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An intra-vascular device comprising a filter to prevent a particle in a blood vessel from passing through said filter; a skeleton is arranged to hold said filter; and at least one bow (106A, 106B) extending outwards from a horizontal plane of said device, and wherein a lateral surface of a lower of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a first blood vessel, and/or a lateral surface of an upper of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a second blood vessel; characterized in that an end of said skeleton is to bend below a plane of said filter and an upper lateral surface of said bend of said skeleton is to press against a wall of said first blood vessel; and said skeleton and said at least one bow (106A, 106B) are comprised of a single continuous wire. a filter to prevent a particle in a blood vessel from passing through said filter; a skeleton is arranged to hold said filter; and at least one bow (106A, 106B) extending outwards from a horizontal plane of said device, and wherein a lateral surface of a lower of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a first blood vessel, and/or a lateral surface of an upper of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a second blood vessel; characterized in that an end of said skeleton is to bend below a plane of said filter and an upper lateral surface of said bend of said skeleton is to press against a wall of said first blood vessel; and said skeleton and said at least one bow (106A, 106B) are comprised of a single continuous wire. wherein a lateral surface of a lower of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a first blood vessel, and/or a lateral surface of an upper of said at least one bow is configured to be in contact with a surface of a second blood vessel; characterized in that an end of said skeleton is to bend below a plane of said filter and an upper lateral surface of said bend of said skeleton is to press against a wall of said first blood vessel; and said skeleton and said at least one bow (106A, 106B) are comprised of a single continuous wire.
Holder which can be fastened to an upright and has two jaws which enclose the upright in the manner of clamps, are guided so as to be displaceable relative to one another perpendicular to their abutment surface and have connecting lugs which are located opposite one another in pairs at the jaw ends forming the abutment surfaces, whereby the connecting lugs form wedge-shaped surfaces inclined towards one another on their side facing away from the abutment surface and work together with a respective clamping shoe surrounding the wedge-shaped connecting lugs in a wedge-shaped plug-in receptacle, characterized in that the two jaws each have on their inner side a respective guide web projecting beyond the abutment surface towards the other jaw and engaging in a guide groove of the other jaw.
A ported catheter assembly, comprising: a catheter hub having a distal end, an interior cavity, and a proximal end; a port extending from the catheter hub and communicating with the interior cavity of the catheter hub; and a catheter extending from the distal end of the catheter hub; characterized in that the port is radially offset from the catheter hub, such that a central axis of the port and a central axis of the interior cavity of the catheter hub do not intersect and are offset from each other. a catheter hub having a distal end, an interior cavity, and a proximal end; a port extending from the catheter hub and communicating with the interior cavity of the catheter hub; and a catheter extending from the distal end of the catheter hub; characterized in that the port is radially offset from the catheter hub, such that a central axis of the port and a central axis of the interior cavity of the catheter hub do not intersect and are offset from each other.
An implantable neurostimulation system comprising a neurostimulator, an electrode assembly and a control system, the electrode assembly and the control system coupled to the neurostimulator, said neurostimulator adapted to deliver a stimulation signal to a patient and having a stimulation parameter set comprising an output current, a frequency, a pulse width, and a duty cycle, and wherein the control system is configured to at an initial titration session, activate the neurostimulator system to generate a stimulation signal having an initial stimulation parameter set, said initial parameter set comprising an initial output current, an initial frequency, an initial pulse width, and an initial duty cycle; and to perform a titration process, said titration process comprising: increasing the output current of the stimulation signal until the stimulation signal comprises a target output current, or the patient exceeds a side effect tolerance zone boundary, or adequate adaptation is achieved; and characterised in that said control system is further configured for increasing one or more of the frequency and the duty cycle, and optionally additionally increasing the pulse width, said increasing one or more of the frequency and the duty cycle, and optionally additionally increasing the pulse width occuring after the stimulation signal comprises the target output current. at an initial titration session, activate the neurostimulator system to generate a stimulation signal having an initial stimulation parameter set, said initial parameter set comprising an initial output current, an initial frequency, an initial pulse width, and an initial duty cycle; and to perform a titration process, said titration process comprising: increasing the output current of the stimulation signal until the stimulation signal comprises a target output current, or the patient exceeds a side effect tolerance zone boundary, or adequate adaptation is achieved; and characterised in that said control system is further configured for increasing one or more of the frequency and the duty cycle, and optionally additionally increasing the pulse width, said increasing one or more of the frequency and the duty cycle, and optionally additionally increasing the pulse width occuring after the stimulation signal comprises the target output current.
Process for making a flexible sensor membrane defined by a prevalent development surface and comprising a sensitive layer, being piezoresistive fabric capable of varying a property when an external variable changes, extending mainly along said prevalent development surface, - said process being characterised by the fact of comprising - the deposition of conductive portions (30, 40) in solidifiable material at room temperature, on a transfer paper, - the transfer, by means of a transfer process, of said conductive portions (30, 40) directly onto said sensitive layer. - said process being characterised by the fact of comprising - the deposition of conductive portions (30, 40) in solidifiable material at room temperature, on a transfer paper, - the transfer, by means of a transfer process, of said conductive portions (30, 40) directly onto said sensitive layer.
A device for sensing a passing athlete, the device comprising: • at least one signal source mounted on the device, for irradiating a plurality of distinct segments of space (101 ÷ 106) about the device; and • a plurality of signal sensors, mounted on the device, associated with the segments of space (101 ÷ 106), each sensor arranged to sense a signa l irradiated by the at least one signal source and reflected off an athlete and to output a sensor signal indicating whether an athlete is present in the segment of space corresponding to the sensor, based on whether a reflected signal is detected from that segment of space, wherein the segments of space (101 ÷ 106) are angularly positioned about the device, so that the sensor signals may be assessed to determine angular progression of the athlete relative to the device. • at least one signal source mounted on the device, for irradiating a plurality of distinct segments of space (101 ÷ 106) about the device; and • a plurality of signal sensors, mounted on the device, associated with the segments of space (101 ÷ 106), each sensor arranged to sense a signa l irradiated by the at least one signal source and reflected off an athlete and to output a sensor signal indicating whether an athlete is present in the segment of space corresponding to the sensor, based on whether a reflected signal is detected from that segment of space,
A detergent composition for dry cleaning comprising: a) 5 to 10% by weight of a fluorinated (fluoro-based) solvent; b) 1 to 2% by weight of a cleaning booster; c) 5 to 10% by weight of an anti-shrinkage agent; d) 40 to 50% by weight of a water-soluble solvent; and e) 30 to 40% by weight of water, wherein the cleaning booster comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula 2, a compound represented by the following Formula 3 and a compound represented by the following Formula 4: [Formula 2] C 6 H 5 - CH 2 O -( CH 2 CH 2 O) m - R 1 [Formula 3] R 2 - O -( CH 2 CH 2 O) m - R 1 [Formula 4] R 1 - R 3 - R 2 wherein m is an integer of 1 to 5, R 1 is H or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 2 is alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R 3 is alkyl or alkene group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms. a) 5 to 10% by weight of a fluorinated (fluoro-based) solvent; b) 1 to 2% by weight of a cleaning booster; c) 5 to 10% by weight of an anti-shrinkage agent; d) 40 to 50% by weight of a water-soluble solvent; and e) 30 to 40% by weight of water,
An absolute magnetic rotary encoder, comprising: a rotation shaft; a plurality of wheels provided on the rotation shaft; a plurality of encoding units, one encoding unit for each of the wheels; and one of more permanent magnets in each of the encoding units to provide a magnetic field bias; each encoding unit further comprising: a magnetically soft encoding disk, constructed such that the magnetic permeability varies with position about the rotation shaft; and, a magnetic sensing unit comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors located in the same plane, for sensing the magnetic permeability of the encoder disks, and for outputting a signal characterizing the position of the encoder disk, wherein the sensor plane is perpendicular to the rotation shaft axis, either the encoder disk or the magnetic sensor unit rotates along with the wheel, and the other remains stationary, and the output of the sensor unit characterizes the rotational position of the corresponding wheel. a rotation shaft; a plurality of wheels provided on the rotation shaft; a plurality of encoding units, one encoding unit for each of the wheels; and one of more permanent magnets in each of the encoding units to provide a magnetic field bias; a magnetically soft encoding disk, constructed such that the magnetic permeability varies with position about the rotation shaft; and, a magnetic sensing unit comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors located in the same plane, for sensing the magnetic permeability of the encoder disks, and for outputting a signal characterizing the position of the encoder disk,
Reinforced product, which can be used especially for reinforcing a finished rubber article, comprising one or more textile or metallic reinforcing thread(s), said thread(s) being covered with a sheath comprising a thermoplastic polymer composition, the sheathed thread(s) being themselves embedded in a rubber composition referred to as coating rubber, characterized in that this coating rubber is a composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, and a sulphur-based vulcanization system, which system comprises a vulcanization accelerator having a vulcanization initiation time, referred to as "t0", of less than or equal to 3 minutes.
A method for diagnosing prostate cancer in a test subject using circulating tumor cells (CTCs), comprising: a) identifying CTCs from a blood sample taken from the test subject wherein the identified CTCs are not separated or enriched from the other components in the blood sample; b) contacting the CTCs with an antibody that specifically binds to STEAP1, an antibody that specifically binds to CD45, and an antibody that specifically binds to cytokeratin; c) staining the CTCs with DAPI; and d) detecting the DAPI stain and bound antibodies wherein the anti-STEAP1 bound antibody is detected with a tyramide signal amplification protocol to enhance signal; and wherein the presence of CTCs that express cytokeratin and the prostate-specific marker STEAP1 and exhibit DAPI staining without CD45 expression is predictive of the test subject having prostate cancer. a) identifying CTCs from a blood sample taken from the test subject wherein the identified CTCs are not separated or enriched from the other components in the blood sample; b) contacting the CTCs with an antibody that specifically binds to STEAP1, an antibody that specifically binds to CD45, and an antibody that specifically binds to cytokeratin; c) staining the CTCs with DAPI; and d) detecting the DAPI stain and bound antibodies wherein the anti-STEAP1 bound antibody is detected with a tyramide signal amplification protocol to enhance signal; and wherein the presence of CTCs that express cytokeratin and the prostate-specific marker STEAP1 and exhibit DAPI staining without CD45 expression is predictive of the test subject having prostate cancer. wherein the anti-STEAP1 bound antibody is detected with a tyramide signal amplification protocol to enhance signal; and wherein the presence of CTCs that express cytokeratin and the prostate-specific marker STEAP1 and exhibit DAPI staining without CD45 expression is predictive of the test subject having prostate cancer.
A power supply device that generates source powers to be outputted to an inverter and a plurality of external supply destinations (UP11-UP14), the power supply device comprising: a first power supply transformer including a first primary winding (P1') and a plurality of first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) wound on an outer side of the first primary winding (P1'); and a second power supply transformer including a second primary winding (P11, P12) electrically connected to one of the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) and a plurality of second secondary windings (P13-P16) wound on an outer side of the second primary winding (P11, P12), wherein the second secondary windings (P13-P16) are connected to the external supply destinations (UP11-UP14), the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) include an upper gate winding (BP1-BP3) connected to an upper-gate power supply circuit (GP1-GP3) for switching on and off a switching element of an upper arm of the inverter, the upper gate winding (BP1-BP3) being wound on an outermost side to be separated away from the one of the first secondary windings (P3'), and in the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6), the one (P3') of the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) is wound on an innermost side. a first power supply transformer including a first primary winding (P1') and a plurality of first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) wound on an outer side of the first primary winding (P1'); and a second power supply transformer including a second primary winding (P11, P12) electrically connected to one of the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) and a plurality of second secondary windings (P13-P16) wound on an outer side of the second primary winding (P11, P12), wherein the second secondary windings (P13-P16) are connected to the external supply destinations (UP11-UP14), the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) include an upper gate winding (BP1-BP3) connected to an upper-gate power supply circuit (GP1-GP3) for switching on and off a switching element of an upper arm of the inverter, the upper gate winding (BP1-BP3) being wound on an outermost side to be separated away from the one of the first secondary windings (P3'), and in the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6), the one (P3') of the first secondary windings (P3', BP1-BP6) is wound on an innermost side.
A lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating base oil, an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salicylate containing at least one type of compound selected from those represented by formula below and/or an overbased or basic salt of the salicylate, a phosphorus-containing anti-wear agent, an ashless dispersant which is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-containing compounds having at least one straight-chain or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 40 to 400 carbon atoms in the molecules, derivatives thereof and boron-modified products of alkenyl succinimides, and an ashless anti-oxidant, as the essential components, and containing boron in an amount of 0.01 to 0.15 percent by mass and sulfur in a total amount of 0.3 percent by mass or less, based on the total mass of the composition: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently hydrogen or a secondary alkyl group having 10 to 40 carbon atoms, derived from polymers or copolymers of ethylene, propylene or 1-butene, at least either one of R 1 or R 2 is the secondary alkyl group having 10 to 40 carbon atoms, M is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and n is an integer of 1 or 2 depending on the valence of the metal; and wherein Component is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phosphorus compounds represented by formulas and, metal salts of the phosphorus compounds, and amine salts thereof: wherein X 1, X 2, and X 3 are each independently oxygen or sulfur, and R 5, R 6, and R 7 are each independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and wherein X 4, X 5, X 6, and X 7 are each independently oxygen, or one or two of X 4, X 5 and X 6 are a single bond or a (poly)oxyalkylene group and the other(s) and X 7 are oxygen and R 8, R 9, and R 10 are each independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
A system comprising: a catheter including an elongated carrier, a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto, the balloon being arranged to receive a liquid therein that inflates the balloon, and first and second electrodes (22,24) within the balloon arranged to receive there-across high electrical voltage pulses, each pulse at an initial low current, each high electrical voltage pulse causing an electrical arc to form across the first and second electrodes (22,24) within the balloon, the electrical arc creating a gas bubble within the liquid, a high current to flow through the first and second electrodes (22,24), and a mechanical shock wave within the balloon; and a power source that provides the first and second electrodes (22,24) with the high electrical voltage pulses at the initial current; wherein the power source includes a current sensor that senses current flowing through the first and second electrodes (22,24) during each voltage pulse, and wherein when the current reaches a predetermined limit during each voltage pulse, the current sensor generates a signal that causes the power source to terminate the application of the voltage supplied across the first and second electrodes (22,24) for that pulse. a catheter including an elongated carrier, a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto, the balloon being arranged to receive a liquid therein that inflates the balloon, and first and second electrodes (22,24) within the balloon arranged to receive there-across high electrical voltage pulses, each pulse at an initial low current, each high electrical voltage pulse causing an electrical arc to form across the first and second electrodes (22,24) within the balloon, the electrical arc creating a gas bubble within the liquid, a high current to flow through the first and second electrodes (22,24), and a mechanical shock wave within the balloon; and a power source that provides the first and second electrodes (22,24) with the high electrical voltage pulses at the initial current; wherein the power source includes a current sensor that senses current flowing through the first and second electrodes (22,24) during each voltage pulse, and wherein when the current reaches a predetermined limit during each voltage pulse, the current sensor generates a signal that causes the power source to terminate the application of the voltage supplied across the first and second electrodes (22,24) for that pulse.
A process of producing hydrogen in which water is reacted with an oxygenated hydrocarbon in the condensed phase in the presence of solid catalyst particles comprising a metal catalyst supported on a carrier material dispersed in said condensed phase, characterized in that the reaction is carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor in the absence of an electrolyte at a temperature in a range of 230 - 300°C and at a pressure sufficiently high to maintain said water and said oxygenated hydrocarbon in a liquid phase at said temperature, wherein said pressure is a gauge pressure in a range of 2413 to 9308 kPa.
A surface treating head comprising a main body; a suction cavity in the main body comprising first and second suction channels (22, 24); an outlet; and a fluid flow path in the suction cavity extending from the first suction channel to the second suction channel, and from the second suction channel to the outlet, characterised in that each suction channel (22, 24) is bounded on both sides thereof by respective working edges (40, 42, 44, 46), the head comprising an air duct, open to the atmosphere, interposed between the first and second suction channels (22, 24).
Mounting arrangement of a cylinder-shaped component, such as for example an accumulator of a mobile air-conditioning unit, on a car body of a motor vehicle, characterised in - that the cylinder-shaped component has two grooves aligned orthogonally to the cylinder axis, in portions dug into a shell surface and extended in parallel, and an end-face blind hole, - that a holding device is provided having a U-shaped receptacle and a head portion having a through opening, - that the component and the holding device are coordinated with one another such that the component can be inserted form-fittingly with its two grooves into the U-shaped receptacle, until the end-face blind hole is flush with the through opening in the head portion of the holding device, - that a mounting element is provided which can be inserted or can be screwed in through the through opening of the head portion into the blind hole of the component. - that the cylinder-shaped component has two grooves aligned orthogonally to the cylinder axis, in portions dug into a shell surface and extended in parallel, and an end-face blind hole, - that a holding device is provided having a U-shaped receptacle and a head portion having a through opening, - that the component and the holding device are coordinated with one another such that the component can be inserted form-fittingly with its two grooves into the U-shaped receptacle, until the end-face blind hole is flush with the through opening in the head portion of the holding device, - that a mounting element is provided which can be inserted or can be screwed in through the through opening of the head portion into the blind hole of the component.