A method of fixing a taper implant to a receiving member includes providing a taper implant having a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end. According to one method, cards that support link level communications parameter negotiation exchange link status signal units to negotiate a common set of link level communications. An exemplary transparent composite comprises a glass reinforced thermosetting polymer composite layer sandwiched between glass layers. The gateway computing device has the capability to store information about each remote computer device in the system. The agitation member is activated for dissolving the thrombus in the blood vessel.