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A catheter device for implanting a leaflet anchor during a procedure for implanting an artificial chordae line into the heart, the catheter device comprising: a leaflet anchor for attachment to a leaflet of the heart; and a leaflet anchor deployment mechanism for deploying the leaflet anchor; characterised in that: the leaflet anchor deployment mechanism allows for retraction and repositioning of the leaflet anchor after deployment of the anchor into the leaflet via an ejector unit having a grasping device with a first configuration arranged to permit deployment of the leaflet anchor into the leaflet without disengagement of the leaflet anchor from the ejector unit, and a second configuration in which the leaflet anchor is reversibly released from the ejector unit; in the first configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit grasps a proximal end of the leaflet anchor, whilst a distal end of the leaflet anchor is unimpeded by the grasping device to enable it to be implanted in the leaflet; and in the second configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit is disengaged from the leaflet anchor. a leaflet anchor for attachment to a leaflet of the heart; and a leaflet anchor deployment mechanism for deploying the leaflet anchor; characterised in that: the leaflet anchor deployment mechanism allows for retraction and repositioning of the leaflet anchor after deployment of the anchor into the leaflet via an ejector unit having a grasping device with a first configuration arranged to permit deployment of the leaflet anchor into the leaflet without disengagement of the leaflet anchor from the ejector unit, and a second configuration in which the leaflet anchor is reversibly released from the ejector unit; in the first configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit grasps a proximal end of the leaflet anchor, whilst a distal end of the leaflet anchor is unimpeded by the grasping device to enable it to be implanted in the leaflet; and in the second configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit is disengaged from the leaflet anchor. the leaflet anchor deployment mechanism allows for retraction and repositioning of the leaflet anchor after deployment of the anchor into the leaflet via an ejector unit having a grasping device with a first configuration arranged to permit deployment of the leaflet anchor into the leaflet without disengagement of the leaflet anchor from the ejector unit, and a second configuration in which the leaflet anchor is reversibly released from the ejector unit; in the first configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit grasps a proximal end of the leaflet anchor, whilst a distal end of the leaflet anchor is unimpeded by the grasping device to enable it to be implanted in the leaflet; and in the second configuration the grasping device of the ejector unit is disengaged from the leaflet anchor.
A condensation boiler including a heating body with a central combustion chamber provided with a burner and surrounded by an exchanger made up of a peripheral volume housing a double row of tubings (11, 12) for discharging fumes making up the primary of the exchanger, the tubings of an inner first row communicating with the combustion chamber and with the tubings of an outer second row connected to an exhaust chimney, at least one outlet duct and at least one heat transfer fluid return duct emerging in the upper part and the lower part of the peripheral volume and making up the secondary of the exchanger, characterized in that it includes an additional heat transfer fluid return duct emerging between the two rows of tubings (11, 12) and, in the height of the peripheral volume, between the outlet duct and the return duct(s).
A light source assembly configured for attachment to a lighting fixture of a type having a concave reflector and projecting light forward along a longitudinal fixture axis, wherein the concave reflector includes a central opening aligned with the longitudinal fixture axis, the light source assembly comprising: three or more LED assemblies; a heat sink; a heat pipe assembly having a forward end that mounts the three or more LED assemblies and a rearward end connected directly to the heat sink, wherein a portion of the heat pipe assembly extends through the central opening of the concave reflector and defines a longitudinal light source axis, and wherein the heat pipe assembly further has a single elongated, hermetically sealed interior cavity extending along substantially its entire length, with a transverse dimension that is relatively small at its forward end, adjacent to the LED assemblies, and relatively large at its rearward end, adjacent to the heat sink; and a fastener configured for attachment to the lighting fixture, with the heat sink located rearward of the concave reflector, with the light source axis aligned with the fixture axis, and with the three or more LED assemblies located at or near a focal region of the concave reflector; wherein, in operation, with the light source assembly attached to the lighting fixture, light emitted from the three or more LED assemblies is reflected by the concave reflector and projected forward along the longitudinal fixture axis, and heat generated by the LED assemblies is conducted rearward along the heat pipe assembly to the heat sink. three or more LED assemblies; a heat sink; a heat pipe assembly having a forward end that mounts the three or more LED assemblies and a rearward end connected directly to the heat sink, wherein a portion of the heat pipe assembly extends through the central opening of the concave reflector and defines a longitudinal light source axis, and wherein the heat pipe assembly further has a single elongated, hermetically sealed interior cavity extending along substantially its entire length, with a transverse dimension that is relatively small at its forward end, adjacent to the LED assemblies, and relatively large at its rearward end, adjacent to the heat sink; and a fastener configured for attachment to the lighting fixture, with the heat sink located rearward of the concave reflector, with the light source axis aligned with the fixture axis, and with the three or more LED assemblies located at or near a focal region of the concave reflector; wherein, in operation, with the light source assembly attached to the lighting fixture, light emitted from the three or more LED assemblies is reflected by the concave reflector and projected forward along the longitudinal fixture axis, and heat generated by the LED assemblies is conducted rearward along the heat pipe assembly to the heat sink.
An input circuit for an industrial controller comprising: input terminals (18a, 18b) for receiving a sensed voltage and providing a current path between the input terminals; an isolator having isolator inputs connected in series along the current path between the input terminals so that current flow between the input terminals in a first direction activates the isolator; an active current limiter placed in series along the current path with the isolator inputs to limit current flow through the isolator inputs; and an active current shunt placed in parallel across the isolator inputs to limit current flow through the isolator inputs, the active current shunt comprising: a transistor operating to shunt current of the current path around the isolator inputs based on a voltage level applied to a control terminal of the transistor; and a voltage divider adapted to provide the voltage level to the control terminal of the transistor, wherein the isolator is connected in parallel to a part of the voltage divider. input terminals (18a, 18b) for receiving a sensed voltage and providing a current path between the input terminals; an isolator having isolator inputs connected in series along the current path between the input terminals so that current flow between the input terminals in a first direction activates the isolator; an active current limiter placed in series along the current path with the isolator inputs to limit current flow through the isolator inputs; and an active current shunt placed in parallel across the isolator inputs to limit current flow through the isolator inputs, the active current shunt comprising: a transistor operating to shunt current of the current path around the isolator inputs based on a voltage level applied to a control terminal of the transistor; and a voltage divider adapted to provide the voltage level to the control terminal of the transistor, a transistor operating to shunt current of the current path around the isolator inputs based on a voltage level applied to a control terminal of the transistor; and a voltage divider adapted to provide the voltage level to the control terminal of the transistor, wherein the isolator is connected in parallel to a part of the voltage divider.
A retrograde blood flow occlusion flushing device, comprising: a catheter body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; at least one lumen (320, 325, 330, 330') defined longitudinally in the catheter body; an occluding component (310, 350) disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter body and extending radially outward from the catheter body; the occluding component (310, 350) activatable to transition from a collapsed state to an expanded state; the occluding component (310, 350) having an enlarged diameter in the expanded state relative to that while in the collapsed state as measured from a longitudinal axis of the catheter body; a flushing fluid deliverable through at least one lumen (330, 330') of the catheter body and exiting from a port (335, 335') defined in the catheter body; the port (335, 335') being disposed proximally of the occluding component (330, 330'); and characterized in that the device further comprises a clot capture mechanical component transitionable between a collapsed state and an expanded state, wherein in the expanded state the clot capture mechanical component extends radially outward from a distal section of the catheter body proximally of the occluding component (335, 335'). a catheter body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; at least one lumen (320, 325, 330, 330') defined longitudinally in the catheter body; an occluding component (310, 350) disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter body and extending radially outward from the catheter body; the occluding component (310, 350) activatable to transition from a collapsed state to an expanded state; the occluding component (310, 350) having an enlarged diameter in the expanded state relative to that while in the collapsed state as measured from a longitudinal axis of the catheter body; a flushing fluid deliverable through at least one lumen (330, 330') of the catheter body and exiting from a port (335, 335') defined in the catheter body; the port (335, 335') being disposed proximally of the occluding component (330, 330'); and characterized in that the device further comprises a clot capture mechanical component transitionable between a collapsed state and an expanded state, wherein in the expanded state the clot capture mechanical component extends radially outward from a distal section of the catheter body proximally of the occluding component (335, 335').
A deflection correcting device, comprising a banknote running passage defined by a first passage plate and a second passage plate, wherein deflection correcting wheels are arranged in the banknote running passage and a deflection correcting direction of the deflection correcting wheels is deflected from a reference side of the banknote running passage, a plurality of the deflection correcting wheels are dispersedly arranged in a transmission direction of the banknote running passage and are gradually close to the reference side, wherein: a lateral guiding mechanism is provided at the reference side, and configured to drive a banknote that reaches the reference side to move in the transmission direction of the banknote running passage; and a deflection correcting adjusting wheel is provided at a tail end in a deflection direction of the plurality of the deflection correcting wheels and is close to the reference side, and a deflection correcting direction of the deflection correcting adjusting wheel is deflected from the reference side; characterised in that the lateral guiding mechanism comprises a power shaft, two conical wheels and a turning belt; the turning belt is installed between the two conical wheels; the power shaft fixedly passes through one of the two conical wheels and is configured to drive the conical wheel to rotate; and the turning belt is arranged on the reference side and has a running direction coincident with the transmission direction. a lateral guiding mechanism is provided at the reference side, and configured to drive a banknote that reaches the reference side to move in the transmission direction of the banknote running passage; and a deflection correcting adjusting wheel is provided at a tail end in a deflection direction of the plurality of the deflection correcting wheels and is close to the reference side, and a deflection correcting direction of the deflection correcting adjusting wheel is deflected from the reference side; characterised in that the lateral guiding mechanism comprises a power shaft, two conical wheels and a turning belt; the turning belt is installed between the two conical wheels; the power shaft fixedly passes through one of the two conical wheels and is configured to drive the conical wheel to rotate; and the turning belt is arranged on the reference side and has a running direction coincident with the transmission direction.
A self-assembled polymer material comprising: at least one of macropores, mesopores, or micropores, at least some of which are isoporous; at least one multi-block polymer comprising at least two chemically distinct polymer blocks; wherein at least one of said chemically distinct blocks is covalently modified with a moiety link, and an affinity ligand covalently bound to the moiety link; and further wherein the affinity ligand is Protein A, Protein G, Protein A/G, or Protein L. at least one of macropores, mesopores, or micropores, at least some of which are isoporous; at least one multi-block polymer comprising at least two chemically distinct polymer blocks; wherein at least one of said chemically distinct blocks is covalently modified with a moiety link, and an affinity ligand covalently bound to the moiety link; and further wherein the affinity ligand is Protein A, Protein G, Protein A/G, or Protein L.
An interlayer comprising: a resin layer comprising a first poly(vinyl acetal) resin; a second poly(vinyl acetal) resin having a residual hydroxyl content that is at least 2 weight percent different than the residual hydroxyl content of said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin, wherein each of said first and said second poly(vinyl acetal) resins is present in said resin layer in an amount of at least 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of said first and said second poly(vinyl acetal) resins; and a blending agent comprising one moiety that is more compatible with said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin than with said second poly(vinyl acetal) resin and a second moiety that is more compatible with the second poly(vinyl acetal) resin than with said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin, wherein said blending agent is present in said resin layer in an amount of at least 0.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of said resin layer; wherein the blending agent is a polyethylene glycol alkylphenol ether including at least two ethylene glycol units. a resin layer comprising a first poly(vinyl acetal) resin; a second poly(vinyl acetal) resin having a residual hydroxyl content that is at least 2 weight percent different than the residual hydroxyl content of said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin, wherein each of said first and said second poly(vinyl acetal) resins is present in said resin layer in an amount of at least 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of said first and said second poly(vinyl acetal) resins; and a blending agent comprising one moiety that is more compatible with said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin than with said second poly(vinyl acetal) resin and a second moiety that is more compatible with the second poly(vinyl acetal) resin than with said first poly(vinyl acetal) resin, wherein said blending agent is present in said resin layer in an amount of at least 0.5 weight percent, based on the total weight of said resin layer; wherein the blending agent is a polyethylene glycol alkylphenol ether including at least two ethylene glycol units.
A biopsy device with real-time imaging, comprising: (a) a body; (b) a needle extending from the body; (c) a tissue sample holder mounted to the body and in communication with the needle and including a plurality of tissue chambers and a cavity to receive and hold one or more tissue samples in the plurality of sample chambers oriented around the cavity, the needle and tissue sample holder together defining a sample collection path, wherein the cavity is configured to receive a sensor therein to receive radiation transmitted through the sample chambers; and (d) a sample sensor positioned in the cavity, the sample sensor including an infrared imaging element adapted to receive radiation that has passed through the one or more tissue samples in the sample chambers. (a) a body; (b) a needle extending from the body; (c) a tissue sample holder mounted to the body and in communication with the needle and including a plurality of tissue chambers and a cavity to receive and hold one or more tissue samples in the plurality of sample chambers oriented around the cavity, the needle and tissue sample holder together defining a sample collection path, wherein the cavity is configured to receive a sensor therein to receive radiation transmitted through the sample chambers; and (d) a sample sensor positioned in the cavity, the sample sensor including an infrared imaging element adapted to receive radiation that has passed through the one or more tissue samples in the sample chambers.
Use as a cure accelerator in an anaerobic curable composition of a compound within structure I wherein: R 1 is selected from H and C 1-4 alkyl; p is an integer between 1 and 5; and, O represents a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl or bicycloalkenyl, with or without one or more C 1-4 alkyl substituents. R 1 is selected from H and C 1-4 alkyl; p is an integer between 1 and 5; and, O represents a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl or bicycloalkenyl, with or without one or more C 1-4 alkyl substituents.
A composition comprising a toxoid of Clostridium difficile and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients comprising (a) a buffer selected from a sodium or potassium citrate buffer and a sodium or potassium phosphate buffer; and (b) sucrose, wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable excipients increase thermal stability of the toxoid and/or reduce or delay aggregation of the toxoid, relative to a composition lacking said pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. (a) a buffer selected from a sodium or potassium citrate buffer and a sodium or potassium phosphate buffer; and (b) sucrose,
Method of producing a component having a profile cross section which is hat-shaped or omega-shaped at least in some regions for a vehicle, comprising the following steps: - providing a workpiece composed of a heat-treatable steel material provided with a zinc-containing coating on either side, - at least partly heating the workpiece to a temperature above Ac1, - inserting the at least partly hot workpiece into a hot-forming and/or press-hardening mold comprising at least one male part and at least one female part, - closing the mold by relative movement of the male part and/or the female part toward one another and hot-forming and/or press-hardening the workpiece, with cooling of at least one region of the hot workpiece in the closed mold in such a way that there is at least partial formation of a hardened microstructure, characterized in that the workpiece has a first surface having a smaller coating thickness of the zinc-containing coating compared to the second surface of the workpiece, wherein the workpiece is inserted into the hot-forming and/or press-hardening mold in such a way that the first surface of the workpiece is positioned on the side of the predominantly concave mold side that is predominantly subjected to compression and/or tension in the component manufacture, wherein a workpiece having a first surface having a coating thickness <4 μ m and a second surface having a coating thickness ≥ 4.5 μ m is used, in each case in the as of yet non-press-hardened condition. - providing a workpiece composed of a heat-treatable steel material provided with a zinc-containing coating on either side, - at least partly heating the workpiece to a temperature above Ac1, - inserting the at least partly hot workpiece into a hot-forming and/or press-hardening mold comprising at least one male part and at least one female part, - closing the mold by relative movement of the male part and/or the female part toward one another and hot-forming and/or press-hardening the workpiece, with cooling of at least one region of the hot workpiece in the closed mold in such a way that there is at least partial formation of a hardened microstructure,
A method for detecting and tracking a moving object using real-time camera motion estimation, comprising: generating a feature map representing a change in an image pattern in an input image, and extracting feature information of the image; estimating a global motion for recognizing a motion of a camera using the extracted feature information; and correcting the input image by reflecting the estimated global motion, and detecting a moving object by comparing the corrected previous image with a current image; characterized by generating an appearance model by accumulating the detected area of the moving object obtained in the previous images; and if the moving object is not detected in the current image due to its stoppage or a slight motion, tracking the moving object through pattern matching in an area which is extended by a predetermined offset from the moving object's area detected in the previous image, using the appearance model. generating a feature map representing a change in an image pattern in an input image, and extracting feature information of the image; estimating a global motion for recognizing a motion of a camera using the extracted feature information; and correcting the input image by reflecting the estimated global motion, and detecting a moving object by comparing the corrected previous image with a current image; characterized by generating an appearance model by accumulating the detected area of the moving object obtained in the previous images; and if the moving object is not detected in the current image due to its stoppage or a slight motion, tracking the moving object through pattern matching in an area which is extended by a predetermined offset from the moving object's area detected in the previous image, using the appearance model.