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A 5-pin bowling pinsetter in use at a bowling alley in Toronto Pinsetters in operation at a bowling alley as seen from behind the lanes. In bowling, a pinsetter or pinspotter is an automated mechanical device that sets bowling pins back in their original positions, returns bowling balls to the front of the alley, and clears fallen pins on the pin deck.
A Wartenberg wheel, also called a Wartenberg pinwheel or Wartenberg neurowheel, is a medical device for neurological use. The wheel was designed to test nerve reactions (sensitivity) as it rolled systematically across the skin. [1] A Wartenberg wheel is generally made of stainless steel with a handle of approximately 18 centimetres (7 in) in ...
MERCI Retriever L5. The MERCI Retriever is a medical device designed to treat Ischemic Strokes.The name is an acronym for Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia. . Designed by University of California, Los Angeles in 2001, MERCI was the first device approved in the U.S. to remove blood clots in patients who had acute brain isch
Every year, thousands in the United States have a stroke, with one occurring every 40 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of strokes are ...
St. Jude Medical Receives CE Mark of Next-Generation Cardiac Device for Stroke Prevention AMPLATZER Amulet unveiled at 18th annual Boston AF Symposium ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Jude ...
A man in the Tampa Bay area is the first patient at Tampa General Hospital to receive a device to help improve his recovery after suffering a stroke.
Inside 1970s computer console apparatus. Automatic equipment is considered a cornerstone of the modern bowling center. The traditional bowling center of the early 20th century was advanced in automation when the pinsetter person ("pin boy"), who set back up by hand the bowled down pins, [1] was replaced by a machine that automatically replaced the pins in their proper play positions.
Stroke survivors who have lost their sense of touch may be able to feel the warmth of a loved one’s hand again thanks to a portable device being developed by UK researchers.