery linings and coatings, comprise a terminally reactive diolefin polymer such as dibromopoly-butadiene, a curative for the polymer, a rubbery thermoplastic polymer such as a styrene butadiene block copolymer, and a solvent.

A polyconducting device, both two terminal and three terminal, is shown which includes a metallic oxide or metallic salt and conducting members operatively connected thereto. Various applications of the device, including use as an oscillator, a gated oscillator and a modulation device are also shown.

A unitary connector particularly suitable for high amperage applications is disclosed. It provides high density of smaller conductor connections per length of connector. A preferred embodiment facilitates visual inspection of all connections for confirmation of the completeness and security of such connection. The connector can be made from a single metal extrudate and current passes through the integral connector without passing across butting interfaces between elements within the connector as...

The disclosure relates to an electrical connector of the type used in underground utility applications wherein a number of secondary cables may be terminated to a commoning plate and wherein any one of the cables may be detached from the commoning plate without disturbing the other cables. The connector comprises a commoning block of electrically conducting material, preferably aluminum, having tapered holes therethrough, for receiving an electrical cable with connector thereon. The connector ma...

A semiconductor carrier, having microstrip transmission means designed integrally into the carrier structure, includes a ground plane member of electrical and thermally conductive material having a notch therein extending continuously from two adjacent surfaces thereof. A microstrip transmission pedestal of thermally conductive material is mounted within the notch and has its upper surface partially covered with an electrically conductive film that is separated from the ground plane member. A se...

A therapeutic pack containing chemicals to produce a temperature-changing chemical reaction, e.g. endothermic or exothermic. The chemical components for the reaction are held spaced apart within a bag by a fracturable means, e.g. a diaphragm. The bag incorporates an insulation cover, e.g. minutely expanded polystyrene paper and aluminum foil, various portions of which may be selectively removed to provide an effective heat-transfer path of a predetermined size, to accomplish the desired therapeu...