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A blood transfer device adapted to receive a blood sample, comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end, and an actuation member transitionable between a first position and a second position, wherein the actuation member is configured to expel at least a portion of the blood sample from the device; and an open cell foam material disposed within the housing and having a dry anticoagulant powder therein; characterized in that the blood transfer device further comprises: a first capillary tube having an inlet configured to receive the blood sample and a second end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material, the first capillary tube disposed between the first end of the housing and the open cell foam material; and a second capillary tube having a first end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material and a dispensing tip configured to dispense the blood sample, the second capillary tube disposed between the second end of the housing and the open cell foam material. a housing having a first end, a second end, and an actuation member transitionable between a first position and a second position, wherein the actuation member is configured to expel at least a portion of the blood sample from the device; and an open cell foam material disposed within the housing and having a dry anticoagulant powder therein; characterized in that the blood transfer device further comprises: a first capillary tube having an inlet configured to receive the blood sample and a second end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material, the first capillary tube disposed between the first end of the housing and the open cell foam material; and a second capillary tube having a first end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material and a dispensing tip configured to dispense the blood sample, the second capillary tube disposed between the second end of the housing and the open cell foam material. a first capillary tube having an inlet configured to receive the blood sample and a second end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material, the first capillary tube disposed between the first end of the housing and the open cell foam material; and a second capillary tube having a first end in fluid communication with the open cell foam material and a dispensing tip configured to dispense the blood sample, the second capillary tube disposed between the second end of the housing and the open cell foam material.
A holding plate comprising a first plate and a second plate which are arranged in a first plane, and a third plate arranged in a second plane extending parallel to the first plane, the first plate and the second plate being connected to each other via the third plate so that a hinge is formed between the first plate and the second plate wherein the first plate and/or the second plate can be bent about the hinge axis thereof with the respective part of the third plate connected thereto, characterized in that the bending stiffness of the third plate is smaller than that of the first plate and the second plate.
A closure cover, characterized by comprising an upper closure plate, a lower closure plate, and two airtight sheets, wherein the upper closure plate and the lower closure plate are fixedly connected by a connector, the upper closure plate and the lower closure plate are each provided with ventilation holes, the airtight sheets are fixed to a surface of the upper closure plate facing away from the lower closure plate and to a surface of the lower closure plate facing away from the upper closure plate, respectively, characterized in that each of the airtight sheets is capable of controlling respectively closing and opening of the ventilation holes.
An auxiliary side wheel attachment member to be fitted on a protrusion of a bicycle for providing integral static or dynamic suspension to said bicycle, said single-piece attachment member comprising: an upper vertical portion including at least one through-hole for insertion on said protrusion, and a lower substantially horizontal spindle portion connected to said vertical portion through a single C-shape compliant structure having a shape of a letter C in a sectional view for allowing said horizontal portion to move vertically when subjected to force by enabling angular adjustment of said horizontal portion with respect to said vertical portion, said horizontal portion being substantially parallel to said protrusion when the attachment member is mounted thereon, said single C-shape compliant structure being yieldable upon application of a force and returnable to an unbiased condition upon removal of said force and said single C-shape compliant structure having a central axis perpendicular to the plane including the vertical portion and horizontal portion, and an opening located at an angle at any point between said vertical portion and said horizontal portion representing the shortest angle formed by said portions (20, 28) acting as substantially, perpendicular segments and said C-shape compliant structure acting as vertex, characterized in that the attachment member is a single-piece attachment member and that the C-shape compliant structure is relatively closed. an upper vertical portion including at least one through-hole for insertion on said protrusion, and a lower substantially horizontal spindle portion connected to said vertical portion through a single C-shape compliant structure having a shape of a letter C in a sectional view for allowing said horizontal portion to move vertically when subjected to force by enabling angular adjustment of said horizontal portion with respect to said vertical portion, said horizontal portion being substantially parallel to said protrusion when the attachment member is mounted thereon, said single C-shape compliant structure being yieldable upon application of a force and returnable to an unbiased condition upon removal of said force and said single C-shape compliant structure having a central axis perpendicular to the plane including the vertical portion and horizontal portion, and an opening located at an angle at any point between said vertical portion and said horizontal portion representing the shortest angle formed by said portions (20, 28) acting as substantially, perpendicular segments and said C-shape compliant structure acting as vertex, characterized in that the attachment member is a single-piece attachment member and that the C-shape compliant structure is relatively closed.
A use of an isolated albumin or variant thereof having ganglioside-binding activity for increasing the sensitivity of an assay detecting an autoantibody to a ganglioside in a liquid sample comprising antibodies for the purpose of diagnosing a disease, wherein the use comprises the steps a) contacting in a reaction mixture a liquid sample comprising antibodies from a subject with a ganglioside, b) detecting a complex comprising the ganglioside and an autoantibody to the ganglioside, wherein step a) is carried out in the presence of an isolated ganglioside-binding protein, which is an albumin or a variant thereof having ganglioside-binding activity and wherein step a) is performed, at all times, at a temperature of at least 10 °C, wherein a medical device is used, which is a line blot. a) contacting in a reaction mixture a liquid sample comprising antibodies from a subject with a ganglioside, b) detecting a complex comprising the ganglioside and an autoantibody to the ganglioside,
Method for operating a motor vehicle, wherein status information regarding the status of an occupant of the motor vehicle is determined, whereupon the motor vehicle is guided in a fully automated manner to a predetermined target position, when a release condition dependent on the status information is fulfilled, characterised in that when the release condition is fulfilled, the motor vehicle is guided, independent of at least one traffic rule, which restricts the driving operation of the motor vehicle in the event of non-compliance with the release condition, or dependent on a modified version of said traffic rule.
A method of making an acoustic side branch, ASB, resonator structured to be coupled to a standpipe, the ASB resonator including a plurality of wire mesh elements for damping purposes, the method comprising: determining a resonant frequency of the standpipe; determining an active length of the ASB resonator using the resonant frequency; determining a diameter of the ASB resonator, a particular number of the wire mesh elements to be used in the ASB resonator and a pitch of each of the wire mesh elements using momentum and continuity equations of a compressible fluid; and providing the ASB resonator with the active length, the diameter, the number of wire mesh elements and the pitch of the wire mesh elements as determined in the previous steps. determining a resonant frequency of the standpipe; determining an active length of the ASB resonator using the resonant frequency; determining a diameter of the ASB resonator, a particular number of the wire mesh elements to be used in the ASB resonator and a pitch of each of the wire mesh elements using momentum and continuity equations of a compressible fluid; and providing the ASB resonator with the active length, the diameter, the number of wire mesh elements and the pitch of the wire mesh elements as determined in the previous steps.
A surgical instrument assembly for use during a surgical procedure to implant an orthopaedic knee prosthesis, comprising: a surgical reamer comprising an elongated shank having (i) a proximal end configured to fit into the chuck of a rotary power tool, (ii) a cutting head located at an opposite, distal end of the shank, the cutting head comprising a cutting tip with a plurality of helical cutting flutes extending away from the cutting tip in a direction toward the proximal end of the elongated shank, and (iii) a plurality of depth marks (72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86) formed in the helical cutting flutes of the cutting head, in which each of the plurality of depth marks is positioned at a location on the cutting head corresponding to a predetermined depth of operation of the surgical reamer, and characterised in that the assembly includes an implant reference guide comprising an elongated guide body having (i) a plurality of size marks (144, 146, 154, 156) located on the guide body, in which each the plurality of size marks is positioned at a location on the guide body corresponding to a size and type of a surgical component of the orthopaedic knee prosthesis, and (ii) a plurality of depth marks (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136) formed in the guide body, in which the plurality of depth marks formed in the guide body of the implant reference guide correspond in quantity and spacing to the plurality of depth marks formed in the helical cutting flutes of the cutting head of the surgical reamer. a surgical reamer comprising an elongated shank having (i) a proximal end configured to fit into the chuck of a rotary power tool, (ii) a cutting head located at an opposite, distal end of the shank, the cutting head comprising a cutting tip with a plurality of helical cutting flutes extending away from the cutting tip in a direction toward the proximal end of the elongated shank, and (iii) a plurality of depth marks (72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86) formed in the helical cutting flutes of the cutting head, in which each of the plurality of depth marks is positioned at a location on the cutting head corresponding to a predetermined depth of operation of the surgical reamer, and characterised in that the assembly includes an implant reference guide comprising an elongated guide body having (i) a plurality of size marks (144, 146, 154, 156) located on the guide body, in which each the plurality of size marks is positioned at a location on the guide body corresponding to a size and type of a surgical component of the orthopaedic knee prosthesis, and (ii) a plurality of depth marks (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136) formed in the guide body, in which the plurality of depth marks formed in the guide body of the implant reference guide correspond in quantity and spacing to the plurality of depth marks formed in the helical cutting flutes of the cutting head of the surgical reamer.
Cleaning agent product form, comprising a) a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation A containing a1) builder; a2) 8 to 30% by weight of at least one complexing agent selected from glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid and/or methylglycine diacetic acid and/or salts thereof, b) a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation B different from detergent preparation A containing b1) at least 5% by weight of at least one detergent-active enzyme preparation b2) optionally a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surfactant, and b3) optionally 2.5% by weight or less of complexing agent, c) optionally a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation C which differs from detergent preparations A and B and comprises c1) an acidifying agent, c2) a glass corrosion inhibitor, c3) optionally a nonionic surfactant, c4) optionally a hydrotrope, and c5) optionally less than 1% by weight, preferably less than 0.5% by weight, in particular less than 0.1% by weight of enzyme preparation, and d) a packaging material in which cleaning agent preparations A, B and C are separate from each other. a) a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation A containing a1) builder; a2) 8 to 30% by weight of at least one complexing agent selected from glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid and/or methylglycine diacetic acid and/or salts thereof, a1) builder; a2) 8 to 30% by weight of at least one complexing agent selected from glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid and/or methylglycine diacetic acid and/or salts thereof, b) a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation B different from detergent preparation A containing b1) at least 5% by weight of at least one detergent-active enzyme preparation b2) optionally a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surfactant, and b3) optionally 2.5% by weight or less of complexing agent, b1) at least 5% by weight of at least one detergent-active enzyme preparation b2) optionally a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surfactant, and b3) optionally 2.5% by weight or less of complexing agent, c) optionally a liquid (20°C) detergent preparation C which differs from detergent preparations A and B and comprises c1) an acidifying agent, c2) a glass corrosion inhibitor, c3) optionally a nonionic surfactant, c4) optionally a hydrotrope, and c5) optionally less than 1% by weight, preferably less than 0.5% by weight, in particular less than 0.1% by weight of enzyme preparation, and c1) an acidifying agent, c2) a glass corrosion inhibitor, c3) optionally a nonionic surfactant, c4) optionally a hydrotrope, and c5) optionally less than 1% by weight, preferably less than 0.5% by weight, in particular less than 0.1% by weight of enzyme preparation, and d) a packaging material in which cleaning agent preparations A, B and C are separate from each other.
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising: a patient interface for transferring a patient's exhaled or inhaled gases; a fixed volume chamber (54; 56; 300) in communication with the patient interface, wherein the fixed volume chamber is sized to retain a portion of a patient's exhaled gases; a variable volume chamber (60; 306) in communication with the fixed volume chamber, wherein the variable volume chamber is configured to be responsive to the patient's exhaled or inhaled gases to move from a first position to a second position, and wherein the variable volume chamber is one of a rebreathing bag, preferable of 1 to 2 I in volume, a balloon and a bellows, a variable orifice (204; 304) adjustable for permitting a portion of exhaled air to escape to the ambient air during exhalation and receiving a supply of fresh air during inhalation. a patient interface for transferring a patient's exhaled or inhaled gases; a fixed volume chamber (54; 56; 300) in communication with the patient interface, wherein the fixed volume chamber is sized to retain a portion of a patient's exhaled gases; a variable volume chamber (60; 306) in communication with the fixed volume chamber, wherein the variable volume chamber is configured to be responsive to the patient's exhaled or inhaled gases to move from a first position to a second position, and wherein the variable volume chamber is one of a rebreathing bag, preferable of 1 to 2 I in volume, a balloon and a bellows, a variable orifice (204; 304) adjustable for permitting a portion of exhaled air to escape to the ambient air during exhalation and receiving a supply of fresh air during inhalation.
A filter device comprising at least one filter element that can be accommodated in a filter housing and a retaining device which serves to releaseably secure the same in the filter housing, which retaining device has corresponding thread sections (23, 33) for forming a screw connection which acts between a housing cover of the filter housing and the filter element, a sealing device (29, 35) being provided which forms a seal between the filter element and the housing cover, the screw connection being formed by thread sections (23, 33) located at least partially in the interior of the respective filter element, the thread section belonging to the filter element being located on a connecting piece which, as a component part of an end cap of the filter element, extends into its inner filter cavity, the thread section belonging to the housing cover being located on a receiving piece on the housing cover which can be screwed to the connecting piece of the filter element, the sealing device having at least one sealing element which seals the outside of the receiving piece with respect to the inside of the connecting piece of the filter element, in the inlet region of the connecting piece of the end cap, at least one thread-free section forming a sealing region on which the sealing element forms the seal with the receiving piece of the housing cover, and the receiving piece being formed by a separate component part in the form of a pipe piece attached to the housing cover, characterised in that the pipe piece is fastened to the housing cover by pressing.
A system, comprising: a plurality of neuromorphic devices, each device having a transmitter and a receiver, the neuromorphic device being configured to 1) separate a plurality of data into a plurality of parallel channels based at least on a destination address of the plurality of data and a frequency band; 2) combine selected data of the plurality of data that share a common frequency band, and 3) transmit the combined data; and a central router coupled to the neuromorphic device having a transmitter and a receiver and configured to 1) receive the combined data at a receiver, 2) separate the combined data into first data sharing the same destination address, and 3) transmit the first data to another one of the plurality of neuromorphic devices associated with the destination address. a plurality of neuromorphic devices, each device having a transmitter and a receiver, the neuromorphic device being configured to 1) separate a plurality of data into a plurality of parallel channels based at least on a destination address of the plurality of data and a frequency band; 2) combine selected data of the plurality of data that share a common frequency band, and 3) transmit the combined data; and 1) separate a plurality of data into a plurality of parallel channels based at least on a destination address of the plurality of data and a frequency band; 2) combine selected data of the plurality of data that share a common frequency band, and 3) transmit the combined data; and a central router coupled to the neuromorphic device having a transmitter and a receiver and configured to 1) receive the combined data at a receiver, 2) separate the combined data into first data sharing the same destination address, and 3) transmit the first data to another one of the plurality of neuromorphic devices associated with the destination address. 1) receive the combined data at a receiver, 2) separate the combined data into first data sharing the same destination address, and 3) transmit the first data to another one of the plurality of neuromorphic devices associated with the destination address.
A control system controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, comprising: an input apparatus (1, 91) including a casing, a movement signal output means (15, 16, 17, 19; 29) in said casing for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting a movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, an attenuation means in said casing for attenuating, by a predetermined scale factor, output values of the movement signal in a predetermined frequency range of the movement signal, a control means in said casing for generating based on the attenuated movement signal input information for controlling a velocity of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to the movement of the casing by controlling the scale factor based on the movement signal, and a transmission means (21, 22) in said casing for transmitting the generated input information; and a control apparatus including a reception means (38, 39) for receiving the transmitted input information, and a coordinate information generation means (42, 42) for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen based on the received input information. an input apparatus (1, 91) including a casing, a movement signal output means (15, 16, 17, 19; 29) in said casing for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting a movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, an attenuation means in said casing for attenuating, by a predetermined scale factor, output values of the movement signal in a predetermined frequency range of the movement signal, a control means in said casing for generating based on the attenuated movement signal input information for controlling a velocity of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to the movement of the casing by controlling the scale factor based on the movement signal, and a transmission means (21, 22) in said casing for transmitting the generated input information; and a casing, a movement signal output means (15, 16, 17, 19; 29) in said casing for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting a movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, an attenuation means in said casing for attenuating, by a predetermined scale factor, output values of the movement signal in a predetermined frequency range of the movement signal, a control means in said casing for generating based on the attenuated movement signal input information for controlling a velocity of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to the movement of the casing by controlling the scale factor based on the movement signal, and a transmission means (21, 22) in said casing for transmitting the generated input information; and a control apparatus including a reception means (38, 39) for receiving the transmitted input information, and a coordinate information generation means (42, 42) for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen based on the received input information. a reception means (38, 39) for receiving the transmitted input information, and a coordinate information generation means (42, 42) for generating coordinate information of the pointer on the screen based on the received input information.