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A dual-chambered drug delivery device, comprising: a first chamber in which a medicament is stored; a second chamber in fluid communication with said first chamber, a medicament dose being transferred to said second chamber from said first chamber prior to injecting the medicament dose; a needle communicating with said second chamber for injecting the medicament dose into an injection site, a first longitudinal axis through said needle being parallel to and spaced from a second longitudinal axis through said first chamber; a first valve disposed between said first chamber and said second chamber; and a second valve disposed between said second chamber and said needle, characterized in that said second chamber has a smaller cross sectional area than said first chamber; said first valve is open and said second valve is closed when transferring the medicament dose from the first chamber to the second chamber, and said first valve is closed and said second valve is open when injecting the medicament dose from said second chamber through said needle and into the injection site; a spring compresses said first chamber to transfer the medicament dose to said second chamber; and the medicament dose is transferred through a conduit from said first chamber to said second chamber. a first chamber in which a medicament is stored; a second chamber in fluid communication with said first chamber, a medicament dose being transferred to said second chamber from said first chamber prior to injecting the medicament dose; a needle communicating with said second chamber for injecting the medicament dose into an injection site, a first longitudinal axis through said needle being parallel to and spaced from a second longitudinal axis through said first chamber; a first valve disposed between said first chamber and said second chamber; and a second valve disposed between said second chamber and said needle, characterized in that said second chamber has a smaller cross sectional area than said first chamber; said first valve is open and said second valve is closed when transferring the medicament dose from the first chamber to the second chamber, and said first valve is closed and said second valve is open when injecting the medicament dose from said second chamber through said needle and into the injection site; a spring compresses said first chamber to transfer the medicament dose to said second chamber; and the medicament dose is transferred through a conduit from said first chamber to said second chamber.
An apparatus for treating a bone, comprising: an implant to be received within an interior of a bone, the implant including one or more cross bores extending therethrough and a cavity extending within the implant along at least a portion of a length thereof, each of the cross bores extending through the cavity and being dimensioned to receive therethrough a bone fixation element; one or more inserts received in the cavity, each insert including an insert opening extending therethrough, the inserts being aligned within the cavity, the inserts being slideably arranged in the cavity characterized in that a) each insert opening is aligned with a corresponding one of the cross bores; b) each insert is movable between an unstressed configuration with a smaller insert opening and a stressed configuration with a larger insert opening; in combination with; a compression member movable into the cavity to apply a force to the inserts moving the inserts from the unstressed configuration to the stressed configuration. an implant to be received within an interior of a bone, the implant including one or more cross bores extending therethrough and a cavity extending within the implant along at least a portion of a length thereof, each of the cross bores extending through the cavity and being dimensioned to receive therethrough a bone fixation element; one or more inserts received in the cavity, each insert including an insert opening extending therethrough, the inserts being aligned within the cavity, the inserts being slideably arranged in the cavity a) each insert opening is aligned with a corresponding one of the cross bores; b) each insert is movable between an unstressed configuration with a smaller insert opening and a stressed configuration with a larger insert opening;
Device (1, 101) for supporting an elongate element on a support, formed by at least one module in a single piece (10, 11), comprising: - a rigid body comprising at least one longitudinal receipt area for an elongate element; - at least one pair of clamping branches, each connected at its base to said body by at least one area of deflection which allows the branches to pivot, each clamping branch being provided with a hook opposite said area of deflection of said same clamping branch, and which can close said receipt area in order to ensure the support of said elongate element, said clamping branches each comprising a substantially non-deformable mass support arm which forms said hook, characterised in that the body comprises at least one front upright and one rear upright which are spaced from one another, each being provided with an opening in the form of a "U" which delimits the longitudinal receipt area, and in that said clamping branches are aligned longitudinally between the two, front and rear uprights (20, 21), and in that said hooks of the clamping branches are connected to one another by a surface element defining an active area which closes said receipt area, and can be supported on said elongate element in order to ensure the support of said elongate element and its guiding along a width which is greater than that of said hooks, said surface element thus connecting said clamping branches rigidly to one another. - a rigid body comprising at least one longitudinal receipt area for an elongate element; - at least one pair of clamping branches, each connected at its base to said body by at least one area of deflection which allows the branches to pivot, each clamping branch being provided with a hook opposite said area of deflection of said same clamping branch, and which can close said receipt area in order to ensure the support of said elongate element, said clamping branches each comprising a substantially non-deformable mass support arm which forms said hook,
A reduced pressure treatment system comprising: a reduced pressure source; and a dressing comprising: an interface layer adapted to be positioned at a tissue site; an absorbent layer in fluid communication with the interface layer to absorb liquid from at least one of the interface layer and the tissue site, the absorbent layer having a perimeter region and a center region; a diverter layer positioned between the absorbent layer and the reduced pressure source, the diverter layer including a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the absorbent layer to distribute a reduced pressure to the absorbent layer, the apertures positioned on the diverter layer substantially within the perimeter region of the absorbent layer and away from the center region of the absorbent layer; and a cover positioned over the diverter layer to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site. a reduced pressure source; and a dressing comprising: an interface layer adapted to be positioned at a tissue site; an absorbent layer in fluid communication with the interface layer to absorb liquid from at least one of the interface layer and the tissue site, the absorbent layer having a perimeter region and a center region; a diverter layer positioned between the absorbent layer and the reduced pressure source, the diverter layer including a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the absorbent layer to distribute a reduced pressure to the absorbent layer, the apertures positioned on the diverter layer substantially within the perimeter region of the absorbent layer and away from the center region of the absorbent layer; and a cover positioned over the diverter layer to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site. an interface layer adapted to be positioned at a tissue site; an absorbent layer in fluid communication with the interface layer to absorb liquid from at least one of the interface layer and the tissue site, the absorbent layer having a perimeter region and a center region; a diverter layer positioned between the absorbent layer and the reduced pressure source, the diverter layer including a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the absorbent layer to distribute a reduced pressure to the absorbent layer, the apertures positioned on the diverter layer substantially within the perimeter region of the absorbent layer and away from the center region of the absorbent layer; and a cover positioned over the diverter layer to maintain the reduced pressure at the tissue site.
A method for processing a biomass containing lignocellulose and where cellulose and hemicellulose are made accessible for decomposition in a biogas plant or bioethanol production plant, characterised in that the method includes steps for: collecting and pre-processing the biomass in local, decentralised pre-processing stations where it is stored in compressed condition at one location; and wherein the decentralised pre-processing includes repeated compressions of the biomass in a reciprocating piston press, where loose biomass is continuously fed into a piston chamber in front of a piston which moves the loose biomass into a tubular reaction chamber in which the biomass is compressed and where a pressure of 500 bar to 3000 bars is applied to the biomass during compression, whereby the kinetic energy of the piston is deposited in the biomass in form of heat for producing a mechanically induced water vapour explosion and autohydrolysis under simultaneous displacement of compressed biomass through the reaction chamber and where the biomass is formed into briquettes in the piston press; and wherein the pre-treated biomass is subsequently transported to the central processing plant for decomposition in a biogas plant or a bioethanol production plant. collecting and pre-processing the biomass in local, decentralised pre-processing stations where it is stored in compressed condition at one location; and wherein the decentralised pre-processing includes repeated compressions of the biomass in a reciprocating piston press, where loose biomass is continuously fed into a piston chamber in front of a piston which moves the loose biomass into a tubular reaction chamber in which the biomass is compressed and where a pressure of 500 bar to 3000 bars is applied to the biomass during compression, whereby the kinetic energy of the piston is deposited in the biomass in form of heat for producing a mechanically induced water vapour explosion and autohydrolysis under simultaneous displacement of compressed biomass through the reaction chamber and where the biomass is formed into briquettes in the piston press; and wherein the pre-treated biomass is subsequently transported to the central processing plant for decomposition in a biogas plant or a bioethanol production plant.
A medicament having anti-inflammatory activity and comprising as an active, a less than or equal to 10kDa molecular weight fraction obtained from honey using a less than or equal to 10kDa filter, the medicament being for use in the treatment of a skin condition of a subject in need thereof by administering the medicament to an affected skin site on a subject in need thereof, wherein the honey from which the fraction is obtained is substantially derived from manuka ( Leptospermum scoparium), kanuka ( Kunzea ericoides), or rewarewa ( Knightea excelsa), or combinations thereof.
A laminate for heat sealing (100, 200), comprising: a non-adsorbing layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an acid-modified polyolefin, and a non-swelling layer laminated directly on the non-adsorbing layer and containing a polyolefin and an acid-modified polyolefin, wherein the non-swelling layer contains 20% by weight to 60% by weight of an acid-modified polyolefin. a non-adsorbing layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an acid-modified polyolefin, and a non-swelling layer laminated directly on the non-adsorbing layer and containing a polyolefin and an acid-modified polyolefin, wherein the non-swelling layer contains 20% by weight to 60% by weight of an acid-modified polyolefin.
An apparatus for the heating of plastics-material containers and, in particular, of plastics-material pre-forms with a conveying device which conveys the plastics-material containers along a pre-determined conveying path, with a microwave-producing device, with a conducting device which conducts the microwaves in the direction of the plastics-material containers to be heated, wherein this conducting device is designed at least in sections in the form of a waveguide, characterized in that the apparatus has a control device which is designed in such a way that it controls the microwave energy reaching the plastics-material containers during the heating procedure and that the control device is a regulating device which regulates the microwave energy reaching the plastics-material containers as a function of a microwave energy coming back from the plastics material containers and wherein the apparatus has a sensor device which measures microwave energy coming back from the plastics material containers.
A prosthetic valve comprising: a radially expandable structural frame including a proximal anchor and a distal anchor (103, 104), the proximal and distal anchors being formed from a lattice of interconnected elements (103, 104), and having a substantially cylindrical configurations with first and second open ends and a longitudinal axis extending there between; at least three connecting members, the at least three connecting members having a first and a second end, the first end of each connecting member being attached to the proximal anchor and the second end of each connecting member being attached to the distal anchor; and a biocompatible valve assembly attached to the proximal anchor and extending distally along the at least three connecting members. a radially expandable structural frame including a proximal anchor and a distal anchor (103, 104), the proximal and distal anchors being formed from a lattice of interconnected elements (103, 104), and having a substantially cylindrical configurations with first and second open ends and a longitudinal axis extending there between; at least three connecting members, the at least three connecting members having a first and a second end, the first end of each connecting member being attached to the proximal anchor and the second end of each connecting member being attached to the distal anchor; and a biocompatible valve assembly attached to the proximal anchor and extending distally along the at least three connecting members.
A tape drive comprising: a housing defining an internal volume and comprising a thermally-insulated barrier; a heat-generating element disposed in the internal volume; a thermally-conductive element, a first end of the thermally-conductive element disposed in the internal volume on one side of the thermally-insulated barrier and in thermal communication with the heat-generating element; and a heat dissipation unit disposed in an external volume outside of the internal volume, wherein a second end of the thermally-conductive element is disposed in the external volume on another side of the thermally-insulated barrier and is in thermal communication with the heat dissipation unit. a housing defining an internal volume and comprising a thermally-insulated barrier; a heat-generating element disposed in the internal volume; a thermally-conductive element, a first end of the thermally-conductive element disposed in the internal volume on one side of the thermally-insulated barrier and in thermal communication with the heat-generating element; and a heat dissipation unit disposed in an external volume outside of the internal volume, wherein a second end of the thermally-conductive element is disposed in the external volume on another side of the thermally-insulated barrier and is in thermal communication with the heat dissipation unit.
A method for producing blow-moulded containers, which are sterile at least in some areas, in a blow-moulding machine, in which method a preform made of a thermoplastic material is initially heated and is then stretched by a stretching rod in a blowing station and a pressurised fluid is applied to it via a blowing nozzle, and in which method a sterilisation device is arranged in the blowing station, wherein the sterilisation device has at least one radiation source, which emits a sterilising radiation onto the stretching rod and/or onto the blowing nozzle, wherein the radiation source is in particular a UV radiation source and emits UV radiation, characterised in that the radiation source is arranged on the blowing nozzle and emits radiation onto the stretching rod and/or onto the opening area of the preform and/or onto the blowing nozzle area, which comes into contact with the preform.
A cylinder lock with a knob-side core part movable via a knob, with a locking channel-side core part movable via an electronic key introduced into a locking channel, with a receiver device for receiving signals of the electronic key introduced into the locking channel, with a blocking device for optional blocking or release of the movement of the locking channel-side core part, with a locking bit arranged between the core parts (5, 6) and coupled with the core parts (5, 6), wherein in a normal position the locking bit is connected with the knob-side core part and in a locking position the locking channel-side core part is connected with the locking bit, wherein in the locking position the connection of the locking bit with the knob-side core part is released in the opening direction of the locking channel-side core part and wherein a movable coupling member in the normal position generates a positive-locking between the knob-side core part and the locking bit and in the locking position releases the positive-locking, characterized in that the blocking device is designed electronically in dependence on the signals of the key introduced into the locking channel, that a movable ramp faces the coupling member and that the movement of the coupling member is released or blocked between the normal positon and the locking position in dependence on the position of the ramp.
An apparatus comprising: an error detection logic; a first shared memory controller configured to control access to a portion of a memory pool; and at least two first interfaces and at least one second interface, or at least one first interface and at least two second interfaces, wherein first interfaces are Shared Memory Link interfaces which are configured to link shared memory controllers and computing nodes together, and wherein second interfaces are extended Shared Memory Link interfaces which are configured to link shared memory controllers together; wherein the first shared memory controller is configured to: receive, by a first interface, a memory access request from a computing node, wherein the request corresponds to a particular line of pooled memory, identify, by the error detection logic, an error that has occurred in connection with the request, send, by a second interface, the request to a second shared memory controller in response to the error, and receive, by said second interface, a response to the request from the second shared memory controller. an error detection logic; a first shared memory controller configured to control access to a portion of a memory pool; and at least two first interfaces and at least one second interface, or at least one first interface and at least two second interfaces, wherein first interfaces are Shared Memory Link interfaces which are configured to link shared memory controllers and computing nodes together, and wherein second interfaces are extended Shared Memory Link interfaces which are configured to link shared memory controllers together; wherein the first shared memory controller is configured to: receive, by a first interface, a memory access request from a computing node, wherein the request corresponds to a particular line of pooled memory, identify, by the error detection logic, an error that has occurred in connection with the request, send, by a second interface, the request to a second shared memory controller in response to the error, and receive, by said second interface, a response to the request from the second shared memory controller. receive, by a first interface, a memory access request from a computing node, wherein the request corresponds to a particular line of pooled memory, identify, by the error detection logic, an error that has occurred in connection with the request, send, by a second interface, the request to a second shared memory controller in response to the error, and receive, by said second interface, a response to the request from the second shared memory controller.
Water filter for an aquarium, comprising: - a housing in a form of an open at its top container with filtration cartridges arranged therein, and - a cover secured to the housing, - water inlet 7 and water outlet 8 arrangements comprising connection ports 5, 6 that are removable from said cover 3, a priming arrangement and said removable connection ports (5, 6) being mounted to said cover, wherein water inlet and water outlet arrangements are provided with valves, wherein the water inlet arrangement comprises a first valve and a second valve, and the water outlet arrangement comprises a first valve and a second valve, wherein each first valve comprises a body and is connected to the connection port (5, 6) and each second valve comprises a body and is fixed within the cover, upon positioning of the connection port (5, 6) within the cover 3, the body of the first valve is coupled with the body of the second valve, and each second valve is fixed between the first valve at the connection port (5, 6) and the cover, and the first valves and the second valves are coupled through a gear drive transmission mechanism, which further enables changing the position of the first valves and second valves. - a housing in a form of an open at its top container with filtration cartridges arranged therein, and - a cover secured to the housing, - water inlet 7 and water outlet 8 arrangements comprising connection ports 5, 6 that are removable from said cover 3, a priming arrangement and said removable connection ports (5, 6) being mounted to said cover,