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A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient, wherein said medical device is adapted to be fixated to the femoral bone of the patient, and wherein said medical device comprises an inner and an outer surface, wherein a contacting portion of said inner surface is bowl shaped and spherical and adapted to face the centre of the hip joint when said medical device is implanted, and wherein said medical device is adapted to receive a prosthetic replacement for the caput femur, having a spherical portion, adapted to be received in the bowl shaped inner surface placed in the proximal portion of the femoral bone, for creating a functional hip joint in an opposite embodiment, wherein said inner surface comprises an equator line (1821; 1845), being the largest circular circumference of said inner contacting surface, being a surface adapted to be in contact with said caput femur, or prosthetic replacement therefore, wherein said medical device comprises at least one extending portion (1823a; 1823b), extending said contacting portion of said inner surface such that said at least one extending portion clasps said spherical portion of said prosthetic replacement for the caput femur, such that said spherical portion is restrained in said bowl shaped medical device, said medical device is adapted such that the at least one extending portion extends circumferentially along said equator line, dorsal to the right-left axis of pelvis when being in a defined base position, characterized in that said medical device comprises a second portion not extending beyond said circular equator line, wherein said second portion circumferentially extends along at least 1⁄2 of said circular equator line.
A mounting assembly being movably connected to a first supporting member of a cable management arm supporting device, the mounting assembly comprising: a supporting base (46, 302) having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion (64, 304) perpendicularly connected with the first supporting portion, the first supporting member being movably connected with the first supporting portion; and a third mounting member (52, 300) pivotally connected with the second supporting portion (64, 304) of the supporting base (46, 302), to be pivoted to a first direction or a second direction which first and second directions (D1, D2) are opposite directions, wherein the second supporting portion (64, 304) comprises a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion or a first stop portion and a second stop portion, wherein the third mounting member (52, 300) engages the first positioning portion or the first stop portion when pivoted to the first direction and engages the second positioning portion or the second stop portion when pivoted to the second direction and is thus limited in position, when pivoted to the first and second directions (D1, D2), characterized in, that the third mounting member (52, 300) comprises a second elastic portion or an elastic element, wherein the third mounting member engages the first and second positioning portion (97a, 97b) with an engaging section which is part of the second elastic portion or wherein the third mounting member is pressed against the first and the second stop portions by the elastic element. a supporting base (46, 302) having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion (64, 304) perpendicularly connected with the first supporting portion, the first supporting member being movably connected with the first supporting portion; and a third mounting member (52, 300) pivotally connected with the second supporting portion (64, 304) of the supporting base (46, 302), to be pivoted to a first direction or a second direction which first and second directions (D1, D2) are opposite directions, wherein the second supporting portion (64, 304) comprises a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion or a first stop portion and a second stop portion, wherein the third mounting member (52, 300) engages the first positioning portion or the first stop portion when pivoted to the first direction and engages the second positioning portion or the second stop portion when pivoted to the second direction and is thus limited in position, when pivoted to the first and second directions (D1, D2), characterized in, that the third mounting member (52, 300) comprises a second elastic portion or an elastic element, wherein the third mounting member engages the first and second positioning portion (97a, 97b) with an engaging section which is part of the second elastic portion or wherein the third mounting member is pressed against the first and the second stop portions by the elastic element.
A circulatory assist apparatus for use to improve pressure and create and augment flow in an aorta or other circulatory lumen, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable pumping balloon having a proximal end joined to an elongated balloon catheter, the balloon catheter having a distal end joined to the pumping balloon and a proximal end, separated from the distal end by a length sufficient to extend from within the circulatory lumen to the outside of a patient's body, for receiving positive and negative pressure pulses from a pump to inflate and deflate the pumping balloon; and a radially expandable frame, mounted on one of a segment extending distally from the pumping balloon, the balloon catheter, and a sleeve tube surrounding the balloon catheter; wherein the expandable frame is manipulable to expand within the circulatory lumen, and functions to space apart the inflatable balloon from the circulatory lumen, said expandable frame having a first diameter in a collapsed configuration for intraluminal delivery and a second, larger diameter in an expanded configuration achieved by said manipulation; and wherein said expandable frame includes a check valve or an occlusive device. an inflatable pumping balloon having a proximal end joined to an elongated balloon catheter, the balloon catheter having a distal end joined to the pumping balloon and a proximal end, separated from the distal end by a length sufficient to extend from within the circulatory lumen to the outside of a patient's body, for receiving positive and negative pressure pulses from a pump to inflate and deflate the pumping balloon; and a radially expandable frame, mounted on one of a segment extending distally from the pumping balloon, the balloon catheter, and a sleeve tube surrounding the balloon catheter; wherein the expandable frame is manipulable to expand within the circulatory lumen, and functions to space apart the inflatable balloon from the circulatory lumen, said expandable frame having a first diameter in a collapsed configuration for intraluminal delivery and a second, larger diameter in an expanded configuration achieved by said manipulation; and wherein said expandable frame includes a check valve or an occlusive device.
A device for locating modulated optical radiation sources, comprising: - several radiation detectors, sensitive to optical radiation of a predetermined radiation range and comprise detector elements (4a-d; 6a-d), each outputting individual sector signals assigned to a sector in space from which incident radiation strikes the radiation detector, and - an evaluation device supplied with the individual sector signals of the radiation detectors and generating therefrom information concerning the direction of incidence from which the optical radiation strikes the device, - wherein a characteristic length exists for the optical radiation, within which radiation intensity fluctuations occurring in the cross-section of radiation are not statistically independent characterized in that - the characteristic length is between 3 and 6 cm, - a distance (Dopt) is provided between horizontally and/or vertically adjacent radiation detectors, which distance is larger than a distance between the individual detector elements (4a-d; 6a-d) and which makes up at least 15 % of the characteristic length and no more than 60 % of the characteristic length, and - the evaluation device combines all individual sector signals of the radiation detectors assigned to the same the sector to a total sector signal and produces the information concerning the direction of incidence from an evaluation of the total sector signals. - several radiation detectors, sensitive to optical radiation of a predetermined radiation range and comprise detector elements (4a-d; 6a-d), each outputting individual sector signals assigned to a sector in space from which incident radiation strikes the radiation detector, and - an evaluation device supplied with the individual sector signals of the radiation detectors and generating therefrom information concerning the direction of incidence from which the optical radiation strikes the device, - wherein a characteristic length exists for the optical radiation, within which radiation intensity fluctuations occurring in the cross-section of radiation are not statistically independent - the characteristic length is between 3 and 6 cm, - a distance (Dopt) is provided between horizontally and/or vertically adjacent radiation detectors, which distance is larger than a distance between the individual detector elements (4a-d; 6a-d) and which makes up at least 15 % of the characteristic length and no more than 60 % of the characteristic length, and - the evaluation device combines all individual sector signals of the radiation detectors assigned to the same the sector to a total sector signal and produces the information concerning the direction of incidence from an evaluation of the total sector signals.
A method for measuring the quality of a pigment dispersion in a paint or paste sample comprising: a) depositing a quantity of the paint or paste at a deep end of a tapered path of a Hegman gage block in sufficient quantity to substantially fill the tapered path; b) placing a scraper on the Hegman gage block and, using a motorized drive, drawing the scraper along the length of the tapered path at an angle to the plane of the block and at a contact pressure sufficient to create a film-like sample having a tapered thickness; c) exposing the film-like sample to a substantially collimated light source at a light intensity level sufficient to illuminate the film-like sample; d) acquiring a bright field image of light reflected from the film-like sample with a camera having a two-dimensional photodetector array, digitizing and storing the image in a computer memory; and e) analyzing the image within a region of interest corresponding to the tapered path to detect agglomerates in the pigment that protrude above the surface of the film-like sample. a) depositing a quantity of the paint or paste at a deep end of a tapered path of a Hegman gage block in sufficient quantity to substantially fill the tapered path; b) placing a scraper on the Hegman gage block and, using a motorized drive, drawing the scraper along the length of the tapered path at an angle to the plane of the block and at a contact pressure sufficient to create a film-like sample having a tapered thickness; c) exposing the film-like sample to a substantially collimated light source at a light intensity level sufficient to illuminate the film-like sample; d) acquiring a bright field image of light reflected from the film-like sample with a camera having a two-dimensional photodetector array, digitizing and storing the image in a computer memory; and e) analyzing the image within a region of interest corresponding to the tapered path to detect agglomerates in the pigment that protrude above the surface of the film-like sample.
A device (100, 110) for maintaining or increasing core body temperature of a patient before, during, and/or after surgery, the device comprising: a sleeve (101, 111) configured for placement over at least a portion of a foot and a portion of a leg of the patient; a first heat delivery member (103, 113) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned over a popliteal fossa of the patient when the sleeve is placed over the leg; at least a second heat delivery member (103, 113) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned over a sole of the foot when the sleeve is placed over the foot; and at least one intermittent compression member (102, 112) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned in an area between the first and second heat delivery members when the sleeve is placed over the leg and the foot, wherein the sleeve comprises multiple compartments, and wherein the heat delivery members and the intermittent compression members are disposed in the compartments. a sleeve (101, 111) configured for placement over at least a portion of a foot and a portion of a leg of the patient; a first heat delivery member (103, 113) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned over a popliteal fossa of the patient when the sleeve is placed over the leg; at least a second heat delivery member (103, 113) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned over a sole of the foot when the sleeve is placed over the foot; and at least one intermittent compression member (102, 112) coupled with the sleeve such that it is positioned in an area between the first and second heat delivery members when the sleeve is placed over the leg and the foot, wherein the sleeve comprises multiple compartments, and wherein the heat delivery members and the intermittent compression members are disposed in the compartments.
A heating system component for a heating system for heating a fluid medium, said heating system component comprising: a carrier unit; a heating unit coupled to said carrier unit, wherein said carrier unit comprises a wet side and a dry side, wherein said wet side corresponds to a surface of said carrier unit configured to be in contact with said fluid medium, wherein said dry side is located on a surface opposite to said wet side, and wherein said heating unit is provided on said dry side of the carrier unit; at least one temperature sensor, in particular an NTC thermistor, wherein said temperature sensor is effectively in thermal contact with at least a part of an upper surface of said dry side of the carrier unit wherein the part of the upper surface of the carrier unit is in contact with said fluid medium at the wet side; a plug; and at least one conductor path connecting the at least one temperature sensor to the plug, wherein the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one conductor path are formed on a thin layer, preferably on a thin polymer foil, characterized in that the heating unit is recessed in a groove, and the part of the upper surface of the carrier unit being in thermal contact with the temperature sensor is effectively thermally insulated from the heating unit. a carrier unit; a heating unit coupled to said carrier unit, wherein said carrier unit comprises a wet side and a dry side, wherein said wet side corresponds to a surface of said carrier unit configured to be in contact with said fluid medium, wherein said dry side is located on a surface opposite to said wet side, and wherein said heating unit is provided on said dry side of the carrier unit; at least one temperature sensor, in particular an NTC thermistor, wherein said temperature sensor is effectively in thermal contact with at least a part of an upper surface of said dry side of the carrier unit wherein the part of the upper surface of the carrier unit is in contact with said fluid medium at the wet side; a plug; and at least one conductor path connecting the at least one temperature sensor to the plug, wherein the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one conductor path are formed on a thin layer, preferably on a thin polymer foil, characterized in that the heating unit is recessed in a groove, and the part of the upper surface of the carrier unit being in thermal contact with the temperature sensor is effectively thermally insulated from the heating unit.
A method of coating a field joint joining uncoated ends (6,8) of two pipe sections (2, 4), each pipe section being coated with a parent coating and having at least one uncoated end (6, 8), the method comprising: providing a first angular cut back in the parent coating of each pipe section (2, 4), the first angular cut back being at an angle of between 20° and 45°, preferably about 30°, with a manufacturing tolerance of +5°/-5°, relative to a longitudinal axis of the field joint; providing a second angular cut back in the parent coating of each pipe section (2, 4), the second angular cut back being positioned further from the field joint than the first angular cut back; the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104) resulting in the parent coating having a stepped profile, a step in the stepped profile being defined between the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104), the step being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the field joint and being free of indentations; and injection moulding a field joint coating over the uncoated ends (6, 8) and the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104), the field joint coating being moulded to have an upstand that is less than or equal to about 5mm, preferably about 0mm. providing a first angular cut back in the parent coating of each pipe section (2, 4), the first angular cut back being at an angle of between 20° and 45°, preferably about 30°, with a manufacturing tolerance of +5°/-5°, relative to a longitudinal axis of the field joint; providing a second angular cut back in the parent coating of each pipe section (2, 4), the second angular cut back being positioned further from the field joint than the first angular cut back; the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104) resulting in the parent coating having a stepped profile, a step in the stepped profile being defined between the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104), the step being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the field joint and being free of indentations; and injection moulding a field joint coating over the uncoated ends (6, 8) and the first and second angular cut backs (102, 104), the field joint coating being moulded to have an upstand that is less than or equal to about 5mm, preferably about 0mm.
A compressor blade extending substantially radially and comprising an airfoil (24.1) whose geometry results from the stacking, along a so-called stacking line, of profiles in the form of a wing section, characterised in that the stacking line passes through at least three points (A, E, F), of which one forms the root of the blade, another defines the head of the blade and another forms the radial extremum of the stacking line, the radial height of the point which defines the head being less than the radial height of the point which defines the radial extremum, the stacking line also passing through at least three points (B, C, D) at which the stacking line changes its tangential orientation.
A computer-implemented method comprising: controlling verification of the integrity of data operations over a set of data that is hosted at an untrusted module by: receiving, at a trusted module, a first message indicating a request from a client that shares a cryptographic key with the trusted module, the request for at least one data operation on the set of data, the request including an authentication portion from the client; and sending a second message indicating a response to the received request, the response including cryptographic verification information attesting the integrity of the at least one data operation with respect to prior data operations on the set of data; wherein the first message includes an operation identifier for an operation that includes reading contents of a memory location of the untrusted module, wherein the method further includes verifying, by the trusted module, that the operation includes accessing contents of a most recent successful writing, by the trusted module, to the memory location of the untrusted module, wherein the verifying, by the trusted module, includes deferred verification using transitions of a plurality of epochs. controlling verification of the integrity of data operations over a set of data that is hosted at an untrusted module by: receiving, at a trusted module, a first message indicating a request from a client that shares a cryptographic key with the trusted module, the request for at least one data operation on the set of data, the request including an authentication portion from the client; and sending a second message indicating a response to the received request, the response including cryptographic verification information attesting the integrity of the at least one data operation with respect to prior data operations on the set of data; receiving, at a trusted module, a first message indicating a request from a client that shares a cryptographic key with the trusted module, the request for at least one data operation on the set of data, the request including an authentication portion from the client; and sending a second message indicating a response to the received request, the response including cryptographic verification information attesting the integrity of the at least one data operation with respect to prior data operations on the set of data; wherein the first message includes an operation identifier for an operation that includes reading contents of a memory location of the untrusted module, wherein the method further includes verifying, by the trusted module, that the operation includes accessing contents of a most recent successful writing, by the trusted module, to the memory location of the untrusted module, wherein the verifying, by the trusted module, includes deferred verification using transitions of a plurality of epochs.
A manual toothbrush comprising a head comprising one or more cleaning elements, a handle, a neck portion being connected to the head and a coupling element, wherein the neck portion comprises a coupling end being one-time and irreversible connectable to the handle, so that the neck portion and/or the handle cannot be separated without destroying the neck portion and/or the handle, and being irreversibly mounted onto the coupling element, wherein a part of the coupling element protrudes from the coupling end of the neck portion, wherein the handle comprises a receiving end comprising a receiving element suitable to receive the part of the coupling element which protrudes from the coupling end of the neck portion and wherein the neck portion and the handle are arranged irreversibly onto the coupling element in such that the neck portion and the handle cannot be separated from the coupling element and cannot be separated from each other (14, 16) without destroying the toothbrush, and wherein the neck portion, the handle and the coupling element are separate parts and the parts are connected to each other via the coupling element, and wherein the coupling element consists of a material having a higher E-modulus than the material of the head, the material of the neck portion and/or the material of the handle.