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A medical implantable occlusion device comprising a braiding of at least one thread, said braiding having an unloaded relaxed state and a stretched state and comprising an expanded diameter portion, a tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis, said tubular member having a distal region towards said expanded diameter portion and an opposite proximal region, wherein a distal endpoint of said distal region closest to said expanded diameter portion has a distal rim in a plane substantially orthogonal to said longitudinal axis, a stem having a first end directly connected to said expanded diameter portion and a second end directly connected to said distal region, wherein said stem in said relaxed state is partly sunk into said tubular member beneath said distal rim whereby said second end of said stem is displaced from said distal rim by a first offset along said longitudinal axis, wherein said proximal region comprises a connecting member for a delivery device, wherein ends of said at least one thread are fixed to said connecting member, characterised in that said expanded diameter portion comprises returning loops of said at least one thread whereby opposite ends of said at least one thread forming said expanded diameter portion are fixed to said connecting member being the connection point for said opposite ends.
A method for the alkaline digestion of soda-lime glass, the method comprising: (a) forming a mixture of soda lime glass and a hydroxide solution, the mixture having at least 100 grams of glass per litre of H 2 O, the hydroxide solution having a concentration of 1M or greater to thereby form, by digesting the glass in the mixture: - an aqueous sodium silicate fraction having a silicate concentration of 50 g/L or greater calculated as SiO 2 equivalent and a ratio of SiO 2:M 2 O of at least 1, wherein M 2 O is an alkaline metal oxide; and - a solid material comprising a calcium-silicate-hydrate; (b) separating the aqueous sodium silicate fraction from the solid material comprising the calcium-silicate-hydrate; (c) treating the solid material comprising the calcium-silicate-hydrate with an acid to dissolve soluble metals from the calcium-silicate-hydrate, thereby producing a liquid phase and a solid phase, wherein the solid phase comprises SiO 2; (d) separating the solid phase comprising SiO 2 in step (c) from the liquid phase; and (e) returning at least some of the separated solid phase comprising SiO 2 to step (a). (a) forming a mixture of soda lime glass and a hydroxide solution, the mixture having at least 100 grams of glass per litre of H 2 O, the hydroxide solution having a concentration of 1M or greater to thereby form, by digesting the glass in the mixture: - an aqueous sodium silicate fraction having a silicate concentration of 50 g/L or greater calculated as SiO 2 equivalent and a ratio of SiO 2:M 2 O of at least 1, wherein M 2 O is an alkaline metal oxide; and - a solid material comprising a calcium-silicate-hydrate; - an aqueous sodium silicate fraction having a silicate concentration of 50 g/L or greater calculated as SiO 2 equivalent and a ratio of SiO 2:M 2 O of at least 1, wherein M 2 O is an alkaline metal oxide; and - a solid material comprising a calcium-silicate-hydrate; (b) separating the aqueous sodium silicate fraction from the solid material comprising the calcium-silicate-hydrate; (c) treating the solid material comprising the calcium-silicate-hydrate with an acid to dissolve soluble metals from the calcium-silicate-hydrate, thereby producing a liquid phase and a solid phase, wherein the solid phase comprises SiO 2; (d) separating the solid phase comprising SiO 2 in step (c) from the liquid phase; and (e) returning at least some of the separated solid phase comprising SiO 2 to step (a).
A packaged product comprising: a) a thermoformed tray comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer that has a glass transition temperature greater than 40°C as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, and b) a product comprising flexible polyvinyl chloride, wherein the flexible polyvinyl chloride comprises plasticizer, at least the flexible polyvinyl chloride portion of the product in direct contact with the cyclic olefin copolymer, wherein after the packaged product is stored for at least 5 days at 55°C and 90% RH, the product releases from the cyclic olefin copolymer when the tray is inverted, which means that absent any physical means of constraint, the weight of the product is sufficient to move the product away from the cyclic olefin copolymer of the product contact surface after the packaging component has been inverted. a) a thermoformed tray comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer that has a glass transition temperature greater than 40°C as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, and b) a product comprising flexible polyvinyl chloride, wherein the flexible polyvinyl chloride comprises plasticizer, at least the flexible polyvinyl chloride portion of the product in direct contact with the cyclic olefin copolymer,
A device for repair surgery of cylindrical organs, particularly ruptured tendons, configured as a tubular sheath made of a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, wherein said polymer is a biodegradable polyester urethane block copolymer with poly-hydroxy-butyrate as a hard segment and ε-caprolactone as a soft segment, and wherein said tubular sheath comprises an elastic fiber mesh formed by electrospinning of said polymer, said tubular sheath having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface substantially parallel thereto, characterized in that one of said wall surfaces is comparatively rough (W R) and the other one of said wall surfaces is comparatively smooth (W S), said tubular sheath having a Young elasticity modulus of 2 to 4 MPa and an elongation at break of 500 to 1'000 %, wherein said soft segment has an average molecular weight of 950 g/mol to 1'200 g/mol and wherein the relative content of said soft segment is 70 to 75 parts by weight whereas the relative content of said hard segment is 25 to 30 parts by weight.
A cable (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90), comprising: an electrically conductive cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101) for transmitting electrical power; a first layer (23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 102) of polymer material surrounding said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101); an inner layer of a plurality of first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) surrounding said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101), said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) being imbedded in said first layer (23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 102) to prevent gaps between said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) and said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101); and an outer layer of a plurality of second armor wires (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 108) surrounding said inner layer, characterised in that said second armor wires (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 108) have a smaller diameter than a diameter of said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) for preventing torque imbalance in the cable (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90), wherein said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101) includes another polymer material having a higher melting point than a melting point of said polymer material of said first layer. an electrically conductive cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101) for transmitting electrical power; a first layer (23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 102) of polymer material surrounding said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101); an inner layer of a plurality of first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) surrounding said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101), said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) being imbedded in said first layer (23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 102) to prevent gaps between said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) and said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101); and an outer layer of a plurality of second armor wires (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 108) surrounding said inner layer, characterised in that said second armor wires (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 108) have a smaller diameter than a diameter of said first armor wires (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 104) for preventing torque imbalance in the cable (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90), wherein said cable core (24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 101) includes another polymer material having a higher melting point than a melting point of said polymer material of said first layer.
A method of producing an influenza virus H5 polypeptide in a plant comprising the steps of: i) cloning an influenza virus H5 gene or nucleic acid encoding a H5 polypeptide into a vector adapted to target a component present in the plant, wherein the plant component is the endoplasmic reticulum; ii) infiltrating at least a portion of the plant with the vector or transforming plant tissue with the vector so as to transiently express the influenza virus H5 polypeptide; and iii) recovering the influenza virus H5 polypeptide expressed by the plant. i) cloning an influenza virus H5 gene or nucleic acid encoding a H5 polypeptide into a vector adapted to target a component present in the plant, wherein the plant component is the endoplasmic reticulum; ii) infiltrating at least a portion of the plant with the vector or transforming plant tissue with the vector so as to transiently express the influenza virus H5 polypeptide; and iii) recovering the influenza virus H5 polypeptide expressed by the plant.
Method for ascertaining a prescribable wave form of a lamp current for operating a discharge lamp of a projection arrangement in at least one first operating mode, wherein the projection arrangement has a prescribed rotatable colour wheel and the discharge lamp for illuminating the colour wheel, wherein the discharge lamp has two electrodes, wherein the projection arrangement has a ballast device for the discharge lamp which provides a lamp current in the form of an alternating current with the prescribable wave form having a prescribable commutation scheme to the discharge lamp during the operation of the projection arrangement so that a polarity of the electrodes is commutated in accordance with the prescribable commutation scheme, having the steps of: a) providing at least one first wave form having a first commutation scheme; b) checking (S12; S16) whether an operation of the discharge lamp with a lamp current with the at least one first wave form satisfies a criterion of two criteria, wherein one of the two criteria relates to a flicker amplitude of the projection arrangement; characterized in that one of the two criteria relates to a lifetime of the discharge lamp; and, c) if the one criterion has been satisfied, checking (S12; S16) whether an operation of the discharge lamp with a lamp current with the at least one first wave form satisfies a further criterion of the two criteria; and, d) if at least the one and the further criteria have been satisfied, storing the at least one first wave form in a memory of the projection arrangement and providing the at least one first wave form as the prescribable wave form at the ballast device of the discharge lamp. a) providing at least one first wave form having a first commutation scheme; b) checking (S12; S16) whether an operation of the discharge lamp with a lamp current with the at least one first wave form satisfies a criterion of two criteria, wherein one of the two criteria relates to a flicker amplitude of the projection arrangement; characterized in that one of the two criteria relates to a lifetime of the discharge lamp; and, c) if the one criterion has been satisfied, checking (S12; S16) whether an operation of the discharge lamp with a lamp current with the at least one first wave form satisfies a further criterion of the two criteria; and, d) if at least the one and the further criteria have been satisfied, storing the at least one first wave form in a memory of the projection arrangement and providing the at least one first wave form as the prescribable wave form at the ballast device of the discharge lamp.
An apparatus for treating a human or animal body, having - an applicator (9,11,11',16) for being placed on said body from the outside, - a housing in which said applicator (9,11,11',16) is held, and - a mechanism (4,6,13) for generating strokes of said applicator (9,11,11',16) relative to said housing in a stroke direction so that said strokes can be coupled into said body when said applicator is placed on said body, characterized in that said applicator (9,11,11',16) has an oblique front area portion which amounts to at least 30 % of a front area of said applicator (9,11,11',16), lying in front with respect to said stroke direction, said front area portion pointing outwards obliquely with respect to said stroke direction, and said front area portion having an angle to said stroke direction between 30° and 60°. - an applicator (9,11,11',16) for being placed on said body from the outside, - a housing in which said applicator (9,11,11',16) is held, and - a mechanism (4,6,13) for generating strokes of said applicator (9,11,11',16) relative to said housing in a stroke direction so that said strokes can be coupled into said body when said applicator is placed on said body,
Electric single-seater vehicle comprising a chassis, a passenger compartment with a bucket seat intended to accommodate a driver, a battery disposed in an element of the chassis and situated beneath the passenger compartment, a motor and a bodywork, characterized by the fact that the battery is positioned in a central structural beam of the chassis, situated beneath the part of the passenger compartment in which the legs of the driver are disposed when the driver is in the driving position, said bucket seat and said battery being positioned as low as possible, said battery being in the central beam and also placed in front of the bucket seat so as to be located in front of the pelvis and beneath the legs and feet of the driver once he or she is installed in the bucket seat in the driving position.
An oocyte collection needle comprising: a small diameter part (10,12,20) and a large diameter part which is fluidly in communication with the small diameter part (10,12,20), the small diameter part (10,12,20) having a length not to allow the large diameter part to penetrate a tissue of the human body, characterized in that the small diameter part (10,12,20) comprises a front-end small diameter part provided with a front end to be inserted in a human body, and an intermediate part in communication with a front-end small diameter part via a first tapered part fluidly in communication with the front-end small diameter part, the intermediate part having a larger internal diameter and outer diameter than an internal diameter of the front-end small diameter part and an outer diameter thereof; and the large diameter part is in communication with the intermediate part via a second tapered part fluidly in communication with the intermediate part, and has a larger internal diameter and outer diameter than the internal diameter of the intermediate part and the outer diameter thereof, wherein: the internal diameter of the front-end small diameter part is made so as to be equal to or greater than substantially 0.35 mm, the outer diameter thereof is made so as to be equal to or smaller than substantially 0.7 mm, and a length of the front-end small diameter part is substantially 10-30 mm; the front end of the front-end small diameter part is formed as an inclined acicular end having an inclination angle of substantially 10-20 degrees; the internal diameter of the intermediate part is made so as to be equal to or greater than substantially 0.45 mm; and a total length, including the front-end small diameter part, the first tapered part, and the intermediate part, is substantially 60-150 mm. the internal diameter of the front-end small diameter part is made so as to be equal to or greater than substantially 0.35 mm, the outer diameter thereof is made so as to be equal to or smaller than substantially 0.7 mm, and a length of the front-end small diameter part is substantially 10-30 mm; the front end of the front-end small diameter part is formed as an inclined acicular end having an inclination angle of substantially 10-20 degrees; the internal diameter of the intermediate part is made so as to be equal to or greater than substantially 0.45 mm; and a total length, including the front-end small diameter part, the first tapered part, and the intermediate part, is substantially 60-150 mm.
A surgical tool comprising: a circular, hollow needle shaft; an articulating portion on the needle shaft having serrations defined by partial cuts adapted to draw uncut segments closer by closing a gap defining the cuts; a needle tip secured in the hollow portion at an end of the needle shaft adjacent the articulating portion; an actuator extending through a cannulation in the shaft and configured for driving a surgical anchor through a channel in the needle tip and a pull strip attached to the needle tip on a side corresponding to the serrations and adapted to pull the serrations together by closing a gap defined by the cuts, the closely drawn serrations causing the needle tip to articulate in the direction of the cuts resulting from the articulating portion of the needle shaft being longer on an uncut side than on the side corresponding to the serrations, characterized in that the pull strip is further configured to apply an expansion force to widen the gap defined by the cuts, wherein the tool includes one or more stops or markings for enabling selection of a bend angle of the needle tip relative to the shaft. a circular, hollow needle shaft; an articulating portion on the needle shaft having serrations defined by partial cuts adapted to draw uncut segments closer by closing a gap defining the cuts; a needle tip secured in the hollow portion at an end of the needle shaft adjacent the articulating portion; an actuator extending through a cannulation in the shaft and configured for driving a surgical anchor through a channel in the needle tip and a pull strip attached to the needle tip on a side corresponding to the serrations and adapted to pull the serrations together by closing a gap defined by the cuts, the closely drawn serrations causing the needle tip to articulate in the direction of the cuts resulting from the articulating portion of the needle shaft being longer on an uncut side than on the side corresponding to the serrations, characterized in that the pull strip is further configured to apply an expansion force to widen the gap defined by the cuts, wherein the tool includes one or more stops or markings for enabling selection of a bend angle of the needle tip relative to the shaft.
Process for operating a hot particle rotary valve comprising a rotor and a casing, wherein the temperature of the hot particle processed through the rotary valve is higher than 60°C, characterised in that the hot particle rotary valve is subjected to an internal temperature increase treatment performed from the inside of the rotary valve during the start-up of the said particle rotary valve, and wherein the internal temperature increase treatment is performed by controlling the initial flow rate of hot particle processed through the said rotary valve, wherein the initial flow rate of particle to the rotary valve is less than 0.8 times the final steady state flow rate of particle to the rotary valve, during at least one hour.
Device for tensioning a connecting element fastened to a component (18, 20) to be tightened, comprising: - an engagement element having an engagement section for receiving and holding the connecting element, - a support element configured to support the device against the component, - an actuating unit having a fluid chamber for receiving a fluid, wherein the actuating unit is configured to manipulate a volume of the fluid chamber so as to move the engagement element relative to the support element, and - a vent opening fluid-communicatively connectable to the fluid chamber, characterized in that the vent opening is directed towards and opens into the engagement section. - an engagement element having an engagement section for receiving and holding the connecting element, - a support element configured to support the device against the component, - an actuating unit having a fluid chamber for receiving a fluid, wherein the actuating unit is configured to manipulate a volume of the fluid chamber so as to move the engagement element relative to the support element, and - a vent opening fluid-communicatively connectable to the fluid chamber,
A method of manufacturing a material for a timepiece exterior part, comprising: an alloy forming step, comprising melting aluminum at a ratio of 28.0 at.% or more and 38.0 at.% or less; iron at a ratio of 2.0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; optionally silicon at a ratio of 0.3 at.% or more and 1.5 at.% or less, and titanium and inevitable impurities as the balance, in a melting furnace, followed by placing the melt in a mold and solidifying the melt to form the titanium alloy, a hot working step of hot-working the titanium alloy, wherein the hot worked titanium alloy is obtained by heating the titanium alloy in a furnace and forging the titanium alloy at room temperature under atmospheric condition outside the furnace, and wherein the forging comprises stretching the titanium alloy in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the material, and a heat treatment step of heat-treating the hot worked titanium alloy. an alloy forming step, comprising melting aluminum at a ratio of 28.0 at.% or more and 38.0 at.% or less; iron at a ratio of 2.0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; optionally silicon at a ratio of 0.3 at.% or more and 1.5 at.% or less, and titanium and inevitable impurities as the balance, aluminum at a ratio of 28.0 at.% or more and 38.0 at.% or less; iron at a ratio of 2.0 at.% or more and 6.0 at.% or less; optionally silicon at a ratio of 0.3 at.% or more and 1.5 at.% or less, and titanium and inevitable impurities as the balance, in a melting furnace, followed by placing the melt in a mold and solidifying the melt to form the titanium alloy, a hot working step of hot-working the titanium alloy, wherein the hot worked titanium alloy is obtained by heating the titanium alloy in a furnace and forging the titanium alloy at room temperature under atmospheric condition outside the furnace, and wherein the forging comprises stretching the titanium alloy in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the material, and wherein the hot worked titanium alloy is obtained by heating the titanium alloy in a furnace and forging the titanium alloy at room temperature under atmospheric condition outside the furnace, and wherein the forging comprises stretching the titanium alloy in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the material, and a heat treatment step of heat-treating the hot worked titanium alloy.
Portable power tool having a housing, having a motor unit, which comprises a motor housing, at least one motor and a motor shaft, wherein the motor and the motor shaft are surrounded at least partially by the motor housing, having a receiving unit for mounting and fastening the motor unit within the portable power tool, wherein the receiving unit is intended to receive at least one drive element and is in the form of an intermediate flange that is arranged within the portable power tool, and having a motor sleeve, via which the motor unit is coupled to the receiving unit, wherein the motor sleeve, in addition to the motor housing, surrounds the motor, wherein the motor sleeve surrounds the motor unit in a circumferential direction in an assembled state of the motor unit with the motor sleeve, wherein the motor sleeve has at least one fastening unit (22, 24), which is intended for fastening the motor unit and/or the receiving unit, wherein the motor unit is fastened to the receiving unit via the motor sleeve.