However, tech news site Ars Technica pointed out that Valve has a patent on a controller with swappable parts.
"It also gives me the perfect excuse to try my new heart valve out, " said James.
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New Cross Hospital hopes to carry out 30 mitral valve repairs a year using the robot that is already employed in other operations at the hospital.
Jack Lief , Arena's chief executive, points out that the heart valve side effects were rare, and that a big clinical trial could settle the issue.
And while the settlement terms bar plaintiffs from filing new cases, the trust promises to pay out benefits for heart-valve replacements and other treatments through 2015.
BP's technicians have been unable to activate the blow-out preventer, essentially a massive valve that must be operated remotely by robot submarines.
What he did not foresee was the development of the transistor and later the integrated circuit, which mean satellites are far smaller than the objects he sketched out, which would have used valve technology and needed regular maintenance.
Last month, researchers rushed out a study of Vytorin in a heart valve disorder at an impromptu press conference.
But Valve has their marketing work cut out for them.
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Known for its four-stroke 90-degree V-twin engines and its unique valve design, Ducati has carved out an impressive racing record, highlighted by its 2007 Grand Prix World Championship win.
But the company, which started out in the 1970s strictly as a heart-valve maker, has a history of successfully moving into new areas.
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In my overview of 2012, I mentioned Valve might just steal the living room out from under Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.
It was believed Mr Whipps, 27, had removed bolts from a problematic valve, causing the slurry to gush out, trapping him on 15 July 2011.
Keyzer pointed out that several devices already on the market are essentially doing what Valve hopes to do in the coming year with its own hardware.
Risk assessments on the next stage, to close off the valve where the oil is coming from, are still being carried out.
He said that one of the problems with fen-phen, a diet drug combo that wound up causing heart-valve problems, was that doctors were too eager to hand them out.
The Blow Out Preventer is off the well which is being controlled by a down hole safety valve.
Fire crews said one man noticed a leaking valve on a gas cylinder used for cooking and managed to get everybody out with moments to spare.
It was feared that the lake would pour over the top and burst down the valley but fortunately the river gouged out an escape route along the side of the landblock which acted as a safety valve and limited the damage.
Valve's Joe Ludwig says that the TF2's robust community is ideal for testing out the new technology, and both companies are eager to see how the community reacts.
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