Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a cavity fixed-point drug delivery device for otolaryngological department, which solves the problems in the background art.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: an otolaryngological cavity fixed point drug delivery device comprises;
a cylindrical housing; an air pump assembly is arranged on the left side of the columnar shell, a pressing key is arranged on the surface of the columnar shell and used for controlling the air pump assembly to be started and closed;
the medicine injection device comprises a detachable taper end part, wherein an insertion pipe body is inserted in the axis of the detachable taper end part, and one end of the insertion pipe body is sleeved with a medicine outlet end;
a housing connecting block mechanism; the device comprises a cylindrical block, wherein a fixing ring is arranged on the left side of the cylindrical block, a round hole is formed in the axis of the cylindrical block, a fixing column is connected to the round hole in an internal thread mode, a four-phase pipe is inserted into the cylindrical block in an penetrating mode, and one end of the four-phase pipe is communicated with an insertion pipe body;
a medicament placement mechanism; the medicament placing mechanism is sleeved on the fixed column and comprises a first movable circular plate and a second movable circular plate, three circular grooves are formed in opposite sides of the first movable circular plate and the second movable circular plate, through holes are formed in the circular grooves, the through holes in the right side are communicated with the four-phase pipe, a main shunting pipe is fixedly connected to the left side of the second movable circular plate, the main shunting pipe is communicated with a sealing pipe through a communicating pipe, one end of the sealing pipe penetrates through the through holes, a damping pad is sleeved at the right end of the sealing pipe, and a sleeve is fixed to the right side face of the sealing pipe;
a liquid administration mechanism, a milk administration mechanism and a powder administration mechanism; the liquid administration mechanism, the emulsion administration mechanism and the powder administration mechanism are arranged on the medicament placing mechanism.
As a further description of the above technical solution: the liquid dosing mechanism comprises a first hollow tubular body, a first sealing connecting pipe is arranged on the left side of the first hollow tubular body, a first plug-in sealing pipe is arranged on the right side of the first hollow tubular body, a sliding block is sleeved in the first hollow tubular body, a first sealing ring is sleeved on the sliding block, liquid medicine penetrates through the inner right side of the first hollow tubular body, and a first check valve is arranged on the left side of the plug-in sealing pipe.
As a further description of the above technical solution: the milk body administration mechanism comprises a hollow tubular body II, a second sealing connecting pipe is arranged on the left side of the hollow tubular body II, a second plug-in sealing pipe is arranged on the right side of the hollow tubular body II, a partition plate is sleeved in the hollow tubular body II, a sealing ring II is sleeved on the partition plate, emulsion liquid medicine penetrates through the right side in the hollow tubular body II, and a one-way valve II is arranged on the left side of the plug-in sealing pipe.
As a further description of the above technical solution: the likepowder mechanism of dosing includes hollow tube body three, the left side intercommunication of hollow tube body three has the sealed takeover of third, the right side intercommunication of hollow tube body three has the bayonet sealed tube of third, the left side of the bayonet sealed tube of third sets up to uncovered, three inner chamber right sides covers of hollow tube body are equipped with the separation net, the left side cover of three inner chambers of hollow tube body is equipped with circular block, the axle center department of circular block is provided with the bearing, the bearing endotheca is equipped with the bull stick, the oval opening has been seted up on the circular block, the right side of bull stick is provided with a plurality of oval blocks, oval block with the circular block contact, the left end of bull stick is provided with a plurality of vortex flabellums, the left end surface of hollow tube body three is provided with out the air groove.
As a further description of the above technical solution: the sleeve pipe is in including the intercommunication the adapter sleeve of sealed tube right-hand member, the one end movable sleeve of adapter sleeve is equipped with one-way pipe, the left side cover of one-way pipe is equipped with the interface mouth, one-way intraductal through fixing base fixedly connected with ejector pin, the one end of ejector pin extends to in the interface mouth, the interface mouth endotheca is equipped with the sealing ring, the sealing ring middle part is provided with the shutoff mouth, the sealed piece of one end fixedly connected with of ejector pin, sealed piece with one side overlap joint of sealing ring, interface mouth right-hand member fixedly connected with sliding plug, one side of sliding plug is in through a plurality of extrusion springs and mount pad fixed connection the inner wall of one-way pipe.
As a further description of the above technical solution: the left end that the reposition of redundant personnel was responsible for is provided with and connects the gas device, just connect the gas device with the end intercommunication of giving vent to anger of air pump assembly, be provided with the power in the air pump assembly for provide the power for the air feed pump in the air pump assembly.
(III) advantageous effects
The invention provides a cavity fixed-point drug delivery device for an otolaryngological department. The method has the following beneficial effects:
1. when the invention is used, when liquid is used for treatment, the liquid administration mechanism is used, liquid medicine is filled in the inner cavity of the liquid administration mechanism, the liquid medicine is positioned between the sliding block and the one-way valve I, the pressing key is pressed to connect a circuit, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe from the shunt main pipe and enters the sealing pipe, the sleeve pipe is arranged at the right end of the entering sealing pipe, the passage where the liquid administration mechanism is arranged can be communicated through the adjustment of the sleeve pipe, the pressure enters the hollow tubular body I from the first sealing connecting pipe, the pressure on the left side of the sliding block is increased, so the pressure can push the sliding block to move towards the right side, the liquid medicine positioned between the sliding block and the one-way valve I can be extruded, the liquid medicine can move towards the right side from the one-way valve I to one branch of the four-way pipes, and go out the medicine end from inserting the body runner, liquid medicine oozes from going out the medicine end like this, and the benefit that sets up like this lies in, adopts the mode that atmospheric pressure promoted to realize supplying the medicine operation, needs externally go on, goes out medicine end annular moreover and goes out medicine, can go on the operation of adding medicine to scribbling medicine department periphery.
2. When the powdery medicament is used, the pressing key is pressed, the circuit is connected by pressing the pressing key, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe in the diversion main pipe and enters the sealing pipe, after air flow enters the hollow tubular body III from the third sealing connecting pipe, the left end of the hollow tubular body III is provided with an air outlet groove, pressurized air flow is discharged from the air outlet groove to enable the air in the hollow tubular body III to orderly flow, the air flowing in the way enables the plurality of turbulence fan blades to rotate, the plurality of turbulence fan blades can drive the oval block to rotate through the rotating rod when rotating, so that the oval block in contact with the round block can alternately pass through the oval through holes arranged on the round block when rotating, the oval turbulence fan blades can be sealed when passing through the oval through holes, and the oval through holes are communicated with the three inner cavities of the hollow tubular body, when the air pressure inside the hollow tubular body III passes through the hollow tubular body III, the powdery powder in the hollow tubular body III is blown, flows to the medicine outlet end along with the air flow passing through the isolation net, and is discharged from the medicine hole at the medicine outlet end.
3. In the process of installing the liquid administration mechanism, the milk administration mechanism and the powder administration mechanism, the left end of the liquid administration mechanism, the milk administration mechanism and the powder administration mechanism is inserted into the interface nozzle and extruded to the left side, so that the sliding plug at one end of the communication between the interface nozzle and the powder administration mechanism moves in the one-way pipe, the sealing block on the ejector rod arranged in the one-way pipe is separated from the sealing ring inside the one-way pipe, and after the liquid administration mechanism, the milk administration mechanism and the powder administration mechanism are installed, the air passage communication is realized.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the medicament placement mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the powder delivery mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a liquid drug delivery mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a milk delivery mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a second movable circular plate according to the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the bushing of the present invention.
In the figure: 1 columnar shell, 2 air pump assembly, 3 pressing key, 4 detachable taper end part, 5 inserting tube body, 6 medicine outlet end, 7 cylindrical block, 8 fixing ring, 9 round hole, 10 four-phase tube, 11 first movable circular plate, 12 circular groove, 13 through hole, 14 fixing column, 15 second movable circular plate, 16 sealing tube, 17 communicating tube, 18 shunting main tube, 19 liquid medicine feeding mechanism, 191 hollow tube first, 192 one-way valve first, 193 inserting sealing tube, 194 liquid medicine, 195 sliding block, 196 sealing ring first, 197 first sealing connecting tube, 20 powder medicine feeding mechanism, 201 hollow tube third, 202 opening, 203 third inserting sealing tube, 204 isolating net, 205 circular block, 206 oval opening, 207 rotating rod, 208 oval block, 209 turbulent flow fan blade, 210 air outlet groove, 211 third sealing connecting tube, 21 emulsion medicine feeding mechanism, 2101 hollow tube second, 2102, 2103 one-way valve second, 2104 second plug-in sealing tube, 2105 baffle, 2106 sealing ring two, 2107 second sealing connection tube, 22 damping pad, 23 casing tube, 231 one-way tube, 232 fastening sleeve, 233 fixing seat, 234 push rod, 235 sliding plug, 236 extrusion spring, 237 mounting seat, 238 sealing ring, 239 sealing opening, 240 sealing block and 241 interface mouth.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present invention provides a technical solution: an otolaryngological cavity fixed point drug delivery device comprises;
a cylindrical housing 1; an air pump assembly 2 is arranged on the left side of the columnar shell 1, a pressing key 3 is arranged on the surface of the columnar shell 1, the pressing key 3 is used for controlling the air pump assembly 2 to be started and closed, an air receiving device is arranged at the left end of the flow dividing main pipe 18 and is communicated with the air outlet end of the air pump assembly 2, and a power supply is arranged in the air pump assembly 2 and is used for providing power for an air supply pump in the air pump assembly; in the use case, the pressing key 3 is pressed, the circuit is connected by pressing the pressing key 3, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, and the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the flow dividing main pipe 18;
the medicine injection device comprises a detachable conical end part 4, wherein an insertion pipe body 5 is inserted in the axis of the detachable conical end part 4, one end of the insertion pipe body 5 is sleeved with a medicine outlet end 6, and the surface of the medicine outlet end 6 is provided with a medicine outlet hole;
a housing connecting block mechanism; the cylindrical shell comprises a cylindrical block 7, wherein a fixing ring 8 is arranged on the left side of the cylindrical block 7, a thread groove is formed in the outer surface of the fixing ring 8, and a thread groove matched with the fixing ring 8 is formed in the right side of the inner wall of the cylindrical shell 1, so that the fixing ring 8 can be screwed and disassembled on the cylindrical shell 1, a round hole 9 is formed in the axis of the cylindrical block 7, a fixing column 14 is connected to the round hole 9 in an internal thread mode, a four-phase pipe 10 is inserted into the cylindrical block 7 in a penetrating mode, and one end of the four-phase pipe 10 is communicated with an insertion pipe body 5;
a medicament placement mechanism; the medicament placing mechanism is sleeved on the fixed column 14 and comprises a first movable circular plate 11 and a second movable circular plate 15, three circular grooves 12 are formed in opposite sides of the first movable circular plate 11 and the second movable circular plate 15, through holes 13 are formed in the circular grooves 12, the right through hole 13 is communicated with the four-phase pipe 10, a shunting main pipe 18 is fixedly connected to the left side of the second movable circular plate 15, the shunting main pipe 18 is communicated with a sealing pipe 16 through a communicating pipe 17, one end of the sealing pipe 16 penetrates through the through hole 13, a damping pad 22 is sleeved at the right end of the sealing pipe 16, and a sleeve 23 is fixed on the right side face of the sealing pipe 16;
when dosing to ear nasal cavity way, at first confirm required liquid medicine be one of liquid dosing mechanism 19, emulsion dosing mechanism 21 and likepowder dosing mechanism 20, rotate again and dismantle taper tip 4, when the taper tip 4 can be dismantled in the rotation, can dismantle the cylinder piece 7 that taper tip 4 left side set up and can drive solid fixed ring 8 and rotate, can make like this that the medicament placement device dismantles from cylindrical shell 1, after installing the medicament again, rotate and to dismantle taper tip 4 and can realize the body coupling.
The liquid administration mechanism 19, the emulsion administration mechanism 21, and the powder administration mechanism 20 are provided on the medicine placing mechanism.
When the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 are installed, one end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 is inserted into the sleeve 23 arranged at the right side of the second movable circular plate 15, the sleeve 23 is contracted under the action of pushing force, so that the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 can move to the left side, when the right end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 is moved to the left side of the first movable circular plate 11, the right end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 can be inserted into the through hole 13 arranged at the left side of the first movable circular plate 11, so that the installation operation is realized, the installation process is quick and simple, the positioning is convenient, and three same medicines can be placed simultaneously in the specific operation, in particular, the medicament placing mechanism can only use the same medicament once, and in the best case, only places one medicament of the same type.
As shown in fig. 4, the liquid administration mechanism 19 includes a hollow tubular body 191, a first sealing connection pipe 197 is disposed on the left side of the hollow tubular body 191, a first insertion type sealing pipe 193 is disposed on the right side of the hollow tubular body 191, a sliding block 195 is sleeved in the hollow tubular body 191, a sealing ring 196 is sleeved on the sliding block 195, a liquid medicine 194 penetrates through the right side of the hollow tubular body 191, and a one-way valve 192 is disposed on the left side of the insertion type sealing pipe 193.
When liquid is used for treatment, the liquid administration mechanism 19 is used, liquid medicine is filled in the inner cavity of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the liquid medicine is located between the sliding block 195 and the one-way valve one 192, the pressing key 3 is pressed, the circuit is connected by the pressing key 3, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe 17 from the main flow dividing pipe 18 and enters the sealing pipe 16, the sleeve 23 is arranged at the right end of the sealing pipe 16, the passage where the liquid administration mechanism 19 is installed can be communicated through the adjustment of the sleeve 23, the pressure enters the hollow tubular body one 191 from the first sealing connecting pipe 197, the pressure on the left side of the sliding block 195 is increased, the sliding block 195 can be pushed to move to the right side by the pressure, the liquid medicine located between the sliding block 195 and the one-way valve one 192 can be squeezed, and the liquid medicine moves to the right side, the liquid medicine flows from the one-way valve 192 to the right side to one branch of the four-phase tube 10 and flows out of the medicine outlet end 6 of the flow passage of the insertion tube body 5, so that the liquid medicine seeps out of the medicine outlet end 6.
As shown in fig. 5, the milk administration mechanism 21 comprises a hollow tubular body two 2101, a second sealing connection tube 2107 is arranged on the left side of the hollow tubular body two 2101, a second insertion type sealing tube 2104 is arranged on the right side of the hollow tubular body two 2101, a partition 2105 is sleeved in the hollow tubular body two 2101, a sealing ring two 2106 is sleeved on the partition 2105, an emulsion liquid medicine 2102 penetrates through the right side in the hollow tubular body two 201, and a one-way valve two 2103 is arranged on the left side of the insertion type sealing tube 2104.
When the emulsion drug is used, after the emulsion drug delivery mechanism 21 is installed, the manner of using the liquid drug delivery mechanism 19 is adopted, the emulsion drug delivery mechanism 21 and the liquid drug delivery mechanism 19 discharge drugs in the same manner, and the manner of discharging the emulsion drug is not described in detail here.
The powdery drug delivery mechanism 20 comprises a hollow tubular body III 201, a third sealing connecting pipe 211 is communicated with the left side of the hollow tubular body III 201, a third inserting sealing pipe 203 is communicated with the right side of the hollow tubular body III 201, the left side of the third inserting sealing pipe 203 is set to be an opening 202, an isolation net 204 is sleeved on the right side of the inner cavity of the hollow tubular body III 201, a round block 205 is sleeved on the left side of the inner cavity of the hollow tubular body III 201, a bearing is arranged at the axis of the round block 205, a rotating rod 207 is sleeved in the bearing, an oval through opening 206 is formed in the round block 205, a plurality of oval blocks 208 are arranged on the right side of the rotating rod 207, the oval blocks 208 are in contact with the round block 205, a plurality of turbulence fan blades 209 are arranged at the left end of the rotating rod 207, and an air outlet groove 210 is formed in the surface of the left end of the hollow tubular body III 201.
When the powdery medicament is used, the pressing key 3 is pressed, the circuit is connected by pressing the pressing key 3, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe 17 towards the shunt main pipe 18 and enters the sealing pipe 16, after the air flow enters the hollow tubular body three 201 from the third sealing connecting pipe 211, the left end of the hollow tubular body three 201 is provided with an air outlet groove 210, the pressurized air flow is discharged from the air outlet groove 210 to the inside and the outside, so that the air in the hollow tubular body three flows orderly, the plurality of turbulence fan blades 209 rotate by the flowing air, the plurality of turbulence fan blades 209 can drive the oval block 208 to rotate by the rotating rod 207 when rotating, so that the oval block 208 contacted with the round block 205 can alternately pass through the oval through holes 206 arranged on the round block 205, and when passing through, the oval through holes 206 can be sealed, and after passing through the oval port 206, the oval port 206 is communicated with the inner cavity of the hollow tubular body three 201, and when the internal air pressure passes through the hollow tubular body three 201, the powdery powder in the hollow tubular body three 201 is blown, flows to the medicine outlet end 6 along with the air flow passing through the isolation net 204, and is discharged from the medicine hole of the medicine outlet end 6.
As shown in fig. 7, the sleeve 23 includes the adapter sleeve 232 that communicates at the sealed tube 16 right-hand member, the one end activity cover of adapter sleeve 232 is equipped with the check pipe 231, the left side cover of check pipe 231 is equipped with interface mouth 241, through fixing base 233 fixedly connected with ejector pin 234 in the check pipe 231, the one end of ejector pin 234 extends to in the interface mouth 241, the interior cover of interface mouth 241 is equipped with sealing ring 238, the sealing ring 238 middle part is provided with the shutoff mouth 239, the one end fixedly connected with seal block 240 of ejector pin 234, the overlap joint of one side of seal block 240 and sealing ring 238, interface mouth 241 right-hand member fixedly connected with sliding plug 235, one side of sliding plug 235 is through the inner wall of a plurality of extrusion springs 236 and mount pad 237 fixed connection at check pipe 231.
In the process of mounting the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20, when the left ends of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 are inserted on the interface mouth 241 and are pressed to the left side, the sliding plug 235 at one end communicated with the interface mouth 241 moves in the one-way pipe 231, the sealing block 240 on the push rod 234 arranged in the one-way pipe 231 is separated from the sealing ring 238 in the one-way pipe, and after the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 are mounted, the air passage communication is realized.
When the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 are installed, one end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 is inserted into the sleeve 23 arranged at the right side of the second movable circular plate 15, the sleeve 23 is contracted under the action of pushing force, so that the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 can move to the left side, when the right end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 is moved to the left side of the first movable circular plate 11, the right end of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the milk administration mechanism 21 and the powder administration mechanism 20 can be inserted into the through hole 13 arranged at the left side of the first movable circular plate 11, so that the installation operation is realized, the installation process is quick and simple, the positioning is convenient, and three same medicines can be placed simultaneously in the specific operation, the specific operation, this medicament placement mechanism can only carry on the same medicament to use once, in the best case, only place a homogeneous medicine, while administering to the ear nasal cavity, confirm the necessary liquid medicine at first namely one of liquid administration mechanism 19, breast body administration mechanism 21 and powdery administration mechanism 20, rotate and dismantle the cone end 4 again, when rotating and dismantling the cone end 4, the cylinder block 7 that can be set up on the left of the cone end 4 of dismantling can drive the fixed ring 8 to rotate, can make the medicament placement mechanism dismantle from the column shell 1 like this, after installing the medicament, rotate and dismantle the cone end 4 and can realize the integral connection, when using the liquid to treat, use the liquid administration mechanism 19, the liquid medicine of filling in the cavity of the liquid administration mechanism 19, the liquid medicine is located between slide block 195 and one-way valve 192, press the key 3, the circuit is connected by pressing the key 3, the power supply is connected with the air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe 17 from the branch main pipe 18 and enters the sealing pipe 16, the sleeve 23 is arranged at the right end of the sealing pipe 16, the passage where the liquid administration mechanism 19 is arranged can be communicated by adjusting the sleeve 23, the pressure enters the hollow pipe body one 191 from the first sealing connecting pipe 197, the pressure at the left side of the slide block 195 is increased, the slide block 195 can be pushed to move towards the right side by the pressure, the liquid medicine positioned between the slide block 195 and the one-way valve one 192 can be squeezed, the liquid medicine moves towards the right side, the liquid medicine flows to one branch of the four-phase pipes 10 from the one-way valve one 192 to the right side and flows out from the flow passage outlet end 6 of the insertion pipe body 5, the liquid medicine seeps out from the liquid medicine outlet end 6, when the powdery medicine is used, the pressing key 3 is pressed, the circuit is connected by pressing the pressing key 3, the power supply is connected with an air supply pump in the air pump assembly, the air supply pump can be started, the generated air pressure can be conveyed into the communicating pipe 17 towards the shunting main pipe 18 and enters the sealing pipe 16, after the air flow enters the hollow tubular body three 201 from the third sealing connecting pipe 211, the left end of the hollow tubular body three 201 is provided with an air outlet groove 210, the pressurized air flow is discharged from the inside and the outside of the air outlet groove 210, so that the air in the hollow tubular body three 201 flows orderly, the air flowing in the hollow tubular body three 209 rotates, the plurality of turbulence fan blades 209 can drive the oval block 208 to rotate through the rotating rod 207 when rotating, so that the oval block 208 contacted with the round block 205 can alternately pass through the oval through holes 206 arranged on the round block 205 when rotating, the oval through holes 206 can be sealed when passing through, and after passing through the oval through holes 206, the oval port 206 is communicated with the inner cavity of the hollow tubular body III 201, when the internal air pressure passes through the hollow tubular body III 201, the powdery powder in the hollow tubular body III 201 is blown, flows to the medicine outlet end 6 along with the air flow passing through the isolation net 204, and is discharged from the medicine hole of the medicine outlet end 6.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a reference structure" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.