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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for powered surgical circular stapling instrument rotation adjustment, which method comprising: measuring a change in position of a first motor shaft of the surgical circular stapling instrument relative to a stored rotation verification position of the first motor shaft resulting from manual rotation of an adapter assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument ir relation to a handle assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument; determining a distance traveled by a first drive assembly of the adapter assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument resulting from the change in position of the first motor shaft; comparing the determined distance traveled to the stored rotation verification position of the first motor shaft; determining if the compared distance falls into a predetermined acceptable range of rotation positions for the first motor shaft relative to the first drive assembly; and adjusting the position of the first motor shaft if the compared distance is not within the predetermined range. measuring a change in position of a first motor shaft of the surgical circular stapling instrument relative to a stored rotation verification position of the first motor shaft resulting from manual rotation of an adapter assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument ir relation to a handle assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument; determining a distance traveled by a first drive assembly of the adapter assembly of the surgical circular stapling instrument resulting from the change in position of the first motor shaft; comparing the determined distance traveled to the stored rotation verification position of the first motor shaft; determining if the compared distance falls into a predetermined acceptable range of rotation positions for the first motor shaft relative to the first drive assembly; and adjusting the position of the first motor shaft if the compared distance is not within the predetermined range.
A polyester-epoxide polymer composition which comprises a reaction product of: (a) a polyepoxide compound having an equivalent weight within the range of 125 to 250 g/eq.; and (b) a polyol composition comprising a polyester polyol, wherein the polyester polyol has a hydroxyl value within the range of 50 to 400 mg KOH/g, an average hydroxyl functionality within the range of 1.5 to 4.0, and an acid number less than 5 mg KOH/g; wherein the ratio of epoxy equivalents of the polyepoxide compound to hydroxyl equivalents of the polyol composition is within the range of 0.8 to 3.5, and the polyester-epoxide polymer composition has a glass-transition temperature as measured by differential scanning calorimetry as indicated in the description within the range of -40°C to 60°C. (a) a polyepoxide compound having an equivalent weight within the range of 125 to 250 g/eq.; and (b) a polyol composition comprising a polyester polyol, wherein the polyester polyol has a hydroxyl value within the range of 50 to 400 mg KOH/g, an average hydroxyl functionality within the range of 1.5 to 4.0, and an acid number less than 5 mg KOH/g;
Apparatus for the production of filters for cigarettes or other smoking articles, comprising filter making means and conveying means (40, 41, 42) for feeding the produced filters trough a drying chamber adapted to provide an accelerated aging of the filters, wherein to said drying chamber there is associated a radiofrequency generator device, for generating a high frequency oscillating electric field in which said filters are immersed, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises means for varying the speed at which said filters go through said drying chamber, on the basis of at least one detected parameter, which is indicative of the humidity contained within said filters, so that, for a given power of said radiofrequency generator device the residence time of the filters within said drying chamber is adjusted so as to ensure a substantial elimination of the humidity content from the filters.
A self-powered dolly vehicle unit with an adaptable wheelbase (D1, D2), the dolly vehicle unit comprising a front axle arranged to support a pair of steerable front wheels, a rear axle arranged to support a pair of rear wheels, a fifth wheel connection for towing a trailer vehicle (120, 140), a draw-bar attachment mechanism arranged to hold a draw-bar, and a frame structure arranged to support the front axle and the rear axle at a variable wheelbase distance (D1, D2) from each other, wherein the frame structure is arranged to be locked at a first wheelbase distance position and at a second wheelbase distance position. a front axle arranged to support a pair of steerable front wheels, a rear axle arranged to support a pair of rear wheels, a fifth wheel connection for towing a trailer vehicle (120, 140), a draw-bar attachment mechanism arranged to hold a draw-bar, and a frame structure arranged to support the front axle and the rear axle at a variable wheelbase distance (D1, D2) from each other, wherein the frame structure is arranged to be locked at a first wheelbase distance position and at a second wheelbase distance position.
A subsurface diver transport vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body comprising a plurality of individual mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) mechanically assembled together to define a substantially continuous hull and deck (11A, 11B) of said vehicle, said mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) comprising a plurality of adjacent inline battery modules (15, 16) adapted for supplying electrical current to electrical subsystems of said vehicle, and at least one propulsion device attached to said vehicle body and capable of propelling said vehicle through a body of water, characterized in that each battery module (15, 16) comprises a plurality of individual electrically isolated lithium-ion battery packs, and a flexible conductive battery cable extending from one end of said battery module (15, 16) and a complementary battery cable connector located at an opposite end of said battery module (15, 16), such that upon connecting said battery cable and cable connector of adjacent battery modules (15, 16) electrical current is operatively transferred between and among said battery modules (15, 16) for distribution to other mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) of said vehicle body, wherein said battery module further comprises a distribution manifold, and said battery cable and cable connector electrically connect to the distribution manifold. a vehicle body comprising a plurality of individual mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) mechanically assembled together to define a substantially continuous hull and deck (11A, 11B) of said vehicle, said mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) comprising a plurality of adjacent inline battery modules (15, 16) adapted for supplying electrical current to electrical subsystems of said vehicle, and at least one propulsion device attached to said vehicle body and capable of propelling said vehicle through a body of water, characterized in that each battery module (15, 16) comprises a plurality of individual electrically isolated lithium-ion battery packs, and a flexible conductive battery cable extending from one end of said battery module (15, 16) and a complementary battery cable connector located at an opposite end of said battery module (15, 16), such that upon connecting said battery cable and cable connector of adjacent battery modules (15, 16) electrical current is operatively transferred between and among said battery modules (15, 16) for distribution to other mission modules (14, 15, 16, 17) of said vehicle body, wherein said battery module further comprises a distribution manifold, and said battery cable and cable connector electrically connect to the distribution manifold.
A method for regulating the delivery capacity of a rotor of a separating device of an agitator ball mill (20, 22) for the size-reduction of grinding stock with the aid of grinding bodies, wherein the agitator ball mill (20, 22) comprises a preferably cylindrically constituted, horizontally arranged grinding container, at least one agitator driven by means of a drive, a material inlet and a fine stock outlet, wherein a separating device with a rotor for holding back the grinding bodies is assigned at least to the fine stock outlet, wherein the grinding stock is pumped into the agitator ball mill (20, 22) via the material inlet by means of an external pump, characterised in that the internal volume of the grinding chamber in the region of the at least one separating device and/or that a flow cross-section inside the grinding chamber in the region of the separating device of the agitator ball mill is adjusted depending on a pump speed of the external pump.
A plate-shaped wall element for an item of furniture, comprising at least one integrated fitting and at least one integrated connecting element for connection to at least one further furniture component, wherein the plate-shape wall element comprises at least one core manufactured from a wood or wood-based material, the core being arranged in a plane with the fitting and being formed in one part with a recess or being divided in the plane of the lateral extension into two core halves, wherein a recess is introduced into each of the core halves, for receiving the fitting, wherein the at least one core and the fitting are arranged between two continuous cover layers (42, 43), wherein the two continuous cover layers (42, 43) are connected in a planar manner to the at least one core and/or the fitting, and wherein the fitting comprises a lever mechanism which guides the movable furniture part.
Method for driving a rectifier bridge circuit for rectifying the phase voltage generated by a generator, wherein the rectifier bridge circuit comprises a positive half bridge having a plurality of rectifier elements and a negative half bridge having a plurality of rectifier elements; wherein the rectifier elements comprise in each case a controllable switch, wherein a drive circuit is provided to switch the switches on and off and the switch-on time t switch on setpoint and/or the switch-off time t switch off setpoint of the switches is calculated using a characteristic diagram or a mathematical function, the method being characterized in that diodes are provided in the rectifier bridge circuit in parallel with the controllable switches and the diode forward voltage is measured and is used to determine a diode forward voltage-dependent switch-on point in time for the switches.
Amphiphilic block copolymer comprising at least one first hydrophilic block capable of being obtained from n-butyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomers and a second hydrophobic block capable of being obtained from a methyl methacrylate monomer.
A method for producing a device comprising several gaps (150a, 150b) of different height defined between a substrate in at least one given semiconductor material and a suspended element resting on the top of at least one post (104a, 104b, 104c) projecting from the substrate and electrically insulating the suspended element from the substrate, the method comprising steps of: a) forming one or more posts (104a, 104b, 104c) contiguous with one or more regions (101a, 101b) of an upper surface of a substrate in at least one given semiconductor material; b) modifying, via at least one etching and/or at least one addition of semiconductor material, the distance between at least one given region from among the said regions (101a, 101b) of the said upper surface and the top of the post(s) (104b, 104c) contiguous with said given region, the addition of semiconductor material and/or etching being conducted through a mask protecting at least one other region from among the said regions (101a, 101b) of the upper surface of the substrate, the said posts after step b) comprising at least one part located in the substrate and surrounded by the said given semiconductor material; c) forming a suspended element on the top of the said post or posts. a) forming one or more posts (104a, 104b, 104c) contiguous with one or more regions (101a, 101b) of an upper surface of a substrate in at least one given semiconductor material; b) modifying, via at least one etching and/or at least one addition of semiconductor material, the distance between at least one given region from among the said regions (101a, 101b) of the said upper surface and the top of the post(s) (104b, 104c) contiguous with said given region, the addition of semiconductor material and/or etching being conducted through a mask protecting at least one other region from among the said regions (101a, 101b) of the upper surface of the substrate, the said posts after step b) comprising at least one part located in the substrate and surrounded by the said given semiconductor material; c) forming a suspended element on the top of the said post or posts.
A redundant module for decoupling short-circuit currents in a redundant voltage supply, comprising at least two power supply units, with a number of inputs (IN1, IN2) corresponding at least to the number of the power supply units, and with a control and regulation device, wherein each input (IN1, IN2) is routed via a separate current path to a common current node of an output for providing an output current, and wherein each current path defines a decoupling section, in which the path currents flowing through a current path can be controlled symmetrically, and wherein each decoupling section has associated therewith at least one measuring element which is adapted for measuring the input voltage and the input current, and an adjusting element (R1, R2) which is adapted for regulating current, voltage and/or power, wherein the measuring elements and the adjusting elements are connected to the control and regulation device; wherein the regulation device is connected to the adjusting element (R1, R2) of each current path, wherein the regulation device is adapted to regulate a current balance between the current paths by setting a minimum resistance value at that adjusting element which has the lowest voltage applied at its input (IN1, IN2); and wherein the current of the path with the smallest input voltage defines the target value for the regulation, and wherein the input voltages at the inputs of the redundancy module are continuously monitored so that in the event of a failure or short circuit of a power supply unit, the current is switched off by the associated decoupling path.
A connector assembly comprising: a first housing section attached to a second housing section forming a connector housing, said first and second housing sections each comprising a first flange, a skirt section, and a second flange comprising an opening, said openings of the housing sections defining a common bore; an interface at the two first flanges where the two housing sections attach; an interior cavity defined by the two housing sections having a housing groove comprising a groove bottom and two sidewalls; a canted coil spring disposed in the housing groove; and wherein each of said first housing section and said second housing section comprising an enlarged projection extending outwardly of the flange; characterized in that: the two housing sections are stamped from a single metal material or a multi-layer metal material; the first flanges of the two housing sections are generally planar; and said enlarged projection of each housing section forming at least part of the groove bottom and at least part of one of the sidewalls. a first housing section attached to a second housing section forming a connector housing, said first and second housing sections each comprising a first flange, a skirt section, and a second flange comprising an opening, said openings of the housing sections defining a common bore; an interface at the two first flanges where the two housing sections attach; an interior cavity defined by the two housing sections having a housing groove comprising a groove bottom and two sidewalls; a canted coil spring disposed in the housing groove; and wherein each of said first housing section and said second housing section comprising an enlarged projection extending outwardly of the flange; characterized in that: the two housing sections are stamped from a single metal material or a multi-layer metal material; the first flanges of the two housing sections are generally planar; and said enlarged projection of each housing section forming at least part of the groove bottom and at least part of one of the sidewalls. the two housing sections are stamped from a single metal material or a multi-layer metal material; the first flanges of the two housing sections are generally planar; and said enlarged projection of each housing section forming at least part of the groove bottom and at least part of one of the sidewalls.
A method for determining pressure gradients with ultrasound data, the method comprising: acquiring ultrasound data of a vessel; generating a velocity vector profile for flow in the vessel with the ultrasound data; computing an acceleration with the velocity vector profile, wherein the acceleration includes at least a temporal acceleration, and computing the temporal acceleration includes: transforming the velocity vector profile from a time domain to a frequency domain; selecting a sub-set of the frequency components that satisfy predetermined energy criteria; processing the selected sub-set by differentiating the selected sub-set; transforming the differentiated selected sub-set back to the time domain thereby reducing noise from the velocity vector profile; and determining the temporal acceleration from the noise-reduced velocity data; determining the pressure gradients with the computed acceleration; and displaying an ultrasound image of the vessel with indicia indicative of the pressure gradients superimposed thereover. acquiring ultrasound data of a vessel; generating a velocity vector profile for flow in the vessel with the ultrasound data; computing an acceleration with the velocity vector profile, wherein the acceleration includes at least a temporal acceleration, and computing the temporal acceleration includes: transforming the velocity vector profile from a time domain to a frequency domain; selecting a sub-set of the frequency components that satisfy predetermined energy criteria; processing the selected sub-set by differentiating the selected sub-set; transforming the differentiated selected sub-set back to the time domain thereby reducing noise from the velocity vector profile; and determining the temporal acceleration from the noise-reduced velocity data; transforming the velocity vector profile from a time domain to a frequency domain; selecting a sub-set of the frequency components that satisfy predetermined energy criteria; processing the selected sub-set by differentiating the selected sub-set; transforming the differentiated selected sub-set back to the time domain thereby reducing noise from the velocity vector profile; and determining the temporal acceleration from the noise-reduced velocity data; determining the pressure gradients with the computed acceleration; and displaying an ultrasound image of the vessel with indicia indicative of the pressure gradients superimposed thereover.
A tibial implant for knee arthroplasty comprising: - a tibial plate sized and shaped for placement on a proximal end of a tibia of a patient, the tibial plate including opposite proximal and distal surfaces (14, 16), the distal surface configured to engage the proximal end of the tibia; - a tibial keel extending distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia; - at least one anchoring projection extending distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia; and characterized in that the implant further comprises: - at least one positioning guide configured to be engaged by a position verification system to verify the position of the tibial implant relative to the proximal end of the tibia after the tibial implant has been implanted on the proximal end of the tibia, wherein the at least one positioning guide includes a plurality of positioning guides spaced apart from one another. - a tibial plate sized and shaped for placement on a proximal end of a tibia of a patient, the tibial plate including opposite proximal and distal surfaces (14, 16), the distal surface configured to engage the proximal end of the tibia; - a tibial keel extending distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia; - at least one anchoring projection extending distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia; and characterized in that the implant further comprises: - at least one positioning guide configured to be engaged by a position verification system to verify the position of the tibial implant relative to the proximal end of the tibia after the tibial implant has been implanted on the proximal end of the tibia, wherein the at least one positioning guide includes a plurality of positioning guides spaced apart from one another.
A tibial prosthesis system, comprising: a bearing component having a superior articulating surface and an inferior surface; a base component having a superior surface and an inferior surface; and a shim component configured to be slidable between the inferior surface of the bearing component and the superior surface of the base component in an anterior/posterior direction, whereby a superior surface of the shim component contacts the inferior surface of the bearing component and an inferior surface of the shim component contacts the superior surface of the base component, the shim component including one or both of a medial edge having a different height than a lateral edge or an anterior edge having a different height than a posterior edge, wherein the inferior surface of the shim component is not parallel to the superior surface of the shim component thereby forming a medial to lateral angle of between +3 degrees and -3 degrees, inclusive, or an anterior to posterior angle of between +3 degrees and -3 degrees, inclusive. a bearing component having a superior articulating surface and an inferior surface; a base component having a superior surface and an inferior surface; and a shim component configured to be slidable between the inferior surface of the bearing component and the superior surface of the base component in an anterior/posterior direction, whereby a superior surface of the shim component contacts the inferior surface of the bearing component and an inferior surface of the shim component contacts the superior surface of the base component, the shim component including one or both of a medial edge having a different height than a lateral edge or an anterior edge having a different height than a posterior edge, wherein the inferior surface of the shim component is not parallel to the superior surface of the shim component thereby forming a medial to lateral angle of between +3 degrees and -3 degrees, inclusive, or an anterior to posterior angle of between +3 degrees and -3 degrees, inclusive.