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A pacemaker comprising: a pulse generator configured to generate pacing pulses; a sensing circuit comprising an R-wave detector for sensing R-waves from a cardiac electrical signal; a motion sensor configured to produce a motion signal comprising an atrial event signal corresponding to an atrial systolic event; and a control circuit coupled to the motion sensor and the pulse generator and configured to: identify a plurality of ventricular electrical events, wherein each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events is one of an R-wave sensed by the sensing circuit or a ventricular pacing pulse generated by the pulse generator; following each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events, set a sensing window; determine a feature of the motion signal during each of the sensing windows; set an atrial event sensing parameter based on the determined features; sense the atrial systolic event based on the atrial event sensing parameter; and produce an atrial sensed event signal in response to sensing the atrial systolic event. a pulse generator configured to generate pacing pulses; a sensing circuit comprising an R-wave detector for sensing R-waves from a cardiac electrical signal; a motion sensor configured to produce a motion signal comprising an atrial event signal corresponding to an atrial systolic event; and a control circuit coupled to the motion sensor and the pulse generator and configured to: identify a plurality of ventricular electrical events, wherein each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events is one of an R-wave sensed by the sensing circuit or a ventricular pacing pulse generated by the pulse generator; following each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events, set a sensing window; determine a feature of the motion signal during each of the sensing windows; set an atrial event sensing parameter based on the determined features; sense the atrial systolic event based on the atrial event sensing parameter; and produce an atrial sensed event signal in response to sensing the atrial systolic event. identify a plurality of ventricular electrical events, wherein each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events is one of an R-wave sensed by the sensing circuit or a ventricular pacing pulse generated by the pulse generator; following each of the plurality of ventricular electrical events, set a sensing window; determine a feature of the motion signal during each of the sensing windows; set an atrial event sensing parameter based on the determined features; sense the atrial systolic event based on the atrial event sensing parameter; and produce an atrial sensed event signal in response to sensing the atrial systolic event.
Method for processing a cartridge, in particular a microfluidic cartridge, and a biological sample received into the cartridge, with a processing unit, comprising the steps: • entering or scanning sample data into the processing unit before inserting the sample into the cartridge and before receiving the cartridge into the processing unit • entering or scanning first cartridge data into the processing unit • comparing the sample data with the first cartridge data for compatibility of the sample with the cartridge by means of the processing unit • outputting a first error message by the processing unit if no compatibility of the sample with the cartridge can be detected by means of the processing unit • inserting the sample into the cartridge if no first error message is output and receiving the cartridge into the processing unit for further processing, characterized in that on completion of the processing, information about the completed use of the cartridge is deposited in a memory (221, 223) of the cartridge. • entering or scanning sample data into the processing unit before inserting the sample into the cartridge and before receiving the cartridge into the processing unit • entering or scanning first cartridge data into the processing unit • comparing the sample data with the first cartridge data for compatibility of the sample with the cartridge by means of the processing unit • outputting a first error message by the processing unit if no compatibility of the sample with the cartridge can be detected by means of the processing unit • inserting the sample into the cartridge if no first error message is output and receiving the cartridge into the processing unit for further processing,
A developing roller for carrying and conveying toner to develop an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum with the toner, characterized in that the developing roller comprises in this order an mandrel, an elastic layer and a silicon oxide film as a surface layer, wherein the silicon oxide film contains carbon atoms chemically bonded to silicon atoms, wherein the silicon oxide film has an abundance ratio of oxygen atoms forming chemical bonds with silicon atoms to silicon atoms (O/Si) of 0.65 or more and 1.95 or less, and an abundance ratio of carbon atoms forming chemical bonds with silicon atoms to silicon atoms (C/Si) of 0.05 or more and 1.65 or less, wherein the abundance ratio O/Si and C/Si are obtained by measuring peaks caused by a bond energy of a 2p orbital of Si and a 1s orbital of O and C on a surface of the surface layer of the developing roller using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer using AlKα as an X-ray source, calculating an abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C from each of the peaks, and finding the abundance ratio O/Si and C/Si from the abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C. an abundance ratio of oxygen atoms forming chemical bonds with silicon atoms to silicon atoms (O/Si) of 0.65 or more and 1.95 or less, and an abundance ratio of carbon atoms forming chemical bonds with silicon atoms to silicon atoms (C/Si) of 0.05 or more and 1.65 or less, wherein the abundance ratio O/Si and C/Si are obtained by measuring peaks caused by a bond energy of a 2p orbital of Si and a 1s orbital of O and C on a surface of the surface layer of the developing roller using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer using AlKα as an X-ray source, calculating an abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C from each of the peaks, and finding the abundance ratio O/Si and C/Si from the abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C. measuring peaks caused by a bond energy of a 2p orbital of Si and a 1s orbital of O and C on a surface of the surface layer of the developing roller using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer using AlKα as an X-ray source, calculating an abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C from each of the peaks, and finding the abundance ratio O/Si and C/Si from the abundance ratio of each atom Si, O, and C.
A circularly polarizing plate comprising sequentially: an antireflection film; a polarizer; a retardation film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, characterized in that the retardation film has flat dispersion characteristics in which an R /R value is 0.99 to 1.01 where R (λ) is an in-plane retardation value for a wavelength of λ nm, wherein the antireflection film has a lowest reflection wavelength of 470 nm or less, the retardation film has an in-plane retardation value of 136.0 nm or more for a wavelength of 550 nm, and the circularly polarizing plate has a transmittance of 30% or less for a wavelength of 430 nm. an antireflection film; a polarizer; a retardation film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the retardation film has flat dispersion characteristics in which an R /R value is 0.99 to 1.01 where R (λ) is an in-plane retardation value for a wavelength of λ nm, wherein the antireflection film has a lowest reflection wavelength of 470 nm or less, the retardation film has an in-plane retardation value of 136.0 nm or more for a wavelength of 550 nm, and the circularly polarizing plate has a transmittance of 30% or less for a wavelength of 430 nm.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: identifying an autonomous uplink control channel configuration for unscheduled uplink transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; transmitting control information multiplexed with data according to the autonomous uplink control channel configuration in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during an initial transmission time interval, TTI, of a transmission opportunity, TxOP; and transmitting additional data in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during one or more subsequent TTIs of the TxOP, wherein the control information transmitted in the initial TTI is for the whole TxOP and no control information is transmitted in the subsequent TTIs. identifying an autonomous uplink control channel configuration for unscheduled uplink transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; transmitting control information multiplexed with data according to the autonomous uplink control channel configuration in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during an initial transmission time interval, TTI, of a transmission opportunity, TxOP; and transmitting additional data in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during one or more subsequent TTIs of the TxOP, wherein the control information transmitted in the initial TTI is for the whole TxOP and no control information is transmitted in the subsequent TTIs.
A device for removing from a patient a previously implanted elongated structure, the device comprising: a gripping member, said gripping member comprising a pair of adjacent wire lengths (13, 14) and a collar having at least one passageway therethrough, each of the wire lengths (13, 14) extending through the passageway and positioned such that said wire lengths (13, 14) are aligned to form an eyelet therebetween, said eyelet extending distal to the collar for receiving a length of said elongated structure, said collar movable relative to said wire lengths (13, 14) and dimensioned relative to said eyelet such that upon said relative movement said eyelet constricts around said elongated structure length, characterised in that the wire lengths (13, 14) comprise high points (13A, 14A), said high points defining said eyelet, wherein the inside diameter of said collar is sized such that the respective wire high (13A, 14A) points that define the eyelet are squeezed together as the collar is advanced in the distal direction towards the eyelet. a gripping member, said gripping member comprising a pair of adjacent wire lengths (13, 14) and a collar having at least one passageway therethrough, each of the wire lengths (13, 14) extending through the passageway and positioned such that said wire lengths (13, 14) are aligned to form an eyelet therebetween, said eyelet extending distal to the collar for receiving a length of said elongated structure, said collar movable relative to said wire lengths (13, 14) and dimensioned relative to said eyelet such that upon said relative movement said eyelet constricts around said elongated structure length, characterised in that the wire lengths (13, 14) comprise high points (13A, 14A), said high points defining said eyelet, wherein the inside diameter of said collar is sized such that the respective wire high (13A, 14A) points that define the eyelet are squeezed together as the collar is advanced in the distal direction towards the eyelet.
A method of monitoring and controlling a railway system which includes a track and at least one train operable to run on said track, comprising the steps of: a) providing an acoustic transducer comprising a sensing fibre optic cable (1a, 1b) proximate the railway for picking up acoustic signals; b) receiving acoustic signals from the transducer (1a, 1b); c) analysing the received signals comprising identifying a signature of a train, the signature having peaks determined when axles of the train pass a trackside anomaly that results in a characteristic vibration as a train wheel passes over it; and d) detecting vibrations on an outer surface of the fibre (1a, 1b) to reveal faults in the train; wherein the trackside anomaly comprises an insulated rail joint, track joint, set of points or specifically placed target or targets placed on the rail. a) providing an acoustic transducer comprising a sensing fibre optic cable (1a, 1b) proximate the railway for picking up acoustic signals; b) receiving acoustic signals from the transducer (1a, 1b); c) analysing the received signals comprising identifying a signature of a train, the signature having peaks determined when axles of the train pass a trackside anomaly that results in a characteristic vibration as a train wheel passes over it; and d) detecting vibrations on an outer surface of the fibre (1a, 1b) to reveal faults in the train;
A method of imaging an implant placed into a human body, comprising: - reading, with a reader external to said body, information related to said implant and recorded in a memory embedded in said implant, - adapting, according to said read information, at least one imaging parameter of an imaging device (6, 7, 8, 9) external to said body, - imaging, by said imaging device (6, 7, 8, 9) with said adapted imaging parameter(s), said implant. - reading, with a reader external to said body, information related to said implant and recorded in a memory embedded in said implant, - adapting, according to said read information, at least one imaging parameter of an imaging device (6, 7, 8, 9) external to said body, - imaging, by said imaging device (6, 7, 8, 9) with said adapted imaging parameter(s), said implant.
An injection molding machine comprising: a stationary platen which is fixed to a frame; a toggle support which is connected to the stationary platen via a tie bar and is placed on the frame; a toggle mechanism which is supported by the toggle support; a supply portion configured to supply a lubricant to a lubrication portion formed between a bottom surface of a leg portion of the toggle support and a placement surface of the frame; and a collection portion configured to collect the lubricant from the lubrication portion, wherein the collection portion is formed in the leg portion or by disposing a gathering block in the leg portion, and a collection path opening portion formed in the collection portion, a supply path opening portion (34, 34A) formed in the supply portion, and a concave groove portion (35, 35A) communicating with the opening portions (34, 34A, 51A) are provided on the bottom surface of the leg portion. a stationary platen which is fixed to a frame; a toggle support which is connected to the stationary platen via a tie bar and is placed on the frame; a toggle mechanism which is supported by the toggle support; a supply portion configured to supply a lubricant to a lubrication portion formed between a bottom surface of a leg portion of the toggle support and a placement surface of the frame; and a collection portion configured to collect the lubricant from the lubrication portion, wherein the collection portion is formed in the leg portion or by disposing a gathering block in the leg portion, and a collection path opening portion formed in the collection portion, a supply path opening portion (34, 34A) formed in the supply portion, and a concave groove portion (35, 35A) communicating with the opening portions (34, 34A, 51A) are provided on the bottom surface of the leg portion.
A drug delivery device, comprising: a piston rod arrangement in an assembled state before the first use, comprising - a piston rod, - a bung, which serves to eject a dose of a drug, the piston rod being provided to advance the bung, - a body member, the piston rod being threadedly engaged with the body member, - a drive member threadedly engaged with the piston rod and provided to advance the piston rod, and - the drive member being movable relative to the body member, a mechanism being provided for defining unit steps of movement of the drive member and corresponding unit steps of movement of the piston rod, wherein - the piston rod is arranged in contact with the bung or at a distance from the bung that is less than a distance of one corresponding unit step of movement, characterized in that - the mechanism defining unit steps of movement is formed by a feature acting between the body member and the drive member. - a piston rod, - a bung, which serves to eject a dose of a drug, the piston rod being provided to advance the bung, - a body member, the piston rod being threadedly engaged with the body member, - a drive member threadedly engaged with the piston rod and provided to advance the piston rod, and - the drive member being movable relative to the body member, a mechanism being provided for defining unit steps of movement of the drive member and corresponding unit steps of movement of the piston rod, wherein - the piston rod is arranged in contact with the bung or at a distance from the bung that is less than a distance of one corresponding unit step of movement, characterized in that - the mechanism defining unit steps of movement is formed by a feature acting between the body member and the drive member.
An electronic component mounter comprising: a suction nozzle configured to pick up an electronic component housed in a housing section that houses multiple of the electronic components that are to be mounted on a circuit board; a switching device configured to switch air supplied to a nozzle hole of the suction nozzle to negative pressure air when picking up the electronic component, and to switch the air supplied to the nozzle hole of the suction nozzle to positive pressure air when mounting the electronic component that was picked up by the suction nozzle on the circuit board; and a blow supply device configured to supply at least a first blow to the suction nozzle for a specified time when the positive pressure air is being supplied to the nozzle hole by the switching device, then, after the specified time has elapsed, stop the first blow and supply a second blow with a lower pressure than the first blow to the suction nozzle, wherein the blow supply device is configured to start supplying the second blow before stopping the first blow. a suction nozzle configured to pick up an electronic component housed in a housing section that houses multiple of the electronic components that are to be mounted on a circuit board; a switching device configured to switch air supplied to a nozzle hole of the suction nozzle to negative pressure air when picking up the electronic component, and to switch the air supplied to the nozzle hole of the suction nozzle to positive pressure air when mounting the electronic component that was picked up by the suction nozzle on the circuit board; and a blow supply device configured to supply at least a first blow to the suction nozzle for a specified time when the positive pressure air is being supplied to the nozzle hole by the switching device, then, after the specified time has elapsed, stop the first blow and supply a second blow with a lower pressure than the first blow to the suction nozzle, wherein the blow supply device is configured to start supplying the second blow before stopping the first blow.
A method carried out by a wearable medical device for adapting alarms issued by the wearable medical device, the method comprising: recording and storing, in a memory, information representative of ambient noise within one or more locations; creating and storing, in the memory, an association between the one or more locations and the stored ambient noise information; storing, in the memory, an adaptation path for the alarm; detecting a cardiac abnormality in a patient; issuing the alarm to the patient to notify the patient of the cardiac abnormality; determining that no predetermined response has been received from the patient within a target response time; detecting a phenomenon being an inhibiting factor identifiable by the wearable medical device, the inhibiting factor inhibiting the patient's ability to recognize the alarm and comprising an ambient noise level of the environment; determining a correlation between the phenomenon and the at least one response to the alarm from the patient; retrieving from the memory, responsive to determining the correlation, the adaptation path to address the at least one response, the adaptation path specifying an adaptation of at least one characteristic of the alarm, including extending a target response time and/or adjusting an intensity of the alarm; detecting the location of the wearable medical device; detecting that the patient is at one of the one or more locations; and automatically setting said at least one characteristic of the alarm to a value associated with the detected location. recording and storing, in a memory, information representative of ambient noise within one or more locations; creating and storing, in the memory, an association between the one or more locations and the stored ambient noise information; storing, in the memory, an adaptation path for the alarm; detecting a cardiac abnormality in a patient; issuing the alarm to the patient to notify the patient of the cardiac abnormality; determining that no predetermined response has been received from the patient within a target response time; detecting a phenomenon being an inhibiting factor identifiable by the wearable medical device, the inhibiting factor inhibiting the patient's ability to recognize the alarm and comprising an ambient noise level of the environment; determining a correlation between the phenomenon and the at least one response to the alarm from the patient; retrieving from the memory, responsive to determining the correlation, the adaptation path to address the at least one response, the adaptation path specifying an adaptation of at least one characteristic of the alarm, including extending a target response time and/or adjusting an intensity of the alarm; detecting the location of the wearable medical device; detecting that the patient is at one of the one or more locations; and automatically setting said at least one characteristic of the alarm to a value associated with the detected location.
A method of removing methane from ventilation air by cycling metal or metal oxide particles in a chemical looping process in one or more reactors where the metal particles are alternately reduced and oxidised, and passing ventilation air through one or more of said reactors to convert the air plus methane into reduced air plus water plus carbon dioxide, wherein there are upper and lower reactors connected by an array of parallel inclined plates forming lamellas, the upper reactor forming an oxidiser section and the lower reactor forming a reducer section, wherein the lamellas provide an internal circulation allowing lighter particles to travel to the upper oxidiser section, while keeping heavier particles in the lower reducer section.