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A hand-held surgical instrument comprising: a handle housing; a shaft portion extending distally relative to the handle housing; a motor disposed within the handle housing; a ball screw operably coupled to the motor; a ball nut non-rotationally supported in the shaft portion of the handle housing and operably coupled to the ball screw; and a firing shaft having a proximal end portion attached to the ball nut, and a distal end portion configured to fire staples from an end effector, wherein the ball nut is configured to translate the firing shaft along a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft portion in response to a rotation of the ball screw, further comprising a battery configured to power the motor, wherein the handle housing has a barrel portion and a handle portion extending perpendicularly from the barrel portion, the battery being supported in the handle portion, characterized in that the handle portion includes: an upper segment fixed to and extending downwardly from the barrel portion; and a lower segment pivotably coupled to and extending downwardly from the upper segment, the battery being disposed in the lower segment. a handle housing; a shaft portion extending distally relative to the handle housing; a motor disposed within the handle housing; a ball screw operably coupled to the motor; a ball nut non-rotationally supported in the shaft portion of the handle housing and operably coupled to the ball screw; and a firing shaft having a proximal end portion attached to the ball nut, and a distal end portion configured to fire staples from an end effector, wherein the ball nut is configured to translate the firing shaft along a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft portion in response to a rotation of the ball screw, further comprising a battery configured to power the motor, wherein the handle housing has a barrel portion and a handle portion extending perpendicularly from the barrel portion, the battery being supported in the handle portion, characterized in that the handle portion includes: an upper segment fixed to and extending downwardly from the barrel portion; and a lower segment pivotably coupled to and extending downwardly from the upper segment, the battery being disposed in the lower segment.
A method for recovering a valuable metal, the method recovering at least cobalt of valuable metals, cobalt and nickel, from an acidic solution obtained by subjecting waste containing positive electrode materials for lithium ion secondary batteries to a wet process, the acidic solution comprising cobalt ions, nickel ions and impurities, wherein the method comprises a first extraction step for Co recovery, the first extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from the acidic solution and stripping the cobalt ions, and is characterized by: an electrolytic step for Co recovery, the electrolytic step being for providing electrolytic cobalt by electrolysis using a stripped solution obtained in the first extraction step for Co recovery as an electrolytic solution; a dissolution step for Co recovery, the dissolution step being for dissolving the electrolytic cobalt in an acid; and a second extraction step for Co recovery, the second extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from a cobalt dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step for Co recovery and stripping the cobalt ions. an electrolytic step for Co recovery, the electrolytic step being for providing electrolytic cobalt by electrolysis using a stripped solution obtained in the first extraction step for Co recovery as an electrolytic solution; a dissolution step for Co recovery, the dissolution step being for dissolving the electrolytic cobalt in an acid; and a second extraction step for Co recovery, the second extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from a cobalt dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step for Co recovery and stripping the cobalt ions.
A system for replacing at least one extracted tooth of a patient, comprising: - a manufactured prosthesis configured to replace the extracted tooth, - a manufactured splint configured to fix the manufactured prosthesis in a desired position, and - design data derived from imaging data of the patient's dental anatomy; wherein - the manufactured prosthesis includes a manufactured root portion having a first custom shape derived from the imaging data; characterized in that - the design data comprise - a first design of the prosthesis, its position and orientation within the adjacent dental anatomy especially in relation to the crown portions of the adjacent teeth, and - a second design of a custom shaped splint that includes shape portions of the crown of the prosthesis and of the crowns of the adjacent teeth, - the manufactured prosthesis includes a manufactured crown portion having a second custom shape derived from the imaging data, - the manufactured splint includes a manufactured bonding surface having a third custom shape derived from the imaging data, and - the manufactured splint is fabricated from the design data prior to the clinical process inserting the manufactured prosthesis into an extraction socket of the patient and prior to using the manufactured splint as a positioning aid or guide. - a manufactured prosthesis configured to replace the extracted tooth, - a manufactured splint configured to fix the manufactured prosthesis in a desired position, and - design data derived from imaging data of the patient's dental anatomy; - the manufactured prosthesis includes a manufactured root portion having a first custom shape derived from the imaging data; - the design data comprise - a first design of the prosthesis, its position and orientation within the adjacent dental anatomy especially in relation to the crown portions of the adjacent teeth, and - a second design of a custom shaped splint that includes shape portions of the crown of the prosthesis and of the crowns of the adjacent teeth, - a first design of the prosthesis, its position and orientation within the adjacent dental anatomy especially in relation to the crown portions of the adjacent teeth, and - a second design of a custom shaped splint that includes shape portions of the crown of the prosthesis and of the crowns of the adjacent teeth, - the manufactured prosthesis includes a manufactured crown portion having a second custom shape derived from the imaging data, - the manufactured splint includes a manufactured bonding surface having a third custom shape derived from the imaging data, and - the manufactured splint is fabricated from the design data prior to the clinical process inserting the manufactured prosthesis into an extraction socket of the patient and prior to using the manufactured splint as a positioning aid or guide.
A method of manufacturing an article joined by brazing or an assembly of brazed components, comprising the steps of: (a) forming the components of which at least one is made from an extruded aluminium alloy tube product made from a 3xxx-series aluminium alloys having a composition comprising, in wt.%: Mn 0.05 to 2.0% Mg up to 1 % Si up to 1.2% Fe up to 1 %, preferably up to 0.8%, Cu up to about 0.5%, preferably up to about 0.2%, Zn up to about 0.5% Ti up to 0.25%, optionally one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: (Zr 0.03 to 0.3, Cr 0.03 to 0.4, Hf 0.03 to 0.4, Sc 0.03 to 0.3), unavoidable impurities and balance aluminium and furthermore comprising a purposive addition of Bi in a range of 0.03% to 0.5%, (b) assembling the components into an assembly, (c) brazing the assembly without applying brazing flux on the assembly of components and brazing the whole assembly in an inert controlled gas atmosphere at a brazing temperature to form a brazed assembly, and (d) cooling of the brazed assembly. (a) forming the components of which at least one is made from an extruded aluminium alloy tube product made from a 3xxx-series aluminium alloys having a composition comprising, in wt.%: Mn 0.05 to 2.0% Mg up to 1 % Si up to 1.2% Fe up to 1 %, preferably up to 0.8%, Cu up to about 0.5%, preferably up to about 0.2%, Zn up to about 0.5% Ti up to 0.25%, optionally one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: (Zr 0.03 to 0.3, Cr 0.03 to 0.4, Hf 0.03 to 0.4, Sc 0.03 to 0.3), unavoidable impurities and balance aluminium and furthermore comprising a purposive addition of Bi in a range of 0.03% to 0.5%, Mn 0.05 to 2.0% Mg up to 1 % Si up to 1.2% Fe up to 1 %, preferably up to 0.8%, Cu up to about 0.5%, preferably up to about 0.2%, Zn up to about 0.5% Ti up to 0.25%, (Zr 0.03 to 0.3, Cr 0.03 to 0.4, Hf 0.03 to 0.4, Sc 0.03 to 0.3), unavoidable impurities and balance aluminium and furthermore comprising a purposive addition of Bi in a range of 0.03% to 0.5%, (b) assembling the components into an assembly, (c) brazing the assembly without applying brazing flux on the assembly of components and brazing the whole assembly in an inert controlled gas atmosphere at a brazing temperature to form a brazed assembly, and (d) cooling of the brazed assembly.
Method for consecutively batch processing at least two different polyethylene grades in pellet form in a pellet handling unit, comprising the steps of consecutively batch processing at least two different polyethylene grades in pellet form in a pellet handling unit, wherein the ratio of the melt flow index of a first polyethylene in pellet form (MI f) to the MI of a later processed polyethylene in pellet form (MI l) is smaller than 0.30, and comprising the step of processing from 100 kg to 2 tonnes of an intermediate polyethylene grade in pellet form for handling capacities of up to 40 tonnes/hour, wherein said intermediate polyethylene grade has the same MI than said later processed polyethylene in pellet form.
A compound of formula wherein: X is phenyl; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, -CH 2 OH, Cl and F or R 1 and R 2, if bound to adjacent carbon atoms, in combination with the existing carbon-carbon bond represent a double bond between the adjacent carbon atoms; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, CN, and halo and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, CN, and halo, one of R 3 and R 4 being -CF 3; m is 1; W is CH 2, O or NH; V is selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 10)alkyl, (C 2 -C1 2)alkenyl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl, -(C 2 -C 12)alkenyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl-(C 1 -C 10)alkyl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, and -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-heterocyclyl containing from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; wherein any aryl is optionally fused to (C 6 -C 10)aryl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl containing from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S wherein any alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or aryl is optionally substituted by 1 - 4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, -O-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, and CN; Y 1 is N; Y 2 is N and Y 3 is O; or Y 2 is O and Y 3 is N, such that the ring comprising Y 1, Y 2, and Y 3 is an oxadiazole ring; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof X is phenyl; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, -CH 2 OH, Cl and F or R 1 and R 2, if bound to adjacent carbon atoms, in combination with the existing carbon-carbon bond represent a double bond between the adjacent carbon atoms; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, CN, and halo and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, CN, and halo, one of R 3 and R 4 being -CF 3; m is 1; W is CH 2, O or NH; V is selected from the group consisting of H, (C 1 -C 10)alkyl, (C 2 -C1 2)alkenyl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl, -(C 2 -C 12)alkenyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 6 -C 10)aryl-(C 1 -C 10)alkyl, -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-(C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, and -(C 1 -C 10)alkyl-heterocyclyl containing from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; wherein any aryl is optionally fused to (C 6 -C 10)aryl, (C 3 -C 8)cycloalkyl, or heterocyclyl containing from 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S wherein any alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, or aryl is optionally substituted by 1 - 4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, (C 1 -C 6)alkyl, -O-(C 1 -C 6)alkyl, (C 2 -C 6)alkenyl, (C 1 -C 6)haloalkyl, and CN; Y 1 is N; Y 2 is N and Y 3 is O; or Y 2 is O and Y 3 is N, such that the ring comprising Y 1, Y 2, and Y 3 is an oxadiazole ring;
Picking robot having a movable base with a front side facing a conveyor system during operation and a gripper arm arranged upright on the base and projecting towards the front side for picking goods at a goods-to-person picking workstation, at least one support arm attached to the base independently of the gripper arm in a mounting position for supporting at least one camera for capturing image data for the order picking process, wherein the support arm is arranged behind the gripper arm with respect to the direction of the front side and projects, with regard to the mounting position located in the rear region of the base, over the front side, so that the camera is arranged in front of the front side of the base approximately centrally above source and/or target containers (24a, 24b) on the conveyor system and in front of the front side of the base, and the support arm projects in height beyond the gripper arm in at least one operating configuration with an upright first member and a horizontal second member, characterised in that in the at least one operating configuration, the camera is arranged in front of the free end of the gripper arm in the vertical direction and at least 40-60 cm in front of the front side of the base, and in that the support arm projects above the gripper arm by 10-30 cm in height in the at least one operating configuration with upright first member and horizontal second member, and wherein locking means are provided for locking the base in a predetermined position relative to the conveyor system at the front side of the base, which in operation faces the conveyor system of the picking workstation. at least one support arm attached to the base independently of the gripper arm in a mounting position for supporting at least one camera for capturing image data for the order picking process, wherein the support arm is arranged behind the gripper arm with respect to the direction of the front side and projects, with regard to the mounting position located in the rear region of the base, over the front side, so that the camera is arranged in front of the front side of the base approximately centrally above source and/or target containers (24a, 24b) on the conveyor system and in front of the front side of the base, and the support arm projects in height beyond the gripper arm in at least one operating configuration with an upright first member and a horizontal second member, characterised in that in the at least one operating configuration, the camera is arranged in front of the free end of the gripper arm in the vertical direction and at least 40-60 cm in front of the front side of the base, and in that the support arm projects above the gripper arm by 10-30 cm in height in the at least one operating configuration with upright first member and horizontal second member, and wherein locking means are provided for locking the base in a predetermined position relative to the conveyor system at the front side of the base, which in operation faces the conveyor system of the picking workstation.
A powerline network (202, 210, 212, 220) comprising: a plurality of stations (A, B, C, D) including a central coordinator (CCo1, CCo2) for coordinating transmissions of each of said plurality of stations, said central coordinator capable of generating beacons, wherein said beacons define beacon periods beginning a fixed offset (Δ) from a zero crossing of a powerline cycle and contain at least transmission schedules for at least said beacon periods; wherein each of said plurality of stations comprises a channel estimator to generate one or more tone maps to be used on a communication link between any two of said plurality of stations, to negotiate a number of usable tone maps, to maintain lists of valid tone maps, and to maintain lists of intervals within a beacon period where each tone map may be used; and wherein each said tone map lists a set of tones to be used for a particular interval within a beacon period. a plurality of stations (A, B, C, D) including a central coordinator (CCo1, CCo2) for coordinating transmissions of each of said plurality of stations, said central coordinator capable of generating beacons, wherein said beacons define beacon periods beginning a fixed offset (Δ) from a zero crossing of a powerline cycle and contain at least transmission schedules for at least said beacon periods; wherein each of said plurality of stations comprises a channel estimator to generate one or more tone maps to be used on a communication link between any two of said plurality of stations, to negotiate a number of usable tone maps, to maintain lists of valid tone maps, and to maintain lists of intervals within a beacon period where each tone map may be used; and wherein each said tone map lists a set of tones to be used for a particular interval within a beacon period.
Method of controlling charging of a battery, particularly a battery of a motor vehicle, from a monophase network, wherein: - the input voltage (Ve) is filtered; - the electrical power of the network is supplied to the battery via a buck stage and a boost stage which are coupled together via an inductive component (Ld); and - an intensity (Id) passing through said inductive component is monitored as a function of an intensity setpoint (Id ref), said intensity (Id) not being continuously controllable, the non-controllability occurring when the input voltage is close to zero, characterized in that the intensity setpoint is worked out in such a way that said intensity setpoint has at least a first value and at least a second value greater than the first value, the intensity setpoint having the second value before the start of a phase during which the intensity is not controllable. - the input voltage (Ve) is filtered; - the electrical power of the network is supplied to the battery via a buck stage and a boost stage which are coupled together via an inductive component (Ld); and - an intensity (Id) passing through said inductive component is monitored as a function of an intensity setpoint (Id ref), said intensity (Id) not being continuously controllable, the non-controllability occurring when the input voltage is close to zero,
A dressing material, comprising: a first layer comprising a first film of non-porous material having a plurality of openings; a second layer adjacent to the first layer, the second layer comprising a manifold having a plurality of slits, wherein the manifold comprises a foam; and a third layer adjacent to the second layer and comprising a second film of non-porous material having raised features; wherein at least some of the plurality of openings, some of the plurality of slits, and some of the raised features are aligned to define a tear line. a first layer comprising a first film of non-porous material having a plurality of openings; a second layer adjacent to the first layer, the second layer comprising a manifold having a plurality of slits, wherein the manifold comprises a foam; and a third layer adjacent to the second layer and comprising a second film of non-porous material having raised features; wherein at least some of the plurality of openings, some of the plurality of slits, and some of the raised features are aligned to define a tear line.
Intravaginal conception assistance device for collecting and presenting ejaculate relatively close to a cervix comprising a cup part for collecting the ejaculate present in a vaginal canal and presenting it relatively close to the cervix upon moving through the vaginal canal towards the cervix, wherein the cup part has an opening defined by a distal end edge of the cup part, and the cup part has a height which is smaller than its width, the width being measured at a widest point of the cup part and across an outer boundary of the cup part, characterised in that said cup part is substantially invertible.
A turbine rotor blade repair method for repairing damage of a fin at a tip of a turbine rotor blade made from a nickel-base superalloy containing aluminum and titanium, comprising: overlaying a damaged portion of the fin with metal by welding; peening a boundary region between the fin and the overlaying metal by using a peening hammer; thereafter performing solution treatment on the boundary region between the fin and the overlaying metal; and thereafter performing electro-discharge removing machining to remove part of the boundary region, to repair the damage of the fin of the turbine rotor blade. overlaying a damaged portion of the fin with metal by welding; peening a boundary region between the fin and the overlaying metal by using a peening hammer; thereafter performing solution treatment on the boundary region between the fin and the overlaying metal; and thereafter performing electro-discharge removing machining to remove part of the boundary region, to repair the damage of the fin of the turbine rotor blade.
A method of recommending to initiate or not to initiate an anti-cancer therapy in a subject having glioblastoma, wherein the anti-cancer therapy comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of dacomitinib, the method comprising: determining the expression level of LAMTOR2 and the expression level of at least one reference gene in exosomal RNA extracted from a biological sample from the subject; normalizing the expression level of LAMTOR2 in the biological sample by dividing the expression level of LAMTOR2 by the expression level of the at least one reference gene; comparing the normalized expression level of the at least one gene in the biological sample to a predetermined cutoff value, wherein the predetermined cutoff value is the ratio of the expression of level of LAMTOR2 to the reference gene in a biological sample from a subject having glioblastoma and who has responded to treatment with the anti-cancer therapy; and recommending initiating an anti-cancer therapy when the normalized expression level of the at least one gene is equal to or less than the predetermined cutoff value, or recommending not initiating an anti-cancer therapy when the normalized expression level of the at least one gene is greater than the predetermined cutoff value. determining the expression level of LAMTOR2 and the expression level of at least one reference gene in exosomal RNA extracted from a biological sample from the subject; normalizing the expression level of LAMTOR2 in the biological sample by dividing the expression level of LAMTOR2 by the expression level of the at least one reference gene; comparing the normalized expression level of the at least one gene in the biological sample to a predetermined cutoff value, wherein the predetermined cutoff value is the ratio of the expression of level of LAMTOR2 to the reference gene in a biological sample from a subject having glioblastoma and who has responded to treatment with the anti-cancer therapy; and recommending initiating an anti-cancer therapy when the normalized expression level of the at least one gene is equal to or less than the predetermined cutoff value, or recommending not initiating an anti-cancer therapy when the normalized expression level of the at least one gene is greater than the predetermined cutoff value.