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An implantable leadless pacemaker (iLP) for a human or animal heart, the iLP comprising: - a housing, - at least two electrode poles for picking up electrical potentials and/or delivering electrical stimulation, - a stimulation control unit in connection with the electrode poles, - a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit is in connection with at least one electrode pole, - a signal processing unit in connection with the sensing unit, - a signal evaluation unit in connection with the signal processing unit and/or the sensing unit, and - an energy source, wherein the iLP is configured to be anchored within a ventricle, and wherein - the sensing unit is configured to sense electrical potentials via the at least two electrode poles, wherein the sensing unit is further configured to sense a first signal associated with an activity of the ventricle, and - the stimulation control unit is configured to deliver electrical stimulation in the ventricle via the at least two electrode poles, - the sensing unit is further configured to sense a second signal, characterized in that - the sensing unit comprises an acoustic sensor which is configured to acquire acoustic signals representing cardiac activity, and - the second signal is an acoustic signal which is associated with contraction of an atrium, wherein the signal processing unit and the signal evaluation unit comprise an atrial event detector that is configured to detect atrial events in the second signal, and wherein the atrial event detector is configured to use bandpass-filtering tuned to atrial event frequency components on the second signal to provide a filtered signal, and to use a threshold crossing detection on the filtered signal, such that the second signal is evaluated for atrial events. - a housing, - at least two electrode poles for picking up electrical potentials and/or delivering electrical stimulation, - a stimulation control unit in connection with the electrode poles, - a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit is in connection with at least one electrode pole, - a signal processing unit in connection with the sensing unit, - a signal evaluation unit in connection with the signal processing unit and/or the sensing unit, and - an energy source, wherein the iLP is configured to be anchored within a ventricle, and wherein - the sensing unit is configured to sense electrical potentials via the at least two electrode poles, wherein the sensing unit is further configured to sense a first signal associated with an activity of the ventricle, and - the stimulation control unit is configured to deliver electrical stimulation in the ventricle via the at least two electrode poles, - the sensing unit is further configured to sense a second signal, characterized in that - the sensing unit comprises an acoustic sensor which is configured to acquire acoustic signals representing cardiac activity, and - the second signal is an acoustic signal which is associated with contraction of an atrium,
An actuation structure of a MEMS electroacoustic transducer, comprising a die of semiconductor material having a monolithic body with a front surface and a rear surface extending in a horizontal plane (xy) and comprising: a frame; an actuator element arranged in a central opening defined by said frame; cantilever elements, coupled at said front surface between said actuator element and said frame; and piezoelectric regions arranged on said cantilever elements and configured to be biased to cause deformation of said cantilever elements by the piezoelectric effect, characterized by comprising a first stopper arrangement, integrated in said die and configured to interact with said cantilever elements to limit a movement thereof in a first direction of a vertical axis (z) orthogonal to said horizontal plane (xy), towards the underlying central opening.
A biopsy device, comprising: (a) a body; (b) a needle extending distally relative to the body, wherein the needle defines a first lumen and a second lumen, wherein the needle includes an opening fluidly coupling the first lumen with the second lumen; (c) a cutter, wherein the cutter is configured to translate relative to the needle to sever tissue; and (d) a valve assembly, the valve assembly including: (i) a manifold including a proximal vent opening, and (ii) a spool body configured to move relative to the proximal vent opening between a first position and a second position, wherein the second lumen of the needle is coupled to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the first position, wherein the second lumen is sealed relative to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the second position, wherein the spool body is configured to transition between the first and second position by moving in proportion to translation of the cutter, and characterized in that the spool body is receivable within the proximal vent opening to seal the second lumen relative to the proximal vent opening. (a) a body; (b) a needle extending distally relative to the body, wherein the needle defines a first lumen and a second lumen, wherein the needle includes an opening fluidly coupling the first lumen with the second lumen; (c) a cutter, wherein the cutter is configured to translate relative to the needle to sever tissue; and (d) a valve assembly, the valve assembly including: (i) a manifold including a proximal vent opening, and (ii) a spool body configured to move relative to the proximal vent opening between a first position and a second position, wherein the second lumen of the needle is coupled to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the first position, wherein the second lumen is sealed relative to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the second position, wherein the spool body is configured to transition between the first and second position by moving in proportion to translation of the cutter, and (i) a manifold including a proximal vent opening, and (ii) a spool body configured to move relative to the proximal vent opening between a first position and a second position, wherein the second lumen of the needle is coupled to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the first position, wherein the second lumen is sealed relative to the proximal vent opening when the spool body is in the second position, wherein the spool body is configured to transition between the first and second position by moving in proportion to translation of the cutter, and
A clubfoot orthotic for treating clubfoot, the clubfoot orthotic comprising- an orthotic shell having a plantar surface configured to support a portion of a foot disposed in said orthotic, said orthotic shell including a wall configured to surround a medial boundary of the foot and a heel portion of the foot; a lateral midfoot cutout in said orthotic extending laterally through a portion of a midfoot portion of said plantar surface; a first ray flange extending from at least a portion of an upper boundary of said wall along a medial boundary of a midfoot, said first ray flange configured, when the foot is disposed in said orthotic, to be operatively associated with at least a portion of a first ray of the foot; a posterior cuboid strap having one end attached to a midfoot portion of said wall; characterised by a medial midtarsal depression formed by an unpadded section of clubfoot orthotic between a first ray padding and a padded heel cup; wherein pulling said posterior cuboid strap anterior to the rearfoot over and plantarly to a posterior portion of cuboid and navicular bone into said lateral midfoot cutout will cause a posterior portion of said cuboid and the anterior portion of calcaneus to be pressed into said medial midtarsal depression. an orthotic shell having a plantar surface configured to support a portion of a foot disposed in said orthotic, said orthotic shell including a wall configured to surround a medial boundary of the foot and a heel portion of the foot; a lateral midfoot cutout in said orthotic extending laterally through a portion of a midfoot portion of said plantar surface; a first ray flange extending from at least a portion of an upper boundary of said wall along a medial boundary of a midfoot, said first ray flange configured, when the foot is disposed in said orthotic, to be operatively associated with at least a portion of a first ray of the foot; a posterior cuboid strap having one end attached to a midfoot portion of said wall; characterised by a medial midtarsal depression formed by an unpadded section of clubfoot orthotic between a first ray padding and a padded heel cup;
A method for recovery of evaporable substances, comprising the steps of: melting a material comprising at least one of evaporable metals and evaporable metal compounds into a molten slag; agitating said molten slag by a submerged jet of hot gas from a submerged plasma torch; and fuming off at least a part of said at least one of evaporable metals and evaporable metal compounds from said molten slag, characterized by the further step of controlling said hot gas to have an enthalpy of at least 200 MJ/kmol. melting a material comprising at least one of evaporable metals and evaporable metal compounds into a molten slag; agitating said molten slag by a submerged jet of hot gas from a submerged plasma torch; and fuming off at least a part of said at least one of evaporable metals and evaporable metal compounds from said molten slag, characterized by the further step of controlling said hot gas to have an enthalpy of at least 200 MJ/kmol.
An apparatus for separation of oil from oil-containing water, the apparatus comprising; a tank including a sidewall and a hollow interior; a gas injection line; an inlet tube (22,27) extending into the tank interior and connected with the gas injection line; a nozzle extending from the inlet tube (22,27) into the tank interior and ending tangentially along the tank sidewall; an outlet in the bottom of the tank; and an outlet at the top of the tank; characterised by: a perforated baffle plate in the tank interior, the plate mounted below the nozzle and extending radially inward with respect to the tank sidewall and including uniformly distributed openings to regulate and distribute downward flow of the oil-containing water. a perforated baffle plate in the tank interior, the plate mounted below the nozzle and extending radially inward with respect to the tank sidewall and including uniformly distributed openings to regulate and distribute downward flow of the oil-containing water.
A method of inspecting a sample by x-ray fluorescence analysis, comprising: irradiating a sample (110,110') with a beam of exciting x-rays having energies suitable for causing an element of interest to emit characteristic fluorescent x-rays; detecting the fluorescent x-rays emitted from a first inspection volume (31 0,430,570) located at least partially in the sample (110,110') and measuring a first intensity of the detected fluorescent x-rays emitted from the first inspection volume (310,430,570); detecting the fluorescent x-rays emitted from a second inspection volume (320,440,580) located at least partially in the sample (110,110') and measuring a second intensity of the detected fluorescent x-rays emitted from the second inspection volume (320,440,580), wherein the first inspection volume (310,430,570) overlaps with and is non-identical to the second inspection volume (320,440,580); comparing the first intensity to the second intensity; and determining a location of the element of interest based on the comparison; characterized in that: the first inspection volume (310,430,570) extends to a coating layer portion and a bulk portion of the sample (110,110') and the second inspection volume (320,440,580) extends only to a bulk portion of the sample (110,110'). irradiating a sample (110,110') with a beam of exciting x-rays having energies suitable for causing an element of interest to emit characteristic fluorescent x-rays; detecting the fluorescent x-rays emitted from a first inspection volume (31 0,430,570) located at least partially in the sample (110,110') and measuring a first intensity of the detected fluorescent x-rays emitted from the first inspection volume (310,430,570); detecting the fluorescent x-rays emitted from a second inspection volume (320,440,580) located at least partially in the sample (110,110') and measuring a second intensity of the detected fluorescent x-rays emitted from the second inspection volume (320,440,580), wherein the first inspection volume (310,430,570) overlaps with and is non-identical to the second inspection volume (320,440,580); comparing the first intensity to the second intensity; and determining a location of the element of interest based on the comparison; characterized in that: the first inspection volume (310,430,570) extends to a coating layer portion and a bulk portion of the sample (110,110') and the second inspection volume (320,440,580) extends only to a bulk portion of the sample (110,110').
A method implemented in a wireless device, comprising: - transmitting a transport message to a 3GPP Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, wherein the transport message comprises a session management, SM, message, to be forwarded by the AMF to a 3GPP Session Management Function, SMF, wherein the session management, SM, message comprises a procedure transaction identity, PTI, indication identifying a session management transaction associated with the session management, SM, message; and - receiving a status message transmitted by the AMF, wherein the status message comprises at least a portion of the transport message and an indication of non-delivery of the session management, SM, message, wherein the portion of the transport message comprises the session management, SM, message, and wherein the indication of non-delivery is an indication of non-delivery of the session management, SM, message by the AMF to the SMF. - transmitting a transport message to a 3GPP Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, wherein the transport message comprises a session management, SM, message, to be forwarded by the AMF to a 3GPP Session Management Function, SMF, wherein the session management, SM, message comprises a procedure transaction identity, PTI, indication identifying a session management transaction associated with the session management, SM, message; and - receiving a status message transmitted by the AMF, wherein the status message comprises at least a portion of the transport message and an indication of non-delivery of the session management, SM, message,
A lighting device comprising: a support structure (102; 104) comprising a locking mechanism (114, 302, 304), a light source arranged in contact with said support structure, a wavelength converter configured to convert light from a first wavelength range to a second wavelength range, said wavelength converter having a light entrance surface configured to receive light and a light exit surface configured to emit light; wherein said light exit surface of said wavelength converter has an angle different from zero with respect to said light entrance surface of said wavelength converter; characterized in that the light exit surface area is smaller than the light input surface area of said wavelength converter; and wherein said wavelength converter is releasably connected to said support structure (102; 104) in a locked position via said locking mechanism (114, 302, 304), and wherein said light entrance surface is arranged in optical contact with said light source; and wherein said wavelength converter is an exchangeable wavelength converter which is exchangeable for another exchangeable wavelength converter. a support structure (102; 104) comprising a locking mechanism (114, 302, 304), a light source arranged in contact with said support structure, a wavelength converter configured to convert light from a first wavelength range to a second wavelength range, said wavelength converter having a light entrance surface configured to receive light and a light exit surface configured to emit light; wherein said light exit surface of said wavelength converter has an angle different from zero with respect to said light entrance surface of said wavelength converter; characterized in that the light exit surface area is smaller than the light input surface area of said wavelength converter; and wherein said wavelength converter is releasably connected to said support structure (102; 104) in a locked position via said locking mechanism (114, 302, 304), and wherein said light entrance surface is arranged in optical contact with said light source; and wherein said wavelength converter is an exchangeable wavelength converter which is exchangeable for another exchangeable wavelength converter.
Heat exchanger comprising a heat exchange core determining first circulation channels for the circulation of a gas to be cooled and second circulation channels for the circulation of a cooling liquid, also comprising two manifolds (24, 26) respectively joined to two faces (52, 54) of the core, into which the first circulation channels open, and a gas inlet casing and a gas outlet casing each having an open face delimited by a peripheral flange (68, 70) held by crimping in one of said manifolds, the core consisting of a stack of stamped plates arranged in pairs so that the first channels are each delimited between two pairs of plates and that the second channels are each delimited between the plates of one and the same pair, each of the stamped plates of the core having a generally rectangular form and including a substantially flat bottom wall delimited by a peripheral flange and two end bosses (34, 36) provided with openings (38, 40) for the passage of the cooling liquid from one second channel to another second channel, the peripheral flange of each of the stamped plates being designed to define clips for provisionally holding two plates of one and the same pair with a view to linking them by brazing.
An implement, comprising: a frame (102,104,106,202,204,206) a plurality of ground working tools (152,154,156,158,203,226,316) coupled to the frame; a ground engaging mechanism (118, 120, 130, 136,218,220) pivotally coupled to the frame, wherein a hydraulic system (122,124,132,138,222,224) is coupled to both the frame and the ground engaging mechanism; a load identifying sensor (302, 306, 308, 310, 312, 404, 410) configured to identify a load value acting on the ground engaging mechanism (118, 120, 130, 136); and a controller configured to communicate with the load identifying sensor (302, 306, 308, 310, 312, 404, 410); and a user interface configured to communicate with the controller, the user interface configured to identify a desired tool depth of the ground working tool; wherein, the controller is configured to alter the ground engaging mechanism using the hydraulic system to position the ground working tools at the desired tool depth; wherein the controller is configured to initiate a response when the load value is not within a load threshold and to adjust the position of the ground working tools at the desired tool depth. a frame (102,104,106,202,204,206) a plurality of ground working tools (152,154,156,158,203,226,316) coupled to the frame; a ground engaging mechanism (118, 120, 130, 136,218,220) pivotally coupled to the frame, wherein a hydraulic system (122,124,132,138,222,224) is coupled to both the frame and the ground engaging mechanism; a load identifying sensor (302, 306, 308, 310, 312, 404, 410) configured to identify a load value acting on the ground engaging mechanism (118, 120, 130, 136); and a controller configured to communicate with the load identifying sensor (302, 306, 308, 310, 312, 404, 410); and a user interface configured to communicate with the controller, the user interface configured to identify a desired tool depth of the ground working tool; wherein, the controller is configured to alter the ground engaging mechanism using the hydraulic system to position the ground working tools at the desired tool depth; wherein the controller is configured to initiate a response when the load value is not within a load threshold and to adjust the position of the ground working tools at the desired tool depth.
An apparatus for providing instillation therapy to a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to determine a pressure proximate a tissue site; a fluid reservoir; a valve fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir; a flow meter fluidly coupled to the valve downstream of the valve; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the valve, and the flow meter, the controller configured to operate in a training mode, determine a pressure profile of a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the tissue site in response to the training mode; and operate the valve in response to the pressure profile to deliver fluid. a sensor configured to determine a pressure proximate a tissue site; a fluid reservoir; a valve fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir; a flow meter fluidly coupled to the valve downstream of the valve; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the valve, and the flow meter, the controller configured to operate in a training mode, determine a pressure profile of a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the tissue site in response to the training mode; and operate the valve in response to the pressure profile to deliver fluid.
A method for creating a mold for a cast memorialization product, the method comprising: generating, by a processing device, a three-dimensional, 3D, model for each of a plurality of product designs, wherein each product design includes customized features for a memorialization product; generating, by the processing device, a mold design, configured for liquid metal casting, based upon the 3D model of the product design, wherein the processing device determines at least one of: a wall thickness to prevent blow-out defects, a minimum mold height to achieve an independent and stable pour velocity, and a pour cup strategy; generating (215;435), by the processing device, printing instructions for creating each mold; optimizing, by the processing device, the printing instructions for each mold by nesting the mold designs for the plurality of product designs within a single work area according to a nesting strategy, thereby generating nested printing instructions; accessing, by a manufacturing device, the nested printing instructions from the processing device; and creating, by the manufacturing device, the mold for casting each memorialization product according to the nested printing instructions. generating, by a processing device, a three-dimensional, 3D, model for each of a plurality of product designs, wherein each product design includes customized features for a memorialization product; generating, by the processing device, a mold design, configured for liquid metal casting, based upon the 3D model of the product design, wherein the processing device determines at least one of: a wall thickness to prevent blow-out defects, a minimum mold height to achieve an independent and stable pour velocity, and a pour cup strategy; generating (215;435), by the processing device, printing instructions for creating each mold; optimizing, by the processing device, the printing instructions for each mold by nesting the mold designs for the plurality of product designs within a single work area according to a nesting strategy, thereby generating nested printing instructions; accessing, by a manufacturing device, the nested printing instructions from the processing device; and creating, by the manufacturing device, the mold for casting each memorialization product according to the nested printing instructions.