leading end of the primary tube has reached the limit of its travel, due either to further inaccessibility or length of travel, the everting tube, having its forward end attached to the leading end of the primary tube is everted from the leading end of the primary tube for further advancement along the blood vessel.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,604,094 (Shook) discloses a toposcopic catheter and method of fabrication. In particular, the everting catheter assembly includes a primary catheter tube inside of which an everting or toposcopic element is secured spaced from the distal end of the primary catheter tube and with the open head end of the toposcopic element facing away from the open distal end of the primary catheter. The bonding of the toposcopic element to the interiorJapan and Utility Are Found Negligent Again in Fukushima Meltdowns

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Lawyers showed a court decision on Tuesday to plaintiffs who sued the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the Japanese government over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. The ruling was the largest of about 30 similar lawsuits.CreditKimimasa Mayama/European Pressphoto Agency

TOKYO — A district court in Fukushima, the site of the nuclear meltdowns in 2011 that forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, ruled on Tuesday that the Japanese government and the electric utility that operated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant must pay damages totaling roughly $4.4 million to about 2,900 people.

The ruling was the largest in about 30 similar lawsuits filed by about 12,000 former and current Fukushima residents, and it was awarded even though the