Novedoso separador con diodo ultrabrillante / New retractor with ultrabilliant diode

Presentamos un separador quirúrgico innovador por su comodidad y potente iluminación que consideramos ideal para la cirugía de colocación de implantes mamarios, si bien, puede utilizarse también para facilitar otras cirugía en cavidades de difícil acceso. Tras diferentes estudios y pruebas hemos logrado un diseño que se diferencia de otros en que, al no ser plano y tener una menor superficie de contacto, produce menor lesión de los tejidos y permite una mejor visualización del campo operatorio, de manera que podemos observar sangrados que a veces quedan ocultos con los separadores planos comunes. Su novedosa iluminación es pequeña, potente y precisa, sin necesidad de fuente generadora de luz externa ni de incómodos cables de fibra óptica, lo que lo hace de fácil manipulación y transporte (AU)

After many studies and tests a very innovative, strong and comfortable retractor is introduced; it is considered ideal for mammary implants surgery and it is also very useful in difficult access surgeries. This new design produces less tissue damage than ordinary flat retractors due to its smaller contact surface; besides it allows a better view of the surgery field (as it permits the observation of any bleeding that traditional flat separators would hide).Its modern illumination is strong and precise; it offers above 25% more light than fiber optics without any external light source what makes this retractor very easy to handle and to transport (AU)

An investigation of wide-angle dense-medium cycloning for the recovery of metal and aggregate from fine slag.

An investigation was carried out to evaluate the feasibility of using wide-angle dense-medium cycloning to process a fine (-600 microm) stainless-steel slag. The slag was characterized by size and density using a combination of sieving and pycnometer measurements. Separation testing was carried out using a laboratory dense-medium cyclone to concentrate the stainless-steel fraction and produce a low-metal aggregate material. The effects of cyclone geometry (cone angle, underflow diameter, overflow diameter, cylinder length, and vortex finder length) and medium density on cyclone performance were evaluated. A Plackett-Burman statistical design was used to determine the significant variables as related to recovery and purity of the metal and aggregate products. Based on these results, full-factorial designs were performed at two different medium densities. Regression models relating the significant variables to product recovery and purity were developed for both the metal and aggregate fractions.