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A device for sealing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel, the blood vessel having an interior wall surface, exterior wall surface, and a lumen, the device comprising: a pushing rod, the pushing rod having an opening therealong; a shaft disposed within at least a portion of the opening of the pushing rod; a pusher, the pusher fixedly attached to the pushing rod; a bottom cover and a top cover, a button extending through the top cover and engaging the pusher; and a seal assembly having a first portion and a second portion, the seal assembly operatively attached at the first portion to the distal end of the shaft, the seal assembly configured to engage the interior wall surface and the exterior wall surface of the blood vessel, wherein the pushing rod operatively engages the seal assembly at the second portion and is movable relative to the shaft, the pushing rod moving from a first position to a second position in response to the button moving distally causing the first portion and the second portion of the seal assembly to move relative to one another, characterized in that the top cover has a top cover opening through which the button passes, the pusher has a foot and two arms (520a, 520b), the arms (520a, 520b) engaging a first groove in the top cover (312, 502) at a proximal end of the top cover opening (160, 544) in a first status and a second groove in the top cover (312, 502) at a distal end of the opening (160, 544) in a second status. a pushing rod, the pushing rod having an opening therealong; a shaft disposed within at least a portion of the opening of the pushing rod; a pusher, the pusher fixedly attached to the pushing rod; a bottom cover and a top cover, a button extending through the top cover and engaging the pusher; and a seal assembly having a first portion and a second portion, the seal assembly operatively attached at the first portion to the distal end of the shaft, the seal assembly configured to engage the interior wall surface and the exterior wall surface of the blood vessel, wherein the pushing rod operatively engages the seal assembly at the second portion and is movable relative to the shaft, the pushing rod moving from a first position to a second position in response to the button moving distally causing the first portion and the second portion of the seal assembly to move relative to one another, characterized in that the top cover has a top cover opening through which the button passes, the pusher has a foot and two arms (520a, 520b), the arms (520a, 520b) engaging a first groove in the top cover (312, 502) at a proximal end of the top cover opening (160, 544) in a first status and a second groove in the top cover (312, 502) at a distal end of the opening (160, 544) in a second status.
A method for operating a laundry washing machine (1; 200) during a washing cycle, said laundry washing machine comprising a washing tub containing a washing drum and a heating device for heating liquid in said washing tub, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - introducing a quantity of water and a quantity of detergent in the washing tub to form a washing liquid; - heating said washing liquid; - detecting the washing liquid temperature in the washing tub and/or in the draining region thereof, said washing liquid temperature being detected in a predetermined monitoring period (Δt), said predetermined monitoring period (Δt) being between 20s and 30 min; - determining the temperature increasing speed in said predetermined monitoring period (Δt); - comparing the determined temperature increasing speed with a threshold value and if the determined temperature increasing speed is above said threshold value establishing the presence of foam, characterized in that said heating step is performed after a wetting step of the washing cycle, in that said wetting step comprises an introduction of a quantity of water (Qw) and a quantity of detergent (Qd) in said washing tub and in that said threshold value is a function (f(Qw)) of said quantity of water (Qw) introduced into the washing tub. - introducing a quantity of water and a quantity of detergent in the washing tub to form a washing liquid; - heating said washing liquid; - detecting the washing liquid temperature in the washing tub and/or in the draining region thereof, said washing liquid temperature being detected in a predetermined monitoring period (Δt), said predetermined monitoring period (Δt) being between 20s and 30 min; - determining the temperature increasing speed in said predetermined monitoring period (Δt); - comparing the determined temperature increasing speed with a threshold value and if the determined temperature increasing speed is above said threshold value establishing the presence of foam, characterized in that said heating step is performed after a wetting step of the washing cycle, in that said wetting step comprises an introduction of a quantity of water (Qw) and a quantity of detergent (Qd) in said washing tub and in that said threshold value is a function (f(Qw)) of said quantity of water (Qw) introduced into the washing tub.
A computer-implemented method for monitoring transactions in a distributed computing environment using a topology model, where the topology model includes topology entities which collectively describe a network topology of the computing resources, comprising: - receiving, by a topology processor, topology data from one or more agents, where the topology data describes computing resources comprising the distributed computing environment and the one or more agents are instrumented in the computing resources; - receiving, by an inference processor, transaction trace data captured by a given agent, where the transaction trace data identifies a given transaction being executed between a sender application and a receiver application and includes a performance metric for the given transaction; - identifying, by the inference processor, a particular computing resource which executes at least a portion of the given transaction; - determining, by the inference processor, presence of a given topology entity in the topology model, where the given topology entity corresponds to the particular computing resource; and - updating, by the inference processor, the topology model with information for the given topology entity, where updating occurs in response to a determination that the given topology entity is absent from the topology model. - receiving, by a topology processor, topology data from one or more agents, where the topology data describes computing resources comprising the distributed computing environment and the one or more agents are instrumented in the computing resources; - receiving, by an inference processor, transaction trace data captured by a given agent, where the transaction trace data identifies a given transaction being executed between a sender application and a receiver application and includes a performance metric for the given transaction; - identifying, by the inference processor, a particular computing resource which executes at least a portion of the given transaction; - determining, by the inference processor, presence of a given topology entity in the topology model, where the given topology entity corresponds to the particular computing resource; and - updating, by the inference processor, the topology model with information for the given topology entity, where updating occurs in response to a determination that the given topology entity is absent from the topology model.
A sample observation device, comprising: an emission optical system that emits planar light to a sample on an XZ plane; a scanning unit that scans the sample in a Y-axis direction so as to pass through an emission surface of the planar light; an imaging optical system that has an observation axis inclined with respect to the emission surface and forms an image of observation light generated in the sample by emission of the planar light; an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of XZ image data corresponding to an optical image of the observation light formed by the imaging optical system; and an image generation unit that generates XY image data of the sample based on the plurality of pieces of XZ image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of the XZ image data in the Y-axis direction, and the image generation unit extracts an analysis region where fluorescence from the sample is present among regions imaged by the XZ image data, characterised in that the image generation unit further integrates brightness values of the analysis region in a Z-axis direction to generate X image data, and combines the X image data in the Y-axis direction to generate the XY image data. an emission optical system that emits planar light to a sample on an XZ plane; a scanning unit that scans the sample in a Y-axis direction so as to pass through an emission surface of the planar light; an imaging optical system that has an observation axis inclined with respect to the emission surface and forms an image of observation light generated in the sample by emission of the planar light; an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of XZ image data corresponding to an optical image of the observation light formed by the imaging optical system; and an image generation unit that generates XY image data of the sample based on the plurality of pieces of XZ image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of the XZ image data in the Y-axis direction, and the image generation unit extracts an analysis region where fluorescence from the sample is present among regions imaged by the XZ image data, characterised in that the image generation unit further integrates brightness values of the analysis region in a Z-axis direction to generate X image data, and combines the X image data in the Y-axis direction to generate the XY image data.
An offshore S-lay pipelaying vessel for laying a pipeline on the seabed, said vessel comprising: - a hull; - an elongated stinger having a hull end and a free end, said stinger being adapted to support the pipeline to be laid from the vessel, wherein the stinger comprises a stinger frame which is composed of at least two rigid stinger frame sections: a hull section comprising the hull end and a distal section, which hull section and distal section are connected to each other via at least one connection assembly which is suitable to fixate the stinger frame sections in at least two different orientations, characterized in that the connection assembly comprises at least two overlapping connection elements (345, 346), which are each pivotably connected to the respective stinger frame sections and pivotably connected to each other, and which may be fixed to each other in at least two different orientations, such that the orientation of the stinger frame sections can be varied without disconnection of the connection elements. - a hull; - an elongated stinger having a hull end and a free end, said stinger being adapted to support the pipeline to be laid from the vessel,
A composition A comprising licoricidine and at least one component selected from the group consisting of glyasperin D, glyasperin C, gancaonin I and glycyrrhisoflavone, wherein the composition is a Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis or Glycyrrhiza glabra extract, wherein the Glycyrrhiza extract comprises a solvent, wherein the solvent is a plant oil and wherein the composition comprises butylhydroxyanisol.
An apparatus for cleaning gases comprising a stationary casing and a centrifugal separator being hydraulically driven by oil, which includes: an oil separation element for cleaning gases from oil particles and solid particles being hydraulically driven by oil and being rotatably supported in the stationary casing; an inlet in the separator for uncleaned gases; an outlet in the separator for cleaned gases; an outlet in the stationary casing for the discharge of particles separated out from the gases; a collection chamber in the casing for the collection of oil used for driving the centrifugal separator; an oil outlet for the collected oil in the bottom of the collection chamber; and an outlet conduit for the discharge of the collected oil from the oil outlet, characterized by a pressure equalizing and gas discharging conduit which extends between the outlet conduit and the collection chamber, an upper aperture of the pressure equalizing and gas discharging conduit being located above a liquid level (h) generated during the operation of the centrifugal separator by the oil in the collection chamber. an oil separation element for cleaning gases from oil particles and solid particles being hydraulically driven by oil and being rotatably supported in the stationary casing; an inlet in the separator for uncleaned gases; an outlet in the separator for cleaned gases; an outlet in the stationary casing for the discharge of particles separated out from the gases; a collection chamber in the casing for the collection of oil used for driving the centrifugal separator; an oil outlet for the collected oil in the bottom of the collection chamber; and an outlet conduit for the discharge of the collected oil from the oil outlet, characterized by a pressure equalizing and gas discharging conduit which extends between the outlet conduit and the collection chamber, an upper aperture of the pressure equalizing and gas discharging conduit being located above a liquid level (h) generated during the operation of the centrifugal separator by the oil in the collection chamber.
A method of providing a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises: an expandable tubular body comprising a plurality of braided filaments configured to be implanted in a blood vessel, and wherein the plurality of braided filaments have an outer surface comprising a first phosphorylcholine and a second phosphorylcholine, the plurality of braided filaments comprising: platinum or platinum-alloy filaments, wherein the platinum or platinum alloy filaments possess the first phosphorylcholine bonded directly on the platinum or platinum alloy filaments; and cobalt-chromium alloy filaments, wherein the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments possess a silane intermediate layer between the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments and the second phosphorylcholine, wherein the first and second phosphorylcholine-each have a thickness of less than 100 nanometers. an expandable tubular body comprising a plurality of braided filaments configured to be implanted in a blood vessel, and wherein the plurality of braided filaments have an outer surface comprising a first phosphorylcholine and a second phosphorylcholine, the plurality of braided filaments comprising: platinum or platinum-alloy filaments, wherein the platinum or platinum alloy filaments possess the first phosphorylcholine bonded directly on the platinum or platinum alloy filaments; and cobalt-chromium alloy filaments, wherein the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments possess a silane intermediate layer between the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments and the second phosphorylcholine, platinum or platinum-alloy filaments, wherein the platinum or platinum alloy filaments possess the first phosphorylcholine bonded directly on the platinum or platinum alloy filaments; and cobalt-chromium alloy filaments, wherein the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments possess a silane intermediate layer between the cobalt-chromium alloy filaments and the second phosphorylcholine, wherein the first and second phosphorylcholine-each have a thickness of less than 100 nanometers.
A mirror structure for reflecting a laser beam comprising: an elongated mirror member having a curved front surface for reflecting a laser beam, said surface becoming heated by the laser beam when in use; the mirror structure characterized by further comprising: a pair of elongated thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) mounted along top and bottom surfaces of the mirror member, with the front portion of each balancing member (32A, 32B) extending in a forward direction beyond the curved front surface of the mirror member, with the thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) being configured to align the thermal neutral plane of the structure close to the curved front surface to minimize distortion of the curved surface due to the heating. an elongated mirror member having a curved front surface for reflecting a laser beam, said surface becoming heated by the laser beam when in use; the mirror structure characterized by further comprising: a pair of elongated thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) mounted along top and bottom surfaces of the mirror member, with the front portion of each balancing member (32A, 32B) extending in a forward direction beyond the curved front surface of the mirror member, with the thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) being configured to align the thermal neutral plane of the structure close to the curved front surface to minimize distortion of the curved surface due to the heating. a pair of elongated thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) mounted along top and bottom surfaces of the mirror member, with the front portion of each balancing member (32A, 32B) extending in a forward direction beyond the curved front surface of the mirror member, with the thermal balancing members (32A, 32B) being configured to align the thermal neutral plane of the structure close to the curved front surface to minimize distortion of the curved surface due to the heating.
A pharmaceutical composition, comprising: (a) a crystal (crystal form II) of 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[ -1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic diffraction peaks at diffraction angles 2θ (°) of 6.56, 13.20, 19.86, 20.84, 21.22, 25.22 as measured by X-ray powder diffractometer, or (b) a crystal (crystal form III) of 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[ -1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic diffraction peaks at diffraction angles 20 (°) of 8.54, 14.02, 15.68, 17.06, 17.24, 24.16, 25.74 as measured by X-ray powder diffractometer, or (c) a mixed crystal comprising the crystal of the above-mentioned (a) and the crystal of the above-mentioned (b), and GS-7340. (a) a crystal (crystal form II) of 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[ -1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic diffraction peaks at diffraction angles 2θ (°) of 6.56, 13.20, 19.86, 20.84, 21.22, 25.22 as measured by X-ray powder diffractometer, or (b) a crystal (crystal form III) of 6-(3-chloro-2-fluorobenzyl)-1-[ -1-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpropyl]-7-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic diffraction peaks at diffraction angles 20 (°) of 8.54, 14.02, 15.68, 17.06, 17.24, 24.16, 25.74 as measured by X-ray powder diffractometer, or (c) a mixed crystal comprising the crystal of the above-mentioned (a) and the crystal of the above-mentioned (b), and
An autoinjector comprising a body that is adapted to receive a reservoir, said reservoir containing fluid and including a piston and a needle, such as a pre-filled syringe, said autoinjector further comprising an actuator sleeve that includes a contact end for coming into contact with the user's body, said actuator sleeve extending inside said body at least in part, and being movable relative to said body between projecting positions in which said actuator sleeve projects out from said body at least in part, and an actuated position in which said actuator sleeve is moved axially into said body, said actuator sleeve being in a first projecting position before actuation of the autoinjector, and in a second projecting position after actuation of the autoinjector, the autoinjector being characterized in that: • said actuator sleeve, in said second projecting position, extends axially further out from said body than in said first projecting position, said actuator sleeve including an annular zone that, in said first projecting position, is arranged inside said body and that, in said second projecting position, is arranged outside said body, said annular zone including a visual indicator for indicating to the user that the autoinjector has been actuated; • and in that, axially adjacent to said annular zone, said actuator sleeve includes an outwardly-projecting radial shoulder, said shoulder projecting radially outwards relative to said visual indicator, thereby protecting said visual indicator against any contact with the inside surface of the body while the actuator sleeve is moving in said body, the bottom end of the actuator sleeve, that comes into contact with the zone in which injection takes place, also including an outwardly-projecting radial shoulder. • said actuator sleeve, in said second projecting position, extends axially further out from said body than in said first projecting position, said actuator sleeve including an annular zone that, in said first projecting position, is arranged inside said body and that, in said second projecting position, is arranged outside said body, said annular zone including a visual indicator for indicating to the user that the autoinjector has been actuated; • and in that, axially adjacent to said annular zone, said actuator sleeve includes an outwardly-projecting radial shoulder, said shoulder projecting radially outwards relative to said visual indicator, thereby protecting said visual indicator against any contact with the inside surface of the body while the actuator sleeve is moving in said body, the bottom end of the actuator sleeve, that comes into contact with the zone in which injection takes place, also including an outwardly-projecting radial shoulder.
A tube connection arrangement, comprising: a tube having at least one cutout which is configured such that a partial-tube portion adjoins a full-tube portion of the tube, wherein at least one through-opening is formed in the partial-tube portion; and an insert having a first portion which is suitable for being received in the full-tube portion of the tube and which has an external contour adapted to the internal circumference of the full-tube portion, and a second portion which is suitable for being received in the partial-tube portion of the tube and which has a curved contour, adapted to the internal contour of the partial-tube portion, and an opposite abutment side, wherein at least one through-opening is formed in the second portion, and wherein, in the inserted state of the insert, the abutment side of the second portion is directed towards the cutout of the partial-tube portion and the through-openings (29, 39) in the partial-tube portion and in the second portion of the insert are aligned in order to enable a fastening element to be fed therethrough. a tube having at least one cutout which is configured such that a partial-tube portion adjoins a full-tube portion of the tube, wherein at least one through-opening is formed in the partial-tube portion; and an insert having a first portion which is suitable for being received in the full-tube portion of the tube and which has an external contour adapted to the internal circumference of the full-tube portion, and a second portion which is suitable for being received in the partial-tube portion of the tube and which has a curved contour, adapted to the internal contour of the partial-tube portion, and an opposite abutment side, wherein at least one through-opening is formed in the second portion, and wherein, in the inserted state of the insert, the abutment side of the second portion is directed towards the cutout of the partial-tube portion and the through-openings (29, 39) in the partial-tube portion and in the second portion of the insert are aligned in order to enable a fastening element to be fed therethrough.