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A packageless syringe assembly including a fluid path that can be sterilized by gas or radiation comprising: a barrel including a side wall having an outside surface and an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end, and a distal end including a distal wall, the chamber, distal end and proximal end defining a fluid path; a plunger rod including a stopper disposed within the barrel; a first cap; a second cap; a tamper-evident band covering a portion of at least one of the first and second cap; characterized in that the first cap having a proximal end having a plurality of openings in flow communication with the fluid path and permitting sterilization of a portion of the fluid path by radiation or a gas, an interior surface having a plurality of tortuous path rings, and an open distal end affixed to the proximal end of the barrel, wherein the first cap proximal end is covered by a first permeable material; the second cap affixed to the distal end of the barrel, the second cap having a proximal end, an interior surface having a plurality of tortuous path rings, and a closed distal end with a plurality of openings in flow communication with the fluid path and permitting sterilization of a portion of the fluid path by radiation or a gas; a collar attached to the closed distal end of the second cap, the collar comprising a second permeable material that covers the openings on the closed distal end of the second cap. a barrel including a side wall having an outside surface and an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end, and a distal end including a distal wall, the chamber, distal end and proximal end defining a fluid path; a plunger rod including a stopper disposed within the barrel; a first cap; a second cap; a tamper-evident band covering a portion of at least one of the first and second cap; characterized in that the first cap having a proximal end having a plurality of openings in flow communication with the fluid path and permitting sterilization of a portion of the fluid path by radiation or a gas, an interior surface having a plurality of tortuous path rings, and an open distal end affixed to the proximal end of the barrel, wherein the first cap proximal end is covered by a first permeable material; the second cap affixed to the distal end of the barrel, the second cap having a proximal end, an interior surface having a plurality of tortuous path rings, and a closed distal end with a plurality of openings in flow communication with the fluid path and permitting sterilization of a portion of the fluid path by radiation or a gas; a collar attached to the closed distal end of the second cap, the collar comprising a second permeable material that covers the openings on the closed distal end of the second cap.
A friction material defining pores each having a pore size, wherein said friction material comprises: A. a base comprising; 1. aramid fibers present in an amount of from 55 weight percent to 60 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base, and 2. a filler present in an amount of from 40 weight percent to 45 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base; B. a deposit layer comprising a friction modifier; and C. a resin disposed throughout said friction material; wherein said friction material has a porosity of from 60% to 85% as determined using ASTM D4404-10; wherein said friction material has a median pore size of from 5 μm to 50 μm, as determined using ASTM D4404-10; and wherein said friction material is free of a material having a thermal degradation temperature of less than 200°C. A. a base comprising; 1. aramid fibers present in an amount of from 55 weight percent to 60 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base, and 2. a filler present in an amount of from 40 weight percent to 45 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base; 1. aramid fibers present in an amount of from 55 weight percent to 60 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base, and 2. a filler present in an amount of from 40 weight percent to 45 weight percent, based on a total weight of said base; B. a deposit layer comprising a friction modifier; and C. a resin disposed throughout said friction material; wherein said friction material has a porosity of from 60% to 85% as determined using ASTM D4404-10; wherein said friction material has a median pore size of from 5 μm to 50 μm, as determined using ASTM D4404-10; and wherein said friction material is free of a material having a thermal degradation temperature of less than 200°C.
A knotless anchor (100,200) for fixation of soft tissue to a bone, comprising: an anchor body configured for insertion into the bone and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a cannulation extending from an opening at the proximal end and within the anchor body; a flexible tying strand disposed at least partially within the anchor body, the flexible tying strand being attachable to the soft tissue to be fixated; and a flexible locking strand disposed at least partially within the anchor body and adjacent the flexible tying strand, so that it is movable within the anchor body and is configured to be disposed into a first or a second position; wherein the flexible locking strand is configured not to press the flexible tying strand against the body in order to allow axial movement of the flexible tying strand within the anchor body when in the first position; and wherein the second flexible material has a first longitudinal portion with a first cross-section or a first width and a second longitudinal portion with a second-cross section or a second width, the first cross-section or the first width being smaller than the second cross-section or the second width, respectively, so that the second longitudinal portion is configured to compress the flexible tying strand against at least the anchor body by directly contacting them and thereby preventing axial movement of the flexible tying strand within the anchor body when in the second position. an anchor body configured for insertion into the bone and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a cannulation extending from an opening at the proximal end and within the anchor body; a flexible tying strand disposed at least partially within the anchor body, the flexible tying strand being attachable to the soft tissue to be fixated; and a flexible locking strand disposed at least partially within the anchor body and adjacent the flexible tying strand, so that it is movable within the anchor body and is configured to be disposed into a first or a second position; wherein the flexible locking strand is configured not to press the flexible tying strand against the body in order to allow axial movement of the flexible tying strand within the anchor body when in the first position; and wherein the second flexible material has a first longitudinal portion with a first cross-section or a first width and a second longitudinal portion with a second-cross section or a second width, the first cross-section or the first width being smaller than the second cross-section or the second width, respectively, so that the second longitudinal portion is configured to compress the flexible tying strand against at least the anchor body by directly contacting them and thereby preventing axial movement of the flexible tying strand within the anchor body when in the second position.
An apparatus comprising: means for discovering a device connected to a local network; means for obtaining characteristics of the discovered device from an original equipment manufacturer, the characteristics including types of network activity that is allowed for the device; means for monitoring network traffic to and from the discovered device; means for comparing the monitored network traffic to the characteristics of the device to determine if the monitored traffic is outside the allowed types of network activity of the device; and means for assigning an untrusted reputation to the device if the monitored traffic is outside the allowed types of network activity of the device. means for discovering a device connected to a local network; means for obtaining characteristics of the discovered device from an original equipment manufacturer, the characteristics including types of network activity that is allowed for the device; means for monitoring network traffic to and from the discovered device; means for comparing the monitored network traffic to the characteristics of the device to determine if the monitored traffic is outside the allowed types of network activity of the device; and means for assigning an untrusted reputation to the device if the monitored traffic is outside the allowed types of network activity of the device.
A sound-equipped headrest (10a-10e) comprising: - at least one mid-range/tweeter, associated with a closed rear part comprising a solid wall and/or a closed cell foam, so that said at least one mid-range/tweeter is mono-directional; and - at least one woofer characterized in that it's associated with an open back, comprising a grid and/or a rear foam, with open or semi-open cells, having a density between 8 and 60 kg/m 3, so that said at least one woofer is bi-directional. - at least one mid-range/tweeter, associated with a closed rear part comprising a solid wall and/or a closed cell foam, so that said at least one mid-range/tweeter is mono-directional; and - at least one woofer characterized in that it's associated with an open back, comprising a grid and/or a rear foam, with open or semi-open cells, having a density between 8 and 60 kg/m 3, so that said at least one woofer is bi-directional.
A control device for a continuously variable transmission that comprises a belt-type continuously variable transmission mechanism that is configured to steplessly vary a rotation speed given from a driving source and an auxiliary transmission mechanism which is a stepwisely variable transmission mechanism that is connected in series to the continuously variable transmission mechanism and has as forward speed change stages a first speed change stage and a second speed change stage whose speed change ratio is smaller than that of the first speed change stage, the control device further comprising: a coordinated speed change section that is configured to carry out a coordinated speed changing in such a manner that when the speed change stage of the auxiliary transmission mechanism is about to be changed, a speed change speed of the auxiliary transmission mechanism is coordinated with the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the continuously variable transmission mechanism is controlled to carry out a speed change in a direction opposite to that of the auxiliary transmission mechanism while carrying out the speed change operation of the auxiliary transmission mechanism; the control device being characterized by: a torque control section that is configured to carry out a torque regulating control during the coordinated speed changing under up-shifting of the auxiliary transmission mechanism by the coordinated speed change section, the torque regulating control being a control for effecting a torque-up operation to the driving source after effecting a torque-down operation to the driving source and including a timing through which a starting time point of a drive force gap, also denoted by drive force dropping, caused by the coordinated speed changing is advanced and a timing through which an ending time point of the drive force gap is delayed. a coordinated speed change section that is configured to carry out a coordinated speed changing in such a manner that when the speed change stage of the auxiliary transmission mechanism is about to be changed, a speed change speed of the auxiliary transmission mechanism is coordinated with the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the continuously variable transmission mechanism is controlled to carry out a speed change in a direction opposite to that of the auxiliary transmission mechanism while carrying out the speed change operation of the auxiliary transmission mechanism; a torque control section that is configured to carry out a torque regulating control during the coordinated speed changing under up-shifting of the auxiliary transmission mechanism by the coordinated speed change section, the torque regulating control being a control for effecting a torque-up operation to the driving source after effecting a torque-down operation to the driving source and including a timing through which a starting time point of a drive force gap, also denoted by drive force dropping, caused by the coordinated speed changing is advanced and a timing through which an ending time point of the drive force gap is delayed.
Method for press-rolling a mainspring from a wire comprising a preformed eye, whereby a roller press is implemented, said roller press comprising a first support and guide means exerting a force on said wire in a first contact area located between a second and a third contact area comprised in a second and a third support and guide means, in order to wind, beyond said eye, an accumulation area with a curvature opposite to that of said eye, and wherein, as said wire advances, the position of said first contact area is gradually moved away from said second and third contact areas, in order to vary the press-rolling radius from a first minimum value to a second maximum value at a neck junction between said accumulation area and said eye.
A trailer hitch for fixing to a tractor vehicle, comprising a flange plate and a hitch ball, wherein a throat is formed which connects the flange plate and the hitch ball, wherein the maximum extension of the throat in a first direction is smaller than in a second direction normally to the first direction, characterized in that the flange plate comprises a depression adjacent to the throat, wherein the depression increases the tiltability of a ball drawbar eye of a hitch element on the trailer side, which ball drawbar eye is placed on the hitch ball.
A method of removing volatile organic compounds from a sponge by subcritical fluid, characterized by comprising: placing a sponge block to be treated in an extraction kettle; feeding a critical fluid medium into the extraction kettle; performing extraction under a subcritical condition of the critical fluid medium; releasing the pressure to normal pressure (atmosphere pressure) after the extraction is finished; and separating the sponge and the medium to obtain a devolatilized sponge; wherein the subcritical condition is: 20 °C≤temperature<31.1 °C, 3 MPa≤ pressure<7.39 MPa. placing a sponge block to be treated in an extraction kettle; feeding a critical fluid medium into the extraction kettle; performing extraction under a subcritical condition of the critical fluid medium; releasing the pressure to normal pressure (atmosphere pressure) after the extraction is finished; and separating the sponge and the medium to obtain a devolatilized sponge; wherein the subcritical condition is: 20 °C≤temperature<31.1 °C, 3 MPa≤ pressure<7.39 MPa.
X-ray tube having - an electron emitter emitting an electron beam and - a multilayer anode, - wherein the multilayer anode has a first anode layer facing the electron beam and a second anode layer facing away from the electron beam, - wherein the first anode layer has a first anode material for generating a braking radiation by means of the incoming electron beam - wherein the second anode layer has a second anode material for generating a further x-ray radiation by means of the braking radiation, - wherein the second anode material is converter material, - wherein as a result the further x-ray radiation is more monochromatic than the braking radiation because an emission spectrum of the braking radiation is wider band compared with an emission spectrum of the further x-ray radiation, - wherein the first anode layer and the second anode layer adjoin one another in a planar manner, - wherein the first anode layer together with the second anode layer forms an anode microstructure, - wherein the anode microstructure is arranged in a periodically recurring manner along a surface of the multilayer anode, - wherein the electron beam impinges on the surface at an angle of incidence of less than 90° and - wherein the angle of incidence can amount in particular to between 10° and 60°. - an electron emitter emitting an electron beam and - a multilayer anode, - wherein the multilayer anode has a first anode layer facing the electron beam and a second anode layer facing away from the electron beam, - wherein the first anode layer has a first anode material for generating a braking radiation by means of the incoming electron beam - wherein the second anode layer has a second anode material for generating a further x-ray radiation by means of the braking radiation, - wherein the second anode material is converter material, - wherein as a result the further x-ray radiation is more monochromatic than the braking radiation because an emission spectrum of the braking radiation is wider band compared with an emission spectrum of the further x-ray radiation, - wherein the first anode layer and the second anode layer adjoin one another in a planar manner, - wherein the first anode layer together with the second anode layer forms an anode microstructure, - wherein the anode microstructure is arranged in a periodically recurring manner along a surface of the multilayer anode, - wherein the electron beam impinges on the surface at an angle of incidence of less than 90° and - wherein the angle of incidence can amount in particular to between 10° and 60°.
Process for building tyres for vehicle wheels, wherein at least one elastomeric component of a tyre is made by applying at least one continuous elongated element according to a plurality of turns around a forming drum rotating around a geometric rotation axis thereof; wherein said continuous elongated element is built by the actions of: extruding a first material through an extrusion nozzle, to form an inner core of said continuous elongated element exiting from an outlet opening of the extrusion nozzle; during said extrusion, conveying a second material different from the first material around the first material, at the extrusion nozzle and upstream of the outlet opening, to form a coating layer which surrounds the inner core, characterized in that the second material is introduced into a second supply duct leading to an injection chamber arranged around an outlet channel longitudinally crossing the extrusion nozzle and leading to the outlet opening, said injection chamber flowing into the outlet channel through a radial intake slit extending along a closed line around the outlet channel itself; wherein said radial slit has a variable axial dimension along a peripheral development thereof. extruding a first material through an extrusion nozzle, to form an inner core of said continuous elongated element exiting from an outlet opening of the extrusion nozzle; during said extrusion, conveying a second material different from the first material around the first material, at the extrusion nozzle and upstream of the outlet opening, to form a coating layer which surrounds the inner core, characterized in that the second material is introduced into a second supply duct leading to an injection chamber arranged around an outlet channel longitudinally crossing the extrusion nozzle and leading to the outlet opening, said injection chamber flowing into the outlet channel through a radial intake slit extending along a closed line around the outlet channel itself; wherein said radial slit has a variable axial dimension along a peripheral development thereof.
A method of determining multimers of a macromolecule monomer in a sample containing the macromolecule, comprising the steps of: determining the total concentration of macromolecule in the sample, determining by biosensor-based detection method the active concentration of macromolecule in the sample, wherein physical characteristics of the macromolecule monomer are used, comparing the relationship of determined active macromolecule concentration to total macromolecule concentration for the sample with a corresponding relationship for an at least multimer-free macromolecule-containing sample, and from a resulting difference determining the presence of multimers in the sample. determining the total concentration of macromolecule in the sample, determining by biosensor-based detection method the active concentration of macromolecule in the sample, wherein physical characteristics of the macromolecule monomer are used, comparing the relationship of determined active macromolecule concentration to total macromolecule concentration for the sample with a corresponding relationship for an at least multimer-free macromolecule-containing sample, and from a resulting difference determining the presence of multimers in the sample.
A method of producing a protein in a eukaryotic cell, comprising the steps of: providing a eukaryotic cell - wherein expression and/or activity of an endogenous phosphatidic acid phosphatase is inhibited; and/or - overexpressing a diacylglycerol kinase to the extent that the endoplasmic reticulum is expanded in the cell, the cell further comprising an endogenous nucleic acid sequence under control of an exogenous promoter, said nucleic acid encoding a protein, or the cell further comprising an exogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding a receptor or secreted protein, in conditions suitable for expressing the protein. - wherein expression and/or activity of an endogenous phosphatidic acid phosphatase is inhibited; and/or - overexpressing a diacylglycerol kinase
Mounting arrangement for a drug-delivery device comprising a plug element with a longitudinal axis and a housing part having a recess with a side wall which is adapted to receive the plug element, wherein the side wall of the recess is provided with a protrusion for fixing the plug element in a given position relative to the housing part by a force-fit engagement, and wherein a longitudinal profile of the protrusion of the plug element or the recess is inclined along a longitudinal end section of the protrusion for the purpose of facilitating the insertion of the plug element into the recess when establishing the force-fit engagement, characterized in that the plug element is made of a material having a smaller hardness in comparison to a hardness of the protrusion such that a deformation rather concerns the plug element.
An implantable system configured to be implanted in a patient, comprising: an accelerometer; a neural stimulator configured to deliver neural stimulation to a neural target; and a controller configured to use the accelerometer to detect laryngeal vibration, and configured to deliver a programmed neural stimulation therapy using the neural stimulator and using detected laryngeal vibration as an input to the programmed neural stimulation therapy, wherein the neural stimulator is configured to deliver the neural stimulation at a neural stimulation frequency, the system further comprising a filter configured to filter an accelerometer signal to the neural stimulation frequency to detect laryngeal vibration corresponding to the neural stimulation frequency. an accelerometer; a neural stimulator configured to deliver neural stimulation to a neural target; and a controller configured to use the accelerometer to detect laryngeal vibration, and configured to deliver a programmed neural stimulation therapy using the neural stimulator and using detected laryngeal vibration as an input to the programmed neural stimulation therapy, wherein the neural stimulator is configured to deliver the neural stimulation at a neural stimulation frequency, the system further comprising a filter configured to filter an accelerometer signal to the neural stimulation frequency to detect laryngeal vibration corresponding to the neural stimulation frequency.