mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for delivering a supply of gases to a patient comprising: a patient interface, in use in fluid communication with said supply of gases and supplying said gases to said patient, said patient interface comprising a hollow body and a mask cushion provided to the hollow body to provide a seal against the patient's face; and at least one outlet member integrated with or attached to said patient interface, wherein the boundary between said outlet member and said hollow body of the interface forms at least one narrow outlet vent that in use passes a substantial portion of the expired gases of said patient, characterized by: the hollow body comprising an integrally formed recess, the outlet member being fittable about or in the recess and substantially covering the whole of the recess, the recess and outlet member each having complimentary circular apertures (34, 35) that form an inspiratory inlet when the outlet member is placed in the recess, and the inspiratory inlet is adapted to be connected to a tubing that forms an inspiratory conduit. a patient interface, in use in fluid communication with said supply of gases and supplying said gases to said patient, said patient interface comprising a hollow body and a mask cushion provided to the hollow body to provide a seal against the patient's face; and at least one outlet member integrated with or attached to said patient interface, wherein the boundary between said outlet member and said hollow body of the interface forms at least one narrow outlet vent that in use passes a substantial portion of the expired gases of said patient, the hollow body comprising an integrally formed recess, the outlet member being fittable about or in the recess and substantially covering the whole of the recess, the recess and outlet member each having complimentary circular apertures (34, 35) that form an inspiratory inlet when the outlet member is placed in the recess, and the inspiratory inlet is adapted to be connected to a tubing that forms an inspiratory conduit.
An air spinning device configured to twist a fiber bundle by a swirling air current occurring in a spinning chamber to form a yarn, comprising: a hollow guiding shaft unit including a hollow guiding shaft (61, 62, 63) whose tip end part is arranged in the spinning chamber and in which a fiber passage (61d, 62a, 63a) is formed along an axis line; and a support member that supports the hollow guiding shaft unit; characterized by a rotating unit configured to rotate the hollow guiding shaft unit with respect to the support member around the axis line, wherein the rotating unit includes an operating member for rotating the hollow guiding shaft unit with respect to the support member around the axis line; and a positioning mechanism configured to position the hollow guiding shaft unit in a circumferential direction around the axis line at a plurality of different positions. a hollow guiding shaft unit including a hollow guiding shaft (61, 62, 63) whose tip end part is arranged in the spinning chamber and in which a fiber passage (61d, 62a, 63a) is formed along an axis line; and a support member that supports the hollow guiding shaft unit; characterized by a rotating unit configured to rotate the hollow guiding shaft unit with respect to the support member around the axis line, wherein the rotating unit includes an operating member for rotating the hollow guiding shaft unit with respect to the support member around the axis line; and a positioning mechanism configured to position the hollow guiding shaft unit in a circumferential direction around the axis line at a plurality of different positions. an operating member for rotating the hollow guiding shaft unit with respect to the support member around the axis line; and a positioning mechanism configured to position the hollow guiding shaft unit in a circumferential direction around the axis line at a plurality of different positions.
Connecting member for the electrically conductive connection of two components, having a conductor, with the conductor comprising at least two conductor parts (6, 10) which are movable relative to one another in the direction of connection, a relative movement only being possible by the application of external forces when the two conductor parts are in a neutral position and a relative movement of the conductor parts (6, 10) resulting in a radial elastic deformation of at least one of the conductor parts (6, 10), the conductor parts (31, 62) forming a stop which limits a relative movement due to the radial elastic deformation, characterised in that a sliding together of the conductor parts (6, 10) is possible in the neutral position by the exertion of a low thrust force to compensate for tolerances on the positions of the two components to be connected, and in that it is only possible for the conductor parts (6, 10) to be pulled apart in the neutral position by the application of considerable force.
A surgical apparatus comprising: (a) a body assembly; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body assembly, wherein the shaft assembly defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft assembly includes a waveguide; (c) an end effector, wherein the end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector includes an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide; (d) an articulation section having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the articulation section is coupled with the shaft assembly, wherein the articulation section is operable to deflect the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the first or second side; and (e) a restricting member, wherein the restricting member is operable to prevent deflection of the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the second side whilst allowing deflection of the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the first side and wherein the restricting member is removably secured to the articulation section; wherein the restricting member comprises a tab extending from a base, and wherein the tab is disposed within a space defined by the articulation section, wherein the space is defined at least in part by a first retention collar and a second retention collar; characterised in that the tab has a wedge-shaped cross-sectional profile and the space has a complementary wedge-shaped profile. (a) a body assembly; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body assembly, wherein the shaft assembly defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft assembly includes a waveguide; (c) an end effector, wherein the end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector includes an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide; (d) an articulation section having a first side and an opposing second side, wherein the articulation section is coupled with the shaft assembly, wherein the articulation section is operable to deflect the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the first or second side; and (e) a restricting member, wherein the restricting member is operable to prevent deflection of the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the second side whilst allowing deflection of the end effector from the longitudinal axis toward the first side and wherein the restricting member is removably secured to the articulation section;
A plastic fuel tank including a tank assembly and a filler neck, comprising: an ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer for preventing fuel seepage; an outermost polyethylene layer laminated onto one surface of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer; and an innermost layer laminated onto another surface of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer, wherein the outermost polyethylene layer comprises a high-density polyethylene layer admixed with an ultraviolet inhibitor for minimizing transmission of ultraviolet light, characterised in that the ultraviolet inhibitor is titanium oxide which acts as a white colorant, and is added in a compounding ratio within a range of from 0.04 to 0.50 wt%. an ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer for preventing fuel seepage; an outermost polyethylene layer laminated onto one surface of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer; and an innermost layer laminated onto another surface of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol layer, wherein the outermost polyethylene layer comprises a high-density polyethylene layer admixed with an ultraviolet inhibitor for minimizing transmission of ultraviolet light, characterised in that the ultraviolet inhibitor is titanium oxide which acts as a white colorant, and is added in a compounding ratio within a range of from 0.04 to 0.50 wt%.
A prosthetic mitral valve assembly, comprising: a radially expandable stent including: an upper section having a tapered shape anatomically configured to fit to a mitral valve annulus within a left atrium of a heart; a lower section coupled to the upper section and configured to fit within the mitral valve annulus; and a plurality of migration blocker rods, each migration blocker rod comprising a first end and a free second end, wherein the first end of each migration blocker rod is permanently attached where the upper section joins the lower section, and wherein the second free end of each migration blocker rod extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the lower section toward the second free end of another migration blocker rod and each migration blocker rod is configured to pass through a chordae under native commissures and to circle native leaflets to prevent axial movement of the stent with respect to the mitral valve annulus; and a replacement valve coupled to the stent. an upper section having a tapered shape anatomically configured to fit to a mitral valve annulus within a left atrium of a heart; a lower section coupled to the upper section and configured to fit within the mitral valve annulus; and a plurality of migration blocker rods, each migration blocker rod comprising a first end and a free second end, wherein the first end of each migration blocker rod is permanently attached where the upper section joins the lower section, and wherein the second free end of each migration blocker rod extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the lower section toward the second free end of another migration blocker rod and each migration blocker rod is configured to pass through a chordae under native commissures and to circle native leaflets to prevent axial movement of the stent with respect to the mitral valve annulus; and a replacement valve coupled to the stent.
A cover for closing a box with a tubular side wall provided with an upper opening, an inner radial flange and an outer radial peripheral rim, the flange and rim being arranged substantially at the upper opening, said cover having a so-called bottom face provided with an annular sealing gasket able to bear on said collar in the state of the upper opening of the box closed by said cover and comprising means for fastening the cover to the box, the fastening means comprising at least two tabs (141, 142, 143, 143') arranged around the sealing gasket and extending at least partially protruding from the face of the bottom of the cover, each or at least two of the tabs (141, 142, 143, 143') having an active fastening part (1411, 1421, 1431) formed by a part of the tab (141; 142; 143) protruding toward the center of the cover, at least one (143, 143') of the tabs, said to be moving, being movable between a close position and a position with its active fastening part separated from the active fastening part (1411, 1421) of at least one other tab (141, 142), these active fastening parts (1411, 1421, 1431) being able, in the close position corresponding to the active closing position of the cover, to be positioned below said outer radial peripheral rim of the box, the or at least one of the moving tab(s) (143, 143') provided with an active fastening part being a pivoting tab, which, to move its active fastening part between a close position and a position separated from the active fastening part of at least one other tab (141, 142), is mounted pivotably around an axis (XX'), substantially parallel to a circumferential plane of the annular sealing gasket, and the cover comprising, for said at least one moving tab (143, 143'), means (19, 19') for locking said moving tab (143, 143') in the position of its active fastening part close to the active fastening part of at least one other tab (141, 142), these locking means (19, 19') being able to be unlocked, characterized in that the cover comprises a handle and in that at least one part of the locking means is supported by the handle.
An end effector for use with a surgical device, the end effector comprising: a drive assembly; a needle assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly, wherein rotation of the drive assembly in a first direction causes a corresponding rotation of the needle assembly, the needle assembly including a pin; a helix assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the needle assembly, the helix assembly including a proximal end and a longitudinal slot; and a biasing element disposed in mechanical cooperation with the needle assembly and configured to bias the needle assembly distally with respect to the drive assembly; wherein the needle assembly is movable with respect to the helix assembly from a first position where the pin is out of alignment with the longitudinal slot of the helix assembly, to a second position where the pin is aligned with the longitudinal slot of the helix assembly, to a third position where the pin has been distally translated with respect to the helix assembly; wherein further rotation of the drive assembly when the needle assembly is in the third position causes the helix assembly to rotate with respect to an outer tube to cause proximal movement of the needle assembly with respect to the outer tube. a drive assembly; a needle assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly, wherein rotation of the drive assembly in a first direction causes a corresponding rotation of the needle assembly, the needle assembly including a pin; a helix assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the needle assembly, the helix assembly including a proximal end and a longitudinal slot; and a biasing element disposed in mechanical cooperation with the needle assembly and configured to bias the needle assembly distally with respect to the drive assembly; wherein the needle assembly is movable with respect to the helix assembly from a first position where the pin is out of alignment with the longitudinal slot of the helix assembly, to a second position where the pin is aligned with the longitudinal slot of the helix assembly, to a third position where the pin has been distally translated with respect to the helix assembly; wherein further rotation of the drive assembly when the needle assembly is in the third position causes the helix assembly to rotate with respect to an outer tube to cause proximal movement of the needle assembly with respect to the outer tube.
Road sweeping machine system comprising a road sweeping machine and a sweeping unit, wherein the road sweeping machine has: - at least one sweeping means which is configured to move at least one object in its range with respect to the road sweeping machine in such a way that it can be accommodated in the road sweeping machine, - at least one control unit which is configured to control at least the road sweeping machine and the at least one sweeping means, - at least one sensing unit which is configured to sense the surroundings and preferably to determine the position of the road sweeping machine, - at least one communication unit which is configured to communicate with an external system (2; 3) in such a way that the road sweeping machine can be guided at least partially autonomously on the basis of information received from the external system (2; 3), - wherein the road sweeping machine is configured to follow, at a defined distance, the sweeping unit which is sensed by the surroundings-sensing unit, and wherein the sweeping unit is configured to move at least one further object from regions outside the range of the sweeping means into the range of the sweeping means, characterized in that the sweeping unit is an autonomously driving sweeping unit comprising a sweeping apparatus. - at least one sweeping means which is configured to move at least one object in its range with respect to the road sweeping machine in such a way that it can be accommodated in the road sweeping machine, - at least one control unit which is configured to control at least the road sweeping machine and the at least one sweeping means, - at least one sensing unit which is configured to sense the surroundings and preferably to determine the position of the road sweeping machine, - at least one communication unit which is configured to communicate with an external system (2; 3) in such a way that the road sweeping machine can be guided at least partially autonomously on the basis of information received from the external system (2; 3), - wherein the road sweeping machine is configured to follow, at a defined distance, the sweeping unit which is sensed by the surroundings-sensing unit, and wherein the sweeping unit is configured to move at least one further object from regions outside the range of the sweeping means into the range of the sweeping means, characterized in that the sweeping unit is an autonomously driving sweeping unit comprising a sweeping apparatus.
Tabletting tool having at least one pressing cavity for the accommodation of tabletting dies (3, 4) and for pressing powdery or granular materials to produce a tablet, the tool comprising a support plate and at least one matrix bush located in the support plate and forming the pressing cavity, wherein an end face of the matrix bush is flush with a surface of the support plate, characterised in that the matrix bush is made of a hard material, in that the support plate is made of a softer and more light-weight material than the matrix bush, and in that an anti-wear layer of a metallic material is placed on the surface of the support plate and applied by flame spraying or plasma spraying, the anti-wear layer in addition overlapping the end face of the matrix bush in a seamlessly continuous manner.
A method of evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of bacteriophages in the treatment of infections by a bacterial strain, characterised in that it encompasses stages in which: a) the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is infected by an infectious bacterial strain, b) the infected nematode is put into contact with the evaluated bacteriophage, and then c) the nematode is further cultured on sterile medium, wherein the growth of the infectious bacterial strain on said medium, or the lack of eradication of infectious bacteria from the nematode body, or the lowered survivability of these nematodes in comparison to groups of nematodes cultured under identical conditions but not infected with infectious bacteria and not put into contact with the phages is evidence of the poor therapeutic efficacy of the evaluated bacteriophage, whereas the lack of growth of the infectious bacterial strain, or the eradication of infectious bacterial strain from the nematode body as well as the increased survival of these nematodes in comparison to the nematodes cultured under identical conditions which have been infected with infectious bacteria and not put into contact with the bacteriophages is evidence of the high therapeutic efficacy of the evaluated bacteriophage. a) the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is infected by an infectious bacterial strain, b) the infected nematode is put into contact with the evaluated bacteriophage, and then c) the nematode is further cultured on sterile medium, wherein the growth of the infectious bacterial strain on said medium, or the lack of eradication of infectious bacteria from the nematode body, or the lowered survivability of these nematodes in comparison to groups of nematodes cultured under identical conditions but not infected with infectious bacteria and not put into contact with the phages is evidence of the poor therapeutic efficacy of the evaluated bacteriophage, whereas the lack of growth of the infectious bacterial strain, or the eradication of infectious bacterial strain from the nematode body as well as the increased survival of these nematodes in comparison to the nematodes cultured under identical conditions which have been infected with infectious bacteria and not put into contact with the bacteriophages is evidence of the high therapeutic efficacy of the evaluated bacteriophage.
A system for detecting a fault in a locking pin for use in an aircraft, said system comprising: said locking pin, wherein said locking pin comprises an internal heater element and at least one internal temperature sensor provided therein, means for receiving a static air temperature; and a controller; said system further comprising means for transmitting said measured temperature sensor information from said at least internal temperature sensor and said static air temperature information to said controller, and wherein said controller is configured to compare the static air temperature information with said locking pin temperature sensor information and determine if a difference between the measurements is above a static v. internal temperature threshold value. said locking pin, wherein said locking pin comprises an internal heater element and at least one internal temperature sensor provided therein, means for receiving a static air temperature; and a controller; said system further comprising means for transmitting said measured temperature sensor information from said at least internal temperature sensor and said static air temperature information to said controller, and wherein said controller is configured to compare the static air temperature information with said locking pin temperature sensor information and determine if a difference between the measurements is above a static v. internal temperature threshold value.