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An implantable medical device to be implanted at a site of implantation, comprising at least one therapeutically active agent or medicament, in particular a water-soluble one, characterized in that it comprises means for receiving said active agent or medicament, in the form of a solid deposit, the implantable medical device comprises an internal surface and an external surface, and said means for receiving the active agent or medicament are at least in part located on at least a part of the external surface which comprises surface sculpturing comprising the formation of reservoirs defining a predetermined individual reservoir volume and enabling a predetermined volume or mass of active agent(s) or medicament(s) to be loaded; and at least one biocompatible and biodegradable protecting/retaining layer for protecting the active agent or medicament until it is at its site of implantation, said biocompatible and biodegradable protecting/retaining layer comprising at least one biocompatible and biodegradable film-forming agent and at least one hydrophobic, preferably biocompatible, agent for controlling the disintegration rate of the protecting/retaining layer.
Maneuvering drive system for a vehicle, in particular a vehicle without its own drive, preferably for a trailer, comprising at least two drive units which are designed to be provided on the vehicle and each to drive a wheel of the vehicle, each drive unit comprising a rotatably mounted drive element which is designed and arranged such that it can be brought into abutment with a wheel of the vehicle to drive the vehicle, a motor which is designed to set the drive element in rotation, a battery, which is in particular designed to be rechargeable, for supplying the drive unit with electrical energy, a housing, which is in particular weather-resistant and/or watertight, which surrounds at least the motor of the drive unit and into which the battery of the drive unit can be inserted and removed therefrom, and a locking/unlocking mechanism by means of which the battery can be selectively attached to or detached from the housing, wherein the locking/unlocking mechanism includes at least one locking element disposed directly on the battery and engageable with the housing, characterised in that the housing of each drive unit has, on its underside, an opening through which the respective battery can be inserted into the housing from below with its upper side ahead and can be removed from the latter with its underside ahead, and in that the at least one locking element can be operated by hand, in particular with a single hand, without the aid of a tool.
A verification system for improving production build efficiency of an aircraft, the system comprising: a partially assembled aircraft; a plurality of airflow fittings (26, 36), wherein at least two of the airflow fittings are positioned in different aircraft sections (20, 22) that adjoin one another, and wherein each airflow fitting connects airflow conduit segments (58, 60) and includes one or more conduit sensors (52, 54, 56) configured to generate airflow related signals regarding the airflow conduit segments; a plurality of hydraulic fittings (28, 38), wherein at least two of the hydraulic fittings are positioned in the different aircraft sections, and wherein each hydraulic fitting connects hydraulic line segments (80, 82) and includes one or more line sensors (72, 74, 76, 78) configured to generate hydraulic related signals regarding the hydraulic line segments; a plurality of electrical connectors (24, 34), wherein at least two of the electrical connectors are positioned in and connect wiring (84, 88) in the different aircraft sections; a line replaceable unit configured to sense electrical signals and associated impedances corresponding to the plurality of electrical connectors; and a verification function subsystem configured to automatically verify an operational condition of one or more components of an aircraft based on the airflow related signals, the hydraulic related signals, and the electrical signals and associated impedances, and present the operational condition via a display. a partially assembled aircraft; a plurality of airflow fittings (26, 36), wherein at least two of the airflow fittings are positioned in different aircraft sections (20, 22) that adjoin one another, and wherein each airflow fitting connects airflow conduit segments (58, 60) and includes one or more conduit sensors (52, 54, 56) configured to generate airflow related signals regarding the airflow conduit segments; a plurality of hydraulic fittings (28, 38), wherein at least two of the hydraulic fittings are positioned in the different aircraft sections, and wherein each hydraulic fitting connects hydraulic line segments (80, 82) and includes one or more line sensors (72, 74, 76, 78) configured to generate hydraulic related signals regarding the hydraulic line segments; a plurality of electrical connectors (24, 34), wherein at least two of the electrical connectors are positioned in and connect wiring (84, 88) in the different aircraft sections; a line replaceable unit configured to sense electrical signals and associated impedances corresponding to the plurality of electrical connectors; and a verification function subsystem configured to automatically verify an operational condition of one or more components of an aircraft based on the airflow related signals, the hydraulic related signals, and the electrical signals and associated impedances, and present the operational condition via a display.
A method of transmitting positioning information by a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system supporting sidelink, the method comprising: receiving configuration information for a positioning signal via a higher layer signal from a network, wherein the configuration information for positioning signal transmissions at network nodes includes a bandwidth for the positioning signal, a positioning configuration index for determining periodicity of the positioning signal and a subframe offset of the positioning signal, muting information for the positioning signal and a number of consecutive subframes for the positioning signal; receiving, from the network or a transmitting UE, the positioning signal including N consecutive tones based on the configuration information, where N is an integer, wherein reference signals are mapped to the N consecutive tones; performing measurements on the reference signals mapped to the N consecutive tones; and transmitting, to the network or the transmitting UE, positioning information including a result of the measurements, wherein the result of the measurements includes a sum of measured phase differences between a reference signal mapped to an anchor tone and each of the reference signals mapped to the N consecutive tones, and wherein, based on a phase variation of the channel carrying the positioning signal being low, the anchor tone is determined as a first tone among the N consecutive tones, and wherein, based on the phase variation of the channel carrying the positioning signal being large, the anchor tone is determined as a middle tone among the N consecutive tones. receiving configuration information for a positioning signal via a higher layer signal from a network, wherein the configuration information for positioning signal transmissions at network nodes includes a bandwidth for the positioning signal, a positioning configuration index for determining periodicity of the positioning signal and a subframe offset of the positioning signal, muting information for the positioning signal and a number of consecutive subframes for the positioning signal; receiving, from the network or a transmitting UE, the positioning signal including N consecutive tones based on the configuration information, where N is an integer, wherein reference signals are mapped to the N consecutive tones; performing measurements on the reference signals mapped to the N consecutive tones; and transmitting, to the network or the transmitting UE, positioning information including a result of the measurements, wherein the result of the measurements includes a sum of measured phase differences between a reference signal mapped to an anchor tone and each of the reference signals mapped to the N consecutive tones, and wherein, based on a phase variation of the channel carrying the positioning signal being low, the anchor tone is determined as a first tone among the N consecutive tones, and wherein, based on the phase variation of the channel carrying the positioning signal being large, the anchor tone is determined as a middle tone among the N consecutive tones.
Kit comprising a prosthetic component, provided with a stem, adapted to be implanted in use at a bone of a patient, such as for example a tibial and/or femoral component of a knee prosthesis adapted to be implanted at one end of the tibial bone and/or femoral bone of the patient at a knee joint, or a femoral component of a hip prosthesis, adapted to be implanted in use at one end of the femoral bone of the patient, or a humeral component of a shoulder prosthesis, or a component of an elbow prosthesis, and a case-like or shell-like device provided with an opening and with a cavity and adapted to externally cover at least said stem of said prosthetic component and/or to house inside said cavity at least said stem of said prosthetic component, wherein said prosthetic component is made of a metal material, wherein said case-like or shell-like device is in use placed between said prosthetic component and the bone of the patient, in a manner such to prevent in use the direct contact between said prosthetic component and the bone of the patient and to stably constrain said prosthetic component to the bone of the patient, characterized in that said device is made of a plastic material, such as bone cement and/or PMMA.
A stent comprising a stent wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the stent wall defines a central bore, and wherein the stent wall has a plurality of side holes extending therethrough, and wherein each side hole has an upstream end and a downstream end, and wherein the stent wall tapers in thickness in a direction towards the side hole at the upstream and/or downstream end of at least one of the side holes; characterised in that: the stent wall tapers away from both the inner surface and the outer surface of the stent wall at the upstream and/or downstream end of the at least one of the side holes; or the stent wall tapers away from the inner surface of the stent wall but does not taper away from the outer surface of the stent wall at the downstream end of the at least one of the side holes; or the at least one of the side holes extends through the stent wall at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the stent and has a substantially circular cross-section when viewed along its longitudinal axis. the stent wall tapers away from both the inner surface and the outer surface of the stent wall at the upstream and/or downstream end of the at least one of the side holes; or the stent wall tapers away from the inner surface of the stent wall but does not taper away from the outer surface of the stent wall at the downstream end of the at least one of the side holes; or the at least one of the side holes extends through the stent wall at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the stent and has a substantially circular cross-section when viewed along its longitudinal axis.
Time-to-digital converter, having: - a self-calibrating n-stage chain of a number n of gate delay elements that are connected in parallel-series between a clock signal line for supplying a clock signal and a stop signal line for supplying a stop signal, and - a charge pump and phase detector unit for the feedback-based control of the gate delay elements, having a first input as control variable input, a second input as reference variable input and having an output as manipulated variable output, wherein the gate delay elements are connected to the output of the charge pump and phase detector unit for feedback purposes, characterized in that - the clock signal line is connected to the first input of the charge pump and phase detector unit, and in that - a differential line for supplying a differential signal is connected to the second output. - a self-calibrating n-stage chain of a number n of gate delay elements that are connected in parallel-series between a clock signal line for supplying a clock signal and a stop signal line for supplying a stop signal, and - a charge pump and phase detector unit for the feedback-based control of the gate delay elements, having a first input as control variable input, a second input as reference variable input and having an output as manipulated variable output, - the clock signal line is connected to the first input of the charge pump and phase detector unit, and in that - a differential line for supplying a differential signal is connected to the second output.
An analyte sensor for measurement of an analyte in a medium within a living animal, the analyte sensor comprising: an analyte indicator configured to exhibit a first detectable property that varies in accordance with (i) an amount or concentration of the analyte in the medium and (ii) an extent to which the analyte indicator has degraded; a degradation indicator configured to exhibit a second detectable property that varies in accordance with an extent to which the degradation indicator has degraded, wherein the degradation indicator is configured to degrade to an extent corresponding to the extent to which the analyte indicator degrades; and sensor elements (108, 224, 226, 227, 228) configured to generate (i) an analyte measurement based on the first detectable property exhibited by the analyte indicator and (ii) a degradation measurement based on the second detectable property exhibited by the degradation indicator; characterized in that the degradation indicator is a molecule selected from the following: an analyte indicator configured to exhibit a first detectable property that varies in accordance with (i) an amount or concentration of the analyte in the medium and (ii) an extent to which the analyte indicator has degraded; a degradation indicator configured to exhibit a second detectable property that varies in accordance with an extent to which the degradation indicator has degraded, wherein the degradation indicator is configured to degrade to an extent corresponding to the extent to which the analyte indicator degrades; and sensor elements (108, 224, 226, 227, 228) configured to generate (i) an analyte measurement based on the first detectable property exhibited by the analyte indicator and (ii) a degradation measurement based on the second detectable property exhibited by the degradation indicator; characterized in that the degradation indicator is a molecule selected from the following:
Method for producing a rack for a steering gear of a motor vehicle, said rack having at least one toothed portion having a toothing, and at least one shaft portion having at least one functional portion, wherein separate segments (61, 611, 612, 62, 63) comprising at least one in each case bar-shaped toothed segment (61, 611, 612) and one shaft segment are provided, are aligned on a common longitudinal axis, and are connected to one another at a joint, characterized by the steps: - providing a shaft raw material piece having a piece length of a multiple of a shaft segment length (Is); - continuous grinding of at least part of the circumferential face of the shaft raw material piece across a multiple of the shaft segment length (Is) in order for a semi-finished shaft segment product to be produced; - cutting to length a shaft segment from the semi-finished shaft segment product; - providing a toothed segment (61, 611, 612); - joining the shaft segment to the toothed segment. - providing a shaft raw material piece having a piece length of a multiple of a shaft segment length (Is); - continuous grinding of at least part of the circumferential face of the shaft raw material piece across a multiple of the shaft segment length (Is) in order for a semi-finished shaft segment product to be produced; - cutting to length a shaft segment from the semi-finished shaft segment product; - providing a toothed segment (61, 611, 612); - joining the shaft segment to the toothed segment.
A system information, SI, transmission method, performed by a base station, characterized in that the method comprises: sending a paging message that comprises indication information configured to indicate that other SI is to be broadcast in a specified time period; wherein the specified time period comprises at least two SI windows from a SI window after a radio subframe where the paging message is located; wherein the paging message is a short message included in downlink control information, DCI; and broadcasting the other SI indicated by the indication information in the specified time period; wherein two continuous SI windows comprise a same system information block, SIB. sending a paging message that comprises indication information configured to indicate that other SI is to be broadcast in a specified time period; wherein the specified time period comprises at least two SI windows from a SI window after a radio subframe where the paging message is located; wherein the paging message is a short message included in downlink control information, DCI; and broadcasting the other SI indicated by the indication information in the specified time period; wherein two continuous SI windows comprise a same system information block, SIB.
A system for removing nitrate and harvesting platinum-group metal contaminants from a fluid, the system comprising: a membrane; an inoculant comprising a biofilm-forming population of microorganisms comprising a hydrogen oxidizer, an acidophile, and a microorganism that reduces platinum-group metals; and a hydrogen-gas source, wherein the biofilm-forming population of microorganisms forms a biofilm, wherein the biofilm is anchored to the membrane, and wherein the fluid comprises platinum-group metal contaminant and the hydrogen gas source releases hydrogen which is diffused through the membrane to the biofilm anchored to the membrane so that the biofilm utilizes hydrogen gas to reduce the platinum-group metal contaminant, thereby capturing reduced platinum-group metals in the biofilm. a membrane; an inoculant comprising a biofilm-forming population of microorganisms comprising a hydrogen oxidizer, an acidophile, and a microorganism that reduces platinum-group metals; and a hydrogen-gas source, wherein the biofilm-forming population of microorganisms forms a biofilm, wherein the biofilm is anchored to the membrane, and wherein the fluid comprises platinum-group metal contaminant and the hydrogen gas source releases hydrogen which is diffused through the membrane to the biofilm anchored to the membrane so that the biofilm utilizes hydrogen gas to reduce the platinum-group metal contaminant, thereby capturing reduced platinum-group metals in the biofilm.
Cooking chamber insert for removable installation in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance, wherein the cooking chamber insert is embodied in the shape of a plate and has a base plate and a heating element, which is arranged on an underside of the base plate, wherein the heating element is arranged resting freely downward at least in regions on a side facing away from the underside of the base plate, wherein a boundary bar is embodied on the underside, said boundary bar enclosing the heating element peripherally at least in regions and being arranged in the height direction (y) of the cooking chamber insert so as to overlap with the heating element so that as a result a lateral protection against contact, viewed in the horizontal direction, is formed for the heating element, wherein the boundary bar is inwardly offset at least in sections compared with a peripheral edge of the base plate so that a grip zone for carrying the cooking chamber insert is formed by the region between the peripheral edge and an exterior of the boundary bar, characterised in that the base plate has a floor plate and a ceiling plate, which bound an intermediate space between the two plates (7a, 7b), wherein a thermal insulation material and/or at least one metal film is arranged in the intermediate space.
A tool for detachably engaging a tool attachment, said tool comprising: a drive element having a longitudinal axis; and a mechanism for altering engagement forces between a tool attachment and the drive element, said mechanism comprising: an engaging element (18, 142) movably carried by the drive element to selectively engage and disengage the tool attachment and movable along a first direction oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis; an actuating element coupled to the engaging element (18, 100); and a biasing element (62, 122) biasing the engaging element (18, 100) along a path (12, 106) toward engagement of the tool attachment and, to bias the actuating element toward a position that urges engagement of the engaging element (18,100) with the tool attachment, characterized in that at least a majority of the biasing element (62, 122) is disposed within the drive element and the biasing element (62, 122) applies a force at the engaging element (18, 100) that is effective only in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the drive element. a drive element having a longitudinal axis; and a mechanism for altering engagement forces between a tool attachment and the drive element, said mechanism comprising: an engaging element (18, 142) movably carried by the drive element to selectively engage and disengage the tool attachment and movable along a first direction oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis; an actuating element coupled to the engaging element (18, 100); and a biasing element (62, 122) biasing the engaging element (18, 100) along a path (12, 106) toward engagement of the tool attachment and, to bias the actuating element toward a position that urges engagement of the engaging element (18,100) with the tool attachment, characterized in that at least a majority of the biasing element (62, 122) is disposed within the drive element and the biasing element (62, 122) applies a force at the engaging element (18, 100) that is effective only in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the drive element.