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A surgical fastening device for treating tissue, comprising: a handle; an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the end effector having a jaw and an anvil pivotally connected to the jaw, the jaw and the anvil being configured to engage tissue therebetween; a plurality of fasteners disposed within the jaw, the fasteners being rotatable about a pivot point; and a sled slidable through the jaw such that distal advancement of the sled causes each of the plurality of fasteners to rotate into tissue engaged between the jaw and the anvil; wherein each fastener includes a straight leg (1022, 1037), a curved leg (1020, 1036), and an anti-rotation feature (1018, 1034) configured to prevent counter-rotation of the fasteners when deployed in tissue, wherein the anti-rotation feature (1018, 1034) comprises a barb; characterized in that the barb (1018, 1034) is formed on an outer surface of the curved leg (1020, 1036) and oriented toward the straight leg (1022, 1037) to prevent counter-rotation of the fasteners. a handle; an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the end effector having a jaw and an anvil pivotally connected to the jaw, the jaw and the anvil being configured to engage tissue therebetween; a plurality of fasteners disposed within the jaw, the fasteners being rotatable about a pivot point; and a sled slidable through the jaw such that distal advancement of the sled causes each of the plurality of fasteners to rotate into tissue engaged between the jaw and the anvil; wherein each fastener includes a straight leg (1022, 1037), a curved leg (1020, 1036), and an anti-rotation feature (1018, 1034) configured to prevent counter-rotation of the fasteners when deployed in tissue, wherein the anti-rotation feature (1018, 1034) comprises a barb; characterized in that the barb (1018, 1034) is formed on an outer surface of the curved leg (1020, 1036) and oriented toward the straight leg (1022, 1037) to prevent counter-rotation of the fasteners.
A power transmission device, comprising: - a case comprising a first case member and a second case member which is assembled with the first case member, and - a shaft member supported by the case, characterized in that: - the first case member has a protrusion protruding in the axial direction along the assembly direction of the case, - the second case member has a recess recessed in the axial direction, - the shaft member is supported by the protrusion in the recess, and - an oil passage is formed between the recess and the protrusion in a circumferential direction of the case. - a case comprising a first case member and a second case member which is assembled with the first case member, and - a shaft member supported by the case, - the first case member has a protrusion protruding in the axial direction along the assembly direction of the case, - the second case member has a recess recessed in the axial direction, - the shaft member is supported by the protrusion in the recess, and - an oil passage is formed between the recess and the protrusion in a circumferential direction of the case.
An automatically locking actuator, comprising: a first end connector; a rotatable drive screw operably coupled to the first end connector; a nut assembly threadably mounted on the drive screw; a second end connector operably coupled to the nut assembly; a rotary lock comprising a rotor and at least one key assembly that moves between extended and retracted positions in response to rotation of the rotor; and a keyway assembly having at least one keyway for receiving the at least one key assembly in the extended position; characterized by further comprising a lost motion connector rotationally coupling the nut assembly to the rotary lock such that rotation of the drive screw results in an initial rotation of the nut assembly and rotor to move the key assembly between the extended and retracted positions prior to axial movement of the nut assembly along the drive screw in response to continued rotation of the drive screw. a first end connector; a rotatable drive screw operably coupled to the first end connector; a nut assembly threadably mounted on the drive screw; a second end connector operably coupled to the nut assembly; a rotary lock comprising a rotor and at least one key assembly that moves between extended and retracted positions in response to rotation of the rotor; and a keyway assembly having at least one keyway for receiving the at least one key assembly in the extended position; characterized by further comprising a lost motion connector rotationally coupling the nut assembly to the rotary lock such that rotation of the drive screw results in an initial rotation of the nut assembly and rotor to move the key assembly between the extended and retracted positions prior to axial movement of the nut assembly along the drive screw in response to continued rotation of the drive screw.
Illumination device for a motor vehicle, with - a plurality of laser light sources (2, 2a-2l) for the emission of a laser light beam (3, 3a-3l) in each case, and - a plurality of concentric annular diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f), of which at least a partial region (5 ij, 6, 6') of each is arranged in a beam path (4, 4a-4l) of one of the laser light beams (3, 3a-3l), wherein simultaneously a plurality of the partial regions (5 ij, 6, 6') of at least one of the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f) are arranged in respective beam paths (4, 4a-4l) associated with the laser light sources (2, 2a-2l), the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f) are arranged to be rotatable with respect to the laser light sources (2, 2a-2l) about an axis of rotation and to be continuously rotatable by a drive, so that different partial regions (5 ij, 6, 6') of the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f) each having different optical properties are rotatable into the beam paths (4, 4a-4l) by means of a rotation about the axis of rotation and by the continuous rotation of the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f), the laser light beams (3, 3a-3l) are deflectable into different spatial regions corresponding to different light functions, and surface regions pre-determinable by the laser light beams (3, 3a-3l) are scannable, wherein the axis of rotation passes through the centre of the ring formed by the annular diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f), wherein the illumination device has a converter unit or a plurality of converter units for converting a wavelength distribution which is or are arranged in the beam path (4, 4a-4l) of at least one of the laser light beams (3, 3a-3l) after one of the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f). - a plurality of laser light sources (2, 2a-2l) for the emission of a laser light beam (3, 3a-3l) in each case, and - a plurality of concentric annular diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f), of which at least a partial region (5 ij, 6, 6') of each is arranged in a beam path (4, 4a-4l) of one of the laser light beams (3, 3a-3l), wherein simultaneously a plurality of the partial regions (5 ij, 6, 6') of at least one of the diffractive optical elements (5, 5a-5f) are arranged in respective beam paths (4, 4a-4l) associated with the laser light sources (2, 2a-2l),
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a first pharmacologically active ingredient, which is selected from the compound according to chemical formula and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and b) a second pharmacologically active ingredient, which is meloxicam or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. a) a first pharmacologically active ingredient, which is selected from the compound according to chemical formula and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and b) a second pharmacologically active ingredient, which is meloxicam or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
A toner cartridge for use in an image forming device, comprising: a housing having a front, a rear opposite the front, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a top and a bottom opposite the top, the housing having a reservoir for holding toner; an outlet port on the front of the housing proximate the first side for transferring toner out of the reservoir; and a drive gear on the front of the housing for receiving rotational power when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the drive gear having a center, whereby the center of the drive gear is positioned closer to the second side than the outlet port is positioned to the second side; and the toner cartridge further comprising: a cavity formed in the bottom of the housing; an electrical connector positioned in the cavity for establishing a communications link when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device; characterized by a latch receiving shelf in the cavity on an inner side of the front of the housing unobstructed to receive a latch of the image forming device for securing the toner cartridge in the image forming device, the latch receiving shelf defining the vertical position of the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the latch receiving shelf being positioned closer to the bottom of the housing than the outlet port and the drive gear are to the bottom of the housing, the latch receiving shelf being spaced above the bottom of the housing, the latch receiving shelf being positioned between the center of the drive gear and the outlet port in a side-to-side direction from the first side to the second side of the housing. a housing having a front, a rear opposite the front, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a top and a bottom opposite the top, the housing having a reservoir for holding toner; an outlet port on the front of the housing proximate the first side for transferring toner out of the reservoir; and a drive gear on the front of the housing for receiving rotational power when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the drive gear having a center, a cavity formed in the bottom of the housing; an electrical connector positioned in the cavity for establishing a communications link when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device; characterized by a latch receiving shelf in the cavity on an inner side of the front of the housing unobstructed to receive a latch of the image forming device for securing the toner cartridge in the image forming device, the latch receiving shelf defining the vertical position of the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the latch receiving shelf being positioned closer to the bottom of the housing than the outlet port and the drive gear are to the bottom of the housing, the latch receiving shelf being spaced above the bottom of the housing, the latch receiving shelf being positioned between the center of the drive gear and the outlet port in a side-to-side direction from the first side to the second side of the housing.
A device for distributing one or more fluid streams evenly into a catalyst bed comprising: an inlet assembly comprising a hydrocarbon inlet, an air inlet, and a steam inlet characterized in that the hydrocarbon inlet, air inlet and steam inlet converge to form a central arm wherein the hydrocarbon inlet and the steam inlet are inclined and located radially around the air inlet; a device located in the central arm comprising: a vertical deflector plate having a top end, a bottom end and a vertical span, the vertical span comprising a plurality of horizontal slits (302 to 318) along the vertical span length; and a frustum cone connected to the bottom end, the frustum cone having an angled, lateral surface comprising a plurality of perforations (402 to 410) arranged in rows having a triangular pitch, wherein a hydrocarbon stream is partially deflected by the vertical deflector plate allowing a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to sieve through the plurality of horizontal slits_(302 to 318). an inlet assembly comprising a hydrocarbon inlet, an air inlet, and a steam inlet characterized in that the hydrocarbon inlet, air inlet and steam inlet converge to form a central arm wherein the hydrocarbon inlet and the steam inlet are inclined and located radially around the air inlet; a vertical deflector plate having a top end, a bottom end and a vertical span, the vertical span comprising a plurality of horizontal slits (302 to 318) along the vertical span length; and a frustum cone connected to the bottom end, the frustum cone having an angled, lateral surface comprising a plurality of perforations (402 to 410) arranged in rows having a triangular pitch, wherein a hydrocarbon stream is partially deflected by the vertical deflector plate allowing a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to sieve through the plurality of horizontal slits_(302 to 318).
A device for punching thin-walled materials, such as labels and flat lids for containers, in micro and small quantities, comprising a stamp plate for receiving a blade (11, 61) and a die on a die plate, which blade (11, 61) and die can be fastened to a punching machine and are displaceably mounted against one another, in order to punch out labels and lids made of paper, plastic, metal or a laminate from a material strip guided through therebetween, wherein, in order to support the die, the die plate comprises a recess for guiding through the punched-out workpieces such as labels or lids, characterized in that a die receptacle is fastened to the edge area adjacent to the recess in the die plate, - an elastically deformable intermediate plate is placed on the die receptacle, - the die is placed on the intermediate plate. - an elastically deformable intermediate plate is placed on the die receptacle, - the die is placed on the intermediate plate.
A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers, comprising a flexible sheet and a plurality of primary apertures formed in the sheet for receiving portions of the containers, the flexible sheet comprising a polymer composition which includes: about 10% to about 95% by weight of a PCRP that includes recycled branched low-density polyethylene and recycled linear low-density polyethylene polymers; zero to about 90% by weight of a branched low-density polyethylene polymer that has not been recycled, having a density of about 0.910 to about 0.950 grams/cm 3; and greater than zero to about 65% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer that includes about 60% by weight to less than 100% by weight ethylene and greater than zero to about 40% by weight of a vinyl acetate comonomer. about 10% to about 95% by weight of a PCRP that includes recycled branched low-density polyethylene and recycled linear low-density polyethylene polymers; zero to about 90% by weight of a branched low-density polyethylene polymer that has not been recycled, having a density of about 0.910 to about 0.950 grams/cm 3; and greater than zero to about 65% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer that includes about 60% by weight to less than 100% by weight ethylene and greater than zero to about 40% by weight of a vinyl acetate comonomer.
A control device for a secondary battery having a plurality of battery cells forming a plurality of battery blocks, comprising: an abnormality sensing unit (13, 13A) sensing the fact that a cell voltage value of one of said plurality of battery cells falls outside a preset range and outputting an abnormality notification indicating a result of the sensing; a voltage sensing unit sensing a plurality of block voltages corresponding to said plurality of battery blocks, respectively, and outputting a plurality of first voltage values representing said plurality of block voltages, respectively; an offset addition unit (62, 62A) calculating, in response to reception of said abnormality notification, an offset amount common to said plurality of first voltage values based on said plurality of first voltage values, said preset range and the number of said battery cells included in each of said plurality of battery blocks, and producing a plurality of second voltage values by adding said offset amount to each of said plurality of first voltage values; and a charge/discharge control unit (64, 64A) limiting the charge power of said secondary battery and the discharge power of said secondary battery based on said plurality of second voltage values produced by said offset addition unit (62, 62A). an abnormality sensing unit (13, 13A) sensing the fact that a cell voltage value of one of said plurality of battery cells falls outside a preset range and outputting an abnormality notification indicating a result of the sensing; a voltage sensing unit sensing a plurality of block voltages corresponding to said plurality of battery blocks, respectively, and outputting a plurality of first voltage values representing said plurality of block voltages, respectively; an offset addition unit (62, 62A) calculating, in response to reception of said abnormality notification, an offset amount common to said plurality of first voltage values based on said plurality of first voltage values, said preset range and the number of said battery cells included in each of said plurality of battery blocks, and producing a plurality of second voltage values by adding said offset amount to each of said plurality of first voltage values; and a charge/discharge control unit (64, 64A) limiting the charge power of said secondary battery and the discharge power of said secondary battery based on said plurality of second voltage values produced by said offset addition unit (62, 62A).
A speed sensor system for measuring rotational speed, the speed sensor system comprising: a magnetic sensor; and a cylindrical drum rotatable around the magnetic sensor; wherein the cylindrical drum includes a plurality of axially extending members disposed circumferentially around a first edge of the cylindrical drum; the magnetic sensor is configured to generate an electrical output that indicates each passage of each of the axially extending members around the magnetic sensor as the cylindrical drum rotates around the magnetic sensor, wherein a peak-to-peak voltage of the magnetic sensor increases with increasing rotational speed of the cylindrical drum; and the axially extending members are adapted to deflect radially outwards away from the magnetic sensor in response to an increased rotational speed of the cylindrical drum, the axially extending members being arranged such that their deflection operates to regulate voltage outputs of the magnetic sensor by compensating the increase of the peak-to-peak voltage with a reduction of the induced voltage due to an increased air gap. a magnetic sensor; and a cylindrical drum rotatable around the magnetic sensor; wherein the cylindrical drum includes a plurality of axially extending members disposed circumferentially around a first edge of the cylindrical drum; the magnetic sensor is configured to generate an electrical output that indicates each passage of each of the axially extending members around the magnetic sensor as the cylindrical drum rotates around the magnetic sensor, wherein a peak-to-peak voltage of the magnetic sensor increases with increasing rotational speed of the cylindrical drum; and the axially extending members are adapted to deflect radially outwards away from the magnetic sensor in response to an increased rotational speed of the cylindrical drum, the axially extending members being arranged such that their deflection operates to regulate voltage outputs of the magnetic sensor by compensating the increase of the peak-to-peak voltage with a reduction of the induced voltage due to an increased air gap. the cylindrical drum includes a plurality of axially extending members disposed circumferentially around a first edge of the cylindrical drum; the magnetic sensor is configured to generate an electrical output that indicates each passage of each of the axially extending members around the magnetic sensor as the cylindrical drum rotates around the magnetic sensor, wherein a peak-to-peak voltage of the magnetic sensor increases with increasing rotational speed of the cylindrical drum; and the axially extending members are adapted to deflect radially outwards away from the magnetic sensor in response to an increased rotational speed of the cylindrical drum, the axially extending members being arranged such that their deflection operates to regulate voltage outputs of the magnetic sensor by compensating the increase of the peak-to-peak voltage with a reduction of the induced voltage due to an increased air gap.
A system for pairing a controller and an infusion pump, the system comprising: an infusion pump (100,200); a controller device; and a user interface residing on both the infusion pump and the controller, the user interface comprising a pairing mode for enabling wireless communication between the infusion pump and the controller device, characterised in that the user interface requires user interaction on both the infusion pump and the controller device so that the infusion pump and the controller are in the pairing mode simultaneously for pairing to be completed, wherein the pairing mode requires the infusion pump and the controller to be set to the same glucose units. an infusion pump (100,200); a controller device; and a user interface residing on both the infusion pump and the controller, the user interface comprising a pairing mode for enabling wireless communication between the infusion pump and the controller device,
Guide profile for a conveyor system with a profile body, into which a sliding rail is inserted which is designed to support the weight of a chain (2, 28) of the conveyor system on the profile body, at least sections of the sliding rail being in contact with the profile body, the sliding rail having an articulated limb which is designed to be inserted into a recess of the profile body by way of pivoting in or angling in approximately perpendicularly with respect to the conveying direction, characterized in that the articulated limb is configured as an arcuate pivoting limb, and the recess is configured in accordance with the shape of the articulated limb, with the result that the articulated limb can be pivoted in a positively locking manner and with an accurate fit into the arcuate recess.
Apparatus for plasma synthesis of graphitic products including graphene, the apparatus comprising: a plasma nozzle coupled to a reaction chamber; means for supplying a process gas comprising a carbon-containing species to the plasma nozzle; and means for supplying radio frequency radiation to the process gas within the plasma nozzle in use, so as to produce a plasma within the plasma nozzle in use, and thereby cause cracking of the carbon-containing species; wherein the plasma nozzle is arranged such that, in use, an afterglow of the plasma extends into the reaction chamber, the cracked carbon-containing species also passes into the reaction chamber, and the cracked carbon-containing species recombines within the afterglow, so as to form graphitic products including graphene; characterised in that the reaction chamber incorporates means for cooling the afterglow on exiting the plasma nozzle. a plasma nozzle coupled to a reaction chamber; means for supplying a process gas comprising a carbon-containing species to the plasma nozzle; and means for supplying radio frequency radiation to the process gas within the plasma nozzle in use, so as to produce a plasma within the plasma nozzle in use, and thereby cause cracking of the carbon-containing species; wherein the plasma nozzle is arranged such that, in use, an afterglow of the plasma extends into the reaction chamber, the cracked carbon-containing species also passes into the reaction chamber, and the cracked carbon-containing species recombines within the afterglow, so as to form graphitic products including graphene; characterised in that the reaction chamber incorporates means for cooling the afterglow on exiting the plasma nozzle.