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A test card for analyzing a fluid sample, comprising: at least one substrate layer (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) including a microchannel extending through at least a portion of one of the substrate layers; and a printed substrate layer that is bonded to or printed on one substrate layer of the at least one substrate layer, the printed substrate layer including a heater (100, 200, 300, 400) printed on the printed substrate layer so as to align with at least a portion of the microchannel, characterized in that the heater (100, 200, 300, 400) includes: two electrodes aligned on opposite sides of the microchannel; and a plurality of heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) electrically connecting the two electrodes, the plurality of heater bars including a central heater bar disposed between outer heater bars, wherein the central heater bar is thinner than the outer heater bars in a direction approximately parallel to the microchannel, wherein each of the heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) includes two protruding ends that overlap respectively with the two electrodes. at least one substrate layer (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) including a microchannel extending through at least a portion of one of the substrate layers; and a printed substrate layer that is bonded to or printed on one substrate layer of the at least one substrate layer, the printed substrate layer including a heater (100, 200, 300, 400) printed on the printed substrate layer so as to align with at least a portion of the microchannel, characterized in that the heater (100, 200, 300, 400) includes: two electrodes aligned on opposite sides of the microchannel; and a plurality of heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) electrically connecting the two electrodes, the plurality of heater bars including a central heater bar disposed between outer heater bars, wherein the central heater bar is thinner than the outer heater bars in a direction approximately parallel to the microchannel, wherein each of the heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) includes two protruding ends that overlap respectively with the two electrodes. two electrodes aligned on opposite sides of the microchannel; and a plurality of heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) electrically connecting the two electrodes, the plurality of heater bars including a central heater bar disposed between outer heater bars, wherein the central heater bar is thinner than the outer heater bars in a direction approximately parallel to the microchannel, wherein each of the heater bars (112, 212, 312, 412) includes two protruding ends that overlap respectively with the two electrodes.
A patch agent comprising a support, and an adhesive layer laid on the support and containing an adhesive base and a drug, wherein said adhesive base contains an acrylic polymer having no carboxyl group and no hydroxyl group in molecules thereof, and a rubber-based polymer; wherein said acrylic polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a block copolymer of a polymethyl methacrylate and a polyacrylate containing at least one selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, diacetone acrylamide, and tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate; a 2-ethylhexyl acrylate·N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone·1,6-hexane glycol dimethacrylate copolymer, and a 2-ethylhexyl acrylate·vinyl acetate copolymer, and wherein the rubber-based polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, an isoprene rubber, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, and a styrene-butadiene rubber; with the proviso that a patch agent consisting of: SIS 10.0 wt%; Acrylate polymer (Duro-Tak87-2097, National Starch & Chemical Company) 23.0 wt%; Hydrogenated rosin ester (Ester gum H, Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.) 25.0 wt%; Liquid paraffin 15.0 wt%; Polyvinyl acetal diethylamino acetate (AEA, Sankyo Co., Ltd.) 20.0 wt%; Propionic acid 3.0 wt%; Tizanidine hydrochloride 1.0 wt%; and Diethanolamide laurate 3.0 wt%, which is prepared by placing tizanidine hydrochloride, propionic acid, diethanolamide laurate and liquid paraffin in a mortar and mixing thoroughly, and subsequently mixing with the remaining ingredients dissolved in ethyl acetate, applying the mixture on releasing paper, drying/removing the solvent, and affixing with a backing, is excluded. a block copolymer of a polymethyl methacrylate and a polyacrylate containing at least one selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, diacetone acrylamide, and tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate; a 2-ethylhexyl acrylate·N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone·1,6-hexane glycol dimethacrylate copolymer, and a 2-ethylhexyl acrylate·vinyl acetate copolymer, and wherein the rubber-based polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, an isoprene rubber, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, and a styrene-butadiene rubber; with the proviso that a patch agent consisting of: SIS 10.0 wt%; Acrylate polymer (Duro-Tak87-2097, National Starch & Chemical Company) 23.0 wt%; Hydrogenated rosin ester (Ester gum H, Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd.) 25.0 wt%; Liquid paraffin 15.0 wt%; Polyvinyl acetal diethylamino acetate (AEA, Sankyo Co., Ltd.) 20.0 wt%; Propionic acid 3.0 wt%; Tizanidine hydrochloride 1.0 wt%; and Diethanolamide laurate 3.0 wt%, which is prepared by placing tizanidine hydrochloride, propionic acid, diethanolamide laurate and liquid paraffin in a mortar and mixing thoroughly, and subsequently mixing with the remaining ingredients dissolved in ethyl acetate, applying the mixture on releasing paper, drying/removing the solvent, and affixing with a backing, is excluded.
A mobile apparatus, comprising: a user interface to allow a user to select an image scan apparatus; a communication interface to transmit a scan command to the selected image scan apparatus and receive a plurality of portions of image data from the selected image scan apparatus via a streaming method wherein a portion of image data is received from the selected image scan apparatus and a command to empty the scan buffer and continue the scanning operation is transmitted to the selected image scan apparatus, repeatedly until information indicating that the scan job is completed is received from the selected image scan apparatus; and a controller to generate a scan image using the plurality of portions of image data, wherein each portion of image data corresponds to a part of the scan image. a user interface to allow a user to select an image scan apparatus; a communication interface to transmit a scan command to the selected image scan apparatus and receive a plurality of portions of image data from the selected image scan apparatus via a streaming method wherein a portion of image data is received from the selected image scan apparatus and a command to empty the scan buffer and continue the scanning operation is transmitted to the selected image scan apparatus, repeatedly until information indicating that the scan job is completed is received from the selected image scan apparatus; and a controller to generate a scan image using the plurality of portions of image data, wherein each portion of image data corresponds to a part of the scan image.
An aerosol delivery device comprising a housing defining a chamber, the housing having:- a base; a top; a main body extending between the base and the top; an air inlet closed by an inlet valve, the air inlet being located adjacent to the base of the housing; a patient port for receiving a mouthpiece or a face mask; and an aerosol port for receiving a vibrating mesh aerosol generating device, the inlet valve being breath actuatable for movement between an inspiration configuration in which the inlet valve is open and an exhalation configuration in which the inlet valve is closed, wherein: the aerosol port is located in a side of the main body of the housing for delivery of aerosol into the chamber between the inlet valve and the patient port; a longitudinal axis through a center of the aerosol port is substantially at right angles with respect to a longitudinal axis through the main body of the housing; a longitudinal axis through a center of the patient port is offset from a longitudinal axis through a center of the air inlet; the main body of the housing comprises a tapered transition section to the patient port; the housing comprises a boss extending from the base of the housing and being spaced-apart inwardly of the main body of the housing to define a reception space; and the inlet valve is mounted to the boss for movement between the open and closed configurations. a base; a top; a main body extending between the base and the top; an air inlet closed by an inlet valve, the air inlet being located adjacent to the base of the housing; a patient port for receiving a mouthpiece or a face mask; and an aerosol port for receiving a vibrating mesh aerosol generating device, the inlet valve being breath actuatable for movement between an inspiration configuration in which the inlet valve is open and an exhalation configuration in which the inlet valve is closed, the aerosol port is located in a side of the main body of the housing for delivery of aerosol into the chamber between the inlet valve and the patient port; a longitudinal axis through a center of the aerosol port is substantially at right angles with respect to a longitudinal axis through the main body of the housing; a longitudinal axis through a center of the patient port is offset from a longitudinal axis through a center of the air inlet; the main body of the housing comprises a tapered transition section to the patient port; the housing comprises a boss extending from the base of the housing and being spaced-apart inwardly of the main body of the housing to define a reception space; and the inlet valve is mounted to the boss for movement between the open and closed configurations.
A coupled inductor, comprising a magnetic core and at least two windings (231, 232), wherein the magnetic core comprises at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212) and two opposite magnet yokes (221, 222), the at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212) are disposed between the two opposite magnet yokes (221, 222), the at least two windings (231, 232) are respectively wound around the at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212), the at least two windings (231, 232) are in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212), and the at least two windings (231, 232) do not extend out of the two opposite magnet yokes (221, 222) in at least one direction, wherein each direction of the at least one direction is a direction perpendicular to axes of the at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212), characterized in that each magnet yoke (221, 222) of the two opposite magnet yokes (221, 222) comprises at least two first parts corresponding to the at least two magnetic cylinders (211, 212) and at least one second part between the at least two first parts, and the at least two first parts each have a width greater than a width of the at least one second part.
A graphic meter device comprising: a display unit for displaying a needle indicator image, wherein a meter (10, 11, 12) provided with a dial (10a, 11a, 12a) and a needle (10b, 11b, 12b) pointing to the dial (10a, 11a, 12a) in accordance with a measured quantity is displayed; and a display control unit (1, 6) for controlling a display state of the display unit, wherein the display control unit (1, 6) is arranged to display a fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) located around a tip end of the needle (10b, 11b, 12b) in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a) such that the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) is colored different from the rest of the region in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a); characterized in that the display control unit (1, 6) is configured to switch a kind of the meter (10, 11, 12) to another kind, the display control unit (1, 6) is arranged to color the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) of the needle indicator image different from the rest of the region in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a), for each of the kinds of the meter (10, 11, 12), and when the kind of the meter (10, 11, 12) is switched, a color of the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) is changed by the display control unit (1, 6). a display unit for displaying a needle indicator image, wherein a meter (10, 11, 12) provided with a dial (10a, 11a, 12a) and a needle (10b, 11b, 12b) pointing to the dial (10a, 11a, 12a) in accordance with a measured quantity is displayed; and a display control unit (1, 6) for controlling a display state of the display unit, wherein the display control unit (1, 6) is arranged to display a fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) located around a tip end of the needle (10b, 11b, 12b) in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a) such that the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) is colored different from the rest of the region in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a); characterized in that the display control unit (1, 6) is configured to switch a kind of the meter (10, 11, 12) to another kind, the display control unit (1, 6) is arranged to color the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) of the needle indicator image different from the rest of the region in the dial (10a, 11a, 12a), for each of the kinds of the meter (10, 11, 12), and when the kind of the meter (10, 11, 12) is switched, a color of the fixed region (10f, 11e, 12e) is changed by the display control unit (1, 6).
A method for receiving signals in a multi-carrier multiple access system comprising: receiving pilot signals via downlink channels from a plurality of base stations, wherein each of the pilot signals is distinguished from each other based on a corresponding base station identifier; acquiring information for phases of each of the downlink channels from each of the plurality of base stations based on each of the received pilot signals; and receiving signals including same data from the plurality of base stations, wherein each of the phases of the downlink channels from each of the plurality of base stations is compensated based on the information on the phases acquired from the pilot signals. receiving pilot signals via downlink channels from a plurality of base stations, wherein each of the pilot signals is distinguished from each other based on a corresponding base station identifier; acquiring information for phases of each of the downlink channels from each of the plurality of base stations based on each of the received pilot signals; and receiving signals including same data from the plurality of base stations, wherein each of the phases of the downlink channels from each of the plurality of base stations is compensated based on the information on the phases acquired from the pilot signals.
A remote-center joint comprising: a base segment; a terminal segment; a first segment and a third segment each rotatably coupled to the base segment about parallel axes (16, 19), wherein the first segment and the third segment are geared together; and a second segment and a fourth segment each rotatably coupled to the terminal segment about parallel axes (18, 21), wherein the second segment and the fourth segment are geared together, wherein the second segment is rotatably coupled to the first segment and the third segment is rotatably coupled to the fourth segment such that the terminal segment is rotatable relative to the base segment about an imaginary axis that does not pass through any mechanical joint of the remote-center joint. a base segment; a terminal segment; a first segment and a third segment each rotatably coupled to the base segment about parallel axes (16, 19), wherein the first segment and the third segment are geared together; and a second segment and a fourth segment each rotatably coupled to the terminal segment about parallel axes (18, 21), wherein the second segment and the fourth segment are geared together, wherein the second segment is rotatably coupled to the first segment and the third segment is rotatably coupled to the fourth segment such that the terminal segment is rotatable relative to the base segment about an imaginary axis that does not pass through any mechanical joint of the remote-center joint.
A light-transmitting laminate for optical use comprising: a polyolefin layer; a thin film layer comprising a metal layer or a metal oxide layer; and a surface protection layer, as an outermost layer, in contact with the polyolefin layer that protects a surface of the polyolefin layer, the metal layer made of at least one selected from silver, a silver alloy, aluminum, an aluminum alloy, iron, and an iron alloy, the metal oxide layer made of at least one selected from an indium tin oxide, an indium zinc oxide, a zinc oxide, a tin oxide, an aluminum zinc oxide, a gallium zinc oxide, and an indium gallium zinc oxide, the thin film layer formed by sputtering, the surface protection layer comprising an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and the polyolefin layer comprising on both surfaces thereof silica particles, wherein the silica particles have a maximum particle diameter within a range of 6 to 11 μm, and wherein the polyolefin layer comprises the silica particles on the surface thereof at a content of 10 to 40 particles/100 μ m 2. a polyolefin layer; a thin film layer comprising a metal layer or a metal oxide layer; and a surface protection layer, as an outermost layer, in contact with the polyolefin layer that protects a surface of the polyolefin layer, the metal layer made of at least one selected from silver, a silver alloy, aluminum, an aluminum alloy, iron, and an iron alloy, the metal oxide layer made of at least one selected from an indium tin oxide, an indium zinc oxide, a zinc oxide, a tin oxide, an aluminum zinc oxide, a gallium zinc oxide, and an indium gallium zinc oxide, the thin film layer formed by sputtering, the surface protection layer comprising an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and the polyolefin layer comprising on both surfaces thereof silica particles, wherein the silica particles have a maximum particle diameter within a range of 6 to 11 μm, and wherein the polyolefin layer comprises the silica particles on the surface thereof at a content of 10 to 40 particles/100 μ m 2.
An apparatus to treat an eye of a patient, the eye having a conjunctiva, the apparatus comprising: a first, substantially ring-like structure adapted to be positioned onto an anterior surface of, and outside an optical zone of, the eye at least partially underneath at least one of the upper and lower eyelids, the first structure comprising a retention structure, and a second structure supported by at least a portion of the retention structure disposed through the second structure from a first end of the second structure to a second end of the second structure, wherein the second structure is formed of a material softer than the first structure thereby presenting a softer surface available to contact the eye and wherein the second structure has at least one therapeutic agent included on or contained in the material of the second structure; wherein the apparatus has a first shape prior to placement onto the eye and, the apparatus conforms in situ to a second shape when placed for a period of time, and wherein, after being removed from the eye after the period of time, the apparatus retains substantially the second shape that is different from the first shape; characterized in that: the second structure has a cross-sectional diameter of between 0.25mm and 1.5mm and a Shore A hardness between Shore A 10 and Shore A 50. a first, substantially ring-like structure adapted to be positioned onto an anterior surface of, and outside an optical zone of, the eye at least partially underneath at least one of the upper and lower eyelids, the first structure comprising a retention structure, and a second structure supported by at least a portion of the retention structure disposed through the second structure from a first end of the second structure to a second end of the second structure, wherein the second structure is formed of a material softer than the first structure thereby presenting a softer surface available to contact the eye and wherein the second structure has at least one therapeutic agent included on or contained in the material of the second structure; wherein the apparatus has a first shape prior to placement onto the eye and, the apparatus conforms in situ to a second shape when placed for a period of time, and wherein, after being removed from the eye after the period of time, the apparatus retains substantially the second shape that is different from the first shape; characterized in that: the second structure has a cross-sectional diameter of between 0.25mm and 1.5mm and a Shore A hardness between Shore A 10 and Shore A 50.
An intraluminal device comprising: a proximal section configured to anchor in an afferent vessel, an intermediate section comprising a plurality of struts configured to allow perfusion to efferent vessels, and a distal section configured to act as a scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of a neck of a bifurcation aneurysm, wherein each of the plurality of struts is coupled at a coupling to the distal section at a region between a proximal end of the distal section and a distal end of the distal section, wherein the distal section is biased to transition from a first configuration forming a substantially cylindrical shape to a second configuration forming a substantially planar shape when released from a catheter, and characterized in that, while transitioning from the first configuration to the second configuration, the distal end of the distal section is configured to move radially outwardly and proximally towards the proximal section of the intraluminal device, and the proximal end of the distal section is configured to move radially inwardly and distally relative to the proximal section. a proximal section configured to anchor in an afferent vessel, an intermediate section comprising a plurality of struts configured to allow perfusion to efferent vessels, and a distal section configured to act as a scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of a neck of a bifurcation aneurysm, wherein each of the plurality of struts is coupled at a coupling to the distal section at a region between a proximal end of the distal section and a distal end of the distal section, wherein the distal section is biased to transition from a first configuration forming a substantially cylindrical shape to a second configuration forming a substantially planar shape when released from a catheter, and characterized in that, while transitioning from the first configuration to the second configuration, the distal end of the distal section is configured to move radially outwardly and proximally towards the proximal section of the intraluminal device, and the proximal end of the distal section is configured to move radially inwardly and distally relative to the proximal section.