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A surgical evacuation apparatus for evacuating a biological material, comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an inlet for connecting to a pressurized fluid source and an outlet for connecting to a vacuum source, and a scoop (16, 316) extending from the distal end of the shaft and defining a material collecting cavity; and wherein the shaft further comprises a supply channel and an evacuation channel, the evacuation channel extending through the shaft from the distal end to the outlet in a way that the evacuation channel is in open communication with the material collecting cavity, and the supply channel extending through the shaft from the inlet towards the distal end and intersecting with the evacuation channel proximate the scoop (16, 316) such that the biological material collected in the material collecting cavity is drawn into the evacuation channel when a vacuum is applied to the outlet and the biological material is broken up in the evacuation channel by a fluid stream passing into the evacuation channel from the supply channel to facilitate evacuation of the biological material. a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an inlet for connecting to a pressurized fluid source and an outlet for connecting to a vacuum source, and a scoop (16, 316) extending from the distal end of the shaft and defining a material collecting cavity; and wherein the shaft further comprises a supply channel and an evacuation channel, the evacuation channel extending through the shaft from the distal end to the outlet in a way that the evacuation channel is in open communication with the material collecting cavity, and the supply channel extending through the shaft from the inlet towards the distal end and intersecting with the evacuation channel proximate the scoop (16, 316) such that the biological material collected in the material collecting cavity is drawn into the evacuation channel when a vacuum is applied to the outlet and the biological material is broken up in the evacuation channel by a fluid stream passing into the evacuation channel from the supply channel to facilitate evacuation of the biological material.
A method for setting a ping interval in a portable terminal, the method comprising: transmitting a ping message to a server after a predefined time period corresponding to a set ping interval; determining whether a response message is received from the server for determining whether a ping test succeeds; determining whether a short interval count value of the set ping interval is 0 by referring to a count table, wherein the count table is formed of ping interval values corresponding to a top interval count value and the short interval count value; when the response message is received, increasing the top interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is 0 and increasing the short interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is not 0, and when the response message is not received, decreasing the top interval count value by 1 and increasing the short interval count by 1, if the short interval count value is 0 and decreasing the short interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is not 0. transmitting a ping message to a server after a predefined time period corresponding to a set ping interval; determining whether a response message is received from the server for determining whether a ping test succeeds; determining whether a short interval count value of the set ping interval is 0 by referring to a count table, wherein the count table is formed of ping interval values corresponding to a top interval count value and the short interval count value; when the response message is received, increasing the top interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is 0 and increasing the short interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is not 0, and when the response message is not received, decreasing the top interval count value by 1 and increasing the short interval count by 1, if the short interval count value is 0 and decreasing the short interval count value by 1 if the short interval count value is not 0.
A method of providing a substrate with a lubricious surface, including the steps of grafting onto the substrate in an aqueous environment a monomer containing an acrylamide functional group and then hydrolysing said functional group in alkaline conditions wherein prior to the grafting step the surface of the substrate is activated to increase adhesion of the polymer and wherein the activation is carried out by means of a plasma treatment, corona discharge or by ozone treatment and wherein the substrate is formed from a polyether block amide.
A substrate processing system (100, 200, 500) for processing an essentially vertically-oriented substrate, comprising: a first processing chamber having a first processing region and being adapted to deposit a first layer comprising a first material; a second processing chamber having a second processing region and being adapted to deposit a second layer over the first layer, the second layer comprising a second material; a third processing chamber having a third processing region and being adapted to deposit a layer comprising the second material; a transfer chamber connected to the first, second and third processing chambers and providing linear transport paths (151, 152, 153) with the first, the second, and the third chambers (101, 102, 103), respectively; and a further chamber (121, 122, 521) comprising a first and a second transportation track (163, 164, 563, 564), wherein at least one of the first and second transportation tracks (163, 164, 563, 564) forms a linear transportation path with the first processing chamber; at least one lateral displacement mechanism (310, 320) configured for lateral displacement of the substrate from the first transportation track (163, 563) to the second transportation track (164, 564) and vice versa, wherein the first chamber is adapted to receive the substrate from the transfer chamber, and to deposit a further layer comprising the first material. a first processing chamber having a first processing region and being adapted to deposit a first layer comprising a first material; a second processing chamber having a second processing region and being adapted to deposit a second layer over the first layer, the second layer comprising a second material; a third processing chamber having a third processing region and being adapted to deposit a layer comprising the second material; a transfer chamber connected to the first, second and third processing chambers and providing linear transport paths (151, 152, 153) with the first, the second, and the third chambers (101, 102, 103), respectively; and a further chamber (121, 122, 521) comprising a first and a second transportation track (163, 164, 563, 564), wherein at least one of the first and second transportation tracks (163, 164, 563, 564) forms a linear transportation path with the first processing chamber; at least one lateral displacement mechanism (310, 320) configured for lateral displacement of the substrate from the first transportation track (163, 563) to the second transportation track (164, 564) and vice versa, wherein the first chamber is adapted to receive the substrate from the transfer chamber, and to deposit a further layer comprising the first material.
A method for designing a light diffusion pattern in which a light diffusion pattern of a light diffusion plate is designed, comprising: a lens data preparation step of preparing lens data having desired light diffusion properties; a placement step of placing a plurality of lens data prepared in the lens data preparation step in random order in a predetermined region; a cutting step of, when an overlap of lenses (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 410, 420, 510, 520) occurs in the placement step, cutting out a part (421, 511, 521) of a lens shape to eliminate the overlap; and a repositioning step of replicating a shape of the cutout part (421, 511, 521) and repositioning it to another place; wherein the placement step, the cutting step and the repositioning step are performed repeatedly until a ratio of vacant space of a light diffusion pattern becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value. a lens data preparation step of preparing lens data having desired light diffusion properties; a placement step of placing a plurality of lens data prepared in the lens data preparation step in random order in a predetermined region; a cutting step of, when an overlap of lenses (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 410, 420, 510, 520) occurs in the placement step, cutting out a part (421, 511, 521) of a lens shape to eliminate the overlap; and a repositioning step of replicating a shape of the cutout part (421, 511, 521) and repositioning it to another place; wherein the placement step, the cutting step and the repositioning step are performed repeatedly until a ratio of vacant space of a light diffusion pattern becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value.
A method of detecting a PRKACB gene fusion in a biological sample, wherein the PRKACB gene fusion is a CEP170:PRKACB or RBM17:PRKACB fusion, said method comprising: a) contacting a biological sample from a mammal with a reagent that is an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a fusion junction of the PRKACB gene fusion of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3; and b) detecting binding between the PRKACB gene fusion and the reagent. a) contacting a biological sample from a mammal with a reagent that is an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a fusion junction of the PRKACB gene fusion of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3; and b) detecting binding between the PRKACB gene fusion and the reagent.
A method comprising, within a processor: receiving a first instruction in a first strand of ordered instructions and a second instruction in a second strand of ordered instructions; determining that the first instruction and the second instruction reference a logical register mapped to a physical register; determining that the first instruction is to write to the logical register and to signal that the logical register is to be shared with the second strand; determining that the second instruction is to indicate a synchronization with the first instruction; and determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, wherein the method further comprises in response to determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, stalling execution of instructions subsequent to the second instruction in the second strand that are to access the logical register until the first instruction is received and executed. receiving a first instruction in a first strand of ordered instructions and a second instruction in a second strand of ordered instructions; determining that the first instruction and the second instruction reference a logical register mapped to a physical register; determining that the first instruction is to write to the logical register and to signal that the logical register is to be shared with the second strand; determining that the second instruction is to indicate a synchronization with the first instruction; and determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, wherein the method further comprises in response to determining that the second instruction was processed before the first instruction, stalling execution of instructions subsequent to the second instruction in the second strand that are to access the logical register until the first instruction is received and executed.
An implantable paste comprising (a) bioactive glass powder having a size distribution of 0.5-45 μm in an amount of 10-30 wt-% of the total weight of the bioactive glass, (b) bioactive glass granules having a size distribution between 100 and 4000 μm in an amount of 90-70 wt-% of the total weight of the bioactive glass, (c) low molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 200-700 g/mol, (d) medium molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 700-2500 g/mol, (e) high molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 2500-8000 g/mol and (f) glycerol, wherein the composition of the bioactive glass is 45-55 weight-% of SiO 2, 20-25 weight-% of Na 2 O, 18-25 weight-% of CaO and 3-6 weight-% of P 2 O 5, with the proviso that the molecular weight of the low molecular weight polyethylene glycol and of the medium molecular weight polyethylene glycol differ from each other by at least 80 g/mol and that the molecular weight of the medium molecular weight polyethylene glycol and of the high molecular weight polyethylene glycol differ from each other by at least 300 g/mol. (a) bioactive glass powder having a size distribution of 0.5-45 μm in an amount of 10-30 wt-% of the total weight of the bioactive glass, (b) bioactive glass granules having a size distribution between 100 and 4000 μm in an amount of 90-70 wt-% of the total weight of the bioactive glass, (c) low molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 200-700 g/mol, (d) medium molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 700-2500 g/mol, (e) high molecular weight polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight range of 2500-8000 g/mol and (f) glycerol,
A system for securing a cross bar to a spinal fusion construct connected to a spine, comprising: a connector having: a rod receiving portion adapted to receive a spinal fusion rod of the spinal fusion construct therein; and a cross bar receiving portion having a receptacle adapted to receive the cross bar therein in an orientation generally perpendicular to the spinal fusion rod when the spinal fusion rod is received within the rod receiving portion; the system being characterized in that it comprises: a dilator (54, 72) having: a generally tubular body having a proximal end (56, 81) and a distal end (58, 83) and defining a passageway (57, 85) therealong, the passageway being adapted to receive the connector therein; and an attachment structure (60, 84) shaped to attach to a portion of the spinal fusion construct by receiving said portion of the spinal fusion construct. a connector having: a rod receiving portion adapted to receive a spinal fusion rod of the spinal fusion construct therein; and a cross bar receiving portion having a receptacle adapted to receive the cross bar therein in an orientation generally perpendicular to the spinal fusion rod when the spinal fusion rod is received within the rod receiving portion; a rod receiving portion adapted to receive a spinal fusion rod of the spinal fusion construct therein; and a cross bar receiving portion having a receptacle adapted to receive the cross bar therein in an orientation generally perpendicular to the spinal fusion rod when the spinal fusion rod is received within the rod receiving portion; the system being characterized in that it comprises: a dilator (54, 72) having: a generally tubular body having a proximal end (56, 81) and a distal end (58, 83) and defining a passageway (57, 85) therealong, the passageway being adapted to receive the connector therein; and an attachment structure (60, 84) shaped to attach to a portion of the spinal fusion construct by receiving said portion of the spinal fusion construct. a generally tubular body having a proximal end (56, 81) and a distal end (58, 83) and defining a passageway (57, 85) therealong, the passageway being adapted to receive the connector therein; and an attachment structure (60, 84) shaped to attach to a portion of the spinal fusion construct by receiving said portion of the spinal fusion construct.
An in-vivo examination apparatus comprising: a stage configured to move in two horizontal directions relative to the base, for mounting a specimen such as a laboratory animal; an anesthetizing chamber which is detachably disposed on the stage for housing the specimen; and the stage being provided with a positioning device for fixing the anesthetizing chamber to the stage, in a positioned state by abutting the anesthetizing chamber, an anesthetic gas supply device for supplying anesthetic gas into the anesthetizing chamber; a connecting mechanism (11a, 11b, 16a, 16b) for connecting said anesthetic gas supply device and the anesthetizing chamber via the positioning device when the anesthetizing chamber is attached to the stage; wherein a transparent window is provided on at least a part of the anesthetizing chamber. a stage configured to move in two horizontal directions relative to the base, for mounting a specimen such as a laboratory animal; an anesthetizing chamber which is detachably disposed on the stage for housing the specimen; and the stage being provided with a positioning device for fixing the anesthetizing chamber to the stage, in a positioned state by abutting the anesthetizing chamber, an anesthetic gas supply device for supplying anesthetic gas into the anesthetizing chamber; a connecting mechanism (11a, 11b, 16a, 16b) for connecting said anesthetic gas supply device and the anesthetizing chamber via the positioning device when the anesthetizing chamber is attached to the stage; wherein a transparent window is provided on at least a part of the anesthetizing chamber.
A threaded tubular connection comprising: a first tubular component including a female portion defined on an interior surface of the first tubular component, the female portion including an inner threaded portion and an outer threaded portion which are offset radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the first tubular component by a first shoulder; and a second tubular component including a male portion defined on an exterior surface of the second tubular component, the male portion to be inserted into the female portion, the male portion including an inner threaded portion and an outer threaded portion which are offset radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the second tubular component by a second shoulder, the second shoulder to abut the first shoulder once the male portion is connected to the female portion, characterized in that the inner threaded portion and the outer threaded portion of the female portion and the inner threaded portion and the outer threaded portion of the male portion are tapered along a tapering axis at 6% or less, and in that the first tubular component is defined by a first wall and the second tubular component is defined by a second wall a ratio of a mated shoulder contact area of the first shoulder to an area of a nominal cross-section of the first tubular component is more than 15% and less than 25%, and a ratio of a mated shoulder contact area of the second shoulder to an area of a nominal cross-section of the second tubular component is more than 15% and less than 25%. a first tubular component including a female portion defined on an interior surface of the first tubular component, the female portion including an inner threaded portion and an outer threaded portion which are offset radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the first tubular component by a first shoulder; and a second tubular component including a male portion defined on an exterior surface of the second tubular component, the male portion to be inserted into the female portion, the male portion including an inner threaded portion and an outer threaded portion which are offset radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the second tubular component by a second shoulder, the second shoulder to abut the first shoulder once the male portion is connected to the female portion, characterized in that the inner threaded portion and the outer threaded portion of the female portion and the inner threaded portion and the outer threaded portion of the male portion are tapered along a tapering axis at 6% or less, and in that the first tubular component is defined by a first wall and the second tubular component is defined by a second wall a ratio of a mated shoulder contact area of the first shoulder to an area of a nominal cross-section of the first tubular component is more than 15% and less than 25%, and a ratio of a mated shoulder contact area of the second shoulder to an area of a nominal cross-section of the second tubular component is more than 15% and less than 25%.
A method of determining a reduced contact angle of liquid on a test article, the method comprising: positioning an imaging sensor at a known vantage point to a surface of a test article; depositing, with a liquid dispenser, a first liquid as liquid droplets along a trajectory toward the surface to form and to impart energy to a liquid drop, wherein each droplet imparts an amount of energy to the liquid drop to increase the volume of the drop, said energy being sufficient for the drop perimeter to expand beyond its equilibrium diameter for that volume; and after a time interval after a selected droplet for allowing the drop perimeter to retract as the excess energy is dissipated and the liquid drop to form a reduced contact angle with the surface, detecting via the imaging sensor a geometric characteristic of the liquid drop that is related to a reduced contact angle of the liquid drop to the surface; and determining with a data generator the reduced contact angle based at least in part upon the geometric characteristic. positioning an imaging sensor at a known vantage point to a surface of a test article; depositing, with a liquid dispenser, a first liquid as liquid droplets along a trajectory toward the surface to form and to impart energy to a liquid drop, wherein each droplet imparts an amount of energy to the liquid drop to increase the volume of the drop, said energy being sufficient for the drop perimeter to expand beyond its equilibrium diameter for that volume; and after a time interval after a selected droplet for allowing the drop perimeter to retract as the excess energy is dissipated and the liquid drop to form a reduced contact angle with the surface, detecting via the imaging sensor a geometric characteristic of the liquid drop that is related to a reduced contact angle of the liquid drop to the surface; and determining with a data generator the reduced contact angle based at least in part upon the geometric characteristic.
Flange connection for pipes or fittings made from plastic, - with an annular collar made from plastic which forms an axially extending sealing surface and an axially extending flange contact surface and has a cylindrical tubular portion, - with a flange ring which has a plurality of axial bores for accommodating bolts and forms an axially extending annular collar contact surface, characterised in that - the flange ring is made from a resiliently elastic plastic, - the flange ring is shaped in the manner of a disc spring, - the flange contact surface of the annular collar is oriented substantially at a right angle to the pipe longitudinal axis, - the annular collar contact surface of the flange ring subtends an angle (α) with the flange contact surface of the annular collar which opens radially outwards starting from the cylindrical tubular portion of the annular collar. - with an annular collar made from plastic which forms an axially extending sealing surface and an axially extending flange contact surface and has a cylindrical tubular portion, - with a flange ring which has a plurality of axial bores for accommodating bolts and forms an axially extending annular collar contact surface, - the flange ring is made from a resiliently elastic plastic, - the flange ring is shaped in the manner of a disc spring, - the flange contact surface of the annular collar is oriented substantially at a right angle to the pipe longitudinal axis, - the annular collar contact surface of the flange ring subtends an angle (α) with the flange contact surface of the annular collar which opens radially outwards starting from the cylindrical tubular portion of the annular collar.