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An apparatus for performing a medical procedure, comprising: an invasive probe comprising a probe tip, which is configured to be coupled to tissue in an organ of a patient; and a processor, which is coupled to the probe and is configured to measure a force exerted by the tip on the tissue and a displacement of the tip created by the force, to calculate a dependence of the force on the displacement, and to estimate, based on the calculated dependence, a risk level of perforation of the tissue; wherein the processor is configured to identify that the perforation has occurred upon detecting that the force is inversely-related to the displacement. an invasive probe comprising a probe tip, which is configured to be coupled to tissue in an organ of a patient; and a processor, which is coupled to the probe and is configured to measure a force exerted by the tip on the tissue and a displacement of the tip created by the force, to calculate a dependence of the force on the displacement, and to estimate, based on the calculated dependence, a risk level of perforation of the tissue; wherein the processor is configured to identify that the perforation has occurred upon detecting that the force is inversely-related to the displacement.
An electro-impedance tomography apparatus having: a plurality of electrodes that span an electrode plane and can be fitted around the thorax of a patient, a display device and a control and evaluation unit that is connected to the electrodes and is set up by programming to supply at least one pair of electrodes, as a feeding pair of electrodes, with an alternating current or with an alternating voltage, to receive with several of the remaining pairs of electrodes of the plurality of the electrodes a voltage signal or current signal as measurement signals, to allow other pairs of electrodes of the plurality of pairs of electrodes to function one after the other as feeding pairs of electrodes in order to reconstruct out of the measurement signals with a reconstruction algorithm a matrix of image elements that represents a spatial distribution of changes in impedance in the electrode plane, and by way of at least one inspiration and at least one expiration that follow each other to receive repeatedly measurement signals and to reconstruct matrices in order to obtain a time series of matrices with changes in impedance of the image elements by way of the at least one inspiration and the at least one expiration, characterised in that the control and evaluation unit is set up, furthermore, to detect from the time series of the matrices for each image element or a selected quantity of image elements considered respectively the local change in impedance of the image element as a function of a variable, which is strictly monotonically dependent on the average alveolar pressure, by way of the at least one inspiration as a local inspiration curve and by way of the at least one expiration as a local expiration curve, to calculate respectively a parameter representing the deviation between the local inspiration curve and expiration curve as a local dissipation value of the image element, to allocate respectively to image elements their local dissipation values or local dissipation values gained therefrom by standardization, to compile the local dissipation values of all the image elements considered in a dissipation map in an image plane which is defined by the electrode plane and in which there are assigned to the image elements graphic codings that are dependent on their local dissipation values, and to display the dissipation map of the image plane on the display device.
A vehicle body cover for a work vehicle, the vehicle body cover comprising: an outside ventilation cover part having an outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644) that communicates with an external space, the outside ventilation cover part being disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical direction; and an inside ventilation cover part disposed so as to face the outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644) on the inside of the outside ventilation cover part; wherein the inside ventilation cover part has: a rain gutter part (73, 81) configured so as to receive water that enters from the outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644); the inside ventilation cover part has a ventilation part (74, 82) having an inside ventilation hole (741, 821) that communicates with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part, the ventilation part (74, 82) being disposed above the rain gutter part (73, 81), characterized in that a space between the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part is open at the side surfaces of the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part. an outside ventilation cover part having an outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644) that communicates with an external space, the outside ventilation cover part being disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical direction; and an inside ventilation cover part disposed so as to face the outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644) on the inside of the outside ventilation cover part; the inside ventilation cover part has: a rain gutter part (73, 81) configured so as to receive water that enters from the outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644); the inside ventilation cover part has a ventilation part (74, 82) having an inside ventilation hole (741, 821) that communicates with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part, the ventilation part (74, 82) being disposed above the rain gutter part (73, 81), characterized in that a space between the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part is open at the side surfaces of the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part. a rain gutter part (73, 81) configured so as to receive water that enters from the outside ventilation hole (642, 643, 644); the inside ventilation cover part has a ventilation part (74, 82) having an inside ventilation hole (741, 821) that communicates with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part, the ventilation part (74, 82) being disposed above the rain gutter part (73, 81), characterized in that a space between the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part is open at the side surfaces of the outside ventilation cover part and the inside ventilation cover part.
A method, comprising: producing an elongate tube, which comprises an outer wall that surrounds an inner lumen and has multiple holes along the tube penetrating the outer wall, wherein multiple electrically-conducting elements fill the respective holes so as to allow transmission of electrical current between the inner lumen and an exterior of the outer wall, wherein producing the tube comprises mixing the multiple electrically-conducting elements in an insulating material used for producing the tube, and then forming the tube by extrusion.
An orthopedic screw comprising: a shaft having two opposing ends; a head at one of said two opposing ends; a thread groove cut into at least a portion of said shaft starting at the end opposite the head, said thread having a leading and trailing edge;and a plurality of facets in one of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the thread, said plurality of facets being formed by adjacent peaks (520, 530, 540), separated by a concave valley creating a varying depth of each facet between said adjacent peaks (520, 530, 540), said peaks (520, 530, 540) including peaks (520, 540) being transverse to the thread groove and including peaks being parallel to the thread groove. a shaft having two opposing ends; a head at one of said two opposing ends; a thread groove cut into at least a portion of said shaft starting at the end opposite the head, said thread having a leading and trailing edge;and a plurality of facets in one of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the thread, said plurality of facets being formed by adjacent peaks (520, 530, 540), separated by a concave valley creating a varying depth of each facet between said adjacent peaks (520, 530, 540), said peaks (520, 530, 540) including peaks (520, 540) being transverse to the thread groove and including peaks being parallel to the thread groove.
A method for the preparation of β-amino alcohol of formula: in which R 1 is Ph, substituted Ph,; R 2 is C1-8 alkyl or C4-6 cyclo alkyl; R 3 = R 4 R 5 CHwhere, R 4 = C1-8 alkyl, C4-6 cyclo alkyl, or -COOR6 R6=C1-C8 alkyl; R 5 = (substituted) aryl the method including subjecting a α-hydroxy ketone of formula: in which R 1 and R 2 are as defined above is reacted with a chiral amine of formula R 3 NH 2 where R 3 = R 4 R 5 CH- where, R 4 = C1-8 alkyl, C4-6 cycloalkyl, or -COOR6 R 6 =C1-8 alkyl; R 5 = (substituted) aryl to produce a compound of formula in which R 1, R 2 and R 3 are as defined above, followed by reduction to form the compound of formula. in which R 1 is Ph, substituted Ph,; R 2 is C1-8 alkyl or C4-6 cyclo alkyl; R 3 = R 4 R 5 CHwhere, R 4 = C1-8 alkyl, C4-6 cyclo alkyl, or -COOR6 R6=C1-C8 alkyl; R 5 = (substituted) aryl
A metal vapour dispenser comprising a filiform element containing a metal releasing material, said filiform element having an aperture on at least 80% of its length, the dispenser further comprising two terminals (110; 120; 130; 140; 150; 330, 330') arranged at the ends of the filiform element, wherein said filiform element has an electrical resistance Rw and a surface area Sw and wherein said two terminals (110; 120; 130; 140; 150; 330, 330') have an electrical resistance Rt and overall surface area St, characterized by the following relationship among the electrical resistances and surface areas Rw, Sw, Rt, St of the filiform element and of the terminals: Rt / St / Rw / Sw < 0.7 and in that the overall surface area of the terminals St is equal to or higher than 72 mm 2.
A compounder system, comprising: a cartridge having: a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port and a receiving container port, a pump configured to pump a fluid within the plurality of controllable fluid pathways, and a needle configured to couple the plurality of controllable fluid pathways to a vial containing a drug; and a vial puck configured to attach to the vial, wherein the vial puck comprises: a sealing membrane and a hydroscopic member configured to absorb a portion of the fluid from the needle, wherein the hydroscopic member is disposed between the sealing membrane of the vial puck and a vial septum of the vial when the vial puck is attached to the vial, characterized by the pump further being configured to generate a vacuum pressure in the needle when the needle is extracted from the vial and the vial puck. a cartridge having: a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port and a receiving container port, a pump configured to pump a fluid within the plurality of controllable fluid pathways, and a needle configured to couple the plurality of controllable fluid pathways to a vial containing a drug; and a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port and a receiving container port, a pump configured to pump a fluid within the plurality of controllable fluid pathways, and a needle configured to couple the plurality of controllable fluid pathways to a vial containing a drug; and a vial puck configured to attach to the vial, wherein the vial puck comprises: a sealing membrane and a hydroscopic member configured to absorb a portion of the fluid from the needle, wherein the hydroscopic member is disposed between the sealing membrane of the vial puck and a vial septum of the vial when the vial puck is attached to the vial, characterized by the pump further being configured to generate a vacuum pressure in the needle when the needle is extracted from the vial and the vial puck. a sealing membrane and a hydroscopic member configured to absorb a portion of the fluid from the needle, wherein the hydroscopic member is disposed between the sealing membrane of the vial puck and a vial septum of the vial when the vial puck is attached to the vial, characterized by the pump further being configured to generate a vacuum pressure in the needle when the needle is extracted from the vial and the vial puck.
An oral care implement for detachable coupling to a handle having a power source and a motor including a drive shaft, the oral care implement comprising: a drive assembly having a first portion configured to operably engage the drive shaft of the motor; a head portion comprising: a body; a first carrier comprising a plurality of bristle tufts extending from the first carrier, the first carrier comprising a central passageway; and a second carrier disposed within the central passageway of the first carrier, the second carrier comprising an elastomeric cleaning element (700; 800; 900) extending from the second carrier; and the drive assembly having a second portion operably coupled to each of the first and second carriers (400, 500) and configured to: produce a first oscillatory motion of the first carrier about a first rotational axis; and produce a second oscillatory motion of the second carrier, the second oscillatory motion being counter to the first oscillatory motion; characterized in that the elastomeric cleaning element (700; 800; 900) is the only tooth cleaning element located on the second carrier. a drive assembly having a first portion configured to operably engage the drive shaft of the motor; a head portion comprising: a body; a first carrier comprising a plurality of bristle tufts extending from the first carrier, the first carrier comprising a central passageway; and a second carrier disposed within the central passageway of the first carrier, the second carrier comprising an elastomeric cleaning element (700; 800; 900) extending from the second carrier; and a body; a first carrier comprising a plurality of bristle tufts extending from the first carrier, the first carrier comprising a central passageway; and a second carrier disposed within the central passageway of the first carrier, the second carrier comprising an elastomeric cleaning element (700; 800; 900) extending from the second carrier; the drive assembly having a second portion operably coupled to each of the first and second carriers (400, 500) and configured to: produce a first oscillatory motion of the first carrier about a first rotational axis; and produce a second oscillatory motion of the second carrier, the second oscillatory motion being counter to the first oscillatory motion; characterized in that the elastomeric cleaning element (700; 800; 900) is the only tooth cleaning element located on the second carrier.
A water dispersion for ink-jet printing comprising a polymer and a pigment mixture of C.I. Pigment Yellow 74 and an azo compound represented by the following formula which is dispersed with the polymer, wherein a total pigment solid content of the components and in the water dispersion is from 15 to 35% by weight, wherein R 10 and R 20 are each independently an aryl group which may have a substituent group selected from the group consisting of a methoxy group and a nitro group with the proviso that at least one of R 10 and R 20 has a sulfonic acid group and a sulfonic acid amide group.
A method for checking and/or monitoring the correct operation of an adding device of a medical apparatus, wherein the medical apparatus includes an extracorporeal circuit with which the adding device is connected such that an agent can be introduced into the extracorporeal circuit by means of the adding device, wherein a characteristic signal course is detected in the extracorporeal circuit, the characteristic signal course being generated by the adding device, characterized in that on a continuous movement of the adding device, by means of which the agent is added into the extracorporeal circuit, a corresponding, in particular oscillating movement is superimposed in order to generate the characteristic, in particular oscillating signal course.
A fuel oil comprising a larger proportion of middle distillates having a sulfur content of at most 350 ppm and an aromatics content of at most 22% by weight, and also a smaller proportion of at least one copolymer of ethylene and vinyl esters, said copolymer containing a) bivalent structural units derived from ethylene of the formula 1 -CH 2 -CH 2 - b) from 5 to 12 mol% of bivalent structural units which are derived from the comonomers vinyl pivalate, vinyl neononanoate, vinyl neodecanoate and/or vinyl neoundecanoate, and c) from 4 to 13 mol% of bivalent structural units of the formula 3 and the sum of the molar proportions of structural units b) and those of the formula 3 being between 12 and 16 mol%. a) bivalent structural units derived from ethylene of the formula 1 -CH 2 -CH 2 - b) from 5 to 12 mol% of bivalent structural units which are derived from the comonomers vinyl pivalate, vinyl neononanoate, vinyl neodecanoate and/or vinyl neoundecanoate, and c) from 4 to 13 mol% of bivalent structural units of the formula 3 and the sum of the molar proportions of structural units b) and those of the formula 3 being between 12 and 16 mol%.
A vehicle-mounted optical device comprising: an imaging unit that captures an outside of a vehicle through glass mounted to the vehicle to obtain an image; a condensation detection unit that detects condensation of the glass by determining whether an image in a predetermined range of a part of the image is in a predetermined state; and a condensation removal device control processing unit that Z actuates a condensation removal device which removes condensation of the glass when the condensation detection unit detects the condensation, characterized in that the condensation detection unit uses an image obtained by capturing a moisture sensitive member in contact with or formed at a predetermined position of an inner side of the vehicle of the vehicle glass as the image in the predetermined range of the part. an imaging unit that captures an outside of a vehicle through glass mounted to the vehicle to obtain an image; a condensation detection unit that detects condensation of the glass by determining whether an image in a predetermined range of a part of the image is in a predetermined state; and a condensation removal device control processing unit that Z actuates a condensation removal device which removes condensation of the glass when the condensation detection unit detects the condensation, characterized in that the condensation detection unit uses an image obtained by capturing a moisture sensitive member in contact with or formed at a predetermined position of an inner side of the vehicle of the vehicle glass as the image in the predetermined range of the part.
A point-to-point radio frequency, RF, communication system; comprising: one or more communication units, each coupled to a respective television camera and a respective display; and a further communication unit; wherein the one or more communication units are adapted to transmit video data obtained by their respective television camera to the further communication unit at RF frequencies greater than or equal to 50 GHz and at video data rates greater than or equal to 1 gigabit/second; and the one or more communication units are adapted to receive video data for displaying on their respective coupled display, the video data having been transmitted by the further communication unit at RF frequencies greater than or equal to 50 GHz and at standard definition video data rates greater than or equal to 250 megabits/second; each of the one or more communication units comprises an antenna used for both receiving and transmitting, the antenna coupled to an arrangement comprising a waveguide diplexer and an RF transceiver circuit board, the arrangement having sufficient isolation between its transmit and receive waveguides to allow transmitting and receiving at said data rates to take place point-to-point at distances greater than or equal to 1 km. one or more communication units, each coupled to a respective television camera and a respective display; and a further communication unit; wherein the one or more communication units are adapted to transmit video data obtained by their respective television camera to the further communication unit at RF frequencies greater than or equal to 50 GHz and at video data rates greater than or equal to 1 gigabit/second; and the one or more communication units are adapted to receive video data for displaying on their respective coupled display, the video data having been transmitted by the further communication unit at RF frequencies greater than or equal to 50 GHz and at standard definition video data rates greater than or equal to 250 megabits/second; each of the one or more communication units comprises an antenna used for both receiving and transmitting, the antenna coupled to an arrangement comprising a waveguide diplexer and an RF transceiver circuit board, the arrangement having sufficient isolation between its transmit and receive waveguides to allow transmitting and receiving at said data rates to take place point-to-point at distances greater than or equal to 1 km.
A medical device comprising a substrate, having on its surface, on at least a part thereof, a hydrophilic surface layer providing low-friction surface character of the medical device when wetted by a wetting fluid, wherein at least one base layer of the substrate, said base layer including said hydrophilic surface layer, is made of a polymer blend comprising at least one base polymer and at least one hydrophilic polymer, and wherein the concentration of said at least one hydrophilic polymer is higher in the hydrophilic surface layer than in the rest of the base layer and wherein the polymers in said hydrophilic surface layer are crosslinked.
A method for making a welded substrate, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a substrate; b. applying a process solvent to said substrate to create a process wetted substrate, wherein said process solvent is capable of swelling and mobilizing at least one polymer in said substrate, wherein said process solvent is at least 30 percent-by-weight ionic liquid, and wherein a mass ratio of said process solvent to said substrate is 6:1 or less; c. controlling a directed energy source utilizing a suitable wavelength of electromagnetic energy to heat and thereby weld specific locations of the substrate to which process solvent has been previously applied; d. controlling at least a temperature and a duration of time for which said process solvent interacts with said process wetted substrate; and, e. removing at least a portion of said process solvent from said process wetted substrate. a. providing a substrate; b. applying a process solvent to said substrate to create a process wetted substrate, wherein said process solvent is capable of swelling and mobilizing at least one polymer in said substrate, wherein said process solvent is at least 30 percent-by-weight ionic liquid, and wherein a mass ratio of said process solvent to said substrate is 6:1 or less; c. controlling a directed energy source utilizing a suitable wavelength of electromagnetic energy to heat and thereby weld specific locations of the substrate to which process solvent has been previously applied; d. controlling at least a temperature and a duration of time for which said process solvent interacts with said process wetted substrate; and, e. removing at least a portion of said process solvent from said process wetted substrate.