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A dishwasher having one or more washing regions, in which at least one washing arm is arranged, which comprises output elements for outputting a washing liquid onto crockery to be cleaned, the at least one washing arm being rotatable, the dishwasher having a drive device for driving the rotatable washing arm, the drive device comprising at least one device (220, 240; 252; 246; 248, 249) for generating a variable magnetic field for driving at least one rotatable washing arm, characterised in that at least one washing arm and/or a drive element (100, 120) of the at least one washing arm is provided with at least one permanent magnet (140, 142, 144), which lies within a wet region, and the drive device comprises a rotatably driven rotor, on which at least one permanent magnet is arranged, which is situated within a dry region.
A medical device for causing the hemostasis of a blood vessel for use through an endoscope, said medical device comprising: a handle; a sheath device, which is attached to the handle; a clamp device including a clamp housing with a clamp base in particular in the form of a sleeve provided on the distal end of the sheath device and at least or exactly two clamp arms (8a, 8b); a control wire extending through the sheath device and reversibly movable in the distal and proximal directions; and an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the control wire and actuable to reversibly move the control wire in the distal and proximal directions; wherein the clamp arms (8a, 8b) are each coupled to the distal end of the control wire and wherein the clamp device is actuable to open and close the clamp arms (8a, 8b) by a movement of the control wire such that a movement of the control wire in the proximal direction is translated into a closing movement of the clamp arms (8a, 8b) and a movement of the control wire in the distal direction is translated into an opening movement of the clamp arms (8a, 8b); characterized in that the clamp housing is directly connected to the sheath device by at least one connecting element, in that each connecting element is fixedly attached to or part of the clamp housing and releasably connected to the sheath device, and in that a release arrangement cooperating with each connecting element is provided and can be actuated by moving the control wire in the proximal direction when the clamp arms (8a, 8b) have been closed, to release each connecting element and thus the clamp housing from the sheath device. a handle; a sheath device, which is attached to the handle; a clamp device including a clamp housing with a clamp base in particular in the form of a sleeve provided on the distal end of the sheath device and at least or exactly two clamp arms (8a, 8b); a control wire extending through the sheath device and reversibly movable in the distal and proximal directions; and an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the control wire and actuable to reversibly move the control wire in the distal and proximal directions; wherein the clamp arms (8a, 8b) are each coupled to the distal end of the control wire and wherein the clamp device is actuable to open and close the clamp arms (8a, 8b) by a movement of the control wire such that a movement of the control wire in the proximal direction is translated into a closing movement of the clamp arms (8a, 8b) and a movement of the control wire in the distal direction is translated into an opening movement of the clamp arms (8a, 8b); characterized in that the clamp housing is directly connected to the sheath device by at least one connecting element, in that each connecting element is fixedly attached to or part of the clamp housing and releasably connected to the sheath device, and in that a release arrangement cooperating with each connecting element is provided and can be actuated by moving the control wire in the proximal direction when the clamp arms (8a, 8b) have been closed, to release each connecting element and thus the clamp housing from the sheath device.
A computer-implemented method for determining an atrial fibrillation complexity value, comprising: applying a template matching algorithm to an electrocardiogram signal to obtain a set of candidate deflections; identifying intrinsic deflections within the set of candidate deflections; based on the identified intrinsic deflections, determining a number of the intrinsic deflections and a number of far-field deflections within the set of candidate deflections; and determining the AF complexity value as a ratio of the number of far-field deflections and the number of intrinsic deflections. applying a template matching algorithm to an electrocardiogram signal to obtain a set of candidate deflections; identifying intrinsic deflections within the set of candidate deflections; based on the identified intrinsic deflections, determining a number of the intrinsic deflections and a number of far-field deflections within the set of candidate deflections; and determining the AF complexity value as a ratio of the number of far-field deflections and the number of intrinsic deflections.
A hyperosmolar ophthalmic composition characterized in that it comprises hyaluronic acid or an acceptable salt thereof and a hyperosmolar agent and in that it has an osmolarity ranging from more than 1500 to 2000 mOsm/L and a viscosity ranging from 15 to 100 mPa.s (15 to 100 centipoise), measured according to the recommendations of European Pharmacopoeia 2.2.10 with a rotating viscometer at 25°C and 100 s -1.
A system for providing stimulation to a subject with post-stroke depression during an MRI scan, the system comprising: a control unit configured to control a rhythmic stimulation signal provided to the subject during the MRI scan; and an MRI scanner, in communication with the control unit and configured to obtain a sequence of images representative of brain activity of the subject, wherein ▪ the MRI scanner is further configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, and/or ▪ the system further comprises a sensory stimulation system configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, and characterized in that the rhythmic stimulation signal is controlled to be synchronized with a scanning frequency of the MRI scanner performing the MRI scan, wherein the rhythmic stimulation signal is a user-perceptible visual, audio and/or tactile signal. a control unit configured to control a rhythmic stimulation signal provided to the subject during the MRI scan; and an MRI scanner, in communication with the control unit and configured to obtain a sequence of images representative of brain activity of the subject, wherein ▪ the MRI scanner is further configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, and/or ▪ the system further comprises a sensory stimulation system configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, and characterized in that ▪ the MRI scanner is further configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, and/or ▪ the system further comprises a sensory stimulation system configured to provide the rhythmic stimulation signal based on an instruction from the control unit, the rhythmic stimulation signal is controlled to be synchronized with a scanning frequency of the MRI scanner performing the MRI scan, wherein the rhythmic stimulation signal is a user-perceptible visual, audio and/or tactile signal.
A system comprising an accessory device and an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor in communication with a display and a capacitance detection layer comprising self-capacitance, multi-touch-based capacitance elements arranged in a grid, and a protective layer overlaying the display and the capacitance detection layer, the accessory device comprising: a flap portion; an attachment mechanism for attaching the accessory device to the electronic device; an information element comprising electrically conductive elements each having a corresponding capacitance and arranged in a physical arrangement corresponding to accessory device information incorporated into the flap portion; wherein the capacitance elements and the electrically conductive elements capacitively couple with each other only when the flap portion and the protective layer are in close proximity to each other; wherein the capacitive coupling is interpreted by the processor as the accessory device information; and wherein the processor uses the accessory device information to alter an operating state of the electronic device; wherein the system is characterised in that the electrically conductive elements include at least two conductive strips, at least one of which is oriented diagonally with respect to the grid. a flap portion; an attachment mechanism for attaching the accessory device to the electronic device; an information element comprising electrically conductive elements each having a corresponding capacitance and arranged in a physical arrangement corresponding to accessory device information incorporated into the flap portion; wherein the capacitance elements and the electrically conductive elements capacitively couple with each other only when the flap portion and the protective layer are in close proximity to each other; wherein the capacitive coupling is interpreted by the processor as the accessory device information; and wherein the processor uses the accessory device information to alter an operating state of the electronic device; wherein the system is characterised in that the electrically conductive elements include at least two conductive strips, at least one of which is oriented diagonally with respect to the grid.
A personal care appliance, comprising a handle and a head, wherein said handle is provided with an ON/OFF power button, a display device, a drive unit including a motor for driving a moveable tool element in the head via a drive transmitter, wherein said head is provided with at least one coupling means for coupling different types of tool elements with the drive transmitter, said tool elements comprising at least two of the following tool elements: a skincare unit, a long-hair cutting unit, a beard-trimming unit, a brush, and a short hair cutting unit, wherein at least one mode button is provided for changing operating parameters of said motor, wherein said at least one mode button is configured to indicate upon activation at least one of the aforementioned tool elements at the display device.
An aircraft hydraulic thermal management system, comprising: a hydraulic system including a hydraulic reservoir and a hydraulic pump, the hydraulic pump having a case drain flow of hydraulic fluid at a first temperature T1, the hydraulic system further including a return of the hydraulic fluid to the reservoir at a second temperature T2; a fuel system including a fuel tank and a fuel pump, the fuel pump configured to circulate fuel from the fuel tank and back to the fuel tank; and a heat exchanger having first and second channels (52, 54) configured to receive the hydraulic fluid and the fuel, respectively, and to transfer heat from the hydraulic fluid to the fuel, the heat exchanger being positioned remotely of the fuel tank; wherein the thermal management system is configured to assure that a) the hydraulic pump circulates the hydraulic fluid to the reservoir at the second temperature T2, and b) the second temperature T2 is always lower than the first temperature T1; wherein the hydraulic system further comprises a hydraulic motor and a hydraulic bypass valve, wherein the hydraulic pump draws the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir, wherein the case drain flow drives the hydraulic motor; and wherein the hydraulic bypass valve is disposed between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, and is configured to channel the case drain flow to the reservoir in a first operational mode, and to channel the case drain flow to the hydraulic motor in a second operational mode. a hydraulic system including a hydraulic reservoir and a hydraulic pump, the hydraulic pump having a case drain flow of hydraulic fluid at a first temperature T1, the hydraulic system further including a return of the hydraulic fluid to the reservoir at a second temperature T2; a fuel system including a fuel tank and a fuel pump, the fuel pump configured to circulate fuel from the fuel tank and back to the fuel tank; and a heat exchanger having first and second channels (52, 54) configured to receive the hydraulic fluid and the fuel, respectively, and to transfer heat from the hydraulic fluid to the fuel, the heat exchanger being positioned remotely of the fuel tank; wherein the thermal management system is configured to assure that a) the hydraulic pump circulates the hydraulic fluid to the reservoir at the second temperature T2, and b) the second temperature T2 is always lower than the first temperature T1; wherein the hydraulic system further comprises a hydraulic motor and a hydraulic bypass valve, wherein the hydraulic pump draws the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir, wherein the case drain flow drives the hydraulic motor; and wherein the hydraulic bypass valve is disposed between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, and is configured to channel the case drain flow to the reservoir in a first operational mode, and to channel the case drain flow to the hydraulic motor in a second operational mode.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub, the drum being formed of a metallic material; an induction module provided on an outer side surface of the tub and configured to heat the drum via induction using a magnetic field generated by applying a current to a coil in the induction module; characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a module control unit configured to control output of the induction module; wherein the module control unit comprises: a housing comprising an airflow path formed therein; a substrate provided in the housing; and a power transistor mounted on the substrate, wherein the airflow path is formed along the power transistor. a cabinet; a tub provided in the cabinet; a drum rotatably provided in the tub, the drum being formed of a metallic material; an induction module provided on an outer side surface of the tub and configured to heat the drum via induction using a magnetic field generated by applying a current to a coil in the induction module; characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a module control unit configured to control output of the induction module; wherein the module control unit comprises: a housing comprising an airflow path formed therein; a substrate provided in the housing; and a power transistor mounted on the substrate, a housing comprising an airflow path formed therein; a substrate provided in the housing; and a power transistor mounted on the substrate, wherein the airflow path is formed along the power transistor.
Safety strut for the purpose of stabilizing a possibly unstable and relatively heavy load in emergency situations, comprising a telescopic tubular body with an axial space which is bounded by an outer casing and an extension member that is axially movable through said axial space, wherein the tubular body is adjustable between a relatively compact starting position, in which the extension member is located at least substantially wholly inside the outer casing, and at least one extended position in which the extension member extends for a greater part outside the outer casing, and comprising blocking bodies for fixing the extension member and the outer casing relative to each other in the at least one extended position, wherein said blocking bodies comprises a number of blocking bodies that are provided all around in a groove in a space between the outer casing and the extension member that extends radially and gradually increases in depth in axial direction on a main surface adjoining the space, wherein at least in the at least one extended position the blocking bodies clamp in a shallow part of the groove between a main surface of the outer casing and a main surface of the extension member in order to block at least a movement of the extension member into the space inside the outer casing, and wherein the extension member is provided with an axial cavity inside which a drive rod is provided which is coupled at an outer end close to the blocking bodies to a drive member which is able and adapted to drive the blocking bodies out of the shallow part of the groove into a deeper part of the groove to enable free setting of the outer casing and the extension member relative to each other.
A cathodic electro-optic sub-assembly, comprising: a first substrate web; a first electrically conductive layer disposed on the first substrate web; and an electrochromic cathodic gel layer disposed on the first electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrochromic cathodic gel layer is formed as a free-standing gel that includes at least one solvent and a cross-linked polymeric matrix in which an electrochromic cathodic component is dispersed, the electrochromic cathodic gel layer comprising a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm, wherein a thickness variation of the electrochromic cathodic gel layer comprises less than about 20% of an average thickness of the electrochromic cathodic gel layer, wherein the amount of polymeric matrix in the electrochromic cathodic gel layer is 20 wt.% to 50 wt.%, and wherein the cathodic electro-optic sub-assembly is configured to be assembled with an anodic electro-optic sub-assembly to form an electrochromic assembly, the anodic electro-optic sub-assembly comprising a second substrate web, a second electrically conductive layer disposed on the second substrate web, and an electrochromic anodic gel layer disposed on the second electrically conductive layer. a first substrate web; a first electrically conductive layer disposed on the first substrate web; and an electrochromic cathodic gel layer disposed on the first electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrochromic cathodic gel layer is formed as a free-standing gel that includes at least one solvent and a cross-linked polymeric matrix in which an electrochromic cathodic component is dispersed, the electrochromic cathodic gel layer comprising a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm, wherein a thickness variation of the electrochromic cathodic gel layer comprises less than about 20% of an average thickness of the electrochromic cathodic gel layer, wherein the amount of polymeric matrix in the electrochromic cathodic gel layer is 20 wt.% to 50 wt.%, and wherein the cathodic electro-optic sub-assembly is configured to be assembled with an anodic electro-optic sub-assembly to form an electrochromic assembly, the anodic electro-optic sub-assembly comprising a second substrate web, a second electrically conductive layer disposed on the second substrate web, and an electrochromic anodic gel layer disposed on the second electrically conductive layer.
Process for hydrogenating a light diesel type, heavy diesel type or jet type low-sulphur feed containing less than 15ppm sulphur and less than 70% aromatics, into very low sulphur and very low aromatic hydrocarbon fluids containing less than 5ppm sulphur and having a content in aromatics below 100ppm, boiling in the range of from 100 to 400°C and having a boiling range of not more than 80°C, said process comprising: - the step of catalytically hydrogenating said feed at a temperature from 80 to 180°C and at a pressure from 60 to 160 bars, in two or three hydrogenation stages (11, 12, 13) with a nickel-containing catalyst, each hydrogenation stage being operated in one reactor; and - the step of fractionation of the hydrogenated products into fluids of defined boiling ranges (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d). - the step of catalytically hydrogenating said feed at a temperature from 80 to 180°C and at a pressure from 60 to 160 bars, in two or three hydrogenation stages (11, 12, 13) with a nickel-containing catalyst, each hydrogenation stage being operated in one reactor; and - the step of fractionation of the hydrogenated products into fluids of defined boiling ranges (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d).
A surgical staple for use with a surgical stapler including an anvil, wherein the anvil comprises a forming pocket, said surgical staple comprising: a staple base portion; and a staple leg (810, 820) extending from said staple base portion, wherein said staple leg comprises a staple tip, and wherein said staple tip comprises a piercing tip configured to contact the forming pocket to deform said staple leg; characterized in that said staple tip comprises a concave cutout portion and a deformable surface configured to deform against the forming pocket of the anvil, wherein said piercing tip is configured to curl in toward said cutout portion upon contact with the forming pocket such that said staple tip assumes a non-piercing configuration and wherein said cutout portion is configured to receive said piercing tip when said staple tip is deformed. a staple base portion; and a staple leg (810, 820) extending from said staple base portion, wherein said staple leg comprises a staple tip, and wherein said staple tip comprises a piercing tip configured to contact the forming pocket to deform said staple leg; characterized in that said staple tip comprises a concave cutout portion and a deformable surface configured to deform against the forming pocket of the anvil, wherein said piercing tip is configured to curl in toward said cutout portion upon contact with the forming pocket such that said staple tip assumes a non-piercing configuration and wherein said cutout portion is configured to receive said piercing tip when said staple tip is deformed.
A computer implemented method of characterising tremor stability in a subject, said subject having an involuntary tremor symptomatic of a neurological disorder, the method comprising: identifying a series of tremor cycles from measured tremor data of the subject, said tremor cycles measuring periodic variation in movement of the subject due to the tremor across a range of frequencies; determining a single instantaneous frequency for each tremor cycle across the whole range of frequencies and collating the instantaneous frequencies; determining an instantaneous variation between the instantaneous frequencies of each pair of adjacent tremor cycles within the series; and characterised by: comparing the instantaneous variation to the collation of determined instantaneous frequencies to determine a probability distribution (230, 280) of instantaneous variations; and determining an index value (240, 290) of the probability distribution of the instantaneous variations, said index value defining the stability of the tremor. identifying a series of tremor cycles from measured tremor data of the subject, said tremor cycles measuring periodic variation in movement of the subject due to the tremor across a range of frequencies; determining a single instantaneous frequency for each tremor cycle across the whole range of frequencies and collating the instantaneous frequencies; determining an instantaneous variation between the instantaneous frequencies of each pair of adjacent tremor cycles within the series; and characterised by: comparing the instantaneous variation to the collation of determined instantaneous frequencies to determine a probability distribution (230, 280) of instantaneous variations; and determining an index value (240, 290) of the probability distribution of the instantaneous variations, said index value defining the stability of the tremor. comparing the instantaneous variation to the collation of determined instantaneous frequencies to determine a probability distribution (230, 280) of instantaneous variations; and determining an index value (240, 290) of the probability distribution of the instantaneous variations, said index value defining the stability of the tremor.