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An endoscope comprising: a shaft having a deflectable distal end; a main section at a proximal end of the shaft, where the main section forms a handle of the endoscope; and a deflection control (26, 28, 32) connected to the distal end, wherein the deflection control comprises a combined lock and deflection control member at the main section comprising a control lever pivotably connected to the main section at a pivot and extending away from the pivot in a general cantilever fashion, and a lock lever pivotably connected to the control lever, where a first end of the lock lever is configured to contact the main section and where a second end of the lock lever is configured to be pressed inward on the control lever towards the main section to pivot the first end out of contact with the main section, characterized in that the first end of the lock lever comprises a projection adapted to contact a lock section on the main section when the lock lever is at a locked position, and wherein the projection is disengaged from the lock section on the main section when the lock lever is pivoted on the control lever to an unlocked position. a shaft having a deflectable distal end; a main section at a proximal end of the shaft, where the main section forms a handle of the endoscope; and a deflection control (26, 28, 32) connected to the distal end, wherein
A heat-shrinkable multilayer film which comprises: an outer surface layer comprising a polyester type resin; and an intermediate layer comprising a polystyrene type resin, said outer surface layer and said intermediate layer being laminated by interposing an adhesive layer comprising a polyester type elastomer or a modified polyester type elastomer, wherein the polyester type elastomer composing the adhesive layer is a block copolymer comprising a polyester and polyalkylene ether glycol, and the modified polyester type elastomer composing the adhesive layer is a modified product prepared by modifying a block copolymer comprising a polyester and polyalkylene ether glycol with α,β-ethylenic unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the polyester type resin composing the outer surface layer contains a component derived from terephthalic acid as a dicarboxylic acid component, and contains a component derived from ethylene glycol and a component derived from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol as a diol component.
Method for repairing rotor blades of a gas turbine, comprising at least the following steps in the stated order: a) providing a rotor blade to be repaired; b) removing at least one damaged portion of a damaged blade tip from the rotor blade to be repaired, forming a separation surface which is measured after the or each damaged portion or the damaged blade tip is removed from the rotor blade, wherein, when an actual contour of the separation surface identified thereby deviates by more than a defined amount from a desired contour of the separation surface determined by the CAD design data of the rotor blade, the CAD design data is adapted to the actual contour, wherein a transitional profile between the actual contour and the desired contour is identified; c) successively building up the or each removed portion or the entire blade tip on the separation surface of the rotor blade by means of a rapid manufacturing method using three-dimensional CAD design data of the rotor blade, wherein, as a rapid manufacturing method, a two-step process is carried out repeatedly, in which in each first step a uniform powder bed made of a metal powder is formed, which metal powder is formed of the same alloy base material as the rotor blade to be repaired, and in a second step metal powder of the powder bed is selectively welded on on the basis of the adapted three-dimensional CAD design data. a) providing a rotor blade to be repaired; b) removing at least one damaged portion of a damaged blade tip from the rotor blade to be repaired, forming a separation surface which is measured after the or each damaged portion or the damaged blade tip is removed from the rotor blade, wherein, when an actual contour of the separation surface identified thereby deviates by more than a defined amount from a desired contour of the separation surface determined by the CAD design data of the rotor blade, the CAD design data is adapted to the actual contour, wherein a transitional profile between the actual contour and the desired contour is identified; c) successively building up the or each removed portion or the entire blade tip on the separation surface of the rotor blade by means of a rapid manufacturing method using three-dimensional CAD design data of the rotor blade, wherein, as a rapid manufacturing method, a two-step process is carried out repeatedly, in which in each first step a uniform powder bed made of a metal powder is formed, which metal powder is formed of the same alloy base material as the rotor blade to be repaired, and in a second step metal powder of the powder bed is selectively welded on on the basis of the adapted three-dimensional CAD design data.
A bag of the type comprising a body defining a storage enclosure, made from a sheet of material, a sticker able to be completely separated from the bag by pulling and arranged, before being separated from the bag, at least partially overlapping and corresponding with a rupture weakening, at least in the body, a closed line to cause, by pulling on the sticker, tearing of the body, forming an opening through which the contents of the bag can be removed, the bag further comprising an interface adhered permanently on its bottom face to the outer face of said body, the separable sticker being arranged, before being separated from the bag, at least partially overlapping the interface, the bag having, in the state of the sticker separated from the bag, an adhesive area whereof the repositionable adhesive is able to allow said opening to be reclosed, the interface forming, by its top face, in the state of the sticker separated from the bag, said adhesive area, characterized in that said adhesive area surrounds said opening, in that the rupture weakening corresponding with which the sticker is arranged has, both in the interface and the body, said closed line to cause, by pulling on the sticker, tearing of the interface and the body forming the opening through which the contents of the bag can be removed, in that the interface extends partially overhanging the area defined by the closed line formed by the rupture weakening and in that said adhesive area is formed around the opening.
A multi-optics intraocular lens scaffold assembly for incorporation into a capsular bag of an mammalian eye, comprising: an anterior ring with an anterior optical lens, disposed in the anterior region of the capsular bag; a posterior optical lens disposed in the posterior region of the capsular bag, a plurality of movable anterior and posterior ribs disposed to extend radially from the anterior ring and the posterior optical lens, and anchored to a ring platform, through a plurality of hinges; characterised in that it comprises: a hinge protective umbrella disposed to enclose the ring platform; and a plurality of dynamic junctions with elastic and spring members, operably connected to the anterior and posterior ribs, said dynamic elastic and spring members disposed to counter the movements of each other.
A medical device (400; 500), comprising: at least one tissue anchor (420, 460, 480; 520, 560, 580) having an elongate member configured to be inserted into a body, the elongate member having a first end portion (421; 521) and a second end portion (423; 523) opposite the first end portion, the elongate member including a retaining member (434, 435, 436, 437; 534, 535, 536, 537) extending from the elongate member, the retaining member configured to anchor the elongate member with respect to bodily tissue, the first end portion of the elongate member including a coupling portion (428; 528) configured to be coupled to a filament, the second end portion of the elongate member including a coupling portion (430; 530) configured to be coupled to the filament; and a filament (410; 510) coupled to the tissue anchor, the filament forming a first loop around the coupling portion of the first end portion such that a first portion of an inner wall (443; 549) of a first opening (441; 546) of the elongate member is disposed within the first loop formed by the filament and the filament engages the inner wall (443; 549) of the first opening (441; 546) and forming a second loop around the coupling portion of the second end portion such that either a second portion of an inner wall of the first opening or a second portion of an inner wall of a second opening is disposed within the second loop formed by the filament and the filament engages the second portion of the inner wall of the first opening or the inner wall of the second opening, respectively. at least one tissue anchor (420, 460, 480; 520, 560, 580) having an elongate member configured to be inserted into a body, the elongate member having a first end portion (421; 521) and a second end portion (423; 523) opposite the first end portion, the elongate member including a retaining member (434, 435, 436, 437; 534, 535, 536, 537) extending from the elongate member, the retaining member configured to anchor the elongate member with respect to bodily tissue, the first end portion of the elongate member including a coupling portion (428; 528) configured to be coupled to a filament, the second end portion of the elongate member including a coupling portion (430; 530) configured to be coupled to the filament; and a filament (410; 510) coupled to the tissue anchor, the filament forming a first loop around the coupling portion of the first end portion such that a first portion of an inner wall (443; 549) of a first opening (441; 546) of the elongate member is disposed within the first loop formed by the filament and the filament engages the inner wall (443; 549) of the first opening (441; 546) and forming a second loop around the coupling portion of the second end portion such that either a second portion of an inner wall of the first opening or a second portion of an inner wall of a second opening is disposed within the second loop formed by the filament and the filament engages the second portion of the inner wall of the first opening or the inner wall of the second opening, respectively.
A clothes drying apparatus, comprising a water tank, in which a tumbler is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel, connected to the water tank, said air channel comprising a section of drying tunnel for heating air; a fixing device, fixedly connecting the drying tunnel and the water tank, characterized in that the fixing device takes form of a bow-shaped structure, and comprises a top portion and two side portions, wherein the top portion spans the drying tunnel, and is connected to the drying tunnel, and the side portions are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel, and are connected to the water tank.
A method for forming a light emitting diode in a deposition chamber, the method comprising: epitaxially growing a III-nitride p-type layer doped with Mg, wherein the III-nitride p-type layer is a tunnel junction III-nitride p-type layer; epitaxially growing a non p-type layer over the III-nitride p-type layer, wherein the non p-type layer is a III-nitride tunnel junction n-type layer; characterized in that the non p-type layer is grown under illumination; wherein a portion of the non p-type layer is grown under said illumination with light having a photon energy higher than the III-nitride p-type layer's band gap energy during an initial growth period of the non p-type layer to inhibit formation of Mg-H complexes within the III-nitride p-type layer resulting from hydrogen present in the deposition chamber; and in that the method comprises annealing the tunnel junction III-nitride p-type layer prior to the epitaxially growing a portion of the III-nitride tunnel junction n-type layer under illumination. epitaxially growing a III-nitride p-type layer doped with Mg, wherein the III-nitride p-type layer is a tunnel junction III-nitride p-type layer; epitaxially growing a non p-type layer over the III-nitride p-type layer, wherein the non p-type layer is a III-nitride tunnel junction n-type layer; characterized in that the non p-type layer is grown under illumination; wherein a portion of the non p-type layer is grown under said illumination with light having a photon energy higher than the III-nitride p-type layer's band gap energy during an initial growth period of the non p-type layer to inhibit formation of Mg-H complexes within the III-nitride p-type layer resulting from hydrogen present in the deposition chamber; and in that the method comprises annealing the tunnel junction III-nitride p-type layer prior to the epitaxially growing a portion of the III-nitride tunnel junction n-type layer under illumination.
A therapeutic agent for a skin wound or skin roughness containing a simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide, wherein the simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide is obtainable as a precipitate by the reaction of Zn 2+ ions, Cl - ions and OH - ions at a pH of not less than 6.0 and less than 7.5, wherein the simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide is expressed by Formula: Zn 4-6 Cl 1-3 7-8 ·nH 2 O with n being 0 to 6, and wherein, after a dissolution test by a stirring method, the simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide has an amount of dissolved Zn 2+ ions per BET surface area of 0.25 to 100 μg/m 2 and a pH of not less than 7.0 but less than 8.3, where the dissolution test is conducted with simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide having a BET specific surface area of 10 to 150 m 2 /g, a mass ratio between simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide and saline being 1:50, and stirring being carried out at 500 rpm at 37°C for 3 hours by means of a rotor. with n being 0 to 6, and wherein, after a dissolution test by a stirring method, the simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide has an amount of dissolved Zn 2+ ions per BET surface area of 0.25 to 100 μg/m 2 and a pH of not less than 7.0 but less than 8.3, where the dissolution test is conducted with simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide having a BET specific surface area of 10 to 150 m 2 /g, a mass ratio between simonkolleite-containing zinc chloride hydroxide and saline being 1:50, and stirring being carried out at 500 rpm at 37°C for 3 hours by means of a rotor.
A method of managing a license for a software module of an aircraft having a plurality of operating states, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, license term data of the license, the license term data including an expiration time limit of the license; observing, by a sensor (216, 218, 238, 240), a condition of the aircraft; determining, by the processor, whether the aircraft is airborne or on ground based on the condition observed by the sensor (216, 218, 238, 240); and determining, by the processor, whether to extend the expiration time limit based on the determination of whether the aircraft is airborne or on ground. receiving, by a processor, license term data of the license, the license term data including an expiration time limit of the license; observing, by a sensor (216, 218, 238, 240), a condition of the aircraft; determining, by the processor, whether the aircraft is airborne or on ground based on the condition observed by the sensor (216, 218, 238, 240); and determining, by the processor, whether to extend the expiration time limit based on the determination of whether the aircraft is airborne or on ground.
Method for simulating shooting of a projectile with a simulation weapon, wherein: - the simulation weapon is aimed in the direction of a target equipped with a target device, - an imaginary trajectory representative of the trajectory of a simulated projectile is determined, - a shot of a first type is emitted in accordance with a bidirectional communication protocol, including a target presence verification message, with the simulation weapon, at the same time as the activation of a device for scanning said shot of a first type depending on the imaginary trajectory of the simulated projectile, - a shot of a first type is then taken, including a shot message to the target, with the simulation weapon, - a shot (112, 115) of a second type is taken, in accordance with a unidirectional communication protocol, after a date of impact and within a perimeter of impact of a ballistic shot occurring after a ballistic duration, the ballistic duration and the perimeter of impact being determined depending on the characteristics of the projectile, so as to simulate at least one point of impact. - the simulation weapon is aimed in the direction of a target equipped with a target device, - an imaginary trajectory representative of the trajectory of a simulated projectile is determined, - a shot of a first type is emitted in accordance with a bidirectional communication protocol, including a target presence verification message, with the simulation weapon, at the same time as the activation of a device for scanning said shot of a first type depending on the imaginary trajectory of the simulated projectile, - a shot of a first type is then taken, including a shot message to the target, with the simulation weapon, - a shot (112, 115) of a second type is taken, in accordance with a unidirectional communication protocol, after a date of impact and within a perimeter of impact of a ballistic shot occurring after a ballistic duration, the ballistic duration and the perimeter of impact being determined depending on the characteristics of the projectile, so as to simulate at least one point of impact.
A fluororubber composition comprising, relative to 100 parts by weight of a vinylidene fluoride-copolymerized, fluorine-containing elastomer copolymer having a glass transition temperature and a melting point, no reinforcing inorganic filler, 5 to 100 parts by weight of a PTFE filler, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a polyol crosslinking agent, 1 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, and 0.1 to 2 parts by weight of hydrotalcite.
A self-adhesive patch (1, 10, 11, 12) comprising a display surface on the obverse side and an adhesive backing on the reverse side wherein the adhesive backing is adapted to bond to furniture upholstery and the like, wherein the patch comprises a peripheral region at the outer edge of the patch and a main body region inboard of the peripheral region, wherein the peripheral region is thinner than the main body region, characterized in that the patch comprises natural leather, bonded leather or synthetic leather.
A process for monitoring a decontamination process wherein the decontamination process is implemented in the presence of at least one indicator microorganism and the behavior of said at least one indicator microorganism is observed during said decontamination process, characterized in that the at least one indicator microorganism is selected from non-pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae of the genus Pantoea selected from the species Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea calida, of the genus Enterobacter selected from the species Enterobacter hormaechei and Enterobacter mori, or of the genus Erwinia selected from the species Erwinia persicina and mixtures thereof.
A computer-implemented method for identifying changes that have occurred in a dental arch over time, comprising: making a comparison between first image data of a dental arch and second image data of the dental arch, wherein the first image data was generated based on a first intraoral scan of the dental arch performed at a first time by a first intraoral scanner and the second image data was generated based on a second intraoral scan of the dental arch performed at a second time by the first intraoral scanner or a second intraoral scanner; determining, by a processing device, a plurality of spatial differences between a first representation of the dental arch in the first image data and a second representation of the dental arch in the second image data; determining, by the processing device, that a first spatial difference of the plurality of spatial differences is attributable to scanner inaccuracy of at least one of the first intraoral scanner or the second intraoral scanner; determining, by the processing device, that a second spatial difference of the plurality of spatial differences is attributable to a clinical change to the dental arch; and generating, by the processing device, a third representation of the dental arch that is a modified version of the second representation, wherein the first spatial difference is removed in the third representation, and wherein the third representation comprises a visual enhancement that accentuates the second spatial difference. making a comparison between first image data of a dental arch and second image data of the dental arch, wherein the first image data was generated based on a first intraoral scan of the dental arch performed at a first time by a first intraoral scanner and the second image data was generated based on a second intraoral scan of the dental arch performed at a second time by the first intraoral scanner or a second intraoral scanner; determining, by a processing device, a plurality of spatial differences between a first representation of the dental arch in the first image data and a second representation of the dental arch in the second image data; determining, by the processing device, that a first spatial difference of the plurality of spatial differences is attributable to scanner inaccuracy of at least one of the first intraoral scanner or the second intraoral scanner; determining, by the processing device, that a second spatial difference of the plurality of spatial differences is attributable to a clinical change to the dental arch; and generating, by the processing device, a third representation of the dental arch that is a modified version of the second representation, wherein the first spatial difference is removed in the third representation, and wherein the third representation comprises a visual enhancement that accentuates the second spatial difference.
Control device (1, 1') of an electrical circuit comprising: - a microswitch (2, 2') comprising a moving element that can be driven by magnetic effect between a first stable state and a second stable state to control the electrical circuit, - a fixed part made of magnetic material (10, 10'), and characterized in that it comprises as well: - a moving permanent magnet (11, 11') that can be actuated between a first position, in which it forms, with the fixed part (10, 10'), a substantially uniform permanent magnetic field (B 0) holding the moving element in the first state or the second state, and a second position in which it is able to control the switchover of the moving element from one state to the other, - an excitation coil able to create a temporary magnetic field (Bb) able to cause the moving element to switch over from one state to the other when the moving permanent magnet (11, 11') is in the first position. - a microswitch (2, 2') comprising a moving element that can be driven by magnetic effect between a first stable state and a second stable state to control the electrical circuit, - a fixed part made of magnetic material (10, 10'), and characterized in that it comprises as well: - a moving permanent magnet (11, 11') that can be actuated between a first position, in which it forms, with the fixed part (10, 10'), a substantially uniform permanent magnetic field (B 0) holding the moving element in the first state or the second state, and a second position in which it is able to control the switchover of the moving element from one state to the other, - an excitation coil able to create a temporary magnetic field (Bb) able to cause the moving element to switch over from one state to the other when the moving permanent magnet (11, 11') is in the first position.