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A prosthetic valve crimping device capable of reducing the diameter of an expandable prosthetic valve having a support frame, comprising: - a housing defining a central axis and having at least six evenly spaced spoke-like guide channels; - a plurality of circumferentially arrayed jaws axially and rotatably constrained by but radially movable within the housing; ∘ each jaw having a camming member that extends into a guide channel; ∘ each jaw being substantially radially oriented and being formed of a single piece having an outer end and an inner end; each inner end having a partial crimping surface which combines with the same on the other jaws to form a crimping aperture of variable diameter and having an axial dimension sufficient to crimp an expandable prosthetic valve; - a camming plate rotatable about the housing and having a plurality of spiral cams which act directly on the camming members and move the jaws without any intervening connecting members, the spiral cams extending around the axis through an angle of at least 60° to provide a sufficient mechanical advantage to crimp expandable prosthetic valves; and - a manual actuator that rotates the camming plate and simultaneously moves the jaws in to crimp an expandable prosthetic valve placed within the aperture, and subsequently out to release the valve after crimping. - a housing defining a central axis and having at least six evenly spaced spoke-like guide channels; - a plurality of circumferentially arrayed jaws axially and rotatably constrained by but radially movable within the housing; ∘ each jaw having a camming member that extends into a guide channel; ∘ each jaw being substantially radially oriented and being formed of a single piece having an outer end and an inner end; each inner end having a partial crimping surface which combines with the same on the other jaws to form a crimping aperture of variable diameter and having an axial dimension sufficient to crimp an expandable prosthetic valve; ∘ each jaw having a camming member that extends into a guide channel; ∘ each jaw being substantially radially oriented and being formed of a single piece having an outer end and an inner end; each inner end having a partial crimping surface which combines with the same on the other jaws to form a crimping aperture of variable diameter and having an axial dimension sufficient to crimp an expandable prosthetic valve; - a camming plate rotatable about the housing and having a plurality of spiral cams which act directly on the camming members and move the jaws without any intervening connecting members, the spiral cams extending around the axis through an angle of at least 60° to provide a sufficient mechanical advantage to crimp expandable prosthetic valves; and - a manual actuator that rotates the camming plate and simultaneously moves the jaws in to crimp an expandable prosthetic valve placed within the aperture, and subsequently out to release the valve after crimping.
- Frame for a window or door, whereby the frame is made of profiles (7, 8) that are connected together, whereby these profiles comprise a bottom profile that is on the underside of the frame, whereby the bottom profile is provided with one or more drainage holes to allow water to flow away from a top wall of the bottom profile through the bottom profile, whereby the bottom profile is provided with at least one first outlet for the said water, whereby the frame is provided with a drainage piece for water drainage, whereby the drainage piece is provided with an inlet and a second outlet that have an open connection to one another, whereby the inlet is situated in a higher position than the second outlet, whereby the inlet connects to a said at least one first outlet, the drainage piece comprising a horizontal gutter with an open top, characterised in that the gutter is connected to a vertical pipe and whereby the inlet is formed by the open top of the gutter and the second outlet is located in the vertical pipe and whereby the drainage piece is mounted against the underside of the bottom profile in an airtight and watertight way.
A lock for a motor vehicle comprising • a locking mechanism with a rotatably mounted rotary catch for receiving a locking bolt, • a pawl with which the rotary catch can be engaged for retaining the locking bolt, • a releasing lever for disengaging the locking mechanism and • an arresting device for preventing the disengagement of the locking mechanism when increased or excessive accelerations of the releasing lever occur, wherein • the arresting device is releasable with the return of the releasing lever to the initial rest position; • the arresting device comprises an inertia lever; • the inertia lever and the releasing lever are interconnected in such a way that the inertia lever is only moved by the releasing lever when the releasing lever is accelerated in the usual manner, especially with a normal acceleration; characterised in that • the arresting device comprises a safety lever for blocking the inertia lever; • the safety lever is preferably biased in the blocking direction. • a locking mechanism with a rotatably mounted rotary catch for receiving a locking bolt, • a pawl with which the rotary catch can be engaged for retaining the locking bolt, • a releasing lever for disengaging the locking mechanism and • an arresting device for preventing the disengagement of the locking mechanism when increased or excessive accelerations of the releasing lever occur, • the arresting device is releasable with the return of the releasing lever to the initial rest position; • the arresting device comprises an inertia lever; • the inertia lever and the releasing lever are interconnected in such a way that the inertia lever is only moved by the releasing lever when the releasing lever is accelerated in the usual manner, especially with a normal acceleration; • the arresting device comprises a safety lever for blocking the inertia lever; • the safety lever is preferably biased in the blocking direction.
A method of making silicon carbide, the method including: a. providing a solvent free liquid consisting essentially of silicon, carbon and oxygen; b. curing the liquid to provide a cured material consisting essential of silicon, carbon and oxygen; c. having the cured material at a temperature of less than 150 °C; d. transforming the cured material to a ceramic material consisting essentially of silicon, carbon and oxygen; and, e. removing essentially all of the oxygen from the ceramic material. a. providing a solvent free liquid consisting essentially of silicon, carbon and oxygen; b. curing the liquid to provide a cured material consisting essential of silicon, carbon and oxygen; c. having the cured material at a temperature of less than 150 °C; d. transforming the cured material to a ceramic material consisting essentially of silicon, carbon and oxygen; and, e. removing essentially all of the oxygen from the ceramic material.
A chemically sensitive sensor for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the sensor comprising: a substantially planar substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the substrate is made of an electrically insulating material; an electrode array being disposed on the top surface of said substrate; a micro-barrier comprising an inner face and an outer face and being disposed on the top surface of the substrate and surrounding the electrode array; and a sensing layer comprising a multiplicity of core-shell particles in close-packed orientation, the particles comprising a metal nanoparticle core and an organic ligand shell, wherein the MNP core has a mean particle size below 15 nm, the sensing layer is in electric contact with said electrode array, and the sensing layer is deposited onto the substrate as a drop having essentially the same height as the height of the micro-barrier and the shape of said sensing layer is confined by the micro-barrier. a substantially planar substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the substrate is made of an electrically insulating material; an electrode array being disposed on the top surface of said substrate; a micro-barrier comprising an inner face and an outer face and being disposed on the top surface of the substrate and surrounding the electrode array; and a sensing layer comprising a multiplicity of core-shell particles in close-packed orientation, the particles comprising a metal nanoparticle core and an organic ligand shell, wherein the MNP core has a mean particle size below 15 nm, the sensing layer is in electric contact with said electrode array, and the sensing layer is deposited onto the substrate as a drop having essentially the same height as the height of the micro-barrier and the shape of said sensing layer is confined by the micro-barrier.
A robot comprising: a body movable relative to a surface, the body comprising a first portion of a sensor (210, 2405, 2550); and a bumper (106, 200) mounted on the body and movable relative to the body, the bumper (106, 200) comprising: a backing movable relative to the body in response to a force applied to the bumper (106, 200); and a second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550), the second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) being attached to the backing and movable with the backing relative to the first portion of the sensor in response to the force applied to the bumper (106, 200), wherein the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) is configured to output an electrical signal (820a to 820i) in response to a movement of the backing, the electrical signal (820a to 820i) being proportional to an amount of displacement of the second portion relative to the first portion, characterized in that the backing comprises rigid regions that are interconnected by flexible regions. a body movable relative to a surface, the body comprising a first portion of a sensor (210, 2405, 2550); and a bumper (106, 200) mounted on the body and movable relative to the body, the bumper (106, 200) comprising: a backing movable relative to the body in response to a force applied to the bumper (106, 200); and a second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550), the second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) being attached to the backing and movable with the backing relative to the first portion of the sensor in response to the force applied to the bumper (106, 200), wherein the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) is configured to output an electrical signal (820a to 820i) in response to a movement of the backing, the electrical signal (820a to 820i) being proportional to an amount of displacement of the second portion relative to the first portion, characterized in that the backing comprises rigid regions that are interconnected by flexible regions. a backing movable relative to the body in response to a force applied to the bumper (106, 200); and a second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550), the second portion of the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) being attached to the backing and movable with the backing relative to the first portion of the sensor in response to the force applied to the bumper (106, 200), wherein the sensor (210, 2405, 2550) is configured to output an electrical signal (820a to 820i) in response to a movement of the backing, the electrical signal (820a to 820i) being proportional to an amount of displacement of the second portion relative to the first portion, characterized in that the backing comprises rigid regions that are interconnected by flexible regions.
A method performed by a network node for communicating using time division duplexing, TDD, on a first radio access technology, RAT, carrier located within a frequency band of a second RAT, the method comprising: transmitting a first communication on the first RAT carrier to a first wireless device, wherein a carrier center frequency of the first RAT carrier aligns with a middle of a resource block, RB, of the second RAT, and wherein the first RAT uses a 100 kHz based channel raster and the second RAT uses a subcarrier spacing, SCS, based channel raster.
A shield case comprising: a receiving portion of generally rectangular tuboid shape adapted to accommodate a body with contacts (200a, 200b) arrayed therein, the receiving portion having a top plate, side walls (313, 314) and a bottom plate; characterized by further comprising a cover having a central plate and reinforcing side plates respectively adapted to extend along the top plate and side walls (313, 314) of the receiving portion, the cover being joined to the receiving portion by a folded-back portion, provided at a front end of the receiving portion and folded back rearward, or provided at a rear end of the receiving portion and folded back forward, so as to reinforce the top plate of the receiving portion. a receiving portion of generally rectangular tuboid shape adapted to accommodate a body with contacts (200a, 200b) arrayed therein, the receiving portion having a top plate, side walls (313, 314) and a bottom plate; characterized by further comprising a cover having a central plate and reinforcing side plates respectively adapted to extend along the top plate and side walls (313, 314) of the receiving portion, the cover being joined to the receiving portion by a folded-back portion, provided at a front end of the receiving portion and folded back rearward, or provided at a rear end of the receiving portion and folded back forward, so as to reinforce the top plate of the receiving portion.
A device for cell culture, in particular of neuronal cells, comprising: - a support defining a first microfluidic chamber intended to be seeded by a first cell culture, and at least one second microfluidic chamber, and - a fluidic interconnection system connecting the first and second microfluidic chambers (2a, 2b) and enabling cell extensions, in particular axons, to extend from one microfluidic chamber towards the other microfluidic chamber, in which the first microfluidic chamber and the second microfluidic chamber each comprise a macrochannel (4a, 4b) connected at its ends to larger portions forming reservoirs, the fluidic interconnection system comprising at least one microchannel which is connected at its ends to the macrochannel of the first microfluidic chamber and to the macrochannel of the second microfluidic chamber, characterised in that: - the width of said at least one microchannel becomes smaller as it progresses from one microfluidic chamber towards the other, and - the interconnection system is produced so as to promote the progression of at least one first type of cell extensions compared with at least one second type of cell extensions, said first and second types of cell extensions differing either by virtue of the microfluidic chamber from which they originate, or by the virtue of the cell type of which they are the extension. - a support defining a first microfluidic chamber intended to be seeded by a first cell culture, and at least one second microfluidic chamber, and - a fluidic interconnection system connecting the first and second microfluidic chambers (2a, 2b) and enabling cell extensions, in particular axons, to extend from one microfluidic chamber towards the other microfluidic chamber, in which the first microfluidic chamber and the second microfluidic chamber each comprise a macrochannel (4a, 4b) connected at its ends to larger portions forming reservoirs, the fluidic interconnection system comprising at least one microchannel which is connected at its ends to the macrochannel of the first microfluidic chamber and to the macrochannel of the second microfluidic chamber, - the width of said at least one microchannel becomes smaller as it progresses from one microfluidic chamber towards the other, and - the interconnection system is produced so as to promote the progression of at least one first type of cell extensions compared with at least one second type of cell extensions, said first and second types of cell extensions differing either by virtue of the microfluidic chamber from which they originate, or by the virtue of the cell type of which they are the extension.
An injectable composition suitable for injection through a needle into a host, for sustained release of a biologically active polypeptide over a period of release, comprising: (a) a biocompatible polymer, a biologically active polypeptide, and a sugar, wherein a total pore volume of the composition is about 0.1 mL/g or less as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetry to provide a release profile having a ratio of maximum serum concentration of the biologically active polypeptide during the period of release (C max) to average serum concentration of the biologically active polypeptide during the period of release (C ave) of about 3 or less, wherein the composition is in the form of microparticles; and (b) an aqueous injection vehicle wherein the biologically active polypeptide is exendin-4. (a) a biocompatible polymer, a biologically active polypeptide, and a sugar, wherein a total pore volume of the composition is about 0.1 mL/g or less as determined using mercury intrusion porosimetry to provide a release profile having a ratio of maximum serum concentration of the biologically active polypeptide during the period of release (C max) to average serum concentration of the biologically active polypeptide during the period of release (C ave) of about 3 or less, wherein the composition is in the form of microparticles; and (b) an aqueous injection vehicle
A solid-electrolyte material comprising: a crystal phase constituted by Li, M, X, and O, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, and Sr, wherein X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, and I, and wherein the crystal phase has a peak at a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 25° and less than or equal to 29°, a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 29° and less than or equal to 33°, and a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 41° and less than or equal to 47° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-Kα radiation. a crystal phase constituted by Li, M, X, and O, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, and Sr, wherein X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, and I, and wherein the crystal phase has a peak at a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 25° and less than or equal to 29°, a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 29° and less than or equal to 33°, and a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 41° and less than or equal to 47° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-Kα radiation.
Method for mechanically labelling containers which are conveyed along a first circular path, wherein labels are transferred to the containers by elastic suction pads having convexly curved contact surfaces which are arranged on pallets running along a second circular path, the pallets being pivoted with respect to the second circular path, characterized in that the pallets are pivoted in a compensatory manner in a pressing section of the second circular path opposite to their direction of travel in order to counteract rolling on the containers, the suction pads being overcompressed against the containers.
Apparatus for producing at least one three-dimensional laminate for the construction industry from a plurality of layers of particulate material, that are arranged in mutually superposed relationship on a printing platform and are consolidated in locally predetermined regions and connected together to form at least one three-dimensional laminate, including - at least one printing frame, - at least two coating devices (3a, 3b) for layer-wise application of the particulate material on the printing platform, wherein the at least two coating devices (3a, 3b) are mounted movably at at least one printing frame, preferably along at least one longitudinal guide, and - at least one printing head for the delivery of at least one binding agent at the locally predetermined regions, wherein the at least one printing head is mounted movably at the at least one printing frame, preferably along at least one longitudinal guide, characterised in that the at least two coating devices (3a, 3b) and the at least one printing head are respectively movable relative to each other. - at least one printing frame, - at least two coating devices (3a, 3b) for layer-wise application of the particulate material on the printing platform, wherein the at least two coating devices (3a, 3b) are mounted movably at at least one printing frame, preferably along at least one longitudinal guide, and - at least one printing head for the delivery of at least one binding agent at the locally predetermined regions, wherein the at least one printing head is mounted movably at the at least one printing frame, preferably along at least one longitudinal guide,
A container comprising: a chamber for storing build material for a three-dimensional printing system; a channel structure for conveying the build material, the channel structure defining an opening of the container co-axial with the chamber for coupling to the three-dimensional printing system; and a valve structure comprising a material-conveying member arranged within the opening to guide build material between the chamber and the three-dimensional printing system during rotation, and a seal to seal the opening, and the valve structure is configured to be translatable within the opening; wherein the container is configured such that rotation of the chamber in a first direction conveys build material in the chamber to the three-dimensional printing system and rotation of the chamber in a second direction conveys the build material away from the three-dimensional printing system, wherein the container is configured such that, on rotation of the chamber, there is no relative motion between the material-conveying member and the opening, and the material-conveying member comprises a structure to prevent rotation of the material-conveying member relative to the opening; and wherein the seal is arranged circumferentially about an axis of the valve structure, the seal is arranged at an end of the material-conveying member which in use is furthest from an interior of the container, and the material-conveying member is aligned with the axis of the valve structure. a chamber for storing build material for a three-dimensional printing system; a channel structure for conveying the build material, the channel structure defining an opening of the container co-axial with the chamber for coupling to the three-dimensional printing system; and a valve structure comprising a material-conveying member arranged within the opening to guide build material between the chamber and the three-dimensional printing system during rotation, and a seal to seal the opening, and the valve structure is configured to be translatable within the opening; wherein the container is configured such that rotation of the chamber in a first direction conveys build material in the chamber to the three-dimensional printing system and rotation of the chamber in a second direction conveys the build material away from the three-dimensional printing system, wherein the container is configured such that, on rotation of the chamber, there is no relative motion between the material-conveying member and the opening, and the material-conveying member comprises a structure to prevent rotation of the material-conveying member relative to the opening; and wherein the seal is arranged circumferentially about an axis of the valve structure, the seal is arranged at an end of the material-conveying member which in use is furthest from an interior of the container, and the material-conveying member is aligned with the axis of the valve structure.