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A method comprising: receiving at least two audio signals based on acoustic energy captured from a target audio source by a portable electronic apparatus; determining a change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus; and processing the at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least two output signals comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a direction of the target audio source; wherein determining the change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus comprises determining the change in position and/or orientation from a first time period to a second time period using a camera; and wherein determining the change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus using the camera comprises: detecting an object of interest in a first image in the first time period; and detecting a displacement of the object of interest in a later image in the second time period. receiving at least two audio signals based on acoustic energy captured from a target audio source by a portable electronic apparatus; determining a change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus; and processing the at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least two output signals comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a direction of the target audio source; wherein determining the change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus comprises determining the change in position and/or orientation from a first time period to a second time period using a camera; and wherein determining the change in position and/or orientation of the portable electronic apparatus using the camera comprises: detecting an object of interest in a first image in the first time period; and detecting a displacement of the object of interest in a later image in the second time period. detecting an object of interest in a first image in the first time period; and detecting a displacement of the object of interest in a later image in the second time period.
A test unit, comprising specimen holders for mounting a specimen, a specimen holder magazine and a specimen feed system for feeding the specimen holders to the test unit, wherein each of the specimen holders includes a specimen mounting device for clamping the specimen of diverse geometry and load types, wherein the specimen mounting device includes a holding means that comprises at least two pegs, which protrude from the specimen mounting device, wherein the specimen holder magazine includes a carrier stand and a plurality of mounting devices disposed at the carrier stand for mounting the holding means of the specimen holder, wherein the specimen feed system includes a gripping system which grips the specimen holder on the holding means and feeds it to a clamping device which is located in the test unit, characterized in that the mounting devices are disposed at the carrier stand in such a way that the specimen holders can be fed to the test unit in an arbitrary sequence and that the specimen holders are diverse and configured for performing different load types of the specimen.
A balloon catheter, comprising: a catheter shaft having a proximal shaft portion, a midshaft portion attached to the proximal shaft portion, and a distal shaft portion attached to the midshaft portion; a balloon coupled to the catheter shaft; wherein a guidewire port is formed in the midshaft portion, the guidewire port being in fluid communication with a guidewire lumen extending along a portion of the catheter shaft; wherein an inflation lumen is defined in the catheter shaft, the inflation lumen being in fluid communication with the balloon; a core wire extending through the inflation lumen; characterised in that: the midshaft portion has an interior stepped ridge formed therein and positioned adjacent to the inflation lumen; and the core wire has a stepped shoulder that contacts the interior stepped ridge of the midshaft. a catheter shaft having a proximal shaft portion, a midshaft portion attached to the proximal shaft portion, and a distal shaft portion attached to the midshaft portion; a balloon coupled to the catheter shaft; wherein a guidewire port is formed in the midshaft portion, the guidewire port being in fluid communication with a guidewire lumen extending along a portion of the catheter shaft; wherein an inflation lumen is defined in the catheter shaft, the inflation lumen being in fluid communication with the balloon; a core wire extending through the inflation lumen; the midshaft portion has an interior stepped ridge formed therein and positioned adjacent to the inflation lumen; and the core wire has a stepped shoulder that contacts the interior stepped ridge of the midshaft.
An optical system consisting of a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power and configured to move in focusing, and a third lens unit having negative refractive power that are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, wherein a distance between adjacent two of the lens units changes in focusing, characterized in that among distances on the optical axis between two adjacent lenses in the optical system, a distance between a lens closest to the object side and a lens adjacent thereto is largest, and in that the optical system satisfies the following conditional inequalities: 0.10 < TL 3 / TL < 0.40, 0.70 < SD 3 / TL 3 < 0.90, and 0.05 < DM 3 / TL 3 < 0.14, where TL is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side to a lens surface closest to the image side, TL3 is a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the third lens unit to a lens surface closest to the image side in the third lens unit, SD3 is a sum of thicknesses, on the optical axis, of lenses in the third lens unit, and DM3 is the largest of the thicknesses, on the optical axis, of the lenses in the third lens unit. wherein a distance between adjacent two of the lens units changes in focusing, characterized in that among distances on the optical axis between two adjacent lenses in the optical system, a distance between a lens closest to the object side and a lens adjacent thereto is largest, and in that the optical system satisfies the following conditional inequalities: 0.10 < TL 3 / TL < 0.40, 0.70 < SD 3 / TL 3 < 0.90, and 0.05 < DM 3 / TL 3 < 0.14, where TL is a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side to a lens surface closest to the image side, TL3 is a distance on the optical axis from a lens surface closest to the object side in the third lens unit to a lens surface closest to the image side in the third lens unit, SD3 is a sum of thicknesses, on the optical axis, of lenses in the third lens unit, and DM3 is the largest of the thicknesses, on the optical axis, of the lenses in the third lens unit.
A modular stent graft which is designed for introduction into a blood vessel of a patient and which has stents connected by means of a graft material, characterized in that the stent graft comprises - a first stent graft module with a body, a proximal end and a distal end, and with at least two tubular arms (18, 19, 20) which extend longitudinally in the distal direction from the distal end of the first stent graft module and which are integrally connected to the body of the first stent graft module, - a second stent graft module (14; 26) with a second body (42; 43), a proximal end (21; 27) and a distal end (22; 28), and with at least three tubular arms (23, 24, 25; 29, 30, 31) which extend longitudinally in the proximal direction from the proximal end (21; 28) of the second stent graft module (14; 26) and which are integrally formed with the body (42; 43) of the second stent graft module (14; 26), wherein arms (20; 24; 30) of the first stent graft module and of the second stent graft module (14; 26) in each case have diameters such that the first and second stent graft modules (12; 14; 26) are connectable to each other by being pushed into each other and by partially overlapping the respective one arm of the distal end of the first stent graft module with the arm (24; 30) of the proximal end (21; 27) of the second stent graft module (14; 26) in order to form an assembled modular stent graft within the same blood vessel. - a first stent graft module with a body, a proximal end and a distal end, and with at least two tubular arms (18, 19, 20) which extend longitudinally in the distal direction from the distal end of the first stent graft module and which are integrally connected to the body of the first stent graft module, - a second stent graft module (14; 26) with a second body (42; 43), a proximal end (21; 27) and a distal end (22; 28), and with at least three tubular arms (23, 24, 25; 29, 30, 31) which extend longitudinally in the proximal direction from the proximal end (21; 28) of the second stent graft module (14; 26) and which are integrally formed with the body (42; 43) of the second stent graft module (14; 26),
Device for measuring the speed and/or position of a vehicle moving along a guideway, by day and by night, in doing so irrespective of the climatic conditions, characterized in that it comprises: - at least one image capturing apparatus delivering a sequence of digital images of an environment of said vehicle; - means for determining the apparent motion of at least one visual cue, called a primitive, between two images delivered by said image capturing apparatus, in order to determine the apparent motion of said at least one visual cue, implementing: - means for simplifying said images by means of at least one model of said environment, enabling the detection of said at least one visual cue in the simplified images; - means for predicting an image zone in which said visual cue will be situated in a following image; - means for extracting one of said visual cues in said image zone; - means for estimating a movement, by comparisng the actual position of said visual cue in a current image and in a previous image; - means for estimating the speed and/or the position of said vehicle on the basis of said apparent motion of said at least one visual cue. - at least one image capturing apparatus delivering a sequence of digital images of an environment of said vehicle; - means for determining the apparent motion of at least one visual cue, called a primitive, between two images delivered by said image capturing apparatus, in order to determine the apparent motion of said at least one visual cue, implementing: - means for simplifying said images by means of at least one model of said environment, enabling the detection of said at least one visual cue in the simplified images; - means for predicting an image zone in which said visual cue will be situated in a following image; - means for extracting one of said visual cues in said image zone; - means for estimating a movement, by comparisng the actual position of said visual cue in a current image and in a previous image; - means for simplifying said images by means of at least one model of said environment, enabling the detection of said at least one visual cue in the simplified images; - means for predicting an image zone in which said visual cue will be situated in a following image; - means for extracting one of said visual cues in said image zone; - means for estimating a movement, by comparisng the actual position of said visual cue in a current image and in a previous image; - means for estimating the speed and/or the position of said vehicle on the basis of said apparent motion of said at least one visual cue.
A pool or spa control system, comprising: a main control panel defining a housing; a motherboard housed in the main control panel, said motherboard including a motherboard processor, an internal bus (10, 12), and a relay bank socket, the internal bus (10, 12) being configured to establish two-way communication between the motherboard processor and the relay bank socket; a relay bank connectable to the relay bank socket and including a relay bank processor, a memory, an internal bus, a plurality of relays (56a-d), and a connector, the internal bus being configured to establish two-way communication between the relay bank processor and the motherboard processor when the relay bank is connected to the relay bank socket via the connector; and a local terminal including a control processor, a user interface, and a memory, the local terminal being in two-way communication with the motherboard processor for allowing a user to control the system, wherein (i) said control processor is configured to communicate with said relay bank processor while said relay bank is connected with said relay bank socket of said motherboard, (ii) said control processor is configured to automatically discover the relay bank and assign a network address to the relay bank, (iii) said relay bank is configured to automatically send the control processor information regarding parameters of said relay bank upon discovery, and (iv) said control processor is configured to store the information received from the relay bank into the memory of the local terminal. a main control panel defining a housing; a motherboard housed in the main control panel, said motherboard including a motherboard processor, an internal bus (10, 12), and a relay bank socket, the internal bus (10, 12) being configured to establish two-way communication between the motherboard processor and the relay bank socket; a relay bank connectable to the relay bank socket and including a relay bank processor, a memory, an internal bus, a plurality of relays (56a-d), and a connector, the internal bus being configured to establish two-way communication between the relay bank processor and the motherboard processor when the relay bank is connected to the relay bank socket via the connector; and a local terminal including a control processor, a user interface, and a memory, the local terminal being in two-way communication with the motherboard processor for allowing a user to control the system, wherein (i) said control processor is configured to communicate with said relay bank processor while said relay bank is connected with said relay bank socket of said motherboard, (ii) said control processor is configured to automatically discover the relay bank and assign a network address to the relay bank, (iii) said relay bank is configured to automatically send the control processor information regarding parameters of said relay bank upon discovery, and (iv) said control processor is configured to store the information received from the relay bank into the memory of the local terminal.
A system for cleaning and drying of an object (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 740, 840, 940, 1040) using cyclic cycle nucleation transport technology with a dynamic chamber concept comprising a chamber (500, 900, 1000), wherein the chamber (500, 900, 1000) is configured to hold a first liquid (512, 812, 912, 1012), wherein the chamber comprises an opening, wherein the chamber comprises a door mated to the opening, wherein the chamber comprises an outlet coupled to a first portion of the chamber, wherein the chamber comprises an inlet coupled to a second portion of the chamber; a check valve (550, 850, 950, 1050) couple to the outlet; a reservoir (560, 960, 1060), wherein the reservoir is configured to hold the first liquid (512, 812, 912, 1012), wherein the reservoir is configured to couple to the chamber through a conduit coupled to the inlet; a piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) coupled to the chamber volume, wherein one first side of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is coupled to the chamber volume, wherein one second side of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is coupled to the reservoir (560, 860, 960, 1060), wherein the movement of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is configured to enlarge or reduce the volume of the chamber (500, 900, 1000), wherein the area of the conduit (568, 968, 1068) is configured so that the rate of flow through the conduit is less than the rate of the chamber volume is enlarged due to the movement of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032). wherein the chamber (500, 900, 1000) is configured to hold a first liquid (512, 812, 912, 1012), wherein the chamber comprises an opening, wherein the chamber comprises a door mated to the opening, wherein the chamber comprises an outlet coupled to a first portion of the chamber, wherein the chamber comprises an inlet coupled to a second portion of the chamber; a check valve (550, 850, 950, 1050) couple to the outlet; wherein the reservoir is configured to hold the first liquid (512, 812, 912, 1012), wherein the reservoir is configured to couple to the chamber through a conduit coupled to the inlet; wherein one first side of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is coupled to the chamber volume, wherein one second side of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is coupled to the reservoir (560, 860, 960, 1060), wherein the movement of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032) is configured to enlarge or reduce the volume of the chamber (500, 900, 1000), wherein the area of the conduit (568, 968, 1068) is configured so that the rate of flow through the conduit is less than the rate of the chamber volume is enlarged due to the movement of the piston (532, 832, 932, 1032).
A process for preparation of highly pure Deferasirox comprising: (a) preparing Deferasirox comprising step of treating 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benz [e] [1, 3] oxazin-4-one with 4-hydrazinebenzoic acid in the presence of a dehydrating agent, a suitable solvent and optionally in the presence of water; (b) suspending Deferasirox in a polar organic solvent to provide a reaction mass; (c) adding 30% H 2 O 2 and water to the reaction mass; (d) optionally heating the reaction mass at 25-35 °C; (e) filtering the reaction mass and washing it with water to provide a wet cake; (f) charging the wet cake in water and stirring at 55-85 °C; (g) filtering the solid product and washing it with water to provide pure Deferasirox substantially free of hydrazine impurity. (a) preparing Deferasirox comprising step of treating 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl) benz [e] [1, 3] oxazin-4-one with 4-hydrazinebenzoic acid in the presence of a dehydrating agent, a suitable solvent and optionally in the presence of water; (b) suspending Deferasirox in a polar organic solvent to provide a reaction mass; (c) adding 30% H 2 O 2 and water to the reaction mass; (d) optionally heating the reaction mass at 25-35 °C; (e) filtering the reaction mass and washing it with water to provide a wet cake; (f) charging the wet cake in water and stirring at 55-85 °C; (g) filtering the solid product and washing it with water to provide pure Deferasirox substantially free of hydrazine impurity.
An accommodating intraocular lens device (100, 200, 300) for treatment of an eye having an optical axis, the device comprising: a stabilization haptic (120, 220, 320) configured to be positioned within a capsular bag of the eye; a lens body (105, 205, 305) having a sealed chamber (155, 255, 355) containing a fixed volume of optical fluid, the lens body comprising an anterior wall portion (145, 245, 345) formed of a first silicone material having a variable thickness between a perimeter region of the lens body and a central region of the lens body, wherein the wall portion is configured to outwardly bow in the central region of the lens body, the lens body comprising at least one support (110, 210, 310, 312) coupled to the perimeter region and configured to limit distortion of the lens body; and a force translation arm (115, 215, 315) having a length between an outer end and an inner end of the force translation arm that, upon implantation in the eye, the outer end of the force translation arm extends beyond the perimeter region of the lens body to engage a ciliary structure of the eye outside a capsular bag of the eye when the lens device (100, 200, 300) is implanted in the eye, wherein the force translation arm (115, 2150, 315) is inwardly movable relative to the lens body (105, 205, 305) towards the optical axis of the eye, upon movement of the ciliary structure, to apply a compressive force on the perimeter region of the sealed chamber with the inner region of the force translation arm to outwardly bow the central region of the lens body (105, 205, 305). a stabilization haptic (120, 220, 320) configured to be positioned within a capsular bag of the eye; a lens body (105, 205, 305) having a sealed chamber (155, 255, 355) containing a fixed volume of optical fluid, the lens body comprising an anterior wall portion (145, 245, 345) formed of a first silicone material having a variable thickness between a perimeter region of the lens body and a central region of the lens body, wherein the wall portion is configured to outwardly bow in the central region of the lens body, the lens body comprising at least one support (110, 210, 310, 312) coupled to the perimeter region and configured to limit distortion of the lens body; and a force translation arm (115, 215, 315) having a length between an outer end and an inner end of the force translation arm that, upon implantation in the eye, the outer end of the force translation arm extends beyond the perimeter region of the lens body to engage a ciliary structure of the eye outside a capsular bag of the eye when the lens device (100, 200, 300) is implanted in the eye, wherein the force translation arm (115, 2150, 315) is inwardly movable relative to the lens body (105, 205, 305) towards the optical axis of the eye, upon movement of the ciliary structure, to apply a compressive force on the perimeter region of the sealed chamber with the inner region of the force translation arm to outwardly bow the central region of the lens body (105, 205, 305).
A device with a pivot lever which has a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm and an articulation which connects the two pivot arms (4, 6) together, wherein the two pivot arms (4, 6) have opposing end faces, and each end face is divided by the articulation into two portions (4a, 4b; 6a, 6b), characterised in that the two portions (4a, 4b; 6a, 6b) are oriented at an obtuse angle (α) to each other, in that the opposing portions (4a, 6a) of the two pivot arms (4, 6) on a first side of the articulation run parallel to each other, and in that the opposing portions (4b, 6b) of the two pivot arms (4, 6) on a second side of the articulation enclose a clearance angle (β) between them.
A method for determination of the thickness of a polymer layer (21, 121,123) containing an enzyme in an implantable biosensor comprising an electrode coated by the polymer layer, said method comprising the steps of placing the biosensor in contact with a solution (22; 122) and applying a potential to the biosensor sufficient to oxidize or reduce a redox active species in the solution and generate a current, and observing the current to arrive at a plateau current; characterised in that the applied potential is switched off and subsequent decay of potential is observed to obtain a plurality of potential versus time (t) data points, and the slope k of a plot of V versus 1/ √t is determined, the slope providing an indication of the thickness of the polymer layer.