A connector assembly may include an elastomeric connector comprising an approximately perpendicular flange at a distal end thereof and an opening therethrough; and a rigid compression fitting having an opening aligned with the opening of the elastomeric connector. The connector assembly may be used with a converter hose. Related methods include attaching the converter hose to a shower head, faucet or spigot.

An implantable prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame having three commissure attachment portions and at least three rows of angled struts. The rows include a first row, a second row downstream of the first row, and a third row downstream of the second row. Each row of struts includes angled struts arranged in a zig-zag pattern defining a plurality of crowns. A leaflet structure includes three leaflets forming three commissures, each commissure being connected to one of the commissure attachment portions via sutures extending through apertures in the commissure attachment portions, wherein all of the apertures are located along the length of the frame between a first plane defined by the crowns of the second row of struts and a second plane defined by the crowns of the third row of struts.

A prosthetic heart valve comprises a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame and a leaflet structure comprising three leaflets. Each leaflet has an upper edge portion, a curved lower edge portion and two side flaps, wherein each side flap is connected to an adjacent side flap of another leaflet to form commissures of the leaflet structure, with each commissure being attached to the frame. An annular inner sleeve comprises three U-shaped portions positioned along the curved lower edge portions of the leaflets. An annular outer sleeve extends around are outer surface of the frame, wherein the outer sleeve is made of pericardium. The frame is made of Nitinol and the prosthetic valve can be radially crimped to a radially collapsed configuration inside a sheath for delivery into a patient's body and self-expand to a radially expanded configuration when released from the sheath inside the patient's body.

The present disclosure discloses a pull-out faucet. A pull-out flexible hose is a tube-in-tube structure and comprises a first water outlet passage and a second water outlet passage. Each of a water-passing passage, a second water inlet passage, and the pull-out flexible hose is connected to a water-dividing seat so that the first water outlet passage is in communication with the water-passing passage and the second water outlet passage is in communication with the second water inlet passage. A pull-out head is connected to a second end of the pull-out flexible hose and comprises a first water outlet and a second water outlet. The first water outlet is in communication with the first water outlet passage, and the second water outlet is in communication with the second water outlet passage.

An implantable prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame having three commissure attachment portions and at least three rows of angled struts. The rows include a first row, a second row downstream of the first row, and a third row downstream of the second row. Each row of struts includes angled struts arranged in a zig-zag pattern defining a plurality of crowns. A leaflet structure includes three leaflets forming three commissures, each commissure being connected to one of the commissure attachment portions via sutures extending through apertures in the commissure attachment portions, wherein all of the apertures are located along the length of the frame between a first plane defined by the crowns of the second row of struts and a second plane defined by the crowns of the third row of struts.

A showerhead with a removable portion is provided that includes a fixed fluid dispensing unit supported at a location. The fixed dispensing unit has a fixed nozzle apertures arranged on a fixed spray face within a first area of between 55 and 95 percent of the fixed spray face, the fixed spray face having a second area devoid of fixed nozzle apertures and contiguous with the first area. A removable fluid dispensing unit has a front face defining a front face area, a back surface in opposition to the front face, and removable nozzle apertures arranged on the front face, the back surface adapted to overlap the second area of the fixed spray face and protrude in every portion from the fixed spray face. A handle and fluid supply house are provided.

A shower system installed in a shower installation including a wall and a water supply pipe with a pipe outlet. The shower system includes an adapter, a supply pipe, a shower bar, and a diverter valve assembly. The adapter has an inlet connectable to the pipe outlet on a first side of the wall. The supply pipe is slidably couplable to the adapter, has a supply outlet in fluid communication with the adapter, and is on the second side of the wall. The shower bar has a shower bar inlet fluid connectable to the adapter. The shower bar is on the second side of the wall. First and second shower members are fluidly connectable to the shower bar. The diverter valve assembly is connectable to the shower bar and is operable to direct water to at least one of the first shower member or the second shower member.

An electric water-recycling shower system comprising a first heating element, a fresh water intake arranged to pass the first heating element, an intake valve to control the flow of water through the fresh water intake, a water output, and a shower waste, wherein during a normal mode of operation, the intake valve is configured to allow a flow of water from the fresh water intake to pass by the first heating element and out of the water output, characterised in that the system is adapted to switch between the normal mode and a recycle mode of operation, the recycle mode comprising a waste water intake, and a waste valve connected to the shower waste, wherein the waste valve is configured to close in order to allow collection of waste water for diversion of water through the waste water intake, past a heating element and out of the water output.

An implantable prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame having three commissure attachment posts and four rows of circumferential struts. The rows include a first row, a second row downstream of the first row, a third row downstream of the second row, and a fourth row downstream of the third row and defining an outflow end of the frame. Each row of circumferential struts includes angled struts arranged in a zig-zag pattern. A leaflet structure includes three leaflets forming three commissures, each commissure being connected to one of the commissure attachment posts only at locations along the commissure attachment posts between a first plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the frame and intersects crowns of the third row of struts and a second plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and intersects crowns of the fourth row of struts.

A shower system includes a shower waterway and a fluid control valve. The shower waterway is configured to be coupled to a shower device. The fluid control valve is coupled to the shower waterway and comprises a valve body and a piston. The valve body includes a chamber and a reservoir. The piston is slidably coupled to the valve body and fluidly separates the chamber from the reservoir. The chamber includes a compressible gas. The piston is configured to slidably translate within the valve body to compress the compressible gas in response to a water pressure fluctuation in the shower waterway.