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A suturing device for use with a suturing needle, the device comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a first clamp near the distal end of the body; a second clamp near the distal end of the body; a linkage effecting movement of the first and second clamps between a grasping configuration and a displaced configuration, each clamp grasping the needle at an associated grasping location in the grasping configuration and laterally displaced from an axis of the needle in the displaced configuration, the grasping locations substantially fixed relative to the body; wherein the body extends along an axis from the proximal end to the distal end adjacent the first and second clamps, and further comprising an alternatable drive element movable laterally from the axis of the body between a first configuration and a second configuration, the alternatable drive element drivingly coupled to the first clamp in the first configuration, the alternatable drive element drivingly coupled to the second clamp in the second configuration; the alternatable drive element movable axially along the axis of the body so as to actuate and displace the driven clamp from about the needle. a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a first clamp near the distal end of the body; a second clamp near the distal end of the body; a linkage effecting movement of the first and second clamps between a grasping configuration and a displaced configuration, each clamp grasping the needle at an associated grasping location in the grasping configuration and laterally displaced from an axis of the needle in the displaced configuration, the grasping locations substantially fixed relative to the body; wherein the body extends along an axis from the proximal end to the distal end adjacent the first and second clamps, and further comprising an alternatable drive element movable laterally from the axis of the body between a first configuration and a second configuration, the alternatable drive element drivingly coupled to the first clamp in the first configuration, the alternatable drive element drivingly coupled to the second clamp in the second configuration; the alternatable drive element movable axially along the axis of the body so as to actuate and displace the driven clamp from about the needle.
A method of predicting the length of local disease-free survival of a breast cancer patient, comprising: determining the level of HER2/CB 2 heteromer expression in a biological sample obtained from said patient; comparing said level to standards indicative of healthy individuals or indicative of higher or lower overall survival; and thereby predicting the length of local disease-free survival associated with said level of HER2/CB 2 heteromer expression.
A snow groomer having an electric drive system for a track which comprises one electric track drive for each side of the track, and having an electric power source for supplying at least the electric track drives, wherein the electric power source has at least one storage battery, at least one fuel cell and one power distribution unit; wherein the power distribution unit is connected electrically to the at least one fuel cell and to the storage battery on the one side and to the electric track drives on the other side; wherein several fuel cells are provided in one fuel cell stack; wherein the snow groomer has a chassis frame; and wherein the fuel cell stack is arranged and gimballed inside this chassis frame.
Apparatus for fragmenting ions in a mass spectrometer, comprising: an ion trap having a plurality of electrodes(106, 108, 110), the ion trap having an interior region into which ions are admitted; an RF trapping voltage source for applying an RF trapping voltage having a first amplitude to one or more of the plurality of electrodes (106, 108, 110) to generate a field for trapping at least a portion of the ions admitted into the ion trap; a resonance excitation voltage source for applying a resonance excitation voltage pulse for a pulse duration to cause at least a portion of a selected set of ions to undergo collisions and break into ion fragments, the ion fragments including low-mass ion fragments; and the RF trapping voltage source is configured to reduce the RF trapping voltage after a predetermined delay period following termination of the resonance excitation voltage pulse to a second amplitude; wherein the aggregate time period of the duration of the resonance excitation voltage pulse and the predetermined delay period is less than the characteristic time required for expulsion of the said low mass ion fragments; and in that the RF trapping voltage source is configured to reduce the RF trapping voltage to the said second amplitude sufficiently rapidly that a substantial portion of the low-mass ion fragments formed during the pulse duration or during the delay period are retained in the ion trap for later analysis. an ion trap having a plurality of electrodes(106, 108, 110), the ion trap having an interior region into which ions are admitted; an RF trapping voltage source for applying an RF trapping voltage having a first amplitude to one or more of the plurality of electrodes (106, 108, 110) to generate a field for trapping at least a portion of the ions admitted into the ion trap; a resonance excitation voltage source for applying a resonance excitation voltage pulse for a pulse duration to cause at least a portion of a selected set of ions to undergo collisions and break into ion fragments, the ion fragments including low-mass ion fragments; and the RF trapping voltage source is configured to reduce the RF trapping voltage after a predetermined delay period following termination of the resonance excitation voltage pulse to a second amplitude; wherein the aggregate time period of the duration of the resonance excitation voltage pulse and the predetermined delay period is less than the characteristic time required for expulsion of the said low mass ion fragments; and in that the RF trapping voltage source is configured to reduce the RF trapping voltage to the said second amplitude sufficiently rapidly that a substantial portion of the low-mass ion fragments formed during the pulse duration or during the delay period are retained in the ion trap for later analysis.
A gamma detector assembly having a cylindrical outer shape when mounted within a structure, comprising: a scintillation element assembly including: a scintillation element sealed within a rigid scintillation housing; and a window; an electronics module including a photo-multiplier tube contained within a rigid electronics module housing and optically coupled to said scintillation element through said window; characterised by having a flexible dynamic housing assembly, the flexible dynamic housing assembly comprising: an inner plurality of separate elongated springs surrounding said rigid scintillation housing and said rigid electronics module housing, each said elongated spring extending longitudinally along the entire length of said rigid scintillation and electronics module housings; and an inner flexible housing surrounding said inner plurality of separate elongated springs.
Method for optimising operation parameters of a biomass boiler, wherein the biomass boiler burns a plurality of biomass fuels to release heat and generate ash, the method comprising: - obtaining fuel information on the plurality of biomass fuels and on target boiler load; - generating a series of design operation parameters of the biomass boiler; - calculating unburnt carbon content in the ash for the series of design operation parameters based on the fuel information of the plurality of biomass fuels and the target boiler load; and - identifying optimized operation parameters among the series of design operation parameters which correspond to the minimum unburnt carbon content in the ash. - obtaining fuel information on the plurality of biomass fuels and on target boiler load; - generating a series of design operation parameters of the biomass boiler; - calculating unburnt carbon content in the ash for the series of design operation parameters based on the fuel information of the plurality of biomass fuels and the target boiler load; and - identifying optimized operation parameters among the series of design operation parameters which correspond to the minimum unburnt carbon content in the ash.
Reaction resin composition having a resin component that contains a radically polymerizable compound and having an initiator system that contains an α-halocarboxylic acid ester and a catalyst system, wherein the catalyst system comprises at least one nitrogen-containing ligand and Cu or an inorganic Cu compound, wherein the inorganic Cu compound is a Cu compound with elements of the 6th main group.
A lighting device comprising: a light emitting device; and an optical exciter which is disposed over the light emitting device and emits light excited by the light emitted from the light emitting device, wherein the optical exciter includes at least one of a yellow fluorescent material, a green fluorescent material and a red fluorescent material, wherein the optical exciter moves over the light emitting device, and a color temperature of the light emitted from the optical exciter varies according to the movement of the optical exciter, wherein the optical exciter comprises a plurality of optical excitation plates (710', 720', 730', 740') which are disposed separately from each other, characterized in that the thickness of the plurality of optical excitation plates are different from each other. a light emitting device; and an optical exciter which is disposed over the light emitting device and emits light excited by the light emitted from the light emitting device, wherein the optical exciter includes at least one of a yellow fluorescent material, a green fluorescent material and a red fluorescent material, wherein the optical exciter moves over the light emitting device, and a color temperature of the light emitted from the optical exciter varies according to the movement of the optical exciter, wherein the optical exciter comprises a plurality of optical excitation plates (710', 720', 730', 740') which are disposed separately from each other, characterized in that the thickness of the plurality of optical excitation plates are different from each other.
A method of establishing a communication session by a source device having a processor and a source private key with a target device having a target public certificate, the method comprising: executing on the processor instructions configured to: generate a source session key; transmit to the target device a session invite comprising a source address and the source session key, the session invite encrypted using the target public certificate; and upon receiving from the target device a session acceptance comprising a target address and a target session key: decrypt the session acceptance using the source private key; generate a session key set comprising at least two session keys, respective session keys generated using the source session key and the target session key and different from the other session keys in the session key set; initiate the communication session with the target device at the target address, the communication session encrypted using a first session key from the session key set; periodically selecting a second session key from the session key set; and encrypting the communication session using the second session key. generate a source session key; transmit to the target device a session invite comprising a source address and the source session key, the session invite encrypted using the target public certificate; and upon receiving from the target device a session acceptance comprising a target address and a target session key: decrypt the session acceptance using the source private key; generate a session key set comprising at least two session keys, respective session keys generated using the source session key and the target session key and different from the other session keys in the session key set; initiate the communication session with the target device at the target address, the communication session encrypted using a first session key from the session key set; periodically selecting a second session key from the session key set; and encrypting the communication session using the second session key. decrypt the session acceptance using the source private key; generate a session key set comprising at least two session keys, respective session keys generated using the source session key and the target session key and different from the other session keys in the session key set; initiate the communication session with the target device at the target address, the communication session encrypted using a first session key from the session key set; periodically selecting a second session key from the session key set; and encrypting the communication session using the second session key.
A method of detecting a recirculation, at the side of a dialysis solution, by means of a blood-sided administration of a bolus, comprising the following method steps: measuring a first light absorbance value (ad) of a dialysis solution (d) draining off a dialyzer, by means of a spectrometer, prior to the administration of the bolus, venous administration of the bolus having a predefined volume (QBven) at the venous access, measuring a second light absorbance value (bd) of the draining dialysis solution, by means of a spectrometer, after the administration of the bolus and determining a change in the absorbance value between the first (ad) and second (bd) measured absorbance values due to the presence of a bolus in the dialysis solution during recirculation as a basis for the recirculation quantification, with the calculation formula recirculation = 1 − log 10 detector 0 detector value B log 10 detector 0 detector value A ⋅ blood flow ⋅ t 2 b − t 1 b bolus quantity _ venous where the detector 0-value is the detector value of the calibration, the detector B-value is the detector value with administration of the bolus, the detector A-value is the detector value without administration of the bolus and (t2b-t1b) is the measurement duration. measuring a first light absorbance value (ad) of a dialysis solution (d) draining off a dialyzer, by means of a spectrometer, prior to the administration of the bolus, venous administration of the bolus having a predefined volume (QBven) at the venous access, measuring a second light absorbance value (bd) of the draining dialysis solution, by means of a spectrometer, after the administration of the bolus and determining a change in the absorbance value between the first (ad) and second (bd) measured absorbance values due to the presence of a bolus in the dialysis solution during recirculation as a basis for the recirculation quantification, with the calculation formula recirculation = 1 − log 10 detector 0 detector value B log 10 detector 0 detector value A ⋅ blood flow ⋅ t 2 b − t 1 b bolus quantity _ venous where the detector 0-value is the detector value of the calibration, the detector B-value is the detector value with administration of the bolus, the detector A-value is the detector value without administration of the bolus and (t2b-t1b) is the measurement duration.
An orthopedic implant delivery system comprising: a container comprising a first component adapted to surround and contain an orthopedic implant when mated to a second component; a shaper adapted to hold the orthopedic implant and support an implant shape; and a delivery instrument configured for inserting the orthopedic implant held in the shaper into a joint of a patient, the delivery instrument comprising a connector for releasably attaching to the shaper; wherein the shaper is the second component of the container, characterized in that the delivery instrument is a light delivery instrument comprising a light source and a light applicator adapted to transmit light from the light source to an orthopedic implant held by the shaper. a container comprising a first component adapted to surround and contain an orthopedic implant when mated to a second component; a shaper adapted to hold the orthopedic implant and support an implant shape; and a delivery instrument configured for inserting the orthopedic implant held in the shaper into a joint of a patient, the delivery instrument comprising a connector for releasably attaching to the shaper; wherein the shaper is the second component of the container, characterized in that the delivery instrument is a light delivery instrument comprising a light source and a light applicator adapted to transmit light from the light source to an orthopedic implant held by the shaper.
A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery comprising: layer-structured lithium metal oxide expressed by the following Chemical Formula: xLiMO 2 ·(1-x)Li 2 MnO 3 where M is one or more selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and 0<x<1; spinel-structured lithium metal oxides and olivine-structured lithium metal phosphates. layer-structured lithium metal oxide expressed by the following Chemical Formula: xLiMO 2 ·(1-x)Li 2 MnO 3 where M is one or more selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and 0<x<1; spinel-structured lithium metal oxides and olivine-structured lithium metal phosphates.
A method of making a coated article for use in a window, the method comprising: having a coated article including a glass substrate that supports a coating comprising at least one infrared, IR, reflecting layer comprising silver located directly on and contacting a layer comprising metal oxide that can absorb ultraviolet, UV, radiation; directing UV radiation from at least one UV source toward the coating and exposing the coating to UV radiation in order to reduce a sheet resistance of the coating and/or increase visible transmission of the coating. having a coated article including a glass substrate that supports a coating comprising at least one infrared, IR, reflecting layer comprising silver located directly on and contacting a layer comprising metal oxide that can absorb ultraviolet, UV, radiation; directing UV radiation from at least one UV source toward the coating and exposing the coating to UV radiation in order to reduce a sheet resistance of the coating and/or increase visible transmission of the coating.
A note information display method, applied to a first electronic device, wherein the method comprises: collecting a first image, wherein the first image comprises an image of a first object; identifying the first image to obtain first information, wherein the first information is feature information of the first object; sending the first information to a server; receiving first note information that corresponds to the first information and that is sent by the server; and displaying the first note information; characterized in that before the collecting a first image, the method further comprises: sending first location information of a location of the first object to the server; and the collecting a first image specifically comprises: when a first instruction that corresponds to the first location information and that is sent by the server is received, collecting(S201a) the first image based on the first instruction. collecting a first image, wherein the first image comprises an image of a first object; identifying the first image to obtain first information, wherein the first information is feature information of the first object; sending the first information to a server; receiving first note information that corresponds to the first information and that is sent by the server; and displaying the first note information; characterized in that before the collecting a first image, the method further comprises: sending first location information of a location of the first object to the server; and the collecting a first image specifically comprises: when a first instruction that corresponds to the first location information and that is sent by the server is received, collecting(S201a) the first image based on the first instruction. sending first location information of a location of the first object to the server; and the collecting a first image specifically comprises: when a first instruction that corresponds to the first location information and that is sent by the server is received, collecting(S201a) the first image based on the first instruction.
Method for producing a transponder for a vehicle tyre, having the following steps: a) providing a target material composed of a solid, b) bombarding the target material with high-energy ions, wherein solid material is released from the target material in the form of atoms and changes into a gaseous phase, c) depositing the solid material on a substrate material ply composed of an elastomer, wherein the substrate material ply is coated with a thin film composed of solid material, wherein the substrate material ply is a tyre component, d) removing partial regions of the thin film from the substrate material ply by means of a removal process, e) generating an antenna (2, 3) for a transponder on the substrate material ply, wherein the antenna shape of the antenna (2, 3) is formed with the remaining thin film on the substrate material ply. a) providing a target material composed of a solid, b) bombarding the target material with high-energy ions, wherein solid material is released from the target material in the form of atoms and changes into a gaseous phase, c) depositing the solid material on a substrate material ply composed of an elastomer, wherein the substrate material ply is coated with a thin film composed of solid material, wherein the substrate material ply is a tyre component, d) removing partial regions of the thin film from the substrate material ply by means of a removal process, e) generating an antenna (2, 3) for a transponder on the substrate material ply, wherein the antenna shape of the antenna (2, 3) is formed with the remaining thin film on the substrate material ply.
A method of performing remote subsea inspection of subsea structures, the method comprising: receiving mission data acquired by a subsea inspection platform; characterised in that the method further comprises: processing the mission data at an offshore location automatically and substantially in real time during a mission to produce a low-resolution image data output and a high-resolution image data output; storing the high-resolution output at the offshore location; and transmitting the low-resolution output wirelessly across a communication link between the offshore location and an onshore or inshore location automatically and substantially in real time during the mission. receiving mission data acquired by a subsea inspection platform; characterised in that the method further comprises: processing the mission data at an offshore location automatically and substantially in real time during a mission to produce a low-resolution image data output and a high-resolution image data output; storing the high-resolution output at the offshore location; and transmitting the low-resolution output wirelessly across a communication link between the offshore location and an onshore or inshore location automatically and substantially in real time during the mission. processing the mission data at an offshore location automatically and substantially in real time during a mission to produce a low-resolution image data output and a high-resolution image data output; storing the high-resolution output at the offshore location; and transmitting the low-resolution output wirelessly across a communication link between the offshore location and an onshore or inshore location automatically and substantially in real time during the mission.