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A discectomy tool comprising: a) a cannula (11, 31) having an outer surface (13, 37) having a longitudinal bore therein, a proximal end (2, 33) and a distal end (3, 35), b) a torque transmission shaft having a proximal end portion and a flexible distal end portion, wherein the transmission shaft is adapted to rotate within the longitudinal bore of the cannula, c) a rotatable cutting tip attached to the distal end portion of the transmission shaft, and wherein the cutting tip extends out the bore at the distal end of the cannula, and d) a flexible helical auger having a proximal end portion connected to the proximal end portion of the transmission shaft, an intermediate portion and a distal end portion, wherein the intermediate portion of the flexible helical auger is loosely wrapped around the flexible distal end portion of the transmission shaft, wherein the flexible helical auger is a solid tube shaft of flexible material, and wherein the auger is adapted to rotate within the longitudinal bore of the cannula. a) a cannula (11, 31) having an outer surface (13, 37) having a longitudinal bore therein, a proximal end (2, 33) and a distal end (3, 35), b) a torque transmission shaft having a proximal end portion and a flexible distal end portion, wherein the transmission shaft is adapted to rotate within the longitudinal bore of the cannula, c) a rotatable cutting tip attached to the distal end portion of the transmission shaft, and wherein the cutting tip extends out the bore at the distal end of the cannula, and d) a flexible helical auger having a proximal end portion connected to the proximal end portion of the transmission shaft, an intermediate portion and a distal end portion, wherein the intermediate portion of the flexible helical auger is loosely wrapped around the flexible distal end portion of the transmission shaft, wherein the flexible helical auger is a solid tube shaft of flexible material, and wherein the auger is adapted to rotate within the longitudinal bore of the cannula.
A method of extracting a sample from a surface comprising: providing a test device for wiping over a surface to extract a sample, the test device comprising: two impermeable layers (62, 63); a layer of absorbent matrix material arranged between the impermeable layers, the matrix material having a reagent applied thereto, one of the impermeable layers having at least one opening (65, 71) aligned with the matrix material; and a semi-permeable layer extending across the at least one opening, the semi-permeable layer being made of a hydrophobic semi-permeable material which allows a sample to pass therethrough; wiping the surface with test device to absorb a sample into the matrix material from the surface through the at least one opening; and the semi-permeable layer limiting backflow of the reagent by leaching from the matrix material. providing a test device for wiping over a surface to extract a sample, the test device comprising: two impermeable layers (62, 63); a layer of absorbent matrix material arranged between the impermeable layers, the matrix material having a reagent applied thereto, one of the impermeable layers having at least one opening (65, 71) aligned with the matrix material; and a semi-permeable layer extending across the at least one opening, the semi-permeable layer being made of a hydrophobic semi-permeable material which allows a sample to pass therethrough; two impermeable layers (62, 63); a layer of absorbent matrix material arranged between the impermeable layers, the matrix material having a reagent applied thereto, one of the impermeable layers having at least one opening (65, 71) aligned with the matrix material; and a semi-permeable layer extending across the at least one opening, the semi-permeable layer being made of a hydrophobic semi-permeable material which allows a sample to pass therethrough; wiping the surface with test device to absorb a sample into the matrix material from the surface through the at least one opening; and the semi-permeable layer limiting backflow of the reagent by leaching from the matrix material.
A method for processing a radioactive liquid waste comprising: a dissolving step of mixing a powdered waste with kneading water to prepare a solution, wherein the powdered waste is produced from the radioactive liquid waste and an alkali metal/boron molar ratio of the powdered waste is adjusted to be 0.8 or more; and a kneading step of adding a hydraulic inorganic solidifying material to the solution, and kneading the hydraulic inorganic solidifying material and the solution for solidification. a dissolving step of mixing a powdered waste with kneading water to prepare a solution, wherein the powdered waste is produced from the radioactive liquid waste and an alkali metal/boron molar ratio of the powdered waste is adjusted to be 0.8 or more; and a kneading step of adding a hydraulic inorganic solidifying material to the solution, and kneading the hydraulic inorganic solidifying material and the solution for solidification.
A baling machine comprising a frame defining front and rear parts of the baling machine; at least one ground-engaging member secured to the frame and permitting movement of the baling machine over the ground; a pick-up for picking up plant matter to be baled; one or more bale-forming chambers supported by the frame for receiving plant matter picked up by the pick-up and forming it into bales; at least one bale density door (210A, 210B) that is movably secured relative to the frame and is capable of pressing on a bale inside a said bale-forming chamber; at least one double-acting hydraulic cylinder (220A, 220B) secured relative to the frame and the at least one bale density door (210A, 210B) such that extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinder (220A, 220B) cause the bale density door (210A, 210B) to move respectively to increase and decrease pressure on a bale in the bale-forming chamber; a hydraulic circuit that is connected to provide hydraulic power to cause extension and retraction of the at least one hydraulic cylinder (220A, 220B); and a hydraulic valve mounting for supporting one or more valves (305, 306, 307, 310; 308) that control the flow of hydraulic fluid to the at least one hydraulic cylinder (220A, 220B), wherein the hydraulic valve mounting is located between the front and rear of a said bale-forming chamber, the valve mounting is located forwardly of the front end of the at least one bale density door (210A, 210B); and in that the valve mounting supports a plurality of valves (305, 306, 307, 310; 308) forming part of the hydraulic circuit, characterised in that the valve mounting includes or supports one or more sensors of hydraulic fluid pressure in the hydraulic circuit (300, 300').
Filling device (10; 50; 70; 76; 80) for filling liquids, comprising a product supply and a valve assembly (24, 26) which is arranged downstream of the product supply, which valve arrangement contains a regulating valve and a filling valve arranged downstream in the flow direction of the product, and an elongated actuation element (20; 52; 78) which is common to the two valves. The filling device has a product channel which runs in the longitudinal direction of the actuation element, and which extends from the product supply to a dispensing opening of the filling device, wherein the valve arrangement (24, 26) is arranged in the product channel, the regulating valve has an actuation element-side regulating valve element, which interacts with a regulating valve seat in order to open and close the filling valve in order to control the product quantity to be filled, the filling valve has an actuation element-side filling valve element, which interacts with a filling valve seat in order to open and close the filling valve, and both the regulating valve element and the filling valve element are arranged on the actuation element (20; 52; 78), and the filling device has at least one driven actuator element (18; 28; 32, 60) in order to change the position of the actuation element relative to the regulating valve seat and the filling valve seat as part of a filling process, characterised in that the regulating valve seat is arranged in the product channel via at least one first and second longitudinally adjustable elements (34, 36), which are located on regulating valve seat faces facing away from each other, and that the distance interval from the regulating valve seat relative to the filling valve seat can be varied.
A transceiver for a wireless communication system, the transceiver comprising: a first circuitry configured to convert a digital signal having a third bandwidth, which comprises a first digital signal having a first bandwidth corresponding to a first band and a second digital signal having a second bandwidth corresponding to a second band, into an analog signal; a second circuitry configured to separate the analog signal into a first analog signal corresponding to the first band and a second analog signal corresponding to the second band, up-convert the first analog signal and the second analog signal to generate a first radio frequency, RF, signal in the first band and a second RF signal in the second band, and output an RF signal having the third bandwidth, which comprises the first RF signal and the second RF signal; and a third circuitry connected to an antenna, including a frequency combiner/separator configured to separate the RF signal from the second circuitry into the first RF signal and the second RF signal, and configured to adjust a phase of the first RF signal for beamforming in the first band, and adjust a phase of the second RF signal for beamforming in the second band. a first circuitry configured to convert a digital signal having a third bandwidth, which comprises a first digital signal having a first bandwidth corresponding to a first band and a second digital signal having a second bandwidth corresponding to a second band, into an analog signal; a second circuitry configured to separate the analog signal into a first analog signal corresponding to the first band and a second analog signal corresponding to the second band, up-convert the first analog signal and the second analog signal to generate a first radio frequency, RF, signal in the first band and a second RF signal in the second band, and output an RF signal having the third bandwidth, which comprises the first RF signal and the second RF signal; and a third circuitry connected to an antenna, including a frequency combiner/separator configured to separate the RF signal from the second circuitry into the first RF signal and the second RF signal, and configured to adjust a phase of the first RF signal for beamforming in the first band, and adjust a phase of the second RF signal for beamforming in the second band.
A track system for a wind turbine generator, the wind turbine generator comprising: a nacelle, especially a nacelle which is installed on a tip end part of a tower, a hub rotatable around a rotation axis and connected to a number of rotor blades being arranged radially around the rotation axis, characterised in that the track system comprises at least one track (101, 102, 103) which is installed on an outside surface of the hub leading from a front portion of the hub between two neighbouring rotor blades to a rear portion of the hub, said rear portion facing the nacelle, and the track system further comprising a wagon which is adapted to run on the at least one track, said wagon being adapted for component transportation. a nacelle, especially a nacelle which is installed on a tip end part of a tower, a hub rotatable around a rotation axis and connected to a number of rotor blades being arranged radially around the rotation axis, characterised in that the track system comprises at least one track (101, 102, 103) which is installed on an outside surface of the hub leading from a front portion of the hub between two neighbouring rotor blades to a rear portion of the hub, said rear portion facing the nacelle, and the track system further comprising a wagon which is adapted to run on the at least one track, said wagon being adapted for component transportation.
An automated computer-implemented method for investigating a presence of malicious code in an application program stored on a subject computer system, the subject computer system including a processor, memory, and an operating system that facilitates user-mode data processing and kernel-mode data processing wherein a plurality of system application program interfaces (APIs) provide access to user-mode and kernel-mode system functions, the method comprising: emulating instructions of the application program according to a first emulation mode wherein the instructions of the application program are carried out sequentially in a first virtual execution environment that represents the user-mode data processing of the operating system; detecting, among the instructions of the application program, a system API call requesting execution of a user-mode system function; in response to detecting the system API call, emulating at least a part of the instructions of the user-mode system function called by the API call according to a second emulation mode wherein the instructions of the user-mode system function are carried out sequentially in a second virtual execution environment that represents the user-mode data processing of the operating system, including tracking certain processor and memory states affected by the instructions of the user-mode system function; and analyzing results of the emulating of the application program instructions according to the first emulation mode for any presence of malicious code. emulating instructions of the application program according to a first emulation mode wherein the instructions of the application program are carried out sequentially in a first virtual execution environment that represents the user-mode data processing of the operating system; detecting, among the instructions of the application program, a system API call requesting execution of a user-mode system function; in response to detecting the system API call, emulating at least a part of the instructions of the user-mode system function called by the API call according to a second emulation mode wherein the instructions of the user-mode system function are carried out sequentially in a second virtual execution environment that represents the user-mode data processing of the operating system, including tracking certain processor and memory states affected by the instructions of the user-mode system function; and analyzing results of the emulating of the application program instructions according to the first emulation mode for any presence of malicious code.
Method for controlling movement of a motorized C-arm, comprising: - receiving position information of a user relative to the C-arm, - continuously receiving current position information of the C-arm relative to a reference position of the C-arm, - from said current position information and from the position information of the user, computing a graphical representation of the current position of the C-arm according to the user's point of view, - from the computed graphical representation of the current position of the C-arm, computing a graphical representation of at least one command button suited to the current position information of the C-arm and to the user's point of view to move the C-arm in a determined direction according to a respective degree of freedom, - displaying on a control panel a graphical user interface comprising said computed representation of the current position of the C-arm and said at least one command button. - receiving position information of a user relative to the C-arm, - continuously receiving current position information of the C-arm relative to a reference position of the C-arm, - from said current position information and from the position information of the user, computing a graphical representation of the current position of the C-arm according to the user's point of view, - from the computed graphical representation of the current position of the C-arm, computing a graphical representation of at least one command button suited to the current position information of the C-arm and to the user's point of view to move the C-arm in a determined direction according to a respective degree of freedom, - displaying on a control panel a graphical user interface comprising said computed representation of the current position of the C-arm and said at least one command button.
A fuel cell module comprising: a hydrodesulfurizer configured to desulfurize fuel gas with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst; a reformer configured to generate hydrogen-containing gas using the desulfurized fuel gas; a cell stack constituted by stacking a plurality of fuel cells, the cell stack being configured to generate electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas; an exhaust gas channel portion configured to discharge the hydrogen-containing gas that is not consumed by the cell stack, and discharge exhaust gas that is generated by the combustion of the oxygen-containing gas; an air-preheating channel portion that is disposed so as to be adjacent to the exhaust gas channel portion and that is configured to preheat the oxygen-containing gas through heat exchange with the exhaust gas channel portion, the air-preheating channel portion being disposed between the hydrodesulfurizer and the cell stack; wherein the air-preheating channel portion includes a first air-preheating channel portion extending from a lower portion of the fuel cell module to an upper portion of the fuel cell module; and characterized in that an insulator is configured to be arranged so as to be in contact with the hydrodesulfurizer between the hydrodesulfurizer and the air-preheating channel portion, wherein the hydrodesulfurizer is disposed on one side of the air-preheating channel portion, and the exhaust gas channel portion is disposed on the other side of the air-preheating channel portion. a hydrodesulfurizer configured to desulfurize fuel gas with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst; a reformer configured to generate hydrogen-containing gas using the desulfurized fuel gas; a cell stack constituted by stacking a plurality of fuel cells, the cell stack being configured to generate electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas; an exhaust gas channel portion configured to discharge the hydrogen-containing gas that is not consumed by the cell stack, and discharge exhaust gas that is generated by the combustion of the oxygen-containing gas; an air-preheating channel portion that is disposed so as to be adjacent to the exhaust gas channel portion and that is configured to preheat the oxygen-containing gas through heat exchange with the exhaust gas channel portion, the air-preheating channel portion being disposed between the hydrodesulfurizer and the cell stack; wherein the air-preheating channel portion includes a first air-preheating channel portion extending from a lower portion of the fuel cell module to an upper portion of the fuel cell module; and characterized in that an insulator is configured to be arranged so as to be in contact with the hydrodesulfurizer between the hydrodesulfurizer and the air-preheating channel portion, wherein the hydrodesulfurizer is disposed on one side of the air-preheating channel portion, and the exhaust gas channel portion is disposed on the other side of the air-preheating channel portion.
A positive expiratory pressure device, comprising: a chamber structured to receive an expiratory airstream of a patient, the chamber having a fluid pathway passing therethrough; a magnetic duckbill valve provided along the fluid pathway, the magnetic duckbill valve having a first wall supporting a number of first magnets having a first polarity and a second wall supporting a number of second magnets having a second polarity opposite the first polarity, the first magnets and the second magnets being configured to create a resistive cracking force in the magnetic duckbill valve wherein the magnetic duckbill valve is structured to open only in response to at least a certain back pressure being created in the chamber; and a vibratory ball check valve provided along the fluid pathway downstream of the magnetic duckbill valve. a chamber structured to receive an expiratory airstream of a patient, the chamber having a fluid pathway passing therethrough; a magnetic duckbill valve provided along the fluid pathway, the magnetic duckbill valve having a first wall supporting a number of first magnets having a first polarity and a second wall supporting a number of second magnets having a second polarity opposite the first polarity, the first magnets and the second magnets being configured to create a resistive cracking force in the magnetic duckbill valve wherein the magnetic duckbill valve is structured to open only in response to at least a certain back pressure being created in the chamber; and a vibratory ball check valve provided along the fluid pathway downstream of the magnetic duckbill valve.
Eribulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method for treating a subject having or at risk of developing breast cancer, the method comprising administering to the subject (i) eribulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and, subsequently, (ii) a second agent which is capecitabine, wherein eribulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 days or 1-12 weeks before the second agent.
Tampon applicator assembly with an insertion end and a rear end containing a tampon made from absorbent material, with a tampon body having a circular cylindrical part and, at the insertion end, a rounded head the external diameter of which is slightly bigger than the circular cylindrical part, with an annular abutment surface disposed between the circular cylindrical part and the head, and an applicator comprising an outer tube and an inner tube able to slide telescopically in it, and the outer tube has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions, and the closure portions of the outer tube are separated from one another by slots extending from the insertion end of the outer tube, and the tampon is adapted to protrude out from the insertion end of the inner tube by means of its insertion end and is, in its state as sold, accommodated completely inside the outer tube, and the inner tube has at its insertion end at least two integrally formed, inwardly directed closure portions which are separated from one another by slots extending from the insertion end of the inner tube, characterized in that the inner tube before being pulled out of the outer tube is in a pushed-forward position in which position the head of the tampon protrudes beyond the closure portions of the outer tube, and the closure portions of the outer tube grip on the external surface of the tampon body and on the abutment surface and hold the tampon firmly in its position relative to the outer tube and a pulled-back position of the inner tube is formed in which position the closure portions of the inner tube are arranged in a position sprung back inwardly behind an rear end face of the tampon body for ejecting the tampon from the outer tube and the outer tube has a smooth, internal wall extending from the closure portions without any inwardly extending projections.