Two factors dictate the design of an ideal brace: 1  Joints adjacent to the thumb CMC joint must be excluded to maximize function when wearing the brace; thus a design using three points of pressure cannot be used. 2  The brace must specifically prevent CMC dorsal translation.
Expansion valve. An expansion valve is a valve used for different purposes: Steam engines. A valve used to control the expansion of steam: Expansion valve (steam engine) The best-known of these was the Meyer expansion valve, the invention of Jean-Jacques Meyer.
Resomation was invented by biochemist Sandy Sullivan, who is assisting Anderson-McQueen in the start up. Sullivan's Resomation, Ltd. has been developing the system since 2007, and it is distributed by Matthews Cremation of Orlando. Sullivan has a patent pending on the process.